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TWO TIME

Childhood Two Time is a devoted cultist loyal to the Spawn Cult, a violent group that believes sacrificing others will reward a second life from their god, The Spawn.

The reason for Two Time joining the cult was because of their loyalty towards Elder Amarah, a leader of the Spawn Cult that took Two Time in as a child while they were abandoned for unknown reasons. Due to this kind act, Two Time became insistently attached to Amarah, even going as far as to supposedly doubt Azure later on in their life. Despite their loyalty, they lived in isolation, as they were excluded from rituals and meetings and instead assigned menial labor, such as collecting lumber for the cult. As a result, they had little to no connection with the other cultists.[3]

Amarah themselves also had quite a one-sided relationship with Two Time, never really paying any mind to them, causing Two Time to be quite lonely.

Meeting Azure

While collecting lumber, Two Time encountered Azure and initially mistook them for a beast. Azure, a botanist skilled in herbal remedies, would medically treat Two Time and other cultists when they fell ill, despite not being a qualified doctor.[3] Over time, their bond evolved from simple companionship into a romantic relationship. It was the first true friendship Two Time had experienced amid their isolation from the cult, and they cherished it deeply. However, Two Time's mental state deteriorated as their beliefs grew increasingly radical and extreme. At some point, Amarah gifted them the Ghostfire Dagger. According to their Oblation and Sacrificial Dagger abilities' descriptions, they excitedly showed Azure their "cool knife," hiding its true purpose. Both were told they had been "chosen to set out on the grand step to rebirth." It's implied that Two Time was already committing the murders of several other Spawn cultists beforehand, as it's revealed Elder Amarah had a huge number of corpses hung inside of a warehouse.[4]

Sacrifice Azure angrily tells Two Time about what Elder Amarah has been doing behind the scenes. Two Time doesn't really care, nor do they really give a damn since they likely already knew Azure angrily tells Two Time about what Elder Amarah has been doing behind the scenes. Two Time doesn't really care, nor do they really give a damn since they likely already knew.

Azure eventually found out about the corpses that Elder Amarah was hiding, and confronted Two Time about it, not knowing that they likely had a hand in their deaths. Now quite frightened seeing a bunch of hung corpses inside a warehouse like it was some local butcher shop, Azure tried to tell Two Time what they had found, and what Elder Amarah was hiding from them all along. However, Two Time either didn't care about it, or was simply just somewhat nervous Azure knew. Whatever the case, Azure would supposedly attempt to make a run from the Spawn Cult, contemplating if he should leave or not.

Unfortunately, while presumably under the orders of Amarah, Two Time would quickly sneak up on Azure and sacrifice him, completely making the sacrifice a personal one and not a true sacrifice to the Spawn whatsoever.

AZURE

Origin Azure (full name: Azurewrath, formerly named Aspen) is a devoted cultist loyal to the Family Home For the Reborn (formerly the Spawn Cult), a violent group that believes sacrificing others will grant a second life from their god, The Spawn (which was The Spectre in disguise). They came from an abusive childhood with an awful father. While the extent of their father's abuse is unclear, Azure refers to him as a "bastard," implying there may have been physical child abuse or something along those lines.[5]

Azure enjoys working with plants and herbs, serving as the cult's botanist. They are skilled in herbal remedies and treat other cultists when they fall ill, despite not being a qualified doctor.

Meeting Two Time

At some point, Azure encountered Two Time, who had been assigned to collect lumber for the cult. Two Time initially mistook them for a beast. From that moment, their relationship grew from simple companionship into a romantic bond. Azure gave Two Time their nickname, as "Two Time" is not their real name. This relationship became Two Time's first true friendship, as they had been largely isolated from the rest of the cult, and they valued it deeply. Their bond is shown in multiple renders of Two Time's Milestone Skins, especially the legacy versions from Milestones I to IV.

The "BEST FRIENDS!" photo. The "BEST FRIENDS!" photo.

Over time, it is unknown whether Azure noticed it, but Two Time's mental state deteriorated as they became increasingly radicalized by The Spawn's ideology, eventually receiving the Ghostfire Dagger. According to their Oblation and Sacrificial Dagger ability descriptions, they excitedly showed Azure their "cool knife," while concealing its true purpose. Both were told they had been "chosen to set out on the grand step to rebirth."

Sacrifice

After Azure eventually found out about the cult's cannibalism, the choice for sacrificing Azure worsened. With the promise of becoming stronger through Spawn, Two Time did a foolish act, killing Azure in a field of Nightshades, which is what the cult's bible had intended. As he died, he believed he was [unlovable and forgotten].

While nothing truly happened, and Two Time realized it was all a sham, The Spectre itself would intervene as The Spawn, kidnapping both Two Time and Azure, alongside Investigative Iris, and turning Azure into a monster, changing his name to Azurewrath and amplifying his hatred.