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Focus: Jen
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Slogan: "Trying to get out into the light"
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Characters: residents of TwoTales
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Rating: R
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Size: Mini
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Status: Completed from 2020
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Warnings: Open ending, Kills, Death of main characters, Sketch
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Genres: Magic Realism, Thriller, Psychological Horror, Dark, AU, Magic, Femslash Elements
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Long ago, there were two races that ruled the earth: humans and monsters. Monsters respected people, wanted the common good and had to be trustworthy, but people, due to misunderstandings and fear of death, decided to declare war on the monsters, knowing that they would win because of the superiority of force. The monsters refused to fight and fled into the dungeon. People took advantage of this and created a barrier with the help of their magicians, each of whom had 28 souls, and with the help of souls that harbored incredible magic and their own individual character.
Several centuries have ed since that case, and people no longer even had to the monsters, and no one ed and did not know who it was, since everyone who knew had long since died. Also, people stopped using monster technology and soul magic.
However, the monsters still ed ... Kings and queens were replaced, and the first went crazy with their countless attempts to get out and take revenge. The current king of the dungeon, Asmand Driimur, tried to get out of the dungeon in peaceful ways, and he himself became a scientist. In his laboratory, monsters study the magic of souls, so that with the help of positive seven, the monsters could destroy the magic barrier and get to the surface.
***
[Entry # 1]
A yellow lizard in a lab coat stood in front of the camera, looking at it, then behind the camera. This was her first recording, so she was worried.
- A-ah ... T-to cross the barrier, w-we were hired as r-royal scientists and-and ... - she began to say.
- Al, don't worry! Speak freely, you will succeed! - this voice sounded from the girl who, on the way, was holding the camera.
- H-heh, thanks for the Andyne, could you not interrupt the tape?
- Of course! Sorry!
- G-good. Then I think I will c-continue. And we had to study s-souls, their magic and character. Huh ... In order to destroy the barrier and the monsters could get out of the dungeon n-outside, you need seven positive souls ... However, we f-found out that there can be a total of twelve. This is just counting the souls of people. The monsters, of course, also have a soul, but with its help it is impossible to destroy the barrier. H-however, we figured out that the soul of a monster can get its own character, and that g-gave us a g-guarantee of success. But we decided not to make experiments on ourselves, and this kind of soul can only be artificially created. U-usually such souls are not found on monsters. Such a soul needs a shell, it just won't survive and dissolve. We have already conducted this experiment with a soul several times, and in the end we created a new m-monster. At the g-given moment, he still cannot interact with the world and “sleeps”. We have already named it "B4¡sans" and we are expecting its a-awakening.
- Great, Alvis! You did well! The recording was over.
[Entry # 2]
The same Alvis stood in front of the camera, but was already holding it herself. Andyne was not around.
- Well, B4 ... He's awakened! At the moment, Andyne is doing tests and checks. However, I can say for sure that the experiment went well and soon w-we will get to the surface.
[Entry # 3]
The recording was done in the ward. A bunk was visible in the background, and a small skeleton was sitting on it, shaking its legs with anticipation. This time in front of the camera was Andyne, who was much taller than Alvis, and resembled an amphibian. The camera was held by a lizard already known to us.
- Ahem, ahem, - Andyne cleared her throat and began, - according to the results of the analyzes, the soul, like the B4 shell itself, is quite stable. Although the soul at the moment is similar to an ordinary monster soul, it is not and will soon acquire more individual characteristics. If we talk about his shell and entrails, then instead of blood he has a liquid that replaces blood, which contains the magic of an ordinary monster, but randomly affected the soul and other components of the liquid, such as tears and sweat. Initially, you might think that it is just a skeleton, but it has connective ligaments, a brain, tongue and mouth, eye sockets, heart, blood vessels and other organs, as well as skin that is almost invisible. It is very thin and fragile, so burns and cuts will feel much more painful, like fractures. And the skin on his hands turned out to be unnatural with the rest of the body, so they are darker than the rest of the body. Now, open your mouth, B4, - she came up to him and sat down on her knee. He opened it slightly, showing his ugly smile, teeth and mouth cavity - His teeth are even more fragile and sensitive, and he himself is quite small, therefore, when eating too hard food, they broke. Too cold, spicy or hot food should not be consumed yet. The same goes for alcohol. It will harm not only his teeth and mouth, but also his entire body and organs. Its growth is quite fast and resembles a dog's. Now his body is larger, and the data corresponds to his estimated age - four years. Each year he will be judged as seven years for his entire body. This is not so bad, since monsters live for about two hundred years if the monster dies a natural death. But what will happen to B4's body when it reaches this age is still unknown. We have invested a lot in its creation, so we are obliged to fulfill our goal to the end.
