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A new day arrives, and things went as usual.. this place didn't have many relevant changes after all, days seemed the same for everyone, with the identical routine they have carried on for God knows how long now. Things were tiring, and at this point people had already established opinions on each other, and there wasn't much to do to change their minds.

This applied To everyone, including 007n7. He Was probably the person that was most disliked out of the group, Someone being neutral with him was the best thing he could get in this place. And 7n7 understood why this was this way, he had been a horrible person back then, exploiting for fun and being a complete asshole for the sake of it. He had power, and it had corrupted his mind. Making him believe he was better than others, more fun, more intelligent, even if that wasn't the case.

Luckily for him, after certain events.. his life turned around, well not really. He had changed, yet the views of others didn't. 007n7 couldn't do anything about it, after all, the damage had been done, and the best thing he could do is try to show that he was different to those that looked upon him, even if it didn't do much.

He dropped the exploits for good, yet in this forsakened place, he was forced to use them once more. He felt.. so Guilty, like all the efforts he had done were in vain. His attemps to change meant nothing at all. He tried his best to reduce the c00lgui use, but the round directly forced him to use it. It felt like a sick joke, so much time had passed.. he was getting better, and now hes going downhill once more. Hes scared of what could happen after going back even slightly to the exploits.

He could feel the staring directed to him everytime he used a clone, or teleported. His mind would race with thoughts, what are they thinking of him? Not something good, he was sure of that. He didnt consider that it was..that bad, unless it came from Elliot. His glance was the one that hit the hardest, after all, they had an established story together. He had messed up a lot on the past, and Elliot was the one that suffered the consequences of 007n7's actions.

Elliot knew what 007n7 was capable of, and wasn't yet to believe in all the changing stuff. He did treat him like another human, healing him and all of that, yet his perspective on 7n7 wouldn't change. Elliot knew him, he knew how he used to be, how he is now, and probably how he will be in the future... He would predict what 007n7 would say every time he used to come to the pizzeria, and what he would ask for when approaching him. Yet lately, something felt odd. There was something off about 7n7, it wasn't what he asked for, it wasn't how he looked like, it was how he acted.

007n7 is a calculated man, thinking a lot previous to doing or saying something. Planning even the most smallest things, just so he wouldn't mess anything up. It's the last things he would like to do after all, he hated ruining something for others. But more recently, it feels like he is a bit more.. impulsive? Or maybe he was just more anxious? Elliot knew it had to be something remotely similar to that.

But is his thinking right? The only thing he could do to prove his point is asking the others, if something is actually off they would have noticed by now, right? So he did just that. Approaching the others survivors asking them the question, do you feel something is.. rather odd, about 007n7 lately?

"Hm.. Something off about him? I'm pretty sure he's always been odd," Chance would respond.

"I haven't noticed anything particular about him, pal," Builderman says.

"Nah, pretty sure everything is the same," Shedlesky said while eating a chicken tender.

"The spawn has yet to give me an answer, would you like me to ask again?" Two time answers.

"I didnt seen anything out of the ordinary lately, but I'll make sure to tell you if something does happen," Guest assured.

Elliot appreciated the answers, yet this was leading him nowhere. He was really the only one who seemed to notice, or feel that something was off about 7n7. And he didn't know if that was a good or bad thing. In any case, his curiosity was invading his whole mind. He had to know if he was making stuff up.. or if he was actually right about this feeling of his.

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007n7 knew that something was wrong with him, yet he wasnt exactly sure what it was. He felt more rushed to do things, more impulsive could be the correct word in this case. But the thing is, why? It was pretty much out the blue, but maybe its just his nerves getting a hold of him.. who wouldnt feel anxious in this place? Rounds happened over and over, and there was nothing neither he or the others could do about it.

Now that he thinks about it a little bit further.. he has noticed something off about the c00lgui, he doesnt really like to use it much, yet the situation forces him to use it either ways. But there is this strange feeling when using it.. 007n7 feels more spaced out than he would usually be. Like if he is in another place mentally while the c00lgui is active.

It was inexplicable, even to him. He knows that the solution is possibly leaving aside the c00lgui for a good while.. but its like a want, or a need to keep utilizing it. It reminded him of the old times, where he did horrible things to others without any remorse at all. It made his stomach turn, it made him feel sick. 7n7 is stuck in a position once more, thoughts clouding his mind. But he doesnt have all day since another one of those.. stupid rounds are starting. He can hear everything, the voices of the others, his own judgement, the clock ticking, and it all set him off for reasons he couldnt explain.

No matter what one is going through, time still advances. In a blink of an eye a few survivors get teleported to the new round, but since they are a lot of people.. the spectre only sends 8 of them, leaving the rest behind, having something they could call a break on the lobby. The two lucky winners of this free time were 007n7 and Elliot, it felt a bit coincidental.. nevertheless, it was a great opportunity for Elliot to have a talk with 7n7, although he isnt one to have a conversation with him, it was for the sake of Elliots curiosity.

He could easily see from a distance the mood surrounding the man, he seemed really tense, hesitant, and perhaps fairly frustrated. He walked slowly towards the table where 7n7 was in, yet the moment Elliot stepped closed enough, 007n7 jumped back, he seemed surprised, or shocked even. However, he quickly went back to sitting down..

