Chapter 1189: Q&A

Chapter 1189: Q&A



"Most of you must already know this and already have one, but Dream Hearts grow stronger the more you defeat Nightmares and also by having strong aspirations, emotions, and bonds with other people. And so, Dream Heart Weapons grow stronger, evolve, or develop new abilities through this very development. Any questions?"

I quickly raised my hand almost instantly.

As I listened to the classes attentively, I couldn't help but end up asking the big questions.

"Oh? Yes miss Maria?" the professor asked, as the whole class stared at me.

"What's exactly the Soot? And where did these Realms originate from?"

After my question, Frederica's eyebrows rose a bit.

"I believe that's something that everyone knows, but! I suppose you want to refresh your memory for the coming exams, yes?" she asked. "Well, first of all, the origin of the Fragmented Nightmare Realms goes back fifty years ago, when the first one was reported in Dragon Country, which ended with the death of half of the population of the city of Shin Shanghai. Since then, Fragmented Nightmare Realms have appeared across the entire world, never-ending, they have brought both new dangers and also new opportunities to our world."

"I see..."

"It is believed that they originate from humans themselves, as it has been studied that these portals usually appear within densely populated areas, and that people naturally produce Negative Energy through a myriad of ways," explained the woman. "Usually, after a while, all of such energies condense and amass into a fragmented nightmare realm, encompassing the nightmares of the population around them. And this is where the Nightmares, inhabitants of these Realms, emerge."

"Nightmares?" I asked.

"They're entities born from humans' negativity, hatred, sins, and our inner darkness," explained the woman. "There are various types, from the Beast-type and Monster-type Nightmares, the most commons, to the rare Demi-human-type, Demon-type, and the strongest of them all, Divine-type Nightmares, with only two of them to have ever been reported in the entire world so far. These smarter Nightmares work together to actively destroy humanity, they often have psychopathic tendencies and do not answer to reason, so they must be eliminated on sight, just like any. They may look like us sometimes... but they're definitely not people."

"So that's how it is..." I nodded. "And about Soot?"

"Soot is the supernatural, or well, as some would like to call it, "Magical" Substance generated from the Fragmented Nightmare Realms, the longer these Realms are open, the more the surroundings are exposed to it," she explained. "People that is contaminated with it either develop a sickness and die, or adapt to it, absorb it, and refine it into Dream Power, which fuels our abilities and magic. Once enough Dream Power is accumulated... poof! Your Heart evolves, crystalizing and becoming a Dream Heart. And once you can grow your Dream Heart enough, a Dream Heart Weapon can manifest, born from your deepest desires, talents, bonds, aspirations, and dreams."

"Wow..." I gasped. "So we're survivors then!"

I tried to stop him as everyone glanced at me panicking.

"What's wrong?" the teacher asked.

Wait, she doesn't see him?

So he's invincible to them?

How is this possible?

Maybe unless I add "Soot" to him to manifest him into reality, he can remain unseen.

Well that's convenient! So he works kind of like Spirits, Spirits can't be usually seen either. But when they attack or do magic or something, they can be seen.

"N-Nothing! My stomach, ouch! It ached a bit, but I'm fine, thank you for worrying though, Miss Frederica," I said.

"I see, if it hurts too much, you should get to the infirmary, Maria," she said. "Anyways, let's continue on our classes, shall we? First of all, there are six main types of Dream Heart

Weapons."

The teacher started drawing on the board using her hands, it was a virtual board, very

amazing.

She drew what resembled a sword, axe, hammer, and spear, then a gun and bow, then a book

and a staff, and then what resembled a creature like a monster, a shield and armor, and then other tools, such as cooking utensils, glasses, alchemy tools, and so on.

Hoh, this is pretty interesting...