mercredi 1 juillet 2015
Why is he dreaming?
Are they supposed to show him something he should know ? Does he understand
their meaning? Or do they exist just to
entertain His brain? He wonders why.
When he was
young, He, enjoyed his dreams. He was a superhero, a kid who was ruling over
the world or even an astronaut. He could be everything he wanted. Of course he
had nightmares but he didn't remember them so it was fine. He had that
imaginary friend too.
But as he
grew up, his dreams started to fade away. Where was the superhero, the tyran or
the astronaut he used to be ? Where was his friend? He thought about it for a
while, and he finally concluded it was something casual and he forgot about
it. In the end, his nights were just
black and empty like the sky during the night.
Life goes
on as he says. Studies, Girls, Friends, Family. All the parts of a normal life,
I guess. But on the verge of his 20th Birthday, one night, he
suddenly woke up. He was in his room, filled with posters of his favorite bands
and with dirty clothes; he was a youngster after all, a bit cliché though. He
stood up from his bed and went to grab a glass of water. As he walked away from
his room, he felt he was holding something in his hand. It was a glass of
water. Because of the surprise, he dropped it on the floor which was covered
with his mother's brand new carpet. It was now soaked wet and covered with bits
of glass. He sworn like a pig, because even though he hated that carpet, he had
to do something or his mother would surely kill him. As he knelt down to pick
the fragment of glass, he discovered with surprise that it was gone, the carpet
was dry. He stood up, shocked. He looked around to figure out who was playing a
prank on him. He was alone in the hall. He sighed and thought about going back
to sleep. He turned back and found himself back in his bed. He screamed as loud
as he could. He opened his eyes. He was laid in his bed. He quickly jumped from
it, and observed everything around him. He decided to take a deep breath, and
he thought about having a glass of water. He closed his eyes so strongly that
he thought his eyeballs were going to pop out. When he opened his eyes and
looked at his hand, it was empty. But he noticed that his sister was looking at
him and she was probably considering him like a moron. He closed his door. He
could hear his sister's laugh even after she shut herself in her room. He
finally understood that it was a dream, and he was happy since it was the first
one in years that he had. He dressed up and went downstairs to eat his
breakfast with his family. His sister spent the whole time making fun of him,
telling their parents that he finally understood that human beings have a brain
and could use it to think, and not in order to create an imaginary friend like
he used to. He told her to shut up once he finished his breakfast and then he
went to college, he had only one week left before his midterm's exams.
He was
sitting in the self with his friends. They were like him, talking about video
games, girls and stuff. But that morning he didn't have the will or the
strength to listen to them so he started to observe the people in the
cafeteria. It wasn't like in most teen movies where they were ten different
groups of people with for example the goth, the jocks … No, they were all the
same. Boring, thinking about what to do in their life, how to act in front of
others. He despised them all, but he was the same. Suddenly he saw a couple
acting as if they were making out in front of others. He was disgusted and
looked elsewhere, to end up in front of another couple doing the same thing. He
grumbled some insults over those people who were showing their love a bit too
much. But he also wished he could be attractive enough to have a girlfriend,
because all his confession ended the same way.
-
You
know … I like you as a friend.
-
I
value more our friendship.
-
I
love too … As my bestfriend.
-
Go
die you trash.
Maybe they
were afraid by his charisma. A girl walked next to him, and for no apparent
reason she stopped. He glanced at her, and asked her if there was something
wrong. She turned her head and without warning anyone, she kissed him. He, who
was having at this moment his first kiss, became red like a tomato. When she
stopped, he was like a dead corpse from which its soul had been drained. He saw
that there was blood on her lips. He touched his mouth, and noticed that while
she was kissing him, the girl has bitten him. He rose from his chair and
started to yell at the girl, but another one jumped on his back and licked his
neck. She then bit him so hard that he let out a huge scream and he had to hit
her in the stomach to break free from her embrace. Blood was flowing from his
injury, he tried to stop the bleeding with his hand and then he called his
friend to help, but they didn't hear him. He was now surrounded by girls who
were biting their lips as they were walking closer to him. All his limbs were
shaking because of the fear, and sweat was running all over his body. The girls
jumped on him and began to rip off his skin, eating and biting his flesh.
He
screamed, scaring his friends next to him. He was back on his seat, with some
foods on his face. Everyone in the cafeteria was looking at him. He took his bag and hid himself behind it,
and after that he asked his two friends who were stunned by his scream to come
closer. Then he asked them if they saw what happened to him with the girls. His
two bros glanced at each other and they burst into laughter, saying that he
might need to see a doctor for his hallucinations. Pissed, he said to his
friends that they were all jerks and left the cafeteria, observed by all the
students.
Once he was
back at his home, he made some research about people having those strange kinds
of dreams. He spent around 2 hours, looking for information about people like
him but he didn't find anything interesting, except about a strange club which
was studying dreams and their effects on people. He thought about giving it a
try and decided to go there. He warned his family about him leaving but nobody
noticed it, too busy with their own activities. Once in the entrance of the
campus, he looked at the board to find where the club members were having their
meetings. He discovered that it was a building hidden behind the fraternities.
