Imaginary Land

"Where am I now?"The strange guy woke up. I think he doesn't remember that he fell in front of me last night. Daniel hasn't woken up. This is the right opportunity.

-You slept in my place lat night.

-Sorry to say but we don't sleep. As far as I know, maybe it's a source of gaining energy in this world for us.

-'Us' means imaginations??

-Yeah .. absolutely.

-If you gain energy like this then there's no chance of getting vanished, right? So Daniel can live with me.

-The amount of energy we gain from this is not enough for us. I haven't moved my body that much or used any power after coming here, but I'm still feeling the loss of energy. So it is just a simple source. We can't say it will help him to survive in this world. Also, he has been using a lot of energy. He is exhausted. Can't you say it by looking at him?

He has logic. I have seen Daniel how weak he becomes. The thing is that I couldn't find the reason behind it.

-But ...is not there any other way of keeping him in here? Any ???

The strange guy is looking at me with curiosity. He is looking at me as if he is examining my behavior.[Sigh] "It becomes hard for us when a maker and an imagination grow close, you understand? I want you to consider our situation. We need him to run our land. If you don't give him back to us then we have to use force ."

It's getting serious. But I'm not gonna face defeat. No way! Even if I have to become a badass girl, I will become one.

-I think you are forgetting that 'Daniel' is My imagination. He became your greatest imagination by ME. So I don't think you have the right to take him away. And furthermore, if I forget about him, he will become useless for you. Do you want that imagination, huh?[I hope it will hit the right place. My counterstrike. Now take it, you idiot !!]

Direct hit !! HE is confused. Thinking of something to say. But words aren't coming out. It's kinda sad. He is being persistent because he doesn't have any choice either! And I also don't want to let go of Daniel. Any price can be paid for it if I have to.

-Look ....I am not saying that you should do something that will hurt both parties. There must be some way to help us both! I want you to help me with this. I am not letting him go after seeing how happy he is in the human world. You, people, use him as a thing because you don't have other choices. But to me, ...he is more than just a thing. And also I have a debt to pay. So...please find another way that will benefit us both.

He listened to me carefully. Then looked at me with a beaming face.

-Maybe there is a...way. But it was used just once that too long time ago. And it wasn't a success either. So I don't know if it will be permitted by the authority or not.

-By authority ...do you mean the high officials who govern the imaginary land?

-Not exactly govern. The higher authority has greater capability than just a normal imagination. Just like me ...I am also one of them. But there are stages. I am not the highest one.

-What kind of place is this imaginary land ??

-Something that is not like a normal world. Anything can be done through imagination. Anything is possible. Anything!! But the bigger and prosperous it becomes the amount of power to run the place also increases. So it's hard for us to lose a single imagination!

-Hmm...it makes sense. But it is shocking! How was this land made?

-By you! By every single human! We respect humans that they created us. That's why they are our greatest priority. But days go by and situation changes. The way of thinking in humans also changes. They try to think of advanced imagination. And the advanced ones are lead by curiosity, eagerness, revolting, love, passion, and others. You know that its hard to maintain all of these qualities and that ends up like Daniel. It's not like he is the first one who ran away. It has happened before. A long time ago. It was a different story then.

-Daniel is not the first !! Then who was?

- Imagination number 682. She ran away because she fell deeply in love with her maker. The maker also loved her. Although she was made for that. The maker had lost his wife before making number 682. So he used to imagine that her wife is talking to her, moving and loving her. It was that maker's loving imagination that created her. So it happened and one day she ran away.

-Then?

-Well, ...we had to bring her back. But the maker couldn't let her go and we thought of consideration, a method to help both of us. Just like you. The method of making that imagination into reality.

-Real ?? You mean you tried to make her human?

-Yes.

-But it's impossible.

-Nothing is impossible in an imaginary land. Don't forget it's run through imagination. Although it has the capability to do something crazy and different, the land needs a lot of energy to do so.

-So the land needed something in exchange that would help her balance the difference of energy.

-Absolutely correct. And our energy source is only imaginations. So, we needed something that is similar to imaginations. And it was...

-Memories?

-Yeah, you are smart. That's why we have Daniel now. Well....you are particularly right. Not all memories, only the memories related to the imagination needed to be traded.

- So ...did that guy do it?

-No. It was hard for him to do so. He knew that his wife was dead and seeing her standing in front of him suddenly would make him feel ....weird. He couldn't live without knowing anything and also the real person and the replacement of her are different things. So the guy couldn't do it. He stopped the process in the halfway. It caused a huge problem for the imagination. Half-human and half imagination isn't a normal thing. So she died because of her half-human body.

-Hmm...

-If you want to make Daniel stay, you have to give up on your memories of him. He can become human and live with you forever. But the after situation....you have to handle that on your own. What do you think?

-It's complicated. I can't make a decision so suddenly. I need time.

-Take your time. Even I have to inform the authority in advance. I will leave for now.

-What? You are not going to take Dan away?

-Will you let him go??

He is right. I can't let him go.

-I will take your silence as a no. Anyways....madam maker ....help him to get proper energy. Don't let him do any hard works. He is draining his energies faster than I thought. Keep him okay in the meantime. I am going to talk with the authority. Now then ...send me off to my land.

He is waiting and staring at me. Wait! Is he saying to me to take him there? Teleport him?

-Are you referring me to send you to the imaginary land?

-Yes.

-But how?

-Imagine it !!

-And you came to take Daniel from me knowing that I had to send you off! How naive.

-Not naive ma'am. Don't forget that you tried to erase Daniel from your thoughts before. So I thought that you would give him easily this time. But I never thought of it otherwise.

-Yeah. So I have to imagine something now??

-Yes.

-Okay ...I can give it a try. [I started thinking about what can be done. Let's just make it simple. Like writing a story and a normal moment. (The strange guy from imaginary land came to my house and talked with me for some time. Then the guy wanted to leave and suddenly a portal opened in front of him. That is the door of Imaginary land. The man bid me farewell and went inside .)It's happening exactly the same way I'm thinking. Wow! It's surely surprising !!

-Okay then. Next time!

-Yeah ...bye.[Surprised]

After the guy went inside the portal closed. I am still confused. It's like a dream. It's unbelievable and rather fascinating. It's actually amaaaazzzing!!!!!![Inner scream]