Yami Shorts

 The Castle They arrived at the castle and the sun was going down. It was tall with black bricks and scarlet roof tiles. In the centre were a set of purple double doors. At either corner were a set of tall towers. In front was a green cobbled road with dry dead mud at both ends. The castle itself had red and green stained glass windows. “Do we knock?” “Why?” “To be polite!” Chashathrophogh let out a huff as they walked up to the front doors. Yet Bash spotted that Zaryb looked slightly sorrowful. “Are you alright?” “Yeah. It is that knowing the mom that I wake, Wolfox would be there in my head.” Cerpheres placed a hand on his head and pulled him close. “Don’t worry, if he came out I would love to see him in action!” “Get your hands off me!” “Make me!” He then just punched him in the face right there and then. He was about to punch him again until he caught it and licked the blood from the nose. “Goooood booooy! Now, when you wake, keep that attitude. Wolfox will like you more that w...

 The Dream Creatures They all walked away from the village. As they did they all looked at Strena, who was slightly taller than she was. Then to Zaryb, who looked less gloomy. In fact, he looked almost at peace. “So, why are we looking so at easy my dear beauty?” Cerpheres purred, as he draped an arm around him. Zaryb looked down and smiled. “I guess that this is the first time in years that I’ve not had Wolfox whispering in my ears. It is rather peaceful.” “Oh?” “Yes, and when I find something to get that thing out of you, you will enjoy more moments like this.” “But what if there aren’t anything that can do that?” “There is and I will find it.” He let out a bittersweet laugh. “Why do you never give up on me?” He rolled his eyes. “Do I really have to say?” “No. I guess not.” “Uncle Zaryb, once you’re free, what do you want to do?” He looked at her and his eyes narrowed. He looked at the far distance as he thought for a moment. He carried a deep frown as he looked puzzled. “Honestl...

 The Dream People  They walked into a village. The homes were made of stone with uneven glass windows with back doors. The roads were cobbled and there were no pavements. There were many men and women dressed in all black. Their faces were all pale as death with heavy bags underneath their dead eyes. They had no expressionless faces and went about their business like clockwork. They all looked around for anything that they could indicate that there was something off. Bash then walked up to one. “Hello.” “Why are you talking to them?” Asked Cerpheres. “They might have something to say.” He smiled and nodded. “Hello. You are real people, I see.” She said with an emotionless voice. “Yes.” “Then I am to give you this.” She said, giving her a map. “You are to travel to the Dream Castle. That is where her main Dream Avatar is, there it is waiting for you. That is if you can get there.” “And what do you mean by that?” That was when the rest of the village crowded around them. Then th...

 The Temptation  They all came to a cave. They looked left and right and saw that there was no end to the rock face. They looked up to see that there was no end at the top either. They looked at the mouth of the cave, with a sense of anger and dread. “Well? What are you waiting for? Get in there!” Wolfox growled. “But there’s no room for you!” Wolfox roared. “Yes, I know, girl! Clearly, Grasharlo does not want me interfering with this Dreamworld, or doing anything for that matter. So stop dawdling and get a move on!” Cerpheres chuckled. “Don’t like tight spaces, do we?” “Oh, don’t you dare start, boy!” Cerpheres chuckled and looked at him as if he was a cute animal. “Alright!” So the group walked in, leaving Wolfox behind. When they did, the first thing that Bash noticed was that the others had disappeared! The next thing that she noticed was her father standing in front of her in a room. In his arms was her baby brother. Her baby brother that she barely knew, the baby brother...

