Wheel of Actual Fortune

Let's go gambling, the stakes? My life at significant risk. If I win, I can get among the information network of Wonderland or earn their favor, allowing me to make other kinds of transactions. If I lose, they might either target me or even tattle a bit to the Insanitas Brigade.

Well the last part maybe an exaggeration, their bad blood runs deep as do their motivations. The lowest they'd go is manipulate the information to make Discordia members go after me. By then? Well, if I deal with Discordia, one of Insanitas Brigade's members might come to me, which is something Wonderland will be excited about, if I don't? Then they just got rid of a pest they didn't like.

As for me being targeted? I have to worry about Hare over here. His eyes give me the creeps.

I'm not worried about entirely dying. I'm reckless, not an actual idiot... wait no that does make me an idiot.

Anyway! The Mad Hatter's abilities aren't made for combat but for reconnaissance, notarization, transactions, and escape.

He's called the Mad Hatter because he can get away with almost anything, not only in life threatening situations but also with the most audacious deals.

"Let's get this show on the road, shall we? You should know I don't make any deal for free. So how do you think we should settle this?", Hare smiles, his sharp teeth showing.

"Wonderland rules.", I state.

"Oho~, at first you had my interest, now you have r~apt my attention.", Mr. Hare growled in anticipation.

Wonderland rules, this organization loves fun, risk, and games, and gambling. They're motto is bringing in crazy into this crazy world.

It seems like Dystopia and Pillow Princess have the same goal but Dystopia wants suffering, Pillow Princess wants some fun by causing as much chaos as possible.

In fact, Pillow Princess and Wonderland believe in contained casualties and in much more devious attempts, which turn gave way to an era of not only very selfish villains who idolized them like pirates in a certain series.

Actually, anyone with desires would be drawn to every faction here.

Do you have someone you want to kill? You can sell yourself to the Black Thorn Assassins.

Do you desire for forbidden knowledge? You can find Singularis Corp.

Do you desire for strength? You can join the Damao Sect.

Hell, if you seek to destroy this world, Discordia is there. Do you hate the government and wanna do whatever? Wonderland accepts eccentrics and freaks.

Do you play the politics game or wish to fix this world? Utopia is there, corrupted and the 'only' good organization out there.

Do you want to act on your own justice and hate the law? There is the Revengers.

There's even the Runners who seek for another world, peaceful for those all ravaged by this world.

And then there's me, what do I want? What did I want this world that brought me to come Wonderland?

Indeed, I am an eccentric person but I couldn't side with Wonderland's selfish ideas over the expense of the people. If I have to say, I don't think they see people as humans, more like game piece, things to roll and puppet around as they amuse themselves.

And to talk with them, I have to play their game, Wonderland rules, pick a game, winner wins, loser loses. Simple and stupid words but they play like that.

"Right now I have a game I've wanted to play.", Hare brings out a futuristic ball the size just a tad smaller than palm size with blue neon lights accentuates around it.

Sauntering out of the back where he seems to have kept it and places it one the desk, "Let's play this simple game, dodgeball. Hit the opponent by throwing it, if it hits a surface, you can take the ball. It accumulates speed and voltage from the kinetic energy until it hit one of us.", He pressed on the ball as it scans the both of us.

I assented to his request with a nod, "Best of three?"

"Best of three.", The barely concealed madness in Hare is threatening to say the least.

Quick Attack + Indifference + Dragon Physiology

In an instant my hand swiped over the ball and threw it at Hare.

Burrow + Scurry

In a strange movement, Hare slid on the bar's floor and hopped into an opening beneath the ground, avoiding the ball before the said ball also fell into another hole.

I have to get out of here.

Easter Egg

Unfurling my wings, I kick down the bar's door and flying to the sky as an egg is hurled towards me. I dodge to the side but it explodes and shoot the ball inside of it at me in point black range.

Reacting in the air, I transform my body to avoid the hit before chasing after it. Before it reaches the ground, another hole opens before it enters and closes behind it.

This devious rabbit.

