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Chapter 1

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Our Tainted History (Creepypasta x Reader) Chapter 1

This is the sequel for 'Proxy in Command'!

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An alarming sound broke my unconscious state. I groaned as I hid my face in the cold hard mattress. I didn't bother to try to search for my pillow or my blankets because I was that exhausted. My whole body was in pain as if I had done an intense workout. 

A small hand kept trying to shake me awake. Without a doubt it was Sally.

"Y/N, what's that sound?" I heard fear in her voice. 

"Slenderman is probably burning the kitchen," I mumbled, still not opening my eyes. 

"No Y/N! You can't die now!" She cried. 

My eyes immediately shot open at her response. My heart stopped as I realized we weren't in the Slender mansion. We were in a dark room with no windows and just two mattresses for us. 

"What the fuck?" I whispered, looking at my hands that were handcuffed in front of me. 

As the alarm kept sounding, I noticed I was only wearing my leggings and a tank top that exposed bruises all over my arms. 

"Sally, what happened?" I asked as fear started to kick in. I couldn't remember how we got here. My memory just traces back to when I killed Zalgo. I kept looking at every inch of the room for any sign that this was a dream.

"You d-don't remember?" She asked, fearful of my condition. "Did they make you forget?"

Before I could ask what she meant by "they", three guards came over to retrieve us. Two of them held my arms while the other one carried her out of the room.

"Don't touch her!" I screamed as I tried to get off their hold. My body was still exhausted though, I could barely do anything.

A man with a suit waited for us outside before smirking. "It seems that your friends came to rescue you! It doesn't matter though, we'll be taking you somewhere only I know!" He screamed as the alarms made it difficult to hear him. 

He walked away with the guards forcing us to follow him. I tried to analyze what I have so far known. This guy had us kidnapped and the pastas are in the building. One of my fears is that they won't be able to find us in time and it'll be too late. But what I fear most is Sally's life. I couldn't remember how long we'd been here but I had to get her out right now.

I took a deep breath before elbowing the guys in the face at a time. I was still handcuffed so my actions were limited. The guard that had Sally placed her down before trying to detain me.  I swiftly turned around and kicked him behind the knee, making him lose his balance.

"Sally, go find the pastas!" I yelled at her before one of the guards held me in front of his chest. Another guard was getting in front of me so I used the opportunity to throw my legs up and kick him in the stomach. The guard that held me lost his balance, making me shove his back onto the wall. 

In the corner of my eye, I saw Sally disappear as she turned into a corner. I had some sort of relief that she had escaped but I worried she would get hurt as she searched for one of the pastas. 

A prickling sensation by my nape broke my thoughts. My head turned around to look at the guy with the black suit who was pulling out an injection from my nape. 

My body immediately went numb as he carried me with his arms to the exit. 

"If you thought this place was torture, wait until you find out my plans for you." He huffed before opening the exit door. My vision blurred as the sun hit my eyes. Before I was able to open them again, I realized I was being laid on the car's back seat. The man in the suit got into the passenger side, yelling at the driver to hurry up. 

With all the remaining energy I had left, I tried to open the door but failed.

The suited man laughed at my failed attempt. "It's on child lock, you should be unconscious in a few seconds." His gaze moved back to the rear mirror as his smile got wider. "Say goodbye to Daddy Slenderman."

The last thing I saw was Slenderman being shot by guards through the rear mirror before everything turned black.

~Three months earlier~

Jeff swung his knife as I ducked to avoid being hit. He tried to elbow me but I caught him off guard as I grabbed his arm, twisted it, and kicked his leg so he could fall into the boxing ring. He aggressively tapped on the ground, claiming defeat. 

I let him go as a chuckle escaped from my throat. The pastas who were witnessing his defeat clapped as they joked about Jeff's comments about being able to defeat me. 

"You lasted longer than last time," I smirked, offering him my hand. Jeff ignored it as he got up by himself. 

"One of these days I'll defeat you and you'll least expect it."

I rolled my eyes before walking away, already knowing what he was about to do. When I felt him get closer, I ducked before kicking his legs making him fall on his back. 

"You done?" I asked as I rose. He complained about his back before leaving the boxing ring. I made my way to my side with Sally who was handing me my water bottle. I thanked her, taking a few sips.

"Someone is just a sore loser," Ben, who was next to Sally, chuckled. "He's just pissed he can't impress his fictional crush."

Jeff snapped his head toward him. "Can't y'all just let it go? Those jokes aren't funny anymore."

Puppet crossed his arms in front of his chest. "Maybe to you but it's still funny for us."

"Did I miss anything?" Slenderman walked into the room as he inspected what was going on. At this point, I forgot he had teleportation powers. 

It's been six months since he lost his power and he still showed no sign of getting it back anytime soon. At this point, I would be surprised if he ever gets it back. 

Despite the fact it's been six months, I still haven't forgiven him. We would only talk about important matters but for the most part, I would avoid him. He knew I still haven't forgiven him but didn't push me into it. He gave me my space which I appreciated. 

Jeff ignored him as he kept his gaze on me. "No one is going to beat her. The only way for us to win is if we all team up against her."

"She kinda beat us when we battled her in the underground," Liu reminded him. 

"But she had powers," Masky muttered under his breath.

"It doesn't matter, it's still unfair," I said. "It's eleven versus one."

"Okay so? We can make rules to make it somewhat fair." Jeff huffed. 

I looked at the boxing ring as an idea occurred to me. It would still give them a small advantage though. "How about it's me versus two people at a time? The only rule is, one of the two pasta's has to leave the ring for someone else to join. There could only be one with power and one without to make it somewhat fair and you can only join once."

The pastas kept silent as they debated whether or not to agree.

Slenderman stepped in and he nodded his head. "I think it's a good idea. Y/N has plenty of experience that can be used to her advantage. You all also have an advantage seeing as it's two versus one."

I ignored what Slenderman said as I got inside the ring. The pastas split into two groups. The proxies, Jeff, Liu, and Painter were in the back while Ben, Dark, L.J., Puppet, and E.J. were in the front. 

Jeff insisted he wanted to go first along with Puppeteer. I knew this was going to get complicated seeing as Puppeteer had his golden strings and Jeff was somewhat skilled with his knife. 

"You ready sweetcheeks?" Jeff twirled his knife. "Cuz I have a feeling Puppet and I are gonna roast the hell out of you."

I smirked, "Sorry Jeff, if anything, you were the one that got roasted by a kid, literally."

The pastas from the sidelines oohed at him, making him pissed. 

Jeff glared at me before he proceeded to run toward me. He kept swinging his knife which I kept ducking.

In the corner of my eye, I saw a Puppeteer shoot his strings from behind. I quickly grabbed Jeff on the shoulders and pushed him where Puppet was standing. 

Jeff was tangled with Puppet's strings before he fell on top of Puppet.

"Fuck!" 

"Out!" I yelled.

Masky and Hoodie ran up to me. I figured they would be working together. Hoodie kept trying to throw punches while Masky made his way behind.

Masky wrapped his arms around me to detain me. I jumped and pushed Hoodie away from me using my feet. Masky took a few steps back, making me use my leg to kick him in the calf. He fell with a loud thump.

Toby replaced Hoodie. It wasn't that I feared Toby but he used a hatchet as a weapon. I wasn't used to fighting him with his hatchet. I knew to defeat Toby I had to think strategically about how to use the other pasta against him.

With my luck, Ben entered the match. An idea occurred to me as soon as Toby swung his hatchet. I dodged it in time before I saw Ben bringing his wires out. I quickly grabbed Toby's wrist and pulled it towards me so Ben could grab his hatchet. 

Seeing as this all happened so fast, Ben thought he had grabbed my wrist and took Toby's hatchet away from him. Toby lost his balance which resulted in him falling.  Ben looked at the hatchet in his wire before looking at me. I swung my leg across his stomach making him fall near Toby.

Next up were Liu and L.J. Liu ran up to me and started throwing punches which I kept blocking. 

The pastas were chanting Liu's name from the sidelines which motivated him to do better. 

"You got it Liu!" Jeff yelled the loudest. 

But after a few seconds, Liu's energy started to lower, I slid behind him and knocked him off his feet. L.J. teleported next to me and was about to kick me before I quickly rolled away and knocked him off his feet as well.

Swiping sweat from my forehead and neck, I breathed heavily as I looked at my last three opponents. 

E.J. teleported inside the ring with a scalpel. What scared me more were his claws. 

While Painter was getting ready to go inside the ring, E.J. disappeared. I watched Painter get in before E.J. appeared next to me. I quickly bent down before E.J. was able to stab me. I grabbed his wrist that held the scalpel before twisting his arm. E.J. kept tapping the wire, claiming defeat before I let him go and focused on Painter. 

Painter kept swinging his knife, getting faster with each second. I kept dodging it while Puppeteer was cheering for his best friend. 

We went on like that for a few seconds before I felt a burning sensation on my arm. Painter's knife had cut my arm. This made him stop before I took advantage of his hesitation. I knocked him off his feet before laying down on top of him with my dagger pointing at his throat. 

I leaned close to his ear as I looked up at Dark who was my last opponent. "You're the first one to actually hurt me. Congrats," I whispered before getting up to face Dark.

"Just like old times, right Princess?" he smirked. 

"Don't fucking call her that," Masky yelled from the side.

"Yeah, Dark. Less talking and more fighting," I smirked back.

Dark summoned his sword as he kept his gaze on me. "Do you want me to go easy or hard on you?"

"Doesn't matter, I'll still embarrass you in front of everyone. The correct question is how early you wish to be embarrassed."

Dark let out a chuckle before swinging his sword. I kept ducking knowing I have to get rid of his sword if I want to win. 

Eventually, he lowered himself to swing it, making me jump. 

It felt as if time slowed as he swung his sword and I was in the air. I looked down as I saw my reflection through the sword. My feet slowly landed on the blade causing it to shatter in half.

Dark Link widened his eyes in shock as I ran toward him. I knocked him off before I grabbed his forearm. Dark struggled to get up as he placed his other hand to hoist himself up.

I yanked his arm from behind before twisting it, making him yelp.

"I get it. You won!" he yelled in defeat.

I chuckled as I got up and kept my gaze on Dark Link's fallen figure. I caught my breath as I heard someone clapping. I had defeated them all.

"Y/N is the winner!" Sally happily announced with a smile on her face. 

I took another breath as I held my hand for Dark Link to take which he obliged. "Congrats," he muttered, holding his arm.

"No one fucking scratched her!" Jeff fumed.

"That's not true," I confessed as I looked at Painter. "Painter managed to cut me on my arm." I showed them my sleeve that was cut. 

Painter had his mask on so I couldn't tell what his reaction was. I knew he felt proud of himself especially because he had been dealing with insecurities. 

"I think Painter was the one that was the closest to knocking me out. You were just shocked that you had hit me so I used that as an advantage." I explained to him before walking up to Sally to grab my water bottle. "Y'all can learn something from him, just saying" I smirked as I got out of the ring.

Painter tilted his head up as Puppeteer wrapped his arm around his neck. "That's my best friend!"

"Oh please, do you expect me to believe Painter was the closest?" Jeff rolled his eyes. 

"Sounds like someone is jealous," L.J. laughed. 

"I'm not! I'm just saying it wasn't fair!"

"You're right Jeffrey," Slenderman placed a hand on his shoulder. "If anyone had a disadvantage it would be Y/N."

Jeff scoffed, "Please she has years of experience. Not everyone had a shitty childhood where they spent almost all their life training. That's ridiculous."

The pastas looked down as they avoided eye contact with me. The tension in the room grew as Slenderman looked at me. The fact that the others know I haven't forgiven Slenderman didn't help either. 

"Come on Sally, Splendor is going to arrive soon so we have to get ready," I broke the silence. Sally grabbed my hand as we walked away from the training room. 

(~~~)

I stared at the pink cup in front of me as I was lost in thought. I still felt the rage I felt regarding Slenderman's cruelty from the past. It wasn't something that I could forget in time. The fact that the pastas' felt pity toward me made me feel worse. 

"Do you want another cupcake, Y/N?" Sally asked me. 

I stared at her processing what she was saying before nodding. She happily got a cupcake out of the plastic tray and gently placed it on my plate.

"Lost in thought my dear?" Splendor asked before lifting his teacup to drink. 

"Yeah," I whispered, my gaze still on the teacup.

"Did something happen?" He looked at L.J., who sat in front of me, for an answer.

"We all fought Y/N and lost and that's when Jeff brought up her childhood trauma."

"It's not trauma," I rolled my eyes.

"I see," Splendor trailed off. "I take it he hasn't earned your forgiveness yet?"

I leaned back on my chair with my arms crossed as I watched Sally peacefully eat her cupcake.

"No, and I don't think he ever will." My gaze moved towards L.J. who was looking at me. "And I don't understand how you all forgave him that easily if he had planned to kill us all in the end."

L.J. shrugged his shoulders. "In the end, he didn't, so I think that's what mattered. I guess he redeemed himself when he saved you from Zalgo or at least tried and when he revived you."

"What mattered were his intentions L.J.," I reminded him "I was the one that retrieved you guys so you came into this mansion because of me. How do you think I would have felt knowing I brought you guys to your death without knowing?"

Splendor sighed as he leaned back onto his chair. "I must confess my brother has made mistakes but you can see his remorse. He gave up his power to revive you, my dear, and he still has yet to retrieve his power." 

"I never asked for my revival," I pointed out. "If anyone is to blame, it's him."

I knew I should be thankful that Slenderman gave me a second opportunity to live, but I wouldn't have died in the first place if he had only trusted me at the beginning.

"But that means we wouldn't have you," Sally placed her cupcake down as she looked at me, her eyes filled with sadness. "I was sad when you were with Zalgo and I don't want us to be separated again! I don't want you to die!"

I soften my eyes, realizing we should have had this conversation elsewhere. "Sally," I whispered, placing my hand on her cheek. "No one is going to separate us ever again. I'm here and I'm not going anywhere." 

Sally sniffed before getting up to hug me. I closed my eyes, placing my chin on her head as I felt the bond between us. 

We stayed like that for a while before someone knocked on the door and entered the room.

Sally sat on my lap as she wrapped her arms around my neck. I held her before turning around to see Slenderman.

"I'm sorry to interrupt but I need L.J. and Y/N in the living room."

"Did something happen?" I asked, not wanting to leave.

"Unfortunately, yes. It's urgent."

(...)

When L.J. and I went inside the living room, we were shocked the rest of the pastas were there. It was clear whatever Slenderman had to announce was important.

I stood next to the proxies while L.J. sat on the floor with Ben, Dark, and Jeff. The rest were sitting on the couches.

"I gathered you today because we must discuss what I saw on the news."

Slenderman turned on the TV before rewinding to a news channel.

"You know what this is about?" Hoodie who stood next to me whispered.

I shook my head, not taking my eyes off the screen. 

Slenderman hit play, and a lady appeared on the screen.

"A body was found outside the forest. People around the city are stating they saw a man kill her and went inside the forest for shelter. Police were able to identify the victim who's named Lily Allen. She was a college student-" 

Slenderman paused when a picture of her was shown. He turned back to look at us. "Who killed her?"

Anger started to fuel inside me as I realized he was doubting us. We all knew to dispose of the bodies or at least not draw attention to the forest.

He was met with silence for a few seconds before I spoke, "Clearly it wasn't us and you're doubting us again."

"I killed her."

My eyes widened as I looked at Liu who got up.

"I remember killing her in her room. I made sure it looked like a suicide so I don't know how her body was brought to the forest."

Slenderman sighed as he looked at me before looking at the screen. "Just as I was predicting. I fear our new enemy is stalking us."

He hit play as the newswoman continued talking.

"The killer left a message near Lily's body stating, 'I'm coming for you'. Police are contacting friends and family members to see who they're referring to."

I felt my heart skip a beat as I saw the note on the screen. They had written on the note with blood but what scared me was the sign they drew. The operator's symbol was there with blood below the note.

"In the meantime, police are suggesting leaving your home when it's necessary. Try to avoid the forest until the killer has been found. For more news, visit our site page at-"

Slenderman turned off the TV before facing us. "This will be a problem. If police search the whole forest, our identity will be exposed. We need to kill this threat before they can expose us."

"You can't sense humans in the forest anymore," I pointed out. "This means we have to keep patrolling the forest at all times."

Slenderman nodded his head in agreement. "Yes, but we cannot kill them unless they are too close. Without a doubt, teenagers will be invading the forest. We have to limit our kills for now until we defeat this new threat."

I crossed my arms in front of my chest and closed my eyes. Zalgo's threat was finally here but what's worse we had no idea who or what we were dealing with. I feared this new threat would be more dangerous than Zalgo.

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Proxy in Command (Creepypasta x Reader) Chapter 55 (Final Chapter)

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After the battle, I quickly showered to freshen up before heading toward Slenderman's office. Trender made me my favorite warm drink seeing as the temperature drastically dropped. 

I watched as the rain droplets hit the window while the wind grew stronger; a storm had arrived. It seemed as if the world was affected by Zalgo's death because all of a sudden, the sky turned red as if there was an apocalypse. We knew it wasn't the end of the world just as others might believe. The bodies of the dead souls evaporated which could be the reason for the sky's appearance. We didn't know much about the under realm so we could only make assumptions. 

I slowly took a sip of my warm drink before leaning back on the chair. So many things have happened in a matter of days, and it was hard to accept I was back in the mansion and that Zen and Zalgo were dead. For years I believed Zalgo dying by my hands would make me satisfied, but I felt the complete opposite. I felt numb as if I wasn't me anymore. A part of me died when Zen took his last breath.

I heard the door open from behind but I didn't bother to look. I knew it was Slenderman and his brothers based on the sound of their footsteps. I wasn't sure if I was ready for their questions.

Offenderman placed a hand on my right shoulder to comfort me before sitting on the edge of the table on my right side. Splendor sat on my left while Trender sat across Offender. Slenderman was still weak, but he was able to sit on his chair without a problem.

"How are you feeling, child?"

I still wasn't used to Slenderman being this gentle to me which still caught me off guard. For years we had a master and proxy relationship that I would have never thought he would eventually care for my wellbeing. His questions always involved missions and my training. Never did he ever ask about my health or emotions. I was taught to ignore them after all. 

Taking a deep breath, I was unsure how to answer his question. "I feel as if I'm still in hell," I confessed, keeping my gaze on my cup.

Slenderman nodded his head. "That's understandable. We're so glad we were able to bring you back to us."

I slowly looked up at him. "I told you I didn't want to return."

"Y/N-"

"Can we change topics? I don't want to talk about this yet."

As much as the Slender brothers wanted to disagree, Slenderman nodded his head. 

"Very well then, I don't know where to start though."

I sat up straight, maintaining eye contact with him. 

"Let's start from the very beginning. Did you kill my ancestors because of the prophecy?"

Slenderman kept quiet as all the attention was on him. I noticed Splendor looking down while the others were avoiding looking at me.

"Yes."

I sighed as I looked up at the ceiling. I imagined how many of them were killed and possibly tortured by him and all the other immortals who felt threatened. This was all because a stupid oracle couldn't keep her mouth shut. I bet she knew my ancestors would have been violently murdered by the others.

"I meant it when I said I didn't kill your parents, Y/N."

"I know. Zen killed them to prove his loyalty to you, but he couldn't bring himself to kill me."

"Which I still don't understand why he refused."

I swallowed the urge of wanting to cry as I shut my eyes. I remembered how Zen confessed he was my brother before he died. I suspected no one knew he was my brother with the exception of Zalgo.

"After Zen left you, you made me train countless hours because you expected me to fill in his shoes."

Slenderman nodded. "I made that decision despite the fact I wanted to kill you."

I opened my eyes and faced him again. "What changed?"

"You sacrificed yourself to me. I believed you were bound to me as if I was the person you would protect. You see, the L/N were cursed when-"

"Silas made a deal with a stupid witch." I interrupted him. "Zalgo already told me this."

This explained why he was colder toward me when I brought Sally. When I told them about the urge of wanting to protect her, they knew I was bonded with Sally and not Slenderman like he originally thought.

"Talking about Zalgo, when did you first encounter him?"

Now that I had my memories back, I remembered Zen always warning me about Zalgo before he joined him. Although I had no interaction with Zalgo before my memories were taken, he was still aware of my existence. 

"When I finally mastered the ability to keep my thoughts to myself," I confessed. "Zalgo wanted to make sure you didn't know he would visit me from time to time."

Offenderman folded his fists as he leaned closer. "What the fuck did he do?"

"He helped me train because Slenderman had no patience with me. It came to the point where I couldn't take it anymore and was about to jump off a cliff, but Zalgo stopped me before I did it."

Slenderman looked down with shame. He expected me to master skills instantly when it took Zen years. He couldn't believe that his enemy had helped me not to commit suicide when I was little. Zalgo, a demon, had shown more compassion toward me.

"Why didn't you tell us?" Splendor looked at me with his eyes full of concern. "You were just a child. You're not supposed to have those thoughts yet."

"Because I was taught that emotions were weak and that I had to keep my emotions to myself. It came to the point I didn't know what to do with them and I felt like I was a failure. I thought the only solution was not to be here anymore."

The room became silent as we all knew Slenderman had taught me that.

"That's all he did?" Trender broke the silence. "I thought he would do worse."

I shook my head as I remembered the reason why I wanted to kill him in the first place. 

"He tortured me with nightmare every night which he did again when he returned, but he also almost-." I felt my voice crack as I looked away from them. It wasn't that I was scared to tell them, but I felt ashamed. For years I thought he had done something only to find out he hadn't.

"What did that fucker do?" Offenderman growled.

"He made me believe he took advantage of me."

Offender had his mouth open in shock.

"The day you banished Zen from the forest because he was in my room, was the same moment Zalgo was about to. Zen prevented him from doing it but by the time Slender popped into the room, Zalgo was gone. Since I passed out when Zen arrived, I only remembered Zalgo pulling my bedsheets away from my body."

"This whole time I thought Zen was going to take you away," Slenderman confessed. "I thought he wanted you to betray me and have you work for Zalgo. That's why I banished him."

"How did you find out Zalgo didn't do anything?" Trenderman leaned forward. 

"About a month ago, Zen showed me a vision of what happened."

"Oh my god," Offenderman placed his hands on his head when the realization hit him. "And you were sent to seduce a fucking man when you believed that shit." He stood up before throwing his chair away. 

It was true. That's why I kept having breakdowns whenever I had to use Offenderman's venom on Derek. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to use his venom on him.

"Child I'm so sorry. If I had known, I wouldn't have sent you out."

I shook my head in disagreement. "It wouldn't change a thing. During this time you planned to kill us all in the end, wasn't it?" I pointed out. "You hated me so you would have still made me carry out that misson."

Slenderman placed his elbows on the table as he covered his face with his hands. His shame was eating him alive.

"After I killed Derek, I arrived back in town in time before you would consider me dead. I would have made it on time, but I was injured. Derek had stabbed me and I left my wound untreated to the point I was about to die in the forest. Zalgo appeared and we had a battle which I lost because I was in the blink of dying. Zalgo wanted to decapitate me and bring you my head as a gift but that's when Zen appeared. He took me to this cave and healed my wounds."

"Zen keeps saving you a lot," Splendor pointed out.

If they only knew why...

"He healed my wound when an outsider hit me with an arrow and when I got shot." I also pointed out. 

"That doesn't explain why he joined Zalgo if he still cared about you." Offenderman crossed his arms. "Why care for someone if you're going to betray them?"

Slenderman uncovered his face. "What exactly did Zalgo show you when you sacrificed yourself to be with him?"

I bit my lip as I remembered how I broke down when I thought I would lose them all. "Just a vision of what would happen if I didn't accept. Zalgo would have killed everyone leaving you alone to deal with the pain. Outsiders were searching to kill you."

He sighed as he placed his hands under his chin. "When you sacrificed yourself to prevent that, that's when I realized there was no way you would kill me. That's when I researched how to get you back because the portal had been broken." He explained. "When Ben told me what Dark Link had told him about Zalgo's spell, I wasted no time grabbing everyone to try to save you."

I leaned back on my chair. "I've sacrificed myself three times for you and that's what it took for you to realize how wrong you were?"

"Y/N," Slenderman was about to grab my hand but I quickly pulled away. "I gave up on my power just to bring you back. That should demonstrate how regretful I am."

"Hold up there's something that still doesn't make sense." Splendor looked at his brothers before looking at me. "How did Y/N return to us? The connection to the underworld was broken."

"Zen brought me back," I answered his question. "He showed me his point of view before he died."

"Then why did he leave you alone and joined allies with Zalgo if he still cared about you?" Offenderman laughed. "It makes no sense."

"Zalgo threatened I would die if he didn't join him. The reason why I woke up after I protected Slenderman from Zalgo's hit, was because of Zen. For me to survive he had to join him and erase my memories. That was the deal they made."

"Holy shit." Offenderman turned towards Slenderman. "That kid had us all fooled."

"Remember when we thought they were siblings but we came to the conclusion they weren't because we thought Zen betrayed us? We thought a brother would never leave his sister behind." Trender reminded them. "Can't believe we thought of him so low after the years we spent together."

"That's because we are siblings." I couldn't hold back the tears and started crying as I remembered what he told me before he died. "Those were his final words to me before he disappeared in my arms." 

The Slender brothers kept quiet as they looked at me with sadness. They've been together for centuries; they couldn't imagine losing one of their own.

"Isn't there a way we can revive him?" My voice cracked as I looked at Slenderman with hope. 

"Unfortunately I'm too weak to do it but there's also no body to bring back the soul to. Zalgo made sure we couldn't in the future." Slenderman sadly explained. "I wish we could so I can apologize to him for thinking so low of him but it's too late."

I pulled my hair back in distress and let out a laugh. "So not only am I going to see brothers being with their brothers and can't help but feel jealous I can't have mine by my side but I also have to worry what's going to happen to me."

"Child, what are you talking about?"

"Zalgo's vision." I reminded him. "His vision if I survive the battle. He claims it's something dark, something that's going to want me to wish I stayed dead yet he wouldn't tell me."

Offender pointed out, "He could be lying."

I shook my head, "He showed me a vision when I became evil and he even told me we would both die in the forest. He tried to change the future yet he was unable to so whatever he saw is going to happen." 

I stood up knowing this conversation was over and because I wanted to be alone. 

"Y/N-"

I raised my hand to stop them, "I need to be alone for some time. I would appreciate it if you can respect that." 

I wasted no time and walked away, letting my tears fall. But as soon as I opened the door to leave, I saw the pastas eavesdropping on our conversation. We stared at each other in silence for a few seconds before I walked away to head to my room, ignoring what they were saying to me.

I made sure to lock it before I leaned my back against the door and slid down as I broke down.

Zen, who became my best friend, was gone and there was nothing I could do to bring him back. If I hadn't been obsessed over wanting to kill Zalgo, then this wouldn't have happened. If I chose to stay dead with my parents, Zen would have killed Zalgo and would be reunited with us and have a somewhat happy ending. 

But no, because I wanted to be the one to kill Zalgo, now I have to face the consequences of feeling grief and fear. 

This whole time I thought Slenderman had an ego problem, I didn't realize I had it too and now we both must deal with the consequences.

(...)

For hours I silently watched the rain hitting the window as I lay in bed. Zen dying kept replaying in my head to the point I couldn't get it out. I couldn't close my eyes because my mind kept replaying that scene.

I blamed myself for his death. He had given me so many clues yet I was caught up in wanting to kill Zalgo that I never paid attention to them. If I placed my obsession to the side for just a while, I could have realized it sooner. 

If only I had left this proxy life to escape with Zen before the battle, he would have still been alive. I would have had my brother by my side rather than being alone like I currently am. 

A knock on my door interrupted my thoughts. Didn't I say I wanted to be alone?

"Y/N, dinner is ready," Splendor announced. 

I closed my eyes wishing he would leave if I didn't answer. 

"I'm coming in."

"Please don't," I whispered.

I heard the door open and footsteps approaching. He used his fingers to move my hair to the side so he could see my face better. Slowly opening my eyes, I saw Splendor sadly smiling at me. 

"I'm not hungry."

"You've been in a coma for a week Y/N. You're fragile and your body needs it."

"I'm immortal, I doubt I'll die."

"But it's unhealthy, my dear. We're all worried about you."

I didn't want to lash out at him, especially after everything I put him and everyone else through, but I couldn't help but feel frustrated. 

"I want to be alone, Splendor, I'll come out when I'm ready."

He rubbed my back with his hand as a way of comfort as he nodded his head. 

"I just want to remind you that we're here for you, Y/N. Please don't be afraid to ask for help."

He waited for a response but then realized I wasn't going to say anything as I kept quiet. He sighed as he stood up, walking away from my form. When he got close to the door, he stood still before turning his head to look at me again. 

"Your emotions are valid Y/N. I couldn't imagine the pain you're currently enduring. If I lost one of my brothers, I would be in the same position as you. Just remember you have us and you're not alone. We care about you." 

He walked out, gently closing the door as he left me alone with my thoughts again. I closed my eyes again to try to sleep it out.

But of course, I still couldn't find peace.

That night, I dreamt of Zen all dressed in white as he walked away from me. It didn't matter how fast I tried to run because he was still far from my reach.

A week passed after his death yet I still felt numb. Every day I had the same nightmare to the point I kept skipping on sleep. Every day a pasta or even Slender and his brothers tried to communicate with me but I kept silent. Every day they would drop a meal but I would never bring myself to eat. Either I would just lay in bed or sit by the window as I looked at the red sky. For days I hadn't seen it go back to its original blue color. 

I waited for a miracle to happen because I had convinced myself Zen being alive would be a possibility. I felt exhaustion take over as my heavy eyelids kept falling. I couldn't let myself sleep because I had to be awake when Zen returned. 

Using a lot of energy, I forced my eyelids to open only to see Zen staring at me from the ground. He nodded his head before he turned and walked away from the mansion.

"Zen," I whispered as I nearly tripped trying to take a step back. "Zen!" I ran outside of my room to try to catch up to him. If he was alive then he would have wanted to meet up with me outside the mansion. 

"Y/N?" I heard both Hoodie and Masky call out as I ran down the stairs. 

By the time I opened the door, I only saw how hard the rain was pouring. I felt my heart skip a beat as I realized Zen was deeper into the forest. Thunder roared in the background as I felt a hand gently grab my arm.

"Y/N, what's wrong?" Masky yelled at me. I broke out of his hold before sprinting outside. I was so focused on wanting to catch up with Zen that I forgot I was only wearing a hoodie and leggings. 

"Zen! I'm here!" I desperately screamed as I kept running. He was probably waiting for me at our spot. 

I didn't know how long I had been running, but by the time I stopped, I had already been at the exact place where he had died.

Funny how this place holds a bunch of memories from when we met after his banishment, our talks, the final battle I had with Zalgo, and his death. 

I barely noticed how cold it was seeing as I was already warming my body by running. My cold breath is what made me realize the cold temperature.

"Zen!" I screamed, expecting he would pop in front of me. "I promise I'm not mad at you! I just want you to-"

Zen's dead body was laid in the exact place where he died, making my heart ache. I felt as if I was reliving that nightmare.

"No," I sobbed, running toward his body, cradling his lifeless face. He had just been alive a few minutes ago, how was he dead? "I'm so sorry Zen, you're dead because of me."

"Y/N!" I heard someone yell out my name. "What are you doing?"

Turning my head, I wiped away my tears or the water droplets on my face. I couldn't tell which one it was. 

