"Yeah....nope. Theres no way I am fighting that thing!" I gasped running away zig zag to avoid the burning meteors heading towards me.
'WHAT IN THE (BLEEPITY)(BLEEPITY) (BLEEP) IS THAT MONSTROSITY?!' Cuddles spat furiously as he ran beside me.
[Time limit: 120 seconds]
[Reward on completion: survival kit] [Failure to complete task: poisoning effect lasts 60 seconds]
"What the...YOU MEAN WE JUST HAVE TWO MINUTES TO DEFEAT THAT!?" I squeaked in horror.
Oh wait...I had a partner! I didn't have to defeat it alone!
"Bunny you distract that thing! I will look for weapons!" I said yeeting a raging Cuddles towards the dragon and running away elegantly.
'BLEE...EEEEE....EEEEEEEEE...EEEEEEEEE....P'
"Come on...come on...Why is everything broken?!" I nervously looked everywhere for anything I could use.
[....]
"Sneezing powder...maybe I could use this!"
[It is recommended that you use the building tools feature]
"Ohhh I remember using ;btools befor-" I gasped as I saw a popup screen appear suddenly in front of my face when I said ;btools.
This was just like coding! But less hectic and much more simpler!
"Hmm okay let's see what a dragon's weakness is....Water! Maybe I can build a water launching missile!" I was excited thinking of all the possiblities I could build.
[Just a reminder. You have one minute remaining]
"(BLEEP)"
I ran towards the dragon building the canon hurriedly while I ran.
Bunny was really angry....Its eyes were glowing red. So far it's strategy seemed to be blind dragon with its shiny red light.
"Good job bunny! I will take over from right! You stay in front and keep distracting it!"
'YOU (BLEEPING)(BLEEP) FIX THIS (BLEEPY) MESS YOU (BLEEPING) MADE!'
"Geez you have some serious issues! Can't you like not cuss in one sentence at least?" I groaned as I loaded my canon getting ready to fire.
[30 seconds]
-BOOM-
"Ohhh did it work?" I tried to look at the dragon through the smoke that appeared after firing my canon.
*AAA AAA*
"Wait did the dragon just speak!?"
'WHAT THE (BLEEP)'
[.....]
*AAAAAAAAAAA*
"Calm down Mr/Mrs/non binary dragon...Hmm... I can't really tell unlike others. Anyways we can talk this out! Like a therapy! Bunny is so much better now than he was before see!"
*AAAACHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*
The dragon sneezed fire towards us.
...Oops-
I think I may or may not not have added sneezing powder instead of water in the canon.
I held on to Mr. Cuddles muscular abs from behind as he jumped into the air and saved me from being fried chicken.
*ACHOO ACHOO AAA AAA ACHOOOO*
The dragon kept on spewing fireballs at us everytime it sneezed.
'FIX IT YOU (BLEEP)' Bunny growled as it created craters everytime it hopped down from the sky.
"Yes! Yes! I am building!" I fiddled with the controls trying to find a sword that was made of a material of the strongest density.
[10 seconds left]
"Darn it...not enough time! Spawn random feature with tensile strength! Search inventory and find the best match!"
{Best match found. DOMINATION BUNDLE. Features include: Tensile strength, flexibility, hardcore damage and special skin}
A new voice said that sounded kinda sus...
{Choose to equip?}
{Yes} or {No}
"Equip it on bunny!" I didn't trust the creepy sounding robotic voice that sounded like all hackers do in movies.
PoOf~
"....."
[.....]
{.....}
'....'
The silence that followed bunny's transformation was even worse than before.
For the first time even Mr. Cuddles did not cuss.
*....*
The dragon was finally silent and subdued but at what cost....my mind has been permanently scarred.
[Time is up. Task completed successfully. Reward of completion: survival kit.]
What appeared to be a first aid box dropped into my hands.
"Seriously we fought with our lives on the line....for a first aid box!?" I said in annoyance.
I tried not to look at bunny who was dressed in questionably civil and extremely inappropriate wear...holding a whip in its muscular fuzzy paws and stepping on top of the subdued, tastefully tied up dragon's head with his high heels.
