LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 2 - It's strange that "Calm Down" and "Don't Panic" seem to have the opposite effect when said in times of emergency
> Kiressara mil Quasse PoV <
“A star is falling towards us right now, isn't it?!” (Man)
Oh great. You just had to go and say it didn’t you.
Those words spread like wildfire. Followed by panic. People start running around and screaming while fearing for their lives. It’s pretty ugly how desperate they seem to be, actually.
Wait, that's normal, isn’t it? Aren’t I the strange one for being so calm right now?
Oh! Nope! There’s a few others staring blankly at it as well! You get those types of people everywhere - the type that just stare at the coming disaster in awe.
Me? No no no, I’m not one of those nutjobs. I just know it won’t hit us. It’s not a guess. It’s intuition honed by years of throwing things!
Fireballs, lightning, icicles, drunkards. Yep, I’ve thrown a good number of things in the last two years! I also got a lot of things thrown back at me. Usually rocks and arrows, sometimes a stick. One time a troll threw a whole goblin at me. That one was weird. The poor guy ended up going splat against a rock behind me.
Urk… just thinking about it might make me lose my lunch…
But yeah, looking at the thing in the sky as it slowly approaches us, I can confidently state it won’t hit us. By the looks of things it’s going to pass overhead and crash harmlessly into the Eagle Forest to the south. It looks scary but it won’t actually harm anything.
Well, it might crush a few goblins and maybe scare some sheep, but that’s about it.
It's fine, right? Yeah, this much is fine.
<> (Unknown Girl)
...
Huh? That was weird. I just heard a strange language. There’s a lot of screaming going on around me, but that one came through clearly. Oddly enough it seemed to come from inside my head.
I think all this noise is getting to me. Mhm, that’s definitely it.
Ohh, the so-called ‘star’ has gotten pretty close hasn’t it? I can almost make out some details!
Yep, it’s a big black brick-shaped thing and it’s on fire. Just as expected.
…
Why was that expected? Did I scream at that receptionist a bit too much earlier and get light-headed? I should lie down. Though I don’t think I can get any rest in the current situation.
"AIIIEEE! SAVE MEEE!" (Girl)
"Nooo! It's the end of the woooorld!" (Old man)
"Waaah! I don't want to be crushed!" (Guy)
The thing on fire keeps coming closer and closer. It’s actually much much bigger than I thought! It’s hard to tell the scale with just the sky as a background after all! I think I can almost feel the heat coming from those red flames it’s covered in, too!
"Please someone save me!" (Overweight Man)
"Out of my way! Don't block me!" (Rude Man)
"Stop pushing you idiot!" (Rude Man 2)
"AAAH! TOO LATE! IT'S OVEEER!" (Girl)
*HWOOOOOOH*
I start hearing a strange noise that gets louder as the ‘star’ falls closer and closer. Wait, isn’t the back side of it billowing strange jets of blue flame? Maybe it’s just my imagination since the angle is weird, right? I mean why is the angle weird!? I could’ve sworn it just shifted its direction slightly!
Well, at least the loud noise stopped the people around me from getting too violent. They’re all just staring up at it with unbelieving faces as it inexplicably alters the angle it’s falling at.
At least my guess was still spot on - it’s headed directly for the forest to the south, leaving the city completely unscathed! Oh, I should keep an eye out on the bulletin board in the guild! There might be a request to investigate it. Too bad I won’t be able to accept it thanks to that idiotic new rule!
Anything to do with that forest is at least Rank C, usually going up to B! I mean, most of the monsters there are barely Rank D, but there’s way too many of them. The thick undergrowth makes it a really bad place to get surrounded.
Hmm? Ah, I see. My guess from earlier was half-right. While the ‘star’ did miss the city, various fragments that have broken off it won’t. They’re actually coming right for us!
No good, I have to do something! I reach around my back and take my wooden staff out of its sling. I star pouring my mana into it and visualize the spell I want in my mind…
"-------- [Grand Barrier]" (Kiressara)
A giant transparent blue-tinted dome spreads out about 25 meters in every direction. Maintaining it is hard, but I'll do my best!
