𝐎𝐑𝐏𝐇𝐈𝐂 ; 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙭𝙙

16

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"DreamXD, do you know why you're here?"

The green god trembles at the booming voice of the taller god, looking down at the grey marbled floor of the temple to avoid any form of eye contact. The feeling of multiple gods and demigods eyes piercing through his body made him feel pressure and more nervous than before when he first entered the circular courtroom. He couldn't help but bite his lower lip. Despite the loud chatter of the room, all he could hear was the louding thudding of his heart and the heavy breathing that escaped his lips.

He knew exactly why he was standing in the middle of the courtroom. He knew that he was trouble. He knew that he was going to be punished.

Taking a deep breath, trying to calm down the nerves, he hesitantly looks up at the golden thrones decorated in different color gemstones that identify the three judges, the three main gods that ruled the heavens and the pits of hell. He quickly glanced to his right where the jury sat, trying to find the certain pink haired god which he luckily did. An amused expression painting the Blood God's face.

Despite the pink haired god expression, DreamXD felt calmer with his presence; presence of a friend.

"Not really" DreamXD finally finds the courage to speak, turning back to the three great gods. He bottled up the nerves that swarmed his body, trying to put on a brave face - despite wearing his usual white clay mask - and fix up his posture so he looked confident; opposite from what he was truly feeling inside.

Foolish, one of the main gods who sat in the middle, narrows his emerald eyes that gleamed from the dim light that emits from the middle of the courtroom, the sun shining down on the one being questioned. He raises his hand, signaling for the crowd to quiet down the muttering as his gaze never leaves off DreamXD.

Foolish knew what DreamXD had done and found out that the creators, monsters, are on the earth terrorizing the sole thing they promised to keep safe. The one rule that DreamXD was supposed to follow? Broken. Now the mortals had to face the consequences of Dreamons.

The golden covered god with the shark hat sighs in annoyance, closing his eyes for a second. Foolish didn't have the time to play any games.

"DreamXD, I am going to ask you again. Do you know why you're here?"

DreamXD gulps, the nerves he was trying so hard to bottle up were overflowing out the bottle and forming a puddle around it. He was afraid of the consequences. He is afraid of the type of punishment the higher god will give him. He is afraid of being terminated.

"I-" his throat goes dry. "Yes..."

Audible gasps and mutters could be heard from the crowd. Their mutters flowing straight into XD's ears as he frowns. Disrespectful. All the gods and demigods ever do is just gossip and start up rumors. Discourteous.

"Silence" Foolish voice echoes through the courtroom, the gods and demigods immediately going quiet without hesitation. "We have an important meeting that we must continue as time can't be wasted, isn't that right, DreamXD?"

"Yes"

"Good. Now Themis, please if you could." Foolish turns to the jury, watching how the tan woman stands up and bows, letting her brown locks slightly fall into her shoulders before proceeding to make hand signs. She moves her hands around ever so elegantly, the white robes sawing with her moment and before DreamXD knows it, a large golden scale appears a few feet in front of him. A white feather lay on one of the sides of the scale, tilting the scale towards the left as the other side was empty.

"Do you promise to tell the truth and only the truth, DreamXD?" the goddess says, her head turning towards the green god. Despite the cloth wrapped around her eyes, XD could feel her gaze piercing through his soul.

"I swear on my heart"

With a snap of a finger, DreamXD feels as if something was tearing his insides, the familiar feeling making him close his eyes to the second of unbearable pain before opening them. One of his three hearts sat on what was once the empty right side of the sale, keeping the scale in balance. The sight of seeing his heart palpitate made unease crawl up his spine.

This wasn't the first time he had seen his heart being used against him.

"If DreamXD were to tell a lie, the heart would become heavy and tilt the scale towards the right. If DreamXD were to tell the truth, the scale would stay balanced. No one can interfere and try to stop the trials as they would too get punished. And no one can absolutely not use magic to tilt the scale or get into the mind of the one being trialed as it could lead to termination. Do I have to repeat any rules?"

XD takes a deep breath, shaking his head in the process. A few no's could be heard in the crowd.

"Good. Let the trial truly begin"

"DreamXD? Hey are you listening to me?"

"Huh?" The god looks up to look at you as he furrows his brows. Once realizing that it was you who was speaking to him, he relaxes his tense muscles as he lets out a shaky breath.

"Hey, are you okay?" You bring a hand up to his cheek, feeling how cold he was under your touch "After you entered the dorm covered in blood you- you're acting weird. Did something happen?"

After finding DreamXD earlier that day covered with splashes of blood, the atmosphere seemed to have dramatically changed and things felt awkward in a way. You tried starting a conversation with him and trying to ask him where all the blood came from when you tried helping him clean up, but he wouldn't say anything. He would space out or completely ignore you. It was really concerning and you didn't know what to do in this situation.

DreamXD shakes his head as he closes his eyes, melting into the warm touch of your hand.

He wants to tell you. He truly wants to. But he's afraid. He doesn't have the guts to tell you what truly happened. No, not yet. Right now is not the right time.

"Just tired" the god mumbles as lifts his head from your hand, already missing your warmth. "I need sleep"

"Oh right. Here lay down and I'll get you some blankets" You couldn't help but feel concern for the god, furrowing your brows before sighing and standing up from the couch you both sat on. It was sad seeing how emotionless DreamXD was towards after everything that happened.

Almost as if all the memories that happened between both of yall never happened. Just two strangers under the same roof. In a way, it stinged your heart.

He wasn't mad at you right? Did you do something to upset him?

You open the closet of your room, moving some clothing to the side as you reach out for the folded blankets you stored in the corner. As you rumble through the closet, a beeping sound catches your attention. Your ears perk up as you raise a brow, looking around your room to find that the sound came from the Dreamon detector, making you sigh in relief.

For a second you could have sworn that it sounded like a ticking bomb ready to explode at any second.

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Don't forget to care of yourselves <3