I woke up and remember I had work but had not gone in two days.
"Shit, Rocky is gonna kill me," I said sitting up shirtless again. "Funny, I don't remember taking anything off after Mildread left." I stood up and put my normal stuff on. They smelled like they've just been washed.
"Friend Dreamscape." I heard from the door as Mildread walked in. "How are you feeling today?"
"I'm doing fine Mildread," I said blushing a little. "I'm going out if that is ok with Death."
"Alright, I washed your Sweatshirt and shirt by the way." she said blushing majorly. She took of my shirt and sweatshirt in my sleep. I blushed so much I swore I was gonna catch fire. "Dreamscape are you ok?"
"Yes I am," I said still blushing. "Just a little hot. Now I need to find Death."
"He's just downstairs." said Mildread as I walked past her. I descended the staircase to see Death at the bottom. He smiled at me as I approached him.
"Death I have a question." I said immediately and looked at me with his full attention. "Could I go say goodbye to my friends... one last last time."
"Of course. Why wouldn't I let you do that?" he asked.
"I honestly don't know. But I'm going to bring some stuff with me, is that alright?" he nodded and I moved upstairs and grabbed a backpack that was in the room. I backed my deck of cards and but Scrappy on shoulder. "Can you disguise yourself buddy?" I asked him and, with a sip of a potion, he made his form look like a bird.
I walked out of the mansion and made my walk to the ring witch was not far at all from the mansion but still a long walk.
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I arrived at the club and walked in. The music was blasting and a fight was going on, The Marauder and a newcomer, the other newbie I didn't know the name of. I got a closer view of the fight. The newbie was winning.
"Where have you been?" I heard Rocky say behind me in a pissed off tone of voice. "You missed two days of work! TWO DAYS!" He was fuming.
"Calm down Rocky," I said calmly. "You won't have to worry about me anymore."
"Wadda mean kid." His voice sounded surprised.
"I've found a greater purpose." I turned to look at him. This was the first time he saw me without my mask. I saw behind him there were three people in long back coats and they were all staring at me. "It's not safe here I only came to say goodbye to you and Marauder."
"Wadda mean not safe here?" As he said that a blast of magic came from one of the hooded men and I tackled Rocky out of the way as it hit the ring, blasting Marauder and the newbie out of it.
I stood up Rocky was unconscious. "Come with us now or die." I hear a low gravelly voice say. I looked up to see that one of the hooded men said that.
"Been there, done that." I raised uppercutted him adding a little magic to the punch knocking him back into a table. He turned to a black smoke and disappeared from that hit. The other two charged me and I elbowed one in the face causing the same thing to happen to him as what happened to the other one and did the same to number 3. I turned to look at Rocky who was awake now.
"Kid... what are you?" he said slowly.
"A demon," I said as I left and headed back for the mansion. Scrappy had hid in my bag for the whole thing and finally returned to my shoulder. "Where were you during that?" I laughed at my own joke and look in the direction of the mansion I saw smoke rising from the mansion. I sprinted toward the mansion.
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I got to the mansion it was still on fire and collapsing. "No..." My voice trailed off as I fell to my knees. I heard a groan and I knew someone was still alive in there. I got up and sprinted into the inferno. "Hello!" I shouted as I ran through.
"Dreamscape..." I heard a distressed voice say.
"I'm coming to get you!" I ran over to the voice to find Zack with his leg beneath some rubble. "Zack!" I ran over and tried to lift the rubble that landed on him. It was too heavy, but I was determined, magic flowed through my body and I lifted the rubble as Zack crawled out. I put his arm around me and carried him out of the building and placed him outside on the ground.
"Dreamscape?" he coughed. "Hellfire and the boss, there still in there."
"I know Zack, just don't die on me alright," I said as I sprinted back into the mansion. 'Hellfire! Death!." I shouted this over and over until I finally heard something.
"Over here!" I heard a voice shout. I sprinted in that direction and found Mildread, Hellfire and Death. Mildred and Hellfire where trying to lift a large pillar off Death who was in his true form and unconscious. I ran over to help and pushed them aside. "Allow me." I lifted it with ease and they pulled him out and carried him out with me following close behind.
"Dreamscape..." I head Death say after we got him outside. "You must become the new me..."
"What happened sir?" I asked almost crying. "What did this."
"War..." he weakly muttered. "You must avenge me... and kill her..."
