Time Keeper

Chapter 7 Work

I stood back up, wiping sweat from my brow. He came fast and furious, even if he wasn't mad. I dodged quickly right, I had no idea how to use a weapon for fighting. "Hold it up when the attack comes close, hold on as best you can." He had been yelling out tips the whole time. I couldn't tell if I was getting better or if he was just getting tired, but I was betting that it was him getting tired.

I stopped and held up my scythe. My breath came slowly, consistent. I whipped my scythe to the left, he dodged. I cursed in my head, I hardly knew what I was doing, wait, not even hardly. He picked up the hammer and slammed it into the chisel. A cloud of dust spread all around us. Monsters popped out from everywhere. I whipped around. nine, there were nine of them. The key to winning this is patience, free of fear.

Fear. A thing that only exists when you think about the future. The ifs. The possibilities. I'm not saying that thinking about all the possibilities is wrong. When putting together a strategy you must think about everything. But thinking about the possibilities and having them lead you to fear is wrong. Fear is not something you should keep. It can be a good tool for learning, but it should never be had in battle.

I raised my scythe and attacked the monsters one by one. I managed to subdue the nine of them. I wiped my forehead again, this was bothersome. And tiring. And I'm hungry. My mouth started drooling at the thought of food. My thoughts carried me away to CandyLand and PizzaPalace, oh, and don't forget CakeTopia and SpaghettiCentral.

A punch came from my right. I whizzed around to see a very big monkey. I looked up and blinked. General Tiedoll Stared blankly at a figure next to him. "General Klaud," he said in a cheery voice. Sometimes I just do not think my brain works. It took me awhile to realize that the fighting had stopped and I could put away my innocence.

"Deactivate," I whispered. I wonder if I actually have to speak. I'll try without speaking next time. The monkey thing stood right next to me, just staring. "Uh," I didn't know what to say to it, "hi."

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I huffed. Cold air escaped my lungs. My lungs filled with moist hot air. I was very uncomfortable, to say the least. I banged on the ceiling. My legs were starting to go numb. It's at times like these I wonder what I'm doing in my life, or why the fuck am I in a coffin? I mean, a coffin is fine, it prevents diseases from spreading and stuff, but I'm alive, disease free, and 6 feet under! This isn't right at all!

The lid shuddered under my fists, but did not budge. I banged again. I had to stop. I was wasting my oxegen. Panic made my blood run cold at the thought. What if I died? I tried to scream. Nothing came from my mouth. My breathing was hot and heavy. My head hurt so much. My vision started to fade to black, here we go again.

** 1 hour earlier **

The woman sat down. The couch went up on either side, in protest. I stood still, very uncomfortable. This lady knew how to get me to stiffen up. I shouldn't just say the lady though, it was mostly the giant- no, mini- no, size changing monkey that gave me the creeps. I question how that's innocence.

I moved like a monkey, it looked li-sorta like a monkey, it made sounds like a monkey, but it was innocence? Sure it was rather obedient, but it could be a trained monkey, right?

I looked at the woman, "don't attackers go after you since all you have is a monkey?" I've said the word monkey a lot recently.

She glanced at me, a bored expression played on her face as she didn't even try to hide it. Fantastic, she already hated me. "I've trained myself to be stronger and faster, so I can dodge and block, and my monkey to always get there," she stated with a slight shrug. I think If anything, I could learn to have confidence even close to this lady. She's the type to say no to even the best looking men. I bet she's said no to Cross. Yeah, definitely. She's out of his league. She stood up and and cleared her throat.