Northern End of Rorrim's Forest, Dellone, Under Realm
10:24pm
The small group, (Hoodie, Kate, Toby, Jeff and Jack), came to a silent stop, clinging onto and hiding behind the trees, watching from a distance as a young army soldier slowly stepped through the clearing.
Hours of patrolling had finally led them to the very edge of Rorrim's Forest.
"Since when is there only one patrolling?" Kate quietly questioned as Hoodie narrowed his eyes "Something's off here- he looks too young to be a soldier" "Maybe he-he isn't?" they looked over at Toby who shrugged his shoulders "A-Angelina said the Grey Army took her friends, ri-right?" he said as they looked back at the wondering boy "One of them was blonde, right?" Kate questioned. Hoodie pulled out a small pair of binoculars and looked through it for a few seconds "...barcode on wrist... CØ12Y" "That's him" Kate confirmed, remembering the description Angelina gave her of each of her friends, however, Jack narrowed his eyes at the boy in front of them 'Something's wrong...' he silently stated. Kate stepped out from behind the tree "Bitch- the fuck are you doing?!" Jeff hissed at her as she waved him off "It's Angelina's friend, I'm not leaving him here to get lost in the middle of nowhere" Kate quietly snapped back before continuing forward until she stepped out into the clearing "...Corey?" Kate called out and immediately, he stopped dead in his tracks whilst the others slowly and silently moved forward, keeping themselves hidden.
"Corey Garrison, right?" Kate asked, taking a step towards the boy "I know your friend, Angelina" she gently spoke, the others now at the treeline of the clearing "She's been so worried about you- don't worry, she's safe with us... I could bring you to her if you want" Kate continued to speak as she stepped closer. There were bags under his eyes as he kept them closed, horrid bruising around his wrists. "Hoodie, he's hurt" Kate stated and with an annoyed sigh, Hoodie stepped out of the treeline and slowly joined Kate "We're just gonna help you out" Hoodie calmly told the boy, taking a step toward him as Jack's eyes widened "Wait- don't!" he yelled.
Corey's eyes snapped open, looking Kate and Hoodie dead in the eyes as his own reflected a dulled red "Grey Son!" Hoodie yelled, him and Kate bolting back towards the treeline as the other three quickly backed up and ran further into the forest whilst the boy began to walk after them, then broke out into a horribly fast run. "Hide n Seek!" Hoodie called out to everyone before the entire group split apart, off into different directions.
At this moment, sticking together doesn't matter anymore, it's what will put you in danger.
'Hide n Seek'. A game Slender made each of them perfect for two purposes: 1) to be able to survive anything, including him and 2) a code that sounds ridiculous yet means 'split off, survive, regroup'.
Kate and Toby had headed east.
Jeff and Hoodie had gone west.
Jack had gone straight, heading back south.
He ran as fast as he could, never daring the idea of looking back and risking slowing himself down but he could hear the boy very clearly, behind him. Following him.
Now, he had to be bait, to give the others a chance to get back to the house.
Jack pushed himself to run faster, another few feet before the boy shadow-walked and appeared dead in front of him. The masked guy skidded to a stop before slowly backing up and away as Corey slowly stepped toward him, eyes now blaring a bright red "...he's controlling you, isn't he?" Jack questioned as the boy took another step forward, Jack another step back "Angelina's told us a lot about you- how kind you really are" he tried to reach the boy yet couldn't. Corey summoned a spear into his hand before lunging at Jack who just barely dodged the swinging spear "Corey- I'm trying to help you" the masked guy told him yet the boy just swung the spear again, Jack blocked the blow with his arm, grabbed the staff part of the spear and yanked it, forcing the boy toward him and holding him close. "You're under the Grey Leader's control, you need to snap out of it" Jack harshly told the boy who glared back at him, leaning in close "My brother has given me hope, I don't need to snap out of anything" Corey hissed back, Jack's eyes widened before the boy kicked him off the spear, sending him flying back several feet before his back collided with the trunk of a dead tree. Jack winced, holding himself up against the tree he hit and looking back at the boy slowly walking towards him "He's just using you!" "My brother will rewrite our prophecy and become the new spirit" Corey stated as Jack's brows knotted.
"Two to one and one to two, one cursed of 'Light' and one cursed of 'Shadow'. Brothers of curse who must unite, yet one must be careful of one carrying Spirit of Light. The spirit must meet the other brother and take both soul, magic and power. Curse reversed and balance restored, peace shall then be given to all"...
"You're... you're the Grey Leader's brother?" Jack questioned, only to have it be answered with another heavy swing of the spear, almost hitting him in the face if he hadn't ducked in time "Corey- he's just using you" Jack told him, dodging another heavy swing "He isn't-" "Last I heard, Angelina said your eyes were blue, not red" Jack cut the teenager off.
Jack dodged another swing of the spear, ducking low and swinging his right fist up, harshly knocking Corey in the middle of the forehead, hard enough to cuz him to stumble back a good bit but that small moment, Jack caught a glimpse of the boy's eyes, the dulled red flickering a little. Yet when Corey and his gaze met again, the dulled red eyes were back 'Isn't that interesting' Jack thought, watching the boy's grip tighten on the spear "What? want to kill me even more now?" the guy questioned as Corey's eyes narrowed "Only one of us will survive death" the teen stated "Yeah, well... don't underestimate the demon-possessed corpse" Jack told him, and the second Corey ran at him, Jack pulled out a small smoke bomb and set it off.
When the smoke slowly cleared, Corey looked around, finding absolutely no sign of Jack anywhere.
Slenderman's Mansion, Rorrim's Forest, Dellone, Under Realm
11:48pm
Angelina slowly stirred awake, hearing the faint sounds and voices downstairs, the front door opening and closing a couple of times 'They're back?' she silently questioned herself, sitting up and looking up at the old dusty clock on the wall 'They're back early...' without a second thought, she got out of bed and stepped out of her room, quietly making her way down the hallway and down the staircase enough to see four of the returning five just below, talking to Slender.
"We kept away from the house after the encounter-" "He was so- so fucking fast!" Toby exclaimed, cutting off Hoodie "This isn't good- the Grey Son and his brother united... fuck" Slender swore under his breath as Angelina's brows knotted 'Brother?'.
"...so there is a way to defeat the Grey Leader's son?" she questioned as Echo nodded her head. "The brother carrying the spirit of the divine and delivers them straight to the other, the divine will undo the Hypnotic Curse" Echo explained...
She shook her head 'No- the brother is supposed to be good, fighting against the other' she reminded herself "He was clearly under Grey Son's control" Kate told Slender "Last we saw him, he was chasing EJ's fucking ass back towards the house" Jeff said as worry started consuming her face 'God, Jack...'. "That's not all.... the girl's friend, Corey..." Hoodie started, immediately gaining both Slender and Angelina's attention "...he... he is the Grey Son's brother" Hoodie stated.
It was like her heart had shattered into a million pieces the second that statement was said, and with it... every last drop of hope she had.
Jack opened the front door, stepping into the house, his hoodie and pants covered in dustings of the smoke bomb's powder. He first met the group's gaze before his own shifted to the staircase where Angelina silently stood, eye movement that guided and alerted the others that they had been overheard by the wrong person. "Shit- Angelina" Kate moved towards the staircase yet Jack rushed pass her and made it to the girl first "Angelina" Jack spoke, his voice instantly turning muffled as the hypnotic stood motionless, the world going silent on her.
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