"Could I have the poison effect instead as a reward...this is extremely disturbing...."
[....]
"Does the first aid kit have bleach in it?" I said looking for it seriously.
[Teleporting admin and guest back to DEMONIC FOREST OF DEATH AND DESPAIR]
"Wait...What was it called again?!"
SwOoSh~
The box puked me and bunny out and we were back in the forest.
Hmm...This is concerning.
Mr Cuddles hasn't cussed or even said a word since that happened.
"Are you okay Mr. Cuddles?" I asked in concern.
`Never do that again.' He said in a daze.
He looked traumatized.
Wait...He didn't cuss this time and spoke quietly too! The therapy worked! I think I helped him resolve his anger issues successfully!
"Mr. Cuddles..." I sat down beside him playing with the fluffy pink grass as I spoke.
"I had a lot of fun since I met you. I don't know much about this place...but I know this! With you by my side we can conquer any monsters we come across! So will you join me on my journey and go on an adventure with me? My first friend here....Will you team up with me Mr. Cuddles?" I turned to my right and looked at the empty spot where bunny sat on the grass.
'Heck no! I am not going anywhere near you again' Mr. Cuddles flipped me off and ran in the opposite direction with supersonic speed.
I stood gaping at the burned off grass that indicated the direction Mr. Cuddles went.
"How rood! I gave a beautiful inspirational speech and everything!" I grumbled.
"Darn..." I realized I was all alone in the strange looking forest.
"What was it called again....Oh yeah...DEMONIC FOREST OF DEATH AND DESPAIR!" I recalled.
This forest was really noisy! I could hear all sorts of howls, screeches, growling, snarling, hissing and whatever noises animals make.
But I wasn't worried or afraid because I knew that I was dreaming....There's no way any of this is real.
"....This is all a dream right?" I looked at my scraped hand that got injured a bit when I was running away from the dragon.
I applied some antibiotic ointment that I got from the med kit on my arm. It stinged.
"I wonder if it's possible to feel pain in a dream?" I wondered starting to get a bit uneasy now.
"C...could this be? Is it possible that...all of this...was real?" I asked the forest.
The wind turned chilly and I had a foreboding feeling. My apprehension grew as I noticed it was getting darker.
The soft pink grass turned into a velvet carpet of blood red and the animals went quiet as the red moon rose up in the sky. The branches reached upwards like they were welcoming the darkness that would soon envelop the forest.
I bit my lip nervously and tasted blood.
"This is real isn't it Roast?" I asked hoping to get a response. The bunny was long gone and the silence was eerie and extremely discomforting.
[Yes admin. That is correct.] Roast answered me in a voice that sounded a bit distant and distracted.
I wonder what it's doing....
"How...is that even possible?" I nearly whispered.
[Your prior life has been terminated due to some unforseen circumstances.]
"So..I am dead huh? I really died back there..." I tried to control my erratic breathing.
[That is correct admin. I shall be your guide during your journey here and try my utmost best to provide you with detailed instructions and training required in order to survive throughout your stay.]
"Thanks Roast. Its good to have someone to talk to right now. The sudden silence in this forest is really creeping me out"
[I am glad to be of help admin]
"Please call me Arktos."
[Certainly. As long as you call me System]
The voice sounded like it was smiling.
"Aww come on Roast and Coast aren't that bad for names!"
[....]
"Fine! I will call you system!" I conceded after a while.
[Much appreciated Arktos. Welcome to the New World!] System sounded smug.
Wait a second....Did she say 'New World'.
Wasn't that the name of the new glitchy game I was fixing before I died....
Pink grass...red moon...carnivorous forest... Complete silence a few minutes before the sky is covered with a black canvas....and things start to happen...
THE DEMONIC FOREST OF DEATH AND DESPAIR.
How didn't I realize it before....
This is exactly like hardcore death mode of new world.
Which means.....bad news.
The sky turned dark. There were no stars visible....the trees grew and covered everything above me like a roof....like a cage trapping me in darkness with unknown deadly creatures all turning their beady hungry eyes in my direction.
"....Oh (BLEEP)!"