Chapter 1:

Dream comes True

Nightmare Parade


A nice feeling through the wind of the night breeze. People have been crowding around excitedly to seeing the fireworks that will launch soon. A lively sound of the crowd making the night not scary like it used to be.

Eva took a deep breath. She standing on top of the building ready to end it all.

She jumped.

A straight shoot of fireworks exploding colourfully dazzling into a various shape. The spiral of a thousand sparks light up the town.


A blood spread like a red puddle from her body on the ground. The red crimson blood flowing through her head.

Eva Harold, 20 years old college student has die.

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A ballroom with many people around the crowd. Eva find herself standing between the crowd. As she was glancing through the crowd confused of the situation she shocked of how everyone there were so elegant and formal affairs. Women wearing a beautiful gown with their unique domino mask. Same with the men wearing a fancy tuxedo and a various shape mask.

The ballroom is full of unique kind of people with their own theme.

Eva looking around admiring her surrounded.


"What are you doing!?" Julia said pulling Eva hand to hers.


"....." No replied from Eva.


"Come on, hurry up! Before the queen came!"

Julia running pulling her hand bringing her to the mansion balcony.


The person. Julia, wearing a light blue gown and has a spider lace type of mask make the person appreance very much beautiful to the eyes of a normal people like her.

"Hmmm.. wait here!" Julia said leave Eva standing looking up at the night sky searching for a dazzling star.

"Here!" She come back brought a green colour dress and a silver Colombian mask

"....huh?"

"Hurry up! You need to change that informal looking clothes or people gonna assume you a random homeless.. no offense"

Julia wait in, waiting for Eva to done trying the dress she brought at the balcony.

The door of the small balcony opened.

"Woah! It suits you so well!" Eva casually standing while the person admiring her.

"Now, come on. The queen will arrived soon" she said smile holding Eva hand but Eva didn't move make the person stopped.

"..... Where am I..?" Eva suddenly realized her conscious.

"Hm?What are you talking about? Don't scared me like that Eva"

"Who are you.." Eva said furiously.

"Eh?.... I- I'm Julia.. your friend. " She said slowly let go off her hand that was held to Eva.

"We wasting time, come on. The others might already arrived at the main hall" Julia said awkwardly laughing assume that her friend Eva is joking.

"There they are!" Zoe pointing to Eva and Julia that on their way to their direction.

Her other friends is already arrived waiting for them.

"What takes you so long?" Zoe upset asking them. She is wearing a dark blue mask matching her eyes.

"Eva forgot her dress. So I went to my carriage to find any spare" Julia state rubbing her cheeks.


"What a wasted opportunity to for you. I thought you would be excited for this masquerade consider we were invited by the queen herself!" Aria state looking at Eva. She seems to got a scent of various flowers and a hair that covering the person right eyes matching her golden mask

Not understanding the situation she decided to go on with it and nodded to the woman statement.

She glancing around and saw another woman with them she wears a dark theme having a black gown and a black swan mask caught her eyes.

"What?" Maya curiously when she realized Eva have been staring at her.

"I'm sorry.. it's nothing.."

".... Why are you apologize?" She said looking at Eva in confusion.

"Huh-" Eva stutter.



"HEYY!!" 

Eva stutter got cut off when hearing someone greet them with a loud voice at the hallway.


It seems like Seira, Lara, Lily and her sister has arrives. 


"Sorry we late.." Seira said.


"It's because Ellen searching for her useless glasses!"

Lara angrily said, she having a unique kind of pupil in her eyes. A shape of the stars make her having the kind of happy go lucky girl vibes to Eva. 

Lily who is also her age holding a small vintage camera nodded agreeing to her friend statement.


"What are you even seeing with that!? We having a whole party here and you wearing glasses!?" Zoe said mocking her friend.


"Come on, don't start a fight. Let's go to the main hall shall we.." a person that came late earlier. Seira said grinned inviting to get in consider everyone is here. Even though she herself late, thanks to Ellen.

Seira wearing a unique black and white phantom mask suit with her grey hair and eyes.

The big door open for them. Everyone with their various theme looking elegance as they are. 

People having a chat with a glass of champagne in their hand.


A kid having fun running around.


A fancy light on top of their head light up the room.


