Our Destiny [Remastered]

1. With a Heavy Heart

Inferno Narratives

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This is it...

Tik...Tok...Tik...Tok...

The time is coming...

Tik...Tok...Tik...Tok...

Running out of time...

Tik...Tok...Tik...Tok...Tik...

It was all she could do while sitting silently, staring towards a blank wall in a dimly lit room within the Mushroom Castle. The clock ticked with every second on the wall nearby, its constant ticking noise forming a strange harmony.

Tik...Tok...Tik...Tok...

She could not move, and breathing felt constructive for her.

Tik...Tok...Tik...Tok...

The thoughts wouldn't leave her. The thoughts of that day that took her from her life. She flipped a small coin to create a new noise to listen to.

*ping*

???: You better win Splatfest for me, okay?

Desti...That name reverberated through her empty mind, void of anything else. It was the only voice she could concentrate on.

*ping*

Desti: You really think you have what it takes to be Champion? Pfft. Pathetic...

She could hear her, almost like she was standing beside her, belittling her. Taunting her. She flips the coin a little higher.

*ping*

Desti: Are you just going to sit her and pout? Or are you going to do something?

She never spoke. Didn't dare to respond. She had to have been dreaming. Desti was gone. It had to be in her mind. She squeezed her eyes shut tightly, trying to rid the voice.

Desti: Uh, hello? I'm talking to you!

She brings her hands to her head. A ripping pain, almost like a migraine, danced throughout her skull. The coin dropped to her side and rolled away a foot before laying on its side.

Desti: What are you doing just sitting there? Get up!

Anger was slowly rising within her, yet she managed to stay completely still.

Desti: You need to get up, Meggy!

Her eyes squeeze tighter.

Desti: Stop ignoring me! Get up!

Meggy turns around, yelling.

Meggy: Leave me alone!

The voice vanished, but another voice reached her ears.

???: Meggy! D-didn't mean to startle you.

SMG4. His innocent stature gave off that he must've been spooked by her sudden outburst.

SMG4: ...I'm sorry to bother you...But you've been up here for hours. This is borderline unhealthy.

Meggy scoffed a bit before stating a response.

Meggy: I'm okay. Thanks for checking in though.

SMG4: Have you been...Crying?

Meggy brought a hand to her cheek and felt the wet trail of a fresh tear. She didn't remember crying, but if SMG4 could see her clearly in this dimly lit room, her face must've been red and her eyes puffy.