Daniel Hall: The Sandman (New Age)/Issue 2

The second issue of the series Daniel Hall: The Sandman. The Endless have been summoned by mortals on several occassions, but none so young as the mysterious sorceress known as Casey, who has successfully summoned Dream with her magical abilities. However, her request is more than Dream bargained for...

Plot
A young girl, no more than 12, stands in a dark room lit by candle light. Her hair unkempt, her clothes ragged, and her face dirtied, it's clear she has not been taken care of. Her expression is one of rage. Pure, hate-filled anger as tears roll down her cheeks and spit dripples from her mouth just from her screaming alone.


 * Casey Campbell: Kill them! Kill every last one of them!

She grits her teeth and clenches her fists, trembling and staring down at the concrete floor below her, attempting to avoid eye-contact with the man in front of her. Daniel Hall, Dream of The Endless. He stands tall, towering over her petite frame as below him rests a chalk summoning circle. Dream simply watches the young girl in the middle of what can only be described as a breakdown.


 * Daniel Hall: ...Why?
 * Casey Campbell: Cause they deserve it! They deserve everything bad to happen to them! And... and... and they should all choke! Choke, fall over, and... and never get up again! You're the Dream King and I drew the circle, so you need to listen to me! Make them all die!
 * Daniel Hall: What would fill a child with such fury that she would demand one such as I to slaughter her entire family, Casey Campbell?

Casey grits her teeth harder and glances up at him repeatedly. She attempts to open her mouth to speak, but all that comes out is a garbled whine followed by loud sobbing as she buries her face in her hands. Dream continues to stare down at her. His face is hard to read. He could either be pitying the young girl or just be bored with the situation and both would seem just as plausable.


 * Daniel Hall (thinking): The summoning of my kind through magical rituals is not unheard of. However, it normally takes a legion of magi. And yet this one, the young thaumaturgist known as Casey Campbell, not only comprehended the spell, but managed to summon me single-handedly. Intriguing, indeed...

Casey continues to cry into her hands. Her fingers spread and she sees Dream staring at her through them. This seems to snap her back into her rageful state.


 * Casey Campbell: Shut up...! I'm not crying!
 * Daniel Hall: May I ask why you wish for me to slaughter them?

Casey stares at him. The rage slowly melts off of her face and she wipes her tears, sniffling as she does.


 * Casey Campbell: O-okay...

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