Claire POV-

"Ianite?" Jordan asked

She must have been in the dream pocket once again because she was in a forest at the edge of a lake.

The sky was lit up with billions of shining stars and a few comets passed by. Jordan could see some mountains in the distance past the forests, declaring the end of the lake.

The place was absolutely beautiful.

It was odd to meet Ianite in a nigh time simulation but she was glad he decided on that place. Even her outfit was very enjoyable.

Jordan was wearing a very loose white dress he mother had gotten her when she was 16, thats how she became certain it was a dream. The dress was far away...

Jordan could help but stand by the edge of the land and staring at the mountains beyond and admiring the stars. Ianite had really outdone himself that night.

When she heard footsteps behind her she didn't even bother turning around, she knew her god would join her at her side soon.

"My lord, thank you for bringing me here. This place is remarkable, I can even see the stars reflected on the lake...what a beauty" she said

"Very few people in the world you are currently in would appreciate such simple beauty, much less point it out. I'm glad you find yourself at peace at the moment" a female voice said

Wait, what?

Jordan looked beside her and saw a woman standing next to her. The woman was a little taller than herself, she had long light purple hair that almost looked white but only on the ends. She had a friendly smile and light eyes that complemented the flowing red dress that dragged on behind her.

For some reason, Jordan knew she wouldn't hurt her and could trust her. Running away in a dream seemed pointless anyways.

"Who are you?" Jordan asked

"My name is Akemi" she said softly "I am the mother of the gods"

Oh that's nice...wait....SHE WAS THEIR MOTHER!!!! BUT SHE WAS DEAD!

"Um...is this real? Because if so, I may have died in my sleep" Jordan said sinking to the ground

It was all too much to process...it was impossible

If she was dead...oh no...she hadn't even finished Tom's underwater house prank!

"This realm of dreams is connected to my realm, the twilight forest. They both come from the same magic essence. Both the end and the twilight forest have connections to this place" she explained

"Then, how are you here. Forgive me for saying so, but aren't you...dead?" Jordan asked

"Yes Claire, I am and I have been for a very long time. But this is a place I can still connect to" Akemi said as she sat next to her

"Then, do you talk to Ianite often?" Jordan asked "And how do you know my name?"

"I can witness all that has been happening, that includes you. Answering your previous question, I dont. It would be wrong to use this place for selfish purposes, death is what it is" she said

"Then...why use it now and have me here?"

Akemi only smiled and turned her attention to a flower she was holding. It was a pink flower with no stem, much like a water lily she had seen once. Akemi then smiled at it and let it float on the water surface.

"You are much like all my sons, now you are taking care of them and guiding them to a right path wether you know it or not. I was supposed to do that for them" she said as she handed her a flower much like the one from before

"But I haven't done anything! I'm really trying to rescue your son but I don't know how...and I'm sorry for killing your husband I guess" she said

She laughed...it wasn't supposed to be a joke...

"Everyone will be safer for it. Before I go I have to thank you for all you have done, I left the world in a bad state and you're slowly fixing it" she said

"Just doing what I can" Jordan answered

"That being said, a word of caution... much trouble is coming and the more you cling to what you perceive as truth, the worse things would turn out" Akemi said as she got up and disappeared

Jordan stood there frozen for a few seconds.

That was a thing....

"Ianite!!!!" She screamed "this isn't a funny joke you know!"

After a few minutes without a response, Jordan got the flower and placed it in the water with the other one and watched them float away.

If she had just talked to a dead lady, that was a whole new level of weird. Though she was nice, it was still weird.

Right now she just had to wake up and shake it off, just focus on her prank instead.

So much more normal and fun.

Then she processed it. Akemi had seen all that had happened. How she killed her husband, shot her sons, kissed her son...

Never in her life did she think dead people would be a source for embarrassment. Man, and life had just started to return to normal.