The Lowly Gate's Guard

Ch. 3: Trapped on a Gate. (2)

Dean rushed towards the rat and took a large swing at it's head, the axe sunk deep into its skull. The sight and smell were too much for him to handle. His lunch from earlier came rushing back out, a green puddle with chunks were vomited all over the black floor.

"Well, there goes my lunch."

Hunched over with his hands on his legs, Dean wiped his mouth with his sleeve and looked towards the disfigured woman that was once the rat's meal.

"Oh god."

Dean retched again, adding to the puddle of sick on the floor. He lost what was left of his lunch.

"Move you idiot!" Crescent shouted.

The rat let out a loud shriek. The axe still embedded into its skull as if it were a handle for it, blood spurted out of it. The rat thrashed from side to side, it's pink claws crushed and further destroyed the disfigured corpse.

"How is it still alive?!?" Dean fell onto his behind, his jeans and hands were submerged into the pool of sick he threw up not too long ago.

"Move!" She shouted again.

Dean's fingers slipped as he tried to crawl back, he was unable to grip onto the floor. The sick acted as a vile lubricant. His crawl back was a pathetic sight to watch. The rat continued to wildly trash back and forth in front of him. It's blood splashed all over his clothing. The rat's tail winded up and whipped out at Dean. The tail cut his chest and arms. Dean shouted, his voice was full of surprise; His clothes torn from the cut, his body was splashed in blood.

The rat collapsed to the ground; the rat had used what strength it had left. It's body spasmed on the floor, rubbing itself into the blood and sick.

Not even a minute later, its body calmed and seized up. It died on it's back. Blood trickled down from it's caved in skull, adding to the vile mess below.

"Are you okay?!?"

Crescent rushed over to Dean, she stepped into the puddle of sick and blood to check his wounds.

She pulled out a pail of water from her small magic pouch and poured it over Dean's wounds, cleaning the blood off his skin.

Ding!

A slightly green opaque window appeared in front of Dean and Crescent. Crescent paid it no mind, she quickly swiped it away.

[F Rank Rat defeated by Hunters: Dean, Crescent]

[F Gate mission clear requirements updated]

Wipe out the F ranked Rats: Incomplete (1/2500)

[Rewards being calculated...]

Another slightly black opaque window popped up in front of the green window that first appeared for Dean.

[Rewards consumed for System Bootup]

[...23% until system booted]

Bang!

The windows vanished from the impact; his vision flashed a second of white, Dean winced. Crescent had hit him on the back of his head with her book again.

"WOULD YOU STOP HITTING MY HEAD WITH YOUR BOOK!"

"I thought you was hit, idiot!" She whined as she raised her book high to hit him again.

"I was hit! By you! You hit me! Stop hitting me already! I'm going to have amnesia at this rate!"

Crescent started to tear up, she wiped her eyes. The rub from her hands made them red. Dean looked down at his torn clothes, surprised that the rat had not even scratched his skin.