"Now, how about a word for the audience, maybe even explain the reasons for your actions hm?"
Loki's words were left in the air awkwardly, but he continued to smile silently without a care, keeping the mic in his hand hung in front of Leon's mouth with an exaggerated pose.
He was met with even more silence before Leon sighed in annoyance.
'No point in challenging a godlike being in a contest of time wasting.' Leon chose to keep his peace and took the microphone, the longer he waited before taking it the more embarrassed he'd be when he was forced to.
"There wasn't anything special behind my actions, I just hate pain and she kept inflicting it on me," Leon said plainly, he had no plans of extending this conversation longer than required.
Leon's words only made Loki's smile widen as another microphone spawned in his right hand before he brought it to his mouth
"That's quite a revelation considering most of the pain inflicted on you was self-harm." Lok chuckled.
"..."
Silence.
They both stared at each other silently until Leon broke said silence.
"It was kinda stupid... but I thought it'd give me some type of durability instead of splattering on the wall."
"Spoken like a true woman beater, hm hm." Loki hummed in approval, an approval both didn't understand for two reasons.
Leon was truly taken aback, "Why the hell are you calling me a woman beater?!" While he said that, in the back of his mind he had an even bigger question. 'Why does being a woman beater bring your approval!?'
Now it was Loki's turn to seem confused, "Are all your victims not women?" Loki tilted his head to the side with a finger on his chin as if he wasn't a grown man, a pretty man, but a man nonetheless.
"Hey, I've killed a man too!" Why was that your comeback?
Loki nodded in understanding, "I see I see, yes this makes sense. A 1 to 3 ratio please would you explain why it is you choose your victims this way?" The microphone in Leon's hand disappeared so that Loki could put his microphone in Leon's face once again.
What an odd thing, to think it was possible to genuinely have you veins show when you're angry.
'Breathe in... Breathe out...'
Leon's immaculate anger management kept him in check as his face began to calm, losing all of its tension in seconds. "I don't care no more man, just pull up my notifications so I can get to the next world."
Loki didn't protest, flicking his finger as screens appeared in front of Leon, "Okie Dokie lemon smokey."
[Congratulations on completing the World!]
[Assessment: C]
[Note: Pretty good I'd say]
Leon's eyes twitched slightly at the sight of his grade prompting him to change his gaze from the transparent to Loki who was standing behind it with his trademark obnoxious grin "C Grade really?"
"What?" His obnoxious grin never left, but his voice sounded genuinely confused. "All you did was kill two demons, compared to worlds you'll go through later, that was a basic feat."
Leon knew that was probably the case, but confirmation kinda sucked 'Fucks sake.' He complained inwardly, but Leon was prone to lying to himself, he knew he enjoyed this, hell he signed up for it. However, he liked complaining.
In normal circumstances, he wouldn't enjoy any of this, especially not after the last world, even though he wanted new experiences what he went through was simply too much for a Human to endure, that is if he could have even processed the pain he had experienced. At the time he was barely lucid, his emotions had boiled over, and although he had felt that pain, after waking up all he could do was hate the woman in front of him.
Then after returning to the world of Loki, all that pain had became a mirage in his mind, a dream of sorts, he vividly remembered it, but he was also mentally separated from it.
[What skill or ability would you like to keep?]
[Minor Health Regen 2]
[Minor Stamina Regen 1]
[Freight Train]
[Pain Tolerance 3]
"World Gifts can't be kept?" Loki nodded in response.
'Not like I'd keep it anyways, I'd rather die if I'm turned to mush, or at least faint from intense pain.'
Leon sifted through the options for a few seconds, thinking of their uses, but in his mind he already had an idea 'I'll just keep this then.'
[Skill Kept: Pain Tolerance 3]
'Maybe it could even become pain immunity someday.'
Noticing that he had already chosen, Loki chimed in cheerfully, "Would you like to check what you can buy from the vault?"
However, it seemed that Leon didn't have enough social energy remaining to give Loki, merely glancing at him before opening the metaphysical vault.
"How rude."
[C Rank 🔓]
[Achievement Points: 411]
Much to his expectations, the C Rank vault had both quantity and quality, well maybe not true "quality."
'This looks better.'
