"J-Josh..." Tyler spoked, talking a step back only to misplace his step and fall.

That isn't Josh, there's no way in the world that could be Josh!

Before Tyler could mutter out nonsense words that were laced with concern or fear Josh had walked off and a small rumbling sound was heard before the chapel lit up due to the small white neon lights scattered around the church.

And that's when Tyler's fears were confirmed. That was Josh.

Josh looked at Tyler silently as if trying to figure out if that was really here.

"You...you're here...I...I thought I you forgot me..." Josh spoke, his voice sounding quiet but rough at the same time.

Josh was dressed in a grey button up and grey slacks. His sleeves were rolled up to show the paint on his hands reached his forearms and the paint on his neck reached the bottom of his chin.

The paint was close to pitch black and Josh's once warm chocolate brown iris' had a of red over them.

"I would never forget about you Josh.." Tyler says, immediately scrambling to his feet before looking over Josh.

"What..what did they do to you Josh..." Tyler says, reaching out to touch one of Josh's hands only for him to flinch and take a step back.

"They didn't do anything...if anything they helped me."

"What..? Josh you're kidding right? We...we both knew the bishops are liars, they're manipulators...they're wrong!"

Josh flinched slightly at Tyler raising his voice but he ends up huffing. "No. We we're wrong. They were the right ones the whole time and they showed me that Tyler..."

Tyler was in shock and disbelief.

"Josh..they...they brainwashed you into this stupid cult! You..you aren't you...this isn't the real you! This...This is just what they turned you into! L-Listen to me! Believe me!" Tyler pleaded with Josh, taking a step forward and grabbing both of Josh's hands and gripping them in a caring way despite his hands trembling a bit.

Tyler also felt Josh's hands trembling in his.

"D-Don't touch me!" Josh exclaimed, pulling his hands out of Tyler's and hugging himself.

"You don't know what in the world you're talking about. You're wrong. I was wrong. This is me. This is who I am. You don't know anything about me anymore, don't act like you do." Josh says coldly, the red tint in his eyes becoming more prominent.

Tyler was speechless. He was right...

Tyler didn't know who Josh was anymore...

But hell he knows that he wasn't wrong about the bishops. They're liars and manipulators who drive forward their own agenda that's isn't good at all.

"Josh...you're right that I don't know who you are anymore...I only know how you were in the past and...I know that is the true you. Not...this..."

Josh sighs and shakes his head. "It was pathetic of us to want to escape, I understand that your point of view is different because you escaped but...my point of view is right. What I believe in is the right path..." Josh spoke before sighing.

"These people and you are just too scared and ignorant to realize it is.." Josh spoke bitterly.

Tyler felt tears sting his eyes but blinked them away.

"Josh...you...you don't know what you got yourself into, this...is isn't a religion! This is a cult! This isn't good, this is dangerous!"

ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴜᴘ. ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ ɪs ʟɪᴋᴇ ʏᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ʙʀɪᴄᴋ ᴡᴀʟʟ...

ᴡʜʏ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴊᴏɪɴ ғᴏʀ ᴀ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴛᴀsᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ "ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ" ʜᴇ's ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ sᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ?

Tyler shook his head and huffed. "Josh look...I know you won't believe me or listen but...we...or...I have to get you out of here, I need to get you out of here-"

"Have you gone insane!? I'm not leaving!"

"Josh please! It's safer out there! You will see there's more life and colors in this word the these black and grey buildings and lifeless people! There is so much more then what you see here! I can help you get better! I know you'll be happy out of here! The banditos and I will help you-!" Tyler exclaimed before realizing his mistake.

"You're...you're with them? The rebels!? Of course! What else would I expect!" Josh scoffed, the red tint in his eyes becoming more like a glow.

"What in hell should of I expected!? It makes sense! Why else would you have finally come here for me!? You would of been back sooner if you were alone...but you had them so of course it took you so long to come back! Of course you forgot me and had them replace me! You never cared! You never will care!" Josh yelled, fighting back tears as his emotions raged out of control and his brown eyes were replaced by bright red ones.

Tyler felt his heart sting.