"It's Zen he's-" I paused after realizing he had disappeared in my arms. He must have teleported away so Offenderman doesn't see him. 

"Y/N, Zen is dead," he explained as he got down on his knees next to me. 

"No! He was here! I-I saw him!" I desperately explained. "He must have been scared by your presence! You almost killed him last time you saw him!"

He looked at me with sympathy as he sighed, pulling me closer. "No, Y/N. He's dead."

I tried to pull out of his embrace as I kept moving my gaze towards the forest in hopes of finding him. "Zen! Don't go! I swear he means no harm!" I cried, my voice full of grief. I didn't care if I was a sobbing mess.

Offender gently held my face to look at him. We remained silent as the rain fell harder around us. I didn't notice it until he looked away, breaking away the trance I was in. 

"Y/N." He said my name again, but this time his voice started to crack. "Not only are you killing yourself but you're killing us, child." He turned his head to look at me again before wiping my wet cheeks. "I think you secretly know Zen is dead. You watched as he fought Zalgo alongside you."

I kept shaking my head in denial as those memories came back. He had to be alive, how else did I see him?

"You haven't taken yourself properly." He answered my question as if he read my mind. "You haven't eaten nor have you slept. I hate to break it to you but if you saw Zen, it's only the result of sleep deprivation."

I couldn't take it anymore and laid my head on his shoulder as I cried, feeling an unbearable pain in my chest. He held me tighter as he caressed my hair while we were drenched in the rain.

"We need you, kid. Sally, the pastas, my brothers, and me- we all miss you and we're patiently waiting for you to let us in. You keep pushing us back though. We don't know how to help you."

"Take me back home," I muttered, still hiding my face on his shoulder.

"You promise you're gonna let us help you rather than being locked in your room?"

I remained quiet as I closed my eyes. Exhaustion had started to take over to the point I barely had any energy left. All the adrenaline had vanished.

He sighed before standing up with me in his arms. Once I no longer felt nor heard the rain, I opened my eyes only to see Slenderman in my room.

"Thank goodness you both are back." He held two towels for us. "You both should change your clothes before you catch a cold."

Offender carefully helped me sit on my bed as he got on his knees again to look at me. "You think you can manage?"

My gaze remained on the floor as I tried to block out everyone in the room. I hadn't even realized both Slenderman and Offender had left the room while Trender came inside to pick out and help me put on my clothes. 

The battle kept replaying in my mind as I imagined different ways it could have ended without Zen dying. Maybe if I had let Zalgo kill me and not resisted, Zen would have been alive. But this brings me to my next question, what would Zalgo have done after my death? No doubt Zen would have killed him, killing himself in the process. There was no way Zen would have survived.

The only way we could have prevented his death was when he suggested we escape. God, why must I have been so blinded by revenge that I didn't consider his suggestion? I blinked, realizing Zalgo would have killed the pastas in hopes of one of them telling him where I had gone. There wasn't a good ending to this fairytale then.

Slenderman kneeling in front of me broke my thoughts. I hadn't realized Trender had finished changing me out of my clothes. 

"You had me worried back there." He placed his hand on my knee as I stared at him, coming up with another realization. Zen wouldn't have been forced to join Zalgo if my six-year-old self wasn't stupid to defend Slenderman from one of Zalgo's deadly attacks.

"It's all my fault," I whispered. "I shouldn't have gotten hit. He wouldn't have needed to join Zalgo."

Slenderman squeezed my hand that was on my other knee with reassurance. "You took that hit in an attempt to prove your worth to me, my child. If you hadn't done so, I would have been dead with the possibility my brothers would be too. In terms of Zen and you, I think Zalgo would have either murdered you two or he had plans to use you two as his personal guards."

I gulped as I thought about what he said. If Zalgo did end up killing Slenderman, without a doubt he would have killed his brothers. In terms of Zen and me, it still doesn't make sense because the prophecy would interfere with it.

"Zen or I would have killed him. The prophecy states it." I muttered.

"Or your children would have accomplished it." I looked away remembering how Zalgo talked about having his heirs to the throne before the pastas came to save me. If I hadn't left the under realm, that would have happened.

"So the future isn't set to stone?" I asked as I looked at him confused. "Because Zalgo told me about the vision he had of our deaths when I saw him this year."

"I must confess I don't know how these visions or prophecies work and whether or not they are able to be changed. But assuming it does, it appears when you made that decision to cover for me, it was already known it would have been you." I tilted my head for further explanation. He sighed again as he nodded his head. "When I first spoke to him after he took his long decade nap, he told me he saw a vision of you killing one of us."

"That's why you resented me even more. That doesn't explain why I was the only one you taught how to block you from my mind. If you wanted to kill me, why did you teach me how to block you if I could have used that against you?"

"Because I was afraid if Zalgo ever had control of me and made me kill you and my brothers. I needed someone to hold me back or kill me before I do such a thing."

"And you thought I was the best idea because?" 

"Because I knew you were powerful. Not to mention my brothers had tried for centuries to master this skill but they still can't do it. I still don't have my powers back so I cannot read minds."

I closed my eyes as I felt overwhelmed with everything again. Just a few minutes I was showering in the rain. Next thing you know, I was now back in my room as all this new information was settling in. 

"Go to sleep my child, I can only imagine what you must be feeling."

"I can't," I whispered. "Because whenever I try to, all I see is Zen."

Slender helped me lay in bed as he spoke, "Maybe this time you won't. Knowing that there was no other way we could have prevented his death."

"Zalgo kidnapping us seemed like the best way to do it," I muttered.

He gently covered me with my bed sheets as he pushed my wet hair strands away from my face. 

"What's done is done. How do you know Zen would have wanted you to take another course? If that were true, he would have shown resentment. Maybe he was aware of what was at stake seeing as he worked closely with Zalgo."

"He had no other choice." I reminded him. "He was forced to work for him to protect me."

"I looked inside his mind before he died, Y/N. He knew what was going to happen, that's why he hesitated at first. He wanted you to live on, that's why he wanted to protect you from Zalgo."

"I'm never going to accept that," I said as I closed my eyes.

He sat at the edge of my bed as he kept detangling my hair.

"One day you will, child. I can guarantee it."

~~~

That afternoon, I dreamt of my last conversation with Zen before we went to Zalgo's kingdom to fight him. Sally had slept with me the night before because she was afraid of what would happen. By the time she left my room, Zen appeared.

"She's adorable. I'm guessing that's Sally?"

I turned around to face him before inhaling. "Jesus Christ Zen. You know you can't be here, especially since Slenderman is here."

He shrugged. "I had to see you again to wish you good luck." Although he tried his best to conceal it, I heard his voice crack.

"Zen," I whispered. "I promise I'll come back alive and when I do, we're leaving."

He avoided looking me in the eye as he nodded. "You and I both know you can die Y/N. It's the underworld for Zalgo's sake."

"But like I said," I paused. "I'll do anything to kill Zalgo and come back alive."

"And I'm worried that you can't acquire both," he mumbled. "I wish I could fight alongside you, but Slenderman is the issue."

"Exactly, all you have to do is be prepared so that I can leave with you right after the battle."

He pulled an envelope from his hoodie pocket and hid it underneath my pillow.

"Open that when you come back."

I crossed my arms across my chest as I tilted my head. "Why not now?"

"Hopefully that will motivate you to do anything to survive." His fake smile vanished as he broke down. I wasn't the best at comforting people, but I wrapped my arms around him. He did the same as he placed his face near my neck.

"I'm sorry Y/N, I'm just afraid. I don't want to lose you again after we just reunited and I feel useless that I can't do anything to assist you."

I pulled back before gently placing my hand on his cheek.

"You've helped me in so many ways you can't possibly imagine." I assured him "I can't stress this enough but thank you Zen. For everything you've done."I wiped his tear with my thumb as I smiled at him.

He returned the smile before he placed a hand on the back of my head. He leaned my head closer to him so he could give me a small kiss on my forehead. "I'm going to make it easier for us and leave right now. I love you Y/N, please take care."

My eyes shot open as I tried to look for that letter. Fear struck as the possibility of one of the pastas reading it, but I dismissed it. If one of them read it, they would have told the others and Slenderman would have mentioned it.

Now that I look back, that was our farewell. He knew that was the last time we would be able to talk without all this drama happening. That's why he was emotional because he knew he was going to die. 

I opened the drawer on my nightstand and to my surprise, the letter was there untouched. I wasted no time in opening it to read it. 

My dearest sister Y/N, 

If you're reading this by the time we agreed, I'm no longer alive. Part of me hopes you're able to kill Zalgo today but another part of me fears Zalgo's vision will come true since we can't change the future. He will have you in the under realm until you somehow escape. You and Zalgo will both kill each other in the forest, but Slenderman will revive you. 

Despite whether you're somehow able to change the future or not, all that matters is that you're alive. Your safety has always been my priority to the point I will die if it means you'll survive.

I wish I never was the villain in this story, but I understand how my betrayal may make me look otherwise. I don't regret it though, you survived and that's all that matters. I only ask you to understand why I joined Zalgo's place. 

When you feel the L/N spark, you feel it's your duty to protect that person just as how you felt with Sally. You're determined to die for them just so they can live. That's how I felt with you Y/N because my spark was awoken when I first saw you. I knew I had to be at every step of your life because it was my destiny to protect you. I enjoyed the little time I got to spend with you. I just wish I took advantage of the time when you were little. 

Seeing you all grown up pained me because I missed ten important years of your life. Thank you for allowing me in your life again even if it was for a couple of months. I wish my stay could have been longer.

This brings me to your future. I wish I could protect you after my death, but I know I don't have to worry. You have the pastas and Slenderman. I know you can rely on them for help. 

I don't know what Zalgo saw in your future, he wouldn't tell me. What I do know is that the price for your revival is dark and dangerous. I don't want this to be too much for you. Whatever is that you have to deal with, you won't be alone. You have others to protect you. As long as you're alive and you're loved, your enemies haven't won.

Please don't miss me too much, Y/N. In case you somehow can forgive me, I don't want you to be sad over my death. I knew what I was getting myself into when I agreed to join Zalgo's side. Like I said, I don't regret it and I would do it all over again. Even if it was torture for me.

Be the badass proxy that you are while at the same time show emotion. You don't have to bottle all your emotions just how you were raised. Keep that family of yours together. After all, family isn't determined by blood, but it's determined by love. Remember that you are loved by others and that's all that matters. 

If there's an afterlife, I hope I don't see you for a long time. Better yet, I don't want to see you in the afterlife. Live on for me, my little munchkin. I love you so much, don't you ever forget that. 

See you until you're dead...hopefully never,

Zen

I stared at his name with tears falling from my eyes again. He knew he was going to die from the very beginning. 

Looking at the word 'badass' made me feel strange. If you would have told me a year ago that I would be an emotional mess, I wouldn't have believed you. I don't think my past would have accepted this part of me. 

My gaze slowly moved to the large canvas that was hung up on the wall. Painter had painted the scene where Puppeteer and I were training. It was the same day I had motivated Painter with his abilities and the same day I had caught him drawing me.

A small smile was plastered on my face as I remembered those simple times. We were getting ready to fight Zalgo and we were completely oblivious of what was going to happen. We bonded during that time that it felt we weren't just people living in the same mansion.

I wiped my tears before I placed his card back in my drawer. That was the only thing I had of him and I would make sure to keep it. I knew I couldn't bring him back so I had to accept reality. 

I slowly rose from my bed, only to feel as if the world was shaking. My body was weak after spending a week in a coma and another week of locking myself in my room without sleep, water, or food. 

I didn't even want to see myself in the mirror because I already knew I looked terrible. It wasn't going to stop me from joining the others though. 

I slowly left my room as I held onto the walls and rails for balance. My body was begging me to rest, but I kept fighting it. I wanted to see the others badly. They don't deserve to be in pain just because I was in pain.

By the time I got to the stairs, memories flooded in. 

When I brought Masky and Hoodie to the mansion, Slender had informed me Toby's insanity had broken, causing me to run and fetch him. A few days later I brought Liu to the mansion where he fought with Jeff. Since I intervened, I got hurt, and E.J. was sure to patch me up making it our first encounter.

By the time I was on the last step of the stairs, I found myself looking through the living room. It was the same place where I found out I was the only mortal while the others were immortal. This was also the same place where I said my goodbyes to the Slender brothers and Sally because I had thought it was the last time I would see them before I left with Zen. 

The light from the dining room broke my thoughts. They were probably eating dinner, making me remember the time I got back from my mission with Derek. They were all convinced I had died which explained their shocked expressions when I opened the door to reveal myself. Funny how history is repeating itself once again.

I gulped, mentally preparing myself before I opened the door to the dining room. I couldn't look at their expressions because the light in the room blinded me, making me hiss.

"Y/N!" I heard Sally's voice as she ran towards me.

"Someone turn off the lights!" I heard E.J. exclaim.

I shook my head as I tried to make my eyes get used to the lights. "No, it's fine," I insisted as I wrapped my arm around Sally. She wrapped her arms around my waist as her green eyes looked at mine.

At that moment, I felt our bond. The same bond a mother would feel towards her child but this bond was somewhat stronger. Just looking at her somehow made me feel like I could tackle anything just to keep her safe. I knew now what Zen had felt whenever he was around me. Him lying to me and leaving me must have been like torture for him. 

"Is everything back to normal?" Her eyes filled with hope stared back at me.

My thumb ran across her cheek as I nodded my head. "Yes Sal, everything is back to normal. Nothing is going to separate us."

"So we're celebrating you're not depressed anymore?" Jeff asked, receiving an elbow hit from his brother.

"A little too soon Jeff," Liu muttered.

Sally and I parted away to go to our seats. Offender who sat next to me had spread his arms out by the time I was close to him. We both embraced each other as I laid my chin on his shoulder.

"Thanks for saving me out there," I whispered.

"We would all do anything to save you, kid," he smiled. 

I carefully sat in my seat with Offender's help before I finally looked at the pastas. They looked like they were shock I was here.

"What? You guys look like you've seen a ghost." 

Ben shrugged his shoulders. "You can't blame us. The last time we were all together was on our last dinner before the battle."

"Didn't Jeff call it the last supper?" Puppeteer snickered. 

Masky rolled his eyes. "All jokes aside, we're glad to have you back Y/N."

"And we're s-s-sorry about Z-Zen," Toby added. 

I softly smiled. "As you guys might know, Zen was my brother. He was the only family member I had left and I didn't know it until the end." I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding. "Although now I realize that isn't the case."

The pastas remained silent as they waited for me to continue. 

"During my time with Zalgo, I realized how important you guys mean to me. I know we've only known each other for a few months, but you guys are the closest thing that I have in regards to family with the exception of the slender brothers of course. They've been in my life since my childhood so they're practically family."

Jeff nodded his head. "You know, I feel the same way. I know we agreed we would stay until Y/N was revived after we learned Slenderman was just going to use us and then kill us but..." he paused before looking at the pastas. "I don't wanna go back to my normal life. It's not like I'm even going to even blend in. I like living in this mansion, killing people for fun and just being around you guys."

"Aww is Jeff going to be sentimental again?" L.J. teased him. 

"Shut up pennywise. You're ruining the moment here."

L.J. shrugged his shoulders. "I mean I also feel the same way Jeffrey boo boo."

"Get a room, you two," Ben said with disgust.

"Benny boo is just jealous," Puppeteer laughed.

"No one is talking to you Puppet!"

"Can't think of an insult for me, Link wanna be?"

Ben's face reddened with anger as he folded his fist. "Why you little..."

"Guys calm down for fucks sake. We're trying to have a moment here as a family." I raised my voice but I secretly enjoyed listening to their little argument. 

"So what now?" Painter tried to change the topic. "Zalgo is dead so do we have another obstacle to face?"

This caught the attention of the others who snapped their heads to look at me.

I looked at Slender who also knew the consequences of my revival.

"I don't know," I admitted. "But what I do know, is something or someone is out there to get me."

The pastas showed signs of worry. I wouldn't blame them though. First, we had to deal with Zalgo and now we have to deal with this threat that we don't know who or where it's coming from. 

"What I also know is that I can rely on you guys. I'm not in this situation by myself."

Toby stood up, "F-fuck no y-you won't because we-we'll kill those fuckers!" 

"You heard it from Ticks," Dark smirked. "They aren't gonna get rid of our princess."

"W-who you calling t-ticks?"

Masky rose from his seat to face Dark. "You can't call her a princess!"

"Y'all wanna fight?"

The pastas all started to argue with each other leaving the Slender brothers, Sally, and I in silence. 

We should probably have stopped them but this is what made us unique. Yes, we're a family of serial killers but in the end, we would all be united to stand for one another.

I glanced at Slenderman who hasn't spoken a word to me since I woke up. He still didn't have his abilities back which means he cannot look in our minds.

Forgiving him would be a long journey. All the things he did to me can't be easily forgiven in a matter of seconds. I know he regrets his actions and he's suffered for weeks. From time to time again, he's shown how deeply that guilt haunts him. 

What matters is that we have time before that new threat arrives. We both need time to heal before we can face it. By the time that threat arrives, hopefully, our wounds are mended and we'll fight to the bitter end. But in the meantime, we can only wait until the time comes. 

In the corner of my eye, I saw a figure by the door. Zen stood there with a smile on his face as he nodded his head. Although I couldn't communicate with him, I knew he was proud of me that I was moving on. It's what he would have wanted.

I smiled back at him before looking at the pastas who kept arguing with each other. Now they were arguing over who ate the last piece of cake. Poor Toby was getting the blame for it while Masky and Hoodie were defending him. 

One thing was for certain though. I was happy not because Zalgo was finally dead, but because I was finally home with my family. 

~~~

Heels clattered on the glass floor as the young girl walked straight through the hall. On her hand held important information that her boss had been expecting for weeks. 

The ravenette with a black dress stood straight as she composed herself before knocking on the door. Once she heard a response, she carefully opened the door to his office.

"I have news for you, sir," She explained as she shut the door behind her, making her way to her boss. He had been watching the traffic underneath his windows as he expected her report today.

"I hope you have good news for me." He said as he placed his hands behind his back.

"Zalgo is dead."

"And how do you know that?"

"(Home town's name) looks like an apocalypse, sir. There are photos taken of how red the sky looks ever since how it unexpectedly rained."

His boss grunted as he turned around, taking his black jacket off and placing it on his chair. He rolled his white sleeves up to his elbows as he stared at his worker. 

"If that's true, then it means Y/N was revived and Slenderman is weak, just as how Zalgo stated."

His worker nodded her head before giving him the folder. Photos of the sky were shown as well as newspaper reports about how there was no other explanation why the sky remained red for days. 

"You know what this means, right Jane?"

"We're proceeding with our plan, sir?"

Her boss nodded, a dark grin forming on his face. 

"I'm finally going to get my revenge on both Y/N L/N and Slenderman."

The End

(The sequel will come out very soon! I cannot wait to share it with you guys!)

A/N: After three years, I finally finished writing this book. I want to give out a huge thanks to everyone who had read the book and/or showed their support. It means a lot to me! I'm planning on writing the first chapter of the sequel as soon as possible! 

I will say this about the sequel: There's a small section somewhere in this book and another part in this chapter that hints at something about the sequel. Another thing I'll say is that the story will be shorter than this one so you won't be waiting three years for it to be finished. <3

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Proxy in Command (Creepypasta x Reader) Chapter 54

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Slenderman kept sobbing as he held his former proxy in his arms. He couldn't deny that his past actions led up to this and now there was nothing to do to bring her back. 

He tried to control his sobs as he looked at her peaceful expression. Just how much did she have to endure so she can finally be at peace? 

Glancing up at the pastas, the realization hit him that they weren't safe here. Zalgo's souls now roamed free and would destroy the world. He looked up only to see a clear sky, his souls weren't out yet. 

"We have to go back to the mansion," he muttered before getting up with Y/N in his arms. Not once had he held her like this and now it had been too late.

Going back to the mansion meant he had to deal with his brothers' fury. He couldn't bear seeing his brothers in pain once they see Y/N like this, but he couldn't hide it forever. After all, they were waiting for him to bring their niece back safe and alive.

Sally was also waiting for him. How was he supposed to explain to her that the person who brought her to the mansion was dead? She would no longer see her sister because he couldn't protect her from Zalgo. He couldn't bear to imagine her reaction either.

Without taking his gaze off her, he made sure his tentacles all touched the pastas before teleporting them to the entrance of the mansion.

He stayed quiet as he stared at her dead figure. He couldn't bring himself to call out for his brothers. 

The pastas stayed quiet, not knowing what to say. Everything happened so fast, they were barely processing her death. It wasn't hard to imagine the mansion would be this quiet without her. 

Splendor was the first one to teleport to the entrance. He had been waiting in the living room with his brothers excluding Sally.

"What happen-" he paused once his eyes spotted the proxy in his arms. 

"No," he whispered as he fell onto his knees. "She can't!" He yelled as Slenderman got on his knees with his brother. Splendor carefully held her in his arms as he pressed his forehead on hers as he cried. 

Trender and Offender both arrived, shocked by the scene in front of them. Offender, not wasting any time, grabbed Slenderman by his suit and pinned him to the wall. 

"I fucking told you!" He screamed and threw punches at his brother's face. "If she dies, I'm killing you!"

Ben and Puppeteer used their wires and strings to try to detain him, pulling him away from his brother.

"You deserve to die! You hear me! This is your fault!"

"You don't think I know that!" Slenderman fell to his knees as he saw Trender and Splendor crying as they hugged their niece. "I had to watch her in pain as she was forced to fight Zalgo."

Slenderman cried as he remembered how the battle took place. "She even opened up her mind to me, something she hadn't done in years! She showed me what she wanted after her death. Offender, she wants you to pick the flowers for her funeral."

"Shut up!" Offenderman yelled as he struggled to escape out of the guy's hold.

Slenderman ignored him as he looked at his other brothers. "She wanted Trender to pick out the dress you always wanted her to wear. Splendor, she wanted you to spend time with Sally as your niece seeing as she couldn't accept that role."

"I said shut up!" Offenderman screamed, almost escaping. The other brothers sobbed harder as they were told what her final thoughts were. 

"She wants us to live a peaceful life as one happy family." Slenderman announced to the pastas. 

Offender fell to his knees as he cried, watching his brothers hold the young proxy. He slowly crawled towards his brothers and pulled her into his chest. He softly caressed her cold cheek before he held her freezing hand. He placed a soft kiss on her hand before snapping at Slenderman.

"Where the fuck is Zalgo?" He growled.

Slenderman looked down, unable to meet his gaze.

"Y/N killed him before she died," Masky answered. "She did that to protect us."

Offenderman hugged her body tighter. "She's known to always play the hero role."

They stood there in silence as they watched him embrace her. No one dared to speak or make a noise until Dark Link took a step forward. 

"Are you sure we can't revive her? Zalgo would threaten her that he would kill her and torture her soul until he finally decides to revive her." He pointed out. 

Slenderman stared at her dead body as he shook his head. "Revival can only be done by a few. It requires a lot of power to do it, something that I don't have."

"Then let us assist you brother," Trenderman spoke out. "If there's a small possibility we can, we have to take it."

"But what about Zalgo's souls?" Hoodie interrupted. "Zalgo opened his seventh mouth and they're about to cause destruction ."

"If they were actually free they would have destroyed the world by now,'' Offenderman muttered as he inspected her wounds. He looked up at Slenderman as he started to laugh. "She got stabbed in the abdomen and shoulder. Her wounds would have been healed if she was immortal but I guess you still didn't trust her. I'm just glad she doesn't have to suffer anymore from your fate."

Suffer...

Slenderman stood up as he remembered what Zalgo had warned him back when he stabbed her while she was in a coma. She had returned to the mansion where she was supposed to be safe yet she nearly died. 

Slenderman threw his tendrils at him but Zalgo was quicker. He summoned a dagger before stabbing her in the stomach. By the time his tendril wrapped around Zalgo's arm, the heart monitor was going crazy. 

"I'm doing her a favor!" Zalgo roared as he used his claws to stab Slenderman's tendrils.

Slender used all his tendrils to hold Zalgo in place. Zalgo was a strong creature so there wasn't much he could do.

"Leave my proxy alone, Zalgo!"

"You haven't marked her again Slenderman nor have you given her immortality! She's not yours, she's mine!"

Slenderman grunted before yelling out for E.J. Once he appeared in the room, Slender teleported him and Zalgo to the backyard, away from Y/N.

"What do you want from her!" He hissed as he felt his tendrils burning.

"I'm afraid that's the least of your concerns. You should believe me when I say her future isn't the brightest. I'm saving her from the pain she will have to endure if she survives." Zalgo finally escaped from the tendrils. He teleported in front of Slenderman and choked him with his grip.

"If she ever dies and you revive her, my souls will escape, killing you and the pastas whether I'm alive or not!" He spat before teleporting away.

"His souls aren't freed yet" He realized as he looked at his brothers. "Zalgo knew she was going to die and that's why he made sure his souls would escape to kill us if we attempt to revive her. Her revival will trigger their freedom"

"Then we fucking kill his souls damn it!" Offenderman screamed. 

"Is Y/N dead?" a young voice echoed from the top of the staircase.

Slenderman looked up at the young girl, immediately remembering how Y/N looked when she was her age. "Sally," he whispered. He had forgotten she was here.

Offender smirked as he still held Y/N in his arms. "Yes Slenderman, is she dead?"

Trender muttered, "Not the time, brother."

"Why not? We all know it's his fault."

Slenderman sighed before getting up to carry the girl in his arms. "Sally, Y/N made sure Zalgo won't harm us anymore but she had to sacrifice herself in the process. We're going to try to get her back."

"Don't make up fake shit Slenderman. Tell her how you didn't trust Y/N and you thought she was going to kill you! Tell her how she was loyal to you till the end and she killed your enemy! Tell her how your ego got the best of you and you thought you were the most powerful being in the world! Tell everyone how you killed Y/N!"

"Enough!" Slenderman yelled at his brother. He turned to the side to look at the pastas while he let Sally down so she could look at Y/N.

"I know I've made mistakes in the past and I don't expect you to forgive me or stay here. On the contrary, you guys are free if you wish but I ask you to stay and protect the mansion while we try to revive-"

"We'll do it." Jeff interrupted him. "We'll make sure no soul gets inside the mansion while you revive her. We all owe Y/N so much, this is the minimum we can do."

"Never knew you would be the type to get sappy, brother." Liu teased him as he playfully slapped his shoulder. 

"We'll definitely be doing it," Masky looked at the pastas. "She's sacrificed herself way too many times for us just to sit there and cry. We have to at least try. For Y/N."

"For Y/N!" The pastas cheered before going to their rooms to grab weapons. They didn't know what they were going to face but it didn't matter. Their friend was more important. 

"Brother, we don't even know if this is going to work," Trenderman mentally told him, making sure Sally couldn't hear him.

"There must be a way if Zalgo took these precautions."

"What if she wanted this, brothers," Splendor whispered. "What if she embraced death? It was her only path to freedom."

"That's bullshit." Offenderman got up with Y/N in his arms. "We'll meet you guys in her room," he said before teleporting them both away.

Slenderman rubbed his temple as a headache started to kick in. He didn't want to have fake hope in case they wouldn't be able to revive her. "Sally, go to your room and lock the door. We'll tell you when it's safe to come out."

Sally nodded her head and obliged. 

As soon as the pastas came back, Slenderman stood up in the middle to give a small speech. As he looked at the pastas, he couldn't help but think how Y/N successfully was able to get them to join his army including Dark Link. 

"Zalgo's souls look different in the real world. In the under realm, they're red spirits but once they step foot in the real world, their body changes. They're human again but killing them is the same as killing immortals. Stab them directly in the heart. Zalgo has gathered more than a thousand souls for centuries, it will be hard to kill them all. If we can't revive Y/N, we'll try to assist you, is that understood?"

The pastas nodded as they prepared themselves. 

"Protect the mansion at all costs but most importantly, stay alive." 

The pastas cheered before going outside while Slenderman and his brothers teleported to Y/N's room. 

Offenderman had made Y/N lay in the middle of her bed while he sat beside her head, running his thumb on her cheek. 

"This shit better work or else I'm actually going to kill you Slender and I'm not joking around this time."

Slenderman ignored him as he stared at his former proxy. He wasn't sure if his plan was going to work. They already had to endure a month without her, he wouldn't know what to do if she was permanently gone. He couldn't live with the guilt. 

"So we combine our power and you do the rest, Slendy?" Splendor, who stood next to him, asked.

"I don't know if it's going to work," Slenderman confessed. "I don't even know what I'm going to do if this doesn't-"

Trender placed a hand on his shoulder, "Brother, you need to have faith. This will work. It can't be the end of her story."

Slenderman took a deep breath before he stood up straight and focused on the proxy in front of him. His brothers concentrated on sharing their power with him while he raised his hand in her direction.

Her body slowly lifted as the four brothers felt their powers straining them. 

~~~

The pastas spread out to form a circle around the mansion. They patiently waited for hell to come.

It didn't take long before clouds began to invade the sky, blocking out the sunlight. Water droplets fell from the sky as they hit them, warning them of the danger that would soon arise.

"They're coming, I can sense them," Jeff announced as he held his knife tighter.

"What are you? A fucking dog?" L.J laughed.

"Be quiet, both of you!" Masky yelled, not taking his eyes off the trees. "This is the most important mission we've ever done and you two still decide to misbehave?"

"Jesus, Masky. I didn't know you were a fucking teacher," L.J. chuckled before he finally noticed a figure moving from afar. "Aw, shit."

"They're coming!" Masky announced to the pastas as more figures showed up.

"That's what he said!" Ben smirked as he got his wires out.

The souls had human features besides burnt skin and red eyes. They ran towards the pastas at an inhumane skin.

The pastas got their weapons ready and started to kill off the souls but they were heavily outnumbered.

Dark stabbed a soul in the heart with his sword before teleporting to the side to kill another soul. He lost count after twenty. 

Puppet used his wires to bring the souls closer to him, stabbing them one by one.

The fight continued for what seemed forever but the souls wouldn't stop coming. 

Jeff took a small break as he glanced at the dead souls that were slowly disappearing on the ground. There were too many souls in the way for them to attack.

He returned his gaze to the soul that was sprinting toward him. He got his knife ready but as soon as he was attacking the soul, he didn't realize that one had slipped past him. 

He quickly killed the soul before glancing behind him. The soul was already at the entrance of the mansion.

"Fuck!" 

"Don't go after it!" Masky commanded him " We still have to kill these guys and they're showing no sign of stopping."

"But the soul is after-"

"They can handle it!" Masky grunted as he stabbed another soul. "We have too much on our hands." 

~~~

The Slender brothers felt their bodies slowly feeling weak as they gave their power to Slender. Slender felt a spark of hope inside him before the door slammed open, alarming them.

Y/N's body fell to the bed as the Slenderbrothers directed their attention to the soul. The soul was about to jump to reach her body but Slender stabbed the soul with his tendril. He hissed as he pulled his tendril out to inspect the burn mark on his tendril. Despite the fact the souls were already outside, it didn't mean they still weren't burning.

"They need our help," Splendor whispered as he looked through the window. "They're outnumbered."

"Go," Slenderman commanded them. "Guard the front and the back entrance. We can't let a single soul come in."

"And what are you going to do?" Offender crossed his arms. "Don't tell me you're going to stay here and protect her."

