Asylum

Chapter 21: CONTROL

Cleo

"Lets sit down properly first" says Sir Marcelo. I followed him to the table and drag a chair to sit on it.

"What happened inside there Cleo?" Sir Marcelo instantly ask

I am still hesitant to tell him "ahmm Sir but..."

"Tell me everything Cleo so I can help you, You won't be able to control anything if this will continue and as your teacher this concern me to. Tell me I might have a solution for that" he cut me off

I sight deeply "since I was a child I've been able to control my dreams at my will. My dreams is my escape, my sanctuary. Suddenly the moment I turned 16, my sanctuary. My dreams. Became my nightmares. I was filled by darkness and shadows are lurking inside my head. They will trap me inside that sometimes I was too afraid to sleep or even just close my eyes. So I was send to Asylum, here. Because I keep on talking about shadows, shadows, and also I did not sleep for a couple of days thats why maybe they concluded that I was crazy, because I was a mess."

" but since I got here the nightmares lessen yet it did not stop. And now I was inside a room, a dome specifically full of crystal balls floating that are showing different pictures. The shadows still follow me their, they became more aggressive and too eager to have me. They keep on saying to join them, join them and its killing me the pain of their every words is to unbearable, I can't" I continued frustratingly and sad as I reminiscent the past.

Sir Marcelo looked at me intently and in deep thinking "shadows.. the shadows of Vlad and now they could be able to enter once dream huh, I might say they became stronger now even on the mortal world they were able to come to you. Also Now that you said that you were able to control your dreams your name is odd either. Desire. Who give you that name?"

"I can't really explain anything about my given name. Because I myself think it is also odd I just that it was my name the only thing that was left inside my memory" I said deep in confusion.

"Hmm your whole being is too mysterious Cleo. Lets not dwell on your name for now, try concentrating and go back to that place" he said suddenly

I was filled with shock and fear "no, no,no I told you I can't! I can't take it in there even for a second the pain is unbearable. I am afraid, sir Marcelo I am afraid of trap inside my head, afraid of the possibility that I might not wake up!"

Sir Marcelo snaps his head to my direction " That why they get on you, because you were afraid Cleo! If you said that this nightmares starts the moment you become 16 so it been a month? You are quite tough for running and holding them that long. But I am afraid Cleo that if this will continue the shadows will be able to fully get and control you and this day proves it. They were asking you to join them? And its getting painful now? I wont be surprise if one of this days you will not be yourself and be completely trap"

"And you know the consequence of being controlled by the shadows of Vlad? You wont be able to get out of this Academy alive even if you are not yourself. No that's not it the moment they know that the shadows are visiting you, you are already considered dangerous. But I wont let that happened, as your teacher Cleo the moment you step into my classroom you are my responsibility now. So now choose because I will be right here and willingly help you. Control and destroy them or be controlled, Die or be free" Sir Marcelo is looking at me seriously.

The shadows of Vlad is no joke huh? This school no this Kingdom would even take measure of killing someone even though they know they just being controlled and innocent, maybe there no way of freeing them the moment they were controlled?

"Yes Cleo, there is no other way to free you the moment they got hold of you. Now is time decide" maybe Sir Marcelo also a mind reader?

Sir Marcelo just smiled maybe he heard me.

I take a very deep breath, my hands is shaking no. Maybe my whole body is shaking to the thought of being completely controlled by those cruel shadows "what do I need to do Sir Macelo" I ask with enough determination

Maybe its time to face them and stops running, maybe it time to have enough courage and break free from the chain of my past. I will not let them to control me, I will control them!

Sir Marcelo sees my determination and Nob approvingly "Okay listen, There is only one thing you need to remember. You are a mind user and your mind is your territory. your playground. You are much and much stronger inside your head than any other user of magic. Show them that it was a mistake to enter inside the head of a mind user."

"Your magic flows from your soul to your mind feel it, Remember everything I said because I wont be able to help you the moment you close your eyes, you are on your own now. This is your very first battle and there is no other option but to to win this to gain control of everything you have" Sir Marcelo stonely said as if he really want to get everything he said inside my head.

I nob at him and listen to what he said intently.

"You are not alone Cleo, I'm just right here waiting for you to wake with renewed power and control. So now close you eyes and imagine that place, now that I think of it maybe that place is your inner place the place within your soul and you need to take it back to control everything you have" Sir Macelo's last words before I slowly close my eyes and reach that place.

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