1 Chapter 1: Arrival

OOH!

That really hurt! Man, my head is giving me the biggest headache. What just happened? Why does everything hurt?

Woah...Looking around everything is on fire!

Woah, woah, woah, what's going on!?

Where'd my chair go?

To think I was just playing on my laptop a second ago, and now I'm in the middle of a burning city.

There is literally apocalyptic levels of shit going on right now!

It's really hot around me. Just how long were these fires burning for exactly?

This isn't exactly the kind of place someone would normally be.

The sound of the fire burning would actually make for some good white noise if I wasn't actually in the middle of it.

Okay Bell, calm down.

I should calm down and breathe. There we go, in… out … in … out.

WAIT.

You're not supposed to breathe this hard in a fire!

Oh man, I just wasted a ton of oxygen.

I probably just breathed in a ton of ash too.

Is this how I die?

I'm really going to die because of a stupid mistake a third grader wouldn't make! How embarrassing, really.

Hmm...

Maybe I should actually get off of the ground.

I've been laying on this dirt road for a bit now. I should stop being so lazy and figure out where I am.

Alright, let's do it! Are you ready, body? And up we go!

Alright, the first priority is getting out of this fire.

I don't think it's a good idea to be slow and walk, so let's run.

Is it just me or do these buildings look a little old?

Like really old?

No wonder this village is on fire, it's all made of wood and brick! So old-timey.

Oh, oh man. This isn't good. Oh man, are those bodies?

They don't look alive either.

Was there some kind of battle that I missed?

Now I don't get out much, but I'm pretty sure this blood on the ground isn't fake or some kind of prank.

This is really bad I should -

"HELP!"

Huh? What was that? Was that a woman screaming for help?

This is just my luck, isn't it.

First, I wake up to a burning village, and next, there's a woman in danger too close for me to ignore!

If I end up going to save her, I might end up needing help too. And it doesn't look like there's anybody else around to do that.

I was never the type to go around saving people. Hell, even go outside really.

Am I ready for this?

Ughhhhh!

Fine, I'm going to go save the lady.

I'd feel guilty if I just let her die. Besides, there's a chance that if I save her she might know a path out of here.

That's ideal but anything is possible.

I hope whatever she needs help with isn't too hard or dangerous.

Okay, I made it around the building. Let's see what's in store. Woah, it's a lady and she's got pink hair!

She's stretching her arms out protecting something. It better be important enough to risk your life over!

Wait, what's she defending it from?

Woah, woah, woah!

AAH!

It's a giant spider!

That's a way bigger spider than I've ever seen.

Where am I, Australia? It's as big as a toddler!

Oh man, it's getting closer to her.

I would've passed out by now if I had arachnophobia.

Oh great, she sees me and is screaming help pretty loudly at this point. Alright, there's no excuse for running away now.

What am I talking about, yes there is.

I want to live!

But If I end up trying to run, the monster might sense that and their primal hunting... something will kick in and target me.

I doubt pink-haired lady would help me then.

Alright, let's try to save her.

So, what can we use? We have a sword over here. Oh, there's a shield right over here. A bit of red stuff on it, but I'm not going to question it for my sake.

Let's a go!

My first move was a success. I've managed to get myself between the lady and the spider.

Ugh, those fangs.

They're literally dripping with venom.

You can see the venom sizzle as it hits the ground!

It's cold eyes, a pure blood-red. It's staring at me with it's cold, beady eyes.

Truly scary.

Alright, so what's the plan now?

I guess the only thing to do is to try to hit it, right?

As if it read my thoughts, the monster lunges at me, its venomous fangs shown in full.

I bring up the shield right before it hits.

CLANG! I got it to hit the shield instead of me, but the spider knocked me to the ground.

Ah fuck, this isn't good.

"RUN!"

Hopefully this lady gets away before it's done with me.

Not that I plan on dying or anything. If we both die, that'd defeat the whole point of me being here.

Aah! What was that?

Damn, my leg!

It bit me!

That damn spider bit me!

Man, my leg feels like it's on fire. I can feel the pain spreading through my veins like lava.

I can barely think about anything else!

Aah, this isn't good.

Especially if I don't kill this thing soon.

I would've died for nothing!

Where's my adrenaline? Isn't that supposed to help dull the pain? Because I'm feeling everything right now!

At this point, I'm just swinging wildly, hoping for a hit.

Ah hahaha! I DID IT!

I cut off two of his legs!

"SCREEEE!" The spider monster makes an unnatural sound as blood (blood? It looks purple?) spills out from its new holes.

It suddenly drops as the blood from its body gushes out in a final spurt.

Eww, eww, eww, gross. That's disgusting.

For some reason, I don't feel the blood hitting my leg. In fact, I don't feel anything at all. Oh yeah, my legs are numb. In fact, I can't move at all.

Before I can get the chance to enjoy my victory over the beast, the fires start to grow grayer.

Man, I really wasted my life. I spent nineteen years laying around in my room, just to die here. I mean, it's not like my life had much use, so I guess saving this lady helps make my case to whatever afterlife exists.

If I ever get a second chance, I want to live my life to the fullest!

No regrets!

Taking every opportunity I get to the fullest and see everything more positive!

Ugh, but that's just wishful thinking,

Man, it's getting dark.

So dark.

I should close my eyes for a bit.