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Grace, always the curious spirit, took a step into the enigmatic darkness surrounding the illuminated blueprint paths.
I shouted a warning, but it was drowned out by an ear-piercing roar.
From the void, a creature made entirely of flames lunged at her.
Without thinking, I darted forward, yanking her back just as the fiery monster’s claws swiped where she’d stood seconds before.
The heat from its body was so intense it singed the tips of my hair.
“Thanks,” Grace breathed, her eyes wide with terror.
Our ordeal was far from over.
As I turned to move us away, the monster reached out with its flaming tail, coiling it around my ankle and pulling me toward its blazing maw.
The heat was unbearable, and the closer I got, the more intense it became.
Grace, her face a mask of horror, grabbed my outstretched hand, trying to pull me away from the beast’s grip.
The difference in strength was stark.
I felt a sinking feeling in my chest, realizing this might be where our journey ends.
I yelled at Grace to run, to save herself.
She had other ideas.
Gathering a deep breath, she screamed, her voice echoing and resonating with a power neither of us knew she possessed.
The scream’s intensity rose, becoming a tangible force that created ripples in the very fabric of the dreamscape.
Everything quivered, and for a moment, it felt as though we were caught in a giant tremor.
The fiery monster, caught off guard, released its grip on me, its fiery form dispersing as the shockwave hit.
Stunned, I landed on the blueprint path with a thud, the echoes of Grace’s scream still ringing in my ears.
She rushed to my side, both of us panting heavily.
“What… was that?” I gasped, still trying to wrap my head around what had just happened.
Grace shook her head, equally bewildered. “I… don’t know. It just… felt right.”
As she spoke, an ominous ripping sound reverberated throughout the space.
It felt like the very essence of the dreamscape was tearing apart.
Hairline fractures appeared all around, branching out like spider webs.
Realization struck me like a bolt of lightning. “Uhah,” I exclaimed. “He’s waking up!”
Grabbing Grace’s hand, I pulled her along and shifted to pull us from the nightmare and back into the dreamworld but something snatched my leg.
Looking back, I saw it was a creature cloaked in flames.
The touch of it sent searing pain up my leg and into my heart and I threw back my head and screamed in agony.
We needed to get out, to leave the collapsing dream before we were trapped inside forever.
