AThousandCurses

Expedition to Isekai

"Hehehehehehe," Shun giggled to no one other than herself and the monster in front of her. That was fun. At one moment, she was touching the ground, and the next, she found herself covered in blood. How exhilarating. The adrenalin coursed through her body as she eyed the injured monster in front of her. Any thoughts that were related to Rin or the other beast had long since vanished. Unlike that time at the bus, she was going to finish off this beast for good.

"Have you ever read Grendel before?" She doubted that the monster had read a book before. In fact, she doubted that many of her classmates knew much about that story. At one point, she checked out a random book from the library. Needless to say, Shun didn't understand a single word of it and quickly got bored. It was a vain attempt to understand literature, but there were some plot points that caught her attention.

Her burdened legs glowed once more, and she sprung at the injured. Grabbing the monster by the neck, she used the rest of her strength to plummet the laser wolf's head into the ground. A sadistic grin grew on Shun's face. She wasn't done with the wolf yet.

"Sing for me, will you?" Shun screamed out. Then she raised the laser wolf's head up and then smashed it back into the ground. "Sing." Then she raised the laser wolf's head up and then smashed it back into the ground. "Sing." Then she raised the laser wolf's head up and then smashed it back into the ground. "Sing. Sing. SING." Each repetition grew stronger with every slam. Shun was intent on making this laser wolf into a red paste on the dirt ground.

Expedition to Isekai

A shrill scream escaped from someone's mouth. Oh wait, that was her mouth. Her vision exploded with pain and black. Her body was sent flying and tumbling down to the ground. Her skin was scrapped against the ground as the friction began to draw blood. Eventually, it came to a stop, and she found herself beside Rin. "Ah..." Shun groaned. Her body ached. A pain that she wouldn't have known in her world blossomed in her body. Her mind could barely keep itself awake from the exhaustion and beatings that the body took. A laugh escaped from her mouth.

"You get it? I'm afraid I'm not as smart as you, Rin." A dark chuckle escaped from Shun's mouth as she rose up. She stumbled for a bit before straightening her posture to look at the creatures. "But I think I can definitely feel on the same page as you."

Interests were like flames. They flicker and burn with passion, but at a single gust of disinterest, it fades away into ash. However, fires can be reignited. Just like how a motor can be turned back on, that once-of-a-lifetime flame had ignited. This time there was no one getting in her way; this time, there was no stopping. The fear in her heart only fueled the thrill of danger.

Back when that robber carjacked the car with her in it, she was afraid. Yes, of course, she was afraid. An unknown situation presented itself to the childlike her.

What should she do?

Fight the man?

Jump out of the car?

Beg him to let her go?

However, in equal measure, she was just as excited from the blurry outside to the frantic inside of the car. All of it happened in a singular moment. She couldn't help but laugh in the car as they swerved around in the town. There was only one thing that Shun could do at that moment.

Always forward, never look back.

"If I want to do something, I should just do it, right?" Strange energy fueled her body. That same energy shined over her legs, and Shun got into a sprinter's posture. Her tendons cried in pain, but she didn't care. Everything else was secondary to this very moment. "Let's... GO!" At that moment, she became a blur. Her feet kicked off the ground, but it was much more different from before. Launching herself would imply that there was some sort of wind-up.

In one big leap, Shun fired herself at the same laser wolf, who blew her up. Like a max pedal car, she shot forward towards the wolf and aimed to throttle the beast into a tree or two.

Persona ~ Alone at Sea (PERSONA WITH A BOAT 𓊝)

"Nani? Wright-chan's gone missing?" Katsumi blinked in surprise with an exaggerated Japanese tone. It had been a while since she had last seen her senior in the halls. There were rumors about a missing person's report, but Katsumi didn't know that person was, in fact, Sofia. The Japanese girl clapped her cheeks together, much to her classmate's displeasure. This was all truly shocking to her. While she didn't know Sofia all too well, she had heard some things about her senior. That she is rather awkward and that she made the top 15 on the science track.

"Yeah, apparently, Sofia's been gone since the 15th. Nobody knows where she went, and I heard there was an investigation going on to find her."

"なるほど, なるほど."

"What was that?"

"Don't worry. Detective Katsumi's on the case now." Pushing up her glasses, Katsumi held her head up proudly. Though given that this wasn't an anime, her glasses didn't shine to signify her importance. Her classmate could only sigh, already tired of the dramatic, as Katsumi made her way around the table. Even if there were detectives who were already on the case and trying to find Sofia, Katsumi couldn't stand by and let her disappearance go unnoticed. She, too, will investigate the disappearance and find her missing classmate.

That and she was a little bored at the moment since she ran out of manga to read.

The first thing she needed to do was find the people who last saw Sofia. In the manga, the protagonist would have to go after leads and find evidence. Whether the leads took the shape of a person or an object, it would bring the protagonist closer to the truth. Since Katsumi didn't have anything to go off, she would have to meet with people that knew her. The first would be her dorm mother-

"Stop snooping. The detectives are already on the case, so mind your business and get back to studying."