"I'm going to try to revive her myself," Slenderman replied. "Even if it takes all of my power, I have to find a way to do it."

"I don't believe you."

"You will when you see her alive."

Offender cursed under his breath before glancing through the window. He saw how the pastas were struggling to contain them. 

Just then, another soul entered the room, making Offender stab him with his tendril.

"Fuck!" He screamed in pain, "We're immediately coming back once we have the souls under control. Don't do anything stupid."

Slenderman stayed quiet, knowing that what he was about to do would get his brothers' disapproval. He had no other choice if he wanted to keep her alive. After all, he would do anything to revive her.

The Slenderbrothers teleported outside, leaving Slenderman and Y/N in the room. He slowly walked up to her, remembering how his actions had led them to this moment. Using his index finger to caress her cold cheek, he leaned as he wept knowing there was a low chance he would see her again. 

"I'm so sorry, Y/N. I need you to wake up. Don't do it for me, but do it for others. They need you, child. Punish me differently but not this way I beg you."

He stood back before focusing one more time. This time whatsoever, he was going to give it everything.

Even if it cost him losing his power.

He reached out his hand toward her body as he felt his power slowly but painfully leaving his body. Her corpse steadily flew up in the air as Slenderman started to grunt in pain.

He couldn't let her go. He had to apologize for his actions and all those years of torture. He was the reason why she never had a proper childhood nor why she rarely smiled. It was all his fault and he had this only chance to redeem himself, to show her that he cared about her. 

~~~

Offenderman kept stabbing the souls with his tendrils despite the fact he kept burning them. He wouldn't be surprised if his tendrils have permanent black tips due to the burn marks.

"So what the fuck happened with Y/N?" Jeff yelled out as he kept stabbing the souls. 

"We couldn't do it because a soul came inside the room! Slenderman is there keeping guard on her while we try to kill them!"

"You sure we're able to kill them all?" Ben used his sword to stab a soul that was about to attack Offenderman. "Cuz Zalgo has been collecting souls for years. We're talking about a million souls here."

"I doubt there's a million. Zalgo would use souls to form his army in the past which other immortals and we have killed plenty of times. I doubt his soul collection is that big."

Offenderman stabbed another soul making him scream out in pain.

"Remind me why you're not using a weapon to kill these fuckers?" Ben proudly used his sword to kill another soul.

"Does it look like I own a sword you dipshit?"

Ben threw him his sword before he summoned another sword for himself. "You're welcome."

"These burns can't compare to the pain she felt when she died." He muttered loud enough for Jeff and Ben to hear. They shared a look of sympathy before focusing on the mission. "But these fuckers are going to die! For Y/N!" He yelled as he went on a killing rampage.

"You should have given him the sword sooner," Dark chuckled.

"He should have asked," Ben shrugged.

~~~

Slenderman let out a scream of pain before he fell to his knees, no longer sensing his powers. He stared at the floor as his realization sank in. Y/N was still dead and he no longer had powers. All the other immortals were dead and his brothers weren't powerful enough to save her.

He forced himself to look at her corpse. Sobbing, he slowly crawled to her side as he hid his head on the side of the bed. He was a failure. He lost his daughter and his power, and soon he would lose his brothers. He didn't expect anyone to stay with him after he confesses he blew his chance away. 

"I'm so sorry Y/N. Because of me, I placed you into this delicate situation. I wish I was more compassionate towards you, I wish I had realized sooner how much you meant to me. I wish I hadn't let my ego get to me. I wish I was in your place if it meant you would survive." He continued to weep. "You didn't deserve this, my sweet child. You deserved more than what I could give you but it's too late. You're paying for the mistakes that I made. Please, come back to me. I can't loose you."

He continued to sob before he heard a faint voice call out to him. 

"Sir?"

He snapped his head up to look at her as her e/c eyes looked at him with confusion. 

"Y/N," he whispered, shocked that she had been alive. He didn't waste time before wrapping his arm around her. "Thank god you're alive!"

"What happened?" She asked, without hugging him back. She was confused by his affection.

"You're alive," he happily repeated as he held her cheeks with his hands. "It's all over, my dear. Zalgo will no longer be bothering us."

She stared at him trying to understand what he meant until everything came back to her, causing her to flinch at the headache that was about to form.

She remembered everything: the sacrifice she made, how she gathered Dark Link, the plan she made with Dark, the spell she was under, how Zalgo hurt her twice, her confrontation with Slenderman, and Zen's death.

Her eyes widened as she shook her head with fear. "No, this wasn't supposed to happen! I didn't want this to happen!" She screamed.

"What's the matter, Y/N?" Slenderman was about to grab her shoulder but she pulled away.

"I didn't want to come back! I was supposed to die with him!" She pulled her hair back in distress. 

"Y/N talk to me! What are you talking about?"

"Zalgo said if I survive, something or someone will be out there to get me! Plus, his souls will escape, destroying Earth!"

"The pastas are dealing with them as we speak."

Y/N shook her head in disbelief before getting up to look through the window. Her eyes widened as she saw them fighting for her.

"I have to fight with them," she whispered before walking back to her closet filled with weapons.

"Y/N, you're in no condition to fight. You have barely been alive for a minute and you think I'm going to allow you to risk yourself?"

"And you expect me to just sit here while they're fighting my battle? I'm not like you." She looked down at her clothes which were ripped with holes from where Zalgo had stabbed her. It didn't matter though, she didn't have time to change. 

"Y/N, your revival brought you immortality."

She snapped her head towards him before shaking her head. "There's no way you would give me immortality, nor would you revive me."

"Test it out yourself."

She took a small dagger she had to cut on her forearm. She furrowed her eyebrows as she saw black blood coming out and in a matter of seconds her skin started to heal.

She slowly looked up at him, noticing he looked weaker than usual.

"What was the cost?"

"It doesn't matter. All that matters is that you're here and-"

"Your powers faded away, didn't they?" Slenderman kept quiet before nodding his head. "Why?"

"Because I used a lot of energy to bring you back to the point I strained it."

"No I mean, why would you do that if you knew your power would be drained?" She corrected him.

"Because it was the only way to bring you back to us."

Y/N placed her hand on her forehead and shook her head. "We're due for an important talk once I come back."

Slenderman nodded his head. "And trust me, there will be no lies this time."

She nodded her head before sprinting outside. She had so many thoughts stuck in her head that she had to push them away for a few minutes. As much hatred as she felt, she had to focus on the task at hand. Kill the souls as if the world depended on them, in a way it was true.

She took a second to analyze the scene in front of her. The pastas were around the mansion as they guarded it while the souls came running from the forest. 

"Fucking hell," she cursed before running down the stairs to join the battlefield.

Offenderman, who was mainly guarding the front, turned around after he heard footsteps behind.

"Y/N!" He yelled with joy, completely oblivious of the soul that was about to attack him from behind. 

Wasting no time, Y/N grabbed a dagger from her thigh and threw it directly at the soul's heart. 

"We can celebrate later, now we have to-" Y/N got interrupted as Offenderman hugged her. 

"Welcome back, sweetheart." Y/N froze before she returned the hug. "Don't scare us like that ever again."

"I make no promises," she smiled, pulling away from him.

"As much as I'm happy Y/N is alive, we have souls to defeat!" Jeff exclaimed.

"Y/N is alive?" Puppeteer who was a couple of feet away from Jeff turned around to look at her. "Guys Y/N is awake!"

That news got passed around to the other pastas that were guarding the back of the mansion, giving them more motivation to end the souls.

One by one, the souls dropped dead before disappearing from existence. Each death was a step closer to the end of the battle. 

Slowly, they noticed fewer and fewer souls appearing, meaning they almost had all the souls killed. All they needed is a final push.

Sweat dripped down all of their faces as they smirked at their remaining targets. One by one the remaining souls dropped dead as the pastas fell to their knees due to exhaustion.

They gasped for air as they looked at each other with a smile. Not only were they glad it was over but they have reunited once again but this time there wasn't anyone that would separate them.

Y/N slowly got up followed by Offenderman who wasted no time teleporting to her side. He hugged her tightly again as if she would disappear at any moment.

"It's so good to have you back. You have no idea what I was capable of doing if you left." He whispered into her ear as he saw the pastas making their way toward her. "Hope you don't mind but you owe us all a hug."

They let go before she turned around only to be met by Splendor's embrace.

"I can't believe you're alive and in my arms my beautiful angel." She felt a tear land on her face, making her pull away. 

"Splendor are you crying?"

He chuckled as he wiped his tears. "I held your dead body in my arms thinking this was it. Slenderman told us your final wishes and you know how hard it was to not break down? Y/N we didn't have you with us for weeks because Zalgo took you away."

"Then we got you back but you in a blink of death." Trenderman continued, hugging her as he rubbed her back. "We had to watch over you as you were in a coma until Zalgo came and almost murdered you again."

"But then you left us when you awoke and Zalgo finally got his way with your death." Offender finished. "We didn't exactly have the best final memory with you."

"We tried to revive you," Splendor continued. "But we failed and we honestly believed we wouldn't see you again."

"Your final wishes would have been respected but they would be difficult to carry, which reminds me how I'm going to dress you up more." 

They all chuckled before the Slender brothers moved to the side so the pastas could have their turn. 

Masky was the first one to step forward. He sighed before embracing her. 

"Good to have you back, boss."

She chuckled as she placed her chin on his shoulder. "Never would have thought you would be sentimental after all of our fights."

He rolled his eyes as they pulled away. "I was in charge while you were gone and let me say I have so much respect for you."

"Well, you should since I'm your boss before Slenderman." She smirked before moving her gaze to Hoodie. 

"We were a mess without you." He confessed, placing his hands inside his hoodie pocket. 

"Because of Masky?" 

"Because of your absence," he corrected her.

She raised her eyebrows in amusement before spreading her arms. 

"I missed you too, Hoodie." Hoodie smiled behind his mask as he walked closer to wrap his arms around her. She patted his back before walking closer to Toby. 

"I owe you an apology, Toby."

Toby tilted his head to the side. "I d-don't k-know what you're t-t-talking about but I d-don't c-care!" Toby threw his arms on her as he laid his head on her shoulder. "You're h-h-here."

"I feel so bad I pushed you away when I was influenced by Zalgo. I can't imagine how you must have felt."

"D-don't worry a-about it! Y-you're h-here and that's all that matters!"

They shared a smile as Jeff got closer, making Y/N glare at him.

"Now you owe me an apology."

"What the hell? I saved your life!"

"No, you nearly killed me when we were in the under realm. Didn't you see I was already back to normal?"

"Jesus Christ, why couldn't you stay dead?"

"And miss out on all the future fanfics you're going to write about me? I'll pass on death."

They stared at each other with a serious look before they burst into laughter.

"Glad to have you back sweetcheeks."

"Don't call me that."

"Alright, sweet cheeks."

She rolled her eyes before she made her way toward Liu.

"He read fanfiction of me when I was gone, didn't he?"

Liu chuckled as he nodded his head.

"There were many times I was scared to death but nothing will ever compare to watching you die."

"Glad you care about me, Liu."

"And me too sweetcheeks."

She rolled her eyes. "And you too Sully." They shared a quick hug before she moved on with E.J.

"Thanks for taking care of me E.J. You're the reason why I'm still alive."

"I only did what I know best, Y/N. Glad to have you back." 

They nodded their heads as they shared a smile.

E.J. walked to join the others as L.J. walked up with his arms spread.

"Kiddo you had us worried a while back." He used his fingers to mess up her hair. "Don't you ever pull that stunt ever again."

"No promises." She chuckled. "I hope you were taking care of Sally."

"Of course I did. My little gumdrop is always safe with me."

"Clearly because last time no one noticed she joined you guys to the under realm."

"That was a small mistake, no biggie."

"It would have if Zalgo or I did anything to her. But I'm glad she came because she broke Zalgo's spell."

"See? If that didn't happen you would kill us and this story would be over and you and your readers would be mad, you silly goose."

"What?"

"What?" He laughed as he walked away.

"You know, you looked like a badass when you killed Zalgo," Puppet smirked as he crossed his arms.

"I'm glad you enjoyed the show. I just wanted to demonstrate how to kill a demon because clearly, you can't even hurt one."

"Your words hurt me, doll." He placed his hands on his heart. "But in my defense, I put up a hell of a fight to protect you."

"I know you did Puppet and thank you. I appreciate it." 

"Come here, doll. I fucking missed you." He hugged her tight as he closed his eyes. "I was the most miserable without you."

"I don't know about that, it seems like a very close competition."

"You're right about that." He pulled away before glancing at Painter who was waiting for his turn. "In fact, he had it worse."

She stole a glance from him after Puppet had said that. Puppet nodded his head towards Painter as he walked away.

"So you were also miserable without me?" 

"I think we all were Y/N. You play such a huge role in our lives that your absence was painful to us all."

"I'm honored?" She wasn't sure how to answer him. "I just didn't think it would make such a huge impact."

"I didn't paint for weeks and I was mostly in my room. Most of us didn't even go on killing sprees while others passed the limit. It was hard but it's all worth it in the end because we have you back."

They shared an embrace as she looked at the two remaining pastas.

"So there are no more threats that are going to separate you from us ever again right."

"I don't know," I confessed as I remembered what Zalgo had told me.

"I'm sure I speak for the others when I say I hope not."

"Trust me, I hope for that too."

"Alright alright, it's our turn now. We waited way too long for this moment." Ben announced as he and Dark walked toward Y/N.

"I'm glad you two are getting along despite the fact you hated each other's guts."

"Princess, we share a common goal and that is to protect you and bring you back," Dark explained. "I'm glad our plan worked even though we ran into some obstacles."

"I know, Dark. Zalgo turning me evil was definitely not part of the plan but it all worked in the end."

"And you dying was part of the plan?" Ben exclaimed. "I died and it didn't feel good. Imagine how I felt when I saw you die." He shivered.

"At least I didn't drown because that would have been torture for you."

Ben kept stomping. "Stop it!"

She chucked before she heard a girl's voice yelling out her name. 

"Y/N!" 

She turned around before she bent down to pick the child up.

"Sally, my little munchkin, how I missed you!" She kept placing kisses on her face.

"You're finally back!" Sally laughed as she wrapped her arms around her neck. "We can celebrate your return!"

"There's nothing to celebrate, Sally" She sadly smiled before looking at Slenderman who stood by the doorway. 

"Brother," Trender broke the silence. "What's wrong? Why do you look like that?"

"It's the price I had to pay to revive Y/N." He explained as he steadied himself by the doorway. "My power was barely enough and I strained it. It's going to take a while before I get my power back."

He turned his head to look at Y/N. 

"As much as I don't want to ruin the moment, my brothers and I need to talk to Y/N alone."

Y/N slowly placed Sally down as she kept her gaze toward Slenderman.

She knew all hell would break loose after they have this conversation.

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Proxy in Command (Creepypasta x Reader) Chapter 53

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The fifteen-year-old boy ran into the forest as he kept kicking leaves. He was tired of the stress his parents were giving him. His parents were forcing him to take self-defense classes and taught him how to use weapons. He never understood why yet his parents never cared to explain. They only claimed he was important and this was all necessary.

"Zen this, Zen that. I fucking had it!" He yelled as he stomped onto the ground of leaves. 

He felt he was being watched which made him take out his pocket knife. 

"Who's there? I know how to use it and I'm not scared to hurt you no matter who you are!" He yelled.

Slenderman appeared in front of him making him faint due to the static in his head.

(~~~)

It had been three years since he was taken in by Slenderman and trained by him. He had to admit that his lessons with Slenderman were much better than with his parents. Slenderman wasn't harsh on him and gave him a year to improve his skills before going on his first mission.

"You can't mess it up." Slenderman's voice echoed through his head. "You must kill them. They pose a danger to me. Think of it like a test. If you pass, you will prove your loyalty to me and I shall give you the gift of immortality."

He walked through the empty streets as he looked for the given address. He grew up in this city and wondered how his parents were doing. Had they given up searching for him? Have they decided to move out? He didn't regret joining Slenderman and leaving his parents though. 

He sighed as he finally recognized the address. It was the house his parents were eyeing before he left. He walked to the door before using a bobby pin to unlock it. Once he got inside, he quietly shut the door, not making a noise. 

Pink balloons were scattered everywhere: on the ground, the stairs, and the walls. A girl's birthday was celebrated yesterday. Too bad she had to die the day after her birthday. 

He thought about the memories he could have made with his parents in this house. More training, more lectures, more screams. 

He heard a noise coming from the kitchen. He figured out where to go for his first kill. He sneaked up on the woman, a familiar smell hitting him. He ignored it as he stood behind her. She was making formula on a baby's bottle. 

Using his hand to cover her mouth, he slid her throat as he stared with no emotion at the pink bottle filled with milk. Her chokes were muffled but not loud enough for her husband to hear. Once he was sure she was dead, he dropped her corpse on the floor. He couldn't bring himself to look at the woman he just murdered. 

He walked away as he headed toward the stairway. He had to kill the father first before killing the child. As much as he didn't want to take her life away, he had to prove his loyalty. 

Turning the doorknob, he saw a male laying on the king-sized bed. Shutting the door, he studied the male. He froze when the man moved to turn on the lamp. 

Nothing could have prepared him for what he saw next.

"Zen?" His father spoke. "Wh-where have you been?" He was about to get up but Zen signaled him to stop with his hand.

"I've been busy."

Zen's father widened his eyes as he looked down at the bloody dagger he had in his hand.

"What did you do?"

"I killed your wife."

His breath hitched as he shook his head as he cried. "Why did you kill your mother!"

"Slenderman's orders."

His father pulled his hair in distress. "Zen! You can't trust him! He's one of the immortals that wanted to kill us!"

Zen stood still as he looked at him without emotion. He didn't want to believe him.

"Zen, I was going to tell you about our bloodline backstory in a few years but I see now how that was a mistake." He glanced at the bedsheets as he took a deep breath. His life depended on it. "Long ago, Silas L/N achieved immortality from a witch. He thought immortality ran through his generation but when his kid died, he murdered her. The witch cursed our bloodline with us being the bodyguards of others while having inhumane strength. Our kind was spreading fast and immortals were killing us. I even had to kill one immortal with your uncle that was planning on killing us. Your uncle died!"

"But why did they kill them? What was the reason!"

"Because an oracle stated the last L/N descendant will kill the most powerful immortal! The immortals took that as a threat! You and your sister will be seen as a threat to Zalgo if you kill me. We're the last ones Zen."

Although Zen has been with Slenderman for a few years, he knew how dangerous Zalgo was. Slenderman stated how he was a threat to him but hasn't mentioned anything about his backstory. Zen kept his last name a secret. Slenderman didn't know he was a L/N descendant yet he was sent to kill them. 

"Sister? It seems you guys were busy instead of searching for me!"

His father started to cry. "Zen, please! You can't kill your sister!"

Zen's eyes darkened. "So you guys were busy finding a replacement instead of searching for your son." He stepped closer to his father.

"Zen please!" His father begged. "She's special! You can't kill her! She's the first female with the L/N bloodline."

"Watch me." He grabbed a small dagger that was strapped from his thigh and threw it in the middle of his father's head.

Blood scattered throughout the bed, leaving the white sheets stained. His father's face froze with a shocked expression as he died. 

Zen left the room, not caring about the corpse in the room. He glared at the door to the nursery room. This baby was his replacement; he only cared about killing her with no mercy. 

He opened the door to the room. His eyes widened, dropping his dagger. He fell to his knees at the sight of her. He felt something that he couldn't explain as if something sparked inside him. A feeling that made him want to protect her.

His sister stood on the crib with a pacifier in her mouth. Her eyes glowed with curiosity as she looked at him. The white curtains were slightly open, letting the moonlight shine on her as if she was an angel. 

He stood frozen for a couple of seconds as he remembered his father's words about them being personal bodyguards. He started to believe everything he said.

Zen slowly got up to walk up toward her, not taking his eyes off from her. He gently carried her in his arms, placing her head on his chest. She closed her eyes, embracing his warmth. 

He softly used his thumb to run across her cheek. He swore he would protect her from everyone including Slenderman and Zalgo. After all, it's them both against the world. 

(~ Four Years later~)

After the girl took the hit to protect Slenderman, she had been unconscious for hours. Zalgo said before leaving that she would die if she didn't wake up in twenty-four hours. Twenty-two hours passed and Zen grew desperate. He couldn't let her die, he had to do something. 

He went to the underworld through the pillars. His only hope was Zalgo. He never thought he would be on his knees in front of Zalgo, begging him to heal his sister.

"I'll heal her if you pledge your loyalty to me. Switch sides in this war and she'll wake up."

As much as Zen hated Zalgo, he knew he had no other way to save her. He could only hope Y/N would be able to forgive him in the future. 

"I will be giving you powers. You'll be healing her yourself but for her to wake up, you must steal her memories."

A few minutes later, Zen laid next to her as he placed a hand on her head, crying about what he was about to do. 

His appearance had changed since he joined Zalgo and got his powers. His H/C hair had turned white and his E/C eyes turned black.

It hurt him how she wouldn't remember him. If she encountered him in the future, he would be seen as an enemy when in reality it was the opposite. He kept assuring himself it was for the best. If what his father said was true, one of them would kill Zalgo, there was a chance they would live a happy ending.

His hopes were shattered when he got banned from the forest by Slenderman when he tried to save her and when Zalgo told him about the mark. He was connected to Zalgo so there was no way to escape from him. He knew his story wouldn't have a happy ending. 

(~ 11 years later~)

Zen used his hand to heal her wounds in the cave. Zalgo had stabbed her in the forest and it didn't help that she was already wounded when she arrived from her international mission.

"She still has a fever! You should have gone easy on her!"

Zalgo scoffed as he crossed his arms in front of his chest. "I wasn't going to make it obvious this was a plan."

"A plan I didn't agree to!" Zen growled. 

"Zip it Zen, you know I can always reverse the spell so she can die." Zalgo lied. "So if I were you, I would follow my goddamn orders to protect your little sister."

(~A few months later~)

"You need to let her go!" Zen whispered and yelled at Zalgo who had Y/N laying on his chest. Zalgo's plan had succeeded so Y/N was now in the underworld."This is ridiculous, I don't want her to be in the same bed as you!"

"I'm only offering her my body heat, plus look how comfortable she looks." He felt her lean closer to him, making him smirk.

Zalgo raised her chin before she slowly opened her eyes, making Zen cover himself with his hood. He couldn't tell her that he had been working with the enemy all along. 

Zalgo moved some hair strands away from her forehead as he continued to look down at her.

"You're paralyzed, it's an effect of my mark."

She slowly moved her gaze to the side to see Zen. Zalgo signaled him to leave with his hand and then grabbed a small red bowl filled with pomegranate seeds from the nightstand. Zen bowed as he left the room, screaming at himself he should stop Zalgo. If he tried, Zalgo would kill him and Y/N would be left alone with him. He couldn't let that happen.

He didn't know what to do. He couldn't trust Slenderman that he would protect her nor could Zen himself because of Zalgo's mark. He had to think of something before Zalgo gets his way with her.

His thoughts all changed when Slenderman came to try to save her. This was enough evidence for him that he could trust Slenderman. But when he finally figured out a plan to help her escape, it had been too late. Zalgo had punished her and she was close to death. He brought her to the mansion and would secretly visit her sometimes. One day he got caught by Splendorman who swore not to tell Slenderman or anyone. 

"You brought her here, didn't you?" He asked the young boy. 

"Of course I did. I raised her for four years, I couldn't let her stay there any longer."

"Then why did you join Zalgo, Zen? I was shocked to see you with him."

Zen couldn't tell him the truth. He didn't want pity. 

"Slenderman isn't what he seemed."

(~~~)

Zalgo couldn't figure out how she escaped until a few hours later when he confronted Zen. 

"You helped her, didn't you?" He growled as he stood in front of him in the throne room

"You were about to kill her. Of course, I would protect her."

Zalgo grinned. "Because of that, you will now be the bait to lure her into the forest. I will kill her either way but I will make it painful if you choose not to cooperate."

"I'm not agreeing to anything." Zen huffed.

"I don't think you have a choice, my boy."

(~~~)

I couldn't stop thinking about the memories Zen gave me before he died. 

I squeezed my dagger tighter as I kept my gaze at Zalgo who was grinning at me. He knew I was grieving and would use my emotions to fight and he would use it as an advantage. 

"What's wrong, Y/N? It seems like you just lost a brother. Oh wait, you did."

I felt the adrenaline and used it to sprint at him, forgetting the wound on my shoulder. 

He swung his sword toward my side, just below my ribcage. I was somehow able to dodge him, but I made the mistake of swinging at him. He grabbed my wrist in time, squeezing hard enough to hurt me.

"The pain you feel right now will be nothing compared to the pain you will feel in the future if you somehow make it out alive, my dear. But don't worry, I will make sure to kill you and then revive you in the future so you can be stuck in the underworld with me for eternity!"

I tried to ignore what he said but the truth was, I was absolutely terrified. I wasn't going to win either way. If I kill Zalgo and I survive, whatever Zalgo was talking about will happen. But if I fail to kill him, I would be stuck with him. My future was at stake here.

With my other hand, I grabbed another dagger I had on my thigh strap and threw it directly at his neck. He let my wrist go as he took a few steps back. He kept his gaze on me as he pulled the dagger out of his neck. He smirked before he disappeared in front of me.

I scanned my surroundings, not finding him anywhere. 

"Show yourself, you coward!"

I felt lightheaded before I looked at the pastas from across the fire who were afraid for me. My eyes widened when I saw Zalgo behind Slenderman.

"No!" I screamed as I reached my hand towards him. Immediately someone blocked my view in front of them and I felt a burning sensation in my stomach as I realized I had fallen for his trap. Zalgo stood in front of me as his smirk got bigger. My eyes slowly trailed down only to see that he had stabbed me with the same sword he used to kill Zen. I let out a loud gasp as I felt my lungs squeezing for air and a burning sensation all across my abdomen.

Zalgo grinned as he pulled his sword out, causing me to fall to the floor with me holding my wound. 

I tried to turn my body as I slowly crawled away from him, trying to reach for a dagger that was a couple of feet away from me. I felt the blood come out of my mouth which made me spit it out.

I didn't notice I was crying. Not because of the pain, but because I was scared. Zalgo was winning and I couldn't let him. I can't be stuck in the under realm with my soul being tortured for eternity or as his bride. That's not the future I wanted to live in.

My mom's words kept repeating inside my mind as I kept crawling. 

"Zen will kill him if you choose to stay with us, Y/N."

Of course, because if I died, Zen would be the last L/N descendant alive and he would have killed Zalgo. My mom even gave me a hint we were siblings but I didn't catch it. But Zen is dead and now it was my responsibility to kill him.

I barely moved a few feet when Zalgo used his foot to flip me on my back. I struggled to breathe as I felt panic settle in. I feared this was it. This is how I'm going to die and I haven't hurt Zalgo yet.

Zen's sacrifice would be in vain and the pastas would be in danger if Zalgo survives. He would somehow get even more powerful just by proving he can avoid his destiny. No one would be safe. I had to do something, I couldn't let him win.

Zalgo got down on his knees, trapping my body beneath him. 

"It seems like the vision is coming true, my love. The only difference is, you're the only one dying in this forest." I quivered as I closed my eyes, trying to steady my breathing and cover up the wound on my stomach. I tried to ignore his words and focus on breathing but the pain in my abdomen was throbbing. I couldn't imagine what Zen felt. 

"It's a shame it had to come to this, my love. We could have been powerful rulers and have everyone on their knees for us. We could have lived forever in peace as we enjoyed our luxuries. But you just had to be foolish and choose Slenderman over me. I'm going to make you regret betraying me."

Zalgo grabbed my chin and forced me to look at the pastas who were screaming for Zalgo to let me go. I couldn't make out what exactly they were screaming but I heard their yells.

"Do you have any last words for them? For him?"

I stared at Slenderman as I sobbed. I no longer had any resentment toward him because I was afraid this was the last time I was going to see him. I closed my eyes and did something I hadn't done in years. I opened my mind to Slenderman for the first time in eleven years.

I allowed him to see what I imagined my funeral would be like. Offenderman would pick the finest roses he could find as Trenderman dressed me up in a dress he always wanted me to wear. Splendorman would spend time with Sally, the niece he always wanted seeing as I acted so cold towards him for the past months. I wish I could have apologized to him. Slenderman and the pastas would get along and be one happy family, even if it meant I wouldn't play a role in it. They wouldn't have to worry about any dangers or keeping their existence a secret. 

I slowly opened my eyes as I felt my eyelids getting heavier and my breathing became difficult, making me gasp for air. I only have a few seconds left to change my destiny.

Slenderman shook his head. "You'll live Y/N! You have to be strong!"

But I've been strong for so long...

"I'm still debating whether I should revive you or not but just know, whatever happens, you will always belong to me. Both you and your soul are mine." Zalgo wrapped his hand around my waist, bringing me closer to him as his other hand relaxed on my cheek. 

I closed my eyes as I felt his breath on my face. 

"Any last words, little one?" His nose touched mine and felt our lips centimeters away.

I opened my eyes as I gasped for air for the last time, whispering my final words. 

"I won."

I grabbed the golden dagger with red rubies on the handle from my back pocket and stabbed him in the heart. I had gotten it before Slenderman entered the office where we had our last confrontation. I couldn't have used the dagger earlier in case Zalgo would have destroyed it. I was just waiting for the perfect time.

(~An hour ago~)

Going downstairs and holding the rail for support, I saw some pastas watching TV but they didn't notice my presence. I slowly walked to Slendermans empty office as one thought came to mind.

I had to take the dagger to kill Zalgo and take matters into my own hands. 

Entering his office, I looked at every corner of the room to find the familiar black box. It wasn't until I went through his desk that I finally found it. Hiding the dagger in my pocket, I made my way in front of his desk to look at it for the final time.

Memories of me bowing down to him at the exact place flooded through my mind, making me cringe. 

I heard the doorknob slowly twist before a book fell. 

"Y/N?"

I sighed as I kept my gaze on his desk for a few seconds before turning around to glare at him.

"You shouldn't be here, you're supposed to be resting in bed."

I rolled my eyes, crossed my arms in front of my chest, and leaned my lower back onto his desk. "Last time I checked, I'm not marked by you so I don't have to follow your stupid orders."

Our last interaction was a confrontation and we both didn't realize it. I couldn't say I regret it nor was it worth it. 

Zalgo screamed out in pain as he let me go to try to attend to his wound, making my head slam onto the ground.

If living meant I would suffer more, I choose death. 

(~~~)

The pastas froze in shock when Y/N let out her final breath. 

"No!" They screamed. 

Zalgo stumbled back as he tried to pull out the dagger. He groaned in pain as he saw her dead on the floor. His vision had completely come true and there was nothing else he could do. He couldn't change his destiny when it was already written down. 

The ring of fire died down, making the pastas run up to her. 

Zalgo let out his final breath as he smirked at Slenderman. "He comes." He warned them before his seventh mouth opened.

"No!" Slenderman raised his hand at him to stop him, but it had been too late. His souls were free and would cause destruction. His body slowly turned into golden dust, like Zen. Zalgo was now dead.

Slenderman teleported in front of her body before he sank to the ground and pulled her into his arms.

E.J.who was previously trying to find a pulse before Slenderman arrived, shook his head. He stood up to join the others watching Slenderman in silence.

"I'm so sorry Y/N!" Slenderman sobbed as he held her tighter. "I didn't want you to die!" He gently stroked some hair strands behind her ear. "I just got you back, you can't leave us again."

