บท 4: Chapter 4: Bad meeting
You sighed, and you continued walking, thinking about something you could do. You looked up at the sky and you saw a helicopter close to a building, then suddenly there was a violent explosion. Your body froze instantly when you saw 2 people fighting at the top of the building.
You were intrigued by what was happening. It could be a territory's war.
Suddenly, you heard music that sounded like a TV news introduction.
You ran to the nearest TV screen and watched what was going on. Several demons gathered around the screen and were quickly absorbed by the news.
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You studied the presenters. There was a pale woman with short, blond hair. She had big red eyes and a tight red dress. Her colleague was wearing a gas mask and had blond hair.
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"Good afternoon! I'm Katie Killjoy."
"And I'm Tom Trench," continued the man. "Chaos out of Pentagram City today as a turf war is raging on the west side between notable kingpin Sir Pentious and self-proclaimed spunky powerhouse Cherri Bomb."
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You raised your eyebrows when you saw the images of these two individuals. A blonde one-eyed girl and a snake... Why not? If you had to decide which one would win the fight, you would choose (Cherri.B / Sir Pentious).
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"That's right Tom, after the recent extermination, many areas are now up for grabs! Demons all over hell are already duking it out to gain new territory!" Katie explained.
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You crossed your arms and continued to watch the images of the fight.
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"Those two seem to really be going at it, huh?" Tom continued.
"Looks like they're fighting tooth and nail for that hot spot." You frowned, did she just eat… ugh… whatever.
"And I'd sure like to nail her hot spot," he finished jokingly.
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"It was an easy one," you quietly whispered.
On the other hand, his colleague didn't look amused, her smile was slightly tense for a few seconds before becoming neutral again.
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"You are a limpdick jackass, Tom. Or should I say..." She took her cup of coffee and flipped it over her colleague's crotch, causing him monstrous pain. "No dick?"
"Argh! Not again!"
You held in a chuckle when you saw him squirm in pain. "Poor guy."
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"Coming up next, we have an exclusive interview with the daughter of hell's own head honcho, who's here to discuss her brand-new passion project. All that and more, after the break!" She declared, and broke her cup. "Suck it up your little bitch!" she snarled at her colleague, before the signal was cut.
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You shrugged and you turned to take a few steps outside the crowd which stayed hypnotized by the screen. It was a way to keep your mind off things while waiting for the princess's speech.
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"So it was a territorial war." You said in your mind.
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You were quite conflicted with this news.
As long as the demons were killing each other for territories that were not under your control, you were cool with it.
Yet, a fear was gnawing you from the inside when you thought of the fact that several demons could join forces against you. Indeed, you were powerful and dreaded, but you were new.
Many demons might be tempted to play on your ignorance of your power to take you down.
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You took a deep breath, and you tried to relax a bit. You had killed angels and powerful demons. Very few would be daring enough to try to face you, but nevertheless, you were not safe and you knew it.
Suddenly, bursts of laughter brought you out of your thoughts. You turned around with a puzzled look on your face.
A demon was laughing at loud and spoke to his friend.
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"HA HA HA HA. Is this girl serious? She thinks.. She thinks... Ha ha ha! Oh, she is nuts!"
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Oh, you were so absorbed in your thoughts that you did not realize that the show had already started again.
What did you miss?
You put a threatening expression on your face, and stopped the demon.
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"HEY YOU!"
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The demon's eyes widened when he saw you. He immediately stopped and started shaking.
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"What... what do you want, White Wolf?"
"What's the deal with the princess?"
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He seemed surprised by your question.
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"Why are you interested?"
"Answer me now..." you ordered in a threatening tone.
"Wow calm down, I'll tell you. That stupid girl wants to stop the exterminations by opening a hotel to rehabilitate sinners."
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There was a deathly silence, then you burst out laughing.
Oh my god, it was unthinkable! Simply inconceivable! Seeing your reaction, the demon laughed again and his friend too.
You started crying with laughter. It was so ridiculous, it was hardly believable.
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Hardly believable...
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You caught the demon and placed your knife under his throat.
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"Are you kidding me?" You asked in an icy tone while you stopped laughing.
"EEEEEH STOP! I PROMISE THIS ISN'T A LIE!" He cried, losing his smile and starting to panic.
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You let him go. He seemed sincere from what you could see. You went back to the screen and watched it again.
