Doki Doki: New World

Chapter 11

Jack

"The Knights of Darkness?" I repeated. "That doesn't sound good."

"I can assure you, it isn't." the King said.

"Once every five-hundred years, the Knights of Darkness invade our land, wreaking havoc across all four Kingdoms." the Queen said.

"Each Kingdom has four heroes to defend them from the abominations." the King added. "The Gods choose them by what lies in their heart."

"I'm not fit to be a hero, though!" I told them. "I'm a mercenary, taking money to do jobs other's won't!"

"It seems the Gods disagree." the Queen said. "Mercenary or not, your face is already spreading throughout the Kingdom as one of the four heroes in our land."

"Can't you choose someone more qualified than some kid?"

"No. We do not argue with the Gods' decisions." the King replied. "You have been chosen. It's best to accept your title and begin preparing yourself for what's to come." he waved his hand. "You may leave. We will summon you when the other three heroes are found."

"Before you go, we must know your name." the Queen said.

I was silent for a few seconds. "...Just call me Viper."

"Very well."

Walking out of the room, I saw the worried looks Rosalene was giving me before following me out. "You're one of the heroes?" she asked.

"It appears so." I looked down at my wrist to see the mark. "I'm not the person to go to for this. I'm a nobody. I hardly know a thing about this world."

Rosalene suddenly yelled in glee. "I've been traveling with one of the four heroes for my people's Kingdom!" I glanced over at her. Seeing her tail wagging back and forth, I raised an eyebrow. "I'm the luckiest girl in the world!" suddenly, her excitement faded and was replaced with a look of realization. Her tail losing all movement, her face turned a bright red before she shut her eyes and turned her face to the ground. "Oh Gods! I...I..." her face somehow turned an even brighter red. "I made love with..." she squeezed her eyes shut even more.

"It's not that big of a deal, you know." I told her, gently placing my arm on her shoulder.

She squealed before pushing me away.

"Rosalene!"

"Yes?!" she jumped and her tail stiffened.

"What's going on with you? You're acting extremely weird." I told her.

"It's just..." she fumbled with her hands. "You and I... We had... You made..."

Walking over to her, I placed my hand on her head. "Calm down, will you?" I said with a chuckle.

She seemed to do as I said as she grabbed my hand with her own. Her tail began slowly wagging back and forth. "Come on, let's get something to eat."

"O-okay..."

Leaving the castle, we walked down the streets and I noticed several posters with my face were already strewn about. "Damn, these guys sure work fast." I said, pulling my hood over my head to try and hide my face, wanting to avoid any unnecessary attention.

Heading into an Inn, the two of us sat down at a table. After a few seconds of waiting, the waitress came over to take our orders. "What can I get you two?"

"Steak, please!" Rosalene smiled.

"Same thing." I told the waitress.

"Okay!" she smiled and walked off as I leaned back in my chair, letting out a short sigh.

"Rosalene?"

"Yes?"

"I don't want this whole 'hero' thing to change our relationship." I told her. "I want you to treat me as you always do, and I'll return the favor."

"O-okay." she nodded.

"Good."

Sayori

Climbing out of the carriage once we reached the village of Mynoth, Monika paid the driver before we entered the village. "Any idea where we should start looking?" I asked.

"Well, we should probably check the places a mercenary would go for the best jobs, right?" Yuri pointed out.

"So...the Inn?" Natsuki suggested.

Heading for the Inn, a poster was hanging on the door. Curious, the four of us took a closer look. "One of the Heroes has been chosen." Monika read it. "The swordsman known as Viper will protect this Kingdom from the Knights of Darkness..."

"That's Viper?" Natsuki asked. "I thought he was a mercenary..."

"Kinda looks like Jack, doesn't he?" Yuri stated. "Kinda hard to see with those scars, and the yellowish color of the paper, though."

Taking a closer look at the poster, I could definitely see the similarities. "Is it just me, or do those scars make him look kind of hot?" Natsuki said.

Narrowing me eyes, I saw a lot of similarities between this person and Jack. Too many similarities.

Finally seeing who it really was, I gasped. "What is it?" Monika asked.

"It is Jack!" I told them. "That's Jack!"

"What?! No way!" Natsuki took another look at the poster. After about a minute of the three staring at it, they looked to me.

"She's right...Viper is Jack." Monika said.

"What happened to him?" Yuri asked. "It looks like he's been through hell."

Looking back at the poster, I noticed more text. "Come welcome our new Hero in the capital..." I read the text. "He's in the capital!"

End of chapter 11