His brothers had warned him of this. He would realize he cared about her but it would be too late. She was now dead and now he had to carry the burden for the rest of his life. He was barely dealing with the consequences after years of constant mistakes. 

The proxies were on their knees as they took off their masks, paying respect to their former head proxy. Poor Toby cried uncontrollably as his twitches worsened. Masky and Hoodie pulled him into a side hug, as a way to silently comfort him.

Painter also took off his mask and kept his gaze on the floor while Puppeteer placed his hand on his shoulder as he looked at her with a sad expression. 

Liu and Jeff hugged each other, realizing how lucky they were both alive and had each other. They both kept a neutral expression but fought their urge to cry. Y/N made them reunite as brothers. Without her, they would have killed each other or would have had no communication. 

Ben and Dark were also on their knees as they paid respect. Y/N had brought them together yet they weren't able to thank her. The last time Dark had a proper conversation with her was when they formed a plan. After that, everything happened too fast. She got influenced by Zalgo, got hurt multiple times, and now she was dead. 

E.J. and L.J. were standing with sad expressions as they stood behind the proxies. L.J. recalled when Y/N and he went out and brought Sally to the mansion. Ever since then, Sally was a bundle of joy in his life. E.J. recalled how he was the only one that didn't get brought into the mansion by her but their first interaction was on the same night. He helped her bandage her wound when she tried to stop Liu and Jeff from killing each other. How could he have forgotten that when the topic of immortality was brought in? 

They all couldn't accept that their friend had gone. She had brought them all to the mansion and had done so much for them, they weren't able to repay her. They weren't able to save her from Zalgo.

"I'm so sorry! Please come back to us." Slenderman pressed her body on himself before kissing her forehead as he sobbed. He looked down at her wounds, making his heart shatter into a million pieces. He couldn't imagine the physical and mental pain she had felt throughout the years, especially with this fight. 

Regrets swirled through his head as he kept trying to think of ways this could have been avoided. It all began when she came into the mansion and he was so cold towards her.

She wouldn't need to prove herself to him if he was kinder. She wouldn't have taken the hit and Zen would have stayed in the mansion. Y/N wouldn't have grown with Zalgo's secret visits, nor would she sacrifice her freedom to save the pastas. She wouldn't have died if he just gave her immortality and told her the actual way to kill Zalgo when they had their battle. If only he trusted her sooner.

One thing for certain, it was all his fault and now everyone was paying the price for it.

~Little A/N~

For anyone who wants to read back the chapters with a different perspective after reading the memories at the beginning of this chapter, I will be commenting them below. It sucks how I can't comment on each paragraph like Wattpad to make it more organized. 

Where Zen agrees to work with Zalgo- It follows up after a random memory Y/N remembered at the end of chapter 46

Zen getting banned from the forest- Beginning of chapter 35

Zen healing Y/N in the cave - Takes place before Y/N woke up at the beginning of chapter 20

Zen (kinda) confronting Zalgo when he's laying in bed with Y/N- chapter 38 (little shocking, I know) 

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Proxy in Command (Creepypasta x Reader) Chapter 52

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After seventeen years, I no longer had to serve anyone. I had no connection to Slenderman or Zalgo. I was a step away from being free, but all I needed was one more thing. Killing Zalgo would be the last task I had to accomplish. I didn't know when, but I hoped it would be soon.

All of my revenge plans got dismissed as soon as I saw my favorite white-haired guy sitting on our familiar log. My heart beat faster seeing him in person. For days I believed the closest thing I had to my family was gone. I was relieved he was alive.

Zen may not be related to me by blood, but he was the one who raised me when I was younger. I may not remember him because my memories were stolen, but that didn't stop me from being grateful. He reversed all the pain that Slenderman caused. 

I rushed to his side, unable to wait any longer. It has been over four weeks after all.

"Zen!" I yelled as I opened my arms to embrace him. He quickly turned around to look at me with relief before hugging me back. "You have no idea how relieved I am to see you alive."

We stayed still, letting the moment sink in. It had been a while since I was this happy. 

"Y/N," He pulled back. "What the hell happened?"

I let out a huge breath as I laughed. "You know the usual. I was in the underworld for two weeks because I wanted to protect the others. I was told you died, and I turned evil but Sally broke the spell. Zalgo hurt me, and I somehow came back and was in a coma for two weeks. And now I'm here."

Zen closed his eyes and he took everything in. "Zalgo told you I died?"

"He showed me an image of you and him fighting in the throne room then he captured your soul," I explained. "It was an illusion though. He showed me an illusion of your soul to make it more believable. I was an idiot to have fallen for it."

"I mean I did go to the underworld after the pastas returned, but he never did anything to me. I tried to convince him to let you b-but-" his voice cracked. 

"It's okay," I assured him. "I mean sure I nearly died like two times but I'm here and now I'm finally free."

He tilted his head to the side. "What do you mean you're free?"

"I left the mansion and I'm not marked by Slenderman anymore. It's all over." I said with joy. "We can finally leave together but we have to kill Zalgo first to live in peace."

His expression sadden as he looked at the lake on the side. "Y/N-" He snapped his head to the other side before he furrowed his eyebrows in anger.

I followed his gaze and met Slenderman a few yards away from us.

"I must confess it feels weird to have my first two proxies standing in front of me."

"What the fuck are you doing here? I already told you I would kill you if you followed me!" I growled. 

Slenderman stared at Zen for a few seconds. "Have you told her the truth?"

"Of course he did!" I fumed. "You fed me lies for the past seventeen years."

"Has he told you he killed your parents?" 

I felt my heart stop beating. No, he couldn't, he wouldn't.

"Because you forced me to!" Zen defended himself. "I had to kill them to prove my loyalty to you!"

It all made sense. Zen said he brought me to the mansion so he must have brought me after killing them.

"I bet he hasn't told you he's been working with Zalgo over the past eleven years."

"Don't be ridiculous he-" I turned around to see him but Zen kept his gaze on the floor. He bit his lip as he tried to avoid eye contact with me.

"Zen, please tell me he's lying," I whispered as I felt my heart getting crushed into pieces. 

"Then I would be lying, Y/N." He whispered back.

My eyes got watery as I took a step back from him. I couldn't believe this. The guy that I trusted the most was secretly my enemy. All those times we spent together, it was all a lie.

"It seems we have a family reunion here, don't we?" Zalgos's voice echoed throughout the forest before he revealed his presence a few yards away from Zen and me. He started to summon the ring fire which I took the hint to try to escape.

"Y/N! Get out of there!" Slenderman yelled.

By the time I wanted to run, the ring of fire was fully formed with Zalgo, Zen, and me inside. One couldn't get in or out besides Zalgo. The only time Zalgo had formed this ring, Slenderman was inside with me outside with his brothers. Zalgo nearly killed Slenderman the last time it happened. 

"This is it Y/N. You're going to finally meet your end!" Zalgo announced.

I looked at Zen who had been fighting off tears throughout this time. As much as I felt hurt, I wanted to believe he regretted it. 

"Zen," I grabbed his shoulder. "If you help me kill Zalgo, I promise I'll forgive you for everything and I'll forget this even happened."

"I can't." He whispered. "I'm marked by him."

My blood ran cold as I widened my eyes knowing what this meant. 

"If you kill him, you'll kill me. I'm not going to help you, but I'm not going to stop you either, Y/N." He finally looked at me directly in the eyes. "I won't get offended if you choose to kill him."

"I don't understand, you wanted us to leave together a few weeks ago. What changed?"

"My mark disappeared during that time. It wasn't until he marked you that he noticed it. I'm so sorry Y/n, I wish I could have told you sooner."

Guilt took over as I realized that was the only chance for his freedom. Looking at it now, I remember he mentioned that was the way we could both be free. I was so obsessed with wanting to kill Zalgo that now I have to deal with the consequences.

"Make no mistake Y/N, someone here is going to die." Zalgo summoned fire on his palms. "Either I kill you or you kill us, you pick." He smirked. "Although I will say, you're in no condition to even hurt me."

"Zalgo, you can't hurt her!" I heard Slenderman yell from outside. "You can kill me but don't touch her!" Zalgo ignored him as he kept his gaze at us.

I slowly looked at Zen, finding out he was already looking at me with a sad smile. "Go kill that son of a bitch. That's the only way I can escape from him."

"Zen," I whispered before closing my eyes and embracing him for the last time. "I wish I had taken that opportunity to escape with you. I'm so sorry. It's all my fault."

"I was the one who didn't tell you. It's mainly my fault."

We pulled back as we looked at each other one last time.

"Thank you for everything," I whispered.

He opened his mouth to say something but he quickly shut it, nodding his head.

"Can we get this over with, I'm getting a bit sentimental." Zalgo laughed.

I got my dagger from my pocket, charging him at full speed. He teleported behind me before I swung my dagger from behind. He teleported again but this time in front of me. He knocked out my dagger but to his surprise, I had a spare one. I tried to stab him but his hand touched the blade, causing it to melt. I let go of it so I wouldn't burn myself, unaware he had summoned a knife to stab me behind my shoulder. I whimpered, as I took the blade out.

"Just give up Y/N. You're going to slowly die here if you keep this up."

"You're foolish if you think I'm going to give up that easily." I gritted out as I held his blade. 

Slenderman in the meantime had tried to convince Zen to join me. He knew I stood no chance without any help.

"Help her! You know she doesn't stand a chance against him!"

Zen glared at him as he tried to ignore the battle happening beside him. Although the flames were quite high, he was still able to see Slenderman on the other side. 

"Wasn't this what you wanted? For her to die? You left her alone with Zalgo for two weeks!"

"Zen, I'm begging you! I no longer want her to die! If you care for her, which I know you do, you would help her."

"Fuck you! I don't need to listen to your stupid orders!" He finally looked at the battle on his side. Reality seemed to hit him as he noticed my bloody shoulder. Zalgo would play dirty if it guaranteed him winning.

Zalgo kept avoiding my attacks whenever I tried to swing at him. I started to get frustrated with how I couldn't even touch him. He summoned a dagger to hit mine. We kept pushing our daggers until another one swung against him, making him teleport back. 

"Zen?" I was confused. Why would he try to kill him when he knows he has the same fate as Zalgo?

"I'm not letting him win." He assured me. "I'd rather die with him than live with guilt for the rest of my life."

We both grabbed our weapons tighter as we faced Zalgo. Zalgo cracked his neck to the side with a smirk. "I guess I have to end Slenderman's proxies in front of him. Perfect."

Zen and I ran toward him, ready to charge at him. 

On the other side, the pastas barely arrived. They looked at the ring of fire in horror as they saw their friend fight the demon inside. 

"What the fuck is happening?" Liu muttered.

"Why haven't you teleported inside to get her!" Masky exclaimed.

"It's Zalgo's ring of fire. No one can get in or out." Slenderman answered. "We can't do anything but hope Y/N can kill him."

Puppeteer looked at the battle in front of him with fear. "There must be something we can do! She's in no condition to fight!"

"He's right," E.J added. "She's going to strain herself."

"Who's fighting with her?" Painter asked, noticing there was a third person inside.

"That's Zen, my first proxy."

Zen and I kept swinging at Zalgo which he kept dodging. My moves kept on slowing down due to exhaustion. As much as my body wanted to give up, I couldn't. My life was at stake here along with the pasta's and possibly the world. Zalgo can't win. 

Zalgo finally noticed my moves were slowing down. He grinned before using his hand to send me flying to the side. I groaned as I lay on the floor, a couple of inches away from the fire. Closing my eyes, I tried to breathe. It was harder than I thought considering all I smelled was smoke and the wound in my shoulder didn't help either. 

Maybe it was the smoke or the pain or possibly my body was exhausted, but I felt the world shaking as I felt a high pitch ringing in my ears. The blurry image of the fire with the pastas outside was all I could make out before I closed my eyes again. I felt my energy drained yet I somehow was managed to sit up. But when I finally stood on one knee and opened my eyes, I was greeted by a horrible sight.

I don't know how Zen didn't scream, but Zalgo had stabbed him in the chest to the point the tip of the blade was sticking out behind his back. 

My mouth flew open as I felt my chest tightening up. Tears fell uncontrollably.

"Zen!" I screamed at the top of my lungs but it sounded muffled through my ears.

Zalgo pulled out his sword, throwing Zen a couple of yards away.. I limped as I made my way to Zen while applying pressure to my wound. All of a sudden, I was able to hear again.

I dropped to my knees as my lips quivered at the sight of him. He had a hole in his chest and the leaves underneath him were stained with blood. 

"Zen, I'm so sorry!" I cried as I shut my eyes. "If only I-"

He touched my knee in comfort. He was the one who was dying yet he was comforting me. How pathetic must I be?

"I don't want to die being the villain in your story." He gasped as he moved his hand to my cheek. I placed my hand on top of his, knowing what he was going to do.

He shared with me his memories including the ones that he was forced to steal from me.

I saw how he met Slenderman, how he killed my parents, how he made a deal with Zalgo to keep me alive, how he refused to carry out Zalgo's plans, and more importantly, how he saved me in the end.

Zen quickly opened the door before running down the stairs. His blood ran cold as he saw her unconscious body on the blood-stained floor. His heart broke once he inspected her back.

"What the hell did he do to you!" He cried as he carefully hugged her body. "I didn't want this to happen!" He yelled as he picked her up.

She couldn't stay in the under realm any longer. He had to bring her back to the mansion no matter the consequences. He can only hope the pastas would protect her and make sure Zalgo couldn't reach her. Slenderman appeared to change his perspective of her so maybe there was hope for her now.

He teleported with her in his arms to the real world. Only he and Zalgo had this ability. He gently dropped her to the ground, placing a small kiss on her head as his tear fell on her cheek.

"I'm so sorry, Y/N This is all my fault. I hope you can forgive me." He glanced at her before knocking furiously on the door. She only had a matter of time yet he couldn't heal her because Slenderman would know. He teleported back to the forest, far enough to see who would open the door.

He sighed in relief when he saw Splendor pick her up. He knew she was in good hands.

I widened my eyes as I took all of the memories in. I looked at him in disbelief despite the fact I was crying. 

"I-I don't understand. Why would you risk yourself for me? Why am I so important to you!"

He smiled as he used his thumb to caress my cheek. He showed me the final conversation he had with my dad, causing me to widen my eyes.

"Because you're my biological sister, silly."

He closed his eyes as his head dropped to the side, his hand falling to the ground.

"Zen!" I screamed as I hugged his corpse tighter. "No, you can't leave me!" I closed my eyes wishing this was all a nightmare.

"I'm so sorry!" I wailed. "I didn't know!"

I felt his body getting lighter which made me look at him. His legs were slowly turning into golden dust and soon his whole body would be too.

"NO! STOP!" I yelled as I hugged him tighter, hoping it would stop his body from turning. Unfortunately, it didn't and soon his whole body disappeared, making me hug myself.

"ZEN!" I yelled at the top of my lungs, not caring if it echoed throughout the forest.

The pastas heard the pain in my voice. Although they knew nothing about him, they still felt sympathy for me. I had never broken down in front of them, so this new sight scared them.

"I'm surprised he just told you, you were siblings. I figured that since the beginning I saw you." Zalgo laughed.

I ignored him as I was hyperventilating. He enjoyed the view he was getting.

"Death is a gift of fate, don't you think so darling?"

I slowly got up and clenched my teeth. I slowly glared at him, with my eyes still watery as I held another dagger tighter in my hand.

"You fucking killed him." I spatted.

"I'm well aware of my actions. I should have done that ages ago." He crossed his arms in front of his chest. "But he was the key to getting to you."

"You're going to fucking pay!"

He grinned as he brought his arms out. "Then go for it, I'm right here, love."

I was sick and tired of losing. He won multiple battles and now, it was time for me to end the war once and for all. 

This was just the beginning of an end.

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Proxy in Command (Creepypasta x Reader) Chapter 51

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Slenderman rubbed his temple in distress as he listened to the conversation the pastas were having in the living room. 

"What are we going to do if she doesn't wake up?" Jeff yelled at the others who were in the room.

Slenderman stared at the ground as his thoughts consumed him. She's been unconscious for two weeks, and Zalgo attempted to murder her a week ago. E.J had made it clear if she doesn't wake up today, it'll be less likely that she ever will. The pastas were slowly losing hope including Slenderman and his brothers. After all, she wasn't showing any signs that she would wake up soon.

Slenderman couldn't bear to think about her death. He knew he was the cause of it and was already paying the price. It was one thing being told she died and her dying in front of him was another. He didn't want to think what would happen if she took her last breath. 

If she woke up, Slenderman promised himself that he would set her free after Zalgo dies. He had forced her to stay and serve him, not thinking about what she would have wanted if she wasn't his proxy. He just needed to make sure she wouldn't run into danger.

He looked up at the pastas who were patiently waiting for his reply. It was another reminder he would set them free as well once Zalgo is killed. If that meant he would be living alone in the mansion, he would accept that fate. It's what he deserved after all. 

"For now we can all just patiently wait for her awakening. As much as I wish she wakes up soon, we have to prepare for the worst."

The pastas stood silent at what he had said. Neither of them was prepared to say goodbye to her for good. 

"She's known to make grand entrances," Masky broke the silence. "From her coming back from her mission after we thought she died in the explosion, from her revealing her presence when Zalgo influenced her, and then her being by the doorstep. I would be surprised if she can pull it off though."

Slenderman stood up, avoiding his gaze toward the pastas. "If you excuse me, I'll be in my office until E.J finishes running exams for Y/N. I'll be in her room for the remainder of the day." He picked up the book he was reading off the table and walked away from the group. 

The image of her dying in his arms, flooded in. For years he believed her death would mean little to nothing to him. He realized too late what was at stake though. Not only would he be miserable, but the pastas and his brothers would be too. She couldn't die. He wouldn't let her.

He rested his forehead on the office door. Taking a deep breath, he tried to get rid of that horrific image that haunted him. There was blood in his hands as he held her corpse. Her lifeless eyes stared back at him as Zalgo's laughter got louder each second.

He tightly twisted the doorknob and dropped his book at the sight in front of him once he had opened the door.

"Y/N?"

I sighed as I kept my gaze on his desk for a few seconds before turning around to glare at him.

"You shouldn't be here, you're supposed to be resting in bed."

I rolled my eyes as I crossed my arms in front of my chest and leaned my lower back onto his desk. "Last time I checked, I'm not marked by you so I don't have to follow your stupid orders."

Slenderman tilted his head to the side. He was caught off guard by my response. "Y/N you've been out for two weeks. You cannot expect your body to be as strong as it was."

"Don't pretend as if you care."

"I do!"

A small smirk formed on my lips as I recalled what I heard after Zalgo stabbed me. I mocked him, "Punish me, not them! Don't let him win! We need you Y/N! I need you." We both stood there in silence as we didn't take our gazes off each other. "For a few seconds, I actually believed you-"

"I'm so sorry Y/N."

I kept my blank expression as I let him continue.

"I made several mistakes and you paid the price for it. I regret thinking so low of you, you didn't deserve it. I let my ego get the best of me to the point I made stupid decisions." 

I gulped before taking a deep breath.

"How is it possible that Zalgo, who is my enemy, showed more compassion than you ever did? It's understandable what he did to me in the end because everyone's patience is limited but he was patient for years!" I moved my gaze to the books as I shrugged my shoulders. "I shouldn't be surprised. He had more patience when he taught me how to use weapons unlike you."

"What? He had contact with you before?"

A sigh escaped from my lips. "That doesn't concern you."

"But it does! When did he start talking to you?"

"Why did you kill my parents?" I growled, changing the topic.

"No Y/N, when did he-"

"WHY DID YOU KILL MY PARENTS!" I stomped my foot.

Slenderman stood there in silence before shaking his head. "I didn't kill them."

Closing my eyes, I felt my patience running thin. "So you're going to keep lying and claim they left me in the forest?"

"Y/N-"

"It's funny how for years I stood in your spot and bowed down in front of you because I held so much respect and appreciation, only for me to find out it was all a lie."

"Y/N please."

"Why did you kill them?" I repeated.

"I didn't kill them. Someone else did."

"Who did?" I slammed my hands onto the table.

He hesitated before answering, "I can't tell you."

"So you still don't trust me?"

"I do!"

I turned around to grab a random paper he had on his desk. Raising my other hand, I gave myself a paper cut on my pinky, only to see red blood coming out. 

"Clearly you do," I sarcastically said as I placed the paper back on the desk. "I nearly died because you didn't trust me."

Flashbacks from Zalgo whipping my back flooded my mind, making me cringe. I could still feel his whip marks on my back. His words still haunted me. 

"Don't die out of blood loss." He smirked. "Or do, it doesn't matter, I can always torture your soul and revive you. I hope that you know you won't be able to escape from here. I just have to depend that you'll someday get Stockholm syndrome."

I didn't want to imagine what would have happened if I died. Being stuck in the under realm with Zalgo for a hundred years wasn't exactly ideal, especially the plans he had with me. 

"After I killed half of his army, I stabbed him in the heart just as you said. For the first time, I felt joy but it was all crushed when I saw him smirking as he healed his wound. I grew into a state of shock. I felt so helpless, he took that as an advantage and hurt me. I nearly died because you lied to me."

He stood there silent, not knowing what else to say. He knew he couldn't say much because I wouldn't believe or listen to him in the first place.

"It's a shame really", I broke the silence. "What I'm about to do will affect the others, but I'm not certain how it'll affect you."

He stayed silent as I slowly walked in front of him, not breaking eye contact.

"You're pathetic," I spat before walking past him. Just as I was about to leave the room I turned my head to the side. "If you follow me, I won't hesitate to kill you. Mark my words Slenderman."

Once I was out, I slammed the door shut and proceeded to walk through the hall.

I couldn't stay here any longer. I had to leave and take matters into my own hands. I couldn't rely on Slenderman to kill Zalgo. I was determined to fulfill my destiny. 

Ben came out of the living room and saw me heading toward him. "Y/N's awake!" He announced to the others.

"She has been for a while," E.J added as he barely went downstairs.

I ignored them both as I headed towards the door. I was a couple of feet away when Slenderman appeared behind me.

"Y/N, you can't leave."

I turned around to look at him and saw the pastas coming out of the living room and the Slender brothers on top of the stairway.

I smirked. "Now that everyone is here, why don't you tell them how you wanted to kill us all in the end?"

Masky looked at the other two proxies. "I thought we already went through this?"

Back when I was under Zalgo's influence, we had brought this up. The pastas defended him, not realizing he was quiet for a reason. 

"You guys answered for him, he didn't say anything," I reminded them as I glared at Slenderman.

"Y/N, stop." He begged.

"No Slenderman! They deserve to know the truth!"

Slenderman looked at the ground in shame. He couldn't keep his secret any longer.

"I did, but that was before I realized-"

The pastas groaned at his response. They were frustrated that they were lied to as well. They all had defended him only to find out it was a lie.

"Let's not forget how you didn't tell them immortality didn't work in the under realm and you lied to us when you said Zalgo would die with a stab in the heart."

The slender brother looked at each other with disappointed expressions. They knew this was going to happen sooner or later. Slenderman's army had begun to fall starting with me.

I was about to twist the doorknob when Slenderman said something I never expected. Something my younger self dreamt of hearing for years.

"I love you, Y/N. You can't leave us."

I stared at the door as I remembered all those times he would yell and punish me for my mistakes back when I was younger. He wanted to turn me into an emotionless machine that did all his dirty work. There was no way I was going to forgive him this easily. 

"It took you longer than with Sally to realize that." I turned my head to look at him while I still held the door knob with my hand. "Funny how you were afraid I was going to follow your previous proxy's footsteps. I hope you're happy you lost your first two proxies due to your mistakes."

Sally came out from behind Splendor with her eyes watery. I softened my gaze when I saw her. As much as I wanted to bring her with me, I knew I couldn't. I couldn't steal her happiness away nor did I want to endanger her.

"I'm so sorry Sal. I hope one day you'll understand why I did this and you're able to forgive me."

I twisted the doorknob and left without looking at their expressions. I couldn't or else I would be tempted to stay.

It was wrong for me to leave but it had to be done. I wasn't going to put them in danger so that I could kill Zalgo. I wasn't like Slenderman.

This battle would be different. I was now prepared for whatever Zalgo was going to hit me with. The only difference was, he wasn't going to succeed this time. I was going to make sure of it.

Slenderman stared at the door before looking at his brothers in the stairway.

Trender sighed as he shook his head. "We told you this was bound to happen, brother."

"Never mind that. You wanted to kill us at the beginning!" Jeff exclaimed.

"Good thing you didn't find me," Dark muttered to Ben.

"It all changed once Y/N left for her mission." Slender tried to reason. "When we thought she died, I realized I couldn't stand the thought of losing you guys."

"That still doesn't explain what she meant by the first two proxies." Masky pointed out.

Slenderman snapped his head towards his brothers. Something had been bothering him ever since she had mentioned it.

"You don't think she's been talking to him, do you?"

The brothers looked at each other while Splendor avoided his gaze. He knew something he didn't want to admit. At least, not now.

Slenderman was about to say something but immediately felt shivers run up his spine. He turned his gaze at the door as fear struck in. 

"Slendy, what's wrong?" Trenderman asked, noticing his movements.

"Zalgo is here."

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Proxy in Command (Creepypasta x Reader) Chapter 50

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I woke up and heard a radio playing. Immediately, I noticed I was in a car on a freeway early in the afternoon. I was sitting on the passenger side. 

"You're finally awake babe, you had me worried for a few hours."

I turned my head to look at a guy about my age. He had blue eyes, a sharp jawline, and long blond locks that reached his neck. He concentrated on the road ahead before he glanced at me with a smile.

I looked down at my clothing and noticed I had regular human clothes such as jeans and a tank top. I didn't understand. Was everything just a dream? 

A yawn escaped from my mouth as I tried putting the pieces together. How was I here if the last thing I remember I was in the under realm? Who was this guy? 

"We didn't do anything last night and you're still tired?" He asked with an amused tone. I subconsciously slapped him on the shoulder. I didn't realize I had done it until after. "Just saying baby, imagine when we're finally living together. Every night is going to be a blast! I'm still surprised your dad is willing to pay for our apartment while we're in college."

I stared at him as I figured we were both going to the same college. This meant everything was a dream and I was back to reality.

"I just had a never-ending nightmare," I groaned as I leaned my head back. I still couldn't remember what had happened but decided to push that to the side. 

"Wanna share?" He asked as he exited the freeway.

I slowly opened my eyes as I looked at the red stoplight in front of us.

"Slenderman murdered my parents and I became a killer who gathered more murderers to kill a demon named Zalgo."

He burst out laughing as he held the wheel in place.

"Aaron, it's not funny!" I groaned. "Zalgo was obsessed with me. When we fought him, the others got hurt but me. I agreed to stay with him so he could spare them. He cast a spell on me, a girl named Sally broke it, then he whipped me and I think he killed me."

He calmed himself before glancing at me. "Sorry beautiful, that's just the weirdest dream I've ever heard of."

I rolled my eyes as I looked through the side window as he continued driving. We were silent for a few minutes as the music continued playing. "It just seemed so real." We were about a block away from home when I straighten up. "I want ice cream," I muttered.

He gently squeezed my thigh with his right hand. "Don't worry, mon amour. We'll get you ice cream after we return your stuff home."

As soon as my house was in sight, I noticed my parents were in front of the garage holding a welcome back sign.

"Oh my God," I muttered as I tried to hide underneath the panel. Aaron chuckled as he pulled into the driveway. 

Aaron got out of the car before he opened the door for me. He helped me get out of the car with my parents giggling in the background.

"Welcome home sweetheart!" My mom exclaimed as she embraced me.

"We were only gone for a week mom." I smiled as I closed my eyes. Words couldn't explain how happy I was that I didn't have a demon after me. I was surrounded by my loved ones and that's all that mattered.

"But soon you'll go to college sunshine," dad pointed out before embracing us, leaving Aaron out. 

"I'm feeling the love guys," he sniffled, wiping his cheek as if tearing up.

"Come on kiddo, you're technically part of the family." Dad rolled his eyes. Aaron happily hugged us. We stayed like that in peace for a few seconds before we pulled away. 

"Who wants ice cream?" Mom yelled. "There's this new ice cream shop that just opened. We should go!"

I shook my head as I headed toward the door. "No, I'm tired I just-". I felt someone carry me on his shoulder and headed straight to my parent's car. "Aaron put me down!" I laughed. 

"You were complaining about how you were craving ice cream a few minutes ago!" He opened the door and carefully sat me down, buckling me. After he closed the door, I tried opening it only to find out it was on the kids lock. 

"Are you joking? I'm getting kidnapped!" I smiled at my parents who were taking their seats up front while Aaron sat next to me.

"We knew you were going to be stubborn Y/N," Dad chuckled as he turned on the engine and started backing up.

Aaron wrapped his arm around my shoulder. "I say it's a great idea after you had a nightmare on your way here."

I rolled my eyes as I rested my head on his shoulder. "It wasn't that bad, it just felt like it was taking forever to finish."

Mom turned her head to look at me. "You know I dreamt of your brother last night. He returned from the military with a wife, can you believe it? It's a sign I'm going to have grandchildren soon!"

Aaron and I looked at each other with a smile. "Well you won't be getting one from us anytime soon, that's for sure." I didn't notice how insanely attractive Aaron was until now. 

"Tell us about your nightmare, sweetie." Dad broke me out of my thoughts. 

"It's silly, really. I just dreamt Slenderman killed you guys and I grew up with him." 

He slammed the brakes as he and my mom turned around to look at me with horror. "What?"

I shrugged my shoulders. "It's silly really, and a demon named Zalgo was after me because of my bloodline or something. He killed me in the end I believe because I killed half of his army and I refused to become his."

Dad stepped on the gas and I felt him breathe heavily. 

"What's wrong dad?" I asked as I felt Aaron hold me tighter.

"You're in danger! I never told you the truth because-" Slenderman appeared in front of the road, causing my dad to turn. Unfortunately, the car didn't handle it and started flipping on the road. 

I blacked out for a few seconds before I felt tendrils wrap around my body, helping me escape from the car. I hissed in pain as I felt my body was on fire and the sun shining down on me wasn't helping. 

I slowly opened my eyes and saw Zalgo in front of me. Moving my gaze to the car, I saw Slenderman beside it as the car burst into flames with my family and Aaron in it. 

"Nooo!" I screamed as I broke down. "Why can't you leave me alone!"

Zalgo chuckled as he bent down to look at me while our surroundings disappeared. It all made sense now, that was just a dream. What I had hoped was a nightmare a few minutes ago, was my reality.

"It was an alternative life of yours. That would have been your life if your parents weren't killed by Slenderman. How sad, you would have had a perfect life." He rubbed his thumb on my cheek, wiping my tears away. "I'm surprised you're alive after our last incident, how disappointing."

I widened my eyes as I felt my heart skip a beat. "I'm alive?"

"Yes, and you even arrived at the mansion. So I must ask, how did you return?"

I tilted my head in confusion. I passed out in the torture room so what did he mean I was back in the mansion?

"After I came back from the throne room, you disappeared. How the hell did you escape!" He growled as he was losing his patience. "Who helped you?"

" I don't know what the hell you're talking about Zalgo, but this is good news for me." I grinned. "I'm back and I will kill you soon."

"It's cute that you think I'm going to give up on you easily."

