9.9.7. CHAPTER 5: THE WALL.

“I was returning a favor. One from a long time ago”Hearing this 9.9.7 spared him a glance. Turning away he examined the remaining survivors. Out of the 20, 9 remained. Some in worse shape than the others.Behind him, the charred remains of the spikes and the wimp lay. Somehow the wimp was still alive.He lay perfectly still. Tears running down his face. “I wanted to make it back. I really……. really did……. Maria” he croaked out, his lips trembling then his entire body followed. Teeth clattering loudly. He curled himself into a ball and let out a loud wretched howl. he was perfectly still. The wimp had died.Everyone watched this play out with grim expressions on their faces. Even the wild crowd had gone silent.9.9.7 stared at the limp body for a moment. Turning away from the body he glanced towards the crowd. They were watching. The men clad in red. They all stood by the side of the enclosed balcony gazing at limp body of the wimp. Any moment now the body would be collected and they’d leave. That’s how it’s always been.Looking away, he stared at the wall.The wall was over 500 meters tall. It was unclear but 9.9.7 could vaguely tell that the entire wall was not one entity. Though it looked the same. There were obscure differences that made things more complicated.Staring back at the wimp. He remembered the way he always sat by the window. He looked…… hopeful. “Favors are overrated. He stated simply. A blank look on his expressionless face.Beside him, the young man man chuckled softly. This caught 9.9.7 by surprise as he’d taken the guy as the overly serious and overly eager type and that was fine. In a way.“I guess you’re right” the man replied.“Woooooow. That was quite the spectacle wasn’t it?? The commentator yelled in excitement. The crowd matched his enthusiasm and responded with loud cheers.“Now now, folks. I can tell we’re all excited but remember, this is only the beginning. We’ll be moving to the next stage. The magnificent wall is call the wall of interest. Don’t ask me who named it that but put simply, it is a wall of very interesting occurrences. What are these occurrences, you ask?? You’ll just have to see for yourself. Ready…….Go.The horn sounds and they are all climbing.For the first few seconds everything is quiet. A girl with insane agility swiftly leaps across the narrow edges.The guy from earlier was a few paces ahead of 9.9.7.The ledges were thin and narrow and could barely support the weight of some people and cracked under the pressure. 9.9.7 climbed silently pulling himself up to reach the other ledge only to notice that the guy was staring right at him.“Any problem? He questionedThe guy nodded “about earlier, what I wanted to know was-“9.9.7 was listening. He was listening until he was not. Because right in front of him a figure was falling. Collapsing from above was the body of a certain redhead.“Watch out” 9.9.7 warned. It was too late. The body crashed into the guy. He lost his balance.He lost balance……. And he fell.

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