Chapter 18 - Unstable Mind

"Where I am?" whispered Axell

Axell was walking through these clouds-shaped figures and all of them had a different color. Then he saw a puddle of water when he looked down so he did not think he just put his feet into it and it splashed everywhere in slow motion.

Enough for him to look into them floating up and see everything he did in his past life since he was a baby till he grew up to be what he is now.

His life was flashing right before his eyes.

Minutes later he got pulled into the same puddle of water he put his foot into.

So he started falling and screaming "Ahhhhh"

While falling he starts to see strange stuff, stuff like when you are hallucinating. First of all, he transformed into water with eyes and nose and then dropped of himself began falling, like drops of rain.

While he was pouring, part of himself passed through a white cloud and then he became the cloud himself, still with eyes, a nose, and a large mouth so he started smiling.

He turned into his real self again but minutes after he saw his body stretching by itself without doing anything to cause that. His arms and legs became longer than before, his head was flat, and then the rest of his body got round and thin as a tissue like he never had any bones.

He then turned into a parachute and another version of himself held onto him so he could land safely. Land safely on a little piece of land just for only one person it was froggy. And when it all went away, he was able to see again, he saw himself in the middle of nothing but surrounded by water.

All of a sudden a strong wind blew him away, he was in a situation where he was fighting for his life, fighting so he could not fall into that deep water.

But nothing he could have done but fall when his back was close to touching the water, he simply closed his eyes letting it happen.

Later on, when he remarked he wasn't drowning, and his body never touched the water all he could hear was just a bunch of noise, the noise of people screaming in pain, he immediately opened his eyes.

After his eyes were wide open he saw people killing each other without anyone there to cause that, he saw people dying, people running for their lives, and hiding from each other seemed to be something strange about this place. Something strange like the voice of a lady whispering and telling them to do it.

When he looked around, he couldn't see who was saying that all he saw was simply chaos, he got up and stood up, between all those people who were trying to get away one of them pushed him and he was somewhere else. Somewhere calmer.

Under a three where that little girl was scratching something into a three. She was happy, she was playing by herself, jumping everywhere, letting herself fall into a flower pool.

She then heard the voice of a woman like her mom then she ran inside.

Seconds later he was somewhere else where the war took over. He heard explosions all around him and when he turned to see, he saw people doing those random signs, and then boom they exploded.

He heard another noise and when he turned to see what was it this time, he came across a shadow monster holding a sword made of pure lava.

The monster tried to take out his head but fortunately for him, he knew how to defend himself so he dodged the sword and then kicked the monster, rolling down the rock he was standing on.

On his left far away was that lady he couldn't quite see her face, she just opened a portal with her glowing hair, and she made their tips turn sharp as needles so she could open the portal. All of a sudden all of the shadows with lava swords came running towards her.

As they caught her, she turned into stones. While Inside that stone, then a huge explosion sent anything near her flying away even Axell, he stumbled and rolled down the rock.

When he woke up he saw himself as the woman, he saw everything through that lady's eyes.

She was breathing, and she was able to see everything going outside of those stone eyes they turned into, outside of it was all darkness taking over.

Surprisingly they could move inside the stone and when they turned their faces to glance behind them, there was a doorway open to somewhere else. They simply walked through it and there was a bright light they quickly covered their eyes with their arms to stop the bright light from going through their eyes.

When the lady she was into got out, she saw a whole other civilization there, she walked through and in that village, everyone got a big smile running through their mouths.

They were happy, there were no people with weapons fighting them, and they stayed outside for as long as they wanted and went to sleep wherever hour pleased them.

But it is like in every village, calm or not there is always that one who is trying to steal other people's stuff and then tries to run away.

The lady with the once light green dress and long white hair has now become a dark green dress and brown hair with all the dirt on her and was wondering through the calm village, the burglar who was running and looking behind him did not see her in the middle of the road so he hit her, while she was about to fall a guy rushed and hold her, stopping her from falling.

The burglar looks at them, but he does not say a word and resumes running away.

