《The Death Game》 Danny U. Mcguire When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, but what if life gives you a rotten apple? You throw the apple at the other guy and steal his lemons! Stealing those lemons comes with a price, a price that your soul cannot bare. In a suburban town, set somewhere in the middle of the United States of America (don''t ask me where, could be Ohio for all I know), there was a transaction being made. It was perfectly legal, well, as legal as any transaction with Devil can be. The night was quiet and the air was fresh. A perfect time to do business with the dictator of the underworld. Two shady characters, one tall, handsome and mysterious, the other, average height, average looks but intelligent. The two were standing in a burnt house. It was old and a not-so-very-recent kitchen fire burned it down mercilessly, leaving only half the roof and a few outer walls charred but still standing. It''s rumored to be haunted by the ghosts of the scorched victims, but the only two souls there tonight were the devil and his customer. The item of value? Riches beyond your wildest dreams my good sir! The price? Just your mortal soul! It''s not like you need it, am I right? ¡°Just to recap what the contract says, if I sell you my soul you''ll make me a millionaire in the next few minutes?¡± "Yes." the mysterious man said through clenched teeth ¡°And I won''t die until I''m 40?¡± "Yes¡± the man said gritting his teeth even harder. "And there won''t be any injury or disease or any situation that I have no control over that will keep me from spending my money?¡± "Yes¡± the man stated. You could see his teeth visibly cracking from the pressure. ¡°And you''ll give me a pair of Taylor Swift''s panties, correct?¡± SHATTER The tall, handsome and mysterious man''s teeth broke! He sighed and snapped his fingers. His teeth instantly became healthy again. ¡°Yes, I will get you a pair of Taylor Swift''s panties, now sign the fucking contract before I blow my brains out!¡± The young man smirked. "Fine, fine. No need to get your undies in a knot." He drew the pocket knife from his pocket and cut the tip of his middle finger. The mysterious man, on the other hand, pulled out the contract seemingly out if thin air. He held it out to the young man and when the young man''s bleeding middle finger touched the contract, his blood took on a life of its own. It gushed out of the young man''s finger and spelled out a name on the dotted line. The name was Danny U. Mcguire. The young man stood still, the pain was spread all over his face. When it was finally done he heaved a sigh of relief.If you stumble upon this tale on Amazon, it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. ¡°Ha, your Initials spell dum. That''s fucking hilarious!" "Considering the fact that I tricked you into getting me a pair of Taylor Swift''s panties, if I''m dumb then what are you?¡± " ¡­¡­¡­.you got what you want, just please go. You''re giving me a headache.¡± " Fine, whatever, just one question.¡± "Say one more word and I will forcefully break this contract just to shove your head up your ass.¡± The young man thought for a second then picked up a piece of charred wood. He walked over to the least burned part of the floor and began writing. The mysterious man saw this and began burning with rage and flames. Literal fire was coming from his anger. When the young man was done he sped away laughing like a maniac. ¡°AAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGHHHH" The old and burned house ignited with a new fire, this one consuming it until nothing was left. Every neighboring house was awoken by the smell of smoke but when they came to the scene of the fire the damage has already been done. The old house was no more. The lot was smoking and the only person who knows why has already made it home. Snickering, he made it through the door. ''It was totally worth asking him when I''m getting the panties¡¯ Danny thought to himself. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After that fateful night, Danny U. Mcguire had a pretty decent life. There was a ''situation¡¯ with the bank he went to. All the money he had in the bank was gone so he sued the bank and made several million. After that, he quit college and began traveling around the world. By the age of 23, (he was 20 when he made the deal), he was voted America''s luckiest man. He was on a trip to California but his plane crash landed in the Nevada desert, with him being the only survivor. There, he stumbled upon a gold mine and quickly made several more million. By 27 he was one of the richest men on Earth. He had already founded and sold several companies dealing with things from computer software to sex toys to cat litter. In America he made unemployment a thing of the past. He went to Africa and helped there, building schools, homes and hospitals. He went to South America and payed for thousands of new trees to be planted, to help recover the diminishing rainforest. By age 30, he was the most influential man on Earth. He was