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Spell "HELL" "HATE"
C H A P T E R S I X Character Dossiers
Mythology
Rooms- Especially one for Y'ieløthe, utilizing fake Text boxes asking for your name and stuff like that.
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Pete
The Eye
Nuriel
Løvrike
Oszy
Raviv
LanrixTell me, human. What is your name?
(force-input-box:"=XX=","No one.")
^^^^^^Max Char: 7^^^^^^
And what is your statement?
(force-input-box:"=XX=","All hail the Eye King, the One True God.")
^^^^^^Max Char: 40^^^^^^
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$t2[$s3[//Finally// the clock got to say "5:03,"]] $t4[$s3[ breathing a sigh of relief after such a long wait.]]
$t6[$s2[ The issue,]] $t7[$s2[ of course,]]$t8h[$s3[ was that it now had to wait again to say "5:04."]]
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$t18[$s3[ She thought back to her last meal, just a few hours before she died.]]
{$t22h[$s3[ //It was //(text-colour:(hsl:0,0.8039,0.5,0.55))[// Chipotle,//]]]}
$t26h[$s3[ and, I'm just going to be honest,]]
$t28[$s3[ had she known that it was her last meal]] $t29h[$s3[ I //can't //promise she would've gone anywhere else.]]
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$t10h[$s2[ $RedQ["Not a burrito bowl,"] $Redacted thought to herself,]]
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(set: $t55h to (after:55.5s))}}NAME: REDACTED
AGE: 28
CLASSIFICATION: Necromancer
PROFESSION: Freelance Assassin.
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$t2[$s2[ And //boy// was her lap hot now.]]
$t4h[$s2[ $Redacted also couldn't help but wonder,]]
$t6h[$s2[ as she prepared to depart the object,]]
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{$t1[$s3[ Boiling insides aside,]] $t2h[$s3[ departing felt great.]]
$t4[$s3[ It was the ghost version of]]
$t4[$s3[ stepping out of your pants after a]]
$t4[$s3[ long day of work.]]}
$t7h[$s3[ Except that the pants are made of molten hot plastic that smells like the inside of a Dunkin Donuts.]]
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$t13[$s1[ Plus, $Red loved that this meant she could really make an entrance.]]
$t15h[$fl2[$RedQ[ //"Hey,"//] she'd think to herself,]]
$t17h[$fl1[$RedQ[ //"even if you're the only one watching.//]]]
$t19h[$fl1[$RedQ[ //You're worth it, babe."//]]]
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$t2[$s3[ $Red slid her thin, cyan hand out of the lid of the coffee maker,]] $t5h[$s3[ a sickly green mist billowing from it.]]
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$t2[$s3[ I'd be a terrible narrator if I didn't stop here to explain]]
$t4[$s2[ that the reason $Redacted's name has been redacted]]
$t6[$s3[ is because of an investigation into a claim that she died while attempting to destroy the world.]]
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$t9h[$s3[ If you asked,]] $t10h[$s3[ she would tell you that these accusations are completely unsubstantiated and ridiculous.]]
$t14h[$s2[(size:0.7)[// ...And then she'd look away and try to change the subject.//]]]
$t16[$s4[ We'll call her $Red, for the sake of anonymity.]]
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[$s2[ That is,]] $t1[$s3[ when he wasn't busy fulfilling the contracts of Nuriel,]] $t3[$s3[ the demigod in charge of Jayal's Hell.]]
$t6[$s3[ Or that right Eye in his head.]] $t8h[$s3[ The one that moved independently from the other,]] $t10h[$s3[ and from Pete as a whole.]] $t13h[$s4[ Like it had its own personality. ]]
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$t17[$s2[ None of the Harbingers knew how Pete killed his targets,]] $t19h[$s2[ but they all had their assumptions.]]
$t22[$s2[ And $Red's imagination was wild.]]
$t24h[$s2[ One thing was sure, though.]]
