† Phase I †

 

Dreams provide truth... Dreams provide lies...

Dreams Predict Future... Dreams expose the past....

Dreams are the gateway to life... Dreams are the gateway to death...

Unknown to everyone, dreams are also the message of the coming events that lies hidden under the well lit world as how it is seen... the darkest truth overshadowed by the light of lies...

How will you cope up, when all of your dreams, came to happen as how exactly it happened...? What if your dream world came to reality and you woke up blanketed by the shadows of truth...?

 

"Pretty..." is all I managed to utter as before my eyes lay a vision exposing a very spacious grass blanketed field giving me a very warm and light sensation... I stare amazed at the bright golden sky decorated with fluffy clouds of different sizes and shape immensely amplifying the view...

Then I looked around me and noticed the lush green environment. Not far away from where I stand lies the healthy forest and the strong mountains, kissing the clouds as it passes by slowly. I felt the winds blowing in strong yet relaxing manner, touching my cheeks, hugging my body and messing my hair as if caressing me and relieving all of my stresses.

 

"Wow... Very pretty~" I said as I close my eyes to savor the fresh winds and the sound of serenity. A feeling of freedom had enlightened my mind.

 

A second passed and my skin began to feel piercing sensations, as if a thousand needles struck every part of my body. Sensing this odd, a disturbing feeling, I opened my eyes and to my surprise everything immediately changed... Large, towering buildings started sprouting from the ground crushing the ground and destroying the wide grass covered floor where I stood...

 

The clear, blue sky darkened as it became smoggy and yellowish and the healthy yellow sun becomes an angry red ball of fire, hurting my eyes with just even a second's glance.

 

Dusts, wreckage and emptiness are seen throughout the streets... I looked around as I saw a familiar street where empty cars and phone booths covered in dust and webs lay in chaos, and to worsen it all, skeletons scattered on every corner. Distorted cries of agony and despair awakened my sanity and the airless heat tortured my body.

Unimaginable creature began appearing from the shadows accentuated by the fearful eyes of burning red and cold body covered with lifeless metals and thick hides. Strong tingling chill crept all over my body and in an instant I am bound by the invisible chains of hatred.

I jolted in a painful shock and after one blink, I saw myself being surrounded by men and women lying dead beneath the sea of fire, earth and blood. Gigantic ships and monsters of cold metal and flesh flew above me and from it emerged smaller ships and creatures filled with limbs made of metals and wires and eyes as large as a man's head.

Flames began flying from everywhere and what it seems like a war had started. Some ships exploding and catching fire while some fires back bright purple lights. Everything is in chaos and destruction fills the air. My lungs tightened and it seems like air had left this world that I felt like I am being suffocated and drowned in my place.

I grabbed my neck and kneeled as panic began to flow within my mind and my body as I desperately struggle for breath.

"This is not what I wanted to see!!!" I shook my head hard trying to wake myself from the dreadful and unbearable nightmare. Again, silenced enveloped me and when I opened my eyes, I saw endless shadows surrounding me.

I looked around and saw the unending pitch black, not knowing where my left, right, up and down is, as if my sense of direction has forsaken me, I can't even tell whether if I'm standing upright or  upside down. Then a light emerged from nowhere in front of me and a silhouette of a man appeared.

His eyes glowing until all of his face and ultimately, his body is covered by the blinding light that overwhelmed my sight...

Then I woke up...

 

Looking aimlessly at a familiar room's ceiling, I felt my heavy beating chest and my strong panting as if I'm strained from too much work. I touched my lip only to find that it was dry and chipped. I wiped my forehead and my neck feeling the cold sweat.

 

"That dream again..." I said not noticing my soft and trembling voice. Then I looked to my left and stared at my digital clock with the time reading of 3:00 am. "Still early..." I whispered then I looked at the other bed placed across mine.

 

The girl lying on the other bed is sound asleep, almost snoring to prove that fact, covered in a thick blanket, her back facing against me.

