Devil's Swing • Book 1 •

• The Main Character • Chapter 4 •

"Actually, there are-" He sighed, pointing his finger up in the air in my face.

"That was completely rhetorical, darling." He smiled a tired smile as he started for the door. "Almost every diss i say will be rhetorical. Get it through your head." He ordered. I chuckled.

"I don't take orders from a side character." I spat. He stopped in his tracks.

"Excuse me?" He asked quietly.

"Oh, you heard me. Side characters take orders, not give." I stated once again. Bendy stood still for a moment before spinning around to face me.

"I cannot believe you have the NERVE to say that, you.. you.. CHILD!" He growled at me. I shrugged at him.

"Actually, I kinda am a child. That doesn't insult me."

"Once I come back from curing you of your stupid little fear, I'm gonna have thought up a million ways to insult you, little girl." He angrily said. I only smiled at him.

"Good luck with that, darling." I mocked. He slammed the door on his way out of the room, leaving more ink spots on the ground because of his stomping. I had a feeling he was going to throw a fit at me once he came back.

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Bendy didn't come back like he said. I waited on a chair for almost an hour, too afraid to go out searching for him. I had no idea how big this place was.

I decided to wait a little more, just in case he was coming back.

Maybe I pissed him off a little too much..? I got too close to him. Jesus, he must've been hurt by what I said. I don't know how he felt. But then again, he was completely rude to me..

"Bendy!" I called. Of course, no answer. "Bendy, where are you?" I called again. "I'm starting to.. worry!" I hesitated. I heard some noise below me, like a monster growling. "Bendy, are you trying to scare me?!" I stormed out of the room. "I swear if you're just trying to scare me, it isn't funny!"

I made my way through the studio, lost at times. I finally found the exit, or what I thought was the way down. It was completely blocked off by a giant hole, like someone smashed it. I sighed, thinking this was a trick.

"Haha, very funny." I said sarcastically. "This is going to cost someone, and it sure as hell isn't me! Childish creation.." I muttered. I carefully made my way down the hole, noting a ripped piece of clothing. "Bendy, do you wear clothes? Because honestly, that'd be hilarious to see. Put on a tutu!" I laughed. Nobody answered me, not even with a snotty remark. I was really starting to worry.

Boards were broken off, like someone had already passed through here. Something was missing from some box, most likely an axe. An emergency axe.

I shrugged it off, and made my way down the path that was already made for me. A metallic garage-like door was opened. The room that accompanied it was covered in ink. Like the rest of the place.

A shadow passed by the hallways far from me, which obviously made me jump. Another shadow passed by, but this one was much bigger. It was a lot sloppier too. I followed the two, curious about who it could've been. Bendy was much smaller than that-- or so I thought. Maybe he isn't what he seems.

The hallway was eerily quiet. I began to feel uncomfortable, and better yet, unsafe. If the shadows weren't bendy, who could it have been..?

I was met with a door that read someone's name. I didn't bother to read it, though. I honestly didn't care. I opened the door, and walked inside. It was just an old workspace. I groaned, and turned back. I stopped in my tracks as soon as I seen a man. He looked just as alarmed as I was.

"Nothing.. nothing.. there's nothing in here.. I've got to get out.." He repeated. He ran down the hall I came from; and so I followed him. He disappeared out of sight.

"Wait! Sir, have you-" as I reached him, I realized he wasn't awake. He was on the ground. But what I completely missed was the lanky body above him, holding onto his foot. He seemed puzzled by my appearance, but took the chance as soon as I could process what was going on. He stomped his way to me; the last thing I remember was a fist aiming towards me.

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My eyes slowly opened themselves. My body was slouching over, but I wasn't on the ground. I was sitting in a hard chair with my hands tied tightly behind me. I couldn't exactly pinpoint where I was; it was all a blur.  My head turned to my side-- nothing but a bunch of papers and a desk. I turned to my other side-- A door and a microphone. In front of me was a giant window. My eyes widened to the sight of the.. creature.. in front of a man. It was the same lanky body I seen before he knocked me out cold.

The creature had a cutout of Bendy's face covering his own, with his body looking completely black. I guessed it was ink. I couldn't tell if he was speaking or not; he barely moved.

It wasn't until he began walking to a door that I realized he was in fact talking. The man sitting in the chair was shaking his head, like he was denying what he had just said. The door opened to the room I was in, making me snap my head towards it. The Bendy-masked man was staring at me.

"I wonder if he'll take you too!" He chuckled. I had just noticed there was tape over my mouth, preventing me from screaming at his face. "Ah-ah-ah," he said teasingly, "only I speak here." He laughed. I glared at him. He shrugged me off, and walked up to the speaker. He began spewing a bunch of crap about Bendy, like he was some satanic being. It hadn't clicked in my head what he was trying to get out of this.

Before I could even think about it, the building began to shake. I frantically looked around, seeing the room fill up slowly with ink. I started freaking out; I was scared it would happen again. This time, I didn't have any limbs to attempt to swim.

The masked man turned to me, and stared. I didn't realize that he wasn't looking at me; he was looking behind me. I slowly turned my head the best I could, and was met with what I hadn't expected.

My heart began to race, and my body shook like crazy. Everything seemed to slow down for me in that one moment..

"I will not be ordered by you.. I am the main character here.. you will be ordered by me."