A Nightmare
"You're worthless". Maxence shook his head, staring at his family members in sadness. Holding his balled fists to his ears.
He was trapped inside a glass case, just bigger than his height, the width not enough to stretch his arms out wide. Displayed like a caged animal whilst his family members and kin stared and pointed, laughing and whispering between each other.
"Please stop.." He called out resting his palms flat against the glass, but the laughing grew louder and rang in his ears, all he could hear was the panic in his breath and the laughing, the mocking, echoing inside his eardrums on repeat, getting louder and louder by the second.
"You're a sorry excuse for a father and a husband " words from his wife's lips, fell to a pin drop, his heart sank and he shook his head, his face scrunching up as he forced back threatening tears.
Bringing his hands up he pounded his fists against the glass, only to recoil off the glass leaving a ringing in his ears, hearing running water, like a faucet pouring, looking down as a wetness licked against his ankles. The glass case was filling up with water with haste, panic was obvious in his eyes. Stepping about as he tried so desperately to find where it was coming from, but there was no entry point, it was just rising on it's own. No escape.
" Marie please ." he screamed banging on the glass. But his wife turned her back and walked off, alongside all of his kin, laughing and linking in arms.
" lay in the bed you made." mocked Orianne, as she walked off, not evening looking him in the face. Grimacing, his face scrunched up once more, a painful ache was rising in his chest, like clockwork his cogs began to seize.
Gasping loudly as the cold water began to flood in faster, like a gushing stream, foaming at the edges. He coughed and sputtered looking for any escape, but soon it'd be against his neck and quickly rising, a numbing and cold sensation, covered his whole entire body.
His ears submerged, everything was muffled. His pounds against the glass, his struggle for air. And his kin didn't help him, no one did. He was alone, and there was no one here, letting out a loud scream he reached up and pounded at the glass ceiling, but his balled up and cold stricken fists did no damage.
Gasping loudly as the last air pocket of water remained he was fully submerged in the ice cold water.
Clutching his throat as he struggled to remain conscious, but black dots began to scatter in his vision. Shaking his head wildly as he tried and true not to fall under..
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"MARIE!" He screamed at the top of his lungs, throwing himself up alarmed in his bed. A cold sweat dripped down his forehead, he began patting himself down and hurriedly looking around. It was just a dream, exhaling deep and shaking breathes.
Reaching up to his chest he breathed deeply, trying to catch his breath. Running a hand through his shaggy blonde hair, the bedroom lurched as the ship moved along with the waves and the floorboards creaked.
Gazing across the room he brought his knees to his bare chest, decorated on the wall was charcoal drawings he made. Portraits of his kin, his children. He thought maybe it would bring him comfort with his travels, but all it seemed to give him was a nightmare.
Grimacing he clutched his forearm, a firey pain trickled up his bicep, staring down at the mauling scar, he ran his fingertips over it, receiving only a minimal aching sensation.
" Why do you still hurt me" he exhaled under his breath. Falling back onto the mattress and he proceeded to stare up at the ceiling.
Sure he had made mistakes in life, everyone does. But practically being driven to leave was forced upon him as a last option, he felt like he was treading on foreign soil whenever he stepped foot inside of their estate. Bringing his hand up to his face. He rubbed at his tired and bloodshot eyes mumbling under his breath.
"Give me strength Tobie "
OOC:
-Maxence is finished his first week on the seas, Will be returning within a few days.
-Maxence also sent a letter to his wife detaining that he couldn't find her family, for which this expedition was for, and would be returning soon
OOC:
-Maxence is finished his first week on the seas, Will be returning within a few days.
-Maxence also sent a letter to his wife detaining that he couldn't find her family, for which this expedition was for, and would be returning soon
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