TW: Creepy Gods being Creepy

"How did they resist me!"

"Zinithus..."

"I know, I know, prime watcher- But with all due respect, most Weaklings would crumble at the first sign of prodding! He must have experienced someone puppeteering him before..."

"Zinithus, He is a weakling among the weaklings. How would they be able to resist you? You were my strongest puppeteer. But you failed me. To a fail to puppeteer a weakling Watchling... You know what happens to those who fail..."

"Please Prime watcher- Mercy-" Zin fell to his knees, tears falling down his eyes.

"Guards, bring him to the prison office, and bring me his second in command, Xanith. And tell them to deploy plan B. We need to send the hermits into high-alert. Also, bring Westina and Kanri. We need more puppeteers, one for prisoner EX and one for the Weakling."

Xelqua awoke from a dark, restless sleep, full of dreams of purple light trying to chase him through the narrow hallways of the end city the watchers inhabited. All of a sudden, his eyes blinked open to the ceiling of his starter base. His head throbbed with a headache... He raised his hand to his forehead with a groan.

"Oh, good morning Grian..." X said, his voice even, but, as someone who grew up around a bunch of people who spoke that way, he could tell X was nervous. "Are you feeling better now?"

"Huh?" He asked, pushing himself up. He saw X across the house, keeping his distance.

"You were speaking Galactic, and only responded when Pearl spoke back in it..." X replied.

"O-Oh that's weird! Heh... heh..." His chuckle slipped off at the end as X looked at him in concern. "What? I'm fine now... My head just hurts a bit."

"Grian, do you remember anything from before it happened, what's the last thing you remember?" X asked softly.

He knew he couldn't give them the full truth... But the voice's message stayed with him... Was he a liar? Would he betray them? No, he had to lie... It was to protect himself... and them in extension. They'd understand if they were in his position, right?

"Just falling asleep and a lot of purple light... some voice? It made weird sounds..." Well, he didn't fully lie to them! It was partially correct... right?

"Did you feel your body being moved without your control?" X asked suddenly, jolting up.

"N-no..." He mumbled, worried. That was right... Could it be possible they could mind control him remotely? Were they trying to weaken his mind's resistance?

X nodded. "Okay, good... I'm going to call a meeting with the rest of the server given that the watchers seem... Active. Are you feeling up to it?"

"Sorry... I want some time to... think." He grinned at X, trying to hide his nerves. All of this, and now he was being targeted by the rebels? Why him?

"Okay, that's fine." X said. "Pearl can come by-"

"Oh no, It's fine, Pearl knows them better than me... She can help explain... and stuff." He grinned. "I'll be fine!"

"Okay... Well, send us a message if you need us, okay? No hesitation?"

"Yep! Cya X-eye-suma."

"Goodbye Grian. Take care, and if anything else happens, please don't hesitate to ask for help. If it's what I suspect..."

"..." There was a awkward silence as he temporarily forgot he was meant to reply to the name Grian. "Oh- yep! Heh, don't worry!"

X opened the door, and Xelqua waved goodbye to him before he left. Xelqua watched him take off, flying towards spawn, before proceeding to have a mental break down in the doorway.

Everything was falling apart- He had to contact Kanvi and Ark... He had to bail! Some watchers were trying to puppeteer him! It must have been the rebels... His breathing and heart were racing but luckily, Boatem seemed deserted. The meeting, right. He closed the door, and slumped against the inside wall.

He had to put on the mask and sink into meditation... Oh why'd it have to be meditation. He was always the worst at meditation on a good day, and this certainly wasn't a good day.

 He sighed, grabbing his mask, putting it on. The relief that came with it, the reassurance that it was safe to use his magic... Oh he'd missed this. He pulled off the necklace, and slipped into partial watcher form. He closed his eyes, trying to relax... Focusing on his breathing... Which was exceedingly difficult considering he was on the verge of panic. But, after a bit, he slid into headspace.

It was still covered in purple tendrils, and instinct told him it wasn't safe to call Kanvi or Ark here yet. The fact that the tendrils remained... That was what worried him. Pulling up a hand, he summoned a handful of light purple flame, planning to burn away the tentacles of violet, breaking up the peaceful (Albeit slightly darker now) grey of his headspace. 

But, like a moth to a flame, the tendrils only began to stretch towards him, trying to grasp him once more. In panic, he threw up a dome of violet magic to protect himself. The tendrils banged against it, trying to find a crack, something, trying to reach the cowering form within, but the shield stood strong. Yet the tendrils continued their inhuman assault. 

Xelqua began to panic, and fed the fire into the shield, hoping the contact would burn the corruption. And as the shield grew brighter, blazing with purple fire, the tendrils continued to attack. With a jerk of his hand Xelqua spread the fire onto the magical tentacles, and they caught fire. But the exhaustion that came... The watcher behind this was clearly stronger then him. He nearly collapsed then and there, but blinked through his fading vision, attempting to finish the job.

Finally, as the last fire went out, the last tendril withered away, he slid out of headspace, falling back into his body.

Unconsciousness threatened to take him, but with the little brain-power he had left, he remembered the mask. Weakly, he reached up to grasp the mask, and just barely managed to take it off before falling, falling into the darkness that reached up to receive him.

A/N

WOO! Another update! Sorry for the erratic updates lol, and sorry this one was a bit short, but cliff hangers, we gotta have them.

Also thank you to everyone who's voted or left a comment, it makes my day.

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Okay okay I'll let you go now, but thank you all again! Your all amazing! I hope you have a great day/night/whatever wherever you may be <3

Also EX coming soon? ? ? Who knowsss :D 

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- Xera