°Yandere Zhongli x Fem! Reader°

- Chapter 18 ➥ Choice D -

'I'll go with... you.'

Y/N pointed to the person who she didn't recognise but had spoken up before.

'Ah, me?' They gave a small smile.

Y/N nodded, as Master motioned for them to leave the room. The pair soon left and began searching the building.

'Hm... I think we should start by going this way...' Y/N took the lead and began walking down to where the screams were coming from. They were piercing and gut-wrenching, yet she tried to focus on the way towards them.

'I doubt it is this way, Y/N.' They stated firmly.

'Oh, then - '

Y/N was cut off as they took the girl to another corridor.

'Um, by the way, can I know your name? Just in case I need you...' Y/N trailed off.

'Ah. Call me Cryo.'

'Cry...o? What's that?'

'It doesn't matter. Just... call me Cryo.'

Y/N nodded and soon they continued.

'Y/N... do you know where your parents are?'

'Huh? I... no, I don't.'

'You do not miss them?'

'I mean... I do, but so much has been happening I can't think about anything except all of this.'

She looked at Cryo.

'What are you going to do to me?'

'You will see.' Cryo continued walking.

'Um, how did you get here? What do you guys - '

Cryo turned around to look at Y/N.

Maybe I went too far...

'I... was lonely.'

'What do you mean?'

'Lonely. Adjective. Definition - sad because one has no friends or company. That is what I mean. You are old enough to understand, correct?'

'I... never mind.' 

Y/N was growing more and more confused. Finally, Cryo led her to an area where the screams were almost deafening. 

'I'm assuming it's here.' Cryo indicated a room nearby.

'But aren't they - '

'Stop.'

'Huh?'

'Hush.' Cryo quietly whispered in Y/N's ear, as they slowly brought out something.

Y/N didn't have time to react. Their movements were fast. Too fast. In a split second, Cryo had pulled out a small cloth and pressed it over the girl's mouth and nose.

Before long, Y/N had collapsed on the floor, having fainted from the drug that had coated the cloth. They smiled. It was working.

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'Hm?'

Y/N woke up slowly as she slowly opened her eyes. She was tied up. Roped bound around her arms and over her entire body. And it wasn't just that. The ropes had been tied all together and slipped through a hook in the ceiling. Y/N was suspended upside-down in the air, along with having uncomfortable ropes dig into her body.

'Ah. You're awake.'

Y/N was speechless. She felt a mixture of panic and fear form in her stomach as she felt the blood rush to her head.

'I've been monitoring you since you got here. Which is only about half an hour, or else you would be dead by now.'

Cryo gave a slight smile to the frozen girl. 

Y/N felt her mind spin. She couldn't think straight, not when her blood was rushing to her head and her organs were turned upside down.

'Now, let's see you long you last. The average human can only stay suspended for several hours. Let's see if you can vary the average results.'

Y/N shut her eyes, as her head pounded and her arms ached.

I can't do anything about this. Maybe if I survive for long enough they'll let me go? I guess I'll just... try not to die.

It was harder than it sounded. Y/N was falling in and out of consciousness, as her breathing pattern varied with each passing minute.

'You know, let's make a deal. If you can survive one more hour, I'll let you go.'

One hour. Focus. 

Y/N kept going. She rotated her body occasionally and attempted lifting her head up slightly despite the fact her joints ached. The build-up of blood was slowly killing her, yet she kept trying to survive. She kept trying.

After fifteen minutes, Y/N felt bile rise up in her throat. She tried swallowing the bitterness down, yet it made it worse as she almost threw up.

Cryo seemed bored. They slowly got up after half an hour and took a small candle. They lit it and went over to Y/N, holding it near her kin. She let out a cry of pain as the wax dripped down her skin and hardened, leaving burn marks on her body. The fire scarred her skin and the smoke was intoxicating. She couldn't do anything. Y/N squeezed her eyes shut once again.

Fifteen minutes. Fifteen. I can do this. 

'You look so desperate. Fine, I'll end your suffering.'

Cryo brought out a gun. They slowly loaded it with three bullets out of the six chambers.

'Russian roulette.'

Cryo spun the chamber, then aimed it at the girl's head.

Y/N braced herself for the impact. It didn't come.

'That's a pity.'

Cryo aimed again.

This time, it was a hit. Y/N's head dripped with heavy blood, running down her face and onto the floor. She let out a scream of pain, which was the last sound she made before she stopped breathing. Her body hung lifelessly and Cryo gave a smile at the body.

A timer rang.

'Fifteen minutes are up. Oh, well.'

!!!Game Over!!!