He woke up in an old castle filled with monsters. The monsters didn't reveal themselves immediately, but they eventually showed up. Everything was beyond confusing for this young man. One minute he was feeding the pigeons at his apartment complex; the other, he was in a mysterious castle. The strangest part was that he wasn't even in his own body but that of a ten-year-old. A man dressed in black was there. And there was also a pigeon with him. But this pigeon could talk for whatever reason. So many things happened... He found the hilt of an ancient weapon that turned out to be the Sword of Light, which could only be wielded by a worthy hero. An evil plot to bring a powerful demon from another dimension to destroy the world was in the making... A world called the Arkana, which was also another dimension. The people behind this plot ultimately succeeded. The demon Adramellech escaped the Dark Dimension where he was imprisoned, and suddenly –
Man: Jonas!
Jonas: {Someone had called my name, and I suddenly woke up. It felt as if I was asleep for a very long time}.
Jonas: What – on Earth? – {I can't believe my eyes. Is this a dream?}
Teacher: Hey, Jonas Nakamura! Next time I catch you asleep in my class, I'm sending you to the principal's office, you got that?
Jonas: {My eyes were open, but I couldn't believe what I was seeing... and where I was seeing it from. I was back at school! Wait a minute... Am I really...?}
Jonas: Yes, Mr. Castle – {I can't believe I'm back! I thought Meg said I couldn't return home... So how did I get here?}
{I'm Jonas again! I'm not in Legend's body! How can this be?}
{As I was thinking about this and scratching my head, my thoughts were suddenly interrupted by another familiar voice…}
Maurice: Yo, Jonas... You alright, man?
Jonas: {My friend Maurice was looking at me while I had this puzzled look on my face. It wasn't a dream... I pinched my face several times, and it hurt!}
Jonas: Yeah, I'm fine, Maurice... I guess I just fell asleep and had a bizarre dream.
Maurice: Ooohh... I see how it is... So tell me... was it a hot dream? Who did you dream about? Come on! I want all the details, man!
Jonas: {Maurice has no shame… to ask that while we were in class… ugh!}
{The bell rang, signaling that science class was over. It was also the last class of the day. So, I got up, put on my backpack, and started to head out}.
{I saw the girl I've had a crush on since elementary school. She was in the class next door to mine. I saw her when she was coming out of the classroom. For a moment, I felt as if I was in a trance. She was so mesmerizing!}
{As she was coming out of the classroom, for a brief moment, she looked at me and smiled... It made me so happy to see that she knew I existed. I wanted to smile back at her, but instead, I made a really awkward face... Yeah… I wanted nothing else other than to disappear at that moment...}
{I'm back in Midgard... On Earth! This is crazy! Wait... hold on just a minute... What if... What if I've been here all along? Is that even possible? What if all that about the Arkana... Meg talking... All that crazy adventure... What if it was all a delusion? Could it be a brain tumor? I once heard that people with brain tumors could start seeing and hearing things... This is way too insane to be actually happening…}
Maurice: Hey, man! Are you coming or not?
Jonas: {Maurice was at the school's exit waiting for me. I was highly distracted, and it was pretty obvious.}
Maurice: Dude, what's with you today? Are you really ok? You've been acting so weird.
Jonas: {We were walking down the hill of our school.}
Jonas: My head is just so scrambled now! I'm not sure what's happening... {when I told him that, I felt dizzy. But everything was really weird... so bizarre... I couldn't explain it...}
Maurice: Is that illness bothering you again?
Jonas: {Not many people knew about my illness. Not one of the teachers knew; but the principal and Maurice did (besides my family, of course)}
Jonas: I should probably tell the doctor about this... I mean... It all felt so real...
Maurice: What did?
Jonas: Oh... Umm... It's a pretty long story... Maybe I should write a book about it all, you know?
{At least I felt relieved not to have my life in danger… or not have the fate of the world rest on my shoulders! I mean... in all honesty, it was pretty cool. But ultimately, just way too stressful!}
Maurice: You do you, man! Hey, I bet you'd make a great writer! Way better than me, at least…
Jonas: You know what? I think I will write that book! I felt really dizzy earlier... But now I'm feeling way better. I should make the best out of all this madness.
