Mark stood in the in between, a green tint to his eyes. His hands were behind his back, and he was smiling.
"Hello friend."
Dark had left Ava and the pit for just a moment to do a quick check for anything abnormal. “FUCK no.” They disappeared, teleporting away.
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They appeared by Ava in the pit again for a moment. “Unsafe, gonna free Mark, can’t explain. Stay safe, just say my name if you need anything. It’s just him, I think, which I can handle, easily. If anti’s there I’ll come back.” With that, they disappeared again, mostly to not leave Ava any room to argue.
[@avathemultiverseexplorer]
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Standing somewhere else entirely now, they were rapid-fire spawning items and disappearing them again; they seemed to be searching their “pocket dimension” for something.
“Come on, come on—“ they muttered impatiently
A pocket knife appeared, with a spider etched on the side.
“Thank god.. Alright, don’t fail me now..” They whispered.
With that, they appeared a few yards away from Mark again, looking a bit tired. Nothing they couldn’t fight through though.
What do you mean the father is the kid, what do you mean everyone in this show is a cheater, what do you mean the powerplant extands into the cave system
What if i imploded that anon with fifty fucking grams of uranium.
-D3rlord3 @the-king-is-a-twink
This is an issue that can likely be resolved without violence. Your tongue is a sharper weapon than your fists, for with it you can pierce more than merely just flesh and blood.
Warnings: Manipulation, house fires, yandere themes, unedited work
You had been wandering around the woods for days, not knowing where you were. Something bad had happened at your home. You weren’t sure how, but it was on fire when you got there. Unfortunately, you lived too far away from any kind of city or village to get anywhere for days on foot. Not only that, but all of the paths would lead you through the forest that was supposed to house some creatures that could make people disappear and never come out.
Still, you couldn’t just sit there in the ruins of what was once a house and let yourself waste away. You had to try to make it through. Besides, the chances of actually encountering a creature like that on the road must have been somewhat low. And you could carry something made of iron if any of it was still intact.
After sifting around and pulling out a key, you gather what else you can salvage and start on your way. The sun is shining high in the sky and there don’t appear to be any clouds. The sky is soon covered by a canopy of leaves, only leaving patches of it, but it was still pleasant. Maybe this wouldn’t be too bad.
The path seemed to go on forever, but some part of you was alright with that. This would probably be the most peaceful part of either rebuilding your house or finding a new place to live. The only thing that would await you in the next town would be hectic irritation. But here? There was nothing but the sound of birds chirping, leaves blowing, and the sound of animals scurrying about nearby.
Or at least you thought they were animals. Now that you thought about it, some of those footsteps seemed bigger than they were a second ago. Was that even possible?
You sigh and keep walking. It was probably just a deer or something. You doubted it would be something to cause you any issues. Especially when the noises stopped abruptly. Whatever it was must have been gone.
You go back to your peaceful walk, your mind getting lose in itself again. Was it already starting to get dark? Time seemed to be passing by both more slowly and more quickly at the same time. It was a strange feeling to have.
You find a place to set up camp for the night next to a circle of mushrooms. You had read about these in a book. They were the result of fungi growing in the ground that would pop up as a ring. You smiled at it. They were always funny to look at, but you didn’t want to step on them in fear of damaging the tiny mushrooms.
You set up your tent, silently grateful that you had been on your way back from a camping trip when your house was set on fire. The timing was extremely convenient and you would make the best of it. You set up a fire to keep you warm, pulling some rations out of your bag. You desperately wished that you had something better to eat, but beggars couldn’t be choosers.
Then you notice something on the ground, stepping out of the circle in front of you. Something that is smaller than the mushrooms and curiously stepping out from them to examine you. He seemed to be a tiny blond man with a green jacket and a headband.
To make it even stranger, you could see a pair of tiny green wings poking out from his back that were beautiful and looked like they might belong to some kind of insect you had never seen before. His ears were pointed. And he seemed to be holding....some kind of fruit?
“I couldn’t help notice that you are have nothing to eat other than....whatever that is.”
You shake your head at his statement as he holds the fruit up, offering it to you. “Thanks, but I would feel bad taking food that doesn’t belong to me. You probably need to store it or something little guy.”
With a laugh, you poke his stomach, being careful not to do it hard enough to hurt him or knock him over. You can see a slightly frustrated look on his face, but you ignore it. When people had told you about magical creatures that haunted the woods, this was the last thing you were expecting.
But in hindsight, it should have been obvious that even if there was something strange about this place, the danger was exaggerated. It was just funny looking down and seeing such a tiny creature that had done nothing but offer you food.
