T R A G E D Y

— Ghostwalker

: Out of all of the deities, Ghostwalker would naturally be the first(at least I think so) to notice your sudden appearance and the anomaly that started all because of you. While he doesn't care what is going on around the world, for you he actually pays attention to your movement.

: Ghostwalker's first impression on you is when he found you in the distance out somewhere in the field, somewhere not local but somewhere not secluded either. You were minding your own business, probably searching for more victims- information or even just taking a walk while everyone else was busy trying to kiss your feet.

: And when you two finally get to know each other properly, he uses a quiet and firm tone of voice with you, keeping you in check, asking you questions about what you are doing and sometimes even asking you to update him about your daily life. By the end of the week he probably has at least your whole information so then when you get a slight bruise— either from falling or hitting yourself —he would be there beside you but not to help but to wonder if you will bleed. He is quite amused when he finally notices that your skin cracks.

: He's also one of the first few to treat you as your own cookie. Person. And not someone that needed protection 24/7 times. He doesn't care who you go with or who's with you, he fully believes that you're good on your own. He doesn't need to babysit you fully and besides he knows that the one you're with is already doing that anyways.

: Ghostwalker will try to visit you more often but because of the fact that you have a lot of visitors then his 'visit' will be 1 in a million chance, though when he does visit he makes sure to keep it just the two of you. Without his siblings and without the other Phighters knowing.

: Take this as a grain of salt but Ghostwalker will try to give you some affection by just the two of you only if you initiated it. You can never catch him initiating affection due to him not being able to feel or understand emotions.

: He's the type to keep an information about something and when he does tell you he would tell you in the most vague way ever and when you actually ask him who he's talking about he will never fully answer your question. As if trying to keep you curious forever and that does irritate you.

— Venomshank

: It didn't even last a week when Venomshank noticed Sword's odd behaviour and started questioning the young man's behaviour. But when he receives the answer? It was nonsense and just straight up hard to make out. Of course he let it slide for a moment, thinking that it's just a phase and that Sword will quit it and continue acting his normal self again. But it didn't stop.

: So it was only fair that he got to check on Sword and see what's going on. Of course he was not amused by the fact a whole new region or 'dimension' appeared. His first meet up with you was pretty tame just like Ghostwalker, he would ask you various questions but will try not to pry into your personal life.

: He would of course, later finally find out that you are the reason why Sword is acting like this. And getting to know you was quite easy actually, it just so happens you were very open with him, so willing to befriend him.

: Venomshank only grew more and more conflicted with you as you unfortunately reminded him of a certain sibling of his when it comes to look and colour wise. But he won't push this down and rather focuses on the fact you're treating Sword and his friends pretty well. He's also pretty impressed that Ban Hammer is here.

: And then he became much closer to you without realising it, he slowly kept in a close distance and if he's brave enough he'll be right behind you. Grabbing your wrist in case of a 'mistake' in his eyes, but you're just grabbing a hot cup of water. He also got more restless the more he's away from your garden and could only relax by seeing you. And call him greedy but he would love to get you all to himself. Not in a possessive way but more of a protection way. But obviously he wouldn't admit it. As he hasn't fully noticed it and when he does notice it he'll make sure you wouldn't know about it.

: Venomshank for one would love to keep a piece of you with him, may it be a feather of your wings or a piece of cloth you accidentally ripped or even a single simple item that was owned by you. It's always on him, deep in his pockets as a reminder.

: Venomshank is also the type that would keep a close eye on you when you are not looking. Not out of suspicion but in a way to 'keep you safe' from certain Inphernals that he wishes you to not meet. Of course he doesn't want to restrain your freedom completely but be wary that he will watch your footsteps.

— Firebrand

: He was really fascinated when he first laid his eye on you. Going as far as sticking right beside you when no one is around and keeping a really close distance with you but when someone does come in then he makes his way out. Not to scare them and not to ruin your good reputation.

