The nightmare standing on the platform has a very tiny body with flesh reminiscent of a fish, and a giant, oversized head that looks like an angler fish, though its esca has a glowing face instead of a light.
From the esca, a voice says, "Look around, my people, look at the beauty that we have spent centuries building. It's our paradise, soaked in the blood and sweat of our ancestors, where all nightmares have the right to live. Yet the humans come into our lands, they steal our corpses, and then they turn them into objects to decorate and empower themselves with.
Right now, the flesh of our children is nothing more than a pair of gloves on someone's hand. It isn't right, we shouldn't allow this to happen.
Once upon a time, we nightmares used to control all of eastern Terrafide, and during the age of Levev, we controlled large portions of Molstoria as well. Despite our curses, despite the plagues on our people, we stood up and led the people of that age to prosperity. Despite our cursed appearances, we held no evil like the humans who compared us to demons.
Yet now look at us. We hide in the corner of the land that is rightfully ours. None of them dared to travel out due to the fear of hunters. We allow the humans and their foreign currency to make us doubt our neighbours through its corrupting spirit, to the point that even now we have thousands of people constantly keeping watch over the graveyards.
We live pitiful lives, and in response to our cries and pleas, the minister does nothing! They keep the currency of the Suflete corupte, they import the clothes of the Suflete corupte, they enjoy the food and songs of the Suflete corupte. If not for Avram Bogdan, when Varage was under attack and our food supply was threatened, we would have lost our ability to even feed ourselves.
Those ministers care not for us in the slightest; they want our lives, our land, our futures to be that of slaves who lick the boots of those who wish nothing but death to us.
Yet I don't want this life for you, we don't want this life for you, we want to make it so that no matter where nightmares walk, they can hold their heads up high. We want you to feel proud of your bodies, proud of your curses, so that no one can make you feel lesser for being born the way you were ever again. But to do that, we must tear down those ministers who no longer understand us from their high castles, and remind the Suflete corrupt of their place, unlike the Santero nightmares who bow their heads to the humans of Molstoria."
Looking down at his hand, Willow sees them shaking and says, "What's going on?"
Shaking beside him, Maple says, "No matter how much I try to ignore him or look away, his voice forces my attention to him."
Willow tries to turn his head, but he is unable to move it more than a few inches. "Maple, all of the people around are all looking at him as well."
With her enhanced eyesight, Maple stares at the intricate details of their skin and says, "They're shaking. This must be that nightmare's curse. We can't look away."
One of the many nightmares in the area says, "This is illegal! You bastards of Needusevennad, keep pulling nonsense like this."
Another nightmare says, "There are kids here. They have no part in this. You can't just lock them here, don't you see they are scared!"
As the fish nightmare walks forward, he says, "But they do! It is their future we fight about, it is their future which will be inherited, and all of your lack of fever and support for our causes is no different than beating your children to death, and you idiots call yourselves parents?"
Stopping in front of a child and getting on his knee, the nightmare says, "Yet I won't abandon you. I will be the parent that you obviously never heard."
Many different nightmares start shouting at him, but he screams, "SILENCE! And their attention falls to him, interrupting their words for a moment.
"You people keep warding us off, even though we speak the truth of the matter. You all hate humans just as much as we do, yet you're too lazy to actually do anything about this. Right now, all of the nations of those Suflete corupte are gathering more and more power, preparing for a war, and in their rampage, none will defend us. The queen hasn't shown us her face in years, and the minister seeks the admiration of humans far more than the protection of their people. Just look."
The nightmare points at Maple and Willow, then slowly walks over. From Willow's pocket, he pulls out his amulet and says, "You all know what this is, don't you? It's the amulet of the minister, specifically the minister of the Cursed Heart.
You see this, on our festival to honour those who have passed the very minister, the leader of this country, has brought in humans and blessed them with permission to use national funds to enjoy themselves on our behalf. Do you see this nonsense? Do you see this blatant favouritism? This is one of the many lies they tell in secret to destroy us from within, don't you see?"
The faces of the nightmares around both Maple and Iancu become antagonistic, and then the nightmare says, "Now allow us to start anew and retake our pride, by punishing this monster who has stepped into our lands."
Taking a deep breath, Willow says, "Your rage is understandable, but if you hate humans, you have made a mistake."
"What do you mean?"
"Do you not understand? Isn't it obvious? The being to my left side is no human, she is a GODDESS. That hair, that smile, that body, that rage, those eyes, that skill with hunting, that never-ending will, love and passion for those around her. Maple Rian is not some mere human but a goddess!"
Confused, the nightmare says, "Stop being ridiculous!"
"I am not ridiculous! This is the truth, as you have said, you hate humans, but obviously, she isn't a human? So, how would she even be a victim to strike down in your crusade? So problem solved, right?"
