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Italics: Thoughts
Bold: A/N, Quotes
Bold + Italics: Songs lyrics, Voice on speaker
Bold + Underline: Dimension change information
(A/N: All the images or gifs used do not belong to me, they belong to the respective owners)
Previously we saw Issei, Rex and Ruby enter Level Fun to rescue Jaune from the Partygoers that kidnapped him, they entered the Level only to notice that it seemed to be similar to Level 0, albeit with some decoration akin to that of a children's birthday party, Issei and Ruby look for the Partygoer that had kidnapped Jaune, while Rex managed to see something that was something like a Partygoer that kidnapped Jaune. Issei and Ruby along with Rex seemed to be headed close to what seemed to be food there, Draigg managed to stop Ruby before she could consume it, when Ruby asked why, Draigg informed them that it was made up of Human Flesh, which caused Ruby to clean her hands off with a bottle of Almond water and puke in a nearby corner. After Ruby recovered, she, along with Issei and Rex all headed to the area where Rex last saw the Partygoer, Ruby saw a Almond water left like that on the table, Draigg warned her that it would be a trap, but it was too late, Ruby was already headed there, she was ambushed by a lone Partygoer, but Issei intercepted the attack, killing it and saving Ruby, Ruby apologized for putting herself in danger, after which she and Issei along with Rex had a talk about the Partygoers where Issei pretty much informed her about everything, their nature, behavior and how they turn their victims into one of them, eventually they were surrounded by a horde of 10 Partygoers who all wanted to stop them from advancing their room, Issei and Ruby knew they did not have much time since Jaune back there was defenseless, they immediately slaughtered all 9 of the 10 Partygoers with Rex also assisting them in killing said Partygoers, Issei then grabbed the last one and threatened the location, which the cowardly entity gave the information to it, after which Issei kills it, Issei had no faith in them and trusting them is foolishness. Issei, Rex and Ruby entered a dark room, thanks to him being able to see in the darkness, he saw that they were heavily armed, he then out on the light and ducked his friends, then they all went to kill all the Partygoers present, and they then go to rescue Jaune from the Partygoers, however they did not notice Partyhost, had called in more reinforcements, and by the time they could sense him, it was too late, several more Partygoers had come to prevent their rescue mission. Issei decided to take them on, while asking Ruby and Rex to release Jaune from his restraints, he then went into Illegal move Trianna and killed all the remaining Partygoers that had come in as reinforcements, he then looked at the Partyhost and killed it as well taking the entire army of Partygoers and a single Partyhost down for good. After which all four of them leave the room before any Partygoer could come and attack them while they are vulnerable, and head to a door which takes them to Level 3
Level 3, 5:30 PM
Issei, along with the rest of his friends head to what seems to be an endless electric station, it seemed to be quite claustrophobic for everyone present, including Rex who was despite being a Dollface was looking pretty uncomfortable about it
Issei: Hey Rex, you doing alright?
Rex: I dunno Issei, this area is scaring me down!!!
Ruby: I gotta agree with Rex, even I am not comfortable with these halls they are as bad as Level 2, we honestly need to get out of here, not to mention I am constantly being watched.
Issei: Yeah, I sense a presence too, but I am unable to figure out what exactly it is
Draigg then responded from the boosted gear
Draigg: There are entities called Stalkers in this level
Ruby jumped in terror, she was not at all comfortable in this highly claustrophobic level, Jaune calmed her down, Issei then asked
Issei: Are they the ones who are giving us this feeling of being watched?
Draigg: Indeed partner, Stalkers, also codenamed Entity 12, is a class variable entity, the variable reasoning is because of the different types of these things. They are glowing eyes or cylinders that roam around the backrooms. Stalkers are mysterious entities, they look like glowing cylinders or glowing eyes. Stalkers were one of the most populous entities in the backrooms before more than 80% of stalkers were wiped for an unknown reason.
There are three types of Stalkers:
1) Green Eyed Stalkers: Green Eyed Stalkers are a passive version of the stalker. They will teleport the person that touches them into Level 550.
2) Blue Eyed Stalkers: Blue Eyed Stalkers are another passive version of the stalkers, they are quite rare to find but if you do find them they wont do anything.
