Chapter 4: Playmate?

~KIERA~

"Just keep swimming~ just keep swimming~"

Is this what Dori felt in the movie, Finding Nemo? Except, no one is eating her tail?

I looked at my tail who became thinner than before. I felt sad but happy at the same time.

Did I get thin? I mean, if my tail is my real feet, well soul feet, and since I'm fat, well chubby to be exact if my tail became thin, does that mean I also became thin?

I grinned but no one can see that.

However, what if I just lost blood, muscles, and so on?

Wait, I'm a ghost! I don't have that!

Oh, what if I just lost some of my parts in my body as a soul?

Arghh! This is confusing as hell! I better ask this to those voices later!

For now, I have to at least finish the game! This round first!

Ignoring the pain of my whole body, I keep swimming and still seeing no end. 

Looking around, I noticed that the crowd seems to be fewer than before. It was like a whole city camping together when the game started but now probably half of them are gone.

I wonder how many players are left. I'm happy the crowd lessens as I don't like crowds but some of them are players too. 

How many players are there certainly? And how many sperms left? 

I shook my head, it's none of my business. Why do I care? Sigh...

Just as I swim once again after that thought, a light blinded us from above us and new information below the round one was added.

[ROUND ONE: VAGINAL ACIDITY]

[SPERM COUNT: 54M/107M]

[PLAYERS: 45/45]

Oh, now that's informative! Whoever adds that info, good job! Right on time! Well, probably late to be honest but it's better than nothing!

There are still players here and none died. That's good, it's boring to die in the first round without seeing the other side. 

I just hope I'm not the first one to die.

And also, the guy who produced 'bullets', well I prefer to call us bullets than sperm, that guy is healthy.

As I recall, a man can produce 90 million to 150 million sperms, if it's below then that man isn't healthy and has low chances to make women pregnant.

In short, infertile.

Welp, that's not my problem. 

I continued to swim and ignored everything else.

.......

~Enchantrix Meeting Room~

"Virus! What the heck? Why did you add counts? Giving more information to players might cause chaos. Besides, they wouldn't even care about those counts, why bother?!" A system bursts out her anger when new information was brought to the race.

Virus gave off a mocking face, "Huh! Sucks to be you, Faya, one sperm did care!"

Faya raised her left brow. Confusion as hell, she didn't know how to retort. For all she knows, humans are selfish and greedy. Those counts wouldn't even help them, so why bother thinking those?

Another sperm pats Faya's shoulder, "It's fine, it's just a small piece of information. I know you're worried the same thing might happen again but it won't be."

"Ivy..." Faya bit her lip, she knows she was exaggerating but she was scared that players might learn that this isn't just a race, it's a test.

And what if they learn how to pass it even if they can't finish it? Then, the same thing will happen again.

Ivy reassured with a bitter truth and an eerie smile, "We will eliminate all those who found out the other way to win the game."

"Keke, agreed." Virus let out the same smile.

And here Faya thought Ivy was on her side.

V, beside Virus, facepalm. "Eliminate is a big word for you two, how about learn the word disqualified?"

Virus and Ivy stared at each other then shrugged, "Same thing,"

The other system just chuckled and continues its job.

Then, not a moment later, a request pops up from their screen.

[REQUEST VOTE: 1/11]

PLAYER NAME: Kiera Dion

REASON: 

-Interesting lad

JOB CHOICE:

-Uncertain

Everyone shook their head, this is probably the one who asked those counts. And seeing Virus grinning at them confirms it.

On the other hand, V added something. After all, he had seen her thoughts before even now. He may be quiet but he took notes on what she was doing after taking interest in her way of thinking.

And now Virus requested a vote, he didn't see why not add her?

[REQUEST VOTE: 2/11]

PLAYER NAME: Kiera Dion

REASON: 

-Interesting lad

-Logical somewhat

JOB CHOICES:

-Hidden Boss

-Protectors

From what V understands about her from earlier till now, Kiera is kind and caring, good for Protectors. However, it seems due to her experience about her life, and seeing how calm and curious she is, she could be a Hidden Boss.

Well, those are the choices, the decision of her will matter IF she got requested on or even win.

More than half of the vote is needed to pass.

7 out of 11

.......

~KIERA, at nine years old when she was still alive~

'I'm bored...'

I've played with myself, I created paper dolls and just news on the television. There's nothing to do!

As always, I am alone at home but that's better, I feel so comfortable but bored to death.

I puffed my cheeks and went to mom's room. I opened the terrace and stayed there for freshly polluted air.

'Ahh, I can smell the vehicle's smoke, neighbor's lunch, and... Kids' sweat in the air? Eww!'

Then, I heard children's laughter below where our terrace is. Those boys are certainly the neighbor's kids.

Staring at them I felt jealous. I want to play with them but I'm not friends with them, they don't even know me.

Should I introduce myself? Hmm, that's embarrassing.

I've never introduced myself first. Yes, I'm a shy type and prefer to be alone. But I'm bored right now.

How about skip the introduction and go straight to playing? 

Yes! Let's play!

I searched around and found a small rock. So I went inside then came back with a paper that has the word 'friend?' written on it and cover the rock with the paper.

I threw it down but I regret it fast! 

"Aww!"

They looked up and I hid fast.

I didn't mean to hit one of them! I'm sorry!

But I'm scared and embarrassed! What should I do?

I feel so guilty!

Then a thought came to my mind...

"Woooh, I'm a ghost~~" Then I crawled my way inside mom's room. Then straight to my room and played with my paper dolls. 

Let's pretend I didn't go there at all. Yep, I've been in my room since earlier... A few seconds ago? It can still be said 'earlier'.

The next day, I went out of the house. Unfortunately, I saw those kids yesterday and now with their parents!

I walked straight as nothing happened but I'm shivering. Did they notice that? I hope not!

But ever since they saw me, they were whispering while looking at me. Ahh, annoying. They were gossiping about me, and I hate gossips.

And the stares of those moms of theirs, huh! Rude! I have a mom too!

But I can't tell my mom about this, she already has a lot of problems.

I'll eat this shame myself. 

Then I walked to school.

I learned we are schoolmates too... And the same grade...

Fascinating freaky...

The good news is, the public school is wide for us not to see each other if I avoid them and we have different sections far from each other!

May our path not collide, kid. I don't want to be your playmate anymore.

Well, I've never been your playmate at all.

A few days later, as I ignored them, and avoided them, my peaceful mind came back.

Until now...

Mom brought a woman with a kid at home.

She's mom's friend who escaped from the kid's father from their province.

The kid's father is the leader of that place and powerful with lots of scary connection. It's not a gang type scenario.

They are Muslim, and she was somewhat princess in her province. She was raped by the kid's father and couldn't escape from his grasp until now.

They changed the name and so on and mom let them sleep here for a couple of months until they get out of the country. They needed passports and so on with that and mom has connections that could help but it will take a while.

I may be a kid, but I have a keen hearing so even if they didn't tell me, I know by accidentally eavesdropping.

They let their guard down as I'm a kid after all.

And I know the word 'rape' as I've seen live p*rn in the province and mom was raped by papa.

But I also know that is bad, of course.

I shrugged. Welp, at least now I have a new playmate!

I was so excited and happy!

But reality sucks... At that age, that time, that day... I finally learned what the harsh word in this world...

Responsibility.

This is why I better be alone.

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KircheLeaf

Arc 1: Enchantrix Race!

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END of CHAPTER FOUR