Dark as Chitin

Chapter Music

Something happened. It was brief, but for a moment, a barrier within Chimera's mind lowered. I was granted access to one of Chimera's dreams as he slept. I wasn't sure how to interpret it, but I believe I was seeing through the eyes of Chimera. I was ready to dismiss it as a nonsensical dream, but the longer I watched, the more I realized that it was too... organized to be a dream. It played as if it was a... as if it was a memory.

But that simply isn't possible. How could a changeling have memories of their own at birth? No, that's not it. It was as if these memories existed far before the birth of this changeling. The nature of the dream was fairly tame, but the implications of it, not so much. Chimera sat inside a lecture hall at a desk, clicking a pen... with hands.

The hands had five blunt digits that seemed perfect for dexterity. Chimera used them so naturally, it was almost captivating. As Chimera sat there, their professor began talking. Strangely, the only thing I could tell about this professor was that he was bipedal. Every other feature wasn't discernable due to how blurry his being was. He spoke about the uncontrollable and chaotic nature of human emotion.

This is the second time this human thing has been brought up, and I still have no idea what it is. Well, I do know one thing, these human things are dangerous, or at least, have the potential to be. But, it's just a dream, right?

That's not the only strange thing I've observed, however. Earlier, in Ponyville, the filly that always hangs around Chimera suddenly lost her mind, acting mad. This was strange enough, but it was when she ceased spasming that really shook me to my core. And it is not easy to frighten the queen of changelings. That expression on her face... it was like looking at the incarnation of evil. I could instantly tell that this wasn't the same filly. To make matters worse, Ponyville went dead silent as everypony around stopped dead in their tracks, making the same expression at Chimera.

All I know now is that Chimera is likely in an unholy amount of danger right now. I know I haven't spoken to him in a while, but I need to set aside my anger for now. He's alive, that's all that matters and I intend to keep it that way.