Nightmare King

VI

Kai POV

Dawn came sooner than I thought. I opened my eyes to see a fluff of silver hair on the pillow beside mine. A stark contrast to the black silk of the pillowcase, but ethereal all the same. A literal angel, gracing my bed.

"Your Majesty, its time." I snapped out of my trance to stare at the door, a somber look on my face. Tzuyu stood at the entrance, her face pale at the memory of what was to take place this morning.

"Very well, we'll be out in a few minutes." With a curt bow she left. Rolling over, I traced Baekhyun's features. So precious, and all mine. Many beautiful people have been allowed in my bed, men and women alike. But none could ever compare to the beautiful man sleeping here now.

"Kai? Its so early, why are you... Oh..." Baekhyun pouted, visibly flinching at the memories from yesterday.

"It's time for judgment to be carried out my precious. You can come if you want, but I must say, it's not a pretty sight. But the choice is yours." I stroked over the soft silver hair, threading it through my fingers.

After a moment of him biting his pretty lip to the point of driving me hormonal, he answered.

"Can I help bake in the kitchen?" I nodded, smiling softly. Giving him a short kiss on the cheek, I got up and dressed in black.

As I started buttoning my shirt, slim fingers brushed my own aside to finish the job. When he reached the top few buttons, he pressed a small kiss to my chest over my heart, grinning up at me before buttoning the rest.

"I'll be back in a few hours sweetheart, you are free to do what you'd like, but take Sehun or Suho with you."

-At the Entrance to Aelis-

As I arrived, I stood beside Yixing and Chanyeol, I turned my head to look directly at the accused and noticed Evelynn had clearly put up a fight. And I don't blame her. Her fancy red dress was filthy, her hair greasy and stringy, her makeup smudged and her nails obviously been bitten to the point of bleeding. All because of this place.

Aelis was a city under the mountain named by my ancestors as Mt. Sceimhle, "ruled" per say by my ancestors most trusted. Many many years ago they were given the name "Night Angels" but there is nothing angelic about them. They are horribly disfigured, their eyes and mouths sewed shut and yet their voices still ring through, grating and hellish in its own right. Dressed in pitch black monks robes, they had the uncanny ability to make your greatest nightmares come true.

After a few seconds, the doorway appeared from the base of the mountain, the faint echoes of screams reaching our ears. A hooded figured stepped out, and bowed low.

"Your Majesty, you have not visited us since your crowning, gifting us 3 souls. To what do we owe this visit from you now?" The voice that came was just as I remembered.

"I have another soul for you Brother Entioch. Her crime is the insult to my future Queen. This woman has thrown herself at me time and time again. No more, she needs to know her place."

"Such a cruel fate for a woman, and yet I see a more black cruelty in her heart. Very well Nightmare King, we will carry out this sentence."  Brother Entioch turned to Evelynn, reaching a yellowed hand towards her. She cried out trying to stay away from the hand that would take her deep into the bowels of Aelis.

"Mercy! Mercy King!" I turned from the cries, Baekhyun's crying face floating across my memories, solidifying my decision.

"I see forever heartbreak, no love, no dancing. Let us see how long your soul can outlast the nightmares to come. Your Majesty, the Night Angels and I shall carry out her sentence to the fullest." The door opened once more, Evelynn being dragged with Entioch into the mountain. With a sharp thud, the screams were silenced, leaving no trace there was ever a doorway to begin with. We three stood in silence for a while before Yixing turned to me.