The closer he was getting from it, the least the roads were populated. He
finally found the building, which was an old manor, dating from the XIX th
century. His back shivered a bit, and he gathered all the strength to step into
it. It has a huge hall, lightened by a huge luster, hanging from left to right
because of the old roof. A bit lost, he noticed a student reading a book in an
armchair next to him. He walked slowly to not disturb him, and once he was
close enough, he asked softly:
-
Excuse
me ?
The
student, a nerd reading a book about arithmetic, lifted his head and answered,
a bit annoyed:
-
What
?
-
Do
you know where is … Heu … The Dreamer's Club ?
The nerd
was a bit surprised that someone asked something like that, probably because
nobody wanted to be a part of this club. He pointed a little paper next to
entrance door, and turned back to his reading. He looked at it, and glanced
once again at the nerd, hoping for an explanation. But he understood that he
was no longer an existence for the nerd, and he decided to read the paper. The
paper indicated in which room the different clubs were located in the building,
the one he was searching for being at the extreme East of the house. He
gradually escalated the stairs, and as he was going up, the light was fading
away, as if it didn't want to reach that far in the house. He arrived in the
last floor; it was very dark, so dark that he could hardly see a thing. He went
to the left. Many doors in the hall were closed with planks of wood, and he
started to think that the club he was seeking no longer existed. But his hopes
were raised when he saw a door slightly opened, with a faint blue light
escaping from it. He came closer to it, and took a broader look inside the
room. A blue eye was staring at him. He jumped against the wall out of fear,
and pass through it since it was breakable. He was now covered in dust and
looked like a cosplay of Michael Jackson from the 2000's. Someone held out his
hand to help him. The protagonist quickly recognized the blue eye from before.
He took the 1st thing he found to use it as a weapon, and threatened
the stranger with it. The unknown guy looked at our hero's weapon and said,
while trying to hid a smile :
-
Are
you really going to kill me with a cheerleader stick ?
-
Yeah
… What ?
He looked
at his weapon and instantly threw it away. The stranger laughed and then
presented himself :
-
Sorry
for scaring you, I'm Lucius, the Head of the Dreamer's Club. Were you looking
for something ?
-
Hun
? Oh Yeah … To be honest .. I was looking for you.
-
For
me ? It's quite unusual since our club is very discrete … Where did you find
our existence?
-
On
the web … Well … More the Dark Web … I spent a lot of times looking for an
answer … And I already know I don't have a life … Don't mention.
-
Okay
… Well come with me in the clubroom.
Lucius
helped our hero to stand up and led him into the Clubroom.
-
Oh
by the way … What his your name ?
Our hero
was sat in a chair in the middle of the room, surrounded by beds. Lucius was
making tea and turned down the music he was listening to. The Dreamer's Club
head was wearing a bow tie and a purple suit. He had short blue hairs and his
skin was white as the snow. Our protagonist tried to answer but Lucius
interrupted him right away :
-
Well
It doesn't matter ! Let's talk about the reason which brings you here.
-
Hum
… It might sound a bit stupid … But I'm having strange dreams those days.
-
Oh
I'm an expert when it comes to dreams! What do you mean by strange dreams?
He was
drinking his cup of tea while staring as our main character. It tends to make
him feel a bit uncomfortable. He answered:
-
Well
… It's as if I'm able to control what I'm doing.
Lucius
stopped drinking. He asked our main character to repeat what he just said,
which he did :
-
I've
the impression than I'm conscious during those dreams … Each of my thoughts
happens a few moments later.
His
interlocutor seemed troubled, as if our hero said something he shouldn't have.
Lucius rose from his chair and went next to the door to open it. He then invited
the protagonist to leave the club. The hero was astonished, he was seeking for
help and all got was nothing but an invitation to leave. He didn't tried to ask
why, and left without saying goodbye to Lucius. He ran as fast as he could in the
stairs, probably thinking he was Usian Bolt. Once he was outside, he considered
himself as an idiot to believe that such a club could help solve his dream
issue. He quickly went back home and shut himself in his room. His mother asked
her father what happened to her son, he answered that their boy was going
through puberty, and it was a relief since he thought that his son was a pus …
The hero
was at his desk, which was empty. He stared at it for a while. He checked the watch on his arm, to see that
it was already 3 AM. He decided to put his thoughts on the paper. He opened the
notebook on his desk and took the pen next to it. He tried to write something
down on the paper but his mind was muddled like ropes that were tangled
together. Suddenly someone knocked at his room's door; he stood up and opened
the door just a little, to see who was waiting outside. It was lucius, standing
in the hallway. The Protagonist slammed the door and asked:
-
What
are you doing here? If it's for to apologize, I'll gladly accept …
-
I'm
not here for that.
-
That's
too bad because you've really hurt my feelings before and you know …
-
I
want to talk about your dreams.