"Ah.. its only- its only you.. sorry for that," 007n7 said. "Please just.. ignore me," he added.

"Look- I.. I know something is odd lately, yet it feels like im the only one who noticed," Elliot responded. "Maybe im just making up things- But ive noticed a change in your behaviour, and its throwing me off."

Silence filled the place, 7n7 didnt look like he had the guts to answer to that, he bit his lip even, only one question would go through Elliots mind.. Whats the matter, 007n7? He couldnt bring himself to speak up again, it was so quiet it was awkward.

"Can't you just.. tell me pleas—?" Suddently, he gets interrupted by the sound of a slam on the table.

"Will you just- stop?! I- I'm.. I'm good, end of discussion," He stared angrily at Elliot, yet it was easy to notice the sweat running through the side of his head.

It was really unexpected, but Elliot wouldn't take this if it's only going to develop into an argument, and he really isn't up for that at the moment. This had only reminded him of past events, most specifically those moments back at the pizzeria when the other man would come in and cause some chaos everywhere. Elliot remembered those expressions he did really well, and it was clear that 007n7 was pissed off.

When Elliot turned around to leave, 007n7 realized what he had said. He had messed up and said things at random without thinking first, he sounded rude, just like back then. He covered his mouth, as he trembled a bit. He hated this and needed a way to calm himself down once more. His heart beat increased, what is going on, what is the matter with him? Why does he feel like he has power, but powerless at the same time? He wanted to say sorry, but he seemed to be stopped.. by himself. No, by his creation.

A black rectangle with red edges appeared on top of his mouth, making him completely unable to speak up, unable to express what he had to say, just like if it wasn't meant to be done. Yet, he didnt try to fight it. Something told him that there was no use in doing so, that his efforts would just be in vain. So he just sat back down, waiting for what fate had in store for him.

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"Just like I thought. This is fun to see.. It's only matter of time until the next big event happens," The figure chuckles. "Everything is subject to change.. For the better, or for the worse. And that last option is what I'm aiming for, now.. sit down and get entertained."

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Its been a day since Elliot and 007n7 talked, and it seems they aren't even approaching the other anymore. Yet the rest of the survivors didn't pay much mind to it, it wasn't that strange after all, so their lives continued as per usual. A new round started, this time the ones being left out being dusekkar and taph.

They get teleported in less than a second, but they are already used to it by this point. They scatter around the map doing generators, stunning the killer, between others. Everything seems to go normally.. until Guest fails to block an attack, getting low on health. Elliot rushed to go heal him, and 007n7 was just right beside the veteran. 7n7 tends to body block to make up for the lack of usefulness he has, yet this time it was different.

Guest ran towards 007n7, since it was normal for him to body block. Yet when he turned around he could see how he teleported away leaving him completely alone with the killer, and before Elliot could come to heal him.. Jason hit the mortal blow. Elliot stared but not for long, he had to run away before the killer started targeting him.

Some seconds later he was found alone, he walked in a slow pace around the location near him. He looked up at the sky.. a lot of things here seemed to remind him of the past, and that made him frustrated. He didnt like his past, he didn't want to be reminded of it, he didn't want it to be mentioned, he didn't-

His thoughts get interrupted by the sound of a killer being extremely close to him, he run as fast as he could, yet he couldn't manage to lose him. When he was about to run out of stamina.. he sees Shedlesky from some meters away, 007n7 tends to atleast get the killer away from the others.. but when he decided to do that, the killer just.. dissapeared?

He then looks at his hands. The c00lgui was right there, be could read the command easily, it was to make a clone which followed to Shedlesky's position. He turned his head just to find the killer freshly stunned, just right as Shed gave a dissapointed look at 007n7 and ran away. He panicked, he doesn't remember even summoning the c00lgui, so how is this possible..?

One thing happens after the other, atleast half of the team died.. and some of those deaths could've been prevented by one person in specific. 007n7.

His new behaviour was noticed by everyone there, things had changed, and Elliots precious claims were right. There is something odd with him, and curiosity is invading everyones minds. By the time the round ends and they get back to the lobby, eyes are all over the 7n7. Of course he knows, they aren't subtle at all.. It's like he can hear their glances, probably all judging him..

He wasn't sure why he had done those actions, but it didn't matter.. the only thing he could think about is that it was too late to do anything about it. So he just decided to head over to his cabin, so he could ignore the situation and move on. The others could see how he used his c00lgui to teleport to his desired destination.. And the second he wasn't there, people started speaking up.

"Elliot- you were right, there is something odd," Chance pointed out.

"I told you! He's also refusing to speak," Elliot added.

"He is certainly more.. selfish," Guest said, "Maybe that's not the correct word, but I mean that he Is making less efforts To help us."

Elliot started thinking while the others discussed the matter at hand, he knows 007n7 well.. more than he would like to know him, if his change to be a better person was really true, then why start going downhill like this? It didn't make sense, there didn't seem to be a logical explanation. He's Going To check on him..

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007n7 teleported to his cabin, he soon enough throws himself in the bed. He felt drained, tired, fatigued. He reflected on what had happened during the middle of the round. The others probably though he was selfish, an asshole even, he didn't feel like.. himself.

