The W2RLD

Written by: Leon the Man

Edited by: The Masked Eidolon

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Chapter 9 - Inspect Element

At first, Mox had no idea what was happening.

He and the Dark Knights were attempting to retreat by using their standard retreating method - they were grouping up into a large circle and moving away from the castle walls slowly while fighting off the Virgil army.

But, since their retreat plan had absolutely no experience, it turned out they weren't super good at it.

That is, until the arrows started raining down.

The Virgil Army instantly retreated, running for shelter.

What Mox quickly realized, however, was that the arrows weren't hitting their targets...intentionally.

Someone was saving Mox and the Dark Knights without killing the Virgilian soldiers.

And Mox knew exactly who it was.

Neon.

Mox raised his sword into the air. "Dark Knights, retreat!!"

"How did Neon escape so fast?" Mox wondered. In any case, that wasn't the main problem right now. First, he and the remaining Dark Knights needed to retreat back to safety and flee back to their compound.

"Shit," Mox cursed. "I hope Leon and Daniel were able to kill Virgil, or else this was for nothing."

As the Dark Knights began hurrying back to the origin of the arrows, Mox made a mental headcount.

He realized it almost instantly. They had come with 28 Dark Knights, and there were only 21 remaining. Seven were dead.

They began running to Neon, and Mox realized something else. There were at least 40 Virgilian soldiers dead.

Mox grinned.

It was a good ratio.

Unfortunately, he knew that Virgil's army was completely unprepared and barely had any time to deploy, but still, it was an overwhelming victory for the Dark Knights. It would hopefully buy them extra time as the Virgil army would most likely be too afraid to launch an offensive without gathering more information first.

Still, Neon would not be happy when she found out that some of the Dark Knights had been killed.

Mox sighed as he retreated back to safety while the Virgil Army remained on defense as the Dark Knights fired arrows down on them. He followed the others behind the building behind which the other Dark Knights were shooting from.

He slowed down as he saw Neon yelling out commands to the archers.

He sighed.

This would not be a fun conversation.

As if she heard his thoughts, Neon turned around and noticed him.

She trudged over to him.

"Detain him," Neon commanded to two Dark Knights standing next to her. "Mox, you're under arrest, but we will talk later. The top priority is everyone's safety. Are all the Dark Knights who foolishly followed you in the attack already here?" she motioned to the group of Dark Knights that had retreated and were now surrounded by the Dark Knights which were followers of Neon.

Neon's followers had their weapons raised at Mox's followers. They were obviously not planning on shooting, but per Neon's commands, all of the Dark Knights which had participated in the attack were to be punished later.

"The ones that are alive, yes," Mox replied.

Neon's eyes widened.

"What is that supposed to mean, Mox?" she inquired.

"Seven are dead, Neon, thanks to you. If you had helped me attack with our full force of ninety Dark Knights, we wouldn't have lost anyone."

"What?!" Neon exclaimed. "Thanks to me?? You led the attack! You just killed seven of our soldiers and tens of Virgil's!"

"Approximately fifty, to be exact," Mox smiled. "You were always good at math, Neon. Surely you can see that is a good trade off?"

Neon took a step back.

From what Mox could tell, she was on the verge of crying.

"Mox. A trade off between what? Death and more death? By marching into that battle, Mox, what you have done is kill fifty seven people. Seven of them had dedicated their lives to overthrowing the corrupt Virgilian Dictatorship, and fifty were guards, ready to give their lives to their king, who they were loyal to. What exactly is the trade off here?"

"They may have been good people, Neon, but they were in our way."

He threw his hands up.

"I'm sorry. But that's just how it is in war."

Neon opened her mouth, but she couldn't reply. She just stared at Mox with burning rage.

"Neon," Frank Billings said as he walked up to her.

Frank Billings was, as Mox recalled, a Dark Knight who was very loyal to Neon. Maybe it had been him who had rescued her and Jenny from the spa Mox had locked them inside?

