Heavy is the armor to the man who is not prepared to wear it.
After venting Tristan proceeded upward, time flew by quickly but it was unknow due to this eternally white space they had been entrapped in.
During this lengthy period of time he had went up several floors while fighting fiercely.
Reaching the staircase to floor -990 he stared at the numbers numbly then proceeded upward as he went up he thought.
'How many more will I have to fight?, how many more innocents are going to die because of me?, how long will I be here for?'
Not knowing when he found he had reached the top of the stairs, he sighed and said "such depressing thoughts" he looked at the map and began to wander this floor.
An hour or two had passed his ears twitched listening carefully he heard the faint sound of fighting, curious he walked towards the noise.
And upon seeing who are what was making such a ruckus he clicked his tongue, she was that one caretaker back in the illusion he then thought of her name.
"Ugh what was her name again?"
He thought for a moment then heard the sound of flesh being torn his eyes sharpened but he saw that she was safe and was actually at an advantage,
He thought for a little more but was interrupted by the sound of a stampede.
Tristan looked left then right and he dashed towards the caretaker she panicked when she saw something rush at her but quickly calmed down when she heard the next few words.
"There coming!, follow me or you'll die"
She looked at the figure carefully and realized that it was her master thoe not as healthy as he used to.
She decided to follow and as the two ran Tristan felt as though he had added a burden he glanced behind and saw the woman's serious expression.
They went then right then the two took a corner and saw the elevator a foot they made a dash toward it at breakneck speed
Rumble rumble
The caretaker turned her head and she was filled with fear.
The parasitic humans were like a great swarm that chased after them crazily they were like zombies that disregarded their physical state when attacking a few of them opened their mouths and beams of energy were fired at them.
As the two were dodging Tristan suddenly slid forward and a parasitic zombie flew over head.
Everything moved slowly in the caretakers vision, its red eyes turning and it's mouth opening wide while it salivated.
Tristan's speed increased and in just a breath he was in front the elevator he tapped some numbers quickly and the door opened they rushed in and the door creaked as it began to slowly close shut.
The vessels charged over madly, the two felt anxious as they stared at the oncoming horde, suddenly a hand stretched through.
Bam!
The door slammed shut severing the hand, the hand shriveled then the elevator made a ta tan sound.
As the elevator moved up slowly Tristan remembered her name, 'its Silveira right?' he looked at her with a strange gaze causing her to lower her head
As time flew by Tristan stared at the celling blankly his eyes shifted to his right Silveira shifted nervously an odd air could be felt between them. After sometime of silence Tristan spoke gloomily.
"As we venture upward our chances of survival will decrease . . . so do you wish to proceed?"
His voice was gloomy and stiff which brought down the severity of the situation.
Silveira was quiet for a moment then she replied with a firm tone "anywhere the master goes I will go even if its in death I will follow the master"
She then bowed to him after finishing her words. Seeing this Tristan couldn't help but let out a wry chuckle.
The elevator stopped with a clang, the door opened and they were greeted with an odd scene.
On this floor a strange pink fleshy substrate wrapped around the empty chambers Silveira stepped forward her expression a mix of shock and disbelief.
And with a crunch she stepped onto something she looked down and saw it was a human skull she took a few steps back in fright and bumped into the chest of a somewhat frail Tristan.
Tristan's dead eyes looked down at her and she flinched but he only spoke a few words causing her to straighten up.
"We don't have time for panic!" as he spoke he walked past her and his eyes scanned the empty chambers.
Some time passed before he spoke, "the demon that manages this floor has gone on a rogue."
He then pointed to his right and said "there is a astonishing amount of blood lust coming from that direction, if I'm not mistaken its at the center of the room."
He paused then continued we will have to go in a complete circle as to not alert it.
Silveira nodded Tristan looked at her then said your names a bit of a mouthful so ima just call you 'Sel'
The two moved to the edge of the massive room then started to walk toward the next ten floor bypass.
The outskirts weren't covered with fleshy substrate but it was still prominent sel and Tristan moved quietly.
They took a right but tristan suddenly stopped Sel looked up and opened her mouth but Tristans hand covered it quickly.
He peaked around the corner and he felt the hairs on the back his neck stand on end he grabbed sels hand and started to run
Boom!
A massive flesh club slammed into the area the duo was at as, as the two ran Sel' couldn't help but look back.
Behind them was a massive bloob of flesh and organs, this flesh monster had two thick arms, one holding the masive club and the othrr was reaching for something.
