Howdyđ
I do this post for the Nightmarecember, but to tell the truth Iâm very hesitant to put this oneđ„
I totally missed it, and I ragedđ
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Howdyđ
Je fais ce post pour le Nightmarecember, mais Ă vrai dire j'ai beaucoup hĂ©siter Ă mettre celui lĂ đ„
Je l'ai totalement rater, et j'ai ragerđ
Dust found the best gift for Horror (=ïŸÏïŸ)ă
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This story belong to @zu-is-here
Killer coughed painfully as he spat blood before losing his balance, his legs unable to support the weight of his entire body. It wasn't long before the ground was stained scarlet. He felt something gently lift his torso and skull. Looking down at what it was, he noticed that it was Cross, his lover, tears of blood and negativity spilling from his eye sockets as he tried to hold them back in vain, as usual.
He always preferred to appear strong and stoic in front of others, and it had taken a long time for him to remove that mask in front of his soulmate, revealing a more anguished but also more caring side.
The tearful man knew that feeling, the feeling of cold and heat mixing together, the feeling of blur and the growing and insistent absence of sensation. His blood was still flowing profusely, as were the former guard's tears that were crushing on his cheekbones, yet he was less and less able to feel their flow, or the metallic taste in his mouth. He was going to die, that was certain.
He looked at his companion before smiling confidently. He was going to die, but that didn't mean he wasn't coming back. Not with all his determination. His tears began to dry up, as did his emotions. He began to see blurred; the sounds no longer came to him with as much intensity. Before his eyes closed and turned to dust, he thought he heard Cross's voice shrouded in a thick, almost impenetrable veil of fog.
When he opened them, he found himself in that jet-black space engulfed in a leaden silence, that space he had not missed at all. The Game Over menu. Two golden buttons were offered to him: Continue or Quit. As always, he pressed the first. As always, he expected the loading to be quick, finding himself in his room in Nightmare's mansion, where he saved every day.
Instead, an error message had appeared before him for the first time. ["lv_stable_manor_nm_xx_xx_xxxx" This item cannot be opened. It may have been moved, renamed or deleted. Do you want to delete this file? He looked incredulously at the screen in front of his eyes. He had never had this message, or any error message. What would happen if he deleted the file? He would surely lose several days, months or years because of this action. He might even lose his relationship with Cross.
[No] He clicked the second button, not wanting to damage the relationship that was so precious to him, the hope and love he felt for him. A new message appeared. [Do you want to continue to the last existing file? ] He couldn't go back to his last save point, which surprised him enormously, but at the same time he couldn't just sit there and wait to understand why this anomaly had occurred.
[Yes] His answer seemed strangely unsuccessful. For what seemed like an eternity, he saw an hourglass spinning over and over on the dark screen. To his surprise, another error message appeared. [The file or directory is damaged and unreadable] Before he could react, numerous error windows appeared filling the entire screen. Killer withdrew his hand before his malware could make contact with him. But he wasn't stupid, he knew that wouldn't fix the problem.
With an expletive, he pressed a new button, brighter than the others: Reset. He preferred never to use it, not knowing where it would take him, too afraid to return to the hell that was his universe. But at the same time, he didn't want to be swallowed up and erased by these things. He wondered if it could even turn him into an Error, and if the situation wouldn't be so critical, he'd probably be in time to laugh as he imagined Cross's reaction or even all the crap he could do in this form.
He pressed on, before the anomalies disappeared one by one, leaving one last message to appear, before his consciousness mysteriously slipped away. [Anomaly removal in progress...]
âąÂ°âąÂ°âą
âI swear I'll do anything to save you.â
Cross spoke these words with all the honesty he could muster. He saw Killer turn to dust without being able to do anything or even know if he had heard him. He couldn't stop thinking about what he was going to do, or rather what the consequences would be. He knew what it felt like to discover that something had been rewritten, even more so when it was himself or someone he cared about. He knew that Killer might be angry at him for finding out, but he'd much rather have him alive and angry at him than dead.
He wiped away his tears, his cheekbones and the bottom of his eye sockets stained ebony and lavender. He had made his decision, and no matter what the consequences, he would get Killer back. He would do anything to be able to see him again, no matter if he had to stand up to Nightmare by rewriting the entire timeline. Nothing mattered as he looked at the pile of dust in front of him, where his lover had been just before, where he looked at him and smiled confidently and playfully, as if death would not mow him down moments later.
The former guard raised himself mechanically, still holding the dusty, bloody jacket of the tearful man in his arms. He brought up the Overwrite button, which had caused him so much pain in the past, and activated it with his dusty hand.
Everything will be fine. Everything will be fine.
He saw many files and folders appear. Some with names he recognised as important moments or people. He moved closer to the one that displayed his lover's name before clicking on it, moving the others away to show many files, all belonging to the dead man. He found many files that he knew, like memories they had had together or even his lover's abilities, but there were also some he didn't know, like the file "lv_stable_manoir_nm_xx_xx_xxxx" for example.
Under other circumstances he would have passed it by and avoided touching it to see what it was, but this file and several others with almost identical names, always beginning with "lv_stable", were condensed where he guessed Killer's source file would be. This file was the one that would allow him to bring it back to life, and these additional files were blocking it, as if they were trying to protect or lock up this code.
The former guard knew that each file was important. They could contain a memory, a way of thinking, an ability, some important object too. And deleting them could have a real consequence on his friend, he had already seen the result with people from his universe becoming radically different afterwards.
He took the file that was bothering him in his hand, resembling a sheet of paper that was slightly luminous and filled with a seemingly random binary sequence. He would only have to concentrate on it a little to find out what it hid, but he preferred not to do anything with it. Everyone had their secrets, memories they didn't want to show or admit to anyone, and Cross preferred to respect this secret garden that his lover would surely not want to show him.
Instead, he shifted his right hand and let go of the glowing piece of paper, letting it fly gracefully into the dark void before stopping quietly, regaining a peaceful stillness. He did the same to the other files that were bothering him, moving through the dense flow of information. He would put these files back in their place when he had finished what he had to do.
He arrived at the object of his research, a sheet brighter than the others, the code of his lover. When he reached for it, he concentrated slightly on it, seeing text appearing little by little. It was a simple sheet, giving basic information, like name, LV, or even birthday. One detail was different though: right next to his name, the words "dead, pending" were written.
Usually the status was either "alive" or "dead". He had never seen the notation "pending" appear. How should he process this information? Should he try to see what the new state meant, or should he rewrite over it and hope that it worked.
Unlike his father, he could not use Overwrite to its full capacity. He could only rewrite one thing from a person's code or environment. If he wanted to change several things about someone, for example, he would have to wait several days before he could transform the code back. He thought of it as water, malleable in a liquid state, that could be changed. But when he did it, it was as if he was changing its state, making it solid. At that point, the slightest change could shatter it, as if it were smashed to the ground.
Gaster was able to directly change its state with the part of the power that was blocked to him. He would be lying if he said that it didn't disgust him to learn that this power was partly blocked to him. Later he had learned another thing the hard way: he could not bring back the dead if their code was inaccessible to him. For that, it was enough that the person was dead after about ten minutes.
The problem was that it had taken him a long time to clear the code, longer than he had anticipated, and he risked not being able to change it if he continued to waste time with questions that were surely useless.
He took a deep breath before starting to modify the code. It seemed to work for a few seconds before the source file glowed with a yellowish glow, blinding him. As his pupils became slightly accustomed to the bright light, he could discern that the yellow colour had been replaced in part by a more purple light. The latter attacked the surrounding files, making them disappear one by one, with an unpleasant buggy noise.
Cross watched in horror as the pieces of paper disintegrated into nothingness. It took him a few seconds before he reacted, trying to use the Overwrite to try and fix everything, but without success. Traitor tears began to appear and he couldn't hide them for long. So that's what happened when it was too late, when he couldn't save him. He had succeeded, he was in time, it had worked. Why did it have to fail suddenly? Why didn't he at least let him have that little victory? So he had to lose all the time... all the time.
A movement to his right drew his attention away from the source file to another file. This one seemed to dance on the spot in a light breeze. He didn't even need to use his power to recognize the memory.
It was a mild, sunny spring day. Killer had taken him to a world he didn't know, to watch a movie at the cinema and eat at a restaurant. He was now holding her hand as he ran quietly along, a happy, eager look on his face. The embarrassment and blush on the monochrome's face made him chuckle, and if he didn't want to get there so badly, he would have stopped to tease him even more.
Instead, he led him through the streets of the small town, attracting the attention of a few passers-by who found them either cute together or annoying running around. Yet despite his looks, neither of them were bothered by them or even cared. One was too focused on his lover, and the other was rushing to finally arrive at his destination.
When they arrived, Cross had seen a huge blue expanse tinged with yellow, pink and purple by the sunset. It shone with bright lines and moved gracefully in the wind, carrying with it the pleasant iodine smell which was almost unknown to him. He watched as the waves formed, coming closer and devouring a small part of the beach, before retreating leaving a small wet trail. They made a soothing sound, like a natural lullaby.
âHappy birthday, Criss-Cross,â exclaimed Killer.
âYou've already told me that a dozen times today,â intervened the other skeleton, his cheeks on fire.
âYou never say it in access. And the day is not over~â
He kept his lover's hand, dragging him a few steps from the water, before sitting down, forcing him to do the same. He added quietly:
âYou told me you'd never seen the sea in your world, and last time you didn't move for like five minutes when you saw it. I thought it would be nice to take you there. Besides, the sand here is soft, look!â
He took some sand in his hand, loosening it to let the grains escape, pushed by the breeze. Cross, for his part, amused himself with his free hand by sweeping them up, letting his hand roll over them as if he were stroking an animal's fur. Killer was right, it was soft but also slightly warm.
âYou saw, he's a thousand times softer than you,â taunted the watery one.
âI don't see why you're comparing me to that. Besides, it's not true.â
âAwwwwwww~ My little guard is jealous. If it's really fake, why don't you show me some proof~â
He had reached out, gently grabbing the bottom of his lover's face, before kissing him passionately. It had been a fluffy day and he'd probably never had such a good birthday.
He quickly grabbed the piece of paper. He didn't want it to be deleted, not this, not this kind of file. He didn't want any of it to be deleted. So he copied it, creating an identical file, and then sending it off into the void, hoping it would get far enough away to be safe.
But he had made a mistake. In touching that file, duplicating it, and sending it off, he had forgotten to let go of the original. As the latter was eaten away entirely by the aggressive light, the monochrome code began to change in turn, several data points disappearing into an uncertain eternity.
âąÂ°âąÂ°âą
Cross woke up in this white, empty place. He stood up and looked in every direction to see if anyone was there. He had this empty feeling, as if something or someone was missing. As if nothing was in its place, even in this endless nothingness.