Well, okay, she had seen that coming. Still, there was Sofia's neighbor-

"Oh, her? Yeah, we don't talk much. She's kinda bit on the... weird side like you. Though, as far as I know, she didn't come out of her room the next day."

Okay, so talking with her neighbors wasn't helpful at all. In fact, it kinda hurt a little bit, but that didn't matter, right? She couldn't let go of the investigation yet. The next people were-

"Oh, you mean the missing girl? Don't know her."

"Her? Well, I'm glad that she's gone now. With the 15th spot vacant, now I can-"

"Sorry, but I have to do something."

Katsumi slumped her head against the table. Doing investigation in real life was much harder than it looked in the manga, especially when she wasn't a real detective. A groan of disappointment came out as she looked at her notebook. It was a surprise to her that Sofia might've been one of the school's biggest social pariahs, which made it difficult for her to investigate. Not to mention that when she tried to talk with them, they often wanted to disengage from the conversation once she started talking. She didn't know why, but they didn't want to talk to her for more than two minutes.

"Though, I guess it wasn't all too fruitless," Katsumi said as she flipped the page of her notebook. While she was investigating Sofia, Katsumi found that there was a group of freshmen, like herself, that Sofia was supervising. It was for the 'Icebreaker.' She had gotten this information from her 'Icebreaker' Captain when she last saw him. Katsumi didn't have too many fond memories, though, as whenever she tried to speak, the captain often shut her down from speaking. Regardless, she'd have to interview them to see if they had any leads. If that fails, then she'd have to give up this entire investigation.

Digimon: Materialization Interest Check

Piqued my interest.

Expedition to Isekai

Shun blinked, and then suddenly, pain scorched through her arm. Like a searing flame, it sliced through her skin and sent her sliding back. In the midst, the light of the phone suddenly ceased. Though she was able to determine that her opponent wasn't long-tailed, the beast was long-bladed. "Damn..." Shun cursed as she clutched her arms. It was bleeding profusely, but whatever blessed her superhuman endurance allowed her to bear with it.

In the corner of her eye, she noticed that Inaba seemed to be having difficulties on her own, but Shun couldn't take her eyes off of her target.

The beast had longer reach than her with its bladed tail, and if she wasn't careful, she'd be left off with injuries worse than the cut on her arms. No matter how she looked at it, she was going to lose. She had to think of something. From behind her, she could hear the commotion of her classmates as they faced off against it.

What should she do? What should she do? A million thoughts ran through her head until...

"Oh, fuck it. LET'S GO!" With a battle cry, Shun ran at the long-tailed beast. Putting all her strength into her legs, she kicked off the dirt and lowered her stance. There was no strategy, nor was there any rational thought behind this foolish move. If this bastard was going to bring a blade in a fistfight, then she'd become the truck that ran over the competition. As she got in range, she lowered herself to slide under the beast and threw out a heavy punch.

Jack In! Megaman Battle Network RP

Admittedly, I might be interested.

Expedition to Isekai

"Ah!" Shun was trying her best. Dirt and grass brushed against her face as she once more rolled onto the ground. A bright light whizzed right where she was standing. Rolling on the ground, Shun didn't have time before rolling against and avoiding another laser that darted straight at her. At the very least, she was getting their attention. Though what good was it if dodging was all she could do? She wanted to finish the fight as soon as possible, but that seemed impossible.

Screams echoed from her peripheral, but Shun couldn't afford to be distracted, or else she'd be skewered by a beam of light. The only people that were here with her was Rin. While she didn't know Rin beyond her mechanical genius, it didn't give her much faith in what she could do in a brawl. At least she had a spear(?), but Shun didn't know whether that be good enough to pierce the beast's thick hide. To say things weren't looking good for them was an understatement.

Shun had to do something. It took herself and Ayana to take down one of the monsters, and even then, it managed to get away. Would Rin and herself be able to take on three of them? Unlikely, but they had to try. Gritting her teeth, Shun decided it was time to go in. Rin was smart; maybe she could find a good way to shove that spear somewhere that the beasts didn't like.

Dodging the next set of lasers, Shun decided to run forward. It felt like one of those bullet hell games that she often came across when she parked at a nearby arcade. A bullet hell, was it? Either way, she wasn't going to aim for the laser wolves. Shun started sprinting straight ahead at the long tail beast. There was no way in hell that thing was going to let them pass and attack the laser wolves. It didn't pounce but decided to stay to protect them.

"It's all you, Inaba!" Shun shouted as she dodged another set of lasers. Whatever Shun meant by that was left for Rin to interpret. Coming straight at the long-tail beast, she decided to play it safe. Bait out the tail and pull an Ayana and jump on its back and proceed to wrestle it. This would allow Inaba a variety of options. Either to test her luck against the two laser wolves or help her take care of the wolf.

The light from the laser wolves at least allowed her to see the sillouhette of the beasts. With that she, Shun decided to take an educated guess where the long-tail wolf was. Sprinting right up, she tried to do a fient by throwing her phone at where she presumed the wolf was while running from another side to misdirect the beast. Her sailing phone shined light as it sailed through the air.

