[ * “Ghost Madotsuki” ?? ATK ?? DEF 4950 HP ]
[ * Your own personal HELL. Her words work like knives. ]
[ * Always there to remind you of ho̴w ̴broken̡ ͟a͞nd̛ w͡ort̸h͜l҉eşs̶ ̶you ͘ar̴e.͟ ]
“H͜ello,͞ d̢a̵r̢kn͟e̷s̷s ͟y͠our old̡ ͞fr̸i͟e͏nd̶ ̢c͏a҉ḿe tơ ́ta͝l͟k͘ ̡t̀o ̡yo̷u agai͝n.͏.̴.͟ ͘W̧ho am͠ I̧ ͠ki̛d͠d̶i͜ng̢? ͏No̷t͟ e҉v̀en͢ ̛dar͟kne͞s͟s̸ w̵o̴uld̕ ͝wàn̸t҉ ͞t҉o be͠ ̢y̶o͞u̸r̀ f̨ŕien͟d̡!”̀
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[ * You try to drown the ghost back to a depth of your mind where you can’t hear her voice. ]
[ * She persists. ]
“Well̸ well,͘ t̕he t̡r̀u̴th͟ h̨urts to ̢heàr,͝ ͡do̴e͟s̀n’t̛ ͘i͡t?҉ ͘Bu̕t͝ do̡n̴’t̢ ͢wor͏ry,̢ ̢I’̨m̧ he͢r҉e to m͝a̡ke̛ ͝şųre͟ ͜yo͡ù l͡ist̵en͝ ̶to ̨EVE̢R͘Y.͟ ͠S͢ING͝LE. ҉ W̦̘̻̙̠͢O̪R̶̠̪̩͓̦͉̰D̢͍̱̺ͅ .͠”̢
[ * You try to pinch yourself awake. ]
[ * Sadly, you are already awake, only with a serious internal conflict. ]
“̕Y͏o̢u҉ r̸e͟me͢ḿb͠e̕r Mơn̡o̴ko,͘ ͘dǫn’̧t͢ y̷óu͏? ̡H̀ow̵ ͠sh͡e ͟l͘ooke̛d̛ ùp͘ t̕o̵ you?͢ ͡Ḿonoe ̧coun̸te̸d̛ o̷n yoù ͏th͠at͜ day̢ and ͢whąt ̧dìd̸ she͢ get͠? H̝̘̼̖̗̰E̯͈R̦̦̙̙̭̘͚ ͉̜̣͚L͏I͙̙̭̟T͢T͙Ḻ̻́E҉͕̯̯̟̙ ̙͉̝̝͕S̲͈͖̫͎̹I͉͚ŞT̕E͙̝͙̭͘R͜ ҉͚D̢̠͕̪̦̯E̖̠͇̹̦̳A̠͘D̹̩̖͝ , ͝a̴n͏d̀ n͟o̢ ͟o͝n̕e̵’̧s͡ ̀to ̢b̷l̢ame͞ but͡ ͢ Y̲̬͍̫̱O̞͎̗͙̥̜̤U̴̯̖̝̻̜͔̱ .”͜
[ * You try to let the ghost know you never meant for any of that to happen. ]
[ * She doesn’t seem to mind. ]
“҉I’m̕ no͠t ҉w̧h̵o͏ ̡yóu҉ s̡h͟oul͟d apo͟l͝o҉giz͢e̛ ̛to, de͡a͝ri͠e. ҉Ma͢y҉b҉e͜ y͢o͝u ̨s̶h͡ou͝ld̷ ̵c̸r̕awl̀ path͡e͜tically ̶to M̨ón͝o͘é ̶i͞nst͞e̷ad-́- ̴oh, rigḩt̨. ҉Y̕ou͠ ̡c̛án͡’̧t, b͡e͜cau̵se sh́e’̸s dea͢d to͟o. ҉And wh͞o̕’s to b́l̶a͡m̷e f͞oŗ th̢at̵ ̸as ͢we͘ll͜? ̶ Y̩͖̖̺O͢U͟.”
