A Living Nightmare(discontinued)

Chapter 10: Testing magic

The black and white skeleton sat in a broken down home as he looked at his dirty, ever so dirty hands. They were covered with dust and dirt partícals and some blood, dried blood. He had gotten his upper right arm scratched which led to it bleeding, that's where the blood came from. He didn't know where it came from, just suddenly felt something wet and saw the blood.

He let out a soft sigh as he tried this again. He was trying to use his magic. A little bit of purple, sparkly mist flowed from his hands before it quickly dissipated. His magic was still very weak, so weak, to the point where he couldn't teleport and if so, he was physically and mentally drained when he did or could.

He gently hummed before slowly standing up, using the wall as a support, his back on the wall. He closed his eyes for a few seconds before opening them, he then looked up at the ceiling. There was no time to wait around, he was almost there. He was so close and yet it still was so far. Dream's place was only about five more miles away. He had walked the other ten or even more, stopping at places in between so he could rest for a few moments.

He let out a quiet sigh before gently pushing himself off of the wall, continuing with his trip to Dream's kingdom.

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"The fucking fuck?" The black teared skeleton said, leaning on the table with his hands as he stood. "Seriously? You think that'll work?!" The painter said, sounding a little excited. "Don't know, we'll have to tell Nightmare when he gets back," the taller skeleton said.

Suddenly, the door opened to reveal a goopy skeleton. "I know I'm late, I just had to make sure Error wouldn't leave without my permission, unlike damned Cross," he told them. "Finally! You should have heard XGaster's plan!" The painter excitedly told him before gagging, almost throwing up ink.

"Go to the garbage bin if you're going to throw up ink for the fifth time already," the taller one told him. "Alright! Sorry!" The painter said with the same amount of excitement before rushing to the garbage and throwing up ink.

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The hooded skeleton breathed out as a white cloud left his mouth. He held the cigarette between his pointer and middle finger on his right hand. He gently hummed as he looked up as the sky before looking toward the town.

"Taking a smoke I see," someone with a rough voice said that happened to be right by him. He glanced and saw the mustard loving skeleton there. "Hey Red," he said before lifting the cigarette to his mouth and inhaling the fumes from it. He lowered the cigarette as the mustard loving skeleton said, "I wonder what's going on with Nightmare. Dream seems to have been quite down and quiet about it whenever we mention him."

The hooded skeleton nodded as he breathed out, the smoke leaving his mouth before he said, "Yeah, he did mention what Cross and Error's conditions were and Nightmare's reaction to what Ink did to Blue." "Trauma is my guess." "I would be traumatized by that too but I didn't know Blue as well as him. I do feel sad don't get me wrong but it's not as strong of a sadness compared to Dreams'." "True, I do agree with that."

The skeleton with the hole in his head walked outside from the palace and went toward him. He held Cross's collar in his hands, gently fidgeting with it. "Talking about Dream?" He quietly asked. "Yes, anything you wanna say about him?" The hooded skeleton told him. "Yes but no; just someone I think he's adding to our team." "Who?" The mustard loving skeleton asked curiously.

The hooded skeleton held the cigarette to his mouth and inhaled the fumes as his friend said, "I think I heard him say the name Lust." "The slut?" Red asked, not sounding too excited about that. "Won't he make a shit load of sex jokes?"

The hooded skeleton lowered the cigarette from his mouth before breathing out that smoke. "He's probably different from what you think. Why would Dream add him if he knows he'd make everyone uncomfortable?" He asked Red. "Fair point," the mustard loving skeleton replied.

"How about we go inside, it's getting late," Horror gently said, fidgeting with the collar in his hands. "Alright," Dust said before dropping the cigarette on the ground before gently stomping on it to put it out. "Having leftovers again?" Red asked them. "Yeah, I don't think Dream has the energy to make a nice meal tonight," Horror replied. Red nodded before saying, "I don't think I would either if I've gone through the same thing as him." "Agreed," Dust said, before looking at his slipper.

Suddenly, the prince walked out and went toward them. Red tensed a little as Horror and Dust just gently looked at him. "I'm adding a new member to our group, it's Lust. He's going to help fight but mainly heal our wounds," the prince told them. "Isn't he going to make a lot of bad jokes?" The mustard loving skeleton asked him.

The skeleton with the hole in his head stood close to Dust, their arms almost touching as the prince said, "No, it's not in his nature to. He only did things like that because of the job he had which he hated." "Oh," is all he replied back. "Lust should be here within a couple of days, he'll be moving in as well."

"Who are the others you were thinking of adding, Dream?" The hodded skeleton quietly asked, stuffing his hands in his jacket pockets. The prince hummed before saying, "I don't know, I'm still thinking a lot about it. I know Sci is helping us a lot with our plan; Lust is going to help too. If Cross and Error get here, they'll join too and when they are up to par, they'll help us as well. Besides them, I don't know. I was hoping to add at least one or two others."

"Alright," Dust replied before gently glancing at Horror. Horror held the collar in his hands as he stayed close to Dust, not saying a word but gently nodding. "How about we eat, it's been a long and busy day," Dream said to them. "Agreed," Red said before walking inside. Horror glanced at Dust before walking back inside too.

It just was Dream and Dust outside at the moment. "Taking a smoke?" The prince gently asked. "Yeah, I've gotten really stressed out and besides, I got myself stuck in the habit of it," the hooded skeleton replied. "I know it's your decision but smoking is very bad for you, I just worry that'll affect you badly." "I know, when I was getting the cigarettes, I saw a vape and saw the side effects of it and decided with the cigarettes instead. Vaping is much worse than regular smoking," the hooded skeleton replied, looking at the grass for a couple of seconds before looking at him.

"Yeah, I'm just saying," the prince said before taking a small breath then adding, "If there's anything you need help with, you can come to me or Sci, either one of us can help." The hooded skeleton gently smiled before saying, "Thank you, you're very kind." "It's just my nature of being nice," the prince gently said. "How about we go eat now, I'm starting to feel a little hungry." "Agreed, feeling hungry too," the hooded skeleton replied before the two of them went inside and joined the others for dinner.