• [Item]Sharp Sword
Cost: 30 Achievement Points
Note: Pretty sharp sword, can even cut a boulder, not completely but it can
• [Item]Glock 17
Cost: 100 Achievement Points
Note: Bullets are NOT included
• [Buff]Talent Enhancement
Cost: 100 Achievement Points
Note: Upgrades your talent for the next world, can only be bought once
• [Buff]Skill Enhancement
Cost: 200 Achievement Points
Note: Upgrades a chosen skill to the next level, can only be bought once
• [Edit]Golden Eyes
Cost: 80 Achievement Points
Note: This is literally just an accessory change
• [Enhancement]Get Superhuman SUPER fast!
Cost: 200 Achievement Points
Note: Drugs are great for you kids, take as many as your body can handle
[There were many more but there was no need to write all of that - Loki]
Finished with his browsing, Leon spoke up, 'What world will I be going to?' Well maybe "spoke" is the wrong word for what he did. It took him a second but he eventually noticed he didn't say what he thought he said, he didn't say anything.
(This might be a little confusing as he's just talking to himself here, but I'll try to make differentiating 'them' a little easier)
Leon(?) chimed up, 'Fuckin' idiot, you didn't say anything.' Is chimed the right word for it this time, I have no idea.
'Yeah, I noticed that you retard.' Leon fired back at himself for some odd reason.
Only for Leon(?) to respond as well, 'You know ret**d is a slur right?'
'So what? I'm still gonna say it, and where'd you even hear that bullshit from?' Leon tsked inwardly, it's unknown how as well, he didn't do it in his mind nor did he do it audibly, but I still felt as if he did.
'From you, retard!' Leon(?), gasp, what vulgar language.
'Now you just said it too, berating me, what the hell is wrong with you?' He didn't 'say' anything Leon.
'Ask yourself that.'
'I am.'
They're? just bickering at this point, do they not notice Loki still looking over there waiting for him to speak?
Well, luckily he realized it rather 'quickly', 'Shit, I had forgotten about him.' Leon finally remembered he had company.
However even with his realization, Leon didn't get better, no if anything he got worse, instead of talking to another version of himself in his mind, he instead created another version of Loki in his mind and began having a conversation with that.
Leon: 'Yeah sorry I was just in my thoughts for a second.'
Loki: 'Oh? You couldn't help but daydream right after looking at me? I can't lie I feel rather bashful now, I never knew our bond had grown so much~.'
Leon: 'Fa- that's rude I shouldn't be rude, I apologize.'
[2 Hours Later(Disclaimer: An over exaggeration)]
Leon continued, he remade the conversation between him and Loki over and over again every time he got distracted, sometimes entering entire tangents over nothing before he remembered what he was talking about before, at some point new people began entering the world of his mind.
On the outside, he was just standing in the same place staring into space for 30 minutes, however, in his mind he was seated on a chair across from Loki having a conversation about stuff that should not have been the topic.
'Man I be feeling like I'm going insane when I realize I've been talking to someone for 2 hours, but then waking up to the fact it's been all in my head...' Leon's mind paused. 'Fuck.'
'Finally, you realized ya retard, the hell is wrong with you.' Leon(?) finally resurfaced once Leon realized the illusion he had placed himself inside of.
'Stop thinking, stop thinking, stop thinking, stop thinking, stop thinking, stop thinking, stop thinking.' Like an alarm clock, Leon filled his mind with two words, and surprisingly, it worked.
"What's my next world?" Leon treated as if the last 30 minutes didn't exist, and for Loki, he didn't even notice the time had passed.
"School Bus Graveyard," Loki responded simply for once.
'Stop thinking, stop thinking, stop thinking, stop thinking.' Leon's mind was separated from his body, not allowing him to even think of the world he was about to be thrown into.
Well that wasn't for long as he couldn't completely suppress his mind, luckily that piece of his brain that was able to think true thoughts, had actual productive thoughts.
'I should get that gun.'
Following the thought that managed to escape, Leon bought the gun immediately.
[Purchase Successful]
[-100 Achievement Points]
The sound of the purchase sound woke his mind up, which was now running smoothly.
"Just send me over Loki."
Loki nodded without a word as he snapped his fingers.