 Dreamworld  The first thing that Bash saw was the black void that she thought was the sky. She sat up slowly and saw the purple grass that looked like it was glowing. She looked around to see Strena was already awake and curled up. She looked at her wrists and spotted that her cuffs were missing. Then Zaryb appeared next to her to see that his cuff was missing too. Then she noticed Cerpheres and Chashathrophogh were looking at her. Her eyes dropped to his wrist to see that his cuff was missing too! “We’re in a dream, aren’t we?” “It appears so.” “What!” Exclaimed Strena, she curled up tighter as she looked down, timid. “Does she-” Cerpheres and Zaryb looked at each other and chuckled. They both placed a hand on her head and chuckled mischievously. Both had a cheeky look on their faces, which was strange to see on Zaryb’s face. Cerpheres looked strange, his eyes were amber and his hair was not emerald. “I wouldn’t worry about that, my dear.” “We both took care of that.” “How?”...

 Grasharlo’s Spell  Bash looked at Strena as they traveled on. After being the target of so many people’s revenge, she must have been going through so much. She knew that the girl was a good fighter but she still needed motivation and guidance. She remembered what the strange voice had said. “Be a mother to her.” And now, she knew why. So she walked by the girl. “Do you think that you will be alright?” Strena looked down. “I don’t know. Tell me, do you think that I will ever be like Daddy, no, Dad?” “Given the right circumstances, yes. But I’m pretty certain that, here with us, you won’t.” She looked down and nodded. “It’s a bit like me and… Uncle Chashathrophogh. It seems that we are very much alike, to a point we sometimes say things at the same time. So I do have to wonder about that. After all, given the right circumstances, maybe I would have become someone like him .” She nodded, yet Bash knew that this did nothing to comfort her. So she placed an arm around her. Yet sh...

 The Power Of The Blades Strena sat by Cerpheres as he gave her a violin and bow. She placed the violin to her chin. “Not that way!” He sang as he corrected her posture. He then put the bow to the strings. “Now gently stroke the strings. If you do it too hard it’ll sound like you’re abusing a poor, poor cat!” She did but it still sounded like a screaming cat. The rest jumped and looked at them as he chuckled. “I told you to do it gently!” “I did!” She snapped. He chuckled as he wrapped himself around her and took hold of her hand. Then he gently guided it to stroke the strings with the correct gentleness. Soon it sounded something like a monotone tune. “Better. Now, do practice that!” He sang before kissing her cheek and letting go. She looked at the strings and practiced and practiced, even while they were walking, until she finally was able to get the hang of it. Even though she had the urge to put more pressure on the strings she resisted it. She kept this up all day until she g...

 The Scorned They soon set off the moment that Strena was ready to leave. Once they were on the move they were able to make a good amount of progress. They were able to get a good couple of miles in and that included food breaks. Once night fell, they were able to get some sleep. Yet Bash and Cerpheres stayed close to Strena. Mainly to help her get some sleep and stay asleep. The following day they were able to eat their breakfast. Strena, feeling slightly ill after the events of the day before, found it difficult to eat. However, out of fear of being force fed by Cerpheres, did her best to force as much food down her as she could. When it was in the middle of the morning, they approached a young man. He had green hair, blue eyes and, by his skin tone, was from Middeast. He wore long blue and red robes. He looked at Chashathrophogh, Zaryb and Cerpheres. He then closed his eyes as he took out a small silver fob watch from his pocket. “Who are you?” “Eahes Akumr of the Desert Planes....

 The Assassin The following day Strena looked down brooding as she looked at her reflection in the lake that they had set up camp next to. Looks like now that Grasharlo’s back from the dead, she’s been telling all those who hate dad who and even where I am. Guess that I am going to have to get used to the idea of being a target for the rest of my life. However long that is… She curled up as she let out a sigh before taking a sip of her tea. They were soon approached by a woman that she remembered from the assassin’s guild. “I know you!” She remarked. She looked at her and smiled, masking her dismay. “Yeah! It’s been ages! My you’ve grown! You were only seven when I last saw you! How’ve you been?” “Alright. You?” “Never been better! So you’re still stuck with gloomy Zarry, I see.” Zaryb huffed. “I am not gloomy! I just have a lot to deal with. By the way, do you have any booze?” “No. You’re staying sober!” “Just one!” “Of course! How did you know?” “You always have one on you!” “Ju...