I clenched my jaw as I felt anger run through my veins. "Why can't you leave me alone? Why have you been this obsessed over me!"

"You still don't remember, huh?" He placed a hand on my forehead with a grin on his face.

The seven-year-old sat patiently on her bed as she waited for the demon to make his appearance. After she almost jumped off the cliff, he told her to wait for him. He would make his final appearance before he fell into his ten-year slumber. 

"I'm surprised you're awake" he whispered, sitting beside her. He only had three minutes left before he was forced to return to the underworld.

"You told me to wait for you," she reminded him. "Plus it's the last time I get to see you."

He nodded his head as he moved his gaze toward the dark sky through the window. There had been no clouds to cover the beautiful moon. 

"Don't you have a family to say your goodbyes to?"

Zalgo returned his gaze to her. "No, I don't."

"No wonder why you've always been grumpy. If you had kids, they would make you nicer."

"I can't have kids. Well, only one person can carry them, but I still don't know if she is the last of her kind."

The girl tilted her head in confusion. "You never know, if it's true love then she will."

Zalgo rolled his eyes at the girl's oblivious behavior. "You've been watching too many Disney movies with Splendor. Love doesn't exist, humans are together because it emotionally or financially benefits them."

"You only think that because you probably had bad experiences."

Zalgo raised his eyebrow. "I've lived for centuries, little one. Trust me, I've seen it happen multiple times."

"You should still try it," she insisted. "She may be different."

A small smile plastered on Zalgo's face as he ran his fingers through her hair. She was shocked that he had been gentle with her. 

"What about friends," she broke the silence. 

"I've never had friends," he answered, still playing with her hair. 

"But I'm your friend." 

Zalgo raised his eyebrows in amusement. "Despite me torturing you with nightmares daily and almost killing Slender several times, you still consider me a friend?"

"You taught me how to use weapons and were patient with me when Slenderman was angry at me," she pointed out. "Plus you look like you need someone in your life."

Zalgo silently chuckled before glancing at the clock. He had exactly a minute left with the child before he falls asleep and woke up in ten years. He will no longer witness her grow. She'll be exactly eighteen when he returns.

"What do you do when you're asleep?"

He focused on her facial features, trying to remember them as he answered, "I dream, but I also think about the future and my plans." 

"What plans are you going to think about?"

"How I get the girl to be mine and get powerful at the same time."

"You're not going to kill me, right?"

"Why would I?" He laughed as he embraced her from the side. He placed his chin on top of her head. "I'll be back for you because you're my friend." The girl closed her eyes as she embraced him back. It was weird he had done such a thing but she paid no attention to it. "Happy birthday, little one," he whispered as he slowly disappeared. His ten-year slumber had just begun. 

I pulled back as I glared at him. "You're fucking sick if you've been crushing on me since I was a kid!" 

"Make no mistake my dear, I simply admired your act of kindness. I believe we were friends when you were a kid."

I gritted my teeth. "No, we weren't! I grew to resent you for years! I vowed to kill you."

"Yet here I am with a dagger in his hand in front of your unconscious body." He smirked as he made an orb with a current view appear. I saw that I was sleeping in my bed with a bunch of machines around me. My blood ran cold once I saw Zalgo touching my forehead, holding a dagger on his back.

"What are you doing?" I desperately yelled, not taking my eyes off the scene.

"I grew tired of your games, Y/N. I tried to protect you from an unfortunate life, one where you suffer from outsiders, but it didn't matter to you. I'm being generous enough to kill you so you don't have to deal with that seeing as you don't want to stay under my protection!"

We both saw the door to my room open which caused Zalgo and the orb to disappear.

"No, wait!" I yelled before feeling a burning sensation in my stomach, causing me to fall to the ground. I bit my lip as the pain increased. I was afraid that Zalgo had indeed gotten his way of killing me but the question remained. How was I back at the mansion? I slowly felt my eyelids getting heavier causing me to close my eyes. 

"Punish me, not them!" I heard a cry as I felt a warm sensation on my wound.

"But I'm so tired," I whispered to no one in particular. I didn't realize my wound was already healed.

"Don't let him win! We need you Y/N! I need you!"

"You don't mean that Slenderman. I was just an easy replacement for you."

"Y/N, please! You can't leave us!"

My eyes shot open as I was in a different place. 

"She's finally awake," I heard a familiar male voice say. I turned around and saw my parents standing in the middle of a bright doorway. They looked the same as my dream. 

"Mom? Dad?" I yelled before I sprinted towards them to embrace them.

"We are so proud of you, sweetheart," My mom rubbed my back as I felt tears falling.

"I'm so sorry we were separated so soon." I pulled back as I looked at them.

"No Y/N, this had to happen." My dad gave me a gentle smile. "But you must make a decision here. Do you want to finally rest and join us or go back and still suffer?"

I furrowed my eyebrows as I thought about it. "But Zalgo, I'm destined to kill him!"

"Zen will kill him if you choose to stay with us, Y/N." Mom gave me a sad smile as she said that.

I widen my eyes. "But Zen is dead! Zalgo showed me how he killed him! I saw his soul in the underworld!"

"He showed you an illusion," Dad softly corrected me. "Zen has done numerous things to protect you. If you choose to live, you can meet him at your spot once you wake up."

Another bright door appeared a couple of yards behind me. I figured I had to go through that if I wanted to live. 

As tempting as it was for me to finally rest, I knew I had to go back to accomplish my goal. I couldn't leave yet, my destiny has just begun.

I turned around to look at my parents. "As much as I wish I could stay and get to know you guys, I must fulfill my destiny. I'm so sorry, I truly wish I could remain here but Zalgo-"

Dad placed a hand on my shoulder as he nodded. "We know Y/N."

"And we admire you so much for that," my mom added. "Just know the future for you isn't pretty." She squeezed my hand. "But you're strong. Always remember that."

I felt more tears falling as I hugged them again for the last time.

"We'll reunite in the future," I assured them.

"Let's just hope it isn't any time soon," dad chuckled.

We finally pulled away. I gave them a soft smile before I made my way to the other door. As soon as I was about to step in, I turned around to wave at them and look at them for one last time. They both had been crying but I knew it was out of happiness.

I crossed the door and everything became white again. A sound of a monitor started sounding as I opened my eyes again. Blinking a few times, I realized I was staring at the ceiling from my room. I took a moment to look at my surroundings and saw E.J writing on a clipboard with his back facing me.

I breathed out before taking whatever I had on my nose and hands out. I sat up and took some wires off my chest which caused the heart monitor to go off. E.J turned around to look at me before dropping his clipboard.

"You're awake! Wait, what are you doing? You can't get up, your muscles are weak!"

I perfectly stood up and turned to look at the bathroom. I had to get ready and meet up with Zen. He needed to know I'm alive.

"I'll go tell the others you're finally awake."

"No!" I exclaimed. "I want to surprise them, you know. I don't want them to look at me in this state."

I indeed felt weaker and probably looked miserable too. I just didn't want to deal with Slenderman yet.

"Are you sure? They have been worried sick ever since you returned. I'm sure they won't mind." He insisted. 

"Please E.J. Trust me on this." He kept silent until he sighed, finally giving in.

"Alright, but make it quick, they deserve to know. After all, they rarely left you for two weeks." He left my room without saying another word.

I sighed before changing into my proxy uniform. The only difference was that I grabbed multiple knives and placed them on my thigh and arm straps. I walked out of my room, relieved that no one was in the hallway. Going downstairs and holding the rail for support, I saw some pastas watching T.V but they didn't notice my presence. I slowly walked to Slendermans empty office as one thought came to mind.

I was going to do the thing I should have done weeks ago.

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Proxy in Command (Creepypasta x Reader) Chapter 49

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Slenderman woke up with shock as yesterday's events immediately flooded through his head. He noticed right away that he no longer had wounds, they were completely healed.

He didn't understand why seeing as he used his remaining strength to heal his former proxy. He was surprised that he was even alive. Never mind that, how's Y/N and how did Y/N return to the mansion? Zalgo made it clear she wouldn't be able to escape unless he was bluffing. Although, that still didn't explain how she arrived here.

He found himself teleported to her room. E.J was sitting down on her chair, writing some notes. Splendor and Offender were sitting on a small couch on the side while Trender was sitting next to her unconscious figure on the bed.

"How is she?" He broke the silence, causing them to jump.

"Thanks, brother, for healing my wounds," Offender mocked him.

Slenderman titled his head. From what they knew, Slenderman was the most powerful out of the four and was the only one with healing powers. "How did you heal me? You don't have healing abilities."

"I'm surprised I have healing abilities as well." Offender stood up and placed a hand on his shoulder. "You have a lot to explain, like why did you choose to stay and fight Zalgo when Y/N was already here?"

"Zalgo made it clear she wouldn't be able to leave the underworld so I was fighting him. I didn't know she had already returned. If she was conscious when she was brought back, I would be able to see it." Slenderman walked around her bed to be on her side. 

He felt guilty his actions had led her to this. If only he had trusted her, she wouldn't be in this situation. Zalgo could have been killed after their first battle and they could have been happy together. All the pain she went through was because of his mistakes. She had paid the price.

 He sighed as he placed a hand on her forehead before he saw her last moments. He witnessed how Zalgo brutally whipped her in a dark room, and how he punished her for every single mistake she made in the underworld. He eventually dropped her on the floor when he arrived in the underworld. Zalgo taunted her before leaving the room. She was awake when she heard a door opening, but that's when she finally passed out. Someone must have brought her back.

Slenderman took a step back, taking his hand off as he looked at her in shock. He couldn't believe Zalgo had done that after he had confessed he cared for her when they fought. There was no way he can make it up to her after what she had experienced.

He snapped his head toward E.J. "What's her state?"

"She's in a coma. She lost a lot of blood and her blood pressure was extremely high. We're extremely fortunate. If she had been brought later, she would have died."

Slenderman sighed as he glanced at the machines around her. From the IV fluid to the ventilator to the nasal cannula she had underneath her nose, they were all a reminder of how close to dying she was. He wishes he could go back and make her immortal.

"What did you see?" Offender, who stood behind him, asked.

"Zalgo hurt her and teased her about how he could bring her back to life if she died. He left her alone after I arrived, but she wasn't awake when she was brought back." He glanced at his brothers before looking back at her. "I have a bad feeling about this. I worry if Zalgo will return to fetch her now that I completely lost access to the under realm and wouldn't be able to rescue her. From now on, I don't want her to be in this room by herself. I want at least two pastas to be supervising her."

"We wouldn't mind watching over her." Trender stood up. "After all, that's what we've done since she returned."

"Have you gotten some sleep at least?"

"No, we haven't," Splendor answered.

"Why don't you four catch on some sleep? I'll watch her in the meantime." Slender offered.

Offenderman scoffed. "What guarantees you won't kill her?"

"I fought Zalgo to bring her back," Slenderman reminded him. "I won't kill her."

"That doesn't guarantee shit!"

The door opened, revealing Sally who didn't take her eyes off the bed. "Is she awake?"

"She's fine Sally, but she might be asleep for a few days," Trender answered her.

Sally tilted her head. "But she's not Sleeping Beauty who needs a prince to wake her up."

Offenderman chuckled as he carried her in his arms so she could look at Y/N's sleeping figure. "You're right, she doesn't need a guy to kiss her. She'll wake up on her own."

"But can't we wake her up? I want to talk to her!" Offender placed her on the side of the bed, where she could examine her closer.

"Her brain still processes sounds, Sally. She'll hear you." E.J rubbed her shoulders as he stood behind her. "If you excuse me, I'll be in my room to get some sleep."

Slender nodded, looking at his brothers. "You three also need rest. Please believe me that I won't let something happen to her, Sally will be here."

Offenderman grunted before Splendor stepped in. "Slendy has worked tirelessly to bring her back. You can trust him." E.J awkwardly left the room, giving them their privacy.

Sighing, Offender gave up. "I will kill you if she dies. Mark my words Slenderman because I'm not playing around with this."

Trender placed his hand on Offenders, "He knows brother."

"I'm only agreeing because I'm tired and hungry, but as soon as I wake up, you're out."

Slender nodded. "I can also bring some pastas to watch over her. I don't want to leave her alone, especially after what Zalgo did."

As the brothers left the room, Sally traced figures in her hand. Slenderman sat on the other side of the bed.

"Can she really hear me?" She asked uncertain. He nodded. "I don't know what to say."

If Slender had a mouth, he would have smiled. "Tell her how you felt when she wasn't here, how you feel right now, or what you wish for her to do. You can tell her anything, child."

She glanced at her father figure before looking at her again. "Hi sis, I hope you don't mind me calling you that and I hope you can hear me." Slenderman rubbed her shoulder as a way to encourage her to continue. "I missed you a lot. I thought you died but you came back to us. Now I know you're a badass like L.J said." She chuckled.

Slender took a mental note to scoff at L.J later but continued to listen to her.

"When L.J told me you were back, I was excited to hug you. He later mentioned how you were hurt and I couldn't see you yet. I'm just glad you're back. I hope you wake up soon." She wiped her tear off her cheek as she looked at him. "Your turn, dad."

Slenderman gulped as he looked down at her. Although he watched Y/N grow up, he had never thought about Y/N calling him that until now. If only he has been kinder, he could have been a father figure to her.

 He had a ton of things to say but he didn't know where to start.

"I'm sorry Y/N," he paused. "For everything. I was unfair and the guilt is eating me alive which I rightly deserve. I wish I could go back in time and change the way I treated you. You deserve so much more." He gently squeezed her hand as he gazed at Sally. "I need to tell you more things but I'll wait. Things will be different once you wake up. I hope you do that soon. You may not do it for me, but do it for them."

(~~~)

The other pastas were sitting in the living room in silence as Jeff, Liu, Dark, and Ben were playing Mario Kart on the floor. The proxies sat on one of the couches as L.J, Puppeteer and Painter sat on the other one.

E.J barely took a step down from the staircase which caught their attention.

"How is she?" The pastas yelled at the same time.

E.J sighed before he walked to the living room. "She's in a coma but she's fine. Slenderman mentioned how he wants Y/N to be guarded in case Zalgo attempts to kill her now that she's vulnerable."

Masky furrowed his eyebrows. "Then why did he bring her back to us? Couldn't he have killed her when she was with him?"

"That's the thing Masky, we don't think Zalgo brought her back to us. We don't know how she returned."

Jeff scoffed at him, "So you expect us to believe she teleported to us?"

E.J started to grow impatient. "As I said, we don't know Jeff. Now if you excuse me I'm going to eat something before I sleep." He teleported away so he could get some peace.

Jeff grunted as he lay on the floor.

"Zalgo had mentioned if he ever killed her, he would torture her soul then revive her again," Dark pointed out. "He's capable of killing her."

Puppeteer crossed his arms in front of his chest. "That son of a bitch."

(~One Week Later~)

It has been exactly a week since her return yet she hasn't shown any signs of her awakening. The pastas took turns in watching over her, but the majority of the time it was the Slender brothers and Slenderman himself. During this time, Slenderman didn't send the proxies or the pastas on missions unless they were necessary. Some pastas continued with their killing sprees while the others stayed in the mansion in case Y/N woke up. They started to believe Zalgo had given up but Slenderman refused to accept it.

Offender sat on the chair beside the proxy as he stared at the ceiling. He had promised his niece he would stop assaulting women if she woke up soon. He was willing to do anything just to bring her back. His gaze moved toward the pastas that were sitting on the couch. The ravenette killer was playing with his knife while the other killer kept playing with his strings. The room would have been completely silent if it wasn't for the heart monitor.

"You know," Jeff broke the silence. "I bet Zalgo won't get her. If she's immune to his power, Zalgo has no reason to keep her. Maybe that's why he wanted to kill her and maybe have her last moments with us before she dies. You know, to make us feel miserable and kill us at our vulnerable moment."

"That still doesn't explain how she got here," Puppeteer muttered. "Zalgo was busy trying to kill Slender when she was brought back."

"Maybe Zalgo returned to bring her back then confronted Slenderman in the throne room?"

Puppeteer moved his gaze to Offender who was already looking at Jeff.

"Jeffrey might be right, but why hasn't Zalgo attacked now? She's been with us for a week."

Jeff shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe he wants to kill her when she wakes up? I still doubt he'll come back."

"Don't jinx it," Puppet rolled his eyes. "Even if he came, I'll be sure to kill that fucker."

"We." Offender corrected him. "We aren't letting him get to her."

Instantly, he felt someone use their hand to choke him. He didn't need to look up to see who it was. His body heat gave him away. Both pastas stood up and were about to yell until Zalgo spoke.

"Yell and I won't hesitate to break his neck." Offenderman tried to claw his hand but Zalgo took notice. He placed his other hand on top of his head which made him lose consciousness.

Zalgo chuckled as he walked toward the two pastas. Puppeteer tried to use his strings to restrain him but Zalgo teleported behind them. He placed his hands behind their heads to make them lose consciousness as well. Their bodies fell onto the cold hard floor.

A smirk appeared on his face as looked at her unconscious figure on the bed. He slowly walked his way toward her.

"Here comes the bride," he drawled as he traced his finger on her body, which was covered with a white sheet, all the way to her shoulder. "All dressed in white." He used his fingers to trace her cheek. " Although, I imagined you wearing something different than this." He scoffed. "After a week of thinking, I decided to change my plans. I did everything to save us! To save you from them, but it appears it didn't matter to you."

He took the nasal cannula off her nose, wanting her to have a hard time breathing.

"It pains me I have to do this, my love, but it's either we both die or I survive." He glanced at the monitor, noticing her heart rate racing up. "It shouldn't hurt if I have one last conversation with you, will it?" he whispered, placing the palm of his hand on her forehead.

He stood there for a solid minute as he interrupted her from her dream. As soon as he was about to reveal his plan to her, the door opened.

Slenderman threw his tendrils at him but Zalgo was quicker. He summoned a dagger before stabbing her in the stomach.

By the time his tendril wrapped around Zalgo's arm, the heart monitor was going crazy. Y/N will die if her wound doesn't heal soon.

"I'm doing her a favor!" Zalgo roared as he used his claws to stab his tendrils.

Slender used all his tendrils to hold him in place. Zalgo was a strong creature so there wasn't much he could do.

"Leave my proxy alone, Zalgo!"

"You haven't marked her again Slenderman nor have you given her immortality! She's not yours, she's mine!"

Slenderman grunted before yelling out for E.J. Once he appeared in the room, Slender teleported him and Zalgo to the backyard, away from Y/N.

"What do you want from her!" He hissed as he felt his tendrils burning.

"I'm afraid that's the least of your concerns. You should believe me when I say her future isn't the brightest. I'm saving her from the pain she will have to endure if she survives." Zalgo finally escaped from the tendrils. He teleported in front of Slenderman as he choked him with his grip.

"If she ever dies and you revive her, my souls will escape killing you and the pastas whether I'm alive or not!" He spat before teleporting away.

Slenderman immediately went to her room seeing that E.J was trying to take care of her wound.

"Allow me," he said as he used a tendril to heal her wound completely. After he had done that, the monitor went off, signaling them that her heart had stopped beating.

"No! Y/N!" He yelled, causing the remaining Slender brothers to appear.

"Brother what's the- Y/N!"

"I need you guys to leave," E.J alerted them as he reached for a black bag under her bed. "I can still save her."

Trender and Splendor both grabbed Offender and the other two killers before teleporting away. They came back a few seconds later to fetch their other brother.

"Punish me, not them!" Slender held her cheeks.

"Sir, you need to leave."

"Don't let him win! We need you Y/N! I need you!" He cried as his brothers pulled him away "Y/N, please! You can't leave us!"

Trender shut the door before he fell onto his knees. Offender awoke only to pin Slenderman to the wall again.

"If she dies I-"

"You'll kill me, I know!"

Offender shook his head. "That's too gracious. I will make sure you stay alive so that guilt can kill you alive!"

"I know, I know!" Slender fell to his knees. "She can't die. Not now that we just brought her back!"

Splendor closed his eyes as he joined his brothers on the floor. "She's strong, I have faith she'll survive."

They stood there in silence for a couple of minutes before E.J opened the door. They all got up, eager to hear about her condition.

"She's alive again but," he paused.

"But what!" Offenderman demanded.

E.J sighed before he looked up at them.

"If she doesn't wake up in the next couple of days, I fear she never will."

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Proxy in Command (Creepypasta x Reader) Chapter 48

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(~Two weeks earlier, right after the first battle with Zalgo (Chapter 37)~)

The creepypastas all lay in the living room, bleeding uncontrollably. They couldn't believe what just happened.

"My brothers!" Slenderman yelled as he held his wound.

Splendor was the first one to come out of the living room. He gasped before teleporting out to get medical kits.

Trender and Offender then came out. They stared in horror at the sight of all the pastas being critically injured.

"What happened?" Offenderman asked as he tried to look for Y/n.

"Where's Y/N?" Trenderman asked as he sat down and helped Masky cover his wound.

"She's, she's with Zalgo," Masky answered him.

"What?"

"She sacrificed herself for us," Slenderman elaborated.

Bottles of alcohol were dropped behind Slenderman. Splendor had dropped them when he heard what his brother had said.

Offender growled before pinning his wounded brother onto the wall.

"This is your fucking fault, you hear me! If she dies, I'll be the one to personally kill you! Or better yet, if Zalgo uses her as a weapon and tries to kill you, I won't be stopping her!"

Trenderman placed a hand on his shoulder. "Brother, calm down."

"Funny how this whole time you were afraid that she was going to kill you so you made sure to make her life miserable." He pushed him further causing his brother to hiss in pain. "You unintentionally caused the prophecy to happen."

Trenderman pushed his brother away before glancing at the wound his brother had.

"Why didn't our immortality work!" Jeff hissed as Splendor was dabbing alcohol on him.

"You didn't fucking tell them!" Offender was about to reach toward Slenderman again but was stopped by Trender.

"Where's Sally?" L.J randomly asked as he looked around.

Splendor stood up before glancing upstairs. He teleported himself to Sally's room.

Offenderman teleported in front of Slenderman before proceeding to use his tentacles to choke him.

"Are you happy? This whole time you didn't give her immortality so now that she's with the enemy, there's a higher chance that he'll kill her!"

"What do you mean she's not immortal?" Puppeteer hissed as he disinfected his wound. "And what the hell do you mean he didn't tell us? Did you know our immortality didn't work?"

Offenderman let his tentacles loose, taking a step back. "You should answer your pastas, truthfully."

Slenderman sighed before answering, "She was immortal."

Offenderman was about to attack him but Masky stood up. "That's not true. Y/N took a bullet for Toby and she nearly died from it. Both Hoodie and Toby can confirm it." The other proxies nodded in agreement.

"That can't be possible, she's his first proxy." Jeff pointed out.

"It's true," E.J stood up. "When she brought Liu to the mansion, he and Jeff fought. When she tried to break them up, she got pushed and cut her arm. I treated it and I can confirm her blood was red. She's mortal."

"What the fuck? Why?" Jeff looked at Slenderman in disbelief. "She's the most skilled one out of all of us! Wouldn't it make sense she's the one that has to stay alive?"

"Because my idiot brother believed she would end him, isn't that right?" Offenderman looked at Slenderman. "There's a prophecy that stated the last L/N descendant would kill the most powerful immortal. This idiot here believed she was going to betray him and kill him. He wanted to make sure he could kill her before that happened. Now Zalgo is capable of controlling her and can force her to kill him while giving her immortality."

Slenderman kept silent as he took a few steps away from the group. "We'll save her soon. For now, we need to treat your injuries. I'll try to heal them once I healed mine. I do admit that the under realm wounds hurt to heal."

He teleported to his office before pushing his table away. He sat on his knees as he felt he lost control of everything. He knew dark days were coming.

(~Two days later~)

The pastas, including Slenderman, waited for Zalgo to appear in the throne room. It had taken them two days for their wounds to completely heal and now they were willing to do anything to bring Y/N back.

Zalgo teleported to his throne with a satisfied smirk. "Have you returned for a second round? I thought you would already have enough."

"We came for Y/N," Slenderman announced.

"That's rich coming from you," Zalgo chuckled as he leaned back. "But unfortunately you're too late. I already killed her."

The pastas panicked as they looked at each other. Surely he didn't, right?

"Stop lying, Zalgo. I know you're not capable of killing her."

Zalgo crossed his arms in front of his chest. "You didn't feel her anymore when I was slowly killing her in front of you the other day, am I right? You can send the others to search for her in the castle while I remain here just to prove I'm not lying."

Slenderman looked at the pastas as a way to tell them to proceed. They all left the throne room, scattering around the castle in an attempt to find her.

"I know you wouldn't kill her. You want to use her to kill me. You want to change destiny and become more powerful than you already are."

"I don't know why you can't accept the fact that I killed her. Didn't I try to do that the day before the battle? Unfortunately for me, Puppeteer and Painter both saved her." He looked at the glass-stained windows, thinking about how he would change them soon. "But keeping Y/N alive could have given me power and heirs, but what's the point of that if Y/N could kill me." He moved his gaze back to Slenderman who remained silent. "I still don't understand why you have an issue with me killing her. Isn't that what you wanted?"

He shook his head. "No, that's not what I wanted. I realize now how important she is to me."

Zalgo's laugh echoed throughout the throne room. "That was a good one, I'll give you that." He leaned his face closer. "But you can't fool me. You only want her back because you're afraid the others will turn their backs on you just as you were afraid Y/N was going to follow in Zen's footsteps. You already lost your first two powerful proxies, it would be a shame if the others get killed too."

"Is that a threat?"

Zalgo smirked as the pastas returned to the room empty-handed. "It's a promise if you ever step foot into the castle again, Slenderman." He looked at the pastas making sure they were all there. "I'm feeling generous today, how about instead of walking outside, I just teleport you guys back to your mansion?" He stretched his hand out to them, using his power to summon them to the living room.

Splendor stood up as soon as they appeared, "Where's Y/N?" Trender, Offender, and Sally stood up, waiting for their response.

"Zalgo said he killed her," His brothers and the pastas all protested at the same time, causing a headache. Slenderman held onto his head. "As much as I wish it wasn't true, it would make sense. He tried to kill her the day before the battle plus the pastas didn't find her in the castle."

"I won't believe it until I see her body!" Trender exclaimed. "He has to be lying!"

"We have to go back there," Masky spoke out. "If she's alive, she'll need our help!"

"WE CAN'T!" Slenderman roared. His static became unbearable to the point the pastas had to cover their ears. "Zalgo threaten to kill you if we return. As much as I wish we could bring her back, we need to think of a strategic plan!"

"Fuck the plans, let's kill Zalgo first then we can search for her again or force him to tell us!" Jeff yelled.

"We can also die you fucking dumbass!" Liu pointed out.

"Shut the fuck up Liu, you barely did shit during the battle!"

"I can say the same to you," Masky muttered.

"No one was talking to you, idiot!"

They were all busy arguing that they didn't notice Sally leaving the room, crying on the stairs. L.J teleported in front of Sally before embracing her in his arms.

"Don't worry, my little gumdrop. She'll come back to us."

Sally cried harder and held him tighter as if he was going to leave too. L.J sighed before teleporting them to her room on her bed to have some privacy.

"I m-miss her so m-much!" She stuttered. "She can't be dead!"

"I know Sally." L.J ran his fingers through her hair. "Remember when we thought she died but then she appeared out of nowhere?" She nodded as her cries calmed down. "I'm sure it'll happen again. We all know how strong she is."

Sally chuckled as she wiped her tears. "She can kick your ass."

L.J nodded his head with a smile. "She sure can."

(~The Next Day~)

Slenderman stood in front of the broken pillars. He tried using them to go to the underworld, but their ability had disappeared. He no longer had access to the underworld.

He returned to the mansion to share the news. If she was alive, they couldn't save her anymore.

For the following week, the mansion was mostly silent. Slenderman was locked inside his office, trying to search for any book that could help them save Y/N. Half of the pastas stayed inside their rooms except for going out to eat while the other half committed massacres to let out their frustrations. Trender had stopped making clothing knowing he had lost the chance to make clothing for his niece while Splendor stayed with Sally who became quiet. He had promised to look after her before she went into the battle. Offenderman was mostly gone throughout the morning and only returned to the mansion during the night when everyone was asleep. Ben kept trying to search for Dark Link seeing as he failed that mission back when Y/N was still with them. He couldn't help but think things would have been different if he searched harder for Dark Link.

"I bet she knew she was going to die before she went to the battle," Splendor spoke as he sat down at the dining table with his brothers including Slenderman. He was surprised his brothers would agree to have tea late at night. "She made me promise to take care of Sally before she left."

Trender nodded his head, "I remember that too."

Slenderman looked up from his tea to his brother with disbelief. "Don't tell me you're losing hope already."

Splendor sighed as he looked away from his brother's gaze. "The last time we thought she died, she came back to us within a day. It's been a week already Slendy. It's hard to believe she's alive without a sign."

"We can't give up now, brother."

Offenderman scoffed at him. "Don't tell me all of a sudden you care for her now."

"After what she told me when she sacrificed herself, I realized how wrong I was for treating her as if she was nothing to me." Her words haunted him to this day.

"I've done many things for you Slenderman and I never received anything back. Now that I'm willing to sacrifice myself because you made your stupid mistakes, you have the fucking audacity to tell me I'm doing something wrong! You don't know what I saw. Why can't you trust me that this is for your own good? Plus I'm following your god damn orders to make sure you all survive, just how you requested it!"

"She always proved to be loyal and compassionate. She was willing to sacrifice herself for us to live, including me. If she took a bullet for Toby who was immortal, she would be willing to do anything to keep us safe. I just wished to have seen that sooner."

Offender rubbed his temple. "She deserves a funeral, it's the least we can do."

"She has to be alive."

"BUT WHAT CAN WE DO!" Offenderman slammed his hands onto the table. "We don't have access to the underground! You said it yourself, it makes sense that Zalgo would kill her. What are we doing here? Waiting? What if we're waiting for nothing because we can't accept that our niece is gone!" Offenderman sat back down as he broke down. "You haven't found any information about Zalgo, Slender. Face it, she's gone and we lost."

"I believe Zalgo destroyed the pillars to make sure Y/N doesn't escape or we can't save her."

"Or maybe the war with Zalgo is over after her death and he doesn't want you to go to his territory anytime soon," Trender suggested.

"I ask for a few more days before we consider her dead." Slender tried to reason with them.

"No," Offenderman answered, "I don't want to maintain false hope."

"She's alive!" Someone yelled out at the entrance of the mansion. "Wake up everybody, Y/N is fucking alive!"

The brothers looked at each other before teleporting to the entrance of the mansion. The proxies, Painter, Puppeteer, and L.J were standing near the stairs, upset they had been woken up in the middle of the night. The other pastas were out on killing sprees except for Sally.

"What the hell did you just say, kid?" Offender growled.

"I was about to catch Dark Link but Y/N was already there! Unfortunately, Zalgo appeared and took them away, but Y/N is alive!" He yelled.

"Were her eyes red?" Slenderman panicked before realizing he could read his mind.

"They're the same. When I tried to attack Zalgo, she stopped me. I don't know why but it's as if she didn't know why she did. She's the same though because she was worried when Zalgo threw me across the room!"

Slenderman sighed with relief as the others cheered. "We just need to find a way to get to the underworld." He raised his head as an idea occurred to him. "I think I might know who could help us.

(~~~)

Slenderman stood in front of the temple as he noticed the door had already been opened. He carefully got inside the temple, scanning the building for any intruder. He let his guard down once he noticed a pile of ashes laying on a rocky platform.