3) Red Eyed Stalkers: Red Eyed Stalkers are aggressive stalkers which when touched will make the person that touched them get the urge to cry which can alert entities and they will make the person who touched them will small bits of pain which will get more painful depending on how much time the person stays in the level. These effects will reset when the person exits the level or drinks almond water or super almond water.
Issei then looked around to only see a pair of Green eyes looking at him, Issei noticed that these were the passive Green Eyed Stalker,
Ruby went to touch them, but Issei grabbed her hand, he told the others to avoid touching them, since they did not know what kind of Level was Level 550, it could be a deadzone and they did not want to take the risk.
Issei and the others then left the entity alone, they were still being watched but they ignored the feeling since none of the stalkers respond unless you act upon them. They were surrounded by the usual entities like Skin stealers and Hounds, despite being higher than usual, they did not have any problem killing these entities
Jaune was also able to kill several of these entities without hesitation. He never would have guessed that he would survive in an area which was far more dangerous than Remnant itself. He wanted to yell, Suck it Remnant, but he had to stay quiet given that many entities are known to be attracted by sound
That was when all of a sudden the level closed down, splitting up Ruby and Rex on one side and Issei and Jaune on the other, the door was so fast that they could only dodge and they were split into two on the other side with each facing a few entities on either side.
Issei: What the fuck just happened?!?!?
Draigg: This level is known for it's automated doors that shut at random intervals, the only way to open is by defeating the entities on either side
Jaune: So we need to defeat these guys if we need to help and save Ruby?
Draigg: Indeed Jaune
Jaune: Well let's take out these bastards and help Ruby and the others..
Issei: You needn't tell me twice, Draigg
Draigg: Let's go, Partner....
Welsh Dragon Balance Breaker
Issei was once again clad in the same red armor, he then looked at the Skin stealers and Hounds who tried to flee, but were cornered by both Jaune and Issei, Issei used his Flame Blaze ability to easily destroy the hounds and Skin stealers with relative ease. Jaune used his sword to easily slash them with relative ease.
The doors then opened up, only to see that Ruby and Rex were struggling against the Hounds and Skin stealers on the other side, one of the Hounds tried to slash Ruby, but it gets it's head impaled thanks to Jaune aiming his attack at the head, Issei then asked
Issei: Are you two alright
Ruby: I can still fight, just a little exhausted!
Issei: Now let's take them out once and for all
Issei and Jaune also joined in the fight, most of the entities fled out of pure instinct, they did not want to deal with this group, they all killed any of the entities that tried to attack them, and managed to move out of here unscathed, Issei then gave each of them a bottle of almond water to each of the gang, and they consumed it restoring most of their stamina
Ruby: Thanks Issei, how much of Almond Water do you still have
Issei: Lemme check......I guess I have 7 of them left. That's should be more than enough for us to survive.
Jaune: As for me, I have only 4 of them, plus we are gonna need it, since this area is quite making me nervous, with the constant stalkers, it still surprised me that many of them were eliminated, since they were known to be passive.
Issei: Yeah, if there is anything in the backrooms I have learnt so far, being Passive only gets you killed, I am planning to get out of here, my parents and the Occult Research Club along with the faction leaders must be worried for me, it has been a day and a half since our disappearance
Jaune: I highly doubt they care about me back at Remnant, for them I was nothing but a Faker, someone who did not deserve to attend beacon academy, they even tried to kill me, honestly I would love to visit your world, as far as they are concerned I am dead to them
Ruby interjected
Ruby: Don't be like that, I care for you, the professors care about you, even if your parents did not care for you, Headmaster Ozpin and Professor Goodwitch seemed to care about you, if anything I saw Goodwitch clean and heal your wounds while you were injured thanks to them and my sister.
Ruby said the last part with spite, she really hated what her sister had become, this was not the sister she grew up with, who beat someone relentlessly without any reason, Jaune only talked to her at most, and whenever she did, Yang patiently waited for her to leave and she used to torment Jaune like anything, Jaune reminisces everything that had happened to him in remnant.