-
Isn't
it a bit too late?
-
It
wouldn't be efficient to talk about it if we weren't in your dreams. That's why
I came here.
-
Wows
… What … Hummm … Can you explain your previous sentence? Because I know I might
look like an idiot right now but I'm not an idiot … And I really need an
explanation right now!
Lucius
stared at the hero without blinking an eye. His face stayed emotionless, and he
answered:
-
So
you want me to explain what my sentence … Which seemed very simple to me …
Meant, while you don't seem bothered by the fact that your room's door is directly
connected to the outside world.
The protagonist looked outside, inside, then
outside, and again inside. Outside. Inside. And he declared after finishing
checking the exterior and the interior:
-
Now
that you mention it … It's a bit strange … I don't know where the rest of my
house went.
-
That
proves that we are in your dream.
- I didn't notice I was dreaming.
-
We
never notice it. That's the magic of the thing.
-
So
you're a product of my imagination?
Lucius,
surprised by the hero's answer, started to giggle and replied :
-
Me
? Of course not ! I'm real !
-
How
can you be there then ? It's my dream.
- CAuse you and I are the same … We're dreamers.
Lucius
snapped his fingers, and a giant hole appeared under them, in which they fall.
During their fall, the Protagonist was screaming like a 5 years old girl and
Lucius was peacefully drinking tea. Our hero screamed at him :
-
WHY
ARE YOU DRINKING TEA WHEN WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO REACH OUR DOOM ?
-
There
is nothing to fear ! We're in a dream. Your dream. You can save us if you want
to.
-
How
do I do that ?
-
Just
think it.
-
Oh
Yeah ?! It's that simple so I'll ….
The sound
of his body hitting the floor interrupted him. His jaw was probably broken,
like most of his bones. Lucius perfectly
landed on the floor and was putting in tea cup in his pocket. He then clapped
his hands and like magic, the protagonist was no longer feeling any pain, he
was like in a brand new body. He jumped on his feet and caught Lucius by his
collar, and shouted at his face :
-
WHAT
IS WRONG WITH YOU ? WERE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME ? BECAUSE YOU'VE ALMOST SUCCEDEED!!!
-
I
just confirmed what I was suspecting. You're a dream walker like me ! You can
follow me when I'm interacting with your own dream.
-
…
Say what ?
Lucius
asked our hero to follow him with a sign of his hand. They were back outside
the protagonist's house, in the middle of the road. Our hero wondered when they
got back here, since they fall from it a few seconds before. He tried to
explain it himself, but in the end the only he got was a headache. Lucius
winked at the hero and suddenly, a door appeared out of nowhere next to them.
The club's head slowly opened the door and once it was fully opened, our hero
discovered a whole new scenery. It was a little hill surrounded by a giant
forest, with on its center a little hut. A path made of stone led to it. Our
hero was still surprised in front of door, wondering how such a door could
connect two different places like this. Lucius looked at him, sighed and said :
-
How
long are you going to stay here ?
-
Hun
… Sorry !!
The Protagonist
jumped through the door, and as soon he reached the other area, the door
disappeared. The hero observed a while at the place where the door used to be,
and he suddenly shouted :
-
WHY
???? WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME ?!!! SERIOULY ? I'M TRAPPED HERE !!! COME ON
!!! I HATE MY LIFE !!
-
Do
you remember that you're dreaming ?
-
What
? Oh yeah … So it's fine … It's to-ta-lly fine. So where are we right now ?
-
In
a place we created. It's a place that only dream walkers can reach. And so we
can interact with it.
Lucius
waved his hand from the right to the left, and the protagonist started to feel
the wind against his neck. It was a gentle wind, which was appeasing him from
his worries. The Dreamer's club head stopped the wind and started again :
-
If
you're a dream walker … You can control everything here … and as well in other
people's dream !
-
That's
awesome !!!
-
It
is … Come with me.
The two
walked to the hut. Lucius invited the hero to open its entrance, and that's what
he happily did. The inside of the hut was like the hall of a huge manor, where
it wasn't possible to see the roof. There was a dozens of stairs, floors and a
hundred of rooms. Lucius explained to our hero that the day they finished to build the hut, they weren't
able to find the exit before 1 week. The hero followed the Club's head in the
numerous corridor and they finally ended in front of a strange door, which was
black and made of steel. The Protagonist observed it a few seconds, punched it
and then asked :
-
So
… Why ?
-
Because
… I need to see if you're a passive or an active dream walker.
-
Oh
… So … I need to enter this room ? Right ?
-
Yeah.
You can go on ahead.
The main
character unlocked the door, and once it was opened, he was in front of the
white. It was simply white. It was filled with emptiness. The hero looked at
Lucius, and was asking with his glare what was the purpose of this room. The
Head replied with a nod to the right in order to make him enter the room. The
hero entered it, and Lucius followed him, while closing the door. The suited
man then requested the protagonist to :
-
Transform
this room the way you want to.
-
…
But I can't do that.
