The Sleep World

7: Brilliant City, Blinx Terminal [15th March, 2013]

G immediately fires a flurry of bullets from his pistol hitting the huge monster. However, the problem is, the gorilla has tough defensive skin making his shot feel like ticklish instead of painful. The gorilla, although slow, makes shockwaves from his slamming fists making it difficult for G to get close.

“I can’t afford to die here…”

The gorilla hurls a huge cabinet at him, and G avoids it by a few inches.

“HA-HA-HA-HA!” the gorilla laughs hard, “THAT’S RIGHT! RUN AWAY YOU LITTLE RAT!”

The gorilla throws a couch next, but he also evades it as well.

Moving to a corner, G finally finds an opening and begins his counterattack delivering a massive kick hitting the left ribcage of the gorilla. Sadly, the monster is able to endure it and punches him hard that he flies to the other room, breaking down its door on the process.

“IS THAT ALL YOU HAVE YOU PUNY LITTLE MOUSE!”

“That’s it,” G cracks his neck as he feels the pain sipping through his body. His is blood boiling with rage as he gets insulted by the gorilla. G doesn’t realize it yet, but the power source of Sin finally activates from within him… his is of Vengeance.

A view of the house from the outside shows that there is indeed a commotion. Tigriana, Zheetah, and Prinzess are fighting of a gang of monkey humanimals. There is also the presence of a chopper looming over the house as Ms. Cindy Lam is being taken in by the government.

From out of nowhere, a massive explosion destroys the roof of the house and a huge dark object hits the chopper up above causing it to crash down killing those inside of it… including the dark object which happens to be the gorilla!

G emerges from the wreckage enraged as the sin of vengeance taking the form of a dark aura sipping out of his body. In his left hand is the Titanium bat he received from Samon Detan, the principal of Babylon High. Taking advantage of the destruction caused by G, Gamu and the others swoop in to rescue Ms. Lam. Others from the guild arrive as well to capture the government lackeys!

As G reaches the dead body of the gorilla, he raised his right hand, “Isolator!”

Everyone from the guild present in the fight can feel it… the chills run over their spines. G decapitates the dead humanimal gorilla’s head. The isolator disappears from his grasp and proceeds to pick up the monster’s head. A rescue chopper from the government is coming to the aide of their spies and agents shooting rounds of magical bullets at guild members and civilians alike!

He hurls the head overhead and with a powerful swing from the Titanium bat, the head is sent to the chopper! Exploding it, crashing down on top of the agents and spies who are trying to escape…

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[16th March, 2013] [6:00 a.m.]

G enters the guild through the front door. Everybody present inside falls silent, except for Orchid who is waiting for him to arrive.

“f**k yeah?” Orchid grins from ear to ear.

G stares at her confused as to why she is grinning.

“YEAH!!!” the guild roars in excitement!

“What the hell?” G gets even more confused and asks her, “Aren’t you supposed to get mad?”

“Mad, me?” Orchid pinches him in the nose, “are you crazy? I am proud of what you did!”

“Seriously?”

“No G, that was cool… but kinda scary at the same time,” Zheetah pats him a lot in the back.

While Tigriana pats him a lot in the head, “Now, I will no longer question you’re A-class rank!”

While they are enjoying and other members get acquainted with him to celebrate their victory, Snow Layfield, the S-class ice magician watches them from afar. There are a couple of S-class members happy for him, while some others have this feeling of distaste from him. The feeling of getting overshadowed by a person who is very much unheard of but getting the recommendation by the goddess? That is the feeling of jealousy. As for Snow, her feelings are still vague.

Pretty much, a few hours later…

“Now let’s get back to official business!” Orchid gathers all of the members not undertaking any requests yet… regardless of their class. “The government has officially started a feud against me, the goddess that watches and blesses the region. For me, it’s fine to defy me… but I can’t let them hurt the family that I have built. Some of our members are being healed from the major wounds they got from the chopper attacks and some civilians were caught in the crossfires. Cindy Lam has told me everything about what she learned why we haven’t heard anything from Senator Rubbers yet.”

G, sitting with his friends, glances at a corner and notices some eyes at him… especially from Snow Layfield.