Tristan sensed the danger and rushed into the mess of empty chambers.
Boom!
Seven to eight chambers exploded in succession the two looked to their right and was both relieved and fearful.
Relieved to dodge the attack, terrified of the power of the monster, the two looked back fearfully as they ran.
The monsters small beedy eyes looked at the duo as they ran, it's small mouth opened and it let out a cry unbefitting of its size.
After it screamed it began to frantically search fo the the two but the two were long gone.
As the two moved around, they kept their vigilance high, they thought that there were a few more of those things wandering around, but after some time it didn't seem to be the case.
An hour till two but there were no signs of the monster or anything for that matter, thinking about it, it was strange.
Tristan contemplated for a moment to try at the exit again.
They changed directions madly the two broke the corner and low and behold the monster was atanding their looking around.
Without hesitation the duo ran in the opposite direction this didn't escape the monsters atention as it roared and chased after them madly
Boom boom crash!
The monster was like an unstoppable force as it rushed at them madly, fragments flew high into the air as the chase grew.
Tristans keen eye sight and intuition seemed to become one as he saw some rose petals on the ground.
He followed the tracks like a madman while dragging sel.
After some time the monster seemed to have lost the two or so it seemed to the desperate duo.
Shortly thereafter the two calmed but they still continued to follow the rose like petals on the ground the two were quiet as they walked.
After some time the duo saw a tree it's bark was flesh like the branches a dark crimson but what caught ones eyes were the leaves the were like bright red rubies.
Sel' couldn't help but stare her eyes sparkling.
The two continued on the path and they saw more and more trees as they drew closer to a certain area.
Not knowing when the two were suddenly sorounded by trees the red leaves drifted about showing that their was the presence of wind.
Muffled crunches could be heard beneath the two as they moved about.
The ground was covered by the red leaves witch created an illusion of a perfect fantasy Sel's heart thumped wildly as she was drawn into the beautiful scenery
On the other hand Tristan frowned, and shortly thereafter his eye caught something or rather someone, it was a woman in red dress.
Tristan's senses seemed to have returned as he found to their horror that they were at the center of the room.
That bloodlust was suffocating Tristan turned to run but he was frozen in place, the lady in red stretched out her hand and picked a bloodred fruit.
She then spoke in a crisp voice
"Guest from a far why the rush let's sit and talk."
When she finished her words a mysterious force tugged on the two but Tristan resisted fiercely.
The woman head tilted in surprise but with a wave of a hand he was pulled towards her, Tristan's mimd qemt blank as je found himslef in the womans embrace
Her red lips curved into a smile, she leaned forward causing her majenta black hair to sway in front of her jade like face, her silver like eyes blinked.
"How indescribable"
Tristan heard himself and he felt the blood rushing to his head but he managed to calm down but he soon realized that her face was drawing ever closer.
So he leaned back but she leaned in even more Tristan felt that if he leaned anymore he would fall so he just stared on.
The hand that was holding the fruit came towards tristans face the lady in red opened her mouth showing off her exquisitely white but sharp teeth.
Tristan felt that mysterious force again but this time his jaw was being forced open he bit down fiercely but with a caca sound his mouth was ripped open.
She stuffed the fruit into his mouth then she closed her mouth and Tristan was forced to bite down
Bup bup!
Tristan felt a rush of energy in his body and his mind became foggy his legs went limp he fell on his back back the demon climbed onto him.
She leaned forward and her mouth opened her toungue then extended out, it continued down and slipped past the fruit and into Tristan's mouth.
The fruit began to desolve at a frightening rate, when the fruit reaches half its size She went down on him.
In the eyes of outsiderse the two were like passionate lovers that began to kiss, not knowing when Tristan felt her body rise and fall, she was grinding on him.
Her tongue reached into his throat marking unable to breath his face turned a dark purple.
At this moment Sel was able to move so she rushed at the demon and shoved her.
Caught of guard the demon was pushed some distance away her tongue slid from Tristan's throat and onto the ground.
He gasped for breath then cursed bitch mother fucker but his throat went dry in the next the she said.
"This is enough" she began to wilt she continued "take care of her". She smiled then her body wilted
Tristan was confused for a moment but he felt something rise from within his throat.
As the feeling intensified he felt his throat buldge and water started to run from his eyes.
He knelt and began to cough violently his hand reached into his mouth as he tried to claw it out.