AWAKEN MY MASTER!

"Raven, what do you hear?"

"Your voice, Seris."

"What do you feel?"

"Nothing but self-loathing."

"What do you think?"

"How long have I been asleep?"

ALERT!

Experiment 137 HAS ENTERED REM SLEEP CYCLE

Injecting Dopamine

Scene 528: Velder Playground

Raven wanted to puke as he watched his 'children' run around in the playground. The man wanted to frown, scream, and shout, but he couldn't. Any negative feelings he had were suppressed and replaced with Euphoria. If he even thought about saying something negative, the words that came out of his mouth were replaced with 'Nice weather.' 'How was your day' 'Have a nice day.' It was maddening, and Raven couldn't do anything about it.

But why shouldn't he be happy about his situation? Raven married the love of his life and became a businessman man as he had always wanted to, and Seris gave him two wonderful Children. It was the life the former mercenary had dreamed of, but it was nothing but a nightmare.

The people around him were faceless monsters that spouted out generic lines. Even his children had blank faces! The only other person who had a face beside himself was Seris, but even that, too, was fake. Seris's face was perfect in every way and almost doll-like, but she had the same fake smile and lifeless eyes.

At first, he didn't notice; he enjoyed it. But as time went on, a feeling of Déjà vu started to take effect. Every day he would wake up and know how they would play out. There were one thousand in total, and sometimes they would abruptly end, and he would be cast into darkness. On other days, a memory would start up in the middle of that day, and he would be placed there.

Raven couldn't do anything about this; he was a prisoner of his own body. He could only watch as some unknown force moved him around and made every choice for him.

"Am I in hell?"

"How long has it been?"

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"I deserve this!"

These were the few things Raven could think of while trapped in this endless dream. Right now, he wanted to scream with everything he had, but he couldn't. He was nothing more than a piece of consciousness with no mouth.

"Someone, anyone, help me!"

"Raven, are you alright?" Raven felt the gentle touch of Seris's hand caress his face.

"Impossible; the memory doesn't play out like this."

That's when he felt it; uncertainty, fear, and relief. His other emotions were no longer being suppressed. And to his surprise, he had autonomy over his body once again. With his newfound freedom, Raven placed his hand on Seris's and slowly turned his head.

Seris had long, straight blonde hair and green eyes. She had rosy skin that was slightly pale. Seris wore a white blouse and had an orange necktie, along with a long violet long skirt. Instead of that same fake smile, she had a look of concern on her face.

Raven gulped nervously and said the first thing that came to mind. "S-seris, is that really you?"

Seris's worried face turned to a frown; she looked unamused. She pulled her hand away, brought it higher, and flicked Raven's forehead. This caused the man to rub his forehead, but he was glad because he could feel pain. "Of course it's me, silly." She gave him a cheeky smile.

"But none of this is real; you can't be here" Even while in a haze, he knew this world and the memories he was forced to live through weren't real.

Seris giggled at Raven's statement. "Of course, none of this is real; I mean, look up." The woman looked up to the sky, with Raven repeating the gesture. What he saw startled the man; the blue sky began to shatter and fall apart like cheap glass. "The sky is falling."

ALERT!

A third party is modifying the Dream Sequence.

Activating emergency protocol; Dreamless stasis.

ERROR!

Current power is at 6%

Experiment 137 will not survive another cycle of Dreamless stasis.

Code: Adam has been rendered inert.

Code: Eve has failed.

Experiment 137 must survive at all costs.

The release sequence will soon commence, standby.

A few minutes earlier outside

Moon Charm stood there with her fellow Ponies in front of a mythical creature. The creature was sealed away in a large glass tube, submerged in orange liquid. It had large tubes sticking out of its back and a breathing apparatus around its mouth. Despite its strange appearance, this creature was the key to changing the world. "Finally, we've found the Dark Lord. No longer shall we be shunned by the world!" The young pony pulled out a mysterious cube from her cloak. The Cube was a dark shade of blue, and it was covered in strange markings.

"A-are you s-sure this is safe? W-we can always turn back." One of the Ponies spoke up from behind Moon charm; it sounded like a colt.

The filly didn't even bother turning around. It wasn't the time for doubts; they had to go through with this. " No! We've come too far just to gallop away like cowards! We're about to change this world, for better or worse!" The artifact she held in her hoof was given to her by a mysterious stranger that wore a mask. He told her that she needed the drive and will to do if she wanted to make a change."Now brace yourselves." She said to her teammates calmly.

Moon Charm stepped closer and held the cube high. A tiny blue beam came out of the cube and hit the glass tube containing the creature. After a few seconds, the beast inside started to thrash and convulse. The filly grinned as the glass began cracking, allowing the liquid inside to leak out. "Yes, awaken from your slumber, oh great one!"

Endless Dream

Seris closed her eyes and let out a sad sigh. "There are so many things I want to say to you, Raven, but time is growing short." As she says this, the ground around them starts cracking and breaking. The 'humans' begin melting or fading away. The buildings and houses came crashing down and shattered into millions of pieces.

As the world falls apart around Raven, he couldn't help but ask the obvious question. "How are you here? You..Died...In...My arm." Like a flood of pain, all of his memories came rushing in; his rise and fall as Captain of the Black crows, Owen's betrayal, Seris's death, becoming a plaything for the Nasods, joining Elsword, and being recaptured by the Nasods. Raven held his head in pain. "Oh sweet goddess, what have I done."

