Post by LadyGelinaGrey on Nov 12, 2003 21:24:24 GMT -5
::Nicho had decided that enough was enough. Lina had been keeping herself locked up in her room for way too long. He made some tea, adding some special herbs that would help her sleep, and made his way to her room. when he found her, she was huddled in the corner of her darkened room. he talked her into getting into bed and drinking the tea he had brought to her. as it began to take effect she became fearful again, not wanting to sleep knowing what was going to happen. he told her to rest and promised he wouldn't leave her and she finally stopped fighting it. what she didn't know was that he would enter her nightmare and prove to her that it was all in her head::
Gelina Grey: ::her bottom lip quivered and tears rolled down her drawn face as she looked at him, her hand gripping his with what little strength she had left. she was able to fight it for a little longer, then sleep finally won. her eyes closed as her breathing slowed to an even rhythm::
Nicho TGM: ::As she falls asleep, he turns carefully, not letting go of her hand as he lays down beside her, the trance state necessary for dream walking coming over him quickly::
Gelina Grey: ::no sooner did she fall asleep and she was back in that damp and darkened room, her body covered in blood cowering in the corner, resembling what she had been doing in her own room. just like the previous nightmare she heard a soft click and the door to the room opened up sending light into the room. she looked up at the shadowed figure in the doorway, but for some reason wasn't as frightened as she was the first time she had encountered him::
Nicho TGM: ::His presence in the dream is as yet insubstantial, a comforting presence at Lina's side as the dark figure taunts her::
Gelina Grey: ::the figure moved as before snatching her up from the floor and dragging her down a dimly lit corridor to another room. as the figure opened the door to that room and shed light upon the inside it was there again. the blood, the bodies, but something was different. there was one body missing. it was there in the first dream. it was too vivid to forget what she had seen. she turned her head to look away from the room as the figure spoke those same words again:: "See what happens when you don't do what you are told"
Nicho TGM: ::The pile of dead bodies in the dream seems more surreal, revealed for illusion rather than prophetic projection, a gentle reassuring squeeze of her hand takes the sting out of the dark one's words this time also ::
Gelina Grey: ::feeling the reassurance she kept herself from going to her knees this time. she looked at massacre in the room again and began to back up shaking her head, a scream caught in her throat, the figure grabbed her and drug her down the hall to the second room stopping at that same door letting her drop roughly to the stone floor::
Nicho TGM: ::A warm, compassionate voice, familiar in its touch, resounds in Gelina's mind:: ¤ Lies and illusions, Lina. He is a master of them. Lies and illusion. ¤ ::The comforting grip on her hand does not change, even as she is dragged by the dark one::
Gelina Grey: :: lifting her head she heard it. the figure then opened the door to the second room. she quickly turned her head remembering what was there the first time. not feeling alone anymore she stayed where she was instead of getting up off the floor::
Nicho TGM: ::Exerting his will into the dream, the form that was once Caelum is obviously a sham, the likeness of her friend cast onto a corpse long dead only to beguile her::
Gelina Grey: ::the nightmare taking a turn, the figure yanks her up off the floor and forces her to look into the room. when she lifted her eyes all she saw was an unfamiliar body hanging there. it wasn't Caelum at all. she then looked at the figure and tried to back away:: "You are not real..." ::she finally broke loose and ran back to the other room. she flung the door open to look at the bodies again now figuring out that the missing body was Nicho's ::
Nicho TGM: ::All around her now, the dream scene fades, not having been implanted to run past this point, now it is just Lina and Nicho, standing in an empty gray hall ::
Gelina Grey: :: she blinked looking around then her eyes focused on him:: Where are we...
Nicho TGM: We are still in your dream, Lina.... only, past the point where ye are supposed to wake up screaming, the script does not last this long.
Gelina Grey: And the room with all the bodies?
Nicho TGM: Lies and illusion.... somehow he implanted the dream into thy subconscious mind. :: Still holding her hand, his dream form radiates power and confidence, but above all, Truth:: He has no power over thee, Lina, only that which ye allow him to take.
