American Horror Story, Starting from Falls Town

Chapter 520 The game officially begins

The dolls that the King of Lust just created all have physical bodies; in the dream, they are just like living beings with flesh and blood.

But things are different now. Realizing that the light of the Famine Rider can affect physical beings, Margaret created some intangible nightmare creatures to deal with the Famine Rider.

These are terrifying creatures born only in nightmares, and can only exist in darkness.

The Nightmare Creature easily devoured the medium-sized dolls that Margaret had created, and then turned its fierce gaze to the Famine Knight.

The Famine Rider seemed to sense a threat, and the color of its headlamp changed once again, this time back to its natural orange color.

An orange light streaked across the pitch-black dream world, instantly turning all the nightmare creatures into wisps of smoke. At the same time, the rules represented by this light began to vie for control of this world.

Margaret's expression changed drastically. Once the Famine Knights seized control of this world, her advantage would turn into a disadvantage.

Seeing this, Margaret also started to take things seriously.

Because the rules of dreams she possessed were not complete, mainly focusing on the rules of pleasant dreams while missing many rules of nightmares, Margaret changed the dream back to its previous pink hue.

However, the orange glow of the Famine Rider still occupies a part of this world, which means that the Famine Rider has gained partial control over this world.

It was at this moment that Roy entered Margaret's dream world.

Roy was startled to suddenly stumble into a pink world filled with dolls.

"Margaret, what are you doing? How come there are so many toys?"

Roy casually picked up a Hakimi doll from the ground, and the Hakimi doll actually breathed on him.

Upon seeing Roy enter, Margaret immediately realized that Roy had already won over the War Knight, so she spoke to him in a sweet, coquettish voice.

"Master! I can't take it anymore!"

Can you imagine how Roy would feel if he heard a five-meter-tall, curvy, and stunning mature woman say such things in a high-pitched voice?

In that instant, all the hairs on Roy's body stood on end in fright.

"Fuck! Margaret, can't you speak properly?"

Margaret didn't care about any of that; she clung to Roy.

Although the King of Lust is currently much larger than Roy, he still tries to appear petite and dependent.

This left Roy feeling somewhat helpless, especially when the two large headlights slammed into his face.

"Ugh! Wait a minute, I can't see anything like that!"

Yes, the snow-white thing was seriously obstructing Roy's view.

"Master, it seems that the rules of my dream are no match for the Famine Knight's Famine rules. Please help me!"

Margaret continued to whine and act coquettishly, and Roy felt that if he listened any longer, he might not only lose all his body hair, but also all his hair.

"Stop! Don't say anything, let me go right now! I can help you think of a solution!"

Having finally escaped Margaret's suffocatingly passionate embrace, Roy took a look around at the world.

Indeed, after the Famine Knight unleashed the Orange Light, the pink dream world created by Margaret began to suffer severe pollution.

"It's indeed a bit troublesome!"

In fact, if Roy had just used the power of the Phoenix, he could have easily defeated the Famine Knight by brute force.

After all, no matter how powerful the rules of Famine are, can they compare to Lucifer's Morning Star rules?
But then Roy remembered something he had acquired earlier.

In the nightmare space beneath the oil refinery, Roy not only completely devoured the primal fear, transforming it into the original fear, but also gained something else entirely.

That is the power of nightmares.

[Nightmare Authority (Fragmented): Represents the power of nightmares within the rules of dreams.]

Besides creating fear, primal fear can also manipulate dreams to a certain extent; this power likely comes from the authority of nightmares.

"Margaret, do you possess the power over dreams?"

"Hmm! I control the rules of beautiful dreams, and a small amount of authority over nightmares."

"That's perfect, here you can have this."

Roy took the Nightmare Authority from his inventory and handed it to Margaret.

Upon seeing this tangible object representing the rules of nightmares, Margaret was completely stunned.

"Master, is this really for me?"

