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Its again cold.
Elliot can't seem to remember the last time he felt the sunlight laid on his skin or the warm air hitting his face but he does feel something here...exhalation
Its been days since his little offer to be 1x's servant. The fear of the manifestation of hatred slowly turned into something different...hopelessness
"1x i already told you i cant steal others weapons. I can't pick them up i tried..." Elliot murmured defeat in his voice ringing in 1x ear like a annoying fly
"AUGH I CANT HAVE FUN IN ROBLOXIA OR HERE HOW ANNOYING. And here i thought you might be of some use to me...i guess you're just here to be nothing more but a distraction UGHH" Venom spills from its mouth. There zipper teeth slowly turning into a sharp row ready to bite anyone at the slightest inconvenience
"At least be of some worth to me and don't let anyone wake me got it pizza boy??!"
"Yea as always...have nice drea-". 1x fell immediately against a tree and slumber. His chest slowly but surely rising and falling like a slow rhythm
'Its odd seeing a killer being so..still' Elliot thought
Killer seemingly so different from usual rounds feel weird especially since 1x way of dealing with survivors was...rough to say the least
Hell even right now Elliot can remember how the first round with 1x went. One gory death to another Elliot remembers being corned in lms.
The whole carnival was covered in blood of his team his friends. Even thinking about it almost makes his stomach almost vomit
'I need to calm down...if i wake him up i and others are as good as dead. Maybe a nap would do??'
Slowly but carefully Elliot began laying down on the floor away from 1x sleeping figure his hands being placed behind his head as a replacement for pillow
'They won't be mad if i rest as well right?? Besides he usually doesn't even wake up unless someone is really close to-'
A yawn silently escapes Elliots mouth he doesn't want to admit it but hes exhausted as overwork dog.
Darkness swallows his vision calmness of the round finally getting the better of him. You can't really dream when you're in purgatory at least thats what Elliot always thought...
Elliot doesn't know how much time has passed but one thing hes 100% sure is that someone was trying to make him up from his sleep.
He slowly started to came back into conclusions and began opening his eyes to see none other then shedletsky beside him panicked
"Kid, kid, KID!! You gotta wake up 1x is killing us one by one KID" desperate pleas escaped sheds mouth his hands quickening his desperate shake
Immediately Elliot jumps up from the ground shook his face having a terrified expression from his forehead to his chin
"WHERE ARE THE OTHERS!!?! WHAT HAPPENED!!??!" Elliot frantically asked terror reflecting in his eyes
But before elliot heard a response a sword went through shedletskys chest...slowly but surely sheds eyes started to dim and with his last breath mumbles..."save yourself"
Elliot woke up in cold sweat his body shaking and aching from the nightmare he frantically started to look for the others and to his relief "oh thank 2x2 they're alive...i almost-"
"almost what??" then Elliot remembered that he did sleep alone. He immediately looked up from the voice
1x standing in front of him arms crossed tho strangely they strangely weren't looking at him with anger or condensation...they looked more puzzled and rather calm
"You didn't really answered my question pizza boy?? Honestly i told you to keep a eye out on other survivors and what do I see when i wake up?? You being nothing more but lazing by sleeping as well"
1x words no matter how calm they said it still cut through Elliot like a sharp knife. Maybe his customer service was kicking in because those words always get the better of him then he would like to admit
"What did you dream??" 1x asked seeming like they wanted to solve a difficult puzzle they were stuck on
"Nothing much..." Replied Elliot with disappointment stinging in his voice "i just had a nightmare where you killed Shed in front of me, kinda gory don't you think??"
1x remained silent expressionless but Elliot noticed something off about them...they were tense all over their body even their mouth calm was tight ever so slightly
"Are you ok dude??" but before he could get a response the round ends with Elliot being more confused than when he got to this place