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Ebon tossed and turned in his room bed that night. After a playing his flute for a little while, he, Ilene, and Grace went to eat downstairs. The food was delicious. Grace then said she had to get home. Ebon wondered why, but decided it best not to ask her. He and Ilene went back up to their rooms and went to bed. Ebon, however, found that he could not go to sleep. The harder he tried to go to sleep, the harder it became. Finally, his eyelids became to heavy to keep up, and he found himself suddenly in third person. He saw himself lying in bed. Suddenly, an orb of blinding light descended from the ceiling and rested on his chest. Then, rapid scenes flashed through his mind. He saw Ilene, Grace, and himself walking through a forest. …show more content…

“Do you believe?” Ebon found himself looking through the eyes of the man at the desk. He tried to form the words to ask the man, who stood in front of him, what he was talking about. However, no words came out. He could not reply. The scene changed one more time. This time, he was looking through his own eyes. He was on his knees in front of someone wearing a cloak and hood. The person was holding a pitch-black sword over him. It seemed to emit a whisper, saying, “Nema’hak. Nema’hak. Nema’hak.” The stranger thrust the sword down. Ebon screamed as the sword pierced his chest. He heard someone faintly calling his name. He then heard a loud banging. He only saw blackness. Suddenly, he felt himself hit something. He opened his eyes. He had fallen out of the bed. Sunlight streamed through the cracks of the window. He stood up. His body was covered in cold sweat. He had taken off his shirt to sleep in, and his exposed torso glistened with sweat. Somebody was banging on the door. “Ebon! Ebon! Are you alright? Ebon!” Ebon walked over and put his shirt on. He then walked over and opened the door. Ilene about fell through. “Ebon! Are you alright? Your were screaming. What happened?” she asked, out of breath from yelling. Ebon tried to calm her down. “It’s alright. I’m fine. Just had some bad dreams. Nothing to worry about. Really.” Ilene nodded as her breathing slowed. Ebon gestured to her. “How’s the shoulder?” Ilene rolled it a couple of times. “Much better. Thank

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