I will admit that this chapter (pts. 1 and 2) is one of my favorite parts of Dreamtale's comic. I tried to make this chapter as nice as possible, but it's kinda a filler for this one page. But I did put in a few newbies! Hope you enjoy!
Shoutout to @WaterCrystal101 for their guess! It's very close, by the way.
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"Nightmare's intention wasn't to trick Dream, it was to protect him, he didn't want that his brother went to complain with the others and that they took revenge against him. He couldn't allow his brother to feel the same pain he was feeling."
~Dreamtale AU (Joku) Pg. 11:):
(Small 3 day time skip brought to you by Cross stealing Ink's brush and running for his life)
Ever since that first day that Nightmare was abused, the townspeople didn't stop. It felt like the rocks got slightly bigger every day, the books thicker. Yet Nightmare knew that in order to protect his brother, he had to be very careful to cover his pain up.
If any clothes were ripped, he would close up the holes as quickly as possible. Any sort of cuts Nightmare had, he would cover them with cloth (kinda like a Band-Aid); if it was really bad then he would wrap it tightly.
The bruises were another story.
Nightmare couldn't hide the bruises on his hands and head. He tried to think of some way to cover them up, but nothing would work. So he had to resort to one of things he hated to do: Lying to his brother.
"Nightmare! Guess what we did today! We went up on the hill and we picked some flowers and— Nightmare? Are those bruises on your head?"
"... Uhm, yes, but I'm okay. I-I just tripped when climbing down off of the tree. It's nothing. So, what did you do today?"
Dream was concerned about his brother, sure, but Nightmare knew he couldn't drag his brother into this seemingly never ending hell. He cared about Dream more than his own life. Too much.
Like he swore before, he would never let Dream feel the pain that he was feeling.
Even if it meant death.
On a better note, Nightmare did have some people who didn't hate him. Despite the fact that most of the townspeople hated Nightmare, taking every opportunity to hurt him without Dream knowing, there were still a few citizens that disagreed with their harmful ways. A few of those people were Cray, Jael, Nyx, Mil, and Camila. (A.N. It was a perfect opportunity =D)
Cray was a seamstress, one of the most popular ones in the growing town. She was always warm towards people, usually selling clothes at a low price. She even made cute little puppets and dolls for the children. Cray was also the one that would supply Nightmare with thread and occasionally sewed up his clothes for him. She just had a way with thread and strings.
Jael and Nyx tended to hang out together a lot, but then again, they were a pretty close pair. Jael was an artist with a moderate Spanish accent, able to make drawings with a deep storyline. Nyx made music of all types, and together they would entertain the little ones while their parents worked. Both of them would make little things for Nightmare, intertwining their music and pictures with a little theme they made for Nightmare. It made him feel a lot better.
Mil was a stargazer. He was often found observing the stars or reading things about different planets. Nightmare and him shared a fascination with the unknown and space, always asking each other questions about what could be out there. Nightmare always left his little sessions with Mil much happier than when he came in.
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Dreamtale: Origins
FanfictionEveryone that can wander the multiverse knows that Nightmare and Dream are mortal enemies. One causes sorrow, the other causes happiness. They also know that it had been this way for many years. But it wasn't always that way. {This is my first work...