Alice of Human Sacrifice: The Red Alice

The little dream searched the human world for its first Alice. It came across a young woman sleeping under a tree. She had dark reddish-brown hair, and a full figure. She wore a rough, crimson dress. It was the colour of blood. The little dream could feel courage and bravery radiating off this woman, and realised that she would make and excellent first Alice.

"You shall be my first Alice. The Red Alice. You will use your courage and bravery to build me a world. And I shall thrive." The little dream whispered into the woman's ear, and drew her into itself. The woman was pulled into the small and pitiful world of the little dream...

xx~The First Alice~xx

Meiko blinked and sat up, wildly swinging her head from side to side. She was confused. Where was she? She had been taking a nap under a tree one day, and when she woke up she was... here. A scary thought popped into her head. Perhaps she had been kidnapped? Taken advantage of while she slept? Meiko took in her surroundings. No, that was impossible. She was in a forest now, and no kidnapper would just dump her in a forest.

It was then that Meiko noticed the sword in her had. It was big, and had a glistening, crimson hilt. Meiko shuddered. It looked as if it was covered in blood. She looked at her hand. Imprinted on it was an intricately designed spade. It was red as well.

"Wh-what? Since when do I have card symbol tattoos on my hands? And since when do I carry swords around? And where am I?" She shouted the last part, getting up and whirling around. It was a large forest; by the way it seemed to go on and on. The trees were large and dark. The forest floor was covered in dead leaves. Meiko struggled to keep herself together. Never had she been in a situation such as this. She had been attacked before, yes, but it was easy to defend herself from her attackers. She had never, on the other hand, woken up in the middle of a forest before.

Do not worry!

Meiko looked up, surprised. She could have sworn she heard something. "H-hello?" she called, taking a tentative step forward. Fear welled up inside her as she gently circled the area. She looked down at her hand, surprised to find that she had taken the sword with her. "Might as well keep it. For defence." Meiko continued onward, searching for the owner of the voice.

It is ok!

Meiko whirled around, sword gripped tightly with her two hands. There is was again! "W-whoever you are, come out now. Or I'll find you. And then..." Meiko trailed off, her resolve was slipping. She had never been scared like this in her life. "Explain yourself!" She yelled suddenly, determined to find out what was going on. "If this is a stupid joke I'll kill you!"

Let me explain. The voice came again. I am a dream. I am a, very small dream, to be honest. Very soon, I will disappear. I... I do not wish to disappear... So I would like you to build a world for me. So that I can survive...

Meiko frowned, confused. "A-a dream? What the hell are you talking about!" She scowled. "Don't mess with me! Dreams only happen when you're asleep! And I'm n-" Meiko stopped. That was it! She was asleep! Dreaming! That would explain all of the weirdness. "So I'm asleep." Meiko said, smiling in relief. "If I pinch myself, I'll wake up, right?" Meiko laughed. How could she be so stupid! Thinking that this was real. She laughed and pinched her cheek. Hard. "OW!" she yelled, her cheek stinging. "That hurt! But that means..." Her eyes widened in horror. "This is... real?" She shook her head and collapsed onto her knees.

It is alright. The so called 'dream' spoke again. If you build my world, and I become big, if I become powerful, perhaps I will gain the power to send you back. I want you to use your courage, and your bravery to build a world. You are my Alice. So please, please help me. I do not want to die... And if not for me, then do it for you. Do it so you can go back...The dream trailed off, its voice getting fainter and fainter, until Meiko no longer heard it.

"Wait! What am I supposed to do!" She yelled at the sky, all of a sudden accepting her situation. Minor anger began to creep into the back of Meiko's mind as she stood up. How dare that stupid dream drag her away from her normal life! How dare it! It pulled her out of her perfectly normal, ordinary interesting life. For this! Sure, her life wasn't particularly exciting. She wasn't the richest person in the world, nor the prettiest. But it sure beat being stranded in a forest with no food! Rage was beginning to build inside her, filling every inch of her body with the desire to get revenge. The desire to destroy.

The desire to... kill.

Meiko struck out with the sword, and cut down several of the forest's large trees. She continued slashing her way through, and even encountered a few creatures, going about their daily business. She spared them no mercy. She sliced through them evenly with her sword, blood pooling around the places where they died. The symbol on her hand glowed fiercely while she slashed.

Meiko stopped suddenly, looking around at all the felled trees and dead bodies littering the ground. Her eyes widened in horror. "W-what has come over me? Did I..." She looked down and realised that her hand and sword were both covered in blood. They spade on her hand had stopped glowing. "N-no! What have I done?" she yelled, appalled at the way she had just behaved. "I just... killed... innocent creatures..." Tears welled up in her eyes. "What am I turning into?" She cried, as she collapsed onto the ground.

But at the back of her mind, a feeling of satisfaction lay hidden.

xx~The First Alice~xx

Time passed. Meiko was not sure if it was days, hours or weeks. All she knew is that she had to find a way out. With her steel-hard will, a world began to form. People began to wander into the forest, more and more frequently, until it seemed as if a small village lived within the forest.

