1 ESCAPE

"Guhhk!"

"Stand up! You piece of garbage!!!"

Sounds of whip and cries are the only thing that can be heard in this living hell. And there he is, hiding in a corner wishing that devil of a man grow tired and just leave.

He carefully covered his mouth with his trembling hand as he tried to slow his breathing. Listening to every cry and footsteps near him.

'You can do it Jack! Stick to the plan. Enough of this, It's do or die. This is my last chance!'

At that time, he finally managed to calm and steel his heart. He will try to leave while the devil is busy with the other children.

Yes, he will leave the others for his own sake. But why would he care? He don't know them and the only reason they are still breathing is because they strived hard to live. Even they were here just for entertainment. So what if it isn't fair, life has never been fair.

"J-Jacky?"

But it only take one word to break all of his resolve. He saw her...again.

The only girl that gave him a nickname. The only girl telling him stories about butterflies as if oblivious to the hell they are living at. He never really cared for her. Why would he trust someone here, where even the most innocent can be the most dangerous? Or so he thinks. His body moved otherwise.

He looked at the little girl, embracing a brown teddy bear with a button for the eyes and stitches can be seen all over it. Tears slid down her pale cheeks as she tightened her embrace on her teddy. She huddled herself at one corner staring at him with her wet eyes.

He walk towards her and sit beside her. He then wrapped his arms over her shoulder and pulled her in an embrace. He gently pats her head and whispered.

"Dont worry Little Sera, I will get you out of here. I promise." Said the little jack.

She didn't seem to mind and even relaxed a little.

"I-I'm scared Jacky."

"Don't worry, I'm here! I will protect you."

'JACK!!! What are you doing?!'

He shouted in his mind but he just bit his lip and continued to comfort the girl.

After a while, he stood holding the hand of Little Sera as he carefully moved, heightening his senses as he moved through the dark hallway.

He turned in a few corners before arriving at his destination but he suddenly stopped and a chill run down his spine. He heard a chuckle near the door which is suppose to be the exit of this hellish place.

"You sure are naive kid. Do you expect that no one will be guarding the exit? Hehehe, you won't be able get out of here you foolish boy!!!"

There he saw a huge frame of a shadow grinning at him holding a knife.

"RUN!!!"

He shouted before dragging Little Sera with him. He run... and run... and run...

He could hear the heavy footsteps behind him nearing, but a few sharp turns prevent it from reaching them.

"I *pant* can't go on *pant* any more, *pant* J-Jacky"

He looked at her. She was breathing haphazardly as if she could collapse at any moment. Without giving it much thought, he wrapped his arms around her small waist and carrying her in front before continue running. In front, so if ever that man reach them she could still have the chance to escape.

They reach a door before he unceremoniously opened it and slammed it shut. He seemed oblivious from the splattered blood and some gore across the room as he ran towards the back. He saw a few big holes at the end of the room. It extended downwards, pitchblack and bottomless.

Then he heard a loud bang at the door

"I~CAN~HEAR~YOU~!!! KEKEKE!!!"

He could feel that the door wont hold for long as the bang got louder and louder. He was left with no choice.

"I would rather die than get captured by those baddies. And I won't let you suffer anymore Sera."

He whispered before jumping in one of the holes at the far end corner. He twisted his body so that Sera will be on top of him. They were falling, then he close his eyes before they were suddenly engulfed by a blinding white light.

Just after they jump, the man finally manages to destroy the door and he caught the flash of light from one of the holes.

"Oh... Well, fuck it! They will still be dead, afterall the magic ingraved in that corpse dumpter is connected to a high level dungeon full of high leveled monsters. Jeez, I can't even catch a kid carrying a girl. If Marcus caught a wind of this, he would surely die laughing at me... but it was fun hearing them scared and seeing their terrified faces."

The man just chuckled before walking away, disappearing to the darkness.