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What..?
Was this it..? This was how he died? His feet dangled as the mechanism of the building clanked and started to move backwards, backwards to the pit
He should have known that this day would come someday, they all knew this. He let his mind drift
Chiwa, the one person he gave his trust to, his alibi for this, she walked away and threw away the present he gave her like it was worth nothing, now it's just laying there, a victim of something that it's not even at fault for, just like Rudo. She even said that he's exactly the same as his dad, that shitbag.
‘you're just a son of a killer, that's what all you'll ever be to us, too all of us, a murderers son’ her voice spews lies in his mind.
The chains rattled slightly. She compared him to that sack of shit, the same person who went on a rampage and killed more than 10 people, the same person who scared his hands to be disgusting and grotesque.
If he stayed up here long enough… would be eventually become like his dad as well?
He was sent to the abyss, the same place that Rudo is going to go now for being framed for killing his real dad Regto, the person that actually took care of him when that turdhead Alto was supposed to, and failed, it wasn't even fair, life was never fair, when was it ever fair to Rudo, he looked down at the crowd of people snarling before him.
Everyone here in this damn city is exactly the same, he thought. even if they say that they aren't they are the same, they always will be exactly the fucking same Rudo grinded his teeth
He was now directly above the pit, feet dangling helplessly above the endless darkness that threatened to swallow him whole, his fists clenched, gloved fingers digging into his palms .
He bit the inside of his cheek “Hah..? Haha..” he stopped when a metallic taste stained his tongue, and strained the realest smile he could ever realistically do, this riled up the townsfolk even more than they were already, the words of aggression and hate spewing from their mouths that multiplied by the second.
“You're the filthy ones” Rudo whispered angrily and shut his eyes, not wanting to witness the hell below him.
“You all have eyes and ears but you don't look or listen, you are all a shit-ton of assholes with no minds of your own!” Rudo looked down to the pit, he was terrified, he could admit it but he was more angry at this more, angry at the death he could have prevented if he could have just stayed home this one day, more angry than terrified of the thought of dying. “YOU ARE the filthy ones,” he repeated “the people who can't even take a shit without being told too!” he snarled at the crowd, jolting against his restraints
The roar of the crowd grew larger from them parroting and screaming for him to be dropped into the abyss, it was so… so loud
“All of you! Useless wasteful bags of bones and flesh!” Rudo directed his eyes towards the slums once more for the last time, widening his eyes in shock.
It was the same masked guy who killed his dad with a sword, he never saw that type of sword anywhere on the sphere, not even for parades where the rich would celebrate about something good that happened that week.
Said guy seemed like he was grinning ear to ear. “...It's you” he bit his lip, face contorting into a mask of fury
The ropes clanked and slid until they gave out. Gravity pulled him downwards, it was an uncomfortable feeling but who cares about that now, when he has hatred that could destroy the world filling at his core. “Don't think you'll get rid of me… “I’m going to send you to hell. All of you, EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU, WHEN I COME BACK ILL KILL YOU ALL!” his voice cracking on the last word.
He saw miles of stone on the way down
“YOU HEAR ME?” He shrieked “YOUR ALL DEA-” The darkness below consumed him whole
He tore down through layers of thick clouds, the sky opened up to reveal something, another layer of cloud waited for him below while multiple shades of yellow, orange, and red danced and scattered around without any care. It was beautiful, his eyes darted around trying to take in the view before he died.
The entire sky turns into a more duller version of what it once was, as a sweat formed down his spine, he turned around, there was something in the distance, something massive sitting in a cradled position.
His heart beat intensified.
What was that thing that Regto used to say? it was like a God… he struggled to keep his eyes open but was forced back into the darkness
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Sharp coughs tore through a barren wasteland, how the FUCK did he manage to pass out and sleep for whoever knows how long in this hell hole.
Right now, Rudo was focusing on running from those monsters that were chasing him, and out of wherever the fuck he was right now.
