Dream-Maker Part 4: The Sleeper Awakes
The well deserved rest of the heroic allies I travel alongside was now over, the treck back to civilization soon to come. The expedition to the Shar was one for people more learned than I, a man of little knowledge or ability. With the professor and his assistant concluding parts of their research, we all begin the long walk down the path of homecoming. Many strange creatures we met on our way, with the Owl managing to strike up proper conversations with them, learning many wonderful things about the deepest parts of the jungles. Alas, I bore witness to events far more important in the days to come, thus this tale has somewhat faded from my mind. I only now, many days later, find the time to continue writing the story of the Dream-Maker. Arriving in Qesrir, the air was heavy and somehow sad, something I immediately picked up on. No, the others are far too pure of soul to understand what this place was being plagued by. Something lurked in the alleyways of the town square, something that none were prepared for. Spending our time recovering from the exhaustion of our previous journey, the Talima lodge was contacted by the local law enforcement, one Inara requesting our presence. As we already knew of her, having worked with her men before to manage the case of the attack on the market recently, my heroic friends prepared for the worst, arming themselves for what was sure to be a horribly violent situation. Worry was painted on their faces, even the Son Of Rock was oddly round in shape, his rectangular appearance fading briefly as doubt settled in. My inability to aid them in any way did the heroes no favors. After what seemed to be an eternity of walking, we reached Inara's office and were informed briefly of the situation she was dealing with. Evil drew closer, yet she had managed to somehow catch rumors of a coming trade caravan, coming from the Talaros house. With the wind giving signs of a stormy weather to come, suspicions arose. Everyone but I drew the same conclusion; The kidnapped people would be taken out of their hiding spot from inside the town and out into the great unknown. The plan was swiftly set for the coming night, the night when it would all take place, and we began strategizing.
Despite all my desperate attempts to make the Dream-Maker change his mind I was drowned out by the voices of the others and was thus separated from my trusted friend. Oh Bellamy, how foolish of you to stand among evil without one of darkness to warn you about it. The plan was for us to split into two separate parties, one guarding the wagons that would head southwest, the other guarding the one heading for the town center. The weather swiftly shifted to match the coming storm of blades that would follow soon, a terrible omen only I was able to understand. The downfall of heroes often comes from their own lack of understanding of evil and its ways. Everything up to the point of no return was a blur for me, with many voices being silenced by the raging wind and the crashing thunder. What I last remember was a man of shadows unleashing his countless minions upon us, waves of shadow-magic flooding the immediate vicinity. At home in such vile depravity, myself was kept safe and my skills, however meager they are, carried me through the worst of it... However, not everyone else was as fortunate. After the dust was settled, the ever-pouring rain was not enough to cleanse the land of the blood of those who died that day. Many men and women lay dead beneath my feet, while others struggled with denying the stranger their soul in the afterlife. In horror did I watch as my friend and Dream-Maker lay wounded and seeing the end approach. An inglorious end for a hero that history will remember until the end of time. I never got to say goodbye. I never got to hear his last words. All I knew when it was all over was that Bellamy Bashira was no longer by my side. A manic euphoria filled the voice in my head when the realization hit me, I was no longer safe from it. The Dream ends here, the sleeper awakes... but what nightmares does he bring from the other side?
-Dream-Maker, The End
Noct's Journal Ordered oldest to newest
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Retracing the Road of Dreams part 1
04 Jul 2020 09:33:11
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Divine Soft-Rock Paste
08 Jul 2020 04:01:22
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Unstoppable
09 Jul 2020 04:46:57
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Affection
10 Jul 2020 02:55:45
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Rotting Alive
17 Jul 2020 05:52:28
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Despair
22 Jul 2020 02:29:50
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Manners of Beast
24 Jul 2020 07:29:55
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A Brush With Death
25 Jul 2020 09:15:05
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Dream-Maker Part 1: The Gathering Of Heroes
08 Aug 2020 08:11:38
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Dream-Maker Part 2: Of Dragons and Fangs
28 Aug 2020 06:34:12
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Dream-Maker Part 3: Honor Among Beasts
07 Sep 2020 06:03:58
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Dream-Maker Part 4: The Sleeper Awakes
15 Nov 2020 08:41:43
04 Jul 2020 09:33:11
08 Jul 2020 04:01:22
09 Jul 2020 04:46:57
10 Jul 2020 02:55:45
17 Jul 2020 05:52:28
22 Jul 2020 02:29:50
24 Jul 2020 07:29:55
25 Jul 2020 09:15:05
08 Aug 2020 08:11:38
28 Aug 2020 06:34:12
07 Sep 2020 06:03:58
15 Nov 2020 08:41:43
The major events and journals in Noct's history, from the beginning to today.
