The Red Moon Always Shines

Chapter 33: A world of lies

<I finally finished something! And other stuff is also getting finished, so yay! Sorry that this took so long to make, I've been absorbed by Let's go Eevee for the past few days. But I'll hopefully get back into writing more now that I've had the game for awhile (or maybe not, who knows?). But enough about that, please enjoy this chapter!>

Walking out of the portal Xisuma expected to be met with a red world, or something similar, but instead he walked out into a neat and beautiful portal room. Right outside the room was a courtyard fully terraformed and decorated. The admin quickly stepped out of the way and let everyone else pile through.

After they made sure everyone was there the two servers made their way out of the portal room with cautious steps.

"I'm severely disappointed that you think the portal room isn't guarded." Said a soft voice by the entrance.

Everyone jumped and pulled out their weapons and pointed them at the figure. Said figure let out a low laugh as they saw the weapons, "Relax, I don't wish to harm any of you."

"I find that hard to believe." Spat Doc, "You work for Fallacy, why wouldn't you want to hurt us?"

The person let out a humorless laugh, it actually sounded really bitter, "Me, working for that monster? Please, at this point there's nothing you can give me to keep pretending."

"Pretending? Are-are you on our side?" Asked Stress cautiously, peeking out from where she was hidden behind Cleo and False.

"That depends. What is your side?"

No one really knew how to answer that, what did they even mean? Though Joe seemed to have an idea, as he said, "The truth."

The person finally walked into the light, revealing themselves as the sorceress they'd fought a week ago, "I expected you to say Grian, guess I was wrong. Is it safe to presume you have been informed about who Fallacy is?"

"We have." Confirmed Xisuma, his grip on his sword not letting up despite this person seeming to be friendly.

"Good, means we don't have to waste any time." She beckoned them to follow her, "Come, my shifts end soon and the next guard will soon be on their way."

She quickly walked towards one of the bridges leading off from the island and they followed her without much protest. Them looking at the view with aw might have something to do with the lack of words being spoken.

Fallacy's realm was a series of floating islands with builds on them. The biggest island held the castle which was a magnificent stone brick building, detail in almost every part where it was needed. Towers towered up high, blood red flags with white snakes hung high and fluttering in the wind of the world.

A shiver passed along Joe's back as he looked at those flags. He had never seen them, but he had seen the banners that went with them. He could never see the entire banner, or maybe he could and his mind just blocked it out. He didn't know at this point. But he did know they didn't mean any good. Shadow him had walked by them multiple times, and after seeing them he always saw it.

The thing he could only assume was Fallacy. The serpentine deity always wore this "I'm better then you so kneel" grin full of teeth. They held themselves with the posture of someone who already knew they won and was bragging about it. He didn't like it, especially not when the image of Fallacy was replaced by Grian begging for the pain to stop.

Joe quickly shook himself of that thought. Thinking about that would just distract him, and a distraction here might be his end. Or would it? He doesn't know if this world is an original world without respawn, or a new one with. So he decided to ask, "Ma'am, is there respawn in this world?"