"Everyone, get under the shield! I'll try to protect us!" (Kiressara)
The shocked people gather around at my shout. I could make it smaller if I just wanted to protect myself, but these people are defenseless! Well, against falling inanimate objects from the sky, that is. If it were a monster attack they’d probably eat it for lunch. Literally.
But seeing as how I offered to protected them free of charge, I guess I should extend that charity to the old man behind me. Although I will graciously ignore the hand he put on my butt, I have no idea what he’s trying to accomplish during a crisis.
I see other mages in the vicinity erect similarly sized barriers. They can’t cover everything, but it should be enough to safeguard the citizens.
The ‘star’ is now directly above us. I can make out some more details as it flies past. As expected, it’s a giant brick. Only it seems to be made of metal? I can’t be sure. There’s some weird bits of it poking out from the side. Woah! That thing is riddled with holes! It looks like an Elder Dragon ripped it to shreds!
The massive shadow passes over us and keeps on going south, leaving behind nothing but smoke. And debris.
*DOGON!* *KAAN!*
Harsh sounds echo around me as several fireballs crash elsewhere in the city. The citizens huddling nearby are obviously not thrilled at the prospect.
“Waaah!” (Little Girl)
“Oh come on! That better not have landed on my house! I just fixed the roof last month!” (Man)
“Mommy I’m scared!” (Little Girl)
“You’ll get used to it in no time dearie.” (Mother)
I swear, that old man better not get any ideas back there or I’ll really let him have it! Ack! I have no time to be worry about that! Three of those things are coming right this way!
Okay, calm down Kiressara. Just like that time that giant worm flung rocks over the city wall. It’s okay, you got this!
*CLANG*
One of them hits the dome from the side and bounces off, losing speed before smashing into the church!
*KLANG* *KLONG*
The other two smash right into the barrier, getting stuck halfway through it! Cracks spread through the invisible wall like it was made of glass! If the barrier dissipates now, they’ll fall into the crowd!
Not on my watch! I pour some more mana into it, keeping it from collapsing!
“Run away! It’s going to fall!” (Kiressara)
I call out to the people directly underneath the smoldering black debris! They start quickly moving away from it! Good! If it’s like that then-
*PANG*
“KYAA!” (Kiressara)
Damn! My staff burst into splinters again! That was close, one of them almost got me in the eye! I overdid it and poured too much mana into it again! This was the 3rd time this year! I’ll never be able to afford new armor at this rate!
Ah! Without the staff the barrier dissipates! The two big chunks fall down to the ground like solid steel walls!
*THON THUNG*
They crash into the paved road with a slight ringing noise! Haah, it looks like the people underneath managed to run away and nobody got hurt.
That’s good.
I glance at the church. The first piece that bounced off my barrier managed to magnificently lodge itself into the stone facade. It doesn’t look like it’ll collapse though.
Ahh… they’re going to blame this one on me again, aren’t they? If I get fined for this one then forget staves and armor! I won’t even be able to eat properly! Not with the way they cut off my cash flow with that stupid rule!
Oh, speaking of stupid things, whatever happened to the main body of that ‘falling star’?
I follow the thick smoke trail in the sky, but it looks like it’s already beyond my sight. I see clouds of dust where debris have landed along the way.
Just then, a huge eruption of dust and smoke is thrown upwards into the distance. Several heartbeats later, a heavy groan carries through the air as the ground shakes just a little.
Ahh, I'm saved! (Girl)
Thought I was dead for sure… (Middle-aged Lady)
Huhuhu, I saw something interesting (Guy)
I remembered something nasty… (Overweight Man)
Ohhh, this supreme softness… (Perverted Old Man)
People are finally settling down. Well most of them. That’s a good thing, right?
But old man, can you stop admiring my chest out loud while shamelessly groping my behind? Maybe I should [Shock] him just in case? Ah, but I broke my staff...
Where's mommy? (Little girl)
Scary, scary (Little boy)
The sky is no longer safe (Old Man)
I'm suddenly hungry (Overweight man)
A little bit leaked out… (Guy)
It's really stuck in there huh? (Random citizen)
Okay, I get it, but seriously, come on! This is Runetap! This sort of thing is no big deal right? Can these people keep it down?! They’re louder now than they were when they thought we were going to get crushed!