The people who were around her, looking at her came closer, even the one who was running after the burglar- they forgot what they were doing for a second to come near her while saying "It's her"

"She is the one who saved us"

"She is The Messiah," they said while trying to touch her

Even the Burglar stopped for a second to assist at this event.

The woman got scared so she stepped back from all of these crazy people who were calling her the Messiah, while stepping back she tripped and fell once again into the hand of the person who saved her before, now saved her twice.

She turned to see who was it and to her surprise it was Frank.

Axell opens her mouth to say "Frank" the word synchronized with the woman as she was trying to say as well and at the same time.

"Messa, I was looking for you for months" yelled the gentleman

"I can't believe it, Frank, you survived!!" said Messa

"Yeah, same thing -crazy right? - but how did you do that?" asked Frank

"Do what?"

"A moment we were fighting these nightmares, I fell on the floor and hit my head, and the next moment they all vanished as if it never happened- so how did you do that, the glowing hair and stuff?" demanded Frank

"I don't know, I have been with you for like a while, you know everything about me and you also know I didn't know I could do that till now- wait- you said something about you were looking for me for months, didn't you?" Rambled Messa

"Yes I did, it's been months since we were looking for you while we were also trying to process what just happened" stated Frank

"But for me, it was just minutes since I became aware that there was another civilization where everything stayed intact and everyone was happy, I'm telling you I just came out of a rock," said Messa

"Came out of rock, interesting!!- You know what let's get out of here it's getting weird" added Frank and they found a way and got out of there.

While walking together with these guys behind them she asked

"You also said we, who else is with you?"

"Oh, these guys?- while I was looking for you I couldn't find you so I came across them discussing something like putting a team in place, and training them so they could be able to defend themselves and the others who can't just in case it came back, since the Dreamkeepers abandoned us so this is the best thing to do and they vote me to be the one who started it- long story" Explained Frank

"So they remember everything?"

"Yes, why shouldn't they? I told you we all remember including you, right? Questioned Frank

"Right, but I kept thinking that it was a time jump or another verse where it's never happened but seems like it's none of that" she stated

"I don't think so- there is something else?"

"What is it?"

"We are now finding out that you are not the only one with a superpower, we are observing people and children with their parents telling us that there is something strange with them just after what happened" Affirmed Frank

"Something strange like that guy who can jump far into the sky and that one kid who can make anything float in the air" Mumbled Frank

"Yeah, that is strange!!" simply said Messa

"But what scared me a little bit is that when one or some of them can't make the difference between good and bad anymore we will have a bigger prob than nightmares invading us"

"That is true, cause without having powers there were already a lot of crazy people out there now let's say they have powers" stated Messa

"They will become super crazy" added Frank

They started laughing

"Good one!!" said Messa

"Or supervillain- but we don't want none of that, do we?" Suggested Frank

"No, so what are you thinking? Demanded Messa

"I was thinking of putting together not only a team that will serve us as Cop but also a committee- Not just a simple committee but the wise ones, people that can make the difference between good and bad, using what they are giving to do good like you not only that but they gotta be super" explained Frank

"Do you know any people who had the gift before all of that, just like me?" demanded Messa with curiosity

"Yes, I happened to know some who are not like us, they are different, and they always knew how to do that even before you. I called them Kakiyans they are like giants, they are strong and have the power to make themselves big. I also know the one who chose who lives and who dies"

"Hold on, are you talking about death?" questioned Messa

"Yes, the beautiful lady in person"

"What? Who are you and what have you done with my Frank?" asked Messa

"I've been there for months, so in months a lot can happen Messa"

"I'm so sorry I wasn't here for you" stated Messa

"It's alright, plus it wasn't your fault- you were out there fighting for us so now that you are here I demand that you let us help you, let me help you" demanded the man

"Who else do you know?"