: Your wings are what drew him the most and because of that his head is filled with so many thoughts "Does that mean you are one of them?" / "Will this make him and you closer than ever?" / "You're similar to them so you are obligated to live WITH them." Your wings are soft, soft and really nice to touch so it's just so addictive to touch. But he is scared that he will burn your wings with a single touch from his hands, so he will keep his glove each time he would want to reach his hands out to you. And he will try to keep his touch gentle and controlled, he doesn't want to accidentally break your wings, he doesn't want to do anything that could potentially hurt and kill you.

: Firebrand is the one that will cling next to you, not because he's scared, it's all because he is so infatuated by your presence alone. The way you are so gentle with him, so kind, so understanding and so... amazing. It was toxic and he needed it to breathe. So he will be right next to you more often now and when he sees you doing something without him or with something or some other demon then he'll most likely be worried you're already forgetting him.

: He is desperate to keep you close to him, yes, I have mentioned that. And because he is 'closer' to the mortal than his siblings he will use the knowledge he gains from them to win you over. And of course he would be there beside you, if it's not Ghostwalker or Venomshank then it's him. Out of the three he would be the most clingiest. Well, as if the other two are even willing to stick so close to you like him.

: Then there's his personality, will unconsciously try to guilt trip you and then he would realise he's doing it he would start spewing multiple apologies. But that doesn't really stop him as he will keep doing it no matter how much he promises he will stop and apologise that he will try to control himself. But at least he would be very proud of himself for having a tiny inch of  self control when it comes to you.

: And then he will try to be your personal guard, trying to keep you away from Windforce, Illumina or Darkheart as those three most likely will do some stuff that'll satisfy their own needs. Not that he doesn't believe that you can protect yourself, he fully believes you. It's just that he doesn't trust his own siblings when it comes to you, more specifically those three. Of course, maybe he does let Windforce have a chance as he is close with her.

— Darkheart

: Naturally due to Venomshank often disappearing and visiting your garden he would be very interested in what made friend and his close sibling so interested in some normal mortal. Of course the mortal he's speaking to is none other than you and the mortal is not even a mortal.

: He'll be in the shadow, watching in the dark, watching you closely and he knows no one would notice him. No one other than some certain demons but he doubts that they'll do anything, as far as he's aware they're too focused basically worshiping you. So much so he got interested in you. And when he finally caught your eyes? There he would finally see the one that's orchestrating the entire show for yourself.

: Darkheart is definitely the only one that is so brave to piss you off, he's always trying to prank you and tease you. It's just so fun seeing you getting so agitated at him. Even if you're seeing a certain cookie in him and that makes things even more worse to you but more fun to Darkheart. He just enjoyed the sight of your face, the way your body shakes in anger or the way you clench your fist. 

: Also take this one as another grain of salt, if he saw how your garden is filled with water and lake, he'll most likely invite you for fishing and call it a date for the two of you.

: The only one that willingly and proudly watches you in the dark, stalking you completely. He will note down some stuff about you, call out your name even if he knows you won't be paranoid, and even secretly watch what you do during your night time. Deep within him, he likes seeing you under him.

: Maybe if he's kind enough then he'll try to tone himself down, but that's about it. Once he gets addicted to you there's really no turning back.

— Illumina

: Illumina doesn't care what is going on, he didn't mind that you appeared and in fact he even ignored it as it wasn't even his problem. And even when he does notice you he barely would do anything about it, of course until it was straight up at his face. Or that he was told by Ghostwalker about you.

: Though it wasn't that easy to get his attention as each time he did want to check out he always didn't have the time or that you weren't exactly where he would want you to be. So this goes for a really long week until he finally gets to see you face to face. Or from a distance.

: Illumina finds it amusing how you look nothing like a demon and yet at the same time you do and what draws his attention the most is your wings, much like Firebrand. But unlike Firebrand who wants nothing but safety for you, Illumina wants to crush those feathers. He wants to see you break your own wings and not be able to fly anymore, he wants to see you cage yourself up just because. But all of this is just his simple thoughts alone, he wouldn't do it. 