-
If
you can't you're just someone that you can travel through dreams. But if you
can … You're way more special. Let's go !
The hero
was in the middle of the room, with Lucius staring at him. He was frightened
and scared. What would happen if he failed to do so ? He just learned that he
was special, he didn't want to be normal among the special. His hands were
shaking, and he was glaring at the emptiness of the room. His vision started to
spin and he was barely able to stay on his feet. Something felt on his shoulder, it was wet.
Followed by an other one and another one. They were a dozens, a hundred and a
thousand. Lucius barked:
-
Could
you stop it please ?
The main
character opened his eyes, and noticed that it was raining in the room. His
anxiety affected the place. He was able to interact with dreams; he was an
active dream walker. He couldn’t contain his happiness and soon after that the
room was filled with fireworks. Lucius shouted to our hero to calm down or
they'll be killed. They left the room and Lucius said :
-
I've
my answer.
-
Yeah
! Awesome ! Now what ? Do we travel in dreams ?!
-
No
… Not now. I need to speak to the others first about you.
-
Oh
… So when ?
-
In due time.
Lucius
poked the forehead of our hero who was back in his bed. He slightly rose from
it and saw that he was late. He jumped from it, quickly dressed himself and
went to College as fast as he could. He couldn't follow any lesson that day,
his mind was occupied by what he should do first in his dreams. Building a
castle, travelling in space or fighting a dragon. He quickly went back home
when the day was over, even ignoring invitations from his friends to drink in a
bar. He ate like a flash and went to bed early, to be sure not to miss his
dream. He fall asleep and the next morning, he woke up and nothing happened
during the night. He was a bit upset, but concluded that he will dream the next
day. Unfortunately, nothing happened the day after, and it was the same thing
for 2 whole weeks. He even tried to contact Lucius at the clubroom but the nerd
at the entrance told that it had been closed since our hero first visit. Our
hero was angry at himself, for having been fooled in such a way. He accepted
his friend's invitation and got drunk in the irish pub near his university. He
was so wasted that he puked around 3 times in the street on his way home. He
opened the door of his house and stripped right after passing through it. He
crawled to his room, his sister walked on him after she went to the bathroom
and after 30mn of a harsh labor; he finally arrived to his room. He laid in the
bed without undressing and quickly fall asleep. However, something interrupted it.
He felt some pressure on his belly. He opened his eyes and he saw sat on his
stomach, a gothic Lolita dressed in pink who screamed :
-
Rise
and shine sleepy head !
-
WHAT
THE …. !!!!
Our hero
pushed the girl and quickly jumped towards the door. Well since he was still a
bit dizzy because of his earlier drunk state, he didn't saw the giant who was
standing between him and the door. He banged against his torso and fall onto
the ground. The giant, who was hiding his eyes behind a wooly hat, lifted our
hero and asked, with a sweet and smooth tone:
-
No
rush my friend or you'll get hurt.
-
Indeed
or we will have to shut you down.
Grumbled a
bald guy who appeared next to the giant, wearing a leather jacket and having
tattoos all over the face. He was soon followed by a blonde girl with wall
eyes, and whose face was emotionless. A third person walked next to the giant,
it was Lucius, wearing this time a Yellow suit. He declared:
-
For
once we have a new member, let's try to keep him sane for the first day.
Our hero
was still in the arms of the giant, he whispered:
-
Right
… I really need an explanation.
The Head of
the club snapped his fingers and a door appeared once again, he and friends
went through it, our protagonist being carried under the arm of the giant.
They were
in a giant room, with water flowing under the glass floor. Our hero was looking
at the sky, which was rather strange since he was inside a hut with a roof. He
was surrounded by Lucius and his companions. The Suited man clapped his hands
and cried out :
-
Here
we are. Us, the dreamer's club ! We're gathered today to honor our new member …
I forgot your name ….
Our hero
tried to answer but the bald guy interrupted them by saying:
-
Let's
get over it quickly! I've cram school after that.
The main
character was quite surprised to hear the skin head say that. Lucius agreed
with his fellow and continued:
-
So
to be a part of our club, you need a nickname, like us.
-
That's
all ? I don't have to fill some papers, wait 1 month before an answer and
having to give some papers once again ?
The blondy
girl mocked our hero by saying :
-
Are
you some sort of an old salary man ? It's quite of problematic at your age.
-
I'm
just conscious of our institutions! That's all !
Lucius said
to calm everybody:
-
Enough
with that! We're not here to made jokes about him … Not now. So my nickname is
Gentleman.
Our
protagonist murmured:
-
Quite
appropriate.
-
The
bald guy is Goody, The Blonde girl is Duality, The giant is Little Ben and
finally this pink lively girl is …. Pinky.
-
I
wouldn't have guessed it.
-
So
now … Choose your nickname.
The
pressure was on his shoulders. It would be the name he would bear during his
whole time in this club. It's like a super hero name. He wanted something cool
but not too catchy. Something that suited him but also linked to what he always
wanted to be. Finally after 5 good minutes, he finally gave his answer:
-
I'm
going to be … The dreamer.
