Secrets of the Fold

~Chapter 3~

I couldn't believe what was happening to me, but I felt as if this was my destiny. My destiny to see my old life die away and begin once again. I am near the ground, and I see all the shock on these faces. They are as amazed as I am, we share this surprised feeling. I finally reach the ground and I feel, weirdly normal even with what just happened. I stand up and dust off my clothes, luckily I was wearing a shirt and skirt today.

I quickly pick up my crown that was now on the ground. I then proceed to put it back on my head. Everyone then looks at me in confusion, I wonder why. Suddenly I am dragged into an interesting carriage. I look around to see men in fancy suits. "Miss, we are with the D.P.F., and are here to help you." I look at them, what is the D.P.F. and how would they help me? "What is the D.P.F. and how would you help me?" They look at each other and nod as if they were asking for the alright.

"The D.P.F. is the Dimensional Protection Federation and we want to return you to your dimension." I tear up at that moment, my son, is gone. "Ma'am?" I close my eyes and say, "There isn't anything left of it, it burned, all of it." The men show faces of concern, as if I were a bad omen. "Is your name possibly Lilly Rose Edwards?" I feel a shock in my spine, how did they know my name?!

"Yes, how do you know me?" Their faces turned to a terrified look and they move away from me. "The stories are true! She is the queen from the burning fires!" I wonder, how am I the queen from the 'burning fires' ? "Ma'am, we need to get you to our headquarters quickly, you are the queen of the dimension of fire." Dimension of fire? What? That makes no sense, my world is gone... right?

"But.. how? My world is gone, yes?" They look around as if to show they don't want to answer. "Ma'am, your son lives on. He will rule your entire world and create monsters to fight other dimensions to rule them as well." I can't believe this, my son couldn't! "B-but my son burned in the fire didn't he?" They once again look at each other.

"Your son would believe you are dead, and so he wants to take revenge on every dimension. He would believe the other dimensions caused your death. At this point it has already been four years in your world." Four years? Impossible, it has only been at least half an hour! I am beginning to feel ill. The men notice and quickly get me comfortable."Post dimensional sickness, it will last a few minutes." I nod and close my eyes.

~DREAM SEQUENCE~

I see my son, he is covered in blood! "Dallas! I'm alive please stop this!" He turns to me and says, "You aren't real, you lie, you are in my head." I look at him in despair. "Please, stop this cruel reign of yours, I am here to tell you I am alive, stop blaming the other dimensions, it was our own dimensions' fault I am no longer able to come into contact with you!"

"YOU LIE, You are not my mother. You are in my stupid head, you are dead. They must pay." I begin to cry, and he just watches my suffering. "Please, I don't wish this fate you are shaping for yourself. Stop now and my last wish shall be granted. At first I also believed you were dead, but then I was told of what will happen to you, our family."

He nods, then a tear falls. "You may not be real, but you are right. My mother, Lilly Rose Edwards, would want this to end. It can't, I just cannot forgive them." I hear the dreams end, I have to tell him one more thing. "My son, Dallas Lee Edwards, I hope you don't become too far gone before I can save you."

~REAL WORLD~

"Miss? We have arrived, you need to wake up now." I open my eyes. I look out the opening to see a huge building, is this the kingdom that D.P.F. rules over? "What is the name of this kingdom?" They look at each other as they usually do and then one of them speaks up. "Kingdoms do not exist in this dimension Madam Lilly." What?! No kingdoms at all? How do they rule the people if there is no absolute monarchy?

We then come to a stop in front of the front door. I get out of the carriage and walk over to the door. "What a strange substance." I say while I touch the see through door. "This is called glass, it is fragile depending on the type. This is the strongest type there is in the industry." I nod, certainly an interesting world they have here.