Nightmares Reimagined

[Nox]

Nox chuckled as the demon king left them in a flurry of wings and wind. "He throws temper tantrums like good kings do too. I'm surprised he didn't take off our heads."

Nox sat down amidst the ash and willed away the soot and grime and wished for someplace serene. Oddly the darkness changed to more darkness -- a different kind, the shadows of tress in the distance and a ring of light from the campfire just out of his vision. Home had always been where his family was, and that was usually around the campfire in the middle of some godforsaken wood where the animals lived and few people disturbed. Cities held monsters, but that was a different kind of life -- one he lived now, but he hadn't realized he longed for the emptiness of the woods. He needed to remedy that should he wake in the morning remembering.

"Been a while since I've had peaceful dreams. Too bad it's drug induced. Not that the nightmares won't come back. No way I can shut off the thoughts that cause them to be drawn to me. But it's good to know the really bad nights are their fault and not mine."