Chapter Twenty-Three: Nightmare

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The hallways of the Sky Temple is dark and cold. Something isn't right. You look around fearfully, walking down a random hall. The halls twist and turn like a maze, never ending. Something is chasing you. Something wants you in it's grasp.
Something wants to keep you here.
Run. Don't stop running. Keep going.....
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You wake up feeling sick, like you have a common cold. Groaning softly, you sit up and sniff, only to realize you can't breathe through your nose. You cough, your breathing labored.
Well then...
Today would have been when the play would happen, but now you're too sick to do so.

Fujin comes in a few minutes later. "Hey," he whispers, sitting on your bed. "What's wrong?"
"I think I got sick," you sniff.
"Oh, dear..." he sighs and wipes away a few tears that slipped out. "Let me make you some breakfast, hm? How does oatmeal with honey sound?"
You manage a weak smile.

Once in the kitchen, you sit at the table while Fujjn makes the food. Raiden soon walks in and immediately takes notice of you feeling down.
"Woah, what's wrong, (Y/n)?" He asks.
"I think.." you trail off for a moment to blow your nose in some tissue. "...I got sick..."
"I can tell," Raiden states sadly. "Want me to tell Kuai and Hanzo about you being sick?"
You nod, Fujin setting the bowl of oatmeal in front of you.

Later on, you try and fail to read a book. You're too drowsy to concentrate. You are on the verge of nodding off in bed when Fujin brings something into your room.
"Mmm...?" You sit up again. "What is that?"
"This," Fujin grunts, setting the object on the floor. "This is a record player. Found it in the back room. Figured you'd like it."
"Thank you," you smile.

He lays out some of the records on your bed so you can see. "Where did you get these?" You ask.
"A few old friends gave them to me before they passed away. I got the record player at a used marketplace." He smiles sadly.

You hug him briefly, your energy low. "Get some rest. I'll make you lunch in a bit. Later on, want me to read to you?" You nod.
He puts a random vinyl on and exits the room.
Yawning, you stay in bed and look up at the ceiling, wondering how Raiden and Fujin will get that cursed amulet out of the Jinsei Chamber.

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