âChara?â
He got no answer, as he had strangely expected. He'd been stuck here for days with this horrifying kid by his side, and yet he knew he wouldn't see him again, not even being able to put into words why he was so sure or even why he'd suddenly disappeared. Strangely enough, when he thought about it, it wasn't the disappearance of the human that bothered him, it was the disappearance of someone else... But who?
His soul began to glaze over, unable to remember who he had forgotten. He just wanted to find this stranger and protect him to his last breath, without even knowing his name, his appearance or even how and where to find him.
âHello,â intervened an unknown voice behind him.
When he turned around, he saw a skeleton a little shorter than him, a yellow jacket reaching his knees and fading to a cyan colour. He wore gloves of the same colour as his tunic, partially concealing the black cloth that reached down to his shoulders. A small golden crown adorned his head, bringing out his pupils of the same colour. He smiled gently and said:
âDon't worry, I don't want to hurt you. I'm here to help you.â
âąÂ°âąÂ°âą
âBoss,â a voice called out.
Nightmare looked at his subordinate, stopping to focus on the negative feelings Cross was having. So one of his two skeletons had done something that had reset the timeline, but apparently in addition to being returned to the beginning, they couldn't remember everything that had happened.
âYou stop talking all of a sudden. Is something going on?â
A smile stretched the lips of the corrupted being. He couldn't have asked for a better opportunity than this. He replied confidently:
âI felt a lot of negative emotions in one person. But in the end, he will not be useful to me. I'll leave him with his feelings, maybe they'll all get worse on their own.â
Killer toussa douloureusement tout en crachant du sang avant de perdre l'équilibre, ses jambes n'arrivant plus à supporter le poids de son corps entier. Il ne fallut pas longtemps avant que le sol ne soit teinté d'écarlate. Il sentit quelque chose soulevant doucement son torse et son crùne. En regardant ce que c'était, il remarqua que c'était Cross, son amant, des larmes de sang et de négativité débordant de ses orbites, alors qu'il tentait surement de les retenir en vain, comme à son habitude.
Il prĂ©fĂ©rait toujours se montrer fort et stoĂŻque devant les autres, et il avait fallu beaucoup de temps pour qu'il enlĂšve ce masque devant son Ăąme-sĆur, rĂ©vĂ©lant une facette plus angoissĂ© mais aussi plus attentionnĂ©.
Le larmoyant connaissait cette sensation, celle du froid et chaud se mĂ©langeant, celle du flou et de l'absence de plus en plus importante et insistante de sensation. Son sang coulait toujours abondamment, de mĂȘme que les larmes de l'ancien garde qui s'Ă©craser sur ses pommettes, pourtant il Ă©tait de moins en moins capable de ressentir leur Ă©coulement, ou le goĂ»t mĂ©tallique dans sa bouche. Il allait mourir, c'Ă©tait certain.
Il regarda son compagnon avant de sourire avec assurance. Il allait mourir certes, mais ça ne voulais pas dire qu'il n'allait pas revenir. Pas avec toute sa dĂ©termination. Ses larmes commĂšrent Ă se tarir, de mĂȘme que ses Ă©motions. Il commença Ă voir trouble, les sons ne lui parvenaient plus avec autant d'intensitĂ©. Avant de fermer le orbites et de tomber en poussiĂšre, il crut entendre la voix de Cross envelopper dans un voile Ă©pais et presque impermĂ©able de brouillard.
Lorsqu'il les ouvrit, il se retrouva dans cette espace noir de jais engloutis dans un silence de plomb, cette espace qui ne lui avait pas du tout manquer. Le menu de Game Over. Deux boutons dorĂ©s s'offrirent Ă lui : Continuer ou Quitter. Comme Ă chaque fois, il appuya sur le premier. Comme Ă chaque fois, il s'attendait Ă ce que le chargement se fasse rapidement, se retrouvant dans sa chambre dans le manoir de Nightmare, lĂ oĂč il sauvegardait tous les jours.
Au lieu de ça, un message d'erreur Ă©tait apparu devant lui pour la premiĂšre fois. ["lv_stable_manoir_nm_xx_xx_xxxx" Impossible d'ouvrir cet Ă©lĂ©ment. Il peut avoir Ă©tĂ© dĂ©placĂ©, renommĂ© ou supprimer. Voulez-vous supprimer ce fichier ? ] Il regarda incrĂ©dule l'Ă©cran devant ses yeux. Jamais il avait eu ce message, ou un quelconque message d'erreur. Que se passerait-il s'il supprimerait le fichier ? Il perdait sĂ»rement plusieurs jours, mois ou annĂ©e Ă cause de cette action. Il perdrait peut-ĂȘtre mĂȘme sa relation avec Cross.
[Non] Il cliqua sur le deuxiĂšme bouton, ne voulant pas dĂ©tĂ©riorer cette relation si prĂ©cieuse pour lui, cet espoir et cette amour qu'il ressentait pour lui. Un nouveau message apparu. [Voulez-vous continuer au dernier fichier existant ? ] Il ne pouvait pas retourner Ă son dernier point de sauvegarde, se qui l'Ă©tonnait Ă©normĂ©ment, mais en mĂȘme temps il ne pouvait pas juste rester ici Ă attendre de comprendre pourquoi cette anomalie avait eu lieu.
[Oui] Sa rĂ©ponse sembla bizarrement ne pas aboutir. Pendant ce qui lui semblait ĂȘtre une Ă©ternitĂ©, il voyait un sablier tournĂ© encore et encore sur l'Ă©cran sombre. Ă sa grande surprise, un autre message d'erreur apparu. [Le fichier ou le rĂ©pertoire est endommagĂ© et illisible] Avant qu'il puisse rĂ©agir, de nombreuses fenĂȘtres d'erreurs apparurent remplissant entiĂšrement l'Ă©cran. Killer retira sa main avant que ses nuisances rentrent en contact avec lui. Mais il n'Ă©tait pas idiot, il savait que ça ne rĂ©glerait pas le problĂšme.
Dans un juron, il fis apparaitre une nouvelle touche, plus brillante que les autres : le Reset. Il prĂ©fĂ©rait ne jamais l'utiliser, ne sachant pas oĂč cela le ramener, ayant trop peur de retourner dans l'enfer qu'Ă©tait son univers. Mais en mĂȘme temps il n'avais pas envi d'ĂȘtre engloutit et effacer par ses choses. Il se demandait mĂȘme si ça pouvait le transformer en une Erreur, et si la situation ne serait pas aussi critique, il serait sĂ»rement en temps de rire en imaginant la rĂ©action de Cross ou mĂȘme toute les conneries qu'il pourrait faire sous cette forme.
Il appuya dessus, avant de voir les anomalies disparaitre une par une, laissant un dernier message apparaitre, avant que sa conscience s'échappe mystérieusement. [Suppression des anomalies en cours... ]
âąÂ°âąÂ°âą
â Je te jure que je ferais tout pour te sauver.
Cross prononça ses mots avec toute lâhonnĂȘtetĂ© donc il pouvait faire preuve. Il vit Killer se transformer en poussiĂšre sans qu'il puisse faire quoi que ce soit ou mĂȘme savoir s'il l'avait entendu. Il ne pouvais pas arrĂȘter de penser Ă se qu'il allait faire, ou plutĂŽt aux consĂ©quences de ce geste. Il savait ce que ça faisais de dĂ©couvrir que quelque chose avait Ă©tĂ© réécrit, encore plus quand c'Ă©tait soi-mĂȘme ou une personne Ă qui on tenait. Il savait que Killer pouvait lui en vouloir en le dĂ©couvrant, mais il prĂ©fĂ©rait mille fois qu'il soit en vie et en colĂšre contre lui que mort.
Il essuya ses larmes, ses pommettes et le bas de ses orbites tachĂ© d'Ă©bĂšne et de lavande. Il avait pris sa dĂ©cision, et peu lui importer les consĂ©quences, il arriverait Ă ramener Killer. Il ferait tout pour pouvoir le voir Ă nouveau, peu importe s'il devait s'opposer Ă Nightmare en réécrivant la timeline entiĂšre. Rien n'avait d'importance quand il regardait le tas de poussiĂšre devant lui, lĂ oĂč son amant se trouver juste avant, lĂ oĂč il le regardait et souriait avec assurance et espiĂšglerie, comme si la mort n'allait pas le faucher quelques instants plus tard.
L'ancien garde se releva machinalement, gardant toujours la veste poussiéreuse et ensanglantée du larmoyant dans ses bras. Il fis apparaßtre le bouton Overwrite, qui lui avait causé tant de douleurs dans le passé, avant de l'activer avec sa main poussiéreuse.
Tout se passera bien. Tous va s'arranger.
Il vit de nombreux fichier et dossiers apparaitre. Certains ayant des noms qu'il reconnaissait comme des moments importants ou des personnes. Il se rapprocha de celui qui affichait le nom de son amant avant de cliquer dessus, Ă©loignant les autres pour montrer de nombreux fichiers, tous appartenant au mort. Il dĂ©couvrit de nombreux fichiers qui connaissait, comme des souvenirs qu'ils avaient eu ensemble ou mĂȘme les capacitĂ©s de son amant, mais il y en avait aussi qu'il ne connaissait pas, comme le fichier "lv_stable_manoir_nm_xx_xx_xxxx" par exemple.
Dans d'autres circonstances, il serait passer Ă cotĂ© en Ă©vitant d'y toucher pour voir ce que c'Ă©tait, mais ce fichier et plusieurs autres qui avaient un nom presque identique, commençant toujours par "lv_stable" se condensaient lĂ oĂč il devinait que le fichier source de Killer se trouver. Ce fichier Ă©tait celui qui le permettrait de le ramener Ă la vie, et ces fichiers additionnels le bloquaient, comme s'ils essayaient de protĂ©ger ou d'enfermĂ© ce code.
L'ancien garde savait que chaque fichier avait une importance. Ils pouvaient contenir un souvenir, une façon de pensée, une capacité, certains objets important aussi. Et les supprimer pouvait avoir une réelle conséquence sur son ami, il avait déjà vu la suite avec des personnes de son univers devenant radicalement différents aprÚs.
Il prit le fichier qui le gĂȘnĂ© dans la main, ressemblant Ă une feuille de papier lĂ©gĂšrement lumineuse et rempli de suite binaire alĂ©atoire en apparence. Il n'aurais eu qu'Ă se concentrer un peu dessus pour dĂ©couvrir ce que cela cacher, mais il prĂ©fĂ©ra ne rien en faire. Chacun avait ses secrets, des souvenirs qu'on ne voulais montrer ou avouer Ă personne, et Cross prĂ©fĂ©rait respecter ce jardin secret que son amant ne voudrait sĂ»rement pas lui montrer.
