Goretober 2024

11. Slasher

Movie night film! Movie nightmare! Inky scare and soul attack!

Halloween was filled with scares and sweet treats. And something that many creators and creatives took inspiration from. It was a time to dip into NSFW work and experiment with things people wouldn't question outside of the month of October.

One of those very popular outlets were movies! Something Dream and Swap thought would be a good idea to watch together!

They got their small dinner, a caesar salad each, pizza, and of course popcorn and drinks. They were watching a new film that the multiverse has been recently raving about, and it's only the 11th day of the month!

All the lights were turned off adding to a darker effect, with the only light being from the television in front of the duo.

The movie began with a Jumpscare, terrifying both of them. The TV was slashed open and a version of the killer came through welding something of a sword-ax combination.

Despite being multiversal protectors both their first reactions were to scream and run, Swap dragging Dream with him over the couch and out of the main room.

The killer, who wore a mask with its mouth elongated and blood splattered across its face. Black and red rags hung from its body, the shadows hiding its true size as it chased after the two stars. Its heavy breathing and footsteps showed how close or far he was from the two stars.

Dream tried to get a proper look at their attacker but wasn't able to as Swap quickly hid them in one of their rooms. The mortal was shaking and Dream tried to get his bearings after the sudden escapade.

"Are you okay?"

"Of course! It's just a small scare! Someone is just playing a prank on us!"

"Who would do something like that?"

"Oh well it's the month of scares! It was bound to happen!"

"Oh... What if they actually want to kill us?"

"...let's be quiet so they don't hear us" he didn't want to think about that possibility. No one would probably take their claims seriously anyways. It would be the perfect murder and no one would know!

Dream and Swap silently waited for a sign that the intruder wasn't in the house anymore. Footsteps came around the house, doors being kicked down as the figure stormed through each room, slashing at each movement and slight resemblance of a person.

Footsteps stopped at their own door, pausing unlike the ones before. Swap quickly grabbed Dream and jumped out the closest window just as the door was kicked down and a giant ax was slashed down where they just were.

The fall wasn't that high, jumping out of the second story only dealt half his health and he was mostly running on adrenaline at this point.

"Swap, are you okay?!"

Maybe he wasn't a Halloween-friendly skeleton.

"I-I'm fine.... I think"

"Here, let me help!" Dream picked him up and pulled a monster candy or two out of his inventory. The two made their way away from the house and to another island in the Doodlesphere.

"We should call Ink. If someone found their way in here that could lead to Error and others entering"

"Yeah, keep your guard up"

"Of course" Swap pulled out his phone and summoned a bone while Dream readied his staff, watching Swap's back as he made the call.

He waited and waited as the phone rang. One ring, two rings....

It continued to ring. Dream looked at Swap anxiously but had little time to warn him about the intruder being beside him, "SWAP!"

The mortal was grabbed, dropping his phone as an ax was put to his neck and Dream summoned his bow and arrow in place of his staff. The intruder held Swap in front of him and held his chest tightly, straining his ribs. He could hear the heavy breathing coming from his kidnapper and desperately looked to Dream for a solution. He was near death and his life was in Dream's hands right now.

Dream knew he couldn't fully hit his target without injuring Swap in any way. He was a good archer and his arrows were his own magic but he didn't want to risk the stranger moving to dodge and him accidentally killing his friend.

All he could do was buy time for Ink to come over, maybe threats would disinterest the other.

"Let him go or I will shoot!" He pulled back his bow and aimed at the killers head instead of his chest, Swap blocked most of his body and he could only hope for a clean headshot.

"Shoot."

He was daring Dream to shoot. He knew he was bluffing.

A ringing sound sounded from somewhere near. Swap's phone was still ringing but not a receiving ring joined it. Swap looked at the intruder, he was desperate and wasn't thinking straight.

Bringing forth his magic he summoned a faster blaster above the both of them, it charged up and they both looked up at their doom.

"SWAP WAIT!"

"WAIT WAIT WAIT!!"

The blaster shot at the two, completely ignoring its summoner would die as well. Dream shielded himself from the blast that was dangerously close and he was worried for his friend!

After the smoke and debris cleared, Dream looked for any dust. It would be terrible to tell his brother and the council. He couldn't move past such a kind soul passing away! He was too nice for this world! Too young!

He heard huffing a small distance away and saw the intruder hunched over with Swap! They must've dodged the blast!

He quickly ran over and checked on Swap who was having a hard time breathing. He put a hand on his back to help him breathe and reassure him as he looked up at the attacker.

They both made eye contact, they giggled and shrugged as if being nearly killed and threatening his best friend was a joke.

Dream pushed off Swap, apologizing in his mind, and body tackled the invader. Considering his strength and how unpredictable it was, the attacker was rightfully sweated off his feet and hit the ground HARD!

Dream pulled back to throw a punch, and he did, but he was stopped by a hand. Most mortals or enemies' hands would break if they tried to stop one of his punches so either this was a powerful outcode, some magic was involved, or this was also another god.

He scoffed and moved to tear off the mask for the person, they struggled but he was able to get the mask off and...

Ink?!

"Uhh, heeeeyyyy Dream!"

The guardian grabbed the protector by his collar and shook his skull on the ground, "Do you know. What you've done?!"

"Trick or Treat?"

"THAT ISN'T—! HOW YOU TRICK OR TREAT YOU—!!"Swap yelled out. He was still struggling to breathe and it was convenient that he was still conscious. He was coughing and shaking.

His soul was beating faster than his magic could move across his bones so his body was basically on reserves. The blaster took a lot of magic, it wasn't something he summoned often and considering the situation he was just in, he put all his magic, because he thought he was going to die!

But he's not dead, and he's definitely in shock and suffering from the equivalent of a heart attack, only with his soul.

Dream moved off of Ink to help Swap out as best he could, providing a straight pathway of Magic until his soul could recover.

Ink just sat there. It was a joke gone out of control. Womp womp.