Hardened

Chapt 23

well shit-
this chapter wasn't supposed to come out so soon
the sequel was supposed to come out after chapt 22 but i got lazy
dammit i'm supposed to be continuing to write some of my other forgotten fics but nOPE-
instead enjoy this piece of shit chapter that's...i have no fcking idea what this is tbh

Len
There was no tunnel or white light.

Luckily, there were no flames or demons either.

It was...dark. Pitch black. As if everything had melted away...to nothing. Was it like this before the Big Bang had happened? Was this how Len was going to spend eternity? Just...floating in pure nothingness?

Maybe Hell wasn't filled with the hottest of flames and demons of all the sort, waiting in line to torture you emotionally, mentally, and physically.

Maybe this was Hell.

Even if all the villains of the world gathered, they wouldn't play this cruel joke. (rare and unprofessional A/N, but whO GETS THAT REFERENCE?!)

Well...shit. Len thought somewhat bitterly. That didn't go as planned...fuck my life- or...past life. Whatever. And with that, he was silent. And time passed. He didn't know how much of it has passed. Five minutes? An hour? A day? A week?

Len honestly didn't know what he was expecting. Maybe for something to happen, God, anything at all. It was foolish to think so. When nearly all hope was lost for the Kagamine, he heard a voice.

"Open your eyes."

What the hell? Aren't my eyes already open? He thought, somewhat confused. Dear lord, if I had my god damn eyes closed this whole fucking time I'm gonna slap myself...

And with that, he opened his eyes like the voice had said. The sight before him was completely different.

He was sitting on a bench. Healthy, emerald green grass was everywhere. A tree hung over where he sat, providing him some shade. A stream snaked through the place, the water crystal clear and aquamarine. They hopped off the stones, making a quiet splashing noise as it continued its' journey down to wherever it led to. Off to Len's left was a waterfall that the stream connected to. The water made a roaring noise that Len could faintly hear from where he sat and seemed to pound down into the small aquamarine lake. The rocks were covered in moss and the area all around the waterfall was covered in greenery, from shrubs, to grass, to beautiful and colorful flowers. Flowers bloomed everywhere, making everything seem colorful and vibrant. They came in many sizes and colors. The sun was shining brightly and the cloudless sky was as blue as ever.

Birds chirped melodiously, and across the stream Len could see...a white lion? What the hell? He thought. It was just laying there peacefully, two cubs playing with each other nearby. If that wasn't bizarre enough, he saw other animals that looked like they didn't belong.

​​​​​Some type of large deer with enormous antlers ate a plant nearby. A huge winged animal- Len could have sworn it was a pterodactyl, but those things were extinct- flew above. A strange animal that resembled a tiger, only bigger with a much longer tail and piercing violet eyes and dark orange fur with a series of white stripes, slept, a smaller one next to it. In the water, something moved. A few minutes later, a small animal the size of cat lept out of the stream. It looked like a miniature dolphin with scales and a darker gray skin color. It yipped happily at him for a moment before diving back into the water. Len blinked, confused. He was pretty sure all these animals weren't supposed to exist, much less be in a place like this...