Flashback
Jaune had told Pyrrah about his transcripts, however instead of accepting him, she slaps him hard, and she said that she wished that she never met him. Adding insult to injury Cardin Winchester a bully, who used him for many things that happened
Jaune: Cardin, please do not tell anyone!!
Cardin: Oh Jauney boy, I will keep your secret, but you have to do something for me
Jaune looked down defeated his partner abandoned him, and he truly was hopeless
Jaune: I will do anything.....
And that's when Jaune's true hell began, he was made to do Cardin's homework and many other stuff, everything that Cardin done was pretty much put on him, but everyone knew about Cardin but that made him even more angry, Jaune began to wonder why was he even here, he is nothing but a racist, without any honor or decency, he really started to question about the Academy's instructions.
Flashback ends
Jaune was reminiscing, however both he and Ruby snapped him out of it interrupting the flashback, Issei then told
Issei: Don't remember about them, they are not worthy of you or your loyalty, I believe in our world my school would pretty much see you as a prince, like one of my friends Kiba
Jaune: Why do you think that?
Issei: Well you are good looking, no homo, you are kindhearted, loyal, you do not discriminate against people despite their gender, race or even their type, people like you are rare to be found, you have earned the care of the professors back home, and the friendship and loyalty of someone like Ruby Rose, I bet my folks back home would like you.
Jaune: Thanks Issei, I needed that
Ruby: Issei is right, everything he just said shows that you are what it means to be a true huntsman, not my sister, you need a heart and compassion not strength, which not a lot of people have, you are a hero Jaune, you are my hero!!!
Jaune had a little bit of a subtle blush, which Issei noticed, oh boy how he is going to tease them sooner or later
Issei: Anyways, we need to find a way before these doors close in on us once again
Draigg: I would suggest finding an elevator, that is unmarked, this should take you out of these electrical hallways either into Level 4 or Level 5, If I were to suggest a level, I would go to Level 4, however I would suggest you to avoid taking elevators marked with 'Greenery' as this would take you to Level 931, which is a extremely risky, even the data I received states that it is known to drive you insane enough to fall into The Void
Issei: The void?
Draigg: Once you get there, there is no escape, you will keep falling for all eternity, never go there. I know you have the power to travel back to Level 1 in case such an event happens
Jaune: What power?
Issei: Oh right, I have not told you guys right, well I have this power that allows me to travel to any level which I have marked, but I need to visit that level once, and I have marked Level 1
Jaune: How did you get that power?
Issei: Oh boy do I have a story for you
Issei then explained his encounter with the creator and the leader of M.E.G (Major Exploration Group), he took interest in him, and was happy to meet up with him, he then explained that he is the one that gave him these powers.
Ruby, Rex and Jaune was intrigued by the story, they were happy for their friend, he was then asked to look after any wanderers that came in and send them to a safe area. Needless to say the trio looked at Issei with respect, he is truly something else
Issei: But even with these powers, if I use them, it would be under a cooldown of 48 hours, I cannot use them once again, despite this we should avoid taking risks like these, like Level 931 is pretty dangerous, and it should be avoided, if there is anything about this place, it is known to be quite deceiving and we must stick together alright, is that clear?
Jaune and Ruby nodded, they knew that this Level 931 must be avoided, despite Issei's teleportation powers. There was silence for a while, after which Issei then broke the silence by saying
Issei: Alright then it's settled, we need to find an elevator that takes us to Level 4
Jaune: Say do you think I will be meeting him?
Issei: I honestly don't know, if anything I would consider myself extremely lucky just by meeting him, but I highly doubt this is the last time I will be meeting him.
Ruby: I wonder what he likes to eat, I just hope it is not Pancakes!!!
Jaune flinched which Ruby noticed, she then apologized
Ruby: Sorry Jaune, I never knew
Jaune: It's alright Ruby......I should just move on
Issei: I am confused
Ruby: I will explain later, now is not the time
Issei nodded he knew that Jaune's time at Remnant was pretty traumatizing, so he decided to stay quiet and ask Jaune when the time was right.
They moved through the claustrophobic hallways once again, it was honestly annoying, considering every now and then they encountered either a hound or a skin-stealer which they easily killed without hesitation. They needed to know an exact way out of there without attracting any more of the hostile entities. That was when they saw another human like entity next to them.
