Modern World Warlock-Chapter 64: Shared Nightmare (Part 1)

A few days after Team Omega had been officially created, Sophia was cooking a snack for her friends and went to the backyard to look for Dante.

When the blonde stepped outside, she was surprised to see the warlock in front of a Shadow Well, waving his hands above it as a purple mist spread around him.

Megan was sitting on the steps leading to the door, posing her chin on her hands with a bored expression as she spectated Dante’s activity.

Krom stood next to her, getting excited as Sophia walked outside with a tray of ’churros’ that had sugar sprinkled on them.

"What’s he doing?" Sophia asked her friend.

"He said he is trying to bait the incubus out of hiding…" Megan replied, explaining that they had been there for two hours.

"Hmmm, how?" Sophia asked, prompting the warlock to answer.

"The Shadow Well can make more things than just healthstones and soulstones for contracts…" Dante explained.

"An incubus feeds from people’s dreams and replaces them with nightmares… But, if someone is already having a nightmare, that’s even better for them," he continued.

As the warlock kept talking, the Shadow Well produced a blinding blue light, and a crystal the size of Dante’s fist appeared atop the bowl.

"One down… Three more should do the trick," Dante muttered, prompting the women to inquire about the crystal.

"It’s a catalyst… In simpler terms, I infused umbra that would attract the incubus to us," he replied.

Dante’s plan was to place the catalysts in different areas of the house, which would make the umbra flowing from it irresistible to almost any demon.

"So, we need to sleep to get this monster to come out?" Megan asked, not entirely satisfied with the plan.

"Kind of… You need to find the incubus in your dream to wake up," Dante vaguely explained.

*Sigh* "Can you be more clear?" Megan asked again.

The warlock apologized to the girls in advance, saying that everyone in the house would have nightmares that night. However, he promised that he would be able to catch the incubus before he could get to anyone else.

Megan didn’t doubt Dante’s words, as she had seen first-hand what he was capable of, especially when dealing with demons. Still, she couldn’t help feeling somewhat nervous.

Later that night, Zac and Victoria arrived home from the hospital after the brunette accompanied the redhead to visit his mother.

While the group had a nice, peaceful dinner, Dante casually told them that they would be having a nightmare.

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Victoria was silent and confused, not entirely comprehending how the warlock knew that. Zac, on the other hand, nervously asked what he meant.

"I’m hunting the incubus tonight, so I needed a nice bait to get him to come out…" Dante replied, his words not calming the redhead.

"H-How am I supposed to sleep knowing I’ll have a bad time!?" Zac exclaimed.

"Hmm, good point… Maybe I shouldn’t have said anything," replied the warlock, placing a hand on his chin.

A few hours later, when the group had gone to their respective rooms to rest, Sophia and Megan couldn’t even close their eyes from the anxiety.

"I guess Zac was right. It’s not easy to sleep when you know it’s gonna be bad…" Sophia muttered to the brunette lying next to her.

After Victoria moved into the house with them, Sophia gave her room to her friend so that she could share the master bedroom with Megan, as they had been sharing a room since they were children.

The bed in the master bedroom was much larger than the others, so the two women fit perfectly without obstructing each other.

Megan exhaled deeply and forcefully closed her eyes, saying that she would try to count sheep to fall asleep.

Sophia chuckled, saying that she would try the same method, hugging Megan like a pillow.

The other house tenants weren’t in a better position. Zac had his eyes wide open while Victoria kept rolling from side to side.

When everyone in the house finally fell asleep, Dante’s catalyst glowed a bit more intensely.

At that moment, Megan found herself in a completely unknown territory, dazedly looking around with confusion.

She was standing atop a small hill overlooking a hellish landscape where she could see demons of every kind and size fighting and tearing each other to shreds.

The red skies were decorated with black, thunderous clouds, and the air felt hot and heavy.

"This must be the nightmare…" Megan muttered as she inspected her body.

"Ahhhh!" Sophia’s voice could be heard not too far from Megan’s location.

"Sophie!?" The brunette exclaimed, rushing to the area where the shout came from.

As she quickly ran, she met Sophia face to face, who was running from a skinny, red demon that was following the blonde woman around.

When Megan caught Sophia in her hands, she glared at the demon with sharp eyes, intimidating the monster, who hesitated and walked away from the girls.

"Wh-where are we…?" Sophia asked her friend.

"I think this is the nightmare Dante talked about… Wait, does that mean this isn’t real?" Megan pondered.

"No, no. I’m real!" The blonde exclaimed.

"Are you?" Megan asked, raising an eyebrow and pinching the blonde’s cheeks.

"Owie, owie!" Sophia said as she rubbed her red cheek.

At that moment, they heard another woman screaming beside a tall, obsidian rock, prompting the girls to look for her.

The pair recognized Victoria’s voice, and when they turned, they found the girl sitting against the rock, holding her knees in fear.

"It’s okay, Tori. We are here!" Sophia comforted the woman, sitting next to her and gently placing her hands on her shoulders.

"Wh-what is this place?" Victoria asked, her body shivering uncontrollably.

*Poof* A cloud of smoke popped before the women, where Krom appeared in the center.

"This is hell…" The imp said.

"Krom, what the hell is happening?" Megan asked with a severe tone.

"The entire house is sharing Dante’s nightmare. Honestly, I would rather not be here at all…" Krom replied.

"Sharing his nightmare?" Sophia pondered aloud.

The imp elaborated, saying that when Dante made the crystals in the Shadow Well, it took part of his conscience and memories, which the artifacts then shared with everyone in the vicinity.

"So, what now?" Megan asked, the sounds of the chaotic landscape echoing in the back.

"We wait for Dante to catch Erebos. As long as we are all here, the incubus won’t be able to resist…"