{It felt so good to be walking again around my hometown. It felt like I hadn't done it in forever. The old streets that were so familiar and yet nostalgic... The clean air… the tall buildings... some familiar and unfamiliar houses... Relm... everything was – wait... Hold on a second... I know that guy... Who is he?}
{Right! That's... That's Relm! What the heck is he doing here? In my world?! Is he coming after me? But if he's here... Then it was all real! I didn't imagine it!}
Maurice: Jonas... What's going on, man? Looks like you've seen a ghost...
Jonas: Maurice, RUN!
Maurice: Huh?!
Jonas: Trust me! No time to explain! JUST RUN!
Maurice: Hey, no fair! You run way faster than me!
{Maurice stayed behind. He didn't run at all. It was funny that he said I ran faster when the truth was the other way around... Is this a dream? Did I actually see Relm? What if...? Ugh! I just hate it when I can't tell what's real and what's fake! What's going on?}
{As I ran, thinking I was getting away from who I thought was Relm, one of the Four Fiends, I bumped into someone… a man on the road… I lost balance and tripped, ending up face down on the ground. The man helped me up.}
Man: Are you alright, son?
Jonas: I'm sorry, that was my fault for not watching where I was going...
Man: No worries... Just be careful next time you travel between dimensions.
Jonas: {Did he just say what I think he did? Wait... Who is this guy? (I looked up at his face, and I think I almost had a heart attack... I realized that he had Relm's face!)}
Jonas: Stay away from me!!
Man: What's wrong, young man? Are you hurt? Do you need me to call someone for you?
Jonas: {When I looked at him again, his face was different. It was of a random person that I had never seen before. I felt bad for shouting at him. He was being so kind, and I turned out to be a raving lunatic...}
Jonas: I... I'm sorry! I'm ok... I just thought you were someone else...
Man: Alright, son. Just take it easy, OK?
Jonas: {That random stranger was friendly. I was a total jerk. But I did see Relm... didn't I?}
{As I kept walking, there were moments when every face I saw along the road was Relm's. Am I imagining this?! Is there someone messing with my head??? I can't take this much longer!}
Jona's mom: Jonas!
Jonas: {My mom called my name, and I suddenly woke up... Honestly, I didn't know I was sleeping... None of this makes any sense!}
Jonas's mom: Do you realize what time it is? Turn off that TV and go to bed! You have school tomorrow, don't you?
Jonas: Mom? – {Suddenly, I was home. Home home. It looks like I fell asleep on the couch with the TV on... I can't remember what I was watching, though... I don't know what this is... I could have sworn that I was walking home with Maurice... I don't remember getting here! Am I blacking out now?}
{It's all in your head... Calm down... You'll see there's a perfectly logical explanation for all of this}
{I suddenly wasn't home anymore. I was in a blank space. And I heard a familiar voice behind me.}
Familiar voice: Legend, I'm sorry for doing this to you. It is I that brought you here. But considering your peculiar and particular situation, it has affected you in ways I could not have foreseen...
Jonas: I know that voice! Where are you?! Show yourself!
{The blank space I was in suddenly changed again. Now it was a room that was divided in two. One side was dark, and the other one was full of light. There was an overwhelming sense of uneasiness and dread when I stood in the dark part. I could hear several voices whispering things... strange things... things I couldn't understand. But as I went over to the part illuminated with light, it was all so peaceful… there weren't any voices there.}
Relm: Yes. It is I, Relm.
{He then visibly manifested in front of me.}
{I was no longer in Jonas' skin. I was Legend again. I realized that I was either having a psychotic break or somehow trapped in the Nightmare dimension again… but if it were the latter, that would mean that the one called the Spirit Fiend was behind all of this… but this was different! It wasn't like the nightmare I had before… I'm still not sure what's going on!}
Relm: You and I are quite alike each other, surprisingly. Who would have thought?
Legend: {Why does he like to speak with his eyes closed? At least he doesn't look like a crazy person now… but… is he for real? Are we really alike? No way!}
Legend: Is this your famous Nightmare dimension called Phobos?
Relm: Not exactly...
Legend: Huh? What do you mean by not exactly?
Relm: Legend, listen to me carefully. I brought you here because I needed to talk to you about an urgent matter... I am in need of your help with something of utmost importance...