What was left of the library after the monsters , hurricane and fights seemed to be just enough for the average nerd , but it wasn't enough for Eros.
He showed up in a black and red trench coat looking like the offspring of seduction and nightmares.
" The Golden Book. Do ya have it ?" He asked the librarian and she turned around and looked at him flirtingly.
" I wish I did but I can get Alex to search for it for you."
"ALEX !" She shouted and a man wearing two different shoes on his feet and feathers in his hair walked out as if he was on top of the world.
"Bacaw !" Alex shouted like a chicken then climbed up a bookshelf and sat on top of it and Eros raised an eyebrow at the him.
"One . Zero . One . Zero. One. Zero. One. Zero." Alex said and Eros looked at the librarian with a ' you've got to be fucking kidding me' look.
" Don't mind him he's crazy and he did take up a few books and talked to them like they were people. Maybe the Gold book was in that pile." The librarian said.
" Chicken in a coop inna loop ! Chicken in a coop inna loop." Alex repeated and Eros turned back to the librarian.
" Are you going to get a normal human to find the book or will I have to destroy this library in search of it?"
" I have never heard of the golden book. " The older lady said and Eros frowned.
" Elias !" He shouted and Elias appeared with a bat in his hand dressed in sports gear.
" You were playing games when I told you to search for the book? " Eros asked and Elias looked scared but responded by summoning Cole instead of making excuses.
" Cole!" Elias shouted and Cole appeared wearing starry pyjamas with a pillow in his hand.
" I was tired, Master ." Cole said to Elias , the human who he had be indebted to for years.
" Does anyone on Earth have ambition or drive ? If you ever wished to accomlish something give your soul and loyalty to me and you shall have it. Obey my every command and it will be yours." Eros said and both boys stood in the library looking out of place and terrified.
" Suppose I just want freedom and ...w -what if I can't find the treasure or the Golden Book ?" Cole asked , his black eyes hid fear and his lips curved downwards in sadness.
" You'll be lost until it's found." Eros said then he turned to walk a way , taking one look at Alex before he did.
" Humans what a bunch of whackos. What a Circus." He remarked and he walked off.
"Circus? " A tall man with fluffy black hair walked over to Eros. He had blue eyes and looked human.
"If you're going to a Circus please invite me . I walk tight ropes because I like living on the edge." The man's lips curled upwards in a creepy way.
" There are no normal people on Earth." Eros said then he sighed and walked away.
" FUCK !" The Black haired man made a sudden outburst startling the others, and in the distance a mother covered her child's ears.
Cole and Elias vanished and the blue eyed man did somersaults out the door , leaping into the air with each one.
Maybe the Gods were bored and wanted to be entertained or maybe the Universe felt a bit mischievious but the Game iself wasn't enough to satisfy the heavens or ... hell.
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For the first time in weeks a part the sky lit up as Solara ascended out the dome , carried by Robotic arms to the next level.
Enmei watched her leave and for a moment Solara looked like a twinkling star in the distance.
Enmei was lonely. She missed Hudson and she wanted more friends so when the next Zombie attacked her she charged at it angrilly , pinning it to the ground then before she could smash it , her mind provided an image that would completely destroy her desire to fight.
Enmei remembered Angelica.
The pink haired girl that she had wanted to share her dream with that was turned into a disgsting Zombie by Eros' pheromones and for a second the zombie in front of her looked like her friend.
For a second it had pink hair too.
Enmei started to cry , she backed off , she looked around and every zombie started to look like Angelica. Her pills fell onto the battlefield.
She froze, she panicked and fell to her knees.
She screamed loudly , holding onto her head as if she was loosing her grip on reality.
[ Prized Player in Distress ]
[ Initiating Safety Sequence ]
The gates opened and a group of men entered , wearing red uniforms with a star symbol near their chest. They carried shields and swords.
[ System Protecting One of Eros' Potential Brides ]
Enmei stopped screaming. She looked around.
All the Zombies around them were getting eliminated by the system.
" Huh ? W-hat ? The system wants to protect ME ? " Enmei asked and Veronica was hovering in the air with a look of jealousy on her face.
" How pathetic ? Crying for attention ? Don't feel special the system would do that if I was throwing a tantrum because I was losing too." Veronica said and Enmei scowled angrily.
The men surrounded Enmei separating her from the other girls.
[ Player 3 is an invaluable player. There is no one else like her and so we have no choice but to pause the game to give her a break.]
" You've got to be kidding me. Eros doesn't need a weak wife. He needs a warrior ! " Veronica shouted like it was a war cry.
"This is unfair !" Another girl said , agreeing with Veronica.
"When did the system develop empathy ?" A siren girl asked as she walked over to Veronica , who looked as if she wanted to break down the dome with her sword.
" Eros would be ashamed. You're no system of his." Veronica spat at the system.
[ Take Player 3 to the Hall of Hearts ]
The system shut down.
The men accompanied Enmei out the Dome while the other girls bickered and argued about whether the game was fair or not.
Veronica examined the area ,spotted Enmei's pills and excused herself from the other girls.
Veronica descended to the ground and took up the tiny red pills with a smirk.
In the distance in a shadowy corner of the dome a figure hid in the darkness watching , observing , searching and plotting in a game of its own.