"Ssshhh, it's okay" Seris brought Raven into an embrace and slowly rubbed his back. "I know you've made many mistakes along the way, but don't be too hard on yourself." Even after all the horrible acts, the man had committed, she was willing to say such a thing.

"You were always too good for me, Seris, if only you had found another man." Raven was just a commoner while Seris was a noble with high standing, yet she still chose him.

"Oh hush, I will always love you and stand by you." She pulled back and looked Raven in the eyes. "Do you remember our promise?"

Raven nodded; he could never forget such a thing. "Swords don't just exist to hurt others. Some Swords exist to prevent casualties. And that Sword can also exist to protect someone else." Raven held out his pinky finger. "I wish to wield such a sword."

Those words brought Seris to tears. "I knew you remembered those words." She sniffled before bringing out her own pinky finger. The both of them got their fingers together and tugged on them lightly.

"Promise." They both said at the same time.

"The both of you are going to make me sick; wrap it up." Raven looked around frantically, trying to find the source of that voice, then he saw him. A man stood there near the swing set; he had spiky white hair that was styled upwards. He wore a gray mask that hid his face, with two eye sockets. One empty, and the other with one yellow eye. He wore a black robe with red and white highlights, and it covered his whole body. On the collar of that same robe were six locks, along with four chains. "It's been a while, Raven. It would be best if you hurried it up; time is nearly up. Hehehehe!" He spoke in his deep and methodical voice.

"Glave!" Raven nearly snarled as he said the name. During his travels with the El search party, they've come in contact with Glave several times. And each time they've met, he and the rest of the party were sent hurdling through Henir's time and space to fight monsters or other horrible creatures.

Before he could say anything else, Seris grabbed his head and turned it towards her. " Raven, I know you're not on the best of terms with him, but he's the reason I'm here with you right now." Raven held his tongue for Seris. " Much time has passed since you been put into this dream. The world you're about to return to is far different from the one you left. Some need you right now. You don't have to be a hero, just a pillar. A sign to those that things will get better. And Raven." She brought the former Mercenary in for a single kiss. The kiss lasted for a few seconds before Seris pulled back. "No matter what happens, I will always love you. Be good to yourself, Raven."

Raven was left speechless as he went red in the face. "I always had to make the first move," Seris said before giving Raven a pinch on the cheek.

Glave gagged as he watched the display. "Oh, brother. Alright, love birds, time to wrap things up. I got places to be and stuff to fix." He sounded a little impatient with the whole ordeal. "By the way, Raven, if you ever come across any time traveling spells or whatnot. Destroy them. Those equestrians have been making a mess of things or, being exact, a particular purple unicorn. I'll reward you if you do."

The world and Seris began to fade away, causing Raven to panic. "Seris! Please don't go!"

Seris sniffled and brought Raven into one last embrace. "I'm sorry, honey, but this is goodbye. Go out there and make some friends, you big softy, and start a family. Because no one is meant to be alone in the world." These were her final words before she, the world, and glave faded away.

This left Raven alone in the dark. He opened his mouth to scream out Seris's name, but black sludge came out instead of words. This sludge kept pouring out Raven's mouth until there was nothing left. The black substance fell into the void and took the form of a six-eyed crow with multiple wings on its back and two arms on each side. The bottom half of this creature was made from thorn-covered tendrils and vines. The bird-like monstrosity stared down at Raven and grinned.

Raven took a step back in fear. "W-who are you!?" He yelled at the creature.

"This world is ours for the taking." It said before lunging at Raven.

Release Sequence.exe

Nasod augments: Online

Warning Nasod arm is heavily damaged.

Warning vitals are yellow; the subject is still suffering from a substance known as Alterasia.

The plant lifeform attached to the said subject shows all green on vitals.

The left eye is Red on vitals and can not be saved.

The release Sequence has been completed.

Venom Taker has been released.

"It's working, everypony! Our Dark Lord is awakening." Moon Charm cheered out in excitement, while the others behind her weren't too sure about this. "AWAKEN MY MASTER, AND BRING ONTO US A NEW AGE OF CHAOS!"

The creature opened his eyes as he started to scream in his imprisonment. His screams were filled with anger and anguish. The tubes on his back broke away as he thrashed harder and bashed the glass with his metal claw. This caused the cracks to grow larger and more of the liquid to spill out. He kept going until the whole thing gave away, freeing him.

The cyborg started to cough and wheeze as fresh recycled air filled his lungs. He pulled off any wire or tube that was still attached to him. The first thing he felt was the pins and needles wash over his whole body, and it was getting worst. The first thing he smelt was stale air, most likely recycled. The first thing he heard was excited giggling and startled murmurs. For some reason, as he tried looking at these figures, his mind kept telling him to look away. But after a while, he could focus on these figures.

The first thing this man saw left him speechless. He saw Eight equine-looking creatures wearing robes, and one of them was jumping around like a schoolgirl and making "EEEE" sounds! "We did it! We did it!" She stopped as she saw her new master staring right at her. She galloped and stopped a few steps away from him and bowed deeply. "Oh, Dark Lord! WE beseech you!"

The newly freed Human just sat there and blinked once. He could only react in one way. "What the fuck?"

[A promise between Seris and Raven]

Author's Note

Alright, Everyone, I went back and redid the prologue, I'm sorry if you liked it before, but I wanted to make some improvements Comment down below, I want to know what you think!

Also thanks again for reading my story!