Bel was focused, but at the same time he was a bit distracted by the exhaustion within him. Adria was helping the faun boy, who seemed to be calming down a bit. For that, Bel was glad to see. Asha had been asked to keep an eye on him, so he would not be alone. It was a good idea to probably keep him with someone for now. She then approached the other's, pausing for a moment before him. Her hand attempting to smooth his hair, but he knew that it wouls not stay like that for long. His hair usually like that. She had noticed that he was tired, telling him that he should take a nap for her. She brushed his cheek, before moving on.

He nodded to her before she did, in confermation that he would indeed try to relax and take a break. The trio had confirmed his earlier suspicions that they wished to talk within private. They were moving off on their own now. Asha seemed to have the faun under control, the others seeming to be coming down from the partial high of the moment. Excusing himself, he turned away from the group, heading off towards the tree that had been tempting him before. His thoughts a bit upon the two women with the other, the twins. The feelings that they had given him, putting him on edge, his senses hightened.

He had been through something of the like before. He had had a run in with a naga before. One had come to the temple seeking power. They had caught sense of what Bel was, his power and more. They had wanted it for themselves. Those tasked with the job of protecting him and the temple had done their best. Several had been killed within the attack. The memories within the events still gave him nightmares. He felt beyond responsible, even though they had reassured him that they were alright. He could not shake the memories or the feelings within his past. He had worked on overcoming them, not allowing them to keep defining him and overpowering him. He had thought he was over them, until now.

Taking a breath, he ran a hand through his hair to fix it a bit, a habit. The Scry glowed in his bag, he let it out from the confines. "I'm fine, I know you're worried, so go look if you want..." he said. The book hovered a bit, as if a bit unsure. He gave the book a smile, before heading to the all to tempting tree. The scry then moved off, tempted by the darkness darkening the area. It did not trust them, would be happier with them gone. Bel sat down below the tree, leaning his back against it. He leaned his head back against the trunk, slipping his bag off to sit beside him. His body able to relax, it felt good to do so. He crossed his arms lightly over his waist, getting comfortable.

He could already feel himself drifting off, relaxing and allowing his mind to push away the thoughts clouding his mind. Soon his mind slipped to the dream world, he could see himself within the circus. Everyone there, going about their business and training. It was a calm and nice dream. They were smiling and laughing, having fun. He relaxed more in his sleep as a result. It was a plesant dream, he himself within it playing his flute, the music light and giving a carefree air to the dream. However, it would not last. A flock of clouds slowly began to roll in, the sky turningg black in nature.

Bel paused within the dream, frowing a bit. All the others had vanished, he was alone now. He suddenly found himself standing in the middle of the circus, his eyes scanning the area. The ground began to shake, causing his footing to stumble a bit. He turned as a casm began to open within the ground. A wave of what looked like lava spewed forth from the opening, shooting into the air. After it died down, the air had a scent of decay and darkness about it. The hair upon the back of Bel's neck stood up. From it, a massive black paw rose. It dwarfed the tents around it. A second paw lifted up, landing next to the other. As they made contact with the ground, it shook once more.

Bel took a step back, as the paws pushed against the earth. From the gaping casm, two large snouts appeared, followed by the massive shoulders and back of the two headed beast Bel knew all to well. "Orthros..." he breathed. The eyes of the two heads opened, pure white in nature. The two heads began to lift their jowls in a snarrel. As they did, cracks began to form across the black fur of their body. They spread, opening up and began to glow a dark orange shifting to white and yellow at times. As their form awakened, their outer appearance looked more like a living volcano in the shape of a two headed dog. Their skin shifting and moving like magma. The paws shifted, slamming down on either side of Bel.

He raised an arm, shielding himself as a massive wave of hot air and dust blew past him. Next from the casm came the all to familiar chains. Those that were meant to imprison Orthros, keep his power and form bound and under control. They swirled around the necks of the beast, sliding down its paws and back. A large lock like object with a seal similar to the one upon Bel's back formed upon the center of its chest. Lowering its heads, it growled within Bel's direction. He stood up straight, he could not show fear or doubt in the face of one who fed off of such negative emotions. "You are not welcome here..." he said. Orthros paused for a moment, then seemed to actually chuckle. The left head nudging him with its snout.

"Foolish boy...." the right head lifting a bit, "in the physical world we are bound by the limits of our imprisonment..." The left head lifting a bit itself then, "but here within your mind and dreams....the power is ours." Bel glared a bit, "it does not matter what you do here, it is only a dream....not real." The two heads laughed, "for now..." the left said, "but soon this containment will not be enough" the right finished. A series of cracks spread out from the casm. Around him, many of the tents began to catch on fire and burn. Bel turned to look at the scene, the land turning black and charred. Trees twisting and darkening, losing their leaves. It was turning into a land of decay and chaos within his mind.

The two heads slinked and lowered to a position on either side of him. "Only a matter of time" the left whispered. "Before their lives become ours" the right head whispered soon after. His eyes moved to the side, where the other members of the circus stood. All of them there, looked for a moment like they had before. Seconds later, the ground was cracking below them, shifting and moving. Beings made of what looked like fire and magma reached up from the cracks, grabbing ahold of them. The smell of burning flesh became all to apparent to Bel. He could hear their screams and calls as they were being pulled into the earth.

"No!" Bel said, "leave them alone!" He stepped forward but froze, from the casm smaller versions of the chains that bound Orthros shot out. They wrapped around Bel's arms and his legs, pulling him back closer and closer towards the massive beast. "We are one" the left head said. "You are us now and we are you" the right said soon after. Bel glared, "I am nothing like you." "Arn't you?" the right head asked. Bel found himself moments later standing over another casm, looking down into the depths of it. Within a pool of magma and flame below, the forms of the others were being pulled under by the figures, like they were being pulled under water.

Orthros had vanished for the moment, but the world still in shambles and decaying. The others looking up at him, he could hear calls of 'why' and 'how could you' directed at him. He looked down to his hands, the chains still upon him, but upon his hands was something red. He froze, before taking a step back. No...this was a nightmare, a ploy by Orthros to get into his head. Revenge for his earlier resistance and comments. He could not let them win, he could not let it get to him. "No.....I wont let you win....I wont let you hurt them!" on the living side within the real world, his body temperature would be rising. From his form, a darker and more chaotic energy would be given off due to the nightmare and the pull of Orthros. Not enough to break the beast free, it would not be sensed by most of the light currently.

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