A person paced around a square room. No, a monster, it was no person, no matter how hard it tried to act like one. The monster after all was just blue crystals compacted and shaped into an orb.
This blue orb belongs to one of the species that humans consider civilized. It was A Maindoōbu. A creature that creates illusions and feeds on emotion.
It was a mostly empty room with walls made of gold. It had no door and the only furniture was a small wooden table. The table had a half-finished poem carved into it.
*Ding*
The maindoōbu stopped and sat down on the table which was positioned exactly in the middle of the room. Its humanoid form morphed into a common house feline.
A boy phased through one of the golden walls. The boy was wearing a costume, one of the classics, it was a vampire. It had the signature fangs, the black cape, the red shirt, the white sleeves, and the black baggy pants. He also had a red clown nose, a belt on his neck, star-shaped glasses, pink rollerskates, rainbow gloves, and cargo shorts on top of his pants.
The boy grinned and took out a deck of cards. "Let's start this shit, Brennan!" He then tried to shuffle the cards but despite his overwhelming professional attire, he failed.
"Please leave. You are gonna be a distraction."
"No. I kinda don't want to hang around with my boss. So here I am, hanging out with you."
The crystal cat sprouted a human hand on its back also made of the same blue crystal. The hand threw multiple small squirming leeches towards the boy.
While the parasites flew toward the boy. He let out a loud high pitched screech which scattered his glasses and made the cat jump out of surprise.
The boy then tried to run away but because of his fabulous roller skates, he immediately tripped. The boy was covered in leeches, sweat, and mostly tears.
But then he stopped. The boy threw his broken glasses and wiped his tears using his cape.
"Phew. Almost forgot you can make illusions. Plus if they were real they couldn't even bite me because of my clothes. Well except for this small fucker on my head." The boy flung a fat yellow spotted leech off his forehead.
"Quite disgusting isn't it? So slimy and you know... Hey, want to hear a joke?"
"No."
"What did the lumberjack say to the greedy lumberjack who was a werepig?"
*Ding*
Just in time to stop the boy from finishing his mediocre joke, a green-haired student phased through one of the walls. He wore the school uniform and had 24/7 closed eyes.
"Helloooooooo! Welcome to the wonderful room of AMMINUS! and Brennan."
The cat's back hand transformed into a cylinder with a hole in its middle. The cylinder aimed at Amminus and fired balls of leeches.
Amminus jumped to dodge the first ball and then ducked to avoid the second one. And like the graceful free bird he was, he skated to his left, outmaneuvering all the cannonballs made of parasites.
Amminus struck a pose that mimicked Gale attacking his prey which usually was a needle.
"You fool Brennan. With these sweet skates of mine, you can only dream of even hitting me. I am after all the great and wise Ammi-"
*Bang Bang Bang*
"Sorry about that small disturbance, Progin. It won't happen again."
Progin head moved from the gun Brennan was holding to Amminus's corpse on the ground. "It's okay... Anyway uh. What does the princess look like? I kinda forgot."
A small floating golden gauntlet began to scratch the cat's chin. Brennan was thinking and trying to guess which princess Progin was asking about.
Brennan had lived for how long now? Something like 2 years and somehow not once had they seen THE EMPIRE's princess.
A princess is a girl so any girl will do, rigth?
Brennan began constructing a girl wearing the Academy uniform. The girl had short dirty blonde hair and red cat-like eyes. Progin eyes opened, revealing his normally hidden eyeball. He had somewhat robotic glowing blue eyes.
"You do know the princess has long pink hair rigth?"
"What? I don't know now what you're talking about. The princess always had short blonde hair." Lied Brennan.
Brennan then suddenly began to float into Progin's open hand. "Since we're classmates, I will not get too angry with you. But since you did lie to me, I'm gonna need some compensation. How about you create another illusion, this time a bear."
Brennan's cat shoulders shrugged before creating a brown grizzly bear. "Give the bear reading glasses."
The bear was given round glasses. Progin's mouth smiled just like a young child playing video games while their parents argue about divorce inside the next room.
"Yes! This is my original character Bearapist."
"I see. Bear rapist." Brennan gave the bear handcuffs and a bright orange jumpsuit. Brennan also registered him on the sex offender list.
"No! He is a respected member of society and does not commit crimes like rape."
"I see. He hasn't been caught yet." Brennan removed the handcuffs and orange jumpsuit and gave the bear a suit and tie and a high position on the government.