"I hate to interrupt," Frank continued, "but we're nearly out of arrows. Neon, we need to head back and finish the the the the the the the the the the the the the-"

"Hoi, Frank, you're lagging," Mox pointed out.

"S-sorry. As I was saying, finish the conversation in the underground train. We need to head back."

Neon nodded. "Right. Throw the sleeping gas and let's go."

"Wait, what about Leon and Daniel?" Mox inquired.

"Oh, so now you care about someone?" Neon spat. (uh, not literally, I'm just looking for synonyms to the word "said.")

"Of course I care about them, Neon," Mox snapped back. "In fact, I care about them more than you. I'm willing to kill our enemies if it means saving my friends, unlike you."

Neon clenched her teeth.

"Neon, no," Frank interrupted. "We need to go."

"Yes, yes," Neon replied. "Chandler and Jared will take care of your friends."

She turned to the Dark Knights.

"Everyone, into the building. It has an entrance to one of the underground train stations. The punishments will be worked out later. For now, let's get to safety."

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"Leon and Daniel, you are, under Leader Neon's command, under arrest," Chandler announced."

Leon and Daniel spun around.

[As a reminder, this scene is in the church where Leon just shot Charlie thinking it was Oliver]

It took Leon a few moments in the dark to realize who it was.

As soon as he realized, however, that it was Chandler, Leon's expression changed so quickly that even Chandler noticed it from ten feet away.

"Chandler," Leon drew his knife as he took a step forward. "You -"

He never finished his sentence. The ten Dark Knights standing next to Chandler and Jared instantly raised their weapons and pointed them at Leon.

Leon stopped and raised his hands. Then, he dropped the weapon and it clattered to the floor.

"I see you've got a few guards here," Leon sneered. "Couldn't come alone because you knew you would never be able to fight me after I beat your ass for taking my laptop?"

"Shut up, Leon," Chandler replied. "And follow me. We're heading back to the compound."

"Impressive work there, by the way," Leon continued, not budging. "How'd you manage to break into the laptop? I would never have thought someone with an intelligence like yours would know anything about computers."

"Jared hacked it," Chandler replied, pointing to Jared.

Leon turned to Jared and analyzed him.

"Ah, so you're the genius that got into the laptop and made me grow a second penis."

"Indeed, that was me, although it was Chandler who gave you the second pair of testicles. I'm sorry, but we had no choice. You were going to kill a child."

Leon laughed, sending shivers down Daniel's spine.

"Fools, I killed Oliver anyway. And with him gone, my power is now infinite."

Chandler and Jared exclaimed glances.

"In any case," Leon continued. "Don't apologize about the new male genital organ of higher vertebrates, carrying the duct for the transfer of sperm during copulation, which in humans and most other mammals consists largely of erectile tissue and serves also for the elimination of urine. I even gave my new propagator a name."

"You gave your dick a name?"

"Yes," Daniel replied, "we named his pintles while high on vodka."

"What did you just call it?" Leon inquired, facing Daniel.

"A pintle. Or a ramrod, prick, chopper, weenie, putz, prong, pisser, joystick, stiffy, ding-a-ling, third leg, schlong, whang, pecker, or, my favorite, a winkle."

"Thank you, I'll make sure to use that list of synonyms when writing my next story."

"What kind of story do you need so many synonyms for 'penis' for?"

"It's an alternate ending for the Magnus-Nepo World Chess Championship."

"Ah, makes sense."

"Hey, you two," Chandler called out sharply. "Shut up and follow me."

Neither Leon nor Daniel moved.

"Chandler has permission to kill you if you don't comply," Jared announced.

"Fine," Leon turned to Daniel. "I suppose we should go."

"Yeah," Daniel agreed. "Also, Leon," Daniel leaned over to Leon's ear.

"I want to talk to you in private later."

