Watch and protect

chapter 1

Branzy pov

As I walk through the dimly-lit corridors of the casino to my room, I start wondering about what Clown was doing today.. I haven't seen him all day and I start to get worried. "I hope that he's alright.." I mutter under my breath. I suddently hear quiet footsteps behind me, but I knew it was a player so I didn't thought much about it.

"Branzy" I hear Clown's voice calling after me from behind my back "Do you mind turning around?" he said and I immediatly did just that, to see him holding a heart in his left hand and his scythe in another. I stared at the man before me as he approached slowly.

He stopped one block before me, reaching out with the hand holding the heart. "I wanted to give this to you, because you have a.. worrying ammount of hears as far as I can remember.." he spoke hesitantly because - to be honest - six hearts isn't a lot next to the man who literally has at least nineteen of them.

I tilted my head as for asking if I could, and I recieved a nod in return. Stepping closer to Clown, I noticed that he had some bloodstains on his jester outfit. Grabbing the heart I look at him concerned before asking "Did you get hurt? And who's heart is it?"

He freezes slightly before answering with "I- I'm fine don't worry about me." I glance in his direction, noting the fact that he stuttered in the back of my mind. "If you say so.." I say, getting ready to leave to my room "But if you need help, just ask me alright?". He nods his head and walks out of the corridor, leaving me alone with a heart in hand.

"Rude, didn't even answer the second question." I whisper under my breath and start heading back to my room. I get the feeling of being watched, but I just shrug it off because Clown could still be there.

Entering my room, I place the heart next to the casino blueprints, and look at myself in the mirror. Sighing, I see that my mascara has began to wash off. "I'll have to fix it up soon" I think in my mind "But first I need to add the heart to my healthbar.." I say, already reaching out for it.

As I hold the heart in my hand, I began to think, how would the lifesteal members react to the poor, (not) innocent Branzy adding the hearts like he did normally? Well, if I wasn't as crazy as I am now, maybe I would be grossed out, or at least feel a little uneasy seeing someone  literally eating a heart out in front of me. Buut as I am clearly the world's most sanest individual, I don't really mind my way of doing that thing.

I stare at the heart with unnatural hunger in my eyes, starting to show my inhumanly sharp teeth. Gnawing on it bit after bit, I feel the blood running down my chin and I smile slightly, starting to imagine the reactions of each lifesteal member that they would have after seeing me like that.

Continuing munching the heart given to me by Clown, I get the feeling of being watched again. Looking around my room, I see a floating eye just staring at me with what I could tell was some kind of disgust. Looking back at it, I get the look of suprise from it, maybe because I can see it?

Sure enough, I hear a echoing voice. "Hello? Are you.. able to see me?" and I nod my head in return. The eye seems suprised at that answer, and after finishing the heart and feeling that it has been added to my healthbar, I start approaching the floating creature (?).

Standing right before the eye, I see the uneasiness in it's gaze, as it looks at the blood still dripping from my mouth. I quickly take out a black handkerchief from my pocket and wash it off. I give the eye a small grin as it looks at me perplexed. "How can a human do something so horrible and disgusting?" it asks, probably not waiting for an answer.

I laugh slightly after hearing the word human, making the eye even more confused. "Oh.. how wrong you are about the human part.." I say, still giggling.

"...What? What are you then?" it wonders, slightly hesitant. "Let's just say.. I might be one of your kind watcher." I answer, and the eye flinches at the 'watcher' part.

"I'm long gone from them, I would rather die than to become one of their servants again" it says, clearly disliking their mention, "So you're saying that you also aren't one of them?" the eye asks, now with more hope in it's eye (hah, get it? because one eye? no? alright.. going back to shadows..).

"No I'm not. Haven't been one in a long long time." I answer. "Then.. why are you here? You could be anywhere else, but why here? Why this server?" it asks, now sounding geniunely intrested.

"Because I protect this server from them." I say sternly, looking directly at the eye. It gives me a suprised look, before asking "So that's why there's almost no watcher attacks here?" and I give them a nod. Their eyes lit up with.. excitement? "Finally I found some higher ranking runaway watcher! May I please join you? I really need a place to stay after escaping from them.."

"You can but you know that you'll be stuck with me after that for a long time right?" I say, just to be sure that they understand what would happen if I accepted them.

"I do and I will follow your commands, I really need a place to stay so I'm willing to do anything." it answers confidently.

"Well then! The deal is sealed!" I chirp happily, smiling widely as I do so. "Now come with me, we have to check on others!" I say, already walking out of my room, leaving the eye as it starts to catch up with me.

(timeskip sorry I have no idea what to write there I hope you can forgive me lol)

As I was checking on the lifesteal members, I was also explaining this server to the eye, how the mechanics of stealing a heart work and this servers rules. The last stop we made was at Prince Zam's base.

As I was walking near his room, I hear that he's shifting in his bed. "He's probably having nightmares again..." I mutter under my breath, as I open the door to see a panicked looking Zam, sitting in the middle of his bed. As I approach the teen I notice that his usually hidden hybrid traits are showing, the horns that are always covered with the crown are poking out of his head, and I'm pretty sure that I see a short, fluffy tail from behind his back - he's a goat hybrid.

"What do you want." he asks, trying to put on his most brave face, but I still see that he's still shaken up from his nightmare.

"Bad dream?" I question him, sympathy probably evident in my eyes, to wich I recieve a shake of his head in return. "Don't lie to me Zam, that happened?"

"Nothing! Nothing.. I just.. can't sleep.." he answers hesitantly, looking away as for not look in my eyes.

I stare at him for a moment, before asking "Do you want me to sing a song? It could help you sleep and I promise I'll stay here so you won't get hurt.". He looks at me, suprised at the offer and it takes a little while to hear a faint "Yes..".

"Come here, let me tuck you into bed." I say, reaching out for him, but he quickly traps me in a hug. I let him do it, and I start singing a lullaby that I remember my sister sang to me when I had nightmares.

After a while, I felt his breathing even out. I smile faintly at that, as my wings show and I wrap them up around the teen. I suddently hear the eye saying "Woah, you two act like father and son really" and I don't think they realized that they said it out loud.

"I'll take that as a compliment." I answer, slightly glancing at the eye, as I place Zam back under his covers. "We have to go now, this was our last place to check." I say, already walking out of the room.

"Goodnight Zam." and I could hear a faint answer from the teen. I chuckled quietly, leaving his base to go back to the casino, the eye following shortly behind.

(So what do you think about the first chapter? I apoligise for any mistakes for this is my first ever book, and english isn't my first language, sooo let me know your opinion about it! Have a nice day/night and i hope you enjoyed the chapter!)