chronicles of eden - act I

by Alexander Gordon

  “Yes, dear sister, we are. I’m not letting this one get away, not after he insulted me like that,” Falla said with a bite. She chuckled then glanced to her sister, the green eyed butterfly looking at her with a deranged smile.

  “A promise is a promise; let’s go hold him to that.”

  Chapter 22

  A Bad Dream

  Dreams are something experienced by both man and monster in the world of Eden. With the more feral and simpleminded monsters they usually aren’t that complex or even memorable, likely focusing on just breeding and that’s it. However, the more sentient monsters and humans have dreams that are more vivid, surreal, and sometimes even haunting. Whether they are fragments of past experiences or the imagination running wild, dreams can be either pleasant or disturbing for all those who experience them. Although not many would think it there was a common factor with man and monster in the world when it came to their dreams.

  Even monsters can have nightmares too.

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  Alyssa stood at the top of a grassy hill as a calm breeze rolled by, looking around at the surrounding landscape while a few clouds floated by overhead. Nearby a white horse was walking around looking at a large patch of tall grass. Alyssa giggled and walked over to her horse with a playful skip.

  “C’mon, Lucky, we can’t keep Daniel waiting,” she said brushing the horse’s nose. Lucky grunted and started eating some of the grass while Alyssa shook her head amusingly.

  “Lucky, we need to get going. You had your lunch but now it’s time to move on again, Daniel’s counting on us,” she said with an expectant tone. Lucky grunted again as he looked over to Alyssa.

  “We need to help him with his quest, he needs us,” Alyssa said gently. Lucky neighed then started eating again, the horse’s tail swishing gently behind him while Alyssa put her hands at her hips with a huff.

  “Hey, don’t give me that. Now c’mon, Lucky, I can’t let him down, I just can’t,” she said with concern. Lucky lifted his head while munching on some grass as he grunted again.

  “Please, Lucky, I need to do this for Daniel. He means the world to me,” Alyssa said looking down with a gentle gaze. Lucky slowly nudged his nose against her cheek, the witch smiling and gently brushing it.

  “You mean the world to me too, Lucky, but this is different. I love him, and I want to make him happy. I can’t let him down with this, he’s placed his confidence and trust in me, in us,” she said softly. Lucky snorted slightly then started walking down the hill towards the caravan that was parked near a dirt road. Alyssa smiled at her horse then followed after while looking at the caravan with hopeful eyes.

  ‘Daniel, thank you for believing in me. I promise I’ll never be like those other witches again, never ever. I’ll show you that I can be more than the proof to your beliefs, that I can be your mate one day.’

  Alyssa walked up to the caravan as Lucky trotted over towards the front, the horse snorting as it turned around and stood ready to be hitched up to the ride again.

  “Sorry we took so long, Daniel, Lucky was a bit hungry,” Alyssa giggled as she hopped up onto the front seat of the caravan. She looked inside the cabin then stared with wide eyes. Squeak and Specca weren’t inside, however two other figures were. Alyssa stared with shock as she saw Triska bent over her duffel bag, breathing heavily as she was naked and being thrust into from behind by Daniel. His clothing was also lying off to the side as he held the girl by the hips and vigorously rode her with a focused expression, his eyes watching as she bucked around and moaned while she gripped her bag tightly with both of her hands. After a few more thrusts Triska arched back and cried out as Daniel smiled confidently down at her.

  “Daniel…” Triska breathed out, her face having a deep blush while her hair flowed down her shoulders and back. She gasped as he started pushing into her again, the girl falling forward with a short cry as he continued to have his way with her. Alyssa’s mouth dropped as she felt her heart stop, staring with horror at the sight. Triska looked up to her as she was pushed in from behind again and again, smiling slyly as she licked her lips.

  “I’m all yours, Daniel, forever,” she said with a cold glare in her eyes.

  “TRISKA!” Alyssa yelled as she shot up from her dream, breathing heavily while she stared ahead with shock. She blinked then held a hand to her head as she tried to slow her breathing, feeling her heart racing in her chest. Sitting next to her was Specca, who was looking over at her with surprise from being startled by the sudden outburst while as she had a book in her hands. Across from them Squeak was looking at the witch with a curious expression while Triska was watching her with a raised eyebrow, both sitting against the wall causally. After a moment Triska smiled curiously and tilted her head.