friends with the presidents of China, Russia and the US. It could be almost said that this man single handedly made the world a better place. At this point in time, there was no chance for a world war 3. By age 34, he was the first man on Mars. With his unbelievable amount of money, the world made several technological advances, allowing cars to run on water and spaceships to travel to Mars within a year. At the tender age of 39 he sells all his valuables except for a house at in Cuba and donated all his money, except for a million to live on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ August 21st 11:59 pm, there was a knock at the door. An older man looking like he''s in his late 30s or early 40s gets up from the couch to answer it. He was average looking but had beautiful blue eyes with abundant intelligence in them. He opens the door and sees a nicely wrapped box. He tears the wrapping paper and opens the box to find a pair of panties and a note. The older man grinned in spite of his incoming doom. He picked up the note and read it. [Dear D.U.M. Ass, happy birthday and watch out for the shit stains, she got loose bowels in her old age! With love, your soon-to-be torturer.] He picked up the panties with loving care and took a sniff and immediately he wanted to ''shake it off¡¯. August 22nd at 7:00 am, he was found dead by his butler. Cause of death? Extreme pleasure. Test (1) Sometimes death is a relief. For Danny, it was a goddamn nightmare. As his last breath escaped his body, he could hear the devil''s laughter, he could smell the sulphur and he could feel his soul being dragged down through the floor, through the dirt and through the gates of hell. Pain and blackness swarmed him. His soul tried to scream but couldn''t, it could only bear with the pain and grit it''s non-existent teeth. For what seemed like eternal pain only lasted about an instant. Danny''s soul was dragged down into the pits of hell. The pain left but the blackness that covered his vision was still there. ¡°HAHAHAHA IT''S ABOUT GODDAMN TIME YOU MADE IT HERE!¡± "Hey old friend, miss me?" Danny''s soul gave a rueful smile. He expected the devil would want to gloat before he was sent off for purgatory. ¡°Fuck no! I would send you off to the very bottom of hell''s abyss if I could but I can''t. Let me turn on the lights for you and then I''ll explain.¡± SNAP Danny''s blindness faded into crystal clear vision. He looked at the room around him. It looked like he was in a cave. The ceiling was high up and strangely smooth, as well at the floor and walls. No odd rock or crack waiting to catch someone''s foot. It was odd. Torches with a crimson fire burned in brackets on the wall. In front of him was a tunnel that had a slight slope downwards and behind him was a tunnel that went slightly up. It took no rocket scientist to figure out he was in a hallway. The creature in front of him was a perfect representation of the devil. Long, black horns, bright red skin, horrific claws and eyes that spoke of evil. You could smell the fire and brimstone. ¡°Not as handsome as I am when you first saw me, but I can still make the ladies wet. Although usually wet with tears and blood¡­.¡± He mumbled that last part but Danny still heard it and gave a grin. ¡°Some changes have been made to the way I usually do things. Used to be, I would just throw you down into a fiery abyss, which I still might do if you keep that grin on your face. Some things have happened, I tried to break out of once or twice, no big deal or anything, I just wanted to get a donut and maybe enslave all of mankind. I was unfortunately stopped however. My demonic powers were restricted and I have no way to ever leave hell again. My 72 lords of the underworld can, but they can only make deals with the gullible humans. What they can''t do is carry out their end of the bargain. So me and the big man upstairs talked it over and we agreed upon one thing. Carrying out our end is necessary for several reasons that are above your pay grade. Long story short, potential souls are given a test and if they pass they''re allowed to be my bitch for the next millennium or until they can buy back their soul. Basically, you''re a lucky one that has been given a chance to win back your soul. Pass the test, you become a reaper. Fail the test, down to the bottom of the bottomless hell you go. Any questions?¡±If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. "Yeah I''ve got a few." ¡°Great, no questions, now let''s go on with the test. You have one week to find and kill the demonic viper. The system will answer all your questions. Have a great trip to the Bermuda triangle!¡± " The Bermuda triANGGGLLLLLLE!?¡± The floor underneath Danny opened up and he left shouting the last part of his question. The devil couldn''t help but chuckle. He then turned around and walked away. