Dreams in the Distant Sky

Chapter 2 - Supremes

Kaya pov:

"So what beasts do the Supremes represent?" I asked the lady who was now watching me rather indifferently.

"Based on their beast side, the Supremes are divided into wolves, bears, boars, snakes, lions, bulls, gorillas, birds, lizards and fish. Unlike the common Supremes, the royal families maintain their pure blood. They do not have mates other than those of their kind. The strongest of the royal families are the wolves....the Sterling family." She explained.

"The wolf family? But shouldn't it be the lion family? Lions after all are the king of animals, right?" I asked with a frown.

"No....the Sterlings are dangerous. They are stronger in physical and political strength in comparison to all the other lords and royal families. Just like their beast counterpart, they have a very strong sense of community. They are a pack and are merciless and absolutely undefeatable in any situation. They are the alpha predators that we humans fear more than any other Supremes. Their lord, the son of the previous pure blood lord, came into power only two years ago. In these two years, he's subdued humans and Supremes to a level no other Supreme has in the past. In tomorrow's auction....all of us are hoping that we are spared by that man. I've heard that his very presence is overpowering....and the intensity of his eyes make you feel like you're being devoured. Just thinking about becoming his Art makes us wish that we are killed instead." She shivered and curled up more under the blanket.

Now I was afraid. I was anxious. Were the Supremes really so frightening? Was the lord of the wolves, of the Sterling family really so terrible? Was he really so savage?? I hope I didn't end up being chosen into his family either.

"What do you mean by Art?" I asked further, finding that word to have a sort of importance.

"On a general note, every Supreme keeps one human for himself. Once they chose a human, they will drink only that human's blood until the human can no longer take the stress of serving as a food source and working as their slave. When anyone from the royal family chooses a human, that human is given the title Art. It shows that they hold higher importance than the other humans that serve any of the other Supremes. It is also a symbol of ownership."

"Wait, so it's like there's only one person per Supreme? Or something like that....then how come....?"

The woman sighed exasperated before I could complete my question. "I think I've gone along with your game long enough and explained enough. Now, if you don't mind, I would really like to sleep."

"O-oh, yeah. Sorry...." I gave a very chaste bow with my head, smiling sheepishly and thanking her for everything she had explained till now.

I shifted closer to the corner, pressing my back against the wall and curling up into a ball to keep warm. The woman had closed her eyes and was almost asleep already but I was wide awake. I had a million thoughts going through my head and my heart was now beating fast in nervousness.

Was it really true that I had come to another dimension? Even if Sarah and the other guys wanted to prank me, I doubt they wouldn't do something so elaborate. Forget about it being elaborate! These people were real! Their suffering was real! The clothes, the torn blankets, their malnourished bodies....they were real. This was no dream and this was definitely no prank.

The time machine had undoubtedly blasted me off to a different dimension.

I curled up tighter, sinking my face into my knees. I kept telling myself that I was going to be okay but I didn't feel any better. All I could think of was what would happen from here on out....where I would go, who I would end up and serve as a slave. That Clyde person did say that his boss was half Supreme. His aura was definitely not pleasant and neither was the cold and sharp look in his eyes. If he was like that, how much worse could a full Supreme be? And I was sure that I heard the boss say that I was going to be sold specifically to a royal family.