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Twisting, turning, tearing, breaking.
1x1x1x stood. Bones shifting into place. Its crown twisting into its skull like the horns of a demon. Its tail curled around itself.
No longer human. Better. It's painful. We are better. I want to go home.
It turned, facing the Player directly. The air around them churned with energy.
He was cowering. He was afraid.
Good, it was his fault. He didn't move fast enough. He didn't find him fast enough. He's a child. He needs to die. He's a child. He needs to suffer.
“Hunter is dead because of you” 1x1x1x screeched. It approached Player. The air twisted into its hard, forming into a solid dagger.
The Player stepped back.
Coward coward coward coward coward coward.
1x1x1x lunged, tail unfurling and lashing violently. It grabbed onto the front of his uniform and lifted him up. Player clawed at its hand in protest.
Their fault. It's all their fault.
It had nothing to say. It raised the dagger.
Kill them. They did this. They did all of this. They deserve to-
A solid force collided with 1x1x1x’s skull. It stumbled backwards, the world around it twisting. Spots appeared in its vision. It didn't register the pain, it didn't register the rage fast enough before the world spilled away.
This isn't fair. This wasn't how it was supposed to go.
The cell was cold. The cell kept them from using any abilities. The cell was terrible and all the people in this building needed to die immediately. 1x1x1x paced its cell, a deep hiss occasionally spilling out of their throat. Voices came from the outside, some of them it recognized. Some of them it yearned for. All of them it hated.
People checked on it occasionally, glancing in before leaving again.
Cowards. All cowards.
The voices grew louder, drawing closer to the door. Three of them at least.
“-just not sure this is a good idea.”
“It's not.”
The door swung open and three figures entered. Hoff first, then Ava,
Kill them. Kill them both. It would be so easy.
The third on 1x1x1x didn't recognize. They were heavily bandaged, using crutches to get around. He looked up at 1x1x1x with a strange expression. He looked devastated.
That's not possible. That's not possible. That’s not possible. He's dead. He's dead. He’s gone.
He’s my husband.
1x1x1x bent over slightly. Her skin felt like it was too tight suddenly. She wanted to be at the same level with him, the sudden height change made it difficult.
Hunter's expression softened. The devastation melted into recognition and almost love and adoration. “Hi darling.”