He steps out of the circle and you hold out your hand for him to climb on, not really knowing what else to do. “I can assure you I have more than enough for myself here. I am offering you a simple kindness. And the laws of this land forbid me from telling a lie.”
“That’s fine. I’m kind of full after finishing my food. So what are you anyway?”
“I am a fae of the high court. And I am capable of many things.”
Suddenly, he stepped to your side and seemed to be the height of an average human, taking one of your hands in his. You almost stumble back at the sudden unnatural height change.
“Whoa, maybe warn me next time before you’re gonna do something like that!”
“I tried to, didn’t I?”
You shrug. “Fair enough.”
“Come, dance with me under the fading light of the sun. There truly is nothing like it caro/cara.”
There is something glimmering almost in his eyes as he starts backing up, continuing to hold your hand and starting to pull you with him. You blush. He really is pretty now that you can see his features more clearly.
You quickly pull your hand back, your entire face red as you quickly step back to where you were before. “I uh....I don’t really feel like dancing right after I just ate. You..you can understand that right?”
He gives you another slightly irritated look before he sighs and he goes back to a warmer expression. “I cannot argue with that.”
“You should go do it though. It’ll be fun right? I wish I could do it with you, but you should still get to enjoy it.”
“You’re right. I hope to meet you again in the morning amore.”
“Maybe if you catch me before I wake up. Either way I’m tired and I have a long way to go tomorrow.”
With that, you put out your fire and head into your tent for the night, making sure to close the flaps so that bugs couldn’t get into the tent. You climb into your sleeping bag, laying down and shutting your eyes after drinking some water.
When you wake up in the morning, you can hear a strange noise coming from the side of your tent. When you open your eyes and sit up, you find none other than the fairy from the night before struggling against the netting meant for bugs. Did this mean that he had tried to get into your tent?
“I’m sorry for waking you, but I thought you would want to make sure you left early.”
“Thanks for that then. Sorry you got tangled, here let me help you out there.”
You carefully step out of your tent, pulling him off of the netting and setting him down on the forest floor where he belongs. You then start to break down your tent as quickly as possible, packing up the rest of your things as you get ready to hit the road again.
You don’t run into the fairy for a while after that and assume that he probably flew off and had other things to do. While he was definitely interesting, this meant you could go back to having a relaxing walk like the one from the other day and in a way, you still kind of preferred it. You kept rejecting things he was trying to offer you and some part of you felt really weird and possibly guilty for it.
You stop as you finally see where the treeline ended. While there would definitely be more of a walk after that point, you wouldn’t have to find your way down the twisting path through the forest anymore.
But standing right before your way to the exit was the same fairy you had seen before, right in the middle of the path, blocking it off. He must have something important to tell you if he made it all the way out here from the other part of the woods he was in.
“Hey, you’re the guy from before! What are you doing here at the edge?”
“I came to ask you your name before you go and to say goodbye to you. I don’t see humans are beautiful as you come by here every day after all.”
“It’s y/n. And I’ll try to come back here some time. This is a really nice place that you live in and it’s nice to walk through it.”
You smile. Maybe you hadn’t disappointed him after all. You move to walk past him, but he doesn’t seem to be budging.
The fairy returns your smile, but it suddenly doesn’t seem as friendly as it was before.
“Are you aware of the laws of this forest amore? The same ones that prevent me from telling a lie?”
You try to scratch your brain for what you can remember hearing from the old legends. There was supposed to be one really important rule. Something about what you’re never supposed to give them under any circumstances because you would be giving whoever hears it permission to do with you what they wish.
Wait, was it...?
“You....you did come here to say goodbye didn’t you?”
You feel dread start to pool inside of you as the creature steps closer to you, practically giving away the answer to your question. His eyes were glinting with the same thing as before which you now recognized as possessive.
“Hmm? Oh yes, I was planning to do that before you gave yourself to me. My name is Caesar by the way. Although that is not my full name of course.”
He pulls you into his arms and as much as you want to struggle, your body seems to be too limp and heavy to move or resist him in any way. Leaning down, he presses his lips to yours. Some invisible force makes your body move against your will, kissing him back with what you would usually only reserve for someone special.
When he finally breaks the kiss you are left staring into the eyes of the monster that had tricked you.
Hmmm... Hello. You seem like an interesting fellow.
“You seem familiar.” He tilted his head. “I do apologize if I’m not at my… best at the moment. Current events have been… tiring.”
He straightened his tie
