Cloud

     Woah! Okay, now right hook, no! I didn't tell you to just stand there numb, you imbecile! He blew up the whole goddamn ravine and you don't see him as a threat?!

     Wait...

     Why am I spectating myself?! Um! Um! What do I do?! Um... Hi! I'm Cloud, holder of the orange soul, symbolic of courage! Yes. I'm dead. I didn't want to be, you know, but I guess things don't always work out in your favor. I'm Cloud! (I already said that, make these 700-or-so words count...)

     Well, I guess your shadowing me for this chapter, kiddo! I'm 25...or maybe I'm 21. I dunno how death works regarding age. Anyway, ha! My baby bro told me I wasn't good at math, well Perseverance arrived in this timeline, so I did the math right! ...I know it really doesn't matter anymore, but...

     Am I the only one anticipating an epic brawl between Perseverance and Oak? I really don't know, but there seems to be a lot of tension. Also, what the HECK?! I honestly thought my brother was gay. Honest-to-God truth, I wasn't expecting Lilith to enter the picture. I guess that's a... disappointment? I dunno! I kinda shipped him with Fox. I... I kinda wonder what his mind is really doing... Spectre, forgive me, wherever you are.

      Alright! I'm only gonna say this once! Don't die unless you absolutely have to! Why? Because death is so boring! I can't count how many times I tried scaring people. Don't give me that look, I got bored. I couldn't go to heaven, because I guess I'm not done yet. What about Hell? Heh. They'll drag me down there over my dead... Err, never mind. Plus, since the Merchant is technically God, I'm not sure how all that would work.

     Songbird's kid's name was Thunder! How she forgot, I really can't say. Although, it is weird. Everyone seems to be forgetting any name related to Storm. Stormy, Thunder, Tempest? You name it! (Oh, God. I just made a pun. Um...just ignore that.)

I've been floating around, spectating everyone. But I think something's about to happen. Every time Spectre gets healed, I feel it, too. Yup, there it is again. 0.657981/1 HP. He must've eaten. Food, sleep, and taking care of the essentials replenishes HP.

     So how? How is this happening? I have a potential answer. When we were younger, some boys from school gave Spectre a strange potion and told him to only drink it with someone he cared about. He couldn't figure out exactly what it was, so he had me drink it with him. What could possibly go wrong, right? The results were... Interesting, to say the least. We both underwent intense pain in the soul area and passed out. When we woke up, I had light blue covering the edges of my soul, and Spectre had orange covering the edges of his.

It was as if we had exchanged soul parts.

     It permanently, albeit subtly, altered our behavior. The way we fought, acted, and went about daily life leaned more towards the other brother's side of the spectrum. I was harder to anger with my experiments with Dr. Abrecan (British name meaning 'storm', so people are forgetting him, too). Spectre was less inclined to run away from school bullies. It was small, but noticeable. And we could now heal each other. When one heals, it fills their entire soul. So, I suppose it heals the portion that was separated from the rest of the soul as well, but how far does healing reach? Perhaps beyond death?

I understand this is a lot of character development and pointless background information to sift through, but hang in there! Every single backstory is cool and interesting, I think. Even if they don't remember it. *cough* Fox. *cough* Or it seems pointless. *cough* Everyone else. *cough* It's worth it, trust me.

So, how is Perseverance supposed to help save this version of our world? Well, he's already done his thing. You see, in every other timeline, Spectre commits suicide before I can come back. Perseverance gives him hope. By teaching my brother to never give up, Perseverance, well, Dragonfly, may have saved both of us. I'm excited to see how the rest plays out.

     Hey! What the Hell happened to the lights?! Did I enter a cave or what? Oh God... My hands are becoming harder and harder to see. I'm in the cave where I died! What's going on? Why are we here? Who's here? Who am I spectating now? Heh. Let's watch the story unfold, shall we?

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I'm not sure whether these A/N's should be centered or not. Any thoughts? Any way, So... Cloud. What do you guys think? Cool guy or no?