Draigg: Guys, that's no good news, that's a child Faceling, unlike the adults, they may either be mischievous or dangerous.
The Faceling had a knife in hand, she spoke
Faceling: Precious.....
It charged at the four with the intent to kill, Jaune immediately parried the Faceling given her lack of experience in fighting, he tried to strike her down only to notice, that she had no face
Jaune watched in horror, the Faceling had no facial expression, nothing, only a face, without any eyes, mouth, nose or ears, the Faceling saw this as an advantage and pushed the blonde back surprising Jaune
Jaune: That thing.....had nothing on his face.....no eyes, mouth nothing.....
The Faceling got up and dusted the clothes on her body, Issei tried to negotiate
Issei: Listen, we don't want to fight, we only want to get out of here
The Faceling did not respond and once again charged to kill, during the charge her hair moved and Ruby and Issei saw her face, Ruby gasped in horror, she knew Jaune was right, while Issei was unaffected, he has seen worse things than this. He tried to summon Ascalon but Draigg informed him something
Draigg: There is a better way, just touch her, these things are sensitive to touch, once you do they will immediately fall asleep, that is when they are distracted and you can escape.
Issei immediately grabbed and disarmed the Faceling much to her horror, he then patted her head, which caused her to go asleep, Issei then told the others
Issei: Now is our chance, let's leave it alone and head outside, Jaune are you alright?
Jaune: Yeah, I am surprised that a child has such strength.
Rex: Are you sure she is distracted!?!?
Issei: Yeah, she is sleeping like a baby, literally.
They noticed that the Child Faceling had completely fallen asleep, Issei and the others saw this as an opportunity to get the heck out of there, and move to find those elevators so that he can get the hell out of here, the doors have not thankfully closed so they can still keep moving. Issei and the others, then noticed a dark hallway, they knew that they needed to avoid hallways, since it is known to host Smilers and several subspecies.
Issei: Say Draigg do you know where those elevators are?
Draigg then spoke from the boosted gear
Draigg: We need to head to the hallway end, where they would be an automated door, controlled by a switch, there might be multiple doors like these and some might lead to traps so we need to avoid them.
Issei: Okay.....
That was when they once again got surrounded by a horde of skin stealers, hounds and surprisingly Partygoers. Issei then spoke
Issei: You Partygoers never learn, do they....
The Partygoers charged in an attempt to avenge their former master the Partyhost that they killed back in Level Fun without any mercy, despite losing their master they were still a threat, Issei decided to take them out once and for all, Issei managed to kill all these Partygoers with relative ease, using his Ascalon, to slice off the Partygoer's heads killing them instantly, Jaune and Ruby assisting in taking down the Hounds and Skin stealers
(A/N: I do not own this gif or Underworld)
Ruby: These hounds are really annoying
Rex who was killing one of the hounds with relative ease spoke
Rex: Bad dog!!!! Bad Doggie!!!!
Jaune was dealing with the skin stealer with relative ease, his semblance Aura Amp allowed him to regenerate any aura that was damaged by them, allowing him to slay the skin stealers with relative ease.
Issei on the other hand was slaying these Partygoers like a boss, eventually most of the Partygoers were either slain or defeated, one of the Skin stealers charged at Jaune from a sneak attack, but Issei used his Ascalon to hold the attacker off
(A/N: I do not own this gif or Dragon Ball Super, ignore the lights)
This allowed Jaune to easily kill the skin stealer off, with his sword taking them out in an instant, eventually most of the entities have either fled or been defeated. Issei and the others decided to rest for a while before they decided to move on and find those elevators, which was still quite a distance, Issei noticed the complex machinery which was surprisingly well maintained compared to level 2.
Issei and the others, then visited Machinery that was present in one of the rooms, thankfully it was well maintained, although he did not know where does the output gets sent to, like it is supposed to be sent to a different destination.
Ruby: This machinery, I wonder who operates them, like is it humans, or some entities or anything.
Issei: Those are mysteries we will never come to know till the end of life, well let's go and find those elevators, before we get ambushed by another one of these entities.
