*the sound of wind and dust clouds*
James Karawei: "What the..."I opened my eyes to find myself in a strange realm, everywhere i looked was darkness and there was a great red mist swirling around me--could this be a dream? I had no idea...
*a great red mist blows past me, almost knocking me over*
James Karawei: "Am i... dead? What the hell is this place?!"I looked down at my body and i was entirely naked but had no private parts, this had to have been a dream--no, i was sure it was one.
I looked around and decided to walk forwards but with the first step i took i heard a voice calling out to me from the mist.
???:"Ah... there you are... my sweet little angel~"
*the wind grows stronger as more red 'gas' moves past my body*
I turned to see the source of the voice--my heart sank upon beholding the great unspoken concept of fear and control...
I was standing there literally speechless, shaking before the giant red eyeball--i knew for sure i was dreaming.
James Karawei:"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU?!?! WHAT DO YOU WANT?!"
I instinctively took a step forwards towards the entity, it's eye crinkled as it laughed heartily--the entire 'dream' shaking with the force of the noise.
???:"My dear boy, do you not remember me? I have sensed it--deep inside of you, yes, you have finally become a real adult!"
I put my hands on my hips as I stared up at the giant eyeball defiantly.
James Karawei:"But i only turned 18 yesterday, you knew about my birthday? What the hell are you even?! Get me out of here!"
The Eyeball came dangerously close to me, it was the size of a mountain--no--the size of five mountains smushed together in a giant pile of size? Girth? Length? It was hard to describe such a sight.
???:"James, you may not have known me, but you will--i guarantee it! A thousandfold my dear boy!
*The Eyeball chuckled again*
Oh and of course, I will send someone to pick you up, you cannot escape--you never will...
"I dash forwards with my fist raised to SMASH it downwards into the eyeball but before I can do anything--an eerie sound emanates from the giant 'thing' as I get flung backwards by a incomprehensible force.
*woosh sound and glass breaking*
James Karawei:"AGH! LET ME GO! NO!!!"What appear to be glass shards of a red glowing ethereal matter follow my trajectory as they pour out from the great eye like tears--
As I fly further and further away from the eyeball-- i am enveloped by the red gasses and reach the 'edge' of the dream, it shatters as i fly out into a void--
An eternal abyss with no end, the strange eyeball mutters something that shakes my very consciousness and I shut my eyes involuntarily as memories that are not mine flood my brain.
*Glass breaking sounds as the 'border' of the dream shatters*
???:"Matte..Kudasai..."
It utters a phrase which is accompanied by a strange spectral music coming from the crack in the dream like realm, the entire realm itself--it's spherical--almost like a bubble.
James Karawei:"You Damn Bastard!"
I Wave my hands frantically as i fall into the void, desperately trying to grab onto something, ANYTHING, suddenly a strange rainbow glowing orb flies out of my chest and lights up the entire "realm"(so to speak), and then... strangely enough--
I woke up.
*chatter of people outside and birds singing*
I clutch my head in my hands as i open my eyes, i sit up and look around still in a daze from the earlier dream.
James Karawei:"Man... i really am bored..."
My head hits the pillow as i lay back down, i slither out of bed and go to the bathroom to brush my teeth, like usual... and of course i put a little bit of water on the tip of the toothbrush to moisten it up BEFORE putting on the toothpaste, you know... like usual...
*a timelapse occurs of James going about his routine*
It really is annoying--that dream, i couldn't figure it out no matter how hard i tried.
*James is sitting at the dinner table eating breakfast*
James Karawei:"Man... this kinda sucks, huh?"
I said to myself, while doing a very mundane task, what was my problem really? Most people are happy with this so why am i 'going crazy'?
Why am i not happy in a routine like everyone else, going about their daily lives and doing the same things, like robots would act... typical, ugh...Was it that dream?
It could've been... sure! You could say that! However... i get the feeling that this is a deeper issue; dreams, no matter how amazing cannot make someone just get bored of life... right? Right?!
*timelapse continues as the days pass*
Day in, day out, day in, day out, boring boring routines that people go through all over the globe. I'm not having it--It's damn annoying, honestly...
There's no excitement! When i was younger i didn't understand why people hated 'dead end jobs', i think i finally get it.
*James is sitting in class*
Blah blah, blah blah blah--blah blah blah blah! Wow! Incredible, truly a great lesson... ugh... i wish the teachers would teach us about something 'useful' like taxes or dreams.
*James looks out the window with his right hand on his chin, his open palm caressing his chin*
Jeez, i don't even understand my own boredom! I mean... i think all my years of gaming and watching anime might have caused a 'tiny' problem--
But i didn't think i would want something as STUPID as magic this much... what for?
James Karawei:"I guess i really am bored... huh."
*timelapse continues*
Honestly i don't even know what that dream was about-- but i am DAMN hooked, i need to find out more--
Who was the eye?
What did they want?
And could i be a part of it...?
*time lapse ends with the same morning scene as earlier, the birds are singing beautifully outside accompanied by the sounds of cars and people talking*
James Karawei:"If nothing interesting happens today, i think... I'm going to 'throw the towel in'."
