Chapter 18

Everyone, I am so sorry for the long wait. For lack of time, I'm afraid I can only post one chapter instead of two. Gomen-nasai! Honto ne Gomen-nasai! The good news, we are getting to the end. But don't worry! I've got a surprise for you all! You'll find out about in the last chapter! All right, the Nightmare sequence is now starting! Get ready cause HERE WE GO!

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            Filia peeked her eyes open and rose slowly. She found her head spinning and gave it a minute. "Where am I?"

            She stood and then realized she was standing in the middle of a dense forest. "Wait a minute, I remember…" Images of going through darkness, losing her grip, and falling came to her mind. "Everyone!"

            She began to walk, not entirely sure what to make of the sudden scene change. She walked until the forest ended, and she found herself looking over a large cliff. A large sea sat beyond that, and the sun was just starting to set, causing brilliant colors to fly across the sky.

            "Beautiful!" She gasped, watching the scene before her. Her head spun to the side when she heard the sound of branches in a tree breaking. Out of one of the trees fell Xellos.

            "Ouch! Now I know why I hated this place," He mumbled, rubbing his head. Filia walked over to him and knelt down.

            "Xellos, are you alright?" She asked, helping him to his feet. The lighting in the forest was beginning to fade, making it hard to see.

            "Yes, I'm fine," He grunted as he stood.

            "Where are we?" Filia asked, squinting to look around in the pour light.

            "An alternative dimension," When Filia gave him a skeptical look, he shrugged. "What? I have been here before,"

            "Right, well, we had better try and find a way to get out of here," As Filia continued, Xellos turned his head to look at what had caused the large shadow that was above them.

            "Uh, Filia…?"

            "And then we should, what?" Filia asked, looking at him.

            "Uh, you should clear those plans and RUN!"  The mazoku that had been hovering above them gave chase as the two of them tried to run as far as they could, which wasn't very far, consider that they were right by a cliff. "Oh lovely! What do we do now?"

            Filia look at the mazoku for a minute. "Xellos, quick, what rank would you say that mazoku is at?"

            "What? He's a lesser Mazoku, why?" Filia smirked and Xellos slowly back away. She then commenced in squishing the mazoku after she had changed into a dragon. She converted back to her normal human looking self and turned to Xellos.

            "Okay, he won't bother us anymore," She said, and then motion for him to follow her. He did so, not wanting to get her angry. They began to walk and try to find a way out. What neither of them noticed was the figure following them. Their shrieks could be heard out from any distance.