WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY SWAMP????

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Context: you are a birth given palisman. You were carved as a gift for Belos when he was first born. You too are life long besties, which is why Belos never killed you.




"Negrain!" Someone called for me. "Negrain! Have you seen the swamp? It's dryer than deeze-"

"No, no." I interrupted with a shove over to Belos. "We ran out of hot dog buns." I let out sadly, staring at the empty plastic bag. Belos stared at with with a solemn look. 

"I think I know a place to get food." He spoke smoothly, low and almost whispering. 

"Are you sure? What if we need more energy mid journey?" I predicted.

"We won't." He breathed. "If we do, I'll just eat you." He joked.

"Ayo that's kinda sussy." I chuckled. The door swung open and we were out for adventure. 

Eventually we found ourselves in a solidified section of the woods. Everything was so whole and quiet. Not even our steps produced noise. The sight was rare. Ever since the day of unity, everything has only been burnt buildings and carcasses. I would've eaten them if they weren't so moldy.

"Were are we?" I questioned in a soft tone, softer than I had intended. I was so impressed by our surroundings, It almost left me breathless.

"Don't worry, nobody is here." Belos comforted with a smile. 

We walked on and on for a while until he stopped abruptly and got on his knees. Digging into the floor.

"EW!" I yelled in disgust. "What are you doing!" I pulled him from the dirt. "You knew you were gonna be digging? Why didn't you bring a shovel??"

"No." He responded plainly. "I just sense the metal here. I could've sworn it was in a tree."

"...None of us eat metal." I admitted with a dumb face.

"No I mean that there's a fridge here!" He gave me a dumbfounded look.

"Gurl I-" I spawned my orb and used magic to remove the dirt. I exhaled deeply. "Much better."

I despawned my enchanted orb and took a peak down the hole. There was a ladder that led down to the gray thing shining in the hole. It looked like a silver coffin.

"You aint gonna bury me right?" I pointed at Belos interrogatively.

"No I won't bury you!" He yelled annoyingly in a whiny tone.

"Okay, princess!" I taunted. I bowed and directed my arms downward. I smirked and said: "Ladies first~"

"Oh shut up!" He took a step forward and began his climb down. I followed until I heard a yelp.

"Oh please don't kill me!!!" Something begged. It sounded like the voice of an eight year old. "Wah! Wah! WAH!" I quickly slid down and laid eyes on the beast. It looked like some dog with a skull.

"Who the fuck are youuuu?" I began my bullying ritual. "Who the fuck are youuuu. Who you is? Who you B E? Imma whoop yo aAAsss."

"I'm King!" It squirmed to the corner of the fridge. "L-Leave me alone or...or...Or i'll use my titan powers!"

"Bel bel," I whispered over to Belos. "Where's the food?"

"Looks like Mr. King has eaten it." He tapped his chin. "Let's go."

We both hopped out of the whole and began the walk back home. My stomach began it's whale noise ritual and at some point I had enough of it. I snatched some grass from the floor and shoved it in my mouth. I was expecting Belos to accuse me of my disgusting actions in a high and mighty form. But no, instead, he joined in on it. 

It looked like some ritual of pigs. It was disgusting. But for me, it tasted gracious. It tamed the whales in my stomach.

"God you guys look stupid." A small voice behind me let out bluntly.
"Easy for you to say King!" Belos replied lazily.
"You ate all our food!" I added.
"Fine! I'm sorry! But in return, I know a place!" I jumped up from my hidden face in the grass.
"Yeah, inside the trees. This forest is intensely nourished, that's why the day of unity hasn't taken it out."
I spawned my magic orb and shoved a ton off tree in it. My orb is something I was born with. As a palisman, Belos made me and gifted me with an orb to support me. So that the orb does anything to help me.
"Alright Bel bel, let's head home." I slapped his back playfully and hung onto his shoulder.
"Negrain," Belos began. "if you wanted me to carry you so badly, you could've just said so."
"No no I'm fi-"
"Hey wait!" King yelped. "I helped you get food! Now take me with you!"
"No." We both replied at the same time.
"But now you owe me something!"
"No, you just paid your debt for eating our food!" I protested. I snatched Belos's and and began to stroll away.
"UGHHhhhh!" King grabbed my leg. I stoped in my tracks and directed my gaze downward. "Pretty please?" King pleaded. "I'll wear anything you want me to!"
Belos and I looked at him disgusted. So I leaned over and whispered:
"If we run out of food again, we can just eat him." I proposed the idea.
"Good thinking." Belos grinned.

(At the old house.)
I snacked on some wood while eyeing. The world outside. It was just red and a huge owl. I wonder when will the collectors game end. I'm glad I never got into that mess.

I gave King my room, so I was falling asleep in the living room. I was barely falling asleep when I felt something sharp on my neck.
"Bel Bel. You can't keep on surviving off me forever. At some point I might run out of magic!"
"Oh but we can!" Belos slid the knife deeper into my neck and let my magic slip out, capturing it into some small container. "You just have to make sure that orb of yours doesn't break, until then. We'll be okay." He patched the cut on my neck. "Then we shall initiate the plan to fix the boiling isles."
"I don't think the people are going to trust you anymore." I analyzed. "But none of them knew about my existence, so perhaps I could get them to follow me."
"But the titan knows you." He picked up one of my hands, all woody and stiff.
"Then I'll just have to hide!" I shrugged. 

I took a moment to look at his hand on mine. I slid my hand away. His smile was fake and unpersuasive. I sat up on the couch and looked him dead in the eye.

"Your only doing this because you're forced to stay with me, aren't you?" I gave him a rude face: All intimidating and analytic. 

"Oh you!" He chuckled. "You always see through my intentions!" 

"Ugh! Drop the act Belos!" I rubbed my nose bridge. "What do you want?" I arched an eyebrow.

"Oh nothing really-" He fidgeted in an awkward way. His eyebrows were all worried.

"Money? Power? Dominance?"

"I don't know!" He let at the top of his voice. " I can't even set a goal when I found myself eating dirt!" I laughed muffled to myself.

"Reasonable, reasonable." I nodded approvingly. I pat him on the head. "Just know that the emperor's palisman has to know their owner, okay?"

"Why did I give you the ability to speak again?"

"H AHA!" I laughed mockingly with a controlling smile. "Because you love me!" I made a heart with my index and middle finger.

"Oh shut up." He shoved me playfully.  "Go to sleep." He got up and left for his room.

I closed my eyes. 

"WHO GOES THERE?" A mighty voice echoed. I opened my eyes to the sight of pitch black surrounding my all. 

"W-Where am I?"
No response. Only my echoes returned to me, calling for me.

Authors notes:

I write as a hobby, but I am also working on a novel. Please feel free to criticize my writing style, I wish to refine it to the best it can be. This story is more of a side hobby I like to do, feel free to suggest ideas and prompts. 

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