He stood up and walked over to a small mirror in the room, it was awfully dirty, yet the amount of dust couldn't hide what he saw. He stood frozen in front of it, he couldn't believe what he was seeing.. he was shocked and extremely scared. He accidentaly bumps into a piece furniture behind him, falling down to the ground.

His face.. the part where his right eye was, was suddently completely covered by another black rectangle with red edges. How did he not notice earlier? Did anyone see him like this? He hoped not. The c00lgui is taking over him.. Every minute 007n7 is growing more dependant on it, just like back then. And it's starting to affect him physically and mentally, he doesn't know how he managed to let it happen.

Out of the blue, a Sharp pain invades the right side of his face. Similar to if he was being stabbed, it's almost unbereable. He starts gashing on the c00lgui covering his to right eye, yet nothing happens. It's all in vain. He isn't strong enough in his own. He needs it. He needs the c00lgui. Its part of him. He can't go back. He can't change.

007n7 let's out a loud scream. Its filled with pain, and Elliot who was heading to his cabin just for the sake of checking up on him, hears it really clearly. That only makes him rush over, opening the door of the cabin wide open, just to find 7n7 sitting down on the ground, scratching the part of his face where his right eye is suppossed to be.. now covered by what seemed to be his own exploits.

"Holy shit.." That was the only thing Elliot could say about the situation, but he moved closer to try and help. "What the hell is this?!" He tried move 007n7's hair that covered his eye, but as he attempted to do that the c00lgui in that area zapped his hand. Luckily it was a small shock, not too big of a deal, but it was still concerning.

"Go- go away Elliot, you can't do anything about this!" 007n7 exclaimed in between his deep breaths, trying to suck the pain up.

"And you expect me to leave you like this?Are you out of your mind?!" Elliot shouted.

"Look.. It- it will stop soon, I assure you!" 7n7 responded.

"I knew something was wrong, I just knew it- how come you are so stubborn, you didn't say a thing?!" He asked.

"Because I didn't even know what was going on! I- I couldn't even have thought- it would get this bad!" 007n7 said, as the pain seemed to start going away. "See..? I'm better now.." he looked away from Elliot's direction, he couldn't bare to see him, especially when he is like this.

007n7 stood up, somewhat still shaking. Then proceeded to bring Elliot to the door, hinting for him to leave. Elliot wanted to say something, comfront him, yet words didn't come out. Plus, he didn't want to make it worse than it already is.. although when he started exiting the place, he heard 7n7's voice, asking for a small favour.

"Please don't.. Tell the others about this, it's all Im asking for." 007n7 said in a soft voice.

He nodded slightly, "I won't," He decided to side with him only for this, Elliot understood not wanting to worrying the others, or just causing a ruckus in general. Yet he had set his mind straight, if things got out of hand.. he announce it no matter what promises he had made.

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Elliot arrived once more to the lobby, when he stepped in it was complete silence. Most hadn't even noticed he had left in the first place.. Elliot guessed it was because they were too busy talking about the events of the previous round. "I'm back," he said.

"When did you leave? Where did you even go?"Shedlesky asked.

"A few minutes ago.. probably not more than ten." he paused before continuing, "I went to check on 007n7."

"Did you notice anything of importance?" Guest hopped in the conversation.

"..No, he's alright. Untouched even, the killer didn't manage to even scratch him." Elliot can't believe he is lying for him.. but he guessed it should be okay for now, "Let's just get over this and go to bed, pretty sure everyone here is tired."

They all look at each other, they are obviously all tired, they almost always there. Elliot was right, they should get some rest now. Or else the next round could hit them harder than it should, and that wasn't something good.. dying, even if revived, is quite painful. And so they head to their cabins so they can go get some sleep before anything else happens.

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"What would happen If I set Up a line of dominos, and then pushed down the first one in the line? The right answer is that the others would fall Down." The figure pauses, before giving more context. "It's just like the consequences of someone's actions, when you do certain things, the consequences will fall down on top of someone. And then that will repeat, over and over. Isn't that just miserable?"

The intimidating figure laughs, they seem quite happy, "If you still haven't figured it out, I'm the one who messed around with the c00lgui. And the consequences are already happening.. time will say what happens next, so I Can Just sit down and watch. I hope that what he does follows with what I want from him."

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Days go by, and things don’t seem any better than Before. Quite the opposite actually, things are getting worse for 007n7, and it didn’t go unnoticed. Some are worried, others feel frustration, and the rest are saddened by his situation. Nobody seems to understand how to help, after all, none of them knew how the exploits worked.

It was clear what the c00lgui was doing to him. Not only mentally, but physically too.. It was like if it was corrupting him, but 007n7 still had some strength to try and fight it back. But by doing so, it only drove him insane. He started to fear the thought of being around the others, what if he did something terrible to them? He didnt want to risk it, it reached to the point that he let himself die first so he wouldn’t be around as much.

