Jack The Ripper

"Woah okay slow down a little and let me understand what you just said, you mean that we've gone back to the time of one of if not the most notorious serial killers in existence" Rash said in disbelief as his mind absorbed the information he was receiving.

"Yeah in summary yes" I replied calmly.

"How are you so calm, do you understand our situation now? We are going up against someone whose identity is unknown up till date, someone who kills then sends a letter to the press saying that he just killed someone, I mean who does that, it's so fucked up when you think about it" Rash said with a look of confusion, his mind was jumbled at the moment that he couldn't think straight.

"Well, one of the first things they teach you in the army is that in every situation, you must remain calm and analyze your situation before jumping to conclusions" I replied.

"Wait you were in the army?" Rash asked in surprise.

"Yeah I was, how do you not know this by now?" I asked in disbelief.

"What do you mean, it's not like you have a tag on your neck saying that you were in the army, did you girls know about it?" Rash said to me with a frown before asking the girls.

"Uh yeah, it's like totally obvious from the way he behaves and acts, it's obvious he's had training before" Christina replied with an expression that said 'isn't it obvious'.

"And he also has experience in using a gun as well as actual combat so it's all been quite obvious since the beginning, I'm surprised that you haven't noticed, but then again I don't blame you, not everyone is as observant as us" Tasha mocked with a gloating expression.

"I am so shocked right now, what else don't I know about you" Rash said with a frown as he stared at me.

"Dude try to keep up, even the girls are sharper than you, that's so embarrassing" I also chipped in to ridicule him a little before shit gets real.

"Anyways let's focus and calm down and analyze our situation, we just entered the dungeon and we haven't received a prompt of how we should complete the dungeon instance but in the last dungeon, we weren't also notified so beats me, okay what else do we know?" I gave out my deductions as I waited for theirs.

"Since we arrived we haven't seen anyone or any sign of life, not a single human, monster, or zombie" Rash replied with a smile, excited that he was also giving out deductions.

"We also know that somehow we have been taken back in time, or maybe all of this is just an illusion, who knows anyway" Tasha also said with a shrug.

"And the surrounding is too quiet, it also gives off this feeling like something bad is about to happen" Christina said which drew our mind to that fact which was quite alarming.

"Good now that we have analyzed our situation, we have realized that our deductions are too few or weak to draw an actual conclusion, I suggest that we get some rest now and continue our adventure in the morning, we'll take turns guarding till morning, Christina and I will take the first shift, the rest of you get some sleep" I said as the others yawned, only now realizing how tired they were, so after having dinner, Tasha and Rash went to bed leaving Christina and me to take the first shift.

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"CLANG, CLANG" A low sound of metal hitting against metal rang out in the middle of the night as I opened my eyes drowsily, as my vision cleared, I realized that I had fallen asleep I looked to my side to see Christina also asleep on my shoulder so I cautiously lay her down as I picked up my gun to investigate the sound.

CLANG

CLANG

"The fuck is that sound coming from" I said to myself as I wiped my eyes and crept to the window and looked through but I saw nothing, I could still hear the sound but I couldn't pinpoint the exact location of the sound.

"What's that?" A gruff voice sounded behind me which made me turn around in fright as I aimed my gun.

"Woah it's just me dude" Rash shouted out as he saw my gun against his head.

"Shhh shut the fuck up, never creep up on me like that again" I whispered angrily as I lowered my gun.

"Okay sorry, so what's that sound?" Rash asked.

"I don't know but I want to go take a look, I want you to watch the girls" I whispered to Rash who stared at me in shock.

"Are you freaking mental, you want to go out there when you don't even know what we're up against" Rash said as if he was talking to a fool.

"Yeah this is our only chance to know what we are to do, just shut up and watch the girls, I'll be careful" I said to Rash who shook his head with a sigh.

"I can't stop you since you've already decided to go, just don't get killed okay" Rash said with a pat on my shoulder.

"Dude I still don't swing that way" I said as I brushed his hand off my shoulder.

"What the fuck is wrong with you, who said I swing that way, just get the fuck out" Rash said in frustration.

"Stay inside and don't come out under any circumstances" I warned Rash who nodded seriously as I gripped my gun and opened the door slowly before checking if the coast is clear.

As I stepped outside I had to admit that I was gripped by fear but as I turned around to see Rash's expression, the weight of protecting my friends outweighed the fear so I immediately took on a look of resolution as I silently moved on the streets occasionally looking around for any sign of enemies.

CLANG

I looked towards a certain location as my senses locked on the source of the sound, the only thing I saw was a black cloak fluttering into an alleyway, so I immediately took off towards that location taking note to stay as silent as I could, I arrived at the alleyway just in time to see that same cloak flutter past another alleyway, at this moment it occurred to me that I was being led into a trap but I wanted to get to the bottom of it so I followed the trail of bedcrumbs.

CLANG

The cloak fluttered past another corner as I followed behind it quietly and stealthily, as I did I could feel myself getting closer but just as I was about to reach the corner, my sharp and sensitive nose picked up the stench of blood in the atmosphere which halted my movement as I became extra cautious while approaching the corner, my steps moved together with my heart which I could hear beating in my chest.

"Hey stop" As I arrived at the corner, the first thing I saw was a figure bent over another figure, as if sensing my arrival, the first figure suddenly took off as I screamed but seeing that it didn't seem to want to stop, I raised my gun.

BANG

BANG

The sound of my gunshots echoed through the silent night as I saw the first figure disappear from view, I quickly rushed towards the figure on the floor as I bent over to see a young man bleeding on the ground, his throat had been cut cleanly and he could be seen struggling to survive.

"Shit what the fuck should I do?" I asked myself in panic as I tore off a piece of the man's shirt and placed it around the neck thinking it would stop the bleeding but it didn't, as I crouched there not knowing what to do, I stared at the blood which was flowing as I became enchanted by a certain fragrance, for a minute, I had the urge to bend over and drink the blood but I suppressed it as I saw the man's gaze on me, it was like he wanted to tell me something but h couldn't so he instead reached his hand towards me.

As I stared at his hand, I realized that he was holding a diary in his hands so I took it from him and was about to ask what it was for when his hands dropped to the side lifelessly.

"Fuck, he's dead" I muttered as I glanced at the dead body before me unsure of what next to do, I placed the diary in my cloth and was about to rush back to Rash and the others to inform them about the incident when I heard the click of a gun behind me followed by a gruff voice.

"Don't move or I'll blast your brains all over the corpse" A voice sounded behind me as I froze.

"Stand up slowly and don't you dare try any funny moves or I'll kill you as you stand, turn around and face me with your hands in the air" The voice sounded as I complied, as I turned around, I was met with the unknown face of a young man with his gun pointed to me.

"Do you have any weapon on you?" The man asked with a frown.

"….." Instead of answering, I just stared at him silently.

"I asked you a question, it doesn't even matter, after all this time, I've finally caught you Jack the ripper" The man said with a chuckle as I stood there in shock and confusion only now realizing the misunderstanding, I wanted to explain but then realized that it would fall on deaf ears after I had been caught bent over the dead body with blood in my hands, there was no way I was getting out of this one.