"I know a certain Yvan with a Y he is a Raconteur, this gift right there is not given it is earned, and a witch goes by Esmeralda" he continued

"Witch? No, I thought you said one of them was the one who caused all of this" insinuates Messa

"Yes, Llamanda was jealous of her sister Sharath acceding the throne instead of her after the death of Llorie, and the warlock Jhon so she caused this by allying with the nightmares and now she is their queen like she planned but know that not all Witches are bad,

There are good ones like Queen Sharath and the ones she is commanding and Esmeralda. She is not like the others, she is not a queen, and she doesn't have people following her, she is living in a carbine in the woods alone and wasn't born a witch she learned and earned that power.

And I can tell you, even tho she is living by herself no other witches can arm her, not even Llamanda- they are all scared of what she is capable of." Explained Frank

"Okay then if you say so- let's do this" she exclaimed right before she fell in Frank's arms while having a seizure.

The guys who were following them ran to see what was going on and see if they could help while Frank collapsed onto the ground with her while screaming "Messa, Messa are you okay?"she did not answer but kept shaking in his arms "MESSA" he screamed.

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Olivia got inside the same room where she and Leo were planning to save Axell the last time but this time seemed like Leo was waiting for her.

"Are you ready?" Demanded Olivia

Leo turned to face her Quickly to say "Yes, I am- But there is one problem, we gotta be near him and we all know this is impossible with The twins' Docs being there every 10 minutes"

"Don't worry, I got this cover, stay here next to your iPod and I will tell you when we do this, copy?"

"Copy!" he replied as he got back to his chair and then Olivia left the room.

She went inside dorm HEO234 and told them something, she got out with them following her, talking about Jigxie, Helda, and Ludmilla since she asked Mama Leah to move down to the bottom out-of-sight class to join the others and she permitted her to stay for a while.

They went looking to see where the Twins Docs were except they were nowhere to be found. They did not give up so they scattered, and each went their different way. Trying to cover more ground, looking for them Meanwhile, Olivia just went sitting somewhere while observing.

Ludmilla found Doc 2 First, she was in the girl's restroom, and she went to talk to her without wasting no time.

She opened her iPod letting it talk for her "Hey Doc, I was looking for you everywhere" said the voice in the iPod and it startled Doc 2, who was washing her face in the sink.

"Oh, it's you-Why were you looking for me?" she rambled while she kept washing her face in the sink, unbothered.

"Look, I know you are the one who knows much about makeup! I got that date coming up I tried to put on some makeup but it did not turn the way I wanted it to, and now I look like a scary bigfoot,"

She turned off the water to grab a towel so she could wipe her face, after she had wiped her face, she opened her eyes and turned to face her and what she saw did not please her cause she quickly stepped backward "Oh Dear, what have you done to yourself?"

"See, I look worse than a scary bigfoot seeing the way you are looking at me" cried Ludmilla

"No, no, no, not at all dear- you are and always looking like a princess to me!!" Affirms Doc 2

"Now come here and let me help you get rid of this masquerade before it haunts me for the rest of my life" Continues Doc 2. And Ludmilla comes to her as she asked Then she washes it off for her, next she gives her a towel to wipe her face.

"Did you see this glamorous girl who is looking at you?" she asked Ludmilla

"Yes!!"

"She doesn't look like someone who needs Makeup for me, she is beautiful as she is!!" Doc 2 started

"Did you just call anyone who wears makeup ugly?"

"Wait-what? No-Maybe, some are and others aren't, look at me I am the living proof of the ones that aren't" exclaimed Doc 2

"So what is the point of wearing it if you are already beautiful?"

"To get extra chic but anyway that is not the point, the point is you don't need makeup to show the world your beauty, you are natural!!" stated Doc 2

"Thanks, but I still need that extra chic just like you"

"UGH, okay follow me through my room and I will make the magic happen" Confirmed Doc 2, and then both of them got out, she looked around and saw Olivia so she showed her a thumbs-up to let her know that everything was under control. Olivia smiles and salutes her.

As Ludmilla was following Doc 2 into her room, Helda caught Doc 2 in the hallway so she put on her acting face.

"Doc, Doc, Doc"

"What do you want Helda? I am busy-I thought you were supposed to do exercise, I am wrong?" Demanded Doc 1

"This is exactly why I am here, I can't focus."

