The Glassy Sky

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: Ice Queen

As we bid farewell to Clovis, the king of fairies and Lyla, the king asked if we could take away our stuff that belongs to their world. We happily obliged and he said that we can keep the rings and the bag as a souvenir because we're not going to need all of these stuff in the dream world. We all went down to the portal made by the gold dust and all of the sudden we're all falling from the sky. I told them that we need to use our powers of imagination so we can fly. I tried to imagine that I'm flying, then I was floating in the air along with the others. I can see that the tree is still there, and Hypnos is lying on the floor, bleeding to death. We all went down to the tree of thoughts to check if we can still heal Hypnos. Toby used his golden staff to channel all his healing light towards Hypnos's wounds. "Took you long enough." Hypnos said.

"Just relax and let me heal you." Toby said.

"I'm afraid the wound is too deep." Hypnos replied.

"Let me try." Toby said. "Just don't die on me." And a miracle happened. Toby was able to restore Hypnos' wounds back to its normal state. "There you go!" Toby said. "You're all healed." But it took a toll on Toby, he's all exhausted. "You all became powerful as I've expected." Hypnos said.

"You have no idea what we've gone through." I replied.

"By the way, we met your brother, Azrael. He's cool." Sam said.

"I see, so he goes by that name now."

"I've been dying to ask you this." I said.

"What is it?"

"Why did you bring us to the underworld of all the places?"

"The reason why I opened a portal leading to the Asphodel Meadows because it's been abandoned for eons. You can train there for as long as you want to and once you're done, you can easily open a portal leading to the dream world since this world and the underworld coexist with each other. Forgive me for I didn't foresee that Morpheus would go to the portal and ruin your travel. But I'm happy that you're all alive, that only means that you've gained more power and experience."

"We've gone through hell because of what happened." Sam said.

"I'm sorry, but that's the only way I see where you can gain experience and where Morpheus can't touch you."

"Are you okay now?" I asked.

"Yes, thank you."

"That's all that matters." I replied. "Let's go guys!" I said to everyone. "One thing, before you leave." Hypnos said. "Morpheus took my sword, so you better be cautious when approaching him."

"Don't worry, we will." I replied. I used the sword's power to open up a portal leading to my limbo so we can rest for a bit, and since I know that traveling through worlds is not an option, I figured that this will work if we're only traveling through the dream world and it worked. A portal opened in front of me. Unlike the previous worlds that we've been, it's easier to use our powers here. We all went to the portal and was shocked of what we saw. "Are you sure this is your limbo?" Sam asked. In this limbo we're standing on a mountain range, it has mountains everywhere and snow all over the place. "I don't know." I said.

"Where are we?" Hunter asked.

"I'm not sure." I replied. "Let's search for a place to stay for now."

"Good idea!" Toby said. "It's getting cold here." The snow is getting stronger and we need to find shelter to stay for the meantime. Luckily, I found a cottage on top of the mountain, so we all flew there and luckily there's a fireplace where we can stay and give us heat temporarily. I wonder whose limbo this is? It's so detailed that you can see every mountain ranges and you can feel the coldness of the winter breeze. They found wood and placed it on the fire place and I ignited a fire that will last for an hour or more depending on when this snow storm will end. We all sat on next to the fire place and just relaxed while we wait for the snow storm to finish, so we can find the door way leading to the dream world. "You have a very useful ability, Zack." Hunter said.