Living Hell

by Memz

Chapter 12.5 - The War of My Dreams

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I was on a street. I was carrying guns. Specifically, two pistols in my pants pockets, one for each hand, a scoped rifle in my backpack, with a shotgun and two SMGs of some kind fitted in with it. I also had ridiculous amounts of ammunition for each weapon weighing my backpack down even more. But I wore it as if it were weightless to me. I was approaching a city. The city had walls guarded by... Minotaurs, I think? The minotaurs weren't as armed as I was, but they appeared to be armored. Nothing that could stop a metal bullet, in any case if I needed to do so.

I got close to the city, and the minotaurs took notice. Not five seconds later, and I suddenly found the sky tainted with the shadow of several arrows. Arrows that seemed to be coming directly at me.

And then it stopped.

"What is this you dream of? Is it war? Death? Hatred? Or, perhaps a prophecy." A female voice spoke up behind me.

I turned around to see Princess Luna staring at the frozen scene in front of her. "Why not all of the above?" I questioned sarcastically.

"Perhaps, but we may not know until time comes to pass." Luna remarked.

"For my first actual dream ever, I find this scene awesome."

"Your first... dream?"

"Yep, first I've ever had. Kind of ironic, considering the capability of my imagination."

"Ahh, I see. but what makes a scene of approaching death... 'awesome', as you describe it?"

"I have my own weaponry that could easily combat theirs." I pulled out a pistol and an SMG and shot them side by side at a random spot, causing the ground to disrupt from the bullet impacts.

Luna Stared back and forth between the two weapons in my hand and the packed groundfrom the numerous bullets. "Surely such a weapon exists only here."

"I assure you that these are dream replicas of real weapons."

"Hmm. If you do not jest, then I wish to see such weapons applied in real life at our crossbow range." Luna demanded.

"Wait, you have a shooting range? Perfect, I've always wanted to practice with guns. I'll hold you up on that. As soon as I can get the weapons, that is."

Luna nodded,and replied with a serious tone, "Please, do not allow such weaponry to be used or replicated by anyone. At best, our enemies will be better armed. At worst, Others will start war because of a higher chance of success."

"Only unicorns and races with slender fingers or claws could use such weaponry without extensive design changes, so I'm fairly certain that if this technology goes public, you won't be in much danger. However, I will keep any who wish to steal or replicate them away as well as I can. Not that they'd ne able to use them without duplicating ammunition as well."

"Ahh," Luna remarked, "Morning is approaching, I shall see you at the breakfast table?"

"Absolutely. I guess I'll see you in a few. And, uh, good morning to you."

Luna chuckled, "Good morning to you as well."


Author's Note

I felt like doing a Luna moment short since I ended the last chapter the way I did. I typed this on a phone, and while I tried my hardest to correct any mistypes from the virtual keyboard, I may not have gotten everything. I want to try to make this chapter tie in heavily with some future chapters, to be something like a prophecy/foreshadow. I may not actually do it, depending on how it might disrupt the flow of the story, but I at least want to have the possibility.

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