"NO! I already told you he is not a rapist and is respected by people. He's a therapist and a bear."
"Ohh. I misunderstood you." Brennan removed everything except the glasses and gave the bear a blood-stained degree.
Tears began to fall from Progin's now closed eyes. "Beautiful isn't it." He said while hugging Brennan tightly.
What a powerful and delicious flavor.
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Thought Brennan while devouring the joy Progin released. For Brennan desiring positive emotions, is like a lactose intolerant person desiring to kill God for being born lactose intolerant. But then suddenly Amminus' dead body, who was under the bear illusion, stood up.
His clothes were drenched in blood and his body had holes from the multiple gunshots he got hit by. But even with blood spewing from his mouth, he still possessed enough energy and liveness to strike a pose. A pose that is commonly done in the beautiful art of ballet.
It was none other than the Croisè.
"How are you alive?"
"Something about being a main character and being given immense plot armor... I guess. Plus being dead was super boring."
"Anyway do you guys smell that?" Asked Amminus.
"Smell what? Also, get out of the way, you're blocking the bear."
*Ding*
"HELLO, GUYS!"
A loud student phased through one of the four golden walls. He had green hair just like Progin but his hair was much darker than Progin's minty fresh hair. And much like his hair, he had green eyes. And much like his eyes, he had extreme insomnia.
"Hello, Amminus."
"Hey hey!"
"Hello, Progin."
"Greetings."
"Hello, Brennan."
"Meow motherfucker."
"Hello, ex-convict also ex-politician, therapist who is a bear."
"Howdy."
"Hello, lady that looks exactly Electa but without the constant rabies foam."
"..."
"So why are you here Sam?" Asked Progin while sniffing the bear illusion.
"Hmm, because the whole building is currently on fire."
Brennan waved their tiny cat paws in a sideways motion. The four golden walls dissipated into thin air. They were all inside in a much bigger room. A room commonly used as the dormitory lounge. It was usually filled to the brim with soft couches, pillows, lazy students, and the smell of teenagers who hadn't discovered deodorant yet.
But currently, it was filled with flames and even more flames.
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*Ding*
A small black goo creature crawled towards them. It used its multiple tentacles to grab the ground and pull itself forward. Progin pointed at the creature "Blue cat is this another illusion of yours?"
"No."
The creature was instantly crushed. Its body exploded from the immense pressure that fell on it. "What just happen?" Sam approached the creature to examine it. It was still wriggling.
*Ding Ding Ding*
Amminus turned around and saw three more creatures just like the last one. They all seemed to be coming from the burning flames. "A little help here Progin."
All the creatures were again immediately crushed. "Whoa! Uh, guys, this one is still alive." Progin began to walk away. The creature from earlier began to move again accompanied by newly created creatures that formed from the scattered body parts.
*Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding*
"I think we might be in danger here guys." Said Amminus, his legs trembling.
*Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding*
Sam jumped into the table in the middle."I don't want to die yet!" He began to shoot balls of wind at the creatures but it did not do anything except knock them away.
Then suddenly all the creatures floated up into the air including those who were still inside the fire. Then they were all compressed into one huge ball high above Progin. There were hundreds of them all floating into the air, their tentacles wriggling around trying to reach the floor.
Progin opened his eyes. Gears were turning inside his head and sparks came from his eyes while the ball began to be compressed.
Dark simply liquid sprayed from the ball like an orange being crushed.
"Defensive Position!" Sam constructed a circular air barrier above them. It stopped all the acidic liquid that would fall on them and redirected them toward the raging flames around them.
*Crack Crack*
Progin eyes began to crack as he compressed and added more creatures to the ball. They just won't stop coming inside this blazing room.
The ball was now the size of a yoga ball. Which was a lot smaller compared to its earlier size which was 3 and a half Vietnamese men in diameter.
"I can't do it anymore... It hurts." Progin's eyes sockets dripped blood as the cracks inside increased in size. But then he felt a warm and fuzzy arm on his shoulder.
"Be-bearapist?"
Bearapist gave a toothy smile to Progin and began to motivate him using his stolen degree in psychology.
"ROARRR GRAAHHH GROWL!"
"You're right bearapist, we should run since the fire is almost out."
