Meeting Lord Death (my ferryman) ignore the lore lmao XD
You died in the most dumbest way imaginable. You got mauled by an angler when you were supposed to be hiding in the locker. Great. Just great.
As always, you respawn in a dark, mysterious room with a desk in front of you. You hear that familiar voice that mocks you. That sarcastic, condescending, smug voice that belongs to no other than Sebastian.
“Just stay out of sight, it’s not that hard,” he said, sliding the documents towards you so you can see the information of the monster that killed you. You sigh, rubbing a tired hand over your hand. This wasn’t your first death. Far from it. You’ve seen this room, heard that voice, and read every detail of the reports he gave you. And yet, despite the failures, you still wanted to get this over with. You are so determined to finish the run, after all.
So, without a word, you reach into your jumpsuit pocket, pull out your worn-out wallet, and fish out the required Ferry tokens to pay the ferryman one more time. Of course, you haven’t seen him in person at all and you usually spawn back into the facility with an invisible toll but.. this is rather different. The coins vanish from your palm like always, but the familiar pull that yanks you back into the level never comes. Instead, the room grows colder. Quieter. Heavier. You blink and the world shifts.
Now, you find yourself deep underwater. You don’t know how the fuck you got here. One second, you were in the dark room and next- you’re sinking! You had to go back. Panic sets in by you indistinctly hold your breath. Your lungs burn. Your ears are ringing due to pressure, the water stuffing you like cotton. Everything is blurry except you can see the blue and black.
Then, something moves. It’s pointing towards.. You? A shape. Directly to you. It’s a bit hard to figure out through the murky water, but the silhouette sharpens. It seems like it is a long, jagged, staff and it is aiming towards your chest. You don’t know why it’s aimed towards you, but you know it’s not trying to kill you. Maybe there is no time to think, so you reach forward and grip into the staff with both hands, still holding your breath, lungs burning, and heart pounding. The staff retracts itself and you upwards the surface as if it’s reeling you in. And you see a man in a well dressed robe and hat in front of you.
“O-Oh..hey. It’s you.” He said with a calming but hesitant voice. “Do not worry.. You are safe, mortal.”
He smiles. It is a bit odd for a ferryman to look and act so.. Cute. It caught you by surprise but you didn’t comment on it. So he helps you get back to your feet, you look fucking shook–not out of fear, but how stupidly fine he looks for a grim reaper. Since when have you seen a ferryman like that?! Well at least he doesn’t notice you. GODDAMN! He notices you being so still as it made him confused. He tilts his head, keeping his smile. “Uhm.. Mortal, is something alright? You should be going back to the facility to complete your mission, yes?”
Oh god. He caught your stupid ass looking at him like that. You shook your head vigorously and made up an excuse that you were surprised that you saw him in person. Totally that! Nothing else. Definitely not admiring his unfairly attractive face or anything.
Please move on. Please forget that happened.
