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The night sky stars stare down on the residents where they are in hell
They don’t know where they are, or why they are here. But all they know is that there is two teams that you cannot cross over with on the other side
Those who are weak yet have the will to survive and continue on to find a way out of this hellhole are stuck being victims under those who seeks the blood of their own prey and forever continue to do as they wish in their own heaven like world
Of course, both sides have their own areas to stay: the cabin and the forest
Those who survives for another round would stay away from the forest and gather together in a cabin as a team
While those eyes stare through the leaves of the bushes, waiting for another game
For the child, that is
A child? On the other side?
He always has been spying on the other team, for he has been bored in the forest. Playing alone wasn’t really fun other than his clones and that cake monster that seems to run away from him
He saw how the survivors were talking to each other. The child never really had somebody to talk to anymore
And as much as he wants to jump out of the bushes and roar to jumpscare them. He worries that his dad would catch him and grounds him for doing so, so he never did bother them
Days like these were very boring, the boy wanted the playtime to start. But for him, it always took so long to even start, and sometimes it wouldn’t even let him in the round when the game has started!
The child never knew how lonely he felt during these past months ever since he got in this world
Ever since he got separated with his dad..
But..nowadays
A hand landed on the boy’s shoulder with a soft pat, the child then looked up at the man. He gave a friendly smile at the boy
“##1t5-its#t1m3#2#g0,#c00lkidd##”
( Its time to go, c00lkidd )
This god guy named Noli seems to company him
“ Aww, okay ” the child huffs, getting up from the ground
“##l3t-let#u$#n0t#b0th3r#th3m#4ny-@nym0r3!##”
( let us not bother them anymore! ) Noli then lifts his hand to let the child hold it
c00lkidd gladly took his. Noli began to lead the way into furthermore of the forest that seems to be foggy
Away from the cabin
Away from his dad
Ever since Noli came to this world just a few weeks ago, he was ever so interested on the kid. Mainly because his dad was a dear friend of his, and also because Noli saw him when he was just a baby!
Of course c00lkidd doesn’t remember him. Maybe some purple bits in his memory? but doesn’t fully remember him at all
But Noli did, and he was shocked that the kid is in this world now. What a small world it is
Walking through more and more bushes and walking past by the trees. They always go to this spot where the both of them play in the forest in that area, it wasn’t near where all of the others were and it wasn’t near where all of the survivors were too
It was in the middle of nowhere, yet it holds a special place in the kid’s heart
Finally entering the area, there was no trees in the way or bushes everywhere. There was a clear ground of grass with a few pebbles and some leaves on it, there was even a log on the ground too
“##$-5-s0…#wh4t#sh0uld#w3#pl4y#f0-4-for#2-t0d4y?##”
( so…what should we play for today? ) the god lets go of the child’s hand. Leaning forward to reach c00lkidd’s height by his side
“Hmm” he itches his chin in a thinking moment
c00lkidd didn’t really get an answer himself, which was unlikely of him, but he would soon get an inspiration from something
“Let’s play talking!”
“##what##”
Noli looked at the kid confusingly, but soon gets the idea that c00lkidd would just rather talk for today, making him giggle
“##w3ll,#al-4ll-r1ght####L3t’s#si-s1t#d0wn#0n#0ur#thr0ne,#sh-5hall#w3?##”
( well, all right. Let’s sit down on our throne, shall we? ) the god offered, returning back to his posture
The child didn’t need to be told again as he is already sitting on the log, Noli soon followed him along
c00lkidd was fidgeting his fingers, kicking his legs. He looked up at Noli
“When do you think the next game will start?” c00lkidd asked with a smile
“##44ah…#@b0ut#….”
( aaah…about… )
Noli was about to sit on the log, paused himself to calculate the time and space of the last round they had
“…#20#s3c0nds#fr0m#th1s#v3-very#m0m3nt####B-but#1-i-i#d4re#say#th4t#th3#sp3ctre#w0uld#r4ther#p1ck#s0meb0dy#else#but#u$##”
( 20 seconds from this very moment. But I dare say that the spectre would rather pick somebody else but us ) Noli finally sat on the log during his monologue
“Why not me?”
“## ’Why not’— #y0u?####Y0u#@lre@dy#h4d#y0ur#tu-turn!##”
( ‘ Why not ’—you? You already had your turn! )
“Yeah, from 4 rounds ago!”
