A Story From My Mind While On Quarantine With Covid

I see darkness all around me. Nothing else. Before arriving wherever I am, I had tested positive for Covid, made the applicable phone calls to work and family, then felt really tired after all that. I finally got comfortable and fell asleep, so this must be a dream.

I continued walking through the pitch black area, wondering why I couldn't have more interesting surroundings, since this was a dream after all. Wait, maybe I could! I thought about a nice tropical beach, a lawn chair, a good book, maybe a cup of coffee to go with it. Yeah, maybe coffee wouldn't be the best drink for a beach vacation, but what can I say - I love my coffee!

Still nothing. OK then, this isn't very relaxing. Time to get out of here. I pinched my arm. Nothing. I yelled "Wake up dude!" Still nothing. I punched myself in the chest. Owwwww.... really bad idea. Why couldn't I just wake up?

"Light's out for you, and for all of your characters!" A raspy voice said behind me. I turned around and finally observed some color - a red cloak obscured figure.

"Who are you, and where are we?" I asked.

"My identity doesn't matter. I am one of your newest characters, but this will be my first and only story of yours."

"Story? Is this world based on my writing?"

"Correct Roses311Sublime. I am simply fodder for your hero characters, in a Pen To The Paper one shot no less. But should I dispose of you, you won't be able to off me in your story."

"But if you do that, won't you just be stuck in darkness forever?"

"You may be right. Very well, I demand that you give me a better ending now. Let me defeat whoever my opponent is."

"Thanks for stalling him Roses!" A gleeful feminine voice called out. A mage in a hooded cloak, full body armor, and spiked wrist and ankle bands appeared above us. She smacked the red hooded foe with her staff as she landed, knocking him to the ground. She then pointed at the downed figure with a glowing finger, and the cloak completely absorbed him as he screamed. She then shot a fireball out of her finger, burning the cloak to ashes.

"Tanya Balencia?" I asked incredulously. "What are you doing in my dream?"

"Who knows? This may not even be a dream. I'm the last character you wrote a story about, so maybe that's why I'm here. All I know is, there are two hooded goons that trapped you here. I just killed one of them, but someone else will have to deal with the other."

"Someone else? Who Tanya?"

"Some characters that haven't had a story of their own for a while. Go to them, and seek their help...."

Everything then grew so dark that I was no longer able to see Tanya.

*****

I came to in my living room. Had I woken up? The last I remember, I had laid down in my bed. Did I sleep walk?

Before I could figure out something else to do, the TV turned on. A blue hooded figure came out of the screen, laughing as he grabbed my neck.

"I'm the second figure of this world that exists in your stories!" The figure said in a squeaky, but no less threatening tone than the red cloaked figure that came before. "I don't want to die, so I will kill you, and play your video games in this makeshift version of your living room!"

"Please.... don't...." I said weakly, as things began getting as dark as the last location. The figure's grip suddenly loosened, and I was able to see three others behind him. Two men with glowing blue fists were there, along with a young woman holding a sword.

"Kalen, Sylvan, and Ikari?" I asked excitedly. "Thank God you're here!"

"Yes, we were sent by Him to rescue you." Kalen said kindly, before addressing the blue cloaked figure. "Friend, it is ok to be afraid of the unknown. But hurting someone to alter the outcome is not the way. Please stand down, and we can talk this out."

"Yeah, these are characters from a Christian fantasy story I started a while ago." I assured the blue hooded figure. "They definitely won't hurt you, they will just minister to you and offer you a better life direction to take."

"Well then, I guess I was lucky to be here instead of the world my brother was in. Thank you for sparing me. I apologize for attacking you. This is your story, so choose your fate for me Roses311Sublime."

"Why don't you guys play some video games?" I offered. "I'm going to take a nap before I go back to my world. And once I feel a little better from this Covid, I will work on writing some more stories, including a new canon one for Kalen, Slyvan and Ikari."

"Thank you sir." Slyvan said gratefully. "I have much to do as far as saving those affected by my curse."

"Get some rest." Ikari smiled. "When you are ready to continue our adventures, we will be there, waiting for you."

"Take as long as you need." The blue hooded figure said kindly as I drifted to sleep on the couch. "Once you have had your fill of sleep, we will send you back to the real world. This is the world you created in your mind, so feel free to stay here and relax as long as you need."

*****

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Tanya Balencia's adventures can be read here: https://theprose.com/book/3456/magical-mercenary-rated-mature

Kalen, Slyvan and Ikari will return here:

https://theprose.com/book/3369/the-testimonials-a-christian-inspired-fantasy-story