Sand Grains Underneath The Moon

Chapter I - Murky Shadows
Nightmares. Dreams that begin to twist and distort, until it becomes something capable of scaring someone awake. The Kazakage's own partner was having one of these. In his dream was the temple, without imperfections. He slithered inside of it's walls and took in the sheer beauty of the structure. Various fountains, statues, and treasures were found inside. Soen's eyes widened at the site, but over his shoulders was a presence, a dark presence that seemed to eat away at his mind. When he turned in order to meet the "thing" face-to-face he was met with an angered White Snake Sage. His eyes snapped opened, being freed of the nightmare's chains. This wasn't the first time he had this dream, it seemed to come to him every time he slept, every single time. There had to be a proper explanation for this, but he wouldn't worry too much about until the morning showed up. Soen had always been asked "Why can't you sleep?" by Zenjou, he didn't know that this was the reason why, and he damn sure wouldn't reveal that he was kept awake by a stupid nightmare. But it seemed to get worse every night. The temple would appear more beautiful than the last, and the Sage would appear more angrier than the last, it'd never continue past that part. Removing the sheets from his body, Soen stood up. He wasn't in his half-snake form, but his more human form. His friend thought it was funny how he hadn't completely mastered walking on two feet, but the halls were way to slim for him to slither through, his tail was quite the nuisance. He took a step out of his room and headed for the stairs which led to Zenjou's office. He needed company after the nightmare, and the darkness of the building didn't help either.