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In the Killers' Castle
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"..𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲…. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗶𝘁…."
"hMmM…? WeLl.. i Do fEeL iT.. AnD It's aN InTeReStInG…. pOwEr…"
"𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿?" 1x1x1x1x snorted, leaning back against his throne.
"𝘄𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲… 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗲…"
Noli merely stared up at her in amusement, his grin widening at the bold claim.
To the side, Jason and John Doe stood quietly beside one another, doing nothing but watching the exchange between the white-haired killer and the purple-skinned one.
Meanwhile, c001kid sat cross-legged on the floor, lazily coloring on paper, bored out of his mind. A certain glowing green individual had forbidden him from making a mess in the throne room again — and c001kid wasn't about to clean anything up himself. After all, that's an adult's job.
Mafioso reclined in one of the nearby chairs, leaning back with one arm draped behind his neck for support.
Outside, a little ways from the castle, a certain someone tended to his field of nightshades — entirely unbothered by the earlier tremor that rippled through the earth. His only concern was for his precious flowers. Thankfully, the quake hadn't been strong enough to harm them.
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Deep within the forest, the moonlight pierced through the canopy, making the darkness gentler than usual.
The survivors, split into pairs, ventured through the woods, searching the areas where Dussekar had sensed the strange power earlier.
"🌕✨🌃, 👀🌕➡️🌍🏰🌫️"
(The moon is glowing bright tonight, and it also looked like it's near the realm we're in)
"Verily, mine friend, I dost suspect, perchance,
'Tis by the mystic power's strange advance,
That hath descended o'er this dwelling's grace,
And woven wonder through this solemn place."
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"uhh…. Guest… What do you think about…. the strange things happening earlier."
The yellow-skinned Robloxian in a blue shirt and green pants asked the ex-soldier as they walked through the bushes.
"dussekar mentioned something of possibly meeting someone or something unexpected… it's best we get ready for whatever it is…"
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"No.."
"I didn't even say anything yet!"
A grey-skinned Robloxian in a black suit, fedora, and glasses exclaimed.
"i know what you were going to say with that face you're giving me…"
"Oh come on… this walking, searching for something is making me bored and hungry. Just give me one pie—"
"..No…"
"Please"
"No"
"Please"
"No"
"Pleasesssssssssssss"
"Fuck off!! Cook your own food"
"But I don't know how to… plus we're in a forest!"
"skill issue… I'd bet if I disappear in this place for a day, you fucks won't even survive from your own stomachs without me."
"You're so mean to me…wuwuwuuuuuuu—"
"oh telamon—FUCKING FINE"
Elliot grabbed one slice from his inventory and shoved the pizza into Chance's mouth.
"OHM—JSBDGSVDGSJJD"
"Now shut the fuck up, and let's keep searching."
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"Oh, how radiant the moon doth shine this eve! Verily, whatever presence hath graced this realm must surely be the blessing of the divine spawn."
"I hope not…"
Muttered a certain burger-hatted person.
Two Time's head snapped toward him.
"What was that?"
"Nothing… let's just keep looking around."
Two Time smiled eerily at 007n7. The brown-haired survivor broke into a nervous sweat.
"May the Spawn bestow His blessings upon thy survival in the rounds yet to come."
Two Time said with that same unsettling grin.
"Uh… no thank you.. haha.."
007n7 inched away from the pale cultist.
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"Ughh, how long are we even gonna keep searching builder?"
The chicken-obsessed admin whined — for what must've been the hundredth time.
Builderman sighed, visibly irritated and very tempted to smack the man in the head.
"until we find what we're looking for.."
"Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…"
Builder's brow twitched as he pinched the bridge of his nose, struggling not to give in to that urge.
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Guest and Noob eventually reached a clearing with a lake in the center — a lake that seemed connected to the beach near the cabin.
"my legs is so tired…."
Noob flopped down onto the grass while Guest stood behind him, scanning the area.
"Strange… we have been walking for half an hour.. we still didn't find anything…"
"could it be dussekar sensed the direction of the thing wrong?"
"That's highly impossible… considering his senses, he wouldn't miss it…"
"let's keep looking"
Guest urged.
Noob groaned from the ground before reluctantly standing and continuing the search.
After several minutes circling the lake, Guest noticed a faint, strange glow beneath the surface of the water.
His eyes widened.
Without hesitation, he dove in, startling Noob.
"Huh?! What is it??!"
Moments later, Guest surfaced — dragging with him an unconscious feminine figure. He pulled her toward the shore, Noob rushing to help.
They both checked for signs of life… then sighed in relief.
"how long has she been in the water…"
"... probably long enough for a normal person to drown… but this girl…"
Silence followed.
"guest…. do you think she's the one dussekar sensed…?"
"possibly… I have to return, and you call back the others… inform them of the situation."
"Got it…"
Noob rose to his feet, downed his Bloxy Cola in one gulp, and dashed off with superhuman speed, leaving Guest alone with the girl in his arms.
Guest turned toward the direction of the cabin and sprinted back into the forest.
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"She's so cold to the touch…"
Several figures surrounded the unconscious girl laid upon the table near the fireplace.
"well duh she's been in the water for an entire hour and a half"
"I was just saying, no need to be so rude.."
Builderman and Dussekar approached the group.
"Hey hey, don't surround her. What if she wakes up and finds you all staring down at her like that? She'll get the wrong idea."
Builderman gently ushered the others back.
Dussekar stood over the unconscious form, holding a potion above her chest.
"This shall help her dry, and warm her form anew,
For we may not disrobe her, as is true—
To change her garb would trespass on her grace,
Such act would bring dishonor to her face."
"Ever respectful, O Divine Pumpkin, I am most grateful to find myself in the noble presence of a fellow gentleman."
After pouring the potion, Dussekar moved the girl onto the couch to make her rest more comfortable.
"So are we just gonna ignore the fact that she's been in the water for over an hour and a half?"
"Shed, Dussekar already mentioned she bears the same power he sensed earlier. It's obvious she's not a normal person…"
"And she doesn't look like a Robloxian."
".... she's cute tho…"
"...chance…."
"Ok ok ok… I won't… maybe…"
"I suggest we return to our rooms and rest. Let's assign someone to watch her for two hours, then switch turns."
"That would be great… we won't know who's gonna be taken next in a round tomorrow."
"When she wakes up, whoever's watching her should explain the basics about this place."
"so… who's gonna watch her sleep..?"
Everyone turned toward Chance.
"What?"
"You made it sound so wrong…."
Elliot sighed, done with his antics.
"Let's have Chance watch over her, then Noob next, then Two Time."
" ✋🔪🔪➡️🚪🔒🍳 ("Wait let's confiscate two time's sacrificial knife first, and seal off the kitchen")
"Aye, wise thou art, my steadfast friend indeed,
For such cultist, bound by darksome creed,
Might hail the moon's fair, gleaming light,
With blade o'er heart, in ritual rite."
With that, everyone except Chance retired to their respective rooms.
Of course they didn't forget to hide all knives and took Two Time's, much to the cultist's displeasure, and locked off the kitchen.
Chance sighed, bored but content enough to remain behind — after all, he didn't mind feasting his eyes on such a beautiful lady sleeping peacefully on the couch.