Dream-Maker Part 4: The Sleeper Awakes
The well deserved rest of the heroic allies I travel alongside was now over, the treck back to civilization soon to come. The expedition to the Shar was one for people more learned than I, a man of little knowledge or ability. With the professor and his a...
08:41 pm - 15.11.2020Dream-Maker Part 3: Honor Among Beasts
With myself trapped inside the lodge, recovering, the rest of the Heroes set out to find answers. Answers to this horrible crime that took price in a place of fun and happiness that was last nights market. I could only imagine the mind-numbing puzzles and...
06:03 pm - 07.09.2020Dream-Maker Part 2: Of Dragons and Fangs
As our afternoon nap came to an end, the Dream-Maker and I prepared for our nightly outting. The veil of darkness had began to embrace the outskirts of the Shar and Qesrir looked as well-groomed as we did in it. Bellamy's faceplate took on a gleaful expre...
06:34 am - 28.08.2020Dream-Maker Part 1: The Gathering Of Heroes
It was a hot morning in the Pal'tanir, Qesrir welcomed us with a radiant sun that would burn away our very flesh were it not for our protective clothing. A wide hat such as my own makes for poor camouflage, but it does wonders to hide me from the punishin...
08:11 am - 08.08.2020A Brush With Death
The brush in my hand was an object I had become very proficient in, the hair I brushed was as used to the brush as my hand was. The Dream-maker and I share this private moment together often, something we cherish, the quiet of the night our only company. ...
09:15 am - 25.07.2020Manners of Beast
Cover your head. Overhead swing. Bash. Don't use your offhand. Sidestep to the right. Bash. Left swing to right swing follow-up. Overhead feint into bash. Uppercut. Don't use your offhand. Don't use your offhand. Don't use your offhand... This phrase ...
07:29 am - 24.07.2020Despair
Despair "I like the sea." These words came out of my mouth absentmindedly, instantaneously, as if it was the correct words to speak at any given time when questioned about it. The Dream-maker, ever the faceplate shaper, shot at me a curious glance, his...
02:29 am - 22.07.2020Rotting Alive
The flowers were beautiful. It was a fact that immediately became apparent to me, standing on this rock that overlooked what seemed like the world's bounty of land before us. Bellamy was absorbed entirely in the reading of his map, as a child in a story o...
05:52 am - 17.07.2020Affection
"Please... Help me..." Those where my first words. Words full of deceit and vile, treacherous purpose. The world around me was hot, burning rays of white light blinding me nigh-permanently the moment I opened my eyes. An accursed sphere in the sky, dispel...
12:33 pm - 10.07.2020Unstoppable
It was a few days after we departed from Tymrben, a confused yet grateful existence alongside my friend Bellamy. Our journey would take us out into the great unknown, as we would honor Bellamy's dream together and spread the virtue of heroism across the w...
04:46 am - 09.07.2020Divine Soft-Rock Paste
I remember it as if it was still in my grasp, the floury taste of bread lingering in my mouth even as I write this. It was a cold day, a morning sun covered by rainy clouds that warned of a storm brewing in the horizon. I was having breakfast alone, ponde...
04:01 am - 08.07.2020Retracing the Road of Dreams part 1
These strange dreams, these nightmares, have slowly been making more sense as of late. I find myself sometimes able to follow them back, back towards a life I once lived. Everything and everyone I see in these dreams are foreign to me, a cast of actors pl...
09:33 pm - 04.07.2020Tis naught but aught of Noct. .. I do think Bellamy will hate this line.
12:52 pm - 04.07.2020"In times of life, I saw death. A legend lying in a heap before me, dreams of overwhelming light cast into an eternal night. In times of death, I saw life. A tiny ember standing but a leap before me, dreams of overshadowed night thrust into a radiant light. And as the lack of light makes the night flourish, so too does the night will the ember nourish; 'Till a grand fire burns through the night, stopping the wicked of great might. Grant us shadow, oh great fire, a safe burrow, from light's liar. And while you keep the dreamfire burning, I will keep the night from fading."
12:51 pm - 04.07.2020
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