- G-goal? .. - he asked in his childish voice.
Andyne and Alvis remained silent and the recording ended.
[Entry # 4]
It was dark and you couldn't see anything.
- Almost a whole year has ed since the c-creation of B4 ... We were able to fully teach him the da-t-ta of an ordinary monster m-the same age as he himself a f-few months ago. - said the lizard.
- Alvis, do you still stutter? - Andyne chuckled.
- W-well ... I don't know ... - Have you tried anything against stuttering?
- Question: what?
- Heh, this is no longer for me. Okay. We're missing lunch. - B-but recording ... - We will continue recording later. B4, go eat, then we'll call you. Okay? - Uh-huh, - the voice of that was rougher than on the last record. He left, which was heard in the steps.
[Entry #4.5]
Everything was also dark.
- Well, you can continue ... Although, stop! The cell was closed ... - said Andyne.
- W ... What ?! - said B4. - So open up! Why recording if there is nothing on it, but only sound? ..
- And r-really ... - Alvis answered quietly.
- Oookey, - Andyne removed the lid and squeezed through the lava light. They were outside the laboratory, but they were surrounded by walls. The camera is slightly foggy from the heat - now, as if you can continue.
- Good. So ... A-a few months ago we were able to fully teach him the usual things. Such as: words, s-spelling, actions ... His soul has not yet acquired the expected characteristics, but we have already been able to teach him at least some m-magic, even though we had to try hard for this. B4, can you demonstrate your abilities? ..
- Of course! Why am I still here?
Andyne put the apple on the ground next to the wall and walked away. B4 stretched out his hand and pointed to the apple. Tightening, the apple was surrounded by almost transparent magic and it slowly began to fly up. Once it was at the level of the B4 finger, he sharply raised his hand to him, the apple quickly approached him. He reached out his hand again and took the apple. Alvis smiled and started to applaud.
- G-great! - She said.
- Well done!
- H-heh, thanks ... - he also smiled. - Well, you yourself taught me this ... Although, this is not much, but ... At least one of me is a monster ...
- You are already a monster! Undyne replied.
- Yes ... Probably ...
[Entry # 5]
Standing in front of the camera again was Alvis, which Andyne was definitely filming.
- Much has p-ed since the creation of B4 ... We noticed that his soul was a little r-reddened. This m-means that soon his soul will receive all the c-characteristics and ... We determined that B4, when his soul gets the characteristics ... and we have to extract it ... He cannot b-be able to ... N-no ...
- He won't survive, - Andyne said.
- Andyne!
- What?
- O-okay ... Nothing. If we extract his soul, he will d-die. But if we d-don’t do this, then we cannot get to the surface without collecting the missing amount of souls ... Eh ... I ... I'm so used to this guy ... I don't know if I can work here after that, k-killing innocents monsters ...
- But it's for everyone's good!
- Undyne! Y-you ... You don’t understand w-how much I am attached to him! I d-don't want to kill him! I don't want to kill the rest of those w-we create!
- But we must!
However, their argument was interrupted by a loud shout. Both ran in the direction of the sound source, but found only pink mucus that was spilling over the floor. They looked fearfully at the floor, and Alvis ran into the room to B4. Andyne rushed after her. When Undyne finally caught up, Alvis stood outside the door to the room, her voice trembling.
- B4 ... He ... H-he is n-no more.
[Entry # 6]
[C] Alvis, tired, stood in front of the camera. - Q4 b-was lost. We were sent n-on a week's vacation. After returning back to the l-laboratory, we created another skeleton, similar to B4 ... "P3!papyrus" ... We are waiting for p-awakening ...
