I Dreamt of Wasps - Chapter 14
# Chapter 14 Max felt he was unlucky to have it be the wasp dream again. Of all the nightmares his Alius had made him live, that was the one that bothered him the most. Even now, after having experienced it several times, he awoke twitching at the...
I Dreamt of Wasps - Chapter 13
# Chapter 13 Max awoke, to his surprise, to find himself back in the dark forest from the first week of sessions. He turned around slowly, half-expecting to find that twisted mask behind him. He didn't, though. There was nothing but the eerily quiet...
I Dreamt of Wasps - Chapter 12
# Chapter 12 Max slept better that night, if only from bodily exhaustion as much as from any other benefits of the Balance. He was at least thankful for it to stretch out sore muscles after the session. He did notice that, having done it, the crawling...
I Dreamt of Wasps - Chapter 11
# Chapter 11 Max found himself again in the featureless stone room. Remembering what the stranger had promised him last time, he looked up at the ceiling just in time to see the first wasp nest fall through the trap door. Then another. And another,...
I Dreamt of Wasps - Chapter 10
# Chapter 10 It took little time for Max to fall asleep, though he still woke up just before dawn. At first, he felt a wave of dread that he'd likely be facing the wasps again today, but the dread was pushed to the back of his mind when he realized...
I Dreamt of Wasps - Chapter 9
# Chapter 9 When Max awoke again, he found himself not in the small cage that he was used to, but in a featureless stone room bathed in the warm glow of one of the Academy's strange round lights in the ceiling. He looked around himself, finding that...
I Dreamt of Wasps - Chapter 8
# Chapter 8 Unfortunately, the training sessions didn't get better. The next four sessions were the same nightmare, with small variations he presumed was to keep it scary for him. The worst was when they threw bunches of rotten fruit and vegetables at...
I Dreamt of Wasps - Chapter 7
# Chapter 7 The next day, Alva was late waking up. They were also surprisingly subdued throughout breakfast, barely saying anything to Max as they picked at their food. In class, Max and Alva both stared at their vials of Focal for longer than they...
I Dreamt of Wasps - Chapter 6
# Chapter 6 The next morning, Max awoke before dawn as he usually did, though he wanted to go back to sleep again. It had taken him an hour to go back to sleep after Alva's screaming woke him up. Though he wanted more sleep, he knew that he would...
I Dreamt Of Wasps - Chapter 5
# Chapter 5 The rushing wind of the dark abyss was instantly replaced with the warm glow of the classroom. Since there were fewer people now, the noise was somewhat quieter, though still quite a racket. Max was shaking badly again, so he pressed the...
I Dreamt of Wasps - Chapter 4
# Chapter 4 Max shouted as he sat bolt upright on the mat, breathing furiously. He looked around, finding himself safe and sound back in the Academy. He squeezed the sides of his head tightly and stared at the ground, trying to stop the shaking that...
I Dreamt of Wasps - Chapter 18
# Chapter 18 The darkness behind his eyelids was suddenly replaced by the light of the cold stone room that had been the backdrop of the last dream. He saw movement in the corner of his vision, and he turned to find the Alius standing off to one side,...