What the hell are those things?! Monsters made of trash? How could that even-
One of the trash beasts opened its mouth and shrieked before he could finish his thoughts, it raised its head and lurched forward snapping its jaws shut to capture Rudo, luckily he threw his body to the side, dodging the near death experience, he tumbled for a bit before he regained footing.
Lifting his head up to properly analyse the situation that he is stuck in.
Their whole bodies were made of trash, their claws were made of sewage pipes, and large telephone poles and electricity poles that were sticking out of their backs were bent in all of the wrong directions. Not to mention that they stunk, this whole place that Rudo was in currently smelled like shit, literal absolute shit mixed with rust and copper
He tensed up as he watched the trash beasts crawling closer from a not so comfortable distance, a sudden realisation dawned on him
All of those things were blind he saw how they moved, saw how they reacted to sound, he made sound so he would attract those things, and they had no visible eyes, he could hear them clicking and making sounds at each other
Best not to make a sound to attract those things, why couldn't he have noticed that earlier.
Rudo knew that that was going to be proved to be hella difficult because his lungs felt like they were going to burst because breathing was so hard, he was on the verge of coughing and making noise when something rattled from beneath his glove.
He looked down to see what it was and froze, it was a head, a human one at that, still rotting and bloody with maggots and insects crawling all over it, and he just touched it, it stained his glove with dark red old blood “Shit” he whispered, staring at the head in absolute horror “Those assholes… I don't want to die and rot like this person.” he rasped
Red like the blood that stained his gloves and clothes
He can't die like that person. Looking around, surveying the environment to find a weapon, his eyes land on an old pipe, still in good condition, he grabs the pipe and tightens his hold on its body, he uses it to assist him in standing up, one of the trash monsters lean forward, hearing for anything it can kill, it clicks at the other hoards of trash for some other reason, and they reply with more noise.
Rudo switches the pipe from his left hand to the other, crunching trash beneath his show, the sound regaining the attention of the blind hoards of trash, it roars and throws its head towards him and charges, but before Rudo can charge back at it, he loses his balance and slips down, it took a while until he was at the bottom, he definitely hit his head on something hard though
The trash beasts stopped clicking and chasing him, some started to turn around to find some other small things to chase at, so he really hopes that's a win. But it didn't last for long because the stench of the stale air hit him again. Rudo grunts, attempting to breathe in the air that isn't breathable. Shit… if I stay in this place for any longer then eventually I will- I gotta get out of here, fast. he held one of his gloves over his mouth, trying to filter the polluted air that he is breathing with low success.
Rudo looked at the area around him, miles of just hoards and piles of trash in every direction. His glove slowly slid off of his mouth, Is there even anywhere safe down here? Rudo thought, he started to gasp for air In this mosh– a wave of nausea and dizziness hit him, and he coughed out red glossy blood, he couldn't stop it, it just kept coming.
The sound regained the attention of one of the trash beasts, as it barks to the others that the thing that fell down the hill is still alive, the biggest ones heads snap towards as it starts to walk down the hill that he fell down
Collapsing onto his face, Rudo is on the verge of passing out
it can't end like this… I barely even- Is it really going to end before I can do a damn thing? The trash beasts draw closer, their claws dragging on the hoards of trash beneath them
His conciseness started to fade. Regto…
Rudo forced his eyes open Hell no. legs wobbles as he makes himself stand upright.
That asshole who killed Regto, those fucktards who pinned the blame on me! There's still something that I have to do, IT WON'T END LIKE THIS! The pipe in his hold crackles with energy, matching his hate directly to the last point.
He calls on the strength to force his body to move forward, legs trembling with each foot he presses into the ground, threatening to fall at any given moment.
The monstrous nightmares let out a mechanical screech and leapt forward with its jaws hinged wide, showing rows and rows of uneven sharp teeth
Rudo made a clicking noise with his tongue “YOU BLIND MONSTER FREAKS REAK OF ANGER AND HATE” he dodges to the side he lifts the pipe high over his head and embeds the pipe into the right side of one of the beasts head, the part that was stricken sizzles with red, burning plastic, making the monster scream with rage.