Also, what in the world do you mean it leaked out! Keep that sort of thing to yourself you filthy-
The repair cost will be.. Why is that old man still... I'm really glad to be alive! (Crowd)
"SHUT UP! I CAN'T HEAR MYSELF THINK!" (Kiressara)
I yell out in frustration. My head is starting to hurt! Forget hearing myself think, my vision is starting to get blurry!
T̺̺͕̮̞̝̤h͓̝̞ͅe͔̲͎̻͇̤̞ ̜͉̭l̙̪o̜͓̭̲̫u͚͉̜ͅͅd̪ ̲on̥̞̦̞e̖̹̫ ͉͎͍͖̳̺i̯̰̤̜s̻͈͎̱̖̦ ͍y̗̖̝̞̟̘̜o̗͖͎̯͉̝ͅu͙̟̼ͅ,̝ ̣̪̥̝ṱ̰͙h̟̫o͉̞̳̤̙̫ͅu̩̺̫̦̯ͅg͙͎̤̫͚h̦̱̖͉?̫ ͓͕̠̰͙̰A̯͚͍͉h̝͇̙͔͓̤h̖͇̺̳̱̮,͍͔ ̝̱̦̭̩͚ͅs̟h̖̯͈̗̙̰̗ẹ͎'̝̙̮͍͖͕͈s͎̱̘̞̘̲ ̯͍̺̘̥ṱ͉̤͙h̳̯̪̣a̠̲̻̳t͍͎ ̼̠̰̱ͅon̜e̹̪̲͇̬̥.̜.̫͇͙̫̫̻ N̞̲̞o̜͉͕̫͍ ̦̱̤͉̙̙g̦͇͉oo̖͈̣̗d,̯̬̥ ̱͙͉̪a̰͍̪͖̤s̞͙͓̩͈̺ ͕u̬͉̜͇̩̖̘s̙u̯͔̥̭a̩̱͙͉l͙͍̦̮͎͍ ̭͍̬ͅs̬͍̭h͙e̺͎̩̹'͍̦̯͈s̳͕̠̥͎̣ ̯͚no̻̪̪̹ ͍̙g͚̹̦͉̭̠o̼̯̼̪̞͍̞o̱̜̗̤̘ͅd̮̙̮̩͖ ̙͉̲̘Ṱ̦̠͙ͅḫ̲̞e̟̳̭̲̣ ̯̼b̬̼od̬͚͔y̬̣͙̯ ͓͕̗̖͚͍̠ḭ͉ͅs̲̯͇̳̯̯̖ ̮͙̥̘g̣̣̥r͈e̦̣̦̱̱͉ͅa͔t̪̝̟͎̫ ̪̱̬b̤̪̩̰̞͇u̺͖͇̠̦͍t͍̟͔̳̳ ̪͙̲̟̲t̪̻ẖ̳͙̬̻͕̠e ̟͇̭h̞̼ead͈͓ ͉i̥̤̼̩̫̼͚s̞͍͕̙ b̲̠̙a̘ͅd͈̘ ̮̹͓͙͖̘(̠̺̲Cr͈͚̣͙̘̫o͈̻̙̫w͙d̗̬̬̖̭̣)̳̻͖
Why? WHY? WHAT HARASSMENT IS THIS?
