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Chapter 5 - How did I get here? (Darwin’s game/One piece)

Synopsis: A SI finds himself caught up in a death game in Worldline N.

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Running through alleyways in the middle of the night while panting, a young boy swears and curses his luck… "Sta…mina… I have… no more… stamina" in hindsight maybe he should have hit the gym more before he died, but you can't blame him, gyming is one of those things that gets chronically procrastinated after all. And besides, he didn't think he would be using the same body after dying.

Wait a minute! Did he even die though? As embarrassing it is to admit, the last thing he remembers doing is rubbing one out and then calling it a night but then he woke up in an alley shortly before being chased by some guy in a creepy teddy bear mask, he thought it was a cosplayer at first, until he pulled out a fucking kitchen knife of all things.

 "Is this… divine retribution? Did the consequences.. of my actions finally catch up to me? Am I… getting punished for wanking?!" He says in between breaths.

Catching sight of an abandoned tall building, he quickly picks his pace and makes his way in, you would think after watching a lot of horror and thriller movies, he would know not to fall for the cliche of hiding in an abandoned building while being chased by a would-be murderer, but he would admit to not thinking properly if he ever makes it out alive.

Properly hiding behind fallen shelves in an intersection corner, he tries to steady his breath while staying silent so as to pick up the slightest sound of footsteps if the bear comes close. It doesn't take long

*click clack*

It seems the creepy bear didn't bother for a stealthy approach, he peeks just a little bit but doesn't see the bear anywhere.

*click clack*

But he definitely hears footsteps… he comes to an abrupt realization 'Wait! Don't tell me…' he doesn't finish the thought before a cut appears on his cheek and he winces from the pain, but that doesn't stop him from standing up and gaining some distance "Fuck! Of course, it just had to be supernatural as well!!" He once again curses his luck

The creepy bear who was invisible now appears visible to him, brandishing his knife, he grimaces at the sight, he hoped he was wrong but it seems it truly is supernatural… or just some really advanced tech.

"What the fuck do you want man? You have the power to go invisible and instead of literally doing anything with it, you decide to kill a random guy? Talk about misplaced priorities" he curses at the deranged teddy.

The bear runs straight at him with the knife poised to strike and he dives out of the way causing him to miss by just a hair's breadth "Okay, don't mock the psychopath, got it" he whispers under his breath, he stands up immediately and starts running through the stairs, taking it two steps at a time.

Seeing a bucket of water just before the door leading to the roof, he kicks it over, opens the door and quickly closes it.

Desperately looking around the roof for anything that can be used as a weapon, he is lucky to find a pipe, quickly picking it up he sees it's plastic but doesn't mind since beggars can't be choosers.

He desperately climbs the rooftop enclosure and crouches, facing the opposite direction of the roof but he has a good view of the door.

*Creak*

The door creaks open but he doesn't move, he makes sure to hold his breath… and then the moment he sees a wet boot print, he jumps down with a sideways strike hitting were he feels the teddy's back is and this is proven correct as the teddy becomes visible once more as the strike hauls him close to the roof edge.

He doesn't let up and pushes his advantage, he's on the teddy already and striking him repeatedly

*Thud*

*Thud*

*Thud*

*Thud*

It goes on, but then the pipe can't take the pressure much longer and breaks, he keeps his distance while panting heavily, the tension doesn't leave him yet. Already the panda is already trying to stand up, although visibly swaying. He knows if he goes invisible again, he wouldn't stand a chance so he makes a reckless decision.

Picking up the knife dropped by the bear, he holds it with both hands and rushes at him immediately as he gets up, this is proven to be a bad idea because as soon as the knife goes through him, the bear holds onto him tight and drags them both off the roof.

"You fucking bastard!!!!" They start falling

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With the sound of chains, a girl lands gracefully onto the roof, as she starts walking towards the edge, there is a loud noise and bright light, the smell of ozone fills the air. She stops.

*bzzzztttt*

With a streak of yellow lightning, the same boy who had just been falling to his death drops on the roof on his hands and knees, he is outright shaking and trying to suck in as much air as possible, hyperventilating.

"What… the… fuck?" he gasps out

The girl present looks at him with a big smile

"Ama~zing nya ♥︎ ~"

The boy looks up at her

"Fuck…"

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