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In the far distance, walk a certain metal wolf, sifting through layers of processed wasteland.
Noise suddenly reached its ears “Hmm?” it turned its head towards the shrieking, lifting up a couple of items in its mouth
“No way?” a crackled voice came from inside it, metal plates scraping against each other on its back
Is that spherite really fighting against those trash beasts? it started to walk towards the trash fight, swallowing the items it had found in its search, not entirely going there to save him but to see what he is doing, the wolf is very interested
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“That's it?” Rudo collapses into the ground, knees digging into the dirt, “I thought it was going to be like kill-” Rudo attempts to breathe deeply, but manages to cough even more. or be killed he finished the sentence in his head, Rudo expected it to be harder to kill those things. Rudo chuckled softly.
A loud sound came from behind, it exploded, it exploded… Clumps of trash flew everywhere, towards Rudo he tried to stand up to rud but couldn't.
Damn it, I cant move my legs..! he braced for impact
The trash that was going to fall on him got blocked by a huge shadow looming over him. Slowly, Rudo opened his eyes, peaking to see what had blocked it from crushing him.
A dog..? Covered in armour? it didn't look like the others, it was colourful, yes, and it didn't look like multiple pieces of trash thrown together. Just metal painted black, white with red highlights and crimson eyes.
The dog creature thing tilted its head to the side and opened its mouth a bit
“What are you doing down here..? Rudo..?” his conciseness started to slip away as he didn't hear what it said last
He wheezed struggling to suck in air while also failing miserably He could feel the blood pooling at the back of his throat, he tried to make an effort to cough it out. His head hurts so bad maybe sleeping for a bit wouldn't be so bad after all… he closed his eyes
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Rudo opened his eyes and winced, the sound of scraping wakes him up
How long was I out for? Ugh, the headache… and why does it smell so… damp? His eyes widened
“He-hey what the fu-” there was something massive and he was in somethings teeth Rudo yelped and thrashed his body around to get out of its mouth, tearing a bit off of his coat and landing on one of his arms in the process, probably messing up the bandages underneath his glove, he groaned in pain, he looked up and–
What the fuck is that.
The mystery creature that was carrying Rudo took one step forward, glaring at Rudo with glowing red crimson eyes, yes, angry but also just… staring? Rudo wobbled a bit while standing up on his legs, nearly collapsing a couple of times.
I don't know why, but turning away right now feels like I would die almost immediately. Rudo thought, hitching in a breath.
It's bigger than me, made of metal and scraps, like those other things, but it has eyes, it's not a fight I could ever dream of living through. Not to mention… It can speak, I think? Or am I just imagining it?
Rudo was also probably imagining the hint of exhaustion and sadness behind its eyes, but that was probably fake. Instead Rudo looked around sneakely, trying to find something to fight with in the endless piles of trash. He probably dropped that pipe he used to fight those trash beasts, but he was sad because it was in good condition. his eyes landed on an old car tire, and the dog thing copies to look at whatever he's looking at.
“That ain't gonna ta work kid” so the dog can speak. Whatever it isn't going to change anything about Rudo feeling in danger, putting distance between the both of them, Rudo doesn't hesitate to grab it, the moment he does the tire changes shape, all of the anger and hate he has buried inside of him gets instantly poured into the tire
He holds the tire with both arms like it's a part of him, and swings it into one of its decaying legs, it doesn't break under the pressure but black dust does trickle down, no worries, he just has to swing harder than before then.
The trash dog doesn't let that happen before it lifts one of its paws before Rudo swings and grabs the tire out of Rudo's hands, and also steps on him with its free paw. “I told ya it weren't gonna ta work, and yet ya still do it.” it groaned, looking away then laying down comfortably on its stomach
“What even are you anyways?” Rudo whisper shrieked, he struggled under its leg “Some metal monster dog!? Why can you talk?” he hissed “And where am I?!” He attempted to punch at its red claws, it didn't do any damage but it was worth a shot.
