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They caught me. The secret technique failed. Now I am tied up in chains while my captors dragged me in front of the Queen and the rest of the captured dragons. Well, at least things won't get any worse.

"So," Queen Scarlet purred as I lowered my head. Gosh, please Nightwing. Please don't read my mind right now. You do NOT want to read what is exactly going on with my thoughts right now.

She walked around me, examining her latest catch before walking in front of me and raising my chin with her claws, forcing me to look at her eyes beautiful eyes... I need to stop over-explaining things.

"Interesting..." Queen Scarlet said as I tried to look away from her, but she held a tight grip on my face. " Tell me, our mysterious stalker. Who and what are you?" Queen Scarlet smiled as she saw my face reddening. Why am I blushing?!

"I-I um..." I stammered while trying to come up with a convincing excuse while forcing myself to stop blushing. Seriously! Stop it me!

"Oh, you can take these happy-go merry dragons to my arena," Scarlet ushered the dragons who are in charge of the dragonets, leaving only Queen Scarlet and the two dragons who caught me while I was running away from her. "I think I may have a little fun with my dear stalker here." Queen Scarlet returned her attention to me as I looked at the dragonets being dragged away towards her Arena.

"Come now, don't be rude." Queen Scarlet ran up her claws through my hair as she took an interest in my strange biology. "You know, it's considered rude to make a female wait." She then yanked my hair as she forced me to look at her again, only this time, her muzzle is a wee bit too close to my comfort.

"...." I can't think straight. My heart is pounding fast. My mind is a jumbled mess whenever a girl is so close to me like this. Especially if said girl is a female dragon! Why?! I wanna wake up now! This dream is getting weird!

Queen Scarlet just laughed as she let go of my hair as the two dragons that were guarding me started to pull my chains.

"Take him to my chambers." Queen Scarlet ordered. "Oh, and you two can do as you please with the dragon if he does anything funny or tries to escape." She said right after she flapped her wings and flew away.

"W-wait!" I shouted but was rudely silenced by the two dragons by slapping my face with their tail.

"Do not talk so rudely to our queen you cur!" One Skywing dragon with an orange-yellowish scale snapped at me as I whimpered.

"No, let him speak." The Queen hovered in the air while looking down at me.

"I... don't know how to fly..." I said quietly, but with so few dragons here, I think they heard what I just said since one of the dragons opened his mouth slowly while looking at me.

I heard the Queen tried her best to keep herself from laughing but failed. She looked at my pitiful form as she mused at my current situation.

"Truly you jest? A dragon that cannot fly? HA!" Queen Scarlet flew down and landed in front of me.

Then suddenly, she slashed my right shoulder as I howl in pain, blood leaking out at the wound as I grit my teeth. W-what the?! T-this hurts so much! What is going on?!

Then, my face was yanked again, forcing me to look at her, glaring.

"Say that to me one more time." Queen Scarlet glared at me as I whimpered from the pain. "If what you say is even a slight lie..." She then show off her claws that were partially covered with my blood as I gulped. The pain is not going away by the way so this is not going well for my mental being.

"I-I-I..." I stammered. "I c-can not fly... Nobody taught me how..." I said as I closed my eyes. Gosh, dangit! What the heck? It hurts so bad!

I can feel the dragons beside me moving. Not that it matters to me much. The only thing in my mind now is pain, this Queen, and the fact that I am gonna write a 14K word letter to my college professor who told me that you cannot feel pain in dreams.

It took a couple of seconds but then the Queen 'tsked' and let go of my face. "Carry him if you must. The downed dragon tells the truth." This earned a few surprised expressions from the dragons that were with me, but silently nodded and started to fly while carrying me with them.

While I was being carried throughout the sky, I did not even once manage to enjoy the scenery thanks to this gashing wound the Queen gave me.

Little by little, my vision started to become dark and before I knew it, I fell unconscious, no doubt because of the blood loss or the pain. The last thing that I managed to give a thought was...

This is not a dream, isn't it?

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I groaned. My entire body feels weirdly tired. I tried turning and shifting into a comfortable position to sleep, but for some unknown reason, every position I take feels the same thing.

With that, I then know that something is wrong. Not only that, I did not feel the warmth of my bed under me.

I slowly opened my eyes, only for darkness to greet my ever so lonely presence. I even tried to move my body, but when I looked down, all I see is darkness. What is going here?

Right after I thought of that, memories of my dream came rushing down to me like a tidal wave. I instinctively tried feeling for my wounded shoulder only to find out that everything is fine. For some reason, even though I can see nothing but darkness, I can still feel my body.

Just when I thought things couldn't get any weirder, a bright flash of light happened, covering over the entire darkness around me as I instinctively closed and covered my eyes, blinded by the sudden spectacle that happened in front of me.

"Fear not my child, for I have no intention of harming you." A voice called out to me.

I slowly opened my eyes, and for the first time in a while, a man dressed in a pure white outfit stood in front of me. Huh, this man... He seems so familiar....

