Eyeless Jack x Reader

Chapter 22

*third person pov*

     "Zalgo," Slenderman started to explain, "is a horrific being who can bring the destruction of earth itself... He can make you insane. He can do many things. He is something we should all fear.."
     Mari shuddered. It was the first time you saw Mari act uneasily. Was Zalgo that terrible? Slenderman cleared his threat and faced Mari.
     "What did you see him do? Why is (Y/N) there as well?" Slenderman asked. He saw Mari was still taken back from her vision. He must be very powerful to cause Slenderman and Mari to worry.
     "It wasn't only (Y/N)... It was everyone in the mansion..." Mari breathed quietly. "He.. he had almost everyone stacked in a pile, which he stood on... (Y/N), Jack, and I were facing him..." She shut her eyes momentarily, but opened them soon after to hide her fear.
     "Dead? Where was I?" Slenderman asked with a hint of shock in his voice. If you listened well enough, you could maybe hear his voice crack of fear.
     "You.. you were bound powerless.." Mari voice seemed to nearly break. "It seems only the three of us could do something to stop him or d-die trying.."  You felt a chill down your spine. Die? Mari seems to be afraid of dying. You nearly died and you surely do not want to go through that again.
     "(Y/N).." Slenderman called your name, snapping you out of your thoughts. "I know you've barely got here.. You have nearly died twice... Now I'm asking you to risk your life again. If you are in the vision.. then you must be of some assistance." Slenderman seemed he didn't want to say that, but he had no other choice. He didn't want to risk losing his mansion occupants. Mari stared down at her hands, she tried to stop them from shaking. She stuffed them in her pockets, trying to calm herself.
     "Why is everyone afraid?" You asked. "Is Z-Zalgo really something to fear??" You fought the urge to stand up and yell at Slenderman. He could kill you any second if he wanted to. You forced yourself to stare at the floor.
     "Did you not hear me?" Slenderman asked. "Zalgo has the power to destroy the planet. He can kill us all or just have fun torturing everyone until they are insane! Zalgo can do anything he pleases!" Slenderman caught himself and tried to keep his voice down. He didn't want to alarm anyone if they overheard their conversation. "Please (Y/N), understand that we need you.. I'm not a being to be asking humans to help us, but.. if you are in the vision.. then maybe you can help us.."
     Your hands have already begun to sweat. Just hearing what he says about the destruction of the planet scares you. Risking your life? Is it worth it? You probably would've been dead already if Mari didn't say you were in the vision. So why not try to help save everyone?
     "I..." You nearly choked on the words you were about to say. You gripped the chair and raised your head to face Slenderman. "I will try my best to h-help you. Even if it takes my l-life.." Slenderman stood up and ordered you to do as well. He took your hand and shook it firmly. Mari stifled a sigh of relief and held her hands to her chest.
     "Thank you, (Y/N)..." Slenderman said with a hint of warmness. "Welcome to our team.. Its time to start training again... For everyone!" He nodded at Mari and she ran out he door. You could hear her voice over your head.
     "Everyone.. tomorrow morning we will commence code red training. Everyone eat and sleep well, we will need it.." Her voice rang through the halls and rooms. Suddenly you could hear everyone stumbling and thumping to the kitchen or to other rooms. They knew this meant serious business.

Hello everyone!
It seems like I say this every chapter, but I'm sorry for updating at very slow pace. School has started in August and I also didn't have a phone for a period of time. Now it is break and I have a little more of a week left. I will try to make as many chapters as possible. School is very busy and I apologize if I make everyone wait for a long time. I hope this chapter will hold you over till the next update.

On the bright side, this book has reached 6k reads! I'm very very happy to see that. I never expected this work to go as far as it has. I'm so happy to see people actually like my work and I hope it inspires you to write your own. Don't be afraid to comment anything, I will try to answer back.

Till next time..

~Mari