Jaune Arc - Dreamscape

Chapter 1

Dreams are a collection of thoughts, images, sensations, and emotions that occur in the mind during certain stages of sleep. They can range in content and intensity from realistic experiences to fantastical scenarios. Dreams are influenced by a variety of factors, such as a person's experiences, emotions, memories, and subconscious mind. They may reflect desires, fears, concerns, or unresolved issues that individuals may not be fully aware of in their waking state.

Dreams can be vivid and immersive, creating a sense of reality while asleep. They can evoke many emotions, from joy and excitement to fear and sadness. People often report having different types of dreams, including ordinary dreams related to daily life, lucid dreams, where individuals are aware they are dreaming and may have some control over the dream's content, and nightmares, which are distressing or frightening dreams.

Everything I said about dreams is happening to Jaune; he is having a vivid dream, evoking many emotions for him, from fear to exhaustion to happiness, as he kills the monsters of his dream.

Jaune is a great man but the weakest Huntsman-in-training at Beacon. With the help of his partner, he is striving to become better. However, not long now, they would be assigned missions, and he knows he isn't ready. It was only in his dream that he was strong.

What Jaune doesn't know is that his dream is literally going to make his dream come true.

What is the dream he is having, you might ask? He was fighting Zombies. Trillions of them are roaming around in his dreams. However, they are not the slow-moving and weak type of Zombie. Some were agile. Others were extremely strong. But the more extreme is the Zombies that have become mutated; Jaune called them Zombie Lord, Zombie King, and many others, depending on the power and mutation level.

Even in his dreams, however, Jaune was not strong enough to combat anything close to a Zombie Lord, the lowest of the mutated. Thankfully, the lesser Zombies were not too difficult for him unless he was overwhelmed by their numbers, so he tended to be more strategic when to attract and when he needed to attack.

"Phew! This is weird," said Jaune. He was exhausted in his dream. How does that work? "Is this even a dream? It's quite realistic."

Jaune couldn't recall how long he had been trapped in his dream, but he knew it had been at least five hours. During that time, he had fought off hordes of Zombies, taking down hundreds of them.

As he pondered his situation, the distinct sound of a fast-moving Zombie caught his attention. This was concerning, as he had already faced this Agile Zombie a few hours prior, and it had almost succeeded in killing him.

Jaune prepared for battle with a sword that wasn't his usual Crocea Mors. Despite his efforts to visualize it in his dreams, it never appeared, leading him to question whether this was truly a dream. The sword he wielded was one he had stumbled upon earlier, resembling Gambol Shroud.

"Come on, you little shit!" said Jaune. Agile Zombies were different. They were smart and were not attracted to sound but his smell. "I'll take you down if it is the last thing I do!"

Jaune was banking on this being nothing more than a dream. He was scared, but if this was indeed reality, then he could do nothing but fight to preserve his life. It was all or nothing, as the Agile Zombie seemed to stalk him no matter where he went.

The Agile Zombie zoomed toward Jaune, but he did not move. Jaune relaxed his body and let the Zombie hit him on purpose. However, as smart as the Agile Zombie was, it was not that smart. Jaune relaxed his body so that the impact would not be too severe, but that was not all. He also left the tip of the sword pointed at the Agile Zombie as it made an impact, causing the Agile Zombie to be stabbed. With this chance, Jaune, with all his might, swept his sword upwards to slice the head of the Zombie in half.