Night skies and stars shine on the curtain,
my friend suddenly started talking about her conquest for men,
hearing her usual banter until she told me to tell her a tale of my own,
the sudden request struck me like a whirl filled with stone.
I have nothing new and nothing fresh to know or to throw.
She told me to get a girl to be happy in life. Which I never really bought to that jizz.
So I downloaded a dating app, never to touch it. Until I remember what a guy said:
"It won't hurt to peruse, for there is nothing to lose."
And so my high school life begins. And, frankly, there is that one time during high school where you attend parties so much just to find a partner. And next thing you knew, you don't even know what you're wearing, and you've managed to find manufacturing methods for multiple drugs and even managed to get a legal paper for it. All for that one night. That one fateful night.
Wait a sec... is that just me? Oh, well then.
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I open my eyes to realize I had that weird narrating dream again... For someone who works in medical, that is just weird. If only I have a friend who took the psychological class and give me a free check-up. I wonder if it's because I don't have many friends...
Thinking about friends, I wonder where she is? She's not there during my trial nor my execution... She may be involved or not. It may be too late, but I hope she's okay.
[Better get ready for the day.]
When I tried to get up I hear the sounds of chains and was immediately brought down to the ground.
[Ah right, I'm dead and a monster now... Dammit]
My six eyes begin to focus and realize. I'm now caged to some impenetrable walking cell. With humanoid golems walking around me, a weird blue-green coloured metal between me and the guards surrounds the cage while we walk in this fine parade. I also have semi-invisible chains and giant weights put on me just for safety measures and I could see rows of monsters being treated almost the same, with the different of the chains and weight.
[I'm fudged, looks like I'm going to be dinner today.]
The other monster screams and roared as they try to break free from their demise. I tried to lift my body yet the chains and weights pull me down like magnets, stick with extra glue for safe measure and some duck tapes just in case.
[(That's just sarcasm if you don't realize ~), I wonder if this is what they call karma when you do something bad and receive something bad in return... But what did I do? Is it because I kill that man-cow minatour thing?]
The morning sky shines bright on this city through a gap in the dark clouds. As if the heavens shine on this city, the people cheer and play with weird costumes and smiles on their face and magicians dance like angles in the sky.
It seems the so-called "Puontion Carnival" they talk about has started.
Fireworks soar high in the skies as I see magicians perform some magic tricks in above the walking crowds. When I could see a large stage or be more precise, a temple came onto view with three slabs of stone and someone carrying a great sword standing as he waves at the crowds.
Ah... I'm totally gonna get executed there. Dammit, if only I have the plot armour. Oh, wait this is not S.O.L 3 (Earth), there are that voices in my head and magic exist here, so basically Gods are real and active.
I close my eyes wishing to whatever there is in this world or dimension,
[Oh the voices in my head or whoever your name is, please give me the plot armour. Don't let this new fleeting life end in just a few days.]
When I open as the parades still roar, I look up the roofs of the buildings to see some orange silhouettes crouching on the roofs. Wait, just the orange silhouettes? No shape nor form like they are invisible.
[Cloaking devices or illusion magic of some sort.]
I quickly raise my already heavy body to try and wave or move to signal them but when the shadows look at me, one of them gets closer to the rest. They immediately back away and disappear. And there goes my chance.
Wait a minute, could it be, they are like some special secret force or something and I almost reveal their location? I lay down resting my head thinking.
[Ah, I make another mistake again... What should I do now?]
When I look to the sides, I could see the guards and golems look pretty wary. Is it because I made a lot of moves just now? Well, either way, I'm getting closer to that temple.
The crowds below and the people above cheered loudly when we stop on our tracks. I could see some people sitting on the top of the platform like some VIP. Their voice overlaps each other as they talk about something and was excited that they started bringing out dinner plates and forks...
[We're so gonna be dinner now aren't we?]
A bright rainbow light flashes from the temple. While a giant platform surrounded by multiple full plate knights riding some dragons suddenly becomes visible from the skies. With fourteen individuals standing on it, each wearing a garb that's quite said about their style and personality, whatever it is.
A young twin wearing some bandit like clothing rides a beast that looks like a giant white moth or something, one man in his teens with a warrior figure is just wearing some thin t-shirt and some short pants that make him look like some regular old man wears, except the fact that his body is filled with complicated tattoos and scars, one female figure wears the face of a human that looks like it's screaming and probably the skin that's stuck is probably human too... Damn if she is trying to scare the brownies out of me. Then she succeeded. While there is still more, one of them is that elder Tinyuri or whatever is her name, stands near the edge of the platform sighing as she looks at the other people standing beside her.