Au lieu de ça, il dĂ©cala sa main droite en lĂąchant le bout de papier lumineux, le laissant voler gracieusement dans le vide sombre avant de sâarrĂȘter tranquillement, retrouvant une paisible immobilitĂ©. Il fis la mĂȘme chose aux autres fichiers qui le gĂȘnĂ©, avançant dans ce flux dense d'informations. Il remettrait ces fichiers Ă leur place aprĂšs avoir fin ce qu'il avait Ă faire.
Il arriva devant l'objet de ses recherches, une feuille plus brillante que les autres, le code de son amant. Quand il l'attrapa, il se concentra lĂ©gĂšrement dessus, voyant du texte apparaĂźtre peu Ă peu. C'Ă©tait une fiche simple, donnant des informations basiques, comme le nom, le LV, ou mĂȘme la date d'anniversaire. Un dĂ©tail Ă©tait nĂ©anmoins diffĂ©rent : juste Ă cotĂ© de son nom, les mots "mort, en attente" Ă©taient inscris.
D'habitude les états inscrits étaient soit "vivant" ou "mort". Jamais il avait vu la notation "en attente" apparaitre. Comment devrait-il traiter cette information ? Devait-il essayer de voir ce que signifier ce nouvel état, ou devait-il plutÎt réécrire dessus en espérant que cela fonctionne.
Contrairement Ă son pĂšre, il ne pouvait pas utiliser l'Overwrite dans sa totale capacitĂ©. Il ne pouvait réécrire qu'une chose d'un code d'une personne ou d'un environnement. S'il voulait changer plusieurs choses chez quelqu'un par exemple, il devait attendre plusieurs jours pour rĂ©ussir Ă retransformer le code. Il se reprĂ©sentait ça comme l'eau, mallĂ©able Ă l'Ă©tat liquide, pouvant ĂȘtre modifier. Mais lorsque qu'il le faisait, c'Ă©tait comme s'il la faisait changer d'Ă©tat, la rendant solide. Ă ce moment-lĂ , le moindre changement pouvait la briser, comme si on la fracassait au sol.
Gaster arrivait à directement la faire changer d'état grùce à la partie du pouvoir qui lui était bloquer. Il mentirait s'il disait que ça ne l'avais pas dégouté d'apprendre que ce pouvoir lui était en parti bloquer. Plus tard il avait appris une autre chose à ses dépens : il ne pouvait ramener les morts si leur code lui était inaccessibles. Pour ça, il suffisait juste que la personne soit morte aprÚs une dizaine de minutes environ.
Le problÚme étant qu'il avait pris du temps à dégager le code, plus qu'il l'avais prévu, et il risquait de ne plus pouvoir le changer s'il continuer à perdre du temps avec des questions qui étaient sûrement inutiles.
Il pris une profonde inspiration avant de commencer Ă modifier le code. Ăa semblait avoir fonctionner pendant quelques secondes avant que le fichier source brille d'une lueur jaunit, l'aveuglant. Lorsque que ses pupilles s'Ă©taient lĂ©gĂšrement habituĂ© Ă cette vive lumiĂšre, il put discernĂ© que la couleur jaune avait laisser place en parti Ă une lumiĂšre plus pourpre. Cette derniĂšre attaqua les fichiers au alentour, les faisant disparaitre un Ă un, dans un dĂ©sagrĂ©able bruit buguĂ©.
Cross regarda horrifié les morceaux de papiers se désintégré dans le néant. Il lui fallu quelques secondes avant de réagir, essayant d'utiliser l'Overwrite pour essayer de tout arrangé, sans succÚs. Des larmes traitres commencÚrent à apparaßtre sans qu'il ne puisse les dissimuler bien longtemps. Alors c'est ce qui se passait lorsqu'il est trop tard, lorsqu'il ne pouvait plus le sauver. Il avait réussi, il était dans les temps, ça a avait marché. Pourquoi il a fallu que ça échoue subitement ? Pourquoi ne pas lui avoir au moins laisser cette petite victoire ? Il était donc obliger de toujours perdre... de tous perdre.
Un mouvement Ă sa droite attira son attention, dĂ©tournant les yeux du fichier source pour les porter sur un autre fichier. Celui-ci sembla danser sur place dans une lĂ©gĂšre brise. Il n'avait mĂȘme pas besoin d'utiliser son pouvoir pour reconnaĂźtre ce souvenir.
C'Ă©tait une journĂ©e printaniĂšre, douce et ensoleillĂ©. Killer l'avait amener dans un univers qui ne connaissais pas, pour regarder un film au cinĂ©ma et manger dans un restaurant. Il lui tenait maintenant la main en courant tranquillement, un air joyeux et impatient sur le visage. La gĂȘne et le rougissement sur le visage du monochrome le faisait glousser, et s'il ne voulait pas autant arrivĂ© Ă cette endroit, il se serait arrĂȘter pour le charrier encore plus.
Au lieu de ça, il le guidait Ă travers les rues de la petite ville, attirant l'attention de quelques passants qui les trouvaient soit mignon ensemble ou agaçant Ă courir partout. Pourtant malgrĂ© ses regards, aucun des deux Ă©taient gĂȘnĂ© par eux ou mĂȘme s'en prĂ©occuper. L'un Ă©tait trop concentrĂ© sur son amant, et l'autre se prĂ©cipitait pour enfin arriver Ă destination.
Lorsqu'ils arrivÚrent, Cross avait vu une immense étendu bleu teinté de jaune, de rose et de violet par le coucher de soleil. Elle brillait de traits lumineux et se mouvait gracieusement eu gré du vent, emportant avec elle l'agréable odeur iodé qui lui était presque inconnu. Il regarda les vaguelettes se formaient, se rapprochant et dévorant une petite parti de la plage, avant de se retirer en laissant une petite trace humide. Ils produisaient un bruit apaisant, comme une berceuse naturelle.
â Joyeux anniversaire, Criss-Cross, s'exclama Killer.
â Tu me l'as dĂ©jĂ dit une bonne dizaine de fois aujourd'hui, intervient l'autre squelette les joues en feu.
â On ne le dit jamais accĂšs. Et la journĂ©e n'est pas fini~
Il garda la main de son amant, l'entrainant Ă quelques pas de l'eau, avant de sâasseoir, l'obligeant Ă faire de mĂȘme. Il ajouta tranquillement :
â Tu m'as dit que tu n'avais jamais vu la mer dans ton univers, et la derniĂšre fois tu n'as pas bougĂ© pendant genre cinq minutes en la voyant. Je me suis que ce serait bien de t'y emmener. En plus, le sable ici est doux, regarde !
Il prit du sable dans sa main, la desserrant pour laissant les grains s'échapper, pousser par la brise. Cross, quand à lui, s'amusait avec sa main libre à les balayait, laissant sa main roulait dessus comme s'il caressait le pelage d'un animal. Killer avait raison, il était doux mais aussi légÚrement chaud.
â Tu as vu, il est mille fois plus doux que toi, nargua le larmoyant.
â Je ne vois pas pourquoi tu me compare à ça. En plus c'est faux.
â Awwwwwww~ Mon petit garde est jaloux. Si c'est vraiment faux, pourquoi tu ne me montrerait pas une preuve~
Il s'Ă©tait exĂ©cuter, attrapant doucement le bas du visage de son amant, avant de l'embrasser passionnĂ©ment. Ăa avait Ă©tĂ© une journĂ©e duveteuse et il n'avait sĂ»rement jamais passĂ© un aussi bon anniversaire.
Il attrapa rapidement le bout de papier. Il ne voulait pas que ça soit effacer, pas ça, pas ce genre de fichier. Il voulais qu'aucun ne le soit. Alors il le copia, crĂ©ant un fichier identique, et l'envoyant ensuite se perdre dans le nĂ©ant, espĂ©rant qu'il puisse s'Ă©loigner assez pour ĂȘtre en sĂ©curitĂ©.
Mais il avait commis une erreur. En touchant ce fichier, le dupliquant, et le faisant partir, il avait oublié de lùcher l'original. Lorsque ce dernier se fis rongé entiÚrement par la lumiÚre agressive, le code du monochrome commença à changer à son tour, plusieurs données disparaissant dans une éternité incertaine.
âąÂ°âąÂ°âą
Cross se rĂ©veilla dans cette endroit blanc et vide. Il se leva avant de regarder dans chaque direction s'il y avait personne. Il avait cette sensation de vide, comme s'il manquait quelque chose ou quelqu'un. Comme si rien n'Ă©tait Ă sa place, mĂȘme dans ce nĂ©ant sans fin.
â Chara ?
Il n'eut aucune rĂ©ponse, comme il s'y attendait Ă©trangement. Ăa faisait plusieurs jours qu'il Ă©tait bloquer ici avec ce gamin horripilant Ă ses cĂŽtĂ©s, et pourtant il savait qu'il ne le reverrait plus, sans mĂȘme pouvoir poser des mots sur les raisons de cette certitude ou mĂȘme de cette disparition soudaine. Bizarrement lorsqu'il y pensait, ce n'Ă©tait pas la disparition de l'humain qui le dĂ©ranger, c'Ă©tait la disparition de quelqu'un d'autre... Mais qui ?
Son Ăąme commença Ă se glacer, n'arrivant pas Ă se souvenir qui il avait oubliĂ©. Il avait juste envi de retrouver cet inconnu et de le protĂ©ger jusqu'Ă son dernier souffre, sans mĂȘme savoir son nom, son apparence ou mĂȘme comment et oĂč le trouver.
â Bonjour, intervient une voix inconnu derriĂšre lui.
Lorsqu'il se retourna, il vit un squelette un peu plus petit que lui, une veste jaune lui arrivant jusqu'aux genoux en se dĂ©gradant d'une couleur cyan. Il portait des gants de la mĂȘme couleur que sa tunique, dissimulant en parti les tissus noirs qui remettait jusqu'au bas de ses Ă©paules. Une petite couronne dorĂ©e ornĂ©e sa tĂȘte, faisant ressortir ses pupilles de la mĂȘme couleur. Il souris gentiment en disant :
â Ne t'en fais pas, je ne te veux aucun mal. Je suis lĂ pour t'aider.
âąÂ°âąÂ°âą
â Boss, interpella une voix.
Nightmare regarda son subordonnĂ©, arrĂȘtant de se focaliser sur les sentiments nĂ©gatifs que Cross ressentait. Alors l'un de ses deux squelette avais fais quelque chose qui avait reset la timeline, mais apparemment en plus d'ĂȘtre retournĂ© au dĂ©but, ils ne se souvenaient plus de tous se qui s'Ă©tait passer.
â Vous vous arrĂȘtez de parler d'un coup. Il se passe quelque chose ?
