Dream: Searching For Fairyland
I was lost in my mind.
Speak to the realm.
I was not myself.
Temporal Anomaly.
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Paradox Detected,
Sending dispatchment.
Evade the Angels.
I am the Virus.
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Afraid of water.
Afraid of fish.
Why be worrywort
When you’re omnipotent?
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He breaks our foolish thinking,
We thought he had weaknesses.
He dove into the water
And multiplied into shrimp.
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Sea Anemone.
Outnumbered his enemies,
Dragged them into the sea,
Flooded the land with ease.
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Perhaps with witchcraft
I can escape.
But past the river magma
I must proceed.
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Metal Chairs
Or Metal Children.
Both are flattened
In Fairyland.
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Paradox. I make it true.
My little dog is a multi-poo.
That Fire Beetle fought in World War One.
Here’s his Medal of Honor for service done.
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Or when I’m a woman,
Still at home with my sisters.
All of them adults;
All unmarried virgins.
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But who needs a husband?
Our birthright is magic power.
We control Elements:
Air, Fire, Earth, or Water.
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But my sisters don’t deserve it:
They harbor intent to murder.
They want all Elements themselves,
So I must defend myself.
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Three sisters I must survive,
Some of them use wits, and some use knives.
Violence clearly is not the answer.
Father revokes his blessing from those that hurt others.
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So I wake up early on the fateful day
And around the house, traps I lay.
No harm will come of these subtle changes.
I simply offer my sisters opportunities.
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I set the table for breakfast and make pancakes.
Cutlery sport knives on the plates.
A chess piece, Knight, I place on the shelf.
So my witty twin sister would seek for help.
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Then there is my social younger sister,
Who thinks she can earn blessings through pity.
She’ll cry and complain for Father’s Blessing.
I need no preparation against her, she poses no threat.
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It went as planned.
At least, for the most part.
Older sister took knives in hand,
And twin sister took the Knight.
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As the oldest prepares to throw,
I beg my twin for the Knight to save my life.
The oldest realizes the twin is more powerful
Since the chess piece is useful in a fight.
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So they fight each other,
Oldest slays my twin sister.
But now her Blessing is revoked,
And witty twin sister cannot Birthright know.
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So I flee to my father
In the midst of the slaughter.
And he banishes the oldest,
And the youngest one throws a fit.
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Social, emotional, diplomat.
So far, things are going according to plan.
The baby of the family demands
That she receives all the birthrights, including mine.
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Father is angered at her attitude.
He refuses to bless her with magic too.
She falls onto the floor, screaming and crying.
Father turns to me as he realizes
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I am the only daughter who can now receive his blessing.
So I will receive all four Elements.
He thinks this is unfair and briefly insists
That I only take one and he keeps the rest.
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I am enraged, but I keep my cool
And briefly explain that it’s a waste not to
Transfer his gifts, for he will soon die in old age,
And the power will be lost if not passed to progeny.
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He concedes and gives me the power:
Master of all Elements, like the Avatar.
I leave my childhood home.
I wander through dungeons alone.
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I’m a vampire, a night-eyed shapeshifter.
I seek the Elemental Flagstone
From each nation, I must conquer.
But this crypt, first, I must roam.
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Transform into a giant fish,
Not useful on land, but still quite the sight.
Other vampires seek to steal my magics,
So I transform into a fish. Wait, something’s not right.
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I conjure the fish below my feet,
It acts as a mount, my loyal steed.
I lash my whip at my enemies.
They ignore it, it barely stings.
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But why is the fish a separate entity?
I could have sworn I was shapeshifting.
Perhaps it’s a glitch because I have
More than just the water Element.
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Vampiric Earth,
Water Shapeshifter,
Alien Air,
Fire Soldier.