Author's note: So, I thought I'd take a shot at musical writing. And what universe to choose than the Creepypasta universe?
Slenderman: But wait KJ, Duperghoul has done a musical with creepypasta characters! Are you trying to copy him?
No! Not at all! This musical is completely original! Trust me. Where as DuperGhoul's creepypasta musical is a slice of life comedy, mine's more an dark action thriller. You'll see what I mean. Besides, he's cool with it. Hell, he even helped me with some parts of the story!
Whenever a song comes up, you'll see the following table:
Song title:
Singers:
Musician Style:
Influence(s):
Song title and singer is obvious, but musician style is basically an idea of what the song will sound something like, usually similar to the artist mentioned. And the influence is basically the song that the performed song will be similar to, either in sound or lyrics. This is because I'm gonna be taking an influence from Ten Seconds Song's YouTube series '*Artist*'s *Name of Song* in 20 styles' when incorporating various musician styles.
I do not own the characters used in this musical story.
The Over Realm. Once a beautiful place, bustling full of life and freedom. Inhabitants, known to the Under Realm as the 'human race', once lived in this place with little cares in the world. They were free to do whatever they pleased. As long as it was legal in their fair law system. They had everything. Technology, health care, education, law and order, finance and all the simple things in life.
However, that was back then. Now, the Over Realm was just a wasteland. You see, the Over Realm was a victim to its own need for violence. People went to war, blood was spilt, weapons were used and mass groups of innocent citizens died. The cities of the once bustling realm were now mere reminders of the brilliance the Over Realm once had before they went and blew each other into bloody pieces using God knows what kinds of weaponry. Some buildings were collecting dust and rubble, others were collapsing from years of neglect. But the neglect was the human race's fault too. Throughout their needless violence, they managed to completely wipe themselves clean off the map. The human race had killed each other off and was now extinct. All around the world, there is no signs of any life whatsoever, as if those who occupied the world just disappeared into thin air, leaving their creations and their marvels behind to decay and crumble. Electricity crackled and ash from the carnage was floating freely in the air. Electronics were broken and not working anymore. Fires run freely with no one around to put them out. The oceans are now poisoned by chemicals and other pieces of waste. If there were survivors, the Over Realm would be a very unsafe place for them to live in.
Song title: 'Burning Atlas'
Singers: Unseen choir (possibly symbolising the human race)
Musician Style: Enya
[Verse 1]
Nothing more than a molecule of dust on an old broom.
Nothing more than a flash of light in a dark room.
We let ourselves burn out like a candle in the wind
Our own greed and pride, made us blind.
[Chorus]
We just took what wasn't rightfully ours.
Now the world dies like neglected flowers
No prayers can forgive us for this crime.
Our presence only fades away with time.
And now, because of our cruel antics
We're just embers on a burning atlas.
[Verse 2]
The sky goes black with the smoke from our dying fires.
Kingdoms fall where they stood, once proud empires.
Only grey, yellow and brown shades blanket the earth
No one anywhere shall experience any more death nor birth
[Chorus]
We just took what wasn't rightfully ours.
Now the world dies like neglected flowers
No prayers can forgive us for this crime.
Our presence only fades away with time.
And now, because of our cruel antics
We're just embers on a burning atlas.
[Verse 3]
Power can easily get out of control
Even our children can't avoid this tole
This is certainly not a strange dream
It looks like the end, it seems.
[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
We just took what wasn't rightfully ours.
Now the world dies like neglected flowers
No prayers can forgive us for this crime.
Our presence only fades away with time.
And now, because of our cruel antics
We're just embers on a burning atlas.
Written by: KJMusical & DuperGhoul
As the buildings fall to rubble, through the flames, another realm can be seen. As a stark contrast to the Over Realm, this realm is tidy, clean and looks in much better shape than the aforementioned realm.
This is the Under Realm. The realm where the many Creepypasta characters live in peace. A million creepypasta characters, living under their overlord's rule. Little crime, little trouble. Life was perfect in the Under Realm. At the far reaches of the Under Realm, away from the city areas was a large palace like mansion. This was the home of the overlord himself, Zalgo, although, he would often prefer to be referred to as 'Lord Zalgo'. His job is to rule over the creeps and creatures that dwell within the Under Realm. As of now, Zalgo sat on his throne, looking over the remains of the Over Realm through a glowing orb. After a few seconds, he puts it aside.
