My first meeting with Diabolos

It had been three days since I had accepted the offer of power from the mysterious Wizard #1488. I had been going about my normal life, but each night I was plagued by fantastical and vivid dreams. In one of these dreams, I found myself running for my life through a dark and dangerous forest, pursued by a malevolent beast.

I panted and gasped as I dodged around twisted trees, clambering over twisted roots and tangled brambles that hid a menagerie of shimmering, jittering insects, menacing beasts, and slithering horrors with too many legs. I could feel the searing-hot breath of the beast on my neck, and I was terrified. I slipped and tumbled to the forest floor, cowering. It was over.

But then, there was a sudden flash of blue light and a powerful hooded figure appeared before me, clad in armour that flowed like water and wielding a shimmering boomerang. The figure's face was enshrouded in shadow, with only its fiercely glowing sapphire eyes visible, and an angry-looking ultramarine rhino beetle perched on its shoulder.

"I am Warrior #5133, a Dream Knight," the figure said in a deep and resonant voice. "And I am here to save you."

With a graceful movement, Diabolos flung its boomerang, striking the beast and sending it fleeing into the shadows. I was filled with gratitude and awe at the power and skill of the Dream Knight.

"No need for thanks," Diabolos replied gravely. "But be warned, mortal. The realm of dreams is a dangerous place, and you should not venture here alone and without a guide. Do not return here again until you are ready."

"But I don't know how to stop having these dreams!" I cried out. There was no reply, and when I looked up, Diabolos was already gone.

Then I awoke, shaken and disturbed by the intensity of my dream.

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