Nightmare Mythos

"Eek—!"

In an instant, the creatures that were all comfortable in the darkness appeared to have been exposed by their own house because someone decided to barge in and disturb them. They all laid bare to the only light that manifested in darkness.

However, a moment of clarity appeared on their front.

They all started to regain their moment of consciousness. They seemed to have liked the light that somehow appeared in the depths of the abyss.

However, there are some, well, one creature that didn't just idle around once they regained a moment of lucidity.

The moment it saw Cesar dashing away through the dazed creatures that still hadn't realized what was happening, it didn't just idle around like the rest and swiftly made their way towards him.

Whoosh—!

Even if they were under the influence of some powerful force or not, Nightmares are still Nightmare Creatures that feast and feed on humans.

Cesar began to notice it too as well.

One creature seemed to become more agile and fiercer just after them being freed momentarily from the darkness. It seemed they returned to their normal state before being controlled by the Darkness.

One Nightmare, the same creature as earlier closed the distance and motioned a throwing wave as its claws extended out. Connected with the hideous blackish bone, they were trying to reach Cesar and eliminate him.

'What the…!'

Sensing that something swift was coming to him, Cesar had to forcibly put a stop to his slide, dodging one of the claws that targeted him.

Whoosh—!

Cesar once again had to run as he spun all around to dodge the remaining claws before using the creatures he couldn't momentarily see with his eyes closed, as a way to jump since he could feel that they were briefly flabbergasted at their situation.

Every time he passed by the creatures of the dark with the Source of Light brimming its graceful artificial brightness towards them, Cesar's road became hard as he had to exert double the amount of effort he was doing.

With the creatures of the dark becoming his obstacle as the light seemed to 'stun' them, Cesar had to trust his instinct whether he'd have to jump, slide, dash sideways, or roll around.

However, that wasn't the only thing he had to worry about.

The creatures who were quick to react to the situation didn't want anything to do with the Darkness anymore as they stayed within the circle of the area of effect of the Source of Light. Continue reading stories on m|v-l'e m,p y r

They continued running through while putting pressure on Cesar, who was the source of their temporary lucidity.

It was one creature at first before it became almost the count of his own finger. The ones that Cesar passed through without thinking ahead right away were shrouded with Darkness once more, snatching the long-lost freedom they felt for a couple of seconds.

Whoosh—!

"Damn it…!"

Knowing the barrage of abilities targeting him was becoming intense, Cesar knew he was pretty lucky that nothing had made contact with him. Barely, even almost, he survived countless times to attacks because these creatures had to worry about the others that were trying to enter the circle of the Source of Light's area.

Even so, that couldn't go on.

He had to do something.

Knowing these Nightmares had gone back to their same mind of not being controlled by some bizarre phenomenon, Cesar had to think very quickly about how to stop them without losing the Source of Light's light.

If he undid it, Cesar knew the Dwellers of the Dark would instantly close the distance and kill him.

And finally, the answer whispered something in his air.

"You are almost at the bottom,"

Cesar felt jubilant at the news before posing a question, "Tell me what to do when I'm there!"

Cedeit replied after a few seconds, "Nothing. You just have to let yourself fall. Then, only after that, you open your eyes and be ready to catch something,"

That was the only thing Cesar needed as an idea came to his mind.

Soon, he hastened his speed, tripling up his movement. The creature who saw him moving like that couldn't just stay in its place, afraid that the light would disappear, started to chase Cesar while still continuing to kill the very source of their clarity.

Whoosh—!

Knowing this run would be the last one while being inside the darkness, Cesar sprinted as he avoided countless Nightmares and creatures that tried to block or hurt him. He didn't mind the one chasing him nor the things that followed him at the bottomless cone.

Swoosh—!

As the way road gets narrower and smaller, Cesar hears the voice inside his head.

"Just a few more,"

Once the warning from Cedeit reverberated in his mind, Cesar swiftly stopped funneling the orb with his essence.

Screech—!

Seeing that the light slowly closed by starting from the outside, the creatures that remained at that certain distance were a second too late to react before they all became shrouded by the Darkness once again.

Whoosh—!

One after another, the creatures who were once creatures of the dark became them again as the darkness had taken control over their bodies once more.

Screech—!

The Nightmare who had thrown its claws earlier sprinted its way towards Cesar, trying to kill and plead that he emit the light again by trying to snatch him with its hand.

But before it could touch him, Cesar was already gone, and he disappeared from his place by falling at the very tip of the cone. The light that ensued over him also disappeared again, bringing the lower half of the cone into the same situation as it was before.

The moment of clarity that appeared in its eyes shook before it came back as it was before. It then redirected its gaze toward the Paper Mannequin, Guardian Shelves, and the Nightmare by planning on tearing it apart without succeeding Cesar who was the first one to escape.

Aside from Cesar, no one has been able to go across the darkness, unable to reach the very bottom of the cone.

Soon, silence ensued over the cone.