The club's
members stared at him, intensely. They then looked at the head of club who
replied:
-
Well
… That's settled! The Dreamer, welcome in our club!
A giant
firework exploded above them when Lucius finished his sentence. It was full of
colors, even some The Dreamer never saw before. Pinky proudly whispered to his
ear:
-
I
made it for you! Hope you'll like it.
But she
didn't get a proper answer. Our hero seemed at first captivated by the firework,
however in reality, his mind was somewhere else. For the 1st time in
his life, him who had been always average in everything was special. He smiled,
still while looking at the firework. Pinky, who seemed grossed, exclaimed
herself :
-
You're
creepy as hell right now !
-
I
just don't care.
They
decided to celebrate their new member by flying in a cloudy sky. The dreamer,
who still couldn't interact with the dream world, was held by Little Ben. When he touched the clouds, it was as if he
could really felt them. Without any warning, The giant dropped our hero who
screamed as loud as he could. His eyes were closed because he didn't want to
see himself hitting … or to be splashed into the ground. Yet, after a few
minutes, The Dreamer still hadn't touched the ground. He opened his eyes and
saw the other club's members doing skydiving. The main character looked under
and saw there wasn't anything under them; it was a never ending fall. Goody
started to whistle and clouds gathered above them and they formed a giant
dragon. The little troup landed on it, Lucius took its control and they rode it
at fast speed.
When the
night was over, Lucius talked to the dreamer alone:
-Tomorrow,
come at the clubroom. We will explain the rules of the dream world.
- Why don't
we do it now?
- Because …
I'm a bit lazy and I don't want to do it now.
Lucius
poked the forehead of the dreamer. It was the morning in our hero's room, he
slowly opened his eyes, and after a while, he calmly stated:
-
I
hate when he does that. I really hate it.
He spent
the whole thinking about he should do during his training. He didn't even
listen to his friends' daily talks about girls and how to get a girlfriend.
After class, he straightly went to the clubroom, he said hello to the nerd who
was still reading the same book, and he escalated the stairs four by four and
slammed the door while saying a loud "Hello There". Unfortunately for
him, only Lucius answered. The whole club was here, but for some reasons, he
only recognized Duality. The 3 others
were a little guy with glasses and clothes from a rich family, a goth girl who
was hiding her face behind her black hairs and finally a skinny guy with a
wooly hat. The dreamer glanced at Gentleman and questioned:
-
Where
are the others?
Lucius
replied :
-
They're
here. Don't you recognize them ?
-
Hum
….
The goth
girl grumbled :
-
It's
not very nice of you.
-
Sorry
… I'm socially-Akward.
Lucius
laughed and decided to tell who was who to our hero :
-
The
goth girl is pinky, this skinny guy is Little Ben and finally that rich boy is
goody.
-
But
… Why are you totally different in the dream world ?
Goody
explained :
-
That's
simple … In the dream world … We're the real us, not the one we created for the
society.
-
I
see … But why don't you try being yourself in the real world ?
Goody
harshly replied :
-
It's
easy for you to say that, who is perfectly normal. But us … We can't the way we
want in our families. Pinky's parents are from a famous death metal band and
mine are part of one of the oldest family of the country.
The Dreamer
didn't like to be called normal. His sister was a genius singer who won several
contest, his father was an old soccer star and finally his mother was someone
recognized among the community to be a hard DIY partisan, helping others with
daily tasks. He had nothing for himself, erased by their shadows. He lowered
his head and whispered:
-
You
don't know how it feels to be just normal.
Lucius
noticed the sad façade of The Dreamer and stopped Goody before the latter landed
the last blow to our hero :
-
Let's
move on ! Sit and we're going to explain you the rules we set for the
dreamworld.
Our
protagonist sat on the seat that was booked for him. Pinky sighed when he sat
next to her. Once everyone was ready, Gentleman started his explanation:
-
So
… You can do everything in the area in and around the Hut, since we created it.
But once you enter an other people dream, you've to avoid affecting it too much
or you'll be in trouble.
The dreamer
seemed a bit intrigued :
-
Why
? It's just a dream !
Lucius
looked at the others and then declared :
-
Because
there is … one being who watch over our dreams. We call him … The Dream Ripper.
-
Isn't
it a bit extreme name for the dream's bodyguard ?
-
Oh
no … He's a monstrous being who traps in
a never-ending nightmare anyone who crossed his road.
-
And
… What happens to the physical body ?
-
It's
an empty shell … It lives … But It can't talk, hear … It's in a vegetative
state.
-
Oh
… But It had never cached someone right ?
Lucius
didn't answered right away. The Dreamer noticed a sudden heavy atmosphere in
the room. Duality lost her usual "Poker Face" and seemed deeply
affected by our hero's question. The same goes for Goody and Little Ben. Lucius
retained his composure and replied :
-
It
caught a friend of ours … 1 one year ago. Do you remember Charles Brillson ?
