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𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐖𝐎
ˢᵘʳᵖʳⁱˢⁱⁿᵍ ᵉⁿᶜᵒᵘⁿᵗᵉʳ
☣︎
𝐆𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆, 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐀𝐃𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒 to the light. You coughed once again, holding your burning throat in pain. " What in the... " You muttered, covering your face with your hands. Coughing once again, you realized you were laying on the cold ground. Sitting up, you struggled to stabilize your head to your surroundings.
" Nghhh... " You huffed, feeling light-headed. " Where.. " You whispered, " Where am I..? " you finally managed to stutter out, your vision slightly calming itself. Your shoulders tensed as the memories washed all over you: you had died. In a very embarrassing way too! What the fuck?
" Oh my god.. " You stood up, or at least tied to. Struggling to stand still, you resembled a drunkard who forgot how to walk properly. " Ughhh! " You groaned yet again, twirling around un-gracefully. " For- " You cut yourself off, falling backwards with a loud thud.
You let out a long sigh, crossing your legs. You couldn't walk properly, not yet. Your senses were still all confused and blurry, so you had to try and adjust yourself first. Looking at yourself, you noticed how any wound you previously had disappeared magically. No sign of an explosion.
Furrowing your eyebrows, you realized you weren't wearing your pajamas anymore, instead your outfit was replaced by what you could only call the typical 2000's girl horror game protagonist outfit. Brushing off the dirt accumulated by your fall, you took a deep breath.
" Alright, I have no idea where I am, I'm wearing some girl's random clothes and I just died. " You made a quick recap of what you knew about your situation, feeling completely bewildered.
Not gonna lie, you should have been freaking out more- I mean, what in the world just happened? Shaking your head, you decided there was no room for panic in your situation. " Ok, [name], stand up. " You told yourself, attempting yet again to use your legs properly.
" Okay... " You muttered, still swaying around a little. " I've got the hang of this. " You tensed your shoulders, taking small steps.
" Ahhh, so you finally woke up, ey? " A deep voice sent goosebumps down your spine, making you let out a small scream. " WAAAAH! " You quickly turned around, falling down yet again. " I swear to- " You didn't finish your sentence, instead your mouth hung agape at the sight in front of you.
" The.... merchant? " You stuttered out as he laughed at you, the dimly blue lights illuminating him enough for you to make out his figure. " Yes, yes. I believe you are looking for an explanation, yes? "
You stood up yet again, walking slowly towards him. " Am I dreaming? " You muttered as he shook his head. " No, mate. This is reality! " He laughed again, resting his hands on a wooden table full of weird little trinkets.
"Come, come! " He urged you to approach him, as you took small and unsure steps forward. Opening his jacket, he flaunted all his products, from guns to elegant accessories. " Here, here! " He took out a small gun and handed it to you.
" Pretty, ey? Made for a real gun collector! " He urged you to take it, still gleefully chuckling. " H-hold on! W-what is happening?! " You cried out, confused as hell. " Worry not, I'll explain everything. But for now, take the gun. You'll need it. " You gripped the cold metal of the weapon, eyeing it like it was an item out of the world, well technically it was, because this wasn't your world.
" I don't have any money..? " You questioned yourself, trying to refuse his offer. " It's on the house! Now, you must have realized where you are, yes? " He questioned, clasping your hands. " ... Resident evil four...? Uh.. Remake? " You answered, still a little out of it. " Correct! Now, you remember what happened before you woke up here? " He questioned further as you nodded, looking down in shame.
" Well, there's your explanation! You died and got sent here as a result! Although, it's not exactly heaven, yeah? " He joked, closing his jacket. Your jaw lowered, but no words came out. You just.. were shocked. Too shocked to say anything. " This doesn't make sense... hold up- how do you know what happened to me? How do you know who I am? " You backed up, pointing the gun at him.
Shrugging, he urged you to stop threatening him. " Now, now. Let's not get aggressive! I know of you because, well, everybody here knows you! " He explained, snapping his fingers. " You see, you think we're just made of a bunch of code, a video-game. But that's only half true. You see, we are real people, for the most part. Our world does exist, in a parallel universe. Take it as instead of Resident evil being a game series in your world, here your life is a book series! Not literally, but you get the idea."
" We all see you as.. some sort of guiding light, ey? Like helping with Leon's missions and everything. Like a divine being. We are aware that for you we are just made-up characters, but we still enjoy your presence whenever you play. " he narrated, leaning forward. Chuckling at your expression, he took out another few things from some crates next to him.
" Here, take this too. " He handed you a bunch of pouch bags ad a few medical items. " I.. " You muttered, taking the stuff. " I have no idea on what to say. " You came to the conclusion you should just accept what happened to you and try to survive.
" So I just get thrown here in this world full of batshit crazy zombies, scientists and whatnot? " You complained, waving your hands around. " Well, you're not exactly in danger. You see, there's a 99% chance that no hostile creature will ever attack you, for them it's like you don't exist. Meanwhile, there are some.... high-influence people who would like to get their hands on what information you posses. " He snapped his fingers again, turning around. " You see, we know we have a story we follow, but we don't know what happens until we live it. "
You just stood there awkwardly, watching him walk up and down in his small merchant set-up. " In conclusion? Don't interact with 'main characters' and you'll be safe to an extent. Safe travels⁓ " Grabbing his stuff, he slowly started walking away.
" W-WAIT! NO, DON'T LEAVE YET! " You shouted, but to no avail. Laughing, he waved at you.
" Bye, lady [name]! Be careful! I'll see you again, mate! "
