The Dream Sanctum: Beyond The End by Solo Kay

Author:Solo, Kay [Solo, Kay]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-07-03T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11: The Truth Behind the Mirror

The shocked silence was broken only by the occasional roll of thunder and rustling of leaves on the icy breeze. The sky darkened further, and the city, which had before simply looked abandoned, now looked foreboding and dangerous. If Kai had been able to break his gaze from the mirror image of himself, he would have noticed even more cloaked figures starting to move into the square from the bleak streets and alleys.

But he could not look away. The similarity in their appearance – and even personality, it seemed – was far too great to be a coincidence. The copy of Alastor stood with his arms crossed, a thoughtful expression on his face, while Elvia’s copy stayed close, studying Kai’s group with an intent stare. Lindsay’s copy seemed slightly nervous and avoided making any eye contact, and Kai’s copy looked genuinely interested in the newcomers.

It seemed Kwin’s copy was the leader of their group. She stood slightly ahead of the others, fixing the real Kwin with a hollow, unwavering gaze. Kwin stared back, determined to win this staring contest, but Kai knew she was in shock. The copy seemed even more intimidating than Kwin herself, and her eerie gaze and voice sent shivers down Kai’s spine.

“Well this is unexpected,” Alastor said finally. His words seemed to break the spell that hung over them, and Kai let out a breath he didn’t realized he’d been holding.

“I know, right?” Alastor’s copy replied with a chuckle, stepping forward to greet him. “I’m Alastor, but you knew that.”

“Likewise!” Alastor said with a grin, and Kai marveled at how comfortable he seemed with the entire situation.

“You guys aren’t dressed for the weather we’ve got around here,” Lindsay’s twin said quietly. “You should come inside by a fire so we can explain everything.”

“Good idea,” Kai’s double agreed. “We’ll take it from here, Devnon.”

“As you wish,” Devnon replied in a low voice. Though he smiled, Kai didn’t feel like he could trust him at all.

Kai and his friends followed the others down the street and up the steps toward the main hall. Kai saw that several of the tall windows were broken, but the inside was mostly clean and empty. A few fires burned near the back, tended to by a few more cloaked figures who stepped away and out the door as the two groups approached.

They all sat down close to one of the larger fires. The glow and warmth of the flames were comforting, and Kai found that he was already becoming more accustomed to the presence of the strange, pale copies of himself and his friends. Weirder things had happened in the Sanctum before. However, he still avoided making eye contact with his doppelganger.

Kwin’s copy sat cross-legged in front of the others. She was the only one to not seem at all affected by their situation. If anything, she seemed like she wanted to get their conversation over with.

“Before anything else, I think we should decide what to call each other,” Alastor mused.

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