The alchemist shop (continued)

As she finished telling the dream, Birch's frown deepened.

"It was very clear?"

"Yes Birch, clear as seeing it through my own eyes."

The alchemist then set about collecting strange plants and herbs from the shelves, thinking.

"Do you have an idea about what the dream was? Was it just a dream?"

Birch replied without looking at her. "This dream is troubling... Hmmmm.... If i am to be sure of what i suspect of your dream is true, I will need an herb called Deaths Eye. It is very poisonous, but is the key ingredient for a potion that awakens the meaning of dreams."

"Where is the plant?"

"In the south, or more specifically, the marshes of koneshia."

(To be continued...)

The alchemist shop

Although she had just woke up, she felt wide awake, as if she hadn't slept.

The room she was in was small, with a few books stacked in a corner, and a plain bed that took up most of the room, there was also a chest where she kept her clothes, and there was little space to move besides the entrance.

She quickly got dressed and went to the kitchen to get some food, she was in a hurry to tell Birch about the dream.

Soon she was out of the house and running through the town, intent on getting to the alchemist shop.

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as she came up to the shop, the familiar smell of herbs, and other interesting things filled her nostrils. She went inside.

The shop was filled with pots and herbs and vials, and was a very odd place in the minds of most townsfolk, not to mention the owner, who, when not brewing up a potion or gathering herbs, awakened visions(Or so he said) and people tend not to trust people who they think are crazy.

But the girl was fascinated by the shop and its master, and had grown a friendship with him.

"Birch!" she yelled "I need to tell you something"

A man who looked like he was somewhere in his middle ages came out from a back room.

"Hello Gem!" said Birch "A good day for collecting Dwarven green bush, don't you think?"

"........"

"Never mind, you wanted to tell me something?"

"Yes!" replied Gem "I had a strange dream, it was very clear, and there were a lot of horrible rotting monsters!"

At this Birch looked at Gem with shock.

"Gem.... Tell me exactly what you saw."

A clear nightmare

As the thing that had been Logar looked at him, Krik wanted to scream.

The thing looked different from the other Bran-Eaters, its face was nearly the same as before, despite a few chunks out of its flesh, but the eyes had been enveloped in a blue flame.

Its hands were enveloped in the same blue flame as its eyes, and it seemed to have grown a bit.

"MONSTER!" shrieked Krik, then he stabbed it.

No blood came from it.

The thing laughed at the look of horror on Kriks face, it would enjoy killing the human.

It burned through Kriks chest, to his heart, and tore it out.

Then the girl woke up.

The carnage. (continued)

"How...."

"I don't know how Krik, but i'm going to stop them!" said Logar

"Thats crazy, we're hiding in the corner of the back room of a abandoned house while our town is being ripped to shreds and turned into a graveyard!"

"Fine then you wimp, I'll take them myself!"

And with that he left.

"Wait, Logar!" said Krik, who had decided it would be best to help Logar.

Unfortunately, when he went out he found Logar, who had already foolishly charged into battle. Only to be gruesomely killed in a matter of seconds. After that the Brain-eaters left him alone.

"Logar!" yelled Krik as he ran to the body of his friend. sadly For Krik, the Dream-flayers were only moments behind him.

As Krik watched in terror, Logar's broken body got up and found Krik.

 

Monstrous menagerie: Brain-Eaters

The Brain-Eater is an Undead slave of the ______.

The Brain-Eater serves as the most common monster in _____'s army, used as foot-soldiers. However, a Brain-eaters true purpose is hosting the spirits known as Dream-Flayers.

Appearance:

The appearance of a Brain-eater is that of a rotting body, normally human, although any species can be used.

_______ is a placeholder name that will be used for the big bad till a proper name is found.

The carnage.

"Did you hear that Logar?" "It sounds like screaming!"

"Sure did."

And sure enough, in a few seconds mores screams joined in.

"Oh no" spoke Krik "Its coming from town!"

"We better go check it out!" said Logar.

What they found brought out utter terror.

Their little town, which once was a peaceful trade town was now covered in carnage.

The monsters that were rumored to have been near the border of the region had attacked.

It was a terrible sight, The brain-Eaters were killing everywhere. Everyone that came into their path was murdered in the evil frenzy of the Brain-Eaters.

Blood and gore spewed out of a body near where Logar and Krik were hiding, immobilized in terror.

And as they watched the spirit-things known as Dream-flayers found their way inside the corpses, who then got up and joined the fray.