Yet even considering all of this, he didnt drop the c00lgui. Something seemed to tell him to keep using it no matter what, even if it did him bad, even if it hurt him. 007n7 grows more and more distant than ever, locking himself up in his cabin, barely going out, he couldn’t bare to take a look at his reflection. 7n7’s vision was twisted, and he saw things no one else did, the c00lgui was everywhere, manipulating the environment that 007n7 saw. Luckily, it wasn’t that bad.. yet.

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His presence was even less every day that passed by, yet no one was sure what exactly was going on. They could recognize the changes in his demeanor and appereance, and the only thing they could think about is the similarity it had to 007n7’s exploits. But no one knew if it was really that or if it was another thing, but Elliot had proof that their assumption was right. He thought about it.. and decided that it was time for him to speak up about the events within 007n7’s cabin a few days ago.

There was a lot of noise in the lobby, mostly from the voices of other survivors talking about what had happened to them in the middle of the round. Mostly due to 7n7’s actions.. thankfully, Elliot managed to get the courage to interrupt it, or else no one would have heard him at all.

“Can I.. Uh, get your attention for a second, please..?” Elliot gets a little embarrased, yet he pushes through, “I’m pretty sure I know what is the cause of.. 007n7’s change.”

The others stay quiet, giving some glances at each other. Asking themselves what he had to say, Elliot had managed to find out so much more than they would have thought at first. But it was nice hearing news about it, Elliot goes on to say out loud every single detail about how he had seen 007n7 like previously to these last few rounds. And just like he had expected, it had only raised worry, and a ruckus.

“So.. those exploits of his are the cause? How did he manage to lose control of it..?” Builderman asked, “It’s really rare to see someone lose control of their own tools, after all.”

It was a really good question, Sadly no one could possibly answer it except 007n7 himself. But it’s quite obvious he won’t be even approaching them, this had only made it harder to figure out. Having more questions than answers, however, atleast they had knowledge on what was the cause of this mess. Suddently, another individual disrupted the silence.

“I think it’s clear only 007n7 can give us answers, I say we go confront him about it,” Chance called out, “This is also affecting us, especially in rounds, we have a Right to know!”

Although at first thought it seemed risky what Chance had proposed, it didn’t seem like there were any other options left for them. It was take it or leave it, and most agreed on carrying that plan foraward. Elliot was slightly afraid, those exploits had done really awful things to him in the past. And he Was terrified things similar could happen once more.. but he believed in 7n7 for once in his life, he believed that he wouldn’t be that far gone to go back to how he used to be.

They walk outside, heading over to 007n7’s cabin. Every step makes Elliot more nervous, but he can manage to keep himself calm.. or atleast look like he is. Soon enough they are right there, and Elliot rushes to knock on the door. He does it over and over, yet there is no response. He’s sure 7n7 was inside, he always was. Plus nobody had seen him anywhere else, so there was no doubt about it.

“Open up 007n7, I’m sure you are in there,” Elliot said múltiple times.. yet no one seemed to respond, “Open the door or I’ll- I’ll get guest to knock it Down!” He knocked and knocked, yet it didn’t look like he would cooperate.

“Move out of the way, I’ll take care of it,” Guest said as he prepared to knock the door down, Elliot moved aside just as he broke the door Down. “There we go..” Guest said, volume being above a whisper.

Just when they walk in, they find 7n7 nervously in the middle of teleporting away. Without any hesitation, Elliot reaches out and grabs him by the arm interupting the command, making sure to avoid him running away from his problems once more. It is about time he faces them and says something about it, and if he doesn’t, Elliot will force him no matter how insensitive it is. He won’t be taking any more cliffhangers.

“Agh- what are you doing..?!” 007n7 shouted with a concerned face, he was clearly tense. “Stop, just stop-“

“I won’t until you give us answers, we can’t just stand still while you are like.. This! Even if most dislike you, you are still one of us.” Elliot responded, interupting 007n7 mid sentence.

“You don’t get it, it’s- It’s not worth it being around me- especially when I’m in this state..!” 7n7 shouted, clearly panicked trying to escape from Elliot’s grasp. Hes scared, genuienly terrified of what it might do next with his body.

Everyone came foraward and tried to somewhat comfort 007n7, yet it would do the completely opposite effect of what they wanted to do. All of this only applied more pressure on 7n7, making him panic even further. And since the c00lgui was now a literal part of him, it acted on self defense due to seemingly detecting itself in danger, even if that wasn’t actually the case.

A small flame on the floorboards appears, but before anyone could react it suddently turns into a fire, quickly burning Down some spots of 7n7’s cabin, forcing Elliot to let go of him and for the others to step back. The whole cabin starts catching on fire in the span of a few seconds, and as the other survivors are about to leave, they manage to spot the c00lgui taking over 007n7’s arm, making it a pitch black color with some sort of red aura, manipulating it into inserting the command to teleport away.

Their efforts were in vain, it had lead to nothing else but pure chaos. And they didn’t even get answers, but one thing was for sure.. 007n7 was a danger, and even he knew it himself. But he wasn’t acting with malice, his expression talked for him. He was undeniably dreading what it would do to the other survivors.

They would have attempted to look for him again, but their last interaction didn’t make it seem like it would turn out the way they would like it to. Plus, 007n7 teleported away, meaning they couldn’t know exactly where he is right now. It concerned them, sadly, there wasnt much they could try to do about the matter now.