Air Hop + Springy Feet + Hopping Speed

Poison Gas

Changing course, I puffed out gas everywhere before aiming to the sky once again, only to find the Hatter after me.

He threw a ball at me before hopping more above me and giving me an axe kick.

Indifference + Quick Attack

Crashing into him, I turn to liquid and pass by him, using him as a shield. The hatter caught the ball using his sharp teeth.

Rabbid + Scurry

Like before, he seemed to slide, but this time he did it around me, his head aimed towards me, another point blank range shot.

Dragon Physiology + Poison Gas

I generate large amount of gas and aiming my fire breath towards his face too.

Springy Feet + Hopping Speed

I felt like I got kicked at high speed, somewhere my abdomen should be. Hare backflipped out of my aim and spat at me upside down... using a very comically large rabbit head?

Another flap shot me out of the way. The ball has increased in even more speed.

Swooping straight down, I realized I can't catch the ball with the organic alloy I have because they're literally me. So I have to get something to block the balls path without getting 'hit'.

Putting my hands together and turning it into a giant jackhammer, I break the ground with incredible dragon strength. From there I hear the whistling behind me. I grab the near rock in my hand and aimed at it in an angle.

Kyokujitsujin

The rock hit the ball causing the combustion to be released all at once from a single spark generated on impact.

Instead of breaking off, the ball smashed down on the ground. I rushed forth with fervor, hand out with a snaking net formed, my mouth aimed above me, seeing Hare going at insane speeds, much faster than me.

I use another dragon breath but this time it was a quick lightning breath.

Air Hop + Scurry

Did he slide on air??

Indifference + Muda

Generating even more Black Shadow Stone alloy, I released the Muda barrier to intercept him-

Burrow

My barrier didn't work! He made a hole on it!

Taking the ball in my hand, I pulled no punches, now that he's in my barrier...

Cow + Dragon Physiology + Indifference + Quick Strike

With incredible brute strength and enforced with even more speed. The ball flew at the rabbit called Hare. This is what you get for calling yourself the wrong species, Hatter!

Scurry + Air Hop + Springy Feet + Hopping Speed

Easter Egg

I see the ball get encapsulated by an egg, decreasing the speed inside of it significantly before being broken apart. Unfortunately, the rabbit also got away. He chases after the ball, constantly generating egg to capture it.

Oh no you don't

Creating springs beneath my feet and flapping the wings on my back I aimed to attack the ball. 

Hare and I are neck and neck-

This time a really large easter egg popped up, I braced for impact, an explosion sounded and pushed me back and crashing to the ground beneath.

I got up quickly to see Hare having stopped and grabbed the ball in hand. My hands grasped the ground and threw them in the air as if they were merely sand.

Again!

Kyokujitsujin + Dragon Physiology

Blowing fire into the kyokujitsujin aspect of the rocks, their flame's got even hotter and went straight for the rabbit.

But Hare is too slippery, he avoided them like the plague and as easily as my problems!

Heh~

Zangerim + Dragon Physiology + Indifference

From my black shadow stone dragon claw, I swiped around me, causing 3 rings of destruction to head for Hare, who I now know to have a habit or throwing the ball closely.

The Mad Hatter used his strange ability to move back and avoid Zangerim but I didn't let him. The stones that I threw exploded, I threw them all precisely to hit each other to produce the combustive effect, which means he has to avoid getting in the direction of the blast!

Among the broken and cracked roads and flying debris, I find my chance. Mad Hatter was trapped and he would get fatally wounded, essentially giving him a handicap in this game.

Rabbit Physiology

My eyes witnessed as gash opened on his shoulder, a spot he purposely took on to avoid most of the attacks. He's too nimble! How can his body twist like that?

Wait-

My head twists in an unnatural angle, avoiding the high speed ball. That was too quick, I literally needed the instincts that came with a dragon to avoid that...

My fingers turn to vines and picked up the unscathed ball, curling it and whipping it out again.

This time, I added kyokujistujin on my fingers and released it at mach speed due to the buildup of the whip.

The aim was slightly off, but it got the job done. This time, it hit the Mad Hatter's foot.