Noli sighed, chuckling about it too
“##it#se-5eems#l1ke#s0meb0dy#w4nts#a#turnn!##”
( it seems like somebody wants a turnn! ) Noli sang playfully
“Okay but you’re not getting your turn too!” c00lkidd tried to fight back playfully too
“##1-i#d0n’t#n33d#t-2#g3t#a#turn!####i#alr34dy#am#bu5y#w1th#l00king#@fter#a#ch1ld##”
( I don’t need to get a turn! I already am busy with looking after a child )
“I’m not a child! I’m ten years old! And I’m a drakobloxxer!”
“## sure ##” Noli rolls his eyes with a sarcastic like tone, laughing it off later on
“##h0w#c0me#d0#y0u#w4nt#y0ur#turn#n0w?##”
( how come do you want your turn now? ) Noli tilts his head with curiosity
“So then I can play with my papa!”
Noli felt a little off, knowing the reality outside of c00lkidd’s world but still kept the facade of his tone happy. Reverting his head back to normal
“##th3n#lets#$ee#if#y0u#g3t#ch0sen#4#th1s#upc0ming#g4me##”
( then lets see if you get chosen for this upcoming game ) Noli said, now crossing his arms
A few moments of silent companied the god and the child, only then for the god to start singing
“##f1ve..#4..#thr33..#tw0..####0ne.##”
As the wind blows strongly all of a sudden, the trees rustle and the leaves fly away to a direction where most of their teammates are, back in a much deeper part of the forest.
And as the windy weather stopped immediately, Noli hmph’d while shrugging
“##gu3ss#y0u’r3#st-5tuck#w1th#m3#th3n,#c00lk1dd##”
( guess you’re stuck with me then, c00lkidd )
That meant The Spectre has taken someone for the next round
“ Aw” the kid looked disappointed by the news
“##wh4ts#wr0ng?####D0n’t#w4nn4#pl@y#w1th#m3?##”
( whats wrong? Don’t wanna play with me? ) Noli raises his eyebrow
But what Noli didn’t expect, was a dull yet sad expression on the kid’s face
“No, I just wanna see my dad again”
His limps were just bouncing before, but now it was lifeless
“##..@h…##”
( ..ah… ) Noli carefully aspects the child’s status
“##y0u#d1dn’t#g3t#2#s-5ee#h1m#wh3n#y0u#w3r3#b4ck#@t#th3ir#t0wn-ish#ar3a?##”
( you didn’t get to see him when you were back at their own town-ish area? ) the god asked
“He’s so hard to find! I barely see him outside of the house!” c00lkidd was back to being energetic but it was in a negative mood
Noticing the elephant in the room, Noli clears his throat for a soother voice
“##Hey..hey##”
Noli moved closer to softly get a hold of c00lkidd’s head to his torso, hugging the child in a way while brushing his head with his claw carefully
“##i al$o#miss h1-him####But mayb3 he ju5t needs# a mom3nt 2 pr0cess#someth1ng##”
( I also miss him. But maybe he just needs a moment to process something )
“Process what?” The child seems to cool down immediately when he’s held by Noli’s welcoming, comforting embrace
“##th4t he’s#stuck. I d0 n0t th1nk#y0ur f4ther is qu1te aw-aware#h0w sm4ll he is in with his own gr0up##”
( that he’s stuck. I do not think your father is quite aware how small he is in with his own group )
By small, the god meant how little-to-no notice the survivors has never given credit to the former hacker at all. No acknowledgement for how mighty and powerful he was. They all have taken granted to hate him peacefully
He doesn’t understand why they’re aren’t scared for a possibility for him to turn on their backs and stab them out on the open
Nor why the former hacker hasn’t done it by now…
Just how long will 007n7 hold until he bursts out with a fiery wrath of the hacker he once was..
“##But s00ner or l4ter#he’ll realise th3 truth for hims3lf#& join us.#@ll we can d-d0 is# wait. ##”
( But sooner or later, he’ll realise the truth for himself and join us. All we can do is wait. )
But Noli is getting impatient
“He can..join us?”
