"…"
(Okay… Slowly…. Slowly…. Good.) – Akrema slowly opened up the door, trying to not make any noises before then closing the door.
"…."
(This is the history class room…It looks somewhat clean? I guess the roots didn't spread in this place?) – though Akrema as she began exploring familiar space before then finding an good spot to sit.
"…."
(Anyway…. So far so good. I didn't encounter anything monster related or spotted anything on the school grounds…. So maybe this place is really safe?)
"…"
"Dammit…." – said Akrema as she held her face.
(Just what the fuck is going on?)
(Different world? Magic? Monsters?)
(….)
"Why?" – said Akrema as she started breaking down.
(This ain't manga, anime or manga…. Some sort of main character would somehow adapt to the situation and enjoy this new world….. But this?! I was fucking murdered!)
(This ain't some "I will be main protagonist and have harem" dream come true…. Fuck me….)
(….)
(I think I'm far away from…. Whatever that was.)
(Shuten said something about "DANCING SWORDMAN" and that its Autos…. Are they really that scary?)
(She also said something about that thing being one of the strongest Autos and the grim reaper of this place…)
"…" – Akrema held her stomach.
(Damn. I haven't eaten anything….. Wait. Shit. Now that I think about it. How long it will take for Shuten to find me?)
(Shit! Now this is an real problem, isn't it?!)
"…"
(There is also the problem with the monsters roaming around…. If they decided to come here for whatever reason, I maybe be forced to run away, moving further away from this location.)
"…"
"!"
(Wait! Maybe Shuten put some sort of magic spell on me that tracks my movement?! Maybe she can find me with ease?!)
"…."
"But what if she didn't? I mean, I didn't saw her do anything…. So, I maybe be just deluding myself….. Fuck."
"…"
(Can I even find any sort of food here?)
(I mean I DO see plants everywhere…. But are….. Well, are these safe to eat? I mean this is an world of fantasy mixed with real world reflection, so maybe stuff like regular apple maybe instead an apple will melt my insides?)
"…"
"I fucking hate it here…"
"…"
(Without Shuten, I will definitely die.)
(The Shattered maybe an small fly to her, but for me? Yea, they will kill me. And its not just like one or two, there is a lot of them and there is also that gorilla fucking variant.)
"…"
"But I have this thing." – said Akrema as she stared at her hand.
(Tale Bearer….. She said that the only reason why I survived my injuries was thanks to becoming the Tale Bearer and absorbing the power of the Tale that fucking butchered me.)
(She somehow teached me how to transform…. But that is back to the human.)
(She also said that my body isn't used to the transformations or something…. So does that mean I cannot transform properly?)
(Hell, I don't know what I even transformed into back then, it was just fur and some claws…. Monkey? Wolf?)
(I don't even know what I did back then!)
"…."
"Still…. It maybe the only thing that can possibly save me…. But I don't know how to use it properly."
(I know some martial arts and self-defense while also being somewhat fit, hell, I have six pack.)
(But sure! It will definitely beat otherworldly monsters that can also wield proper weapons and not some cheap switch blades that can be easily destroyed by just stepping on them! Yea! I will just swing my fist and one punch them all! What could possibly go wrong?!)
"…."
*Sigh*
(How fucked am I right now?)
(I don't know if Shuten has any method of tracking me.)
(I don't know if I won't be forced to run away.)
(I don't know how long I will be here for.)
(And I don't know how long I will last without any food or water….. This is just fantastic…)
"…"
(Do I just sit here and wait? Or maybe I should do something?)
(Something…. Yea, I think she called it Stable Twist Crack. If I find it, I can return back home.)
(But how am I supposed to find it? She did not mentioned that!)
(Areas where there are no monsters? Or maybe areas where there are monsters?!)
"…."
(Okay…. I'm hidden, but I'm in the area where the are monsters roaming right outside…. And I don't have any sort of supplies…. And I just realized I also lost all of my belongings I had on me…..) – though Akrema as she only just now realized she was missing her personal belongings.
"…. And the only person that knew anything and could help me is now fighting some "dancing swordman" ….. Wait."
(What about that other person? The person that saved me before the Tale became with me an Autos and probably had it fuse it with me to save my life!)
(Shuten sounded like she knew who the person that saved was…. But I don't know who did it…. And there is also this fact.)
/"Let me tell you like this with basic combination and what result there could be."/
/"Two men result in woman."/
/"Two woman result in men."/
/"Two humans result in an monster creature that does not look remotely human."/
/"Two monsters may result in human looking creature."/
/"Two evil villains that are total scumbags may end up being an paladins of justices."/
/"And two holy saints may end up as nothing more than worse evil there is."/
(Shuten said something about Tales either looking like humans or monsters…. So, what if the so called "HUMAN" I encounter is in reality Autos? Or even worse another Tale?)
"…"
"Oh shit. I'm 100% on my own."
"…"
(Okay…. I kind of need to think where to go.)
(Honestly speaking, I don't think this place is anything like real world map. I mean, the location of the school wasn't anywhere near our starting location, even though it shouldn't be that far away. Still, if I think about it, the school was in the first direction. Me and Shuten were walking bit left and right since we were going downwards….)