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In a small house on a deserted island in the middle of the deathly triangle between Bermuda, Florida and Cuba sat a lone man. He hasn''t been there long, only an hour. The man is asleep on the bed, but he''ll wake up soon, he has a test to take and it''s not going to be easy. He stirs restlessly, almost to the point of waking. The island he''s on is not located on any map, but if you find it, you better pray you die easy because you have no hope of going back to the mainland. The man aboard it has no clue but if he fails this test, he''d be wishing for a quick release. He stirs yet again, then he opens his eyes and gasps for air! ¡°Fuck that felt weird. It was like dying all over again. Guess I better get out of bed.¡± He gets up and looks around the room. The cottage was simple with only one room. It had a queen-size bed pushed to the corner, a mirror hanging on the wall opposite of the bed and a few windows spaced out at odd intervals. It''s being gracious calling them windows, however, they''re more like holes with a bit of cloth draped over them. After his survey of the room, he gets on his knees and looks under the bed. Under it, he finds backpack. ¡°Oldest trick in the book." He thinks to himself. He pulls it out and finds a sticky note stuck on the front of it. It read "Oh ho, so you found it. Smart, just like he said you would be. Inside the pack are a few things you might need. I''ve set my viper loose on the island and you need to kill it before it kills you or you might just end up in my demonic legion. Wishing you the best of luck-Aim, number 23 of the 72 demon lords.¡± He grinned in spite of himself. He knew just who Aim was. When his 18 year old self decided to sell his soul, he immediately began brushing up on his demonology. He wanted to know who was who and what to do. Eventually he came upon the 72 demons of the goetia and figured it wouldn''t hurt to know who they were. Aim has the power to answer any question, make men smart, cunning and shrewd and is even able to destroy entire cities, or so the book states. After recollecting who Aim was, he began looking through the pack. There was a watch, a knife, a full canteen and a book with a note on it saying to read it after he steps outside. He puts the bag on his back and the watch on his left wrist and looks at the door. He walks on through, each step resounding in loud thuds across the floor. He walks out the door. Immediately he hears a voice in his head. [System starting up: Would you like to go through the tutorial?] Test (2) [Would you like to start the tutorial?] Danny heard a voice in his head. It was robotic, leaning towards the more feminine side of things. Kinda like an Alexa that''s had a long day at work. Of course, Danny wasn''t distracted by such trivial things. He grew up in the generation of web novels and comics and when he heard the devil''s words he knew just what to expect. This didn''t deter the fact he was confused about the whole situation, it''s just that he had more important things to do. Like the tutorial. ¡°Yeah, I wouldn''t mind it." [Starting tutorial; Welcome! You have been chosen to be a reaper, A.K.A. the devil''s errand boy.] He grinned to himself despite the insult. [This system is provided to you by God. God, for whenever you need his help, just pray.] ¡°So I get ads even in my head?" He laughed at his own joke then continued listening. [About 20 years ago, when the devil tried to break free of his prison, he was quickly subdued and his powers restricted. He wasn''t allowed to leave hell anymore. But still, people everyday sold their soul and nobody could make sure the Devil''s end was paid. This meant there was a shortage of souls and that was bad for both heaven and hell. Then a demon came up with the idea of using souls to harvest other souls. God and Devil both liked the idea and made a few tweaks. They began doing that but it was a catastrophe. Humans could hardly help themselves, let alone angels and demons. Humanity was too weak. There was a need for powerful people, so they only accepted souls with a lot of potential. That failed as well. Only after a long process of thinking that took 2 years was I, the system, was thought of. I provided information on the various tasks that are given and give a detailed report on your status and skills. There are a total of 8 different stats. Yours are listed below: Strength:15 Agility: 16 Vitality: 14 Dexterity: 15 Physique: 15 Aptitude: 12 Instinct: 9 Will power: 18. Would you like a description of all the various stats?] ¡°Yes please." [Strength pretty obvious right? Makes you stronger. Agility:Makes faster and more agile, like a cat! Vitality:More vitality means more energy and regeneration. Dexterity: Flexibility, reflexes and hand-eye coordination all wrapped up in one. Physique: Increases your muscle mass and gives you better endurance. A high Physique means a happy wife. Aptitude:Magic aptitude. The higher it is the more magic you can use. Instinct:Your run of the mill animal instinct, max it out and you could be like Spiderman! Will power:When dealing with demons and angels, it''s best to have a strong will. Don''t be tempted by their schemes!] ''Magic! Holy fuck there''s magic!