This kind of decoration I'd worth admiring.


"Yo! What'd you looking at?"While Eva admiring her surrounding someone greet her from behind.

Zoe. A friend that she don't even remember she had.


"Ah, I just looking at the view in here"


"Did you hit your head cause since when you turn into a artistic kind of person" her friend laugh.


"... It just- I kinda feel warm here. With everyone surrounding lively this masquerade and not just me being alone.." a sudden thought that supposed to be only her head but she accidentally said it to one of her friend.


".... Eva.. the heck you talking talking about!?"


"Eh..?"


"You never alone"


Zoe said making Eva having a opening eyes moment, first time hearing that she's not alone as she used to be. She didn't know what is this place, who is this person is or how she got here. But as her friend Zoe said she know that she's not alone anymore.


"Thank you...Err.." Eva stutter not knowing the person named. 


"Hey, Eva! Zoe! Hurry up! The host is going to give a speech!" Julia said calling for those two.


"Zoe!... Thank you!" Eva stopped for a moment thanking her. Thanks to Julia she purposely make herself know her name.


"No problem" Zoe smile.


A tinkle from a man tapping a glass with a spoon caught everyone attention into facing to his way in front of the big staircase.


" Seems lovely and lively here! Nice to meet you! I'm your host! Adam!

Thank you for all coming tonight. I'm sure everyone that in this room right now was invited by the queen herself. Congratulations!"


Everyone cheers and clapping their hand.


The charming man wearing a white venetian mask and a silk hat seems to assist the queen here.


"Once again I said! Welcome to the flamouriagrace!" The man shouted cheering the whole guess into a loud crowd.


"Now! Here she comes.. everyone! Bow to the majesty of the real beauty and respect the graceful!"


"Queen of flamouriagrace!!"


The so called graceful and beautiful woman slowly coming down step by step while holding into the handrail of the stair.


She appears like a dream wearing a masquerade white feather mask matching her pure diamond pretty colour eyes. A white royal gown slipping through the stairs.


Everyone bow to her in respect including Eva who doesn't quite get the situation, seeing the admiring the queen beauty Eva opening her eyes.


A while in the hall room. Everyone having fun and the queen wander around, they all greet her. Talking to such a dream person is a wasted if someone let out this opportunity.


"Hey.." Aria, her pretty blond hair covering her right eyes make the mask useless consider how mystery her scents is aside from a smell of harmony flowers. She standing behind Eva.


Eva shocked turning her head.


"Eh! Yeah, what is it..?"


"Are you not feeling well tonight?" Aria concernedly asked.


"I'm fine.. why?"


"Because the way you act. You used to be.... You know.. more social-"


"...I-" Eva stutter. Aria getting close to her face having a suspicious on Eva.



"Aria.. I forgot where I put my camera, can you help me find it..?" Lily that was with the Seira, Ellen and her friend Lara earlier came to Aria asking for a help.


"Are you sure you didn't forgot putting it somewhere?"


"The camera is always in my hand. I don't know how I lost it" Lily said with a sad looks on her face.


"Fine, I help you find it" Aria agreed patting Lily head.


"Eva are you coming?" Aria asked.


"I-"


"Eva! There you are! Can you help us bringing the big table for the main course here" Julia coming holding Eva shoulder.


"Oh, Aria and Lily is also here. What's up?" Julia concern seeing the girl Lily looking sad.


"She lost her camera" Aria replied.


"I see... If I found it I tell you" Julia smile.



"So.. is the table big or to heavy?" Eva ask as they walked to that place.


"Well.. you see"

They arrive. The table that is outside is as big as a four table tennis combine.


The people there is the person she met earlier basically her friend group in this place she don't even know.


In these struggle of bringing the big table in she saw a girl with a unique eyes earlier having a small camera hanging on her neck.


"Is that.." Eva pointing her fingers to the camera.


"Oh, yeah. I forgot to give this back to Lily-"


"She actually searching for it earlier.." Eva said.


"Really? Ah, my bad. I borrowed this from her to took a picture of our graceful queen earlier" Lara smile.


"Aah! This thing is heavy! There's no way we can bring this in with only 7 people!" Zoe sigh.


"For real! Where is the men!?"  Seira said.


