The shoggoth carried me towards the trench. I tried struggling but to no avail, it only made my situation worse as the shoggoth tightened its hold of me. I planned to use a grenade to at least loosen or destroy the tentacle that was binding me but En told me not to do it since it would only bring me harm than good if I try to blow the tentacle off, he even said that it might aggravate the shoggoth and consume me instead.                Eclaireuse even tried to overuse her soul force to strengthen the barrier but it did not work, the shoggoth’s tentacle still pass through her barrier. Looking around me, I saw other shoggoths still hunting, purging all remaining nightmare origin that had failed to run away.                  &

I woke and saw that my energy bar was almost full. I stared at the ceiling of the cave, thinking how far I will go in the next attempt and how long would I be trapped inside this prison. I wondered if ever I will be successful in leaving this place or be like Eric’s mother, forever trapped inside the abyss of dreams.                Although I have been trapped here for almost a day now, the lack of sunlight or any light for that matter makes you confused of what time of day it was now. The only source of luminous light I could see was Eclaireuse’s barrier. Although I was given the power to see in the darkness which I only noticed after being trapped inside this dark abyss and since I could not freely use my power in the real world, for that I was thankful or I would be utterly blind navigating inside this prison with a dangerous guard just outside the confines of the cave.  &

                                "Ferox? Who are you? I don't know you. Where did En go?"                Confusion painted my face, hearing the deep and brutish voice that had replaced En's calm and gentle voice.                                "I'm here Phil. Sorry for leaving you like that. The being tasked me with contacting Ferox to try and teach you to use your energy more efficiently."                I sighed in relief after hearing En's voice. Although mere minutes ago I resented him for leaving and not

Disclaimer: This chapter has blood, gore and violence in it. Please read in your own discretion.                                  "Hmmm...Hmmm...Hmmm."                I hummed sitting on a dining chair reading the newspaper. Still, the headline was about a serial mass murdered on the loose, the newest victim was a boy found dead inside a bathroom in a convenience store.                I flipped the page as I grew tired of waiting. I looked to my left and right and saw both my parents and Eric, sitting perfectly still on their seats. Thankfully my parents were not trying to dirty the floor anymore, must have used up al

                After overcoming his dejection, Phil attentively listens to Ferox's explanation of how to properly control his violent urges.                                "Okay boy, first things first. Do not be overwhelmed by your cruel urges. No matter what the voices inside your head whisper, do not do it. Even if the sigil is not activated, the urge to do violent things is magnified because of its presence. One more thing, this does not apply just to those that are around you, but to you as well, your body to be specific. For example, if you are in a situation where you want to scratch yourself because of a minor inconvenience and the sigil activates, you might end up with heavy injuries due to not being able to control yourself and scratch yo