#finally. after years and years……

[salty-an-disco]

"This whole thing just didn't sound right."

The Princess nods, eyes fixated on her now free wrist. She pulls herself to a standing position and stares at you, gaze intent and searching.

“… Thank you.”

Well. There she is. And there you are. And the way out of the basement is just behind you. Are you going to continue to awkwardly stare at each other or do you plan on continuing with the story?

Voice of the Hero: I thought ‘The Story’ was the one where we slay her? We didn’t do that, so aren’t we out of ‘The Story’ now?

Oh, no no no no. You can’t just get out of ‘‘The Story’™’, that’s just not how it goes. The Story™ will always move and contort around you, so that you remain in the story no matter how much you deviate from the described outline.

Voice of the Hero: I’m so lost………

Don’t worry about it. Just play your role, and The Story™, will do the rest.

“Well. This is it, then. I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to leave this place.”

With that said, the Princess doesn’t hesitate to walk towards the stairs, effectively breaking the Awkwardly Staring at Each Other contest.

Voice of the Hero: Personally, I’m also eager to leave. Let’s not stay behind.

You follow her out, carefully avoiding the clutter carpeting the floor. The Princess isn’t as careful, kicking and tripping on several objects in her haste, though she doesn’t seem to even notice them.

She stops in front of the ajar door, hesitating for enough time to let you catch up to her. When you’re close enough to look over her shoulder, she already has both her hands on the handle. And with a soft push, she opens the door.

The upstairs room looks just as you remember. Oh, yes, you could recognize the plainness of these wood planks anywhere. There’s no need to linger here, when there may or may not be a world outside to explore.

Voice of the Hero: Wait. Isn’t there something missing?

Um, no? There isn’t? It’s just as you remember, and if you don’t remember anything that suddenly isn’t here, then it mustn’t be important.

Voice of the Hero: Well, I remember there being a knife. And it isn’t here anymore. The table is empty.

Indeed, there’s nothing on the plain wooden table but more plainness and dust. Maybe the knife got tired of all the nothingness and succumbed to the dust.

“I almost can’t believe I’m actually here.”

You move your attention towards the Princess, who is unaffected by your musings about tables and plainness and has already walked towards the next door. She hesitates before it much like she did in the previous door, though there’s bigger anticipation about her stance.

“You… really saved me.” She turns to you, eyes shining with emotion. “Despite not knowing me, and despite being tasked with killing me.”

She smiles. Soft and grateful.

“Thank you. I’ll never forget this.”

She opens the door and

Voice of the Hero: And…?

Is he… Is he gone? Did the world really end?

And where is the princess? Should��� should we try to find her?

Voice of the Hero: Is that… a mirror? Why here? Why now?

Achievements Unlocked!

– Who's dis?

Neither of you seems to know what's happening.

– Oneshot

Sometimes a single chapter is all you need.

[late-night-chai-latte]

"Come, lay down and let me take care of you"

[lotus-pear]

11/20

[blue-bird1967]

You're sacred and they're starved And there you are to tear apart

[buriedknight]

Blessed are they who stand before The corrupt and the wicked and do not falter.

[vaggieslefteye]

VEROSIKA MAYDAY, Succubus Pop Star | 2x09 - Apology Tour

"Blitz, there is a crowd full of people here who cared so much they throw an entire fucking party about hating you every year! Do you know how much you have to care to do something as stupid as that?"

[lasagoofs]

your honor I can't stop thinking about them

[blueskittlesart]

Dear Big Brother

kind of a sequel to this comic

[ynnu-64]

brave hobbit

[ivoreene]

I survived trimax volume 10..........

[scarygreenlightning-art]

Oh my oh goodness

[salty-an-disco]

(Explore) “Well… you *supposedly* can end the world.

Hah. What did I say? Not bad for someone who just got thrown into this story without warning, huh?

The princess raises a brow curiously.

“‘Supposedly’, huh? You sure sound confident about that.”

Voice of the Hero: Personally, I’m not all that confident about it.

“And why would I even end the world? I’ve been down here since I can remember. I barely even saw it.”

Voice of the Hero: How long has she been down here?

All her life, presumably. Born to end the world, and so she was locked away long before she could. And now, the only person she has seen since then is here to slay her once and for all.

Voice of the Hero: But that’s… so sad.

I know right? Such an intriguing tale! To save the world, you must slay another being, who looks harmless and aware of herself as a sentient creature capable of emotions. But sympathizing with this being and sparing her life could mean doom to everyone else. Ooooh, it brings me to the edge of my seat!

Voice of the Hero: Could you… cool it with the enthusiasm and all this talk about this just being a story? This is still our life, and the way you act is a bit unsettling.

[buckybarnesj]

SEBASTIAN STAN

behind the scenes of Zurich Film Festival 2024 Photoshoot

[ruporas]

trigunned the hades or hadesed the trigun (id in alt)

[bakapandy]

Patrolling the village always leads to a lot of excitement for the Kazekage family

[swagginmun]

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