The forsaken (Rainimator book4)

dreaming of a stranger

POV Charlie

I looked around confused. something was wrong, I knew my head, I know my mind. 

"Hello Charlie," someone said. voice female. youngish.

startled I turned to find a woman, small, brunette hair and black clothes, and black horns, not unlike Kyle or Stella. "Who are you?  how do you know my name? I know you're not from my head, that much is obvious," I said. 

she smirked. "They call me Misaki," She replied. "But it's not important how I know you," Misaki answered. 

I looked at her unamused. "Can't say I like the fact you know who I am, but that is becoming more and more common, so Misaki, where am I?" 

"This is just a dream... to say the least," Misaki explained. "So... Charlie from the Real World... tell me... are you taking care of Ember?"

I had to hold a laugh back. I arched an eyebrow. "This is no normal dream, I can tell, your knowledge of me is quite interesting, you don't happen to know an enderman named Zagreus do you?" I asked. 

I thought for a moment. "And for your question, I think if anything Ember's helped to take care of me, but I try my best as I do for all my friends, although if he thinks the same is another matter,"

Misaki nodded. "I've heard of him," she replied. "I can't remember what happened to him, but I do know Nether Kyle is a problem."

I felt my heart sink, 'who was his stranger to bring him up' I thought. I looked confused. "Why are you bringing my dead best friend into this?" I asked, anger slipping into my voice. 

Misaki laughed. "Because amnesia makes you stupid," she said. "At least, that's what I can tell just by looking at Alex and Nether Kyle."

I stared for a moment. "What do you mean? This is some cruel joke? He's dead! What do you mean Amnesia?"

'Why could I have not gotten the Doctor again, at least I know him,' I thought to myself.

"Oh Charlie..." she said. "Maybe I shouldn't tell you."

"Look give me some answers, Now, Why are you talking about my dead friend, don't have the smallest idea what he means to me," I said, it was clear I was unsettled by what was going on. 

"Kyle isn't dead, Charlie..." Misaki said. "He's alive and well... along with a case of amnesia plus some extra stupidity and slight rudeness if you ask me... but he's alive."

I started to laugh Hysterically. "Of course he is! Who stays dead anymore? What does death even mean?" 

"Ember died," Misaki said flatly.

I blinked a couple of times. "So I've been told in his fight against Damien, right? Or has something else happened since...well since I ended up here?" I suddenly got panic filling my voice in fear of my friends 

"Your girlfriend has gone a bit evil," Misaki answered. "Sheila and Alex are in the middle of an icy land... they met a man named William if I recall. Meeps is suffering from survivor's guilt, Shizuku got injured by Lilith, there's a mass flood coming... shall I continue?"

"WHAT! LILITH'S ALIVE! CRYSTAL, Oh god, Meeps...I never...I...Oh god," I stumbled back falling to the ground. Starting to cry. "What good am I if...If I can't help them?" 

Misaki produces a purple pen with a light purple gem, that reminded me of the gem Zagreus had given me. "I can change that," she offered. "I can rewrite everything." 

I looked at concerned. "No. No, no, no, that's how it works, no one has the right, to change the decisions of others, that's...that is morally Debatable," I stood up. "Put it away," I mumbled