The golden

Chapter 5- Enemy

TW: Nightmares? Idk.

~Onyx's POV~

     I waited silently, 'the monster will be here soon'. A cold wind blew through the forest around me, making it creek. I can't just stay here and wait, I have to leave. I turned to walk into the forest but I stopped.

     A black figure stood in front of me. This wasn't the normal monster, it was always a large wormlike creature with several rows of teeth and giant black eyes. It had tortured me in my sleep for years, making me wake up in a cold sweat every time. 

     "What the," I asked, my voice echoing, "Who are you?!"

     The figure opened its eyes but instead of a normal human eye, all I saw was red. I stumbled backwards, clutching my head as a searing pain ripped through my body. I screamed, tears of pain starting to run down my face.

     "Leave me alone!" I screamed, "Go away! Go away!"

      I drew my swords, I don't even know where I got them. As I held them out the figure stepped forward, the shadowy stuff around it started to fan out, blocking the forest out. 

      "Get away from me!" I screamed again, swinging the sword at it. 

      The sword sliced through its arm and it hissed retreating slightly. Suddenly, everything went pure black and I couldn't see anything. 

       Perfect, it hissed, Plenty of spirit, that will be a good contribution to us. A lot of trauma too, that'll help with control

      Wait, I heard that voice before. The thing in the hallway! 

      "Who are you!?" I yelled, still in pain, "And why do you want me?"

      Good night little helper, it purred back, see you tomorrow!

      I bolted up, blinking the sleep out of my eyes. I groaned and rubbed my eyes. What the fuck was that? I shook my head, swinging my legs over to the side of the bed. What time is it? I looked over at my alarm clock. 9:00 am. I shook my head and stood up. Pain shot through my arm, more than usual for just a few cuts. 

     I walked over to the mirror wincing. The cuts from last night were bandaged and there was a large red mark on my shoulder. 

      "What the?" I said , reaching up to touch it.

     It felt like a burn, like I had been branded. My back was also in pain. I took my shirt of, throwing on a bra and turned around to see it in the mirror. It was also a burn but this time it looked more like it was in a shape. It looked like a serpent twisted into a circle on my back. It didn't take up a large portion, it was small and on my lower back. 

      I gave it one more confused look and threw on a slightly baggy shirt and a sweatshirt. I also put on some slightly ripped jeans. Before I left, I rewrapped the bandages, threw on some combat boots and headed to the gathering hall.

      Everyone was eating, well except Kai, who was drawing. I rubbed my eyes again and walked over to a cabinet, stretching while I walked. The room must have been cleaned because it was no longer littered with trash and smelled like... oranges, I think. I poured myself a bowl of cereal and sat down next to Aria and Kai at the bar. Aria was eating fresh berries and reading a book. They both greeted me and went back to what they were doing. 

     "Hey Onyx, how are you feeling?" Leo greeted me, walking into the kitchen. He stopped in front of us, leaning on the counter.

     "I'm fine, why?" I responded, looking up at him.