He teleported next to it, using his power to see what had happened. An image of Zalgo throwing a dagger at the oracle appeared before he was brought back to reality. Zalgo had beat him to it. Zalgo killed the oracle before he had the chance to speak to her.

"This isn't good," he muttered to himself.

The next day he told his brothers the unfortunate news.

"Last time I spoke to the oracle, she told me it was going to be the last time that I see her and that was years ago. I have a feeling she already knew Zalgo was going to kill her." Slender looked up from his desk to his brothers to see their reactions. Surely enough, they knew this was bad.

"Undoubtedly there has to be a way to get inside," Trender said. "Have you spoken to any of your allies?"

Slenderman shook his head. "I went to search for them last night. The only immortals remaining are everyone here in the mansion besides Zalgo. They were all killed by him before the battle."

The Slender brothers remained silent as they glanced at each other.

Offender grunted. "So that's what the bastard was doing after he woke up. No wonder why it took him months to make an appearance. He had it all planned out!"

"Then there must be a way." Splendor nodded. "If he killed them then that meant they most likely knew things that could have benefited us."

"If only we could teleport to the underworld." Trender sighed.

"We've tried it before." Slenderman reminded him. "It didn't work, it just exhausted our power."

"Giving him more power. He must be able to read minds if he knew about Dark Link." Splendor muttered.

Slenderman stared at the black box in front of him, remembering how close Y/N was to killing Zalgo during the battle. He couldn't help but wonder if she used the special dagger, could she have killed him on the spot?

For the next two days, Slenderman looked in the attic for any books he might have stored. Unfortunately, he found nothing and was losing hope until a special elf boy announced something he didn't expect.

(~~~)

Ben sat on his rolling chair as he played Minecraft. He was about to kill a creeper when his computer kept glitching.

"What the fuck!" He muttered as he sat up. A hand came out of the screen, alarming him in the process. "What the fuck is-" He stopped as soon as he saw Dark's ashy face.

"I don't have a lot of time to explain, Ben." He grunted as he fell to the floor. "Y/N can only hold him off for a while."

"What's wrong with her?"

Dark Link stood up, looking down at him. "Listen closely because I'm not going to repeat myself. You guys are all in danger, and so is Y/N. You guys need to save her and prevent the spell from happening. Slenderman can easily teleport to the under realm until tomorrow. He couldn't in the past because it was locked but I swear he now can!" He studied Ben to make sure he was listening. "Go to the underworld right now before it's too late."

Ben wasted no time as he ran outside the hallway. Dark smiled as traveled back through the screen. He realized this was their first encounter that didn't end up with a fight. Y/N would be saved in a matter of minutes. 

"Slender!!!" Ben yelled at the top of his lungs as he ran downstairs. He was lucky enough that he didn't fall.  Slenderman teleported near the stairway with his brothers behind him. "Turns out you can teleport to the underworld! Y/N needs us, we have to go now!"

Jeff, Liu, L.J, and Sally got out of the living room to listen to Ben's announcement.

"I've never-"

"Sounds like Y/N is in danger! We have to at least try!" Splendor reasoned.

"Isn't it a coincidence Elf boy here saw Y/N and Zalgo getting Dark Link and now expects us to believe Dark Link is telling us the truth when he's working with Zalgo?"

"What the fuck are you trying to suggest Joker wanna be?"

"This can be a trap, you midget. What kind of danger is she in, anyway?"

"Dark Link mentioned something about a spell Mr. Smiley."

"Enough!" Slenderman yelled as he processed what Ben had just said about a spell. He feared Zalgo was going to turn her against them. He looked up at the staircase where his proxies, Painter, Puppeteer, and E.J were witnessing the scene. "Grab your weapons, we have to at least try."

The pastas from upstairs nodded before running to get their weapons from their rooms. Slenderman looked back at his brothers.

"I fear it isn't what I think it is." He teleported away to grab the dagger. He needed to kill him to save her and now there was no room for failure.

"Can I come?" Sally innocently asked as she looked up at L.J.

"No my little gumdrop." He picked her up. "You stay here and watch over the mansion with your uncles. Make sure they don't kill each other." He chuckled.

"But Y/N needs me!" She pouted. "It's been two weeks!"

"I know it's been hard for us, especially for you, but Y/N wouldn't want us to put you in any sort of danger."

"I can defend myself!" She insisted. "I can kill Zalgo if you let me go with you!"

"Trust me that we'll bring her back in less than an hour." He assured her. "Just wait a little longer Sal, then you can hug her all you want."

"Okay," She silently walked back to the living room.

The pastas arrived back at the entrance, waiting for Slenderman. Once he arrived, he made sure his tendrils touched the pastas. He turned around to look at his brothers. "We'll bring her back, I promise."

Unknowingly to them, Sally had quietly walked behind L.J and softly touched his leg, making her teleport to the under realm with them.

"I'll warn Zalgo that you're here." They heard a voice from behind them announce. Dark Link was just about to leave the throne room.

Painter eyed the room. "So Zalgo changed the decor huh?"

"Never mind that, why are there two thrones now," Hoodie pointed out.

Slenderman stared at it while his blood ran cold. He feared his worst nightmare had come true.

"You don't think that's for Y/N, right," Jeff used his knife to point to the second throne.

Slenderman remained silent, not moving his gaze off the thrones. If that was true, he didn't know how to break the spell. He hoped she wouldn't attack them for their sake.

L.J finally looked down as he noticed the girl. "Sally? What the heck are you doing here!" He whispered.

"Y/N needs me!"

Zalgo appeared sitting on his throne as he smirked. "Slenderman, I'm surprised to see you and your so-called army here. Although I have to admit, it took you long enough to figure out you could teleport here."

L.J pulled her behind so Zalgo wouldn't notice her. "Stay here," he whispered before looking back at Zalgo.

She kept put until Y/N finally arrived at the scene. Right away, the pastas felt something off with her. L.J glanced back at Sally before whispering, "wait".

Y/N's intentions were then revealed and soon L.J found himself shielding Sally. It wasn't until everyone was down that Y/N finally noticed them. As soon as she separated him from Sally, he was frozen with fear for the first time. He couldn't believe Y/N was about to kill her.

He didn't notice how her body stiffened when Y/N made eye contact with the child. L.J was about to go back to the child when he saw Jeff stabbing her in the stomach. She froze before teleporting in front of Slenderman to take the hit.

"Shit," he muttered as he widened his eyes. He couldn't believe what just happened. He picked up the child to make sure she wouldn't run toward the enemy. Y/N laid there lifeless as Zalgo made his way toward her. Slenderman used his tendrils once again to teleport them back to the mansion before Zalgo could hurt them.

"Sally isn't in her room!" They heard Trender yell. The pastas glanced at Sally while Slenderman fell to his knees in distress.

"Fuck!" Slenderman yelled. The pastas were caught off guard seeing as he was against cursing. Offenderman walked outside the living room as he noticed his brother was on the floor while Painter and E.J were holding their wounds. There wasn't a sign of Y/N anywhere.

"Where's Y/N?" He asked, noticing Dark Link had joined them.

"She took the hit for me, I can't tell if she's alive or not." He muttered, using his tendrils to heal Painter and E.J. Luckily, Y/N hadn't stabbed them that deep. He then proceeded to get rid of Zalgo's mark on Dark Link, causing him to pass out. Ben caught him on time before he fell to the floor.

Offender took a deep breath. "Slender, I'm about to lose it."

"Y/N was evil," Sally spoke out, making her way toward her uncle. "When she was going to hurt me, she turned back to herself and got hit by Zalgo. She looked like she was dead!" She cried.

"I really am about to lose it," Offender said as felt his other brothers behind him. He folded his fists as he tried to remain calm for Sally's sake. 

Slenderman went to his office, unable to process what just happened. His proxy had just protected him again but this time he couldn't deal with the consequences. The image of her laying on the ground unconscious haunted his mind. He couldn't go back until Zalgo had calmed down. He only has a one-shot to save her after all and he wasn't going to give up easily.

(~~~)

Slenderman stood in the middle of the throne room alone. He noticed how there were droplets of blood here and there. He worried if he was too late to save her. He had promised to come back for her after all and he wasn't planning on breaking the promise.

"You have quite the nerve to visit me, Slenderman." He heard Zalgo arrive at the throne room. "I was close to killing you last time. Who says I won't kill you now that Y/N isn't here?"

"Where is she?"

Zalgo stopped himself from smiling knowing Slenderman didn't know what he had done. He didn't need to know how he punished his ex-proxy and was planning on keeping her locked in the torture room for months until she finally gives in. Slenderman wouldn't have access to the under realm giving him almost a century alone with her until they both have their decade nap. By the time he and his beloved wake up and Slenderman has access to the under realm again, she would be all his. He could always kill Slenderman sooner if he desired.

"Let's just say she's resting due to her wounds." An image of her laying on the ground all bloody appeared on Zalgo's mind. He remembered how close to dying she was. There wasn't a doubt she will if Slenderman doesn't leave in the next couple of minutes. "But why are you here?"

"I promised my proxy I would be back. I'm not here to fight, but to have a conversation with you."

Zalgo smirked before teleporting to his throne. "Oh, do tell."

"Give Y/N back and I'll give you anything you want."

"Anything?" He raised his eyebrow in amusement. "What if I want your life? Would you sacrifice yourself for her freedom?"

Slenderman stood silent for a few seconds before nodding his head. "If that's the only price, I'll allow it."

Zalgo raised his head back as he chuckled. "Let me make it clear for you, Slenderman. I have what I want and no one is going to take it from me, not even you."

"She doesn't belong to you!"

"She doesn't belong to you either," Zalgo smirked. "But I have special plans for her especially now that she's immune to my power."

"There's no use in her anymore!"

"But there is," Zalgo stood up. "Just as long as she's alive, she's still useful to me. You can try to take her away from me, but there's no use. She ate pomegranate seeds from the underworld which means she can't escape. She can only leave if I allow it though I won't be doing that anytime soon."

"If I must kill you, then I will."

"You'll only kill her if you do." He grinned. "She's marked by me. If I go down, she goes down with me."

Slenderman held his dagger tighter, prepared to do whatever it takes to kill him even if it costs him his life.

(~ Present Time~)

E.J opened the door to the mansion, surprised to see Hoodie, Toby, Painter, L.J, Sally, Dark, Ben Trender, and Splendor sitting on the staircase, facing him.

"What the hell is happening?"

"Y/N returned! Masky is cauterizing her wounds in the living room!" Puppeteer explained.

"Holy shit!" E.J dropped his bags filled with kidneys as he sprinted to the living room. Masky threw the tongs back to the fire before noticing his presence.

"Her back was almost destroyed," he tried to explain.

"You made the right call." E.J inspected her back, smelling her burning flesh. "We need to take her to her room. I have to insert an IV, connect her to a cardiac monitor, and give her oxygen. I won't be surprised if she's in a coma due to blood loss."

Offenderman carefully picked her up, taking her to her room. E.J followed, leaving Masky to go back to the group.

"How is she?" Trender asked him as they all stood up for his response.

"She might be in a coma."

(~ ~~)

Slenderman arrived back at the mansion ten minutes later. He fell to his knees as he felt his body yelling at him. He had stab and burn marks all over his body but he didn't care. He failed to kill Zalgo, let alone bring Y/N back to the mansion. He didn't feel he deserved to heal his wounds.

"Brother?" He felt Splendor bend down to touch his shoulder. "What happened?"

"I'm so sorry," he broke down, not caring if the others were watching him. "I couldn't save her. She's stuck in the under realm due to my foolish mistakes. I wish I could bring her back, I really do, even if it means sacrificing myself! I was wrong about her! I wish I could go back in time and treat her as my proxy, possibly more! I wish I had realized how much she meant to me sooner!"

Splendor pulled back in confusion. "So it wasn't you who brought her back here?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Y/N returned to us! She's in her room with our brother and E.J."

"You have to unmark her now!" Dark Link yelled as he stood up at the staircase. "Zalgo can easily teleport to her as long as the mark is still there!"

Slenderman wasted no time teleporting to her room. He froze in shock at the sight of her. She had a nasal cannula to help her breathe while she was connected to an IV. Her life was depending on a machine. However, that couldn't compare to the sight of her back. It was cauterized. He could only imagine what she went through.

E.J and Offenderman who were on both sides of the bed, turned around to look at him.

"Brother, your wounds." Offender noticed how his suit was destroyed with blood coming out of his body.

Slenderman ignored him as he used his tendril to wrap her arm, unmarking her.

"Sir, you're going to pass out!" 

At the same time, Slenderman focused on healing her back wounds as well. He wasn't going to let her die. 

Once her back looked normal again, and Zalgo's mark had disappeared, he pulled away, feeling lightheaded.

He stumbled back right before Offenderman caught him.

"She's finally home," he whispered before passing out.

Series Masterlist---Next Chapter -> (Chapter 49)

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Proxy in Command (Creepypasta x Reader) Chapter 47

Series Masterlist

Warning: This chapter contains a lot of gore (although I tried not to make it as detailed as possible) so please don't read if you're uncomfortable!

My eyes shot open before I sat up. It felt as if I had woken up from a nightmare. For a few seconds, I tried to convince myself it was until I finally saw Jeff's knife covered with blood on the nightstand. Lifting my hoodie, I was relieved to find no scar.

My heart kept beating fast at the thought of me hurting the others. Dark was able to escape with the creepypastas so now I could focus on my original goal.

I glanced my eyes at the mirror, glad that they were no longer red. The spell had been broken which meant Zalgo's spells wouldn't work on me anymore- at least that's what Slenderman said.

I then heard Zalgo yelling outside. Quietly opening the doors to the balcony, I widen my eyes at the sight. About a hundred soldiers stood outside the castle, listening to Zalgo's speech.

"They ruined my plans far too many times already! It's time for revenge!"

I stepped back as my thoughts raced. Once again, the creepypastas were in danger and I had to do something to prevent it. I knew they could defend themselves, but his army greatly outnumbered them.

I slowly walked back into the room and grabbed Jeff's knife. I wiped the blood using my hoodie's sleeve and made my way to the castle's entrance.

"I believe it's time to release the souls that I've been collecting!" Cheers from his army echoed throughout the walls as a shiver ran up my spine. Slenderman had mentioned his souls would be the ones to bring an end to this world. Not to mention, Zen was still there and I had to figure out a way to save him if it's possible.

Once I was near the entrance, I heard someone coming from behind. Hiding behind a pillar, I kept quiet as I waited for whoever it was to pass by. They opened the doors to the entrance and spoke to Zalgo.

 I heard Zalgo yell, "What do you mean she's gone?"

As if he teleported away, everything was silent. I took a peak, using the pillar to cover my body, and found no one. Slowly, I made my way to Zalgo's spot. All his soldiers kept their gazes at me.

"Your majesty!" The one in the front spoke. I was pretty sure he was the captain. "Lord Zalgo said you were dying!"

"You guys aren't killing the pastas," I warned him. "You will have to get through me first."

"B-But my queen-"

I pointed my knife at him as I glared at him. "I am not your queen, I'm one of them. If you guys are going to kill them, you have to kill me too."

In the corner of my eye, I saw one of the guards slowly making his way closer to me. Once he was about to attack, I snatched the captain's sword while putting Jeff's knife in my pocket. I had a feeling I would use this later.

I pushed the captain aside before clashing my sword into the guard's. Our swords kept hitting each other as I noticed more guards were surrounding us. One was about to attack me from behind but I bent down, dodging the sword, stabbing the guard I was previously fighting.

I swung the sword, beheading the guard that was about to attack me. I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding as I saw the guards pulling out their swords.

One by one, they all tried to attack me. They raised their swords towards me as I used mine to block their hits. I felt adrenaline take over with every hit. One by one the guards fell to the ground, dead. I lost count of how many I killed when I hit about fifteen. 

During this time, I no longer cared about anything, just as long as most of them died. I figured I wouldn't be able to kill them all before exhaustion would take over.

I kept killing them until someone grabbed my wrist in midair. I dropped my sword before turning around.

"What the hell is happening?" Zalgo snarled.

"Just a taste of your own medicine," I smirked as he looked down at the dead bodies around us. I didn't know I killed that many until now.

He grunted before teleporting us both to the throne room. I noticed the window shards remained on the floor. He hadn't bothered to clean up the room.

Zalgo gripped my shoulders. "I saved your pathetic life and this is how you repay me? Killing half of my men?"

I took his hands off my shoulders before crossing my arms. "You made me hurt the others, I'd say we're even."

Zalgo huffed as he teleported himself to his throne. My throne for some reason remained there, not that I wanted to sit on it any time soon.

"Everything was going so well until you ruined it. You just had to tell Dark Link to communicate with Elf boy and bring the others here." Zalgo leaned back as he kept his glare on me. "Everything I did was for both of us yet it meant nothing to you. Can't you see I'm trying to save us!"

I rolled my eyes. "I still don't know why I'm still here if I'm no use to you anymore. It doesn't matter because Slenderman will come back for me."

Zalgo chuckled. "He tried to save you a few days after the battle, too bad he was too stupid."

"What the fuck are you talking about?"

Zalgo teleported in front of me before placing his hands on my head. "I know you should be immune to my power, but sure enough there are loopholes."

Zalgo placed her paralyzed body on the floor before making orbs appear in the small dark room.

"Don't worry, they'll be searching for you but they won't find you." He chuckled before teleporting to his throne room.

The proxy had laid there, numb as she saw through one of the orbs the pastas in the throne room. She couldn't hear well but she was close to the throne room.

The pastas, besides Slenderman, left the throne room and split to find the proxy. She was able to locate their whereabouts due to the multiple orbs in the room.

She tried moving her muscles but failed. She wouldn't be able to alert them of her presence. Zalgo had paralyzed her so she couldn't scream for help either.

After a few minutes of no luck, the pastas returned to the throne room empty-handed. Zalgo then threw an energy ball that made them disappear before walking behind his throne.

He opened a door that blended with the wall before smirking at the proxy on the floor. She had been in the same room all along.

"Don't worry, I'll be sure you won't be able to remember this."

I pulled my head back as I glared at Zalgo. "You made me believe that they didn't care about me to-" I fumed with anger.

"To speed up the spell." He finished as he walked back to his throne. "I figured the girl is the reason the spell broke, but I have to ask." He turned around to look at me. "How the hell did you get one of your memories back?"

I took a step back as I recalled the memory. "I don't know what you're talking about!"

I breathed out as he smirked. "That spell was supposed to kill Slenderman. You took the hit back when you were little and it nearly cost your life. You're only alive due to a sacrifice."

"What sacrifice!" I demanded

"That's not my place to tell. Slenderman should be the one, but you shouldn't be able to leave." I was about to ask him what he meant but he cut him off. "Tell me little one, what did you eat when you were all weak and helpless? What did I feed you?"

I kept quiet as I thought about what he meant. "You fed me pomegranates, "I answered. "Why does that matter?"

"Please tell me you heard about Hades and Persephone, darling."

My blood ran cold as I figured out what he was saying. Persephone had eaten pomegranates from the underworld which made her stay there for six months. That's why he called me Persephone yesterday.

"Part of the tale is true. You'll only be able to leave with someone from the underworld meaning Slenderman cannot bring you back to the land of the living. Unfortunately for you, I'm not planning on letting you go."

I glanced at the shards on the floor with horror. If that was true, Dark Link was able to leave because he didn't eat any pomegranate seeds.

"But why! I'm no use to you anymore! Your spells don't affect me anymore!" I yelled as I walked closer to him. "You can't influence my mind nor will I ever accept you as my partner!"

Zalgo smirked as he kept his gaze on me. "No darling, you're still useful to me." He got closer to me while I stayed in place.  "I was kind enough to cast a spell on you so it wouldn't be so bad, but now it appears I have to do this the hard way and have my way with you whether you like it or not!" He snarled in front of my face.

As he pulled my waist closer, I swiftly got Jeff's knife out and stabbed him in the heart. My eyes locked on his expression. He closed his eyes as he groaned in pain. I pushed the knife deeper with a grin.

My heart beat faster at the thought of him dying in a matter of seconds. The moment had finally arrived. After ten years, I had finally fulfilled my goal and this nightmare will finally be over.

With Zalgo's remaining energy, he threw me across the room. I groaned in pain as I got up on the floor. I didn't care though, all that mattered was that Zalgo was going to die. 

But my smile faded when Zalgo pulled out the knife, his wound automatically healing.

"You're a fool if you truly believed a stab in the heart could kill me." He chuckled and threw the knife outside the window.

I fell onto my knees as my heart shattered into a million pieces. With every step closer he took, I felt defeated.

He pulled my chin up to look at him. "I don't understand," I whispered, my eyes watery. "How are you still alive?"

He grinned and he used his thumb to stroke my cheek. "Slenderman was right about me dying with a stab in the heart. What he hid from you guys was the type of weapon you have to use seeing as I'm an ancient immortal. We require a specific weapon to be killed. Spoiler alert, mine is a silver blade with rubies on the handle. The one our dearest friend Slenderman owns."

I recalled when I went to Slenderman's office before the battle and saw him with the box he brought from his mission. He had used the weapon during the battle and today's incident.

He knew about it and kept it away from us.

"He could have killed me yesterday, but that would have meant you and Dark Link would have died along seeing as you were both marked by me." His expression darkened. "I'm afraid to break it to you but everyone has patience. Unfortunately for me, here is where it ends!" He growled before hauling me up over his shoulder. His grip was shockingly tight.

"Let me go!" I tried to hit his back but he made handcuffs appear on my wrists and tape on my mouth. My screams were muffled. I tried kicking him, afraid of what he had in store for me.

"No, Y/N. I've given you way too many chances but it appears you need to be taught a lesson."

I kept using my wrists to hit his back as he took me to an unknown location in the castle, somewhere I hadn't seen before. He opened a door with his magic before proceeding to go downstairs into a dark empty room.

My head raced with many thoughts about what would happen. I was afraid that I wasn't prepared for this.

Zalgo dropped my body in the middle of the room before pulling my hands up. He connected the handcuffs to a chain that was hanging from the ceiling before I felt my body being lifted, my feet barely touching the floor.

I tried to pull down the chain, but it didn't work.

"It's a shame really," I heard Zalgo's voice from behind. With his power, he summoned fire onto the torches, causing the room to light up. The gray floor was stained with blood while some remaining human bones were in the corners of the room. Silver chains were connected to the walls. He had taken me to a torture room. "I wish things went differently for the sake of both of us." He grabbed my chin and pulled my face closer to him.

I didn't bother trying to speak due to the tape on my mouth.

"Seeing as it's obvious you won't be respecting me any time soon, let this be a reminder of the consequences you'll face if you fail to obey me." He smirked as he took the tape off my mouth.

"How many times do you think you can keep smirking before your face gets stuck that way?" I grinned.

He growled, walking behind me.

"Admit it Zalgo, you know you're going to lose. It's only a matter of time when Slenderman gets me out of this hell and I'd kill you." Silence took over the room. "Did I hit a nerve, darling?" I received no response whatsoever.

I slowly turned around but I felt something tear in my flesh, ripping my back open. I gasped as I closed my eyes to prevent tears from falling. I wasn't going to let him hear my screams.

"You do realize you wouldn't be in this situation if you just submitted to me, am I right?" I deeply breathed as I tried to distract my mind from the pain. "That was for trying to kill me!" His whip slashed onto my back again. "That was for ruining my plans!"

On and on he kept whipping my back as he pointed out everything I did. From me killing almost half of his army, not submitting to him sooner, trying to escape, and much more. I lost count of how many times he hurt me once I felt my body go numb. 

 I spit out blood that came out of my mouth. Dropping my head forward with my eyes closed, I hoped it'll be over soon.

"It seems that Slenderman kept his promise for once." He chuckled as I heard him drop his whip. "I need to welcome our guest. Let's hope he doesn't stay long for your sake."

I felt him get in front of me to unlock the cuffs. Once I was free, my body fell onto his. He carefully dropped me to the floor. Kneeling in front of me, he pushed my hair strands away from my face. I slowly opened my eyes to look at him.

"Don't die out of blood loss." He smirked. "Or do, it doesn't matter, I can always torture your soul and revive you. I hope that you know you won't be able to escape from here. I just have to depend that you'll someday get Stockholm syndrome."

He got up to exit the room. I heard him close the outside door, making me lose hope. As much as I tried to keep my eyes open, it came to the point I couldn't stay awake. I was going to die.