¡¯ Danny smiled to himself. Magic has been his dream ever since he was a kid. That dream was close to coming true. [I have detected no skills known by the user, but a skill book is in the vicinity. Check your backpack.] Surprised by the message, he obediently checked his bag. The book in his bag was glowing with a white light. He picked it up and information about it immediately entered his head. [Basic Knife Mastery: The basics of knives and fighting with knives. Prerequisites: Dexterity 10 Agility 10. Would you like to learn this skill? (Will not cost skill points)]Stolen story; please report. ¡°Yes, but what''s a skill point?" The glowing book in his hands disintegrated into white particles that entered into him. New information crowded his head, it didn''t hurt though, it was a nice feeling. He knew the basic of knife fighting and the like. He grabbed the dagger out of his bag. It felt comfortable, familiar. Like he has been using it for a long time. If this was basic, what would expert be like? [Basic Knife Mastery learned. Skill grade: White. Level: Recruit] ¡°What does all of that mean?" [Survive the test and you''ll find out.] "Well fuck." [Indeed] ¡°Can you give me anything on what I''m supposed to be doing here? [Yes. Mission: You are on an island in the middle of the Bermuda triangle. Aim, the 23rd demon lords, has let loose his viper on this island already full of lower demons. Your task is to find the viper and kill it with any means necessary. Time limit: 7 days] ¡°Just seven days huh? Gimme a second and I''ll get right on that.¡± Danny walked over to the nearest tree and began to do something unbelievable. He was slamming his head into the trunk. ¡°Fuck¡­¡­...Wake¡­.Up¡­... Just¡­...Wake¡­...Up¡­¡­... Already! He persistently head-butted the tree. After a few minutes of doing that passed he finally stopped and fell down. His head was soaked with blood and sweat. ¡°So it''s not a dream¡­¡­¡­ I feel so stupid for doing that. So all of that was real. I really am dead then¡­¡­..¡± "No! I''m alive! I am alive!.......... Well I''m kind of alive, but no matter! I''ll make the best of it! System, pack your things cause we''re on the go!¡± Danny leapt up to his feet and set off on his task. ¡°Hey system, which way do we go?" [.....] ¡°Fine, since you wanna be no help at all, I''ll pick. Well, if I was a viper, I wouldn''t be on a beach like I am now. I would be in the densest part of the jungle, eating jungle people or some shit like that. If that''s the case then towards the center of the jungle I go!¡± He then walked away from the beautiful beach and the old cabin into the dark jungle. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 20 minutes later ¡°AHHHHHHHHHH FUUUUCK THIIIIS SHIIIIIIT." A scream in the jungle!? Who else could it be besides our main character? But what terrible being could frighten our protagonist? Is it the viper? Or another monster of the jungle? The answer is quite embarrassing. As our hero walked into the trees he felt a pang of hunger. He started looking around for something to eat. He looked around for fruit and such until he came upon a greater harvest. A pig! Granted, this piece of walking bacon had a pair of three inch tusks but when you''re hungry you can''t be picky! Upon seeing such a glorious sight, Danny didn''t foolhardy rush out and confront the beast. He crawled over to a bush nearby the animal and waited. And waited. And waited. And when finally the boar grazed over to where Danny laid hidden amount got the brush, Danny jumped out, dagger slashing at the pig! But the pig already knew Danny was there and swiftly dodged the hurried slash! ¡°Fuck" Danny cursed. He knew what was coming so he quickly made like a banana and split. And that''s how we got here. A starving Danny being chased by an angry pig. ¡°AHHHHHHHHHH FUCKING PIECE OF PORK CHOP, GO ON SOMEWHERE!" He could sense the pig still behind him, he could hear the pigs feet crashing onto the ground, he could smell the pig''s stench of crap and blood. ''Just a little further, I know I can make it!¡¯ Danny kept running full speed, a smirk on his face. He charged head on! And just as the pig was about to close in on him and gouge him with it''s vicious tusks he dodged swiftly to the left! The pig, who wasn''t prepared for such an abrupt change of direction, kept charging and crashed into a tree directly in front of it. From the pig''s point of view it looked as though Danny switched places with the tree. A fleeing person one second, a humongous tree the next! The momentum was enough was strong enough to knock the pig out cold, alive but unconscious. ¡°Yes! Plan worked! Danny:1 Pig: 0! Hahaha-" OINK " AHHH!¡± " Oh, nevermind. It''s still out. God that''s embarrassing! Well my friend, you were quite the competition but the better species prevailed in the end! Hahaha!