: Illumina is exactly the demon that both Firebrand and Venomshank had warned you about. He's the one that would be restricting your freedom, ripping it away from you even no matter how power you have over him.

: He will ask Ghostwalker about you and will use it against you, destroying you slowly both mentally and physically. And he's doing this all without moving from his spot.

: There's no mercy when it comes to Illumina, if he wants it he will get it. Starting from breaking everything about you as I mention multiple times, Illumina standing beside you as everything went down hill and all you see from him is the same amusement he had when he saw how distressed you are. And the fact that you look like you're 'matching' with him will feed into his ego as you belong to him and if he has to clip your wings then so be it.

—  Windforce

: When she first heard about you from Ban Hammer himself she didn't fully believe him, only telling him that it's probably an Inphernal that's playing tricks on him and they're pretending to be related with the deities. But no, Ban Hammer is persistent in telling her about you that you are real, everything that happened is real. Take it a few weeks before she finally believes him after he shows a piece of your feather, don't ask how he got it he just has it.

: Then like the rest she got curious. She then heard about you more from her sibling; aka Firebrand. After she told him about what had happened to her son, Firebrand finally revealed everything and even asked her to not rush things out with you and not pressure you. She was half listening to him.

: Windforce is quite similar to Illumina when it comes to handling you, if it means to own you then she will use brute force for it.

: If Windforce doesn't like how you act with her then it's only a matter of time before she have her sword pointing directly at your neck and be thankful to Firebrand to stop it but if he's not around then your whole day is going to be filled with a cat and mouse chase.

: You are not safe with Windforce, if you think she would give you protection then you're deadset wrong as she would use this against you. The only reason she's tolerating you is because of her son and now that her mind is filled with you she will chase you.

For Slingshot when things don't go well in his way, he'll just fix it up on his own. Because he for one doesn't ask help from others even if it's dire, especially asking help from his siblings. As far as he is aware, everything has to look top shape. The cafe, the desserts and even himself.

But he does give himself time for other things, especially if it's break time though other than that? That's about it.

Did that change even after he met you? Maybe slightly, of course after your regular visit to the cafe he made sure he was the one to talk to you first, serve you first and even be the one that sees you walk out the cafe.

And it's all totally not because the two of you are partners, no no.. ok maybe.

So you can imagine his surprise when the next thing he wakes up is being so small, way smaller than Boombox. Maybe as tiny as a baseball though it only hit him when he finally took a good look at himself in the mirror.

He was small, a creature, something cute, something soft, and something vulnerable.

Surely nobody would.. Do anything right? Cue in Shuriken laughing at him and Vinestaff worrying over him, he couldn't even talk to them or much less say anything that's understandable for a normal Inphernal.

Sigh. "Oh gosh, Oh swords— you are SO small!" Shuriken muses, poking at Slingshot who only slapped his hands away with his tiny paw. "Shuriken we need to know what happened to... err, Slingshot." Vinestaff interjects with a sigh at the Demon who just laughs more.

"Do you find this amusing?" to "Meep." and that only earned some chuckle not only from Shuriken alone but from Vinestaff as well.

"Oh, I gotta tell them about this!"

As soon as he heard your name slip passed Shuriken's mouth, Slingshot immediately charged into him, trying his best to tell Shuriken not to tell ANYTHING about this to you. He has a reputation to uphold, so if his number one customer— in his mind of course. Were to find out about this... then he doesn't know what to do with his life after that.

But alas, Shuriken could not get the desperate tugging as a no and only thought Slingshot wanted to tag along.

And so Shuriken brought him along with Vinestaff mumbling behind in worry.

Slingshot could not do anything as he slowly watched your figure slowly getting closer and closer. His tiny heart could do nothing while Shuriken chatted with you, happily, without noticing what he's holding.

