I fell forward, catching myself with my hands and looking up to see a black figure standing over me. I could hear laughter around me as the figure pressed their shoes onto my hands, sending a wave of pain into my arms. I tried to pull away and yell, but I couldn’t move and felt like my voice was lost. “Such a basic cliche that shall never end,” the voice echoed, sounding like it was behind me. They leaned down to me, their eyes open and a bright white. I felt his foot lift off my hand as I quickly stood up and swung my fist at them, almost immediately getting my hand caught and twisted and sending more pain down my arm. I pulled away quickly and turned around, starting to run as fast as I could.

“Oh I love to see them run!” The voice laughed as I watched the figure start to shape and form into something. I heard its bones cracking, the arms stretching out and growing spikes and claws sharper than anything I’ve ever seen before. Its legs and torso growing larger and watching as the mouth seemed to be slit, showing rows of sharp and bloody teeth. My eyes widened as I started to run as fast as I could, feeling tears of fear roll down my face, while it started to chase me. 

“YOU CAN’T ESCAPE GOD,” It yelled, shaking the world around us as a black corruption covered the walls and floor around us. 

My breathing quickened as I ran faster and faster, hearing a mixture of different voices screaming for help, screaming for me to run. I watched as another figure formed before me as I ran, seeming to follow me. “In the end, we all die. Why do you even try? Gun in hand, your life shall end, and our suffering will be known!” They cackled as I looked at my hand raising up to the side of my head, a gun in my hand, ready to shoot. My eyes widened as I threw the gun backwards, trying to hit the thing chasing me, but missed.

“WELCOME TO OUR WORLD GRAY,” It echoed as I felt myself falling, speeding up and seeing its corrupted face grinning as I fell. I braced myself to hit the ground but it never came, all I could feel was how fast I was falling and my breathing speeding up more. 

I looked around, trying to see if I could find something to help me… even if it was very little. I looked at the figure who seemed to be falling with me. He had some color to him this time, wearing a blue suit jacket with a white undershirt and a red bowtie. His skin and hair blended together, but I could see how fluffy his hair seemed to be. He got closer to me and laughed, “So weak! So pitiful! You have lost your touch!” he hummed while spinning around me. “You’re the one I’m looking for..I can see the letters! It’s so fun!” He said holding my hands and spinning through the air with me, “I love to see you run from a fate you won’t escape from!” he giggled while pushing me off, “Freeze freeze! Don’t let the cold consume you!” he cackled as I watched the world around me quickly seem to melt and I could feel my body almost immediately consumed by a freezing feeling.

I shot awake, my breath shaking as I violently turned around, confused. I was in my bed, my blanket on the other side of the bed and my body freezing. I took a soft breath of relief, it was just another nightmare. I stood up and walked to my door, wondering when I would finally stop having these nightmares. I opened the door and walked out before quickly stumbling forward and down… the dream wasn’t over.