¡± He bent down and placed the dagger at the pig''s throat. He was almost about to slask it''s windpipe when he heard a strange noise. It sounded like someone was dragging something large across the ground. Only one thing came to mind. Without getting up he slowly turned his head around¡­¡­.And was face to face with a gigantic snake! Test (3) Face to face with the gigantic snake, Danny had no clue what to do. He looked up and down the snake humongous body without moving. ''How the fuck am I supposed to kill this thing! It''s at least forty feet long! Maybe even more! ¡® As exaggerated as that may sound, he is right. The snake was 42.5 feet long as well as three feet wide and three feet tall! It was outrageously huge! It stared down at Danny with piercing red eyes, it''s midnight black scales glistening in the dying sunlight. Night was on its way. ''Ok Danny, it''s all gonna be alright. It''s just a snake, it''s a big snake but it''s still just a snake. As long as I don''t move it can''t see me.¡¯ The two looked at each other for a few more seconds. And then tragedy strikes! The huge viper flicks his tongue out, trying to smell the human it''s just found. Danny, being so close to the snake, got a face full of viper tongue! The tongue went up and down Danny''s face and went back inside the snake''s mouth. Danny was struck with fear. He knew what was about to happen. HISSSSSSSSS The snake lifts his head up into striking position and opens its mouth wide, showing off it''s fangs and letting loose a ear splitting hiss! [Will power check: Will power is too low. Dear debuff added] [Instinct check: Instinct is too low. Reflexes and judgement are down by 20%. Panic debuff added] One thought raced through Danny''s mind. ''Run! Run! Run! ¡® He couldn''t make a single movement though, it was as if his primal instincts of survival were locked down. He couldn''t move, he could barely take a breath. He gripped his dagger tight but he couldn''t do anything with it. Seconds passed like minutes. From above, the viper was giving him a condescending gaze, as if he was nothing compared to such a great being. The snake revelled in this moment. The fear and terror emitted by the human was delicious to the snake. But all good things must come to an end. The snake opened its mouth again and was about to strike down at the miserable human. Danny unconsciously took a step back as the snake was baring its fangs! He takes another step as the snake strikes and trips over the dead pig! He falls and the snake strikes right over his head, its fangs hitting nothing but the tree! Danny fell straight on to the pig''s three inch tusk, bringing him out of his panicking stupor. ''Run!¡¯ And run he did. He ran and ran. He ran with death on his heels, never looking back. He was sure at any second that he would die. When the sun disappeared he finally stopped running, not because he wanted to, but because he fell into a hole. His endless running came to a stop and he was laid out unconscious from the exhaustion as well as the fall. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Several hours later ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ''Fuck, what the hell happened? All I remember was seeing that huge ass snake and the poof, my mind went blank. Where am I at anyway?.¡¯ Danny tries to get up but he falls right back down. He scrambles around and tries to get his bearings. With no light and no idea of where he''s at he gets scared. He was never a timid man but when you face unbelievable circumstances alongside the cold reality of death, your mind starts to crumble. It crumbles and reshapes and takes a new form. That''s what Danny''s going through. The dark tendrils of terror work their way deep into his unstable mind, making him question his sanity. He breaks down and shrieks like a dying widow. If you encounter this narrative on Amazon, note that it''s taken without the author''s consent. Report it. In the darkness, he bellows and yells, he screams and sobs, he wishes to be dead. But in that darkness there is a light. A deep purple light, it''s comforting and soothing. It pushes the darkness and fear out of his mind. He crawls towards the purple light. He painstakingly crawls to it. It takes every ounce of everything he has just to make it. He crawls closer and closer and when he finally reached it a surge of relief and new found courage washes over him. With that courage, he feels energy flow inside him. He calms himself and discovers that the system sent him information about the item. [The left hand of Saeva Timere] [Type of equipment: Necklace Grade: Blue Prerequisites: Will power: 15 Offense: None Defense: None Abilities: Fearless, Berserk Remarks: Saeva Timere was an adventurer, captain and drunk. He knew no fear. He ate fear for breakfast. He was fearless to the bone. Rumors say that he was possessed by a berserk demon, others say he just drunk too much] [Fearless: Increase your willpower by 25%. All willpower checks are decreased by 25%.] [Berserk: If instinct check fails, apply berserk debuff instead of panic debuff.] ¡°Huh, so is that why I''m not afraid anymore? Fuck, I hated that. I felt helpless. From this day forward I will never feel that way again! You know why system?