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Avery spent New Year's Eve mourning over a man he barely knew. The 15 hours he spent searching for the man in Minecraft went to waste. While tons of fireworks launched to the sky and the sounds of people celebrating the new year were the background noise of Avery’s quiet sobbing in his dark room illuminated by his laptop screen of “You died!”
It’s ridiculous because he never cares for anyone like this. Not only was that person someone he had just met not 5 hours ago. However D3rlo-...Derek has saved him. Derek has snapped him back to reality and made him remember again. The slime was stuck in a loop of agony and grieving after he read the mysterious book in the church.
Reading the sign placed by none other than Derek has broken Avery’s mind from the endless hypnotism. The slime couldn’t tell why the other would sacrifice himself like this. They could’ve thought of another solution together. However, now as the world keeps spinning and time passes by, no one would know of D3lord3's sacrifice. The cheers from outside Avery’s house sound so annoying because they didn’t know. They don’t know and they never will phantom the disaster that could’ve happened if it weren’t for Derek’s sacrifice.
Avery wants to cry again. The guilt he felt was incredible, the what if in his mind were dancing around in his mind. He knew the King in Yellow wanted him. Want his pure and empty mind as a vessel but then D3lord3 took his place. Fucking shoved Avery down the circular platform to take his place.
The slime’s anger, guilt, and anguish are all mixed together and he can’t even comprehend why Derek would do this. Why would he sacrifice himself?
As the times ticked to another second, Avery felt exhausted from all the tears he shed over the selfish asshole. He eventually fell asleep on his desk while his laptop screen of the Minecraft respawn option watched him.
“Please let me go back...” He muttered quietly before his mind swam toward darkness.