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Children of Death
Published by MelancholyRose in the Dream Diary MelancholyRose's Dream Diary. Views: 1348
I have a lot of dreams where I'm playing as character's I've created in real life. I've had a heavy focus on two of mine lately, since they are the main characters of a novel I'm writing. Not only are they characters, but large parts of me.
The characters are father and son, named Kevin (father) and Andrew (son). They have an extremely close relationship. They don't star in my dreams every night, but they do frequently. Usually I'm playing as either one of them, and usually it's Kevin. But last night, I was Andrew.
Being that I usually come up with ideas for stories from my dreams, they seemed to have, over time, developed strange linear plot lines, perhaps in reflection to my story-writing in waking life. While it's hard to piece all of the details together, there are scenes that horrified and depressed me enough for me to remember them.
The basic "Story" was that a lot of young adults, mostly people in their late teens and early twenties, were getting abducted by a crazed murderess. But she wasn't like any other murderess, in fact, she wasn't at all like most women, even woman killers. She, with the help of others, kidnapped several people and kept them locked up in a large cell, inside of what appeared to be a sewer or something. I play a lot of video games, so it more resembled a type of dungeon. Andrew, who is eighteen, gets taken, as well as Kevin, but neither of them know the location of the other.
Eventually, I/Andrew learn that there is a purpose behind the kidnappings, but it isn't fully revealed until I figure it out on my own. Each of the young adults' parents are taken from them, and each killed in a horrible way, and they are forced to watch it. As I/Andrew saw each of the kids get taken from the cell and never come back, I began to feel terrified.
Finally, Andrew was taken out. He and Kevin both were put into an odd place... it's hard to explain. It was a room that looked as if it were made entirely of white wood. Everything was colorless and appeared fake, and this for some reason, chilled me. I/Andrew, was told to use this time with Kevin to say goodbye to him. I didn't understand what it meant, and I was tearful and sad. I tried, still as Andrew, to convince Kevin to think of an escape. I beckoned and pleaded with him to help me break us out.
But things only got worse. Kevin was unbelievably uncooperative with me, which was stressful enough, but he was actually trying to convince me that it was okay. He was even smiling as he reassured me, in fact, he seemed almost happy about it.
This upset me/Andrew further, and I was convinced he was drugged or hypnotized or something, because I knew that he would never act that way. I tried to force him into escaping, but he wouldn't allow it, and he got taken by the female adversary.
She and a few of what seemed like "guards" helped her take Kevin up to a tall tower. I was forced to follow. At the top, a massive ledge overlooked a deep, cavernous pit, and down below was a sea of boiling lava. As I screamed and cried, Kevin was pushed in. He was nearly willing to do it, and as he descended, he finally said goodbye to me, and I was forced to watch him sink and melt into the burning pit.
I was then released back into the world, which I guess was part of the "plan." I assume they figured that nothing could be more insensitive than making me watch that happen, then force me to try to live my life and cope with it. I/Andrew prepared a funeral service for Kevin, which only yielded more depression and denial of what occurred.
Once I was finished mourning, I knew I had to do something to save the others. Knowing I was risking my own life, I returned to where the others were kept in the cell. I think I may have been woken up by my cat sticking his nose in my face before I got to see the ending, like a movie ending on a cliffhanger.
I don't know why I was playing as Andrew in this particular dream, but when I think about him, Andrew is a huge part of me, in fact, he's based on the way I was as a teenager. What baffles me more is losing Kevin in the dream, who is also an enormous part of my personality.
Kevin represents the side of me that is caring, nurturing, and benevolent. He is, in character form, my kindness and ability to love, and thus he is like a manifestation of such. Kevin has always been courageous with a lot of foresight, and he is what I think a fictional hero is. He believes in justice, and is vigilant and protective.
Andrew is someone who is humble, dependent, and afraid, and he isn't sure of his true purpose in the world. He's anti-social and always considers the most evil of intentions in people, and usually expects them, which is sort of like my alternate view on society, compared with Kevin's.
My personality is pretty much a combination of these two kinds of people. I've always had stories of these two clashing personalities coming together somehow and finding a balance between them. The love of human nature, the love of people, and being able to see the good in everyone, and the despicable doubt and hatred, seeing the blackness in everyone's souls, expecting to see lurking evil and cruel intentions behind every friendly face. The matter has always been an important one to me, because I am always alternating these two opposing opinions.
Seeing one of these major traits die was impacting upon me, especially seeing the part of me that believed in the goodness of people melt away in burning fire. It frightened me and made me feel alone, even more so than usual, alone with my feeling of blackness and doubt and hatred, believing that there is no hope, that everyone is cruel, and the people you trust the most will turn on you. It made me feel like the "dark" side of me was trying to be stronger than the light. Sometimes I'll say things like, "believing everyone has a good side is incredibly weak and stupid." Even now, I agree with that.
But then I think about how I/Andrew were trying to risk our life to save the others from the same fate. It makes me feel that maybe I am not as dark as I think I am. I could feel sadness gripping me as I lost "the hero," but then I felt when losing him, that I had to be one in his wake. I had to take on my own responsibilities.
It's thorough, and complicated, but it helps me understand the kind of person I am. For a long time, I've had dreams about good vs. evil, black vs. white, etc. I sometimes wonder if it's better to have one, or both types of personalities. I guess it's better to have both.
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