"Well.. the host want us to organise this table saying that the others is busy with the queen" Julia replied.


"What an excuse" Zoe rolling her eyes.


Eva having a soft little smile looking at them. She having a glance around and seeing the same dark mysterious person that gave her an anxious from earlier. The woman With an empty black eyes staring at her. Eva having a little scared and decided to ignore it.


"If I know tonight is gonna be like this, I'm not even cared to seeing the queen" Ellen the woman with glasses also sigh from this heavy table.


"Come on. Stop complaining!

Maya! You also need to help" Julia calling to a woman that Eva having a scared earlier.


"Okay, Zoe and Seira, you two lift the corner of this table. Ellen and Lara you gonna standing side by side facing Eva and Maya" Julia said planning their moves.


"Eh!"


"Hm? What's wrong Eva?"


"No.. it just.." Eva having a hesitate seeing that woman standing beside her.


"Okay! I count to three. You guys lift it together!" Julia command.


"Wait!!" Zoe shouted.


"What!!"


"What about you!? Are you just gonna standing there giving command doing nothing!?"


"..... Yes- okay now in count of three!" Julia said ignoring her friend.


"Wait!!" Zoe angrily seeing Julia slick from a job while her friend beside her comfort with a hand on the shoulder.


"One.. two.. three!"


They done bringing the table in. Now having themselves lie down on the floor.


"Woah, did we miss something?" Aria greet smirking seeing them.


"Ah! My camera!" Lily point.


They all having their tiring moment and for Eva she shocked seeing the woman that she scared to having a contact with is also heavily breathing the same as the others.


She don't know what is this place or who they are but they seems to know her.

"Hey.. Julia- is there any nearest toilet here. I think I need to wash my face" Eva ask.


"Yeah"


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"......"


"Wait!? You don't know where it is?" Julia said.


Eva nodded.

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Eva walked through the hallway arrived at the washroom Julia telling her.

She wash her face multiple times.

Having a uneasy feeling about this situation she at.

She look to herself on the mirror trying to figure out something. She don't seems to remember anything before arrived here. The only things she knew is her named.


A sound of someone clapping behind her. She quickly turn her head behind seeing a woman wearing an office coat with a gloomy black eyes and a greyish hair. She don't seem to having any masquerade dress or even a mask. She looks like a normal person here.


Eva scared slowly backing up. But the woman looks like not gonna giving any harm. She keep slowly clapping her hand leaving Eva in confusion.


She stopped.


The woman suddenly stopped clapping her hand now putting both of her hand in the coat pocket.


A loud silence for both of them.


"Who.. who are you?" Eva curiously ask.


"My name is Erica Jason nice to meet you" the woman answer.


The woman pulling her right hand out of her pocket.

Eva shaking seeing the thing she also brought out.


A gun.


"Don't worry this gun is sound suppressor" the woman casually said pointing the gun to Eva.


Eva didn't speak a word or having any thoughts in her right now. This situation is unexpected make her wanna shoute for help but the words didn't seems to came out.


"Wake up, before the reaper found you"


*Bang*


Once again a blood spread like a red puddle from her head on the floor. The red crimson blood flowing matching her eyes. She sees nothing but a blurry image.

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"AAAAAHHHH!!!"

"AAHH!! Don't shocked me like that!"

A woman flinch hearing Eva sudden scream wake up from her dream.


Eva having hard time try to calm herself. A heavy breath and sweat make her stressing glancing surrounded the room.


Eva realized that she's now in her collage medical room.

The woman in front of her right now is a nurse here.


"... wait- I suppose to be dead.." Eva has an overwhelmed feeling. She feels like she could throw up anytime. A disturbing feeling and unusual scents.

She shaking scared having a breakdown looking at her palms sweating.


"No need to be that dramatic.." the nurse sigh.


Eva slowly lift her head seeing a nurse in front of her. The nurse didn't seems to be worried or concerns but aside she seems annoyed.


The nurse looking to her side left and right. Slowly pulling out her hand from her pocket.

Eva shocked never experienced this kind of feeling before.


A gun. A gun was pulling out from the familiar looking nurse in front of Eva.

She's pointing the gun to a different direction far from Eva.


"Welcome back, Eva Harold."



[End of chapter]