Un sourire Ă©tira les lĂšvres de l'ĂȘtre corrompu. Il ne pouvais pas rĂȘvĂ© une meilleure opportunitĂ© que celle-lĂ . Il rĂ©pliqua avec assurance :
â J'ai ressenti beaucoup d'Ă©motions nĂ©gatives chez une personne. Mais en fin de coup, il ne me sera pas utile. Je vais le laissais avec ses sentiments, peut-ĂȘtre mĂȘme qu'ils aggraveront tous seul.
J'ai fait ce dessin pour les 200 abonnés sur Amino.
Pour ce dessin, j'ai fait Betty de Glitchtale. Ăa faisait un moment que je me demandais si j'allais la faire et c'Ă©tait une super occasion donc la voilađ
I made this drawing for the 200 subscribers on Amino.
For this drawing, I made Betty of Glitchtale. Itâs been a while since I was wondering if I was gonna do it and it was a great opportunity so here she isđ
Love or Betrayal chapter 7 are here : Gift (â  â âčâ âœâ âčâ  â )
English version
French version
There is the English version at the beginning and the French version afterwards âąwâą
The Post Dark Cream Comic and Aim belongs to @zu-is-here (and it's also thanks to her that you can read this story XD)
The sound of a music box began to be heard in a distorted way, drowned out by the shores of the awakening. When the boy stretched, he tried to remember the melody. Where had he heard it? And who was that dark figure who had suddenly vanished into his dream?
He got out of bed, walking quietly towards the living room where Dream was, who had already started to prepare breakfast. Cross was still sleeping, taking advantage of this Saturday morning to sleep in.Â
The little one helped his father take the cups and the bowl he gave him, being too high for him, before putting them on the table. He sat quietly at the table, before starting to put milk in his bowl, while the positive one went to wake up his husband.Â
They both came back into the room, his father's eyes still clouded with sleep and calmly holding his soul mate, having still managed to trap him with his arms. Dream smiled, touched by this gesture he received from his husband every weekend.Â
He managed to free himself from his hold by sitting down quietly. Cross, before sitting down, kissed his son's forehead, wishing him good morning. They ate lunch in good spirits, as usual.
Then, as he did every weekend, the little skeleton got ready to see his uncle. He looked in the small library in the living room for his favourite book. It was the only one that had been made by hand and his father had already told him that his uncle had made it.Â
He loved its hardback cover covered with a layer of blue leather, where a huge apple tree was engraved. Some of the apples were completely engraved while others had only the outline defined. On the corners furthest apart, the leather was tinged with yellow at the top and purple at the bottom. Silver corners were attached to each edge of the book, representing a moon and a sun. He knew that the book was called The Power of Feeling, because his uncle told him every time, he read it.Â
He grabbed it, and then went into the kitchen, taking two small chocolate bars as usual. He checked that he hadn't forgotten anything before opening the door and greeting his parents. Cross said to him:Â
âYou be careful going in.â
âI promise, have a good day.â
They said the same before he closed the door. He went as usual to the playground, where he always waited for his uncle. He liked to have fun here, and sometimes Killer would come and play with him too, but he left quickly after Nightmare arrived.
He walked over to the swing before sitting down, putting the book on his lap. He began to swing quietly, being careful not to knock the book off by going too fast. He stopped abruptly when he heard an unfamiliar voice behind him asking if he was expecting his uncle.Â
He turned to answer him when he saw his face: a skeleton with pastel pupils and a paintbrush with an ink stain on his cheek. The skeleton his parents had always told him to watch out for. He remained silent, not knowing what to do.
â...You're very quiet. I thought you'd be more talkative than that. You must get that from Cross, he was never really talkative at first. But after we became friends, he was more so.â
âAre you a friend of Dad's?â
âYes, although I'm more Dream's friend. We've known each other for a long time, and we've had many adventures together. He even bailed me out a few times.â
âReally, it's so cool!â
âBut then your parents met, and I never really saw them again... But they never told you about it?â
In the face of Aim's silence, Ink added:
âThey never showed you where they declared their love? If you want, I can take you there. It's a place full of so many memories.â
âBut Uncle Mare-â
âNightmare already knows this place; he'll join us when he gets here and doesn't see us. Don't you trust your parents' friends?â
Deep inside, his instincts were screaming at him no, reminding him of their warning. But on the other hand, he knew his uncle and fathers and was a friend of theirs, so he could trust him...? And his uncle knew this place too.
He took the taller boy's hand before the latter combed the ground with his brush, then jumped into the puddle, dragging the child with him. They found themselves in a wooded area, the smell of pine trees could be felt. The snow covered them gently, giving the place a fresh feel.
Ink began to walk through the forest, followed by Aim who marvelled at the place. It reminded him of the woods where he and his parents used to go in the winter. They would have fun skating on the frozen lake that hid in his place, having a snowball fight where his papa would watch them, before starting to have fun with them after taking a snowball on his shoulder because of his dad, and they would end their day all at home over hot chocolate. Maybe he would see a place like that here, and he could go with his parents, that would be nice.Â
He was about to tell the other skeleton about it when this feeling, or rather lack of feeling, crept into his mind. It was strange, but usually he felt like he knew when someone was doing well or not, like a hunch. It had always been the case, yet when faced with this stranger he felt nothing, and unconsciously it twisted his stomach slightly, chilled his bones, without him really knowing why.Â
Inwardly he tried to find a reason for this exception, as the trees around them became less and less numerous. Buildings began to appear in the distance. Aim, seeing this, wondered who they would find. If this was where his parents had declared their love, then surely, he would meet friends of theirs.
The excitement of seeing more of his parents' friends was short-lived when he saw that the buildings were in ruins. Some had their facades ripped open, others had their roofs and probably their interiors collapsed. Others had only broken windows, and the only ones that had no apparent damage made the atmosphere strangely even heavier. A ghost town, that was the vision before their eyes.Â
Aim's bad feeling resurfaced, even more powerful than before. How could his parents have decided to declare themselves in a ruined place? What could have happened here? He pulled the book tighter to his chest, becoming slightly alarmed by the scene before them. He stammered:Â
âSir... Are you sure Uncle Mare will find us here? He was waiting for us in the playground, he might get worried if he doesn't find us, and it's not inhabited here at all, he might not find us.â
âDo you know who destroyed this place,â asked the protector, his back still turned to the boy.
â...No...â
âIt was your uncle with Killer, to try to show Cross that he could never be happy, and also because of his betrayal and escape.â
âYou're lying! Uncle Mare and Killer would never do that!â
âYou seem to like them, maybe that's a good thing... But know kid that I never lie.â
As he said his last sentence, he turned around completely, his pastel pupils and his slight smile had given way to a face devoid of all emotion. He crouched down facing the child, before declaring:Â
âWhat follows is simple: I ask for your help, you accept and after you have helped me, I will take you back to your parents, no one knows.â
âHelp with what?
âYou just have to use your power over me, you know the one that can change emotions.â
âDad and Papa said that's a power that can hurt people, and that you shouldn't use it.â
âAnd why not?â
âThey said that by using this power, people can get hurt because they wouldn't know if they really liked us. They said that it is more important that they like us for who we really are, than by lying to them and changing something so precious.â
Ink thought for a moment before saying:
âI won't mind you using your power on me, on the contrary. I have no soul; I can't feel emotions like others. But if you used it, I could be normal.â
âDon't you have a soul? But my power only works when people already have feelings.â
âHow can you be so sure when you haven't even tried,â he asked in a colder voice.
âMy power is used to change the emotions of others, to rewrite them. If they don't exist, I can't change them.â
âSo, you can't help me... I don't see why I should do what I told you then.â
The atmosphere was becoming frightening. Ink's voice and face was like that of a cruel psychopath in frightening nightmares, and the quiet of the place seemed to become oppressive. The boy took a step back, shaking more and more.
âYou're scaring me.â
âScared? I'm just asking you to help me. Your parents never taught you to be nice,â Ink said as he grabbed Aim's arm, dropping the book he was holding.
A Gaster Blaster appeared beside him before firing at the other skeleton. At the same time, the boy's soul turned blue, throwing him into his dad's arms. He boiled with rage and anguish, his eyes now only two blood-red pupils.
The latter was about to use his knife to teleport with his son when Ink created ink bones which he hurled at them. Cross smashed them with his weapon before setting Aim down beside the tree behind him. He would have preferred to get his son to safety before starting this fight, but Ink prevented him from actually doing so.
So, he turned his knife into two daggers and teleported behind the protector, trying to slice him by surprise. Ink dodged before hitting him with a brush, knocking him back a few feet.
Even though the monochrome had failed to hit him, he was slightly pleased that the fight was taking place away from where his child was. He sent bones at his opponent, who liquefied, before resurfacing next to him and trying to summon a Gaster Blaster. Cross gave him no time, sending his leg slamming into his stomach, smashing it against the tree behind him.
Ink coughed from the impact of the tree and also from the kick. Even though they were skeletons and didn't have stomachs or diaphragms, their magic reacted as if they did, and they really didn't appreciate that kind of blow. He lay down on the ground to dodge the Gaster Blaster shot that Cross had just fired, which destroyed and burned the plant and those behind it.
Then he grabbed his brush which he had dropped before creating a wall of ink to protect himself from a volley of bones. This separation disappeared after his opponent sliced it with his daggers, coming closer to him. To keep him away, he created several rows of bones before landing on a low tree branch near Cross.
Black tears began to fall from Cross's eyes, showing his growing negative feelings to the point of overflowing.Â
âI haven't seen your face like that for years,â Ink added. âThe last time was the day I paid you and Dream a little surprise visit. I didn't expect to see you with a baby, but what surprised me most that day was that your child had this power. Honestly, we could have a lot of fun, and thanks to him, I could have feelings like the others again. You can do that for your friend.â
âYou're not my friend, you're just a skeleton who has become obsessed with something he doesn't have and never will. Because of your madness, you put Aim in danger that day and you just did it again today.â
â... In danger... I didn't do anything wrong... I took him to a place that is important to you, I told him everything that happened here, and I kindly asked him to help me. There's nothing wrong with that. On reflection, maybe I should have been more radical... But I can always make it right.â
Three Gaster Blasters appeared in front of the boy, startling him and his father. Before the shots were fired, they heard the AU protector speak his words like a death sentence:
âIf Error can create new things when he is repulsed by it and our agreement still stood at that time, then I may as well do the same. I'll never be forgotten again, even if it means going from good guy to bad guy protector.â
âAIM!!!â
Cross was too far away from Aim to get there in time, so he made a giant wall of bones to protect him. He didn't have time to reassure himself that he was okay or even make another move, as Ink had already launched a bone attack. He had let his guard down, desperate to save his son, and before he could even protect himself, bones had embedded themselves in his torso, several touching his soul.
