After the incident with the wolfman, Nyx and I had returned our seats, the show resumed without a hitch. The performers, though like two or three of the line ups had changed over the years, the rest of the cast was the same. From Alexander Ribs using his ribs as a xylophone, to Gertha Teeth offering a gold bar to anyone who can break her teeth, slicing the beard off of Truska - who literally looks like she didn't age a day. (Gave Steven a look when he made some provocative remark towards her), Hans Hands, the fastest man on his hands, The Snake boy - well snakeman and his son, and an older looking Rhamus Twobellies. There were others that I didn't recognize - Cormac Limbs, a man with two heads who can slice off any part of his body and can regrow it good as new - he - they - told a story that he had tried decapitating his head to see if it can grow back and ended up growing two heads instead of one and a woman who can can grow boney stakes out of her back and threw them as knives on a spinning wheel where a volunteer is connected and came up safe.
At first I thought I wasn't going to enjoy being back; I thought I was going to have a panic attack or I was going to start running after the wolfman attacked again, but I found myself glued to the show and was filled with awe. This wave of excitement and nostalgia overtook my senses. Watching the group perform put a genuine smile on my face, as if I was seeing an old friend after so long.
There was no way to even describe this feeling. It's insane to even feel like this towards a bunch of freaks, but with the joy, and excitement that went towards the show…
I felt guilt.
Tremendous amount of guilt. I couldn't explain it, but I was feeling so guilty. I don't know any of them…
Do I?
I turned to Nyx and Steve, there was pure excitement in the girl's eye and as for Steve…
He seemed to be fixated on the stage. This look in his eyes, it was as if he was waiting for someone.
"You okay?" I asked him.
"Huh?" Nyx blinked before turning her head towards him. "Something wrong?"
Steve didn't hear at first but after a moment he realized we were talking to him. He shrugged. "Yeah, I guess I am. Say Nyx, enjoying the show?" he asked.
She nodded. "This is the greatest show in my whole life!" Nyx grinned.
"Even after we nearly got eaten by the Wolfman?" I asked. My heart still technically hasn't recovered from being face to face with that thing.
"Yeah, that was really scary, but everything is good now." She said, turning back towards the stage.
I looked at her one more time before Steve. "You sure you're okay?"
"Fine...just waiting." Steve muttered as he returned back to looking at the stage as well.
"For what?" I asked before Mr. Tall's voice announced the next performer.
"NEXT UP IS THE WORLD'S RAREST COUPLE. IT'LL BE A VERY DANGEROUS STAGE, SO PLEASE DO NOT MAKE ANY LOUD NOISE."
As he said that, this man dressed in a red cloak and hat came walking out onto the stage. From what I could see from where I was at was that he was holding a small cage in his hand.
"PRESENTING, MR. CREPSLEY AND THE PERFORMING SPIDER! MADAM OCTA!"
The man tipped his hat towards us and bowed, everything started to slow down for me. My heart began racing as I continued to stare at this man. Yeah I like to think that he looks creepy with that scar stretched from his ear to his lips, or that I was amazing at the gorgeous colorful spider…
My head suddenly was shot with pain. I hissed and gripped my head, this pounding was astronomical!
"Darren?" I heard Nyx calling for me but I couldn't respond. Felt a hand touch my arm and suddenly these images started slamming at me.
Images of places I have no recollection of, a mountain, a war, people I never met, blood, endless piles of bodies scattered this arena specifically.
So many faces, so many deaths - Why do I feel as if it was all my fault?!
Then...this voice echoed in my head...
Reach below and let it be so, mind at ease and wants are soothed, my voice, listen to my voice, soothing and drifting away to thee, so you will sleep on one two three!
There was a snap and I blacked out.