"Is this about my dwindle?" Leon inquired with a confused expression.

"No, it's about Oliver."

"Ah...okay, well, I'm sure we will have plenty of time once we're both thrown into a prison cell together."

Daniel nodded in acknowledgment.

"Now then," Leon looked up with a smile. "We're good to go. Chandler, lead the way."

.

"Say, Mr. Jarvis," Lucas took a sip of the tea.

They were floating in the air about thirty feet above the ground, at treetop level.

A table with a jug filled with traditional Japanese green tea, infused with Jarvis's marijuana, floated beside them. It had been a week since they had started, and through floating, swimming, having sex, and most importantly, smoking lots and lots of weed, Lucas had mastered the art of Maho.

Jarvis had been right. The better he got at Maho, the easier it was. Not only that, but Lucas's interpretation of the world had completely changed. He realized that previous problems and obstacles were no longer an issue to him, and he felt somewhat...lighter.

Both mentally, and, obviously physically (I mean, he is floating like thirty feet above the ground right now).

"What is it?" Jarvis inquired. The old man, a true sorcerer of Maho and the result of Leon watching a bit too much Jujutsu Kaisen, had been intensely teaching Lucas the secrets of the world and elemental control for the past week.

And now, Jarvis believed, they were almost ready to share it with the rest of the human race.

"How did you discover Maho? How was it you, and not anyone else? How were you able to unlock your true potential when the whole world knew nothing? It's not just about elemental control, too, it's about mental peace. Me and you are on a different wavelength from everyone else. They are worried about their political problems and their wars, while we have...transcended beyond those negative emotions. How were you able to uncover this revolutionary mindset?"

Jarvis closed his eyes.

"Lucas, Maho is centered around a fundamental key concept. This concept is a mindset, but it is also more than a mindset. It is the ability to let go of the worries of the world and only embrace the good parts of it. Tell me, Lucas, when was the last time you worried about something like world hunger?"

"Hmmm," Lucas pondered. "You're right. When I lived in the Virgil Empire, me and my family were always hungry. However, as soon as I began to learn Maho, all my previous worries faded away without me even realizing it."

"Precisely," Jarvis smiled. "You were able to transform yourself with the power of Maho. Forget the bad things, and only think about the good things. And now, you are a completely different, improved, version of yourself. As for how I unlocked the secret of Maho, well, I suppose it might just be time to finally show you."

"Really? You'll show me the secret of Maho?"

"Isn't that exactly what I just said?"

"Yes! However, until about two seconds ago, I didn't even know Maho had a secret, but now I've already reached the level of being able to learn that secret!"

"Ah." Jarvis poured himself some more tea. "However, before I show you, I must first know that you truly believe in Maho and how good it is."

"I do. Maho is the best thing I ever discovered!" Lucas exclaimed. "It has improved my life in many ways. For example, just yesterday, I realized I could -"

"Masturbate without using your hands," Jarvis finished the sentence, bobbing his head up and down. "Indeed, that is one of the first things I learned how to do as well."

"I was going to say sleep in comfort on the floor without the need of a bed, but that works too."

"Ah," Jarvis took another sip of his tea.

"I've also realized that I no longer need to fear anything, such as heights, fire, or the mini-crocodiles."

"You mean geckos?"

"Yes," Lucas confirmed. "However, there is one thing which stands above the rest."

"What is it?" Jarvis inquired, plucking off one of his eyelashes and eating it.

"It's this," Lucas stood up and walked a few feet in the air. He stopped and spun around.

"Watch," he winked.

Jarvis crossed his legs and observed the interesting behavior.

Lucas took a deep breath and spread his arms.

And then, after a dramatic pause, Lucas *Sparkled in Lucas✨✨✨*

"Oh my gosh." Jarvis covered his mouth with his hand like a fourteen year old white girl*. "That was beautiful."

*Not a racist comment, I'm actually white - it's just because of the meme

Lucas walked back over to the floating table and sat back down in the air.