Its head leaned towards him “Don't punch me ya little shit.” it snarled, showing sharp black teeth.
“Well I wouldn't be punching you if you didn't have your fucking metal claws on me, your crushn me, TAKE EM OFFA ME YOU WEIRD ASS METAL MACHINE DOG” Rudo shouted at the dog, maybe it wasn't a dog, because it made a made a face from all the yelling of Rudo calling it a dog
It grumbled “I'm not a dog kid, there's a clear difference between me, and a dog, I'mma wolf, or do ya not have wol-” the creature now known as a wolf suddenly cleared its throat (If it even has a throat) “No, ya certainly don't have any wolves in da Sphere” it finished
“...What the fuck is a wolf?” and what the hell is a sphere? he doubted that this wolf creature would give him any answers because it looked at him weirdly, but Rudo will ask later… if there even is a later
It sighed “Inactivate yer jinki and I release ya m’kay?” it said it shifted its body weight to put less on the small being below its arm
“Or what? You gonna eat me?” He challenged. What in the FUCK IS A JINKI Rudo internally thought. holy cow, MORE QUESTIONS THEN ANSWERS TODAY
It looked up, huffed, then looked down to look at Rudo again with a slightly confused expression “No? …Look kid I’on wanna hurt ya,” it spoke softly “yer just a… Whatever you are currently.” waiving its darkish red paw that held the tire around.
Visibly Rudo struggled, what would happen if he manages to deactivate the tire, he doesn't even know how to do that, and if he did manage to do that, what would the wolf do after that? Rudo winced, trying to think, but after all of that fighting from before his mind felt cloudy and mushy.
The tire crumbled to dust within seconds in its enclosed paw, its face turned into confusion before remasking to a neutral face, it scoffed. “Oh wow look at that, ya actually did it” the wolf said sarcastically, reopening then closing its claws multiple times, letting black dust fall through its talons.
“Oh fuck you. You metal freaky thing” Rudo grinded his teeth and growled in frustration, “I did what you wanted me to do, now let me go.”
It rolled its eyes dramatically, then let out a dry laugh, but it sounded more like an inhuman screech. “Thats not how ya should be thankin’ yer savior.” it put its free paw onto the ground putting weight to lift its body,
Rudo immediately scurried away from it and stood up on his feet, assuming a boxing position(it's not going to do jack-shit, he knows this), the thing just shook its head in disappointment and walked past him further into the unknown ahead of them.
Rudo stopped and turned around “...You would turn your head on your opponent..?” breathing hard
“On ya?” its voice sounds distant and crackly, black dusty armoured paws pressing into the environment around it, crushing the trash below its paws. “You and me both know that yer are no opponent” the creature snarled, moving its head to let one of its eyes glare at him
A couple of beats passed between the both of them staring at each other, one knows plenty, and the other barely knowing anything about where he is.
“I'm tougher than I look…” he growled, narrowing his eyes and standing his ground
It tilted its head and lowered its gaze to look away from Rudo. “Is that so…” it said “Then follow along.” It moved its head to face forward and then continued to strut smoothly away from Rudo.
Rudo let out a breath he didn't realise he was holding, and started to follow the beast, on why he was doing what it- No he told him to? He doesn't think he has enough brainpower to think or deny anything right now, He lowered his eyes to look at the piles of trash that surrounded him.
They were in a different area then they were before, the sky wasn't a sickly blueish green that was choking out the sky as it was before and he could breathe, he and the wolf were in a different area, weren't they?
… Huuuhmm?
Wait, I can breathe? He raised his hand and touched the thing on his face. How did he not notice that when he woke up earlier? Did that wolf guy put the mask on him when he was under?, he has to thank the wolf guy for that, AAUUUGH but Rudo doesn't want to thank a random stranger wolf thingy, he doesn't even know what his motives are, why he saved him, or anything else of that matter.
