Prologue

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"Make no mistake the beast within me isn't dead just a sleep."

Have you only ever had nightmares? Have you felt like your nightmare was real and able to hurt you? Or have you seen those people that say a voice told them to do it? Well if you answered yes to these questions then you were like me. A person who is most of the time depressed and has many problems like I couldn't read like normal people. I was so lost for a long time until something strange happened to me. My name is Basha Falcone and I am the last of a forgotten race of humans that did one thing prevented the sand man from awakening. I know that sounds a bit strange but let me give you a small history lesson about the sand man and what I am is a god of destruction

The Sandman to you is this kind person made from a golden like sand substance. He brings you wonderful dreams and brought you joy as a kid. Now take this sand man and throw it away because he is much worse than that. The real Sandman is a cruel and merciless creature that feeds off your fear of one thing. He has the power to change the tide of whole wars like World War 2 for example. He was there behind the scenes making the Axis leaders and soldiers go insane. I know that was a good thing but what if I told you he was also the one to make the extremists do 9/11 or how about when America invaded China. Oh... wait I forgot you aren't in my time frame just yet but maybe I can change history to save you from the pain I've had to go through all these years.

I live in the year 2025 I was a soldier in the United South American army until the United States invaded South America and took our capital in a matter of days with the assistance of these monsters that no one had ever seen. These creatures were made of sand and they slaughtered not caring if they were children or women. These creatures are part of the Sandman's army and he is now the president of the United States and today is the day the United South American army is going to make its final stand in the jungles of Brazil.

We had created a makeshift fort out of the forest and the village we were using as our fort. Most of our men had been killed except for about a hundred of us. We knew that all we could do was cower in fear of the American army but what gave us hope was the village elder. He told us that the Sandman couldn't step foot into the village but I hate to say that he was wrong but he was wrong.

That night the Sandman's army came rushing into the village slaughtering all oh got into their path. I tried to save people but these monsters killed everyone so before they could get me I ran. I went deep into the jungle and I went through rivers, trees, and even animals to escape them but in the end, I fell into some old temple in the heart of the jungle. I didn't know where I was at all I knew was the Sandman's army stopped at the entrance and that was all in need to go deeper into the temple.

I didn't know at the time that this temple would change my life and give me the power to change the history to save the world from the sandman. As I went deep into the temple I could see the walls had paintings of great armies clashing and as I watched the walls they came to life telling me the story of the Sandman and how he grew in power beginning in Mesopotamia. He had only one great enemy he crushed so long ago that no one remembers this place. The Sandman made sure that his enemy would never rise again but one thing that the sandman didn't count on was a single goddess that created his greatest enemy. This goddess put herself into a mortal form and now waits for a warrior that she believes has the will and mercy to protect her children but before she could look for this warrior but before she could the sandman came with his army and imprisoned her on the other side of the world so he didn't have to worry about her. She now lays here in this temple waiting for her chosen to come to her.

I was so surprised at the time I didn't even notice I had been walking towards this huge green crystal that stood at 30 feet tall and in the center of the crystal was a woman dressed in a toga with green tattoos that are of leaves and animals. She had long green hair that came down to her lower back and she had pointed ears that reminded me of an elf. I didn't even notice the crystal before I walked into it. I fell onto the ground and as I looked up at the woman I was stunned but as I looked at her the crystal cracked. I got up and as I did the crystal turned to sand and the woman fell. I had only a split second to react so I ran to catch her but instead she fell on top of me. It hurt because she landed on my pack I was caring that had all my gear in it and my rifle I had gotten to fight with. I slowly got up with a bit of pain going through my back but it went away when I saw the woman wasn't moving.

I quickly got up and ran over to her to see what I could do. I looked her over and I didn't even notice that all the sand was moving. I was checking her over when I heard the Sandman's voice for the first time. His voice was a whisper that seems to shake the who temple. I had never seen him before in person but unlike everyone that saw him as this tall white man in a formal business suit and talked with a voice of silk. I saw him as this pale white man with no face and wore a long kilt that was dotted with metal balls. When I turned to him he was just as I saw him on TV a monster in human form but I could see through it. I had been able to see through most people like this but he was real most people it was just a creature the represented them but the sandman was a real monster who I could see.

He stood there silent only for a second after I turned to him with the woman in my arms. He told me to drop her but I wasn't going to do it because I knew he would kill her and me in a second so I tried to run. As I turned to run he was in front of me and he kicked me with all he had. I was sent flying into the wall. I thought was going to die but instead, I was still alive with not even a scratch on me. I was so surprised then the woman spoke for the first time. Her voice was so smooth and it made a warm feeling go throughout my body. She told me one thing and it was to fight. I looked at her a bit worried because she didn't look well but I put her down like she asked and I turn to the sandman who seemed to be startled by how his attack did nothing.

I knew that I had to protect this woman and in that second, I dart forward at an insane speed and I clash with the Sandman. We were both evenly matched and I held nothing back but I knew this wasn't enough to stop and as he unleashed his sands at me I disappeared along with the woman. I don't remember much from when I disappeared all I remember is falling into a river that had canyon walls preventing the sun to come down towards me.

The water was cold and as I swam I noticed the woman was sinking to the bottom. I panicked for a second then swam as fast as I could towards her. I brag the woman and swam to the surface of the river where I saw a small sandy beach that was covered in plants. I swam as fast I could with the woman on my back. I was expecting to see her spirit creature every time I looked at her but instead, I saw nothing. I only see nothing when someone is dead but I could feel her breathing as I swam to the shore.

When I got to shore I lay the woman down and I took off my pack to see if I had something to treat her when I heard rushing in the plants behind me. When I turned around there was a group of women who were dressed like the woman I had saved but they looked to be much different than the woman. I spoke to them but they all went running away I was confused on why they did that until I turn back to the woman to see a huge green bear over top the woman. I was a bit confused myself until I heard the voice of a man. Yell at me for something in a language I couldn't understand. He quickly came out of the bushes with a whole bunch of me all armed with swords and spears. I was still very confused and now really worried until the woman got up. She looked at me with a smile then as she saw the men getting ready to attack me she got up and ran over to me talking in that strange language the men were speaking.

She told them something and they seem to ease up. I was curious about what she said to them but as the woman turned back to me she fell into my arms. Her legs seem to have given way and she was really embarrassed. I pick her up and the men start to murmur then the woman asks me to put her down. I shook my head and walked over to my pack then head over to the men. 

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