Chapter 34:Love and Lockup

                                    

                                          
Nightmare's POV days later
Finally, after so much searching, the scented trail of Killer's blood leads us to a city made out of marble as shiny as the pearls from a clam and stones as dark as a squid's ink. It was a divided look between light and darkness, but that wasn't what I was focused on. I lost the scent of Killer as many more strangers' scents as well as the scent of goods muffled it up. Horror paves a way through the busy streets either by force or just by onlookers fearing him upon a glance and getting out of his way. Many guards stood around and he growls at them, making them tremble. Whispers start to fill the streets and bits of the conversations are heard, mentioning Color's rumors and wondering if Horror is one of the rumored beasts Color spoke about. Others wondered why such a huge "creature" would dare to come here while some caught onto how he is searching for something and wondered what it may be. Few noticed me on his back and any comments would be that it's a strange sight.
"Ah! There you three are!"Horror says, approaching three guards
They each start trembling in their armor, one cleaning their speared trident from the blood the stains it. The stench told me that it's Killer's blood.
"H-Hello Sir. How might we help you t-t-t-today?"One asks
Horror snatches the trident and spins it in his hand.
"Mighty nice tool you got here, huh?"He says
"Why thank you, Sir. This has been passed down through my family for generations!"A second says proudly
Horror smiles, then snaps it in half with one hand. He takes the broken halves and breaks it until there is too much to salvage or fix.
"Sir!"The three shout in shock
"That is what's going to happen in three seconds if you don't give me a good reason not to kill you for attacking my friend! Now talk! What did Color have you do to him?"He snaps
"Oh shoot! You're one of the freaks Color warned us about! We should be asking you that!"They say
"Well I'm not the one with his blood on my hands or weapons! And I'm certainly not the one about to die to pay for it, though I can't say the same for you!"Horror growls
He grows in size and I get tossed off his back as his anger sets off his transformation. I glance around, spotting a little boy swimming around the streets with a list in his hands. He has chains glowing a bright blue on his wrists but doesn't seem to be bothered by it.
"Okay, today I have to get some food. Hmmm, only the healthiest of foods will help him heal and I can't leave the borders to hunt like he would...Maybe I can find sweet candies as well to cheer him up. Those bad people don't even care for him properly....Sissy says I should also get blankets or proper pillows for him...I really should especially to cushion his tail...Is this what it's like to care for a pod? A family? Doesn't matter, I'll do anything to care for my family...You got this Moonlight."He mutters to himself, tucking the list away
I watch as he slips between the market stands, snatching anything that catches his eyes and stows it away in a satchel slung over his shoulder. I follow behind him, curious on how this is unfolding. Then a little girl knocks into him, swimming at full speed. She was also chained at the wrists and they resembled each other closely.
"Sissy! What are you doing here?"The boy asks
"I'm chasing that mean man away! He tried sneaking in again but I lost him!"His sister says
"Then who is with Dad, Eclipse?"He asks
"Shoot!"She squeaks, zipping back the way she came with her brother following