drip, drip, drip.
Water?
drip, drip, drip.
I hear dripping water?
I try to open my eyes but I couldn’t.
drip, drip, drip.
I’m starting to get scared now.
I try to speak but I can't even open my mouth.
I try moving but my body wouldn’t respond.
I was stuck there for how long god knows.
Then suddenly it got brighter and kinda damp? I could barely make out a faint light. I then open my eyes finally.
This is not what I was expecting. Like at all.
It looks like i’m in a cave of some sorts. I spun my head around, trying to see a way out or something. I finally see a faint glow of light, end of a tunnel! Without much thinking I feel my body move, almost on their own as I head to the light source. However as soon as I start to walk I felt different and.. taller again? I look down at myself, shock to see that I was my human self again.
Then a realization him me. That maybe this a dream.
I let out a sigh as I momentarily thought I was back home. I gaze at my hands, moving my fingers and wrist. Oh how I miss my hands. I move my head back up to the light at the tunnel, it seem shine brighter. My body again starts moving towards the light.
drip, drip, drip
There's that water dripping sound again. The more I grow closer the louder it gets. My legs began to jog towards the sound, my own curiosity getting the better than me.
The light gets brighter as I get closer and closer. I pass through the light and....
The light was really bright I had to use my arm to shield my eyes with as I enter through the passage. Then the light died down my legs stop and I lower my arm. What I saw was not what I expected.
"Woah."
The site was actually really beautiful. There’s a pretty large pool in the center of this large cave. Above the pool were a lot of stalagmites but what stuck out was this big one hanging just at the center of the big pool. Little droplets of water hanged down from the big one and drops down into the pool, the droplet made a soft drip sound as it landed in the water.
drip, drip, drip
"Huh... that was making the drip noise earlier then, but why am I here?" I say to myself looking around the big cave more before I spot something strange out of the corner of my eyes. I squint my eyes slightly to see what it was.
It appears to be a.. a shrine?
I began to walk again, this time heading around the big pool and to the shrine itself looks very interesting indeed. I walk up to it, scanning the weird shrine just below it I see strange markings on the edge of the shrine. I cock my head and try to read it but it wasn’t any language I’ve seen before.
There were other things interesting about this shrine too.
For instance on top of the shrine lays a dragons head made of stone on facing straight forward at the entrance. A Long sword, the handle was black and covered in that strange language from the handle to even the blade part. I began to form questions. Why was I dreaming this? As I recall I didn’t even eat the last few hours so Why is this my dream?
Michael...
"What was that?!" I yell out and turn fast. My shout cause an echo in the cave, I swore I heard a voice! I look around to see no one around me. I slowly back up, hitting the shrine behind me. I slowly turn to it looking up at the dragon head statue.
"”It couldn't-“
Michael...
I gasp and staggered back, my arms up instinctively. There was no way that it; the statue could be talking! I slowly get up feeling nervous and my brain telling me to run away but my body inches back closer to the shrine once again. I want to make sure I wasn’t just hearing things.
Michael..!
Yep, not hearing things.
I wanted to leave and run back, back home or at least back at the castle but my body stood right there. In front of the statue. No matter how badly I wanted to run I just couldn’t. If anything I move slowly closer to it.
I slowly and carefully put my hand on the snout of the dragon, not knowing what I was doing. The dragons eyes glows a soft blue before it went bright. Then everything went black.
Literally.
Everything around me just disappears into a black void. Even the shrine it’s self as it glows bright and then it just disappears.
I feel myself panicking, the worse of possible things flows my head as I look around to see if there was anyone or anything!
And yet no one. Nothing at all.
A very sudden chill ran down my spine, my heart pounding fast as I could feel a pair of eyes watching me. I didn’t want to turn around but I couldn’t help it.
I turn around slowly and look up.
To see two giant slit-like eyes staring down at me.
"AHHHHHHHH!!"
I stumble back and fell on my back, my gaze never breaking the giant eyes with fear.
*grunts* not so loud kid.. your scream can make someone's ears bleed. The 'thing' says with a mighty voice, it sounded male, the strange figure seems to shake his head as as he closes his eyes and then reopens them.
The figure slowly walks forward, coming into view of me.
A dragon.
A 'real' dragon.
The dragon looks to be about four times taller than me. It has two long white horns out on top of his head, with his whole body covered in dark and light blue scales from snout to tale, standing on all fours with sharp claws and a white wings. His eyes are a bright aqua blue as if there were glowing with long slit pupils. However what strike interesting was his tail. At the end of the dragon’s tail was a light blue flame that illuminate as a bright light source.
I stare at the giant beast in awe and fear.
In awe because it's a motherfucking dragon and dragons are awesome.
In fear because it's a motherfucking dragon and there's one right in front of me.
The dragon looks down at me as if it's waiting for me to do something, its face shows more in shape of a scowl. It’s piercing eyes just seem to go right through me.
"Wha-what the hell?!" Was all I could muster to say.
Well someone seems surprised. The giant dragon spoke with a chuckle, the scowl soften on his face as he slowly lowers himself in a laying down position.