“Truth is that, earlier this week, Senator Rubbers was taken to prison without our knowledge. They control the media and they hold some towns and cities here hostage. Principal Samon Detan from Babylon High in High School City also reported that spies from all around the campus are seen in a weekly basis. Schools and dormitories are being checked… their privacy and their lives are in danger. For all of you here right now, I ask of you to take this personal request that I am handing over. My request is for you to free the towns and the cities from their military oppression… no more martial law!”

The guild hall is filled with roars and yells from all sides. Each of them are aware of the hardships of the families that they have left behind and they all wish for their freedom from the oppression done by this corrupt leader. S-Class and A-Class members are all tasked to break into the Prison under Blinx Terminal and free the Senator and a list of innocent individuals who are wrongfully convicted just because they decided to speak up. For the lower ranking classes, they are to free the towns and the cities.

“We’ll attack tonight,” Orchid raises her fist. “The only thing I can do to help as a goddess is provide you with my blessing which will make you more powerful while under my influence! Prepare yourselves as I shield this island from potential attacks coming from their side! Go my children! Show them the power of Alphabeta’s Dream Entrance!”

[16th March, 2013] [6:00 p.m.] [Curfew time] [#14 Ngar Village, Naguilngar Town]

“Hey… I got your message. How are you doing Big G… or should I mean… how are you holding up?”

“I’m starting to move on…” G smiles at him, “So… how was the funeral?”

“There were a lot of visitors… all offering their condolences…”

“How about mom and dad,” G sighs, “How did they look?”

His brother also sighs, “They… uh… they look peaceful. It’s sad that they won’t be able to go to my graduation…”

“Don’t worry, I’ll be there when you graduate,” G pats his brother in the shoulder. “So, I got job, brother… Sorry I wasn’t able to speak with you for so long… you know… you were always the-”

“…The matured one, right. I know that, you always tell me that. But I’m glad that you started talking to people, cleaning your house, and getting a job.” He smiles and nods in relief to see his brother well again.

Raphaello Teal Fallasleep, also known as R, is G’s younger brother. He’s got his hair dyed green, he’s more matured compared to G in all aspects, and he’s practically taller and more muscular than him. Actually, he never blamed his Big G for the loss of their parents. Being very understanding, but very strict at the same time, that was his role as the younger sibling. Taking the same course as him, R will be graduating next year. Comparing the two siblings one last time, G pretty much resemble a lot like their mother while R resemble a lot like their father.

“So I cooked dinner,” G leads him to the dining room. “You must be hungry…”

Seeing the meal in front of him, R comments, “I thought you never know how to cook… and yet… seeing the meal in front of me and smelling its essence, I could say I’m impressed.”

“Just sit down,” G sighs and also takes a seat. “So how was school?”

“Challenging,” R takes a piece of chicken meat to his plate. “It’s getting tougher when our childhood friend, AJ, is also your rival in terms of grades.”

“Oh, AJ huh? You should’ve invited him…”

“Next time perhaps,” R stares at G’s clothes. “Going out tonight? You know that there’s a curfew.”

“Well not anymore,” G raises his glass of lemon juice. “You see, our guild master, the goddess… she ordered us to liberate all towns and cities from the grasps of our corrupt government.”

“So it’s a form of retaliation from the event last night, huh? I saw it in the news. Where you there by any chance?”

“Yeah, I was actually in on the action…”

“I’m going to be in on the action soon, when I graduate… hopefully.” R drinks from his own glass of lemon juice. “What time are you going?”

“After I wash the dishes…”

“You know what?” R grins, “I’ll do you a favor. I’ll go and wash the dishes while you immediately leave for your mission.”

“Are you sure?”

“Don’t make me change my mind,” R raises his eye brow.

“Well, I’m done,” G stands up. “So I’m heading out…”

“Hey, about our parent’s passing. I want to talk about their last will.”

“So what about it?”

“Well, at school, my classmate told me about it and well… we might as well talk about it. I mean, you’ve been depressed for a while so I wasn’t able to tell you about these things. Sorry that I brought this up… I’m just thinking of the future… now that this s**t happened…”

“Ah, right, I wasn’t aware… I should be the one asking for forgiveness, but you’ll just scold me.” G sighs. “I’ll look for the lawyer when I have free time.”

“Actually, I found our family lawyer already and he’s from Pink Spring Town… the town southwest from ours.”

“Oh, saved me the trouble,” G suddenly remember something. “So since mom and dad are gone, I should be telling you now because it might come out later from the lawyer… Our parents bought a house for you to live in too when you reach twenty.”