Progin turned his head and faced his trembling friends. With blood running down his face and a lot of bear spit, he told his plan. "Classmates on the count of 3, I will uncompress this ball, throw it into one of the walls, and then will all run outside through the massive hole it will create."
"Sounds great but let me count." Said Sam.
"Okay but you better start it now because they're coming." Said Brennan before jumping onto Sam's hand.
"One!"
*Ding Ding Ding Ding*
"TWO!"
*Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding*
"THIRTY SEVEEEEEEEEN!!!"
The ball flew towards one of the walls. It killed the remaining small amounts of fire in its way, it knocked away the creatures in the way and it pierced through, leaving behind a massive hole.
Amminus then immediately grabbed Progin and carried him princess-style. "Wh-what are you doing?!" Amminus skated in front while Sam ran with all his might.
"Do you think you can run while being barely able to see? So just leave this part to me!"
Amminus nimbly skated evading the hundreds of blood-hungry slimy creatures trying to eat him.
"Throw meow into the air."
"Huh? What!"
"Do it sam throw me into the air."
Sam threw the crystal cat he was holding into the air. While in the air, Brennan's body quickly increased in size. Its body grew in size much bigger than that of a common elephant.
Sam was then grabbed by Brennan's hard flexible crystal tail. Brennan unlike Amminus ran with power and strength. All the creatures were crushed by the massive shining paws.
"Fuck!" The area in front of Amminus was covered entirely by the dark gooey tentacles. But this did not discourage Amminus despite having molluscophobia. Because in his brilliant mind he knew what he had to do.
Using all the speed he had built and the adrenaline surging in his body he jumped. Jumped higher than he had ever jumped in his short insignificant life. While in the air, it would seem time had slowed down for Amminus.
He could see all the creatures squirming disgustingly in slow motion which really made him sick. But despite all his velocity, it would seem it was not enough to cross the abyss below him.
How did it not reach? Was it because deep inside he was still scared? Or maybe it was because the weight of two people was too much? But it wasn't important for he believe he would make it. Deep inside him besides his fear of death was a burning desire to live.
And so much like Progin, Amminus closed his eyes as he fell into... A blue crystal arm?
"You're welcome, brother." When Amminus opened his eyes, he and Progin were both laying on top of Brennan's back. It would seem that Brennan both grabbed them right before they fell and placed them onto their crystal back.
"YES! WE'RE ALMOST THERE!" Screamed Sam in joy as he sat next to Amminus and Progin. Because after all, they were only super close to reaching the massive hole.
"Uhh sorry to rain on your parade but we might be slowing down." Said Progin.
And yes they were indeed slowing down. Brennan's cat paws were melted as multiple black goo latched tightly. "Does anyone of you have anything that can help us?"
"Uh" Amminus rummaged through his cargo short pockets. All of them were empty except for one. "I have this special soda can!"
"That is useless!"
"Wait! This can is special. It has like five hundred more cans of soda inside."
"What?"
"It means it has a lot of liquid sweetness inside."
Sam went deep into thought. A soda can? How can we even use it? What does it even do? If we only had a little more speed or maybe even a small boost. Wait a minute I have an idea.
A bright lightbulb appeared on top of his head as he had struck gold in the mine of smart ideas. "Shake that can Amminus! Shake it like you're life depended on it."
Brennan's body fell onto the ground. It seemed all four cat legs had been devoured.
"Okay, we're gonna have to jump!" Yelled Sam
"Explain." Said Brennan.
"Just trust me!"
"Fine." A small crystal hand sprouted next to Progin. On the hand was a blue orb, it was the core of the maindoōbu.
"When we jump, make sure we all stick together Progin."
"Affirmative Captain!"
Sam concentrated his magic as the creatures crawled closer to them."JUMP!" All three of them jumped.
Amminus who was still shaking the can, Progin who was carrying Brennan and using his magic to make sure all of them were close, and finally, Sam, who was pointing his hand away from the hole in the wall.
"Tactical Boost! A cold and powerful beam of air shot them towards the hole. But it wasn't enough, there wasn't enough power in it.
"Open the can!" Amminus pointed the can in the same direction and pulled it open using his index finger. The can erupted like a volcano and sent them all flying away.
They zoomed past everything, reaching speeds that produced shockwaves as they cruised in the air.
Way past the burning dormitory. Way past the huge huge huge ball of goo. Directly into the forest next to the Academy. And into the walls of a small lone house in the woods.