Paradoxon: Fix In Posterum
The fix 48

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Everything he saw was white. Until then the senses of the listener can hear the sound of calmness. Dean could hear the sound of birds chirping that made him calm, the breezy wind blowing on the leaves in the trees, and the sound of water flowing in the river.

He continued to follow where Rei was. Until then the white that he saw vanished alternating a beautiful scenery that is not matchless.

"Woah.." Dean flabbergasted. His eyes were round as he saw a sight that spoiled his eyes.

"Where are we?" Dean asked Rei who was now stopping nearby. From where he stands today, he can see a stretch of green fields that are so cool. Beautiful flowers bloom with various types, from red to purple, to roses to tulips. Everything is there.

Dean walked a few steps forward. And he only realized that he and Rei had just come out of a big tree trunk whose leaves were so densely covering their shadows. Dean's eyes continued to circulate enjoying every corner of the natural beauty there.

"Welcome to the dream world," said Rei who made Dean immediately turn his gaze to him.

"Dream world?" Dean's Beo.

"Yes. This is the dream world I created" Rei said. Dean was silent for a moment, he still could not believe Rei's words.

"I still can't believe it's a dream" Dean muttered.

"If you don't believe me, think about where we're going?"

"Eh?" Dean realized that. Suddenly he turned to the direction where they came out and all he saw was a large tree trunk that was very old. A mossy tree trunk that is timeless at feeding time. Dean looked silently at the tree trunk, and now his forehead was starting to wrinkle. "Have we just come out of this tree trunk? But how can it be?"

"Of course you can. Because in the dream world, anything can happen" Rei said.

"So, is this really a dream world?"

"And I told you," Rei was getting tired of making him believe.

"Oh, by the way where are my friends? Didn't you tell me they've been waiting for me since? If that's true, where are they?"

"They are there," Rei pointed with his hand. And there, Dean could see his three friends sitting together by the river. In front of them were some neatly-tuned food. They enjoyed it like a picnic during the day.

There was Taz, Marko, and Nero sitting together in a circle. They chatted with Elvina, Wiliam and... Who is it? There was someone foreign from his sight. There's an albino-haired man, but it's not Vicenzo. The man had a different stature than his best friend. And. oh, something's missing. Vicenzo, that guy wasn't with them.

"Wait, who's that guy? And... Where's Vincenzo?" Dean asked as he looked at Rei with a puzzled look on his face. Rei who heard it only realized that their albino man was missing.

"Ah, it seems that he still can't find this place. And it seems like I have to help him," Rei prepared to leave.

"Wait on! Where are you going?"

"Pick up your best friend who is the controller of the water element" Rei said.

"Where is he?"

"Still in his consciousness, he should have gotten into his subconscious before you, but he seems lost. I have to help her."

"Then let me come!"

"No need, because it is my responsibility to invite you into the world I created. Now you better get to them."

"But I can't just leave Vincenzo! I have to help her."

"I can do it myself. Just calm down!" Sahut Rei then walked quickly.

Dean was silent for a moment. He then turned to look at the place where his best friend was sitting there, then turned back to look at Rei. But the man suddenly disappeared somewhere.

"E-uh? Where's Rei? Wasn't he still here?" Dean helped, staring puzzledly at the man he was missing.

"Any, but I'm pretty sure he's just here. But why did it suddenly disappear?" Dean frowned confusedly.

"DEAN!!!" Suddenly his eardrums caught the sound of Nero shouting his name. Dean who heard it turned his gaze to look at him.

The brown-haired man waved at him. Dean waved back. He then walked down from where he is today, stepping over to where his three best friends were sitting with Elvina, William and an unfamiliar albino-haired stranger.

"Finally you came too" Taz said as soon as he got there.

"Sit down" Nero shifted so Dean could sit down.

"Why did you just come? Is something holding you back?" Ask Marko.

Dean sat down first before answering any of their questions. He sat right next to Nero on the left and William on the right.

"Yes, there are some things that hold me back" Dean said in response to a question from Marko.

"Why are you alone, by the way? Where's Rei?" William asked when he realized Dean had arrived there by himself.

"Oh, he went to find Vincenzo" he said.

"Ah, right. I just realized that Vice hasn't come yet" Marko then put in his food.

"Where is he? Is his journey also blocked?" Taz.

"It looks like it is."

"Ah Dean's. Try this, all the food is really good" said Nero who made Dean turn to look at him.

"H-huh? Oh, thank you," Dean grabbed the food that Nero was feeding him. Dean's focus turned to look towards Elvina who was sitting next to the foreign man he saw. The man has the same hair and skin color as Vincenzo.

"Dean," Elvina called out to him. Dean looked at him. Elvina seems to be aware that Dean has been wondering who the man sitting next to her is.

"Yes?"

"Why do you see Lou like that?" The question made everyone there turn to Dean at once.

"You haven't introduced Lou to her yet. She must be wondering who Lou is!" William answered.

"Oh yeah, I forgot about that," Elvina smiled there. "Well introduce, this is Louis. Louis, this is Dean," Elvina introduced.

"Yes, I know. He is a kid who has that unconscious power right?" Louis replied to make Dean surprised.

"H-huh? You know me?"

"He has the power of Rei" William said.

"really?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Oh, he deserves to know. But I've never seen you before."

"of course. Because only Rei can see it in the real world" William said.

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