“Oh, I was half expecting that considering that they bought you this house near the beach. “I was hoping that I get something as well… I never thought it would be the next village on top of the hill…”

“Well, considering that mountainous parts are colder… I would’ve preferred there than here… but then again, I kinda like this house even more.” G chuckles, “Well, I’m gonna be late… so I need to go. I’ll come back later tonight or early in the morning so that we can have things settled.”

R nods at him, “Be sure to return back home alive. I can’t afford to lose you… just yet.”

“Of course, bro. Make sure to lock all of the doors and windows.”

“On it…”

As soon as G opens the door to head out, the riot has started. Without making any fuss he dashes towards the way-gate arriving instantly back at Dream Entrance.

“Right on time,” Orchid smirks. “And I thought you’d be late.”

“Well, I’m pleased to disappoint you,” G switches to his serious face. “I’m ready.”

“Good, now join the S-Class and A-Class members,” Orchid starts to channel her power. “Once, I break the barriers blocking the way-gates at Brilliant City, head inside, alright?!”

In unison, the S and A-Class members respond, “AYE!!!”

“I can only give you a maximum of one hour to guarantee your escape once we save the Senator while the rest of you not coming will guard the gate from the enemies,” Orchid raises her fist as it shines brightly, “Your TIMER STARTS,” and then she slams it on the ground causing her magic to disperse in a magnificent fashion, “NOW!”

Without any hesitation, G dashes inside together with his guild mates as they instantly arrive at Brilliant City, the central city of Blinx Terminal. Brilliant City is the home of the Black Tower aka the Blinx Skyscraper, the tallest and the almost invulnerable skyscraper in Alphabeta Region and at the top of it is the Black Mansion to where the Dictator resides. The ground floor of the tower is the largest terminal in Sleep World containing every possible land and air transportations, from tricycles, to jeepney, to taxis, to buses, to trains, to blimps, to airplanes and to spaceships. But the mission is going to happen underground… because under Blinx Skyscraper is the largest maximum security prison in also in Sleep World. That is where they need to go to rescue the Senator.

After putting on a mask to cover his face, G takes out his map, “So we have to break into the Skyscraper huh… then I’ll need to hurry…”

As G makes his way towards the skyscraper, Snow Layfield secretly trails him from behind. Following him as he make his way inside the tower, Snow suddenly finds herself surround by a number of Alpha agents working for the government.

“Hey, aren’t you that famous idol?”

“I think she is…”

“Well-well-well, icy witch, we have you surrounded with nowhere to go~”

Snow loses her temper unable to find where G has run off to, “You nuisance lost me my target! CHAIN FROST!”

She hits her enemy with freezing explosions that jump from one person to another freezing them and probably breaking them to pieces. As more from the guild arrive, Snow makes her way to look for the prison entrance.

Meanwhile, back at G…

He makes use of the Isolator and slices his way inside the prison. Of course, he purposely leaves some trail marks so that his guild mates could easily get to where he is as he, with the aid of Index directing him to hit the prison guards with his gun accurately, navigates his way to the prison. While navigating his way through Senator Rubbers and those wrongfully convicted, G devices a plan that includes setting not only the innocent but also the criminals free creating a massive riot in the process!

“Don’t tell me that I have to rescue this senator in the deepest part of the prison,” G continues to head into the senator’s area.

“Hey you! Everybody, the intruder is here!” a prison guard spots him and fires shots at him ignoring the safety of the prisoners.

“Goddamn prison guards are evil,” instead of moving forward, G charges at the prison guard and slices up his arms and legs with the Isolator, “because damn you and you deserve it!”

He leaves the guard wailing in agony as he moves on to save the senator.

Moving down the elevator from the top floor of the Black Tower, is the dictator accompanied by his own elite agents

“I would’ve expected this much from the goddess,” the dictator, Tremor Warden, awaits his descent to the ground floor to personally welcome the guild members of Dream Entrance.

Tremor Warden is a very tall, muscular, and very intimidating leader. He is corrupt and defiant. He is well versed at swords magic and despite his huge physique. He personally takes care of his businesses and even takes initiative in punishing the criminals with his very hands. The releases an eerily alarming aura to alert the guild and his agents that he is coming down.

Finally making his way to the senator, G, who has gotten very impatient and very angry, slices his way inside of his cell. He also slices through his anti-magic shackles so that he could help him as they make their way back up above.