"Shuriken, what are you holding?"

He felt himself getting lifted up into the air, both of Shuriken's hands are over Slingshot's tiny body waist. Holding him like a certain lion movie. "What do you think?" He grinned while Slingshot had his eyes closed, trying to act stiff like a doll or some sort. "Aw! It's so cute! Hehe, it kinda reminds me of Slingshot not gonna lie."

When you cradle him in your arms he could feel the heat slowly swallowing his face.

Shuriken burst out laughing, "Oh- oh swords! This is so funny!" You who were confused stared at him like he just grew another pair of horns right now. "Because that IS Slingshot!"

You slowly turned your head towards the cute blue demon creature in your arms, cradled, like a newspawn, so close to you. "...Sling?" You called out, but instead of replying he only grew redder.

"Oh swords from above, Sling, you're so cute!"

You started to laugh along with Shuriken, but your laugh is more tame compared to whatever his brother is letting out right now. "M..ip." you squealed much more and started squeezing him.

"Ah! Hahaha! Well, anyways, have fun with this!" Shuriken wipes off the tears at the corner of his eye and leaned closer to your ear. "Don't forget to take pictures and send them..." Slingshot yelled out at him but his yell went deaf from the demon's ears.

You squeezed Slingshot slightly once more and brought him closer to you. "Well! Might as well bring you to my place?" At this mention his body froze. "Hopefully you are close today!"

He doesn't mind but what he cares about the most is that he never went to your place ever since the two of you got together, he heard about it and even saw some small pictures you took but not fully have himself stepped in.

He cried to himself in his head each time he heard Vinestaff or Shuriken visited you.

What kind of partner is he if he can't even visit you fully without having his brain short circuited each time he has the thought of stepping in.

And yet here he is, on your sofa as you rambled about your day. "I would love to hear your voice right now, Sling." He could feel your gaze at him; it's the same exact gaze you have when he realises you liked him. "But then again I'm kinda enjoying this side of you." You poked at his cheek and he couldn't do anything about it.

"I'm curious, do you know why you became like this?" His tiny head slowly shook at your question. "That's fine, but you can still eat normal food... Right?" You smiled at his nod.

"THEN! I'll make food!"

He immediately leapt at you as you made your way to the kitchen. "MIIIIPPP!!!!"

Despite being a tiny little creature who could do nothing important, he still managed to teach you how to maneuver around the kitchen. Jumping if you're making something wrong, yell if you're reaching out to a wrong ingredient, slowly push the stuff you're missing.

The two of you made a great pair, but Slingshot thinks otherwise. At least it's not as bad as Vinestaff and Shuriken.

"It's almost the end of the day, I had fun even if you're so tiny." You raised him in the air, your hands are still cold after washing the dishes from dinner. "More time together right? Hehe, you are always at the Phight or busy serving customers, it's making my day so boring."

Slingshot placed his paw over to the back of your hand, looking at you with an apologetic look. "Aw, it's okay! I'm not mad, okay? So let's go to bed, dummy." You smiled once more, bringing him to your bedroom.

You laid over to your bed, staring at Slingshot sleeping tiny face. Having the tiny urge to start squeezing him once again but you resisted. For now you just let your tiredness consume you.

You can remember the time where it used to be nice, for you and your small life until of course you just had to ruin it just cause for your own selfishness, if it wasn't because of your selfish thoughts you wouldn't have ruined everything.

If only you had help, if only things were okay and if only you just didn't bother.

How could you do this to yourself and everything around you and if it wasn't because of you then you don't even know. Because you sure damn well know that you are the villain in this story, in your OWN story.

So the only way to fix it, the only way to do it, the only way to make things write was to kill yourself.

You jumped off a building,  with no hesitation and a lot of fear in you. You were scared but you know that you deserve this, all villains do.

