Path Of Insanity

"Going to play the silent game this time eh, well that's boring."

Taunting her a few more times with random offers Althea tried to get Felli to say something. Nothing worked though, she didn't even react leaving Althea to sulk. "For someone who wants her mothers approval she sure doesn't act like it." In this world of dreams Althea could see into the minds of dreams the person she was invading had. Allowing her to gather information and find out what made them move. Usually by now most people she met would have already broken. From lack of sleep or pure greed and insanity, everyone eventually fell to the whispers of her. "Well...there was that one girl as well and even Xilo." Feeling a little worried Felli wouldn't break, Althea slumped her shoulders as she sighed and took a seat next to felli.

Leaning her head on Felli's shoulder she looked around at the scenery this time. Usually Felli's mother along with her Grandfather was here with them but she had gotten rid of them leaving the two of them to sit in this house together. Wood walls that looked faded and broken lined with small decorations like pictures or other keepsakes. This was their old house Felli lived in before they rose to power. In this world of dreams Althea had seen many things, people conquering the world, exploring planets, building cities or towns however it had been a long time since she had seen something so normal. "It's nice." Breathing in Althea scent from her hair Felli felt her eye slightly twitch as she felt the courage to speak up.

"What are you doing?"

Felli was fully on the defense when she asked that, she was scared anything could cause a disaster.

"Since you don't want to talk, I'm enjoying the mood. Got a problem with that? It's been quite a while since I've gotten to relax. Hmmm...do you perhaps desire me? You seem to be getting a little flustered after all."

"You're ridiculous....Why of all people do you want to relax?"

"Pft, spend enough time in the dream world and eventually your mind needs it. I'm stuck here because the Althea that's awake...I meant it when I said me and you are quite similar. You have a mother you can't decide to hate or love and I have a father I can't decide if I love or hate. Hell, you could probably add myself to that list."

".....So then why is it you're after Xilo? He doesn't have anything to do with that, does he?"

"Normally you would be right, however you've seen it. That form he has, those blades. That is why I'm after him. They may be weak again now but one day they'll be even stronger than before. While me and the other two Althea's may be all slightly different, we do have the same goal...kind of. One wants to control him, one wants to free him and the other...doesn't know what she wants yet."

"Which one are you then?"

"You already know this, He's mine, the dream world or not. That power he has...will never be accepted by the world nor does he even know how to control it...Memories are such a fickle thing aren't they. He chose to forget and abandon that power only for it to come back without the memory. Now he's nothing but a forgetful..monster? I think that's what he likes to call himself now. Which might not be wrong..not even I know who could have given him such a power or why. His appearance even marked the beginning of others like him. All just failed copies that have spread over this world to create chaos."

"If you know all this information then why are you telling me this, it's useless for me to know it. just go tell him directly if you're all powerful in dreams like you claim."

"It's far from that easy nor what I want to do. You think a man that currently hates my guts with all his heart would ever listen to a word I said? Or let's say he did listen, what good would that do him. All it would do is cause him pain. I at least want to murder my Father before that happens. Afterwards...he can break or go on a rampage I don't really care. his only use is the strength that was given to him, to me at least. A tool will always be a tool until it's job is over. Then it just becomes trash. If you join me though we could fix our problems together and then you could even get Xilo afterwards. I don't care. Doesn't that sound nice?"

Listening very carefully to every one of Althea's words Felli felt a bit conflicted. "How much of this is truth or lies." The sweet words of a devil were never to be trusted. She knew that deep within her heart however the sadness in her voice was hard to call a lie. "Power given to him by someone else...Failed copies." Latching onto that line she thought back to what Zelfin was talking about earlier to distract herself. Maybe the thing he was fighting earlier was a failed copy of Xilo and that's why they seemed familiar.

"Earlier..I heard a story about a bladed monster..do you think that was one of the failed copies?"

"Haaa..Ignored once more, you're a tough one to break aren't you. Oh well, I have plenty of time however no that wasn't a failed copy. That was the real deal and Xilo in the flesh. That man that calls himself Zelfin...is an interesting one. His dreams are severely dark and full of the same thing. Killing Xilo over and over again without stopping. If you ask me, your biggest threat isn't your mother right now. it's him and all the things he's hiding from you. Take it from me, that man will stop at nothing to see Xilo murdered. Insanity is a scary thing and he's already travelling down it's path."

"...."

"Well looks like this is all the time we have for tonight, how about a small deal. If you find out I'm not lying about Zelfin the next time we meet, you'll make a serious consideration for my deal and I'll leave you alone until then, does that sound good to you?"

"...."

"This is the only offer I'll make. Take it or leave it."

With a serious tone that hadn't appeared before in her words, Althea eyed the girl in front of her as her blood red eyes shined in delight.

"Fine..."