 

 "Thank God, she's still asleep..." I smiled then slowly I sat up and held my head and then I started massaging it.

 

I looked around the room...

 

 It was dark with the only light coming from the cellular phone and clock on my bedside table, not to mention the blue moon light passing through the window placed between me and my roommate's bed which is blocked by a blue curtain.

 

"Weird... Really weird..." I mumbled for a few minutes as I continue massaging my head.

 

With remnants of my dream still clear in my memories, and realizing that I cannot sleep anymore, I finally decided to go to the kitchen and grind some Ma herbs and make a tea to refresh my body and relax my mind.

 

I stood up, tip toed towards the door while flashing my cell phone's light to the floor to act as my flashlight and once I reached the door, I pulled it gently to avoid waking my roommate, knowing that she is a very light sleeper, then walked out of the room and headed straight first to the bathroom.

 

I brushed my teeth and washed my face then looked at the mirror attached in the medicine cabinet hanging above the sink. A sigh escaped from me...

 

"I know I'm pretty but why do I keep dreaming of ugly things..." I said then smiled giddily and started making faces, pouting, smiling, making puppy eyes, even doing aegyo to myself... Then I decided to take some pictures from my cell phone's camera, which took more than five minutes...

 

Such a weird morning habit, right? Well, what can I do? I really think I'm beautiful... Which I can't blurt out randomly to my friends of course, so I decided to tell it to myself instead... (^_^)

 

After minutes of picture taking which gain me up to twenty pictures of myself... or is it twenty? Gosh... I forgot my count hehehe~ anyways after my picture taking session I went FINALLY to the kitchen...

 

Well actually... My, rather me and my dorm mates' kitchen and dining area joined together, which is directly connected to the living room with neither wall nor binder to separate each, is spacious...

 

There were three rooms overall inside the large dormitory styled condo unit, one of which, obviously mine, has two roommates while the larger one has three beds with three occupants, the other room is comprised of a bathroom...

I switched on the dim light of the kitchen and decided to tie my hair in a pony tail, Yes my hair, the hair I finally colored after keeping it black for a long period of time, is long reaching down to my back...

 

I reached a small cabinet placed in the upper corners of the kitchen, just above the cooking table and took out a jar filled with ready to grind slices of Ma, "AHHHH~ my precious Ma!!!" Then I readied the mechanical grinder.

 

It took me from fifteen to twenty minutes before I finally finished preparing the herbal tea. The sky is already pale blue indicating that the sun is rising.

 

After pouring some Ma tea in a cup, I went to the living room and sat on the sofa, it was really cold and I forgot to get my jacket in the room, gosh!!!

 

So with no other choice I just tightly grasped my long sleeved tightly hugging shirt with my unoccupied hand, and coiled myself in the sofa while sipping my favorite Ma, "MMMM!!!! It really tastes good!!! Not to mention its healthy!!!"

 

Then with a blank stare towards the window covered by a white curtain, I pondered about that dream. "It's really weird... I've been dreaming about the same dream for the ninth time..." I thought then suddenly I stared at the TV...

 

 Slowly, my view started to bend and twirl... Like the color paints splashed in a canvass being spread out in a circular manner or like coffee or juice being stirred in a glass...

 

Then I realized I'm back at the same dream again albeit with a different setting.

 

In front of me stands a creature tall and proud but covered by the armors of malice. Again I felt my chest being heavy. My heartbeat started to increase its pace, my breathing hardens and my body won't move again. I can feel my vision narrowing towards the creature.

 

I closed my eyes and tried to pray, "NNOOO!!!! YURI, WAKE UP!!!! YOU GOT TO WAKE UP!!!" I yelled but it's no help, the demon was still there...

 

Slowly the creature turned its glowing eyes on me and a small girly voice emerged. "YURI!!!"

 

Then I snapped from my sudden day dream and immediately looked at the girl who tapped my shoulder.

 

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I have to repost my fic since I think the older one got deleted... but in case it returns I'll delete that one and continue with this new post :)) Please comment guys!! :)