"Did you like my sparkling?"

"Yes, I could see the sparkles burst from your body as you said that. I could also see that whoever didn't understand the joke is probably extremely confused right now."

Lucas laughed. "Indeed. So, you were saying?"

"Yes, yes. It is time for the last part of our training. Uncovering the secret of Maho. Follow me."

They stood up, and Jarvis spread his arms as he began floating in the direction of the forest.

Lucas stood up to follow him. "We're going into the depth of the forest...the one place you told me not to go to?"

"That is correct," Jarvis replied.

Lucas hurried up and caught up with Jarvis, and the two of them continued to float in sync.

"But, why have you never let me go there?" Lucas inquired.

"Well, you see, the middle of the forest in this jungle contains two items which I believed you weren't ready to see...until now."

"What are those items?" Lucas asked curiously.

"The first is the source of Maho itself. The closer you get to the origin of Maho, the stronger your sense of Maho becomes. As you get closer and closer, you become more and more powerful."

"So, what's the drawback?"

"There is no drawback. It's just a long walk, and I was too lazy to take you there."

"Oh."

"Yes."

"Well, what about the second item?"

"Hmmm," Jarvis mused. "The second item is quite a delicate...infrastructure. Lucas, let me ask you a question. What is your favorite animal?"

"Probably a boner," Lucas replied.

"A boner is not an animal. Try again."

"A pussy, then."

"Anything that doesn't have a name that is sex-related?" Jarvis was starting to grow frustrated.

"That thing that kind of looks like a pink ball and has lots of tentacles."

"An octopus? How about something that isn't hentai related?"

"Hmm," Lucas stroked his chin. For a long time, while they floated into the depth of the forest, Lucas pondered on what his favorite animal was. Centuries probably passed by the time Lucas came up with an answer.

However, although it took a long time, in the end, Lucas finally came up with a solution.

"A potato."

The loud noise startled Jarvis, who had fallen asleep after waiting for about a millenia.

"Come again?" he asked.

"A potato."

"No, no, I meant cum again. Actually, scratch that, we can do it later," Jarvis clarified.

"Oh. Ok, 'later,' as in when?"

"No, no, do it now."

"Do what now?"

Jarvis narrowed his eyes.

"I literally just told you what to do."

"You did?" Lucas asked, surprised.

"I said, 'No, no, I meant cum again. Actually scratch that, we can do it later.'"

"Ohhhh," Lucas's face brightened as he realized the true, deep meaning behind Jarvis's intelligent words. "You want me to scratch something!"

"Exactly," Jarvis smiled wholesomely. "As to what you should scratch, I think I'll save that for the behind the scenes OnlyFans content."

"Sounds good," Lucas grinned. They had been actively creating lots of material for Jarvis's OnlyFans account, and Lucas greatly enjoyed helping him.

"Nevertheless, back to animals," Jarvis coughed. "My favorite animal is the spider, and there is a very specific reason for this. Spiders are able to create their own home and catch their own food simply by spinning webs, correct?"

"Correct," Lucas nodded, although deep down he knew bees and not spiders actually spun webs.

"Well, the second item is precisely that."

"A web?"

"Rather, a failed attempt at making one. I used to lay there every night, wondering how spiders spin their webs. And, one night, it hit me."

"Who hit you?"

"Ur mom lel," Jarvis replied. "Anyway, I realized that contrary to popular opinion, webs weren't actually the product of anything...inappropriate. Rather, web silk is designed when a spider eats too many airpods and shits them out."

"Oh wow, really?" Lucas asked in awe.

"Yes. Anyway, I tried it, but sadly it didn't work. It hurt a lot, though."

"Ah, okay, and that's the second item you were hiding?"

"Yes, a box of airpods Amazon delivered to me. Anyway, we're here, let's float down to the ground."

They lowered themselves to the ground, walked a few steps, and then stopped in front of a gigantic and majestic tree.

