Wings & Dreams

Ch.14 - Parallel World

Fae powder grains? Kei thought he couldn't believe it. But if it's gray, it means it's Ventus wing powder.

Feeling the same, the Healer woman beside him also watched Jon's eyeballs. He then gasped and closed his mouth.

"Sana," said Kei, trying to calm himself down. "Take him to the infirmary."

Without protesting, the woman had already used her magic and enveloped Jon's body with her white light. It didn't take long until the man finally fell asleep due to the effects of his magic.

Kei only needed to use one finger to create his gray light. It made Jon's body float, so Sana didn't have to bother holding him.

"Sana," Kei called the woman to give her a final order. "Who do you think put the powder in his eyes?"

Sana.

"It's getting complicated," Kei ruffled his own hair. "For a while, heal him. Don't let him do anything."

"Surely, Kei," he said before disappearing with Jon.

***

Two days. I was unconscious for two days. These eyes were still closed, and I was still swallowed by the darkness.

I've been struggling to achieve anything. Whatever, so I can wake up from this strange world. However, no one can free me from this endless darkness.

The splash! The cold water soaked my face, and I soon came to my senses from my daydream.

"Clar." Again, the mysterious man called out to me. Butterfly buzzing. I could not recognize the owner of the voice. Never mind hearing, my whole senses are locked and I can't move.

Yea? I want to call that guy. Whoever he is, I know I have to see him soon. He was always close to me, no matter in the real world or in the dream world.

It felt like he was the only person who could possibly understand my strange ability in dreaming.

Replaceable scenes. I was no longer in endless darkness, but somewhere. It was raining, and I recognized this place.

The village street I visited with Kei back then.

Fae's children were busy playing on the ground. Some were playing a chase, while others attacked each other with their own magic. They seem very happy.

The streets are always crowded, but because of the rain that soaks them, they are forced to take shelter.

My body was shivering because of the rain.

I should take cover immediately, I thought as I looked to and fro. I used both hands to protect my head and ran. I accidentally set my feet in the mud. As a result, my tights got wet from splashing water.

"Clar!" I saw Rio at the end there. "here! Hurry along!"

"Yes!" I screamed, and ran to him. He showed me his white teeth. "You want to play wet in the rain?"

"Not so" I said with a laugh. "I suddenly appeared in the middle of the road."

Rio frowned. I was confused as to why I suddenly said that.

"I mean. I came from-"

"I-I'm dreaming." I said dotted, but he didn't hear me.

"Clar!"

"Clar!"

"Clar."

My head is no longer buzzing. I looked up and no longer saw Rio. The rain no longer touched my body, but the dark tendrils crept back to me.

That guy again.

"You want what you?!" Hardikku to the man in front of me. "Show yourself! Explain what you did to me!"

"You have to understand, Clara," said the man. "Your friend is in danger. More precisely, your two friends"

The tall man staggered, and he used both hands to balance himself.

"I don't have much time" he said again. "That man must have known of my existence"

"That guy?! Who?!" Shouted again. "And who are my two friends you mean?!"

The man did not answer my question, because I had re-entered the dreamland.

I was in the village of Recalla. Still in the same place, I knelt by the side of the road.

The difference is I don't see any sign of Rio's whereabouts.

Panicking, I got up from the ground and started looking for him. Not caring about the rain that soaked my body, I kept running, yelling at his name. I don't know why I did it. I don't know why I suddenly got a bad feeling.

"Rio!" My yelling. Now the empty streets are chipping away. The children who were playing on the side of the road were nowhere to be seen. Maybe they have been scolded by their parents, and finally forced to take shelter in their respective homes.

"Rio! Where're you?!" I blinked as rain started to enter my eyes. Shit, if he gets to why

A loud scream stopped my steps. After I let my brain process, I realized that the sound of Rio's scream.

I immediately ran to the source of the sound, until I arrived at an uninhabited dead end.

The man knelt down, his body behind me. His back shook, and I increased my alertness.

"Rio?" Whispered to him. He still did not turn his head, still shouting, occasionally making a sobbing sound.

I touched her shoulder a little, and peeked over her shoulder.

In front of him, there appeared a Fae who was drooping helplessly on the ground. The man I recognize as Rio's brother. It's in a bad state. His body was drenched in blood, while his face was deathly pale.

And what makes my legs soar is the state of its wings. His back is bleeding heavily. It looked like someone had cut off his wings.

"Dain" I whispered slowly.