[So they must be the elders I've been hearing. But they don't look that old to me...]
When people started cheering more loudly and more frantically, I could hear whispers and voices of people shouting that goes along the line of;
"My Libera, it's the twin tamer oip and uip. They are so cute?!"
"Ah, Gduin really have no fashion sense. To think she would wear those Owlians."
"Dammit, Lgwun what do you think you're wearing for this Carnival!!!"
Finally, I could see the man that brought me here. Hyu or something was his name? He stands on top of the other platforms with the little girl that is supposedly his little sister, which looks like she's gonna collapse from anxiety and other people the same age around surround his seat. Surrounded by the supposedly VIP seats from the looks near the temple.
When suddenly everyone's lips shut. All their gazes were pulled by the one platform that descends infront of the elders.
The platform was different than all I could see. It's made of some kind of luxurious items like gold, stones, gems, and other opulent items.
A handsome man in his twenties stands while holding a unique looking swords that seems connected to the handle by floating near it. He wears some royalty like armour that has a unique looking aesthetic design, complete with a long cape that stretches till it falls down the platform.
The monster still screaming and roaring, trying to break free. Multiple orbs with eyes float around him when he slams hits the tip of his sheathed sword and cause a massive wave that silence the monsters, he raises his hand saying, "Listen, well people of Rarta," he clenches his fist and raise it to the masses as he says, "I am the 4th Visus of the city of Rarta, Orata."
All the crowd suddenly cheers as they all yell, "Eternal glory to Rarta!"
[Oh, so his like the king...]
The cheer continues until the king raises his hand on the tenth cheer, silencing everyone before he continues to say, "As you all may know, every year the Gods of Winter Weruin and the God of Stars Yumigan has blessed us each year with the star bridge that connects us to the Gods even closer. Boosting our magic power to an unprecedented degree so we may improve ourselves.
To celebrate we will hold these gifts by providing them with great entertainment and sacrifice to please them. So that next year they will provide us with-"
I ignore him and thought to myself:
[Dammit I'm seriously going to fell asleep if this keeps going. Dammit brain, this is not your first time listening to some lectures. So please don't fall asleep! We could learn more about this world!]
[Shut up! I'm going to sleep and that's that! Besides I am a pharmacist. It's not our job to listen to some random lecture unless it's like super important] Brain reply.
[Guts at least please stay with me.]
[I a-agree with Brain with this one] Guts reply with hesitation.
[Fine, I'll survive this myself].
I could see the kids trying their best to stay awake while some adults listen closely and the elders waking their grandkids to listen. Some of the elders behind the king started to ignore him while the older looking one listens closely.
Poor kids, can't they just let them leave out of this boring lecture. C'mon listen to the lecture, me...
"-We who stands on the eternal winter of divisus are one of the toughest city-states, we may be losers in history but we are not embarrassed to admit it. We thrive here with the help of magic and gifts of the Gods. Heroes rise to take the mantle of our ancestors as bitter losers but yet now we are on the attack thanks to our new generations.
One of them is the boy who manages to recover one of the ancient technology that creates this sphere and much more new unique inventions that is from the Liberation Era this past few years. You all know by now who he is," the king looks at the Ihyuit and gesture him to rise before saying, "Rise and approach Ihyuit of the Kutre family."
He stands and the platform he sits starts to separate and starts to move. He smiles and waves at the crowds once more until he arrives and his platform connects infront of the king.
He still wears the same winter clothing I met him the first time, he bows down and says, "Ihyuit of the Kutre family heeds your call, your highness."
The king smiles and holds his shoulder saying, "Rise Ihyuit, my dear friend."
He rises and starts looking at the crowd. The king pulled out a scepter from nowhere with his left hand and proclaim, "Citizens of Rarta, you all know that we are now in the process of creating a defense against the invasion that will happen in a few years according to the prophecy by the saint of time. To stop a future where the corruks reign supreme as the king of the world and where magic is banned."
Everyone one's face is serious and mad when he says that... Oh, so there is a time traveler here huh?
