Within a Dream

Chasing them…the demon. ZORL!!! Running, running, running so fast and far that his chest is hurting. Turning to his right, he sees Andy, who tries to smile, but there is fear in his wide blue eyes. Behind them, the demon zooms after them, his wings wide and black, like Dracula’s black cape, flapping furiously, drawing ever closer, about to envelope and devour them. They are his prey. Forever his prey. No matter how fast they run, he is certain that the demon will catch them, sooner or later. They are running along a dark plain in the middle of nowhere. Ahead of them, an unknown distance away along the horizon, a rumble of thunder. Then, lightning splits the sky within dark, roiling clouds. Run! Andy shouts. Run! And then, Zorl is upon them and Andy is gone into a pit of blackness, smothered by the demon’s cape. Charley screams. Agh!