-
Yeah
he was a top student who fall in a vegetative state for no apparent rea … Wait
… So.
-
Indeed.
He and I went in the dream of a man who was bullying his little brother, to
teach him a good lesson by creating a nightmare. But instead of meeting the
guy, we met the monster. He tried to riposte but he was no match. I tried to
help him but I was too scared …. I saw the beast killing him and literally
absorbed him. I ran away …. I was powerless …. It was the first we didn't
respected our rules, and also the last time.
-
I'm
sorry …
-
You
don't need to be … We're over it now … So please … Don't make the same mistake.
-
I
won't.
-
Good
… So another thing. Don't use the dream of others in your personal interest and
you can't affect the vision an individual has of you with a dream. That's all.
Let's go study in our dreams.
-
What
?
-
You've
some exams coming up right? So lay in that bed and you'll see.
-
But
…
-
TAKE
THAT DRINK AND SLEEP ! You learn better when you're asleep !
The Dreamer
drank it and laid in the bed. He watched a few seconds the others doing the
same but his eyelid suddenly felt heavy and before he could notice it, he was
asleep.
-
WAKE
UP SLEEPY HEAD !
-
OW
NOT AGAIN !!!
They were
in the great hall of the hut and Pinky was sat once again on our hero's
stomach. He jumped out of fear and scared Pinky who started to cry :
-
He's
mean with me !
Little Ben,
who couldn't bear it, caught the protagonist and grunted :
-
What
did you do to her ?
-
Nothing
I swear !
-
Oh
good then … Because if one day you dare to hurt her I'll rip your body into
pieces and throw into a never-ending nightmare … Did I make myself clear ?
-
Clear
…
-
We're
good then.
The giant
put him back on the floor and went to comfort his little Pinky. Duality
approached our hero and murmured to his ear :
-
Don't
worry you'll get used to it.
-
I
hope so … I also wish I didn't wet my pans in reality.
Lucius, who
had changed his suit, came and exclaimed:
-
Let's
study my friends !
The group
went to one of the hut's room, which had a giant wooden door. Lucius took a
closer look at it. Our hero asked :
-
Is
it the one ?
-
Nope
… I don't think so … Oh Yeah I remember it's a door who lead to the place of
someone we created.
-
Who
is it ?
-
A
strange doctor … Very skilled though … His name is Like … Luve … Doctor Lauve …
I don't even remember.
They walked
again and Lucius stopped near a door which had the Milky Way sculpted on it. He
winked at his friends and opened it. It gave them a beautiful view. It was a
monstrous library with a giant tree in the middle of it, and books were put
inside the tree and you could see books stored in it until the top of the tree.
There was a river flowing around the area, our friends took a bridge to reach
the tree. The dreamer noticed that stairs were climbing all around it. Our hero
turned to his fellows clubs members and questioned :
-
How
do we sit ?
Lucius
replied, with a little smile :
-
I'll
be your training ! Imagine something where we can sit and study.
The
protagonist looked around him, trying to find an idea. He stopped his glance at
the tree and he finally closed his eyes. Goody tried to say to something but Duality
hit him on the head in order to keep him shut. The roots started to grow, moved
as if they were alive and they mixed up to form a table and two benches. The
others were kinda amazed, except Blondy who simply ignored it. The dreamer
opened his eyes, and with a silly face, he asked :
-
Don't
you think it's a bit hot in there ?
His friends
looked at each others and Pinky answered :
-
Yeah
but ….
Two
waterfalls falling from the sky interrupted her. They were flowing on the right
and the left of the table, creating a fresh atmosphere around it. Duality whispered
:
-
Show-off.
Gentleman
warned our hero :
-
Don't
overdo it ! you're still a beginner !
-
Why
I'm …
The main
character's head started to feel dizzy, and his legs shook, making it hard for
him to stand. He was about to hit the floor when Goody caught him and declared
:
-
Easy
buddy … You did well.
-
Thanks
….
Once our
hero was back on his feet, the club decided to begin his studies for the
upcoming exams.
After 6
hours, Duality and The Dreamer were the only members left since the others had
to wake up, since they had early classes. The hero was reading a book about
American history while the young girl was looking straight at him, making him
uncomfortable. After a few minutes, he dared to ask :
-
Is
there something wrong ?
-
I
was just wondering … How someone as plain as you could improve so quickly in
dream making.
-
I'm
not plain !
-
Prove
it.
-
……
-
You
don't have to be afraid.
-
But
you know …. I've a nasty secret !
-
Cool
! Say it !!
-
Don't
judge me … I … Love … Yuri mangas.
-
Seriously
? That's your secret ?
-
Yeah
!
-
How
boring …. You're no fun ! I'll go in Ocean Room. I want to swim a little.
Duality rose
from the bench and started to walk away with the Dreamer looking at her. When
she was near the door, she turned her head and winked at our hero while saying
:
-
Then
you don't have to worry ! I'll keep your secret.
She banged
the door. He regarded it a few seconds and he finally thought :
-
What
a girl.