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007n7 appears in the middle of the forest which surrounded the cabins, he was there in the dark, all alone. The main c00lgui dissapears soon enough, yet it’s scars were left behind. He stared at his arm, it felt like the code was flowing through his veins, it sounds stupid.. but it is technically what is going on. Once more, another sharp pain is felt by 7n7 is the part of his arm that is now corrupted.

This time no one can hear him, no one can see him, no one can help him. The pain he was feeling at that moment didn’t even let him think straight, the only thing in his mind was how to make it end as soon as possible. He falls Down on the ground, he doesnt care about standing straight, not like he had enough strength to do so in the first place.

He look up, only to find himself seeing a twisted version of the forest. His vision was extremely affected by the c00lgui, he saw everything with a red-ish hue, with clear and sharp black shadows. It’s all so chaotic, he can’t help but start crying. He had promised to leave his past behind, and refuse to continue being an exploiter. Yet the person that made his days brighter was gone, and transformed into a killer, plus he didn’t have anyone to rely on anymore.

Out of the blue, some mini c00lgui’s clog his view. Yet he could read some things in them, the text sounded.. comforting, to a certain extent. Yet it still tormented him. One displayed “U W1LL S33 H1M S00N,” the second one said “JUST G1V3 1N, 1T W1LL B3 4LR1GHT,” and the messages lept appering, making him upset even further. 007n7 was exhausted from all of this, he just wants a damn break.

For now, he just lays down on the ground. Hoping to fall asleep soon, so he could ignore the pain that the situation brought to him. Both mentally, and physically.

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“Sometimes people can’t change, it’s set in their nature. Some are born -, yet the rest is corrupted by nature. Ah.. Where Have I heard that Before? Well, I guess 007n7 Will be facing that soon enough. And if he can’t deal with it, then he Will suffer the consequences.” The figure thinks for a second, before continuing. “It was getting boring.. you know? Seeing the same killers kill the same survivors over and over I mean, some new events were needed.” It laughs out loud, they find all of his suffering quite entertaining, and it will only get better from now on.

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Although the question of Where 007n7 had teleported to When his cabin was set in fire was important, they all knew they would eventually catch a glimpse of him on the next round. So the survivors Guess they might not need to pay that much mind to it.. Even if they are worried, it was clearly shown there isn’t much they can do to help him, especially since the cause of the problem was quite destructive.

But one thing was for sure, they would need some rest before the next round ocurred. Maybe they could catch 7n7 there with enough luck, because trying to find him in here would be decently difficult, because of the lack of light and the big amount of hiding spots there are. Some fell asleep quick.. others had to wait some minutes, and then there was Elliot. Which had one doubt in his mind, is there someone who can knock some sense into him if the c00lgui spreads entirely?

Everyone is exhausted.. They stay in bed for hours on end, but sadly, there is no extra time to relax here. So they all wake up out of the sudden, like if something had made them wake up.. in any case, it had to be something impatient. Because some minutes after they all get ready, they sent to a round, and the survivors have no other choice than to suck it up and get ready to survive for as long as they can once more.

The killer is.. C00lkidd.

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The cheerful red kid starts his game of hide and seek, running around the place finding the ones who are hiding one by one! Luckily for them, before the seeker catches them, it seems like he saw something that sparked his interest. To the point he ignores everything else and approaches.

“Dad, Dad!” C00lkidd shouts happily, even if he usually would include his father in the game.. This time someone else had told him that he would get a reward if he paused it for a minute.

“Huh.. what- C00lkidd..?” It had been so long since 007n7 had seen C00lkidd not try to kill him, it was unusual.. but it did make him feel slightly happier, he turned around to face his son.

“Gasp! Look, look! You also Have a c00lgui covering one of your eyes, that means we are more similar now!” The kid giggled in pure innocence, it seems he doesn’t know that the exploits could twist his view. “Does that mean.. you are like me now?”

007n7 was left speechless, he wasn’t sure what his kid had meant with that last question. Yet it looks like he started overthinking it, but C00lkidd was right.. 7n7 was growing similar to him. Causing destruction everywhere, and back at the cabin he could have accidentaly killed the others. But would it be accidental, if something that is a part of him intended to hurt?

He loved his kid, he was his pride and joy. Yet the thought of that he had turned out just like him saddened him. He didn’t really care if it happened to him, that would be his fault.. but C00lkidd? He was his respondability. He became a killer with no remorse because of him, 007n7 would place the blame on himself. Even if there were other things that could have the blame too.

“Papa? Maybe you can come with me this time instead of falling asleep! We could both be the seeker, I don’t mind!” C00lkidd clearly wasn’t aware of reality. And it would pain 7n7, yet it was probably better that way, out of the blue.. C00lkidd hugs his dad, “Why are you so quiet..? Did i say something wrong? I’m sorry papa..”

“No.. no- you did nothing wrong, my child,” He returned the hug, before all of this he would have to crouch down to do so, but now his kid is.. all grown up, “it’s okay.. It’s all okay,” While saying those words, he couldn’t help but shed a tear, or two, or just directly cry. That’s when it happened again.

