Ouroboros's Soul

"What the hell kind of place is this?!"- Alexis

Alexis screamed but what was answered was her echoing voice.

First she had to calm down, what she needed to do now was check where she was.

[No phone signal]

It's great, not having a phone means you can't call anyone for support. The bicycle she used for transportation is also not here. It was as if she had teleported to another place.

This place is quite similar to her old place, only the sky is like a sea of ​​stars. Since when did the moon become such blue?

Even though she knew it wasn't a good idea to wander around, staying still in one place wasn't the best way to go. Going outside on the street, the sight made her almost dumbfounded. The roads were all cracked and the buildings were covered with some kind of very strange plant.

Has she fallen into the world of Alice in the Wonderland?!

"I'm definitely dreaming, that's for sure. Lately, staying up all night to write stories has caused me to have insomnia, leading to real hallucinations" - Alexis

Suddenly there was a crashing sound that caught Alexis' attention. Her intuition told her to run away, so she ran behind a car to hide, she also tried to glance to see what it was. From within the rubble, a large-sized dog-like creature emerged from it. It's not like a normal dog because it has four glowing red eyes.

What should she do now that it's sniffing for her?

"Hide...."

A child's voice rang out, startling Alexis.

"What? Who is that?"- Alexis

"Follow..."

On the ground appeared the footprints of a creature with claws moving in the direction.

"Hurry up..."

Alexis immediately followed that footprint, and at the same time, the other dog seemed to have noticed the presence of its prey and chased after it. The creature's footsteps were chasing her from behind, making her fear grow stronger, proving that it was about to catch up with her.

The creature's footprints led her to a cliff, when she suddenly braked.

"What the hell?! Where are you taking me?"- Alexis

"Jump..."

"Oh no, I won't be able to jump this is not good!"- Alexis

"Just jump..."

The dog's scream was right behind her, Alexis was confused and didn't know what to do. She doesn't want to jump but she also doesn't want to be torn apart painfully by that dog.

"It's all or nothing!!!" - Alexis

Closing her eyes tightly she jumped off the cliff before the monster's claws could reach her.

Suddenly she flew up instead of falling, and the other dog fell off the cliff instead of flying up.

Alexis remembered that she was flying. She looked up and saw that she was about to hit a piece of concrete. Quickly flipping her body over so her back took the damage, she swore it really hurt.

Trying to wake up from the pain, Alexis now knew that this was not a dream, because if the impact was that strong, it would be strange not to wake up.

"Let's move on..."

That voice echoed again, the animal's footprints went slower this time, the thing led her to a place with a lot of blue grass then stopped. From those plants, they emitted blue dust particles that flew towards the footprints, forming the shape of a small creature, a puppy.

"Finally, it's in shape! But this is only temporary."

Seeing such a small creature, Alexis approached and scratched the puppy's head.

"Aw, you look so cute. What's your name?"- Alexis

The puppy immediately used his paw to forcefully push Alexis' hand away and looked at her with angry eyes.

"Don't touch me!" - Puppy

"Sorry, I didn't know you were that sensitive" - ​​Alexis

"We should leave here. We can't hang around here for long, follow my instructions if you don't want to die" - Puppy

"Wait, I don't know your name yet!"- Alexis

"Name? I don't have a name, it doesn't matter" - Puppy

"But at least you should have a name so it's easier to call you. What is your name?"- Alexis

"You're so annoying. Just shut up and follow me so I can lead you out of here, don't ask too many questions!"- Puppy

The puppy immediately walked away and Alexis followed. What exactly is this puppy and why does it react as if it has known her for a long time?

Following the puppy through the ruins, the two did not say anything on the way but just remained silent. That puppy doesn't seem like the type to talk much.

"Where are we?" - Alexis

"I told you to shut up" - Puppy

"Okay, okay. No need to be so hot-tempered! I just want to know where I am" - Alexis

"If you want to know, we are in a twisted world, a world where only "special" people can go there. And you are just an unlucky ordinary person who was accidentally dragged into it. this world" - Puppy

"The twisted world, what is it like?" - Alexis

"It seems to be built by combining the minds of many individuals, to put it simply, it's like a kind of imagination of that individual's self becoming something. But usually imagination is often that's beyond normal" - Puppy

"Oh, so if I imagine myself becoming a writer, is it okay?" - Alexis

"That's impossible, because you yourself are in this twisted world. Even if you get out of here, you won't be able to imagine it anymore" - Puppy

Imagination is something that almost all people have, imagination is a part of how they can create according to their own wishes. Human imagination is very rich, so Alexis was a little curious about what a person's imagination would look like?