"GHRK!", Hare grits his teeth as he stares at me like he was boring his gaze down my soul.

"...", I stare at him as we descended into a silence. He held the ball, staring at me.

Dude, why so serious?

"I have to admit, I underestimated you... masked man. It's like you're demon, say, what should I call you?"

"...", My eyes tense on him, I didn't want to answer without knowing absolute secrecy and safety. Is he playing a trick to distract me or is he trying to glean something?

He could have started respecting me...

Nah, wash that thought, regardless it's best to just come up with something random.

"Since you see me as a demon, why don't you call me Monster?", I ask with very hidden meaning.

Truly, I'm a monster, what kind of freak knows about the destruction of society as we know it and faces it with such have hearted resolve, and with such reckless and impulsive behavior?

I'm playing with the fates itself, why don't you see? I'll clutch destiny from the jaws of the serpent's jaw.

"Then, Monster. I have to apologize, I wasn't taking you seriously. I am no more Hare, you can now witness as I face you as the Mad Hatter!", Yeah, obviously, do you think I'm stupid? You're one of the strongest lackeys in your association! I only ever challenged you because of how things will turn out!

Lunar Rabbit + Blood Jade Beads + Moon Hopping

Feeling something on my body, I look at my shoulder to see a blood red rabbit marking. I turn back to see the Mad Hatter gone.

I went full throttle, I dodge to the right as a white portal open to see a ball shoot through and enter another portal before I twisted again to dodge a ki-

Lucky Paw + Springy Feet + Hopping Speed

My face is fine but air isn't my advantage anymore with portals coming around, shooting the ball everywhere towards my direction, they could either be the ball or the Mad Hatter. If I react, I could risk wasting energy with the Mad Hatter, If I don't, I could risk getting hit by the dodgeball.

Dangnabbit! Dang, rabbit! He's also getting faster, his fur is shimmering brighter than ever and the blood red mark on my body is burning.

I can't catch a break as I flew, dodged, tanked hits, and endured pain. My brain had to pay attention to every portal to not get tricked.

For some reason every kick he does now always hit! Damn it, when does his energy run out! Who am I kidding? I bet he's got 10 abilities or so, and 2 are probably passives like me.

Not only that, but he's also had time to train his abilities, allowing for a increased amount of energy capacity. I'm at a disadvantage when it comes to a battle of attrition.

I have no choice, I dipped down from the sky and aimed for the ground, I have a plan but I won't be able to implement it in this round.

I felt something hit my in my hips. ARGH! That kinetic force hurts so much! Thankfully I had ignored it!

I crashed headfirst in a building, breaking the interior kitchen and spreading the broken glass everywhere. I think I broke the fridge, who lives here?

I check around and determined it's abandoned, probably because of the commotion that Mad Hatter and I made.

"Come on, Monster, It's 1-1, let's settle this. For the finale!", The Mad Hatter appears beside me as I clenched the ball in my hands.

I stood up and spit at the ball in my hand.

"Ew gross, what a despicable tactic. Where did your parents teach you that?", The rabbit comically gasps

"Mad Hatter, all is fair in love and war, what is despicable if it's valid. I'm sure my parents would be proud of me.", I puff out as I waved my fist enthusiastically.

"Oho?, tell me, are you a mama or papa's boy?", The Mad Hatter asks unexpectedly.

"I don't know, how about by the end of this you call me father so I see?", I sense the conversation is derailing, so I tried kicking it back on track.

"How did I get dragged in your family tree you, unrespectable individual!", The rabbit huffs.

"Never mind, you would be the worst in every part of the family tree.", I give him a dismissive look.

"Ohhhh, you'll pay for what you said!", Mad Hatter stomps his feet the with the way how the ground hadn't shook. He was just playing the part.

He's weird all right.

"Hey, Mad Hatter.", I call out to him.

"Hm?"

"Catch.", I toss the ball to him lightly. He of course takes a step back.

And that's a step towards my trap.

Body Infiltration

Several bodies of water come from several directions, from the sewers, the broken fridges, or damage pipes all around.

"Let's start round three shall we?", I sweat drop with anticipation.