It's been the 2 weeks since the curfew was declared.
Three children looked out into the empty streets. Talking to each other in hushed voices.
"I've never seen the streets so quiet..." Elijah said, peering through the gap between the blinds.
"Me too." Cielo said nervously.
"This is freaky..." Keith muttered.
"Guys, we should sleep. It's way past our bedtime..." Keith said quickly, turning around.
"Would it be weird if the rumors were true...?" Elijah said, keeping his voice low and menacing.
"Elijah, stop..." Cielo whined. "You're scaring me..."
"You absolutely HAVE to grow up sis." Elijah laughed. "One of these days, you're going to face an actual nightmare."
"Ha." Keith said, raising an eyebrow at his brother.
"That nightmare might be YOU, you imbecile." Keith added, rolling his eyes.
Elijah jumped up and gave his brother a mock slap.
Cielo just looked at them weird. "Goodnight you guys." She sighed "See you in the morning. I'll be going to my room for some shut-eye."
She stood up and was making her way towards the door when Elijah blocked her way.
"Oh no you're not." Elijah said, towering over his little sister.
"Hey. Quit it bro." Keith sighed.
"Y-yeah. Stop it man." Cielo said, trying to sound brave.
Elijah narrowed his eyes. "You aren't going to your room. Because the beast is there, with it's claws sharp, silently waiting for you to go to sleep... then it makes its way towards you... as you slumber... and... AND...!"
Elijah raised his arms dramatically.
Cielo stiffled a yelp.
Keith just shrugged his brother's behaviour off.
"Grow up Elijah. Stop scaring Cielo. She's having enough trouble with the basement door. Don't add another thing she should be scared of."
"Y-yeah... there's nothing to hurt me while I'm asleep... Nothing has big claws that'll rip me to shreds..." Cielo said, avoiding her brother's eyes.
"Oh please." Keith said. "Look, Cielo, could you and Elijah sit down for a bit? Just for one second?"
Cielo reluctantly sat by the side of Elijah's bed. Elijah himself skipped next to her and sat down, eagerly wanting to hear what their older brother had to say.
"Look, I know what you've been hearing. Those rumors of a beast. The said beast was told to be the reason three of the wizards died. Nobody knows what it looks like. So our best bet is to just be careful. Alright? It could be anywhere. Just don't go looking for trouble. We were told to stay put. They deal with this. We don't know the beast's origins, as in where it came from-"
"I bet it came from the depths of the underworld." Elijah muttered.
"-Though as much as I'd like to know, I'm sure the adults would think it's best to keep it from us." Keith said, slightly aggravated.
"Now, Cielo, you can go. Sleep well, ya little delinquent." Said Elijah, ruffling her hair.
"Fine." Cielo said.
She went out of her brothers' room and went into her own.
She plopped down on her bed, breathing a sigh of releif.
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