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Dynaviir · 08-23-2003, 06:11 PM

Dynaviir turned in his bed. The heat, unbearable, screamed at him, warning him to turn back. But he couldn't, not now. It was too far. This had to end now.

"S-Show yourself, you coward!"

The flame shined on his sword as he stood on the cliff. His sweat dripped from his forehead. He could barely move. He watched in terror as the beast rose before him, eyes like diamonds. He clutched his pendant with his free hand. This was it. If he failed now, all hope was lost.

He gaped in awe at the size of the fangs, at the red, scaly skin, unpiercable, and indestructable. The flame roared all around him. The creature rose up in front of him, and roared Fire, heat and intensitypoured down onto him. He dived to his right, bearly missing the flame. The heat burned him and he screamed. He fell down. His sword was burning, but he couldn't let go.

Then suddenly, out of the flames, a woman screamed. Somehow all the energy he had returned to him, and he leapt up. Just between the flames, somewhere, the women's eyes stared at him, fixated. He stared at her, horrified, as she burned.

He lifted himself and ran towards her. This was all for her. He couldn't live with himself. He had to save her.

He leapt off the rock and dived into the flames. The heat burned him, but he didn't light. He landed twleve feet below and kept running. He ran towards her.

"HANG ON!!" he screamed. "DON'T DIE!! NOT NOW!!"

She screamed in pain as the flames burned her alive. He ran to her and wrapped his arms around her. He couldn't bear this. Tears ran from his eyes as he stared through the blackness into her eyes, shining clearer and wet with tears. She cried, and she couldn't stop. Suddenly, she let go. She couldn't hold on anymore. The flame pulled her away. He screamed as he watched her figure engulfed in the blackness, ripped apart and pulled away. She reached out to him, screaming his name, tears flowing wildly. He ran for her, but she was too far. And then she fell, and was ash, and she spoke no more.

He stared in terror at where she had stood, and then he closed his eyes and screamed. Then suddenly, the flames took him. He choked. And in the darkness that ensued, he looked above him. Two naked figures, cloaked only in the night, stared down at him, laughing, with cruel voices. And then slowly, one of them sank down to him in the flames, and stared at him, smiling. Dynaviir fell back, the ground gave way. He knew who it was. And as he fell, he watched again as the images of the dying woman tore his mind apart.

Then Dynaviir woke in his bed. Panting, sweating. He realised he held the pillow, so tightly by his side, close to him. His eyes were wide and the pillows were wet. He reached out to his chest and grabbed his pendant. He pulled it to him. And then he collapsed, and he wept with sorrow.

[ August 23, 2003: Message edited by: Dynaviir ]

08-23-2003, 06:11 PM	#310
Dynaviir Wight Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 30	Dynaviir turned in his bed. The heat, unbearable, screamed at him, warning him to turn back. But he couldn't, not now. It was too far. This had to end now. "S-Show yourself, you coward!" The flame shined on his sword as he stood on the cliff. His sweat dripped from his forehead. He could barely move. He watched in terror as the beast rose before him, eyes like diamonds. He clutched his pendant with his free hand. This was it. If he failed now, all hope was lost. He gaped in awe at the size of the fangs, at the red, scaly skin, unpiercable, and indestructable. The flame roared all around him. The creature rose up in front of him, and roared Fire, heat and intensitypoured down onto him. He dived to his right, bearly missing the flame. The heat burned him and he screamed. He fell down. His sword was burning, but he couldn't let go. Then suddenly, out of the flames, a woman screamed. Somehow all the energy he had returned to him, and he leapt up. Just between the flames, somewhere, the women's eyes stared at him, fixated. He stared at her, horrified, as she burned. He lifted himself and ran towards her. This was all for her. He couldn't live with himself. He had to save her. He leapt off the rock and dived into the flames. The heat burned him, but he didn't light. He landed twleve feet below and kept running. He ran towards her. "HANG ON!!" he screamed. "DON'T DIE!! NOT NOW!!" She screamed in pain as the flames burned her alive. He ran to her and wrapped his arms around her. He couldn't bear this. Tears ran from his eyes as he stared through the blackness into her eyes, shining clearer and wet with tears. She cried, and she couldn't stop. Suddenly, she let go. She couldn't hold on anymore. The flame pulled her away. He screamed as he watched her figure engulfed in the blackness, ripped apart and pulled away. She reached out to him, screaming his name, tears flowing wildly. He ran for her, but she was too far. And then she fell, and was ash, and she spoke no more. He stared in terror at where she had stood, and then he closed his eyes and screamed. Then suddenly, the flames took him. He choked. And in the darkness that ensued, he looked above him. Two naked figures, cloaked only in the night, stared down at him, laughing, with cruel voices. And then slowly, one of them sank down to him in the flames, and stared at him, smiling. Dynaviir fell back, the ground gave way. He knew who it was. And as he fell, he watched again as the images of the dying woman tore his mind apart. Then Dynaviir woke in his bed. Panting, sweating. He realised he held the pillow, so tightly by his side, close to him. His eyes were wide and the pillows were wet. He reached out to his chest and grabbed his pendant. He pulled it to him. And then he collapsed, and he wept with sorrow. [ August 23, 2003: Message edited by: Dynaviir ]