(We were heading for long amount of time in one direction, so maybe the gateway thing is there? But there is the Autos and Shuten and there was also huge group of monsters…. Option B is to go and back track all the way to the top and try and find the person that rescued me.)
(But there is an chance that they are no longer there…. And going there anyway would result in me back tracking, possibility running into Shuten and the Autos she is fighting. Meaning that option A and B is out of the questions.)
(Option C. Wait here.)
(Option D. Try and survive on my own, trying to find the gateway thing on my own while also trying to find some supplies to survive.)
(….)
(Honestly…. I want to do option C, since its safest…. But you think about it, I don't know how long it will take for Shuten to end the fight nor I know if this place is really safe…. Meaning that the option D is only real option that I can take.)
"…"
(Still, I think it would be maybe good idea if I wait a bit? Maybe Shuten is strong enough to end fight quickly and then-)
*CRACK*
"?!"
(Glass?!) – though Akrema as she slowly got up without making any noise as soon as she heard some glass shattering.
(…. Shattered?! But if they fallowed me then wouldn't they be here long time ago?!)
(So why the fuck are they here?!) – though Akrema as she slowly approached the doors and slightly opened them, allowing her to peek what was going on.
(Did I left some tracks?)
(…Wait…. Oh…They are part wolves…. Shit. Did noticed my scent?!)
"!"
Akrema spotted the Shattered in the hallway, causing her to back away from the door.
(Okay! Yea! I need to get of here!) – though Akrema as she sneaked slowly towards the nearest window.
"…"
(Oh, you are fucking with me.) – though Akrema as she spotted lone Shattered outside.
(2?!)
(Wait! There may be more!)
(BUT EITHER WAY FUCK ME IN THE ASS!)
(If I stay here, the guy outside will fallow my scent and find me!)
(But if go through the window, the Shattered outside will spot me!)
(…. Okay…. New plan.) – though Akrema as she walked towards the nearby chair and picked it up.
"…"
The shattered inside the building was walking through the hallway, sniffing the ground, as if looking for something.
"?"
The shattered walked towards the slightly opened door and walked into it, opening it while looking around.
"…"
The shattered walked past the door and as soon as it did, Akrema who was hiding behind the door swinged the chair she was holding, smacking the shattered in the head with it, causing it to yelp.
Akrema then began smacking the creature over and over, while trying to hit the creature in the eye.
However, the creature swinged around its axe, hitting and destroying part of the chair before then getting up.
"?!" – however, as the creature gotten up, Akrema was nowhere in sight.
(FUCK! THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT THE ONE FROM OUTSIDE WOULD HEAR THE COMOTION!) – though Akrema as she ran through the corridors.
(I will need to use the other exit, trying to gain as much of a distance and-)
"?!"
Akrema suddenly stopped in tracks as she saw something sticking out of a corner right in front of her, before moments later the shattered with an club made its appearance.
(NOPE!) – though Akrema as she turned around and trying running away in other direction, but when she did, she spotted from the distance the injured shattered from before as it barked at Akrema.
"…"
(Oh shit….) – though Akrema as she realized both of her paths were blocked off by the shattered.
The shattered from before began running towards Akrema while the other shattered noticed her and began also moving towards her.
(OH SHIT! OH SHIT! OH SHIT!)
(WELP! I'M DEAD!) – though Akrema as the two shattered ran towards her.
"!"
Akrema realized that there is no way she can avoid the two shattered closing in and also realized that now that she had been found out, these creature won't leave her alone.
She realized that this time she won't be saved by Shuten either.
It could be said that the death flashed before her eyes…..But it wasn't all that flashed before her eyes.
Desperation and reflexes screamed, with caused Akrema to try and take action, raising her arms up to defend herself.
But even so, she knew, she is FUCKED, to the point time began feeling slow as she saw two weapons closing it at her.
….
However, something screamed at her.
But it wasn't the scream of the shattered.
No.
It was her scream. HER "Roar".
She saw the beast that devoured murdered her. The bear.
"…"
"!?" – the two shattered stared confused as both of their weapons were blocked by something…. An fur.
The fur swinged around, pushing back both of the weapons and the shattered alongside them.
"…."
The thing that pushed blocked and pushed back shattered attacks wasn't just an fur, it was giant claws that somewhat resembles that of an bear, but not exactly.
And these strange limbs did not belonged to the bear either, it belonged to the Akrema as her arms and legs were completely changed, as if her human parts were fused with that of a bear, creating some sort of hybrid form that was both human and bear like.
"…"
"HOLY SHIT! WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?!" – shouted Akrema as she looked at her arms.
(Wait! Did I transformed?! I really managed to do it?!)
(But…. I'm not an full beast? I think my torso is human? Did I fucked up the transformation?!
(Still… I was able to block and push them back with these arms…..)
"…"
"…Heh…" – Akrema smiled nervous upon seeing her arms, but then her smile changed from the nervous one to the confided one.
(This is stupid…. But I honestly think I have now an chance?!)
"Okay. I don't know if this will work or not, but since you are blocking my way anyway and there is no way getting past you, I may as well fucking screw thinking and just do it." – said Akrema as she cracked her knuckles.
"BETTER AT LEAST FUCKING DIE TRYING!"