Futuristic

Chapter 4 - Dreams or Reality

 Shira found her eyes closing and she left herself to sleep she hadn't in what seemed like days. Then the dreams came once again. Shira found her eyes open and she looked around. She saw the ship her spacecraft; she could escape if she wanted to. She looked around for any sign of Jace or Crescentia. "Jace c'mon we can go home hurry" she yelled. Her voice echoed through the vast city of Discordia. She didn't receive an answer. "Jace?" she breathed. A familiar voice snapped her out of her thoughts. "Oh fleshling you remember what I told you? He's gone and you're never getting out of here" the voice cackled. Shira looked around and her heart rate shot up. "Jace!" Shira screamed. "He's not here, you're going to die alone" the voice mocked sympathy. Shira began to panic and ran inside the ship. "Oh don't feel too bad you tried to leave didn't you" finally she saw who was speaking. The same Discord who had light purple skin with an ombre of pink and blue. Her teeth were shaped like daggers and her nails were hideously long. Her eyes were cat-like and the pupils behind them were black. She smiled so wide her teeth showed through her mouth. A bright pink and red headdress lined her forehead. A dress-like material covered her body. But the rest of her body was covered in thick armor that was outlined white unlike the Discords who killed the crew that wore black outlined armor. The Discordian Queen. Shira panted and stepped back trying to press anything on the ship to get it to go. "You fool don't you realize that this ship is broken? You're never getting out of here" She cackled. She grabbed the nearest weapon she saw which was a black blade with red stains on it. Shira looked down again and realized the blade was familiar. It seemed to resemble the blade Jace carried. She looked down once more and saw her hands covered in blood but it wasn't hers. "Your friend is no more," the queen laughed. Shira screamed as she realized the blood was his. A shadowed figure made its way into the ship. He looked like a human but his skin was pale and gray. Blood poured out of his arms and neck. His eyes stained blood red and his face lifeless. "Jace!" Shira screamed at the sight. Shira shrieked and opened her eyes. The two stared at her. "Another nightmare?" Jace asked. Shira didn't respond; she sat on the grass, her eyes lifeless. "Wake up!" Crescentia barked and waved her tail in front of Shira's face. Shira blinked twice and let out a breath. She tried to speak but her words jumbled together and no one could understand her. "They just got worse," Crescentia frowned. "Well I suggest we get going before the Discords find us now" Jace got up and began to walk away. Shira grabbed onto his wrist and didn't let go. "What's wrong Shira let go" he grumbled, prying her hand off him. Shira still stuttered and her words were inaudible. "It's ok Shira we're almost to your ship so close to getting out of here" Crescentia gave a small smile. "Wait!" Shira screamed. This time everyone heard her and turned around. "Can Discords predict the future?" Shira breathed. "Not that I've seen," Crescentia shook her head. "Good- um do you know anything else about the Discordian Queen?" Shira asked. "Um only a little why?" Crescentia turned towards Shira. "Because I'd like to know... she was in my dream again" Shira breathed. "Ok well let's see- she controls all of Discordia, she's the only Discord that can fly... and she can't turn invisible from what I've seen, bigger than most Discords, I mentioned she's the only female Discord already and I have yet to see all her abilities sorry" Crescentia shrugged. "Well that's some shitty info I mean c'mon you've been watching her and barely know anything about her" Jace rolled his eyes. "You try spying on that creepy ass Discord and tell me what you find out afterwards" Crescentia scowled at him. "When you said you could mimic any language I didn't expect to hear you cuss" Jace snickered. "Hell yeah I can cuss Discordia has like a hundred cuss words in the Discordian Dictionary and most of them mean something so vulgar it'd be disgusting for me to say them" Crescentia let out a humorless laugh. "Ew who knew Discords were perverts" Jace shook off the thought. "Well the Discordian Queen is known to 'play' with her food before she eats it especially since she is the only female" Crescentia smirked. "Aw that's disgusting why'd you have to mention that!" Jace hit the Neonin behind her ear. "Ouch my ears are very sensitive" Crescentia growled. "Hey Shira you're being very silent, everything ok?" Jace turned to face her. Shira blinked her eyes open. "Huh? Oh yeah I'm fine" she breathed, hugging her shoulders. "Are you sure?" Jace persisted. "Oh yeah perfectly fine" Shira waved away the question. "Well we better get going cause the spacecraft should be nearby- unless sword boy here messed up the directions AGAIN" Crescentia snapped. "Hey, how am I supposed to memorize the whole layout of your planet in just a few days?" he grumbled. Crescentia gracefully leapt over to Shira. "You sure you're ok? You look tired? Sorry my sacred flame didn't help you" Crescentia's ears pinned against her head. "Yeah just tired that's all" Shira mumbled. "Listen you can tell me I can keep a secret especially from sword boy" Crescentia gave a small smile. "No really I'm fine... Just been having more vivid nightmares is all-" Shira breathed. "Well I know what'll make you feel better" Crescentia's tail began to wag. "And what's that?" Shira managed a smile. "Hey sword boy, can you tell what time of the day it is?" Crescentia smirked. "No- why would I?" Jace grumbled turning around. "Well for your information it's sunhigh" Crescentia smiled. "I don't understand a thing you just said" Jace's face fell. "Ugh noon you have horrible memory" Crescentia rolled her eyes. "What the fuck is so special about that" Jace grumbled annoyance evident in his voice. "Woah shut the shitty mouth off sword boy" Crescentia snapped. Both of the humans stared at the Neonin as something began to happen. The sun's rays embraced Crescentia and dark blue armor with a light blue outline covered her paws, her muzzle, and her back. She also grew significantly bigger. "Who wants to hop on?" Crescentia wagged her tail. Both humans looked at one another and slowly climbed onto the back of the bigger Neonin. "Well I have to admit this makes you look slightly better" Jace snickered. "Hey! Watch it sword boy you're riding on MY back I can buck you off whenever I'd like" Crescentia playfully growled. "Can you stop calling me that my name is not sword boy not fleshling it's Jace J-A-C-E" He snapped at her. "Sorry sword boy- er Jace didn't know you were so self conscious about your name" Crescentia shrugged. Jace folded his arms across his chest but didn't say anything. Shira heard the word she kept trying to forget the one that reminded her of those horrible nightmares. She clutched her head trying to force the remnants of the memories out of her head. "What's wrong Shira?" Crescentia turned her head back to look at the two. "It's nothing- don't worry about me" Shira panted and shook off her thoughts. "Y'know if somethings bothering you then you can tell us right?" Jace began. "Please don't- I just want to forget about it ok?" Shira stared at the ground. Crescentia frowned but didn't pester her. Jace opened his mouth to say something but didn't.