dA-Morgue

Alathis sat up, screaming like he never screamed before. He screamed words, syllables, but he didn't know what they were. It only took a few seconds for his mind to click. 'It's a dream,' he gasped while wiping the sweat from his forehead. 'Just a dream.' 'It wasn't a dream, Alathis,' said a smooth, soft voice that caused Alathis' attention to snap to its source. Six figures stood in a semi-circle a few metres away. They wore cloaks as grey as the cave walls surrounding him, their faces hidden behind hoods. Alathis wasn't in his bed; he lay on a stone bed. He was stripped to the waist, soaked in sweat. 'What?' said Alathis. 'W-what's going on?' 'Search your memory, Alathis,' said one as he pulled back his hood, revealing himself to be Telric. 'And you will remember.' 'No one has screamed after awaking from the Ritual before,' said a female voice as the speaker showed herself to be Kolmath. 'A-a strange occurrence.' 'A strange occurrence, indeed,' said a third, but not taking