The pines needles crunched under foot, I was back again in the the lucid dream of that far away place. The misty sky brought on a light rain, the dampened earths scent caressed my senses. I loved and hate this place, a far away mystery that occupied the space between days. An overwhelming feeling, be able to escape to a place I don't remember clearly why I know it but it seems so close to me. A flash of lighting cast shadows of the trees on the mossy earth. The intense rush of emotions brought for feeling I hadn't felt in many years. The misery of the crater had seeped deeply within me and left no room for hope. I could stay here forever, but the claws of realty scraped across this place, slowly cutting away the peace I felt.
I awoke to the hazy skies, the sun slowly crept to the craters rim and rain clouds loomed over the cities ruins. The old bones the slept beneath the foliage shifted and moved with the worlds spinning. I hadn't an idea of how long I had wandered the ruins, it could have been an eternity or a few days. It all ran together more and more as time passed. I sought answers, why did I see the pines and why were they so engraved within myself. These questions were constantly within my head. Everyday of my life was spent surviving and pondering why I saw and felt all of these things behind my eyes. The answer eluded me and made me crave it more.
I would soon have to take my salvage back to the citadel, the longer I was away the more vivid the blank spaces in reality were. This was not the place to have your attention divided, the dangers were real here and not some dream in your head. Everything was deadly in this place, everything was hungry here. The bast majority of the plants were poisonous and inedible by humans, The few that were looked like others that weren't. I looked out on the valley from my perch high above, steel and vines melded together into a continuous labyrinth. There were no trails to walk in this place but a careful balance struck between safety and certain death. The earth itself would swallow you up if you weren't full attentive in every step. I picked my way down the tall plant bound tower where I could look at the grim beauty of this hellish jungle.