I̴ͦ̃s̗͎̗͇̫ͧ̈́ͨ͜s̬̣̟ͧ̇̈ͯ̽͢h̼̹̤̟͑͌ͩͣͫe̸͓͕̟͔̮̮͐̅̊͐̉ȃ̧͈͎̇ͤͪ͒l̰̰̬͍͢r̓̿̂ͮ͆̅̚i̟̟ͪ͐ͮ̋̀g̬̰̙̜̓ͧͩ͑̃ͦ͑h͚͕̩ͮ͌ͭ̈́t͐͑҉̫̙h͉̜̰̮̩̖̙͑̌w͓͓ͪ͂͂̉̈ͯ̕h̴̜̫̟̠̝ͅa̮̬͎͐ͣ̈́̀̇͋̏ṭ̆ͭ͒̾ş̺̙̩̥͊g̣͒͂̐͢o̲̮͚̤̙̗̿ͭ̚i̧̖͍͓̖̱n̢̗̗̄̏g̃̓ͧͥ̄́̄́óͤ͋ͮ̂̋ͭn͖̜̳͖̥̐ͯw͉̫͕̳̺̱̮̽̀ͣ̑ͧh̘̏̄ͦ̃̑̚y͎͇̱̫̤̮ͪ̂ï͌ͬͧͣ̄ș̨̳̂̂ḩͯ̈́͐̍e̮͎̍̔̓̕o̪̥̳͔͎͍ͬn̛͈t̨ͬ͌̑ͯhͨ̍ͪ̏͡eͩg̱̞̻͡r̥̜̞̰͎͚̞ͪ̾̈ͥo͖ͮͅû̵̦̾̐n͈̹̆͐̒ͮͧ͟d̫̰̼̤̄̈ͭș̼͗̉̃̎̔o̫͚ͬḿ̠͖̯̤͎̄͒̍̈́̎ͅe̟̹̎ͥ̑̔̈́̂̈́o̖̰͔̞͔̩n̰͉͕̰̞̩̪̓̽͊͋̈͂̓͞e̳͙̰̋̓ͭ́͑̏̆g̳̮̻̅̾ͧ͋̃ͪ͋ͅe̼̲̩ͯͮ͊̈́ťͮ͏͙̯̞h̢͌ē̛͙͇̲ͣ͆̔͂l͈̰̹̦̯̰̻̾̃̔͌͆͢p̡̙͚͍̪̲̘͌͆̿͒̂s̴͊͂͗hͣ͆͘ẹ̢̭ͮs̮̳̀ͥ͌̋̈́ͭ͛b̭͉͚̤͆ͫ͆ͦ͛l̫̦̩̈̑̔̋̇e̪̠͔͕͈̥̘̒̉ͪ͗ͫed̤͍̦̖͉̭̒̑i͖͙̙̲̺̭̣͐͆ṉ̹̼̣͚͖g̺̖͙̠̲̜͑͆̒ͣ̓̔w̼̹̖͒̇͐͋ͣh̺̲̼̠̘̤͂̽̆͞ạ͉̦͖͓̬͙̈̎͒͗͘t̻̼̲̜̫̠̲ͣ̌̌͆̌ͮ̈́ś̙̙̜̙̟̳̦͂̂ͧͯ̇g̬̏͐̅̆ͫó͔̞̻͉̯̎ͫ̓̃ȋ̢̇͆͆͒ͩͦn̡͇̠̻̻̮͓ͣg̡͔̩̝͑̾̊ͩ̈̑o̦̺͉͙͌ͮͯͅͅnͭͣ͗̾҉̹̙̟t͓̬͕̫̫͉̥ͣ̏̏̀̅́ḣa̓̊̀̃̆t̳̻̦͔͙̺̎͐͢s̝̥͕͔̠̥̘̀͊ͯa̤̟̤̞̰̤̓͛ͤ͗͌͂̑l̝͔̇ͯo͔̗̟̥̬ͥ͑̕ţ̩̯͇̼ͫͩ̾ͫô̵̤̠̟̭̙͓̬̊̉͌̌̽̚f̘̫̺͛̽͆̂b̛͓̣̿̃ͤͪ̀̑l͌ͫͪ̈̇o̮̩̦ͩ̋͘o̴͕̱͙̟̜͐͗ͤ̓͋̑d̠̑͋͑̍ͅ
"STOP IT!" (Kiressara)
