Chapter 1: The Pentagon

The world of dreams, it was named after that because of how the dreams emerged out of nowhere. Its largeness was the same as the earth's size, yet at the middle of it all, was a large pentagon.

It was nicknamed as the safe zone, since it was about 80 meters tall and 50 meters wide, covering the whole area with concrete. The monsters were feared around the globe, yet it cannot reach the pentagon alone.

Some call it monsters, others call it nightmares, but I call them the 'Fears', since they were produced by fear, anger, hatred, and other negative energy coming out of a person.

I have been observing their traits and community for these past three years, the Fears, behave like a normal person, it can have its own intelligence and emotional states of matter, but for these past few years, they have poor coordination against one another, which means they cannot help each other out.

I have stored information in this one notebook, I have been carrying all along, yet somehow, mankind has not yet created a weapon to counter the Fears' attacks, people just cowardly stayed at the pentagon, since it ensures safety.

Others also go down from the pentagon and acquire resources, such as food, shelter, and clothes. Now, there is a small community at the top of the pentagon, the world of dreams was just like the real world, it needed money to get food and shelter.

Suddenly, there was a cold object that was brushed against my skin, I jolted and looked behind me.

"You look tense." Edward shoved a cold can of pineapple juice unto my hand.

"Why would I not be tense when you shocked me to death?"

We were sitting at the edge of the pentagon, drinking pineapple juice.

"You're still bringing that journal all around?"

"It's not a journal, it's an observation notebook." I corrected him

"Yeah right."

I looked away towards the forest with thick fog then frowned. I stood up and patted the dust off my legs and threw the can down the wall.

"Where're you going?" Edward stood up, "Work?"

"Yeah, I had some business with the trade head, gotta make some money." And just like that I head down the wall with only a rope around, let's just say I landed softly and safely.

I bid farewell to Edward and trailed off the forest.

There was one thing I have been keeping a secret towards everyone, not even to my friends, and the people I care about. I had access to every object I can create within my own hands.

I had no idea how I got this sort of power but, it sure helped me through tough times inside the forest, the best way to describe this power is how I see between the real world and the world of dreams.

Everything I think of, I can create it anytime within my mind's command, atom to atom, chemicals to matter, a perfect pattern of science to create one solid matter. Sounds great isn't it. It has some awful backfires, it may lead to cutting off my consciousness from the real world, and eventually killing me.

I had to use it as efficiently as possible. I had kept it in mind that other people don't have it, they had a lack of information about the world and its monsters.

I have the power to defeat the Fears but, it is difficult balancing the social matter, the more I use it, the more people can use me, and it's a worst scenario.

Just now, I saw a shadow lurking around me, I must stay calm, like a person being barked by a dog.

I continued walking and eventually found a river, I immediately grabbed my notebook and drew the route I had been used, should I continue ahead or go balk with the resources?

I made a fast decision on going ahead, there may be any information's worth leading to.

I had long known that there was another pentagon on the North-East, with the same area and height, but I had no plans to climb that thing.

"Good evening."

I heard a slightly rough voice behind me, someone said evening despite the time of afternoon.

I looked back and there was a large shadow, the shadow revealed its own trait, it's sticky and slimy outer face and an eyeball ready to pop out any minute, its legs were small but many, enough to carry its own weight.

"You guys never run out of negative energy…"

I created a sword on my hand, with a metal the same quality as a real katana, and a hilt secured and safe within my hands.

I took my right leg back and changed my stance, with both my hands holding the sword, changing my way of breathing, and focusing my attacks and other possibilities.

"Good Eveningg---" the Fear dashed towards me with its mouth wide open, revealing its long sharp teeth.

I jumped back and dashed within my own accord, I gripped the hilt and swung the sword horizontally, aiming for its tiny legs. I then slid through the small space between the Fear and the ground.

I passed through the back side of the Fear and it reacted faster than I jumped towards it, the Fear rolled west and began healing itself.

So Fears can heal itself way faster than before huh…

It growled and repeated the same words over and over again.

"GOODEVENINGGOODEVENINGGOODEVENINGGOODEVENINGGOODEVENINGGOODEVENINGGOODEVENINGGOODEVENINGGOODEVENING----"

It suddenly dashed towards my face and attempted to open its mouth again, I swung my sword upwards and sliced through its teeth and strong jaw. I changed the way I swung my sword and sliced it horizontally again.

Slicing through its intestines and organs that fell over once I swung my sword, blood squirted endlessly as it lay down on the ground, unable to heal itself no more.

I finished it off by creating a C4 explosive, the exact chemicals and other matters were mixed up to create the perfect object.

I threw it on the Fear and walked off as it began its countdown. The moment I had my 23th step away from the Fear, it blew up.

I got the chance to look back and to see the sight of its blood, flesh and organs being ripped off and blown up to pieces by a single explosive.

Only I can defeat the nightmares alone.