The birds were singing, it was a lovely day, and yet a young superficially handsome man had a black cloud hovering over his head.
Hugo grimaced as he surveyed the University campus.
It was trash. It was all so trash. Why should he, the legendary Hugo Heartbreak, be assigned to this kind of kiddy mission to babysit some uni student?!
Unbelievable. He kicked a stone and gave another groan.
Oh … wait. It looked like there was a cute student walking by.
"Hi, I'm new here..." His countenance immediately changed, as he adopted a mild, pleasant and warm air.
Hugo was many things, few of which were good, but at the end of the day he still had a high Rizz Index albeit of the Dark kind, and all too soon it seemed, the girl had fallen for his wily charms…
"It was nice meeting you, Hugo!" the pretty girl Sonya smiled happily.
He quickly utilised his Dark Rizz techniques and made an appointment for a future weekend lunch.
One thing would lead to another… and soon, after a few trysts in bed, Hugo would leave her on 'read', and then well, what more needed to be said?! He would weave the lies, then cut all ties!
He licked his lips, and his handsome mask began to crack, like the shell of a rotten egg. His tongue poked out perversely as he envisioned the scene, before he mopped up his drool daintily with a debonair pocket square.
No… he needed to calm himself. He began to chant one of his favourite Dark Rizzard Mantras: "Stay cool Hugo... stay wise," he muttered to himself, "keep up the disguise, so then you can win the ultimate prize…"
"Hey." All of a sudden, Hugo's heart jumped out of his chest and he felt his Dark Rizz Core palpitate, startled by a calm, rich, strong and masculine voice.
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"…Once upon a time, there was a girl. She was a very nice sweet girl…"
It was Sonya's first time teaching this kindergarten class. She was training to be a primary school teacher, and she was currently telling them a story.
It had all started well enough, she had gotten the kids to line up, and voice their greetings:
"Good after-noon, Ms Son-ya!!!"
Unfortunately, from there, things had very quickly gone south...
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*22 years later* Excerpt of Key Interview recovered from Police Department Case Files
*The fuzzy clip shows a certain… Inspector Ross, who has just started the recording device*
"The time is 7:36pm. And off the record, can I just say, author, can you please gimme a break?! Why are you literally giving me all these crazy cases?!
The author is chilling in his rags on the couch slurping his instant noodles: "Bro, do you think these power stones are given away freely? We actually gotta *do* stuff you know. Not to mention, how else was I able to afford your beer and Womb Raider from the last chapter?"
Inspector Ross sighed as he took in the undeniable logic. It was true, they had to thank the wonderful readers for their support! ✨
"Ok, ok fine! I'll do it lol." [*Readers clap their hands in delight*]
*cough* "Anyway... I've been very fortunate to track down one of the alumni from the Kindergarten class of 2065, Rodney, it's all right mate, you can speak. You're safe now. "
Technically, Inspector Ross wasn't lying. Rodney *was* safe… now. He just couldn't guarantee whether he would be safe in the future… Oh well.
*Rodney is seated hunched over on a chair, head in his hands, his eyes staring into space as if reliving a nightmare, and he is quivering like a rabbit*
*He glances around, looking nervously back at the blinds behind him and then all around the room. He appears genuinely terrified.*
"S-She seemed normal at first you know… but then it got... weird. It started off with those stories…"
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Meanwhile in the class, Ms Sonya was continuing reading her story to the kindergarten class.
"So yes, there was a lovely girl as we were saying… who had a treasure! And there was also a boy. Now this boy… He wasn't very nice. He wanted that treasure… He tried to do terrible, mean things to that nice, sweet girl so he could get that treasure, all for himself…"
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Rodney was sweating, but he continued.
"The stories would start off normal, innocuous you know… but then they would start going off the rails… getting crazier and crazier…"
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The kids had originally been listening contentedly, burbling happily and playing with their toys and doodling with their crayons, but now, they were no longer fidgeting. Instead, they were looking at Ms Sonya with tense, pale faces, not daring to move a muscle or even breathe.
They had reached the climax of the story. The boy had tried to trick the girl, in order to steal her treasure, but it turned out that the crucial moment, the tables had turned, and now, the boy was currently tied up and at the girl's mercy.
"…And then… the girl transformed... she licked her lips, revealing her razor sharp teeth!!! And then, she took out her long, leather whip…"
There was a hiss and an intake of breath.
Sonya's pupils dilated and her eyes took on a terrifying, sadistic glint. Her pretty features deformed like melting wax as her face seemed to sag and her voice lowered several octaves and turned dark.
"Crack!!! Crack!!!" Her voice quavered with delight, it seemed she was taking a rather great... pleasure in imagining the scene.
"As the thick whip began to lash, curdling screams began to fill the barn, blood splattered everywhere, the boy was bleeding out!!! Eventually, he was whipped to death!!!!!"
Sonya closed her book with a *snap*, smiling sweetly at the young kindergarten children who had their eyes wide open and their jaws hitting the ground. The kids displayed shocked expressions, and some had begun to cry.
Sonya returned to her usual sweet countenance as if she had just finished telling a lovely story about fairies frolicking in a field of daisies.
"And that, was the end of that silly young boy."
*Clap clap* She put her hands together lightly as if to rouse the children from their trauma. "All right, That's the end of today's story. Now then, who's excited to go outside for some playtime?"
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"Hey." As Hugo responded to the voice, his eyes widened as he realized that the speaker was none other than the handsome guy from the picture his Dark Master had given him - it was... Bob!
Bob had immediately noticed the relatively High Rizz Index of this new guy (though obviously it was nowhere near his own since he was the MC) and also noticed that his Interest meter was somewhat murky - this guy clearly wasn't harboring any good intentions…
What had concerned him even more though was the terrifying colour of the Interest Meter he had seen in the other girl that had just walked away…
"Hey bro, I just overheard that you're new here. I'm Bob."
Bob masterfully channelled his Rizz energy as well as the Art of Touch, and for some weird reason, Hugo suddenly felt like he was talking to a friend he had known for years! He quickly refocused and tried to counter and brush off the strange warm feelings with his years of Toxic Masculinity training to protect his soft and tender Dark Rizzard Core, but it was easier said than done. Was this the power of Bob's Rizz?! This guy clearly wasn't simple.
"If you want anything just let me know. And... be careful man. That girl you just spoke to... she might... not be normal."
Humph. Be careful?! Him? Around girls?! Hugo didn't know what Bob was talking about, but whatever. Now was his chance!
He quickly switched on his Dark Rizz to try and get closer to Bob, not realizing that Bob had in fact been the one who had taken the initiative, wanting to look out for him!
"Hehehe." Hugo thought happily to himself. No sweat. Soon, the fruits of Bob's research would be his!