"CaN YoU PlEaSe HeLp Me ReAcH DiAmOnD???"
A young man walked through a dimly lit corridor, his nose scrunching from the stench and his face twisting into irritation as he progressed.
Every once in a while he would mimic a feminine, sweet voice, asking the same question, 'can you please help me reach diamond?'
And with each iteration, his irritation surged.
He was an international gamer, the one who had won several competitions in several esports worldwide.
There was no game that he was bad at, and yet, a normal, slightly pre– very pretty woman dared to ask him to push her rank?!
Well, that part was pretty voluntary for him as the moment she had requested it, he had jumped at the offer, looking forward to spending some private time with the beauty while flexing his skills.
But…
WHO KNEW THAT SHE WANTED HIM TO PLAY ALONE!?
She had given him the address of her building, and once he had reached, she called him saying she's really sorry but she needs to go out…
Speed walking in rage, he finally reached the end of the corridor, a faint floral scent greeting him as he clicked his tongue and leaned down.
There was a handwoven welcome mat in front of the door and after flipping it over gracelessly, a metallic key was revealed.
He still remembered her words, "The key is under the mat and the computer's password is aellaroxx, thank you very much for agreeing to it! I can't stress this enough, but I am sorry I couldn't be there!
Ah, and a warning! I have two pets in my room, a dog and a parrot. I know that he might look mean, but please don't mind him. He won't bother you.
But–"
Lukas grumbled as he twisted the key into the key hole, yanking open the door.
And the moment he did so, he yelped in fright, jumping backwards from fear.
At the door was the biggest, meanest dog he had seen in his life. Legs tall, teeth sharp and dangerous, and a build that looked less like a dog and more like a tank.
On the dog's neck was hanging a collar that read 'Tommy'.
'Heh, how original.' Lukas chortled inwardly, laughing at the dog's name but not having the guts to actually trouble that big boy.
His mind was telling him to turn around and leave, a woman who can't even be present for him was definitely not worth it.
But then he remembered her bright, beautiful smile, the shy demeanor she had when she requested his help…
"Ugh… this nonsense of love will be the death of me…" he said to himself, sighing in defeat as he slowly tried to move closer to the door.
Tommy, the doggy, stayed true to the information that Aella had given him. He sat peacefully, gazing at the shaking Lukas who was moving towards the house one step at a time.
And truly enough, Tommy was harmless. His big size made him look tough outside, but on the inside, this doggo was a little cutiepie!
Lukas even dared to pat him once, but seeing a not so peaceful growl emerging on Tommy's face, he gave up and locked the door behind himself.
She had told him that there were two pets, a dog and a parrot.
And seeing a green feathered, red beaked bird sitting on the dining table, Lukas remembered the strict warning she had given him.
She stressed this warning, not once, not twice, but a hell ton of five times!
"Please do not mind my parrot! He hates guests and he is a little rude! But please, don't forget under any circumstances, please do not curse or talk back to him! PLEASE!"
Well, the parrot did seem a little mean and irritating looking, the kind that you want to slug in the face for no reason, but Lukas felt that the woman was exaggerating the warning a little too much.
No matter how rude, it was still just a parrot.
What's the big deal?
But he made up his mind to keep up her warning, sighing before finding the bedroom, which wasn't hard since there was only one room in the entire apartment.
He quickly booted up the PC when he heard a couple of noises behind him.
Tommy had abandoned his post at the door and was now sitting on top of his dog bed, staring at Lukas with a tongue out of his mouth.
While the parrot had also left the dining table and had now flown into the room, sitting on the PC's CPU, looking at Lukas menacingly.
"Another idiot, pekak! Want fuck master!?" the parrot chortled at Lukas who was sitting on the gaming chair, "Have seen face in mirror? Ugly! UGLY! UGLLYY!!! Pkk!"
It laughed in its irritating, chirpy voice.
Lukas ignored him, entering the password and turning on the game that she wanted him to push the rank in. LOL.
It wasn't that difficult of a game for him as he specialized in the dps and high skill characters, though he didn't like the game too much anymore.
There was nothing wrong in the game, he just hated how toxic the community was.
Even if he played perfectly, his retarded teammates would find a way to make him lose.
He hated that.
"Ugly man playing! He lose! Dumbfuck! So bad! Pkk! Die now! You suck!"
The parrot, sitting on the CPU, was giving him a live commentary, cursing every second in that irritating voice.
Lukas continued to ignore him, his fingers blurring and hand tapping the keyboard with utmost concentration.
"Fuck! JUST FUCKING SUPPORT ME YOU DUMB HEALER!"
But even after trying his best, he couldn't escape the curse of the dark system, his teammates were doing everything they could to make him lose.
He was playing a 1v9!
And then, "Pkk! Ugly man sucks! Lose! Lose! No get sex! Die virgin!"
Lukas's teeth clenched, his bloodshot eyes settling onto the parrot, "Shut the fuck up already, you retarded green fuck! Your dad's the real virgin as he was cucked by a down syndrome retarded parrot whose genes you have inherited!!!"
The parrot was instantly silenced by Lukas's breakdown, blinking several times without a retort.
The burn was too severe!
'Ahh, so peaceful without its screechy voice… fuck, I would never raise a pa–'
"Tommy, attack!" the parrot screeched one final time.
"W-Wait wh–" Lukas's blood ran cold and like the door in horror films with creaking hinges, he slowly turned to look at the dog bed where Tommy was supposed to be sitting.
Only… he wasn't sitting anymore.
Teeth bared, saliva dripping onto the bed… Tommy's eyes were affixed on him as he slowly moved towards him.
"Kill!" The parrot chirped happily.
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A/N: I know, I know. This start sounds like a remake and copy of an original meme. I did like it very much and indeed used it without permission, so if the creator has any problem, please comment here and I will be happy to take it down.
I just watched it on my yt page randomly and thought… damn, this sounds like a perfect start to a fantasy story… So well, here we are!
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