A dream filled night
As Zen slept his mind drifted to a dream that would reveal much about why he could not remember his past. Zen found himself in a low lit room. What little light in the room seemed to come from a strange bubble floating overhead. Looking around the room Zen could see that he was not alone. On the other side the room there sat a rather large figure. With the low lighting it was hard to make out who or what this figure was. As Zen sat puzzled for a moment then the figure spoke. He said in a loud booming voice. Come closer Zen I won’t bite. Before Zen could react the chair he was seated in creaked across the room at an alarming pace. When the chair stopped the light in the room increased causing Zen to strain his eyes. When he could see again he noticed he was only a few feet from the figure. Despite all the light this figure was still cloaked in a dark haze. It was clear that this was not a normal fur but some kind of beast. With the haze no real features could be made out. What could be made out were a pair of big wings and that his hands and feet had some sort of claws. Its eyes glowed the same colors as Zen’s red on the left and blue on the right.
After the shock of seeing such a creature, Zen was finally able to say the only word that came to mind “Demon”. The creature threw his head back and laughed. His laughter echoed in the room. When he was finally done laughing he shook his head. I’m not surprised you would think that. When you asked for your memory to be sealed I knew this would happen but I didn’t expect you to get this far so fast. Your mind is still trying to grasp the memories it has lost. In doing that you were brought here in your sleep. Zen tilted his head. Who you’re not a demon? The creature gave a shrug. Demon is a little strong to describe me. I do not eat souls or anything like that. I only exist in this world when someone strong enough summons me. In this instance that would be you Zen.
Huh? I summoned you? If you’re not a demon then what are you? And why would I want to summon you and what’s your name anyway? Scratching his head the creature sighed. I will try to explain our situation. As for what I am that’s a tough on to answer. Truth is I really don’t know what I am. For the most part I am only aware when someone summons me and a contract is made. As for the why I was summoned. Best way to explain that would be that you were forced to. As for what you can call me. The one who summons me decides my name. You gave me the name Black.
Zen scratches his chin. So I was forced to summon you? That’s a little out there but okay. You said something about a contract what’s that all about? Black sighed. For starters I am allowed to live within you. This is the only way I can exist in your world. Our contract is in many ways give and take. I make your body stronger and you heal faster too. I also carry many spells that you are free to use if you wish. In many ways I am more a passenger than anything. Oh and one last thing, if you die I will bring you back in a younger form. If possible I will heal an injury before it kills you though. Over the time I have lived within you, you have become able to heal yourself for the most part.
Zen’s eyes widen at that last statement. What do you mean younger form? Black grinned. Isn’t that a no brainer Zen? If you die you come back younger. Now how much younger depends on the injury. Say your heart stops it would only be a few months to a year. If you were cut up into little pieces however you would start over at 1 year old. Any younger than that and your body would not be able to sustain us both.
Zen had a worried look on his face and asked h-have I died before? Black leaned forward and poked Zen on the nose. If you had died you would not have all the scars. You’re one tough kid. Zen gave a sigh of relief. But then had another puzzled look on his face. If all this stuff is true then who forced me to summon you? Black shrugged. Beats me. They were just a bunch of mages. I think they wanted to test my power as well as yours. They may have had other plans at first. When they saw that I was not as evil as they had hoped they seemed to take pleasure in making us both suffer.
Zen looked even more confused. My powers? Black laughed. Yes your powers. Remember what I said about someone needing to be strong enough to summon me. I must say it still shocking to me that a 2 year old had that much power. The last person that was strong enough to summon me was an old fart that wound up having a heart attack before we could make a contract. That was over 1000 years ago.
Zen’s eyes went wide again. You’re over 1000 years old? Black blushes and looks down. Yeah I’m still kind of young. Zen shouted. YOUNG I’M ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. JUST HOW OLD ARE YOU!? Black gave an irritated look. Well if you must know I am 2509 years old. Most of the others like me are 100,000+ years old. Anyway we are getting a little off topic here. Do you have any other questions before you wake up? Zen tilted his head. Wake up, what do you mean? Black glares at Zen. Yes can’t you feel it? You need to pee. You’re going to wake up in a few minutes. Zen put his finger to his chin thinking for a second. He then shouts out you’re right I do gotta pee. Black covers his face and shook his head. Zen then asks his last question while dancing in his chair. Why did I have you seal my memory? Black looked Zen in the eyes. Your memories were too painful for you to bare. You would have lost your mind had you not had them sealed.
With all the questions answered Black gave a sigh. Well time to wake up before you wet yourself. He reaches over and flicks Zen on the forehead. Zen started to fall back in his chair but it vanished along with the room. He reached for Blacks hand but it was already out of reach. Before he could scream his arms and back hit something soft.
Looking around Zen was back in his bed. Zen thought out loud, what a messed up dream. His eyes went wide as he realized why he was awake. He rolled over to the edge of the bed and put his feet on the ground. Getting up off the bed he made his way to the door. The bathroom was down the hall. Little did Zen know but James was just walking out of the bathroom. Zen walked past James and into the bathroom. He was so tired that he didn’t close the door. Zen quickly walked to the toilet pulled up his night shirt and pulled his underwear down. He then turned and hopped up on the toilet and started to relieve himself. By this time James had peeked his head in and started to ask hey Zen are you… What he saw was not what he was expecting. From his point of view Zen looked more like a girl than a boy. This caused the young husky to blush. He quickly turned and ran back to his room. Zen however didn’t notice the husky peek in and simply finished relieving himself and then washed his hands. On his way back to his room he didn’t notice he was being watched by the same husky that now knew his secret.
Zen went back to sleep. He was in for a rude awakening in the morning once word was spread. However for now the little wolf slept peacefully.