The forest went on forever. Meiko felt no fatigue, no hunger, no thirst. She only walked, trying desperately to suppress the feelings at the back of her mind. "No! I-I can't become that beast again... I must control myself!" But as time passed, her will weakened. Every now and again, her desires would take over, and she would go on a rampage again, killing everything in sight. She would then regain her consciousness, and feel horrified at what she had done.

The gaps between these rampages grew shorter and shorter.

Meiko began to lose herself in her desires. She raged through the forest, her initial will to escape forgotten. Now there was only the desire to kill. Sometimes, her old self would peek through the folds of her rage, and try to regain control, but it always failed. "This isn't right? I must... stop... no, never mind. Everyone deserves to die now..." Meiko killed so much, that her sword was now the same colour as its hilt. Blood red. The spade symbol on her hand was shining fiercely, its power fuelled by her desire to kill. Meiko had let herself grow wild, she was unrecognisable. Her hair was long, and all of the brown was now red because of the blood. Her clothes were tattered, and too small, and her arms and face were drenched in blood. It was not her own.

She left a trail of blood everywhere she went.

The population of the little village began to decrease. Even though there were many, Meiko was so violent, so intent on destroying every living thing, that it began to have an effect of the number of people. Meiko's presence was so horrible, so filled with hate that things began to die just by being in the presence of her. When she walked by plants they shrivelled and died. When she walked by people, they would grow ill before she ended their lives.

The little dream watched this all the while. Perhaps I was wrong. Maybe this girl was not tight for my first Alice. Even thought she created a world for me... she is also destroying it. I must do something. The dream decided to talk to Meiko, in an attempt to make her stop her rampage. Meiko! Please stop this! You will destroy my world! I will become small again! But the little dreams' pleas were in vain. Meiko was too submersed in her feelings to notice its tiny voice.

xx~The First Alice~xx

A figure cloaked in a long black robe wandered the forest. The robe concealed its face, and no-one knew who it was. This person had also witnessed Meiko's rampages. They felt pity for all of the poor souls that had been withered or killed because of Meiko. This person was angry at Meiko for killing so many people, and was planning to stop her. The cloaked person had gathered a group people in the forest, who shared their feelings to stop Meiko.

They had set up a cage, deep in the forest. The metal was strong, stronger than steel. It was enchanted metal. It was blood red, fitting for Meiko and her violence. The large lock was intricately designed, with little patterns swirling through it. Framing the prison was what remained of the forest. It was a disguised prison.

The mysterious person set up a trap system, to capture Meiko. It involved many sacrifices. The people agreed to it, if only to get rid of Meiko. Since there was hardly anything left in the forest to destroy, Meiko would be attracted to these people. There would be a trail of them, leading to the prison.

The little dream watched all this, curiosity wander through its mind. Who was this mystery person? And why did the dream feel so drawn to them? The dream felt as if it was connected to this person by some mysterious force, drawing them together. The dream couldn't tell it this person felt it too. It longed to discover the source of the magnetism, but was weak because of Meiko's destruction. Although I hate to admit it, my judgement on my Alice was wrong. Meiko must go.

xx~The First Alice~xx

Meiko meandered through the forest, searching for her next prey. She was growing hungry for bloodshed, and her rage was still growing. Meiko was no longer the sensible brave girl she once was. She was now a beast that longed for bloodshed, death, and no-one would willingly approach her. Blood followed her everywhere.

A single scream rang out in the forest.

Meiko's ears perked up, her body automatically heading towards the source of the sound. Her next prey. She gripped the sword tightly, moving like a fox through the forest. Her eyes narrowed, and all her senses sharpened. A young girl came into view, trembling gently. Meiko smiled viciously, feeling no ounce of pity for the shaking form in front of her. She let out an insane laugh, creeping towards the frightened girl.

Meiko was falling for the trap completely. She killed person after person, all the way up to the prison. One last person was waiting inside. This person was young and rough-looking. His face was pulled into a sullen expression, a sad attempt to hide his fear. Meiko raised her sword, cackling like a madman. As she brought her sword down, a large clank sounded behind her.

Meiko was trapped.

"NO!" She screamed. Fury blazed in her eyes as she looked at the person who had trapped her. They stood there, a long black cloak hiding their face. "Let... Me OUT!" she shrieked, smashing her sword against the metal to no avail. The cloaked person shook their head, and walked away. "NO!" Meiko screamed until her lungs were hoarse, bashing her sword against the bars, over and over again. Nothing happened. Not even a dent appeared in the enchanted metal. "No..." Meiko was getting tired, she could feel the energy leaking out of her body. The spade symbol on her hand had slowly stopped glowing, and was now a dull red. "I don't want to... no..." She whispered, as one tear squeezed its way out onto her cheek.

xx~The First Alice~xx

As time passed people forgot about Meiko. If it weren't for the trail of blood she had left behind, it would have been as if she had never existed.

The dream, now small again returned to the human world, searching for its next Alice. I will have to be careful with my judgement this time. I must not make a mistake. I will find the perfect Alice to create my world, and nothing will stop me from growing into the biggest dream on this planet! The little dream's ambitions were big.

But it was wrong, yet again...

xx~The First Alice~xx

A/N: So did you like the first chapter? I know it was a little bit of a fail, but you know, I wrote this in about a day. But like I said before, it will have a good ending so bear with me and ENJOY it... please...

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