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The look of Lucifer's daughter surprised you slightly. She was very cute for a demon. She had long blonde hair, pale skin, red cheeks and normal eyes (apart from the white part that had a yellow color).
She looked so... "human". The poor girl was desperately trying to convince the audience to support her project, but nobody seemed to listen to her. Suddenly you felt something, deep down inside your heart.
"Compassion", Maybe? This feeling of being sorry for someone because she's having a bad time... It's compassion, isn't it?
Your mouth twitched when that forgotten feeling popped into your mind.
It reminded you of so many painful things...
You quickly pulled yourself together, and you continued to observe the princess while placing an impassive look on your face.
She had a tense and embarrassed smile on her face.
She could see that her project didn't excite a lot of people (you yourself weren't really excited).
It was really sad to see that.
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Suddenly, you noticed a strange smell. A smell of game meat.
It immediately made you hungry. What smelled so good?
You thought for a moment while trying to control what that pleasant and delicious smell made you feel.
Hare? Boar? No, it was clearly not that. You bit your index finger to think of something else through pain.
It calmed you a bit but it wasn't enough. Oh fuck... what was that smell that made you feel dizzy?
Ever since you came here, it was very difficult for you to control your hunger as a wolf when you smelled something appetizing, it made you completely crazy, the pain was for you the only way to control yourself. Here, on the other hand, it was so strong and so spellbinding that you almost lost control of yourself.
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"Look," says the sweet voice of the princess.
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Your attention immediately went back to the screen. You tried to stay focused on what you could see while ignoring the smell that tickled your nostrils, and that growing hunger in your belly.
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"Every single one of you has something good deep down inside… I know you do," she said with great sincerity.
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You shook your head from right to left. She was wrong. There was nothing good in your heart. Nobody could save you from the beast you had become, nobody.
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"Maybe I'm not getting through to you," she said with a smile.
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You instantly frowned in confusion when you saw her get up. Then suddenly she began to sing. Your mouth fell slowly as she began to talk about her hotel and what she thought about sinners.
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You wanted to leave! This song really made you feel uncomfortable, unfortunately your legs could not move a millimeter.
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When the princess had finished singing you were speechless. You were desperately searching for the right words to express your feelings about what you had just seen.
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It was... it was... how to say this...? It was...
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"WOW! That was shit!" Shouted a demon.
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Okay, that was too much for you. You burst out laughing, that sentence had fallen at the right moment. It was just perfect. Many demons joined you in your laugh and started to leave. You did the same. You didn't want to stay 5 more minutes here. You just wanted to go home and forget what you just saw.
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On the way to your apartment your smile slowly fell.
You stopped and looked at your feet. In spite of the guilelessness of that speech, you could not help but feel the empathy that emanated from this princess. She really seemed to believe that everyone could change. At one point, although you hate to admit it, you did believe it, you really did! Nevertheless the images of your past quickly brought you to reason.
You were angry with yourself. How could you be so naive? Even thinking that you could change was just stupidity. Not everyone can become a better person...
Yet this girl had managed to make you doubt your point of view.
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You would continue your way to your home, but suddenly, your ears were alerted by footsteps coming towards you.
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"Hello my dear, what a happy coincidence to meet you here!"
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You stiffened in sudden fear as you smelled the scent that caught your attention before.
The voice that spoke to you was very similar to that of radio presenters in the 1930s.
Yeah... It sounded like a fucking radio! Everything quickly connected in your head.
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It was him who you smelt. He was there from the beginning…
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You quickly grabbed your knife and turned to the demon who had called you. You took a step back when you recognized him.
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The Radio Demon himself. Well, he was less scary than the poster you had seen at the bar, but the smile on his face really made you feel uncomfortable.
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"I'd like to say the same thing... Radio Demon," you said with a sarcastic smile, trying not to look weak.
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He tilted his head to the side while keeping his smile on his face.
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"My my, is that the way to introduce yourself to a poor sinner like me, dear White Wolf?" he asked with an innocent tone.
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"I'm not in the mood to talk to you. Go away," you growled.
"And if I don't want to go?" he asked, raising an eyebrow with amusement.
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You almost lost your smile when you heard his words.
Yes, what were you going to do? Kill him? Of course! what an easy thing to do! You could feel his power even though he was just looking at you!
Being a wolf was not going to help you against him. Your body began to shake out of your control. You had to fight a real internal battle so that your ears did not lower, risking showing an admission of weakness.
