Chapter 49: Eiji's Dream
Eiji had fallen asleep for the night. He had been dreaming of the Warrior's, which had become home to him.
His dream shifted into Hiro.
She was standing there in front of him... She was...
Oh wow... She had really nice...
Eiji felt his face grow hot, among other things.
She walked up to him, and pushed him against the wall. Tearing off his shirt.
Her face was close to his.
"Eiji..." She whispered.
"I need you... Eiji..."
He reached out to pull her in and kiss her, and she turned into a spider.
Eiji jumped away.
"Holy shit!" He exclaimed.
"What the hell just happened!?"
The spider had a female face, and a seductive, yet maniacal laugh.
"Young boys are so easy to mess with! They are just delicious!"
She turned back into Hiro, holding a finger to his chin.
"I can stay like this if you want..." She said. Her voice was like silk.
Eiji looked away from her eyes. She was trying to enchant him.
"I never thought I'd meet a succubus." He said coldly.
"Then again, I'm in the right place for it..."
She laughed softly. "No need to be so hardened..." She whispered, nibbling at his ear.
She grabbed him lower. "Oh... But you are..."
She continued to nibble at his ear in Hiro's body... He tilted his head back.
He gave a soft moan.
"God... That feels..."
He realized what she was doing.
Quick Eiji! Think of something...
(But... No. Why not? She looks like Hiro...)
Think of something that will completely shut this down... Come on!
(She's reaching down... Oh god...)
No! I can't let her take me! She's a succubus, and she will kill me!
Okay think.
Think!
Karma sutra, and Shisuta...
No! Gross!
Okay, let the thought expand...
Karo and Shisuta...
Karma sutra...
Mom and dad, and the Karma sutra...
Mom and dad doing...
No! NO! NO! BRAIN BLEEEAACCCH!
He shoved her off. "Stop it! You aren't Hiro!"
She lunged at him.
"I thought I could have some fun!" She screamed. She was a succubus again.
She grinned. "Oh well... I'm sure I'll enjoy killing you to..."
She was about to suck out his soul, when a blast of magic shot her.
She shriveled up, and died...
"Ew..." He said. "I can't believe I almost..."
He shook his head. "Never mind."
He heard a familiar voice laughing.
"Yes, they can be quite troublesome those ones..." Said Zeniba.
He turned deep red. "H-How long were you STANDING THERE!?"
He looked away. "Long enough."
Oh no! No! NO NO NO!
BRAAAINN BLEEEAAACCCH!
INFINITE BRAIN BLEACH!
Nooooooo! NOOOOOO!
"So... You're alive." He said. He was still red.
She nodded slowly, her face was solemn.
"Yes, and were it not for your actions with the embodied corpse of mine, I would have never been freed."
A little girl stepped forward.
"Me too." She said.
It was Ami.
"You see..." Zeniba began.
When you had dropped us, blood magic still flowing... It caused the seal on us to break. Our energies had been broken up, and mangled into fighting corpses. The same went for all of the children in the maze, who upon death, are supposedly erased."
Zeniba shook her head.
"No one can be truly erased, simply changed. The breaking of that seal allowed me to go back into my spiritual form, and help this girl as well."
Eiji looked down darkly.
"So they tried to erase you too..."
She nodded. "And technically they did... Eiji, this hatred you foster. Stop."
He looked up at her.
"It will only end in your demise." She said.
"This hate is what they will feed off of, using it's power to destroy you and those closest to you..."
He stopped.
Had he really been so consumed by that?
"Now there's two people here that need to see you." She said.
"I am acting as a bridge for them..."
The room disappeared, and Eiji was in a white room.
His parents were there.
Chihiro and Haku ran to him, wrapping him in a hug.
"Are you okay!?" She sobbed. "What happened!?"
Haku cried.
"Eiji... I'm sorry I can't be there with you! What's going on?"
Eiji didn't want to worry them, or make them feel any worse...
...But he desperately wanted to break down, and tell them everything.
He teared up, and looked away.
"Where are you?" Chihiro asked him.
Tears spilled from his eyes. He was silent...
"What's wrong?" Haku asked, holding Eiji tighter.
"Tell me where you are."
He sobbed and shook his head.
"You don't want to know..." He whispered tearfully.
Haku sighed. He didn't like doing this, but he needed to know if Eiji was safe.