His purple blood began to stain his white top, and to run from the corners of his mouth, before falling to the ground. Two shrill cries rang out at that moment: Aim's, who had moved away from the half-destroyed wall to reassure his father, and Dream's. He was teleported to his son in spite of himself, thanks to his husband. The latter had arrived in his place after sensing his soul mate's overly negative feelings. But he had arrived too late to protect him from the treacherous attack that Ink had launched against him.
Dream held him in his arms on his knees, his eyes flooded with tears, trying to use his healing magic on him. But the wounds on his soul were too numerous for him to do so. Aim rushed towards them, seeing with horror the gaping holes in his father's torso, his breath choked and his soul cracking from the damage it had taken.Â
He searched his pockets, trying to find the chocolate bars he had taken a few hours earlier. He had taken two, but he was unable to find them. His hands were shaking, and his tears were appearing more and more, blurring his vision. He searched desperately before realising that they were not where he had put them.Â
He had probably dropped them without noticing, then he remembered the playground, that moment when they had jumped into the gate. Surely that was when he had lost them. After all, he had been careful not to drop and damage the book, but he hadn't checked for the chocolate bars.Â
âDad...â
Aim didn't know what to say or do. His father was starting to crumble, and he didn't know how to save him. To reassure him, Cross pulled him closer to him, before giving him a kiss on the forehead, as he used to doing.
Then he put his hand on his husband's cheek, trying to remove the tears that were running down with his thumb, even though new ones appeared right after. He tried with difficulty to take a steady breath before saying:Â
âI'm sorry, I let my guard down again. I couldn't protect you anymore... Don't cry... I've always preferred it when you smile... I wish I could keep seeing you smile and laugh...â
His husband tried to put on a smile, but it looked more like a forced grimace distorted by sadness. Cross stood up slightly before placing a final kiss on his soul mate's teeth.Â
âYou are my two rays of sunshine...â
He had spoken his words with the last of his strength, before disappearing entirely into a pile of dust. His son looked down at his remains, his tears growing more and more uncontrollable. His eyesight was blurred and he couldn't see what was around him, except for the dust as his tears fell.
Dream, on the other hand, stared into space before screaming at the assassin. His scream was filled with rage and hatred, changing to a promise of death as his voice became different, dark, corrupt.Â
Bones cracked as tentacles ripped through the back of his jumper, moving uncontrollably like snakes preparing to bite their prey. Black liquid began to cover him, devouring his blind eye again, making it disappear.
Before he left to take his revenge, he saw the look in his son's eyes that was mixed with sadness, fear and horror. He didn't know if it was due to his appearance, which he considered hideous, or because he was afraid of simply losing his papa, but that look made him even more angry at the painter. Because of him, he had lost his husband, but he had also had to traumatize his child with his appearance.Â
Nightmare and Killer arrived shortly afterwards, to see Dream in his corrupted form lashing out at Ink's inert and almost completely destroyed body, while Aim cried at a pile of dust. The two skeletons had quickly guessed who he belonged to by the scene before them.Â
The negative one moved towards his brother to stop him, but Killer stopped him by holding his arm, feeling only angst at the scene before them.
âI need you to take Aim and get out of here, while I calm Dream down,â he announced, pulling his arm free of the other skeleton's grip.Â
âNo, you'll get killed. I-â
âBecause you think you can do it? Take Aim and leave! That's an order,â he shouted.
The tearful man looked at him in despair, wanting to say something more. He knew that Nightmare was right and that he was just wasting time, but he couldn't help the fear that was eating away at his stomach. It was Cross who had managed to bring Dream to his senses, not Nightmare, so how could he be sure he would? He shook off his worries, confidently thinking that surely, he was the only one now who could do it. Then he walked over to the boy, before picking him up and teleporting into the boy's room.Â
The negative began to rush towards his brother, getting between him and Ink, dodging the tentacles that struck in the protector's direction. He caught him in his arms, trying to block his movements.Â
âCalm down, you can't kill him, he's immortal like us. Think of Aim and calm down!â
The attacks stopped, and his tentacles collapsed as if they were empty of energy. He dropped to his knees, his brother following his fall, still holding him in his arms. He turned his eyes and saw his husband's dust. If he had arrived earlier, he could have saved him, he would still be here. This sentence kept coming back in his mind, hammering him with blows, driving the nail of remorse even deeper.
Tears began to flow down his cheeks, creating ever larger wakes. He returned his brother's embrace, holding his coat as if it were the last thing, the last hope he could hold on to. His sobs were almost the only sound to be heard in this charred and destroyed world.
His soul froze, twisted, and felt as if it would crack and shatter at any moment. How he wished at that moment that it had. He would no longer feel that pain in his chest, that vice in his throat. He would like to join him, but he couldn't, and never would. It was one of the few privileges that was taken away from him.
The crackling of the flames was muted by the pain of the desperate cries that the positive was now throwing into the void, tearing at the same time at his brother's heart.
It was one of the few moments when the negative felt so helpless in the face of his younger brother's pain. What could he say, what could he do to heal his broken heart, except wait and show his presence and support through a simple hug. Only time would soften his grieving soul and they both knew it, but at the time it was hard to take.
All this pain and sorrow was preventing him from returning to his normal form. He didn't want to scare his son; he didn't want him to see him like that again. So, between his uncontrollable sobs, he stammered:
âI don't want to show myself to Aim like this.â
âTake your time,â his brother added in a calm voice.
Meanwhile, the boy was crying in Killer's arms, unable to get the image of his dad turning to dust out of his mind. It wasn't possible, his father had always been strong, he couldn't die like that. He would probably come back and say it was a joke, his papa would scold him for it, and to make up for it he would hug him, as always. As always, he would walk quietly out the door. He was coming back! He would come back... right?
He knew in his soul that reality was not what he wanted to see. He knew what fate had befallen his father, he had seen it with his own eyes, but he could not accept it. Or rather he didn't want to accept it.Â
âDad will come back, right? He's coming home,â the boy whined between sobs.
âIt'll be okay,â Killer reassured him.Â
It was the only sentence he repeated softly, as if he only knew that one, which was becoming more and more meaningless with its relentless repetition. He rubbed his back to soothe him. He kept a mask of calm to reassure the little one and not to show his feelings, even if his molten heart gave him away.
Aim slowly calmed down. He wished so much that time would wind up like a simple stopped music box. It was then that he asked Killer if he could rest, to wake up from this cruel bad dream, which the taller man accepted. Before going to sleep, he left his room, followed by Killer who did not understand why he was leaving.
The little skeleton walked through the house towards his parents' room. He entered the room and saw that it was in the same state as it was in the beginning, tidy, the bed still made in the same way, the wardrobe still closed, the sunlight partly filtered by the curtains almost entirely open.Â
It was like an unchanged vestige of time, a vestige that reminded him of that happy time he spent with his parents. He kept hoping that it was a nightmare, so that he could wake up and hug his fathers again.
He walked over to Cross's bedside table, picking up the slightly cracked heart-shaped locket that lay on it. He had seen it once and simply asked what it was. He remembered the image as he opened it and turned a small mechanism inside, making the soft sound of a music box playing Always with me.
He remembered the wistful look on his father's face, before he calmly told him that this jewel was very important to him, and that he would rather leave it safe than risk it being damaged even more than it was by wearing it. He remembered that his father had not said who the people drawn with him were, nor the meaning of the word written above it, and he had preferred not to ask him.
He hadn't touched it again, not wanting to risk breaking something precious to one of his parents. But now he just wanted to have it so he wouldn't feel like he was breaking himself like a fragile object. Or maybe he just wanted something that belonged to him so that he would feel like it was still near him.Â
He took it in his hand, tangling the golden chain between his knuckles. Killer said nothing, understanding that the smaller boy was trying to hold on to something that would remind him of Cross. Nevertheless, when the boy returned to his room, he said softly:Â
âKiddo, if you need me, I'll be right here in the living room. Dream and Nightmare should be back soon, I'll wait for them.â
âWill you stay with me? I'd like one more hug.â
The teary-eyed man agreed, sitting down on the bed with his back against the wall before taking him in his arms. Aim, for his part, had abandoned his Rubik's Cube, which he used whenever he felt bad. Instead, he opened the locket and activated the mechanism, which instantly pierced the silence with the soft crystalline notes of the lullaby.Â
He stayed there, listening quietly, thinking of nothing but the hope of waking up from this nightmare. He closed his eyes, letting himself be carried away by the sound of the lullaby and the sleep. A tear rolled down his cheek, before falling onto the taller man's shirt as the last note of the song was heard, leaving them to be engulfed again by the morbid silence.
It was also at this point that Killer silently broke down, shattering the mask that had been forged on his face earlier, unable to hold back his tears and grief at the death of his friend.Â
Le son d'une boĂźte Ă musique commença Ă se faire entendre de maniĂšre distordu, noyĂ© par les rives du rĂ©veil. Lorsque le petit sâĂ©tira, il essaya de se souvenir de cette mĂ©lodie. OĂč l'avait-il bien entendu ? Et qui Ă©tait cette silhouette sombre qui s'Ă©tait soudainement Ă©vaporĂ© dans son rĂȘve ?
Il sortit de son lit, se dirigeant tranquillement vers le salon oĂč se trouvĂ© Dream, qui avais dĂ©jĂ commencĂ© Ă prĂ©parer le petit-dĂ©jeuner. Cross quant Ă lui, dormait toujours, profitant de ce samedi matin pour faire la grasse matinĂ©e.
Le petit aida son papa prenant les tasses puis le bol quâil lui donnait, Ă©tant trop haut pour lui, avant de les poser sur la table. Il sâassit tranquillement Ă table, avant de commencer Ă verser du lait dans son bol, pendant que le positif allait rĂ©veiller son mari.
Ils revinrent tout deux dans la piĂšce, son pĂšre ayant les yeux encore embrumĂ©s de sommeil et tenant calmement son Ăąme-sĆur, ayant encore rĂ©ussi Ă lâemprisonner avec ses bras. Dream sourit, attendri par ce geste quâil recevait de son mari chaque week-end.
Il rĂ©ussit Ă se libĂ©rer de son emprise en sâasseyant tranquillement. Cross, avant de sâassoir Ă son tour, fis un bisou sur le front de son fils, lui souhaitant bonjour. Ils dĂ©jeunĂšrent dans la bonne humeur, comme d'habitude.
Puis comme chaque week-end, le petit squelette se prĂ©para pour voir son oncle. Il chercha dans la petite bibliothĂšque du salon son livre prĂ©fĂ©rĂ©. CâĂ©tait le seul qui avais Ă©tĂ© fait Ă la main et son papa lui avait dĂ©jĂ avouer que câĂ©tait son oncle qui lâavait fabriquĂ©.
