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"This is it..." The Player said.

Terry continued:

"That GHOST CHEF has to help pull it for us right? I mean, it doesn't SEEM that dangerous to me. But I guess it's to be safe than sorry. Let's go Jerry."

Terry and Jerry left to get the Ghost Chef while Player stayed behind. But the sword got the Players attention. They were feeling a bit devious. They weren't gonna wait for the Ghost Chef. They didn't need him. They were pure enough anyways.

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So they went over there and got closer to the Ghostwalker. They slowly brought their hand closer and closer and just as they placed their hand on it to pull the sword everything went black.

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It was all dark. No noise could be heard. They couldn't hear themselves nor their thoughts. Until they finally heard a noise. It whispered "wake up, Wake Up, WAKE UP" until it was unbearably loud. Then suddenly the Player opened their eyes and saw that Builderman was the one whispering. Player said:

"Where am I? What is this place?"

Builderman replied:

"Player welcome! I've seen your accomplishments and I've got to say I'm really amazed! You doing this for Shedletsky with all that bravery of yours amazes me."

Player hearing the compliment started feeling somewhat hotter and you could see their cheeks turn a light tone of red. They responded with:

"Well thank you but... Where and what is this place? The last thing I remember was touching the Ghostwalker and..."

Builderman:

"Ah yes that. You're in a world called *dream world* and the only exit is if you purify yourself."

Player:

"But how do I do that?.."

Builderman:

"You'll see as we move on. But trust me this will be as easy as learning to ride a bike. You might feel like you'll not achieve it but your bravery has shown that you can do it and beat these horrors."

Player:

"Well better get going then!"

They got up from the bed they were laying on and stormed out the house. They started walking through the clouds. Oh it was so majestic seeing the clouds this up close and even touching them. And with Builderman cheering them on it felt like they had no way of losing.

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After a while they reached a room. The room had a hand motif and a yellow orb on one of the fingers. They reached out to it and they were suddenly in a different place. Builderman explained that this was their greed. And that they had to beat it to progress. So they went through a series of rooms fighting enemies together and Builderman cheering the player on.

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Player couldn't help but enjoy these compliments. It was as if they were slowly developing a crush on Builderman. After the maze they found a pile of Tix. Builderman said:

"I think this is it... Go ahead and get the Tix, you deserve it!"

Just as the Player stepped into the pile of Tix a yellow figure appeared. Builderman said:

"This is it! This is greed! Player, you can do it! I trust you!"

So they started fighting. After the battle was over Player became victorious. Builderman started clapping. Player started slightly blushing at the sight of Builderman clapping for them.

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After they left the room they went to fight solitude. They got through the rooms and finally came to the last puzzle. Builderman said:

"Player, you're really smart, c'mon you can do it!"

Player responded with:

"Thank you Builderman but I gotta ask you something before the puzzle.."

Builderman:

"Hm, what is it?"

Player:

"I know that I've known you for a really short amount of time.. And that we don't know each other that much... But I'd like to get to know you better! And for you to be... My boyfriend?"

Builderman did a devious smirk:

"Well, that's true but... You seem like a really brave and heroic person that won't let me down so... Yes! I would love to be your boyfriend!"

Player jolted in joy and said:

"Alright babe! Let's just go ahead and beat this thing called solitude!"

They jumped down the hole and finished the puzzle. In front of them was solitude... They didn't hesitate tho they went there and beat solitude to a pulp while Builderman cheered on. But the more Player killed the more lightheaded they got. They told themselves that it was probably because of them being stuck in this place for so long.

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So they continued back into the hand motif room and entered the last emotion. They slowly approached the end while chatting. Builderman seemed to get an even bigger smile every room they passed. And when they reached the end... They saw it. They saw fear. It told them especially Player:

"Oh no it must have tricked you, listen to me it is playing tricks on you... It's not what it looks like... I'm the last of them protecting you from it. You have to trust me..."

But the Player didn't listen. They were so focused on their "boyfriend's" motivational words. They stepped closer to fear and started attacking it with all the power they had left.

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And once it was defeated, Player fell to the ground. They were so lightheaded to the point that they couldn't walk anymore. It was like they were about to faint. They reached out to their "boyfriend" Builderman but Builderman was acting slightly differently. They were smiling on top of Player. Builderman started with:

"I knew you could do it! I knew you would set us free! Thank you so much! Come on, let's get going! We don't have time to waste! What's wrong? Why can't you get up? You're almost there! Your soul's been cleaned! Nothing weighs on it anymore! It's completely clear! Open! Weak. Corruptable. DEFENSELESS. E X P O S E D . S U S C E P T I B L E . V U L N E R A B L E . I T ' S . F I N A L L Y . A L L . M I N E ."

And then everything went black...