"NO!"
Maple, with her face turning red, says, "What are you doing, Willow. You're embarrassing me!"
"I know, but I've come to realise the faces you make when given public affection are way too delicate."
"I am going to smack you and Orb when this is all over."
"Why Orb?"
"Because it's obviously his influence that's making this happen."
"Then you should smack yourself for being far too amazing, and making me act like this!"
"SHUT IT!"
"Because you can close a door, you need to insert a key," Willow says as he puckers his lips.
Maple headbutts him and says, "Their door is locked."
"The door has been broken, no restraint can be found any longer. Maple is cute, Maple is hot, Maple is the one and only keeper of my heart. No matter where I go, I will always look for her, cause my darling will always be there."
"STOP SINGING!"
As the husband and wife continue to flirt in front of him, the nightmare grips his fist, but the others around him start to giggle, watching the two humans in front of them flirt with each other.
Infuriated by this sight, he says, "LISTEN TO M-." However, before he can finish speaking, he collapses onto his knees.
Looking behind him, he sees Iancu, who is slightly crouching, which pushes his knees forward into whatever was in front of them, which so happened to be the back of the nightmare's knees.
Suzuka, coming up behind Iancu, moves over to Maple, and hugging her, she says, "MAPLE! ARE YOU OKAY, DID ANYTHING GO WRONG, MY BESITE TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG! WHY ARE YOU SO RED! WHAT DID YOU DO, WILLOW!"
"Nothing, I just informed her of the truth of her godly nature."
"He kept complimenting me in public, calling me cute, and beautiful, and saying I am a good hunter and stuff."
Confused, Suzuka says, "Why wouldn't Willow state the facts of life?"
"Not you too!"
Willow says, "You already know the lyrics, Suzuka, now sing it with me."
As Willow and Suzuka sing, Iancu stares at them and says, "Did I really choose to associate with them in public?"
Standing up in front of Iancu, the nightmare says, "Do you know what you just did? These humans are defilers of our glorious country, and you just aided them."
"Yes, because I am their babysitter, and a scary, pink-haired lady will get incredibly mad at me if I allow anything to happen to them at all."
Maple, fighting through the embarrassment, says, "Is it not because we are friends?"
"I ain't friends with you weirdo's."
Willow shouts, "BOOOO!"
"SHUT UP! Now, please leave because I can assure you that you neither want to deal with the wrath of the ministers nor the predator that loves these people dearly."
The nightmare tries to move past Iancu, but as he does, Iancu flings him all the way back towards the rest of the nightmares he came with, and as his head hits the floor, all the people who were frozen by him become able to move again.
Seeing this, his allies move close towards him, and many of the fathers start to surround him, with others running off. A few of the fathers try to grab him, but one of the many nightmares around him, one with eight stone arms growing out of its large back, along with a single eye taking up the entire upper part of its face.
It easily dispatches all of the nightmares that come towards it and says, "Taavi, are you okay?"
Standing up, Taavi says, "I am fine!"
Looking at Iancu Taavi, smirks, and then says, "Listen!" Freezing everyone in the area again, including Iancu and Suzuka, Taavi smirked and says, "You're anathemized, aren't you, boy?"
Iancu glaring says, "What's that to you?"
"It only makes sense that a half-human would be associated with these scum, doesn't it?"
"You talk as if I am not a nightmare?"
"You aren't? At first glance, you're almost unmistakable for a human, you'd never have to fear hunters, you'd never have to constantly look for accommodation for your curse, you'd never have to feel lesser for being a nightmare. You barely understand the suffering that is the life of a nightmare, and never will. Right now, a person just like you, a half-human, bears far more power than anyone else within this country, and many don't seem to understand the impact of one who will always love his human blood more than his cursed blood. You're no nightmare, nor are you a citizen from Blestemate."
Turning to everyone, he says, "I have kept you all waiting, but it ends today. The first blood shall show you how we should fight for our victories. Now Spēks, crush him."
The giant nightmare with eight arms swings them towards Iancu as the nightmares around him look on with horror. But as the arms come down, Suzuka stretches her tails and grabs each one of the arms, and then on Iancu's arm, he activates his legacy, and says, "I am not the one getting crushed today."
Around the area in front of him, the gravity increases, crushing all of the nightmares into the ground, and as Taavi's head bashes against the ground for a second time, everyone's bodies can move again.
As Iancu croutches in front of Taavi, he hears, "Blessed with a legacy as well, of how wonderful it must be to be you."
"Yes, it truly is wonderful. My parents love me a lot, and my existence is proof of that love. I could never be sad at being born, you fool."
The gravity increases, pushing Taavi and his men into the ground and knocking them out.