Notes: Not really sure if I'm going to keep a dream journal but for now I just want to post this one here. I can't really stop thinking about it.
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Flash. The man on the wall turned
into stone. That was my signal. I waved my hand and the creature hiding under
the table turned into stone too.
The scene repeated itself making
sure that there was no mistake. It was a simple task, really. When the man
turns to stone I should turn the creature under the table into stone. No more
no less.
Flash. It was flawless.
We gathered around the pavilion.
I looked around just to have a look at the people. There were three plump men: one
with red hair, one with blue and one with green. They were all grinning happily
at me with eyes full of warmth and kindness. I smiled back. I felt happy to be
with them. I held my hand out and felt a hand hold on to mine. I looked at my
side and saw the boy I love. I saved him too. I grew happier just to see him
there. I kissed his hand and was about to say something when the demon on my
other side interrupted me.
“A life per life” he said with a
grin. His unusually straight teeth gleamed at me. I rolled my eyes.
“I know but couldn’t you just let
me go free this time. This is a very large cargo... even for me, to bear.” I
said gesturing around the men.
“Five people. Piece of cake.”
“For you old fiend... but I’m
only human.”
The demon looked at me as if I
said something foolish. I didn’t even miss the slight shake of his head.
“A transporter, nonetheless.” He
said in a tone that usually meant the end of our discussion.
I held out of my right hand to
him and he licked from wrist up and around my elbow. I winced in pain.
I looked at the people with me
and to the boy holding my hand. I guess it was worth it.
When the deal was done it was now
time for me to work. The demon stepped out and the people left went around me
in a circle.
I snapped my fingers and
concentrated on taking everyone with me.
The world whirred around me and I
got sucked inside the whirlwind of worlds and endless space. But as that went on,
I held myself and the four people with me in perfect stillness. My feet were
lifted up but the moment that it did the stone floor slid down my soles again
as if I made a small jump.
Transporting was a success.
“Well that was a nice experience.”
The gentleman with the red hair uttered.
Suddenly, a pang of pain hit my
abdomen. It was fast but very painful. When it disappeared, I could feel myself
already falling.
My head didn’t find the floor
though. Being surrounded by people who
love you was handy during times like these.
“What did you promise me, honey?”
the soft voice of a man said.
“I can’t die.”
“You got it ducky.”
A flash of visions came to me. My
future perhaps? A time when I’m no longer living but I still can’t die. I saw a spectre of myself still clinging to a
dark and dead world.
I opened my eyes. The nearest to
me was a bald guy even more plump than the guests. I was on his lap the whole
time.
I shook my head so hard and
slapped myself awake.
“Welcome back to mermaid cove.”
The bald man said as he hoisted me up to stand straight.
“Are you ok?” The boy asked me. I
nodded and I simply kissed him on his cheek.
We walked, led by the bald man and obviously going towards the large balcony.
From there I saw the wide blue
sky with white clouds lazily passing by. The mountain topped with green was
just under the blue of the sky. I felt at home seeing such scenery.
When we reached the balustrade, I
just had to breathe deep and hold onto this scenery.
“Anyway, this is the last stop of
our trip. Here, we say our goodbyes.” I said to the three men with brightly hued
hair.
“I’m sure we would see each other
again.” The man with the blue hair said.
I tossed myself to him and
embraced him by the neck. “I would be very pleased if we would.”
He placed me down and gave a hearty
laugh.
“Now if you excuse me, how do you
go down there from here?” The man with the green hair said.
“I can show you. Follow me.” The
boy said, he gave me quick smile and walked with the plump man with green hair.
The two vanished behind a bush where
I know the staircase was located. A sudden gush of wind came from behind me. I whipped
my head around with a big smile on my face. Surely, flying away from us was a
large blue dragon. His head still looked back on us with the same kind eyes
that looked at me the whole time.
The man with the red hair bowed
at me and jumped over the balustrade. He had a light body for such a big man.
The moment he jumped away from
the balustrade his body just extended. His neck, his arms, and his body they
became wider then bigger. His arms stretched out and in one flap he shed his
skin revealing blood red scales. He flapped his arms once more and just when I
thought his transformation can be caught by my eyes he had already became a
full grown dragon without me knowing.
My brain won’t ever comprehend how marvelous such
transformations were.
He flew away quickly catching up
to the blue dragon who went head.
“Hey!” I heard a voice from below
the balustrade.
I looked down.
The balcony was a mere twenty
feet from the wide water below. The crystal clear water looked shallow seeing
how visible the rocks were but it was deep enough to occupy a gigantic green
tortoise. On its shell was the boy, waving his hands towards me and calling for
me.
I squinted my eyes. I saw how the
mermaids followed behind the tortoise. I knew they were around there because of
him. I gripped the balustrade and jumped over it. It was a straight descent
into the water.
I splashed unto the water, hoping
to see him when I surfaced.
Forward to a few weeks after
that...
I surfaced at once when I saw a
white skull passing by in front of me. The water looked darker now.
The mermaids turned into normal
human women. Their fins turned into feet. The ones with fins were usually the
lucky ones. There were other mer-creature in mermaid cove that didn’t have fins
but rather tentacles, so when they turned into normal women their other tentacles
turned into whatever limbs it wanted to be.
They used to look magical but now
such creatures looked strangely grotesque.
I paddled into a large rock and
climbed my way up. I surveyed the surrounding. The creatures around me were confused,
depressed or distraught with grief. Some, especially those who had gone crazy had
drowned themselves.
I looked at my left at a rock only
a few meters away from me.
“What have you done?” I asked.
The woman with long haired had
already wrapped her naked body with the fur of an unknown animal.
“I just transported all of
mermaid cove to this world. I don’t see the problem in that.”
“The problem is that in this
world mer people do not exist and as this world’s law dictates they will be forced
to turn into humans to fit in.” I said almost through gritted teeth. This mermaid
didn’t know a thing about transporting.
“Then that’s good. All of us now
fit in.”
“This isn’t exactly fitting in.”
I gestured towards the oddly shaped creatures around us. They were neither human
nor mermaid.
After the world had changed a
creature into a state that satisfied the law then it can be considered
irreversible and final.
She walked away.