Awakening in a Dream part 1

The Dreamwalker

In the distant world of Mystralas, far away from the realm of Earth, an elven woman carrying the taint of the dreaded devils was now in a deep sleep. This woman was Inathiel Fellothrin, daughter of Arenia Fellothrin and the devil known as Halverial.

The woman had long raven hair and scarlet eyes, and she slept while still wearing her usual black and red robes, keeping the ruby necklace her mother had given her around her neck as well.

Watched over by her vampire servant, she knew not of the enemies that lurked her in hiding. But instead of taking a physical form, these devils haunted the realm of dreams, where she was now lost at a dark crossroad.

The skies were crimson and dark blue, with a pale white moon shooting down meek rays of light to the ground below. As she walked onward, she began to feel a cold wind blow behind her, her wings folding in response.

Turning around, she noticed shadowy figures running past her and around her in a chaotic manner. Seeing this, she soon prepared herself for an attack while looking at the monsters approaching her.

Their forms shifted constantly as they moved, but it was clear from their humanoid shape and unusually charismatic yet somehow disturbing expressions that these beings were devils.

Another piece of evidence to their devilish lineage was the way Inathiel began to feel as the creatures approached her, as her thoughts turned clouded by images of Hell's dark depths.

But she was forced to cast aside these thoughts as blasts of dark fire shot out from the mouths of the monsters targeting her. Trying to cast a spell in response, Inathiel noticed to her horror that her magic refused to work for some reason.

As one of the flames suddenly burned the woman's arm, she flinched in pain realizing what was going on. "I can't concentrate for some reason. Normally I would have already been done with these freaks...what the hell is happening to me?!"

Seeing how their target was helpless in fighting back, they approached her with grins on their faces while their fingers formed into sharp claws. But before they could reach her, one of them fell over, his head exploding into a mess of blood and dark matter.

Inathiel and the devils turned to the direction of the blast, seeing a man with jet black hair and eyes of a grey color. He wore a black trench coat along with grey pants as well as having black combat boots.

What he attacked with was a handgun, something only Inathiel managed to recognize as something that seemed to be of dwarven design, but far more refined and efficient. "Who is this man? And why is he here?"

The devils, angered with this sudden interruption, spoke out to the stranger in anger. "Speak your name, intruding human. Why are you here, and how did a mere mortal like you even manage to enter this realm?!"

With a calm look on his face, the man aimed at another one of the devils before giving his response. "Firstly, you are the only intruders here. And second, how I got here is none of your business..."

He then opened fire, blasting the devils who began to breathe streams of flame at him. The man dodged the flames for the most part, his coat nearly catching fire as he jumped and fired at the monsters that were attacking her.

Seeing that this mysterious person is helping her, Inathiel began to focus on her magical power yet again in desperation. Surprised that she could feel the magical aura around her again, and she placed her hands forward as she made a quick chant.

One of the devils sensed this and turned to attack Inathiel, only to get a barrage of icy shards blasting him to bloody pieces. Soon after this, the man who had entered her dreams shot the last devil to death, shifting his focus back to Inathiel.

The woman herself was ready to attack this man, seeing nothing good about a man being able to enter her dreams without any real troubles. What's worse, the technology and equipment he had were completely alien to her.

She then got on to the point and spoke out to this person in a slightly hostile tone. "Who are you? And why are you here?" The man responded to this with a light-hearted smile and a few words.

"The name's Alec, and I came here to help you out with something, Inathiel Fellothrin."