Dreams and Nightmares

Attack #1

Triandra placed her hand on the vine below. It gleamed purple, then dissipated into her cabbage-shaped lamp. Ivy spiralled around her as she traversed deeper.

"We're almost at Ljósálfeimr, everyone." Plumeria said, light illuminating the sad vine tunnel. "Ready your guard."

*
Luma Town, Ljósálfeimr
*

"Mirablis?"

"MIRABLIS!"

Mirablis had suddenly dozed off while talking with Peony. Sliding her arm back into the cone-shaped sleeve, Mirablis jolted up. "Peony? Did I doze off again?" she asked.

"Ah, Mirablis! You should stop snoozing! What if a dökkálfar attacks? You'll be helpless just laying there, snoring..." Peony complained.

Mirablis stood up, dove into a shallow flower bed, and dozed off.

Peony sighed. She was THAT tired?

She exited the dome house and visited a fat mushroom house.

"Tullis! Any news about the dökkálfars?" Peony said, bursting through the gate.

The general perked up. "Why, welcome back, Peony! I have yet to be informed of the reports yet. Why don't you return soon?" Tullis said, curling her blonde locks and adjusting her hot pink armour.

Suddenly a ljósálfar troop would burst in. "General Tullis! General Tullis! We've recoeved a report from the Ljósálfeimr troops! The dökkálfar has made it out of the vine tunnel and is attacking Kyzmÿn right now!" the soldier flapped his arms.

"Kyzmÿn? But that's by Syökajár! It's far away!" Peony cried.

"We've got wyverns, cavaliers, everything! But to no avail! These dökkálfars are far too strong for regular troops!" the soldier added, still flapping his arms around.

"I... I..." Peony's wings fluttered, suspending her in the air. Her hair almost touched the ceiling of the mushroom when she came up with an idea. "I want to fight them off! With Mirablis!" Peony replied, a serious expression plastered over her bubbly face.

"Peony? You can't be serious." Tullis bellowed. "The lead dökkálfars are strong. They'll vine you up in no time."

"So what? I can handle some dökkálfars, and Mirablis can handle them too!" Peony retorted.

"Yes, but there are tons of dökkálfars. Including the two trustworthy ones, Triandra and Plumeria." Tullis replied calmly. "You two are no match for them."

Peony frowned. "Give me a chance, okay?" she whimpered.

Tullis sighed. "Alright then, Peony." she said, forcibly letting out a smile. "Just show me what you've got."

At that moment, some dökkálfar arrived at Luma Town.
"You wanted to prove your worth? Attack that dökkálfar." Tullis ordered.

Peony lifted her cabbage-shaped lamp, and three large beams coloured yellow, green, and pink rushed toward the dökkálfar. The dökkálfar shifted sideways, blown by the attack, then collapsed on the grass.

"Wow. You're not so bad after all." Tullis exclaimed. "Go get Mirablis. I want to see what she can do."

Peony nodded, her wings fluttering.
"Peony! There you are!..."