“Thank you for saving me, by the way,” the senator looked like he was never fed by the guards. “I was shocked to find out that about my rescue mission…”

“I’m not in the mood to speak with you,” G hands him a cheese bar. “You looked malnourished, you should eat. Also, take this assault rifle.” G, with the aid of Index, shoots another prison guard down ensuring the safety of the prisoners in the way. “You do know how to use a gun, right?”

“Yeah, thank you.”

“Thank me later when we make it back up there alive,” G angrily sighs. “Let’s move…”

“What the hell is up with my mood suddenly?”

“G, you need to hurry back up,” Index is alerted of a strong presence. “Please hurry up, someone way stronger than you is coming.”

“I’ll just have to drink a Save-potion then.”

“Don’t drink one. Regardless of drinking, the only thing you can do is run faster.”

“I’ll trust your instincts then…”

“Let’s hurry up, senator,” G grabs his arm, “something big is coming.”

“Oh no, that’s President Tremor…”

“You mean the dictator?”

“Yes. He is a very dangerous individual…” the senator catches up to his pace. “If he’s coming, we’ll really need to hurry up!”

“That’s what I said,” G sighs. “Keep up the pace!”

“I’m all on this or nothing, Index. I need to see for myself how strong the enemy is.”

“G,” Index pauses for a bit, “you are no match for that person, trust me.”

“I trust you, but I need to see it for myself…”

“Your funeral…”

“There’s no other way for me but to experience it firsthand…”

“Hey Fallasleep! Good evening, senator…” Snow finally manages to catch up to him, “The elevator’s busted, but thanks to the trail you left behind, we managed to rescue all the innocent inside of this prison!”

“Then how are we going to get back up?”

“The senator, of course,” Snow sighs. “Of course, of course, you are just a new member…”

“Ah so that’s why you’ve got that attitude…” the senator sighs. “I’m Richard Rubbers, also an S-Class member of the guild and I specialize in space magic.”

“Look, the reason for my attitude right now is because of this woman, the other A-Class and S-Class and their hatred towards me who immediately jumped to A-Class.”

“Hey, I’m thankful you saved me and I won’t question someone who can wield the mythical blade Isolator.” Richard opens up a wormhole, “what are you going to say, Snow?”

“Thanks.”

“Not to me, Snow,” Richard sighs. “Now I get what you mean kid. Let me tell you this, you are not alone. Now let’s escape…”

Upon exiting the wormhole, they find themselves outside the skyscraper. However, they feel the immense pressure as the dictator finally arrives at the ground floor.

“We need to run back to the way-gate,” Richard starts to sweat. “NOW!”

G pops out a Save-potion and drinks it, “… You guys go, I need to do something first…”

“What are you mad?!” Snow yells at him, “what are you going to do, sacrifice your life?!”

“I’m going to delay him from getting to us…”

“He’s pretty far away and we have more time using Richard’s wormhole!” Snow reasons with him.

“If what you are going to do is more important, then go,” Richard opens up a wormhole. “Let him go, Orchid…”

“Open a portal for me inside, senator,” G summons another sword, “Unbreakablade!”

“Here you go, kid…” dumbfounded by the other sword G summoned, Richard stares at Snow.

Snow appears to be dumbfounded as well…

Upon opening the wormhole, G immediately jumps inside and jumps out right in front of Tremor who is caught unprepared! However, the dictator grins as his body turns into total darkness. Contrary to magic, the dictator appears to be getting this power from another source. Confident that G’s sword won’t touch him, Tremor allows himself to take the hit.

As soon as Tremor notices that the blade cuts through his shoulder, he immediately backs away from the s***h. However, G is using his sword fighting style and as soon as he sees the dictator back off from the first strike, he steps his left leg forward behind his right leg and then uses the momentum to spin and delivers another strike enabling him to s***h through the shoulder. In spite of all the efforts of G to injure the dictator, he still ends up getting killed because after getting hit by G’s blade, he instantly disappears and reappears behind G with a sword plunged through his chest.

“I should applaud you,” the dictator kicks G off and more blood burst out when the sword is removed from his chest. “This is the first time in twenty years that someone was able to give me a wound just like this.”

G grins at him as his eyes start to get blurry.

“Sadly, it won’t be happening ever again…”

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