Woe of the chosen

Chapter 8: Memory

Everything is pitch black. Not surprised since Morpheus completely reset the plains, but that doesn't matter. I ask, "So what do we do?" Morpheus appears behind me, and puts his hand on my shoulder. He says, "Don't worry, I'm just choosing your dream." Morpheus lets go of my shoulder, and snaps his finger. He says, "Well, this one is very interesting indeed." I look at him with a confused expression on my face. I ask, "You already know what's in the dream?" He signals me to be quiet and says, "From here on out, you will be put in the perspective of your own dream. After it ends you will have a short amount of time to ask me anything, and then you will wake up." Morpheus then slowly starts to fade, and the dream world transforms into a beautiful village brimming with joyous people. Civilians chanting to their gods, and everyone is just in an overall good mood. The sun shun brightly over the clear blue sky. The houses are humongous , and are made out of different types woods. Oak, Ebony, Maple, Citrus, Olive, and Cedar. The people are roaming the streets dancing, singing, and some are even riding bulls. The elderly are filled with energy! It's as if they aren't old at all! The children jumped around, and played with dolls made out of wool. The babies laughed all the time, and never let out a single tear. It seemed to be the perfect civilization. No one cared about anything, no one batted an eye if you made any weird movements. They're living their lives to the fullest. They have free will. There were mountains around the edges of the village. Getting out of here would be quite the hassle. Before the mountains, there are forests surrounding us too. Who knows what kinds of animals there are?

There's a palace at the end of the village. It is filled with Gold. I'm guessing that's where the leader lives. The dreamworld then suddenly started to shift my perspective onto the me of the dream. Everything turned white, and all of a sudden, I've become a little kid. I was holding hands with a woman. She was gorgeous, with scarlet colored eyes, the smile of which could belong to that of a Goddess, Tanned light skin, her hand was as soft as a feather, she was abnormally tall, and had long curly black hair, she wore a black toga dress, and was bare foot. I ask, "Mommy, where are we going?" She halts our movement. She looks at me, and picks me up. She says, "My son, we have been invited to the palace of blessings. We have been given the honor to formally meet the priest. He will educate us on our Gods!" She jumped in excitement, but as she did, the ground started to shake, and the people laughed louder than ever. An old man from a distance yelled in sarcasm, "Hey Serenity! You're gonna make us fall! Haha!" My mother chuckled and waved at the old man. We continued walking towards the palace. People waved at us, and the bulls bowed down as we passed by. I ask, "Mommy why are the animals doing that?" She replies, "Well, it seems that they've been trained to do that. Anyways, look son! We're getting close!" The place was ginormous, and it had twelve pillars holding it in place. Each pillar had a face, and a different symbol. It had approximately twelve stairs, and it had two enormous golden gates with two guards making sure no one gets in. My mother inhales and exhales, and says, "Well, let's behave good, alright?" She smiled, and took us to the front gates. The guards get in front of us, and one of them says, "Ma'am you aren't allowed to step into the palace. If you want to admire it, then please do it from a safe distance." My mother grins and says, "Sir, we've been invited by the priest himself to come in." She takes out a gold paper that was in between her breasts and says, "Here you go, this is proof." The guards look at it, and signal her to go through. She says, "Thank you, and may the Gods bless you both." She steps through the gates, but before we could go up the stairs, one of the guards yells, "HEY! THE CHILD DOES NOT HAVE AN INVITE! HE MUST HAVE ONE OR HE STAYS!" She looks back and yells, "HE IS WITH ME! I WON'T ALLOW HIM TO STAY ALONE!" She continues to go up the steps, but the guard yells, "IF YOU TAKE ANOTHER STEP, THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO USE FORCE! LEAVE THE CHILD!" She grits her teeth, and yells, "WE DON'T HAVE TO RESORT TO VIOLENCE! WE COULD DO THIS PEACEFULLY, RIGHT?" The guard replies, "NO! LEAVE THE CHILD OR FACE THE WRATH OF OUR LAW!"

