I opened my eyes.

A monster had me. A nightmarish image with too many heads and a horrific mashup body, smirking as I struggled in his grasp. "Help me! Heeeeelllllp!"

A dark-haired man charged us, arms raised. His fingers ended in blades, glinting in the moonlight.

I screamed again.

"Nava!" the man cried out. He skidded to a stop before us. How did he know my name?

I screwed my eyes shut, whimpering, stuck between a nightmare and another ...