#UWAAAAAAAA WRITER'S BLOCK GOT ME HARD

[thenamesmobu]

Agus Dewantara

New Narrator of the Parable

Part 3: Put to the Test

It has been over a week now, Devin showed no signs of getting up. The Parable was showing signs of deterioration due to the lack of story happening. There was no one else who can operate the Parable out of the two than Agus. He had already recieved guidance from Devin and, despite his lack of experience, has the ability to control the Parable. So, in their desparate need, Agus took up the spot as the momentary Narrator of the Parable.

Things... had a rough start at first. All this time Agus had been training to take a hold of the Parable under Devin's supervision and assistance, but this time, he's all on his own. Under his control in the beginning, the Parable was experiencing many errors and glitches. Furnitures were phasing into the walls, the story didn't make much sense, and William (Stanley) kept clipping through the floor. Needless to say, he didn't had a good head start.

Though he was barely keeping it together all the time, Agus made a promise to himself that he will do his best to maintain the Parable. The young man was stubborn and refuses to back down, inspite of the failures. Agus will do this while the original Narrator is absent. He will endure all the failures for William, he will endure this for Devin...

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Several months passed by, and still, no signs of the original Narrator waking up. Agus was getting a hand of his new role now. His stern belief that Devin would wake up someday did not leave his mind. He has to wake up someday, he has to. At this point, Agus has made noticible changes to himself, it was as if he was trying to mske himself look similar to Devin. He took up his appearance to feel more confident in his role. Him and William has had a tough time with Devin's absence, but both hung on to each other and be there for one another.

Agus' skills were improving as the months passed by. Though it still wasn't perfect, it was far better than how he did a few months back. He will keep to his words for however long as possible. Agus was working on his next story when his tante, Nara (belongs to @tsuru-yasunaga ), came in to announce that Devin was finally awake.

He dropped everything that he was doing and came dashing in towards the room where Devin was resting in all this time. He turned from the doorway, and saw Devin sat up with William already beside him. He was tempted to run, yet he simply calmly walks towards him instead, before immediately embracing the original Narrator in a tight hug. He was holding back tears, yet some managed to leak out of his eyes.

It would be over a week before Devin made full recovery. He experienced throbbing migraines after he woke up, much movements would only stings his brain. During this time, Devin acted differently than how he used to. He's more calm, relaxed, and warm. He smiled more often and at some points even laughed. Had the shock from a few months ago changed him this way? However, when asked if he was fine, he was, he really was. It was as if his mental state had rapidly improved over the last few months.

When he finally made his full recovery, Devin was ready to take up his role as the Narrator again. However, Agus stepped in and insisted that he takes up the new role. He very shyly and awkwardly admitted that he should be the one taking over because he wants Devin to take a well-deserved break. And, well, after some talking, they eventually settled on the agreement. Agus becomes the new Narrator of the Parable, and Devin would step down from his position and retire.

Aaaand that's how we got here. Here are the links to the other parts of the story:

Prologue

Part 1

Part 2