ChromaTober (Lyra Edition)

Day 9: Betrayal

*Sabre's POV*

I had always thought the strangest thing to ever happen to me was Shadow. He is basically just me but with darkness. It's strange to think we are sort of versions of one another because we are so different. When I think hard enough, I can still feel his presence, assuring me that he is still trapped in the Everything.

But talking to myself from another dimension is a whole different kind of strange. Realistically, he should look and act more like me but at the moment he seems more like Shadow, quiet and closed off. I suppose that's what losing everyone you care about will do to you.

Some of the Colourless Guard found him in the woods and brought him before Light, Time, the Leader's and I. He says he doesn't know how he got here but tells us that his universe was destroyed by a villain. He doesn't know if anyone else survived.

Currently, he's sitting outside of our house in the village (we let him stay in Dark's old room) holding what appears to be a sword. I decide to go out and talk to him.

"Heya chief, whatcha doing?"

He doesn't seem startled as I sat down and suddenly talked. He must of heard me coming or something.

"Oh nothing, just thinking of a friend."

He looks off into the horizon a bit. One part of me felt sympathy, after all, he probably lost everything except that sword, leaving that to be the only reminder of his friend. But another part of me was filled with uncertainty and fear, as if I shouldn't be near him. I brush it off as us being the same person from different dimensions, the timeline probably isn't too happy about it and might be trying to keep us apart.

"What was your friend like?"

The other me looked a bit surprised by the question before thinking about how to answer. His face almost seemed calculated instead of thoughtful, as if he was thinking about what to tell me rather than how to describe his friend.

"He was understanding and trustworthy. He helped me when no one else would. He was the one who gave me the sword, to help me find my way."

He held up the sword. As I gazed over it, I wondered who gave it to him, and how it helped him 'find his way'. The part of me that was filled with uncertainty suddenly turned to mistrust and screamed danger, I continued ignoring it, assuming it was simply the timeline trying to keep us apart. However, as I continued looking over the sword a detail caught my eye:

A clock was embedded into the hilt of the sword, slowly ticking away, as if counting down to something.

It was then that I came to a realisation...

His friend must of been Time Steve! That's why he's acting so strange. It must be so weird to have a copy of your friend walking around but they clearly aren't the same friend as you knew. 

I was happy that I finally understood the other me, but that part of me still bugged me, as if I didn't truly understand. After all, this isn't like the Shadow situation. This Sabre truly is a version of me and I have no reason to betray myself.

Right?

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BreachedAU (I shall explain the name shortly)

Basically, after TR!Sabre destroyed his universe, it didn't actually kill him but instead sent him into the multiverse, after a while him and TFC found each other and basically started destroying universes together, you know, all buddy buddy and what not.

But everything changed when Time, Sabre and Origin found a way back into the loop, this caused a gateway to open allowing TR!Sabre and TFC to also enter their universe. (The AU name coming from how they basically breached and broke into the universe)

This is early in the AU when TR!Sabre is gaining the trust of the main group for a big plan later (and also because TR!Sabre wants the original him to suffer and knows just how to make it hurt).

And don't worry the other TR characters also show up later, just not right now.

Surprisingly, I really like how this one turned out...

Lyra, signing out