Chaos

Eric skipped along the broken-down structure of the collapsed portal that brought him to this world. He wasn't sure what he was looking for, just that there might be something interesting in these ruins. There had to be. Considering it had managed to drag him all the way from his dimension into this one. It was strange the place hadn't been cleaned up yet. Then again he had heard tales from people who tried to warn him away from the area. Tales of people randomly going missing and then showing up several hours, or even days later, traumatized. That was given they were still alive; several were nothing more than a decaying corpse.

This only served to make Eric more interested. He would definitely find something insane here if the rumors were true. If he was brought to a different world it wouldn't make a difference, he was already stuck here what difference would another world be. Really all it would be was a change of scenery.

He picked up a large piece of debri moving it to the side to find out what was underneath. Nothing. Humming, he slid it back into place and moved along. Moving toward the next big piece he repeated the action moving the pieces around and looking underneath. He didn't find much. Not even a critter scurrying about. Perhaps it was because of the area of dismay the place seemed to emit. Like a thick cloud of dread that washed over anyone who got too close. Hovering over every living thing, it was quite a nice feeling Eric decided. It gave him a sense of thrill.

Am I a masochist? Probably. His humming cut off for a moment as eric strained his muscles to lift a slab of whatever this was. He flipped it over to reveal what was underneath. Crystals, crystals of varying sizes lay all over. They glowed and shimmered , attacking as much attention as they could. Mesmerizing who was looking at them to reach out and touch them. The sense of dread intensified. Grinning wickedly Eric immediately reached out and took a hold of a medium size glowing crystal that began to pulse and glow brighter. In Fact it began to glow so bright Eric had to cover his eyes to avoid being blinded by it. The light began to swirl and twist around him as he held the crystal away from him until he was completely engulfed. Then it stopped.

Eric opened his eyes once more, then realized he still couldn't see and began blinking rapidly. The stars slowly started to leave his vision as his eyes adjusted to the lighting of the room. Then the motion sickness hit him like a truck.

"Ah fuck- son a bitch- motherfuu-- EVERYTIME."

"Hey Jinxx!" Someone called.

"Yeeaahh!" Another person, presumably Jinx, replied. Not that Eric cared he was to busy throwing up in a trashcan.

"We got another one!"

"What kind?!"

"Accidental dimension travel!"

Had Eric not been busy trying not to throw up again he would have actually paid attention to his surroundings. The only thing that broke him out of his trace was a voice commenting on his state and a piece of taffy was shoved in his mouth. He was about to spit it back into the person's face when he was persuaded not to.

"Eat it. It will help with motion sickness."

Obviously this person was a saint. Once he'd swallowed it he began to feel significantly better, to the point where he was willing to put the trash can back down. Making a disgusted face at the waste inside the person before him called for one of the other employees to come take care of the mess. The employee did not look thrilled about that. Eric and the blue-haired person stared at each other for a while.

"Your hair's really pretty."

"Thanks, you look like a disaster."

"Och."

"You didn't throw up on my floor though. For that I applaud you."

"As you should. The last bastard that summoned me was cleaning up puke for weeks."

"You've been summoned before?"

"Yep."

"And you fell for it again?"

"In my defense the rock was really shiny."

She stared at him for a second with a look of compilation, "yeah that tracks."

"Yeah, I was hoping I'd be able to have my power fantasy this, very disappointing."

"What happened in your last dimension?"

"Well believe it or not, they had this thing called 'morals' and apparently a little bit of arson is a federal offense."

"You got caught, fuckin noob."

"Eh the people I was with insisted that we 'get our names out there' the leader was very into theatrics."

"And you aren't"

".... you got me there." Eric replied, "But if left up to me I would have led them on a wild goose chase for a few decades, eventually frame it all on one guy, and once they release some documentaries about me relishing in the chaos." he nodded to himself, "I'd go down in history."

"What a mood."

"Yeah, instead I was stuck with some group that just wanted to bring upon the apocalypse. Where's the fun in that! Then all the people will die and no one will spread your tale. I wanna be a legend or a cryptic could go either way."

"Go for cryptic, it's so much funnier."

"You were a cryptic?"

"Well cryptics do like hanging around the shop."

"How fun. Can I get some more of those candy things, and caramel macchiato?"

"Yeah no problem, you want anything else on it. I'll get you a notification system as well."

"A what. And can you give me enough caffeine to kill a man."

"It's a pill thing basically when you want to find your way back here all you have to do is ask. It will also tell you if something interesting has happened to the shop. And I can get you some energy shots."

"Sounds fun."

Jinx disappeared again then came back with the things, handing them to Eric.

"Thanks, also is this thing safe?"

"Not at all."

"Perfect."

"Now about the arson."

"Ah yes," Eric started going off on arson, its uses, and other fun facts.

While two psychos were bonding over arson the employees of the shop were questioning why they still worked in this place.

"Where going to get murdered here aren't we." Vincent asked his fellow employees, sweating slightly.

"Oh yeah definitely." Valerie replied with complete faith in her response.

"Make sure to play highway to hell at my funeral." Veda added.

"....Why?"

"Cuz I sure ain't goin to heaven."

"Yeah but the other option is being stuck in hell with Jinx."

"Eh, I wouldn't be so sure. I'm 99% sure Jinx is actually an immortal. Death does not claim her." Veda therorized.

"That would explain how she hasn't died yet." Valeire commented.

"My theory is that she fought death and won the first time she died and now they're too scared to come collect her soul."

"Actually I beat him in poker." Jinx cut in.

Screams echoed through the shop.

"What the fuck Jinx?!"

"Where did you even come from?!"

"There's a secret passage through the cabinets."

"ANOTHER?!"

"Wait, if you're here, where has the other one gone?!" Veda shouted.

Valerie and Vincent's eyes widened in alarm.

"Oh he already left."

"In the time it took us to have a small conversation?"

"Yeah, he just kinda zapped out of existence, pretty sure that crystal is timed."

"Oh thank god-- I mean oh no how terrible." Vincent says.

"Watch yourself."

Vincent didn't know how to reply to that.

Eric had been in the middle of his conversation with Jinx when the crystal decided it was time to head back. He was once again wiped away by the crystal and dropped in his original dimension. Once he was done vomiting his insides he glared down at the softly glowing crystal.

"You're a bitch." he whispered.

"Wait--" Eric dug through his pockets to find the candy he was given. He stared down at it blankly. "Yeah that tracks," Then screamed into the void.

Sighing he grabbed his gloves out of his pocket and put them on, "Aight bitches, you aight throwing me into another dimension this time."

He then proceeded to pocket the remaining crystals and head back home, he'd had enough adventure for the day.

He entered the house he was staying at and placed the coffee he had down on the table. Heading to the bathroom.