Smaller c00lgui’s invaded 007n7’s line of sight, those encouraging him to stay with his son. But 7n7 knew what that meant, and even if he wanted to stay, that would mean one thing.. and he didn’t want that to be the outcome of this. Yet messages lept appering, his view turned more and more red. Until it seemed that it had enough, it had turned impatient. Starting to be more blunt, trying to convince him to do the things he didn’t want to do. And it was slowly driving 007n7 mad.

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While all of that happened, the others watched from a distance. After all, they were curious on why no one had been attacked yet, and the answer was right in front of their eyes. It was bizzare, they had never seen a killer be so.. passive. Some of the killers did some pauses to say a comment or two once in a while, but they still ended up chasing survivors like prey.

“..Well- that something new,” Chance said.

“But why? C00lkidd has seen 007n7 múltiple times in rounds,” Elliot paused for a second, “What changed now..? Why is he not attacking?”

“You ask like if we knew,” Shedlesky commented.

“Hm.. Something feels off, why is 007n7 looking around so much?” Guest pointed out.

Unfortunetly, they could only rely on what they saw, since they were too far away from to scene to actually hear what those two were saying to each other. It’s like those two wouldn’t let go, until they noticed that 007n7 tried to break free from his son’s grasp. The second he did, he tried running away.

“Huh? Oh, you want to play? Sure thing! Ready or not.. here I go!” C00lkidd’s smile grew bigger in a few seconds, he probably found all of this fun. But would he Think the same of he knew what was actually happening?

That alerted the others quickly, Going back in their positions to do what they tend to do best, Survive. They noticed that 007n7’s health was draining fast, it seemed like the nerves had gotten so bad he couldn’t dodge or manage his stamina properly. Yet when they tried to go and help, they couldn’t find him anywhere. He had dissapeared out of the sudden.

But that’s not posible, atleast they thought. There is no way someone who is still alive had just vanished out of thin air. They looked around the map until the timer ended and returned to the lobby, where is he? How did he dissapear? What is even happening..? Questions were everywhere, it was all extremely confusing. But this time it was far worse than Before, after all, 007n7 could be quite literally stuck in that map. That was the only possibily they saw to this..

So round after round, they searched every single place they could. Yet, it felt like it was in vain. Not a single trace of him was found, not even a lead, or a clue. And obviously they couldn’t ask anything to the killers.. They were far too agresive to even start a conversation with them. By this point, they were considering the option that somehow, he had died permanently.

…

This all felt like a fever dream. 007n7 had been using the c00lgui for years now, and when he thought he had finally left it, it came back. He grew dependant on it, he didn’t know why. The guilt that infected his heart everytime he used his exploits, and the pain that grew when it started to become a part of him was too much to handle.

He wondered what had encoraged him to stop trying. After all, he had ben trying his best to fight back, he hated his past, and had promised himself that he would never go back. But if je can’t fulfil his own promises, how is he sure that he won’t break others trust? Hes a monster, he was born with a corrupted nature, and nothing can change that.

Not only is he a horrible person, but he has ruined the life of others too. Causing destruction everywhere he steps on, and taking care of a child that grew up to be just like him. 007n7 was sure that if C00lkidd was given to another person, he wouldn’t have became this. Now he will suffer through the same things he did, and it’s all his fault for not being a better father.

But what can he do? He has nothing left, nothing to live for, he is weak, vulnerable, and no matter how much he tries others won’t see him as a new person. He can’t change, he can’t get better, he doesn’t deserve to get better. That’s right, a creature like him shouldn’t be able to run from his problems. Only face them and suffer the torture of the consequences.

That’s It, he gives Up.

…

It’s useless. They’ve been searching for a while now, and there’s absolutely nothing that could help with finding out 007n7’s location. This completely frustrated some of them, especially Elliot. All of this running around for not even a single thing, was this it? Is there nothing else? Will they just have to move on with their lives like everything is fine?

Even if the survivors couldn’t accept it, there wasn’t any other options present. They were terrified of the possibility of something remotely similar to this happened to another one of them, it’s a good thing they still have a motivation to continue, something to latch on that let’s them still have the will to fight against this place.

And like that, another day passes by. It has been around a week or more since what happened with 007n7, It’s tragic, truly. One less survivor Only means They Have less people on their side, but it’s fine as long as the threats don’t get stronger.. They can push through just like they have been doing this whole time.

…

“Oh, who am I kidding. That’s obviously Not the ending, who would leave such story with a cliffhanger? That’s just boring. And you should know by now.. I don’t like that,” The figure stands tall, showing off a pitch black siluette, you can clearly see the shape of a top hat and a suit “There is still one more thing.. the outcome, or the final consequence. However you would like to describe it as.”

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The lobby has been completely silent lately, and it was pretty clear what was the issue causing this. No one dared to interupt the silence, and even if they tried, it would be awkward. Every survivor was atleast a bit tense, the thoughts of what could happen next hitting even harder than they used to.

The same cycle of rounds kept on going, never stopping. Yet it didn’t feel.. right, there was something that still felt off about the place, even more than usual. Some reported hearing some sort of glitching or fire sounds, but nothing was there to cause it. Those gave Elliot a sense of familiarity.

