All Chapters of Nightmare Land: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

I PUSHED THOSE THOUGHTS out of my head as I turned and faced the twins. They weren't at my table anymore but were instead at the door. The other twin’s leg must have thawed enough that he could stand on it because he was supporting himself completely, and they were both staring at me, just waiting for me to come. When I tried to take a step in their direction, though something stopped me, and I glanced back at the Elixirs behind me, realizing for the first time I didn't want to just leave them. After a moment’s hesitation, I reached under the table for my old book bag, and dust, among other things, came with it.So, I gave it a good shake before opening the zipper. It contained my journals, old school supplies, and old objects I used to cherish. Ignore all that stuff I made sure that the beakers were closed before placing them carefully in the bag. I wasn't sure why I wanted to bring them, still, I would never ignore a feeling like this. I grabbed a couple more face masks and gloves si

I PULLED AT THE strings in front of me, untangling them and giving the nightmare lords back control over their bodies. Most of them think it is the nightmare master controlling them. I guess he still is since he's telling me what to do. Maybe I should feel regret about doing this, or perhaps disgust. Of course, after cutting out my own emotions, I feel nothing.I don't know how word of my abilities got out. Most, if not everyone, knew me as the useless blind kid born to an important family. No one, not even my family, knew that despite me being blind, I can still see things. These things are what I call strings. It's a little hard to explain, but I guess I can still try.Strings are something everyone has, and each of them represents their emotions among other things. When I move the strings in a certain way, I can control someone's body completely. I can also use them to look into someone's mind, not only seeing their memories but literally seeing out of their eyes. The strings are my

IT WAS A LITTLE hard to believe that he did that just for show; actually; it was downright impossible. He can't hide his emotions from me even without his strings; it wasn't hard to tell what his emotions are. He's an open book, a complex one for sure, but still an open book. To see the world the way he sees it would be quite interesting. I mean, everyone sees the world in their own way.What one person considers wrong or unethical, another considers completely fine. Which is why I would like to get a glimpse into the nightmare master’s mind. Does he see what he's done as something that was deserved? I focus on those thoughts, wondering what they meant. I mean, sure, the Nightmare Master has done so many bad things; however, it wasn't those things that my thoughts were talking about.I tried to grasp that train of thought to figure out what it meant, but it was gone as if I had never been there in the first place. Trying to grasp it felt like I was grasping at strings that weren't ther

MY HEAD WAS IN pain because it felt like someone was pulling my mind tighter and tighter, and if they didn't let go soon, it was going to snap. I couldn't do anything about it either since I was still under the nightmare Master’s control, performing for these rich socialites or should I say sadistic assholes. Well, I'm not performing that is the job for the freaks that the night remaster sends me. What Doc doesn't realize is that his ability works, and where most of them are freaks, the nightmare master can't stand the sight of, since they are useless. So he sends them here to perform for these assholes.Since I'm the ringmaster of this, for lack of a better word, circus, I only do a little opening before I am forced to mingle among the crowd. Since I'm supposed to please people and not frighten them over just a typical costume, a ringmaster of a circus would wear with a top hat and everything, plus one of those canes. Of course, what our guests don't know is that the cane is actually

I HAVEN'T CRIED IN years because, well, crying really wouldn't make a difference. I was stuck in this situation no matter what I did. Of course, that didn't stop the tears from falling; actually, it made even more tears fall. For a second there was only silence, and I thought those two had left, not that I had much time to think about them, since Frequency's voice filled the surrounding room.“So, not trying to be rude, Ring, but can you stop crying? I kind of need to run something that's by you.”At the sound of his voice, my tears dried up almost instantly. I'm not sure if it was because I was feeling embarrassed or maybe because having a friend around, even if he wasn't here in person, was comforting. I wiped the remaining tears from my face as I glanced around, expecting his face to show up on a TV or something like that. Frequency has the ability to use frequencies to control technology. To lessen his impact, the Nightmare Master put him to sleep, forcing him to use his frequenci