Chapter 18 - Eris meets Lethe

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Dream was here

Dream was here

DREAM

Ranboo paced back and forth his hands placed on his neck, not that it did anything to quell the immense feeling of guilt he felt.

He had just helped with the escape of the absolute worst person on the dream smp yet

He shivered trying to get the tiny particles surrounding him along whispering things only he could hear. That didn't help his anxiety, had he lost his mind? Why did he even think that this was a good idea in the first place?

Because you had no one else

He froze in place. That was too loud to be a particle

I'm not one of them, ⍀⏃⋏⏚⍜⍜

"Shut up" he said allowed, flinching at his own volume

You helped Dream escape

His lip trembled, swallowing Ranboo resumed his pacing

"You're not real"

You helped him escape. Willingly

"You're not real" he repeated, firmer "you said so yourself"

You helped Dream escape

He couldn't deny it. He did

You helped me escape

Ranboo froze again, this time leaning against a try to steady himself

"You're not him"

I am

He paused, no he wasn't. Dream wasn't in his head.

Do you know what I'm going to do first?

"What?"

I'm going to find Tubbo and I'm going to get my armour back. Off his rotting corpse

No

And then I'm going to kill Michael,

No

And you'll watch.

"No" Ranboo said out loud

You will,

"No" he was louder this time

And you're going to enjoy it

"NO" he screamed

You don't care. ⍀⏃⋏⏚⍜⍜, stop pretending.

"I do, I do. I know I do" he muttered frantically hands clutching his head

Then why did you help me?

He didn't answer. He couldn't, why did he help?

Because that's what you're meant to do

What?

The voice scoffed.

"What? What do you mean?"

This is what you were made for ⍀⏃⋏⏚⍜⍜

"What are you even talking about. I got rid of you. I got rid of you" he began to mutter sounding more panicked than ever. Avoiding the last statement, where did he come from?

You were created to help me.

He's not real. He's not real

I am real, I can prove it

"No you can't" he whimpered out, shutting his eyes as tight as they could be

Yes I can

"Because, I'm standing right in front of you" his ears started to ring, Ranboo opened his eyes to see a smiling mask leering down at him.

"Hello Ranboo"

He couldn't speak, every time he stuttered out a word, it wasn't something English, it wasn't something human. This seemed to make to older man even happier,

"Or should I say R4-N-8-0o"

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