Short Story (Cerpen)
Dream Monsters
Category: Fiction Fantasy Short stories
Title: Dream Monster
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5 August 20**
Currently my city is concerned about new problems.New chaos, exactly.Where aliens or strange monsters attack the world… My school teacher got this disease and died of it…
February 8, 20**
Sora, a teenage boy walks along the sidewalk, looking through his ruined city due to a strange disease that makes humans strange monsters. The name of the disease is ‘Yume Oni’ or ‘Dream Monster’, because it resembles the monsters in children's nightmares.
Sora P.O.V
“I feel the world is getting weird..” My comment in my heart when I see a man wearing a blue suit lying on the street in a lifeless state. I couldn't see it clearly, because I didn't want to see his terrible wounds on his body.
“...already 9 years, ‘Yume Oni’ disease still exists.. what’s wrong with these people....” mumbled me while looking at this city.
“SORA!” suddenly my father and mother came in a white car and shouted my name. I immediately entered the car, and the car sped up.
“Sora, are you okay? Where have you been?” Ask dad to worry about me. “Watashi.. daijoubu desu...” I replied rather slowly. Aren't you? I'm fine.The proof is, I wasn't attacked by anything…
“Quick login, son... This city is starting to be insecure..” orders my mother while pushing me into the car.
“Mom, I can enter by myself.” I said as I entered the car and sat on the back bench. “Good, Sora..” comments mom with smile. I smiled weakly in return.
I saw my mother's hand being stretched out to me. Whoa! Lots of eyeballs stuck in his hands! Did you get Yume Oni disease?!
Don't tell me, ma'am…
“Mother... T-affected by Yume Oni?” disease I asked nervously to see my mother's hand get creepy.
Mom didn't answer my question. I just kept quiet hearing my question. It looks like YES. This strange disease is easily spread.
“No further explanation needed, Sora..” comments dad while running his car.
“Dad, I'm just worried that Mom got hit by Yume Oni..” I said a little worried. My face paled as my father and mother again covered up the matter.
“Don't be sad, Sora.. I know your sister, Vanitas, moved city because of this tragedy, and only you want to survive in this city…” said mother while calming me.
“I just hope brother Vanitas is okay.. I miss brother Vanitas...” mumbled I was a bit whispering.
Dad and mom took me to a 50-story apartment, and dropped off boxes to put in my room. Dad says I can't get out of the apartment, because Yume Oni's disease is getting crazy out there…
Dad gave me medicine (ah, maybe Nark*ba) and said it was medicine to reduce Yume Oni's disease. At first, I didn't believe what Dad said, but well, what else, try? I had to take a drug that I knew was dangerous to my health.
“Im sorry mom, Sora...” said mom while hugging me from behind, then follow dad go out of the room. I was wondering why my mother apologized to me, and as it turned out, they intended to LOCK ME IN THIS WASHROOM!
“DAD!” I cried while running towards the door. “Sora! I told you, don't!” my father exclaimed as he pushed me and locked my room from the outside.
“DAD!” I shouted while banging on my bedroom door. My tears came out and wet my cheeks.
“Please, dad! mom!” I shouted while kneeling at the door. My head was down and my two hands were stuck to the door. Tears began to fall.
Every day, I just waste my time writing diary books, sleeping, and taking the medicine you gave me. I feel like I want to get out of this room, see the faces of mom and dad…
Late in the afternoon, I woke up from my sleep torturing my body. I think I got a fever, because my body temperature was quite hot, and I was sweating.
“Ah, lest I get sick... Hm, forget.” my comment in heart.
I decided to get out of the room to the balcony, well, just change the air. I saw one more apartment across the street. The apartment was a deep purple color that was starting to fade, and it seemed like the apartment was not taken care of at all.
“Ah, who?” suddenly my view was carried away by 2 people on the balcony of the apartment. One waved his hand in great zeal and shouted my name, the other waving a green flag with a hospital logo (plus sign) in white.
“Soraaaaa! Soraaaaaa!”
“Roxaaaas! Axeeeeel!” reply to me while replying to their longings from afar. I feel like my friends Roxas and Axel are locked up because they don't want to get Yume Oni.
“Soraaaa! How can we meet again!” roxas exclaimed from his apartment balcony. I could hear his voice even though it was faint.
Sora, when can we meet again?
“... Until the special cure for Yume Oni's disease was found, Roxas...” I replied half a whisper. I can't determine when the cure is there, which is important, after Yume Oni's illness ends!