  “Yes?” she asked innocently. Alyssa slowly glanced to her then around to seeing everybody looking at her. Even Daniel, who was sitting up in the front seat, was looking back to her with wonder while Lucky continued to pull the caravan along the dirt road.

  “Alyssa? What’s wrong?” he asked.

  “Why did you scream like that just now?” Specca asked as she regained herself. Alyssa breathed out and sat back against her pillow, the witch then looking ahead at Triska who was watching her with a curious smile.

  “Bad dream?” Triska asked amusingly.

  “Yeah, you could say that,” Alyssa said looking down as she put her hat back on.

  “About me?” Triska asked as she feigned surprise. Alyssa glanced to her with a dull expression as Daniel was looking back at the witch curiously.

  “You were in it, yes,” Alyssa muttered. Triska nodded with a knowing smile and leaned back on her pillow as she sat against the wall.

  “Hm, interesting. Was Daniel in it too? Oh my, were we both in it?” she asked curiously. Alyssa just stared at her with a dull expression while Specca and Squeak looked between the two.

  “As a matter of fact, yes you were,” Alyssa said flatly.

  “I see, and, what happened to us in your dream?” Triska asked with a sly smile. Alyssa stared at her for a moment longer then looked down.

  “I’d rather not talk about it,” she muttered.

  “Oh, was it that bad?” Triska asked with a grin as she held in her laughter. Alyssa rolled her eyes then looked over to Daniel, the boy smiling curiously at her.

  “You ok, Alyssa?” he asked gently. She nodded and smiled slightly.

  “Yeah, I’m fine. How long was I asleep for?” she asked moving up to the front seat next to him. Looking around she saw the clouds above were covering most of the sky. Old trees and fields of tall grass were seen passing by as Lucky pulled the caravan down the path at a brisk pace, with a thin veil of fog beginning to form around the area.

  “Only a few hours,” he said casually while looking around. She held her hand back behind her, summoning her staff over to her. As it flew past the other girls and into her hand she looked around slowly, seeing that visibility around the caravan was lower with the darkened skies and fog building.

  “So much for the sunny weather,” she said, having a cautious tone as she slowly looked around. The fog seemed to be increasing as visibility dropped even further, the small rays of sunlight above giving the fog a soft bloom effect. Alyssa looked around carefully then glanced to Daniel, the boy just looking ahead with a calm smile still. She looked down as she started to get a bad feeling in her chest, sensing something was off.

  “Hey, Daniel,” Triska’s voice came from behind, the boy looking back to her as Alyssa kept staring down at the seat. She drummed her fingers on her staff as Daniel got up and moved back into the cabin, feeling something poking in her mind. She couldn’t quite place it, but she knew something wasn’t right. Looking around again she saw the fog had become extremely thick, with the witch not being able to see anything more than a few feet around them.

  “Whoa, slow down, Lucky, slow down,” she cautioned. The horse slowed its pace to a calm stride while Alyssa looked around at the banks of fog around them.
The feeling in her chest started to get worse, the witch growing more concerned as something was driving into her mind.

  “Something’s wrong, I just know it,” she said quietly. She looked around then back inside the cabin.

  “Hey Daniel, I-” she started, freezing in place before staring with wide eyes. She saw Daniel lying on the ground with Triska riding him on top, the girl having her pants removed as she rode atop him vigorously. Squeak was kissing the boy with a passionate embrace while lying next to him, while Specca was holding Triska’s hips from behind her and looking down at Daniel with a seductive smile. Alyssa felt her heart stop as she saw Triska bouncing atop Daniel, her hair swaying about as she gasped and grunted with a flushed face. She arched back and screamed as Specca giggled, the nixie licking her lips while Squeak caressed Daniel’s head while kissing him. Triska moaned loudly then looked to Alyssa with a cold glare and a devilish smile.

  “Got him,” she said with a wink.

