Waltz Of A Dying Dragon

8

" Wilderness? Feels like I'm home. "

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Over the course of 50 hours, it felt like the two teens in the group had grown closer. They talked about their interests a bit more while they read books that they had at their disposal. The bystanders in the room watched them clearly, with Leorio having ideas about how they might end up together. The two never really thought about each other like that, as they saw each other as someone who almost has a similar background.

The 50 hours they all spent in that room wasn't for nothing after all, as everyone seemed to bond within the long waiting period. Leorio was forgiven for his actions during the days they had to be stuck in one space. The kids were closer than ever, and those that were older than them had talked about other things. The hours were reduced to minutes, and then to seconds. Everyone in the room anticipated their escape as they watched the time run down. As soon as it hit zero, everyone rushed out the door.

The group sped down hallways of traps and eventually found themselves stuck in a room where there were two exits. Closely surveying the area, the group found that there were shackles and weapons on the walls. Between the two doors was a statue of a woman, who seemed to talk about how to leave this room.

The terms were simple but for the group they were a little complicated to deal with. One term talked about how two people had to be shackled down so the other three could leave. That hallway would lead to a much faster way down. The other door would be another long walk but the catch for this one was that they were able to stick with each other. No one would have to sacrifice their chances of getting their license.

(Y/n) stood in place, her hands grabbing the long strap of her carrier bag, as she stared at the males in the room. They had conflicted gazes. Leorio looked like he was about to lash out at everyone for the sake of his license. Kurapika and Killua looked to have the same idea, but rather than going first, they waited for someone to pick up the weapons. Gon was with the archer, standing beside her as they both thought about what to do.

"Everyone here knows damn well I'm gonna press x," Leorio spoke, "I don't intend to be chained up as well."

The rest of the group looked at each other before back at Leorio. Killua agred with him, but he didn't quite press x first. Even if everyone were to tell their pick, they wouldn't press the buttons on their watches. Chaos ensued as silence covered the room. (Y/n) and Gon stood back as the rest tried to kill each other. The girl would draw her weapon if one of them were to point something sharp at her or Gon.

Leorio had sent an axe flying towards Kurapika but it instead flew towards a wall, chipping it. (Y/n) and Gon seemed to notice the damaged dent and started to get ideas. Gon was the first to speak, breaking everyone up from their fight. They all listened to him explain how they could all go for the circle option and still get out of here in time. The archer chimes in to help the kid out with the problem.

"We..we can do that huh?" the pre-med student smiled, "Alright then. If you say that's gonna work." Everyone grabbed a weapon after they discussed the plan. They had all pressed the option that opened the door for the longest path and then proceeded to break down the wall that led to the fastest path. Once a hole was created, they all passed through and dashed down the way.

Each person had to share a cart with someone. Killua and Gon had their own cart. Kurapika, Leorio, and (Y/n) had to share another one. There were no safety belts inside so what they had to do was hang on. The ride down could be described as something similar to a roller coaster, except you could fall out at any minute because there was nothing holding you down. The way down had messed everyone's features up, like hair and clothes, but that didn't matter because they were able to get down in time.