The Typhoon ~Vash x OC AU~

Chapter 28: In the Ashes

Sometimes...

Sometimes nightmares are pieces of the past that come back to haunt you. Ghosts that cling to your skin, digging their nails into your flesh. It is a white-hot pain that surges through you. Memories that you want to forget but can't.

It is hell.

And sometimes nightmares are pieces of a fear not yet realized. Shadows that bare their teeth, ready to bury their fangs in your flesh. It is a deep and hollow pain that leaves you numb. Dread that sickens you.

It is hell. It is all hell.

And you never know what is real – what isn't real. What will hurt you – what won't hurt you. There is no safety, only fear and horror and dread. And pain.

Sharp pain. Dull pain. Hollow pain. Sickening pain. There is no peace, only pain.

Debris rains down. The stars fall from the sky. He laughs.

Debris rains down. Towers crumble from above. They scream.

The sky is dark, fire burning brightly, casting hues of red and orange on the ground. Skyscrapers shrouded in shadows tower tall and looming. The stars are strung high above, the smoke billowing.

Pain and fear and heartache is all anyone knows.

It is all that will remain in the ashes.

**Bello lovelies! Another short chapter. It was totally unlike all the others. Were you getting any vibes from it? Feel free to elaborate. I am sore today. Yesterday I was breaking down and rearranging a few pieces of furniture in my room and wow. My legs feel it. But at least I have appeased the antsy feeling that's been making me feel jittery for the last few days. I hate that feeling, but as soon as I was done it vanished. My writing space is a happy place again. Random, I know. Well, we're gonna call it here. As always, thank y'all so super duper much for everything! Y'all are the bee's knees! Wuv yous!! <3**

-Noel Ross