He got over
it and revised again.
It was time
for him to wake up. But before that he wanted to see the outside of the hut
once again. He went out of the library and slowly walked in the numerous
corridors of the hut. After 15mn of a long walk, he finally got outside and
admired the scenery. Suddenly, he noticed that among the forest, there was a
little path lit by trees with fruits which were made of light. Because
curiosity was one of his main defects, he decided to explore this path. He hurtled down the hill and happily took it,
grinding like an old man. As he walked along the path, he gradually forgot
about his upcoming class, as his mind was slowly swallowed by the rainbowish
leaves and the weird looking trees. And before he knew it, his sole purpose was
to discover where this path was leading.
Duality was calmly swimming in a giant green ocean,
her only connection with the hut being a blue door put on a tiny island.
Lucius, who had finished his morning class, asked :
-
Where
is the dreamer ?
-
I
dunno. He must be revising in the library. I thought he would have joined me
sooner or later …
-
No
he wasn't there … I'm a bit worried.
-
Then
try checking the kitchen … or the living room.
Gentleman
stared at Duality with his eyes a bit wet and his face being baby-like, begging
her to help him. She sighed and said while swimming back at the island :
-
Okay
I'm coming with you … But next time at the dinner it's your treat !
-
I
promise !
The Dreamer
legs were heavy and tired, which was kinda strange since he was in a dream. His
mind was a real fog, he couldn't think clearly. But he finally reached the end
of the path, which was a kind of entrance made by the roots and the leaves of
the tree. He couldn't see where it led because there was a bright light
blinding him. He stopped a bit, he took his breath as if it was his last one,
and finally went through it.
He was
astonished by what he was watching. It was a gigantic weeping willow, with
glowing insects flying around it. In the skies there were phoenix spinning
around a gigantic bird which was made of clouds and thunder. But it wasn't the
thing that caught the eye of our hero. It was a little girl, sat at the base of
the tree. He slightly walked towards her, as if he was attracted to her. She
noticed him and raised her eyes to look at him. As they crossed their glance,
Red and White flowers suddenly spread all over the area, startling the dreamer.
Hey eyes were a deep green, a green he never saw before. He got closer to her
and knelt in front of her. He asked with a kind face and a gentle voice:
-
Hey
there …. What are you doing here?
The girl,
who was looking at her red dress, answered:
-
I
don't know … I've been here for a long time, waiting for something but I don't
know for what.
She stared
at our hero's. He felt that her glare was passing through him like a blade. She
interrogated him :
-
Do
you know it ? Or …. Maybe you are …
-
Hum
… I don't know. Are you looking for a manga lover weirdo?
-
Manga
what ?
She tilted
her hand on the right, having an interrogating look. The Dreamer smiled and
made a manga which popped in his hand. He showed it to the girl who seemed
amazed by it, and after she quickly read it, she asked for one another. He
popped a second one, a third one and finally a dozens of them were surrounding
them. He finally got exhausted, because of his creations. The young girl, whose
face was asking for others, was disappointed. Our hero explained:
-
Sorry
… I'm still in practice …. So… I don't have a real stamina.
-
No
problem …
The girl
created thousands of books in one instant, without an effort. The Dreamer was
astonished and frightened. A little girl was able to overcome him so easily. He
asked :
-
Who
are you ?
-
I'm
… Just looking for the one who completes me …
-
Completes
you ? Aren't you a little bit too young for that ?
She giggled
and declared :
-
You're
weird.
-
And
I'm the weirdo ? Seriously ?
-
I
mean … I just feel that … I'm empty. As if I've been asleep for years and that
I've just awoken …
Suddenly, a
strange symbol appeared on the right hand of our hero and on the left hand of
the little girl, which made of hero having a flashback.
He saw a
younger self of his, not in the real world but in the dreamworld, near the same
whipping willow. He was playing with the same little girl as before. But for no
reason, a shadow appeared and kidnapped the little girl in front of the boy. He
could only distinguish two giant red eyes. Once he awoke from his dream, he
started to cry and his parents weren't able to console him.
The
flashback stopped. He looked at the girl and said :
-
I
remember you … You're …
A black fog
appeared and the sky was filled with black clouds. A cold wind blew around them
and a shadowy figure appeared behind the dreamer. It was tall and its body was
made of black fog. Its fingers were so long and sharped that he could kill the
Dreamer in one instant. He had black wings on the back and black mist was
escaping from his mouth. Our hero recognized the red eyes. It was the Dream
Ripper. It teleported and absorbed the little girl in his black fog, despite
the warning of the protagonist. It said, was a slow tone and a voice that
echoed in the whole area :
-
You
can't have her … You mustn't … Have her … Because … You'll destroy everything …
THAT'S WHY I'VE TO DESTROY ONE HALF OF IT !
His black
fog spread around our hero, who couldn't do anything, his stamina being drained
from before. He wanted to run but the fog caught his foot and lifted him upside
down. They were face to face. The dream ripper said:
-
You'll
be mine forever … And The Dreamworld will be safe.
