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Ish doesn't know what's happening.
All he knows is that he woke up in a dark void.
He's been sitting here for an hour already. He explored earlier, but like what was said earlier, it was just a dark, empty void.
He just decided to nap it out instead. Maybe it was all a nightmare.
It wasn't.
"Sorry for making you wait, Ish!"
Water was then thrown on him, making him jolt up from his nap.
"What the he— ...Jaw?"
He cleaned his glasses and wore them again. And saw a familiar face.
"Jaw! It is you! Am I glad you're here, atleast I'm not alone!"
He realized that something was off. Jaw had red glowing eyes.
"Yikes... That's where you're wrong."
Ish got confused
"Wrong on...?"
"That you won't be alone. I'm keeping you here!"
Jaw only hummed and disappeared in thin air.
"Jaw? Where are you?! What do you mean?!"
Then almost suddenly, his surroundings turned white. He covered his eyes.
Jaw's voice echoed around the void.
"I'm keeping you here as prisoner. You'll be ruining a plan I have."
"Plan? What the hell are you talking about?! Come out, now!"
Ish tries calling out for Jaw again but he didn't show up. Only his voice could be heard.
"I just want you to know that some of your friends won't be having a good time. Be glad you're stuck here and not there."
Ish becomes more worried. He doesn't know which friends he was talking about but considering the setting, he was definitely talking about the players in State.
"...who are they?"
"That won't be fun now, won't it?"
Ish became furious.
This isn't his friend. This isn't how he usually acts. And usually, he'd feel and can sense if an admin was doing something.
Mostly, they would consult with him first. So, why and how did Jaw do this...?
"Jaw, whatever it is you want to do, please stop-"
"Nope. Nuh uh. Too late. It's already been set in motion."
Ish could only stare around the void in horror.
"Don't worry. After that event, you'll see the aftermath and I'm sure you'll like it!"
Red particles formed then appeared, revealing another friend.
"...Solev?"
And just like Jaw, he had red glowing red eyes.
They were being controlled. That much is clear to him now. But by who?
...or what?
"Thank you, my other fellow admin! I now command you to chain Ish down so he can keep his mouth shut."
"Understood, Jaw."
As Solev proceeded to approach him, Ish decided to do a stupid idea.
A thousand player civilization was a crazy idea, he knows how to work around out land-ish plans.
And so, he attacked and tackled Solev.
"What the—STOP THAT! ISH, STOP IT!"
As Jaw was screaming, Ish kept on tackling Solev. Solev was trying to fight back, which left marks on Ish. Yet he still pursued.
Until he saw a red crystal attached on his necklace. A glowing necklace.
He took the opportunity to take it and pushed Solev after obtaining it.
Solev got a lot more feral, and so he chained Ish with his powers.
Ish still had the red crystal in his hands, but he was still suffering being caught in the chains. Jaw giggles.
"Seriously, you really thought you can beat an admin? Especially Solev, he knows the ropes around this thing."
Jaw proceeds to levitate Ish.
"Now, give Solev back his crystal. And you won't die."
Ish smirked.
"Sure."
He struggled his hands out of the chains and made a handing motion. Solev approached him to take it before Ish dropped it hard on the ground, breaking it.
This made Solev break. He went on his knees and kept on grunting, with his hands on his head. Because of this, the chains suspending Ish disappeared.
"NO!!!"
Solev immediately stands up, and looks around confused. Before he can say a word, Ish takes his hands.
"Solev, you need to go now! Jaw hasn't done anything to you yet, go teleport to the others and help them!"
Solev didn't understand what was happening but he knew that something was at risk. Before he could comprehend, he immediately made a portal and ran inside.
Jaw tried to take out Solev's admin powers but due to shock from what happened, he was way too late. He only got to take it away after he finally went in the portal.
"Ish... You damn-"
"Save it, Jaw. I won't let you get what you want."
Jaw finally appeared before him. But before Ish can say a word, he put his hands up and chains appeared. Intending to attack Ish.
And attack him, it did, as he was now immobile. Chained to the ground.
"Whatever. Solev can be my sacrificial lamb there. I have other admins who could be of help with my plans."
While Ish struggled, Jaw disappeared. And now, Ish was left all alone.
Him, the white void, and the chains suspending him. Alone together.