"So I can probably guess what you guys are thinking." The figure, shrouded in a dark mist, stared towards an imaginary fourth wall in the void. He then raised his hands before waving them around in a higher-pitched voice in a mocking way. "Oh~! Why did you have some scrawny, snot-nosed, gambling-addicted brat go to destroy some worlds without any help?" "How about you shut up already? I already gave him a gacha system for his damn addiction! And about him not being able to summon people... because that's cheating!" He huffed before turning away with his arms crossed, "I need a destroyer. Not some shrivelled-up pussy who stands behind a wall of workers..." He said after transforming his throne into a recliner, "Because that's..." *** A fanfic to help me practice my writing. This will probably be fun. hehehe... *Nervous laughter*
"What do you mean I'm dead?" A blue wisp hung in a dark space as it faced a shadowy humanoid figure that seemed to be raging about. It was covered from head to toe in a dark, gassy substance that the blue wisp couldn't seem to be able to see past through, and it was about 6 feet tall.
"AARGH! We've been through this 10 FUCKING TIMES! YES, YOU'RE DEAD, AND NO, YOU ARE NOT IN THE AFTERLIFE!" The entity roared at him in an irritated tone.
"... What do you mean I'm—" Before the wisp could finish its sentence, the figure grabbed into him before swinging him around. After spinning around several times, the figure slowed down before glaring at the wisp.
"I swear that if you say that FUCKING SENTENCE AGAIN, I'LL CHUCK YOU TO THE END OF THIS SHITTY UNIVERSE!" The wisp shrunk back as it heard that before speaking up again.
"You have a very foul mouth, sir. You swear a lot, and I mean A LOT!" The wisp emphasised the dark entity's use of swearing when talking.
"I mean, it's not a bad thing, but just limiting how much you use it a day can—"
"DO YOU NEVER SHUT UP, YOU INSOLENT LITTLE BALL OF GAS?!" It tightened its grip on the wisp. "Listen and listen well!"
It released the wisp and let it float back.
"I am Deshowda, translated in your tongue, so it's a little more bearable to hear. And I am a being beyond your current comprehension." Deshowda crossed its arms as it stared down at the wisp - waiting for it to introduce itself.
"... so that I don't get confused... You're a dude, right." A vein seemed to pop out from Deshowda's forehead before they nodded.
"Yes... Isn't it obvious from the sound of my voice?" He said in an annoyed tone. His voice had a deep pitch and carried an echo. The wisp gave what seemed to be a nod before responding.
"You see... My world has a lot of people who identify themselves as—"
"Yeah, Yeah, I don't care." The wisp hung its head low.
"Oh... Okay..."
Deshowda then frowned with a raised brow, "What with the sad tone?" The wisp shook its "head" before answering:
"It's nothing... Anyway, what is it that you want to tell me?"
Deshowda, now a little calmer, began to speak out what it wanted to say previously for the past couple of hours since the wisp arrived here.
"First, what is your name, Weak one?"
"A bit harsh." The wisp whispered to itself before introducing itself, "I am Daunt."
"...Last name?"
"You didn't tell me your last name, so I don't have to either."
Deshowda squeezed the gap between his eyebrows before giving an exasperated sigh. "Fine, whatever."
"Is that all you wanted or...?"
"You think I pulled some random soul from the rebirth cycle just to exchange names?"
Daunt looked around the void-like space, "...You'd be surprised what loneliness can do to someone."
"I AM NOT LONELY! I have plenty of people more interesting to talk to than you."
"Suuurrreee... So what do you really want with me?"
Deshowda created a simple yet menacing throne before plotting himself down on it. He rested his elbow on its armrest and leaned his face into it.
"I want you to be my champion—"
"Champion?"
A vein seems to pop out of Deshowda's head again, "Yes, champion, now shut up so I can finish." Daunt shrunk back and waited patiently for him to continue.
"There is a war going on between two sides, and I want you to join mine." An awkward silence permeated through the space.
"Well? Aren't you going to say something?"
"Oh! I can speak now?"
Deshowda groaned and nodded, "Yes, you may."
"First off, why me? Secondly, what side are we on? Third, what are you guys fighting for?"
Deshowda seemed to be surprised at Daunt's question, "You finally asked some good questions."
"For your first question, because I couldn't be bothered to scour through billions or even trillions in that stream to find someone who was a better fit." Daunt nodded in understanding, "Time is money, is what they say."
"... Yeahhh... In this case, time is whoever wins this war."
"That's fair."
"For your second question, you will come to know after you accept to be my champion." Daunt raised a brow but continued to listen more of what Deshowda had to say.
"For your third question... Worlds."
Daunt raised his eyes in surprise, "Worlds? Like the thing with a lot of people on it?"
"Horrible way to describe it, but yes. Those kinds of worlds."
"But what for?"
"Influence, of course." Deshowda shrugged, "And also the energy inside them."
"Energy, huh? I see... What do I gain from being your champion?" Daunt understood the situation.
"You get to live again. Isn't that great?" Daunt deflated a bit, "That's kinda meh..."
"PAHAHAHA! I'm only joking! Tell me, what did you love to do before dying?"
Daunt was slightly surprised by this question before falling into a deep thought. "I liked spending my money on things, I guess?"
"On...?"
"Uhm... Oh! I liked to spend my money on these things called Gachas!"
"Gachas?" Deshowda then looked to the side, in which a giant purple panel appeared. Using his finger, he scrolled through before murmuring something with an interested expression on his shrouded face.
"I see... So you basically have a gambling addiction, yes? The fourth layer of Hell would welcome you gladly." Deshowda snickered.
"W-Well..." Before Daunt could respond, Deshowda chimed in:
"No matter! Fine by me, how do you feel about a little personal gacha of yours?"
"My personal... Gacha...?" Daunt tilted his "head" before asking more about it, "What do you mean?"
"I mean what I said. I let you have a little gacha that can summon things from various movies, games and uh... these things you call Anime."
"Seriously!? Can I also summon hot girls, too?"
"No." Deshowda immediately shut him down as soon as he heard that with an unchanging expression. Daunt deflated, "Why not...?"
"I'm not going to answer that. Now, do you want to become my champion or not?"
Daunt weighed the pros and cons. The cons were that we would be sent back into that stream but nothing else. The pros were that we would be alive and also receive a gacha for being some champion for a dude in a war.
"I'll accept!"
"EXCELLENT!" Deshowda rose from his throne before waltzing up to him and shooting out a slither of mist from his body into the spirit.
"I expect great things from you, My Destroyer!"
"H-Huh? D-DESTROYER—!?" Before Daunt could say anymore, a dark pillar fell down upon him before sucking him up and sending him away.
"DESHOWDAAA!"
Deshowda sighed in relief before falling back onto his throne.
"So I can probably guess what you guys are thinking." Deshowda stared towards an imaginary fourth wall in the void.
He then raised his hands before waving them around in a higher-pitched voice in a mocking way.
"Oh~! Why did you have some scrawny, snot-nosed, gambling-addicted brat to go and destroy some worlds without any help?"
"How about you shut up already? I already gave him a gacha system for his damn addiction! And about him not being able to summon people... because that's cheating!"
He huffed before turning away with crossed arms, "I need a destroyer. Not some shrivelled-up pussy who stands behind a wall of workers..."
He said after turning his throne into a recliner for himself, "Because I'm the shrivelled-up pussy that hides behind my worker." He erupted in a laugh as he reclined back.
"Hmm... Maybe I should've told him about Invaders... Meh... It'll be fine. I hope he enjoys that blessing, though."