I Wake Somewhere Strange

I start to feel the air going across my chest. I try to remember what happened. Was I attacked by a shadow? Were those things I saw the new main species? Are humans gone? I don't know what I'm supposed to think.I decide that I will worry on this later and open my eyes but I immediately recoil at the light and my hands instinctively cover my eyes.

So you do not like the day either?

It takes me a second to process this strange voice I heard and I look around me only seeing the decrepit ruins of the castle and nothing that could have talked to me.

"Who are you show yourself!?"

That is a difficult request I am inside of you dear.

"What do you mean who are you?"

The last name I went by was Nightmare Moon and I mean that before I was killed I jumped into a new host you being the closest one and might I say you are an interesting host. Usually my hosts have heartbeats.

Wait what I move my hand to my wrist and press down just under my thumb and wait a few seconds and my blood runs cold (can it even do that now?) that she is right I don't have a pulse. How am I even alive? Am I like a zombie? My mind goes back to the berries that died as I touched them. Do zombies not eat people but have murdering hands?

I sense you are confused perhaps I can help you?

"OK yea you can lets start with how your inside me next we can go into details about why I want you out."

I have no intention of hurting you I am a friend you see without a host body I will cease to be and as you don't seem to know enough about where we are I could help you with that.

Ok well now I feel like a dick since I just essentially threatened to kill her. But is that really that bad for all I know I'm dead and I can eat stuff on touch and I do know not a lot about where we are. But with the name Nightmare Moon do I really want to trust her?

"How do you expect anyone to trust you with that menacing name. It just screams I'm going to stab you in the back."

Well that was only my most recent name and I didn't do it my last host had named herself that.

"Oh I see so what are you really called?"

It really does not matter to me I would like to know what you are called though.

"Oh um...."

I never really thought about this when I initially woke up what is my name? I could try to remember what it was. Or on the other hand I could come up with a new cool name. Well first White hair that's a detail hmm also I am very pale. I seem to have the power to eat by touch and eating I guess makes me younger and feel stronger. Rogue? no no what why would that work hmm... Ravenna? no that just sounds stupid.

Are you having difficulty?

"huh?"

I notice that I'm twirling my hair as I was thinking.

"Oh no um my name is hmm c-ca-Caera yes Caera"

Its seems I picked a stupid name fuck me.

Hmm yes greetings Caera.

I start to get and notice that it is very bright out could it be my eyes are just more attuned to the dark? Given how easily I can navigate through it that seems to be the case.

"So you said your my friend?"

That is correct.

"And your only goal is to survive on me?"

That is all I desire yes.

Hmm I guess I do need a guide. I start walking back up the path I took to get here and look around and see just how bad of condition this castle is in I looks as if it doesn't even have half of its roof anymore.

"Um Nightmare I guess I'm calling you what is exactly in this castle?"

Relics of a time passed. There are outdated books and tomes you can use for knowledge. Bed's should you find yourself tired.

"Are there any clothes?"

Perhaps why do you ask?

"My kind doesn't really enjoy exposing ourselves like this."

I cover my chest while saying this holding back a blush.

I see I do not know if there would be any clothes designed for your kind but perhaps you can make do with what is in there.

I keep going around the path and reach the door it was left open since last night and I wander in. To my surprise It doesn't look that decrepit at all (I should probably use a different word to describe it) it just looks like someone decided to not dust in a couple years. There are torches still lit. I assume they were lit last night and just haven't went out.

I start to walk deeper in and see that it is very well lit despite only having torches usually these leave some dark spots but not here. It is 100% lit. Maybe I should take one might be better to hit something with a torch then make it wither away. Can I even do that to living things? I assume I can. But its different between some fruit and a sentient thing.

I won't touch sentient things.I should stop musing to myself and start looking for something to wear. Last thing I need to be seen as is a zombie prostitute.With that last thought I started to search the rooms for anything that can be considered modest covering.