Just Getting By: With Violence

I think Sam and I were too scared to continue along with the idea of this being a videogame. I just kept going with the thought that I was having a shitty dream. I gripped my chainsaw tighter. I decided to give it a good nice long look. There were some nasty looking teeth that ran up and down the blade of it. There was a gas identifier that was reading 100%. When I pulled the weapon out my notification said that the damage was around 69. It was considered an uncommon weapon. I hope that it does enough damage to continue along with this insane dream like world.

After walking on the right side of the sewer we came across a metal grate that cut us off from moving forward. It went from the ceiling to the floor and in total was probably close to thirty feet high. To our right was a simple solid metal door.

"Looks like we can only go through here." I whispered to her. I think we were both traumatized from our tutorial level. Wait fuck nope this isn't real. This is a dream and she's just the hot chick that helps me feel better in my nightmare.

"Hey Sam, you're not a figment of my imagination right?"

She giggled to herself, "I was hoping the same thing about you. Thanks for being a nice guy, Troy, even if you are only in my dream."

I firmly gripped the handle of the door and pulled it. The room beyond was incredibly dark. I could barely make out what color the walls were, but other than that I couldn't see anything moving at least. I took one step in with Sam directly behind me.

Nothing moved.

I took one more step in.

Nothing moved.

POP.

I nearly shit myself. The lights over head suddenly burst into life. I quickly looked behind me, and there was an oblivious looking Sam.

"I found the light switch." She proudly declared.

Now that I could see the room it honestly looked like a simple morgue from the movies. There were square shaped containers lining the walls. There right in the middle of the room were a few operation tables. Weird solutions lined the metal cabinets that were strewn throughout the room.

BOOM.

I again nearly shit myself. One of the square's were violently rattling. It was about halfway down the room and about a few squares high.

BOOM.

Another loud sound came from somewhere near us.

"Are they going to get out?" Sam whimpered from somewhere behind me.

"Try to find something to use as a weapon. I'll stand here in case they do get out." I was attempting to sound brave, and I was thankful that Sam didn't comment on the whimper at the end of my words.

She carefully crept behind the operating tables making her way over to the metal cabinets. I could see her from the corner of my eye, and she also appeared not to let her eye drift for long from the metal squares that seemed to be nearing the end of their lives.

PING.

PING.

PING.

Metal screws were pinging off the floor from the one furthest from me.

"Alright you mother fuckers. You fucked with the wrong dude today!" I roared. Grabbing ahold of the choke for the chainsaw I let it rev up.

99%

PANG

The metal square loudly bounced off the floor pinging a few feet away.

Oh fuck me. Oh fuck me.

The thing that slithered out. Yes I just said slithered out. It was a red slimy looking mass that barely resembled a human body.

ROAR.

I raised the chainsaw above my head and dropped it on the face of the red mass creature.

SQUELCH.

Red goo was flying everywhere covering me from head to toe. Then the pain set in. What the fuck? Why do I hear Sam yelling? Why am I looking at the floor?

I feel... sleepy.

When was... the last... time... I

"HEAL!!!!!!!!"

That same soothing feeling washed over me from that time I leveled up. I could feel energy being restored to my cells. I let out a guttural moan, and tried picking myself up.

"TONY! Stand back up! There's one more of those things!" I could hear Sam yelling and my instincts told me to run. Fast.

I jumped to the side with all of my might and I could feel the explosion of energy from next to me.

"Sam what the fuck just happened!"

I looked over at her and she was in full hysterics. The color from her face was entirely gone and she looked like she had seen a ghost.

"Don't let their blood touch you. Please not again. I think I can only do one more heal spell. It took two of them to get you back up, and I feel so fucking tired."

I looked back at the red writhing mess. I looked down at my chainsaw.

87%

Lets fucking do this. This time lets not go all Rambo.

I waited and watched. It charged at me again. I jumped and this time I brought the chainsaw down against it's arm. The goo flying everywhere was much easier to avoid. When I brought it down on the other one's head I didn't have the thought to dodge, but now that I did it wasn't too hard to avoid.

"Come get me you little fucker!" I yelled.

He charged again and this time I aimed for it's neck. Swiftly bringing it down, quickly decapitating it.

"You have leveled up!" That same weird booming voice sounded.

"You have been given seven stat points and two rewards have been gifted to (TONY HARGRAVE)"

"You have leveled up!"

"You have been given seven stat points and one reward has been gifted to (SAMANTHA SHINGLE) for being an assister."

A notification window popped up and there was an outline of a person this time with different stat options to choose from.

"Fuck it I'll just be a tank." I quickly put all my points into STRENGTH.

Energy coursed through my body dropping me to my knees. I let out a guttural roar. I could feel my body tearing itself apart. The energy was attacking me with such vigor that I honestly thought I was going to explode. Then as quickly as it came it was soon gone. I didn't feel any different, but the memory of that sudden attack of energy left me with a cold sweat.

Sam also looked to be a little worn for wear. Her hair was matted to her face. The blood seemed to be slowly returning though. Little patches of pink could be seen dotting her cheeks.

"What the fuck happened to me." I asked her after we both caught our breaths.

"You were fucking melting. I was in full blown panic mode. I started fucking screaming heal and then you stood back up. It was fucking mental." She honestly still seemed startled to see me in such a state.

"Sorry I'll ugh... try harder next time." How the fuck do you apologize for nearly dying and having someone have to save your melting ass.

I looked back to my notification window.

1. Weapon

2. Armor

3. Skill

4. Surprise

Fuck it. I clicked on 3 and 4. One of the bodies dematerialized and left behind a simple egg.

"You have been gifted the egg of a creature. You may tame this creature and add it to your party."

"You have been gifted with the skill of Raise Dead. You may resurrect a creature to fight for you for 30 seconds."

I looked over to Sam who was picking up what looked like a nail gun from the already dematerialized corpse of the other red mass.

"I felt so uncomfortable not being able to attack. I had to choose weapon. Not mention when I used Heal I could feel myself getting sleepier and sleepier." She hefted the nail gun onto her shoulder and seemed to be waiting for me to share what I got.

"I went with a skill and surprise. I got this egg, but I don't know what to do with it yet." I shrugged handing the egg over to her. She hesitantly picked it out of my hand.

"What do we fucking eat it? I'm starving." She jokingly acted like she was going to put it in her mouth. All of a sudden the egg rocketed out of her hand and landed back into my still outstretched hand.

"I guess you're a daddy now." She smirked at me.