He is whispering again. Leaned in close to my face, hot breath hitting my neck and sending tingles down my spine. I know nothing good can come out of his advice but I am not afraid. I trust the monster.

Kill her, my Angel. She is a Hunter, sworn to murder the monsters who dare wander the night, the men who find companionship in the dark. Men and monsters like us, sweet Angel. Kill the Hunter before we become the Hunted.

'Yes, dear monster that makes sense.'

I'll listen to him, follow him. I always will. Those times we never speak about- the times I was disobedient- I regret them. I will always obey.

I was right about Him, the blue boy. I always am. I won't hold it over your head my sweet but do not ignore my wisdom. I am always right.

'Yes, monster o' mine.'

He's never been wrong before, you know. Not once. Every word he uttered, every prediction he shared, they were all true. My monster isn't the liar here, that's you.

Do not begin to doubt me, my Angel. They will try to turn you against me. Remember how they stole your sister from you? Turned her into a killer of monsters and men, just like Them. Remember how the blue boy lied to you? Swore to protect your loved one and let her die. That is the kind of people They are. My dear sweet Angel, They will ruin you.

You see, he's my protector. He tells me who I can trust and what I'm supposed to do. If it wasn't for him I'd probably be dead in a ditch somewhere, Hunted down and murdered.

'They will never turn me from you, mine.'

Look at what they have done to you already. They tainted you, my little Archangel. They're going to force you to bow to them, fight as a soldier in their war. Your Father wants to let them burn, play along as the obedient son. A King, even a King of Ghosts, shouldn't be forced to bend his knee to any being.

'I will be bend my knee to you any day. You are my monster, my protector, my King, my Lord, my Master. My loyalty is as it has always been. Forgive my disobediences and let me serve.'

I swear fealty to the breath on my neck, the tingles of my spine, the voice in my head, the golden eyes in my dreams. I have been a subject since the day I was born, you see. I cannot obey your orders because I follow the order of one higher than you.

The time has come Archangel. I know how you hate this white room and the one eyed woman. This is your change. Kill the woman, my King, and prove your loyalty. Escape this prison and you can serve me forever.

'Of course my Lord.'

I had to kill the woman, you must realize. The woman was an abomination, a monster tamed by the Hunters. You can move me to whichever white room you please, prohibit as many people from speaking with me as you wish, but I will not let abominations walk free.

Your loyalty is proven and escape is in our grasps. The humans may be so foolish as to not realize the predators around but you are clear sighted my Angel. The orange girl, the blonde, she will trust you. Kill her and you can kill the blue boy. They will never believe you my sweet King. Monsters, teenagers with swords, and skeletons are all nonsense to them. They are blind but you my Angel, my Ghost King, are not. Kill them all and be free.

'I will, Master'.

As you can see, I'm not crazy, I'm loyal. The nurse with one eye, the scarred boy with the sword, the tiara Hunter who stole my sister, the skeleton who won't leave me alone, they aren't "figments of my imagination". They're monsters and godlings and Hunters and I'm going to kill them all. I wish that I could promise I wasn't going to kill you Doc but, you see, you're the orange girl and, well, I have to kill you. You're the key to the blue boy and, well, you're a liar Doc.

Schizophrenia isn't real anyways.

" ! Mister- Nico! Nico please you don't have to do this."

"Sorry Annie but good ol' Perce has to pay."

"Nico please he didn't kill Bianca. She died in a car crash. It wasn't anyone's fault!"

"DON'T SAY HER NAME. Besides, it's too late. I already got the order so you have to die."

"You're a monster! A murderer! When they said you killed Tyson and Zoe I couldn't believe but I can see it now. You're crazy!"

"I'm not a monster, I'm a man. The monster's behind you and I'm afraid he's a little impatient. Time to say bye-bye to me and hello to Luke."

"Nico-."