Il aimait Ă©normĂ©ment sa couverture cartonnĂ©e recouverte dâune couche de cuir bleutĂ©e, oĂč un immense pommier y Ă©tait gravĂ©. Ses pommes Ă©taient pour certaines entiĂšrement gravĂ©e tandis que dâautre nâavais que le contour dĂ©fini. Sur les coins les plus Ă©loignĂ©s lâun de lâautre, le cuir se teintait de jaune en haut et de violet en bas. Des coins en argent Ă©tait accrocher sur chaque bord du livre et reprĂ©sentait une lune et un soleil. Il savait que ce livre sâappelait La force des sentiments, grĂące Ă son oncle qui lui disais Ă chaque fois quâil le lisait.
Il lâattrapa, et se dirigea ensuite dans la cuisine, prenant deux petites barres chocolatĂ©es comme Ă son habitude. Il vĂ©rifia quâil nâoubliait rien avant dâouvrir la porte en saluant ses parents. Cross lui dit :
âTu fais attention en y allant.
âPromis, bonne journĂ©e.
Ils lui rĂ©pondirent la mĂȘme chose avant quâil ne ferme la porte. Il partit comme Ă son habitude vers lâaire de jeu, oĂč il attendait toujours son oncle. Il aimait beaucoup sâamuser ici, et parfois, Killer venait aussi jouer avec lui, mais il partait rapidement aprĂšs que Nightmare soit arrivĂ©.
Il sâapprocha de la balançoire avant de sâassoir, posant le livre sur ses genoux. Il commença Ă se balancer tranquillement, faisant attention Ă ne pas faire tomber le livre en allant trop vite. Il sâarrĂȘta brusquement lorsquâil entendit une voix inconnue derriĂšre lui demandant sâil attendait son oncle.
Il se retourna pour lui rĂ©pondre lorsquâil vit son visage : un squelette aux pupilles pastel accompagnĂ© dâun pinceau et ayant une tache dâencre sur la joue. Le squelette dont ses parents lui ont toujours dit de se mĂ©fier. Il resta muet, ne sachant pas trop quoi faire.
ââŠTu es bien silencieux. Je pensais que tu serais plus bavard que ça. Tu dois sĂ»rement tenir ça de Cross, il n'a jamais Ă©tĂ© vraiment bavard au dĂ©but. Mais aprĂšs quâon soit devenu ami il lâĂ©tait plus.
âVous ĂȘtes un ami de Dad ?
âOui, mĂȘme si je suis plus lâami de Dream. On se connait depuis longtemps, et on a vĂ©cu beaucoup dâaventures ensemble. Il mâa mĂȘme dĂ©jĂ tirĂ© dâaffaire plusieurs fois.
âVraiment, câest trop cool !
âMais aprĂšs tes parents se sont rencontrĂ©, et je ne les ai plus vraiment revus... Mais ils ne tâen ont jamais parlĂ© ?
Devant le silence de Aim, Ink ajouta :
âIls ne tâont jamais montrĂ© oĂč se sont dĂ©clarĂ© leur amour ? Si tu veux, je peux tây amener. Câest un endroit chargĂ© de tellement de souvenirs.
âMais Oncle Mare-
âNightmare connais dĂ©jĂ cet endroit, il nous rejoindra quand il arrivera et quâil ne nous verra pas ici. Tu ne fais pas confiance aux amis de tes parents ?
Au plus profond de lui, son instinct lui criait non, lui rappelant leur mise en garde. Mais dâun autre cotĂ© il connaissait son oncle et ses pĂšres et Ă©tait un ami dâeux, alors il pouvait lui faire confiance... ? Et son oncle connaissait aussi ce lieu.
Il prit la main du plus grand avant que ce dernier peigne le sol avec son pinceau, sautant ensuite dans cette flaque en entrainant lâenfant avec lui. Ils se retrouvĂšrent dans un lieu boisĂ©, lâodeur des pins se faisait ressentir. La neige les recouvrĂ©s doucement, rendant une sensation de frai Ă ce lieu.
Ink commença Ă marcher dans la forĂȘt, suivit de Aim qui sâĂ©merveillĂ© devant les lieux. Ăa lui faisait penser au bois ou ses parents et lui avaient lâhabitude dâaller lâhiver. Ils sâamusaient Ă patiner sur le lac gelĂ© qui se dissimuler dans ses lieux, Ă faire une bataille de boules de neiges oĂč son papa les regarder, avant de commencer Ă sâamuser avec eux aprĂšs avoir pris une boule de neige sur lâĂ©paule Ă cause de son pĂšre, et ils finissaient leur journĂ©e chez eux tous autour dâun chocolat chaud. Peut-ĂȘtre quâil verrait un lieu comme ça ici, et quâil pourrait y aller avec ses parents, ce serait bien.
Il allait en parler Ă lâautre squelette quand cette sensation, ou plutĂŽt cette absence de sensation sâimmisça dans son esprit. CâĂ©tait Ă©trange, mais dâhabitude il avait lâimpression de savoir quand quelquâun allait bien ou mal, un peu comme une intuition. Ăa avait toujours Ă©tĂ© le cas, pourtant face Ă cet Ă©tranger il ne ressentait rien, et inconsciemment ça lui tordait lĂ©gĂšrement lâestomac, lui glaçait les os, sans quâil ne sache vraiment pourquoi.
Il essaya de trouver intĂ©rieurement une raison Ă cette exception, lorsque les arbres autour dâeux devenait de moins en moins nombreux. Des bĂątiments commençaient Ă apparaĂźtre au loin. Aim en voyant ça, se demanda qui ils allaient trouver. Si câĂ©tait ici que ses parents avaient dĂ©clarĂ© leur amour, alors il rencontrera sĂ»rement des amis Ă eux.
Cette excitation de voir dâautres amis de ses parents fut de courte durĂ©e, lorsque quâil vit que les bĂątiments Ă©taient en ruines. Certains avait leurs façades dâĂ©ventrĂ©, dâautre le toit et surement lâintĂ©rieur dâeffondrer. Dâautres encore nâavait que les fenĂȘtres de brisĂ©s, et les seules qui nâavait aucun dĂ©gĂąt apparent rendais bizarrement lâambiance encore plus pesante. Une ville fantĂŽme, voilĂ la vision qui Ă©tait devant leur yeux.
Le mauvais pressentiment de Aim refit surface, encore plus puissant quâavant. Comment ses parents auraient pu dĂ©cider de se dĂ©clarer dans un endroit en ruines ? Qu'avait-il bien pus se passer ici ? Il resserra le livre sur son torse, devenant lĂ©gĂšrement inquiet par les lieux devant eux. Il bredouilla :
âMonsieur... Vous ĂȘtes sĂ»r quâOncle Mare va nous trouver ici ? Il nous attendait dans lâair de jeu, il risque de sâinquiĂ©tait sâil ne nous trouve pas, et ça nâest pas du tout habitĂ© ici, il risque de ne pas nous trouvĂ©.
âSais-tu qui a dĂ©truit ce lieu, demanda le protecteur toujours le dos tournĂ© vers le petit.
ââŠNonâŠ
âC'est ton oncle avec Killer, pour essayer de montrer Ă Cross quâil ne pourrait jamais ĂȘtre heureux, et aussi Ă cause de sa trahison et de sa fuite.
âVous mentez ! Oncle Mare et Killer ne feraient jamais ça !
âTu sembles les aimĂ©, c'est peut-ĂȘtre une bonne chose⊠Mais sache petit que je ne mens jamais.
En prononçant sa derniĂšre phrase, il se retourna entiĂšrement, ses pupilles pastel et son lĂ©ger sourire de façade avaient laisser place Ă un visage vide de toutes Ă©motions. Il sâaccroupi face Ă lâenfant, avant de dĂ©clarer :
âCe qui va suivre est simple : Je te demande de l'aide, tu acceptes et aprĂšs que tu m'es aidĂ©, je te ramĂšne Ă tes parents ni vu, ni connu.
âDe l'aide pour quoi ?
âTu as juste Ă utiliser ton pouvoir sur moi, tu sais celui qui peut modifier les Ă©motions.
âPapa et Dad ont dit que c'est un pouvoir qui peut blesser les gens, et qu'il fallait surtout pas lâutiliser.
âEt pourquoi donc ?
âIls ont dit quâen utilisant ce pouvoir, les personnes peuvent se sentir blesser parce quâils ne pourraient pas savoir sâils nous apprĂ©cient vraiment. Ils ont dit qu'il faut plutĂŽt qu'ils nous aiment pour ce qu'on est vraiment, quâen leur mentant et en leur changeant quelques chose d'aussi prĂ©cieux.
Ink réfléchis quelques instants avant de dire :
âJe ne prendrai pas mal que tu utilises ton pouvoir sur moi, au contraire. Je n'ai pas dâĂąme, je ne peux pas ressentir des Ă©motions comme les autres. Mais si tu lâutilisais, je pourrais ĂȘtre normal.
âVous n'avez pas dâĂąme ? Mais mon pouvoir ne fonctionne que lorsque des personnes ont dĂ©jĂ des sentiments.
âComment tu peux en ĂȘtre si sĂ»r alors que tu n'as mĂȘme pas essayĂ©, demanda-t-il d'une voix plus froide.
âMon pouvoir sert Ă modifier les Ă©motions des autres, Ă les réécrire. Sâils n'existent pas, je ne peux pas les changer.
âAlors, tu ne peux pas mâaider... Je ne vois pas pourquoi je ferais ce que je t'ai dit alors.
L'ambiance devenait angoissante. La voix et le visage de Ink était semblable à celle d'un cruel psychopathe dans des cauchemars effrayants, et le calme des lieux semblait devenir oppressant. Le petit recula d'un pas, tremblant de plus en plus.
âVous me faites peur.
âPeur ? Je te demande juste de m'aider. Tes parents ne tâont jamais appris Ă ĂȘtre gentil, dĂ©clara Ink en attrapant le bras de Aim, faisant tomber le livre qu'il tenait.
Un Gaster Blaster apparu Ă cĂŽtĂ© de ce dernier avant de tirer sur l'autre squelette. Au mĂȘme moment, lâĂąme du petit vira au bleu, le projetant dans les bras de son pĂšre. Celui-ci bouillonnait de rage et d'angoisse, ses yeux nâĂ©tant plus que deux pupilles rouge sang.
Ce dernier allait utiliser son couteau pour se tĂ©lĂ©porter avec son fils lorsque Ink crĂ©a des os dâencre quâil projeta sur eux. Cross les brisa avec son arme avant de poser Aim Ă cĂŽtĂ© de lâarbre derriĂšre lui. Il aurait prĂ©fĂ©rĂ© mettre son fils Ă lâabri avant dâentamer ce combat, mais Ink lâempĂȘcher de vĂ©ritablement le faire.
Alors il transforma son couteau en deux dagues et se téléporta derriÚre le protecteur, essayant de le trancher par surprise. Ink esquiva avant de lui asséner un coup de pinceau, le faisant reculer de quelques mÚtres.
