Avilien: Tutorial islands

Bend to my will

Brit attempted to move her arm and break free of Nook and his pincer-like fingers. It hurt and she could feel each one burrowing into her skin. Having bitten off more than she could chew and being overconfident, she had gotten herself and Squeeks into the worst situation possible. A situation that she now believed impossible to escape. Nook grew annoyed at her attempts to remove him as he pushed his glasses up his nose and then threw her across the room, so she landed on the white tiled floor.

Damocles, Moto, Salamay, and Nook completed the entire military might on Coco island and ever since those four reigned the island, no one had slipped by them. This was a force that Brit, with all her experience as a gamer and being a Beta class user, stood no chance facing. Her rage bar full and her face screwed up she glared at Damocles from the floor. More than anything, she wished to summon Tenderiser and let loose because she knew no better.

"Salamay, would you go ahead and do the honours?" Damocles looked to his left at Salamay who tutted, then stood.

"Fine! Encumberment." With the flick of her wrist, Salamay cast a purple circle in the air that hit Brit and rendered her unable to move.

Body feeling as though it turned into a human boulder, Brit strained against the curse. Not even a finger could wiggle under Encumberment. Only her eyes could move, and as Brit looked up at her health bar, she could see a debuff of a small human with a boulder crushing them. It would last another ten seconds or would have. Salamay kept refreshing the duration as she sent another purple curse at Brit.

"Quite the ferocious catch you have caught me Nook. She is exquisite," Damocles who had left his chair bent down in front of Brit and grabbed her face with one hand. Squeezing her cheeks, he moved her head from side to side and then brushed Brits crimson hair behind her ears.

"As much as I admire this fighting spirit and this burning hatred in your eyes, I cannot have that," exclaimed Damocles as he released his grip of Brit.

"For all her feistiness and taking in the fact she is a Beta class user, she was utterly disappointing to battle. Surprised she cleared out more than half the forces in Meringue. If I didn't happen to be in the vicinity, we could have lost our entire force to this pathetic weakling. That means we should cull the others seeing as they failed to deal with her." Nook flicked his long brown hair out of his face.

"When my husband finds out what you have done and what you are doing, he will make you all pay," Brit seethed and foamed at the mouth. All around her were red player names.

"Sir Damocles, we will let you attend to business and take our leave." Biddy bowed his head as did Milinko. Damocles had forgotten the pair were present and not taking his eyes off Brit he gave a shooing motion with his right hand.

"Husband, you say? Don't see a ring on your pretty little finger and you happen to be wearing a school uniform," Said Damocles as he squatted down to remain eye level.

"Once he knows I am here he will come," Brit puffed out her cheeks and glared back into Damocles' grey eyes.

"How adorable you are. I am very smitten with you. Tell me, who might this husband be?" asked Damocles as he now stood up.

Biddy and Milinko slinked out of the town hall and were glad to do so. Under the presence of them four it was too much. Biddy didn't dare ask for payment regarding Nate as the last time someone asked something of Damocles while he was busy he deleted them on the spot. Both breathed a sigh of relief and keeping quiet they headed to the local inn.

"My husband is Awesome Biscuit. He will make all of..." Brit stopped talking as Damocles, Moto, Nook, and Salamay burst into fits of laughter.

"Seriously? Awesome Biscuit? Please tell a better lie next time," mocked Damocles as he continued to laugh.

"She's a fantasist and a bad one," Salamay giggled. The laughter around the room infuriated Brit, but at the same time made her glow red with embarrassment. She had no proof for goons like this and had no idea whether her husband would come to save her.

"Miss Brit does not lie! Now unhand me, you oversized fiend!" Squeeks barged into the conversation, and deep within Moto's sweaty clutches, he glared up at the big bald man.

"For an intellectual game guide, you're pretty dumb. No little girl and her silly blue mouse would remotely know Awesome Biscuit in person," said Damocles as he grabbed Squeeks by the throat out of Moto's hand.

"Intellect guides fetch a high price on the market. Nook, take ownership, and mail it to me please." Damocles smirked as Squeeks thrashed and gasped for air. Squeeks even conjured a Fireblast, but with the sheer armour and level difference, the spell did nothing to Damocles.

"Don't hurt him!" screamed Brit. "Please! I beg you. Don't take Squeeks away from me," shouted Brit as Nook grabbed hold of her holo watch and went into her inventory.

Helpless and Defenceless Brit began to sob as Nook took ownership of Squeeks and then using his watch he mailed it across to Damocles.

"I will never obey you," coughed Squeeks. "I will never follow you," he continued.

"That is fine, little blue mouse. For now, you're going in a cage, like the rest of your little friends." Damocles spun Squeeks round so he could see the other helpless game guides in tiny steel cages at the back of the room stacked on one another.

"Please give him back," sobbed Brit. "I'll do anything you ask. I'll beg, I'll grovel at your feet and lick your shoes!" Screamed Brit through rivers of tears.

"All normal and blue players are the same when it comes to their guides — such silly attachments to data. Makes them easy to manipulate and bend to our will," chimed Salamay.

"Do me a favour Salamay and apply your deletion curse to this one," said Damocles.

"No!No! Leave Squeeks alone. Please! I am begging you Dorito, leave him be!" Salamay and Moto burst out laughing as Damocles squeezed all the air out of Squeeks.

"Don't work yourself up, sir. She hasn't got my name right once on the way up here. I'm surprised she gets her game guides name right," Nook started to panic and pulled on his shirt collar.

"No one! No one dares forget or belittle my name!" roared Damocles. His very shout silenced the room.

"I'm sorry!" bawled Brit.

Throwing Squeeks as if he were a bouncy ball at one of the walls, he hit it hard enough to take most of his health away. Salamay fearing Damocles wrath cursed Squeeks straight away and without so much as a tut.

"I don't care how beautiful you are. First and foremost, you are merchandise. A Beta class user ready for harvest. Never, ever, do you make a fool of me!" Damocles smacked Brit around the face and sent her flying across the room.

"Three days. In three days if you don't come crawling back to me as a red player, then I will delete your guide. To make it easier on you; you're not allowed to leave this town. Delete any of my men you see fit. Takes around ten deletions to become a red player. Get her out of my sight," snapped Damocles as he looked at Nook.

No longer cursed with Encumberment Brit couldn't move. She was crushed. She had lost Squeeks and to stop him from being deleted she had to delete others. Never could she bring herself to delete another player besides Nate. If she didn't then Squeeks was a goner, but what were the odds of Damocles honouring the agreement in the first place?

Dragged by her hair Nook tossed Brit outside and onto the cobbled street. Crying and whimpering she curled into a ball. Nook looked at her and wondered how anyone of her calibre secured a Beta class. Said to be some of the best gamers he had only met one worth their class and that was Atom. Brit was nothing but pretty garbage. Nook was glad when he closed the door on her and hoped Damocles got rid of her sooner rather than later.