"....."
The silence lasted for a solid minute as Leon looked into the Hooded figure's crimson-red eyes staring straight at my face.
"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH- Leon screamed as sheer panic and fear started to settle in and his brain comprehended that what had happened was not normal but he was then silenced by the stare it gave to him.
"Sssushh~ we don't want trouble now, do we?~," It said in a transcendent voice, making it difficult to identify the gender. It then proceeded to unstrap the belt on top of Leon's forehead which was profusely sweating from this scary situation. Leon shakes his head in disbelief, blinks a few times to see if he is hallucinating, and avoids looking back at it till...
"You haven't answered my question yet boy," It said with a colder tone. making Leon freeze again as he felt an eerie vibe that something bad will happen if he ignores it one more time.
Leon takes a short breath and gathers up whatever courage was left in him"..u-um… Y-you haven't told me w-what we are playing?" He tried to reply till his jaw gets caught by the figure's shadow-cloaked hand.
It then looked at him and lets out a giggle "What game? Pfft~ it's a simple game of head and tails~ as we toss these coins!~" It summons a golden coin and a silver coin respectively as the rest of the belts on him get unstrapped on their own and the figure gets off of him and floats its way to the front of the bed.
Leon knew that he can't escape from this scenario even if he tried, especially with his pathetic athleticism.
' how did I end up in a situation like this!' Leon mourned inwardly as he looked at the figure which summons a black bowl this confused Leon even more now that he has completely shut down the logical side of his brain as he is seeing more illogical things happen right in front of his eyes.
"What are you?" Leon asks but the voice which came out was much closer to a high-pitched whisper.
"I'll answer that once you win a game with me, sounds fair?" It replied as Leon sees it summon a rose-wood board which is hovering in the air and places the two coins in it. This confirmed a dreaded suspicion that Leon had...
'Fuck... it is going to be more than one game..., Oh lord have mercy' he prayed as he noticed a change in his peripheral vision.
The light in the room was getting a little bit brighter by the minute, just enough to see the coins and the hooded figure's appearance.
If he had to describe it in one word….
'short....'
The long description would be - 'about 5 foot tall being wrapped up in the dark ragged cloak the face region is dark and nothing was visible except its crimson-red eyes. it was standing in front of the bed while it was hovering in the air just like the board with the bowl and coins hovering in front of Leon's eyes as he got off the bed, forgetting the fact that the man had nothing on him except his Boxers.
"You do know that people can read your face like an open book right?" It tilted its head and said in a monotonous voice, which led Leon to panic and looks away, but then she continued to speak.
"Anyways the rules are simple!" It clapped as the shadow robe connected in the middle. " you and I will choose a coin color and then toss our coins in the air. I will immediately close the coins with the bowl, now we will wager whether it's heads or tails.
Now you can bet on either only your coin or choose to bet on my coin as well, If you win your bet, you can get the rewards I wager accordingly and vice-versa"
"..." Leon was just confused as the conversation was going all over the place but then took a deep breath and asks "Why would I play this game? It is not like I got anything to Wager anyways"
"The wager necessarily does not only mean materialistic values, It can also be information, In your case...You can probably win the thing that you desire the most, hehe~ you can think of me like a genie in this case"
"-I..!" This was Like a Nuke to the Reward center of Leon's brain as he started to consider the possibilities of the opportunity this being can present to him
'Honestly, there is not much I could technically lose in terms of information and wealth as I don't have anything on me... Not anymore anyways, Plus seeing that it could do.
There is no doubt that it's a supernatural being I mean the Alpha exists and caused this apocalypse, It is not Far fetched that there may be other supernatural beings out there..'. Leon sighs and nods.
"I'll play your game"
"Yaay!" It claps in cheer which confused Leon once again and made him wonder...
' maybe it's more likely a girl?'
"Alright now choose a coin,"
the genie said showing the two coins which are floating in front of Leon. "I'm picking silver" Leon picks the silver coin hoping good karma comes his way as his family name is Silvius.
"Okay I am picking gold, now flip the coin!" It Flipped the coin and commanded Leon to do so which the latter did out of panic. The coins fall on the board and the bowl closed the coins before showing the results.
"What is your wager?" It asks him "And don't go asking for your cheeky desires right at the start, if you do I am not playing".
'But.. you are the one who asked me to play in the first place' He sighs inwardly and nods at her. "I want to know what are you and I bet I got heads" he replied in a confident tone.
"Oh, for someone who was about to piss their shorts while they reek and are half naked in front of a being like me, that was a confident answer. Good good!" It complimented him.
"Then I bet My gold coin to be heads and your coin to be tails, My wager will be as simple as yours, So tell me, Leon Silvius…"
"Who are you?"