Chapter 7: Eli’s Nightmare

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Tommy’s vision cleared, as he saw himself in a room that appeared like a hotel suite. He saw Eli, sitting on the bed with his sire, Gareth. They were both naked, looking into each other’s eyes with worry and concern. What was more puzzling, was that they were talking to each other as if they had known one another for many years!

“Eli… I just don’t know how I can get out of this.” Gareth said. “My father and mother have arranged this betrothed marriage with Sheila. But I do not love her… I never have.”

“I know, my Gareth. But we will find a way out of it.” Eli cooed, kissing Gareth on the cheek. “You never promised her anything, and you have told and shown me as much.”

Gareth turned to face Eli, leaning against him as Eli took Gareth into his arms. “I just don’t know how to tell my father. It’s all become so complicated.”

“Shhhh… Don’t worry about it for now. We will figure this out, my love. Try to ease it from your mind, and let us have this moment.”

Tommy watched as Gareth and Eli kissed, rubbing each other’s bodies with ignited passion. Eli then pulled Gareth onto the bed, reaching down and fingering Gareth’s pussy, both the BlackWarGreymon and ExVeemon’s members hardening as they went erect. Soon, Gareth mounted himself onto Eli, and began riding him. The passionate scene went on for what seemed like hours.

Unfortunately, it was shockingly interrupted by the door of the room being kicked in! Tommy spun around to see two people standing in the shadows, one drawing a gun from underneath their jacket!

There was a loud bang, and Tommy jolted awake!

Egad’s Castle – Slave Quarters

1:00 AM

Tommy bolted up from his sleep, breathing deep as if he could not get enough air! Cold sweat ran down his brow and body. After realizing it was all a dream, he curled up into fetal position, whimpering for a few moments as tears ran from his eyes.

He then heard a faint sound from within the slave quarters. Another whimper that was not his own! Tommy sat up slowly, listening carefully. Tommy recognized the sound as frightened moans and whimpers, with fast-paced breathing. Tommy stood up from his bed, and slid back the curtains surrounding it. The moans and whimpers sounded like they were coming from Eli Frostworth’s bed. Tommy quietly walked over, slowly pulling the curtains back to check on Eli.

The Exveemon was tossing and turning in a cold sweat, his eyes locked shut tightly. “No… No, don’t… Don’t hurt him… Don’t hurt him, please…” The ExVeemon whimpered, tears starting to escape from his clamped-shut eyes.

Tommy knew that Eli was having a nightmare. All of them had experienced a nightmare or two at some point during the grueling business last year with Cailus. Tommy had one shortly after Gareth had been rescued. Even Galen, who seemed to be the most fearless and courageous member of the Coven wasn’t immune from them. After all, Tommy had to wake Galen one night after the lion had experienced a particular bad nightmare a few weeks ago. At the time, Galen’s mind was running around the worst possible what-if scenarios of what could have happened at Runefield Asylum last year. But Tommy had a suspicion it was more than just a bad dream. Tommy touched a hand to Eli’s forehead, using his psychic powers to read into Eli’s dream. It was the same dream that Tommy had just a few moments ago, only it was continuing on!

Tommy reached forward and took hold of Eli’s shoulder gently, shaking it with care to try and rouse the ExVeemon. “Eli! Eli, wake up!”

Eli didn’t seem to respond. In fact, his moaning and whimpers only started to get louder. “No… No! Please, no! Don’t! You’re… You’re killing him!” Eli began to thrash around in his sleep. The nightmare was getting worse!

Tommy ran over to Bishop and Gareth’s bed, panicking and unsure of what to do. Tommy gently yet quickly shook Bishop’s shoulder. “Dad! Dad, wake up! There’s something wrong with Eli!”

Bishop groaned, shifting in bed as he woke up, causing Gareth to stir from sleep as well. “...Tommy? What’s going on? It’s one in the morning…”

“It’s Eli!” Tommy said. “He’s having a nightmare, but I can’t wake him up out of it! It also seems to be getting worse-”

Eli suddenly let out a shriek of terror, waking up everyone in the slave quarters. Bishop and Gareth bolted upright in their bed after hearing the sound.

“Woah! What’s going on?!” Uniko exclaimed.

They all then heard Eli, as he started yelling in his sleep. “No! No, you can’t! You’ll kill him with that! Please, no! Don’t hurt him anymore! Take me, instead! Take me!!”

Everyone bolted out of their beds over to Eli’s. They saw the ExVeemon thrash about under the sheets, hands clenched into tight fists. Tears ran from his clamped-shut eyes, the ExVeemon unable to wake from his nightmare!

Bishop gripped Eli’s shoulder and shook it hard. “Eli! Eli, it’s only a nightmare! Wake up!”

Egad then walked into the slave quarters with Mick, Symon, Xen, Anthony, Alak’ai, Fox, Krystal, and Marcus. “My word!” Symon exclaimed. “What’s all the hullabaloo about?”

Eli let out another terrified scream. Egad then ran up to Eli’s side, realizing what was going on.

“Eli! Eli, it’s okay! Wake up!” Egad exclaimed, then he paused, eyes widening. Egad saw Eli covered in a field of Magicka, but it wasn’t of Eli’s own doing! Someone was using magic to manipulate Eli’s dream, twisting it into an unbearable night terror!

“Someone’s using a spell to alter Eli’s dream!” Egad exclaimed.

“What do we do?!” Damion asked in panic. “He won’t wake up with usual methods!”

Gareth, panicking and unable to think of anything else, lowered his head down and took Eli’s lips into his own, pushing his tongue into Eli’s maw, wrestling them together.

The kiss had the desired effect, as Eli’s eyes shot open a few seconds later! Gareth broke the kiss, seeing Eli’s pupils dilated to panicked dots before opening up and focusing in the world around him, the Exveemon breathing heavily and quickly.

“Eli?” Gareth asked, worry in his eyes.

Eli then threw his arms around Gareth, sobbing uncontrollably as he cried. “Gareth! Oh, Gareth thank god! It was horrible! We were having sex when Cailus suddenly showed up with his men! He dragged me off of you, then one of his men started choking you! I was then shot, and… And…”

“Shh, shhhh.” Gareth said, gently hushing Eli. “It’s okay, Eli. We’re all okay, it was just a nightmare. It was just a bad dream.”

Gareth gently held Eli close as the ExVeemon sobbed.

“It’ll be okay, Eli.” Egad said gently. “Now, let’s all go to sleep in the over-size platform bed in the middle of the room. Let’s all surround Eli in comfort, and help him recover from this night terror. We’ll figure out the rest of it in the morning.”

Everyone then settled in on the central platform bed, grouping up with each other, yet surrounding Eli in gentle comfort. Bishop spooned Eli from behind, while Tommy hugged him from the front, Gareth spooning Tommy and wrapping his arms around both Tommy and Eli.

Everyone went back to sleep, staying asleep for the rest of the night.