[Entry # 7]
- P3 w-woke up ... Analyzes are in progress ...
[Entry # 8]
Andyne stood in front of the camera in Room P3. She was, in comparison with Alvis, simply neutral.
- Soul and body: stable. P3 is similar in almost everything to B4, but its brain is better amenable to learning, although it is less protected from disorders, body growth is slowed down. However, the body itself is not so fragile.
[Entry # 9]
Alvis, Andyne and P3 were in the same place where B4 was showing his magical abilities. Alphys stared at P3 without interest, while Andyne held the camera.
- Ten months have ed since the creation of P3, - the lizard began to speak, - we succeeded in r-developing it in writing, a little magic and taught the language. Also, P3 began to dominate knowledge of p-psychology. The soul gradually turns green, - she tightly squeezed the apple in her hands, - P3, demonstrate your s-abilities.
He nodded and tensed. From the eye socket of P3 was a translucent, slightly light green magic. The skeleton gazed with discomfort at the squeezed apple surrounded by magic. Alvis's fingers began to unclench slightly (not by her will) and the fruit flew out of her hand, heading towards P3. He reached out his hand and took the apple.
- Great, - Alvis said with a bit of dissatisfaction before the recording was finished.
[Entry # 10]
[C] It was all cluttered, rather dark, but Andyne was sitting in front of the camera in the corner, out of breath, terribly frightened and in tears.
- He ... He c-came for us! - she said in a whisper. - B-B4 ... He ... He has already killed ... He killed Alv-vis! I can't believe it ... Where was he ?! For what it was necessary to kill Al ?! .. He is looking for me! I managed to escape, but he will return and ... I ... I don't want to u-die ... NO-
The recording ends abruptly.
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Midnight. P3 was sitting on his bunk in a lonely and dark room, his legs tucked towards him. He could not sleep because of insomnia. Unaware that the murder of two scientists and the destruction of the laboratory had just happened outside the door to the ward, the skeleton looked at the floor. Suddenly, hearing an extraneous sound, P3 looked around. Turning back, he shuddered. There were two pink dots in front of his face and a big, ugly toothy smile that glowed like neon.
- Who are you ?! - said P3 in his frightened voice.
- Don't you recognize me? - calmly answered him a rough voice coming from the "neon" mouth. - Okay, it doesn't matter, my dear P3 ... Our dear killer of two beautiful ladies, to put it another way ...
- Murderer ?! I didn't kill anyone! What ladies ?! How do you even know my name ?!
- This is your subconscious mind telling you that you are innocent ... You should have been responsible for your actions during this terrible sadism over poor Andyne and Alvis ... Oh-ho-h. How sweet ... How do I know? How do I know, huh ?! Can't someone who has been watching you all his life know your name, eh ?!
- N-no! Don't shout at me, you already scared me ... - P3 said through tears, - S-sadism? .. I'm not a sadist! I didn't kill anyone! What about Andyne and Alvis ?!
- Take responsibility for your actions ... Andyne and Alvis are dead at your hands ... At least take a look at them!
P3 slowly raised his hands to his face. He was terribly frightened that in his hands was a sharply sharpened white ... bloody knife.
- This ... This cannot be true! Where did those ... I have this knife ?! - And answer this question yourself ... - I couldn't ... No! .. T-it's impossible! - There are no impossible things, phah. - So ... I really killed ... They? ..
- They died a terrible death ... Yes, I did not expect this from you ... Even though your soul is kindness, you still managed to take the lives of two defenseless creatures ... This ... It's just great, I'll tell you this.
P3, succumbing to the words of unfamiliarity, began to blame himself, panic, cry, scream, being in a helpless situation. The stranger, in turn, only looked at the skeleton, continuing to smile.
But B4 had to hide and run away as some of the workers entered the laboratory. It was already clear that the work of the laboratory technicians had been suspended. The laboratory was converted into a secret research center, where P3 and his no longer green soul of good were studied. But in any case, it was more like an abandoned mental hospital ...
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