I stood up from my bed and stretched, looking out the window i stared directly at the sun just enough for it to sting, this day was monumental now that I'm looking back on it.
James Karawei:"Mhm... gotta brush them teeth..."
I stumbled over to the bathroom and went through the same routine, but this time it would be different--I felt strange this morning, and i couldn't get that damn rainbow orb out of my mind--it's been haunting me for 2 weeks now, the same damn dream...
But i didn't have time to wallow in 'depression' or 'confusion' or even 'boredom', i had to go to school after all.
*fast-forward to school, outside of the school's gate, time is 5:40 AM*
I went into the school courtyard, walking past all the other happy little bumblebees.
A cold wind was blowing that day, a fateful day? Perhaps...
James Karawei:"boring, boring, and yet BORING!"
I went up the staircase right next to the school's entrance, going up to my um... hallway? My classroom's hallway i mean... anyway--
I went into my classroom, IX-B, it was almost empty--Or barely full if you're 'THAT' type of person... anyway...
I went over to my desk which was right by the door, hugging the wall, i plopped down on my chair and put my backpack down next to it, i pulled out my notebooks and whatnot and i glanced around--
The two strange people that have been constantly grabbing my attention ever since i got into this school a year ago were there, Jack Daniels and Cathy Ariston.
Jack's desk was near the back of the classroom by the window and Cathy's was up at the front but on the window side as well.
At first glance Jack was your typical weird emo rocker dude, black ponytail--surprisingly he actually had three ponytails... what the hell kind of hair did this dude have? At least a meter is my guess.
Jack always wore black clothes and had piercings(of course...), specifically a black leather jacket with a blue t-shirt underneath and some jeans in varying colors every day, didn't even bother to think whether or not he was poor or lazy because his personality was more cliché than his outfit...
He is loud, boisterous, playful, confident, basically your average bro number #29356043 in existence.
Cathy also had her black hair in a ponytail which of course wasn't very different from Jack, surprise surprise... she seemed to prefer comfier clothes than most girls--often going to school in a tank-top, which i was surprised to learn WASN'T against regulation and the rules of the school, although for her it should have been(she uh... had big 'melons', excuse my crudeness).
She always wore either a t-shirt or a white tank-top with some varying form of jeans, wow... great... two jean lovers, oh yeah quick spoiler: I HATE DENIM, it's too tight and... UGH!
Anyway...
She was your average tomboy NPC number #39521052--she was hot...-headed, competitive, a little arrogant, what else is there to say?
James Karawei"*sighs* Yet another boring day..."
Those two were doing their own thing, Cathy was listening to music with her eyes closed, probably meditating or something and Jack was staring out of the window and smiling like an idiot, watching the sunrise and imagining catching butterflies or something, how sickeningly 'sweet'...
Ugh...
I turned back to face the front and leaned in my chair, i sat around for a bit, then finally stood up and walked back out into the hallway--unlike the two of them i wasn't outgoing or very social(you could probably tell by now...), of course i had difficulty opening up to people especially when i didn't even find any 'excitement' from talking, or doing anything basically.
I went out into the hallway, the cool autumn breeze from the open doors downstairs could be felt easily, it sent a shiver down my spine, an omen...?
I leaned on the windowsill and stared out a window, guess I'm not that different from those two after all... boring NPC behavior, i sigh and count the cars passing by in the street, as I'm leaning on the windowsill the man of the hour himself--
Jack Daniels walks out of the classroom and greets me, of course...
Jack Daniels:"Yo! James, whatcha doin' out here by yourself? It's that autumn breeze that gets ya shivering..."
I turn to look at him and glance between the door and the window.
James Karawei:"Nothing... just... looking out the window."
Jack came closer and put his hand on my shoulder.
Jack Daniels:"Look bro, i know we haven't really spoken much but you really shouldn't keep to yourself like this... I know what it feels like-- it really is nice seeing you again though! To think you spent 8 years in the land of ice... I wish I could've seen the Icefel Tower, oh and dude? You have that vibey dreamy brooding loner aura around you, if ya ask me you should be more focused on the ladies!"
*Jack chuckled and patted James' left shoulder*
James Karawei:"Oh? Ladies huh...? Haven't thought about it much, just sort of waiting... 'ya know?' life has honestly been really boring lately... Do you ever feel like this is all there is?-- you don't have to answer... Thanks for talking with me, and um... Glad to be back! Ha ha ha..."
I turn to him and force a smile, he reciprocates with a big grin and a boisterous pose, he has his hands on his hips and his finger raised towards the ceiling(All might pose? Seriously?)
*soap suds and bubbles popping sfx and soft squeaking can be heard*
The two of us turn around and see the strangest thing...The floor is covered in a thin layer of water and soap bubbles, ahead the sound of a running sink down the hallway can be heard and in front of us is an almost
Author's Note: "Yo, thanks for reading the first chapter, all of the art for Infinity so far is A.I generated by me because I'm bad at drawing and whatnot, so if anything looks 'wrong' or 'bad' y'know why. Also the rabbit in the pic above should have been made of bubbles but i couldn't get the prompt right,
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