I felt my life slipping away as I heard the door opening. I wasn't able to see who it was because, by the time they arrived, I had already passed out.

~~~

Splendor sat in the living room as he repeatedly tapped his fingers onto the armrest of the couch. He stared at the flames in the fireplace as he remembered how Y/N was in a literal hell.

"Brother, Slendy will bring her back." Trenderman who sat next to him assured him.

"He better because he's been getting on my nerves and I'm close to killing him," Offender muttered. He had sat on the other couch.

"It's been almost two weeks and based on how the battle from yesterday went, I'm not too sure," Splendor whispered.

Offender sighed. "She survived his attack when she was younger, I'm sure she'll be okay. That kiddo is strong."

The kettle from the kitchen whistled, causing Splendor to go to the kitchen. He sighed as he poured the hot water onto his cup.

"Did Slender already leave?"

Splendor turned around to look at Masky. He had his mask off, revealing his dark circles.

"He left less than five minutes ago. Do you need him for something?"

Masky shook his head, grabbing another cup for himself. "It's almost nightfall, I thought he would have gone sooner."

Splendor filled his cup using the kettle. "He also has tomorrow to rescue her. If he fails then I don't know what we'll do."

They both placed a tea bag onto their cups as they waited in silence. Masky excused himself before making his way to the living room.

Splendor stared at his tea for a moment when loud knocks were heard from the patio's back door. Confused, he quietly made his way toward the door. No pasta was outside nor did Slenderman sense any human in his forest before he left so who could it be?

He slowly opened the door before looking down at the horrible sight.

Y/N laid on the floor unconscious with a pool of blood surrounding her.

"Y/N!!!" He screamed before bending down to look at her. Her back was completely open with whip marks. "What did he do to you!" He exclaimed as he cried. He didn't know if she was alive or not. He gently picked her in his arms, careful not to touch her back before teleporting to the living room with her.

"Brother what is the ma-" Offenderman stopped in his tracks along with Trender. "Brother go find E.J and meet us in her room.

Trender glanced at her limp figure as he shook his head. "E.J is out hunting, he's not here."

"What the fuck!" Offender held his head, stressed as saw her unconscious figure "We can't rely that Slender will heal her wounds seeing as he's not back yet. There has to be a way to save her!"

"Wait, place her on the couch," Masky said as he set his cup of tea on the wooden table.

Both brothers stood on the side while Splendor placed her on the couch with her back facing the ceiling. He backed away to be with his brothers.

"I-I can't look at her, brothers." He cried. "I wanted to see her as soon as possible but not in this condition!"

"I know," Offender mumbled. "Slendy just left, I'm worried about him too."

Masky tried to find a pulse on her neck, relieved when he felt her weak pulse.

"She's barely alive." He said as he examined her back. "She lost a lot of blood but in order to close her wounds..." he paused before turning around to look at the brothers and then the fireplace.

"We have to cauterize her wounds."

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Zalgo sat on his throne as he smirked at the pastas who were standing in the throne room. His plan has worked and soon everyone will be killed including Slenderman. He couldn't wait to see their reactions when Y/N arrives to kill them. There was nothing they could do to stop them. He would finally win the war.

"Slenderman, I'm surprised to see you and your so-called army here. Although I have to admit, it took you long enough to figure out you could teleport here."

Slenderman stood in front while his pastas were behind him. "Enough with that Zalgo. We wish for you to give us Y/N back now that we know she's alive and had asked us for help."

"To be exact, Dark Link is the one who asked for support. That traitor used my wife's name to make sure you would arrive."

"W-Wife?" Toby asked.

"Y/N and I wedded just yesterday," Zalgo lied. "But we had to delay our honeymoon because I saw this exact vision. Trust me when I say, you don't want to see her because she's pissed off that our plans had to be changed."

"Y/N wouldn't do that!" Ben yelled. "I saw her a few days ago and she looked the same! She would never marry someone like you!"

Zalgo's smirk disappeared. "You witnessed how she protected me when you were about to fight me. If that doesn't convince you then I don't know what will."

"Geez, I don't know, maybe by seeing her you son of a bitch!" Puppeteer yelled out.

Zalgo grinned as he stood up. The pastas got their weapons out for a possible attack.

"Alright then, may I present to you all my beautiful wife!" Zalgo announced as he pointed at the doors with his hand. The pastas all turned around to see a horrible sight after the doors had opened.

Y/N was walking on the carpet with her gaze directed on Zalgo while Dark Link walked behind her. The pastas looked at her as if she was a different version. Her e/c eyes were now replaced with the same shade as Zalgo's. Her kind smile was now turned into a sinister one.

The pastas were speechless as they moved to the side to let her walk by. Toby, who was excited to see her, walked up to her. "Y/N!" He smiled as he tried to hug her.

"Don't touch me!" She yelled as she grabbed his arm and knocked him off his feet, twisting his arm in the process. She threw him to the ground before proceeding to walk up the stairs to the throne. Dark Link looked at him with sympathy seeing as he couldn't do anything.

Masky was the first one to help him stand up.

"Wh-what's wrong with h-her?"

"I don't know," Masky whispered before he glanced at Jeff who was looking at Toby. "But we're about to find out."

Zalgo raised her left hand and kissed it, making sure the ruby on her ring was angled where it shined in their view. Dark Link stood beside Zalgo on his right.

"Zalgo, you should have told me they already arrived so we could get this over with." She spoke out.

Zalgo chuckled as they both sat on their thrones. She leaned her head on his shoulder. He adored how powerful he felt now that she was with him.

"Darling, I warned them you weren't happy about delaying our honeymoon."

"You bet I'm not," she turned around to glare at them.

"She didn't look like this when I saw her!" Ben claimed to the others as he looked at her with horror.

"My eyes turned red as soon as I married Zalgo. I turned into the queen of the under realm after all." She informed them.

"But you insisted on joining us to the battle a few weeks ago. You tried to kill him!" Slenderman pointed out. "So what changed?"

"Zalgo told me the truth about everything while you kept lying. He treated me like a queen while you treated me as a slave for years! He told me about my ancestors unlike you who kept it hidden. It wasn't difficult to realize he was the one."

"Zalgo is the enemy!" He exclaimed.

"Is he?" She yelled as she stood up before grinning. "Tell them what you wanted to do with us once the battle was over."

Slenderman kept quiet as the attention was on him. The pastas looked at him, waiting patiently for an answer.

"What is she talking about?" Masky broke the silence.

"He wanted to kill us all after we killed Zalgo. He was just using us." Y/N answered for him as she sat down. "You even sent me on suicide missions. Isn't that right, Slenderman?"

"That's not true." He shook his head. "I wasn't going to kill you."

Zalgo butted in, "Slenderman, I can read your mind. It's no use in lying."

"N-No! H-He wouldn't do that!" Toby defended him. "H-He cares for us!" The others chimed in as they insisted Slenderman wouldn't do it.

Both Zalgo and Y/N smirked at the oblivious crowd. They both looked at each other before Zalgo grabbed her left hand and pressed a kiss on her wedding ring again.

"My king, I think they overstayed their visit, don't you think?" Y/N announced.

"I also agree, my queen. Will you do the honors in exterminating them?"

Y/N stood up as she grinned at the crowd. "This is the perfect wedding gift."

"Y/N please!" Liu yelled out. "This isn't you!"

"Come back to us, doll," Puppeteer begged her.

"I'll handle our dearest friend Slenderman while you and Dark handle the others." Zalgo held her cheeks as he pulled her in for a kiss. Their lips had barely touched when a knife was thrown at them. Y/N held the knife a couple of inches away from them in the air with her magic as they shared a tender kiss. They pulled back before Y/N death glared at Jeff.

"You're going to regret that," she warned him before throwing the knife back at him with an inhumane speed with her magic. Jeff had managed to dodge it. "Make sure to save some fun for me," she smiled at Zalgo as she went downstairs.

"Of course, I will, my love," Zalgo grinned as he walked toward Slenderman who was holding his silver dagger with rubies.

"I'll take Ben, if you want," Dark Link offered as he stood next to her.

She studied Ben who was on the side before nodding. "Be careful of his wires." She warned him as she walked towards the group that was backing away.

"Y/N, we don't want to hurt you!" E.J exclaimed.

"Here I was thinking you were afraid of me." She chuckled as fire appeared on her palms.

"Hey, you have powers! That's not fair!" L.J yelled.

"But I won whenever I fought you all individually despite whether you had powers or not. I think this is a fair game considering it is nine versus one not counting Ben." She smirked "You can just admit you know you stand no chance against me!" She threw a fireball at them with her right hand. The others were able to dodge it.

"Alright, that's it!" Jeff yelled as he charged toward her.

"Bring it on Jeffery!"

Jeff swung his knife at her but she teleported behind him in time. She kicked his back before turning her attention towards Liu who was about to attack her. Grabbing his wrist, she kicked him in the stomach with her knee. She threw him on top of Jeff before elbowing Masky in the face.

"Y/N, stop this!" He grunted as he tried dodging her attacks.

She ignored him as Hoodie was coming from behind her. She made Masky fall by kicking him in the legs before she focused on Hoodie. He kept trying to swing at her but failed. She punched him in the stomach, throwing him to the side.

She turned around as she heard footsteps on her other side. Helen was about to stab her but she grabbed his wrist in time. A shiny metal on the floor gleamed in the corner of her eye. Using her hand, she summoned the knife before stabbing Helen in the shoulder. Helen closed his eyes as he screamed in pain.

Their immortality was nonexistent in the underworld.

Y/N was about to stab him again until a string caught her wrist.

"Ugh, it's you," she groaned before kicking Helen to the side.

"Y/N, I don't want to fight you, but I won't stand here and watch you hurt the others." Puppeteer warned her.

"Suit yourself," she chuckled as she pulled the string with her hand and cut it with her other.

Puppeteer fell on his knees in pain as he let out more stings in an attempt to hold her. Y/N swiftly dodged them while she cut a few strings along the way. She teleported in front of Puppeteer before choking him with her hand.

E.J then teleported beside her and threw a punch at her face. Y/N grabbed her cheek before turning around to glare at him, still choking Puppeteer.

Meanwhile Ben and Dark had secretly exited from the throne room to the hallway, killing the guards once they were out.

"Dude what the fuck is wrong with her!" Ben exclaimed as he pointed behind him.

"I don't know! When I returned from my 'mission' Zalgo took her to her room and when I arrived, she was already turned!" Dark answered him.

"How do we reverse the spell?"

"Y/N told me you can't reverse it!" He recalled. "That's why she wanted Slenderman to hurry and prevent the spell from happening because Zalgo warned her she would kill you guys! She told me if she was turned, she wants us to kill her before she could hurt or possibly kill us."

Ben bit his lip in distress. His friend was hurting the others while there was nothing he could do to save her besides fighting her. "Yeah, there's no way we're doing that. What if we kill Zalgo?" He suggested.

Dark scoffed. "Are you joking? We're powerless against him. For now, we can just try to defend our friends. Let's hope Slenderman can kill him."

They both nodded before entering the throne room again. For once they weren't enemies, but allies with a shared goal. 

Meanwhile, Zalgo kept throwing fireballs at Slenderman who kept dodging them. Zalgo kept teleporting to the side whenever Slenderman wanted to stab him.

"What did you actually do to her!" Slenderman exclaimed.

Zalgo hummed. "I only told her the truth, gave her a warm welcome, and treated her well. The opposite of what you did really."

"She would never betray me!"

Zalgo rolled his eyes. "This is why she left you, you have a big ego. You first believed you were the most powerful immortal, resulting in fearing her. It's safe to say you're becoming weaker, Slenderman, while I'm getting stronger."

"You're only using her, aren't you?" Slenderman lowered his dagger. "Because marrying her gave you more power. You're trying to change the future!"

Zalgo turned to look at her for a few seconds before returning his gaze to his enemy. "I must confess that was my intention at first, but it all changed one special night."

Slenderman glanced at Y/N, who had an arm wrapped by Puppeteer's strings.

"If we break the spell she becomes immune to your power, doesn't she?"

"The hell did you hear that from!" Zalgo growled. "She's not under my spell!"

"That has yet to be determined. I have faith the pastas will figure out a way to break it."

Zalgo chuckled. "The spell is unbreakable, old man. There is no way to bring her back."

"So she is under your spell?" Slenderman caught his lie.

Zalgo stood still before secretly hitting him with a fireball behind him. Slenderman fell to the ground as he felt his back was on fire.

"This is giving us déjà vu, isn't it, Slenderman?"

Y/N was trapped in E.J's chokehold until she stepped on his foot and stabbed him in the shoulder. Toby stood there twitching as he witnessed her attacking his friends. She ignored him knowing he wouldn't hurt her.

She turned around, surveying the area until her eyes spotted L.J who was hiding someone on his back. It wasn't hard to tell who it was based on the small legs and pink dress.

"Is that Sally?" She smiled evilly as she slowly walked toward them.

"Stay away from her," L.J warned her, using his body to shield Sally.

"I wasn't asking," she smirked.

Strings wrapped her wrists from behind while another set was wrapped around her ankles, causing her to fall to her knees.

She groaned in annoyance before turning around to glare at Puppeteer.

"What's the matter, doll?" He teased her as he walked in front of her. "Is this still kinky enough for you?"

She yelled in annoyance as she used her magic to break free from her retrains. Puppeteer fell in pain before being lifted in the air by Y/N with her magic.

"You're the annoying one so I'll give you the privilege of dying first!" 

Wires were wrapped on her wrists again causing Puppeteer to fall to the ground.

She snapped her head towards Ben, who was standing in front of L.J. She glared at him as fire came out of her hands, causing the wires to burn. Ben made his wires disappear before they caught on fire. Dark Link stood by Ben, aiming his sword toward her.

"It's a shame you decided to betray us Dark Link because now I have to kill you too."

"Y/N, snap out of it! You were the one who told me to get them to prevent the spell from happening, remember? You deeply care about them!"

Y/N ignored him as her gaze was on L.J. The pastas got up and used themselves as shields to protect L.J and the girl.

"My patience is running thin." She whispered before raising her hands. The pastas all dropped their weapons as they were raised in the air, choking.

She glanced back at L.J, who was standing on the ground as she threw the pastas behind her.

"Let her death be the symbol of a new beginning."

She raised L.J in the air before turning her gaze to Sally. Once their eyes met, Y/N's smirk had disappeared.

"Sally," she whispered as her memories with the child flooded in. She couldn't believe she was about to kill the one she was bound to protect. As if she was in a trance, she didn't move her gaze away from her, causing one of her eyes to turn back E/C. She subconsciously dropped L.J down before she felt a stinging sensation on her stomach.

"Y/N!" She heard the child scream.

She slowly looked down and saw she had been stabbed with a knife. Her mouth was open as she tried to process what had happened.

Jeff realized too late what he had done. She was back to her usual self and he had just stabbed her.

"Y/N," he whispered as he stepped back, the knife still inside her stomach. "I-I didn't know you were-" he stopped as he saw the red blood coming out, something he had only seen with his victims. "Y-You're actually mortal?"

The proxies glanced at each other as they got reminded of the time Y/N took a bullet for Toby. She had almost died when that occurred.

Y/N ignored Jeff as she turned her attention towards Zalgo and Slenderman. Slenderman was on the floor on his knees, facing down. 

Zalgo stood a few feet away from him as he was summoning a ball of energy in his hands.

"Don't worry, this is going to hurt," he yelled.

Y/N closed her eyes as a random memory flooded in.

The almost seven-year-old stood by the door as she watched the horrible sight outside of the mansion in the middle of the night. Zalgo had attacked Slenderman, his brothers, and Zen. Currently, Zalgo was aiming a ball of energy in his hand directly toward Slenderman.

Y/N widened her eyes as she realized what Zalgo was about to do. She had promised herself she would protect him no matter what. 

It was the only way to prove herself to him.

She threw the door open and sprinted where Zalgo was. Zen who could barely lift himself, screamed at the top of his lungs, "Y/N no!"

"Don't worry, this is going to hurt," Zalgo chuckled before throwing the energy ball at Slenderman.

"No!" Y/N screamed, taking the hit for Slenderman.

"I swore to protect him," she whispered before she furrowed her eyebrows in anger. "To prove my loyalty."

With the remaining power she had left, she teleported in front of Slenderman. As Zalgo threw the ball, she attempted to throw another one out. Her power was completely gone, resulting in her getting the hit.

Slenderman was helpless on the floor as he stood there in shock. It took him a few seconds to realize history was repeating itself.

Sally tried to run towards her, but L.J carried her before she got the chance.

The pastas were horrified by the sight. Their friend laid lifeless on the floor with a knife still inside her stomach.

Slenderman was about to teleport to her but Zalgo beat him first. "Y/N!" He yelled as he inspected the wound.

Y/N paid no attention to him as she searched for Slenderman. Once she noticed him, she whispered, "Go, take Dark."

Slenderman nodded before teleporting to the others, using an independent tendril to grab each of the pastas including Dark Link.

"Remember that you're completely immune to his powers. They will no longer work on you. I'll be back for you."

A small smile formed on Y/N's lips not only because Dark was going to escape, but because the pastas were safe.  Her eyes slowly closed as her head dropped to the side.

"YOU WILL ALL PAY FOR THIS!" Zalgo fumed as he got up to form the biggest energy orb he had ever made.

Slenderman teleported away with the others before Zalgo's orb could hit them, resulting in the glass-stained windows shattering into pieces.

He tried to catch his breath before remembering Y/N's life was at stake. He got down at his knees to feel her weak pulse.

"I'm not letting you die, at least not now."

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Proxy in Command (Creepypasta x Reader) Chapter 45

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My eyes fluttered open to look at the ceiling. I yawned as I turned around to fall asleep again. As soon as all the events from yesterday flooded my mind, my eyes shot open to read the clock.

12 pm

"Shit!" I yelped as I threw the covers and sat up. I winced as my head was spinning and it showed no signs of stopping. I felt completely fatigued with no energy.

As much as my body begged me to stay in bed,  I knew I couldn't stay here because there was a chance Dark was about to go on his mission and I needed to distract Zalgo. Without trouble, I was somehow able to leave the room. 

My heart was beating fast as I used my hands to balance myself on the walls. I was barely halfway there when I felt my body wanting to collapse. I kept reminding myself that the pasta's lives were at stake here. Dark was also depending on me so I can't let him down either.

Now and then, my head throbbed to the point it was too much. I'd groan or even cry out in pain.

I was near the throne room when one of Zalgo's guards spotted me.

"My Queen!" He exclaimed as he ran towards me. "Lord Zalgo mentioned you're supposed to be resting in your chamber!"

"Take me to Zalgo," I whispered as I closed my eyes. My dizziness had been unbearable.

The guard used one of my arms to wrap around his neck while I held the wall with my other to hold my balance. The second guard opened the door for us once we were close.

I finally opened my eyes and saw both Zalgo and Dark looking at me. I made it on time.

"Y/N? What are you doing here? You're supposed to be in bed." Zalgo's voice echoed throughout the room.

I thanked the guard before proceeding to walk on my own. My vision blurred which made me lose my balance. Zalgo teleported to me to catch me in time before dismissing the guards.

"I need to talk to you." I weakly looked him in the eyes.

"But Dark Link has a mission, my dear. Are you sure it can't wait?"

I shook my head which made him sigh. "I suppose I could watch him from a distance."

"I'm just killing a girl, I doubt I'll ever need help," Dark pointed out.

"Yes, but I still need to see when you're done so that I can teleport you here." Zalgo sat on his throne making me sit on his lap. He secured my back with his left hand while he summoned a portal with his right. "Go. I will teleport you back when you're done."

Dark nodded before disappearing inside the portal. Zalgo then replaced the portal with the golden orb that allowed him to spy on Dark.

He turned his head to look at me. "So why was talking to me so important than your rest, my love?"

"Because I can't deal with this anymore. I hate feeling weak," I softly answered.

"You were taught that there was nothing more dangerous to a warrior than emotions by Slenderman. You grew up with the mindset of always being stronger than your enemy where there was no space for weaknesses. I'm here to tell you that there's nothing wrong with that, but there is a way to speed up the process." He grabbed my chin and made me look up at him. "Your body is fighting the spell off, but if you submit to me, the pain will go away."

"But I don't want to kill the pastas," I cried as I felt my eyes watery. "I want them to be safe, especially Sally. I don't care about Slenderman's life."

Zalgo looked at me with sympathy as he wiped my tears away. He was silent for about a minute before he responded. "I guess I don't have any issues with the pastas. My main focus was on killing Slenderman." He caressed my cheek as he was lost in thought again. "Tell you what, if you submit to me right now, I promise I won't allow you to kill the pastas. I can't promise you about Slenderman seeing as he's been my enemy for centuries and sent you on two suicide missions but I'll try to control myself."

"But Slenderman is your enemy. Why would you give up on that?" I whispered.

Zalgo chuckled as he looked behind me, the opposite way where the orb was. I followed his gaze, widening my eyes at the sight. Another throne was there next to Zalgo's. It was the same one I had in my vision. I was so focused on Zalgo that I didn't notice it when I arrived at the throne room.

"Because that'll mean no one can take you from me. That spell I cast on you is for eternity." He grabbed my chin to look at him again. " We would be rulers of the under realm and the most powerful beings. We would be unstoppable, my dear."

I moved my gaze towards the golden orb and saw that Dark was about to go inside a t.v. Zalgo was about to glance at it but I quickly placed my hand on his chest to distract him. Thankfully it worked.

"What will happen when I submit to you?" My voice was now slightly raspy due to my dry throat.

Zalgo looked throughout the room as he thought about it. "For starters, your appearance will change as we saw in the vision I had."

"Do I look good with red eyes?" I asked with a smile as I wrapped my arms around his neck for more support.

Zalgo grinned. "I must confess you're beautiful now but you're somehow even more beautiful in that vision." Zalgo placed his other arm on my waist as he kept looking into my eyes. "It seems either the spell is already taking effect or you're slowly submitting to me if you're already this clingy to me." He chuckled.

I closed my eyes as I smiled. "When would we have our wedding?" I asked, ignoring his comment.

Zalgo nuzzled his nose on my collarbone and neck as I tried to keep my mind blank.

"Whenever you want, my dear. I already planned the locations for our honeymoon. Trust me, it'll be a month full of surprises."

"Will we have children?"

Zalgo laid still as I felt him smile. I opened my eyes to look down at him only to see his eyes closed.

"Of course, I can't wait to see how powerful our children will turn out. Think of it this way, a natural immortal and a Silas descendant is a powerful mix. Our sons will be the captains of my army while our daughters will be our princesses."

"I can imagine you killing any guys that talk or even look at our daughters."

"I'm overprotective of what's mine," he said as he hugged me tighter. "You're the only one who can have my children. The first oracle cursed me with that knowing well you're the one who's supposed to kill me. She believed it would never happen but I killed the remaining oracle so I'm sure the future changed. We're both in charge of our destinies now and we'll be strong rulers instead of dying in a stupid forest."

"So you killed two oracles to prevent your death from happening?"

"Indeed."

I ran my fingers through his hair before glancing at the orb. Dark was talking to Ben in his room.

"Your heart is beating faster," Zalgo pointed out with his head on my chest. "You must be excited."

"I just imagined our future together, that's all," I answered. Zalgo pulled back with a smile on his face.

"All you have to do is submit to me Y/N." He reminded me as he ran his fingers through my hair. "If you do, I promise to make sure everything that I just said happens." He grabbed my left hand and placed a golden band with a red ruby on my ring finger. "If you submit now, I'll take that as a yes."

"Zalgo," I whispered as I forced a smile.

"Remember that you're loved here." He grabbed my chin, using his thumb to run across my bottom lip.  "I will love you like no other man has. I will protect you at all costs. Just submit to me, darling." He closed his eyes, slowly leaning in. I quickly glanced at the golden orb and saw Dark back in the victim's room, waiting to be brought back.

"Dark Link is done," I pointed out. Zalgo looked at the golden orb before rolling his eyes.

"We're continuing this after he leaves." He used his hand to replace the golden orb with the portal. Dark went in before the portal disappeared.

"I hope that mission went well because-".

Zalgo stopped midway as his gaze darkened.

"What did you do!" He yelled before looking at me with betrayal. "You were in this too? All you just said was an act?"

I smirked as I got off his lap. "They're coming, and we're going to kill you this time."

Zalgo growled before pulling my arms close to him, teleporting us to his room.

He threw me to the bed as he pulled his hair in distress.

I smirked. "What's wrong, dear? Are you worried your end has finally arrived?" I teased him.

Zalgo glared at me before a smirk was plastered on his face. "Not at all, little one. I still have a few tricks up my sleeves." He slowly walked closer to me.

"What are you doing? Stay away!" I warned him as I tried to get away from him. Zalgo firmly grasped my shoulders and forced me to stand in front of him.

"I could force the spell to take effect even though there's a risk to it." He grinned. "Any last words before I turn you? Anything you want to say to the pastas before you slaughter them slowly piece by piece?"

I tried to pull away from him but failed. At this rate, the pastas will arrive after the spell has corrupted me. All I could do now is hope they could kill us before we could hurt them.

"We'll die together," I reminded him. "I'll see you in hell."

"I will be changing the future Y/N." He licked his lips as he looked down at me. "Rest assured that we both will live happily ever after."

I tried escaping from his hold again but I was too weak. It wasn't until he started humming his tone that I felt my body giving up. I couldn't look away from his red eyes, it was as if I was in a trance. I felt my knees about to give up but Zalgo grabbed me by my waist and pulled me closer to me, not breaking eye contact with me.

I didn't understand why I hated him for so long when he had told me nothing but the truth. Slenderman was the real enemy here, not him. I was blinded by Slenderman's words to see that. Zalgo was my beloved, the guy I would marry and protect with my life knowing he would do the same. I was destined for him.

I felt my eyelids getting heavier by the second. It came to the point I closed them and dropped my head to the side. Zalgo had finished his tune by this point so he was able to place his hand on my cheek. I smiled as I leaned on his warmth before opening my eyes to look at him.

"My beautiful Queen," Zalgo whispered, caressing my cheek.

"My handsome King," I whispered back as I placed my hand on top of his.

We both stood there admiring our eyes for what seemed forever before the door was slammed open. Dark Link had his mouth opened with shock once he saw me.

Zalgo rolled his eyes before he glared at him. "What do you want, traitor? Can't you see we were having a moment here?"

Dark Link responded without taking his gaze off me. "They're here," he announced.

Zalgo looked back at me before grabbing my left hand. "In that case, let's pretend we got married yesterday. Unfortunately, we postponed our honeymoon due to the vision I had of their arrival here."

Zalgo placed a wedding band on top of the engagement one. "As for our traitor," he turned around. "I need to make sure Slenderman can't read your thoughts. This will be your only chance to demonstrate your loyalty. Failure to do so will result in your death, understood?"

Dark Link gulped before nodding his head.

Zalgo used his magic to change me into my uniform. He walked up to me to kiss my forehead before he pulled back. "Just a reminder you have powers now. If you excuse me, I now have to welcome our uninvited guests. You'll both enter the throne room when I make the announcement." Zalgo looked into my eyes again before he teleported away.

"Y/N, are you good?" Dark asked with his eyebrows furrowed.

"Of course I am Dark," I reassured him before looking at the mirror next to me. My red eyes stared back at me, making me smirk.

"I've never been better."

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Proxy in Command (Creepypasta x Reader) Chapter 44

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The next morning, I was still slightly lightheaded. I turned around to look at the clock, only to find out it was already two in the afternoon.

"You gotta be fucking kidding me." I groaned as I stared at the ceiling.

This habit wasn't normal, especially because I slept over twelve hours and still felt exhausted. There was something off with me.

I slowly sat up, barely recalling what had happened last night. All I remember was losing my balance and Zalgo caught me before I fell. It was a huge coincidence that he arrived on time. 

I furrowed my eyebrows as I was lost in thought. When I angered Zalgo on the first day, he mentioned something about speeding up a process. I couldn't help but feel he's the reason why I haven't been feeling well.

After I got ready, I figured Zalgo would be in the throne room. I was barely a few feet away from the room when I heard his yells throughout the hallway. His minions were about to open the doors for me but I signaled them to stop. I wanted to eavesdrop on what he was talking about.

"Your highness, I don't think-"

"Zip it or else I'll tell Zalgo to kill you both," I warned them. "You know he's capable of doing it if I have a say."

For a second, I enjoyed the feeling of authority over them. I was surprised that it worked in the first place. Both of them nodded before taking a step back. This gave me the chance for me to listen clearly.

"We need to kill them immediately! I won't allow them to put my plan at stake!" Zalgo's voice boomed across the room.

Another person responded, but I couldn't hear what they said. Their voice was too soft.

Zalgo chuckled before speaking, "I'm technically not breaking the promise if Y/N doesn't find out, am I right?"

I scrunch my nose with anger before slamming the doors open. Zalgo was sitting on his throne with a smirk while the hooded figure side-eyed me. He turned toward Zalgo to get his approval to leave. Zalgo nodded at him before standing up. The hooded figure looked at me again before disappearing.

"Your beloved has returned to you, my darling!" Zalgo announced as he spread his arms out.

"We had a fucking deal!" I snapped, stopping below the stairs to his throne. "We agreed I would stay here and you would not hurt them!"

Zalgo rolled his eyes before crossing his arms in front of his chest and looked below at me with his signature smirk.

"You tried to escape the first time." He reminded me.

"Because I didn't remember the deal at that time plus you destroyed the pillars so I can't escape! You shouldn't be talking because you killed Zen and hurt Ben!"

"Zen wasn't part of our deal and technically Ben wasn't hurt." He grinned before stepping up to his throne. "But you're right. I shouldn't kill them." He turned around and gave me a sinister look. "But you should."

I growled. "The hell are you talking about! You know I wouldn't agree to something like that."

He sat on the throne before leaning in. "Trust me Y/N, that I know. I do hope you're feeling better considering you fainted in my arms last night."

I then remembered the reason I was here in the first place.

"You did something to me, didn't you? That's why I've been oversleeping and I keep on feeling weak at night!"

"I'm surprised it took you this long to figure it out." He leaned back on his throne before grabbing a golden cup with pomegranates. "Have you noticed that you don't pull away when I embrace you?"

"Because I'm used to it!"

"That's what your brain makes you believe but not your body." He picked up a pomegranate seed to admire it. "You recall I told you, you have special abilities due to your bloodline. To make the story short, your body is trying to fight the spell I cast on you the second time you woke up. Unfortunately for you, you only have one more day until the spell finally consumes you." He finally placed the seed in his mouth before looking at my reaction.

"What spell are you talking about!"

He placed more seeds in his hand to eat them. "A spell that influences everything about you. Your thoughts and beliefs will adapt to mine. I think humans call it 'turning you evil' or "your dark side unleashes" or something like that. You'll be capable of killing the pastas, which you'll do, and you'll finally respect and adore me."

I shook my head in disbelief. "No, I won't allow that to happen! The others will eventually figure out a way to save me!"

Zalgo placed his bowl back on his table. "It's cute that you assume you can even reverse the spell. Hate to break it to you but there is no way to bring you back."

I widen my eyes in fear. "They will save me before the spell turns me or they'll kill me before I hurt them!"

"You'll gain some of my power, plus I doubt they'll even get to touch you before you kill them." He grinned. "It should be in its final stage though so I wouldn't be surprised if you can't walk by the afternoon. Your body will be so weak that it'll eventually accept its fate. That reminds me, your throne will be ready by tomorrow. Everything is falling onto that vision that I showed you."

I tried to think of ways to prevent this, but remembering the vision he showed me made it impossible to think of a solution.

"You know what's depressing darling? The pastas could have arrived here at any time but they haven't."

"What are you talking about?" I whispered but loud enough for him to hear me. Was Slenderman alright with me joining Zalgo?

"Tell me, little one, what did Slenderman say about arriving and leaving the under realm?"

"The pillars are the only way to get in and out," I answered, not knowing where this was going to lead to.

"And remind me how we both left and returned to the underworld?"

I looked down in shock at his question. Slenderman had access to this realm and he didn't know it.

"You know, I don't blame Slenderman for his lack of knowledge. After all, the under realm can be teleported for a short time after my awakening. I believe Slenderman only has three days left to visit before his access to the under realm is gone." He turned his gaze at the glass-stained windows. "Too bad the pillars were destroyed because they were the only way to arrive here after that time was up."

I pulled my hair in distress as I felt I couldn't breathe. Zalgo just confessed how the others could potentially save me, but there was no way for me to communicate this to them.

"If he does manage to figure it out, let's hope he doesn't bring his pathetic army because that would falter him. I don't even know why you care so much about him. He wanted to kill you and the pastas once I was dead."

I recalled the time Zalgo took me to the future and Slenderman had confessed that. I bit my bottom lip as a way for me to prevent crying. Everything was going downhill and I couldn't do anything to stop it.

"You planned this all along, didn't you?"

"I have to confess I'm quite clever, my darling." He leaned forward again as he grinned at me. "I won."

I looked away from his gaze. "But the oracle that announced the prophecy said-"

"She told me I wasn't a god to change what is destined to happen. So I said good thing I'm the most powerful immortal before killing her."

"The hell did you do!" I screamed. I was afraid that meant the prophecy wouldn't come true.

"I killed an ancient being like your ancestor Silas did. I will be changing our fate and now we both won't die together." He chuckled. "Now if I were you, I would go out and enjoy the few hours left before you're too weak to get out of bed."

I grounded my teeth as I felt a burning feeling in my chest. "Fuck you!" I glared at him before walking away.

"You know that reminds me how I'm looking forward to our wedding ceremony! It's tradition for couples to-"

"SHUT UP!!!" I snapped at him before continuing to walk away.

"I'll see you later my little Persephone~"

I ignored his last comment as my mind replayed what he confessed to me about the spell. Now more than ever I'm afraid of what will happen in the future. I had to figure out a way to protect the pastas before I'm turned.

Although there wasn't much I could do, I knew who I could rely on here.

(~~~)

I softly knocked on Dark's door as I patiently waited for him to open it. I was about to leave when he finally opened it.

"Y/N? How are you feeling? You worried me last-"

As soon as I turned around to look at him he stopped talking.

"What happened?"

"It's a long story, can I come in?

He nodded as he opened the door wider for me to go in. I immediately noticed his room was painted black like mine but had no furniture besides his blue sheeted bed.

I sat at the edge of it as I thought about how I could start the conversation. He sat in front of me as he patiently waited for me to speak.

"I'm going to skip to the point. Zalgo cursed me and I'm bound to turn evil tomorrow. I wouldn't be myself and Zalgo would make me kill the pastas."

He was quiet as if he didn't know what to say, so I took that as a sign to continue.

"Zalgo confessed Slenderman could teleport here, but he doesn't know because there's a limited time to do it. I wish I could figure out a way for me to alert them of this danger unless..."

I stopped talking as I realized the only solution for this would be my death. However, that small spark of hope died once I remembered Zalgo could easily revive me.

"Unless what?"

I shook my head. "I was going to suggest you kill me right now but I remembered Zalgo is capable of reviving me."

"Then let's kill that son of a bitch."

