Chapter 175: Jealousy
"There is nothing to be scared of anymore," said a woman’s voice inside my head. "They are here, and they are here for you. That is—"
The woman paused, her voice trailing off midsentence as I opened my eyes and looked around. I knew I was dreaming, there was no doubt in my mind, but my mind had to be pretty fucked up to be dreaming in this technicolor.
The world around me was literally burning. Pillars of flames rose from the ground, stretching high into the purplish sky to the point that I couldn’t see where they ended. Smaller fires took over the ground, smoldering on either side of the path I had found myself on.
For a split second, I was scared, not sure if I was dreaming of my own death. I had been completely surrounded by roaring fires...
I expected it to be hot... and yet, I couldn’t feel anything. My brain was telling me that if I made one wrong move, I was going to be burned to death, while my other senses were telling me that I was in the middle of a beautiful valley with rolling green hills and flowers all over the place.
When I closed my eyes, I could smell a sweet scent in the air, like apples, as a gentle breeze brushed past my cheek.
It was a complete mindfuck, and for a while, I didn’t realize that there was even another person on the path in front of me.
Studying the woman, I didn’t know how to feel. She was stunningly gorgeous; her long blond hair fell around her in gentle curls, and her bright blue eyes seemed to hold all the secrets of the universe.
She was about my height, or maybe a few inches taller, and had a body that I would kill for. She wore a loose-fitting, forest green sweater that hung to her upper thighs, and paired with a set of white thigh-high socks, she didn’t look like she belonged in a sea of fire. Hell, she wasn’t even wearing any shoes!