  “TRISKA!” Alyssa screamed as she shot up from her dream, trembling as her senses slowly came back to her. She quickly looked around to seeing her sitting back against the wall again, with Specca staring at her with surprise while Squeak and Triska were sitting across from her. Triska watched her breathe heavily for a moment then tilted her head with a curious smile.

  “Yes?” she asked innocently. Alyssa blinked a few times then looked to her with surprise.

  “Alyssa? What’s wrong?” Daniel asked as he was looking back to her, riding in the front of the caravan again with a curious expression.

  “Why did you scream like that just now?” Specca asked as she regained herself. Alyssa looked around at everybody then over to Triska as the girl was watching her with a curious smile.

  “Bad dream?” she asked amusingly. Alyssa stared at her for a moment then looked down while holding her head.

  “Yeah...” she said slowly.

  “About me?” Triska asked as she feigned surprise. Alyssa looked back up to her then showed a dull expression.

  “As a matter of fact, yes,” she said flatly as she put her hat on. Triska nodded with a knowing smile and leaned back on her pillow as she sat against the wall.

  “Hm, interesting. Was Daniel in it too? Oh my, were we both in it?” she asked curiously. Alyssa stared at her with a dull expression then showed a bit of caution.

  “Yeah… you both were,” she said slowly. Triska giggled and smiled amusingly at the witch.

  “I see, and, what happened to us in your dream?” Triska asked with a sly smile. Alyssa watched her with a careful eye then looked down.

  “I… don’t want to talk about it,” she said softly.

  “Oh, was it that bad?” Triska asked with a mocking tone. Alyssa looked back to her with caution then over to Daniel.

  “You ok, Alyssa?” he asked gently. She quickly got up and rushed to the front of the cabin, looking around outside to seeing they were traveling through the same path as before, with the clouds still being dark above while a fog was starting to creep around the area.

  “Alyssa? What’s wrong?” he asked as everybody was watching her. She rubbed her eyes then looked back to Triska.

  “Um… nothing,” she said softly. The girls looked at each other curiously then back to the witch as she sat down next to Daniel. He was watching her as she calmed her breathing and glanced to him.

  “I’m alright, it was just a bad dream,” she reassured with a small smile. He nodded with a calm expression then looked back ahead as Lucky continued to pull them along the dirt path. Alyssa looked around as she held her hand out behind her, summoning her staff towards her. As it flew past the other girls and into her hand she saw the fog building around the caravan again.

  “So much for the sunny weather,” she said softly. As the fog continued to build around them Alyssa started getting a bad feeling again, holding a hand to her chest while she slowly glanced around. Old trees and patches of tall grass were passing by while the fog started to grow denser, with the little amount of light that passed through the clouds above casting a soft bloom around them once again.

  “Déjà vu,” Alyssa said softly to herself. She blinked then looked down curiously, sensing something was off again. She drummed her fingers on her staff again then looked quickly over to Daniel, the boy still looking ahead with a calm smile.

  “Daniel?” she asked slowly.

  “Hm?” he said as he glanced to her. She looked at him for a moment then ahead as the fog became very thick around them.

  “Whoa, Lucky, slow down,” she called out. The horse grunted and started to slow down. It trotted along calmly as Alyssa looked around carefully, feeling something poking at her mind again.

  “What is this? This feeling…” she said quietly. Looking around she saw nothing but clouds of fog floating past the caravan, a gentle breeze causing some grass and leaves to rustle in the unseen. Alyssa shook her head as the feeling in her chest started to get worse.

  “Daniel, something’s wrong. I-” she said looking over to her side, the witch seeing Daniel gone.

  “Daniel?” she asked looking back inside the cabin. Nobody was in there, the interior being dark and deserted. Alyssa quickly looked around with fear as the empty caravan rolled along with dirt road. She looked back into the cabin, then over to the side at the passing fog, then next to her to seeing Triska sitting beside her.

  “Triska?” Alyssa asked with surprise. Triska smirked with a cold glare in her eyes, and then promptly struck her dagger into Alyssa’s forehead with a crunch.