MĂȘme si le monochrome nâavais pas rĂ©ussi Ă le toucher, il Ă©tait lĂ©gĂšrement satisfait que le combat se dĂ©roulais loin de lĂ oĂč Ă©tait son enfant. Il envoya des os sur son adversaire, qui se liquĂ©fia, avant de resurgir Ă cĂŽtĂ© de lui et dâessayer dâinvoquer un Gaster Blaster. Cross ne lui laissa pas le temps, envoyant sa jambe frapper son ventre, le fracassant contre lâarbre derriĂšre lui.
Ink toussa dĂ» au choc contre lâarbre mais aussi dĂ» au coup de pied. MĂȘme si câĂ©tait des squelettes et quâils nâavaient pas dâestomac ni de diaphragmes, leur magie rĂ©agissait comme sâils en avais, et elles nâapprĂ©ciĂ© vraiment pas ce genre de coup. Il se coucha au sol pour esquiver le tir de Gaster Blaster que venait de tirer Cross, qui dĂ©truisit et brĂ»la le vĂ©gĂ©tal et ceux qui se trouver derriĂšre.
Puis il attrapa son pinceau quâil avait fait tomber avant de crĂ©er un mur dâencre pour se protĂ©ger dâune salve dâos. Cette sĂ©paration disparue aprĂšs que son adversaire la trancha avec ses dagues, se rapprochant de lui. Pour lâĂ©loigner de lui, il crĂ©a plusieurs rangĂ©s dâos avant de se poser sur une branche basse dâun arbre, proche de Cross.
Des larmes noires commençaient à couler des yeux de ce dernier, montrant ses sentiments négatifs de plus en plus important, au point de déborder.
âĂa fais des annĂ©es que je nâavais pas vu ton visage comme ça, ajouta Ink. La derniĂšre fois, ça a Ă©tĂ© le jour oĂč je vous ai rendus une petite visite surprise Ă toi et Dream. Je ne mâattendais pas Ă vous voir avec un bĂ©bĂ©, mais ce qui mâa le plus surpris ce jour-lĂ , ça a Ă©tĂ© que ton enfant est ce pouvoir. Franchement, on pourrait bien sâamuser, et grĂące Ă lui, je pourrais de nouveau ressentir des sentiments comme les autres. Tu peux bien faire ça pour ton ami.
âTu nâes pas mon ami, tu es juste un squelette qui est devenu obsĂ©dĂ© par une chose quâil nâa pas et nâaura jamais. Ă cause de ta folie, tu as mis ce jour-lĂ Aim en danger et tu viens encore de le faire aujourdâhui.
â⊠En danger... Je nâai pourtant rien fait de mal... Je lâai amenĂ© dans un lieu important pour vous, je lui ai dit tous ce qui câĂ©tait passĂ© ici, et je lui ai gentiment demander de mâaider. Il nây a rien de mal. En y rĂ©flĂ©chissant, peut-ĂȘtre que jâaurai dĂ» ĂȘtre plus radical... Mais je peux toujours rectifier le coup.
Trois Gaster Blasters apparurent devant le petit, le surprenant ainsi que son pÚre. Avant que les coups soient tirés, ils entendirent le protecteur des AU prononcé ses mots comme une sentence de mort :
âSi Error peut crĂ©er de nouvelles choses alors quâil est rĂ©pugnĂ© par ça et que notre accord tenait toujours Ă ce moment-lĂ , alors je peux tout aussi bien faire pareil. Je ne serais plus jamais oubliĂ©, mĂȘme si ça signifie passer du gentil au mĂ©chant protecteur.
âAIM !!!
Cross Ă©tait trop loin de Aim pour arriver Ă temps, alors il fit un gigantesque mur dâos pour le protĂ©ger. Il nâeut pas le temps de se rassurer quâil aller bien ou mĂȘme de faire un autre mouvement, que Ink avait dĂ©jĂ lancĂ© une attaque dâos. Il avait baissĂ© sa garde voulant Ă tout prix sauver son fils, et avant mĂȘme quâil puisse se protĂ©ger, des os sâĂ©taient plantĂ© dans son torse, plusieurs touchant son Ăąme.
Son sang violet commença Ă teintait son haut blanc, et Ă couler des commissures de sa bouche, avant de tomber au sol. Deux cris stridents retentir Ă ce moment-lĂ : celui de Aim qui sâĂ©tait dĂ©calĂ© du mur Ă moitiĂ© dĂ©truit pour rassurer son pĂšre, et Dream. Il fut tĂ©lĂ©portĂ© vers son fils malgrĂ© lui, grĂące Ă son mari. Ce dernier Ă©tait arrivĂ© dans ses lieux aprĂšs avoir sentis les sentiments trop nĂ©gatifs de son Ăąme-sĆur. Mais il Ă©tait arrivĂ© trop tard pour le protĂ©ger de lâattaque traĂźtre que lui avais lancĂ© Ink.
Dream le tenait dans les bras Ă genoux, ses yeux inondĂ©s de larmes, essayant dâutiliser sa magie de soins sur lui. Mais les blessures sur son Ăąme Ă©taient trop importantes pour quâil y arrive. Aim se prĂ©cipita vers eux, voyant avec horreur les trous bĂ©ants qui parsemĂ©s le torse de son pĂšre, son souffle hachĂ© et son Ăąme qui craqueler Ă cause des dĂ©gĂąts trop importante quâelle sâĂ©tait prise.
Il chercha dans ses poches, essayant de retrouver les barres chocolatĂ©es qu'il avait pris quelques heures plus tĂŽt. Il en avait pris deux, mais il Ă©tait incapable de les retrouver. Ses mains tremblaient, et ses larmes apparaissaient de plus en plus, brouillant sa vision. Il chercha dĂ©sespĂ©rĂ©ment avant de rĂ©aliser quâelles nâĂ©taient pas lĂ oĂč il les avait mises.
Il les avait sĂ»rement fais tomber sans sâen apercevoir, puis il se rappela de lâaire de jeu, ce moment oĂč ils avaient sautĂ© dans le portail. CâĂ©tait sĂ»rement Ă ce moment-lĂ quâil les avait perdus. AprĂšs tout, il avait fait attention Ă ne pas faire tomber et abimĂ© le livre, mais il nâavait pas vĂ©rifiĂ© pour les barres chocolatĂ©es.
âDad...
Aim ne savait pas quoi dire ou quoi faire. Son pĂšre commençait Ă partir en poussiĂšre, et il ne savait pas comment le sauver. Pour le rassurer, ce dernier le rapprocha de lui, avant de lui faire un bisou sur le front comme il avait lâhabitude de le faire.
Puis il posa sa main sur la joue de son mari, essayant dâenlever les larmes qui coulaient avec son pouce, mĂȘme si de nouvelles apparaissait juste aprĂšs. Il tentait difficilement de prendre une respiration rĂ©guliĂšre avant de lui dire :
âJe suis dĂ©solĂ©, jâai encore baissĂ© ma garde. Je ne pourrais plus vous protĂ©ger... Ne pleurez pas... Jâai toujours prĂ©fĂ©rĂ© quand vous souriez... Jâaimerais tellement pouvoir continuer de vous voir sourire et rire...
Son mari essaya dâafficher un sourire, mais ce dernier ressemblait plus Ă une grimace forcĂ©e et dĂ©formĂ© par la tristesse. Cross se releva lĂ©gĂšrement avant de dĂ©poser un dernier baisĂ© sur les dents de son Ăąme-sĆur.
âVous ĂȘtes mes deux rayons de soleil...
Il avait prononcĂ© ses mots avec les derniĂšres forces quâil lui restĂ©, avant de disparaĂźtre entiĂšrement dans un amas de poussiĂšres. Son fils regarda ses restes, ses larmes devenaient de plus en plus incontrĂŽlables. Sa vue se troublait et il ne voyait pas ce qui lâentourer, Ă part les poussiĂšres lorsque ses larmes tombaient.
Dream quant Ă lui regarder dans le vague avant de hurler en regardant lâassassin. Son cri Ă©tait rempli de rage et de haine, se modifiant en une promesse de mort en mĂȘme temps que sa voix devenait diffĂ©rente, sombre, corrompu.
Des craquements dâos se firent entendre lorsque des tentacules dĂ©chirĂšrent le dos de son pull, bougeant de maniĂšre incontrĂŽlable, comme des serpents se prĂ©parant Ă mordre leur proie. Du liquide noir commença Ă le recouvrir, dĂ©vorant Ă nouveau son Ćil aveugle, le faisant disparaitre.
Avant quâil ne parte pour assouvir sa vengeance, il croisa le regard de son fils qui Ă©tait mĂ©langer de tristesse, de peur et dâhorreur. Il ne savait pas si câĂ©tait dĂ» Ă son apparence quâil jugeait hideuse, ou parce quâil avait peur de tout simplement perdre son papa, mais ce regard lâĂ©nerva encore plus contre le peintre. Ă cause de lui, il avait perdu son mari, mais il avait aussi dĂ» traumatiser son enfant par son aspect.
Nightmare et Killer arrivĂšrent peu de temps aprĂšs, pour voir Dream dans sa forme corrompu sâacharnĂ© sur le corps inerte et presque entiĂšrement dĂ©truit de Ink, tandis quâAim pleurĂ© devant un tas de poussiĂšre. Les deux squelettes avaient rapidement devinĂ© Ă qui il appartenait vu la scĂšne qui sâoffraient Ă leurs yeux.
Le nĂ©gatif se dirigea vers son frĂšre pour lâarrĂȘter, mais Killer l'en empĂȘcha en lui tenant le bras, ressentant que de lâangoisse face Ă la scĂšne qui se dĂ©roulait devant eux.
âIl faut que tu prennes Aim et tu partes dâici, pendant que je calme Dream, annonça-il en dĂ©gageant son bras de lâemprise de lâautre squelette.
âNon, tu risques de te faire tuer. Je-
âParce que tu penses que tu peux le faire ? Prends Aim et pars ! Câest un ordre, hurla-t-il.
Le larmoyant le regarda dĂ©sespĂ©rer, voulant rajouter quelque chose. Il savait que Nightmare avait raison et qu'il perdait juste du temps, mais il ne pouvait sâempĂȘcher dâavoir une peur qui lui dĂ©vorer le ventre. CâĂ©tait Cross qui avait rĂ©ussi Ă ramener Dream Ă la raison, pas Nightmare, alors comment ĂȘtre sĂ»r quâil y arrivera ? Il se dĂ©barrassa de ses inquiĂ©tudes, en pensant avec confiance que câĂ©tait sĂ»rement le seul maintenant Ă pouvoir le faire. Il se dirigea ensuite vers le petit, avant de le prendre dans les bras, puis se tĂ©lĂ©porta dans la chambre de ce dernier.
