my body wont listen.

no matter how i try to move it, it wont move in any other direction except toward hers.

i do not know how long its been since my body started moving on its own, but as long as its toward her......

then i don't care!

--is what someone would try to think?

but, what is this feeling?

this feeling of wanting to run away as soon as possible.

its like that of a mouse cornered behind a wall while a hungry snake is glaring at him

is it that? the instinct of the weak?

i don't know...

if you're wondering why i'm not screaming, its ‘cause i cant talk.

i mean, can you really talk here? i don't really wanna inconvenience someone.....

oh, who am i kidding. no one is even here.......i just don't want to admit that i'm too flustered to talk.

ahh, while having these useless thoughts, i already reached within 5 meters from her....

what am i going to do?

i really didn't expect to meet her.....

i really didn't think i would ever meet her again....

“ohh? if it isn't Light! long time no see!!”

“H-Hi.......Alice”

“Really now, i didn't expect to see you here of all places!!”

“M-Me too......”

ahh, please go away...

i wanna run away....

legs, hurry up an move away!

oblivious to my negative thoughts, Alice began running toward me and started hugging me

i let out a shriek “h-hii” loud enough for only me to hear

“s-so, what a-are you doing here......Alice....?”

Alice flashed a mischievous smile while answering “is the name ‘Maddhatter’ be familiar?”

of course it is!

its my character’s name in the MMO that i'm currently playing!!

not only that, i'm supposed to be meeting the snow witch from that MMO today!!!

“or perhaps, the name ‘Snow Witch’ should also be familiar right?”

i gasp at the words being uttered by her mouth, i am in the end, too shocked to even answer.

i just nod and after a couple of seconds, she left my neck and i regained my composure and asked

"H-how do you know that name....?"

“but of course! its because i'm that ‘Snow witch’ ~”

h-huh?!

what......the.......hell.........?

w-wait, how were she even able to track me down.......?

if i remember correctly, she was the one who requested my help on that quest.........

starting from then, she kept asking me for help......

to begin with.....wasn't she the one who set up this date thing.......?!

“w-wait Alice?! how did you know that i was playing that game?!?!”

if what i'm thinking is right.........isn't this....that?

like, first crushing my social life, my real life so to say, and then went back to rob me off my paradise?!

raising me hopes, finally getting me out of my room and then.........throw cold water down my back.........?!

i-i wont stand for this.....!

“well then, shall we start?”

“s-start......?”

“ahh, well y’see, the thing is.........ahh, too much of a pain. anyhow, i'm really thankful for a lot of things Light~

so~

please~

die~!”

“ehh!?”

“Snow Witch Alice, battle start!”

Alice--the Snow Witch-- suddenly had a staff in her hands.

the staff looked majestic, decorated with all kinds of ruby.....but for some reason, all of them were bright blue.

on the tip of the staff, there was a bright red ruby the size of my palm.

but for some reason, it didn't look strange at all

Alice, was muttering something that couldn't reach my ears.

all of a sudden, i had a very bad feeling coming from her direction.

a chill ran down through my spine along side of all the alarms switching on inside of my head.

'something bad is going to happen' is what every cell within my body is screaming.

no, something bad has already happened.

because, i cant feel my left hand anymore.

“a-a-a-a-a-a-AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!”

seeing my hand--or rather the place it used to be. what took its place is blood, i couldn't help but to scream.

my left hand, has been cleanly cut, from the shoulder down.

really, it was a clean cut.

in fact, so clean, i couldn't feel pain from it until i noticed it.

while i was screaming in agony, Alice in the meantime was soaking her staff in the puddle made from my blood.

“you know, this rock wasn't always red~! it actually used to be blue......but from soaking it in blood, it gets

stronger! so yea~ just wait a bit and i’ll finish you off~!”

like i give a shit.

give it back....

give it back!

“GIVE BACK MY ARM, YOU FUCKING BITCH!!!”

i got up and started sprinting toward Alice.

i tackled her down, and started beating her with my remaining fist while pinning down her body with my own weight--or that was the plan.

before i could even take a single step forward, my lower body has disappeared.

“>”

and by disappeared, i mean its ten feet behind me

well, that's just a guess though.

lying face down, i cursed at her--Alice while my tears are gushing out.

now, as for what happened

just as i stood up, Alice pointed her finger toward me and all that was left was blood

from my stomach and downward, she cut it all

“ohh~ even though i gave you a chance to live a few more minutes.......well, you’re dead anywayz~time to go back

and report~!”

is.....is that all you’re going to say?

after ruining my life.......making me into a shut in.....is that all.........?

not only that......you even got close to me in my paradise....only to kill me......!

i will not stand for this....

i will curse you in my death!

i’ll curse you so hard, you’ll turn into an ugly pig!!!

don’t underestimate me!!!!

“s-shit.....t-this is not happening.......fuck.....i cant see anymore......”

“wow....you’re still alive........? that's amazing~! you lost an arm and your lower body y’know! you really are a

cockroach! no wonder you got called that in school~!”

shit....i want to see her smug for the last time and burn it in my memory...

but i cant.....i already lost my eyesight.

***

in midst of all that darkness, there was something in middle of it all.

well, it is something.

rather, it was just some floating words....

Επιθυμείς δύναμη;

err

what language is that....?

all of a sudden, the text went *poof*

“ahh.....ahem. do thee desire power?”

power.....huh?

of course i want power.....i mean, who doesn't? after all what happened.

well, this is probably just an illusion instead of that flashback, those you get when you are about to die.

but something told me, or to be more precise, i somehow already knew this was a reality rather than an illusion.

“power huh.....well then, if i am getting power then i want enough power to kill that bitch, Alice!”

“Indeed, you are exactly the man i was looking for. very well, imagine a powerful existence in thee's life and thee shall gain its power.”

something powerful huh....

thinking again, wasn't Alice using some skills from Wonderland Online?

if that was the case......then i know who i’m supposed to be.

i started imagining the figure i want to become

“one last thing before thee leave. thy is now participating in a death game. thee can win but a single wish, or die

trying.”

“if that was the case, then all the better!”

i can kill all those who made my life a living hell....and get a free wish with it!

where can you get a better deal?

***

i woke up, facing down, soaking in my own blood.

and as you might think, i am still missing an arm and a lower body....

but that's no problem!

i'm still alive.

being alive means there is still a way to fix this.

in fact, i know just the way to do this.

“ > .”

as soon as i said those words, my body returned to the state before i ‘killed’

hmm

this appearance kinda sucks right?

i mean, who will like a fat guy...or even trusts him?

well then, ill use the same skill without any reservation~

“ > !”

and with that, i am in the body of my two years earlier me.

i am currently wearing my school’s uniform, which is a blue blazer and some black school jeans. but this is perfect

for getting Alice...i'm going back to school.

now now, no need to be surprised

all i did was manipulate time a bit, and got myself a new, younger body.

now i bet you are all wondering “how the hell did you do all that?! weren’t you dead!?”

to answer that, i simply ‘used’ Madhatter’s powers.

and by Madhatter, i mean my character from Wonderland Online

one of Madhatter’s unique skills is time control.

now then, time to get revenge?

as i was turning my step and heading toward my old school--Saint’s Academy, silver hair flickered in front of me.

a handsome, silver haired, tall man suddenly came before me from nothing. he looked like he's out of a manga if not for his azure-colored eyes, which looked unmatched with his hair color.

and i'm not sure if i can call it as expected, but as expected he wore the Academy’s uniform, which is similar to the clothes i am currently wearing.

raising my guard, i prepared another skill from Madhatter’s, but what left him was nothing less than a surprise.

“Master!”