Grandma

I’ve looked after Destiny for years, and never once did I hear about a dream like this. My granddaughter was growing up and I couldn’t stop her. Nor did I want to with all the punishments she gets around I’m surprised she didn’t leave the nest sooner.

I pondered my granddaughter’s dream. I’ll admit, it was suspicious, but then again, so is Destiny. She’s special, despite her parents’ hatred. I just don’t understand those two. So what if their daughter was born mortal or magicless, as people call it these days. She was still their child, honestly, I’ll never understand their reasoning.

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Destiny

I did as my grandmother instructed and ate some bread with fruits. I yawned and went to bed. I was exhausted not only from my chores but also cause of the nightmare I had. I just hope I can sleep soundly this time. I drifted into a deep sleep, only it wasn’t so deep.

I woke up in a field, the grass was green and the trees were filled with blooming flowers that only blossomed in the breezing wind that passed by. The sun was shining over the horizon giving the sky a light orange to its hazing blue. I walked over to one of the trees and picked a flower from its branches. The petals were a delicate pink. I rubbed my fingers through its petals, the flower was so fragile.

Suddenly, the flower turned to ash and fell through my hands. The ground turned black and the trees were deep black with fire on its branches. The sky was a fiery red and the breeze was filled with smoke.

I heard a thud behind me. I slowly turned around to see a shadow with red eyes. I ran as fast as I could, not even looking back. The more I ran the closer I felt the shadow was getting to me. I kept running until I tripped. My hands were stained with the green grass that was now ash. I looked behind me to see what I tripped over. I scooted back when I saw a skeleton. To my horror, it was a human skeleton.

I felt something cold grab my hand; I turned to see a skeleton grab my hand. I fought to get my hand free. I was successful, but only to have more come for me. I ran again. As fast as my legs could carry me. The more I ran, the more I realized I was on a battlefield. The cannons, swords, staffs, this was clearly a war.

The skeletons continued to chase me. I looked around for a safe place to hide, but everything was destroyed. I found a dirt trench and jumped in. I stayed low and quiet waiting for the skeletons to leave. Thankfully, they didn’t notice me. I was safe, for now. When the coast was clear, I got out of the trench, but the moment I came out; the hairs on the back of my neck stood. I felt a deadly chill up my spine. I turned once more to see the shadow from earlier. I backed away slowly. Its red eyes stared at me.

ROOOOOAAARR!!

I wanted to scream, but my voice was gone. I tripped once more, this time unable to stand. The moved a step closer to me, then stood before me. It let out a final roar, before lunging at me. With my bit of strength, I screamed.

“AHHHHH!”