Sleep Paralysis.  It is a not uncommon occurrence where a person wakes in the middle of the night and cannot move.  This usually comes with a panicked feeling, accompanied by noises and movement in the room, seen mostly through peripheral vision.  It can also come with a heavy feeling on your chest and a shadowy mass on top of you. 

Science has explained it all away, claiming that your body is simply locked in place as per usual sleep routines that your body and mind put upon you in order to prevent you from acting out your dreams. Many times, that is the case.  But, every once in a while, more often than not, when a person experiences sleep paralysis, it is caused by a malevolent presence that never walked the universe in mortal form.

"A soldier’s perception of a battle is limited by what he can see and hear.  He may see his comrades standing next to him or, if the smoke is not too thick, the enemy across the field.  He may hear the angry buzz of the Minié balls and the roar of the cannon.  But for him, there is no grand, overarching plan where soldiers move like pieces on a chessboard.  For him the fight is intensely personal, often reduced to two men:  himself and the enemy soldier trying to kill him." -- The Cause of Darkness

“Every journey must proceed at its own pace, each step following the other in its proper order. For that is the way of life.”

“Man is a malcontent; a disaffected sojourner, seeking Elysium. Someday, when we can freely move in time, through space, even into the other dimensions, I’m afraid we will be disappointed. Like Alice, man, too, will discover life isn’t any better – or worse – through the looking glass, only different.”

“Love knows no boundaries, seeks no guidance; obeys no rules.”

                        From No Boundaries by BJ Neblett