{"sf1_id":591139,"sf2_id":"Zeq86xb1","title":"One and the Same - Journal Entry - Saturnii, July 13th, Year 1355","author":"Dyyor","words":460,"posted_at":"2013-09-16T23:41:00.000Z","tags":["Dyyor","First-Person","Journal","creation","narrative","universe"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/591139-one-and-the-same-journal-entry-saturnii-july-13th-year-1355","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/Zeq86xb1","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/71/9c/719c5245-ec0a-4af4-b33d-b97bd9dcb685","description":"#8 of Collection - One and the Same\n\nAnother journal entry, still working on this whole narrative thing...\nI've been told I need to work on my transitions, not sure if that's due to the ~ during reading aloud...","content":"~ Saturnii, July 13th, Year 1355 of the Human Calendar\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nI began studying memory spells today; perhaps something will help bring the dream into better focus. It was an idea my mate had when she stumbled upon a book in my collection, Dreams and Memories . I don't recall when it was added, but I suppose it can't hurt to try it out. After skimming for a few minutes it became clear these spells were not overly complex, in fact I think I may have performed a couple before. One spell sounded perfect, Dreamstriding ; supposedly it was a charm that would allow you to freeze a dream in place for a time. I will be sure to use it tonight....\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\n~\n\nThe dream came again tonight, and the charm did just as it was meant to. The very thing that caused my mind so much unrest was reduced to a calm stroll through the woods, and the familiarities were troubling. After looking closer at the dream I have decided it must be a very old memory, similar to an ancient book the details and parts of the memory have frayed at the edges. It may even be a memory about whatever happened to my parents; indeed that would be some much needed closure, but I must not get ahead of myself.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nThe flames themselves had a new smell to them, now they reeked of death and dark magic. What I originally thought were swords were, in fact, some kind of grotesque metal contraptions. The machines, as humans were beginning to call them, were fragmented and hazy; difficult to make out. What I could get from the memory, however, was the smell about them; coal and oil. If this was actually the night I was abandoned, then it was over one-hundred human years ago, humans weren't that advanced then, where they...?\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nOnce the time limit of the charm expired the dream reverted back to the way it originally was, with my viewpoint being in a dark corner and surrounded by fire. I awoke precisely how I always did; with my mind fuzzy and chills going up my spine. If my kind could sweat, I would be drenched; what humans called nightmares are nothing compared to what a dragon with an uneasy mind experiences. I rose up and began my usual walk out to the lake; the night air was warm and soothing along with the gentle breeze that brushed the trees.\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\nI have decided to reflect on this discovery at a later time, walking through one's dreams is exhausting! Perhaps a charm for preventing bad dreams would be better suited for the time being, some happier dreams would bring a more restful sleep I think.\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"Collection - One and the Same","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/591134-one-and-the-same-side-story-secret-show.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/591144-one-and-the-same-journal-entry-lunae-july-15th-year-1355.json"}}