Alvin had been awake when Chloe pulled him into Belial's "dream"...
Watching Chloe lead him effortlessly through the Black Woods, Alvin couldn't help marveling at the power of a Dreamwalker.
He didn't know whether anyone else could see him. Right now, he couldn't even see himself or Chloe. He could only sense where she was through the feeling in his arm.
Alvin had discovered that he was transparent, as if it were his soul, rather than his body, that had entered this dream...
But what puzzled him was that he still had all his belongings. Whatever he needed, his Flying Sword, Battle Axe, and even Venom would answer his call at any moment.
Chloe led Alvin to a spot not far from Shang-Chi and the others. Shang-Chi seemed to have found his footing, and Chloe glanced back at the transparent Alvin in surprise. "So that's Shang-Chi. He looks pretty impressive...
"Few people can figure out how to deal with Belial. I've never met anyone who could hurt him..."
Looking at Chloe, whose body was as transparent as crystal in the air, Alvin asked curiously, "You seem pretty powerful. Why did you do so badly earlier?"
Chloe shook her head helplessly. "I don't know. It's hard for me to move around in your dream...
"It's as if something there is rejecting outside forces...
"And the limits of the power I can imagine are limited when it comes to you!
"A Dreamwalker's power is subtle. The best Dreamwalkers can keep someone lost in a beautiful dream, never to wake up.
"You're the only person I've ever seen stay so lucid inside a beautiful dream!"
Alvin listened, then smiled smugly. "Maybe it's because I have a strong will and a resilient nature...
"This can't be all that unusual. There may not be many