My mother puts me down, and says, "Pluto, you're a good boy. Now, I'm gonna need you to stay seated here, ok? This'll only take a few seconds." I sit down on the steps, and my mother walks down to the guards. The guard yells, "I SAID BRING THE CHILD!! HE DOESN-" She puts her hand on their shoulders, and she whispers something into their ears. They calm down, and let her go. She walks back to me smiling, and lets up a thumbs up. She picks me up and takes us inside the palace. She gasps, and her voice echoes throughout the whole place. Her eyes widen, and her jaw drops. She's laughing,and tears of joy start to fall from her face. She exclaims, "It's gorgeous! It's beautiful! It's exquisite! It's magnificent! It's Ho-" A man in all white interrupts her, and finishes her sentence. "It's holy." ,He says in calm soft voice.
The place was of course filled with Gold, but the difference is that for some odd reason it had this heavy spiritual lifting your sins kind of sensation. It's as if all of my negative feelings have been completely vanquished. It does feel that way throughout the entire village, but this sensation feels stronger when we're in here. It really is a palace of blessings. On the edges of the roof, there are many paintings. Depicting many moments that have happened or will happen. There are two giant mirrors of gold, and each mirror is parallel to each other. One of them on the left side, and the other one on the right. The mirror on the left had a naked woman, and she had hands around her form the shape of a heart. The mirror on the right side had man with Gladiator armor, he is holding a spear on his right hand, and a shield on his left. In the middle of the palace, there were three giant statues of three men preparing for combat. One of them was riding a kraken, and he was wielding a trident. The second man was riding a cloud, and he was wielding a lightning bolt. The third man was riding a fierce dragon, It was bigger than the kraken, and it was letting out flames from its mouth. The man on the dragon was wielding nothing. Instead, he held his hands up high as if he were taunting the other two. There were no windows other than the one at the middle of the roof. You can see the sun shining its light directly above it.

The white man says, "You are Serenity, right?" My mother replies, "Yes sir, that is I." She gives out the biggest smile. The man replies, "I am the priest. Some call me the leader of the village, but I can assure you that I just like to spread the word of the Gods." I say, "Mommy? Why is that man in all white? Why are we all alone?" My mother gently pats my head and says, "Don't worry my son, we're here to learn and to be blessed, right?" The Priest nods in affirmation. He asks, "Well, what do you know about the word of the Gods?" Mother replies, "Not much, but I'd like to know more about Zeus. He's the most powerful, right?" The Priest smiles and says, "Well, if that is what you wish to learn then follow me, but allow me to warn you that learning about him is a grave sin. You will be punished." My mother nods, and says, "That's fine. I wish to learn about him." The Priest leads us to the statue of the man on the cloud. He presses what appears to be a button on the its left foot. The three statues start to rotate and rise up revealing stairs underneath them. The Priest says, "After you." Mother chuckles and heads down. The Priest asks, "What got you interested in learning about Zeus?" She replies, "Well, I've had a thing or two for lightning. It's loud, and dangerous. I've always wondered about the one behind such a strong phenomenon." We continue to head down the stairs, and then the statues close down on us. Everything turns dark, but we can clearly see the priest since he dressed in all white. The Priest lights up a torch, and says, "Don't worry we're almost there." As few more steps, and we reach a door. It's no ordinary door, nor is it made of gold. It has the symbol of a lightning bolt imbedded in it, and it's made out of silver. The Priest says, "Excuse me, I have to open the door for you." Mother steps aside, letting him open the door. We step inside, and it reveals many illustrations of Zeus. The Priest says, "These are all the stories about the almighty Zeus. His battles, his past, his family, and maybe even his future." My Mother stops smiling, and her facial expression changes into a serious one, and her eyes start to glow red. She asks, "Would you mind teaching us about him?" The Priest replies, "Ma'am from here on out, it is up to you. For it is a sin to learn about Zeus. I only led you here for it was your own choice. I don't want to partake in this. I'm sure you'll understand." The Priest starts to tremble in fear. My mother sighs, and puts her hand on his shoulder and says in a soft gentle tone, "O dear lonesome one, thou shall not fear thy knowledge. For it shall be used to pursue those who have neglected the law of free will. Become one who shall partake in the victory for the battle that has taken place for over a millennia. Please lonesome one, help us understand." The Priest calms down, and says, "Yes ma'am, allow me teach you about the God of Gods."