The dream
Tokyo, Japan.
Home for many writers and literature. Aspiring writers go there dreaming of publishing their works in the place known for its blooming culture and love for novels.
I was one of these ambitious writers, I was good, really good. It wasn't until later that I found out, nothing comes for free.
Every fairytale we read says work hard and you will achieve your dream. But we keep forgetting, that in fairytales we know who is evil and who is good but in reality, evil wears masks that are difficult to be uncovered.
My first book was one of the best sellers in japan, but I was betrayed by my publisher and editor. My book was published under the name of one of Tokyo's top five writers.
it wasn't until later that I found out that most of his novels were stolen and I wasn't the only case.
I got angry and tried to tell the public about what happened. I was mocked, ridiculed and made into a laughing stock.
But put yourself in their shoe as they say in England, who you will believe a young writer just celebrating that he can legally drink beer or the man that his autograph is considered a national treasure.
The publishing company sued me for falsely accusing them of stealing the book. So I had only one option which is to SHUT UP AND TAKE THEIR MONEY. The following days followed the same routine wake up eat ramen, drink till wasted and sleep hoping not to wake up again.
One night after a heavy round of drinking I went to sleep. Instead of my room I found myself in an unfamiliar place. "This is definitely not my room, and not some place I know either" I thought sarcastically. It was a desert with no city in sight, all I could see were enormous triangular shaped buildings built with large stones in the distance and the sound of fighting and yelling. But no matter where I looked I couldn't find anyone.
"You're finally here" a sweet voice said from behind me "took you long enough".
"What do you mean you're finally here?" I yelled while turning around "and where the hell am I?"
"For now that doesn't matter, but if you really want to know then go search for the book" said a woman of about 20 year. She had long black hair and wore a necklace that looked like a knot in the shape of a man and a pair of rainbow colored wing on her back that gave her an aura that I had never felt before, it made me want to kneel and worship her.
"you have to find the book of Ani and decipher what it says, if you don't …" suddenly the sand erupted and a giant snake rose up, it was so big that it look like it can reach the sky, when he moved the earth start to shake. It kept rising, opening his mouth and showing his large fangs, his long thin tongue playing around so hard that one whip with his tongue can split the earth in two halves, his eyes seemed like a gate of hell that you can't dare look at it.
It kept opening his mouth until it covered the whole sun then in one bite it swallowed it.
Suddenly the world went dark and water gushed out from the earth turning it into a giant sea, "Finally, Ra is gone. And all those annoying pests will be no more "said the snake in a voice so powerful that it felt as if my heart was tearing apart.
I woke up, in cold sweat with my heart beating loudly. "it was only a dream" I thought, my body felt so heavy it was like I was shackled in the bed, it took me a long while till i got up. When I got up to wash my face I noticed a black tattoo on my forearm, it was in the shape of a man-like knot, similar in shape of the necklace of the woman in my dream. "Where did this mark come from?" I shouted. "That dream, it can't be real right?"