"Master death please," Mildread cried. "Please don't go!"
"It's alright Mildread..." Death said weakly. "I will give you something so you can assist Dreamscape..." With that a glow came from Death, it flowed straight into Mildread. Mildread started to glow with one of the brightest lights I've ever seen. She gained skin and a white dress cut down to her thighs. Her hair was white and so where her eyes. She was so beautiful.
"Death," Hellfire said without emotion. "I will assist Dreamscape in killing war."
"Of course you and Zack both need to protect him..." Death said, he was clearly fading. "Even if it costs your life's..." With that as his last request he faded away into nothingness, leaving only his scythe. I walked over and picked it up. I felt power going through me, all his power. I started to cry as Hellfire grabbed me by my collar...and backhanded me.
"Get ahold of yourself!" He yelled as he shook me back and forth. Mildread torn him away from me.
"We will deal with this later, but for now we need some rest." said Mildread
"She's right," Zack said sitting up. "My leg is broken. I can heal it but I need at least a full night of rest."
"Uuughh fine!" yelled Hellfire defeated, he went over and sat on the ground to the right of the entrance.
"Lie down Zack," I heard Mildread say helping him lie down. "You'll need rest before we move on." All of a sudden I felt something appear on me, I looked at my right wrist to see a skull and crossbones. The symbol of death. I had become the new death.
"Why would war do this?" I asked Scrappy. He just shrugged. "I thought they all worked together."
"Unfortunately no," said Mildred from behind me. "They've been bitter enemies since the the previous apocalypse." She was actually crying with a sweet smile on his face.
"I am the new Death," I showed her the symbol on my arm. "I guess the scythe chose me."
"Wow, really?" she said surprised. "I thought Hellfire would become the new death."
"Why?" I asked puzzled. "Was he training to do so. Actually nevermind he probably was." I lied down on the ground and stared up at the stars. Seeing if I could see anything that could help me, that was until I felt Mildred lie down next to me and cuddle up to me. I wrapped my arm around her and drifted off to sleep.
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I was running and running. I was being chased by something.
"Dreamscape!" the monster bellowed. "Let me out Dreamscape." I had to get out of this endless maze. I've seen that crack in the wall 7 times now. The beasts footsteps kept getting closer and closer. I was getting tired, my legs were gonna stop working, eventually I tripped
"No No No No NO!" I shouted hoping someone, anyone would hear me. "Mildred, Hellfire, Zack, anyone please help me!" It was useless, I couldn't run. I heard the beast coming closer, and finally I saw it.
The beast was on all fours and pitch black, It had very large leathery wings that almost filled the hall I was in. It had an with rows of razor sharp teeth. However the beast was almost human like. It's hand were tipped with razor sharp claws that could easily cut through steel. It had a long tail that was tipped with a spike that looked like it could pierce diamond. It's blood red eyes pierced through me and gave off a feeling of pure dread. It jumped on me and pinned my arms and legs to the ground and looked me in the eyes.
"Set me free," the creature whispered. Its voice sent shivers down my spine, deep and powerful. "I will give you power beyond Death himself."
"How dare you mention him!" I shouted as a burst of power came from me and launched him down the hall. He then charged me and slashed at my face and finally I woke up...
I shot up held my chest. I was breathing heavy and I looked around. I saw Zack sleeping in a bed of flowers, Hellfire sleeping by the door of the burnt mansion and Mildred who I had woken up next to me.
"Dreamscape?" she groaned sitting up next to me, rubbing her eyes. "What's wrong?"
"Bad dream," I said truthfully noticing it was dawn. "ALRIGHT EVERYBODY UP!" I shouted and at that Zack stood up and stretched before almost falling again.
"Are you alright Zack?" asked Mildread running over to him helping him stand.
"Yeah, my leg isn't fully healed yet." Zack said using his cane to keep balance.
"Maybe Dreamscape can summon Despair here and you could ride him." said Hellfire coming over to Zack. "That is if he can."
What a smartass. I thought to myself. I raised my scythe above my head and Despair in the form of a normal horse came to me and bowed his head.
"Well, it looks like your not as incompetent as I thought," Hellfire said with a frown. "I'll help Zack on." He helped Zack on Despair and we led him into the forest behind the mansion. We were starting our journey now, a bunch of unlikely heroes. A smartass demon, a rich shadow demon, a ghost in a human body, and me, a dream demon. This is one helluva party.
