004 — ﹒ 𓏵　𓏼　UNTIL THEN, I CAN TRY AGAIN .   ⌣  𓏏𓏏  .

ɪ'ᴍ ᴡʜᴀᴛ's ʟᴇꜰᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴡᴇ sᴡᴀᴍ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴏɴ..

Collecting gifts was a usual, wasn’t it? After all, you had nothing else to do, no other way to survive and obtain the beacon that led you back to safety, unless you were suicidal, obviously. The little bits of currency, the shiny golden presents you wrap around your hands, before the realm automatically collects it for you, with that small little “ding!” To indicate the gift that was received. You were still self conscious about this place, though. Being an immortal who only died for a short amount of time, until you just eventually come back like nothing ever happened. It was tiresome,—it was horrible, as a matter of fact, you look up at the sky for a bit, you were free to do so because your teammates dealt with the other enemies, so nothing was on your ass. At least not yet it wasn’t.

The “sky” of the void had a weird.. texture to it, it looked like discolored flesh, you couldn’t exactly describe it, but also because you didn’t have the right words to describe it either, you were just lost in thought, per usual. You weren’t the talkative type, the team always “left you out”, as you yourself put it in your own words, never asking you what enemies they should add, what curses was objectively better, or what upgrades would benefit you all the most, you were the outcast of the group, not because they didn’t like you, but because you voluntarily decide to exclude yourself, just working on your own pace instead of waiting on what they had to say. You thought everything would be easier that way, wouldn’t it?

Well, you weren’t entirely wrong, as enemies tended to target you less, due to being detached from the group, and just going at your own pace, you basically had free time to yourself before the beacon opened up, and you enjoyed it quite well.. having a bit of time to just, think.. about this strange world you were in, where as real as life and death felt, life never truly went away, and death was never permanent, you always came back, didn’t you? But there was no need to answer, you did, you’re here now, and when you die, you’ll just find yourself standing in the temple the moment that level ends.

You then heard a bit of a “woosh!” Sound from behind, turning around with a bit of hesitation, you took a glimpse.. and saw them, Voidbreaker, the Voidbound Knight, They weren’t attacking you, however. They simply noticed you, isolating yourself again. From the group of players who were too busy collecting gifts and yelling at each other in the distance.

..Hello. Is all Voidbreaker could mutter out, they sat next to you as they put their sword down, they didn’t say anything for a couple of minutes, and neither did you, both of you didn’t have much to say, I mean.. c’mon, a player? and an enemy? Having basic converse? The idea alone was stupid enough, and you just slowly backed away, before..

Wait.. no, don’t go. They quickly spat out, their deep voice sounding a little.. startled? Afraid? They were quite literally a knight. They could’ve just impaled you to death right there, right now, but the emotion you tried to detect from them was conflicting. Sorry if I.. scared you. They held their sword, not to use as a weapon, but rather to rub at the gem on it, as they perked their head downward slightly. I don’t mean to strike any fear..—not right now at least, I don’t, truly. They spoke with a sense of security, they wanted to give you a pat on the shoulder, or maybe hold your hand in reassurance, but was just a little too inhibited to actually do so, they seemed a lot more.. tense, than usual.

I apologize for my.. strange. behavior. they shuddered a sigh, finally gaining the strength to look at you directly, as they gently placed their sword on the ground once more. I just haven’t felt the need to confront anybody lately, but.. I’ve, well.. they tried to find the right words, fidgeting with their armor a little bit as they spoke watched you, from afar.. I’m unsure how to admit this without sounding parasocial, in a way, but.. I was thinking maybe, you would enjoy my presence, perhaps? The look they gave you, it was almost.. hopeful? in a sense, that is. You weren’t sure what their true intentions were, or at least you thought they wanted something from you, but all you knew is that this knight randomly came up to you, and suddenly wants your attention.. well, not like that. but how else would you word it anyway? That “Oh, what a friendly person! They just want to be friends with me!” You weren’t stupid, the void here isn’t full of kindness, and especially because of the fact that death wasn’t a permanent relief, and you were simply forced to be revived and endure the agony again, you knew better than that.

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