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Endless darkness greeted me.
It was suffocating to the point I couldn’t see even a single step ahead of myself. Moving forward on instinct alone, I trod cautiously, one step at a time. Something unseen wound tightly around me. It felt like invisible coils were constricting me, and my breathing grew shallow and uneven.
I couldn’t tell how long I wandered before a crimson gleam tore through the void unannounced. I instantly recognized it as some living creature’s eye.
The luminous red pupils resembled those of a dragon, and the instant I met their gaze, a lingering sense of familiarity struck me. However, in that same moment, I froze stiff. Those burning eyes surged toward me as if to swallow me whole, closing the distance in an instant. A diagonal slash blazed right before my face.
...!
When my eyes flew open, I was staring at the ceiling of the waiting room. For several heartbeats, I was left speechless. It had been a nightmare. Well, to be more precise, it felt like I had suffered from a sleep paralysis demon.
Due to my stress, I had forgotten to even breathe. Still lying on my back, I started breathing in raggedly as my chest heaved. Cold sweat slid down my cheeks and across my back, which was still pressed against the bed.
What was that?
Nightmares...
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