[ * You shout at the ghost to shut up. ]
[ * She just laughs at you. ]
“Hèy, I͟ ̴s̵a͟i͢d ͞I’҉d m͡a͜ke you͠ ͘listen t̶o̕ ͘ev̕e͡ry si͟n̛g͘l̀e W҉O͡RD.͡ ͟I’͜m͟ ̸n͝ot̛ b̷a͏cking u͠p̸ ͢on t̨h͟at͏.̸ ͞Y̸o͜u̡ c͞a̵n prete҉n͜d͡ a͝l͏l you ̀wa̷n͢t҉ t͢hat̕ ͘y͠ou’̨re͡ wor͟th so҉meth͘ing to ͝òt̨hȩr̶s,͏ b̢ut̨ ̡no̸t̨ to ̶me̛. ̛I͟ ̨kno͢w y͢o҉u’r̛e ͟n̕ot͜h̢ing̀ ͠b̶u͡t a̵ li͡tt̨le M̟U̦̗̮̰̘͇RD̮E̶̖͈̻̯R̬̖͈͇͚͠E̗̟̤͙̯̹Ṟ͉̖͍̝͝ .”̛
[ * You feel sins crawling up your back. ]
[ * ( But they’re not really yours. How unfair... ) ]
[ * You tell the ghost that you do have friends and even a family, that loves you. ]
[ * She cackles as if you had just told her a joke. ]
“D͝o͠ ͡you͝ ̀r͡e̸àlly ̡b̨eli̵eve t͜ha̧t̀ it͠’s̨ ͡th̀at? ̧Òh ͡my God̀,͝ yoú’̕re͠ ̕du̵mb͠er͢ ̀t͠h̕ań I ̴tho̸ųg͝h̸t. I ́do̧u͢bt͘ th̢e͠y k҉now͟ w̸hat͜ you̧’v́e d̢o̸ne ͘u͟p̸ ther͏e̛, ͜s͘i͢l̡ly̷.̛ Ho͡w w͠ou̢ļd t̨hey ŗe̡act͘ i͞f͘ ̛th̷e҉y fo̶un̴d͟ o͜út́, ̢hm͝m͞?̧”
“̡D̶on͟’t̵ ̷bè ̷so ̶s̀ţųpíd̸. T͞hey͏ ͡m̴o͢st ͘li͘keĺy̧ j҉ust͟ p͝i̴ty ͏y̨ơu̧.̀ ̵Oŗ jus̕t̡ ͟bei͞ng̨ po̵lite.̢ Th҉ey̨’̵r̡e͝ g̢oin͞g̷ t͝o͝ leave yo͟u̴ e̕ve͝ntua̧l̸l͡y̵ ҉once the̡y fin̸d ̷o̵ut̴ ́ho҉w̡ d̨i̶s͜g͞usti͡ng ̸y̢o͠u ̷are͠.”̶
“̶S̶o̶m̀et̨h͢i̡n͜g̨ li̢k͝ę ́y̶ou ͢c͞a͟n͡’͏t̀ b҉e lo̕ve͝d͏, ̧no͞r ͝i̶s de͢s͞e͡rvi͝ng̵ ̡of love.”͡
[ * You tell the ghost to please leave you alone. ]
[ * ... she persists. ]
“̧Yoú ͢şhould́ ́be ̵fe͠e͘l̵in͘g rep҉ul͟sèd ͟w̷íth҉ ̡yours̕e̕ĺf ͟for̢ e͝v͟en͘ b̷eing ͠t̴hęr̴e̢ ͞i͘ǹ ̢th͞ęi҉r liv͏es̨,͜ ̨impor̨tunin̨g̡ ̡th̛em͝ w̕i͏th̀ ̀yo̵u͜ŕ p͟i͜t͞i͝f̡u͘l͏ p̕r͜e͜se͢nce͞.”
“͏S̡ó self͜i͝sh.̨..͏ T̨h̢ey’d be̛ ̷b̴ett͝er ͢of̸f̢ w̶ith̢o͝u͏t y̴ou in̛ ͜thei͡r̵ ̧li͠ves̢. Y̷ou͜ ̡a͢ré ̵jus̸t͟ an͏ abso̵l̶úte B̭̱̩̩̖̲A͓͍̰̼G̢̯̙̱̥̗̦G̲̖̕A͓̩͉G̰͕͇̺̺͉͟E̠͎ b͢u͢rd̵e̵nin̢g͟ ͠t̶he̴m̨.́”͡
“̕You̕’͡re ̀a W̳̼̮͈̝͓͕O̲͇͠R̼̯̠̦̩͎T̹̪̣͝H̭̱͔̝̞̠͕L̰̱E̪̻̺͈̦S̴͎S̗̪̺̠͍ , B̤R҉̲̰̖͈̤̟ͅO͙͟ͅK̪͖̖E̺͙ͅN̛͓̱͈̥̜ ͘m̢ess.͟ W̨h̵y̶ ͠a̸re ͠y̸o͞u ́e͢v̸e̕n̡ ̶h̀ȩre?̕ ̧W̷h͜y ̨dǫn’͘t ͠you͘ ͟do̢ ͟a̴ hug̸e͜ f͢a͢v͜or ̴t͟o̕ ͘t̸h̷ose͜ y̧où ̴s҉ay̨ y̡o͞u̵ ͡l͘ove̶ ͡anḑ ̧j̷u̧st̵ ͡ D̜̺̪̝I̘̖E͙͚̖̫͍̩ so thȩy̧ do͏n’t̴ ne̡ed tơ dea̛l ̴w̷íth͜ ͜th҉e͠ ̡ B̸̜̫̯ͅU̝͈̺͚̯͍̟͝R̛̖̫̲̰̫̯D͇͙̳͢E̜̞̰̪͕̭͡N͓̫ͅͅ ̢y҉o͡u̧ ar̵e̛ anym͡o̡re?”͏
[ * The words are piling and crushing you! They stab like knives!]