"It's not that simple. We have to figure out a way to keep his seventh mouth shut or else he will cause the end of the world plus we don't have our weapons. He also threatened me a while ago saying his army would attack the pastas. We will be stuck here until we die."

His eyes brighten up. "Zalgo told me I have a mission tomorrow in the early afternoon. I could teleport to Ben if there's a T.V or monitor nearby and give him the message!"

My headache came back but that didn't stop me from smiling. "If I'm able to distract Zalgo, I could buy you some time. The key for this to succeed is us not thinking about it while we're with Zalgo"

"Speak for yourself, you'll be there throughout the whole time."

"I know." I nodded my head. "But Zalgo said the spell influences my mind. If I focus on that and convince myself Zalgo is the one for me, I'm sure he wouldn't think much about it. " I looked at Dark and smiled at him. "If Slenderman knows how to stop the spell and we somehow kill Zalgo, we could both go back to the mansion, I mean if you would like to you're more than welcomed to."

"That means I have to see the midget's face every day." He groaned before looking at me seriously. "But that also means I get to kick his ass every day. Fuck yeah, I'm joining you!"

A grin formed on my face before I remembered about Zen. If I do escape, he would be stuck here with the souls forever. I have yet to find a solution to help him escape. It's the least I could do considering he had sacrificed so much.

"What if the spell can't be reversed?"

"Zalgo claims it can't but I refuse to accept that. If worst comes to worst, I need you to kill me and somehow destroy or hide my body from Zalgo. I can't let him collect my soul or revive me." I shivered at the thought of Zalgo torturing my soul.

"I can't do that I-"

"You have to." I interrupted him. "I wouldn't forgive myself if I hurt you or the others and I don't want Zalgo to revive me. If the spell can't be broken, you or the pastas have to end me."

He slowly looked at the ground as he remained silent. "I don't think your friends will approve if they care so much about you."

"You have to," I repeated. "There's no other choice." He sadly looked at me before turning his gaze away. "I want to thank you for making these past two days tolerable and for helping me with the plan."

He faked his smile. "It's the least I can do, Y/N. Plus, I can say the same thing for you. You've only known me for two days yet you're already offering me a place to stay if we escape from this." He sighed before looking at me, squeezing my forearm. "Your plan will work and we'll escape." He assured me.

I hope it does while Zalgo's plan fails.

Zalgo later announced we would have dinner in his throne room. By that time, I felt weaker than ever. I was glad my body was still fighting it. We silently ate as I had trouble lifting a utensil. For a few seconds, every noise was muffled until Zalgo spoke.

"I'm looking forward to tomorrow," Zalgo randomly announced as he took a sip of his wine. "I would make a toast for it, but it appears she doesn't want to, at least not yet."

That stupid bastard was teasing me. I stood up and slammed both my hands onto the table with anger. "You-".

My world spun which caused me to lose balance. Zalgo quickly grabbed me in time before he lifted me in his arms. I tried pulling him away but I was too weak.

"Oh dear, it appears someone isn't feeling herself tonight. Let's hope you feel better tomorrow." He smirked. "Dark Link, you can finish eating. I'll be in Y/N's room to watch over her."

Zalgo teleported us both to our room before Dark could reply. He gently placed me on the bed before covering me with the bed sheets.

"I hope you're comfortable seeing as you'll probably stay in bed for most of the day."

"You won't get away with it." I weakly said. "You won't win."

He grinned as he leaned closer to my ear.

"It appears I already have."

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Proxy in Command (Creepypasta x Reader) Chapter 43

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That night, I dreamt of the pastas searching for me while I was tied up in a dark room. They had searched the whole castle but couldn't find me. I was paralyzed on the floor, helplessly watching them search for me through Zalgo's orbs.

As much as I hated Ben in the past, I still felt some sort of joy to see him. There wasn't a doubt he would tell the others about what had happened. Slenderman would be disappointed that not only Zalgo has one of his proxies, but a future ally as well.

I couldn't spend much time thinking about this though. Zalgo can read my mind and go through my memories. If I want to hide something, I mustn't think of it, unless he goes through my memories of course. I would be screwed if he does.

It seems Zalgo learned what privacy is because I woke up without Zalgo in the room again. As soon as I turned to my right, I saw a new nightstand with a clock on top of it. Zalgo must have brought it in the middle of the night.

10:20 am

I stared at it in disbelief. I refused to accept that I overslept again.

I got ready for the day before going to the patio. Surely enough, Zalgo in his human form was there drinking orange juice. I then noticed he had another couch on the side of the table. I figured out it was Dark Link's space.

"I hope you woke up in a good mood."

I hummed as I served myself (Drink Name).

"Dark Link should be joining us at any minute."

As I sat down, the door opened revealing Dark Link with two of Zalgo's minions behind him. They shut the door as Dark Link made his way to his seat. I didn't fail to notice he kept rubbing his left arm.

"Don't worry, my mark shouldn't hurt you in a couple of hours."

"It still fucking burns." He hissed. "Why couldn't you show up with your human form? You would have at least looked presentable."

"Don't talk to me like that or else I'll kill you."

Dark Link turned his gaze towards me before looking at the food in front of him.

"It's going to take a while to get used to this place."

"Y/N adjusted well. I'm sure you will too."

"I wouldn't say that." I quietly muttered.

Zalgo closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose before he looked at me.

"Dark Link is now my other proxy. I decided to bring him here last night because I will be leaving today and I want him to be some form of company for you Y/N." He explained.

"The hell are you going?" I asked

"I need to speak to an oracle. She doesn't appear at night which is why I have to go searching for her during the day. I anticipate leaving for a few hours, but don't be surprised if I arrive in the middle of the night." He then looked at the Dark Link before continuing. "If Y/N is in any form of danger because of you, I will know in time and won't hesitate to kill you, got it?"

Dark Link looked at him in fear before glancing at me. "I'm assuming what you told her about her soul last night also applies to me?"

"Of course it does, but I'll make sure I'll torture you longer."

The door was opened again which caused Zalgo to change into his actual form. "I told you not to interrupt us!" He fumed.

One of Zalgo's minions stepped back before stuttering. "But sir, it's important!"

Zalgo glared at him before he looked at us. "Go ahead and eat without me. I don't know how long this is going to take." He stood up before he made his way towards the exit.

Once he was gone, Dark Link broke the silence. "How can you deal with him?"

"I honestly don't know," I answered. "I've only been here for a few days."

Dark Link studied me as I kept picking on my food.

"So you're Y/N?" I nodded. "Y/N L/N? Slenderman's proxy?"

"Ex proxy." I corrected him. "I had to save the other pastas and by doing so, I sacrificed my freedom. I now work for Zalgo."

"Surely there must be some kind of escape." He stood up as he studied the dead garden.

"There were pillars that would teleport you to a forest. Unfortunately, Zalgo destroyed them when I attempted to flee."

Zalgo came back and stood behind me. I didn't bother to turn around. I paid attention to the dead garden instead.

"It appears I have to leave now. The oracle has been spotted and I do not wish to chase such being."

I rolled my eyes before he grabbed my chin to kiss my forehead. I snapped my head away from him after he did that.

"I shall hopefully see you in a few hours my love. That reminds me, I have a surprise for you in two days."

"Geez, I can hardly wait," I said with a montane tone. Dark Link gave me a confused look before he looked at Zalgo who was already glaring at him.

"Hurt her and you're dead," he warned him again before he walked away. I turned my gaze towards him and saw him next to the same hooded figure that I saw on my first days here. That's when I noticed he was taller and slimmer than most of Zalgo's minions. They both teleported away leaving Dark Link and me alone.

"Are you guys a thing?" He asked.

"Fuck no!" I quickly answered.

He smirked. "So that means I can call you babe?"

"Oh god, you remind me of some of the pastas. Some of them had an individual pet name for me."

"In that case, you can just call me Dark for short," He looked at me as if he was debating on telling me something. "How did it work? I mean working for Slenderman while other killers were there."

I didn't realize a small smile was on my face as I remembered what a typical day looked like.

"Well, usually the proxies and I went on morning patrols to kill any trespassers in the forest. By the time we came back, we had breakfast with the other pastas. There were times when we didn't have much to do so we just did our own thing. By night we were free to go out and kill, do a late-night mission, or rest." I explained. I looked at him before smiling. "You would have gotten along with Ben or Jeff. I can see you three yelling in the living room because one of you 'cheated' and I would shut you guys up."

My smile disappeared when I realized this was never going to happen. If I did manage to escape, Zalgo would be able to find me and hurt the others.

"That could have happened if we found you sooner." I softly whispered before looking at his widened eyes.

"So that's why Ben kept following me around! I assumed he wanted to fight me or annoy me so I kept disappearing whenever he was close to catching me." He took off his hat and ran his fingers through his hair. "Shit, I could have avoided being stuck here."

But I couldn't.

"If we can't get out, maybe someone can get in and help us escape! Have your friends tried finding a way to save you from here?"

"I don't know anymore," I admitted. "Zalgo showed me that they were fine and Ben was surprised to see me alive. If we do manage to escape, Zalgo can easily teleport to our location just as long as we have his stupid mark on our shoulder."

We both grabbed our left shoulders as we looked at each other.

"Okay, maybe the underworld won't be so bad now that we both have each other. Is there another place we can go? The dead garden with pomegranate gives me the creeps."

"There's the training room," I suggested.

"Training room you said?" He stood up with a smirk. "You gotta show me that move you pulled last night, babe."

"Zalgo is going to kill you if he hears you."

Dark shrugged his shoulders. "He's not that scary."

I raised my eyebrow as I held in my laugh.

"Okay, maybe when he's not in his true form."

(~~~)

Dark and I went to the training room after breakfast. I showed him a couple of moves he could use in battle. He was thankful considering his only ability was teleporting through screens and he excelled in sword fighting. I understood why he could have benefited us during the battle.

We were so caught up in training that I didn't realize how many hours passed. Before we knew it, dinner was already here. One of Zalgo's minions had to alert us that dinner was served on the patio.

Talking to Dark made me forget about Zalgo. I trusted him more than Zalgo despite me only knowing him for a day.

"And then I quickly grabbed Zelda and ran away. Ben was so pissed, especially after I called him a midget. It's humorous when he tries to act tough when we all know he's like barely five feet."

I laughed before looking at my half-empty plate. All of a sudden I felt light headed which made me hold onto my head.

"You're alright?"

"Yeah I'm fine," I said as I closed my eyes, getting a strong headache. "I think I'm going to bed. I must have over-exhausted myself."

"Let me accompany you! It's the least I can do after today."

And so he did. It turned out that his room was near mine. He dropped me off in my room before going to his.

As soon as I opened my room, everything worsened. The headache became unbearable and I couldn't walk straight without stumbling. Not to mention, I was freezing. I was barely halfway in the room when I lost my balance.

Instead of hitting the floor, I felt a strong warm embrace.

My vision blurred but I was still able to see who had caught me.

"Zalgo?" I whispered. "You're back."

Zalgo carried me to the bed before he laid next to me. He placed my body on top of his as he gave me his body heat.

"You're alright now, my dove." He gently caressed my face as I closed my eyes.

"Why does the underworld get so cold?" I whispered.

Zalgo caressed my arm as he looked down at me. "I guess I'll tell you seeing as you won't be able to remember this." He chuckled. "I made the same mistake that Silas made. One of the ancient witches cursed the underworld and limited my power until I marry the remaining L/N descendant."

He smirked as he recalled what had happened earlier today.

Zalgo opened the door to an ancient temple, scanning the destroyed building for any source of life. The sunlight shined onto the moss-covered walls through holes in the ceiling. The pillars were cracked but strong enough to keep the ceiling in place. 

Zalgo walked straight on the rocky floor, careful not to bump into any boulders on the ground. He made fire appear out of his palms, prepared for any sign of an attack.

"I've been expecting you," a raspy voice echoed throughout the room.

"Then let's get down to business, shall we?"

A bright orb appeared in the room in front of him. He turned around, covering his eyes as he silently cursed. Once the light disappeared, he turned back to the view in front of him.

An older woman stood up on a rock platform, staring at the demon with a blank expression. Her straight white hair had run up behind her back while she wore a flower crown. She wore a velvet dress that covered her body along with a black cape. 

Zalgo slowly walked up to her, not taking his gaze off her. "How can I prevent my vision from happening?"

"Prophecies made from oracles cannot be avoided nor changed along with your visions."

Zalgo growled. "No, you don't understand! There has to be a way to change it! My visions don't make sense!"

The oracle raised her eyebrows. "Tell me, immortal, what were your visions?"

Zalgo clenched his jaw, knowing well the oracle already knew. " Y/N becomes mine, we die together, then she's back to her usual self where she's tortured by humans. It makes no sense! My spell cannot be reversed!"

"She's Silas' descendant," she reminded him. "It'll be a shame if the spell breaks. She becomes immune to your power and your power would no longer affect her."

"But she dies alongside me!" He snapped. "How can humans torture her if she dies!"

The oracle let out a small sigh. "I cannot reveal much, powerful one. All I can say is you're not a god to change fate. You cannot prevent your end, Zalgo."

"Then good thing I'm the most powerful immortal." He used his hand to summon a blue dagger, throwing it into the oracle's heart. She closed her eyes before shaking her head as her body turned into dust.

Zalgo glared at the ashes with anger. He had just killed the last existing oracle and felt no mercy. He was determined to prove her wrong.

He and Y/N will kill the pastas and live forever. Their offspring will help them collect souls and Y/N won't be hunted by humans. He would get his full power back and destroy other worlds. He would make sure of it.

Zalgo's right-hand man stood next to him as he gazed at the ashes. His hood covered his figure. "What did she say?"

He was silent for a few seconds before responding, "I'll be able to change fate." He smirked before he turned his head to look down at him. "I'm the most powerful immortal. I'll change our destinies.

Zalgo was snapped back to reality when a mumble was heard. Y/N had been dreaming.

"No one will hurt us from now on." He whispered as he ran his human fingers through her hair. "I'll make sure of it."

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Proxy in Command (Creepypasta x Reader) Chapter 42

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I sat on the balcony in my room, scanning the familiar environment around me. The black sky with red auras hadn't changed at all. Although I was away from the souls, I could still hear them screaming from here. It reminded me how Zen was still there, suffering. I hadn't done anything to save him. The pillar shards remained on the rocky floor. Zalgo probably kept them there to remind me how I'm trapped here with him.

After what had happened earlier, Zalgo took us back to the underworld. Since I was still heavily influenced by alcohol, I fell asleep for most of the day. I had eaten dinner by the time I woke up and now I was sober and wide awake even though it was nighttime. I was freezing despite me wearing a hoodie.

"Darling, shouldn't you be asleep?"

I turned around to look at him in his human form. I had to admit, I felt more comfortable with him in his human form than in his regular form. Not that he looked innocent, of course.

"I think I slept enough," I responded before I turned away.

Zalgo slowly walked up to me before sitting beside me, trying to figure out what I was looking at. Although in reality, I was lost in thought.

"Zalgo?" I spoke out before figuring out how to ask my question. "Since I'm bound to Sally, what would happen if she were to die?"

Zalgo didn't need to ask me where my question came from seeing as he could easily look through my memories.

"You lose your special ability and strength. You become more vulnerable due to the emotional attachment you formed with her."

"So that's how the immortals killed my ancestors?"

Zalgo grew silent. He was shocked at how quickly I had figured it out.

"Yes. The immortals would take their time to study them and figure out who they were bound to. Most of them were their partners while some were siblings. The challenging ones were mortal friends."

I furrowed my eyebrows at the thought of siblings being bound to each other. Surely it couldn't mean-

"It wasn't a form of incest." Zalgo read my thoughts. "They were just protective of each other to an extent, despite them having their partners. That was also very rare to see."

I wanted to see Sally, to make sure she was alright. Splendor did promise me to take care of her so I wasn't that worried.

"We could see what the girl is doing if you'd like."

I gulped before nodding, still not wanting to see Zalgo.

Zalgo made a huge golden orb appear in front of me. A view of Sally sleeping peacefully in her bed had appeared inside it. I wasn't surprised considering it was her bedtime.

"You know, I could bring her here if you desire. She could remain here just so you can watch over her."

"She's happier in the mansion. Everyone including Slenderman loves her. I can't take that away from her, that wouldn't be fair." I didn't realize that I wanted to cry before I felt a tear roll down my cheek.

"Slenderman was foolish to treat you as if you were nothing, my dear." Zalgo wiped the tear away. "Although I was mistaken in the past as well, I hope I can redeem myself now and prove to you I'm not the bad guy."

A fake smile formed on my lips at what he had said.

"Says the guy who forced me to be here and killed the only close friend I had."

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Zalgo look away. "It can't be undone, Y/N."

I stood up before walking away from him. "Then our conversation is over."

"But I can try to research any solutions."

I stopped in my tracks before turning around to face him. "I am a lot of things, but stupid isn't one of them."

Zalgo kept quiet, knowing I had caught his lie.

"Where's the training room? I need to release some anger before I try to sleep."

"It's the first door to your left."

I didn't bother to thank him. All I could focus on was trying to release my emotions and I didn't plan on letting them out in front of him.

(~~~)

The next morning I woke up alone in the room. I was relieved that he hadn't made an appearance even when I had finished getting ready for the day.

I made my way to the patio and no surprise, Zalgo was there waiting for me.

"I hope you rested well."

I had to exhaust myself in the training room last night for me to sleep. I had to admit I was still tired. I didn't know how many hours I slept seeing as time doesn't exist in this world.

I sat on the other couch, noticing there was food served for me on the table.

"I wanted to discuss the mission that you'll be taking in a couple of hours."

I started eating as I carefully listened, not making eye contact.

"You'll be gathering another proxy for me. All you have to do is persuade him to join my army and make sure he doesn't escape. I know you're experienced in convincing others so I anticipate success."

I swallowed my breakfast before speaking. "How will I be able to reach him? You know I can't leave this world without you teleporting us."

"I will be teleporting us to the house but you'll be carrying out the mission. I will be observing from a distance to make sure nothing goes wrong."

I rolled my eyes. "Geez for a second I thought you cared and wanted to make sure I'll stay alive."

Zalgo took a sip of his drink before grinning. "I trust your strengths, but I'll be watching you as a precaution. I'm not planning on letting him go tonight."

(~~~)

For the remainder of the day, I trained for the upcoming mission. I assumed Zalgo wanted someone with powers seeing as I don't have any. I thought it was going to be weird having someone else in the under realm besides Zalgo.

I put on the uniform before I went to the throne room where Zalgo awaited me. I wrapped my arms around my chest to keep myself warm seeing as it was already nighttime.

Zalgo was standing down the stairs of his throne as he used a ball of energy to spy on someone. As soon as he heard me walking toward him, he swiped it to make it disappear before giving me his full attention.

"He's about to kill someone. We must hurry to make it on time."

He reached his hand out for me to take it. As much as I hated it, I gave him my hand.

Zalgo teleported us to an empty street surrounded by houses. I softened my gaze as I realized I was back in the suburbs. I turned around to see behind and immediately remembered the event that took place there.

This was where I gathered Painter and Puppeteer. Puppeteer was strangling me as Jeff arrived to "rescue me". He still bragged about it since the last time I saw him.

This means I wasn't far from the mansion. As much as I wanted to escape, I knew I couldn't. Zalgo would be able to teleport to me and make sure I never leave the under realm again.

"He's already inside the house," Zalgo alerted me. I turned around before looking at the gray house. "There's a spare key underneath the mat. It's common for stupid humans to make that mistake. I'm surprised they haven't gone extinct yet."

I ignored him as I proceeded to walk to the house while Zalgo stayed in place. I was surprised to find out he was right when I spotted the key underneath the mat. Inserting the key into the keyhole, I quietly opened the door. A scream came from upstairs so I figured out where he was located. I quietly went upstairs as the screams continued and got louder.

"I can give you money but please don't hurt me!" His victim begged.

Once I was on the second floor, I tiptoed to keep my presence a secret. It seems that fate wasn't on my side because the wood creaked as soon as I was close to the door.

"I promise to make your death quick if you show yourself. If you don't, I'll make sure you regret living at all."

I let out a sigh before revealing myself to him.

My eyes widen at the sight of him. He had gray skin, red eyes, light hair, a tunic, and a long, floppy cap.

"Dark Link?" I whispered.

Dark Link had a sword pointing at the ginger boy's neck with a smirk.

"I'm honored that you know me, but you shouldn't have come here to save your stupid boyfriend."

"He's not my boyfriend," I answered sternly.

"So you wouldn't mind if I kill him?" He pressed the sword toward his neck.

"Help me!" His blond victim screamed with his eyes closed.

"Kill away."

Dark decapitated him without taking his eyes off me. He threw the body and the head to the side before walking toward me.

I calmly stood there without breaking eye contact. He placed the tip of the sword on my chin, forcing me to look up at him.

"Now I'm curious, who are you and how do you know me?" He grinned. "You don't care that I just killed someone."

"Slenderman and I were looking for you. We had to ask-"

"Slenderman? The faceless monster who's eight feet tall and eats children in the forest? The fictional tale? Don't make me laugh, sweetheart." He applied more pressure on my chin. He then closed his eyes before sighing, putting his sword away. "That stupid midget is always following me. I swear he's obsessed over me."

He turned around to look at the TV that was on the stand.

I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion before I saw a hand come out of the TV. My heart skipped a beat when I realized who it was.

"Ben," I whispered with joy. Who knew his appearance would brighten up my day.

"You know him?" Dark Link asked me before glaring at him.

Ben finally fully came out of the TV. "Dark Link, we need your help. We-." He stopped talking as soon as he realized I was there. "Y/N? Y-You're alive?"

"It appears that there were more complications than I expected." Zalgo, who was now in his true form appeared next to me.

"What the fuck is happening?" Dark yelled as he looked at Zalgo with horror.

"Benjamin, you weren't invited here. I suggest you leave if you wish to escape unharmed."

Ben's eyes darkened as he brought his sword out. "You shouldn't have done that."

Ben tried to sprint towards Zalgo but I got in front of Zalgo and grabbed Ben's wrist in time.

"You're defending him?" Ben yelled at me with a confused expression.

I slowly let go of his wrist as I opened my mouth with shock. I didn't realize I had protected him until Ben pointed it out.

I silently stepped back near Zalgo, unable to look Ben in the eye. I was embarrassed at what I'd done.

"I'm not going to repeat myself, Benjamin. I'm warning you to leave."

"I'm not leaving without Y/N!" Ben tried to attack Zalgo again but was thrown across the room, knocking a bookshelf as books fell on top of his head.

"Ben!" I yelled with distress.

"A friend of my enemy is also my enemy!"

Dark Link tried to swing his sword at me. I ducked in time and used my foot to kick his calf. He dropped onto the floor as I grabbed his sword and pointed it at him.

I looked up to check on Ben and saw him holding his head. He examined his fingers only to see them stained with black blood.

Before I could say anything, Zalgo grabbed Dark Link and me, teleporting us back to the underworld.

"Where the fuck are we? At an antichrist church?" Dark Link yelled as he scanned the throne room.

I threw Zalgo's hand away from my shoulder before yelling at him. "We had a fucking deal! You promised not to hurt any pasta! Ben was bleeding!" I didn't realize I was still holding onto Dark Link's sword.

"You also broke our promise, you tried to escape from me. I think we're both even."

"You said it yourself! I tried and failed so I technically didn't break it!"

"Ben is immortal so technically I didn't hurt him." He mocked me. "Now leave before I lose my patience."

I shook my head. "What are you going to do? Kill me? I'd rather be dead than be here."

Zalgo smirked as he leaned forward. "Good idea. I can torture your soul for days to the point you'll ask for forgiveness. I'll revive you, but then you'll be under my control. Is that what you truly desire?"

I glared at him as I ground my teeth.

"Now I suggest you leave us. I have significant matters to attend to. Trust me when I say it'll benefit you."

I took a deep breath before walking away, throwing Dark Link's sword to the side. I pulled my hair back in anger before leaving the throne room.

All I could think of while walking in the cold dark hallway was what had happened a few minutes ago.

I knew Ben was immortal but that didn't stop me from worrying over him. How did Zalgo know about Dark Link or was it just a coincidence? I stopped in my tracks before looking back as I realized what happened.

Zalgo looked through my memories and found out we were looking for Dark Link a few months ago.

"Dark Link, we need your help. We-."

They were still looking for him during my absence. They probably needed another pasta to fill in my gap and Zalgo took the opportunity to take him away.

Before I twisted the doorknob to my room, Ben's words echoed through my head.

"Y/N? Y-You're alive?"

"I'm not leaving without Y/N!"

I slowly pushed the door open as I kept thinking about what he had said. He was surprised to see me.

Had they been searching for me?

(~~~)

Zalgo sat on his throne with his fingers underneath his chin as he was lost in his thoughts. During the last few days, he couldn't stop thinking about what he saw in his vision. Y/N was in an unknown location as she was tortured by humans.

He had to talk to the remaining oracle if he wanted to prevent it from happening. Not to mention he had also seen a vision where both he and Y/N died in the forest.

The only problem is that the oracle only appeared in the morning. He would have to leave Y/N alone which is why he recruited Dark Link. At least Dark Link could assist her if something were to happen to her.

He had to wait for three more days until he can finally turn Y/N immortal. He just had to make sure she would stay with him forever.

Dark Link was already marked by Zalgo and was now resting in his own chamber. Dark Link should wake up in the morning and that's when he'll announce his departure for his search. He would only be gone for a few hours without his darling.

He teleported to his room, only to see her sleeping peacefully on the bed. Using his hands, he made an alarm clock appear on her nightstand. He figured he should have made one since her arrival.

Her shivering figure made him glance at her. It was already late and the temperature had drastically dropped. Her human body wouldn't be able to handle it. He got in bed with her before placing her head on his chest, radiating heat off his body.

The cold nights will no longer be a problem in three days.

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Proxy in Command (Creepypasta x Reader) Chapter 41

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I gained consciousness a few hours later. I stretched my arms out before opening my eyes. I took a peak on my left side and felt relieved no one was there. But when I looked to my right, Zalgo was there laying next to me with his hands behind his head. He was still in his human form, looking at me.

"Can't you go to your room and let me sleep by myself?" I exclaimed as I moved away from him.

"This is my room," he chuckled. "I could leave you alone to sleep, but then you'll be shivering all night. I'm simply being a gentleman if you ask me."

I got out of bed and crossed my arms in front of my chest. "Gentleman my ass, you need to know what privacy is."

"I gave you your space while you endured your grief." He made clothing appear on the edge of the bed. A black leather jacket, leggings, and combat boots appeared. "Go change, we're going to go out to have lunch."

I raised my eyebrow. "What about breakfast?"

"You slept in. It's already lunchtime." Zalgo teleported away without me responding.

I furrowed my eyebrows knowing well I don't oversleep.

Once I finished getting ready, Zalgo appeared with his signature smirk. He eyed me up before offering his hand.

"Hey!" I snapped my fingers. "Eyes up here, buddy."

"Shall we go, my dear?" He ignored me.

"I don't see the point in dressing up if we're staying here."

"Who says we'll be eating in the underworld?"

I raised my eyebrow before slowly giving him my hand.

Zalgo teleported us to an unknown location. An opened golden elevator was in front of us. I turned around only to see people eating in a fancy restaurant. The floor was filled with golden titles with a bunch of flowers everywhere. Every seat was occupied, but what surprised me was that no one had noticed our entrance.

"If you're done checking out the place, can we now go inside?"

Zalgo placed his hand on my shoulder as he led us to the elevator. As the doors closed, memories of Derek kissing me began to flood my mind.

"I still can't believe you kissed that idiot," Zalgo spoke out with a hint of jealousy. He had read my thoughts.

"It was for a mission." I reminded him. "Nothing happened between us, plus he's dead."

I saw Zalgo smile in the corner of my eye. "That reminds me, darling, don't bother to escape from me. I assume you already saw my mark on your left shoulder, am I correct?"

I nodded my head, annoyed that he had reminded me.

"My mark allows me to teleport to you whether we're in the under realm, in the real world, or we're both in different realms. Perks of being the strongest immortal," he chuckled. "Which means you can't escape from me."

I rolled my eyes before the doors finally opened. The scenery hadn't changed much from the lower floor. The only difference was that this was the highest floor and it was empty besides a table and two chairs. This floor also contained huge windows that would let you see past the city.

"Zalgo, you're back!" A brunette woman in her early twenties exclaimed. She had beautiful curly brown hair that reached to her butt and green eyes. She was also petite which gave her an innocent look. She reminded me of Sally. For a second, her smile dropped but was replaced with a fake one when she saw me. "I'll show you your table."

It didn't take a genius to figure out she was probably jealous.

Once we were in front of our table, Zalgo pulled out my chair for me. "Let me assist you, my dear."

I kept silent as I sat down before he pushed the chair closer to the table.

"It's odd that you brought a guest, sir." She faked a chuckle. "What would you guys like to drink?"

"Fetch us the usual, Amelia. If you don't mind."

The girl nodded. "Of course, Zalgo." She then walked away.

"You guys must be close if you're on a first-name basis."

Zalgo smirked as he leaned back on his chair and crossed his arms in front of his chest. "Am I sensing jealousy, my petal?"

I scoffed. "You wish. I'm just curious if she knows who you are seeing as immortals aren't allowed to talk to humans."

"But you interacted with immortals for years and you're a mortal," he pointed out. "She knows I'm magical and believes I'm satan."

"Satan is probably better than you," I muttered.

"Anyways, I assumed it would be ideal for you to have a change of scenery. The under realm can be a bit boring if you're not magical which is why my minions are building a training room for you to enjoy. I know how much you relish working out and I thought I could make the under realm feel more at home."

"Nothing will make it home," I said as I kept my gaze towards Amelia who was coming back. She had a bottle of what seemed like wine and two cups. She placed the cups in front of us before filling the cups halfway with the red wine.

"What can I get for you guys?" She asked as she got her notepad out.

"I'll get the regular, darling." Zalgo smiled at her before looking at me.

"I'll get the uh..." I quickly scanned the menu in front of me. "(Lunch choice)" I finished before giving her the menu.

"Alright, I'll be right back." She took another glance at Zalgo before walking away.

"It appears the poor girl has a crush on you." I softly spoke as I watched her leave.

"But I only have eyes for you, my dear." Zalgo placed his hands on top of mine.

"It's the least of my worries." I pulled my hands back before taking a sip of the sweet wine.

I've never had alcohol besides that one time when I met Derek. Chances were, I would have a low tolerance seeing as I wasn't used to drinking.

But today I didn't care. I was tired of being in the under realm with no contact with anyone besides Zalgo. I wanted to forget all of my problems for a few hours.

"I also wanted to tell you that your first mission begins tomorrow. Well, technically the day after tomorrow seeing as it will be carried out during midnight."

"The hell am I going to do? Kill people? You can easily do that." I drank more of the wine seeing as I felt thirst all of a sudden.

"I'd rather surprise you. It shouldn't take more than five minutes to complete if done correctly."

"Five minutes?" I raised my eyebrow. "What can I possibly do in five minutes let alone how will I be able to leave the under realm?"

Zalgo barely took his first sip of the wine before he responded. "I'll take you to the area myself and I'll possibly be there to assist you in case anything goes wrong."

I finished the wine in my cup before Zalgo filled it up again with his magic.

"I'm glad to see you're relishing my favorite wine."

I let out a sigh as I looked toward the buildings through the windows. I wasn't used to seeing the city, but I couldn't help but remember the night Derek had proposed to me. Although it's a different location, both were fancy restaurants with a view of the buildings.

Then I remembered Derek telling me I was a slave and how I was angered based on what he had said. If I asked him what he meant, I could have maybe gotten answers sooner.

It took a while for the food to be ready and by the time I had finished eating, I had already consumed four glasses of wine, enough to make me feel drunk.

Amelia came back to pick up our plates but while Zalgo was busy talking to her, they both failed to notice I had a knife hidden in my thighs.

She kept on trying to make her laugh sound cute. It irritated me seeing as it reminded me of Rachel and Derek.

I kept tapping my foot as I felt a whole wave of emotions flood in. I looked at the buildings as a way for me to forget them. I wanted to cry. I wanted to yell. I needed to kill.

"Y/N?"

I didn't automatically look at him seeing as I wanted to calm myself first.

"Are you alright, my dear?" My E/C eyes looked at him before they landed on the girl.

She had an annoyed look which irritated me further.

"Don't you have dishes to take care of?" I pointed at our empty ones.

"Right, I'll get those out of your way." She got the empty plates and walked away.

Zalgo smirked at me as he leaned back on his chair. "I must confess, jealousy does look good on you."

"I'm not jealous," I gritted out as I was fidgety with my legs.

"You can try to convince yourself but it's all written in your face, darling." Zalgo grabbed my hand and kissed it while Amelia was coming back. She had seen what he did.

"I-Is there anything else you guys would like." She purposely ignored my gaze and looked at Zalgo.

Maybe it was the alcohol that made me feel this way, but I couldn't stand her any longer. I have to put her in her place.

I got up and slammed her head onto the table as I grabbed her neck from behind. I  had broken her nose.

"My nose!" She cried. Zalgo didn't move an inch. On the contrary, he was enjoying the scene.

I lifted her head back and held the knife to her throat.

"I hate how you look like Sally. I hate how you remind me of Rachel and most importantly I hate how you're acting around us."

I dug the knife closer to her neck, enough to draw some blood.

"Zalgo! Please help me! Your friend is insane!"

"You must be foolish if you believe you can get away with insulting the future queen of the under realm."

I slowly slit her throat as her chokes echoed throughout the room. I stared at the blood on the table as her corpse fell to the floor. I didn't realize what I had done until Zalgo started clapping.

"Bravo, my love. I quite enjoyed your performance."

I dropped the knife as I looked at the dead body on the floor. For some reason, I no longer saw Amelia's face. Instead, I saw Sally dead on the floor.

"Sally?" I whispered as I got on my knees. "Sally! I'm so sorry!" I cried.

As soon as I touched her cheek, she turned back into Amelia. I closed my eyes for a few seconds before opening them only to see Amelia still. Sally had disappeared.

"What have I done?" I whispered. "I'm turning insane."

Zalgo got down next to me before placing his hand on my shoulder. "Hey, it's alright. It's not like she's the first person you killed." He reached out his hand to burn the body in front of us.

I stared at the burning body in fear. All of a sudden I was afraid that Sally could die and I wouldn't be able to defend her.

Zalgo helped me stand up before he turned around to make sure no one had witnessed anything. He made the table and any evidence of our presence disappear.

He pulled my chin up with his hand to make me look at him. For the first time, I felt peace and comfort with him. I had forgotten everything he had done to me.

"Let's head back home, my love."

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