The Land That Never Is

Overwhelming shapes and hues blind your eyes as you enter the new land. Strange yet beautiful this land was difficult to describe in mere words. Luscious waterfalls and crystal blue rivers take shape across the mesmerizing rainforest. Animals of all sorts inhabit this place as well as creatures that were filled with more anguish and covered in more gore than it should have been possible to be. 'Clunk!' As you wander through the forest you hear a loud clicking noise that sounded like a tongue sucking on the rough of the mouth then snapping down making the sound echo loudly. 'Clunk!' Instead of confronting the sound you carry on thinking it is nothing. The forest soon comes to an end and steep hills begin to stick up from the ground. The hills transform into snow capped mountains as you arrive to an acme of a large cliff overlooking all the overwhelming colorful rainforest and all the mountains.

So many colors contrast with any bad emotions that you may be feeling at the moment. Fresh air with the hint of blooming exotic flowers tickles your nostrils as your mind drowns in peace and serenity just before all comes to an abrupt end. 'Clunk!' The clicking noise that you had ignored earlier arrives yet again but this time it was closing in on you and impossible to disregard. All of a sudden the rock beneath you crumbles and the serine land that you knew a few seconds ago shatters into the abyss. Nothing can stop it or save it for this was all simply a mask that hid the true features of the realm. As the world around you falls to ruins your vision goes black and you become lost in the drastic changes. When you are able to see once again it becomes clear that you in a land that could be described in one word. Hell.

The floor of this realm leaked with bubbling blood as faces of spirits rush forward at you but just as they get close enough to touch you a cool air splashes your face, leaving it somewhat wet. Screams of tortured souls fill your ears as you find yourself in a single cave lit by lamps along the stoned walls. What was strange was the fact that it is not hot. No, what made this place hell was what it did to your mind. The one thing that you desired the most appears in front of you. As you tried to touch it, it collapsed into itself then fell to ashes. Just as it does so the same image of the thing desired appears behind you. Over and over again you try to hold on to it or catch it but you are never able to. A woman's voice leaks into your mind and speaks like a whisper. "There's only one way to escape. You must wake up." When she spoke the last words you awake covered in sweat and your heartbeat out of control.

You appear to have fallen asleep on the cliff's peak and once again the surreal land is in place. 'Clunk!' Only question was... Was it an illusion?