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"Things will turn red if you don't go now..." you threatened.
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The demon laughed and a microphone appeared in his hands.
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"Nothing would please me more my dear~" he said in a darker tone.
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Your eyes widened as a result of this answer. Your limbs tensed when you saw the pupils of his eyes become more aggressive.
He was really mad now.
Shit... you could have tried a friendly conversation but no, you had to threaten him!
What a stupid move…
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"Oh really? You already have a huge territory! I have almost nothing that could really interest you."
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He laughed again.
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"I came to see you in order to kill two birds with one stone ... Firstly, I will give back what you left to a good friend of mine, and erase the nuisance that you could represent. Your territories are just a little bonus darling."
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You didn't even have time to answer to him before he jumped on you at the speed of sound, giving you a punch in the stomach.
You flew to the other end of the alley and embedded yourself into a wall. You tried to get away but the Radio Demon was already in front of you. He grabbed you by your (F / C) shirt and pressed you to the ground, then he removed his microphone, wrapped his clawed hands around your neck and began strangling you with a crazy smile.
Without thinking, you passed your hands between his arms, then you pressed your thumbs firmly against his bright red eyes.
He groaned in pain and loosened the grip he had on your throat. You quickly grabbed his red shirt and dragged him towards you, giving him a violent headbutt and a punch in his face. He stepped back trying to recover from the shock, that allowed you to get up. You grabbed one of his ears and twisted it with all your strength, earning a whistle of pain from him.
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As you had planned, he tried to get rid of the hold you had on him, which left you enough time to stab him in the back. Then you literally pulled him by the nose, and threw him against the wall in front of you.
Without waiting for a reaction from him, you instantly slammed his head against the wall, ruining his monocle.
You did it once, twice, three times, four times, five times... until the Radio demon suddenly disappeared from your field of vision.
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You quickly followed your instinct which shouted at you to move from your initial position.
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You made a quick dodge to the side, thus avoiding getting struck by the rod of your opponent's microphone.
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You grabbed the object, and you snatched it from his hands. Without hesitation you gave him several mic shots in the head with an unquantifiable rage, however he was able to catch it.
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"I have to admit that unlike some of my previous opponents, you know how to fight," he said in a distorted voice, showing his anger despite his smile.
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His face was as red as his suit because of his own blood.
Normally, this kind of injury to your opponent would reassure you, but it was the opposite with him. You had the impression that the more you hit him, the more he took pleasure in confronting you.
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"Thank you for the compliment, Bambi" you replied sarcastically, trying to contain your fear.
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You tried to kick him but he dodged without much difficulty.
He got his mic back and prepared to attack you. You immediately bent down and passed behind him. You were going to stab him but he disappeared again.
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You grumbled in frustration as you tightened the grip you had on your knife.
Suddenly a horrible whistle caught your attention, the more seconds passed, the stronger it became.
You grabbed your ears screaming in pain, but that did not change anything.
It was like this damn sound of badly tuned radio was in your head, impossible to stop it!
Abruptly you felt a painful blow in your back, it was like someone had slashed you. You could feel your blood staining your clothes and the pain emanating from your wounds.
You turned yourself in order to face your opponent, fortunately for you the noise had stopped... well, on the other hand... it wasn't really a good thing.
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He stopped this noise voluntarily, just to make the fight last and play a little longer with you, that's what he was doing.
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"You fucking sadistic bastard..." you murmured angrily.
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The demon laughed at your remark and disappeared again. Luckily for you, you could hear a little noise behind you. Without waiting for a second, you turned around and grabbed the Radio Demon while planting your knife in his stomach. You pinned him to the ground with a triumphant smile on your face. In response, he gave you a look full of hate although his smile was still present on his face.
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Suddenly your senses were clouded by his smell again. Your eyes slowly turned red and you began to lose control of your movements, letting the sleeping wolf take over you.
You slammed your left hand on his face and your right hand on his left shoulder, then your head plunged into his neck. Your teeth tore his shirt and his skin. His blood slid into your mouth, it was pure pleasure, your taste buds enjoyed this taste so delectable.
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The demon stifled a scream of pain as he searched with his free hand for his microphone he had dropped. In response you pushed your fangs deeper into his jugular and you even managed to snatch some of his flesh.
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You were going to continue but you were suddenly pulled back. You turned around to see a creature that looked like a shadow. Before you could do anything, the deer grabbed your white hair, and slammed your head against the wall of a building, knocking you down almost instantly. Before you could recover from the shock you saw him change shape.
