Alter Egos - The Devil's Ego

Chapter 14 - Just a Dream

Shadow's POV:
I wake up and sit up on my bed. I look to the right of me and my wife is there sleeping. I smile as I watch her peacefully. I then get out of bed and go to the other rooms. Blake and Michaela are asleep and hitting each other like always. And then I check on Tara. She was there asleep. Everything was as it should be. I head downstairs and get a drink. As I pour it I then hear a voice.
"Who do you think you are coming back here?!" The recognisable voice then harshly said.
"What do you mean Ghost coming back here. This is where I've always been." I then reply calmly.
"No it's not. Don't you remember you gave up on us. You decided to die rather than try and stop everyone. You almost got us killed!" She then said with anger.
"I would never just give up and leave you guys in danger! You know that." I then say slightly scared.
"Really. The number of times I've been put in danger and the kids have because of you is sick." She then replies.
"G...Ghost what's w..wr... wrong with you?! You never act like this." I then reply timidly.
"What's wrong with me?! What's wrong with you?! You know I thought you'd protect me but you don't do such a thing do you?!" Ghost then shouts.
"I would do anything to protect you." I then say beginning to tear at what she just said.
"Really?! Well what is your protection cause I've never seen it have I. You know your better off dead!" Ghost then spits out.
I couldn't believe what I just heard.
Suddenly everything changes and I'm locked in a small room with a bulletproof window as one of the walls. I then see my family all tied up and blindfolded and near to tears. I then see a figure but I can see their face.
"Ah he's awake to see the execution." The figure then says.
"Execution?!" I then ask in confusion.
"Yeah. You're under arrest and the caring judge said your punishment was to watch you family's death first hand." The figure chuckled.
"What did I do to deserve this?!" I then shout back.
"Hmm. Let's see. You killed a lot of people. You didn't protect all that you love. Oh and you let your family lose faith in you quite frankly they are better off without you!" He then replied before I hear shots being fired and my family then lead on the floor. Blood covering the floor. I... I didn't save them. I just let them... go and I let them down. Tears begin to flow down my cheeks again and again everything changed.
I was sat on a couch in a place I felt like I knew. A male then came down the stairs. I felt like I knew him.
"Alright Shadow?" This male asks.
"Sorry do... do I know you?" I then ask in reply.
The male then chuckled and turned to the door that led to the kitchen.
"Hey Dani has the boy got amnesia?!" He asked and proceeded to laugh.
"Shouldn't do William. He hasn't done much today." I then hear the reply from the person in the kitchen.
Hang on William and Dani. They know my ego name. It's... it's my parents!
"Dad?" I then ask cautiously.
"Yes son?!" He then replies.
Oh my god it's my parents! But they died how could this be?! They were both shot.
"H...how are you here?! I.. I thought I lost you!" I then say hugging my father.
"What do you mean?! We are not dead son." The reply came.
"Yeah. Why would you think we were dead?" My Mum then added.
"Because I saw you both get shot. That night when we transformed." I state.
"Oh yeah. I remember." Dad states.
"Yeah that would never of happened if you hadn't arrived!" Mum then shouts back at me.
"What do you mean?" I question.
"What's with all the questions huh?" She then replied.
"What she is trying to say is that if you hadn't of fucked up back in Florence and if you could have just been normal for a change we wouldn't of had to come to this place and get caught by some twat walking on the street. If you weren't here we would still be in Florence living our lives!" Dad then angrily said.
"B..but what did I do?! I didn't do anything bad." I then reply scared to know the response.
"You were being you! That's what was bad. You know no one liked you in Florence and no one here likes you. You're an outcast but you couldn't live with that. You couldn't just spend the time on your own avoiding everyone!" Mum added.
"But who would like to have a lonely childhood?!" I then reply.
"NO ONE BUT YOU DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU ARE, WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU COULD DO! YOU WERE AN ABOMINATION THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN MADE!" They both shout, "NOW GO TO YOUR ROOM!"
I decided not to press the issue and went up to my room. I open the door and it was pitch black.
As I walked in a single spot light came on in the middle of it. There was a person there, just led there.
"Hello?!" I ask in fear of who this could be.
No movement. I then keep approaching the person, they were under a cover. I grab the cover and pulled it off only to be startled at what I see.
It was me. I had blood pouring out of me. I checked for a pulse and nothing. I just saw myself dead. Then a picture of Lucifer came up in the room.
"Ahh. So you have found yourself in this room. And I remember that you have visions of what the future will be like. Well guess what. This is one. And I am not even the one that kills you! A loved one from your so called family is gonna kill you. And then the land above will be mine to rule." Lucifer then began to chuckle before disappearing. I saw myself still lead there. And now I was petrified.
Ghost's POV:
I hear shouts and screams from a room within the house. I decide that I'm gonna go and investigate it. As I wander the screams get louder and louder till I reach a door. I open it to reveal shadow violently twisting and turning with his chains on. His wrists were bleeding like fuck and he was constantly speaking.
"Ghost no. Mum, Dad?! Why does everyone hate me?  I... I can't protect anyone, useless , stupid idiot, I should never have been born.." he spoke but I had had enough of it.
"SHADOW!" I scream at him and his eyes open with fear. He's petrified for the first time ever he's petrified!
"Calm down you were having a nightmare." He didn't say anything he was still scared stiff.