Ŵ̊Ǫ͛ͪ̃͗̈RTḦͤͧL͋͑͐͗̐̃Eͭ͑S̑ͧ̽ͦͦS̸̽̉̅̈ͯ͊͆ ̛̊ͤ͒̚D́͌̑͋͡E͗̎̋̇̆͗̌A̒͊̈̅ͭ̊ͤD͗̿͂͊͝-̡͑̆ͦ́̊ͬ̃W̊́͒ͪ̿ͬ͞E̓͗I̐ͨ͆̋̉ͫG̷͌͛̋ͭHT̈̊ͮ̒ͦ̋̌ ͛̀F̓̏͆ͪR̐ͩͪ͟ȄĀ̵ͪ͆ͫ̐̓K̄̽̄̅̌̍ ̐̇̿ͪͮB͐̂ͫ͆̾ͮR̐̊ͨͩ̂͐Ȍ̑ͪ͂̆ͯ̚͟K͡Ě͋N͌̾ͯ͘ ͨ̊U̍̇̈́̊̓͟S͌͂̀ͤ͒E̛̅L͆ͨĚ͗ͦͯS͑S̉͂̽͑҉ ̉͐̂̋̇̈́͟Pͫ̇ͥ̍͐͋̀I͊̀ͮ̋ͫͮ͒́Tͫͫ͛̂͜I̅̐F̸ͥ̒̓ͫ̒ÛL̊̿ͦ̋̂̇ ST͢ƯP̨ID PA̛THE̷T̛IC DI͘E IT̷’̴S ̷ÁLL ̡Y͝OUR ̨FA̵ÚL͞T ͘AN҉D YO͡U͞ ͜K͡ŅOW͡ ͢ÍT҉ B́UR͞D҉E̶N WH͜Y ̡D̕I͠D̷ ́YO͞U͘ ̵LEŢ H̡ER ͏D̡IE̵ ͠HO̷W COƯL̢D Y̕O̷U LE̛T́ ̡THEM DIE̴ ̧Y̧O̢U͢ ͏K̡IL̵LED͡ ͢THEM̧ ̛Y̵O͏U KIL͘LED̀ ͝T͞HEM ̛ALL͜ ͘YO͞U͜ DON͝’T̶ D̶ESE̸RV̨E L̡O͞V͢E ́BU̴R͞N I̡N ̢H͡E̷L̡L̕ YOU͜ ̵D̴E͜S̡ERVE̶ ̡TO SUFF̀ER͞ ̴J͟UST ̢D̷IE ̴Y̢OU’͟RE҉ ͞A͠N A̴WFUL͢ ̨F͏R͜IE͝ND ͠YOU̴’҉R̸È ̷À ͜T̛E͘ŖRIB̡L͜E͘ P̛E̸RS͞ǪN͡ WHY̵ ͏WO̧ULD̴ A͜NYONE LOV͟E ̢ŞOM̷ET̸H̡I̕NG͢ ͢LI͞K͜E YOU͝ ❤ DO̵ EVE̢R̨Y̶BO͠DY A͜ F̵A͜VOR AN̸D̶ K͞ILL ͏YOUR̵S҉E͟L͏F ̧A̷L͜RE̴A҉D͘Y̨ ̡YO̶U͝ T̀RIE͠D͞ ҉ONC͜E͝ I̡T ̀MI̧ǴHT WOR̢K T͚̻̜͚H̸̲͎̺͔͓͚͉I̫̫̫S̻͞ ̴̦̫͈̳̰͈T͍̤̯̟͈̦͍I̷͍M̸̘̘̯̼̳E͉̕ B̵ŔO͎̥̮̖K̬͖͈͔̼͝E̡̩̟͉ͅN ͖̜̖̩I̢̪̲T̵̗̞̥̟͙͎’̶̮̹̗S̱̰͈̬̟͇ ̣̲͚A̸̮͈̦L̼̣̮͇̘̱̲̕Ļ̰̗͚ ͏̻̣̟͖Y͇̟O҉̼U̗̮̖̺R̻̞̞̪͍͚ ̢͙̣͎F͔̱͉̜̬A̻̬̺U͠L͕̘͙̺̠͝T̝͎̭ ̲̼̼̟W͙̱̹̣̫ͅO̩͓̼̝R͏̬̹͉̟͖̬T̢̟͈͇͖̞͚ͅHL̤̤̠̜͞E̢͙̖͇S̵͇͚̫̞S̻̪̝̞̳͜ ̙͕ͅF̠͎̞̩R̬E̸A̳͔̮͞K̷̙̱̲͍͉͈̗
[ * Despite the stabbing words almost fully convincing you that you’re bet͡t͏e̶r ̀óff ͝de͘a͠d.̷.. ]
[ * You called for help... ]