He looked much more like the demon on the poster that you saw at the bar.
The antlers on his head had grown, his wounds had quickly healed, his claws had sharpened, and his eyes shone in hatred and sickly hysteria.
For a moment you thought you saw death in front of you.
The demon gave you a violent scratch, ruining your clothes. This time, you couldn't stop your ears from flattening on your head. You screamed in pain as several monsters, similar to the one who attacked you, began to beat you up. There were too many of them, every time you killed one, three more appeared, and you didn't have time to take the appearance of a wolf to defend yourself more easily because you had to avoid the deadly attacks of the Radio Demon.
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You were too slow to transform yourself.
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Every blow, every scratch, every bite, was a real torture, you were desperately struggling against your desire to scream at the top of your lungs every time your skin gave way under the fangs or claws of your opponents. You didn't want to give the Radio Demon the satisfaction of hearing you scream again, you kept struggling with all your strength, you were too proud to give up.
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To be honest, your behavior was amusing to the Radio Demon. It was so much fun to see you fighting with all your will for a fight that was lost in advance. He loved that fury and terror in your eyes, it had been a long time since anyone had entertained him so much. At the end, you were a bloody disaster. Your body lying on the ground was in agony. Even with the best will in the world, holding back the tears of pain was impossible for you. You could feel your blood flowing down your back, arms, legs, chest and face.
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You tried to get up but the demon skewered your right hand with the tip of his microphone, earning a new cry of pain from you.
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"Come on, sweetheart," he said, returning to his normal appearance. "Our little talk is not over yet, I still have to decide what I'm going to do with you."
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Your teeth clenched when he lowered to your height to take your bloody face in his hands.
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"Killing you would be too easy... why not lock you in one of my radios?" he said in your ear with a triumphant smile.
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Your body stiffened in fear. Locked in a radio?! No fucking way!
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Putting your pride aside, you shook your head from right to left, begging him with your eyes, you tried to talk, but he quickly cut you off.
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"Shhh... It will only last an eternity," he laughed.
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You closed your eyes when your heard him. If that was how it was, it was time to use your last card. You had one last weapon left that you bought shortly after you started your business.
You didn't know if it would work on him, nevertheless you only had this option left on the table.
You discreetly grabbed a small plastic vial from your pocket, you opened it, and threw the contents on his face. He suddenly backed away, burying his face in his hands and screaming in pain as smoke came out of his face.
Without asking for the rest, you took the opportunity to get out of the way and turn into a wolf.
Your fur was bloody and in poor condition but you didn't care, you just wanted to run away!
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You ran as fast as you could. You heard a scream full of rage right behind you. This motivated you to not stop, however you made the mistake of looking behind you.
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All you could see was a black deer rushing towards you. You drew from your reserves to exceed your limits, and increase your speed, there was no way you're going to die again because of this guy!
You were taking random streets, looking for as many people as possible, it was imperative for you. Unfortunately, the demons in your path quickly ran away when they saw WHO you were and WHO was chasing you.
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You took the small streets and returned to your normal appearance. You were trying to make as little noise as possible despite the pain from your injuries and the fire consuming your lungs and throat.
You couldn't walk straight anymore. Each step could make you collapse on the ground, however you struggled against this temptation to give up, you knew that you would be killed.
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You managed to climb a fence that joined another street, leaving big marks of blood on it. You fell to the ground because you could no longer maintain your balance, quickly you got up, and limped to the street exit as your vision became blurred.
You heard noise behind you, forcing you to go a little bit faster, but your body had already been at its limit for a long time. As soon as you got off the street you ran into someone, and you both fell on the ground. You tried to look at who you had fallen on but all you could see was blonde hair and red cheeks.
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"H..e..lp me..." you barely whispered. Before your eyes closed.
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"Holy shit! Charlie! Charlie! Charlie! Are you okay?"
"Ye-Yeah I think so, but... Oh my God, Vaggie, what happened to her?" You recognized the princess' voice... Strangely, you felt safe, the adrenaline that had spread in your body slowly disappeared, exhausting you instantly.
"Don't touch her, it's the White Wolf," grunted Vaggie.
"We can't leave her there, Vaggie, she'll die if we don't do something. Come on, help me, we will take her to the hotel."
Shortly after that you fainted...
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