$t27[$s2[ She knew that that wriggling little marble,]] $t29[$s3[ that milky squeeze toy in his face,]] $t31[$s3[ would need to be]] $t32h[$s3[
destroyed.]]
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[$PeteQ["Uh, hey,"]] $t1[$s2[ Pete said, from the doorway.]]
$t4[$s3[ He had a rather unimpressive face to begin with,]] $t6[$s3[ and it barely changed as he reached into his bag of fritos,]] $t8[$s3[ tossing three to his mouth,]] $t10[$s3[ the fourth going rogue and hitting the floor.]]
$t13[$s3[ He didn't flinch as it cracked and half of it flew underneath the fridge,]] $t16[$s3[ joining a secret cabal,]] $t18h[$s3[ an army of other half-fritos that landed in the same spot. ]]
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$t23h[$s2[ Pete was one of the Harbingers of Doom.]] $t25h[$s3[ And, as such, he was terrifying.]]
$t28[$s3[ His short, brown haircut.]]
$t30[$s3[ His plain, unassuming glasses.]]
$t32h[$s3[ He was the default man in a character creator.]]
$t35[$s3[ And, to make matters worse, ]]
$t36[$s3[ he]] $t36h[$s3[ worked]] $t37[$s3[ in]] $t37h[$s3[ //tech//.]]
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$s1[ //The spacing of the whole thing didn't really make sense,// ]
$t2[$s3[ but she was,]] $t2h[$s3[ after all,]] $t3h[$s3[and for lack of a better word,]] $t5[$s3[ a ghost.]]
$t7[$s2[ Next came an elbow. ]]
$t8h[$s3[ Then, an arm and a neck,]]
$t10[$s3[ and then a torso,]]
$t11[$s3[ a leg, ]]
$t12[$s3[ another arm,]]
$t13[$s3[ and a final leg. ]]
$t14h[$s3[ // All in that order.// ]]
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$t17[$s3[ Each limb climbing over the last ]] $t18h[$s3[ and her head upside down as she crawled out,]] $t21h[$s3[ her body twisting in grotesque ways before she stood upright.]]
$t24h[$fl1[$RedQ[ "Okay,"]]]
$t26h[$s2[ she said with a smile on her face,]]
$t28[$fl2[$RedQ[ "was that scary as Hell, or what?]]]
$t30[$fl3[$RedQ[// I mean... Kayako wishes."//]]]
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$t2h[$s2[ If you're asking yourself why Pete needed to die,]]
$t4[$s3[ then you're already asking more questions than $Red did when she received the assignment.]] $t8[$s3[ She was skittish, ]] $t9h[$s3[ certain Nuriel would rend her soul and use the bits and pieces to build a better,]] $t11h[$s4[ more reliable Harbinger.]]
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$t19[$s2[ she was resigned to her fate.]]
$t21h[$s2[ Until she read the bottom of the contract on Pete's life;]]
$t25[$s2[ that the reward for his death was freedom for $Red's soul.]]
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$t1[$fl1[$RedQ["Hey,"] $Red said,]]
$t3h[$fl2[$RedQ["I'm here to kill you."]]]
$t5h[$s2[ She figured he deserved to know.]]
$t9h[ $PeteQ["Oh,"]] $t10[$s2[ he responded.]]
$t12[$s2[ He paused for a second]] $t14[$s2[ and then put a few more fritos in his mouth.]]
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$t21h[$fr1[ $PeteQ["Oh, dang."]]] $t22h[$s1[ Two more fritos.]]
$t24h[$fr1[ $PeteQ["I had this whole apocalypse planned tomorrow."]]] $t26h[$s3[ He shrugged and rolled up the bag before tossing it onto the counter.]] $t30[$s2[ There, in the spot he tossed it, was a pile of similarly rolled up, half-eaten bags of fritos.]]
$t33h[$fl1[$RedQ[//It's not even that good of a snack,//] $Red thought to herself.]]
