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Jui has a minion!

Azure the Azra

Jui
Legacy Name: Jui

The Blacklight Keeto

Owner: Asunay

Age: 11 years, 10 months, 1 day

Born: June 24th, 2012

Adopted: 7 years, 6 months, 3 weeks ago

Adopted: October 1st, 2016

Pet Spotlight Winner
January 4th, 2019

Statistics

• Level: 578
   
• Strength: 1,420
   
• Defense: 1,414
   
• Speed: 1,390
   
• Health: 1,409
   
• HP: 1,407/1,409
   
• Intelligence: 1,210
   
• Books Read: 1190
• Food Eaten: 195
• Job: Special Operative

The foul Lord Demon of Nightmare is treachery incarnate. His Power oozes into the minds of the unsuspecting, trapping them in a world of nightmare that devours all free will and leaves them mindless puppets to serve his purposes. It is a fate worse than death, for even if their vulnerable mortal bodies fall in battle, their corpses fight on, slaying the loved ones and allies they once swore to guard with their lives.

My family clan has taught me the most advanced techniques of Tae-Kwon-Do. They helped me to discover my elfin form, allowing me the agility of four feet or two as the situation demands. They aided me in forging my Bow of Light that allows me to pin and trap nightmare creatures on sight.

I will always be indebted to my family clan but there are secrets even they no longer possess, weapons of light lost to our smiths that will not only stun but kill the foul creations of Nimsul.

Princess Illuminess, daughter of Light and Life and granter of good dreams is the keeper of the last of the Eternal Light Blades. It is in hopes of meeting her that I have journeyed the realms of the Dream World, facing more perils than I care to name. Azure has served as both guide and guardian, her instincts working to point us down the correct path through a subtle scent trail too faint for even my senses.

I am tired in mind and body. Part of me knows that being granted the blessing of the Princess will be the beginning of a much longer journey, one that may not result in a happy ending. I will face that harsh reality soon enough. All I ask as we are granted admittance through the Ivory Gate is a few days of complete rest.

Malicine is at my side, walking close enough that his fur brushes mine. He has the blood of a Nightmaren, a heritage that is both blessing and curse. He feeds on the negative emotions of mortals as they in turn feed from the flesh of plants and animals. He lives their pain, bringing to the forefront of their thoughts memories left buried in the depths of the mind. There is great healing potential for those willing to face up to their shortcomings and failings of the past. Unfortunately, most mortals are too weak to appreciate the gift he can give. They shun and fear him. They drive him away, calling him hurtful names and classifying him as one of the demon race he fights to protect them from.

For so long he believed their false labels and allowed himself to think he could never be loved. It has taken me many moons to convince him this is a fallacy. Ours is a chain of love so strong that the full powers of every demon in existence could never break it.

We are admitted to a room resplendent in ivory and gold. The Princess greets us graciously, begging us to have a seat on cushions soft as cloud beds.

I bow and offer the accustomed spread of the hands. "Wise one, you have no doubt heard of my mission. I am Jui Shadowfang, daughter of Kaikuru and Rolaine, Dream Walker of the Ninth Level. As you have made it your mission to enter the dreams of those cursed by Nimsul and reverse the damage he has wrought, so I walk the dreams of the vulnerable and fight against the shadows that threaten. My weapon was forged with the skill of our finest smiths but it can only stun my enemies so that they return in a day or a week. I will fight until every ounce of strength is drained from my body to defend the people of the Dream World...but mine is a losing battle. I beg you to grant me one of your Weapons of Eternal Light, the weakest and least of the Twelve. With it, I will continue to banish every nightmare I encounter until I come to the very gates of N'Kron Daise, the Fortress of Lord Nimsul, the Demon of Nightmare."

It is not a dagger or simple golden staff that materializes in my hand. It is Illumai, the Wand of Light, most powerful of the Weapons of Eternal Light.

"You are the one, Jui Shadowfang. It is you that will end the Reign of Nightmare and restore peace to my realm."

We are granted rooms in the Palace more befitting of some visiting foreign dignitary. My entire home village could swim in the attached bathing pool and the canopy bed could easily fit eight members of my family clan.

Malicine lies beside me on the bed as the sun is sinks behind us. He senses my restlessness though Princess Illuminess has given her word that for this one night, I can rest with the knowledge that the nightmare forces will be kept at bay.

"You still have a choice, Jui. You don't have to do this."

We both know it is an empty comfort. I can no more give up my mission that I could turn aside and let the creatures of shadow sink their oily limbs into the minds of our own dear children. Lyrus and Ryala await our return, so many long leagues from here. They are probably looking out at the full moon even now, listening to their uncle's stories of ancient Dream World, a place where nightmares were never known.

I wonder if I'll ever see them again.

Story by Pureflower

Story by the awesome Pureflower

Background image from: https://wall.alphacoders.com/

Malicine's character by Kloona