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As I sat on the train taking us to the city of the next boss, I had to continually convince myself that what I was experiencing wasn't a dream. Though my surroundings felt real, it was hard to comprehend that what I thought would be so unattainable just a few weeks ago, was finally in my grasp.
By that, I mean Namjoon was finally by my side again, and we had finally all agreed to go after the next boss. Though we were getting back on track, this situation was lacking of any normalcy. Before, we would all be lighthearted, joking around with one another, maybe a few of us cuddling with one another as we got some peaceful rest. So much has changed since we set off to defeat the first boss. Now, the air seems cold and rigid with nerve wracking anticipation. We've all seen too much to think that we're lucky and talented enough to get through another boss without a scratch. At this point, it isn't a matter of if something will happen, it's a matter of when and what will happen, and that has all of us sick to our stomachs.
Not only that, but Yoongi has been so distant and sullen, and it's taking a toll on the whole group. No one but me, Yoongi, and Namjoon know why, and that's causing a rift between the three of us. Yoongi is too hurt to even look at me, Namjoon is jealous and weary of Yoongi, while also being suspicious and untrusting of me, not to mention, he's still trying to get over the things he saw in Genkaku. It's all a mess, and all of it is because of me.
I want to talk things out with Yoongi, but what could I say to make things okay? I could get past Namjoon's dirty glares and jealousy if it meant I could put a patch on me and Yoongi's torn relationship. The reason we've made it this far is because we work together as a team, but what'll happen when we don't trust each other, when we aren't open with one another. We'll all fall apart.
I watch as Hoseok does his best to cheer up a gloomy Yoongi. He jokes, and blabbers about all kinds of things. I see Yoongi chuckle and smile lazily, but it hurts even more to know that he's forcing it. There's nothing more that I want to see right now than a genuine smile on his face, but I know that's too much to ask since I stole that away from him, and I hid it somewhere even I couldn't find it.
The next destination on our list was a place called Satsujin-sha. The town used to be a popular place to visit, with lots of traffic on it's streets. This was where most of the players with a higher ranking and status would go to shop and eat. The richest players often built homes or hangouts here for bragging rights.
Now, I hear the town is deserted, due to a psychopathic murderer who went on a killing spree there. Most bosses tend to stay in a small, localized area, but this one, he moved around. The game moderators even had to make sure to place some kind of force-field around the town to make sure it couldn't harm anyone else.
This boss seems different than the others. The ones we faced before, they only had one goal in mind, to protect the key. If we didn't try to go after the key, then no harm would come to us. This boss, it's actions seem to prove to me that it has more than just one goal. It's not just to protect the key, it's driven by another force; blood-thirst. It enjoys taking away, not only people's lives, but their sanity. There's been reports that before he kills his victims, he "plays" with them, like a cat does with it's prey.
