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He didn't remember what happened after he and Betty crossed through the portal. He just didn't.

Nevertheless, he woke up in a solid surface. His hands and feet strapped on a table. A belt wrapped around his neck. His clothes were switched to a white pajama with baby blue dots. To put it nicely, he was a patient.

He moved his head to the right side, his eye widening when he saw his partner in his same state.

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Betty looked at her side and saw Chara, her bang moved to the side to show her eyes, that expressed her fear. Her hair was full pink, glowing brightly. She didn't know where Kumu was. She didn't remember anything other than waking up strapped in a table, needles placed on her wrists and crook of her arms. A blinding light shinning on her face.

"Lord Grax.. The subjects are awake." A shrill voice broke the silence.

"Perfect." Another voice said, almost a whisper.

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Chara heard a heavy foot taking a step, followed by another. There was no one until he saw the face of the thing that had him and Betty strapped in medic tables. At first, it was a blur of dirt red and magenta. Finally, a golden mask with wide openings to show snow white eyes with black, thin, cat eyes appeared. A mane of feathers that emerged from the mask. And yet... Crooked old hands that caressed Chara's skin so carefully as if it were glass.

"Both of you." The whisper entered Chara and Betty's ears and pinched their nerves. The crooked hands gripped their chins and forced them to look up. Chara and Betty were forced to look away from each other. They heard the small click of a finger hitting glass.

Then, it all clicked.

Test subjects

Their powers would be used for someone elses purposes. They would become... Puppets. Husks for experimentation. Victims of whatever these beings wanted.

And yet, they could only scream as something lethal was injected on their veins.

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Hours passed.




Days passed.






Weeks passed.




Every time, a new toxic was inserted inside their veins, making them writhe and scream and cry. They were children, no matter what they had done. No matter what actions they had committed.

But this thing saw them as none other than beings for experimentation.

The powers, to be stripped away from their hosts and used for the beings own benefit.

The children felt their SOUL break, chipped little by little. They wished for their powers to obey them. They wished to be saved...

Then, Kumu apeared.

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Screams hadn't been more enjoyable for the duo. The flesh being torn apart. Cries of mercy cut in half. Blood seeping through their weapons, which glew brighter than ever. Their desire to destroy making their bodies emit a certain glow; red, purple and pink wrapping around the children.

Those maniacal laughters and horrifying smiles were the last thing many saw...

When the ship was sent into self-destruct mode, they had their hands linked tightly, their spare hands covering their faces from debris and shards of glass. The ship would blow up. Nevertheless, they were together. Kumu wrapped around them for last resort. The blast pushed them away.

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