Chase’s eyes opened,

“Woah!” He exclaimed immediately shooting upright, and looking around the room he was in, all the memories came rushing back, and with a smile, he flopped back on the bed laughing.

It all makes sense!! He could see it! Everything! He could visualize and see EVERYTHING!!! HE COULD SEE THE BOARD!!! 

Every connection that he had missed because he was the hero, every wrong decision. He remembered making decisions, and being happy with them, while at the same time screaming at himself and wanting to do it the other way! He remembered trying to revert back to the way he needed to be, while at the same time fighting it!

And he remembered thinking, and strategizing, but not being able to use what he had strategized because he was trying to be the hero

But now the nightmare was finally over, and he finally felt whole.

Looking down, he saw a truly gruesome sight

He was completely covered in thick, red blood.

It covered his entire body, dripping off of his suit, and soaking the sheets and bed below him

Even then it was dripping from the bed and onto the hardwood floor below.

But there wasn’t a mark on his body, just a giant hole in his completely destroyed Slash suit.

He threw the covers off of himself, splattering blood everywhere, and jumped out of bed running his hands through his hair

It was also dyed red from the blood

He held his hands out in front of himself with a smile, then drew his blades, not his claws, his blades

 

They shot out of his arm, starting at the elbow, and running along the top of his arm, and ending about a foot and a half out of his wrist. They were unbelievably sharp and much more useful than his claws

It had been such a long time since he had seen these things

Sure they had bad memories attached,

Chase raised his arm, seeing the fear in her eyes, and he ran her through

But it was time to move on.

He breathed in deep, feeling the air flow into his lungs, fueling his mind, as he started to really think, for the first time in years