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Chapter 6 - Chapter 6: POV Riin

He's so strange. I thought I was done for back there, especially when I saw his hand over me. But...this human freed me and left it at that. I hovered there, watching him sleep while studying his aura. The happy color of yellow is barely visible underneath the sheer force of his sadness and rage. When he told me to keep out of his business, the sad dark blue actually crystalized and became reinforced by the blinding red of hate. What happened to him? He's 'gone through worse than their nightmares'...is what he said. I don't doubt it, not with that kind of despair locked behind bars of pain and suffering. As I hovered near him, I heard him start to mumble, his hands clenching. What's wrong? His voice slowly got louder and clearer as he continued to curl into himself. "No…! Please don't….stop!" A nightmare...that's so horrible. His hand reached out, searching for something he wasn't able to grasp. Worried, but too scared to wake him up, I zipped over to his hand, leaning into the palm and holding his thumb. I hate being so small right now...it's making it hard to help someone who is trapped in their own nightmare. It took a few seconds, but his finger curled around me and his hand lowered. He's calming down...I won't press the matter, but I'm going to ask him about it tomorrow. His hand now on the ground and his pain quelled, I started to try to leave his grasp. "Please...don't leave...me…" I froze. He's definitely still asleep, but I got guilt-tripped into staying. Well, it's guaranteed he'll be mad when he finds me here instead of...somewhere else. Really, where does he expect me to sleep?

It's surprising though how any of the smaller monsters run when they sense him. That begs the question--what is he? They're so scared of him. Kaistyn...it must be so hard not having someone to trust. I'm not sure if I can become trustworthy, but I'll try. It's just so sad to see a soul as lost as his be alone in the world...and cruel. Whatever he's gone through, what he is--they're both things he will have to learn to share. Hm? There're so many bruises! They've faded away by now, to the point I barely noticed them, but they're all over the place! Did someone beat him? So not only has he lost someone important, but he was treated horribly by someone else. He won't be happy about it, but I think I'll follow him. I don't have anywhere else to go...and it seems he'll need more help than he realizes. I'm not very strong, but I can use special magic to assist him. I won't leave this tortured soul to wander alone--not anymore. From his personality, all he'll do is yell and insult, but I don't believe he would hit me purposely. I mean, even when he waved his hand, he was far from coming into contact. When he grabbed me earlier so I would answer him, it didn't hurt, I was just startled by the anger that swelled substantially when he held me there. He wants others to get straight to the point, right? That might take me a bit to learn, but I'll at least try. The day's many events caught up to me as I lay there, bringing with it lovely dreams.