Chapter Three - Should've Packed a Toothbrush
Whiirrrr. Whirrrr. I could hear a constant whirring sound, like the sound of a refridgerator. Eventually I opened my tired eyes and sat up, much to the painful complaints of my tired muscles.
"Damn, that hurt...." I said as I rubbed my head slowly. I looked down at the floor. Cold stone. 'Of course, I had to land on stone when theres comfy grass 3 inches away!' I thought angrily to myself. I looked over to my immediate left, and saw a huge, rapidly spinning purple-reddish orb hovering several inches over the ground. "Okay.... that's not good. I hope that overgrown Easter egg is not what I think it is..." I said as I eyed it wearily. I eventually found the strength to stand and looked around me, ignoring the orb for now. I found myself in a huge round outside room, with stony misshapen pillars holding up a walkway above me that circled the room. When I looked up, I saw a darkened sky and dark black clouds lazily drifting along. Spotted everywhere were patches of grass, and a huge fountain in the exact middle of the room, playfully spurting crystal clear water every whichway, which, thankfully, I had landed a couple of feet away from.
The fountain gave a cheery noise of water flowing, as the orb near me kept spinning, oblivious to my existence. As I started over to the orb to observe it, I suddenly tripped. Poor, stupid, clumsy me. How the hell do you not see a big metal implement on the ground! I looked down, and saw a huge sharp sword, with two carved black wings sprouting from its hilt. It gleamed eerily at me from what little sunshine came through the clouds. I touched the hilt, only to find it warm. The rest of the sword was a bright metallic silver, with no other markings noticeable. The blade of it seemed to be protruding from what looked like a dragon's mouth, teeth and all. I was a very ornament for a hilt out of all the swords I had seen. The only other noticeable thing was the dragon's eye, which had a large jewel inserted, a bright red jewel that practically matched my ring's color.
"I musta have fallen on top of this... but where the hell did it come from?!" I said outloud, as if I would recieve an answer. I tried to pick it up, and found I could easily lift it with even one hand. Very surprising for someone who doesn't even work out! But these events had confused me a lot. I mean, where could the sword have orignated from? And why was it so light and easy to handle? I found also that I had a sword belt strapped over my shoulder, so I decided to keep the sword, and immediately placed it in the belt. I suddenly felt very safe and powerful, with it's comforting presence protecting my back.
'Hmmm..... what to do next?' I wondered as I looked up to gaze at the fountain. My eyes immediately froze on a huge red dot near the top of the fountain, blood-red in color with a eerie face ectched into its surface. I decided to give it a look, because of my curiosity. I tried to climb, thought better of it, and leaped only to find that I could land on top of the fountain without much effort.
"Holy crap! That was so awesome!" I said excitedly as I began jumping up and down in excitement. And to my surprise and stupidity, my head hit the red orb which had been of course, floating a few feet above the top of the fountain, and I, along with the orb, fell to the ground in a tangled mess. I stared at the orb, ignoring the fact that I had obtained no injuries.
I finally figured out what had happened. It hit me like, well, like when I hit the red orb with my head. I was dreaming. Yeah, that had to be it. I knew it had to be. So, thinking this, I stuck the orb in my bag, which was attached to a belt I had on, even thought I hadn't been wearing one at the last time I remembered. But then I noticed my whole outfit had changed! And quite spiffy it was too. I was at that moment, wearing a black shirt, with matching black jeans, a belt with some kind of dragon face for the buckle, and a very snazy red overcoat. I practically looked like a girl version of Dante. I spinned around like a overactive teenage cheerleader who just bought a new outfit.
"Damn, I am just too cool for school!" I said, admiring my tight new wardrobe.
Taking a time-out from awing at my new awesome fashion sense, I walked over to the spinning purple-red orb. I heard a squelching sound, like when someone squeezes a slug. The orb suddenly became very dark, and melted its shape into a large black puddle. From this puddle, the shape of a panther-like creature emerged.
"A Shadow..." I thought, as I FINALLY figured out what was going on. Pretty slow, arn't I? I was having a dream that I was in the DMC world! Looks like I had a battle on my hands, and I had roasted big-black-panthery-cat-shadow-thing on my menu.
