Trust falls

Psycho

@Greengelly's part!

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I paced around my small cave, a sanctuary away from the other Algebralians. I had my reasons for staying apart. In this world, I controlled everything. If I were to be killed - a nearly impossibly feat - everything would unravel. I glanced outside; a light drizzle fell, so I decided to stay in. It was nap time. Lately, my mind-traveling powers hadn't been working well, which was concerning.

I settled into a small dip in the cave, surrounded by glistening gems - diamonds and rubies, the whole treasure trove. As I drifted into sleep, I found myself in Seven's point of view. Seven was running at a quick pace, with Five just a few feet away. Together, they burst into the basement.

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"GUYS, THERE'S THIS RANDOM PSYCHO UPSTAIRS!" Five exclaimed, trembling as they tried to maintain composure. The others giggled, dismissing the urgency in Five's voice.

"Jesus christ, Five, did you have too much to drink last night?" Nine barked, skepticism lacing their tone.

"N-no, I swear there's this weird figure upstairs holding one of X's corners," Seven stammered, shivering at the thought.

"Lemme see..." Nine said, their voice trembling as they cautiously made their way upstairs, a harpoon in hand.

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My vision blurred, and suddenly I was in a dark room, seeing through the eyes of an object - the Book. It was frustratingly inaudible, one of the downsides of mind traveling. The whitish tinge around the edges indicated it was a future vision, Two and Four were there, arguing intensely. Two turned to the audience and called Cake forward. Cake approached, trembling slightly. They exchanged words, and Two announced something that shocked everyone.

Bomby stormed up, trembling with anger, and shouted at Cake. Whatever Cake had done was serious, as everyone looked furious. Cake slunk over to Four, who charged at Two. Two dodged and pulled a pistol from their pocket, quickly shooting Cake. Part of Cake's chocolate body flew toward the wall. He lay there, barely breathing, blood and chocolate pooling around him. Four and Two continued to fight, but Two easily overpowered Four, slowly ripping Four's corners apart. Four looked terrified, and the objects around them were horrified. Two smiled triumphantly before leaving.

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I woke up in a cold sweat. The rain was pouring harder now, but I didn't care. I dashed outside and flew, driven by a gut feeling that One and Three were involved in this. I lived only a half-hour away on foot, but flying took only ten minutes.

When I arrived, I hovered outside and saw One through a window.

"Yes, Nine? And for goodness' sake, put that harpoon down! This is a friendly conversation!" One's voice was sickly sweet, belying the fear in Nine's eyes. One beckoned Nine to sit, and they engaged in a seemingly pleasant conversation. As Nine smiled, One subtly floated a record over.

Something felt off.

As Nine continued ranting about Six, One suddenly shattered the record and thrust a shard into Nine's right eye.

Nine screamed, a childish cry of betrayal. "W-ONE?!" they exclaimed, clutching their eye - or what was left of it - as blood poured out. One quickly exited to a small room. I teleported inside.

"W-Who are you?" Nine whimpered, trembling as I carried them back to my 'home.'

I returned, trembling under Nine's weight.

"Don't worry, Nine... everything's fine now, trust me," I reassured them, though I shook with the weight of the promise. I placed them into my mind.

"There will be justice for this."