  “TRISKA!” Alyssa yelled as she shot up from her dream, staring ahead with shock as she was breathing heavily. Looking around quickly she saw she was once again sitting back inside the caravan with everybody staring at her with surprise. Triska watched her breathe heavily for a moment then tilted her head with a curious smile.

  “Yes?” she asked innocently. Alyssa looked at her with wide eyes then around as she tried to calm herself.

  “Alyssa? What’s wrong?” Daniel asked as he was looking back to her, riding in the front of the caravan again with a curious expression.

  “Why did you scream like that just now?” Specca asked as she regained herself.

  “Bad dream?” Triska asked with a smirk. Alyssa stared at her with wide eyes then over to Daniel with fear in her eyes.

  “You ok, Alyssa?” he asked gently. She quickly scrambled to the front of the cabin and looked around outside, seeing the same sight of old trees and tall grass passing by while the sky above was cloudy. Small banks of fog were starting to form around the area as Lucky was still running at a brisk pace along the dirt road.

  “Alyssa? What is it?” Daniel asked as everybody was watching the witch.

  “What’s wrong, Alyssa?” Specca asked. Alyssa looked back to her then to Triska, then over to Daniel.

  “I… but…” she stuttered looking back outside.

  “What’s up with you?” Triska asked with a raised eyebrow.

  “I... I keep dreaming… about this,” Alyssa said looking down in thought.

  “Dreaming about this? About what?” Daniel asked. Alyssa looked to him with a puzzled expression then around as the fog started to build and grow thicker. She looked up and saw the light from the clouds becoming dim then back around with a careful eye.

  “I keep waking up, and… we’re traveling through the fog. Then…” she said before looking down.

  “And then what?” Daniel asked. Alyssa held a hand to her head as she started to get a bad feeling again, sensing something was off around her. Her breathing started to pick up as she quickly looked around.

  “What’s wrong? Alyssa?” Daniel asked as the group saw the witch beginning to panic.

  “Stop… stop! Lucky, stop!” she yelled out. Lucky neighed then slowed down, the horse grunting as the group watched Alyssa with confusion while the caravan slowly came to a halt.

  “Hey, what’s wrong? What’s gotten into you?” Daniel asked gently as he rested a hand on her shoulder.
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br />   “She looks frightened of something, was it really that bad of a dream?” Specca asked curiously.

  “I don’t know, was it, Alyssa?” Triska mused with a knowing smile. Squeak merely squeaked curiously as everybody watched the witch looking around franticly.

  “Something’s wrong, Daniel, I don’t know what but this isn’t right. This isn’t right at all,” Alyssa panicked as she looked around outside. The fog was so thick nearby that it was impossible to see anything even in front of Lucky.

  “But it feels so good, Alyssa,” Triska purred seductively. Alyssa froze in place as a cold chill ran down her spine. Slowly she turned to look behind her as her mouth quivered. As she did she saw Daniel was no longer sitting in the driver’s seat, the witch feeling her heart skipping a beat before she turned to see Triska once again bent over her duffel bag, the girl holding onto it with a flushed face and a coy smile while Daniel was riding her vigorously from behind. He was holding onto her hips as he watched her with a confident smile, breathing steadily as he rode the girl in caravan. Specca and Squeak were nowhere to be seen as Alyssa watched with horror at the repeat of the sight.

  “I never want him to stop. Never,” Triska said with a cold glare in her eyes.

  “NO!” Alyssa cried out as she shot up, again sitting inside the caravan as she stared ahead with wide eyes. She looked around with fright at seeing everybody where they were before and once again staring at her.

  “Alyssa? What’s wrong?” Daniel asked, riding in the front of the caravan again with a curious expression.

  “Why did you scream like that just now?” Specca asked as she regained herself.

  “Bad dream?” Triska asked with a smirk. Alyssa looked around and shook her head.

  “No… make it stop,” she said shakily.

  “Make what stop? What are you talking about?” Triska asked puzzled.

  “What’s wrong, Alyssa, you’re shaking,” Specca asked as she examined the witch.

  “Alyssa? What is it?” Daniel asked with worry. Alyssa ran to the front of the cabin and looked outside, again seeing the same sights as before. The old trees, fields of tall grass, dark clouds above, fog that was starting to form around the area.