CreepyPasta The Life of Secrets and Lies

Book 2 Chapter 17: Everyone's Own Path

Manipulation's POV

Ma chérie apologized over and over... (If you don't get it he's talking about Hallow apologizing for her actions.) I could see her demon shadow going crazy in the background. She was angry... No furious. But, still she sat there looking innocent and harmless. "Hey how about we discuss our group name? I mean we never did that yet..." I muttered. "Yeah, sounds good. But, does anyone have any ideas?" Clocks responded. "How about Rulers of All!!!" Mind-Keeper asked. "Nah..." Clocks responded. "Hmmm... I don't really know..." Pain said. "All this thinking is hurting my head..." Hell's pain Muttered. "How about empire... but, abbreviated..." Hallow asked. "What does it mean?" I said. "Ill just write it down..." Hallow answered as she grabbed a paper and started scribbling on a paper.

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E.M.P.I.R.E.

Endless powers and

Madness

Proven worthy by

Immortal

Rebellious

Empty souls

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"Does that sound good?" Hallow asked. "Empire... hmm... I think it's still missing something..." Clocks advised. "Well... we are all creepy pastas, so how about Creepypasta empire?" Pain suggested. "That seems awesome!" Hell's Pain cheered. "All in favor?" Hallow asked, and in response everyone nodded. "Cool! I'm gonna make an awesome sign for the front of our cabin!" BRVR said as he cheerfully walked outside. "So Creepy pasta empire, we officially have our name!" Clocks cheered. "You know how we can celebrate?" Hell's Pain asked. "By having an old fashion battle! Against magical creatures!!!" Hallow suggested. "That sounds good to me, I've been itching to kill something for a while ma chérie." I answered. So we went off to find creatures to slaughter. Not harmless creatures... But, the more deadly ones. We all split up, giving ourselves our own choice of kill. Personally my choice would be a giant or disgusting gremlin but, today I went down the path leading to the Minotaur. The Minotaur was eating a human when I snuck up to it. "Time to have some fun." I muttered.

Clock's POV

I still felt the guilt of making a deal... The deal about Phoenix... She's dead... Samurai-Ninja didn't even give her a proper grave, she wouldn't let me. Instead she decapitated her and tortured her even after death. Her flesh rot, her eyes foggy, and her heart no longer beating. It must still be in that torture room... or maybe they cleaned it up by now, who knows... I mean Samurai-Ninja could just ignore that rooms whole existence just because Phoenix's dead body is in there, but then again maybe she would still feel obligated to clean up that mess she made. Sometimes I wonder why that girl's name was Phoenix to begin with. I mean even after death she didn't come back to life... She didn't turn to ash and be reborn from her past fire... Maybe that's why they considered her a disgraceful child... Or the lonely one... Maybe that's why she strayed down the wrong path... Who knows... It's just my wishful thinking. But, still it made no sense! Why would Samurai-Ninja come to me! Why me! She never tried to protect me before! She never made deals with me before! So why... Why then... Why now... Was it that my contradicting thoughts got the better of me? Was that why I said yes to such a stupid deal?!?? "No." I answered. 'I was in my right mind when she asked me... But, yet... I knew it was wrong... So why did I say yes... I still need answers... But, who can tell me those answers... No one can... No one besides myself.'

I pondered over my thoughts as everyone else split up to kill some magical creature of their choosing. My head started to hurt so I sat down in a stump. "Give me answers... Someone..." I muttered as I held my head. Then I saw a light, a small light... It was coming from a campfire that had burned out long before. From the ashes a spark... Then a flame... And after... A bird... No a Phoenix... It was born from the flame as it stared me down with its heated golden eyes. As if the bird heard my whole story, it stood there as it flapped open its flaming wings. "You... Did you hear my whole story?" I asked. And in response he bird nodded slowly. "But, how? I was thinking about it, I didn't say it out loud..." I muttered. The bird flapped its wings and flew into my shoulder. The heat around the bird started to make me sweat. But, it was warm... I didn't mind. "Do you know the girl I spoke of? The girl named Phoenix?" I asked. Then the bird nodded. "Are you Phoenix??? The girl I mean..." I replied. The bird shook it's head no. "Oh..." I managed to mutter. "So why are you here?" I asked. The bird got annoyed by all the questions and started flying away. But, strangely it stopped and looked at me. "You... Want me to follow?" I asked as I walked closer. The bird nodded as it directed me to my unknown destination.

Kenna's POV

I walked alone through the woods. Eventually I came to a marsh, it was full of disgusting green water and frogs. I cut down some trees to get across the water, and heard something weeping. I know I shouldn't have, but I followed the noise to a hollow dead tree in the middle of the marsh. In the tree was bones... possibly of a human... I'm not sure. But, behind the bones was a woman... She looked up at me with red eyes. "Oh... You're a banshee..." I muttered. The banshee rose from kneeling position and smiled. She had long white hair and pale cheeks. Her eyes were red because she was crying to much. She was young and wore a white/grey dress. In her hand was a golden comb, she then brushed her hair out of her face. Then she started to scream. Tears tore down her face as she started to walk closer to me. 'Shut up.' I thought as I put on ear plugs. I grabbed my revolver and shot her in her jaw. Her screaming stopped cause her bottom jaw fell out of place. 'That's gross... Now she's disfigured...well at least she's not screaming...' I thought. But, then she grew angry... Even without a bottom jaw ugly shrieking noises seemed to flow out of her mouth, along with blood and spit.

"That's nasty..." I muttered as I shot her several more times in the head and chest. She lunged backwards as she gaged and coughed. I tackled the banshee down as I pulled out my knife. She started to scratch me, but I quickly stabbed her neck and gutted her. "Now you're dead..." I muttered. The knife was bloody and my ears ringed from the screaming. "Kenna?" I heard a voice call. "Yeah?" I asked. "Thank goodness I found you! I thought I was getting lost." Pain stated. "You don't know the way back?" I asked. "No... Usually Hell's Pain remembers that..." Pain muttered. "Okay, just a minute I need to clean up." I said as I wiped the blood off of me. "Okay then let's go back." I said as I grabbed my knife and stuffed it into my pocket. It was quiet as we walked back... Pain was on her phone trying to contact her sister. But, there was no signal... So in the end she just followed me back. She was so happy to see everyone again, even more happy than when a new chapter of her favorite fanfic came out. "Hey Clocks is missing!" Pain mentioned. "You're right where is he?" Mind-Keeper asked. "Wasn't he just here? On that stump?" Hallow responded. "Hey look, I see footprints!" Manipulation said. "I guess it's gonna be a goose chase then..." I said as I picked up a leaf. "What's the leaf for?" Hell's Pain asked. "It's for my adventure diary... We took an adventure in the forest today, so I'm gonna take a leaf back with me." I said as I gently put the leaf into my pocket. "That sounds amazing!" Mind-Keeper added. "But, let's go find Clocks." Hallow said. "Yeah... I wonder what happened to him..." Manipulation said.

*far into the forest...

"Where are you taking me? Phoenix?" Clocks asked. The Phoenix looked at him from a branch, as it turned its head. Then it continued flying further. Clocks sighed as he stopped time. "I need a break... I'm tired..." He said as he sat down by a tree, looking up into the sky. No clouds moved and the Phoenix was frozen in the sky. "I wonder where it's leading me..." He muttered as he drifted off into a nap.

To Be Continued...