William woke up feeling cold. Without opening his eyes, he tried to reach for his blanket but felt like he was sleeping on something hard. He opened his eyes and found himself in a dark place and sleeping on a hard surface. It seemed like he was sleeping on a large rock when he touched it.
Fear crawled under his skin as he slowly sat up and looked around. Did the monsters in his dreams already come for him?
Suddenly a fire was lit around him to light up his room, which looked like a cave. Yes, the monsters must have found him. Did he misinterpret his dream because it seemed like they would find him later than sooner?
Jumping down from the rock, he looked for an exit, despite knowing that he couldn't outrun the monsters he had seen in his nightmares. They were dangerous and possessed abilities beyond his imagination.
"I am sorry to disturb your sleep." A female voice purred.
William followed the sound and found a woman dressed in white standing in the room with him. His lips parted, and his jaw slowly dropped. Who was this... lady?
He forgot to breathe as he stared wide-eyed at her. She had hair like the night cascading down her shoulders in soft waves and eyes so green they mesmerized him. Her face was that of an angel but with a hint of wickedness as she smiled knowingly at his reaction.
William's eyelids fluttered and looked away quickly as heat crept to his face.
Not knowing what to do, his politeness took over, and he bowed slightly. "My Lady."
"My Lady? Oh, are you not charming?" She said as she neared, walking across the floor with smooth elegance.
William tried his best to stand still. He had concluded that she was the type of monster Lord Rayven and His Majesty were. She had the same aura of danger, maybe even more dangerous, and he suspected that he had seen her in his dreams. He wasn't sure yet because he never saw faces clearly in his dreams, and the woman in his dreams seemed evil rather than beautiful. Perhaps it wasn't the same person, but he remembered those unique green eyes.
"You seem calm. Did you perhaps know that I would come for you?" She asked.
She knew what he was.
"No. Who are you, if I may ask, My Lady?"
She seemed cunning, dangerous, even deadly... yet not.
"I am not the enemy." She replied with a smile.
She had heard him speak to others.
"My name is Lucrezia." she continued.
Even her name was beautiful, and now that he saw her closer, she was indeed the woman in his nightmares. The one is giving to Lord Rayven and taking from His Majesty. He wasn't sure what that dream meant, but she seemed to be of higher status, and they were her subordinates. He also saw her punish His Majesty.
Who was she? And what did she want from him?
"Why am I here?" He asked.
Suddenly the room turned into a beautiful extravagant parlour. "Oh, I am sorry. Is this place more pleasant?"
He nodded. She was one to avoid questions smartly.
"Come. Sit." She said, motioning toward a white sofa.
William sat down, still slightly shaken by how she quickly transformed the room. So they could do these kinds of things? Not creatures he could easily escape.
These creatures, with such power, existed in his world. He was in much more danger than he could imagine.
"Do you want something to drink?" She asked as she sat across from him.
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Heart Of Darkness
FanfictionThey whispered in town about him. They called him a beast. They called him cruel. They called him ugly. People were repulsed by his face. They treated him like a deadly disease, avoiding him like the plague. They didn't dare talk to or in front of h...