"W-who are you? Where am I?" I asked as I lowered my hand. "Is this still a dream? If it is, I would like to wake up now."

The man smiled. With a wave of his hand, everything turned from the white nothingness to a field of flowers swaying in the hills. The bright blue sky is present above me once again, and the sun is shining ever so brightly giving me the warmth that I've been longing for.

For the first time in my life, I feel relaxed when I'm outside. Don't get me wrong, I go outside sometimes when I have things that are needed to be done. It's just that, I don't like how people greet me and I just stood there awkwardly, overthinking what people have the impression of me.

I shake my head. Now's not the time to think such unnecessary thoughts. I turned my attention back to the white man, who is looking at me with concern. What?

"I see..." The man muttered as he frowned. "Please do continue, I wish to hear more of your problems my child." The man sat in a chair---

"Where did that table and chair come from?" I asked, slightly bewildered. This is still a dream, isn't it?

The man laughed as he looked at me with a smile. "No, this is not a dream." Wait for what? How did he-

"And as for your first and second question, I'll tell you once you'd join me for tea." The man then magically pulled- You know what? I am not even gonna bother to ask.

I walked towards him, pulled up a chair, and sat down comfortably. The man smiled as he poured tea into the cup that appeared to run in front of me suddenly. I am having doubts that this is a dream.

An awkward silence surrounded me, gosh, I always do this when I am sitting with people that I barely had anything to do with. Why am I like this?

"Um... Thank you..." I pick up the cup of tea and looked at its light green properties and drank them. Oddly enough, right after I drank the tea, my body feel so relaxed. Never in my life have tasted this tea this good in like... forever.

"We are in the border between the living and the dead." The man said. But I paid no attention to his words as I enjoy the tea he graciously offered. And dang, this is one heck of a tea.

I closed my eyes as I slowly savor the tea, forgetting all my problems and just enjoying this moment of peace with the man In front of me. Speaking of which.

The man didn't bother drinking his tea, he only looked at me with a smile. I would say this is creepy, but I feel so relaxed when I am with him for some reason. It's like his presence made me feel safe.

Wait a minute... Now that I think about it...

A man dressed in a white robe. His presence makes me feel safe and relaxed. A man that broke the laws of physics and reality. I just can't seem to put my finger on it...

The man in front of me laughed a little as he saw the realization that appeared on my face. He look up in the sky and with a wave of his hand, the entirety of the day turned to night and stars filled the darkness that twinkled with beauty.

"Wow..." I said as I feel the cool breeze hit my body. Right now, I heed no mind to the odd things that are happening around me, but at the man who is doing the impossible right now.

"Dear child, tell me. What is your purpose in life?" The man asked while looking at the horizon. Fireflies dance within the swaying flowers as we are surrounded by its grace and light.

What?

I looked at him confused. Why did he suddenly shift into a strange topic?

He turned to me and frowned. Looking more closely at him, I can see the sadness in his eyes. Why? Why did he suddenly feel so down? Did I do something wrong?

"It is not what you did, but rather, what you have not done." The man answered my thoughts before me with a cryptic tone.

"But... I didn't do anything!" He nodded and walked towards me, which is a bit unsettling. The way he walks, talks, every movement he does is so graceful, done with perfection. I've seen people do this on the internet, but never to this kind of level.

"Exactly." He said as I shut up. That's a bit of a rhetorical question, isn't it?

"For all of your life, my Father gave you many opportunities, opportunities that can help you find your meaning, a means to make you happy and feel a hole." Right now, I feel so weird. My chest hurts as I hear the words coming right out of his mouth.

"Yet, you chose to ignore those opportunities and allow yourself to be consumed by your anxiety." I feel something wet coming out of my eyes. Are these...

I tried to hold back the tears as I stood up and tried to walk away but his firm hand touched my shoulder and I stopped.

"Do not run away. Choosing to ignore your problems will only yield disastrous results." I know that. My parents said something similar to this and it never bothered me much. Please stop.

But he is not stopping. He kept a firm grip and continued rambling on about how I wasted my life. But what can I do? I don't have any special talents, I don't have a lot of friends. My family is the only thing I have and for some reason, I feel so distant from them that I shut myself in my room almost every day. The only thing that made me move on is the online friend that I made, and he is having problems of his own as well.

"Stop.." I said, pain-filled my voice as I still fought hard to hold back the tears. This ain't happening. I ain't gonna cry because of some dream. There is no way.

I fought back and wipe the tears that started to appear. No way am I gonna cry in front of a person that I barely know.

He continue, pointing out my misdeeds as I struggled with maintaining my composure. His words hit hard on me. His disappointment made me feel strange. I... I can't do this. I want him to stop. But for some reason, I can't.

I can't move my body anymore. My body is shaking uncontrollably. My heart aches as I finally let the dam lose.

My tears flowed like a tsunami as I feel my balance failing. But before I could even hit the ground, I was caught by this person's warm hands.

Instinctively, my arms wrapped around him as I held on tight. This feels nice...