T͚̙̱̘͙͇́ͥͣo͇͇̺̰̻tͨ͗ã̪̗̼̪̺̭ͨͥͫ͆̎̚l̛͉̪̣̑̇̄͗ͦl̮̰̩͎̭y̙͍̌ͧ͌ͥ͋l̨͙̺͔͗͆̔̍̏̚ó͎̲̦ͦs͖͂͟i̧̫͚͙͎̼̲̗̎̀͗͂n̖̰̎̎g͎̙̞̻̙̫͍į͌̈ͨ̚ẗ̰̥̘̿̊͂͐̾͠i̶̞͖͙̬͉͍̹͒ẘ̢̝͉̋͂̉́ͯ̄a̞͈ͦͬ́n̛͗̋̉͋ͬtͧ̈́͑ͨ҉̬̜tͤ̍͊͌̋̌o̱̣̱͚̦͖̺͌͛̈̑̄͢t̙̿̓ͥ̏ͯ̅̽̀o̫̮̳͍͙͗͑ͥ̔u͐҉͖͎͙̖͉̯̰c̷̜̈̉͑̏̀ͩȟ̟̮͎̺̰͉͡t͉͇̤͔̙̝ͩ̒͒̂͒ͫh̰̤̻̜̹̬̑͊̊̇̔̾ͅè͏͇͙̼̲m̛̫̩͖̖̣̄̇ͤ͌̓̽s͖̰͚̯̐ͮ̉̾̍͛ͥ͠ỏ͉j̴͗e̼͕̪̝a͓̞͖͈͓͔̖̎̈́́l̻̲͈̣̪̈́̍̑̏̏̂o̢͍͙̗̫͑ͦ̓ͪ̋u̠̜͕̲̰̞̭ͭ̔ͬ͐̿ͣs̥̗̖̹̎̎͘ͅô̪̘̲͚͌͊́l͖̪̜̩̻͇dͮ̅̏͌͏̥̲m͒ͯͦ̈́̔a̡̟͍̩̞̦͓̗ͤ̄ͯͥ͑n͗͂ͫ͗̑͐ẅ̙́̃̌͆h̞̻͈͓̐̊͆͑ē̓͌̂́̂͂҉ͅn̵͔̤͌̔̃̅͊ͦ̏d̰̹͍͓͉͇͞i̹̜͙͎̠̊̒͗͒͌ͥͥḏ̫̰̬̳̉͂͊̓̚y̢͎̩ȯ̭̹̮̯̲̇̈͗u͍͎̙͇͑w̓ͨ͊̃͘h͚̼͇̹̳̭̓̒y̜ͤͥ̆͗ǹ̮̠̹̪̮͔͎ơ̪̮̽̈w̵̜̺̱͙̒͒̂ͦͣ̈͐i̛̪̣͖̠̝̚t͎̱̥̭̮͎͋̓̍ͯͨs͕͚̩̪̻̯̊ͨ̇ͧ̔ṅ͔͑̎̌ͦ͜ọͬt̜̣̅̍̀ṫ̵̮̤̞͚̋͆ͤ̏͆h̐e̟͇͙̝̰͂̀̕ͅt̯͉i͉̹̦̐̒̒m̧̱̼̬͚͔̙̪̽ͬͩͭ̿̓ǎ͓̱̩͍̫̟̲ͫ͊͠y̫ͧ̀̋b̢ͭ͆ͦ͑͑ͦͮe͓͈ͣi̯͎ͨͪͥ̕t͈̱̱̲̤͖ͧ̉ͩ̌̐̑̋s̴̱̉͐̒ͥd̦͂̃̓̈́i̝̇̽́͊͋̚s͍̥͇̤͊ė̺̪͇̻̜͖ͮ̈́̋a̝̦̍̃ͥ̋͐̆s͓͙̹͎͖̜͢h̻̗͖ͯ̂̀͜e̪̼̮͚ͨͪ̓̀̎̂̇ͅsͩ͒͛̉ͤͫ҉͕͍̩̬̰ͅn̖̻̗̭̻̪ͯ̐̊̽̍o͚̭͕͚ͫ̌̌ͨ̀͟g͛ͯ͊ͦ̑̉̓͏̼̼̠̝̩̣o̹͔̞͓̥̫̭̚ǒ̟̺̬̲͑ͤ͋͐d̠̞̪̟͓̫̭̄͗
