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Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Valis I, Part I: Dream

She stood on the sidewalk looking at the sky; it was so very blue, not even a trace of a cloud. The sun was shining so very brightly, to the point where she had to shield her eyes with her arm; she was in her school uniform, bag clutched in her hand. The sun seemed to be so bright today, it wasn't normally so...

A breeze picked up and then her eyes widened as the sun vanished behind a shroud of heavy, black clouds that just so suddenly appeared from nowhere. A crack of thunder was issued from the clouds, lighting began to brew in them and she lowered her arm. A sudden and heavy downpour fell; she tried to take cover under the canopy of a shop, but she couldn't move, her legs were locked in place as if by some unseen force.

From behind her came the sound of horror, it was an unearthly bellow. Her hair stood on end as she heard it again, and again... combined with heavy footsteps that shook the ground below her feet. Somehow she found herself able to turn herself around and then saw it; a demonic creature seemingly from the bowels of Hell. It was a massive red being, its body looked to be composed of almost pure muscle. Its maw was wide open, she could see a set of razor sharp teeth, two on either end of its jaws were immense, they looked like that of a dog or a cat. Its hands had a set of three claws each; they looked like bone but their edges appeared to be capable of shredding her flesh with ease. The same was on its head, only in the form of two massive horns more impressive than any bull could ever dream to have.

Its eyes... oh, its eyes... so hollow, a solid sickly yellowish pus shade. They stared at her with indifference, but she could tell it wasn't here to have a friendly little chat with her. It lurched forward suddenly, its gait increasing, coming ever closer to her. She trembled, her stomach felt like it was going to tie itself into a knot

"S-s-stay away!"

She mumbled softly, her voice refusing to go any higher. She wanted to run away but her body was frozen once again, this time in sheer terror. She feared for her life... no, she knew that her life was about to end. She could hear her pulse in her ears, her heart pumped faster and harder, her eyes began to shake, her focus was being lost.

"Yuko... Yuko, do you want to die...?"

A voice called, but she was incapable of answering. The monster came closer, she tried to scream for help, but her jaws felt like they were locked in place.

"Yuko... tell me you want to live... tell me you want help..."

The voice called again. She tried to answer, but her voice couldn't come. She was terrified out of her mind, she couldn't do anything... and then the monster bellowed one final time before it charged at her, claws ready to cleave into her tender flesh. Her eyes went wide and everything went dark.

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