Everyone immediately surrounded me, asking if I was hurt and if I was okay. "I'm fine." I lied. "We were so worried." Gram told me. "I wanted to help but none of those soldiers would let me." Addy crosses her arms and glared quickly at the General. "One good thing out of all this mess, Jacob here has learned to control his powers." Everyone looked at me with wide eyes. "Really? How?" Addy asked. "Under immense stress. General was being attacked by a melting shadow, I jumped in to help." The General nodded his head. "I hate to admit it but, I would've been a goner if it wasn't for him." Dad patted me on the shoulder. "Good job." He said. Even with the uneasy feeling, I smiled. "I just have one question." I looked back at the General. "How did it know your name?" My jaw tightened. "I think, those nightmares I was having. They weren't just dreams, maybe they were warnings of what's to come." Everyone looked at me with confusion. "So your little nightmares showed the town burning and you being attacked?" The General asked. I nodded my head. "There was something else that happened in the nightmare." Everyone waited with anticipation. "I died. That creature that spoke, it killed me." Everyone was shocked. "I saw that thing try to kill you. How did you not die if everything else from the dream came true?" I shrugged my shoulders. "I don't know, maybe because you were there. In my dream I was alone." My legs went numb for a split second and I almost fell. Thankfully the General and my dad were there to catch me. "I need to sit." I said. They helped me walk over to the large hotel that was near the center of the town. Dad booked a room that was on the eleventh floor. We rode the elevator and entered the room. I fell down onto the bed, the soft sheets hugged my tired body. "We'll have to discuss those nightmares of yours in the morning." The General said. "Try to get some sleep Jacob." Dad said as he walked out of the room. The General stopped mid-step. "Hey Jacob. I gotta admit, what you did back there was pretty badass." With that he walked out. I couldn't help but laugh. Now I wasn't scared of myself and my power, but I now feared something that was much worse. The worst part was that I didn't know what the monster looked like. My mind made up horrific creatures, each one played like a movie in my mind. The sound of the creatures jaw shattering echoed in my ears. If that didn't cause it to howl in pain, how could I possibly damage it. Every idea, every thought, it all hit a dead end. What if I attacked it's eyes? What if those bright red eyes weren't really it's eyes. What if they were just a way to distract me. What if I attack it's neck like the snake creature? But what if it's neck is hidden through fur, or if it has a neck at all. So many questions circled my head, and not a single answer to any of them. I squeezed the bridge of my nose, hoping that would help with the headache I was starting to feel. Looking out the window didn't help, in fact it was worse. The pitch black sky reminded me of the shadows of the forest, black and seemingly endless. Or a car, it's bright white headlights and the red lights on the bumper. My mind pictured Gram or Addy fighting that thing. The thought of them dying made me feel sick to my stomach. I turned over on my side and clutched onto my stomach. The image kept playing over, and over in my mind. I shot up and ran to the bathroom, bent over the toilet I hurled up my guts. Once I was down I slumped over and rested my head on the wall behind me. My body felt hot, my stomach hurt, and my head felt like a boulder was crushing it. My whole body was hurting. A single tear ran down my cheek. Why? That was the only question now. Why was this happening to me? Why me? Still, no answers. I felt angry, confused, and so many other emotions. But I felt weak, if I'm reacting this way when seeing it's eyes. How am I going to react when I see all of it? If I live to see all of it. Slowly I lifted myself off the ground and walked back to the bed. I rested my head on the fluffy pillow, the bed sheets already quick to comfort me. I shut my eyes, and the darkness swallowed me whole.