Shuffle 2.6

Shuffle 2.6 is the sixth chapter of the Shuffle arc.

## Synopsis

The chapter starts out with Victor observing the four figures around the campfire.

After approaching the fire, Victor sees that the figure that wasn't expected is a creature known as a nont that Sanri took an interest in when it set off a security line they setup.

Beyond the sudden appearance of a nont, the rest of the trip back to Green Renewal was fairly uneventful.

Upon turning in what they had gathered, Victor was told that his share would be available to pick up the next day, due to the need to get it appraised. In addition to this he was asked to stick around for a moment to inform him that he has completed enough with this job request to rank up to red, but he needs to go back to Orlayns Wave for the processing of it.

Unsure of if he wanted to go through the hassle, Victor decided to think about it for the time being.

Over the next week Victor keeps doing black requests and thinks about the options he has and, on the day that it currently is at that point in the story, decides to take a quest to hunt down creatures that are paid per successful kill leading him to leave the most populated part of Green Rebirth as he thought how things might be happening back home with him and his classmates missing.

While out hunting, Victor manages to kill four of the creature, but gets lost to an extent as a result. He turned out to be in some sort of a fruit orchard.

As he tries to get himself unlost, Victor starts to wish he could recharge his phone, even if he could only play the games and such that he had on it that didn't require the internet or cell service. Eventually he hears something and picks up the pace hoping to ask for directions, only to find a woman being held by the throat by a large man and another man on the ground nearby with an ax protruding from his chest, blood soaking his shirt.

Victor mentally struggled with what to do as he saw the woman seem like she was about to be raped, but eventually he took action and went to attack the rapist.

Unfortunately the attack attempt fails and the element of surprise is lost as Victor got disarmed by a tree near the mans head. The man quickly puts a knife to the woman's throat and starts to make demands that it looks like are being complied with.

Upon closing the distance, Victor tells the man to surrender so he doesn't have to kill him, causing the man to mock him.

The next instant both parties attacked. Victor brought his spear out of the card and the man tripped on his pants and basically fell onto the spear that formed out of nothingness. Although the spear did break as it forced its way into the mans flesh.

Still able to move, the man started to get back up and took out a knife, ready to attack Victor again, only to be stabbed from behind by the woman he had been assaulting with a knife that he had dropped a moment ago.

With the time bought from this distraction, Victor kicked the broken spear in deeper and then to the side ripping into the body more.

Once it was obvious the man was dead enough to not be a concern, the woman approached Victor only to see him throwing up on the ground.

## Characters

Victor Atkins

Evezi

Sanri

Cador

## Location

Green Rebirth