A Dream becomes a Nightmare

Woven lies

(Shattered Dream's pov)
Siggghhh....
Of all the people in the multiverse I get stuck with HIM as a partner... First I have that moron Nightlight as a brother, now I have this idiot as a partner.
Speaking of my moron brother... Something's off with his magic, I had seen him in Naturetale looking dazed and scented it then. A weird sour smell to his magic, like it was infected or something.
Whatever, it doesn't matter anyway. The only reason I noticed in the first place is that I don't like anyone messing with my brother but me. And if anyone kills him before I do there will be hell to pay.
Hmph.
Erase walks into the room where I'm lounging with a smirk on his face that I'm immediately suspicious of.
"What are you thinking?" I growl with narrowed eyesockets.
"I'm thinking," he replied, that smirk growing wider, "That I've figured out a way to stop the universes from being made and kill those good for nothing do-gooders. And you, my goopy friend, are going to help."
"Oh? How so?" For some reason I can't help but dislike where this is going. It's probably his tone, he has a bit too much of a pleased tone for my liking. And his positive feelings are making me want to gag.
"We know for a fact that those idiots are pliable fools right?"
"Riiight."
"And that your brother wants you back on his side right?"
"For some reason I am really disliking where this is going."
"YOU, my ally, are going to pretend that you truly regret what you have done and wish to repent. Because of your relationship with Nightlight that should be easy, then you will gain access to their base, let me know where it is, and we will destroy the loom and those two morons all at once."
Erase finishes announcing his plan with a look of triumph, I just sit and stare at him for a moment. He wants me to... My very soul seems to recoil at the very thought of grovelling to those two self-righteous universe makers.
However, I will not deny that it is a good plan. Unfortunately good actually, because that means that pretending to repent would probably actually work. Which means I'd actually have to DO it. I shudder, but nod and say
"Fine, I loath the very idea of it but... Fine. My only question is why can't you do it instead of me? It IS your plan after all."
Erase barks out a sharp and harsh sounding laugh, "HA! Right, like they'd ever believe that I was repenting. You have relation in blood with one of them, that will make them more inclined to believe you. First, I will have to injure you to make it look like you "escaped" from me."
I wonder silently whether this plan also just serves as an excuse for Erase to hit me. Knowing him, it probably is. Sigh.
Well, here we go.
"Alright. Hit me as hard as you ca-"
The words aren't even out of my mouth before he punches me square in the face. It's hard to fight the urge to hit him back, even harder when he kicks me hard enough to send me slamming into the wall. My tentacles cushion the blow, but only slightly.
Ow.
So, then, with three broken ribs and bleeding black goop (even I'm not exactly sure what it is) I teleport to a swap universe and pretend to stumble out, collapsing on the ground.
It doesn't take long for someone to see me and call for Nightlight. I hear that fool that calls himself my brother before I see him.
"What the!? Oh my gosh! Dream, what happened to you?" He exclaims, looking extremely worried.
"I... I couldn't do it anymore.... I wanted out... Out of all the scheming and killing... I-I couldn't hurt anyone anymore.... It used to be fun but... But now everytime I think about hurting someone I want to gag..."
Actually this cheesy performance is the thing that's making me want to gag. But as I look up, I see Nightlight's eyesockets are filled with concern. Encouraged by this, I continue.
"I told Erase that I didn't want to do this and anymore and (I shudder violently here for dramatic effect) we... We got into a fight... I thought I could win... I thought I could...."
I shudder again and reach up to grab Nightlight's tunic tightly.
"Please... Brother, I don't want to hurt anyone ever again.... I want your help, I want to find a cure for this... This THING that's corrupted me. Please don't make me go back... Please brother."
It's here I lapse into quiet sobs that wrack my body. Oooh, Erase is going to pay for making me humiliate myself like this. Stars only know the amount of pain, suffering, and nightmares I will unleash on him when this is all over.
I feel my brother gently pick me up.
"It's okay Dream, you don't have to go back, and we will find a cure, I promise."
I look into my brother's eyes and see only concern and warmth, and ever so quietly whisper,
"Thank you.."
In truth, the only words I'm thinking right now are these:
Somebody please kill me now :(