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"Two Time, are you okay!? Do I need to give you a pizza?" Elliot rushed over as he noticed Two Time gripping their side and falling onto the ground, bleeding out from their open wounds. Two Time stated with a shaky breath, "I must decline the generous offer, healer, as I am perfectly fine as long as the Spawn is by my side!" The albeit unnerving cultist replied, their tail seeming frozen, not moving an inch, as their figure shook uncontrollably.
They weren't okay and they knew it.
Their back hurt, it hurt to stand in general as they raised themselves off of the ground to be ready in case the killer, whom they thought looked oddly like a child, were to appear. Their legs were tired, knees shaking, ready to give out as they finally straightened out with a creepy grin on their face throughout the whole thing. That's when Guest 1337 approached, having witnessed the scene beforehand with the cultist collapsing and then struggling to get back up. "Hey," the military man offered, "would you like me to help you walk? Your legs don't seem very stable, and you gave yourself barely a minute of rest before standing up right after falling to the ground." He stated matter-of-factly, although trying not to sound too pushy or anything. At the kind offer, Two Time seemed to light up, Guest's sudden ask of kindness—and his physique—reminded them of their partner from the past. "Oh, thank you for the offer, but as I have stated before with the healer, as long as the Spawn is by my side I am fine." They declined the offer for help again, worrying both Elliot and Guest, as well as some of the other survivors who have arrived at the graveyard.
"Two Time, you've got to stop declining our help.. This time you for sure aren't making it out of here alive if the killer finds us!" Elliot considered slapping the survivalist, but figured against it, not wanting to cause drama.
"I'm it, I'm it, I'M IT!" A childish voice suddenly yelled, everybody quickly moving out of the way to avoid getting hit with a firebrand that the killer held. Although, Two Time seemed to be distracted by a purple flower with five petals that was just barely blooming in the gloomy atmosphere of Yorick's Resting Place and barely managed to jump out of the way in time, giving just about everybody there a heart attack.
Elliot had enough, as they walked over, forcefully grabbed Two Time's wrist, dragged them away from the killer, and tried to force them the pizza. "H-HEY? What is the purpose of this blasphemous act, forcing this person to eat the healing pizza!?" They squirmed in protest, trying to refuse the pizza as well as possible. Elliot groaned, "Two Time! Just eat the pizza, you aren't find and I know it! Not to mention you always have that.. eerie grin.. What's up with that?" Elliot questioned Two Time, not expecting much of an answer, though. "This person does not wish to eat the pizza, and you can't force them! Now let go, unless you wish to be bitten." A venom slipping into Two Time's voice, although they keep a grin as they completely ignored the question Elliot asked about said smile, or more-so grin in this case, just as expected.
"Okay, that's just straight up creepy..." Elliot murmured to himself, just out of earshot of Two Time, "Just- ah screw it, you aren't going to listen anyways." Letting go, Two Time scurried away in an instant, to find other survivors for leverage in the event that they get attacked. Elliot decided to follow, meeting up with Guest along the way who was able to get a punch in. "Oh, hey Elliot, you know what's up with Two Time over there?" He nodded towards the group of survivors, in which the cultist was among them. Elliot shrugged, rubbing the back of their head, "Not a clue, if I'm being completely honest.. It just, I'm worried about them, you know? They refuse any type of help I attempt to give, even threatening to bite me when I try to force them to eat a pizza!"
"That's probably just what they are used to doing, they do seem to be coming from a cult of sorts with how much they talk about this 'Spawn' of theirs, and you probably know how cults tend to go.."
"Yes I know but, still, this isn't healthy at all!"
"..Alright the- Elliot watch out!" Guest exclaimed, trying to stop the pizza man from walking into another survivor, although he was too late. "OH MY GOSH I AM SO-" Elliot began to apologize, until he saw who it was that he bumped into. "..Oh, I'm sorry, I guess." An instant change in mood, as they saw the distinctive burger hat of the man who singlehandedly ruined their life. Elliot turned his back instantly, not caring what the hacker had to say. Despite this, 007n7 was about to respond when, "Rattle 'em boys!" The killer, who people were slowly realizing looked like that one child that was on the news one time for burning down Builder Brother's Pizza was here, and he was FAST.
"TWO TIME!" Guest warned, "WATCH OUT!" At the soldiers word, Two Time swiveled their head to see a pizza delivery looking minion attack them suddenly. They collapsed instantly, the second time in a very short span of time. Something was off about this, though. They were... laughing? No, more of a giggle, the others thought. This creeped everybody out, including the killer, C00lkidd, as the survivors were noticing now, getting able to sneak a good look without running for their lives. It was silent aside from the maniacal giggling that emanated from the cultist's vocal cords, other than a wet cracking sound, this put some of the survivors as well as C00lkidd on edge, as it was very sudden, and was definitely not normal. Elliot noticed something else, though. "Uhm, guys.. Is it just me or are those spikes coming out from Two Time's back?.." At the recognition, some survivors suddenly gasped, a select few gagged at the look. A ripping sound could be heard, it wasn't normal though, it sounded like flesh. C00lkidd bent down, lightly touching these supposed 'spikes' protruding the survivalist's shoulders, which triggered a gasp in-between the giggles, as they arched their back from the sudden touch. Everything seemed to calm down slowly, as the survivors started to relax on their own accord from the weird notice, not to mention the weird fleshy sounds also stopped. This calm wouldn't be for long though, as Two Time screamed, a guttural, pain-filled yell as wings sprouted from their back, splattering flesh, blood, and even shards of bone.
"Oh.. Oh my Telamon.." One survivor gasped.
"I think I'm gonna thro- HURGH" Another gagged out.
"What the fuck..." Guest couldn't help himself but to murmur.
Two Time's screaming ceased, left with just the indistinct whispering of survivors, the crying of C00lkidd, and Two Time themselves heavily breathing. "Hah... Praise the Spawn, for this person has been granted a second life! Master wasn't lying! IT WAS ALL WORTH IT! The sorrow, the pain, all worth it in the end..!" The cultist yelled out, surprising everybody else there at their... joy, they were practically ecstatic at the mention of the second life. "Two Time..? Are you.. okay?.." Guest asked, being careful not to trigger any sort of outburst that could happen with all of the sudden emotion and pain that he was sure wings ripping open someone's back would bring. All that he was met with was labored breathing and a shaking cultist in front of him. Taking this as an undisclosed answer, he decided to leave Two Time alone for now, not out of sight, but generally alone otherwise.
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