The king continues to say, "It is an invasion of an almighty scale reminiscent of the darkest times before the Liberation Era. An unstoppable army consisting of those hell spawns, Corruks and our own traitorous ilk who fell upon their ideology. But now with the help of the Libera Theocracy's priests, templars, saints, and the mythical paladins on the seats above as their representative, we will be done in a year. With this carnival, we will build the stronghold to hold the menace in its tracks and win!"
Everyone cheered him and he raises his scepter to the sky saying, "And so with my vow as the fourth Visus of Rarta, let the Puontion Carnival begin!"
He unsheathes his sword, raising it sky high and slams the scepters edge to the platform and large totems of steel fly high into the sky, lighting up the darkness around the sphere as it expands... Wait, could the sphere be expanding?
Everyone cheers the king and Ihyui. The populace was happy and everyone started celebrating. Kids run around, adults speak happily in the streets, vendors sell their food, while the people above started to go their own way. The other fly away and I could see Iyhui talking with the king with a smile.
Some of the elders leave while some do whatever they want. Elder tinyuri and some other gather around Ihyui and started talking with each other.
When finally the beast's cage beside me started to move on top of the temple. Everyone's gaze gathers around it. It was some kind of giant four-legged something. But it was humongous, even bigger than approximately 30 meters tall and 20 meters wide. When it was released, it tried to escape but suddenly it was pulled down to the ground. When I can finally see semi-invisible chains binding down the beast. It roars and moves in a frenzied state...
[You know I've been wondering. Why can I understand humans but not my other kins... When they scream, when they roar or squeak. Why can't I understand it?]
When the executioner arrives. He raises his greatsword and jumps, swinging it down on the beast neck, beheading its head off easily. Pillars of light rises from afar and directed to the sphere as a beacon of light.
The sphere expanded and the people cheered. The one that carries plates gather around when the carcass floats away and some follow it.
"As expected of champion class. You did well Gduin," Ihyui praises the lady wearing the clothes made of skin.
"Hmph, It's thanks to these resistor types corruk skin. Without them, I wouldn't be able to resist it's magic and died on its first shot. You bring your own champion class right? That small pathetic thing..."
Ihyu looks at me and says, "Like I said it wasn't me. It was my lil sis who captures it. I didn't capture anything sadly."
She rips away the dead skin of her face to show a beautiful girl in her teens, she looks at me with a face of disappointment saying, "Quite small but whatever, as long that beast is edible. I'm going to cook my own monster, see you next time Hyu and don't forget to save some for me."
She leaves and went after the beheaded beast from before.
When suddenly the cage I'm at started moving. Oh, brownies, this is it, this is my turn! Somebody, please save me!
A weird roar, reminiscent of starting engines silents the city from above.
[A plot armour Yes!!! I'm saved, wait, please don't be a monster or I'll be a sitting duck...]
I look to the sky, [Why thee divine is that!!!]
A shadow dawns all of the city. The black star covers the sky like an eclipse that will bring an end to an era.
Like a total eclipse that dawns on man once every blue moon. It flies boldly as it crashes into the sphere shattering it easily like it wasn't even there to begin with. Everyone started to run scream and panic. Chaos ensues the populace as the ships just float above the dark clouds.
The freezing white dust that gathers around the sphere falls into the city once more. Dark clouds gather wilts the blinding light, closing the large hope that provides this city with its future. Darkness rules over and only the small lantern and lamps guide the way to home.
Magicians quickly took to the sky, trying to intercept the giant black star when they suddenly fall without even getting close and crash into their deaths from the height alone. The floating building, platforms, and people that fly in the sky crash down in succession one after another and huge cataclysmic damage was done in seconds as I feel the earth shook and explosion caused by the falling debris.
One of the debris lands on top of me which shatters the barrier immediately and set me free. The chains that bind me is no more. Guards that watch over me was already gone before I knew it. They quickly scatter like a headless chicken, the golem beside me started to crumble and fall as I see the pearls fall from their body. The barrier around the other monster disappear and they quickly take their distance from me. Running around, circling me like I'm a disease.
I see people facing their palm to the monster and the other making a pose as if their summoning or accumulating magic. Sadly nothing comes out and monsters started killing any humans on sight in this ensuing chaos. I see people wearing holy like full plate armour, probably the Templars and paladins he talk about. They killing monsters in one swipe each, cutting them in half some even cut more than four in one swing... Damn, they're even more monstrous than all I've seen.
