The Five Kings: First Step

Hopian 59 - From Pleasure to Pressure

Last chapter, the story went back to the trio where they immediately saw and heard Prósopsi's attack from miles away as they sailed Seric's best friend on the sea. After recovering for a bit, Karia heads back to her room, as she's been doing ever since they left Birzion in a troubled state. Seric tries to confront her once more, but Karia still seems to despise Seric as she ignores and literally shoves his help away.

Seric's P.O.V.

"Hehe, thanks for the website way back then Karia... I know how to cheer myself up now." I snicker to myself quietly as I lie on the sleeping bag that lies along the wall of my tight and small dark room, with the only thing that's slightly illuminating the area being my phone's screen that I'm staring at.

"That was great, I can't wait until I can do that again." I think to myself with a laugh.

"Anyways- I guess I've gotta clean up now." I snap out of my daze as I close out of "Www.XxDynastyxX", and reach for the clenex box that's right next to me as I lay my phone down for a second-

*CLINK CLANK CLINK CLANK*

But I immediately pull my arm back as I hear loud metal noises approaching the outside of my room, and turn off my phones screen at the same time so I'm not seen.

But I don't have the time to pull up my pants as the door is swung open-

"Hey pal, I saw a fancy luminous L.I.G.H.T. creeping from beneath your door so..." It turns out to be King Metallica, of course I can't see him though, and he can't see my completely exposed body either.

"..." I try to steady my breathing as I lie completely still, praying to the highest God that he won't turn on any light and will just guess that I'm sleeping.

"...I can see in the dark..." He whispers to me as neither of us move an inch...

"..." I let out a shaky smile as tears come out of my eyes, as I don't have the courage to say a word to him at this point...

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"..." He still doesn't move.

"I don't like liars, pal... And P.S., if you wanted to eat more of the S.C.R.U.M.P.T.I.O.U.S. sausages that I made earlier, ya didn't have to sneak them into your room and play with em there! Goodnight!" King Metallica says with enthusiasm and far too loudly, as I can hear my door slam shut.

"What the fuck was that." I think to myself with a scrunched up face and a bit of a scarred laugh as I honestly have no clue what Metallica understood from what he just saw...

2 hours later 🌕🌕🌕

"Wow. That show was pretty great, and to think that I could watch the first few episodes for free! Mosio seems like a cool character, and that girl was pretty badass too..." I think to myself as I close off the website, having stayed awake for a while longer as I was far too petrified to sleep after that encounter with King Metallica...

"What time is it even?" I think to myself and look to the top right corner of the screen where it reads "4:05".

"...Shit... and Metallica's probably gonna try and wake me up early too... ugh..." I think to myself with a bit of regret- though I can't deny that getting some alone time was really nice.

I turn off my phone and am about to go to sleep, but I sigh as the fact that I haven't drank anything in hours is getting to me.

"Well at least I'll get to enjoy the night sky..." I mumble to myself as I get out of my cozy sleeping bag, and take a step to open my door, yawning as I continue to walk towards the exit to our living quarters.