However, it wasn't just a regular tree.

Lucas's eyes widened as he realized what it was.

"This," Jarvis smiled, "is the key to Maho."

"So, the secret to Maho is..."

"Exactly," Jarvis interrupted before Lucas could finish the sentence and reveal the secret of Maho before the chapter ended. "This is it."

"Wow, Jarvis, I -"

"No, no, Lucas, stop, we'll reveal the surprise in the next chapter -"

"But I -"

"Lucas."

"The tree, I -"

"No, this is suspense, shut up-"

"But, wait, listen to me-"

"Lucas, LET LEON SWITCH THE SCENE"

"No, but-"

"Lucas!"

"The tree is-"

"Shut up or I'll mute you," Jarvis threatened.

"I...I don't know what it is," Lucas admitted.

"Wait what."

"I know this tree is obviously something super important, but I've always sucked at botany. I don't understand what's special about it."

"You degenerate," Jarvis sighed. "Fine, I'll explain...in the next chapter."

Cue the curtains!

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The motorcycle stopped abruptly, and the sand under the wheels spewed everywhere.

Ethan Clarke, the Inspector, took off his helmet and observed the huge structure in front of him - the Dark Knights' Lair.

Now, in Russia, there is actually a saying that goes "Do not do anything while sober."

However, Ethan decided not to drink any alcohol before his trip to the Dark Knights, and therefore, he is doomed already.

Anyway, he hung his helmet on the steering wheel of the motorcycle and began to walk down the large sand dune to the compound.

Upon reaching the door, Ethan tried to enter, but it was, of course, locked.

Thankfully, Ethan knew how to open it.

He took out his weapon and clicked the switch. Immediately, the energy sword activated and a beam of pure crimson plasma erupted from its base.

He slowly cut a hole through the wall, and after making sure no one was hiding behind a corner, climbed through.

Great, the first part was done. He was inside.

He looked up and saw that there was an air vent.

Knowing that they were extremely impractical, very narrow, and also probably simply impossible to navigate, the Inspector realized that they looked pretty cool in spy movies, and of course climbed into the air vent.

After crawling around for a few minutes, he finally reached an exit. He unscrewed the air vent's entrance and climbed out. Then, he screwed it back on to make sure no one would realize he was here.

"Hello, Inspector."

Ethan spun around, flashing his energy saber.

"Pft," Kira (Kira Cummings, who is the third senior adviser of King Virgil and was captured by the Dark Knights like ten chapters ago), laughed. "Why bother waving that thing around if you're not gonna use it anyway?"

Ethan lowered the energy saber. Kira was chained to a big metal chair. He had headphones next to him, presumably used for the torture of watching dubbed anime.

"I use my energy saber all the time, Kira," Ethan replied.

"Right, you totally don't have a no-killing code."

"Doesn't mean I can't use my energy saber."

"Whatever," Kira yawned. "I assume you've come to rescue me, Inspector?"

"Wrong. I'm here to gather information on the Dark Knights and report back to Virgil so that we can organize the best attack possible. Also, sorry, but my motorcycle only has space for one person."

"I can walk," Kira offered."

"It's a fifty mile trek across the desert."

"Nevermind, I cannot walk," Kira sighed.

"However, I can still release you from your chains and set you free. It might help as a distraction."

"Hmmm," Kira mused. "I suppose that works. But, I have a better idea. Untie me, but I will stay here. Knowing the absence of alcohol in your system, you're bound to get sloppy and get caught. I should be there to rescue you, but I can't reveal that I'm free."

Ethan frowned.

"I won't need your help, Kira. However, I don't see the problem with saving you."

Ethan walked over to Kira, and with one swipe of his energy saber, sliced off the ropes binding Kira to the chair.

"Ahhhh," Kira stood up and stretched. "You know, Ethan, the real torture is not the dubbed anime, but rather the fact that some imbecile named Daniel turned on Redo of Healer on accident and left me there to watch it...with my hands tied.

