Flirting with the Boss in a Horror Game Chapter 2

A dim, yellow light emanated from the chandelier above. I scrambled out of bed and rushed to the window, sticking my head out to look around.

All I saw was a misty sky and, in the distance, an endless ocean horizon.

I was in the ancient castle from the edge of the cover art, gazing out at the sea.

This is so realistic, I marveled. Has technology really come this far?

Just then, a thick, viscous liquid went drip, drip, drip onto my head.

Huh? Is it raining?

In the place I couldn't see, a flood of comments poured into the game’s live stream.

[Wow, a kill right at the start! Intense!]

[This newbie’s a little slow on the uptake. At least look up. The guy hanging upside down from the floor above is going to die with his eyes open.]

[Gotta say, she’s lucky. Such a heavy sleeper she didn’t even hear the door being broken down. Dodged a bullet.]

My head felt cool and wet. I instinctively reached up and touched a glob of sticky, crimson slime that was bubbling faintly.

The live chat went silent for a moment. I, of course, was completely unaware.

I held the slime in my hands, and we stared at each other for a while. Suddenly, it blew a bubble at me.

The sea breeze caught it, and the bubble popped, splattering against the furniture. A scorched, black mark instantly appeared on the bedframe.

I looked at the highly destructive bubble, then back at the innocent-looking little blob, and my heart soared.

“A free pet at the very beginning? This game is so generous!”

I joyfully lifted the little blob high in the air. “Come on, sweetie, say ‘Mama’!”

The chat exploded: [Wait, if I’m not mistaken, that thing she’s holding is the boss’s… right?]

[Yup… can’t say it isn’t. That’s a living GPS tracker. Alright everyone, show’s over. This newbie is toast.]