While walking behind the metal wolf he untangles the ropes off, tugging at the metal cuffs that were still there on the arm that he landed on, and the arm that he didn't land on, locked in place with a key, he probably won't get them off anytime soon.
Obviously they had to be metal, THEY WOULD NEED A KEY TO OPEN THEM! practically shrieking at himself in his thoughts, he huffed out a puff of frustration and gripped his hair in his gloves. Oh how he hated the city and the apostles and everyone else up there with a burning, raging passion. Rudo foot gets caught on a piece of trash and nearly falls over
“Do ya need help with that thing yer playin’ with?” The wolf asked, stopping to wait for a response from Rudo and for Rudo to catch up to him, because holy shit he was slow as hell
He kept playing around with the cuff, attempting to squeeze it off his wrist, and failing. “Not right now… I'm doing alright, these wrist cuffs are just annoying the fuck outta me.”
The wolf looked up, it was getting darker, so it was turning night “If dats it then keep up, it's gonna to take a while to get to the place i’n gonna to drop ya off at, so unless ya don't want to keep walkin I suggestin ya keep up with me, there's more trash beasts durin the night.”
Ahhh. So those things are called Trash beasts then. Rudo thought
They have been walking for around ten minutes now, still in the same relative area but it just makes Rudo wonder about how big the pit actually is, not to mention his legs feel like jello. Rudo picked up another pipe to lean his body weight on, it was close to the same size as the other one that he fought with but it was a bit taller.
The wolf had to stop a couple of times to wait for Rudo who was falling behind. Plastic grinded underneath the wolf's paw as he paused. “Kid… yer actually walking sooo slow, t’s makin’ me insane, don cha want me to carry ya?” the wolf asked politely
Rudo rubbed his arms, the bandages were getting itchy and painful under his gloves “No thanks, I don't want anyone carrying me.”
that was a lie, he wanted to be carried, he didn't want to keep walking because it was tiring and painful AS FUCK.
He squinted his eyes “You look like yer going to fall over at any moment?” the wolf started to walk more after Rudo caught up, circling back a couple of times out of boredom
“I'm not going to fall over, I'm just naturally slow,” Rudo knew for a fact he was fast as shit because of all the running from those wannabe God apostles with guns that kept shooting at him while he raided trash in those dump factories, but he tried to lie through his teeth, that headache he got from falling down that hill was getting to him. “Thanks for the offer though.” he said weakly, grabbing his arm.
“Don’t bother.” the wolf suddenly halted again, looking like kindness personally offended him, boring a crimson eye into Rudo “Don’t mistake’n my indifference for kindness spherite, if yer life was really worth anythin' ya would walk on yer own without any support, but yer walking with that pipe, wobbling around n all dat bullshit, so it's either let me carry ya or I'm leaving ya behind to die with da trash. ya hear me?” His accent thick, not giving Rudo much of a choice.
He was right, Rudo's life isn't really worth anything, it isn't really worth anything without Regto here. Regto, Regto really is dead isn't he… he didn't want to face the truth at first but he knows it deep down.
If looks could kill every one would be dead, Rudo doesn't know why though, the wolf closed his eyes, looking like he was thinking for a very big moment then letting out a very big groan “Still… Yer just a kid. So get on, m takin ya somewhere where you can get help n eat…” he pauses, looking at Rudo who is currently making an angry face, it's probably not on purpose. “...Don make that face, I don like it.” he huffs and lowers his body
Rudo groaned and struggled to pull himself up, mostly because he was tired, his head hurts a lot, and the wolf has too many smooth tiny items that he can't manage to put his feet on to step on, and it was straining the bandages on his hands.
The wolf took note of this and rolled his eyes, he huffed and offered his paw for Rudo to use as a stepping stool, Rudo took it.