"What do you mean you can't focus? Girl those exercises I gave you aren't games, they are supposed to save lives including yours and mine!!" Declared Doc 1

"What is life for if you don't live it fully?"

"What is life for if you don't live it fully?" Doc 1 mimicked her "Girl, stop it with your literature bullshit"

"You said we are going to fight for it but first I have a bucket list, I have a list of the things I want to do before all that"

"We aren't going to die, those are things you do when you are certain to-"

She interrupted Doc 1 to say "Well-"

"Helda stop it".

"It can go both ways so please" pleaded Helda

"Okay young woman, name your list to see if I perhaps can grant you one, perhaps,"

"karaoke, dance classes, riding a unicorn-"

"Are you crazy?" said Doc 1

"Okay, a horse will do- Hop on a Ferris wheel, go on a runaway show, learn to shoot a bow, Enjoy a first and my last ice cream-"

"This one"

"The list goes on"

"I said I would grant you one so I chose the ice cream thing- but there a no ice cream trunk near here, lord," said Doc 1

"We will go wherever we can find one"

"That will take us approximately 30 minutes to get to the nearest town?"

"Plus that will help me to get focus" Insisted Helda

"Okay, fine!!"

"Yes!!" screamed Helda with joy while Olivia was dying with a laugh in the corner, she looked at her and winked.

Lastly, Jigxie found Doc 3 in the cafeteria so she approached her "I got a prob"

"What is it Jigxie?" demanded Doc 3

"You remarked the way I am always wearing clothes hiding every part of my body?"

"I thought that was your style." Declared Doc 3

"Mmm, it is but not when it's like 100 degrees like it is today,"

"Okay, come straight to the point" demanded Doc 3

"My point is it's because there is something wrong with me and this is my deepest secret, one I never tell anyone, not a single soul" Giggle Jigxie

"I know what is a secret Jigxie." stated Doc 3, she stopped walking, she turned to face her, giving Jigxie all of her attention "Now it's time to empty your chest, love"

"Do you promise to not tell anyone?"

"I promise"

"Not even your sisters"

"I said I promise" she exclaimed crossing her finger behind her back

"Okay, it's because all part of my body is inked with tattoos, including the private parts," said Jigxie

"What? Where did you get them from?"

"Now hear me out, I did not go outside and pay to have them, They just appeared out of nowhere after I got baptized to become a witch in my dream-Now I want to be able to enter the pool without no eyes on me, without being ashamed but I can't" Continued Jigxie

"Mmm, make sense-Now come along, I can help you with that!" stated Doc 3

While leaving the cafeteria she saw Olivia so she nodded Olivia nodded back and went straight to her iPod to let Leo know that they had a green light.

Leo and Olivia entered and locked the door of the nursing room where Axell was, he took out the little black cube device and put it in the middle of the room.

He then went to Axell and put a golden dot on the side of his head and then he put one attached to his head as well and then Olivia.

They each went to the other side of the room and then they closed their eyes while saying over and over "Axell, permit us to get inside of your mind", minutes later when Leo asked her to open her eyes, she did and while she was opening them she saw the little box in front of them expanded.

She said, "Wow, did you see what am I seeing?"

Leo replies "Yes, but it is not real, it's your mind playing you tricks"

When it finished expanding a door opened for them and allowed them to get in.

"Let's go, he just gave us permission!!" After they got inside the door closed.

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Months later in the Dream realm, as the big village progressed, the people in it got updated as well. Half of the people in it had Super abilities, it was most likely children.

The SU squad got better and also got increased, well-armed to stop the ones who were going rogue.

It wasn't only them stopping the rogue ones but also there was a committee of elders at the head of this village put in place by Frank and Messa.

These Elders gathered together to have a reunion, to report all the bad things that were going on in the realm, and to give advice on how to stop everything.

Between them was Lady Death, The witch known as Esmeralda, The old man Raconteur Yvan, Frank who was now also a Raconteur, and then Bethany Germine who was the one representing the Kakiyans and who was also their Queen. As expected Messa was nowhere to be seen.

