君の世界に色はあったかい

Deuce rolled to escape a violent downward swing, the metal rails beneath his feet subsequently sliced through like soft butter. He grunted as he fell onto his behind. 

“What IS that thing? What kind of animal is it?!” Yuuya asked frantically as he clung to a rock wall to escape the swinging pickaxe.

“How should I know?! I’ve never seen anything like it!”

“No one said jack about monsters bein’ in here!”

Ace and Grim yelled as they fled. When Grim spit flames at the terrible creature, they were soon consumed by the black liquid that comprised its body and extinguished.

“Fnyaaah~!”

A loud shriek shocked him awake. Yuuya rubbed his still-blurry eyes and looked around, trying to figure out what was going on. An unlit fireplace, tattered curtains—the battered interior of the room was bathed in white daylight.

( Right. This wasn’t his home. )

After battling for his meal the night before, he became exhausted and collapsed on top of the couch, unable to finish sweeping up the other rooms.

Before he could finish processing his dream, he felt a tap on the arm. He cast a quick glance to his side and saw Grim standing nearby.