Birds were chirping, and a young girl was sitting on a bench in the park, her government communicator in hand, casually looking at social media.
As usual, news about the propaganda, the adventures of the heros who came back from the Forgotten Shore around 10 months ago were still common and frequent, and ads about the great Changing Star's sacrifice were all over the place.
After looking for a while longer Lilith got up from the bench and walked off, heading home, only 5 weeks were left until the Winter Solstice.
A few minutes later she had reached her home and greeted her Mother. a woman who was a professional pianist for a bunch of Legacies. She herself was awakened, not that she had faced any threats during the process, she had appeared near Ravenheart, while her first nightmare was an easy one.
Lilith's father was long dead, he had died during a Gate Outbreak. killed by Nightmare Creatures a few years ago. since then it was just her mother, Lilith and a little brother.
"Hey Mom, I'm back."
Her mother smiled kindly and said
"Sweetie could you help me out a bit. set the table and take out the trash then wash your hand and call your brother. dinner is almost ready."
She helped her mother out, in the evening they had dinner, a simple meal, it was a saturday evening, so they Lilith's mother decided to make homemade Pizza.. After eating her slice and talking with her family a bit, Lilith git up and loaded the dishwasher, She then took a shower and went to sleep, ready for a boring, depressing and dreadful day of school.
In the morning she washed her face, and roughly tied her hair before going to eat breakfast. She was drinking a cup of black coffee and a few biscuits.
"..I like bitter coffee… I don't get why everyone hates it.."
She yawned and looked around the house, her mother had already left for work, taking her little brother, Gabriel with her, so Lilith tidied up everything and prepared herself for school.
She went to the bathroom again, brushed her teeth, and went through her usual routine, getting ready. By the time she had finished she looked…normal and cold, as her usual self.
She stepped out of the house and went to take public transportation, after 5 minutes the bus had arrived, the door of the bus opened and people stepped in until Lilith was the only one outside. the driver looked at her and said.
"Are you getting in or not girl?"
Lilith looked up, she was tired. It had been a few days since she began to feel tired.. but she still answered.
"No, go ahead without me. I'm waiting for a friend.."
The driver scoffed and drove off, Lilith turned around. went inside her house, leaving a simple and straightforward note on the table. 'Mother, Brother. I have been infected by the Nightmare Spell, I'm going to the police station, i'll see you if I survive.'
After looking at the note weirdly, she sighed and said casually.
"..I have never been good with such things…well, no matter."
Just like that she put down her bag in her room, fixed a few things and left.
She went out again after locking the door and walked to the police station, once inside the cops looked at her wondering what was a girl in a school uniform doing here at this hour.
"Can we help you Miss..?"
Lilith looked at them for a moment and said.
"As demanded by the Third Special Directive I'm here to surrender myself as a carrier of the Nightmare Spell…"
The cops immediately tensed up. but it wasn't an uncommon thing. at least not in this part of the city.
"W-When did you start showing symptoms..?"
Lilith thought for a moment, she shrugged and said
"6.. maybe 7 days ago..? I don't think i can stay awake for more than a few minutes actually…"
The cops' faces frowned as they started moving in a frenzy to bring her to an armored room where she had to be restrained on a metal table. Her eyes were starting to close.
A police officer looked at her strangely, as if considering something that would be impolite to ask. but eventually just asks.
"Do you know the real deal about the Nightmare Spell or did you steal the uniform from somewhere.. this is for your safety not a crime so please. answer truthfully."
Lilith looked at him and said coldly but with no anger or offence, she didn't exactly look ugly, but she wasn't pretty.
She was always an awkward person, and her normal face was usually ruined by her eye bags, which she actually liked.
She took care of her body, health. and hygiene.. but she was still a very Awkward person, she didn't have any goal, any plans for the future.
She was smart but she didn't have motivation or drive. she simply did whatever she did because she could. because she had the time to. or because it was easier to do it then to argue about why she didn't want to.
Even now as she was infected by the Nightmare Spell, she wasn't really afraid or scared. she simply didn't have a reason to.
Many would say Lilith was depressed or had some form of Mental problem.. Lilith didn't know if they were right or wrong, she didn't really care… but she was comfortable and relaxed. its simply that she almost always taught about things with cold logic.
Nothing in her life gave her real excitement, She could make a boy fall for her and use him for money and dates.. but she didn't like dates, and money was not that important in their society anymore since Nightmare Creatures flooded the streets.
She trained her body, but never to the extreme, simply wishing to stay in shape, she read books, but most left her a bit unsatisfied. She only had 1 friend, but never sought others.
Overall, she felt bored.. the prospect of working her whole life after studying for 20 years… it was just so depressing she didn't want it.
'..it is what it is. If I survive, I'll think about what comes nect later. And if i die.. well, too bad..'
…
"I know… I will try to survive.. and if i can't.. i'll survive as long as I can to give you guys time to call an Awakened here to kill me.."
The police officers looked at one another and frowned, this girl strapped to the table had a weird vibe.. but eventually they all looked at her, and said all at once.
"Good Luck."
Her eyes were almost closed as she looked at the armored ceiling.
"..Whatever…"
Before she went out, she taught 'Would I live a more exciting life if I became an Awakened..?' and then, for the first of a long sequence, she heard the voice of the Spell as she fell asleep.
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[Aspirant! Welcome to the Nightmare Spell, Prepare for your First Trial.]