¡± [.....] ¡°Because I have the Left Hand of Saeva Timere!¡± Down in the darkness of the hole, he still couldn''t see. It was still night. His ankle was hurting and he couldn''t see at all. There was only one thing that he could do. He fell asleep! What was there to fear? He had the Left Hand of Saeva Timere! He was fearless! ~~~~~~~~~~ A few more hours later ~~~~~~~~~~ Light was finally showing in the dense jungle. In the center of the jungle, in a deep hole was a man that fell asleep. Asleep in the dangerous jungle! Where anything and everything was out for blood! How dumb could this man be? Well¡­¡­.Let''s find out! ''Daylight, about fucking time!¡¯ From the morning light Danny could see the details of the hole he was trapped in. It was six feet deep and not very long or wide, about three feet each. He could also make out the details of his savior, The Left Hand of Saeva Timere! The necklace was actually a skeletal hand with a deep purple jewel set in the back of it. He plays with it a little bit and finds out all the joints and fingers still work. ¡®Whatever black magic this shit uses that keeps it together is fucking awesome, I need some of this! Anywho, I gotta get out of here and kill that slimy worm! It''s going to due today, I can feel it and I''ve already got my plan¡¯ An evil smirk flew across his face at that time. Danny was about average height, but still he couldn''t climb up out of the hole. Exhaustion from yesterday as well as having nothing to eat has left him weak. His mind raced through ideas, simulating and running through the possible errors until finally he comes up with something. He grabs his canteen and knife out of his bag, taking a big gulp then beginning his harsh work to dig footholds into the wall he was facing. With his dagger, he cut out several footholds allowing him to climb up and out of that god-forsaken hole. When he reaches the top he grabs his canteen again and drinks some more out of it, allowing himself a little rest. His right ankle was swollen, probably from the fall. ¡®A minor setback¡¯, he thinks to himself. But in such a place any setback, minor or major, could mean death. Begrudgingly, he gets up and sets off at a limp. He limps further into the jungle, searching for his newest victim. His dagger was sheathed in his belt and he carried a rock in each hand. Finally, after an hour or so of waltzing through the humid jungle he sees his prey. Not the viper but a group of the wild pigs! Test (4) In the shadow of a tree, Danny hides while staring at the group of pigs. 24 in all, 2 of them are young and the rest are grown. He eyes them suspiciously, a plan already formed in his mind. It''s a long shot but if it works it''ll definitely be worth it. A rock in each hand, he eyes his targets. As a former high school baseball player, the technique and form were all ingrained in his mind. He moves slowly, getting into perfect pitching position. BAM! STRIKE ONE! PIG''S OUT! THWUP! STRIKE TWO! PIG''S OUT AGAIN! DANNY WINS THE WORLD SERIES! He launched the two rocks straight at the pigs, on target both times instantly killing them. The whole sounder of swine had no time to react before the figure of Danny launched himself into the clearing! Dumb Danny, why would he do such a thing! The pigs then knew who the murderer of their kind was! It was the man that was right in front of them. The whole battalion of bacon began charging his way! ¡®Animal farm all over again I guess¡¯. Danny smirks to himself. If there was a time for making jokes it definitely wouldn''t be now! He turns around and takes off running. The passel of pork charged straight at him, murder in their eyes. Danny ran through the jungle. He ran fast, but only fast enough to keep him away from the singular of sausage. He wanted them to be angry, he wanted them to chase him. His mind raced back to when he first encountered one of the pigs. Ugly, big and dangerous. But they had a flaw that he could exploit. He ran on, his exhaustion strongly fighting to be noticed, the pain in his ankle barely being suppressed by the adrenaline rushing through his body. The herd of ham just a few feet behind him, but still he ran on! He had to, his eternal soul depends on whether this plan could work on not. After another 20 minutes of running, his hope begins to run out and he begins running for the sake of saving himself from the bunch of barbecue rather than focus on finding his true pretty! That''s right fellas, he''s looking for the viper, although it should be the other way around. ¡®I might have gotten self in a little too deep this time.¡¯ he thinks to himself. His breath comes out ragged as he continues on. The horde of unprocessed hot dogs is miraculously still behind him. That''s what happens when you murder a pig''s baby. Danny''s hope has been all but destroyed. Hopelessness sets in. That is until he sees a cleaning up ahead, with the viper lying right in the center of it! It notices him and it even seems to give him a smile. ''Welcome back, I''ve been getting hungry and was just about to look for you, thanks for saving me the trouble.