To Dwell In Nightmares and Dreams

Into the Unknown

A couple of seconds after Stiles threat the shadows in the cave seemed to move and five cloaked figures came out of the darkness.

"Welcome Grand Master"

The voice sounded echoey yet scratchy with age .

Stiles didn't let their creepy vibes he got from them to deter him.

"Are you the druids of —" He didn't bother to control the power in his voice.

"Yes, we are, we know what you are here for"

"Good, glad this is simple. Do you have it?"

"The cure is difficult to grasp Grand Master"

Stiles eyes married and his magic hummed dangerously in the air.

"We are not saying we won't give it too you, it's just we can't. We don't have it, the cure is surrounded by a curse that we can not break"

"A curse?" Stiles said angrily.

What now? This was taking too long!

A crack appeared on the cave walls reacting to Stiles angry energy.

"The curse only lets people who are worthy of it to take it. We can take you to where the cure it is being kept however once you get near it, the curse will activate and you will be tested on whether you are worthy of it"

"I have to be tested for it? This is bullshit! I just need it for my friend" Stiles snarled.

The cave started to tremble, pieces of rock falling down.

The druids glanced up worriedly at the trembling cave yet somehow Stiles still could not see their faces.

Must be some sort of magic Stiles thought.

"Please heed us. If you bring down this cave we will not be able to show you where the cure is being kept and your friend will die"

Stiles gritted his teeth, wrestling a few moments with his anger but he knew what they were saying made sense.

He could not let his anger control him.

The cave stopped trembling.

"Fine, lead the way" He said voice strained.

They didn't give any acknowledgment they had heard him however they did turn around and start to walk deeper in the cave.

Stiles had no choice but to follow them.

The cave widened as they walked, soon the small cramped space was big enough to keep Stiles giant form if he had transformed.

There where some enchantment as well to stop strangers from walking deeper into the cave but Stiles broke them easily before the druids could do anything.

"Don't worry about me, I can do that myself" He said, rolling his eyes. The enchantments were child's play.

Soon they stopped and to a ordinary human eye they were standing facing a wall in the cave, just rock, nothing ordinary at all yet Stiles could feel the energy seeping from it.

A Druid put their hand out, touching it, they muttered a few words Stiles didn't pay much attention too then a blue light admitted from the wall then Stiles watched as a blue gap opened up in the wall then grew wider and wider until it was wide enough for him to step through.

It was basically a portal but a much weaker version that he could use and he had seen other sorcerous use.

"As soon as you step through here, the curse will activate, your test will begin"

Stiles didn't ask any more questions, that's was all he needed to hear.

He had to get through this as quickly as possibly.

He didn't ask anything and didn't hesitate.

Stepping through the blue portal into the unknown.