"They are multiplying at one point we won't be able to stop them anymore, I call it," said Bethany

"We are struggling to take care of these few of them now but imagine them in 5 more years, they will be stronger than they already are" continued Esmeralda

"I never have the chance to go against them so I suggest y'all leave them to me!" added Death with a smile on her dead face

And they all screamed "No" in harmony.

"See-You guys don't want me to get near them so stop complaining and deal with it" Stated Death

"We are not trying to kill all of them, we are just here to make sure the ones who deserve to be saved see the right side of the law unlike you every little thing is a death sentence," said Jhon

"Well, that is the reason you summoned me there, isn't it?- so yeah, that's got damn right, nothing is for free in this universe, everything has a price?" Exclaimed Death

"We know, we know, we know Death everything has a price indeed and all you are thinking about now is what we promised for summoning you just now," said someone from afar while entering the room with two people with her.

It was no one other than Messa herself, and oops she was pregnant.

They all bowed before her except Lady Death and Frank.

"Welcome First Lady Messa and a welcome kiss for this little thing inside of your belly," said Bethany while she kissed her palm and touched Messa's big belly.

"Thank you, ladies and gentlemen now don't let me interrupt you on what you were discussing" she rambled while the two girls next to her helped her sit down.

And also Frank gives her a hand meanwhile the others resume their discussion.

"Can you please give a heads-up on what they are talking about?" demanded the First lady

"Oh, they are arguing about the talented ones who are becoming too much for them, so they need a plan, blah, blah, blah" Whispered Frank while he sat next to her and began caressing her "Now how are you doing?"

"Better than before but this little one can't stop kicking me" stated Messa

"My thought is that it is happy!!"

"Yeah right, too much happiness even- and that's why I kept getting sick" Added the First Lady

"Well, I'm glad you both are feeling better and happy now"

"I'm glad too" she exclaimed and leaned to receive a kiss from Frank.

"Eww, okay Frank, we all know that she is your wife so now stop it, it's disgusting," said Axell while jumping out of Messa to get inside of one of the girls that were with Messa, he was seeing this part of the story from her perspective but Messa's face was still blurry for him.

"Frank, Frank, lesson learned so now I want it to stop- I want to go back to the real world" he kept going but no one couldn't hear him.

"And we kept asking why the Dreamkeepers abandoned us, my answer is because of them, they are afraid too" stated Yvan

"Stop it Yvan, we all know the Dreamkeepers are afraid of no one, that is why they have been created for, they have been created to be fearless-So now it's either something happened to them or they choose to just watch to see how the story will end" exclaimed Frank

"Well, I saw all of the possibilities and I don't like the way each of them ended" Declared Esmeralda

"So what would you suggest then?" demanded Frank

"Killed them all" mumbled Death once again

"Noo" they all screamed

"Everything but this Death" Confirmed Frank

"You are such a bloodthirsty girl" rambled Messa and Death smiled then put her face straight as if it never happened.

"I don't see any other solution but to increase this little committee by inviting more powerful people in" stated Bethany

"I don't like this, this is too risky" replied Frank

"Or-"

"Go ahead Yvan" demanded Frank

"We created something, like a game -a game arena like the one they used to build in Rome for the gladiators to fight between them"

"Let them kill each other, I vouch for this" Voted Death

"I, for the first time agree with you Death- that will give them a purpose, give them purpose in life instead of going around killing innocent, they will swap horns together to determine the strongest between them" added Esmeralda

"And that will give us time to breathe" continued Bethany

"So what do you think Frank?" asked Yvan

"I agree, that will make the job easy for all of us," Confirmed Messa just before she shifted her gaze toward Frank, who was glancing down with his hand on his chin thinking about it.

"If my wife votes yes, so I say let the league begin" exclaimed Frank.

Months later in Frank's absence, Messa was in a room crying while delivering the baby, she gave all the water that was inside of her so she could push the baby but the little thing refused to get out.

They called a healer at first but nothing happened, then they called the witch Esmeralda, she suggested using magic but Messa refused.

