"...It's quiet...It's almost too quiet right now, it is never this calm in the city, the car sounds, the hoverboards, the endless movement even in the dead of the night....and the lights, I can't see them, my eyes are open but...its dark, very dark, a space, and in its midst there's a voice, a strangely soothing voice, talking to me, me? talking...to me? is this a dream?, am I.....asleep?"
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With a start the boy woke up gasping for air that it seemed he had been deprived of, slowly he looked around taking in his surroundings, his fuchsia eyes taking in the scenery. He sat amidst what could only be referred to as a shadow of what the city had once been, collapsed buildings and rubble in place of sky scrappers, a blood-red sky, and remnants of the citizens of the city.
"what, is this? where am I? What the hell happened here?" he asks standing up and taking in the rubble unaware of another presence
"the apocalypse happened" replies a deep and raspy voice.
He immediately whips around almost giving himself whiplash, his eyes dart around quickly, searching for the source of the voice.
"Who are you, w-who's talking" he asks turning to all directions.
"The Faeries made quite a mess of the world," says the voice againÂ
"where the hell are you?!" he says in a loud tone looking around franticallyÂ
"calm down chosen one" the voice replies resounding from right behind him in that deep raspy tone.
He turned around almost immediately squinting slightly to see who was approaching.
In the distance, a colossal being of sorts approached, it looked at one with the ruins as it took slow and steady steps. The boy backed away slightly as he looked up at the being now std before him in all its glory, it had pale blue armor and a skull-like appearance, a hollow darkness where its eye should reside, it was quite the sight to the young boy.
"Who are you? what are you?" he asks in a slightly shaking voice
"I am known as the Samuri of the mist," it said, its voice sending vibrations through the earth on which it stood
"Samuri?" asked the boy in a confused tone, the creature only stared back at him in silence.
Slowly the boy looked around again staring at the remains of his once-beautiful city
"What happened here?" he asks not expecting a reply but hoping for a reply.
"it was an apocalypse of the faeries" replies the creature as if on command
"fairies as in those tiny things with wings and magic dust?" he asks turning to it
"no not fairies, faeries"Â
"I don't understand" he replies, his fuchsia eyes filled with confusion
"faeries are not magical woodland creatures, they are demons, creatures of the night, they thirst for power and for pure souls to devour"Â
"so you're saying demons destroyed this place?" he says looking around again
"yes"
The boy continues to look around as if still in denial, a thousand thoughts run through his mind as he tries to wrap his head around his current situation.
"When did this happen, theres no way I slept through all of this," he said looking back at the samuri giant who still hadn't moved nor had it shifted its sharp gaze from the boy before it.
"it hasn't happened yet" it replies
"what? what do you mean it hasn't happened yet? it's right in front of me" he says gesturing to the surrounding area in general.
"yes it is, you are in a dream state" replies the samuri
"Dream state? As in, I'm asleep?"Â
the samuri nods quietly the movement of its head firm.
"so this is like a lucid dream?"Â
"This is far more complicated than a mere lucid dream" it replies
"Then what is this? Why am I here? Having this stupid dream?" he asks almost sounding frustrated with the current situation
"Let me explain" The samurai picks up the boy earning a slight yelp of surprise at the sudden action, he gently places the boy on his shoulders and starts walking.
"every seven hundred and seventy- seven thousand years there is an apocalypse of realms, the magical barrier becomes weak, and the energy fromÂ
other realms begin to seep into the realm of humans"
"I don't understand, what does this? have to do with me and this dream?" the boy asks adjusting his position on the shoulder of the samurai
"in this time, the Samuri must keep the realms apart and ensure the creatures do not get mixed up during this chaos, but sometimes, the creatures rebel and find their way into other realms causing chaos and a shift in the Dimensional circle, therefore the universe chooses a person to join forces with the samuri"
"I don't understand, the universe chooses one person? what difference would one missly human make" he asks sceptically
"the soul of a human is worth much more than you think, it is an extremely valuable asset, much more valuable than diamonds and gold"
"so, what exactly does this...chosen one do to stop this apocalypse"
"the chosen one and their partner samuri purge the human realm of other creatures that found their way into the realm and then the barrier is to be sealed shut once again" As he explained this he couldn't help but notice the young boys confusion
"am I-"
"yes you are the chosen one, and I am your partner samuri"
"you're kidding me, right? I'm a kid, there's no way I could be the chosen one, this has to be a mistake"
"the universe doesn't make mistakes, you are the chosen one and you must come to terms with that, the faith of all dimensions and the universe depends on you," it said coming to a standstill
"do I have a choice?"
"no, no you do not" The boy sighs at this reply as it seems he really must come to terms with the situation.
"how am I supposed to do that then?" he asks looking at the samuri.
the samuri places his hand against a seemingly invisible wall sending ripples throughout the surroundings like a glitch in software.
"We have reached the edge of your dream state, you will go through here and return to your reality.
"wait what about the whole apocalypse thing what am I supposed to do about it?"
"you'll figure it out as you go," the samuri says picking the boy up from his shoulder
"I'll figure it out as I go? what the hell does that mean?! hey! wait!"
"see you later, chosen one," says the samuri throwing the boy through the barrier
"wait!"