They didn't expect to see your back outside of the main cabin, face against the dirt grass with clothes that look TOO ordinary for someone to get dragged in this hell hole, but then again IT doesn't care who is who. "They're breathing so low..."

You can hear that gentle voice in the distance, a warm hand placed against your forehead and you can exactly remember the last time you remember this exact warmth now that you think about it. "They're sweating a lot."

And then when your eyes finally decided to open the only thing you could process was someone right in front of you, looking with a worried look and you could mistake it as another look of fear.

It only took you a while to finally realise that you did not die from jumping off a building and in fact was brought here against your own will.

These people in front of you, they are kind and really welcoming. At least, some of them try to be while the rest can be seen as a bit weird but not like you are any place to judge them.

"Um, well this place can be seen as hell if you wanna say it like that." maybe you deserve this and whatever had brought you here must've known that as well. It must be because why wouldn't it be so.

The one with curly brown hair seems to be smiling too much at you, you really want to question but decide not too as it might seem rude in your place. But he seems chill even though you seem so nervous around him and even offered to tell you where your room is. "Over there! With a red door!"

But before you could step out of the Main cabin and leave to have your own alone time you can hear someone whisper along the lines of: "Kinda odd how their door is that color now that I think about it."

And you paused.

There's no way it would be your room. Right? 

The door felt too familiar to you, you're not sure whether it's the fact you're in an endless loop of hell or the fact your room is right in front of you, behind this very same door that you have in your apartment.

You felt everything, nervous, scared and even ashamed to have this here.

Opening the door only led you to more familiar scenery, the nightstand, clock, bed, your table and computer and even the axe itself brings you to some memories. Not a good one. For a moment, you feel slightly nostalgic but then you feel sick and scared. How is it here, your room and your stuff exactly?

Maybe if you close your eyes and re-open them it'll be just a normal room that had the same layout but no. Right after you open your eyes once more you still see it, same exact things in their own spot. Though, maybe you're being dramatic or just... being childish to this situation.

Because everyone here seemed so... fit in into this place and it makes you feel so out of place, you want to belong but you don't know how. "Is that axe yours?" You jumped at the quiet voice right beside you, not noticing they have been there this whole entire time. "Greetings fellow survivors."

You tilt your head at them. "Well, I would assume that you are a survivor, no?" This one is one that didn't greet you first thing first when you woke up just a few moments ago. "Well, anyways you must be one that can stun the killers." 

The word killers seems to ring in your small head, they didn't even explain what that role is supposed to mean or the fact that there's multiple killers. You tried to reach out to them but they seemed in their own little world and left you after that. How generous.

When you finally had the courage to step into your room your first action was to grab the axe straight away and swinging it can only bring you into reality that yes— your room is in here. Even your closet. I think.

Then of course after the axe you sat down on your bed, contemplating on what to do and what's going on. You should be dead, as far as you know. No one would survive that jump unless you're a god or some type of a main character that cannot die.

You laid your back against your bed and can only stare at the ceiling, your mind is filled with a lot of thoughts that you can't even answer unless you socialise with the others.

The door slammed open before you could even rest your eyelids, the same curly brown hair standing with a proud smile. "The round is about to start, we should tell you what's gonna happen soon."

With a week passed by you slowly got used to this routine, with the voices in your head or well just a voice, everyone seemed so pleased on the fact you are so eager to help them that you had completely forgotten you acted like this once before.

It also helps the fact that you completely have looked over how they're so clingy with you, always often going as far as to hog your entire attention for a whole day. You assumed it was all normal and you're oblivious on how they're so possessive of you with each other.

Noob sat beside you once again, you had died first this time but they're here to reassure you. "That's okay... it's not like they are gonna keep this up." Noob mumbled, fiddling with their sleeves. "Sooner or later they're gonna go back chasing Elliot."

