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The first chapter is finally up! I hope you enjoy it.
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Dear dream journal,
I suppose I should introduce myself. I'm Holly Oak. You can blame the originality of that name on my parents, if you want to, that is.
I'm a college student, but even in my first semester I've had a lot of work to do concerning school.
I thought the dreams were just a side affect of stress and little to no sleep, but after they became more detailed and more, well, real; I began to think otherwise.
I don't know why but, it seems as if I'm following one person throughout their life, and more or less, keeping them alive. I don't really mind it that much, but I doubt I remember everything that goes on anyway.
I heard somewhere that keeping a dream journal sometimes helps with this, so... here is my account of my weirdly real dreams.
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I opened my eyes to see that I was riding a black horse. The brown bridle was gripped firmly in my gloved hands.
I was in a thin forest. Tall pine trees stood out against the cloudy sky, and bare bushes hugged the cold ground.
My vision faded out; I heard the frightened scream of a child. I numbly felt myself jump from my horse and run towards the sound.
My sight cleared, and I saw a hideous creature standing over a small boy who was kneeling on the ground, crying. His mother and father were both on the ground in a pool of blood.
Without thinking, I wrenched the father's sword from his cold hand, and cut off the creature's head.
I looked up into the forest a way, and saw more creatures approaching on dog-like beasts. I dropped the sword and hauled the child up and placed him on my horse. I mounted behind him, and dug my heels into the horse's sides.
Trees flew by and my vision began to go out again, but I still heard the barking and growls of the beasts close behind me.
The sound of birds flying away clashed against the sound of my beating heart as we broke through the trees and onto the plains.
Finally my vision began to clear as we crossed a shallow river.
I dared not look back so I kept my eyes forward, always looking for a place of escape.
Then suddenly I heard the twang of a bow and felt the horse collapsed beneath me. I fell forward along with the boy. Pain shot up my leg and down my right arm as I shifted my weight to take most of the impact; protecting the boy's head.
Clenching my teeth I stood and shoved the boy behind me. "Run!" I yelled at him, then turned to face our pursuers. I heard his tiny feet scampering away as I turned my full attention to what was before me.
They were approaching fast. I could see the white foam flowing from the rabid beasts' mouths, and hear the pounding of their foot steps and the growling of their voices. Their riders bared their teeth and shouted curses as they crossed the river. Black armor jutted out of their flaky gray skin and their yellow eyes burned with hatred.
I barely noted the sound of a clear horn blast through the valley, and the sudden presents of armored men and horses rushing past me and encircling the enemy. Their strike was clean and swift. None that had chased after us were left alive.
A wind blew through the shallow valley and stirred the ceder trees as the men turned their attention back to me. Their gaze was one of suspicion.
I'm not sure why but, I ran. I could hear their shouts behind me as I fled into the cover of the trees. Everything began to blur and melt together until, I tripped.
The sudden sound of my head hitting the ground split through my mind; cloudy darkness soon followed after.
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Yay! Revision is on the move! A little later than I expected, but at least I've got the ball rolling. Leave a review and tell me what you think. Thanks for reading!
