"Stay with us Turtle!" Dodger said, throwing that cloth away and grabbing a new one Rose brought to continue to soak up blood and stop the bleeding. As that I could hear Lora crying along with Rose now as my vision grew dark as my eyes slowly closed. Before I knew it I was unconscious. Everything was dark, I couldn't hear anything. 

Suddenly a light shinned through the darkness. I felt my body walking toward the light. I had no control of my body, It was like I was just riding in a uncontrolled wagon. I looked down to see my wound was gone, with no blood. I looked up to see me nearing the light. When arriving the world around me turned into this blinding whiteness. Once my eyes adjusted, I found myself in a bright open room. There was a bed with white cloth and blankets. A wooden bench made from birch. The ground was a smooth quartz. After looking around I noticed the girl laying on the bed. She wasn't there the first time I looked but after turning she was. I approached her, I still had no control over where I was going. Getting closer to the bed, I couldn't believe my eyes. It was Rose. She wore this white blouse, she showed a lot of skin. She looked up at me with a smile. I went to speak but as I opened my mouth, no sound came out. "Hey!" She called out to me. I looked confused as to why I couldn't control my body, I couldn't talk. I was being forced to just sit back and watch. "Are you going to come to bed with me?" Rose said. I was shocked to why she would ask me that. 

"Of course." A mans voice echoed behind me. My body turned and again I couldn't believe my eyes. The tall figure slowly walked my way. He wore all white royal wear. Even his wings was decorated to look more royal. My body stood right in Pyged's path as he neared the bed where Rose was inviting him. I was confused, scared, and now angry. My body stood in his way, it looked as if he was going to run into me but to my surprise his body just simply walked through mine. He walked through me like I wasn't even there. He climbed in bed and started to kiss on Rose's shoulder and started to move up to her neck. Rose giggled and looked to be enjoying his affection. After kissing her on the lips he rolled over and laid closely to her. 

"How is my king tonight?" Rose said. 

"Lovely darling." Pyged said. Again I went to speak, but I couldn't. I went to walk, but couldn't. I was being forced to watch as Pyged called Rose darling and kiss on her. "What's the matter, does this make you angry?" Pyged said. I looked up after trying to move. Both Rose and Pyged were staring up where I was standing. 

"This could of been yours Turtle. You could of had...me." She said. 

"Just think, you could of had such a better life." Pyged said. 

"A life with a lover." Rose said. 

"A live as a hero." Pyged said. 

"Friends, no family." Rose said. Both of them talking in a pattern. It was quite creepy. I tried to look away but not being able to move restricted me. 

"Does this uncomforted you!" Pyged yelled at me, leaping out to me. His body collided with mine this time, instead of going through it. Both our bodies fell back, crashing through the wall. We broke through revealing the black abyss world around us. It felt as I had control of my body again, as I was holding on to him as he held me over the edge. I couldn't move though almost like I was forced to not fight back. "To know I won, and you lost. So many you promised too!" Pyged yelled at me. Suddenly I had feeling in my arm. I moved it in relief. I looked up to see Pyged still holding me. I don't know why but out of anger I punched Pyged across the jaw. With that it caused him to let me go. It was a mistake though as I felt my body begin to fall. I turned to see me flying to the ground quickly. Right as I crashed against the ground, everything went dark again like before this nightmare begun. I was kneeling on the ground, back in the dark abyss. "I want to be a traveler like you." Nina's voice echoed through the darkness. 

"Rose. Its Rose Underhell. Thank you, for helping me." Rose's voiced echoed. 

"You just don't get it do you turtle man? Were taking this stuff." Pyged's voice echoed. 

"Where are my manners, I'm Koz." Koz's voice echoed. 

"I'm going to let you down, but I swear anything happens to her...your a dead man, I don't care how many pieces of metal I have to fight to do it." My voice echoed through the abyss. "So whats your name?" My voice echoed.

"Lora." Lora's voice echoed.

"Oh hi, I'm Loshi." Loshi's voice echoed.

"Turtle, you remembered me!" Dodger's voice echoed.

"The...Kingdoms, are the reason this war...continues. With the kings fallen, will...end it." Pyged's orc echoed. 

"Pyged Arynth." Pyged's voice echoed. 

"If your friends are in danger like that girl said they are, you can't just stand by and let them get hurt, you'll never forgive yourself." The bartender's voice echoed.

"No, I'm also here asking that you join me. Im going to ask you one more time, join me. No one goes against me. Not even you." Pyged's voice echoed.

"Snake." Snake's voice echoed.

"You wanna know why I don't just kill you, Turtle? Your one of the people I want to let, see this world saved, even if you think otherwise. I want to see you live a life without ever worrying about a thing." Pyged's voice echoed.

"Yeah, it was a tough choice, but I felt I was the only one capable of leading what was left of my kingdom." Nina's voice echoed.

"Turtle?" Rose's echoed.

"I don't know your thought of imprisonment is, but does this look like prison. I didn't throw her in a cell with two meals a day! I gave her a bed, a soft one, I gave her servants and maids, good ones! I gave her clothe, nice ones, I gave her a palace, a pretty one. A lover, to accompany her." Pyged's voice echoed. As each voice echoed, images of the person talking flashed in my head. 

"Nightmares the name, it doesn't matter if you know, you'll be dead soon anyway." Nightmare's voice echoed.

"Heh, we have a fool, I'm Turtle, now whats your real name?" Turtle's voice called out.

"Red? And one last thing Turtle...do not spare Pyged, kill him." Koz's voice echoed.

"Thats right, Turtle!" Snake's voice echoed.

"Pyged will save us all. He saved me and my sister...from you human loving freaks." That Switch's voice echoed.

"Make sure to tell me every detail of your victory if you achieve it. Until next time old friend." Koz's voice echoed.

"And Turtle, Thank you for this. I can't promise I'll be so willing to keep you alive next time, don't think my kindness is forever now on because it's not." Nightmare's voice echoed. 

"Please, I only needed you for your armies. You meant nothing to me, never did." Pyged's voice echoed.

 It's good to see you aren't dead." Nina's voice echoed.

"Again...again I gave you a chance. You could of ran, you could of took your stupid little mate and ran off. Nightmare failed and you survived. You could of ran. I would of left you alone...but instead you fight. You fight and you fight and you fight. But you always lose!" Pyged's voice echoed. 

"Look at it as you will. Where alive to fight another day. Villages can be rebuilt, lives can't be brought back." The Cloaked general's voice echoed. 

"Alright then, lets go save the world." My voice echoed. 

"You see Turtle, all these people you met, each one had a different affect on you, good...bad." Pyged's said behind me. I turned to see him standing behind me in the dark. "I gave you enough chances, I thought at least. Yet I warned you, I said if you go against me, I will kill you, yet you still pursued to go against me. Now look." Pyged said. With that a pain formed in my gut. I looked down to see my stab back on my stomach. "Well, this is it Turtle. Goodbye." Pyged said as he turned and started to walk off into the darkness. My body collapsed over and the world around me begun to fade away. 




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