Flames light the street on fire, blood spills on these soil as it colours the streets red. The corpse littered on the streets as parents run away with the kids and the other children who got lost cried and fall to their knees, some even got trampled in the midst. The king with his flying cavalry is now on the ground, pushing back the monsters as he guides the people and guiding the children to safety.
The twins protect the people from the falling debris by using their beasts and keeping the monsters at bay without any magic it seems. Ihyuri is fighting multiple beasts with his harpoon, fighting like it was a spear... Is no one using magic?
The streets may be in chaos but I can still see with the oranges light and my multi visions. I think I'm just gonna get outta here. Since I can move now for some reason.
When I jump onto one of the roofs of the buildings. The city was in ruin, tall castle-like buildings are half destroyed. If I have to describe it, It's like a post-apocalyptic city.
I could still see the giant castle floating but the crystal around it was already gone. The walls over yonder are being kept safe yet I could see explosion and monsters crawling inside in droves. Damn the monsters act fast.
The castle fires multiple boulders only to fall as it got closer to the black star. They try to use cannons yet it won't even reach half its distance for it is too far.
I could see the hero's, little sister helping the running populace by casting magic with who seems to be the hero's friend.
[Ah, there's the magic.]
So~ much blood, so much flesh litter around...
[I'm getting hungry], Guts say in reflex.
The brain immediately replies, [You are right but we better just get out of here, fast. From the looks alone we really are sitting ducks].
[So why not we eat those magicians that died from the fall then jump out of the city.]
[Sounds good to me], Guts reply.
[It seems I agree with sir Guts], Brain reply.
I look around, trying to find the magicians that fall and notice one in the alleyways. I jump down to one of the alleyways immediately far from that temple, I quickly chow down on what was supposedly the dead body of the fallen magicians. It's easy to chew since it was crushed flat. It looks gross, but I can't be a picky eater now.
I could feel something surging within me and yet, the populace doesn't even realize I'm here while I'm eating. Well, whatever, I'm gonna live with this, I shouldn't be very picky. Thank you, O voices in my head for giving me a chance.
I went out when it got quiet. The streets are littered with monsters eating the carcass. The moment I left the alleyway, the monsters that were eating immediately run away, leaving behind the carcasses half eaten.
[Welp, in favor of eating the remains?]
[I agree], Guts says quickly.
[Just eat it quickly], Brain says in worry.
[Here we go]
I look up when I see the black star still hovers above and before long getting close to the floating castle. I could feel something bump from beside me as soon as I arrive at the stone roads of the urban area.
I look with the three eyes on my right. A little girl with brown hair and ruby eyes cry as she tries to get up and run away desperately. Only to trip and hurt her knee instead. The wound bleeds and it attracts me closer, she stands up herself and runs away limping. Yet with only one step, I'm already on top of her.
"Noooo!" she screams as she falls once more.
My gurgling jaws draws closer to her horrified face. She cried and wet herself when I could see her skirt and the street below her goes yellow.
She cries screaming, "Brother, save me?!"
[Hey, hey, rather than help don't you think you're gonna attract the monsters behind m-]
Stop in the midst of thought. The sound of breaking glass resound, I could feel pain jolting through my right head. I lost the sight on one of my right eyes, I back away and look at the side.
A youthful boy with brown hair and ruby eyes stands infront of the girl. He wears the same soldier gear I see everywhere, trembling with his knees while he holds his polearm. So much so I could hear the clamor his armour make.
He points his polearm at me as he looks at the girl saying, "Hey little bully who's the crybaby now? Y-you better leave. I don't think I can handle this. Especially when I can't use magic now."
She looks to the floor as her tears fall saying, "Brother, I-I (hick) I'm sorry..." she holds the wall to stand and limps ahead to where the crowds are heading.
[I feel like I've seen this boy before... Ah right, his one of the guard that talk to that ihyuit something guy.]
He immediately stands firm with his posture, smiling as he says, "Geez, don't say that now..." he looks down before gripping his polearm more firmly and stop shaking saying, "I may not be as strong as Hyu but I still need to hold you back," he grit his teeth before screaming, "Until reinforcement arrives... You shall not pass!"
"Roar Ruf Rrrraaaaar," [Pfff, mwahaha. Oh boy, that's a good reference their boy, that seriously makes my day!]
I quickly take the half-eaten carcass near me and eat it. When I feel the wound in my right disappeared and the vision fully returns, I look back at him.
He looks terrified backing away till the wall saying, "T-that's unfair..."
[Wait, am I the bad guy?]