The world as humans knew it had one dimension – a reality in which living creatures were born, survived, thrived or despaired, then eventually died. Little did they know, there were so many more versions of this fragile reality of theirs; one bleak reflection housing their departed loved ones unable to pass through to the next, another entirely unrecognizable to them, the realm of demons, a realm of other creatures neither living nor dead, the realm of dreams and the realm of fears. Zrixieth’s realm was the realm of demons, a shadowed word similar to the mortal world but filled with unspeakable horrors and unimaginable beauty all at once. Most of her kind were trapped within that realm, however, and a very few selected creatures were able to pass through the barrier separating them from the mortals.
But she could. She could pass through many realms, including the one of dreams. She would float across the skies at night in the mortal world, unassuming like a shapeless shadow. With flighty aviation to hurl herself over the many continents, countries, cities, and neighborhood rooftops, she could shift seamlessly through many realities at once and never truly exist within one or the other. Only on a rare occasion would birds scatter around her as soon as she flew close, following her shadowy form in a frantic pattern to chase her away - driven by instinct and seeing more than the mortal, feeble human mind could even begin to comprehend.
That night, Zrixieth was hunting, soaring where the winds brought her, searching for a soul to visit. The dreaming humans beneath her slept soundly, neatly tucked under their comforters and curled up in vulnerability.