Short stories about COTE.
A warning: some of my earlier ones are kinda mid. It gradually gets better, I think.
Includes lemons. Marked by a 🍋. Some are cringe, others are actually somewhat decent for lemons.
Long title. Long chapter(~11k words). Tower of God. I was considering adding some other COTE characters, but I didn't really know how I could implement them. Sorry if the exposition feels long or unnecessary.
Also, I added images to some characters. I know, lots of effort from me. Most, if not all, of the images are from the anime. Mostly for those who haven't watched the anime nor the webtoon.
I tried making it easy for those who had no knowledge of TOG to understand, yet I don't feel like I did a good job. It is what it is.
Ayanokouji Kiyotaka POV
What a strange dream. Being back in the White Room was something utterly ridiculous to think about.
That being said, why was I back here in my dream? I can't imagine myself having some sort of subconscious desire to be back.
I'd already gained my temporary freedom. I'll be back here soon, but changed. The outside world has already tainted me.
I wake up, or so I thought. I was in strange, large hallway. The walls were designed with ancient myths, none of which I recognized. Lights illuminated the hallway. Is there a possibility that the White Room collapsed? I know that it's an underground facility, but is that possible?
As I got up, and started wandering around, I felt the presence of someone behind me. I quickly turned around, trying to identify them.
It was a strange-looking humanoid creature. Its head was shaped like some sort of rabbit with two long ears. He held a golden staff, with a blue orb at each end.
A/N: It's so hard to describe what it looks like lol. Here's a picture for reference. Damn his shoes look like among us.
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"My, my. It's been a while since we've had a visitor like you here."
It answered with a playful tone, as if nothing worried it whatsoever.
"...Who are you?" I cautiously asked. If it wasn't on guard, then I'll gather as much I formation as I can.
"Woah, woah. No need to sound so hostile. It's been a while since someone opened the gate by themselves. Welcome to the tower, young man. My name is Headon, the administrator of the first floor of the tower. What's your name?"
Gate? I don't remember doing anything of the sort. Was this an elaborate dream? And what's the tower?
Calm down. Seeing how it's not worried about me, I won't provoke it. I'll comply with him for now.
"Ayanokouji Kiyotaka" I answered. Using a fake name would've been ideal, but this situation isn't anything close to normal. He seemed like a creature out of a legend. I could faintly recall some creatures that could tell lies from the truth.
"I'll just call you Ayanokouji, then. How did you end up here, Ayanokouji?"
"I fell asleep, and when I woke up, I was here. Who brought me here, was it you?"