Roy has never cared much about such things, and he even gave Elizabeth the power of lust before, so he certainly won't be stingy this time either.

"Yes, take it."

Margaret blankly accepted the Nightmare Authority, which immediately merged into her body.

Then, Margaret suddenly lowered her head and kissed Roy, and the nimble little red snake slithered directly into Roy's mouth.

Roy could feel Margaret's passion, as intense as an erupting volcano, almost burning him to ashes, or perhaps trying to merge Roy into her body.

Roy couldn't refuse such strong feelings, so he could only let Margaret express her gratitude through actions.

Unfortunately, the Famine Knight, who is completely devoid of emotion, is still releasing orange light to fight for control of the world, and the orange light is about to shine on Roy and Margaret.

"Margaret, wait! The Famine Knights are attacking!"

Enraged by the interruption, Margaret immediately launched a counterattack, combining her newly acquired Nightmare Authority.

With the rules of beautiful dreams and the authority of nightmares, the Queen of Lust has almost completely mastered the rules of dreams; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her the Goddess of Dreams now.

When the Queen of Lust has fully mastered the two rules, her strength will probably reach a level similar to that of Belial.

For the Demon Kings of Hell, improving their strength is extremely difficult. Since the formation of the Seven Demon Kings of Hell, their strength has remained largely unchanged.

That's why Margaret was so excited by suddenly gaining such a huge leap in strength, and she couldn't wait to fight Roy for three hundred rounds right now.

Thus, the Famine Knight, who had interrupted Margaret's good mood, became the tool for her to vent her anger.

"You bastard, die!"

The ground beneath the Famine Rider's feet suddenly vanished, plunging him into the endless void.

This feeling of falling is something that everyone might experience in their dreams, and sometimes it can wake people up from their sleep.

However, the Famine Knight was indeed trapped in a nightmare from which he could never awaken, with all sorts of terrifying, nightmarish symbols attacking him in turn, yet his orange light could no longer alter the dream rules controlled by Margaret. Finally, the Famine Knight fell into a pool burning with nightmarish flames and was reduced to ashes.

And so, an orange rule pierced through the dream world and flew into the sky, twisting together with the rules of war.

"Wait a minute! Margaret, we should go out!"

"No! I want to thank my master right now!"

Margaret clung to Roy like an octopus, and he couldn't break free at all.

"There are still two of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse left! Don't be in such a hurry! Don't you want to see how Elizabeth is doing now?"

These words indeed made Margaret release Roy; she really wanted to know what was happening with Elizabeth.

"Hehe, I really want to know what Elizabeth is doing! But Master, you must make sure she repays you properly later!"

Looking at the longing in Margaret's eyes, Roy felt as if he had become the flesh of Tang Sanzang.

"I understand. Once the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are dealt with, I definitely won't let you off the hook!"

Roy reached out and pinched the taillight of Margaret's luxurious car, eliciting a coquettish groan from the King of Lust.

The pink dream space dissipated, and Roy and Margaret returned to reality, then entered Elizabeth's deceptive space together.

The world Elizabeth created was significantly more complex than Margaret's world. It was a vast labyrinth, in which both Elizabeth and the Death Knight traversed, searching for each other's location.

The Death Knight possesses the conceptual level of instant death ability; Roy once used this ability to kill the descending Samael.

Currently, Elizabeth's strength is only slightly stronger than Samael's during the Silent Hill incident. If the Death Knight were to see her, she might be instantly killed by the rules of death.

So Elizabeth created this enormous labyrinth to confuse the Death Knight.

At the same time, the Sloth King can slowly observe and look for the Death Knight's weaknesses.

It must be said that among the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the rules of the Death Knights are the most dangerous, and even the Sloth King must be careful.

The black, humanoid shadow wandered aimlessly through the maze, easily killing anything or anything that stood in its way.

Indeed, to make it easier to observe, Elizabeth also released some hellish creatures into the maze.

