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As Victoria awoke once more in her own bed, she swiftly rose to her feet. It would have been easy to dismiss all she'd just seen as a dream, and yet, even before she saw the red light creeping in from beneath the blinds of her window, she knew that it had been much more than that. Even if she'd ostensibly only just woken up, and even if she was still in her pajamas, her eyelids didn't feel heavy at all. Rather, she felt wide awake from the moment she regained her awareness, as if she hadn't slept a wink. The crimson moon that greeted her when she drew back the window only proved beyond the shadow of a doubt the truth of which she was already certain.

[color=#18B150]"No time to so much as prepare, huh?"[/color] Victoria sighed in disappointment. [color=#18B150]"Really, how inconvenient..."[/color] She ran through again what she knew about the system. Nobody else was present here, which meant that in this world, she could do whatever she liked without fear of hindrance save from her enemies. Everything that existed in the real world seemed to be mirrored here, so any tools and objects she could find could be used freely. The first course of action that came to mind was simply to break into a gun store in this world where it would be unattended and arm herself to score easy kills, but her instincts told her that wouldn't work. Right... She wasn't the only one who'd received supernatural powers, and of course only magic could beat magic. The worst part of all, however, was that someone needed to die within the next 24 hours to ensure she herself survived... And given how people were, the others would probably be sobbing and crying about how they didn't want to hurt anyone right about now. What a joke. Society cultured them all to be obedient servants to their betters, putting the needs of others before themselves. Well, then, surely they wouldn't mind putting her needs before their own lives, then? Regardless, it was unpleasant. The powers she recieved seemed to have a defensive focus, but the only person she could count on to ensure a sacrifice was made before the designated time was, as always, herself. She'd have to go hunting, it seemed. Her house was in the north residential district, but there was no telling how close or far away her enemies were. Given population density, however, it was more likely than not that she'd find her targets closer to the center of town. Even if she didn't, there was more cover there than there was out in the middle of a small neighborhood. And so, the city's center became her destination.

And what of the purpose and rules of the system? It was supposedly a device to uphold the world... What a joke that a monster like her, set loose to kill without restraint, would be upholding the world's order. It was even more laughable considering her wish... But she supposed she couldn't have everything. Even if she couldn't destroy the world, she might be able to make it more bearable, or remove herself from it. She sighed, sliding her hands into the sleeves of a long cardigan, worn over her oversized shirt and hoodie - although she'd also donned some shorts for modesty's sake. The fabric fluttered out dramatically behind her as she swung open the window and hopped out, landing gingerly on the grass of the yard. Covering her eyes, she peered up into the crimson sky. The false moon hung motionless overhead, the clocks stopped just as they had been when she was first dragged into this nonsensical world. It was as if time had stopped. Time was... The time was...

And it was so bloody inconvenient. Not just this irrational survival game which hadn't even given her any time to think, but the world that existed outside, too. It was every bit as unreasonable, every bit as incomprehensible, every bit as painful as whatever fate might await her here. Life... it was nothing but a living death. Was she supposed to be satisfied with that sort of world? Of course not! She'd never accept it. It didn't matter how many lives it cost, or what she had to do to accomplish her dream. Starting today, she finally had the chance to make her dreams a reality! She, Victoria Stein... would fix this unreasonable, disgusting world!

[color=#18B150]"Ah!"[/color] She declaimed theatrically, swooning beneath the crimson moon. [color=#18B150]"'The time is out of joint.'"[/color] A grin spread across her face as she spread her arms as if to take on the weight of the very heavens above.

[color=#18B150]"'O cursèd spite... that ever I was born to set it right!'"[/color]