Talking about Elliot, it seemed like he was the only one who couldn’t fully get over the situation. Yes, he did dislike 007n7.. a lot actually, but something told him there was more to this situation. Going back to what had happened when they were alone in his cabin, he knew those exploits wouldn’t just invade him and then never come back, it caused destruction, it caused chaos. He felt like.. things are going to go wrong soon.

He walked around the map, yet something seemed to make him really nervous, anxious even. Elliot felt like he was being watched, and it didn’t sit right with him. For some reason, there werent any other survivors near him. And that just made him feel uncomfortable, although he was completely okay with being alone, this time it just made him feel in danger.

He didn’t know why, there wasn’t any reason to be like this. It was just a matter of one of his hunches he guessed, but should he follow his gut? There always was the possibility that this was all just him overthinking too much. But in any case, he would most likely find out soon about the truth behind this strange feeling. Or atleast Elliot thought..

The others werent an exception, it looked like everyone had the same exact feeling of fear. Some handled it better than the rest, but it’s doesn’t really matter. The environment wasn’t helping much either, they werent sure if it was just them, but everything felt slightly darker, making it harder to see. And they all felt this sound of footsteps in the backround.. but after checking in all directions, it was easy to confirm there wasn’t anyone or anything there.

Step… step… step…

Was something following them? Were they just hearing things? Had the situation altered their brain? This didn’t even seem like a game of survival anymore, it felt like the challenge was not to go insane, or to drive themselves mad. The ambience was errie.. It sent a chill down their spines.

…

Elliot couldn’t handle it anymore, it reached the point where his patience was broken, and so was his temper. He stood in one singular place, frantically looking around.. he knew someone had to be there, he couldn’t just be imagining things. Elliot continued to follow his instinct, after all, that had worked for him the last countless times.

“Show yourself- I.. I know there is someone there! I’m Not so naive, you know?!” Elliot felt like he might have been shouting to the void, yet that didn’t stop him, “What do you want from me, what do you want from us?! Just come out you- you coward!” He didn’t know if he would regret his Words, but he caught something. It was a person, siluette extremely familiar, borderline recognizable.

He used his rush hour just to follow the figure, he couldn’t lose track of it, not now, he had gotten somewhere and he isn’t going to waste this opportunity that was being handed over to him. He ran as fast as he could, without any care about if his legs were tired or not. Soon reaching a dead end.

It couldn’t escape, it didn’t have anywhere to go, unless it desired to go just right beside Elliot. And he wouldn’t allow that, that’s for sure. He froze for a second, before slowly approaching the figure.. each step bringing him closer. He could notice how it stood still, facing the wall. The closer he got, the more details he saw.. and the more things clicked.

He froze. His eyes widen in shock. Elliot couldn’t believe it, he couldn’t believe what he was seeing. It wasn’t just an oddly familiar shadow, it was him. It was 007n7. He was right there, standing right in front of Elliot’s face. The amount of things he had to say, yet none of those words dared to come out.

Elliot went to touch 007n7’s shoulder, he didn’t want to put any pressure on him, but he also wanted to know if he was ok, and ask him where he had been all this time. Yet even after tapping his shoulder múltiple times, it didn’t seem like.. 7n7 responded. That’s when Elliot’s suspision kicked in, but before he could even react 007n7 turned around in the blink of an eye and attempted to hit Elliot with a sharp piece of something that looked like his exploits, having resemblance with a knife.

Luckily Elliot managed to dodge somehow, and the second he would have ran away.. the supposed 7n7 falls to the ground, like if it had just spontaneously died. One thing was set straight.. that wasn’t 007n7, it couldn’t be. It was definetly one of those clones of his, but why make it do violent acts? Sadly, that’s another thing Elliot can’t answer.

Due to his curiosity taking the lead, Elliot crouched down to inspect the clone further. It was an exact copy of 7n7, obviously.. but it’s whole face was covered with what seemed to be the exploits.

“It.. it all ties back to those damn exploits,” he pinched the bridge of his nose before standing back up, he should inform this to the others, who knows if they had been fooled by those stupid clones.

…

It seemed they all had the same intentions when looking for each other. They all run towards each other, seeming carrying News to deliver. They all talked at the same time, nobody understood, although they could easily and quickly set an order, Elliot started this time.

“Don’t trust the-“ Elliot said, yet got interrupted.

“Yes, the clones. We’ve seen them,” Shedlesky replied.

“Wouldn’t.. wouldn’t that mean the Real 007n7 is here?” Chance asked.

That was right, there is no way 7n7’s clones were somewhere and he wasn’t there. That just confirmed that they could find him here, so they get to work. They divide themselves in different parts of the map for the sake of covering the most space in the less time possible. And the ambience seems even darker than before..

Clone after clone, saying there were a few is an understatement. Some accidentally got hit by them, meaning not everyone’s health was at it’s best. Yet for some reason, they just brush it off and continue.. They can always find a medkit or ask Elliot for pizza later. Almost all space has been checked, leaving only the top of the castle.

When reaching there, nothing. There was nothing to see, no 007n7 either. That was unless you counted the black rectangle with red edges on the ground.

“I’m not touching that,” Chance said.

