Chapter 3: 3.Jinxed
Standing infront of the mirror Ray looked at his own reflection checking his increasing white hairs he frowned " am i getting old?
This is genetic right it have to be genetic"
After pulling an all nighter reading the history before dark times ray felt really sleepy and felt fatigue catching up to him so he decided to sleep it was not like his parents were home and would scold him
So ray jumped into his bed and started to entertain the idea what if he had been infected by nightmare spell and would be undergoing a trail if he sleeps ' their was a story with similar plot someone was talking about it in school what was it's name?'
Having such thoughts ray fell into a deep slumber.
In the impregnable darkness
A faint unfamiliar voice rang
[Aspirant! Welcome to Nightmare spell .
Prepare for your First Trail...]
He some thing falling from the top of a great mountain then saw a crater made by the thing which fell then he saw a carvan of people
Then the scene changed as if hundred of years passed in an instant
He saw a lonesome small village at the base of a jagged mountain. Empty devoid of any action then in an instant many dead bodies were lying in the ground and just like a horror movie they stood up and started walking backwards but all of their wounds were gone
as Ray was trying to understand this
A small group of people on horses came back in the village while their horses walked backwardly then he saw a man covered in blood tied to a door trying to break free from the chains holding him shaking voilently as if there was something that would bring his end.
Then ray opened his eyes looking downwards he tried to touch his face but realised his hands were tied
Looking around he saw many people watching him in disgust and discomfort
Then he looked up but till then it was too late as the executioner had raised his blade to end his nightmare
And he did.....
Waking up suddenly breathing like a madman due to fright ray thought about his weird dream of being in a trial of the nightmare spell
" I've been affec"
just as he was about to complete this sentence he looked sidewards and saw a lattice made from a strange wood with
translucent paper which was fixed over the door's light frame
Watching this Ray's heart skipped a beat he saw his wrinkled hands in the dim light that passed through the translucent door wrinkled!! How? he was young and had a good skin and build of which he was even proud of but now.???
He hurriedly got up and ran out side and looked around for something that could reflect his image he saw many people gathered around a hole
'That must be a well'
Ray ran towards the crowd and quickly made his way through the crowd appearing at the edge of the well he had cut in the line so ray excepted some resistance but no one said a thing.
Ray saw a girl infront of him finished pulling out the bucket of the water
"Can you give it to me for a moment? "
This question seemingly suprised the girl as if she never realised he was behind her nonetheless she seemed reluctant to give it
"Don't worry I'll return it I promise "
The girl hesitatingly gave him the bucket
After looking at his reflection ray could not help but let go of the bucket
' ls this a dream or a nightmare? '