Whiirrrr. Whirrrr. I could hear a constant whirring sound, like the sound of a refridgerator. Eventually I opened my tired eyes and sat up, much to the painful complaints of my tired muscles.
"Damn, that hurt...." I said as I rubbed my head slowly. I looked down at the floor. Cold stone. 'Of course, I had to land on stone when theres comfy grass 3 inches away!' I thought angrily to myself. I looked over to my immediate left, and saw a huge, rapidly spinning purple-reddish orb hovering several inches over the ground. "Okay.... that's not good. I hope that overgrown Easter egg is not what I think it is..." I said as I eyed it wearily. I eventually found the strength to stand and looked around me, ignoring the orb for now. I found myself in a huge round outside room, with stony misshapen pillars holding up a walkway above me that circled the room. When I looked up, I saw a darkened sky and dark black clouds lazily drifting along. Spotted everywhere were patches of grass, and a huge fountain in the exact middle of the room, playfully spurting crystal clear water every whichway, which, thankfully, I had landed a couple of feet away from.
The fountain gave a cheery noise of water flowing, as the orb near me kept spinning, oblivious to my existence. As I started over to the orb to observe it, I suddenly tripped. Poor, stupid, clumsy me. How the hell do you not see a big metal implement on the ground! I looked down, and saw a huge sharp sword, with two carved black wings sprouting from its hilt. It gleamed eerily at me from what little sunshine came through the clouds. I touched the hilt, only to find it warm. The rest of the sword was a bright metallic silver, with no other markings noticeable. The blade of it seemed to be protruding from what looked like a dragon's mouth, teeth and all. I was a very ornament for a hilt out of all the swords I had seen. The only other noticeable thing was the dragon's eye, which had a large jewel inserted, a bright red jewel that practically matched my ring's color.
"I musta have fallen on top of this... but where the hell did it come from?!" I said outloud, as if I would recieve an answer. I tried to pick it up, and found I could easily lift it with even one hand. Very surprising for someone who doesn't even work out! But these events had confused me a lot. I mean, where could the sword have orignated from? And why was it so light and easy to handle? I found also that I had a sword belt strapped over my shoulder, so I decided to keep the sword, and immediately placed it in the belt. I suddenly felt very safe and powerful, with it's comforting presence protecting my back.
'Hmmm..... what to do next?' I wondered as I looked up to gaze at the fountain. My eyes immediately froze on a huge red dot near the top of the fountain, blood-red in color with a eerie face ectched into its surface. I decided to give it a look, because of my curiosity. I tried to climb, thought better of it, and leaped only to find that I could land on top of the fountain without much effort.
"Holy crap! That was so awesome!" I said excitedly as I began jumping up and down in excitement. And to my surprise and stupidity, my head hit the red orb which had been of course, floating a few feet above the top of the fountain, and I, along with the orb, fell to the ground in a tangled mess. I stared at the orb, ignoring the fact that I had obtained no injuries.
I finally figured out what had happened. It hit me like, well, like when I hit the red orb with my head. I was dreaming. Yeah, that had to be it. I knew it had to be. So, thinking this, I stuck the orb in my bag, which was attached to a belt I had on, even thought I hadn't been wearing one at the last time I remembered. But then I noticed my whole outfit had changed! And quite spiffy it was too. I was at that moment, wearing a black shirt, with matching black jeans, a belt with some kind of dragon face for the buckle, and a very snazy red overcoat. I practically looked like a girl version of Dante. I spinned around like a overactive teenage cheerleader who just bought a new outfit.
"Damn, I am just too cool for school!" I said, admiring my tight new wardrobe.
Taking a time-out from awing at my new awesome fashion sense, I walked over to the spinning purple-red orb. I heard a squelching sound, like when someone squeezes a slug. The orb suddenly became very dark, and melted its shape into a large black puddle. From this puddle, the shape of a panther-like creature emerged.
"A Shadow..." I thought, as I FINALLY figured out what was going on. Pretty slow, arn't I? I was having a dream that I was in the DMC world! Looks like I had a battle on my hands, and I had roasted big-black-panthery-cat-shadow-thing on my menu.