Is this how Josh really felt? Did...Does Josh really feel like I don't care..? Does...Does he feel like I abandoned him..?

"Josh I-"

Josh shut his eyes and exhaled. When he reopened them they went back just having the small red tint.

"I've heard enough Tyler...I'm...I'm sorry but I can't go with you..." Josh spoke, keeping his head down as he walked past Tyler.

"And I can't let you leave either..." Josh spoke before making a run for the chaple doors.

Tyler panicked and ran after Josh, trying to keep up with him.

Tyler managed to grab Josh's arm and he tugged his arm which made Josh yelp and fall to the ground. Tyler immediately felt sorry and immediately apologized.

"Jo-Josh I'm so s-sorry I-!" Tyler spoke before getting tugged to the ground himself by Josh and he groaned in pain since he had face planted onto the floor and now his nose hurt a lot.

Before Tyler could fully get up and snap out of his pain filled daze Josh has made a run for it and had locked Tyler in the chapel so he could alert a bishop.

Tyler rushed to the doors of the church and tried to open then only to hear a quiet, "I'm sorry Tyler" from the other side.

Tyler frowned deeply and exhaled heavily. He had to find a way out, but this chapel was huge and it seemed the only exit was the front door. He was trapped in here till the bishops come to grab him out of there.

ʏᴏᴜ sʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴏғ sᴛᴀʏᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ, ɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ɢᴏ ʜᴏᴍᴇ. ʏᴏᴜ ғᴀɪʟᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏᴏ.

ɪ ᴛᴏʟᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴜᴘ. ɪ ᴡᴀs ʀɪɢʜᴛ. ɪ'ᴍ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ʀɪɢʜᴛ.

Tyler huffed and shook his head. "Shut up, you're not right, you're never right..I did the best I could he was just brainwashed to thinking Vialism is a fucking way of life and it isn't! It's horrible and wrong in every way and just...I just want the Josh I knew back and..I'm willingly sacrifice myself for that."

ᴄᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴘᴘʏ ʙᴜʟʟsʜɪᴛ. ɪᴛ's ᴀɴɴᴏʏɪɴɢ.

Tyler rolls his eyes before he hears talking outside and out of force of habit he hid behind one of the pews which wasn't gonna ge too helpful with the lights on.

"He should be in here...I..I don't know where...but-" Josh's voice was heard before he went silent.

Tyler gulped and stayed hidden to the best if his ability. He heard footsteps walking towards him before a cold almost monotone voice spoke,

❝ʟᴏᴏᴋ ғᴏʀ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴊᴏsʜᴜᴀ. ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ sᴛᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴜsᴇʟᴇss.❞

A small "yes" came from Josh and he started looking but it didn't take long for the bishop to find Tyler.

Tyler yelped in quickly tried to get away before a vulture swooped into the church due to the door behind open and the dark oversized bird turned into a red cloaked bishop who apprehend Tyler shortly after.

❝ᴏʜ, ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴡʜᴏ ɪᴛ ɪs ʀᴇɪsᴅʀᴏ..ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴍʀ. ᴊᴏsᴇᴘʜ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ.❞

❝ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ʙᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴅᴀʏ. ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴀᴄᴛ sᴜʀᴘʀɪsᴇᴅ.❞

Tyler was starting to panic and he tried to get away from the bishops but was failing miserably.

The bishops excited the church and Reisdro grinned wickedly behind his hood. ❝ɪ'ᴍ sᴜʀᴇ ɴɪᴄᴏ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ...ᴏᴠᴇʀᴊᴏʏᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛʏʟᴇʀ.❞

❝ʏᴏᴜ sᴛᴀʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴇʟ ᴊᴏsʜ. ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ sᴘᴇᴀᴋ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ. ɪғ ɪ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ sᴇᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴsᴇǫᴜᴇɴᴄᴇs.❞ Reisdro spoke again and Josh silently nods.

Tyler struggled to get away and he looked back at the chapel to see Josh at the doors, staring at him with a look on his face that read "sorry" but despite that he turned his back to Tyler and shut the door behind him.

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