Then they called these three familiar faces.

"The Twin Docs, they were so young" rambled Axell

Minutes later Axell didn't know what was happening and couldn't do anything to stop it, then he suddenly crossed into the real world into a hospital, and there he was finally able to see her face, That of Messa but a younger version of herself being sick in that hospital bed, Unconscious and that Nurse with a name tag Dr. Nora was trying her to get the child out alive and without risking the young Messa life while being unconscious.

It took them a while but she succeeded by pulling this miracle.

Axell fights so the person he was seeing this story through its perspective could move but the person never moves.

Later that night a couple came, they signed some papers and then went with the baby.

Axell Consciousness jumps to the driver who drove them and dropped them at their home but there that's the further he could have got, he tried but he couldn't get anywhere near the couple who just adopted the baby house, nor he could have seen the baby so he could at least pointed on who was it.

He then jumped back to the dream realm where they spent years trying to build this arena they were talking about and when they finally succeeded, they put prisoners with all kinds of abilities fighting for their lives only the strongest one came out alive, then next the strongest going to fight another one that once won to determine who is the better between the strongest, that how the cycle goes.

All of a sudden something pulled Axell into another strange place, a deserted place with only sands.

He looked around and there was nothing, minutes later While wandering into this strange place something got into him, he crumbled on the ground and started screaming as loud as he could.

He was twisting his body while in pain, yelling but no one could hear him to run toward him and help him. Moments later when the pain seemed to stop he opened his eyes and his eyes were silver and drops of silver tears came out of his eyes.

He was walking in the middle of the desert and suddenly he heard a voice calling his name.

He looked around to see where these voices were coming from but nothing.

"Axell, look at us, we are up- just look up and you will see us," said Olivia

"Come on man, look up in the sky!!" continued Leo, and finally he looked up, and he saw them up in the sky

"Listen carefully, whatever you do don't go in the direction you were going, turn around," Olivia told him

"Turn around, whatever you see, don't mind it just turn around and go west where the sunset" Exclaimed Leo

Axell breaks eye contact with them and turns to look in the direction they were telling him to go, after he is done looking he glances right back up.

"Go man, go now" continued Leo

All of a sudden they heard something from the east side, the direction he was going, and when they looked they saw a portal open in front of him.

"No, no, no please listen to my voice Axell, it's me, Olivia"

"V" he simply said

"Yes, it's V"

"Yeah, that's me- please listen to me, don't step into that portal, please" added Olivia while tears coming out of her eyes "Whatever you do, please don't, you don't know what is behind, it may be Death waiting for you behind that portal so if you like me, please don't"

"Have you forgotten that we have fought Death already? After fighting Death you have the feeling that you have become immortal so whatever is behind that portal I am not scared of it" Exclaimed Axell then took his time to look at the portal then he looked up for the last time.

"I know, but the thing is it is just a feeling, we are only human after all-she perhaps was toying with us but believe me what is behind this will never be that kindly" screamed Olivia

"Stop wasting your voice, he made up his mind already," said Leo

"Well it's like I told her, if it's my day I will embrace it- if not I will never stop fighting for that life-Take care V"

"Nooo, Axell no, please don't" cried Olivia, and just like that they lost communication with Axell from below.

They got out and the cube shrank back to normal.

Olivia couldn't hold her own for how much she was crying so she fell into Leo's arms, and Leo as the Gentleman he was caught her just in time.

"Don't cry Olivia, he will come back stronger than before"

"What made you say that?" she sobbed

"Because I've been with him since we were toddlers, I know Axell- if he doesn't know he can't handle something he would never get in between- so our mission is complete" exclaimed Leo

"And what was that mission, exactly?" asked Olivia while she kept sobbing

"To let him see the difference between what is a simulation and what is real, and that's what we did" declared Leo

Back in the dream realm, Axell kept looking up to see if they would pop up but they never did, he put his gaze down and started looking at the portal.

He thinks about it and then he chooses to cross it with his eyes back to that silver color it was before.

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