Redhawk Caldera Vessel

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In the darkness, the boy stirred. 

At first, it was simply the usual trademarks of a dream- the flinching of whiskers, the errant twitch of a paw, a quiet boof every now and again escaping his lips. Beneath his heavy eyelids, a flurry of movement- scanning back, forth, up and down rapidly. For a growing boy, it was nothing out of the ordinary. 

Until consciousness flooded in, but his body refused to wake. 

Panic flooded him in a giant wave, consuming him. 

He tried to scream- soft whimpers escalated into a strained wheeze that came and went with every breath he took. It was the best he could manage- and yet still it was all too little. With every exhale came a note of pure but quiet fear, strumming his vocal chords lightly though he begged them to awaken and make enough sound so someone could hear him. 

A deep tremble seized his muscles, and his eyes rolled back beneath his eyelids. While there was no pain, there was only fear, and it was all-consuming.