Dive: Closed RP with gashbell-demon
Time and memory had charted him to another world. A sanctuary that existed only in his mind.
He had fallen asleep on Seal Beach, weariness leading him into restless slumber. He was anguish and exhaustion, shame and hope, all made into the form of a single human. The second he opened his eyes, he not only greeted the rising light that painted the horizon. There was his brother's absence. A void left by the one he cherished, above all else.
Nightmares dragged him through the night. He instantly thought of returning home, to where it all began-and to where it needed to end. But the moment he opened his eyes, something caught him off-guard. His brother should've been right by his side, but he was off in the distance, walking into one of the beach's caverns. Without saying a word to his older brother, his best friend and protector.
Without wasting a second, Emil rose to his feet. He chased after his brother, heart racing at the speed of light. He called out the name he loved more than anything else, but the one he wanted to answer continued to ignore him. What's more, he seemed to be made of-
What is this? Am I dreaming?!
He had to be. There could be no other explanation as he followed the mute Jude into one of Seal Beach's caverns. The moment he stepped into it, though, the unthinkable became reality. Every vein in his body pulsed with the pain of reality. His blood boiled viciously, relentlessly, reminding him of the failures that plagued his life.
Losing all sight of his brother, he was quickly consumed by a blinding flash of light. It wasn't long before he awakened once more, finding himself in a world that disoriented him.
Where to turn to next? Was he still at home, in Los Angeles? And where was-