The Obsidian Blade

Chapter 34: The Master

"Let her go, voice!" I cry,

"Shadow, keep your friend under control."

"Shut up!" Shadow cries, yanking me back out of the clearing. "Leave her! It's nearly night! You'll die from the mobs and the voice if you stay!"

"Shadow!? You were possessed, started a war, and, and - how are you even alive?"

"Pfft, I'm not Shadow anymore - I'm... well, I guess. Never mind it's none of your business."

"You'd better tell me right now because it is absolutely my business! That creepypasta voice just literally said you were friends."

"Okay, she did not."

"Well, it was implied because she said you'd brought friends to visit it."

"Well, why are you even here, nobody leaves this place - at least, not sane."

"None of your business!" 

"So tell me right now what your relationship with that voice is and who you are or I SWE-"

"Okay, okay! Yes, maybe I'm that Shadow but it's not how it sounds! Okay, and I know, shocker I didn't die in the war I started. Okay, I didn't really start it that thing did but do I have to explain-"

"No, I already know-"

"Wait what!?"

"Just explain how you weren't killed by that thing!"

"My mom sacrificed herself for me."

"Wait - WHAT!? Sorry I was not expecting that."

"Ya, well someone took my place because I was going to be sacrificed, also a long story, and she was really powerful, the leader of the rebellion against my possessed self, but when she found out it offered her a deal - she gives her more powerful self and I'd live and the war would end. So she took it. And I never forgave myself." Shadow exhales, looking as though the entire world has been lifted off her shoulders, which it kinda' has since she tried to destroy it.

"So how do I get Ay from it!?"

"You have to make the voice a deal. Not even gonna' ask why you seem to know it, but whatever." Shadow shrugs, turning to walk away.

"Wait, you're just gonna leave me!?" I gape,

"Um... ya...?" 

"NO WAY! You get back here, you destroyed the entire world and now you're going to do some help to fix it by freeing my friend there and hopefully helping me to not destroy it more!"

"I doubt you could destroy the world."

"Well I mean after I also get possessed, so get making deals!" I shriek - I think I'm going partially insane at the thought of losing Ay. Shadow blinks, gapes, and nods turning resolutely towards the structure and walking back in with me on her heels. 

"Ah, you're back, good."

"Voice, I know there's good in you! Please give us back my friend! Please!"

"Good? What's that? I suppose I could give you back your friend, but then what would the fun be in that?" 

"What do you want?" Shadow asks.

"I want to control the world, obviously." the voice laughs through Ay's drooping mouth. 

"Fine. You'll possess me soon, so just let her go."

"Not if you find a way to slither away like Shadow here - we're close friends you know. I'm not going to risk it, besides two possessed leaders of war are better than one, anyway - especially if you escape."