Chapter 433 Again, a Nightmare
When Little Wei spoke, I was moved. I desperately needed a quiet environment to escape my tense spirit and regain my sanity.
Some madness couldn’t be solved by sedatives or abstinence through self-flagellation. Those could only suppress it or maintain sanity. If I truly wanted to recover my sanity, I needed to find a quiet and beautiful environment for slow recuperation.
But if I couldn’t find such an environment now, this coffin was a compromise. I asked Little Wei, “Is it okay? It won’t disturb you, right?”
“Of course not, I’d be happy to have Parul (Sister) keep me company,” Little Wei said. She had a rather cheerful, optimistic, and active personality. Being confined in the coffin for days with no one to talk to was almost driving her mad.
“But Older Brother Jayad doesn’t know yet. I need to leave him a letter,” I said.
“Ah, don’t worry. I’ll have the bugs guide him down. That way, Big Brother will know Parul (Sister) has come up,” Via thought very carefully.
Moreover, she could control the insects outside from within the coffin, indicating that Via had indeed recovered significantly. It was estimated that her cocoon-breaking and rebirth would happen in the next few days.
So, Via and I started chatting. I mainly asked her about her experience of pupating and the effects of her coffin. Via, on the other hand, was very interested in my adventures these past few days and pestered me to tell her about them.
It felt a bit like a late-night chat between best friends. It was also like lying on the same bed with a clingy younger sister, being forced to tell stories, and thinking about it, the atmosphere had a hint of sapphic undertones.
Unfortunately, in reality, we were two pupae, stacked one above the other in the coffin. Such a bizarre scene completely failed to spark any fantasies.
We probably chatted until late into the night when Via suddenly interrupted our conversation, “Big Brother is back. I need to guide him up.”
Then, I felt the absolute solitude of the coffin being breached. Although not completely, I could at least sense some of the outside aura and hear some sounds.
This was also quite comfortable. If I had remained completely isolated in the coffin, being completely cut off from the world would eventually lead to feelings of loneliness and imprisonment. Now that there was an opening, it felt very comfortable.
After a while, the sound of a lock being opened came from the doorway. When we left last time, Older Brother Jayad and I had closed the door and even added a large lock. The key was still with Jayad, so he could open it directly.
The door opened, and someone entered. In my perception, it was a warm light. I didn’t know what Via’s perception was.
“Little Wei, didn’t you say Parul was with you? Why don’t I see her?” Jayad asked, stopping in front of the coffin.
“I’m inside, Older Brother Jayad,” I replied. He should be able to hear me now.
“Hmm? Why did Parul get into Little Wei’s coffin?” Jayad asked curiously.
“Because this coffin has a special effect that can calm my mind and restore my sanity. To make my pupation smoother, I plan to stay inside for a while. I’ll sleep in it tonight, and perhaps tomorrow as well, depending on the situation,” I said.
“I see,” Jayad fell silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, “Do you want me to come in and sleep with you?”
“Yes!” Via exclaimed excitedly.
“No need! Little Wei, don’t be silly. It’s already crowded enough in here. If you add Big Brother, we’ll both be squeezed into deformed shapes!” I immediately refused. This girl had been lonely for days and couldn’t stand it, wanting to pull anyone who came in to accompany her in the coffin.
“But, Parul, are you okay? If you don’t sleep with me, didn’t you say you would have nightmares?” Jayad asked. However, he wouldn’t say that he was actually used to sleeping while holding Parul, and without his “little sister pillow,” he wouldn’t feel secure enough to sleep.
“It should be fine now. Inside this coffin, it’s completely isolated from the outside. Neither my inspiration nor whispers can enter or leave. I shouldn’t have nightmares,” I said.
“Then I’ll lie outside. If anything happens, you two can call me,” Jayad said.
“Wait a minute, Via’s room doesn’t have a bed. Are you planning to just sleep on the floor? Or you should go back and sleep,” I advised.
“No problem. I used to sleep on the floor often. This carpet is very comfortable, much more comfortable than straw. Parul, don’t worry,” Jayad said. This room was much better than his life in the slums before.
“Big Brother, I have small round pillows in my closet that you can use. I feel more at ease with Big Brother guarding me outside. I’ll be counting on you tonight,” Via also said.
And so, it was decided. Older Brother Jayad would sleep in Via’s room tonight. After chatting for a while longer, I started feeling sleepy and gradually drifted into dreamland.
I again felt a strange, foul smell. I heard a rumbling roar in my ears. Strange, wasn’t I lying in Via’s coffin? I opened my eyes and saw a terrifying scene.
I was in a sea of corpses and blood. Corpses were everywhere, human, livestock, wild beasts, monsters, everything imaginable, countless.
These corpses were all highly decomposed, exuding a pungent stench. Their skin had fallen off, their muscles seemed to be dissolving, and blood, fat, and corpse fluid mixed together to form a foul-smelling liquid flowing below.
Upon closer inspection, this wasn’t some wilderness but inside a giant, sealed metal tank. Looking up, I could see the sealed spherical metal inner wall. This huge pool of corpses was inside the metal tank.
“Parul (Sister)! Parul (Sister)! Big Brother, hurry! Sister is not in a good state!” Cries echoed in my ears.
“Ah?!” I suddenly startled awake. The coffin lid had been opened, and Jayad was looking at me with concern. What had just happened to me?
“Parul, having nightmares again?” Jayad asked anxiously.
“Wuwu, it seems so.” I told Jayad and Via about the nightmare. I never expected that even in a coffin completely isolated from inspiration, I could still have nightmares.
“So, Parul (Sister) also gets troubled by these terrifying precognitive dreams,” Via sighed.
“Parul, I remember you experienced a nightmare not long ago, right? The one on the ship,” Jayad suddenly recalled.
“Yes, there was such a thing,” I admitted.
“That hasn’t come true yet, has it?” Jayad asked, but he was actually asking a rhetorical question. I had been with him all along and hadn’t been on any ship.
“No,” I said directly.
“Then it’s strange. If it hasn’t come true yet, does that mean this nightmare won’t come true?” Jayad speculated optimistically. This was the first time I had two precognitive dreams in a row, and the previous one hadn’t come true yet.