"Look at me." He said.
He even put some magic in this voice, knowing Eiji might not fall for that.
Eiji looked at him, and his eyes focused.
"Where are you?" He asked.
"In hell, or the abyss." He said blankly.
"Loki said it was the lowest plain."
"Who is Loki?" He asked.
"She's a woman that is also here." Said Eiji. "I think she was human... She saved me from dying. She cut my arm off, because it was poisoned with some incurable venom. It grew back, because of this strange power... A third stage... But Loki said it shouldn't exist."
"Third stage? Elaborate." Said Haku.
"There are usually two stages." He began.
"Stage one is easily accomplished with threads. Stage two is met with an ability, either flight, or super strength... Telekinesis happens too, but it is uncommon. A third stage shouldn't happen, but mine allows me to regenerate my limbs, and any wounds I may suffer then..."
Haku nodded.
Chihiro sighed. "Where are you now? Are you safe?"
Eiji nodded slowly. "Yes. I am in Loki's safe Haven."
"What happened before that?" Asked Haku.
Tears spilled out of his eyes.
"I fell, and I woke up... My leg was broken. The ground was so hot, it burned my side, and melted my shoes to my feet... I ran to this cave, and I thought..."
He sobbed. "I thought it would be cooler."
Haku went pale.
"The cave closed, and it became very hot... Like an oven..."
Chihiro was shaking at the thought of Eiji being cooked alive.
"I woke up again, and my leg was still broken... I was burned again. I stood still, and the ground swallowed me... Tearing me apart. I was chased by wolves, and eaten alive... Digested... I ran into an electric field, and my own flesh..."
"STOP!" Chihiro wailed.
Haku broke the spell at the same time.
He snapped back into consciousness.
"I TOLD YOU!" He screamed.
"But you just HAD TO PRY! DIDN'T YOU!?"
He sobbed. "Why do you always do things like that!? DAMMIT!"
Haku wrapped him in a hug.
"I'm sorry..." He sobbed. "You're right."
Eiji wailed into them, holding them close.
"I just... I just want to come back!" He sobbed.
"Please don't leave! I am so scared... I don't want to be stuck here anymore! Something's coming, and I can feel it! I just know... Something is going to happen! And I'll be stuck out there again! No... NO! NOT AGAIN!"
He held onto them.
"I feel so small here... Just small..."
Chihiro sobbed. "We'll stay as long as we can! I promise!"
He leaned into them.
"I miss you..." He said softly.
"I really miss you..."
"We know..." Said Haku.
"We miss you too... We love you very much... It's alright... We're still here. Try to calm down... Just relax..."
Eiji felt himself relax, and feel comforted.
"That's it..." He said.
"Just relax... I'm here... Your mom is here. We've got you..."
He closed his eyes, and breathed softly...
He just leaned into them... It was warm, and nice...
"Sorry." Said Zeniba urgently.
"He needs to wake up. Now."
"What's going on!?" Eiji and Haku asked in sync.
Zeniba walked up to Eiji.
"Sorry Haku, but you do not want to know."
She pressed a finger to Eiji's forehead.
He woke up.
He was in second stage, and completely conscious of his actions.
He looked around, and saw these gargoyles swarm him.
He shot out his wires, destroying two of them.
Loki ran up to him.
She threw four obsidian knives, killing the others that had swarmed him.
"Are you alright!?" She exclaimed.
He nodded. "I'm fine, but where are the others."
Loki looked away. "I don't know. They were fighting, and-!"
Another swarm. This time there were eight.
One lunged at Loki, and Eiji got him with his threads.
Two tried to get him from behind, and Loki pierced them both with one knife.
She jumped on the backs of the rest of them, killing them with speed, precision, and brutal strength.
She collected her knives.
"I think most of them are over there, fighting." She said, pointing to a separate part of the cavern.
"That's where the rooms are, and where the attack started."
Eiji was suddenly grateful for his shabby sleeping bag on the hard ground, because of a lack of rooms.
He froze.
"Hiro and the others are in there!" He yelled.
"We have to help them."
Loki nodded. "Right. Remember your training. Reflexes are important in blood mastery... Also? No blood magic in skull threads! This time, it WILL kill you."
Eiji nodded. "Understood. Let's go!"
They ran in, and were faced with a plethora of gargoyles.
