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Chapter 12 - EPISODE 11 - Another Chance

*Pitch black*

Emis: WUHHH!

*Emis wakes up surprised and scared out of his life*

Emis: Wh-Where am I?

The Link? I died again haven't I?

Mercilla: My, my...

*Emis sees Mercilla*

Mercilla: You certainly do like coming here, don't you?

Emis: I thought I was finished! Isn't the world saved already by stopping Shrednell?

Mercilla: Quite fierce, I see. Boy, you haven't even started your journey. Death lurks in every corner, so learn to stay vigilant at all times, cause it brings no mercy once it gets you.

Emis: Why? WHY? Why must my friends always die?

Mercilla: That human, is the harsh fate they will encounter if not saved by the likes of you.

Emis: Why can't you be the one to stop the chaos by yourself? I can't...I can't have this burden! It is too painful for me to bear!

Mercilla: Unfortunately, we cannot. Something prevents us Browsers from interfering. This something also was the one who placed the rule, the reason why you cannot tell anyone about this.

Emis: Who is this something ?

Mercilla: That is for another time.

Emis: What do you mean, another time? This isn't the last death?

Mercilla: No. You will keep dying and dying. Not so much of a blessing now, is it?

*Emis cries hardly*

No...Not now! KEEP GOING!

*Emis wipes his tears*

Emis: B-Before I totally lose my mind, can you please explain how my so-called "three lives" work? Come to think of it, I only died two times and didn't revive afterward. In fact, how do I even know that incantation?

Mercilla: But it is simple, once you die, you are revived and thus, now have 2 lives left. Once you have died 3 times in a row, that's it. Game over. However, if you somehow lose 2 lives only, you can recover them in a week's rest. That incantation, uses two of your lives and converts it into power. If you have 2 lives left and chant the incantation, you'll be in a weakened state, living only by your life's final remnants, if you use that, you instantly die. The rest of your questions should be answered during your journey.

Emis: I understand. Thanks for the information. Hey, before I go, what's the difference being resurrected in an alternate world in the past and being resurrected in that world and reset?

Mercilla: There's a large difference.

*A light shnes upward into the void*

Emis: I'll make her pay. I'LL KILL HER!

Mercilla: Human! Don't get swallowed by darkness.

*Poof*

*He is sent once again*

??? : Emis!

Who is that?

??? : Emis!

*He opens his eyes*

Daiki: Emis! Prepare your stuff!

Emis: Huh? Oh yes, coming!

This moment where we leave.

Emis: Hmm, I think this is goodbye.

Ayaka: Uhhh...you already said that.

Emis: Oh, have I?

Oops, wrong dialogue.

Ayaka: Are you ok?

Emis: Oh, hahahaha, yeah, I'm fine, I must be getting pretty sleepy.

*He makes a fake yawn*

Emis: Bye!

*He joins Daiki and Hiroto*

Both Daiki and Hiroto: Bye Ayaka! Thanks for everything!

Ayaka: Bye!

*Door closes*

Ayaka's thoughts: Will he be okay? He seemes a bit down right now.

*The three of them are outside*

Daiki: Okay! Time to go! But let's check our stuff to see if anyone forgot some of their stuff.

*Daiki and Hiroto check their bags*

Emis: My stuff's all here.

Hiroto: I think I forgot something.

Daiki: Yup, I forgot my water bottle. Let's go back inside to find the missing items.

Hiroto: You stay here, Emis, we're only going to take a minute.

*The two head back inside*

*He sighs*

Here we go again.

*Something whooshes from a bush*

*He prepares*

Emis: I know you're there.

*A little ball from behind, passing through his legs.*

This!

*He kicks it away from him*

And she'll appear...

*He looks behind and tries to attack with his right hand*

...here!

Calfurnia: Ngk!

*She moves backward swiftly*

Calfurnia: H-How'd you know I'd appear here?

Emis: ...

Calfurnia: Hey! No fair! HIYAH!

*Slash* *Slash* *Slash*

*Each attack misses only by a few centimeters*

She's so fast I can barely keep up.

*Slash*

Kiyah! She hit me.

*He has been hit in the arm*

Calfurnia: I'm pretty fast you know.

How can I defeat her? My only chance of defeating her is by hitting her with that attack, but it's too slow and she's too agile.

Calfurnia: Rahhh! You're making me mad!

But I can't help not to take her seriously because of her childish actions. Stilll, I'm going to punish her. I'll have no choice but to try.

Emis: Sacred Incantation Conversion:...

Calfurnia: Hmm? You're trying to attack me? I won't let that happen.

*She rushes toward him*

Emis: ...Life Extension t-

*She slashes his right arm*

Emis: AHHHH! My arm!

Calfurnia: At this rate, you'll die of blood loss.

*Daiki and Hiroto get out of the house*

Hiroto: We're read-

Daiki: Emis!

Emis: No! Stop! Run!

Calfurnia: I guess I'll have to kill them too.

*He grabs her arm*

Emis: I...won't...let you!

Calfurnia: *sighs* What a pain.

*She slashes his neck*

*He died*

*Pitch black*

Emis: AHHH! *breathes unstably*

Mercilla: You're back so soon, and that's 5.

*He's back in the Link*

Emis: That monster...I'm going back!

Mercilla: So soon? Alright.

*A white light shines upward into the void*

*He is sent to the world*

??? : Emis!

Who is that again?

??? : Emis!

*He opens his eyes*

Daiki: Emis! Prepare your stuff!

So I'm back...to this moment....

END OF EPISODE 11