Taking off the VR helt, I wake up from the ga. That last session felt longer than just 24 hours, maybe it was due to the small…interaction with Selino. That Union… felt like an eternity. Swimming in an endless ocean, surrounded by many…MANY… Crawling things, objects… I didn't even know what it was but at least… It was over and I ca out? Selino is inside of in the ga. Forever, speaking into my mind so long as I am in the ga.
"So this is your world, deary~" - Selino
Shooting up from my bed, gasping for breath, as my skin pops up with little bumps. Glancing around, I see Rebecca, taking off her helt. Turning her head towards mine, with a confused expression.
"Babe…? Are you okay?" - Rebecca
"Did… Did you hear that?" - Ian
"Hmm? Hear what?" - Rebecca
"Oh, deary~ She can't hear . Rember… Union." - Selino
Her voice, was ever so seductive inside my ear, speaking to as if she was right next to . However, wasn't she part of the ga? Part of the other world… Unless.
"Yes. We are now one, so what you are thinking is right, deary. I am no longer bound to MY world. This. THIS is amazing." - Selino
"...Rebecca, babe. Uhh… Where was Kingston's room again? I need to talk to him for a mont." - Ian
"Uhh… At 6? Don't you want to wait a little later? Like after breakfast or maybe during breakfast. What is it anyway? Do you want to talk to about it?" - Rebecca
"Well… You know Selino?" - Ian
"OHHHHH~ DEARY!! You are going to talk to little sweetie pie here about ?" - Selino
"Yes, of course. Queen of Spiders. Took your body. an, well not really an, but you get what I an. Uhh, kind of friends of Nina. Maybe knows Luke…? I don't know but yes, I know of her. Just not personally." - Rebecca
"Okay, great you know the bare minimum. Well, I… Uh… Did this Union thing with her… And, well. I'll just say it straight up. She is inside my head. Quite literally and maybeee taphorically?" - Ian
"What?" - Rebecca
"Sigh… It is hard to explain. I can hear her. I can see her inside my head. She speaks to . She sees what I can see. Just like in Settlent. WAIT! WAIT! I see that confused look on your face. I don't know why she is here, but I can only assu there is sothing to do with the rge. I-She is here, with . In my head, laughing right now as she looks at tell you about her. I wanted to talk to Kingston since he said he can speak to Belial." - Ian
"What the… Like for reals? Like in your mind? Uh… Okay, okay. Wait. I don't understand. You know what. I got it. Speak to Kingston. Solve… This. Whatever this is. Ah, don't worry, I'm still here with you. I don't think you are crazy or anything. Just, you know. Maybe so ti with Kingston will help." - Rebecca
"Oh… Thank you, babe. I'm going to go find him. I'll ask Eve, or Adam." - Ian
Giving her a little kiss on the cheek, I walk out of the room while picking up a shirt that was on the ground. Looking around, I see one of Sam's staff mbers, Mary, coming down the corridor with a trolley. Noticing , she waves over to , while I slowly walk over to her
"Hello, Mr. Ian. How are you feeling? Do you need a drink of water? I was just about to visit your's and Ms. Rebecca's room." - Mary
"Thank you, Mary. I'm fine. Although, would you be so kind as to point in the direction of Kingston's room? I just need a word or two with him." - Ian
"Oh, of course. Mr. Kingston, however, is not in his room right now. He is currently on his way to the lounge room. I have told him that the chefs prepare breakfast between 0600 and 1000. I'm sure you will et him there." - Mary
"Thank you, Mary. Please ask Rebecca if she needs anything. She has already woken up from the ga." - Ian
Saying goodbye to Mary, I make my way to the lounge room, where I see Kingston sitting at the countertop, watching and chatting with a kind petite, girl. The sa girl who was cooking him his food. Her fiery red hair, braided behind her matches not only her eyes but also the flas below the cast iron pan. Turning her gaze away from Kingston, she locks on to . Giving a smile like an angel's, she quickly calls out to .
