Havoc Society: Vague Memories

Chapter 11: When Daylight Fades

When daylight fades

I must stay awake

For if I sleep
Dead I shall awake

It’s 2 am.

 I struggle to stay awake.

But I do this for my own sake

I know if I close my eyes

 Frightened I shall be

With sanity as my prize

I fall into demise

I fell asleep

Now frightened I shall be

EmiL is in the bathroom washing his face with all the other kids. EmiL feels an ominous presence. As EmiL washes his face, he begins to bleed. His face turns into that of a monster. EmiL is four years old. EmiL cries out for help, but only his teacher comes. He sees her through the mirror, and looks to her side. There he was standing by her side. He stopped crying. "Teacher I look like a monster!" he said. " Then why don't you die like one?" She said. EmiL walks through the mirror, and grabs EmiL. EmiL yells. EmiL wakes up holding onto his heart to keep it from falling off. EmiL breathes heavily. EmiL walks over to his mom's room to tell her he had a nightmare.

EmiL: Mom! Mom! It happened again.

Mom: Want to sleep beside me again?

EmiL: Yes please!

EmiL jumps on the bed, goes to the corner his mother wasn't in, and falls asleep. EmiL wakes up shortly afterwards because he heard yelling.

EmiL: Mom? Mom are you okay?

Mom: Yes! Just give me a moment!

EmiL hears more yelling.

EmiL: Mom! I'm going to check!

Mom: Stay where you are!

EmiL opens the door only to see dead bodies everywhere, and blood covering the walls. His mother smiles. 

Mom: I thought I told you to stay inside.

His mother gets furious, and with a demonic voice says-

Mom: Go!

EmiL wakes up in his bedroom. Emil calmly, but quickly turns the light on.

EmiL: I can't trust anyone. Not even in my dreams.

EmiL: Why am I remembering this now?

Guard: My borrowed “gift” is to use your worst nightmare against you.

EmiL: In that case I’m immune to your power.

The Guardian of the gate laughs.

Guard: Why is that?

EmiL: Because all my nightmares are just as horrible as the last.

EmiL uses telekinesis to open the gate using the guard’s body.

EmiL: You’ll have better luck throwing a rat at me. Those are scary.

EmiL walks over to the guard, and grabs his shoulder to take his power.

EmiL: An imitation of an imitation… How would that work?

Guard: You’ll never kill the king.

EmiL walks by the guard.

Random person: get your tickets to watch the gladiators fight! I hear this time they got people with “gifts” to participate, and not just borrowed “gifts”