on

imals away and stay warm in the night. I had packed and stole some food and fruits from the orphanage home. I threw an ap

Lionel?" Michael asked jokingly after

loud holding

ght and I made sure it was toda

each other. I look

chal was more than family to

tonight. We cracked jokes, played our favorite games with our hands. Along the line we were both feeling sleepy

one

ael?" I r

got your back anytime at al

y right now, Michael," I

, chuckling. "But I ju

of my life. You can say you were not there when I was born but let me tell you, life made sense when I

at the words he was spewing out. What coul

ere was no response, I stood up to check him a

The warmth of the fire and the comforting presence of Michael lulling me into a peaceful slumber. In my dre

e figure said, its voic

d, my voice filled wi

realm," the figure replie

alm? Whe

what?" I ask

h and the underworld, the ones who

eyond your imagination," the figure explained. "A p

e filled with disbelief. "I'm just an orphan boy

owing look in its eyes.

this realm and successor

urious to know more. "What happe

e you sha

world needs you no

at my hands, and to my astonishment, they began to glow with an ethereal light. They were

me time. What was happening to me? Wa

real realm. I tried to use my newfound power, but I was still too inexperienced. I stumb

n my mind, the feeling of power still lingering in my fingertips. I wo

eam I had last night was still vivid in my mind. I couldn't shake the

sitated, unsure of how to share my experience with him. Shou

to confide in him as

ael woke up scrubbi

greeted, I turne

chael,"

eep well?"

about you?" He as

rangest dream

is eyes. "Oh yeah? What was

I was in this strange place, and I had this

slow down

were controlling things with

splayed on his face. "You were dreaming about bei

. "No, it felt

"Maybe it was just a dream, Li

out getting so rich we wouldn't have to depend on anybody ever again," he said, chuckling lightly. He wasn

before I could even cont

need to focus on finding your f

yes, my

t deep down, I knew that something extraordinary had happ

it to him, it would be strange if I had a certain kind of