Chapter 351: Rushed Confusion (1/2)
Regrit and Yami ran at top speed as they finally made it to the end of the seemingly never ending tunnel, there was a ladder leading to the surface, and at the top of it was a latch that felt rather heavy to move, but after one or two attempts, it finally budged and they witnessed the first rays of light in seemingly forever.
As they climbed up to the surface, the smell of where they were was immediately clear, one repulsive and rancid to the nose. The first sensation their shoes felt was mush, and they were not able to move much in the cramped environment.
As they looked around, they seemed to be in an alleyway leading to the street far, far ahead, mountains of trash thrown around everywhere like confetti on a graduation party, and, when they turned around, they noticed that the heavy thing stopping them from exiting was indeed a garbage container, which they thankfully somehow didn't manage to knock over.
”Where should we go now?” Regrit asked, looking around.
”I'm not sure… For now, let's try and get as far away as possible… Should we wait for Joker?” Yami asked.
”Nah! Fuck him! He's taking too long! It's his fault doing that!”
”But, it's also thanks to him that we were able to escape. Even I understand that. What? Are you mad that you lost to him or something? You really know how to hold a grudge don't you?”
”I-It was a tie! Undecided! We didn't get to continue! He didn't beat me! Besides, that wasn't even a real match! Our powers were restricted!”
”Uhuh…” Yami looked at him with her eyebrows raised under her full mask.
*Tsk* ”Shut it! Let's just get out of here! It was a mistake I ever came here in the first place! It was such a waste of time! Let's go!”
”Yeah… I guess we should do that…” They both nodded to each other and prepared to leave, but, that was when they received a sudden notification on their watches now that they were out, and it read something baffling that they could not believe.
”Is… Is this guy CRAZY!? NO WAY I'M DOING THAT!!” Regrit screamed in a whispering voice, his previous anxiety and PTSD from the earlier events of the day returning.
”I-I… I think we should trust him and do as we are told… It seems to be really important...” He heard a voice come from his side, and he slowly turned around to see that the other half of that girl returned.
”Why… Has he brainwashed you or something? Let's just go while we can… This must be a trap or something…”
”Uh-uh! I'm staying here! I have faith and so should you! You're important to this so don't you dare move!” Hikari's voice was passionate, more passionate than he had ever seen before.
He began to lose hope, spiralling into a pit of confusion. He needed her and her ability to safely escape the area, without her powers to cloak them in darkness, they would undoubtedly be noticed. But now, it seemed like there was nothing he could do about it. He eventually surrendered to her pleading and decided to let fate be the guide to his life, it seemed to have only let him down once that day…
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There was a bench beside the dumpster where they first emerged, one cleaner and even farther from the street. Hikari walked around in circles while Regrit sat waiting on the bench. Compared to Hikari, he was especially stressed, sweat running down his face as he clasped his hands and vigorously tapped his feet, praying for all to end well and for this nightmare to be finally over.
That was when suddenly, he lifted his head and opened his eyes hearing Hikari's voice suddenly enter his ears for the first time in what felt like forever.
”He's here! He's here!” She jumped up and down as she witnessed the lid to the secret passageway open, and out of it emerging that same demonic mask she would never forget.
From his face, he seemed to be in a major panic, closing the distance towards them inmere a flash.
”Great! You guys are here!” He swiped the sweat off his face and looked up at his two masked allies, one of them with a bulging vein popping out of their head.