karaniji (kinome) 10

[feralphoenix]

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Content warnings for this chapter include brief mention of child abuse and potentially triggering imagery for those with trypophobia.



Cultist: Savior. It's time. Let's go.
Cultist: I'll bring you to the egg.

Cultist: Do you like to sleep, Savior? Sleeping is so nice, isn't it? When you're asleep you don't have to think about anything.
Cultist: Though, sleeping sucks when you have dreams. Hahaha...
Cultist: You noticed how quiet it is this morning, right? Everybody is asleep right now.
Cultist: They say that when Void spreads, the world will be consumed with fear. So... they're going to avoid that... by sleeping.........

[sfx: stop]
Poyoko: .........what's wrong?
Cultist: T-this... this is as far as I can take you. *huff* *huff* When you get to the bottom of the staircase... there'll be a long tunnel... just follow it to the end...
Cultists: When we RTV and ordinary humans get too close to the Egg, we become immobilized with fear.
Cultists: The only one who can get close enough to the Egg to break it open is you, since you can't feel fear!
Poyoko: Okay.

Poyoko: If I break the egg that's up ahead... that will save everyone.
Poyoko: All their suffering, all their sadness... I can put an end to it.

[sfx: DOOM]

Poyoko: ......Huh?
[sfx: drop]
[sfx: shake... shakeshakeshake]
Poyoko: I can't stop shaking... I can't stop sweating...
Poyoko: My body is refusing to take a single step inside.

Poyoko!!
Poyoko: ......? ...Eba?!
[sfx: stomp stomp stomp stomp]
[sfx: GRAB]
Jester-Hat Cultist: Savior!!
Jester-Hat Cultist: If you stay here too long it'll mess you up bad! Let's go back up!
Poyoko: (The feeling of fear... Why... why did I forget what it felt like?)

Poyoko: (How could I forget... a feeling like this......?)
Jester-Hat Cultist: WAH!
Jester-Hat Cultist: Poyoko!

Rainbow King: What's wrong?
Poyoko: ...... Who are you?

Rainbow King: Nice to meet you, friend!
Rainbow King: ...I'm sorry. I forgot what my name is. What's your name?
Poyoko: Poyoko.
Rainbow King: Poyoko! That's a great name.

Rainbow King: How come you're crying, Poyoko? Did something make you sad?
Poyoko: I messed up.
Poyoko: They all call me their savior. There's all these people who are suffering, and they want me to save them.
Poyoko: But... I was so scared, I couldn't move.
Poyoko: I can't break the egg...

Poyoko: I'm sorry... I'm sorry...
Rainbow King: Why are you apologizing?
Poyoko: I betrayed them all...
Poyoko: All of them...
Fluffy Cultist: Please, give me emptiness...
Poyoko: They all want help so much...
Oz: Please let me die, too...
Poyoko: But there's nothing I can do for them. It's... so sad...

Rainbow King: You're really kind. Maybe you don't remember this, but...
Rainbow King: You learn how to be kind from loving yourself, you know?
Rainbow King: Only people who are capable of loving themselves can love other people, or save them.
Rainbow King: For a while now, a whole bunch of black comets have been falling here.
Rainbow King: Each one of them is a bad memory.

Rainbow King: And this place is your heart.
Rainbow King: Those memories are hurting you.
[sfx: nyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee WHOMMMP]

Rainbow King: Poyoko! Are you okay?!
Rainbow King: It's dangerous here, Poyoko! Let's run away to somewhere safe!
Poyoko: .......But I can't.
Poyoko: I can't see anything through the dust. I can't tell where to go...
Rainbow King: It's okay! Leave it to me, I'll find a path!

Rainbow King: Wait here a sec!
Rainbow King: I'm through!
Rainbow King: There are so many black comets... I have to find a safe place for her, and fast...

Rainbow King: Oh...
Rainbow King: This is horrible...
Rainbow King: Hearts all start out round...! Her heart used to be soft and smooth!
Rainbow King: And yet look what's become of it...!

Rainbow King: Oh, Poyoko.
Rainbow King: I can't understand it. You've suffered so terribly...
Rainbow King: So how are you still so kind? How are you still able to shed tears for someone else's sorrows?
Rainbow King: How...?
Poyoko: Snake... how was it?
Rainbow King: Thanks for waiting, Poyoko.
Rainbow King: Let's go. I'll lead the way.

Rainbow King: Hey, Poyoko.
Rainbow King: It seems to me... like you've probably forgotten something important.
Rainbow King: No... instead of forgetting it... it's more like you've hidden it away from yourself...
Rainbow King: I can't tell what that something is, but...
Rainbow King: I think... you should try to find it.

Poyoko: It's the edge.
Rainbow King: No, it only looks like that from here.
Poyoko: Snake!
Rainbow King: It's okay, Poyoko! Follow me and see!

Poyoko: Wh......
Poyoko: Follow you and see...? Follow you into this pitch-black place?
Rainbow King: What's wrong? Hurry!
Poyoko: I... I'm gonna fall off...
Rainbow King: Poyoko, calm down... Take a deep breath.
Rainbow King: It's okay. It's not a bad thing to feel scared.

Rainbow King: Trust me!
[sfx: inhale........ exhale...... inhale.........]
[sfx: squint!!!]
[sfx: hop]
[sfx: spin!]

[sfx: poff]
Rainbow King: You did it, Poyoko! Thank you for trusting me!
Poyoko: .........That was scary... My heart's still racing...
Rainbow King: Deep breaths!
[sfx: sigh]
Poyoko: It's so weird. Up until just now, I couldn't even remember what fear felt like...
Rainbow King: Really?
Poyoko: The more I think back, the weirder it feels. I can't believe I forgot all about a feeling like that...

Rainbow King: You get scared when you sense that you're in danger, right?
Rainbow King: See, the feeling of fear exists to protect you!
Rainbow King: So that means that deep down, you want to live, don't you?

Rainbow King: .........You must've forgotten how wanting to live feels too, huh...
Rainbow King: .........You've really had a hard time.
Rainbow King: I'm proud of you for making it this far, Poyoko.

Oz: I can't sleep.
Oz: Like... hasn't it been a long time already?! Wh... Is the Savior okay...? I hope she's not lost...
[sfx: run run run run run run run]
[sfx: GASP!]
Oz: Eeeeeeeeeeeeek!! Savior!!!

Oz: Whwhwhwhwhwhwhwhat's wrong?! Are you hurt?!
Jester-Hat Cultist: Huh?! Who's there?!
[sfx: scoop.]
Jester-Hat Cultist: Wh... hey!!
Oz: There's no hurry... we're used to waiting... let's get you some rest.
Jester-Hat Cultist: Hey! I said wait...
[sfx: STARE]

Oz: There's nobody like you in RTV.
Oz: Who are you?


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