"Wha-how-what?!" I got up slowly still eye contact with the dragon. My mind races with many many thoughts. Who was this? Why was it in my dream and.. why did it know my name?
Fear not Micheal, I'm am here not to harm you. The dragon said with a calm yet fierce tone, raising his head slightly.
"How do you know name?" I ask as the fear never left me and it showed clear in my voice.
The answer to that is simple young Michael. He says with a small smile at least from what I can tell.
Oh great he's one of THOSE people. (Or er dragon?) "Um well I apearently don't now the answer then..?” I say in a confused tone as I felt no longer scared of the dragon but more confused and strangely comfort the more I speak to him.
His presence reminds me of someone I use to know but I can’t remember off the top of my head.
The dragon gave a brief chuckle. Heh, well the answer is that we are in your mind right now. I shook my head and gaze at him as if he's a crazy person.
"Woah woah hold on.. you’re saying we're are in my mind?!" I ask with a shock face. Even though I conclude that I was in a dream.
He nods at this. That is right young Michael.
"Prove it." I say with a raise brow.
How can I prove something that is not my own. He replies with a snicker at the end.
Wow what a smart alec.
I think I like this guy.
"Huh.. fair point. But how can I prove that were are in my mind?" I ponder for a moment, looking down to the black emptiness that never seem to end.
How about a different scenario for this dark void. Yes? He asks, his wings opening wide to clearly show how big it the space is. His wingspan was huge, like I’m sure a school bus or two huge.
"How do I do tha-Oh wait IF THIS IS my mind I can just imagine it and it'll do it. Right?" I look back up to the dragon and he stares back at me and just shrugs.
"Ok what to think about hmmmmmmmmm... OH I know!" I concentrate on the place I wanted to be in. Suddenly there was a bright light the engulfs the area, I shield my eyes once more from it. After the light went down I uncovered my eyes to see if it worked.
Oh my god.
It worked!
"Woah! Ha I did it!" I shout as I jumped and a fist pump in the air. I honestly couldn’t believe it worked either.
The place I concentrate on was a giant opened field of grass with a large pond in the middle and a forest a little over at the right. A bright sun shining down on me and the dragon. Even though it was all in my mind it felt very real to me.
To be honest the sight was beautiful. I looked up at the dragon to see a smile on his snout.
Haaaaaa. This field reminds me of home. The dragon says with a sigh, his eyes are close for a moment as if he's remembering something.
"Really? Hmm." I mumble as I also close my eyes too. Remembering the times I've visit open fields like this on my old grandparents farm, and playing in the tall grass with my brother and my sister. We would always play hide and seek in the grass or woods and I would win because of all the spots I would find.
Those memories, those moments in my life were the best. It brought a smile on my face, but also tears. I sob softly remembering of what happened all those years ago.
The dragon reopens his eyes and move his gaze down at me with worry in his eyes. He must've heard my quiet sobs.
Micheal? Are you alright? His tone was quieter, and calm. I knew he can tell that I was sad about something.
"Um." I quickly wipe my tears with my sleeve of my jacket.
"Well no. No I'm not. It's just-" I stop there looking down at the floor wondering if I should tell him.
I see Micheal, you do not wish to talk about it. That is understandable. He made a small sad smile, and I smile back, thanking him for understanding. Then he looks up at the sky and Squinted his eyes. Well it seems our time is almost out my dear human. He says as he looks back down at me. I grew confused and look back up to the sky as well, seeing what he meant by that. The sky slowly seem to fade away; I think the dream was ending soon. “Oh! well it was kinda nice seeing you.. uhhhh." Wow I didn't even get his name.
My name is Blix Jewel, young Micheal. Blix says as he smiles at me and I smile back at him once more. Something about his smile just calms me instantly. A smile that just makes me happy all of a sudden.
"Alright... Blix; well you can just me Mike, and well it was nice will it lasted." I say as I thought about something else and added "Will I ever see you again?"
Well that depends if you want to. The tall blue dragon says as he stood back up on all four of his talons.
"Yeah I would want to! You seem nice and plus you’re in my mind so-HEY!! Wait a minute how did you get into my mind?!" I just realize that now, man I gotta keep up with the things that are literally going on in my head.
All of your questions will be answered all in due time, young Mike. Alister says with what I thought was a grin.
Again with the 'being mysterious N' stuff' huh?
I let out a sigh in defeat. “Alright fine then but you better start answering or we'll have trouble mister!" I say kind of fiercely as I point my index finger at him. To such he just laughed and promised.
All of a sudden the world started to shake, some of the areas started to rip apart and dissolve into nothing.
Well looks like it's time to part our ways for now. Blix says as he looks at me with determined eyes.
Listen Mike, I know now that your are now in an unfamiliar world, and how you got here. But all I have to say is that be strong and you'll get through the this. As my old friend would say, 'You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face.’
Those words. I swear on my life I've heard those words before.
"Hey wai-!"
But before I can say anything else everything went black once again. The last thing I saw was Blix waving his claw hand.
