Zero Chronicles

Chapter Nineteen

Zero was standing in the middle of a village that was burning to the ground.He was confused and didn't know what was happening or why he was there in the first place.In the middle of his confusion,he steps on something.To his horror,he sees that he had stepped on an arm but not just anyone's arm.It was Anya's.Zero slowly kneels down and stares at Anya's lifeless and bloody body.At this point,Zero was just about to lose it.He hangs his head and tries not to lose his cool.

Zero:Tell me this isn't happening.Tell me that this isn't happening! TELL ME!

A voice answers Zero.It seems to be coming from around him.It was a male's voice although it echoes every time he speaks.

Voice:You're the one who did this,Zero.
Zero:N-no...! That's a lie! I would never do this!
Voice:Your hands has been stained by the blood of the people who are close to you.Its your fault that they died.
Zero:Thats..! That's not true! I would never hurt anyone especially Anya!
Voice:But you did and what's more...you liked it.The evil grin on your face as you drove your own hands in her stomach was priceless.
Zero:Shut up! I'm not listening to your lies!
Voice:Lies? Take a good look at your hands and say that once more.
Zero:Huh? M-my hands...?

Zero looks at his hands and was horrified to see them covered in blood.At a second look at Anya's body,there was a gaping hole on her stomach.Her eyes were still open and they were looking at Zero with great disappointment.This comes to a shock as Zero falls on his back.He covers his face with one arm and was starting to panic.

Zero:No! This isn't happening! THIS ISN'T HAPPENING!!!

The voice simply laughs at Zero's situation.He finally loses it and gives out a long and loud shout.Suddenly,Zero wakes up on a bed in cold sweat.He was breathing really hard and it takes him a moment to realize that what he saw was just a dream.He was in a room and a couple of feet from his bed was another bed.He gives a sigh of relief when he sees Anya sleeping on it.He wipes the sweat from his face and looks at the clock on the wall.It was just five minutes before two in the morning.He leaves his bed and goes to the window.He opens the window blinds to reveal a city outside.He stares outside with an uneasy look on his face.

Zero:What kind of dream was that? It felt too real.

Anya slowly wakes up.She rubs her eyes before calling out to Zero in a sleepy manner.

Anya:Z-zero...? What's wrong?
Zero:Oh.Sorry Anya.Did I wake you?
Anya:Actually no.I had the urge to go to the toilet.Anyway,why are you up?
Zero:Nothing really.I just..had a bad dream.
Anya:That certainly is rare.I think this is the first time I heard you say that you had a nightmare.
Zero:I know.
Anya:Well,you are human so I guess that's just natural.

Anya leaves the bed and goes to the other room where the toilet was located.Zero continues to stare through the window as his mind was filled with questions.

Zero:It's been a month since we escaped from the Sandman's dimension.I haven't told Anya but I've been having the same nightmare every since.And they have been becoming more and more intense.That last one almost felt like it was real.I...I have to talk to someone about this or else it's going to drive me crazy.(thinks to self)

Anya returns to the room a few minutes later.She dives back into her bed and hugs her pillow.She notice that Zero was still by the window.

Anya:Zero.Are you sure you're alright? You looked troubled.
Zero:I'm fine.Really.Go back to sleep.We have to be early tomorrow for a mission.
Anya:Okayyyy~(yawns)

Anya close her eyes and falls asleep moments later.Zero goes back to his bed and stares at the ceiling.

Zero:Oh whatever.Just like Anya said,I'm only human so it's natural to have nightmares.