Kahn, Kuhn, Hiro, and Tira were all still alive. The rest were statues.
Eiji made a shield with his threads, protecting everyone including Loki.
"How is everyone holding up!?" He exclaimed.
"Still alive!" Said Tira. "But there seems to be no end to them!"
Loki did what she always did when she was stuck.
She pulled out her blue pearl, and stared at it.
It's a stone she had found a long time ago, and it offered wisdom in times of need...
In moments of scrying, it gave her peace, and knowledge of other realms.
...
I looked at Loki, and she held a blue stone...
A stone! Was it THAT STONE!?
"What stone is that!?" I yelled.
"I need to know!"
She looked at me. "It's magical, and provides wisdom!" She exclaimed.
"It could help us!"
It was the dreamstone.
"It WILL help us!" I exclaimed.
I grabbed the stone, and merged it with the amulet.
"That's the dreamstone, isn't it!?" Kuhn exclaimed.
"Not anymore!" I said. "Now it's a dream amulet."
I held out the amulet, and my hands.
"Eiji, you need to release your threads, and grab the amulet. When he does this, everyone grab onto wither him, or me! Got it!?"
They nodded.
Eiji hesitated for a moment.
"Are you sure this will work?"
I sighed. "No. But if it doesn't? We'll all die. Any questions?"
Eiji looked ahead. "Nope, I just hope we don't die."
He released the threads, and grabbed the amulet.
Everyone grabbed on as the gargoyles lunged at us.
Warrior's warrior's warrior's WARRIOR'S!
...Did we die yet?
I opened my eyes.
"We did it..."
The rest opened their eyes.
"We DID IT!" I yelled.
"AND we have the DREAMSTONE AMULET!"
They cheered.
The residents had ran down, and saw them.
They began cheering loudly.
"They're ALIVE!" One cheered.
"YEAH!" Cheered the others.
Linn ran down the stairs.
She almost tripped, when Kuhn had caught her.
"Be careful!" He exclaimed. "You should really-!"
She punched him.
"THAT was for BEING A STUPID IDIOT WHO DIED AND LEFT ME DAMN YOU!"
She pulled him up by his collar, and kissed him.
"And thank you for catching me. You were always such a gentleman..."
Kuhn hugged her. "I love you..." He said softly.
She began crying. "I love you too! You stupid idiot!"
She hit his chest.
"Stupid! I missed you!"
He kissed her softly, his eyes spilling with tears.
"I missed you Linn... How are you coming along?"
She sobbed. "Good! It's triplets by the way... Yeah... All girls."
The crowd laughed.
Mei looked at Eiji. Her eyes widened.
"You're alive!" She exclaimed.
"Haku! Chihiro! Come here!"
They were already on their way down.
They ran up to him, and hugged him tightly.
"Thank goodness you're safe!" Haku exclaimed.
Chihiro squoze him tightly.
"You made it! I love you!"
He was suffocating.
"Guys! I can't breeeaathh...!" He choked.
They loosened up.
"Sorry..." Chihiro sniffed.
"I was just so worried!"
He smiled. "You should have seen it, it was insane!"
Mei hugged him.
"Hey tough guy." She said.
She teared up. "I'm glad you're okay..."
"I love this place!" Said a man.
"Everyone is so amazing, and the service? To die for!"
He looked at Kuhn and Linn.
"I'm a hotel and resort critic. I also work with small businesses." He said.
"And when all of this is over, I'll get this place up and running. The Warrior's Respite! How fitting, and WHAT an honor!"
The entire crowd cheered.
Linn smiled. "Hear that? Looks like this place is saved after all!"
I smiled. "Yes, and all of this will be over sooner than you think. The amulet and the dreamstone have been merged."
Linn gaped. "Really!?"
"Yeah!" Said Hiro. "Isn't it AWESOME!?"
Linn walked up to Hiro.
"Where were you." She said.
"Oh yeah..." Said Hiro nervously. "That..."
"And what on earth happened to your EYE!?"
I looked at her. "Oh, I forgot to heal that... Sorry. Gargoyles and all..."
Linn fumed as Hiro and Tira explained what happened.
I looked over at Loki... She looked... Almost dead.
Her face was blank, and though there were no tears, you could see pain in her eyes...
Here we were celebrating, while she was suffering.
She had to be taking this hard...