"Hello, Mr. Ian. My na is Alice. I will be your chef this morning. I have already introduced Mr. Kingston, to our nu. It will be a simple, creative take on the classic Loco Moco, a cuisine Mr. Sam has grown up eating. It is made with a homade beef/lamb pattie, on top of a small bed of fried rice, and a sunny side egg next to it. Quite simple really. I'm sure you could have made this with yourself." - Alice
"No, no. I wouldn't be able to do this, thank you for cooking by the way. Kingston, how are you? I heard that you left the Krepost. What happened?" - Ian
"Ah… That. Yeah, I have to apologize to Rebecca and Nina about that, since they were going to go into the Glemt and I kind of ditched them to follow Celine. After what happened with Selino-" - Kingston
"Wait, wait. Before you continue. Let tell you sothing important. I have rged… With Selino and is currently in my mind as we speak. Just like how you have Belial in your mind. I want to just tell you that before you say anything." - Ian
"Wait, what? Did you do a demon contract? But Selino isn't a demon. I'm so confused." - Kingston
"Not a demon contract, but maybe sothing similar." - Ian
"Alright, well, hello Selino, don't kill , please. Like seriously, please. Anyway, back to why I left. After Selino did… That. Celine, was upset about her own powerlessness. She thought with all the monsters she had tad she had grown stronger but in reality, it didn't. Maybe a select few monsters grew stronger but at the end of the day, she herself has not grown.
Her thought process was skewed by anger and frustration and her conclusion was to go on a journey to find better monsters to ta. She thought the monsters that she tad like the Zivotinjas or the Xabarils, were great to start off with but ultimately weren't strong enough to protect her and or the Krepost. Having an army of monsters will never be strong enough against one singular alpha monster.
That's what she told herself, and convinced by her own thoughts she set off on a journey toward the mountains. I didn't want to just leave her to her own devices, so I followed her, as quickly as I could, forgetting to tell anyone about what I was doing. It doesn't take a day to reach the mountains, so we are still on the way, but at the sa ti, she has beco more proficient at taming monsters as well as gaining stronger control over them.
Compared to before, where she used kindness to ta them, this felt more forceful. Using intimidation or strength to ta the monsters. It wasn't wrong, but it also didn't feel right but whenever I try to bring it up, she would shoot down. I'm trying to fix it at the mont, but… I need more ti. " - Kingston
"I understand. You just need to be with her. Don't worry too much and let her release so stress. On that note, what do I do now that I have soone in my head?" - Ian
"What? Are you worried Selino will barge into you and Rebecca's ti? Don't worry too much about that. I ignore Belial and Fierna unless there is sothing important or life-threatening happening. They tend to just enjoy what they see. After all, the technology here is very different for them. Maybe let Selino watch so television through your eyes or sothing? Or take her on a walk. I know Fierna like that, so maybe Selino will." - Kingston
"Right… I'll keep that in mind. I just… It feels weird you know?" - Ian
"That she is probably saying sothing to you right now, but you are actively ignoring it? Yeah, don't worry about it. You will have to just get used to it. Alice is the food ready, I'm starved." - Kingston
"Yes, Mr. Kingston, both you and Mr. Ian's food is ready, here we go. For Mr. Ian, while I don't an to pry, I feel like whatever Mr. Kingston is saying is false. Selino is a girl as well, and doing all those things he has said, may make your girlfriend jealous. Keep it to a minimum at best or try to work it out with Ms. Rebecca." - Alice
"Hey! What? Why is it what I said was false." - Kingston
"You just don't know how a girl thinks." - Sabrina
Turning around, we see Sabrina walking in, with a loose gray top and black shorts, yawning a little before taking a seat beside , Sabrina glances at the both of us with a disapproving face.
"Both of you are idiots. Listen to what Alice is saying. She is 100% more reasonable." - Sabrina
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever you say. What did you guys do? Were you the ones who ended up finishing the Event?" - Kingston
"That's us. Finishing the Event without one of our major damage carry. I heard from Nina and Rebecca that you were ant to be an additional mber." - Sabrina
"I ca in halfway." - Ian
"Oh! Nice. So what now?" - Kingston
"Now? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! There is already a post on their official website. The ga will be back in a week or two, which ans we got nothing to do but wait. The official date is still not announced, but I think the three of you need to check your emails." - Sam
Walking in with a booming voice, Sam notifies us about one of the system ssages that was shown towards the end of last session. Following his advice I take out my phone and bring up my email app.
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