Gelina Grey: :: she nodded understanding now:: Tis when he was wandering around in my head. :: still a bit afraid, she keeps hold of his hand. she looked around again still not sure of how Nicho did this. she looked down at herself seeing the blood was gone and she was fully clothed unlike her nightmare::
Nicho TGM: Aye. I am nae discounting the danger he represents, but this realm is not real. ::To demonstrate, their surrounding change again and they are in the castle garden, sprites flying all around them::
Gelina Grey: Ok but that still doesn't mean I am safe. That all of you are safe. I am still a threat to everyone. What happens when I wake up, I am a mess ya know.
Nicho TGM: ::Then just as suddenly, they are at Gold Horn, standing to one side of the throne room, watching Rayna listen to petitioners :: Ye are not the threat, Lina... that is one of his lies. Ye are the key.. we need thee.
Gelina Grey: :: she canted her head frowning a bit:: The key? I don't understand....
Nicho TGM: He tells these lies to dishearten ye.... to take ye out of the battle... if ye give up, he wins. Such is his purpose.
Gelina Grey: Alright, but that woman lying in that bed next to you is in no shape to fight anything. Here I am alright, stronger...because of you. Back there I am withering away to nothing.
Nicho TGM: :: smiles :: So exert this woman's will over that one. Wake up and eat.
Gelina Grey: ::nods:: Just don't leave me when we get back...:: she squeezed his hand::
Nicho TGM: ::Again the scenery changes, they are now back in Gelina's room, looking down at Gelina's form, asleep next to Nicho in his trance:: Leave ye? I am always with ye, Lina.
Gelina Grey: :: she looked at him then down at herself:: Gods...I look horrible...
Nicho TGM: Aye.... Is this how it ends for the mighty Gelina Grey? Shrunken and plagued by fear? Will ye let him win then?
Gelina Grey: :: she looked at him again then back down at herself one more time:: No... ::her voice held more conviction now as a soft growl escaped her::
Nicho TGM: ::The dream Nicho will smile. Still holding her hand, he steps towards his sleeping form, seeping back into his body, she seeping into hers. He then sits up immediately, mentally messaging to the kitchen staff to send up some food, broth and fruits, and some unlaced tea::
Gelina Grey: ::her bottom lip quivered and tears rolled down her drawn face as she looked at him, her hand gripping his with what little strength she had left. she was able to fight it for a little longer, then sleep finally won. her eyes closed as her breathing slowed to an even rhythm::
Nicho TGM: ::As she falls asleep, he turns carefully, not letting go of her hand as he lays down beside her, the trance state necessary for dream walking coming over him quickly::
Gelina Grey: ::no sooner did she fall asleep and she was back in that damp and darkened room, her body covered in blood cowering in the corner, resembling what she had been doing in her own room. just like the previous nightmare she heard a soft click and the door to the room opened up sending light into the room. she looked up at the shadowed figure in the doorway, but for some reason wasn't as frightened as she was the first time she had encountered him::
Nicho TGM: ::His presence in the dream is as yet insubstantial, a comforting presence at Lina's side as the dark figure taunts her::
Gelina Grey: ::the figure moved as before snatching her up from the floor and dragging her down a dimly lit corridor to another room. as the figure opened the door to that room and shed light upon the inside it was there again. the blood, the bodies, but something was different. there was one body missing. it was there in the first dream. it was too vivid to forget what she had seen. she turned her head to look away from the room as the figure spoke those same words again:: "See what happens when you don't do what you are told"
Nicho TGM: ::The pile of dead bodies in the dream seems more surreal, revealed for illusion rather than prophetic projection, a gentle reassuring squeeze of her hand takes the sting out of the dark one's words this time also ::
Gelina Grey: ::feeling the reassurance she kept herself from going to her knees this time. she looked at massacre in the room again and began to back up shaking her head, a scream caught in her throat, the figure grabbed her and drug her down the hall to the second room stopping at that same door letting her drop roughly to the stone floor::