"GO AWAY!" (Kiressara)
y̛͓̟͈̪o͎̞̥̊̾̍̇ȕ͕͛ͯ͂ͮ̅͌g̖͊̿̂͂o̪͕̮̪͆ͣ͡à̴̹̦͍w̻͖ͪ̋͊̆̍ͫ͒ā͎̟̯̯̤̊ͩy̹̬̮͍̘ͣ͘b̲̞̗̥̩͕̱̏ă̼̦̰̜ͭ̈̅̓̾̔ͅd̩͉̐̋ͯh̫ͫ͛̈̔̅͟eͩͪ̽̉̀́̚a̳̱̯͇̟͎̜̐ͮ̒͌ͭ̐dͨ̄̄̔̚҉c̦̠̺̝ͩͣ͂̈́ͩ͡ŕ̗͍͇͓̺à̮̱ͬ͜z̵̋̇̍ͭ̎̚y͌ͩ̽ͦ͋͝f̞̱̼̘̜̗̐͂r̭̞̺̲̟͌e̼ͦͦͭͮͩ̇̈a̪͚͙͚̤̮̱̿͒ͮ͊̌̐̀̚k̷̪̯̥̦̖̞̑w̹̣͊̀̈́́ẽ̽̔ͣ̎͏ĭ̢̯̗̲̖̙ͬ̓ͨ̆ͣ͊rͭͪ͒̌̃ͬͬ͜d̠͙̮̊ͣͪő̢̰̫̱͚̏ͯͥ̽̓ͅt͚̞͚̱̠͍͍͆̅̄h̖̼̠͘a̵̜͓͙̣̓̽ͧ̿t͙̅ͦͥ̑̋ͫs̫̣̜͕̓̈̾̋́n̼̻ͫ̆͆ͦ̄o̹̍̉̕g͋̏̍̓ͭó̡̠͕̐̈̀ͦ͌̽o͓͍̠͍̮̤̱̽ͮd̘̩s̺͗h̤̏ͮĕ̼̮̰̇͐̾̈s̹͇̐̏̐ͩ̆̇̈́͝ͅr̤̞̻̖̎̓͆ë͇͍̘̝̯̲̤́ͦ̊̅aͫ̑̎ͮ́̚l̢̝̬̬̝̔ͦ͒ͯl̙̬ͦ͒̈́y̛̗̆̂͊ṫ̖̭̪̼̳ͮh̴͖̞̺͕̱̻͂̎͐͑e̷̥͈͕̗ͪ̓ͥͤ̍̓w̧͐ͥ͂̓̓o͓͔̩͑͋͐ͫͮ͋r͙̞̋̆͗͗̈́͟s̤̘͖̝͙̳ͥ̔̅̓ͧͅt̟ͦͧ̆̇̇̑͊w̴͈̞͋̽ͯͩ͂ḫ̻̭̮ͩ͊ͅa̮͕̗̥̖̖̼̋ͤͭ̔́t͉̠ͨ̇ͅs̒̓̈́͛̋̒͢w̛͔̲̦̯̎i̥̲̫̭̖̘̋̉t̽ͨ̍̾̐ͪ͏͉͇̞̹͚h̥̣͍͙̟̝ͤͥͥ̏͠hͪ̓ͪ̓̀e̖̒ͭͤ̇r̷̬̯̦̳̞̉̽ͩw̻̪̦̱̘͕̰͗h͎̫ͧ̀̓̆̾y̨͐̌n̡͇̤̖̯̥̓̃̀oͣ̎̈̃͆͆͐҉̟̗̠̞̟͔w̝̦͊ͭ͊̏f̵̠̻͈̝̬̊̅ͨ̿̊̂rͪ͊̽̏͏͎̦̭͙̟͕͙ḙ̱ͫͬ̓ͨ͋́̔͝a͔̦̖̼̣̩ͅk̶̺̻͎̀ͧ̃w̦̓̋ͫ́h͙ͦ͌̍̀ā͇̞̯̮̾̍͌͋͛͑̕t͇͎̼̆ͣͯ̍ͣͥ́͜a͓͡ċ̴͇͔̓͆̀ͯ̐̐ͅr̆a̎̄̋̆ͤ͐z̭̰̠͋y̮͋͛b͉ͯ͊͂͐̆̀̎́a̞̪̓̂̊̂͆̐̎̕ḑ̭̭̞̟̜̃ḣ̢͉̳̺̜̰͌ͨ̈͋̓̉e͎̦͇͚̼̦̖a̗̻̭͕̬̱̝ͥ͗ͯͭ͂ͫ̔͟d̺̮̪̝̃͆̈́
