Nightmare

2

(A/N: I just want to say: I'm so sorry. TW ahead :D)

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Ceylan slowly woke up, his body aching and head pounding like he got hit by Seranah's gorilla strength arms. Groaning in pain, the teen squinted his eyes as they tried to focus, only to see unblinking eyes staring at him. He yelped and scrambled back until he hit something and he turned his head to see metal bars. His heart pounded in his chest and he felt his blood freeze when he took in the sight of bodies lying in the cage. Ceylan snapped his head to try to find an exit, zeroing in on a lock.

Bringing a hand up to his mouth, the blue haired male uncomfortably swallowed the bile traveling up his throat. Focus, he has to focus. Slowly maneuvering around the corpses, Ceylan examined the lock as well as he could in the dark. Actually now that he thought about it, what time is it and just where was he? Shaking his head to get rid of the thoughts for now, he stuck his tongue out in concentration. He tried not to think too much about the decay around him as he cupped the lock in his hands. Frost began forming on the metal and the teen narrowed his eyes to focus solely on the object between his palms. Ceylan perked up when he heard a crack and slowly opened the door as carefully as he could when the lock fell.

He had to cover his nose, the stench of rotting flesh filled the air along with whatever death surrounded him. A quick glance at his wrist showed that he didn't have his communicator anymore, just great, Ceylan thought bitterly. From what he can gather is that he's in a forest of some kind, trees looming ominously with a dense fog in the air. Trying to calm his pounding heart, the blue haired teen slowly crept away from the cage, sticking close to the trees. Looking at every stump and rock for moss, the boy nearly cried in relief when a stone with vegetation came into view. However, as he took a closer look, it looked like a stone arch for a building, a doorway maybe? Shaking his head, Ceylan walked in the direction the moss was growing.

He flinched heavily when a chirp sounded and his eyes snapped up to see a blue jay singing on a branch. Relaxing as he listened to its tweets, he startled when it took flight and he had the urge to run after it. The blue jay lead him further into the forest, the dense fog withering away the further he went. Bursting through some bushes, Ceylan was met with the most beautiful scenery he's ever seen. Valleys and mountains filled with lush greenery and life, rivers and lakes reflecting the sunshine majestically. If he didn't know better, Ceylan would think that a civilization would prosper here, perhaps even a kingdom.

But, he frowned, he has no idea where this is. For all he knows, Ceylan could be in a different country all together. He can only hope that the others have a way of finding him.

Slowly making his way down to the stream just ahead, Ceylan sighed in relief when the cool water trickled down his throat. Wiping his mouth, the teen took another look around, squinting as the sunshine got in his eyes. Alright, he has no idea where he is, nothing but the clothes on his back, and his power over ice - honestly not as bad it could be. Buzzing his lips, Ceylan wracked his brain for any helpful information Toxsa may have told him about the land and whatnot. The pipsqueak really got into studying the earth when he found out about his affinity to, well, terraforming.

Hell, Rosaline had them all study up on plants as...well... Wait. Plants! There's always particular plants in any region, why didn't he think of that sooner?!

"God I'm a dumbass," Ceylan grumbled to himself, searching for anything that wasn't a normal fern he'd seen so far. He furrowed his brows when a boysenberry bush caught his eye; stomach rumbling, the teen sighed and slowly foraged some of the berry. Somberly, the male glanced at the sky, a sudden sadness and longing filling him the more he stared at the blue horizon. Shaking his head, he hesitantly popped a berry in his mouth, shrugging at the taste. Well at least it ain't poisonous.