| I'm Dreaming...; Chapter 7 [Roll the Dice - RP 3] | |
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| Night | Feb 23 2008, 02:38 PM Post #1 |
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"My lord, you must wake up." I jolt awake at the sound of a voice. Looking around me I find myself in my room at Goodfellas Casino. The source of the voice? A knight armored in metal resembling the night sky. I am not afraid of this man, he is a member of my personal guard. "What is it?" I ask him. "You must make it to the roof, my lord. Your fortress is under attack." He speaks the words so calmly and matter-of-factly I find it unsettling. "By who?" "Your challenger, lord," he replies solemnly. "Can it wait?" I find myself very tired and struggle to leave the bed. I am far too groggy to be sure if I am dreaming or awake. He pulls me out of bed and suddenly the two of us are marching down a long traditional Japanese hallway - both of us armored as samurai draped in stars. We walk calmly and briskly, but the corridor is long and I can't see the end. Suddenly I find myself overcome with the futile feeling that the hallway is stretching away from me into the distance. That I will never reach the end. I speed up and look to my left at my guard - he keeps pace with me but I can read no expression behind his armored face. I find this the most unsettling of all. "Is this the right way?" I ask him, a trace of panic in my voice. "You should know, my lord, it is your castle," he replies dryly, "if you can't even find the roof then maybe you don't deserve to be here afterall." I recoil slightly at the harsh tone of his words. Deep down I know he is right. Breathing a sigh of relief, the path turns to the left and we come to a large arched doorway. My guard draws his sword - following his lead I place my right hand on the hilt of my own. I nod to him and he barges the door, the two of us charging in immediately I find myself inside a large cathedral. The air is still and I can hear my own rapid heart beating and reverberating through the walls. This place chills me to my core... I know who I am about to find. The arch-bishop. I turn and there he stands, eyeing me menacingly. A flash of movement and he strikes at me with his staff - I react instantly and draw my sword, blocking his blow. My guard appears out of nowhere and shoulder barges him, before grabbing me and dashing out the far side of the cathedral. Outside, we suddenly find ourselves in the thick bamboo forest - it takes me a moment to remember we are still inside my fortress. It feels like an eternity now since I was woken from my sleep. Cautiously and with swords drawn, my guard and I silently stalk down the path - every movement of every shadow in the thick walls of bamboo causes me to jump slightly. We walk for what might be twenty seconds, minutes or hours until we finally/suddenly find ourselves at a strange sight - a spiral staircase ascending the bamboo. "You've found it," my guard purrs toward me, "well done." "What now?" I ask, dumbfounded at this staircase. "Now you face your challenger," he answers, "now you prove whether or not you deserve to be here. Whether or not you deserve this dream fortress." He's right. This is it. This is the moment - my time to prove myself. With a deep breath I climb the staircase and at the top I find myself on a fortified Japanese rooftop. The moon is full and high and standing directly in front of me is the black knight. "I will destroy you and take all you own," he growls at me. "I will not let you," comes my reply. My voice surprises me, it is clear, strong - determined. He is not convinced and laughs. With a grand motion, he draws his massive broad-sword - I fix my grip around the hilt of my katana. In the same instant, we lunge at each other and as we meet eye to eye time seems to stand still. And I can see everything - myself, the black knight - his soul... his fears... ... and in this moment, I know I can beat him. |
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