Hey brat, I’ve learned a lot about myself in these past few months, for better and for worse. I know you probably aren’t gonna believe me when you read my story. But I get that, you were always a bit of a doubting dick. I’ve made some new friends, and they finally aren’t Gopniks as you would say. There is a whole world out there that you don’t know about. A world of gods and magic. I know this sounds crazy, I swear I haven’t started doing drugs, but this is the life I’ve been living for the past 3 years. 

     There is a god of dreams and a god of nightmares. These two brothers are locked in a raging war because of their ideas for humanity. Morpheus (the guy I work for), is the god of dreams, who has me and my other friends (mages), fight against the nightmares. These creatures go inside a person like a virus and make people have nightmares that can range from your basic “falling down forever” schtick or night terrors that feel so real that you wake up shaking and panting like an abused dog. 

    We fight these monsters with powers that were randomly given to us when we were 16. When I turn 25, I’ll lose my powers, and some sad sack is gonna have a real coming to Jesus moment the second they realize they are now sailor moon and have to fight crime so to speak. My powers are based on sound. I can manipulate sounds waves, and do other kinds of crazy shit with them. My friend Yev knows a lot about physics and is trying to teach me more about them so I can become stronger. You would like her, well, maybe you wouldn’t as she has a bit of a bitchy streak, but she grows on you.

   Oh, and another thing; Our powers are based on birthstones. Each mage was born in a different month and has powers based on that stone. I am the Garnet mage, and my friends are the Diamond, Sapphire, and Ruby mages. I really hope that you believe me, and don’t immediately start filling out papers to put me in a psych ward the second you read this. You are a huge part of my life, and I love you, so I want you to know the part of me that I’ve been hiding. I’m sorry if this ends up being a big read, I know you hate those, but I have a lot of shit to cover. I know you’ll deal with it because you love me too. I’ll be coming soon, but right now I have some things that I need to deal with.

Your brat and #1 annoyance,

Ruslan 

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Note- "brat" means brother in Russian

"Gopnik" is a Russian term that describes lower class youths with low education.