The Other Winters [Male OC x RE Harem]

Chapter 38: Declaration Of War

Blue: Where in the Bing Chilling and I?

Suddenly, a voice echoed from behind him, a deep, chilling sound made up of multiple tones as if many voices were speaking in unison.

???: You...are witnessing the future vision of this world.

Blue whipped around, his heart pounding. What he saw before him made his blood run cold, standing there, in the flesh, was his brother Ethan.

But something was wrong. Ethan’s eyes glowed with an unnatural light, and there was a darkness that seemed to emanate from his entire being.

Blue: Ethan?

The figure took a step closer, and Blue could see the subtle distortions in his brother’s form. His skin was pale and cracked, as though it were barely holding together.

???: This is Ethan's body. But it is not Ethan himself.

Blue: No...you’re not him. You’re the thing taking over his body.....the Flower Mold itself....

Flower: Indeed, welcome, Blue Winters....to our Vision

Blue: What do you want with him? Why are you doing this in the first place? Did I not water you enough?

Flower:....We do not 'want' anything, in the way you perceive. We are beyond such simple desires. We are nature’s evolution, and Ethan Winters was merely a vessel...one that allowed us to flourish.

Blue: You’re using him! Just like you used everyone else! Why?!

Flower: Because we are what this world will become. Your kind clings to your humanity, but you cannot stop what is already set in motion. We are the future, and you, child, will either evolve...or be consumed.

Blue: Nah, I'd adapt

Flower: Then perhaps you will do your part in our plans

Blue: Hah, no...I won’t let that happen. I’m going to save Ethan, and I’m going to stop you....preferably with a lighter and some gasoline

Flower: You cannot stop what is inevitable, Blue Winters. You are fighting against the very nature of existence itself. Every time you resist your powers, every time you fear what you are....you are delaying the unavoidable. But you cannot hide from what you are forever.

Blue: What I am...doesn’t define me. I control my own fate...and besides...you were hiding yourself! Pendejo!

The Flower Mold's voice darkened, the many tones blending into something more ominous.

Flower: You can say that as many times as you like, but eventually, you will come to understand. You were made for this...and you will embrace it, whether you want to or not.

As Blue stood amidst the strange, hybrid forest of utopia and dystopia, the eerie figure of his brother...or rather, the Flower using Ethan's body approached him, its multi-tonal voice both unsettling and familiar.

The Flower's voice echoed again, softer but no less ominous.

Flower: You did well, Blue. You picked us up from the forest, giving us the chance to grow and evolve. For that, we must thank you.

Blue felt a wave of regret wash over him, knowing what his actions had unintentionally unleashed.

Blue: Yeah, I shouldn't have done that, my bad, G. If I had known what you were, what you would become....I would've burnt you

Flower: Yet, you did still pick us up. Do not feel sorrow, child. You assisted in the first step of this world's transformation, a world cleansed of the disease known as humanity.