The Arcane Guardians Chapter 80: Chapter 74: Fate

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And so it was that the mortals crossed the bounds of reality and arrived at the land of dreams. A place where peace and tranquillity unite to embrace eternity. A dimension where the bringers of death relish in their motionless repose. And yet, all was silent as the living trespassers stood before this lifeless army. “What the hell is going on?” Titus breathed, resisting the urge to touch the monstrous mannequins. He wanted nothing more than to release his fury on these demons for attacking his people. But if they came to life at the same time, there was no way anyone would be getting out of this unscathed. “We are in grave danger, that’s what. This ‘cloud’ exists on a different plane of reality; the magic here is different,” Orpheus muttered. “Felix disappeared the moment we entered this place too. Someone or something else must be pulling the strings.” Titus turned his attention to the girl staring blankly into space. “Hey, your brother just went missing.” He prodded her. “Aren’t you even the least bit concerned?” Marcia ignored him and shuffled off into the darkness. “Oi, don’t run off on your own, girl!” Titus chased after her, only to find her about a hundred metres ahead of him in less than five seconds. What the hell? She wasn’t running; how’d she get there so fast? Energy surged through his body as he broke into a sprint, catching up with Marcia in a millisecond. Orpheus’ footsteps were no longer audible, but he didn’t have time to bother about that for now. Something had been wrong with Marcia ever since they left her parents’ house. “Everything I lost… Everything I lost…” Titus pulled her shoulder to turn her around. His body tensed up as he unconsciously took a step back. The woman’s eyes were glowing pink as though she had activated her power, but her body was rocking back and forth like she was in some sort of trance. “Everything I lost…” she continued muttering, seemingly oblivious to her surroundings. “Hey… Wake up, girl!” The man shook her roughly to no avail. “What the fuck is happening?” Brother… “Lucia?” Titus swung around with his fists clenched, but the frozen Unendings around him remained still. “Argh, it can’t be real… Get out of my head!” He fell to his knees, smashing his head against the ground repeatedly to get rid of his deceased sister’s voice. “This place is fucked up! We gotta get out of here, girl!” Titus turned back to reach for Marcia, but his fingers only closed on thin air. He breathed heavily, staring at the empty space where she was. Something breathed down his neck. He spun around— “Fuck!” Titus yelled, jerking his body from the sharpened fingers millimetres away from his head. The Unendings had somehow gotten out of their place without a sound and were frozen mid-attack. Titus threw a powerful punch, blasting the lunging crowd of monsters away. They clattered on the floor, still frozen in their horrifying poses. “Caesar! Orpheus Caesar!” Green electricity crackled around him as he began to sprint around the rows of Unendings at nearly the speed of sound. “Where are you?” Brother, why didn’t you help me? Titus crashed into a wall, leaving a human-shaped dent on the blackened metallic surface. He got back up and shook his head groggily. “Get out of my head, you coward!” he yelled at nothing in particular. “Stop your mind tricks and fight me like a man!” Metal extended from his helmet to protect his mind, but an invisible force shattered it. Titus staggered in shock. Something grabbed his ankle. He yelped in shock. A bloodied man was holding onto his feet while dragging his body forward. Long slashes ravaged his face, and his body was missing from the waist down. “You… could’ve saved us…” the man groaned, blood gurgling in his voice. “Why…? Why didn’t you save us?! ” Pink light flashed around Titus as a familiar excruciating pain hit his body. ~ ~ ~ “Guh!” The world spun into a blur as concrete smashed into his lower back. His body froze midair before the invisible force flung it downwards.