Writing The Guardian of Dreams...

[Rhys Mayiessen]

[color=skyblue]This is part of one of the stories I am writing. You don't really need to know the other part of the story to know what is going on here....Don't mind the mistakes...^^;;[/color]

[color=blue]Shayleigh lay in the beautifully decorated bed finding it hard to fall asleep. A million thoughts swirled through her mind at once. So many things didn?t make sense to her anymore. She finally felt herself drift off though it was a fitful sleep full of disturbing dreams.

[i]Shayleigh found herself nowhere, at least she couldn?t see anything except for light, a bright white light. Suddenly a figure appeared in front of her but Shayleigh had the feeling that he was there all along.
He was smiling at her, his white hair sparkling in sunlight Shayleigh could not see. His face was friendly and he tapped a staff upon the ground slowly. The staff looked like a dream catcher to her though it had a large blue crystal in the middle of the web while little rings adorned the outside circle. Every time the staff tapped the ground the rings made a pleasant jingle.
?Who are you?? Shayleigh felt herself ask though she didn?t remember opening her mouth.
?I am nothing but everything,? He responded. His voice seemed to come from everywhere at once. ?No one can see me be I am everywhere. I am the Guardian.?
?The Guardian?? Shayleigh asked, puzzled. ?The Guardian of what??
?The Guardian of Dreams,? The Guardian said as his smile grew wider. ?Did you think this was all real??
She thought for a moment then shook her head. ?No. The last I remember I was with Elëgaith and Dralegar. They finally told me their?secret.?
The Guardian nodded, like he understood. ?I brought you here for a reason. I usually appear in many dreams, you see, but that?s the part that is usually hazy or you forget. This dream you will remember though, you will remember every single detail for it is very important to the world. I don?t think the dark mage has told you yet but the balance has been disrupted in the world. Evil is now more dominant than good. Its all because of me.?
?You?? Shayleigh asked incredulously. ?I thought you were good not evil.?
The Guardian smiled ruefully. ?Ever heard of nightmares? Well every once in a while an evil side takes over my body. One of the warnings is that my hair starts to turn pitch black. I know that my evil side is planning to flee the dream world and enter the real world. The consequences could be catastrophic. I was never meant to leave the dream world. Anything that he dreams up will come true. You and the dark mage are the only ones that stand between me and destruction.?
Shayleigh struggled to comprehend everything. It was all so complicated. ?What are we suppose to do??
?I cannot tell you that, you must find out on your own. Hurry! I can feel him! He is com?? His voice trailed off as he clutched his throat in pain. Shayleigh saw the tips of his hair change colour and watched in horror as the darkness enveloped all of his silvery-white hair.
She tried to run away but her feet wouldn?t move off of whatever she was standing on. Suddenly the white light disappeared replaced by the total absence of light. Shayleigh couldn?t see her hand in front of her face and had the strange feeling that she didn?t have a hand, not anymore anyways.
She heard malicious laugher that exploded in the quiet air and came from everywhere at once. Once the echoing stopped she heard the tapping of the staff in quick succession and the jingle didn?t sound so pleasant anymore. He appeared in front of her again and Shayleigh noticed that the crystal had gone totally black.
He stepped forward and Shayleigh realized for the first time that he was blind, though she felt as though he could see more than she would ever see. ?Who are you?? The words barely escaped her lips before they were sucked into the utter blackness.
The Guardian sneered, ?Who do you think I am? I am who you were talking to before. The Guardian of Dreams or should I say Nightmares? I know what he told you. It?ll never work, destiny is engraved in stone, you cannot change what is. I?ll be glorious and you?ll be dead or better, groveling at my feet.?
Shayleigh suddenly felt the ground beneath her give, like it couldn?t hold her anymore. She futilely tried to grab on to something but it was no use, she started to fall. She tried to scream for help but no sound escaped her lips. She was going to fall for eternity? [/i][/color]