Irene was walking through a large blank place.
"What is this? Where am I?"
She turned around only to see a man that had messy scarlet hair and he was frowning at her.
"It's you….
"You're a monster. No one will ever accept you. Even you became a mother your own child would be ashamed of you."
Irene was stuck where she stood as she heard that then she turned to face the man.
"You're right about that. The world calls me the Scarlet Despair. I only have respect because others fear me so much."
She then had a wicked smile on her face.
"I'm not ashamed of what I have become. I was rejected even by my own parents and I was deceived by you. All that happened because of my magic."
The man then vanished and Irene was trembling as her expression remained the same.
"Mommy, where are you?"
Irene blinked and looked to her side to see a child that looked just like her. The child had scarlet hair that hung to her upper back and she wore a dark purple dress.
Irene turned to face the child then her expression went to one of surprise.
'That's not me. Could it be….'
The little girl turned her head and got to her feet.
Irene took a step back but the girl ran to her and held onto her leg.
"Mommy!"
Irene's eyes softened as she looked at the little girl and the little girl looked up at her with tears streaming down her face.
"Why Mommy? Why did you leave me alone? I didn't know what to do."
Irene just crouched down to the girl's height and wiped her tears away.
"I'm so sorry, Erza. If I had known that the Rosemary Village was a target I would have taken you on the quest with me."
Irene was about to wrap her arms around the little Erza but Erza had stepped back. In a blink of an eye she was older, 13 to be exact. Her hair had grown to her lower back and was put into a braid leaving some hair to frame her face. She looked like a mascot in her new attire.
Irene rose back to her feet as the preteen looked rather serious as if she was a very stern person.
"Erza?"
Erza looked away.
"I'm not the same Erza that you left behind in that village."
"No."
Erza looked at her.
"I'll become strong in my own way; I don't need to dwell in the past."
With that preteen Erza turned to leave Irene alone. As she walked away she grew into her young adult age.
However just like the war Irene saw Erza who was wearing her armor and had a sword drawn out.
"Erza….this isn't real…."
"What isn't real?"
"I know we're enemies but please step down. I'm asking you this as your mother. Step down from this war so that I may spare your life."
Erza raised her sword.
"I have no mother. I fight for my loved ones of this guild and of this land. Fairy Tail is my real family!"
With that she charged and Irene prepared for an enchantment blast but for a flash moment the charging Erza turned back into her toddler self with open arms and a bright smile.
"Mommy!"
She then stopped and everything went blank. When she opened her eyes she saw a message in a black substance.
Waking up won't save you
Irene then saw that the blank area turned into the Rosemary Village before it was attacked.
"Rosemary Village?"
She looked at her hand only to see a paper, a request form asking for her.
"It's this quest…."
"Mommy!"
Irene turned her head and looked behind her to see a very joyous toddler Erza running towards her with open arms.
Irene held Erza to her then Erza looked up at her only for her smile to fall completely.
"Mommy? Why are you crying? Don't be sad."
Irene wiped her tears away.
"I'm so sorry, Erza. If you can, will you ever forgive your mother?"
Erza smiled at her.
"Of course, Mommy!"
Irene looked at her then Erza ran off.
"Catch me if you can, Mommy!"
Irene smiled and chased after Erza.
Dream end
Irene opened her eyes only to see that it was morning but she frowned when she saw that she was in a different place.
"How did I get here?"
She then looked over to see a note then picked it up to read it.
Human you made it through the first level. You have indeed caught my interest.
P.S.: I have heard of sleepwalking, sleep talking and sleep eating but not once have I seen sleep running while destroying everything in their path.
Irene blinked then looked out the window only to see that there was a trail that was from the hospital to where she was.
"I did that?"
Irene got off the bed then looked around the room she was in.
"Must go to the next part of the game."
She left out of the room with a single thought.
'All of that was a dream? I wonder what for?'
AN: Alright! There is another chapter and Irene has survived the first part of the game. What is the next part? Thank you for reading and I will update soon!