"Wait, there's something ahead. Quickly hide!" - Puppy

They secretly hid behind a wall to peek, it was a pack of dogs similar to the dog that was chasing Alexis. Their number can reach dozens.

"Oh great, I didn't think they would gather here. Damn, just go through there and you can get out of here" - Puppy

"Hey..."- Alexis

"If we take a detour, it will take a lot of time" - Puppy

"Hey!"- Alexis

"What?!" - Puppy

"Why don't we try to take advantage of gravity, you also helped me escape from the dog just now" - Alexis

"That....that's not a bad idea"- Puppy

"Then we..."- Alexis

*Crack crack*

A cracking sound attracted their attention. When they looked up, they saw a group of dogs crawling on the wall with their sharp claws stuck into the wall, making noises.

"We should run now, immediately!!!" - Puppy

The two ran away and the dogs jumped off the wall to chase after them. They ran as fast as they could and had to avoid obstacles on the way. There was also a tremor that made everything around them shake violently, and a tree fell down, blocking their path. Alexis jumped over and the puppy slid through the gap below before the tree collapsed.

Running in a circle back to where they were just now, they saw a space gate ahead. They only needed to jump through it to escape.

"Not that fast"

A deep voice rang out, the dog that was bigger than the rest jumped out and tried to pounce on them both, but that dog only caught the puppy while Alexis was lucky to escape the dog's clutches.

"Go now! Get out of here!"- Puppy

"But what about you?"- Alexis

"I'll be fine, just get out of here!"- Puppy

"If you get out of here, this puppy won't survive. He doesn't have enough of his master's mana to sustain a wandering derelict, and he doesn't even have his own name. I just need to use enough force to choke this puppy to death."

"Let him go!"- Alexis

"Only if you return here to take his place"

"No, don't listen to him" - Puppy

The big dog stepped on the puppy, making him groan in pain.

"Wait! Don't hurt him, I will do as you say"- Alexis

"No!" - Puppy

"Clever girl"

Alexis was a little scared and approached that big dog, his pack blocked his way out. Fear filled the girl's mind as she looked at the huge creature before her eyes, making it impossible for her to stay calm.

"The smell of fear, do you know that when prey is threatened, the body's organs become tense, making their taste stronger?"

He lifted his paw from the puppy's body and walked closer to Alexis, smelling her and then his tongue sticking out to lick her face. As for the puppy, because he was seriously injured, his appearance began to disappear. He looked up and looked straight into her eyes.

"Name me..." - Puppy

"What?"- Alexis

"Give me a name...then we'll get out of here..."- Puppy

"It's time to enjoy!"

The big dog opened his giant mouth to bite Alexis, she closed her eyes.

"Wiro!!!"- Alexis

Alexis's scream rang out in the air.

Suddenly the puppy glowed blue, causing the other dogs to retreat because of the glare. Before the big dog could understand what was happening, a huge creature grabbed his neck. He screamed miserably when the creature attacked him, and a moment later the creature bit off the huge dog's head.

When the other dogs saw this scene, they became timid and did not dare to come closer.

"Get away from here or you want to be like him!"

Scared by that huge creature, the dogs ran away. Alexis was shocked to see the creature turn into a huge wolf.

"Hop on my back, we'll get out of here"

"Wiro?"

"You've already given me a name and you already forgot? How disappointing, master, hurry up we have to get out of here!" - Wiro

Without hesitation, Wiro bit Alexis' shirt, threw her on his back, and ran toward the space gate. She closed her eyes nervously as she passed through that gate.

When she opened her eyes, she was surprised because she was still standing in front of her gate, her bicycle was still there. The phone signal is back, she has returned home. But there was no sign of Wiro anywhere, didn't that wolf enter the space gate with her?

"I'm still here, in here" - Wiro

Wiro's voice called out, drawing Alexis' attention to the tarot cards in her book bag. It came from her own deck of cards. Could it be that Wiro is in this very tarot deck?