In the Nexus, Yumeki wonders out loud to himself. “Is she more powerful than me?”
You see, Yumeki is a creature of dreams. He can travel from one to another and, with it being his territory, he has seemingly unlimited power. Though he has yet to realize this and chooses to avoid the thought.
“She must just understand how all this works. Good for her.” He smiles out into the darkness of the void surrounding the circle of doors. He now just sits in silence.
Madotsuki begins to write. She explains to her diary the yuki-onna, the effect, the pink sea. She draws a picture of the bird looking woman from one of the igloos. She draws an arrow pointing at it and writes, “Should I be worried???”
She turns off her lamp and goes back to sleep.
Back to her dream balcony, back though her dream room, Madotsuki enters the door to the Nexus.
Yumeki is doodling in his journal. Madotsuki approaches and taps the journal.
“Oh! You're back!” He begins to Close the journal but not before Madotsuki could tap it again then tilt her head.
“Oh you want to see?”
She excitedly nods.
Yumeki opens up the journal again and shows Madotsuki a detailed sketch of the Nexus, he turns the page, another sketch of the igloos, the yuki-onna, the bird person, and the small pool to the pink sea.
Madotsuki smiles.
She likes your art.
“Thank you, I honestly take pride in it.” He smiles, she smiles back.
Red and green door.
Yumeki looks towards the red and green door. Madotsuki looks at him a bit confused.
“I have a feeling we can find something in there.”
He stands up and starts walking to the red and green door with Madotsuki following. They reach the door and with a deep breath, open it, and enter.
A forest. The ground is not grass, the ground is not there yet they do not fall. Little patches of greenery do sprout up from the so called 'ground’. Above and below a large image of an Aztec rave monkey floats around.
“What the…” Yumeki is overcome with a feeling of dread. “Maybe this was not the best- HEY! Where are you going!!!??”
Madotsuki starts bravely walking out into the forest void stopping to wave her arm to signal “it’s safe! Let’s go!”
He follows.
Deep bells ring though the void one after another at different low drawn out pitches.
Trees, void, bells.
Void, bells, trees.
They reach a neon pink outlined creature. It seemingly is spitting up something like goo. It doesn't move, only existing in its one spot.
Madotsuki touches it. A phantom of the creature floats above be head. She giggles and holds out a hand to present the creature to Yumeki. He taps it too. Same thing, a phantom of the creature wiggles and floats above.
“I am so confused…” he says but goes with it. He turns to look at Madotsuki who is no longer there. “HEY!?” he looks around frantically.
Above the trees the phantom wiggled. Yumeki breathes a sigh of relief and makes his way around the trees to find Madotsuki sitting on the so called ground. As Yumeki approaches, he can see what looks like a frog hopping over to Madotsuki.
Effect.
The frog hops into Madotsuki’s arms. She gives it a small gentle hug before placing it down. A flash of light as an egg appears above the frog. She stands up and takes the egg letting it absorb into her.
She turns to Yumeki, puts her hands together and mouths words. With another flash of light, where Madotsuki stood is a humanoid frog.
“Nice! Two out of 24.”
Frog Madotsuki reaches out a webbed hand, Yumeki takes it and they continue to walk though the forest.
Bells, trees, void.
Trees, bells, void.
They approach two large statues. Dimond like pillars with what could be thought of as eyes.
Madotsuki and Yumeki look at each other.
Walk between.
They nod and walk between the two pillars.
Within a blink of an eye they where someplace new. Cone like spiers and small pyramids surround the face carpet plaza. The ground is still darkness but brightly colored patches of a soft material forming faces adorn the floor. As fast as they enter, they quickly wish to exit.
It is here a bird woman with crazy pink eyes is wandering about. It spots them and makes a mad dash.
Panicked, Frog Madotsuki and Yumeki run as fast as the could. The bird creature lunges forward picking up speed. As the two run for their lives they spot what seems to be a red geometric statue of three squares stacked with small on the bottom and large on top. For a moment they forget about The bird woman until..
Squeeaaach!!
It caught them and within half a breath they where someplace else.
Both the man and the frog girl stand in shock unable to comprehend what they saw and what had happened. Why where they so drawn to that geometric figure? Where the hell are they now?
The platform is made up of four blinking purple pink squares. The void around is never-ending. Yumeki walks to the edge, Madotsuki follows behind. They look into the abyss.
Yumeki attempts a step. He is unable to. Is it a wall? Is it some other force? Could be anything, this is a dream after all.
Madotsuki takes his hand and pinches her cheek.
Nowhere to go.
Retuned to the nexus safely, Yumeki opens his journal and attempts to comprehend things. This dream is like no dream has been to before.
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