A Fah'Rey Tale (Book 1 Of The Nine Realms)

Trauma: Frozen in Time

The precocious little boy runs out onto the ice, "It is not safe, come back here!", pleaded a worried mother.

The boy ignores her warning and keeps running, "mama! Come get me!" She takes a few tentative steps, she is fearful, but is driven to protect her child. The boy is running carefree, no particular direction. The mother slips and falls, "you look silly mama!" The little boy laughs heartily. The mother laughs as well, she thinks maybe she worries too much. 

Then it happened so fast, the ice beneath her shifted, there was a loud cracking sound! The boy's last view of his mother was the wild look of fear in her eyes as the ice gave way under her. But still it was not fear for herself, it was for her son. She was immersed in icy water in a flash, the strong current pulled her under.

The boy, confused with what just transpired, "mama!! Come back! I'll be a good boy!"

"Come back!!!!", Murderer Guo awoke in the driver's seat of his car. He was not exactly sure when he fell asleep, his clothes were soaked through with an icy sweat. He was shivering uncontrollably, it never gets this cold in Hainen. Why have the dreams returned? Why will her spirit not rest? Mama what can I do to finally give you peace? He glanced at his watch 3 am, everyone at the dorm must be asleep. 

Time to get some answers, he located the place where the girls threw the body out of the window. There were traces of liquid on the ground, but it was not blood. It was a foul smelling, ichor, it smelled like a cross between sulphuric acid and honey. Curious, no sign of a body, he looked around and hypothesized where would be the Best place for two girls to hide a body? He spotted a storm drain a 100 meters away. He shone his flashlight into it, and two insect eyes shined back at him. Then moved.....