"No, NO! LEAVE ME BE!" (Kiressara)
w̧̨̩͎̫͙̮͉̳̗ͯ͌͌̏̊ͣͧ͗̔͐̽ͦ̂̓ͣ̈́̒̉́ḫ̶̨̛͔̤̤͓̪̱͚̦̞͔̳̪́̒ͦͯ́a̡̛͖͍̘͖̣̞̠̙̮ͦ͋́͆̒̀͟͠tͥͥ͛̑̓̕͡҉̼̺̟̖̱͇̤̫̹͎̰̲̰̪̯̬̞͕̲i̶̧̻̙̫̤͚͎̗͇ͫ̊ͫ̐ͦ̋ͨ̾ͣ̆̌̈̅̐̌́͜͠ͅs̴̮̳͖͍̮̜̬̙̱͖̟͚̝̣͊ͦ̃ͮ͑̅̾͑͌̂͂͛̏̀͘g̢ͥ̔̇̾ͦ̋́̓̉̿͛̈́̄̽̾ͪ҉̬̠͖̮̣̩̗̯̞̯͚̞͕͙̕o̭̹̤͕̬̻̠̭̯̲͓̫̦͚͖͔̓ͨ̃̏̔̀̚͘î̴͓̯̥̙͚͉ͭͨͩ͒͛̓ͯͪ̓̍̽̽ͧͭͭ͡n̶̘͕͍̻̲̭̖͉̻̩̼͔͓̖̣̘̭̈́̿̄ͩ̑̌ͨ͆̚͡ͅX̵̽ͭͬ̈ͩ͒̏̽̅̈́ͭͦ҉̸̛̖̮̥͓̣̮͉ͅȉ̷̏̽͐͋͐͆ͣ̈́͌ͪ̄͆͢͜҉̼͖̪̠̹̞̣̺̯͍͍̥͓̝̣̟̭͝ͅfͤͤ̌̉͂ͧ̏͊ͭ̀͊̇̃ͤ̐ͣ̀͏̢̧͙̺̟͖̺͓̭̳̀͞X̧͗̉̋̽̽͂̑̌̏ͫ̌ͬ̌́͏̳̤̯̣̻i̸̴̵̻̼̫͙͚̤̰̰̾ͬ̀ͪ̚s̄͒ͦ͌ͧͫ́ͭ̒͒̋̾ͣͨ͗̿͂͟͏̵҉͉̠͉̯̱͚͉͞X̮͍̯̖̺̟̍ͮ͆̏̊͘͟t̴̴̷̬̦̜͉̳̜̗̞̼̳͎͔ͫ̐̆ͯͤ͗̀ͫͩͨ̌̐͐̈́͂ͤ̋́͞h̦̲̭̻̟̼̜͉̯̟̠͍̖̯͓ͩ͛ͬ̍͝a̵̢̧̺̻̖̻̥͍̣ͮͯ̒ͧ͛ͯ̄͟t̼͖̤̪͓̭͎̭̖̠͚͉̖͕͆ͯ̍̇ͬ̆̀͟ͅŝ͚̬̥̲̺̩͔͚̺̤͍͍͂ͧ̓͂ͨ̿̃̓̈ͯͧͦͤ̚͢͝͠x̵̶̛̖̰͓̤͙͚̲̰͙͔̳̞̖͑ͣ̑̄́X̵̧̢̳̙̗̝̭̭͙͕̗̭́͐̋̃͋͂ͤ͗̎ͯX̡̪̗̙̤̰̗̪͒͐ͬ̈ͪ̅̅ͣ̿̿͘̕ͅǒͮ͆̿ͮ̅̋́͏̬̙̱̝̻̳̤͍͓̮̥̲̝̩̳̀͞ͅͅr̷̵̶̪̦͇̯̼̲̙̜̫̼ͯ̌̄ͅX̶̛͚̣͚̥͕͍͖̼͔͙̱̩̭̃ͫ͒ͧ͒̒̓ͣ̿͒̃̐͒́ͪ̆͒ͣ̚͢ͅX̵̡̰̫͍̘͔̦̯̖̮͉͍̟̐̽ͮͧ̎̀ͫ͋̑͋̾ͫ͊̉ͦ̉̿