“The spawn has made some divine intervention, and has come directly to told me that I dont want to touch that thing,” Two time exclaimed.

“I think.. no one here is stupid enough to even approach it,” Elliot commented.

“Y0U GUYZ R S0 B0R1NG..” Wait, who said that?

Out of the blue, 007n7 appeared just right on top of the rectangle on the floor. But the changes were more noticable than ever, his two arms and legs being corrupted, just like his eyes and mouth. They were all covered by the exploits, it had spread all over his body.

“WHY Z0 SURPR1S3D? 0H R1GHT,” 7n7 said, when giggling it sounded more like glitching. “1M 007n7! W3LL, 4TL3AST TH3 3XPL01TS TH4T 4R3 A P4RT 0F H1M!” 7n7 wasn’t in control anymore, it was clear. Yet even considering that, Elliot got a sense of familiarity from this new personality of his.

“You..” Elliot couldn’t finish the sentence, it felt like it would be too cruel to say, especially considering how 007n7 feels about it.

“D0 1 R3M1ND Y0U 0F S0M30N3? H4H4H4! P1ZZ4 B0Y, 0F C0URS3 Y0U W0ULDNT L3T G0 0F TH0S3 M3M0R1ES!” 007n7 chuckled, laughed even.

“You are just like him, like his past self,” Elliot knew he was getting laughed at, yet that only encouraged him to talk. “You are just impersonating what he hates most, aren’t you?”

“W0MP W0MP.” It stared. “WH0 C4R3S 4B0UT A S0B ST0RY? L3TS JUST ST4RT W1TH..” It seemed to play a drum roll sfx with one of the exploit pannels. “TH3 FUN P4RT!”

“Everyone- Run!” Elliot knew exactly what that meant, he didnt have experience with.. This for nothing after all.

007n7 deemed that the little time there was left wouldn’t cut it, and soon reset the timer so it would be fair.. according to his terms. And so, the killer is.. 007n7! Or c00lgui, however you would like to call him from now on. It was really tricky, and no one knew what all his abilities were yet, making it significally more complex to survive.

A party of 8.. the guests seem to be leaving one by one, first Dusekkar leaves, then Guest, after that goes Chance, a minute later Noob can’t handle it anymore, next in line is Shedlesky and Builderman exits with him, for last we have Two time. Elliot is the last one standing.

“L00K 4T TH1S! 1SNT 1T FUNNY? P1ZZA B0Y 1S L4ST, TH1S R3QU1R3S A SP3C1AL S0NG!” It says. Now playing.. 007n7 & Elliot LMS.

Elliot Is cornered, It’s a dead end. But he won’t give up, he has a point to prove.. and that is that he isn’t scared. 007n7 approached slowly, almost like if he was mocking Elliot’s situation. Yet again, that only have him even more motivation to get out alive of this one.

He uses rush hour to run Just right beside 7n7, he quickly reacts and starts chasing. He’s awfully close, and it only makes Elliot terrified.. but he calms down, he has to be strong. Managing his stamina properly, he dodges some hits, yet some others get to him.

40 seconds left.

Elliot managed to lose 007n7 for a few seconds, yet gets caught again. Meaning the chase continues, 7n7 decides that using some cheats wouldn’t hurt anyone, well except Elliot. It teleports right in front of him, causing him to be vulnerable to 007n7’s next attack. Which lands perfectly, Elliot is now at half his life.

20 seconds left.

It seems useless, he’s almost dead and his rush hour isn’t available anymore. But he thinks of something, something he had never done before. It may not work, but in this case it’s worth the risk, Elliot takes out a pizza from his pocket.. and throws it at 7n7’s face, it doesn’t get necesarily stunned.. Yet it does stop to get the pizza off its view, Good old pizza throw.

10 seconds left.

“N0, N0, N0! 4GH. Y0U- Y0U B1TC-“ It gets cut off by the lack of time he has, he quickly writes some lines of code making everything around him and Elliot burn. Leaving minimal space to move, or else he would burn. It’s a dead end he can’t escape, and so he doesn’t.

5 seconds left.

It runs towards Elliot, who doesn’t have any ideas to get out of this one, just standing right there, allowing 007n7 to pierce right through him. Desling a mortal blow just Right When the timer only had a second left.

“C4UGHT Y4!” It looked at Elliot, who now had a piece of c00lgui stabbed in his chest.

“I.. Hope you.. come back, 007n7…” those were Elliot’s last words, just right before dying.

“…” It stays quiet for a second. “H4H4H4, G3T H4XX3D P1ZZ4 B0Y!!!” It holds no remorse, no regret. But he does. 007n7 does.

The timer ends, the round is finished.

…

“Who doesn’t like an origin story? I heard mortals prefer Villian backstories, so here you go. What did you think? Was it good enough? Well, it was perfect in my opinion,” The figure faces what seems to be the fourth wall, “I mean, of course its perfect. It was meant to be, you didn’t think there was a way to stop it, did you? Only a complex like of code that told the c00lgui to termínate itself would help. And I don’t think anyone here holds the knowledge to do that, not like 007n7’s body would cooperate either.”

“Thank you for watching, I hope you found it as entertaining as I did,” The Spectre says.