Wide Awake

[8:01 PM, Saturday 6th of May, 2023]

~DING!~

"Urghh... yeahh...?"

I groaned, slowly waking from my slumber, my body weighed down by exhaustion. 

As I sat up, confusion washed over me. Memories of the intense battle with five apparitions flooded my mind, yet a gap, a void, remained in my memory.

I glanced across the room, half-expecting to find traces of the fierce confrontation, but to my surprise, there were no enemies in sight.

"H-huh...?"

Confusion gnawed at me. What had just happened? How had I emerged victorious? I rubbed my temples, trying to piece together the fragmented memories that flickered at the edge of my consciousness.

It felt like a dream, but there was a lingering certainty that it had been more than just my imagination at play. 

Then, it struck me like a lightning bolt.

'The dream... was real?' The realization hit me with a mix of awe and trepidation.

'Haa... so that's what happened!'