Waking up to a dream

I remember that day, when I woke up, I found myself locked in a strange crystal. “Ugh… What

happened? where am I " Orion questioned himself with a blurred vision. He looks around himself and he

is both quite confused and shocked as he found himself completely ***** in a peculiar crystal. He is

suspended in the air with multiple wires secured to his body, but instead of wires they look like white

hairs. “The hell it is, let me out”, saying that he strikes the crystal from inside but instead he injures

himself. " I remember that day I was with Arrina " saying that he reminisces about the past.

“Orion, come here look at that ride it looks so fun”, says Arrina pointing to a roller coaster. It is a bright

summer day with sun shining with all its might Orion along with Arrina are in Amaterasu amusement

park. Arrina looks pretty excited but Orion is in deep thought and he is doing it in a pretty funny pose.

“Orion, Orion are you listening to me” upon not getting any response she looks back and finds Orion

engrossed in thinking near an ice cream stand. Arrina, annoyed pinches Orion on his lower back. “Ouch…

what are you doing?!! is this how you treat your b… friend " he staggers a bit in between. “Just friends

or you meant boyfriend” she says in a playful tone. “Don’t tease me like that you naughty girl”, “He. . he.

you are as shy as ever but don’t think I forgave you just now”. “Forgive me? but for what?”. “It’s my

birthday and we haven’t done anything fun yet. Yes, you have brought me to Amaterasu but I don’t

think you are interested and it is only an obligation”, said Arrina in a downcast tone. Orion was discomposed earlier but he understands everything now.Arrina’s mother died while bringing her to this world and her father has been pretty much abusive to

her. Orion Knew Arrina since elementary school and she does not really have many friends other than

him. Orion, understanding the emotions of Arrina , puts his hands on her shoulder and leans towards

her. “O…Arrina why are you thinking like that, today is your birthday you shouldn’t be like that. Yes, I

was a bit preoccupied in thoughts but I promise now that I will give time to you,” said Orion. Upon

hearing Orion’s words Arrina was a bit comforted, " Orion do you like me?” she asked in a sweet tone.

“Yes, I do and for a long time", replied Orion. Upon hearing the reply, she hugged him tightly. She looks

into the eyes of Orion. They were as warm as fire but it was nice. They were about to kiss each other

but, unfortunately at the exact moment an explosion went off Orion was thrown to a great distance and

Arrina was lying unconscious. Orion, in extreme pain, heard sirens in the distance and groaned , “Arrina”before losing consciousness himself.

In present time Orion experiences a shrilling pain in his head due to the intensity of the thoughts, he

could hear a ringing sound in his head as a gong had gone off.

Panting he tries to recollect his thoughts, “that blast…that explosion…and Arrina,usually I should be in a

hospital but why am I here”, he thinks. Just as he was thinking what to do next, he heard a crackling

sound from behind. He turns his head and sees that the glass has broken.

Hearing the sound, he turns his head and sees that the crystal has shattered. Anxious to know all the

answers regarding his present and past, upon getting outside he finds himself in a deserted compound

with cars and tanks as a barricade. It is the time of dusk with a gigantic hardwood grows behind him,

with multitudes of leaves and flowers sprouting from its branches ranging from the colors of blue-violet

hue to dark purple and pink, the vines hanging from the hardwood were as thick as steel cables and the

upper part of the tree contains structures similar to a wasp's nest. but first of all, he notices his knuckles.

The wound that has been inflicted earlier has been pretty much healed out. “Now that’s peculiar” he

thinks.

On his left side he sees a carton which was strangely in a quite good condition compared to the

surroundings. “What is that?”, Orion thinks as he reaches the carton. “It seems that someone placed it deliberately”, when he opens the box, he finds an outfit and a weird talisman. “An outfit and a talisman,

I should don the outfit”. The outfit contains a white shirt with a black overcoat with trousers. But the

weird thing about the talisman is that it contains an intricate design with inscriptions written in an

unknown language. “Well at least it is a good fit", says Orion not thinking much about the talisman. A

ray of sunlight reaches the compound through an opening in the barricade.

It catches Orion's attention. “Hmm?”, he thinks and starts walking to the opening. Upon reaching there

he looks outside, the bright light outside blurs his vision for a second, but after that what he sees made

him wish he never had seen it. “No this can’t be true”, he drops to his knees due to the shock. “What the

hell? Is it really the place where I used to live?”.

What he was witnessing was the ruins of a once prosperous city. The streets that were once brimming

with people were now filled with ruins of fallen buildings and broken cars. They had a peculiar bright red

color with dark clouds in the atmosphere.“What could have happened here?, just what kind of disaster

struck this place”, he says. While clutching the talisman in his hands he thinks about Arrina while getting

engulfed by grief and sorrow. “I must unravel the mysteries of this place and find out what has

happened here. Arrina ,wait for me”. Saying this he looks up to the sky and witnesses the setting of the sun and the upcoming nightfall.

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