With the absence of , first the Corinthian, and then Matthew; he himself went in search of them.

Upon finding them to be trapped within The Ticking Clock, he attempted to crossover.

Dream of the Endless can not cross, this you know.

The barrier that surrounds this pocket reality was attempting to caste Dream out of itself, but instead suppressed Dream, and allowed the remnant of Daniel Hall to become dominant.

I am surprised as well, Larrissa....I believed that all the mortality had been burned from the boy long ago.
It seems I was mistaken.

In retrospect with the End coming, it matters not, Morpheus. But I was curious.

Cast any thoughts about what you did to our first Lord out of your mind and I won't have to take issue with you.

I'm asking out of curiosity, Nightmare. What I did to your first Lord was nothing he did not deserve or seek for. Ask him.

I suggest you to not threaten me again.

I'm reminding you it matters not to me. You know what I was created for, you know I would stand in your way regardless if it means my own destruction.