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$t4[$s1[ $Red hadn't really planned to have to //talk// to Pete before murdering him.]] $t6h[$s2[ Although, the searing boredom of their conversation definitely helped hype her up about the killing part.]]
$t10[$fl1[ $RedQ["I'll show you the ropes when we're done here.]]]
$t12h[$fl2[ $RedQ[//Speaking of-"//]]]
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$t15[$fr1[ $PeteQ["Oh, trust me,"]]] $t17[$s2[ Pete laughed as he moved to the fridge and grabbed a carton of milk,]]
$t19h[$s2[ pouring himself a tall glass.]]
$t21h[$s2[ He took a sip and winked at $Red.]]
$t24[$fr3[ $PeteQ["//You're not gonna kill me.//"]]] $t25[$s3[ ]] $t26h[$s3[ ]] $t27h[$s2[ ]]
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$t2h[$s2[ The clock finally said, (text-style:"blink")["5:05am,"]]]
$t5h[$s3[ and it hadn't held a secret in for that long ]] $t7[$s3[ since it told the world ]] $t8[$s3[ it was 5:04am.]]
$t11h[$s4[ Which $Red and Pete both rudely missed while staring each other down.]]
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$t15h[$fr1[ $PeteQ["So it is true about the whole you dying thing, then?"] ]] $t17[$s2[ Pete asked, ]]
$t18h[$s2[ motioning to the mist surrounding $Red's legs.]]
$t20h[$s2[ ]]
$t23[$s2[ ]] $t25[$s3[ ]] $t26h[$s3[ ]] $t27h[$s2[ ]]
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$t1[$fl2[ $RedQ["I kind of think I am,"] $Red said,]] $t3h[$s2[although she was disarmed by his almost sinister confidence. ]]
$t7[$fr2[ $PeteQ["Say, question,"]]] $t9h[$s2[ Pete put the glass down and leaned back against the counter,]] $t12[$s2[ the silence that occupied the negative space of their conversation was far more honest about how they felt.]]
$t17[$fr2[ $PeteQ["When you went freelance, what was that like? It's something I've been mulling over."]]]
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$t22[$fl2[ $RedQ["Gotta be honest, Pete, I'm not really here to talk shop,"]]] $t25[$s2[ $Red said. And then, ]]
$t27h[$fl2[ $RedQ["Sorry if that seems abrupt or whatever. Just, kind of an in-and-out thing. No questions asked. Ya know?"]]]
$t31[$s2[ $Red opened the kitchen drawer next to her, examining its contents. ]]
$t35h[$fr2[ $PeteQ["You know, one of the most important lessons I've learned throughout my career is that you can never ask too many questions-"]]] $t25[$s3[ ]] $t26h[$s3[ ]] $t27h[$s2[ ]]
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$t1[$s1[ And then,]] $t2[$s2[ either due to boredom]] $t3h[$s2[ or a fear she might get talked out of things,]] $t5[$s3[ she ended the conversation.]]
$t9[ By throwing a knife at Pete's head.] $t13[$s4[It didn't land, hitting his nose with the handle instead.]]
$t17h[$s1[//People always make that look so easy on TV.//]]
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$t20h[$fr1[ $PeteQ["Ow, my nose!"] Pete shouted,]] $t22[$s2[ taking his glasses off to rub where it hit him.]]
$t25h[$fr1[ $PeteQ["You could really hurt someone like that! God, I can feel it getting bigger by the minute."]]]
$t28h[$s2[ He grabbed the salt shaker and dashed a bit of salt at her.]] $t31[$s2[ It burned her misty skin–if you could call it skin–and she backed up.]]
$t34h[$fr1[ $PeteQ["Bad ghost!"] he shouted at her.]]
$t36[$fr1[ $PeteQ["Very bad ghost!"]]]