Noli shakes his thoughts away, jolting at the child he didn’t pay attention to. Looking down at the child he stopped brushing from a moment ago
And about that question, it was a possibility that Noli hoped for. A wish he prayed to himself as a god
“##He can. He just w0n’t##” Noli hissed strongly, glaring at nowhere but to himself
He then realised that there’s a child with him. 007n7’s child. He better not make this ugly for himself
Breathing in deeply, but also cough for a bit which seems to return his old static voice back
“##But!#th4t#is#IF#h3#d0esn’t#ch4ng3#his#ch0ices####And#r@th3r#be#a#n0b0dy##”
( But! That is IF he doesn’t change his choices. And rather be a nobody ) Noli grew the same friendly smile that c00lkidd always knew, soon to be a reassurance type of smile
“##&#i-i#kn0w#my#fr1end#v3ry#w3ll,#he’ll#j0in#us####$o#l3t#us#n0t#b0ther#w1th#’ fate’ #@ny#l0ng3r##”
( And I know my friend very well, he’ll join us. So let us not bother with ‘ fate ’ any longer )
‘I know my friend very well’—or used to..
“My dad can join my team! The c00lkidd team!” that seems to hype the child up, with eyes the sparkle with hopes
Unexpectedly, even for Noli himself, started to chuckle
He was the one who created that team after all
Noli patted c00lkidd’s back, still chuckling lightly
Oh how c00lkidd was just like him, except more childlike and kinder. Yet have the same goal to recruit members, just like how 007n7 wanted more members in their gang: TEAM C00LKIDDS
Their gang, just him and 007n7 at first until later wards the other people joined in
007n7 was a threat to the people and the buildings. All tricks on them and all treats on him. The gang looked up to him, Noli looked up to him, everybody else looked at him with fear
To the greatest hacker, it was all fun and games to him against mere robloxians
Noli thought if 007n7 wanted more than that. More than just some game board host to the pieces
More with…power? To control the world under his finger?
That’s what 007n7 wanted, right?
But apparently. HE, HIMSELF, was the one who’s crazy for a thought and an impossible goal like that. According to the greatest hacker himself…
…
“Hey Noli!”
Noli really needs to stop losing himself in thoughts
“##y3ah#k1d?##”
( yeah kid? ) paying attention to the child, he noticed how c00lkidd was holding something
“I wanna show you my really cool stick that I found!” The child said with glee, gladly showing off to the god
Raising the stick that was rather red, darkish red that steams with radiation heat. The kind where it blurs around the closest object and the background if you were to be in a distant away, facing it
“Do you like it? I do! And I think my papa would be so proud about me finding it too! It’s super cool!” The kid blabbered about, only then to be quiet when Noli only stared at it. It looked like as if Noli wanted to steal it!
Noli didn’t say anything, he could only stare with admiration. It was breathtaking for him
Déjà vu
Oh how Noli is really gonna lose himself now
“##c00lkidd...#th1s#is..##”
( c00lkidd…this is.. ) Noli paused, still in awe of its presence
“##th1s#w4s#wh4t#y0ur#f4th3r#us3d#2#h0ld…##”
( This was what your father used to hold… )
“Wha..huh?”
This stick? This was his dad’s stick?
Noli started to gently grab the ‘stick’ the child held, it was easy and careful for the god as the kid let him do so, confused on his part. The god only continued to look at it as if it was art
“##h0w#d1-did#y0u#f1nd#thi$..?##”
( How did you find this..? ) Noli mumbled, still staring at the ‘stick’ rather on c00lkidd when he talked
“It was just on the grass. In this area actually!”
“##h-huh..##” Noli nodded for a bit
Noli didn’t say anything after that, instead, he hugged the ‘stick’ as if the burning heat didn’t mean anything to him. The void is cold after all. Surprising c00lkidd to see an adult man hugging it as like a toy
He gets the idea though
“I really do miss him too, Noli” c00lkidd said
“Do you also miss my papa?”
“## D3arly..##”
( Dearly.. )
Noli closes his eyes, hugging the ‘stick’ that was once his close to him
Suddenly, Noli asked a question
“##W0uld#y0u#l1ke#2#kn0w#h0w#y0ur#f4th3r#f0und#th1$#s-5-sw0rd?##”
( Would you like to know how your father found this sword? )
The child was already eager to listen when he first heard those words. Sightly jumping on the seat of the log
Noli finally looks back at c00lkidd, now with the Firebrand on his lap. He begins to speak