̈́͘ͅX͙̻̯̼͙̥̰͇̮͚̗̜̥͚͚̒̍̍͑͆͑̃ͥ̈́ͦ̏̀̀̚Xͤͤ̉̅̋͒ͧ̅̽͆̾ͬ͂̓̑͛҉̮͉̤̫X̵̸̡̬̹̬͚̳͖̪͖͙̺̺͉̘͚̘͆͂͒̄ͫ͒̇̈̔̈́̃̒͐̈́̀͞X̸͒ͧ̂͂̓̍͋͌̑̽͑͘͘͏̙̳̞̘̜̗̹̣̪͍X̨̰̠͇̳͂̑ͤ̇́ͣͧ̄̿̓̎̈ͣͫ̏́̀X̨̳̙̗͎̱̤̞͇͓̰̼͙͔͚ͩ͛͑͋̓̑̈ͥͯ̌̔ͩ͛͑͗̽̐̚̚͢͢͞X̷̡̐̑̑ͭ̉ͨͣ̄̓̇̈̑ͮ̃҉̟̣̠̝̯X̷̷̵͉̣̯͈̣͕̑̔ͩͧ̀͘Ẋ̸̨̢̛̲̟̝̣̣̥̻ͯͮ͋͑̋̅͆X̋͆ͩ̍͐ͣͧ̅ͩ̐ͪ͛ͨ̿̅͏͔̱͖̩͎͓̦͓̹̫̯̪͓̮̫̣̱͘͘ͅX̢̛̛̦͙̦̙͓̻͔̥͚͚̤̣͎̬̮͓͉̓́͗̋̀X̢̢͖̭̦̘͎̰̬͇̦̠̬̙͖̤̳̱̞́̒̉̔͗͡X̡̛̼̗̦̯ͨͭ̐͐ͯ͌ͤ̓͑̚͟X̛̓̿ͨͫ̋͊̓̍̌͐͐̊̎̽̄͌̎͘҉̙͍̙̭͇̹͚̟̩̞̞ͅͅX̵̧͇̗̘̤̘͔̺̲̱͚̙̰̳̳͔͙͖̪̞͒̈́̋̑̍̾͐̇̈̽̀͘͟X͎̜̞̻͇̤̝̱̘̗͖̯̗͉̟͎̖̓̋̇͐́ͥ̅͐ͭ̔ͨͥͫ͂̄̎̓́͞X̱͓̼͉̪͇̭̣̫̯̘͚̯̝̒͊̒̂͐͒̀ͭ̓͐ͣ͐̈́̅̇̏́̀̕͠ͅX̡̹͕̻̤̪̗̯̲̻͈͙̖͈̙̗̱̆ͮ̇̋̉͜͜X̵̄̂̑͑͊̏̓̽̑̚҉̫̰̹̖͙̲̱̜̦͓̯͜X̐̉̅̅̑ͭͤ̉̀ͯ̊́͂͠҉̱̲͚̦̤͚̲̬̟̭̠̤̗̲ͅX̝̯̝͔ͮ̊͌̉ͣ̊̿́̚̚͘͞͠X̶ͩ̾ͮͤ̑҉̀҉̭͖̘̗̼̭̲͓͔̮̠̜͔͚̺̪͙X̓ͤ̏̑̑͗̎̉̈̆͋̔̍̚̕҉̸͙͍̹̯̼͉͎͝͡X̵̵̧̻͙͈̭̲̆ͨ̇ͯ͊͋̑͢ͅX̡͉̩͖̆ͯͩ̑ͪ̉͋̑ͭ͜X̵̨̣͉̳̮̠̖̲̞̙̗̤͔̟̰̬̂̈́̏̋ͣ͝X̵̓̀ͣ͌ͥ͒̓̓̃̿ͤ́̒͊ͤ͌ͦ͏̶́͏̺̩̠̤̬͖̮͍͙͓͈̲̞̜̯
"I SAID! LEAVE! ME! ALOOOOONE!" (Kiressara)
And just then, it felt like my world shattered into tiny pieces.