(5) A walk

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"Wake up kid. Wake up." Said Dank, as he nudged my back with a bony hand. Sending waves of pain through my body.

"I can't move." I calmly replied.

"Oh. Well in that case. GET UP!" Dank yells as he kicks me in the ribs.

"AAAHHH!! What's wrong with you?!" I scream while clutching my side.

"When I say to do something that means do it. I'm gonna keep you alive down here, but you gotta do what I say. If you don't you'll get killed or something. So get up." Dank explained.

Not wanting to get kicked again I do as I'm told, fighting the near crippling pain.

"What do you want?" I asked.

"Get dressed, we're going for walk." Dank replied.

"A walk to where?" I ask.

"Through town! Stop asking so many questions!" Dank yelled.

I put on my pants and grab my shirt, I walked to the bathroom before putting on my shirt and inspected my body for any obvious injuries. Only some large bruises and sore spots, no signs of anything particularly abnormal.

I meet Dank at the door.

"When you are leaving your room think of somewhere specific you want to go, otherwise you will appear outside of "Dark Wind". The first town of hell, so no big deal if you dont think of anything before going through. In fact that is where we are going now. Follow me." Dank stated as he opened the door, quickly walking through.

Taking a deep breath I step through the door.

We were once again on a Road paved with different shades of red brick, stretching off into the distance in both directions.

"You will never get lost while in this world, no matter where you are, you will always know which way to go to get around. Its called a *Reaper Sense*. It will take affect in other situations as well, whether it be while determining a souls innocence or finding your opponents weakness, it will always be there to guide you. But there is one exception to this ability, it will not work against other Reapers." Dank explained.

"There are more Reapers than myself?" I ask.

"Of course there are. As if you could do this job yourself." Dank rudely replied.

"Lets just go." I say as I begin walking in the direction my new "sense" tells me to go.

After a few minutes of walking in near silence we arrive at Dark Wind, The great steel gate looming above us, giant stone walls lining the town.

"Well this is it, what do you think?" Asked Dank.

"This is cool." I said in wide eyed amazement.

"Good, because this is going to be where you get a lot of your things to do your job. You will have to come back here often to repair or improve your gear. In addition to that Dark Wind has a wide variety of things to keep you occupied. This place has everything, whether it be to go shopping at some of the many perplexing and unique shops, or even find someone to keep you company when you're lonely." Dank said with a wink.

"Thats awesome!... And gross." I replied "Well what kind of things can you get here?" I ask.

"Oh all sorts of things, there are items from this world, yours, and others! Toys, video games, food, clothes, weapons, pets, jewelry, ancient magic books and enchanted items! The list goes on much longer than that but I'm sure you'll find out more on your own. You've entered a world of amazement... And horror..." Dank said grimly.

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