"That's truly a terrifying ability!"

The Death Knight's attacks completely ignore the vitality and defense of living or inanimate objects; once it strikes, both living and inanimate objects will inevitably disintegrate.

This is death in the conceptual sense.

If Elizabeth is killed by the Death Knight, Belial will likely lose that part of his power and memories forever, a loss that would be enormous for a demon lord.

"So here's the question: can a Death Knight's power kill itself?"

Elizabeth, hidden away from the world, revealed a faint smile.

This question is actually not easy to answer, because Death Knights not only possess the ability to die instantly in the conceptual sense, but also the ability to be immortal in the conceptual sense.

So, just like that classic Tokyo University anecdote, which is stronger, a spear that can penetrate everything or a shield that can withstand all damage?

Just then, Roy and Margaret entered the Deception Dimension, which was located not far from the Death Knight.

Elizabeth quickly pulled the two to her side, otherwise the Death Knight might attack them.

"Why are you here? Have you dealt with the War Knight and the Famine Knight?"

Margaret looked at Elizabeth with a smug expression.

"How was it? I was faster this time, wasn't I?"

Elizabeth could tell even with a fool's eye that Margaret was able to defeat the Famine Knights so quickly because Roy must have helped her.

"Don't give me that! You've come at the perfect time; I need your help to deal with the Death Knight!"

Elizabeth already had a complete plan in mind, but she needed to control the overall situation and couldn't act personally, so she needed someone to act as her pawn.

After revealing his plan, Roy immediately realized what was going on.

"Are you planning to let it kill itself?"

"That's right! Only this way can we defeat it!"

Roy really wanted to say that it wouldn't be so complicated if he were to do it himself, but seeing Elizabeth's enthusiastic expression, he decided not to spoil her fun.

"Alright then, let me play with the Death Knight. It just so happens that I'm an old acquaintance of his."

The Death Knight had helped Roy a lot in the past; if it weren't for it, Roy would probably have died in Silent Hill long ago. This was a good opportunity to catch up with him.

The Death Knight, who was searching for Elizabeth in the maze, suddenly noticed a giant Elizabeth appearing in the void above him. However, the Death Knight did not react because he had already realized that the Elizabeth above him was just a phantom.

The Death Knight tilted his head, seemingly expressing his confusion with this gesture.

"Welcome to the world of the Lord of Sloth, Death Knight! Now, let's play a fun game!"

Without giving the Death Knight a chance to refuse, the Deception Space began to shake violently, the labyrinth walls collapsed rapidly, and the whole world quickly transformed into something else entirely.

The forest, the river, the town, and the towering castle in the distance—everything before my eyes felt like a real world, only devoid of any life, appearing somewhat lifeless.

This was already the limit of the Sloth Queen's manipulation of the rules; after all, her strength had not reached Lucifer's level, and she was not yet capable of creating life.

The trees in the forest are actually illusions, and the creatures that move around in the world are all things Elizabeth has taken from hell and transformed into the shapes she desires through illusion.

The Death Knight was very surprised and couldn't understand what Elizabeth wanted to do. It wanted to kill the creatures that suddenly appeared, but it suddenly found that it couldn't move.

Then, a giant die fell from the sky and landed in front of the Death Knight.

"Death Knight, you can now only move by rolling this die, and the number rolled determines how many steps you can move each time. However, you can only move once per turn, as there are two other players participating in this game. Let's welcome Margaret and Roy Black!"

Two more faces appeared above their heads: Margaret, who had been forcibly dragged to play the game with a long face, and Roy, who was still as handsome as ever.

Upon seeing her unflattering photos being released, Margaret began to protest loudly.

"Elizabeth, you've gone too far! It's one thing to force me to play games, but to release this photo like that!"

"Who told you to make that face? Alright everyone, only the first person to reach the castle will see me! So, let the game begin!"

(Claire)

(End of this chapter)