Tangled Fate

Chapter 2

Sunny looked at Cassie with anticipation, eager to hear what she had seen. He tried not to get his hopes up, as just the thought of possibilities made him anxious. Did she see a citadel, or perhaps a nightmare creature that would gladly devour them?

"What did you see?"

Trying to keep his emotions from seeping into his voice, Sunny hurried to ask Cassie. Gathering her thoughts, she began to speak. Sunny listened carefully to each of her words, trying to decipher the possible meaning of this vision.

"When I was sleeping, I had a dream. I saw a bright sun devoid of any warmth shining in the sky, its uncanny light penetrated me right to the depths of my soul causing discomfort. When suddenly another bright star appeared next to the sun, reacting to its appearance the previously calm sea began to rage with waves that seemingly reached the sky itself."

'How confusing. Perhaps the first sun symbolized the one they saw during the day, while the Red Sea was a coral labyrinth.'

'But what did she mean by 'a star'? Was that just a figure of speech or perhaps something more?'

'One thing is more or less obvious, coral labyrinth didn't react very positively to its appearance. It's difficult to determine the exact role the star played.'

'Was it a new danger that would consume this place or the righteous owner of the region that was infected by the coral labyrinth?'

Returning from his thoughts, Sunny carefully inspected Cassie. She patiently waited for him to finish gathering his thoughts; nothing suspicious could be noticed. He doubted that she was hiding any details but still decided to ask for clarification.

"Is that everything that you saw?"

Hearing Sunny's words, Cassie lowered her head. Her vision only added more confusion to them and raised more questions. She couldn't help but doubt her usefulness once again. Since she couldn't see his actual reaction, Cassie easily misinterpreted Sunny's response, thinking he was dissatisfied with her answer.

Cassie shook her head, and they both stayed silent for a while.

'I'm so useless, can't even do one thing properly.'

"I believe I might understand what your vision meant. But before that, do you have any guesses?"

In an effort to help, she perked up and rushed to explain. Being one of the few things she could perceive, visions emerged as a crucial aspect of her life. While her understanding might not always be completely accurate, she was confident in her skill to interpret them and find out their basic meanings.

"I believe the star is a powerful nightmare creature or an awakened. I can't determine how, but I think this person will influence the entire region in one way or another."

'This is about what I thought. Now what remains is to find out whether this creature is good or bad news.'

If this is a nightmare creature capable of shaking the entire region, he certainly wouldn't want to encounter it. However, it could also potentially be a master or even a saint who somehow ended up in this place.

'Snap out of it! There's no way it will happen. Why would a saint even be here? They can leave the dream realm at any moment. If one had ever appeared here, then this region would be known.'

After replying, Cassie waited to hear Sunny's response. Half a minute had already passed. Had he suddenly decided to leave her again after realizing how useless she was? No, where could he even go? They were stuck here in the middle of the black ocean.