Chapter 14
Somewhere deep in the earth, where the night terrors were coming from, a female spirit sat on a black throne.
The female spirit was named Mora* and she looked like a goddess of nightmares. She wore a black dress and a black crown rested atop her head. Her hair was black as night and her eyes were also black.
"Go my night terrors," she said in an icy voice, "Give the children the worst of the worst."
The night terrors were made of black sand, much like Pitch's nightmares, but they were of wolves, vicious dogs, and other fierce looking creatures.
Mora was much like Pitch, except she enjoyed taunting the children's dreams with night terrors, making them afraid to sleep.
As a matter of fact, Mora and Pitch were partners and they were at one time in love. Pitch, however, abandoned her after the children started to not believe in her and he had forgotten about her. That was during the Dark Ages and Mora desired in becoming Pitch's lover, again. She had no such luck in locating him, as the Man in the Moon had banished her to the deepest realms of the Earth.
On this night, a night terror in the form of a spider came to her. The creature spoke to her and Mora gave a look of excitement.
"Pitch is back?!" she exclaimed and got up from her throne. "Where is he?" she asked, but the spider gave no response.
"You little idiot!" Mora shouted and crushed the creature in her hand. Black sand fell to the floor and Mora looks at the other night terrors.
"Find Pitch and see what he is up to," she ordered and the creatures went away.
"Now my beloved, we will be together, again, and we will conquer this world with terror," Mora said to herself and sat down on her throne and waited.
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*According to Slav mythology, Mora or Mara is a dark spirit who takes the form of a beautiful woman. She visits men in their dreams, torturing them with desire, and eventually sucking the life out of them.