Nicho TGM: ::A warm, compassionate voice, familiar in its touch, resounds in Gelina's mind:: ¤ Lies and illusions, Lina. He is a master of them. Lies and illusion. ¤ ::The comforting grip on her hand does not change, even as she is dragged by the dark one::
Gelina Grey: :: lifting her head she heard it. the figure then opened the door to the second room. she quickly turned her head remembering what was there the first time. not feeling alone anymore she stayed where she was instead of getting up off the floor::
Nicho TGM: ::Exerting his will into the dream, the form that was once Caelum is obviously a sham, the likeness of her friend cast onto a corpse long dead only to beguile her::
Gelina Grey: ::the nightmare taking a turn, the figure yanks her up off the floor and forces her to look into the room. when she lifted her eyes all she saw was an unfamiliar body hanging there. it wasn't Caelum at all. she then looked at the figure and tried to back away:: "You are not real..." ::she finally broke loose and ran back to the other room. she flung the door open to look at the bodies again now figuring out that the missing body was Nicho's ::
Nicho TGM: ::All around her now, the dream scene fades, not having been implanted to run past this point, now it is just Lina and Nicho, standing in an empty gray hall ::
Gelina Grey: :: she blinked looking around then her eyes focused on him:: Where are we...
Nicho TGM: We are still in your dream, Lina.... only, past the point where ye are supposed to wake up screaming, the script does not last this long.
Gelina Grey: And the room with all the bodies?
Nicho TGM: Lies and illusion.... somehow he implanted the dream into thy subconscious mind. :: Still holding her hand, his dream form radiates power and confidence, but above all, Truth:: He has no power over thee, Lina, only that which ye allow him to take.
Gelina Grey: :: she nodded understanding now:: Tis when he was wandering around in my head. :: still a bit afraid, she keeps hold of his hand. she looked around again still not sure of how Nicho did this. she looked down at herself seeing the blood was gone and she was fully clothed unlike her nightmare::
Nicho TGM: Aye. I am nae discounting the danger he represents, but this realm is not real. ::To demonstrate, their surrounding change again and they are in the castle garden, sprites flying all around them::
Gelina Grey: Ok but that still doesn't mean I am safe. That all of you are safe. I am still a threat to everyone. What happens when I wake up, I am a mess ya know.
Nicho TGM: ::Then just as suddenly, they are at Gold Horn, standing to one side of the throne room, watching Rayna listen to petitioners :: Ye are not the threat, Lina... that is one of his lies. Ye are the key.. we need thee.
Gelina Grey: :: she canted her head frowning a bit:: The key? I don't understand....
Nicho TGM: He tells these lies to dishearten ye.... to take ye out of the battle... if ye give up, he wins. Such is his purpose.
Gelina Grey: Alright, but that woman lying in that bed next to you is in no shape to fight anything. Here I am alright, stronger...because of you. Back there I am withering away to nothing.
Nicho TGM: :: smiles :: So exert this woman's will over that one. Wake up and eat.
Gelina Grey: ::nods:: Just don't leave me when we get back...:: she squeezed his hand::
Nicho TGM: ::Again the scenery changes, they are now back in Gelina's room, looking down at Gelina's form, asleep next to Nicho in his trance:: Leave ye? I am always with ye, Lina.
Gelina Grey: :: she looked at him then down at herself:: Gods...I look horrible...
Nicho TGM: Aye.... Is this how it ends for the mighty Gelina Grey? Shrunken and plagued by fear? Will ye let him win then?
Gelina Grey: :: she looked at him again then back down at herself one more time:: No... ::her voice held more conviction now as a soft growl escaped her::
Nicho TGM: ::The dream Nicho will smile. Still holding her hand, he steps towards his sleeping form, seeping back into his body, she seeping into hers. He then sits up immediately, mentally messaging to the kitchen staff to send up some food, broth and fruits, and some unlaced tea::