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{$s1[ $Red bounced forward, possessing and departing the fridge,] $t2h[$s3[ then the microwave,]]
$t4[$s2[ then the toaster oven,]]
$t5h[$s3[ then the stove,]]
$t7[$s2[ frying their wires]]
$t8h[$s2[ and blasting out puffs of electric sparks]]
$t10[$s2[ in a beeline of appliances that backed Pete up,]]
$t11h[$s2[ all the way to the window, ]]
$t13[$s4[ where the blast of the travel-sized,]]
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$t20h[$s4[ He didn't fall far]] $t21h[$s4[ –at first–]] $t22[$s4[ as the window led to the fire escape.]] $t25[$s4[ Through the window,]]
$t27[$s4[ a series of kitchen utensils shot after him.]] $t29[$s4[ And after a barrage of spatulas and slotted spoons,]] $t31h[$s4[ it was, of course,]] $t34[$s4[ the cow-shaped corn cob holders that did him in.]]
$t36h[$s4[ One threatened]] $t37h[$s4[ –almost in slow motion–]] $t39h[$s4[ to pierce his Eye,]]
$t41h[$s3[ and in his rush to block it]] $t43[$s3[ he'd thrown himself off balance]] $t44h[$s3[ and]] $t45[$s3[ fell]] $t45h[$s3[ 13]] $t46[$s3[ floors.]]
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$t1[$s4[ $Red peered down at Pete's crumpled body lying in the empty alley below the apartment.]]
$t5h[$s3[ He twitched and groaned, his entire body in pain.]] $t7h[$s5[ Except ]] $t8[$s5[ for]] $t8h[$s4[ the]] $t9[$s4[ Eye,]]
$t12[$s5[which looked up at $Red unaffected,]] $t15[$s4[the fire escape ladder hovering above it precariously.]]
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$t18h[$s5[And with a puff of ghastly smoke, $Red disappeared into the latch of the ladder and released it.]]
$t21[$s5[The wet (text-style:"emboss")[//crunch//] of contact between the ladder and Pete's skull was foul.]]
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$t1[$s2[ $Red departed from the latch and stood there.]]
$t4[$fl2[ $RedQ["I guess this,"]]]
$t6h[$s2[ she said,]] $t8h[$s3[ giving a stoic look over her shoulder,]]
$t11h[$fl2[ $RedQ["was your final desti-"]]] $t12[$p1[a car honked.]]
$t15h[$s1[She turned and looked at the car, which was stuck in traffic half a block away.]] $t19[$s4[She resumed position and tried again.]]
$t21[$fl1[ $RedQ["I guess this was your fina-"]]]
$t21h[(text-style:"bold","emboss","expand")[$p2[HONK HONK.]]]
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$t23h[$s2[ She closed her eyes and sighed.]]
$t25[$fl1[ $RedQ["I guess this was-"]]]
$t25h[(text-style:"bold","emboss","expand")[$p5[ HOOOoOOOoOOONK!]]]
$t29h[$s1[ $Red leaned over the fire escape and shouted down,]]
$t31[$fl1[ $RedQ["He's got his hazard lights on! Go //around// him, //dumbass!//"]]]
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$t1[$s2[ She climbed back inside and shut the window,]] $t3[$s3[ proud of herself for what she'd done.]] $t5h[$s2[ Murder was a frequent activity for her,]] $t6[$s2[ sure.]] $t8h[$s4[ But it wasn't every day that she did it for the greater good.]]
$t11[$s3[And because no one else was there to congratulate her, she chose to do it herself.]]
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$t14[$fl2[ $RedQ["You may have your flaws, girl, but you did something for humanity today,"]]] $t17h[$s2[ she said, out loud to herself,]]
$t19h[$fl2[ $RedQ["and no one can take that away from you."]]]
$t22[$s2[ She smiled a genuine, triumphant smile at the thought of her journey being complete.]]
$t24[$fl2[ $RedQ["At the end of everything, when the chips were down... Let the record show that it was a ghost named $Red that saved the world." ]]] $t25[$s3[ ]] $t26h[$s3[ ]] $t27h[$s2[ ]]
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