¡¯ That''s Danny''s interpretation of the serpent''s sinister smile. Danny himself couldn''t help but smile either, little did the viper know what Danny had in store for it. Just as the viper was lifting it''s terrible head up, it noticed something a little odd. The human was being followed by pigs! A lot of them. The arrogant snake didn''t pay any mind to them though and only focused on the human running towards it. The viper starts slithering as fast as it can towards Danny. Why waste a meal that was offering itself upon on a silver platter? The two sides charged on. The giant viper on one side, Danny and his angry platoon of pork chops on the other. Just as the two were about to reach, Danny darts quickly to the left! The nimble viper turned it''s head and struck towards Danny, grabbing his leg in between it''s two fangs! Stolen story; please report. Another sinister smile seemed to break out on the snake''s scaly face. Then all hell broke loose. One if the greatest questions in the world is what would happen if an unstoppable force met an immovable object. Well, in this case the unstoppable force was a group of angry pigs and the immovable object is the snake, which is actually very movable. BOOM! CRASH! KAPOW! BANG! BLASH! SPLAT! The band of bologna slammed into the snake''s side! Even with the snake''s humongous size, it still wasn''t enough to withstand the berserk bond of boars. With the pigs blind with rage, they attacked anything that wasn''t them. Their tusks stabbed into the viper''s skin, their immense momentum pushing them on. Danny, with his leg still in the snake¡¯s mouth, was pushed along with the snake. The snake had Danny''s leg in a deathlock! Thankfully, Danny kept his wits thanks to [The Left Hand of Saeva Timere]. It had a sort of calling effect on Danny. Thanks to that calming effect, Danny was able to grab his knife that was hanging on his side and stab the viper! The stab barely left a scratch however. He tried to stab it again but the viper decided to take a more active role in this battle. It flailed about, throwing Danny out of its mouth with one less shoe and a ripped pants leg. When the viper began thrashing about, it also threw the pigs closest to it a few yards away but the others quickly converged on it. Due to the pigs¡¯ sheer numbers and strength, the viper had no time to utilize its most deadly weapon, it''s venomous fangs! It continued to thrash and flail, flinging pigs everywhere but as the pigs were flung away, the other members of the heap of hogs charged towards the viper, even more furious than before. Danny himself crawled away from the battlefield and watched the bloody scene. His leg was bloody from where it had been in the viper''s mouth, scratches could be found everywhere from the bottom of his foot to a little above his knee. He took some water from his canteen and poured water on his leg after he drank some. He was mentally exhausted, he was ready for this test to be over. He was ready to rest. He watched on as the battle turned fiercer, the caravan of Canadian bacon was beginning to weaken. A few dead here, a few injured there, nobody at full capacity, everyone''s exhausted. The viper itself fared no better, however, it was able to finally gain some breathing room though. And that little bit of breathing room was fully utilized. Danny could visibly see the snake take in a deep breath. A bad premonition came over him as soon as he saw this. The viper drew its head back in to the sky. The parcel of pork loin saw this as a sign of surrendering and charged forth full steam ahead. The viper seemed to smile at the foolish thought. It then let out a terrible hiss! [Will power check: [Fearless] activates. Will power check passed.] [Instinct check: Instinct is too low. Reflexes and judgement are down by 20%. Panic debuff added] [The Left Hand of Saeva Timere] gave a nice purple flash and then the hand actually closed by it''s own free will! [[The Left Hand of Saeva Timere] activated it''s [Berserk] ability] [Panic debuff cured. Berserk buff added.] [.......] There were a few more notifications but when he saw that the berserk buff was added he could only see red. His eyes were blind with a demonic hatred . He didn''t notice anything besides the group of pigs scurrying away from the hissing viper! Red covered his vision, then the red was covered by black and Danny became unconscious¡­¡­¡­. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Not even a minute later ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [The Left Hand of Saeva Timere] fully activated the [Berserk] ability! It dug all five of it''s fingers into Danny''s chest! The purple jewel in the middle of the bony hand glowed with a deep purple light. The light fully covered Danny''s body and then dissipated into thin air, leaving the light covering only his eyes. ¡°I AM BACK" A deep voice came out of Danny, a voice that had a hint of Danny''s original voice but it was so unlike it there is no way it came from the same person. ¡°I AM BACK. HAHAHAHAHAHA!"