Chapter 20: Entering The Underworld
Bubble gum is made to be chewed and then spit out, I was treated like one when we entered that strange darkness. Very loving, Ravenna, especially after everything I did and went through.
Man, I went so far as to create a completely fictional love story and even survived a psychotic lover just to be tossed aside like that? It really, really hurt.
Anyway, I can’t stay with my face glued to this floor forever. I lift my head, coming face to face with some kind of underground dungeon, I guess that would be the best way to describe it.
There are dirty stone walls everywhere and a long corridor stretching out in front of us. I’d like to know why things like torches still exist, but an electric shower has already been invented. Time to step up your game, magic experts.
I get to my feet and dust off my clothes, the sound of "escaping wind" echoes behind me, and I turn to see a terrifying goth woman staring at me with a huge sadistic grin.
"Fufufu..."
She walks towards me on tiptoes. Stop, stop! I don’t want you to get that close! The heart attack from earlier was enough! Are you going to try to kill me for good now to get rid of any other witnesses?
Instead of unleashing a life-reaping lightning bolt, Ravenna throws herself at me in such a tight hug that we almost fall backward. Lucky this body is used to holding women!
"We did it, we did it!"
"What do you mean ’we did it’?!"
"We escaped in one piece, didn’t leave any body parts behind! It’s such a relief, I swore you’d given up on me. You have no idea how happy I was when you held that letter up high!"
The glow on Ravenna’s face has nothing to do with the personality I’ve known these past few days, in fact, it’s too radiant for such a dark appearance.