Expedition to Isekai

It was quiet. She was only awake in the loneliness of the night. After taking over Rin's shift, Shun tended the fire to keep herself warm. Stoking the flames with a stick, it flickered in the darkness. The only thing reminding her that she wasn't alone was the snores of her classmates. Tossing in another stick, she stared up at the foreign sky. She would often go stargazing as she made a stop with Satoshi-Chan. However, even the sky felt like a stranger to her. The stars weren't aligned, and if she looked close enough, she noticed subtle differences in the moons.

"When will we get home?" Shun murmured to herself. Now that she was technically alone, she allowed her act to drop. Half of her wondered why she kept it up. After Yuudai got injured because of her, Shun felt the necessary need to try to act and feel positive. If she didn't act eccentrically as usual, wouldn't it disturb everyone else? The other half knew that she was still in denial. Everything had happened so fast and spiraled out of control. It was one thing to be reckless, but to lose control was the worst.

Shun thought about memories of home. The school was often uneventful. Go in and go out. Studied the material half-heartedly and occasionally chatted with her classmates. Out of everyone, sans Akihito, Shun was the outsider of the group. Doing things on her own and driving on her moped without care. The few people that she could remember taking seriously were Yuudai and Endo. Yuudai was the only classmate that she talked to on a regular basis; Endo, on the other hand...

She didn't understand Endo.

He would often shoot her strange looks and step back from her whenever she neared him. Shun couldn't find a reason for his behavior. He didn't seem to act differently with girls, so why her? Though Shun wouldn't be able to get an answer out of him even if she did. Along with Yuudai, Endo was the other injured party.

Masato and Asashi-

Something glowed in the dark. "Ah!" Before she had a chance to process, her instincts kicked in. Her body rolled away from the laser as it barely grazed her hair. She didn't need to look behind to analyze what had happened to her if she didn't react in time. The sound of a laser melting through metal like butter was enough for her to tell. What she was identifying were the assailants of the dark. From the brief luminescence, it was the wolfbear. Well, Wolfbears.

What was that attack?

A laser beam that could pierce through metal. Not even that, but the origin came from that strange wolfbear. She had often heard the phrase that advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic, but no.

This was real magic.

"Everybody get up! They're back! With some laser bullshit as well!" Shun roared at the top of her lungs. She wasn't going to let anyone get hurt. If the fire was still burning brightly, she might've considered grabbing a stick and charging straight at them with it. Though, there was one small advantage that this world lacked.

A phone.

Bringing out her phone, she turned the flashlight mode on. Light banished the darkness to allow her to see in the dark. Immediately, she ran to separate from the group. With whatever weird laser beam shit was going on with one of the wolves, it would be best to make sure they don't all get hit by hit. That and she needed to buy them time to wake up. Grabbing a nearby rock, she chucked it at the wolves, hoping to grab at least one of their attention.

Expedition to Isekai

"Thank you, Kumi-San," Shun cheered. It seemed that her intruding presence, as usual, didn't seem too welcomed. Not that it surprised her all too much. Most of the time she was known as the 'crazy motor girl,' so people often tend to be swayed away from her. She wasn't too bother by it though. In life, many people will be introduced and many people will leave. That was that philosophy that she carried in her carefree life. Though that philiosphy didn't seem too applicable now.

Shun took a drink out of her soup and let it rustled down into her stomache. Her head still felt like it was being smashed against a brick wall, but she was sure that it'd recover. Somehow, or so she heard, Duncan was out and about. From having his intenstines out to having them in was a miracle in itself. If only her head injury went out and in, but perhaps that was wishful thinking.

Once Shun received the food from Kumi, she bowed, ate it, and then left to see Yuudai and Tsubaki. Shun wasn't going to sleep any time soon, no thanks to the headache, so she might as well have checked on Yuudai's condition. It didn't seem to be going too well when she last saw him and a glance from Tsubaki only confirmed her suspicions. Though, Shun knew that he'd be able to recover. If he was able to bravely face danger, then he can preserve against injury. He had too.

Expedition to Isekai

Shun returned to the camp after finishing up her business. Masato and the others had probably stored their water for future use, so she did not have to do anything about that. Her stomach felt empty, and all that walking made her hungry, so she was going to get herself some food before a group meeting took place. Afterward, she'd check on how Yuudai was doing.

Picking up some food, she decided it was best to chat with her classmates. That being said, Shun wasn't able to read the atmosphere and followed sat right next to Asahi. Clapping her classmate's back, she made herself comfortable. "Hello-o, Bansen, Hoshino, and Kumi!" Leaning closer to the fire, she smiled at the three of them.

Taking a bite out of her food, she chewed and swallowed it just as fast as she consumed it. "Oh, Kumi-san. May I have one?" Shun suddenly changed her tone once Kumi offered up her food.

Whether or not Kumi offered one to her, Shun continued talking. "How were your tasks?" An earnest question. While her group didn't get much out of their search, they still managed to find something. "For me, we managed to find some sort of spring. Suppose you could call it a spring anyways. I'm sure we'll be able to find something soon if we keep looking."