They're right, but you could do a bit more than just hitting them with your axe and using the rest of your stuff you have and are given. Specifically your writing. Noob glanced at your hands and silently they reached out and held your hand with their own. "Don't... Don't worry, I'll be here for you." They smiled gently at you and you can tell that they're being genuine, in your eyes.

"Thank you..."

Now into another round, you swore to keep in check for everything and make sure you do not make a mistake once more, your eyes landed over to Taph who had just finished placing the traps but unfortunately enough to stumble into the killer and now is currently running for their life.

So like any other normal teammate anyone should have you run and chase not so far away from the two, while trailing behind them you decided to try to buff over Taph and seeing how Taph managed to make an escape you decided it's time for you to help out on the others about the generators as well.

You then meet up with Elliot who was still searching for medkit for a whole minute now. "Maybe you should go find someone to heal first and then I'll find the Medkit for you..?" Elliot shook his head and insisted on searching it himself, and for you. until both of you heard a yell.

A yell that closely resembled pain and upon hearing the both of you ran to where the noise had come from.

Slashes pierced his machete into Chance's chest and let the blood drip down from the blade and stare at the gambler as he tried to crawl away and only to meet the inevitable and both you and Elliot couldn't even save him. Not that you can consider his long and endless weakness at the moment.

"Ah, shit. It seems like we're too late to save him..." Elliot muttered that it closely resembled relief rather than pity.

It is unfortunate to you though cause you somewhat like him.. Odd personality. Kinda. But then again, with the way his gun kept exploding on him, you doubt he'll survive any longer. That is unless some miracle and lady luck seemed so generous to him and decided to let him survive with no injuries at all.

You shook your head over at Elliot. "Let's get you healed up first..." Elliot's ear perked up at the attention you're giving him. "Thank you..." He mumbled, this odd feeling inside of him swirling and eating him up growing more and more as you stayed near him.

He wants more of it.

"Here... I think this should help you out." He can feel himself freezing when your fingers touch each other and it was not long before you ran off and left him for others. Again. If only he had the courage to keep you to himself forever.

"Dear fellow survivor, I suggest you do not wander off without anyone to protect." You jumped at Two times suddenly appearing right behind you once again. "Like so." They tilt their head at your hands then at somewhere else.

They headed off right past you and you couldn't do anything but to just follow behind them, you could be helping the others but they decided to drag along as you hear Shedletsky yell and Taph's bomb activating in the distance.

You're sure that they're doing this on purpose, you hope at least.

You felt a tug behind you and saw a heavily injured Taph right behind you. "Taph..!" Two time silently click their tongue as they watch you lean over to Taph. "Where is Elliot? Why did you come over to me... exactly?" 

'Elliot is dead.'

Your eyes widened, you just left him a minute ago how come he had already died. Did the sentinels not help him? You eyed over at Two time, well other than Two times and you. 

Looking up you see Slasher running at you three in full speed and with a single mind you still have you pull out your axe and Swung it over at Slasher until everyone's vision turns black.

After regaining your visions again the first thing you hear is Elliot scolding Two time and Shedletsky but he immediately quiets down the moment he sees you. "Are you okay?" You nod, they don't have to baby you every time the round ends. "I'm completely fine."

Your eyes glanced over to who was getting ready to get an earful from Elliot once again. "Sorry about earlier Elliot ... and Chance."

Elliot's eyes widened, he quickly reassured you that everything is okay and you needn't to worry yourself about such a thing but you doubt it. He grabbed your wrist and dragged you very gently, away from everyone. 

If it wasn't because you are trapped here then he would've had you all by himself, he knows the others felt like this too. He can see the way everyone held themself back just for you, but the most obvious one is definitely Shedletsky, Two time and Taph.

"Hey hey hey! You don't need to force yourself with them!" Chance wrapped his arms around Elliot's neck, clearly the act alone has already irked Elliot a lot. "..." He glanced back at you and smiled warmly. "Take your time, I- ahem. We will wait for you here until the round starts again... okay?"