Le nĂ©gatif commença Ă se prĂ©cipiter vers son frĂšre, se mettant entre lui et Ink, esquivant les tentacules qui frapper dans la direction du protecteur. Il lâattrapa dans les bras, essayant de le bloquer dans ses mouvements.
âCalme-toi, tu ne peux pas le tuer, il est immortel comme nous. Pense Ă Aim et calme-toi !
Les attaques sâarrĂȘtĂšrent, et ses tentacules sâaffaissĂšrent comme sâils devenaient vide dâĂ©nergie. Il se laissa tomber sur ses genoux, son frĂšre suivit sa chute, le tenant toujours dans ses bras. Il tourna les yeux et vit les poussiĂšres de son mari. Sâil Ă©tait arrivĂ© plus tĂŽt, il aurait pu le sauver, il serait encore lĂ . Cette phrase revenait en boucle dans son esprit, le martelant de coup, enfonçant le clou des remords encore plus profondĂ©ment.
Des larmes commencĂšrent Ă couler le long de ses joues, crĂ©ant des sillages de plus en plus imposants. Il rendit lâĂ©treinte Ă son frĂšre, tenant son manteau comme s'il Ă©tait la derniĂšre chose, le dernier espoir sur lequel il pouvait se raccrocher. Ses sanglots Ă©tait presque le seul bruit qui se faisait entendre dans ce monde calcinĂ© et dĂ©truit.
Son Ăąme se glaçais, se tordais, lui donnais lâimpression quâelle allait se fissurer et se briser Ă tout moment. Comme il aurait aimĂ© Ă cet instant que ce soit le cas. Il ne ressentirait plus cette douleur dans sa poitrine, cet Ă©tau dans sa gorge. Il aimerait le rejoindre, mais il ne pouvait pas, et ne pourrais jamais le faire. CâĂ©tait un des rares privilĂšges qui lui Ă©tait ĂŽtĂ©.
Le crĂ©pitement des flammes se faisait discret face Ă la douleur des cris dĂ©sespĂ©rĂ© que lancer maintenant le positif dans le vide, dĂ©chirant au mĂȘme instant le cĆur de son frĂšre.
Ce fut lâun des rares instants oĂč le nĂ©gatif se sentait aussi impuissant face Ă la douleur de son cadet. Que pouvait-il bien dire, que pouvait-il bien faire pour soigner son cĆur brisĂ©, Ă part attendre en montrant sa prĂ©sence et son soutien Ă travers un simple cĂąlin. Seul le temps adoucirait son Ăąme en peine et ils le savaient tous deux, mais sur le moment câĂ©tait dur Ă encaisser.
Toutes cette peine et cette douleur lâempĂȘchais de retrouver sa forme normale. Il ne voulait pas effrayer son fils, il ne voulait pas quâil le voit comme ça de nouveau. Alors, entre ses sanglots incontrĂŽlables, il bredouilla :
âJe ne veux pas me montrer Ă Aim comme ça.
âPrends tous ton temps, ajouta son frĂšre dâune voix calme.
Pendant ce temps, le petit pleurait dans les bras de Killer, nâarrivant pas Ă enlever de son esprit lâimage de son pĂšre qui se transformait en poussiĂšre. Ce nâĂ©tait pas possible, son pĂšre avait toujours Ă©tĂ© fort, il ne pouvait pas mourir comme ça. Il allait surement revenir en disant que câĂ©tait une blague, son papa allait le gronder pour ça, et pour se faire pardonner, il lui ferait un cĂąlin, comme toujours. Comme toujours, il allait passer le bas de la porte tranquillement. Il allait revenir ! Il allait revenir... non... ?
Il savait au fond de son Ăąme que la rĂ©alitĂ© nâĂ©tait pas ce quâil voulait voir. Il savait quel destin avait eu son pĂšre, il lâavait vu de ses propres yeux, mais il ne pouvait pas lâaccepter. Ou plutĂŽt il ne voulait pas lâaccepter.
âDad va revenir, pas vrai ? Il va revenir Ă la maison, pleurnicha le petit entre deux sanglots.
âĂa va aller, le rassura Killer.
C'Ă©tait la seule phrase quâil rĂ©pĂ©tait doucement, comme sâil ne connaissait que celle-lĂ , qui se vidait de plus en plus de sens Ă force dâĂȘtre inlassablement rĂ©pĂ©tĂ©e. Il lui frotta le dos pour lâapaiser. Il garda un masque fais de calme pour rassurer le plus petit et ne pas montrer ses sentiments, mĂȘme si son Ăąme en cĆur fondu le trahissait.
Aim se calma lentement. Il aurait tellement voulu que le temps se remonte comme une simple boite Ă musique arrĂȘtĂ©. Câest Ă ce moment-lĂ quâil demanda Ă Killer s'il pouvait se reposer, pour se rĂ©veiller de ce cruel mauvais rĂȘve, ce que le plus grand accepta. Avant de dormir, il partit de sa chambre, suivit de Killer qui ne comprenait pas pourquoi il partait.
Le petit squelette traversa la maison se dirigeant vers la chambre de ses parents. Il y rentra voyant la piĂšce dans le mĂȘme Ă©tat quâelle Ă©tait de base, rangĂ©e, le lit fait toujours de la mĂȘme maniĂšre, lâarmoire toujours fermĂ©e, les rayons du soleil qui Ă©tait en parti tamisĂ© par les rideaux presque entiĂšrement ouvert.
Elle Ă©tait comme un vestige inchangĂ© du temps, un vestige qui lui rappelait ce temps heureux quâil passait avec ses parents. Il espĂ©rait continuellement que ce soit un cauchemar, pour quâil puisse se rĂ©veillait et serrait Ă nouveau ses pĂšres dans ses bras.
Il se rapprocha de la table de chevet de Cross, prenant le mĂ©daillon en forme de cĆur lĂ©gĂšrement fĂȘlĂ© qui Ă©tait posĂ© dessus. Il lâavait vu un jour et avais simplement demandĂ© ce que câĂ©tait. Il se souvenais de lâimage quand il lâavait ouvert et actionnĂ© un petit mĂ©canisme Ă lâintĂ©rieur, faisant retentir le son doux dâune boite Ă musique jouant Always with me.
Il se souvenais du regard mĂ©lancolique de son pĂšre, avant quâil lui dise calmement que ce bijou Ă©tait trĂšs important pour lui, et quâil prĂ©fĂ©rait le laisser en sĂ©curitĂ©, que de risquer quâil soit encore plus abimĂ© quâil ne lâĂ©tait en le portant. Il se souvenais que son pĂšre nâavait pas dit qui Ă©tĂ© ses personnes dessinĂ©es avec lui, ni la signification du mot inscrit juste au-dessus, et il avait prĂ©fĂ©rĂ© ne pas le lui demander.
Il ne lâavait plus touchĂ©, ne voulant pas risquer de briser quelque chose de prĂ©cieux aux yeux de lâun de ses parents. Mais maintenant, il voulait juste lâavoir pour ne pas avoir lâimpression de se briser lui-mĂȘme comme un objet fragile. Ou peut-ĂȘtre quâil dĂ©sirĂ© simplement un objet qui lui appartenait pour avoir lâimpression quâil Ă©tait toujours prĂšs de lui.
Il le prit dans la main, emmĂȘlant la chaine dorĂ©e entre ses phalanges. Killer ne dis rien, comprenant que le plus petit essayer de se raccrocher Ă quelque chose qui lui rappeler la prĂ©sence de Cross. NĂ©anmoins, lorsque le petit retourna dans sa chambre, il lui dit doucement :
âGamin, si tu as besoin je serais lĂ dans le salon. Dream et Nightmare ne devrait pas tarder Ă rentrer, je vais les attendre.
âEst-ce que tu veux bien rester avec moi ? Jâaimerais bien encore avoir un cĂąlin.
Le larmoyant accepta, sâassit sur le lit, le dos appuyĂ© contre le mur avant de le prendre dans les bras. Aim, quant Ă lui, avait dĂ©laisser son Rubikâs Cube quâil utilisait pourtant Ă chaque fois quâil se sentait mal. Au lieu de ça, il ouvrit le mĂ©daillon et activa le mĂ©canisme, qui perça instantanĂ©ment le silence avec les douces notes cristallines de la berceuse.
Il resta ainsi, lâĂ©coutant calmement, ne pensant Ă rien dâautre quâĂ lâespoir de se rĂ©veiller de ce cauchemar. Il ferma les yeux, se laissant emporter par le son de la berceuse et le sommeil. Une larme roula sur sa joue, avant de tomber sur le T-shirt du plus grand au mĂȘme instant que la derniĂšre note de la chanson se fit entendre, les laissant se faire engloutir de nouveau par le silence morbide.
Ce fus Ă©galement Ă ce moment que Killer craqua silencieusement, brisant le masque qui sâĂ©tait forgĂ© sur le visage un peu plus tĂŽt, nâarrivant plus Ă retenir ses larmes et sa peine face Ă la mort de son ami.
C'est le premier dessin que j'ai fait en digital
This is the first drawing I made in digital
J'ai fais Rango de Mario Odyssey, parce que lorsque mon frĂšre y a jouer, il a eu peur de ce lapin et il voulais que je fasse un dessin sur ce personnageđ
Je l'ai dans le Pays du Lac, parce que c'est Ă cet endroit qu'on se bat contre lui pour la premiĂšre fois
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I did Rango by Mario Odyssey, because when my brother played there, he was afraid of that rabbit and he wanted me to draw a picture of that characterđ
I have it in Lake Country, because this is where we fight against him for the first time
Heyađ
It is the sixth day of the Nightmarecember, for the theme "Old friend"
I did Error and Nightmare together, which speaks in the Anti-Voidđ
(Iâm sorry, but the colors on my computer screen were softer, I donât know why it did thatđ„)
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Heyađ
C'est le sixiĂšme jour du Nightmarecember, pour le thĂšme "Vieil ami"
J'ai fait Error et Nightmare ensemble, qui parle dans l'Anti-Voidđ
(Je suis dĂ©solĂ©e, mais les couleurs sur mon Ă©cran d'ordi Ă©tait plus douce, je ne sais pas pourquoi ça a fait çađ„)
This is my little heart ïœ('âœ^äșș)
Nuisance in its entirety with its flat colours
Dark Cream Comic belong to @zu-is-here
It takes place after the Dark Cream Comic
He's 8 years old, almost 9. He is the son of Error and Nightmare. Error abandoned him and Passive! Nightmare is now taking care of him, with the help of Killer â°(*ÂŽïž¶`*)âŻâĄ
[Fr/En] 6th February. I try my best to be a good writer and an artist. Have a beautiful day or night
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