"Why can't you watch an anime with your hands tied?" Ethan inquired.

"It's not just any anime, it's- gah, nevermind." Kira sat back down. "Thanks for saving me. I'll return the favor."

"That's assuming we can both escape this place," Ethan reminded him.

"No, I'll return the favor now with a word of advice. Almost all of the Dark Knights left on a trip to the Virgil Empire to stop their friend from starting a war. They should be back in about half an hour. For now, there's only about two guards, a sexually transmitted disease, a rock, and a girl who is unconscious. Those are your only enemies here."

"Seriously?" Ethan was surprised at his luck.

"Yes. Now, I don't know how, but I think the PENIS has the ability to shut down the underground trains which the Dark Knights use to travel back and forth between their compound and the Virgil Empire."

"How can a reproductive organ cause the trains to stop?"

"Well, I suppose you could stick it into the train tracks - but in the current scenario, I was referring to the main room of the compound, which is called the PENIS. It holds all of the main computers and tech, and if you can hack the computers there, you should be able to close down the compound and render the Dark Knights completely shelterless."

"Gah," Ethan spat. "Why does everyone assume that all smart people can hack? It's a skill that takes years to learn and has nothing to do with your natural intellect."

"I never said you were smart. Also, I know you've learned some elementary programming. I doubt the defense is more than a password, and it's probably something as stupid as Neon's birth year."

"Hmmm," Ethan mused. "Thank you for the information. I'll do my best. You sure you don't want to help me?"

"Nope!" Kira grinned. "I have some relatively urgent business to attend to after watching Redo of Healer three times."

"Fine," Ethan nodded. "I'll be going, then."

"Ciaooo" Kira waved enthusiastically.

"Bye." Ethan opened the door and left the room that Kira was being held captive in. He walked down a long corridor and eventually reached a door with a keypad.

"Shoot," Ethan cursed. "Guess the air vents are the way to go again..."

Fast forward 29 minutes later, when our Inspector finally reaches the PENIS via the extremely inefficient method of travel known as air-vent-teleportation.

Ethan popped out of the air vent and quickly ran over to the large computer in the center of the PENIS.

He clicked a few buttons, and to his pleasant surprise, the monitor blinked and then loaded.

The computers that controlled the whole compound weren't even password protected.

The Inspector grinned and typed, "c/CommandList."

Immediately, a list of commands popped up. The top three commands, all listed as "Emergency Status," were c/Alarm, c/LockDown, and c/DanielDidSomethingStupidAgain,EveryoneReportToThePENISAndHandleHimBecauseICan'tFreakingUnderstandHisThoughtProcessWhenHeSearchedUpAnimeFeetOnTheComputerThatControlsTheWholeDangDarkKnightsBase."

Although the third one was very r/oddlyspecific and questionably long to type out, the first two were very practical.

And Ethan knew exactly which one he needed.

And so, the Inspector clicked "s/LockDown."

For about two seconds, nothing happened. Then, a small window popped up saying, "pASSWORD NEEDED."

Ethan sighed. He knew the pain of using the shift button accidentally when caps lock was on.

Nevertheless, he had a greater problem.

He had no idea what the password was.

However, as he would realize 2.7 seconds later, the password wasn't the greatest of his troubles.

Ethan began typing in random numbers when he heard the main doors to the PENIS slide open behind him.

Ethan spun around, grabbing his energy saber.

"Heyyy, long time no see, my friend," Mox grinned as he stepped inside the room.

Ethan's blood froze.

He and Mox had history together. Very interesting history.

"Don't worry," Mox raised his hands, revealing the handcuffs. "I can't do anything. I'm under arrest. Unfortunately..."

Mox trailed off as five Dark Knights, led by Neon, stepped forward.

"So are you," Neon announced, finishing the sentence.