-
Like
hell it's going to happen.
Gentleman
appeared and hit the fog monster with a giant sword he created, forcing it to
release the Dreamer. He yelled at Duality who was carrying the hero:
-
Carry
him to the hut ! I'll gain some time.
-
Why
is it here ?
-
I
don't know …
The Dream
Ripper shouted :
-
Give
him back !!!
Black Fog
spread all over the area. Lucius created a light orb in his hand, but its light
was slowly eaten by the fog. His sword started to shine and he claimed,
pointing his sword at the beast :
-
It
won't let you take one of us again.
-
Or
you'll fail again, and run away like a PUPPY !!!
The fog
swirled around Lucius and charged him.
Duality and
The Dreamer were running. They were out of breath but they couldn't stop or
death would await them. She cried :
-
What
were you doing here ? Why did you created that path ?
-
It
was already here !
-
And
what is that thing on your hand?
-
I
dunno it popped for no reason!
-
Damnit
! We'll talk about it later !
They
finally reached the area of the hut. They climbed the hill and were about to
enter the hut when a giant flash interrupted them. Black fog was swallowing the
forest, and flash of light were interrupting it. A pillar of black fog and
light appeared, created by the two opponents. After a few seconds, they
clashed, creating an enormous shockwave. Blondy and The Dreamer had trouble
clinging to the hut. It created a giant hole in the forest, with electric
shockwaves escaping from it. Silence followed the battle. A shadow appeared
from the path, forcing our heroes to be on their guard. It was Lucius, without
his left arm. He walked towards our heroes and said :
-
It
… Said … I was weak but since I entertained him …It left me alive.
Duality,
with tears starting to flow, whispered :
-
No
… your ….
-
No
… It's fine … It's just a … Scratch.
He turned
to our hero and asked :
-
Why
was it here ?
-
I
dunno ..
-
WHY
?
Lucius'
face was deformed by his rage. The main character lowered his head and murmured
:
-
I
… I had a flashback … And this symbol appeared on my hand.
The dreamer
showed it to Gentleman. The back of the head of the club shivered, as if he saw
the scariest thing in the world. He looked in our hero eyes and said :
-
You're
…. No … It can be.
Duality
questioned her boss :
-
He's
what ? Spill it out damnit !
Lucius'
face was showing how great strong his state of stress was. He declared :
-
You
… Must never come back here … Never !
The dreamer
was shocked. He harshly replied :
-
Why
? You've no right to say that to me.
-
Indeed
but it's for your own safety and ours as well … Sorry but you've to stop being
a dreamwalker for now.
The
protagonist wanted to shoot as a reply but Lucius quickly touched his forehand,
and turned his finger, graving a lock on our hero's head. He slowly disappeared,
looking and sending all his hatred at the one who introduce him to that world.
When the main character was no longer in the dreamworld, Duality blamed Lucius
:
-
Why
did you do that ? The 1st time in his life he …
-
He
felt special I know. But he doesn't know in which way he's special. Do you
remember that when I created the club I
was studying something linked to our dreams?
-
Yeah
… Maybe …
-
I
…Wanted to see if we could go beyond dreamwalking … And I discovered that a
scientist once encountered someone who could go beyond that. He could control
the others with his dream walking and also he also send people in the
dreamworld just be touching them. He could also generate beings similar to the
Dream Ripper.
-
Wow
… What is that ?
-
He's
was a …
-
Dream
Maker.
A man was
next to a board, in front a table where men in suit were listening to him. He
pointed the board with a stick and said :
-
Imagine
someone we could use to affect the dream of our customers. We could sell them
the dream they want. Something they truly desire. A few days ago, my spies in
the dreamworld discovered that a new dream maker appeared, but for some reason
he's still incomplete because of the Dream Ripper.
One person
asked :
-
What
do you propose then ?
-
Let's
approach him.
-
And
if he refuses?
-
I
don't think he'll have the luxury to refuse.
The dreamer
was in front of the club's door. A paper was put on it, saying that the club
was disbanded. He had a tired face, he couldn't reach the dreamworld yet he
tried during the whole week. He left the manor, depressed by the fact that he
became once again a normal being.
He was in
his bed. His eyes were closed. He suddenly felt a pressure on his whole body,
he couldn't move an inch. A voice, oddly familiar, screamed:
-
WAKE
UP SLEEPY HEAD !
-
GOD
DAMNIT NOT AGAIN !
The whole
club was around him. Lucius was still without his left arm. The hero rose from
his bed and slapped Lucius as strong as he could. The Gentleman declared :
-
Sorry
… I needed some time to think about your situation.
-
You
could explain it to me before doing what you did.
-
I
know … But things are getting hasty.
-
What
do you mean ?
-
Firstly,
the Dream Ripper is coming for you and secondly, a whole corrupted company is
coming for your ass.
-
Hum
… And so … What are we going to do ?
-
It's
simple ! Let's Dream !
The Dreamer
Part I =
End.
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