Screams. Heat. Light. That was all he could see that night. The night the village was destroyed. Running. Flying. Fighting. More running. Crying. Grieving. Insanity.
Casys shifted his position in the bed, tossing and turning as he dreamed.
Two people. His parents? Yes, he could see them clearly now. They stood towering above him, malicious scowls on their faces. His father pushed him to the ground, cursing his name. The boy sat there, helpless, at the feet of those who would normally be there to comfort him. All they woud do is drive him insane.
A faint whimper can be heard from within Casys' room, as his dream puts him back into on of those horrible moments.
The blows came. And soon after so did the screams. His parents didn't care, though. They were ten feet underground. No one could hear the boy's misfortune. "Stop!" The boy would cry out. He was given no reprieve. "You're a freak!" Was the parent's favorite taunt. "You're no son of ours!" Was a close second.
Casys continued to toss and turn in bed, sweating bullets and clutching the sheets. One of his hands sank past the sheets, into the mattress. Almost like a ghost passing through a wall.
Everytime the blows came, the boy wished they wouldn't connect. That the fists wouldn't touch his skin. That the fists would pass right through him. Something. Anything.
Casys shot up in the bed, looking around wildly as tears mingled with the sweat that covered his face. After a couple of minutes Casys realized that the reality he had been living for those cruel few moments was quite the opposite of reality. Casys let out a heavy sigh and moved to put his head in his hands, which he didn't realize were just in the mattress and not resting on it.