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Heaven is Falling

MoSSurII

Troubadour
(No, this has nothing to do with the song)

So I had a dream that took place in a semi-apocalyptic world where the shit hit the fan when meteors began falling from the sky. Below are the 3 'scenes' I remember happening:

The initial disaster and scene 1: The sky was completely covered in dark clouds, but patches of it began glowing yellow. Suddenly, meteors fell from those patches and rained down on the people below. These meteors didn't exceed the size of a football, but they caused severe damage. They also didn't form craters upon impact, but rather caused large spikes to jut out from the ground in a wide radius around the meteor, impaling anyone within range.​
I was outside when this happened, and was among the people running away from the meteors—I somehow survived.​

Aftermath: By now, the meteors that were falling everywhere stopped, and there was obviously a very high death toll. It also seemed like the meteors had grown smarter, targeting specific people (How'd they decide the people? That's a blank my awake self is yet to fill) and sending several meteors at a time towards where they were. The asteroids did stop after a few failed attempts, or if the person is successfully hit.​
Scene 2: A group of people were seeking refuge in the mosque near my home, for whatever reason, and I was there, too... for whatever reason. A person who looked suspiciously like Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury hooked up a device to another person, and a screen on the device began displaying a percentage. Nick's doppelganger went on to explain that the moment the percentage increased, meteors would be sent to target that person. And lo and behold, the percentage on the display increased, as if on cue. Everyone got away from that person and they began running for the mosque's exit. The first meteor crashed through the roof and made the telltale AoE of spikes, but the person managed to escape them. Unfortunately, they were hit by the second one once they got outside and were impaled.​
Forgotten scene: I vaguely remember there being a scene between Scenes 2 and 3, but I have no recollection of it whatsoever.​
Scene 3: Turns out the building I live in has a hidden basement, and a family decided to take refuge there since there was a whole building above their heads protecting them from the accursed meteors. I don't remember much from this except that the house had a LOT of stuff in it, and that the family was doing quite well for themselves.​
So yeah, this is the dream I had. I'd like to hear your opinions, even though you can't really critique a dream.
 

Karlin

Sage
Clearly the god or gods of your choice want you to write a horror story. Do it now, before he/they get angry, and stuff really does start raining down on you.
 

Empathy001

Dreamer
Maybe you didn't know who the meteors were targeting, and that's part of what made it scary. Maybe it felt random, but one too many coincidences (or last-minute swerves to hit someone who tried to dodge) to really make much sense. also, yes, if you feel this calling to you, write a story :D
 

minta

Minstrel
Smart meteors picking targets? That’s seriously next-level spooky. Sounds like a great story idea.
 
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