Willium Valen and The Curse of Hades

Chapter 4-Worse and Worse

The ending of another nightmare shot me awake and left me shaking with fear. I was too used to this happening, it was happening 6 times a week. I must have been going crazy or something. I had developed a routine to handle them. I wake up from the nightmare, close my eyes, hold my cat in my arms, and return to bed. This usually worked most of the time, but tonight was different for some reason. I woke up in tears and I felt so scared for some reason. I probably felt scared because of what happened in the nightmare. I was too used to that feeling of fear, it left this soggy, wet, cold feeling inside of me. I looked around my room, I was not in the mindscape, it was hard to remember that after having nightmares that felt so real. I hugged my knees to my chest and rested my chin on them, I felt like crying, so I let myself cry. I felt so hopeless, I felt so lonely, and I needed somebody to hold me. Geo would always come to my mind whenever I felt lonely like that. I wished that they were here. We argued, but at the end of the day they were always there when I needed them, but not now. Alcott was lying at the foot of my bed and looked up at me. Alcott always knew when someone needed him, he could sense it. He was a pretty calm dog, he didn't bark a lot, and he followed my dad around everywhere. He was a good size, he was in between large and medium. Alcott walked over to me and laid down next to me. I laid back down and held him in my arms. "Hi, buddy," I said to him. I looked up at my clock sitting on the top of a bookshelf on the side of my bed, it was late at night. I needed to go back to bed, but I was scared that I would have another nightmare. I was exhausted, I could barely keep my eyes open, I guess I had to risk it. The dream that I had was weird, I don't know what I would call it. It didn't make me scared, it kind of made me mad. It left me frustrated, feeling weak and hopeless. I was in a hospital hallway, everything was silent, and fluorescent lights flickered. I heard screaming coming from far away, but it almost seemed fake. Until I heard a voice that I knew very well. "Help!" Geo's voice screamed out. "Geo!" I exclaimed. I ran towards the room where their voice was coming from, but the door was locked. "Willium!? Help me, I-" Geo gagged out of pain. I started kicking the door to open it but the door was pure metal. I started crying as I heard Geo screaming, knowing I was helpless to do anything about it. "Geo, I'm sorry," I cried. I sat down on the floor, leaning on the door. I heard a thump against the other side of the door. "Geo?" I muttered. "Wake up, darling," Geo's voice softly said. I woke up in panic, it was just a dream, even though it felt so real. Geo was safe and it was all fake, I didn't need to worry, nothing was going to hurt him. I got up out of my bed and got dressed. I still felt pretty tired, but I walked downstairs anyway. Alcott followed me down the stairs and laid in his dog bed in the living room. I went outside and I took a walk in the gardens. The gardens were always so pretty on foggy mornings. Ivy covered the cobblestone walls of the gardens. All types of plants and flowers covered the beds, it was a mix of all types of greens, dark and light. The gardens were also very big, but they always had this magic to them. There was this purple aura that filled the air, little purple firefly-looking things would float in the air. No one knew what they were, but everyone had their theories. Some people thought that they were just purple fireflies, but if you were to look at them closely you would see that they're just small flakes of purple light, not insects. My dad would always call them purple floating snowflakes, but they weren't snowflakes either. They had this magical nature to them that made me think that they were not a thing at all. If you ask around some people will tell you that they're spirits called Fey. I didn't know what to believe, but they sure made people think for a while. While walking Stevie came up to me, whenever she would sleep downstairs she would make sure to find me in the morning. I picked up Stevie in my arms and she purred as she nuzzled in my arms. "Good morning," I said to her as I walked inside. I put Stevie down on the floor and she ran into Analina's arms. "Stevie!" She smiled. I loved it when my sister smiled, she had the cutest smile. It was the same smile as my grandma's. "Hi!" "Good morning," I said."Thank you," Analina would always say thank you after someone said good morning to her. "You're welcome," I chuckled. "How are you liking school?" We sat down on the couch. Stevie hopped into my lap and curled up into a ball. "It's fun, I guess," Analina muttered, resting her head on my shoulder. "You guess?" I asked. "I like it, it is fun, but what is that word? Like when it goes over again badly," Analina looked up at me. "Tedious?" "Maybe, it feels ted-i-ous," that was how she pronounced it. "School can be like that sometimes and also just life in general," I said. "Is your life tedious because the knife guy isn't here?" she asked. "Yeah, some days," I chuckled. I wouldn't have used tedious, I would've said lonely. I missed Geo a lot, maybe a little too much. "His name is Geo just so you know," "Geo? Like a rock?" Analina scoffed. "Ha, maybe, I don't know," I said."Do you like Geo?" Analina asked as she looked up at me. "Um..." I felt awkward. "As a friend," "No, you like him how Daddy likes Mommy, right, at least that's what it looks like," Analina mused. "Well, let's just say it's complicated." My mom came downstairs and sat next to Analina. "Good morning," she yawned. "Good morning," I got up off the couch. "I've got to go-" Willium...I heard that same voice again, the one from yesterday, except it felt more real. It was coming from the dining room, calling to me like a ghost, luring me into a trap, it was terrifying. I felt a chill crawl up my spine and I started to hyperventilate. Then everything went black and I was in the mindscape again. "It's all in my head, it's not real," I told myself, but it felt so real that it was terrifying. "Willium, are you okay? Snap out of it," "Mom?" I asked. "Mom, where are you?" I cried. No one can save you now, poor little Willium...It was Zeus, it had to be, he'd always call me that. He called me that to remind me that I was weak and helpless when I was in his hands. I couldn't even fight back, but I think that's why he kidnapped me because it was so easy to rape me. He had his eyes on me ever since I was born, it was sick, but he didn't care, and that was infuriating. "Where are you? Why are you doing this to me?" I cried. Tears streamed down my face and I crumbled to the floor. I curled up into a ball and sobbed. "Awe, looks like I have a crybaby on my hands," Zeus' voice rang in my head."Shut up!" I screamed. "Willium, it's not real. I'm right here," my mom said. I snapped out of it, it was just a vision, but it felt so real. "What happened?" my mom asked, holding me in her arms. I tried my best to stop crying, but it was so hard. "I can't-" I sobbed. "Sh, sh," my mom rubbed my back and held me close. "Take a breath," I took a deep breath, I still felt so scared, it felt like another vision could come any second. The fear was paralyzing and made me too scared to even talk. "It felt so real, Mom," I cried. "I know, Analina, go get your dad," my mom said. I couldn't stop crying, I tried my best, but the tears were as relentless as the sea. "I'm sorry, Mom. I'm such a mess," I sobbed. "I'm so weak, I can't do anything right." "No, no that's not true. Let's sit down," my mom walked me over to the couch and we sat down. My dad came into the living room and sat down next to me on the couch. "What happened?" my dad asked, patting my shoulder. "He just broke down, Willium what happened?" my mom asked. "All of a sudden I heard Zeus' voice in my head, and then I was back in the mindscape. It all felt so real, but it was just a vision," I said.