The Sandman's Dream (Sandman Fanfic)

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"Say your prayers, little one, don't forget my son. To include everyone. I tuck you in, warm within, keep you free from sin. Til' the Sandman, he comes." ~Metallica

~~Felt generous and posted another part enjoy~~

DREAM

    Eris and I left the warehouse as I used my powers to track down Matthew who was watching over the new owner of my dreamstone. I still had questions; how was my ruby turned against me? How did Eris see it before I could? How did it match her red aura?

    "Dream...?" Eris spoke behind me as I turned to see her hand faintly glowing with the red aura again. It streamed like it was a compass pointing into a direction that we weren't going before looking at me. "I think I can find your ruby."

I didn't speak a word just followed her while the red aura led us to possibly my ruby which only stirred more questions in my mind. Somehow Eris was connected to my ruby, they shared the same abilities and it didn't connect in my mind until now. The aura lead us to a diner, entering we both saw the man who stolen my ruby staring at the wall next to him, speaking to someone who was not there. My hand caught Eris' as she turned to face me, my eyes told her to stay back and she obeyed. I got in front of her with both fo my hands stuffed into my pockets and she stepped into the shadows, the man turned and saw me.

"Hello...I'm John. I'm glad you're here. The power has gone out." John replied I could see dead bodies litterally on the floor in front of me. Victims of this man's wraith laid at my feet. "So there's no TV, and no one left to talk to."

"What is it you think you are doing?" I asked him watching my ruby sway in his right palm before looking to the crazy gaze in front of me.

"Saving the world from its lies," he answered I scoffed softly, remaining where I stood while John moved from where he was.

"The ruby was not made for that." I reminded watching his eyes narrow for a moment before realization hit him.

"Oh, you're The Sandman. My mother was right. She said you'd be coming for it. Well I'm not giving it to you, it's mine." John hissed clutching the ruby tighter into his grip while I took one step towards him.

"It is harming you, John, and your world." I pointed out watching him shake his head no to me taking a step backwards.

"It's revealing the truth...this is the truth of mankind," John answered, trying to prove to me that he was right when I shook my head slightly to him. He was pointing out the dead bodies that lay at our feet.

"No..this is the truth of mankind," I replied, reversing the damage he did, and the dead bodies were now alive again. Following the pattern, they were meant to follow without interference.

"No, it's all lies," John yelled I took another step toward him, and he matched me by taking another step backward.

"Not lies, John, Dreams. Kate dreams of running away, where no one will find her." I started with the first woman as John turned his head to look at her and saw what I saw. Then I pointed my hand to the man next to the woman in the booth. "Garry dreams of proving his father was wrong about him."

    "No...you're wrong." John gasped I turned to the waitress now, allowing John to match my stare.

    "Bette dreams of creating something that matters to people. Their dreams inspired them." I added watching John listen to the conversation the three people were having in front of him. I was close, close to breaking his hold over my dreamstone and I just needed one more push. "Their dreams kept them alive but if you rob them of their dreams, if you take away their hope, then yes this is the truth of mankind."

    John looked unsure as the images around him flickered between mine to his, he saw the people he murdered for no reason but for what he believed was truth. The ruby in his hand flickered as he glanced down to look at the stone while it was like he was talking to it.

    "The ruby is hurting you, John. It has too much of my power within it. It stole more when I tried to use it." I exclaimed watching John lift his head again and slowly looked to me with a evil look in his face.

"Then perhaps if I use it to steal the rest of your powers, I will be the King of Dreams." John hissed I knew now it was time for us to fight as I removed my hands from both of my pockets.

"If you'd rob a Dream lord of his power, you shall do so in his realm. In dreams." I answered using my powers to bring Eris, John and myself back into the Dreaming. He wanted a fight for my power he was going to get it.

ERIS

    I stood watching John and Dream fight for control over the ruby, I knew Dream was still weakened without it but he wasn't going to quit. John used the ruby to attack Dream, he was stronger with the ruby in his hand and I knew Dream needed to stop him. Dream tried to use John's nightmares against him but with the ruby in his hand John was able to break through it. This surprised Dream as John used the ruby's power to paralyze him in where he stood.

    "You must stop. It is not too late to save yourself." Dream warned as the ruby pinned him to the ground.

    "Oh, you think it's me that needs saving?" John replied approaching Dream as I could feel my hands burning with a heat I never felt before.

    "Your father stole the ruby from me and cursed you with it." Dream exclaimed I looked down seeing the red aura brightening in my grasp.

    "You mean he blessed me with it. Your reign ended when my father captured you. Your kingdom is my birthright. Your power resides within me. How does it feel to know I hold your life in my hands?" John laughed maniacally while Dream groaned in pain below him. Looking up I knew I couldn't stand by watching this happen anymore. "Your life and your lies end now!"

    "STOP!" I yelled watching John snap his face to me, he didn't know who I was and he didn't know how I was here. He did see my hands glowing though as I used them to force him away from Dream and I was now protecting him.

"You think you can stand against me and my birthright...fine...then you can join him," John replied sending the power of the ruby at me as I threw up my hand freezing it and shocking him. He tried to use the ruby again but it refused to obey him as he looked at me. "How..."

"You think you are saving people...you're not. You are not a hero...but you also aren't a monster." I began watching his jaw lock and fury filled inside of his eyes though he couldn't move from where he stood. Dream gasped heavily behind me as the ruby freed him from its bindings. "Your father was a monster...your mother was a monster...you were just born...into a life you had no control of your fate. Your mother gave you the ruby and with your selfish desires you polluted its power."

"It saved me!" John yelled struggling against my power while my red aura began to consume the ruby in his hands.

"It destroyed you! Just like they did. Dream is right the ruby was never meant to be wield by mortal hands. It corrupts those who are too weakminded to bare its power. Humanity will never be safe for as long as you wield it. And now...it will never be wield by anyone like you ever again." I hissed my eyes burned red as I closed my hands and shattered the ruby into John's grip. The power from it expelled knocking us all backwards and I slipped unconscious from exhaustion only to hear John's screams before I completely blacked out.

~~Damn girl....she shattered that ruby. How powerful is Eris? Guess we are gonna have to find out.~~