Issei and the gang then proceed to find the elevators when they notice a moth that was as small as a regular moth and it fluttered around a light source
(A/N: Drawing again I know, but this is the best image I could find)
Draigg: Partner, that's a Deathmoth
Issei: A Deathmoth, are they harmful
Draigg: Well no, but actually yes, you see the males are harmless and even tamable, it's the females that are considered dangerous, hostile and harmful.
Draigg then goes into detail with the Deathmoths
Draigg: Deathmoth, codenamed entity 4, are giant moths that inhabit the Backrooms. While the male Death Moths are mostly harmless and possibly even tamable using Almond water, the female moths are several times larger, can spit acid, and are entirely hostile. Death Moths are attracted to light, so if you hear the fluttering of wings nearby, make sure to put any light source out. Female Death Moths produce a jelly-like secretion known Moth Jelly as that they use to feed their young and amass harems of males. This jelly is highly sought after due to it's nutritional value and beneficial qualities, although it is highly dangerous to consume in large amounts, as it is extremely addictive and consuming too much can result in the consumer transforming into a Weremoth. This resource can also be used as a form of shield from these entities; as it makes females not attack you and males will even protect you for a period of time, due to the female Death Moth pheromones in the jelly making them believe you are a female.
Issei: So basically creatures that desire to be having a reverse harem
Draigg: Sort of, just imagine a female hostile version of yourself partner...
Issei: Oh no.....
Issei was under a distress that there are entities that are similar to him, even in the backrooms, it was just like his potential was running amok and causing some random people to grope women, back in Kyoto
Draigg then sighed while the others chuckled at Issei's pity, Rex consoled his master for his perversion, the Deathmoth on the other hand ignored the four, Ruby and Jaune were not interested in taming it, since this creature is known as the biggest simp in terms of entities, they then decided to move on ahead, since they decided to let the Deathmoth enjoy his time with the light, and not bother it.
Issei went ahead to notice more Facelings, both male and female, he was informed by Draigg that they do have regular organs as well as genitals as well, hence there existed both male and female Facelings to different types like Polygonal Facelings, old Facelings and finally shadow Facelings which are the most aggressive even more than child Facelings.
Issei and the others, ignored them and moved on ahead with finding the elevator since that is the one where they should be heading at, eventually they move across and finally find the elevator they were looking for
(A/N: Ignore the stairs)
Issei: This is it for this level, with the elevator, we can go to Level 4 or Level 5, plus I don't see any 'greenery' marking on them, so I think we should be safe
Jaune: So we are one step closer to getting out of here, nice!!! Are you guys ready
Ruby and Rex: Yeah!!!
They enter the elevator and press the elevator, they watch as the Level 3 becomes more and more far....
*Scene Break*
(A/N: Bang that's it for this chapter, the next one will be interesting)
Here is the description of Level 3
Survival Difficulty: Class 4
Unsafe
Unsecure
High Entity Count
Level 3 is an expansive complex of thin brick hallways and electrical machinery. Countless randomly segmented rooms are present across the level in no particular pattern. In addition, pipes line the walls and ceilings of the level. These pipes are filled with contaminated Almond Water, which sometimes leaks onto the floor. Hallways in Level 3 are very enclosed and narrow; some even require Wanderers to bend, hunch, or crawl through them.
Although Level 3 shares similarities with , such as the claustrophobic hallways and the pipes, the level seems to be more well-maintained than the previous, along with having more functioning machinery throughout the level.
Rooms containing machinery can be found in many locations in Level 3. This results in loud sounds of machinery being heard in certain areas of the level. Some of these rooms are connected by smaller sets of hallways. Most machinery in the level appears to be used to provide energy to an unknown destination, whilst others seem to sustain the steam pipes found in the level. Exposed wire sometimes comes out through the floors, walls, and ceilings as well.
Automated doors can be found throughout in this level, and will slam shut and lock at random intervals. This seems to happen more often if an entity is present.
(A/N(2): And yes, Facelings are entities that can be dated, so if you do end up getting stuck there, you can find a girlfriend/boyfriend even in the backrooms, the only difference will be they will have no facial expression, so you need to get used to that)
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