the first nightmare

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[Well, this was new.]

[She had been running through the cold and snow-filled world that inhabited the realm of her dreams, and suddenly she was on a beach. A beach she had never seen before. Was this still part of her dream?]

[Sabitsuki stares at her surroundings with dark red eyes, clutching her bloodied steel pipe tighter in her hand. Were they here? She remembered them well- they would come chasing out of the shadows, laughing at her like hyenas on the hunt with their deep bloody holes for mouths. But oddly enough, the air was still. Only the gentle sounds of waves lapping on the shore met her ears.]

...What is this?

[Her voice is quiet and subdued, almost a mumble. No, this place wasn't one that she recognized. In other parts of her dreams, there always was a tight feeling in her chest at the sights she saw, but this...she didn't feel anything at the sight of this. How strange.]

[With her other hand, she goes ahead and pinches her cheek. But the place doesn't disappear.]

[Again, she tries to wake herself out of the dream. And yet again, it doesn't work. Her red eyes widen in surprise.]

[Whatever this is, this is not a dream.]