Far beyond the reach of civilization, where the land stretched untouched, a lone man lays asleep in a field of bright green grass, sun brushing over the earth, and a black hood is seen concealing his eyes. For a brief moment the world seemed calm.
Slow fade into a blurry world…
Then the laughter reached him
He was running,
The grass bent beneath his feet as he chased her slowly, his breath light, his heart bright and unburdened. Ahead of him, a girl with light blue hair darted through the field, as she ran, she paused for a moment adjusting her hair, her soft bright laughter driving towards him. As he takes another look, all the feelings of stress, pressure and all the negative feelings seem to fade away into the depths of hell, as his chest loosens, he reaches for her-
certain he would catch up
He was too slow.
Suddenly the world crumbles…
The bright world they were in suddenly darkens,
As the sky darkens beneath choking smoke. Buildings burned, collapsing into themselves as flame swallowed the wood and stone alike, screams tore through the air, sharp and endless. The ground was trembling beneath his feet. The joy was erased, vanished as though it never existed in the first place, in an instant the moments of joy he shared were replaced by screams of pain, horror and despair, this made his chest tighten up again.
His hands began to shake..
As he realized he was holding something, he slowly looked down, a girl laid in his arms her body was far too still.
Too quiet.
As if the world had decided the outcome without him..
Her body was far too still, her weight dragging at him, as the blood soaked into clothes, ran warm into his fingers, her light blue hair and a smile as bright as the sun now as though it was submerged by the darkness of this world. His hands started to clutch her tight. As if refusing to loosen his grip would undo the things that happened.
A nearby building exploded with flames, crashing down…
His throat burned. His heart beating fast, his chest tightening as though refusing him to breathe… no thoughts came to his mind, no words in his mouth. The flame reflected her lifeless eyes, as the world narrowed it felt like a heavy weight had been crushing his body down.
Then… as we see everything fade...
He jerked awake, drenched in sweat unable to clasp a breath, he made a fist with his hands so tight his hand began to bleed… as his hands continued shaking, he punched the ground and laid back down for a moment.
"Another dream huh?"
He said muttered softly
"For fucksake.."
"It's been quite a while since the last one, one of them must be approaching.."
His voice was still shaking.
He lets out a sigh.
His hand slowly moved towards his neck, fingers closed around a pendant holding it there for a moment, the cool metal pressed into his palm grounding him for a moment.
Before slowly rising up, as the black hood sets back into his face. Masking up whatever emotions he felt during the dream, the field was silent once more, untouched by the darkness of the world, the sun shining bright and warm.
He turned and continued forward towards his destination carrying memories, burdens, hopes and dreams of all those he knew
End of chapter 1.