March 7, 20**
I filled my time playing PS4 in my room. Game Kingdom Hearts 3. Although it has been around for a long time, but still this game is still popular among teenagers, even parents like to play this most popular Square Enix game, I am tired of playing the Sengoku Basara Heroes 4 game, ha ha…
Suddenly, the doorknob of my room was turned. I immediately saved my game so I wouldn't repeat the world of Twilight Town, then I turned off my PS4…
“Dad! Mom!” I shouted excitedly, then held the doorknob of my apartment room.
Kriet's…
Neither father nor mother were at the door, nor was there ‘something-creepy’ that was in front of me, and blocked the way.
Seeing him, I also became weak. “Mom... Dad... ” gumamku limp when seeing ‘something’ it in front of me. I closed the door violently and leaned against it. Whatisit? I don't know.
Sora, vos parents sont morts de la maladie Yume Oni…
My face paled even more when that sentence was in my brain.
“Turns...” I said repeating that sentence.
“Why... should my loved ones.. die... without my knowledge... 30 days ago... time of my birthday....” I said stammering.
Suddenly I got something in my brain. Automatically, I walked towards my study desk and opened the small drawer. I had a kitchen knife in it, it looked new, it was never used.
I took the knife, and held it tight. My body immediately shivered, and my brain felt like it wanted to explode to shreds. Why does it have to happen?!
“AAAAAAAAHHH!” My angry cries were mixed with disappointment and sadness.
My room became a broken ship after I ransacked my own room madly with that kitchen knife. I can't control myself. Huh, wrong! ‘MEMANG’. Who else would have to die in front of me?!
Don'tdon't…
Not them…
Especially her…
April 9, 20**
Heavy rain poured down my city. I did not dare to go out of the room to the balcony, because I was afraid of pain, and I had no cure…
I stayed up because I thought about both my parents. My eyes have eye bags, well, stay up late, right?
The knife was still in my hands, as if I wanted to kill anyone who dared to lock me up in this narrow world of mine. I peeked out the balcony a bit, and my gaze shifted when I saw Riku and Kairi on the balcony of Roxas and Axel's apartment carrying an umbrella.
My eyes were heavy, and I fell asleep leaning against the glass balcony door. But, I still heard their faint cries, “Soraaa! Qutlaaaah! Soraaaa! So..”
April 10th, 20**
“... Ah... I have Yume Oni disease.” my mummies are weak once I see my palms have 2 eyeballs each.
My father's medicine didn't work out as a shield so I wouldn't get Yume Oni's disease. No, I don't believe what my father said about this drug.
“My time is just a little while away..” I said while looking out the window. There are more and more monsters in my town. I don't want to live with my brother in another city, but I don't have the heart to leave father and capital in this city either. Plus, my father's work isn't done here yet. You also have to live in this city.
Tomorrow, April 11, 20**
I stacked the boxes in my room into a small staircase, right up to the balcony railing. Do you remember if I kept the big boxes on my balcony and my room?
Morning time…
I looked down, and from afar I could see like my friends who had been lying lifeless on the ground, in a state of Yume Oni disease. I saw the state of Roxas who was really 20% again already a Yume Oni.
I tore my clothes off, so that my chest looked like there were 5 eyes attached. Indeed, I have Yume Oni disease…
“gomenasai...” I said while climbing the cardboard stairs I made. Up above the balcony railing, I closed my eyes, ready to end my life and leave everything without any guilt.
I jumped under that 50-story apartment. Suddenly, I remembered the times when Yume Oni's disease had not haunted my city…
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“Sora, let's play basketball together!”
“Sora, don't daydream! Come on, let's do this together!”
“Sora, if there's anything, just tell me! Don't be shy!”
“Sora, where will we skateboard? You want to fight me, don't you? Hehehe..”.
“Sora... Don't leave us! We wrong what?! We were just kidding! Yak an, Riku?”
“Sora..”.
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Roxas.. Axel.. Kairi.. Riku…
Normal POV
Brakk!
Sora's head was bleeding quite a lot due to the leak, and only 60 seconds left, Sora was killed. Sora's eyes twitched as he looked up at the sky.
“I'm alive, but only a few seconds left.”
Sora tried to raise his hand to the sky, trying to achieve something.
Suddenly, there was another teenager who was 100% similar to him bending his knees, while extending his hand to get Sora's hand.
“You are indeed stupid, Sora.. but you chose the right path..” said the teenager with a smile. “All of your friends died of Yume Oni's disease.. and you were the last.” the teenager continued to laugh out loud.
Suddenly, Roxas, Axel, Kairi, Riku, and other friends walked towards the teenager. Roxas and Riku bent their knees then smiled towards Sora. All Sora's friends smiled. And, they look normal.unlike being exposed to Yume Oni disease.
Sora realized that his life would end in 10 seconds. “Baka nee, alright, let's end this... m’kay?” said the teenager while clasping Sora's hand.
The End's