"Shadow Lurker!" he calls out, his voice heavy with a Russian accent. Almost immediately, a blue and black figure runs up. He has blue skin and pitch black eyes with small light blue pupils. He also wears a blue shirt with a black pattern going across it and black trousers. Over all this is a grey robe with a big hood over his head, parts of his black hair being visible from it. There is also a belt around his neck too. This was the aforementioned Shadow Lurker, Zalgo's personal assistant and second-in-command of the Under Realm. Zalgo brought back the orb and had another look around the Over Realm. "I cannot seem to find any sign of any human mortals anyway in the Over Realm." Zalgo continued. Shadow Lurker walked towards the orb and had a look as well. Then he started to speak, his voice having a Southern American accent. "Master, that lil' Over Realm is devoid of life. Every single human on that realm is deader than a door nail mah lord." he answered.
"The human race is now extinct, da?" Zalgo asked his personal assistant. Shadow Lurker replied with "Eeyup. Some crazy guy in some place called North Korea went off the deep end an' launched 'em so called nuclear missle thingys. After that, the whole Over Realm went ta' shit. Countries start throwin' up their bombs and things just went downhill from there, usin' chemicals, diseases and who th' hell knows and ended up killin' each other. Before they all knew it, they're dead, takin' every single lil' bit of land wit' 'em."
Zalgo moved the orb away, slowly taking in everything Shadow Lurker said to him. "Bozhe moy." Zalgo said, "Every single human in the Over Realm is mertvykh. How else am I going to find more slaves for my realm?", a little saddened by this fact, slumping into his throne, holding his forehead in his hand. Shadow Lurker placed his hand down onto Zalgo's arm. "Mah lord, ya can't. Not an'more." he said, sadly. Zalgo just sighed. "Now what?" he asked after a few seconds of silence. Shadow Lurker began walking away, leaving Zalgo to think. But he stopped at the doorway as an idea crept into his mind.
"Master. I have an idea for ya." Shadow Lurker said to Zalgo, who perked up at what he had said. Shadow Lurker moved back to stand in front of Zalgo on his throne whilst the latter leaned forward. "Shoot." he said. Shadow Lurker brought back the orb and viewed the Over Realm's ruins. "Why don't we merge the Under Realm with what remains of the Over Realm?" Shadow Lurker suggested, causing Zalgo to raise an eyebrow, unsure about the idea. "Hear me out mah lord! Think about this way: ya'll have millions of acres of lan' on that lil' realm. With something like that, you can finally reign over all of existance over Earth." Lord Zalgo then stood up and paced towards a large window that overlooked the Under Realm, still unsure about the idea.
"I don't know comrade. The idea sounds good, but I'm not entirely sure. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to try it out, but-." Zalgo began, before Shadow Lurker interrupted him. "Mah lord, it's easy."
Song title: 'Take A Chance'
Singers: Shadow Lurker & Zalgo
Musician style: Sia
Influence: 'Elastic Heart'
Italic lyrics: Shadow Lurker
Bold lyrics: Zalgo
Bold and Italic lyrics: Both
[Verse 1]
Ya'll won't face resistance of any kind, since the world is dead.
No threats of fightin' back, so now you may rest your heavy head.
The chances of failure to success, is zero to a million.
Ya'll have no blood shed, from neither a soldier or citizen.
[Pre-Hook]
Plus, ah know what ya want.
Ya want something ya'll can flaunt.
But guarantee ya'll be stuck in this zone
Should ya not move yourself from this throne.
If ya still in doubt now, ask ya self this:
[Chorus]
If the humans gave up, would they've landed on the moon?
Would they have developed the bullet and gun from a harpoon?
Would they have mixed their cultures or stayed in one place?
Would they think the Earth was flat or even discovered space?
Just change your stance!
Your rule, you can enhance!
All ya need to do...
Is just take a chance.
Zalgo moved back to sit on his throne, Shadow Lurker following behind him. "Well mah lord?" he asked the dark over lord. Zalgo just looked at Shadow Lurker and sighed "I like your ideas S.L., but I've got a problem with the overall idea."
[Verse 2]
What fun is it when they have no defences? (Our world still has hope)
The Over Realm is fine as it is. (We can't just take away hope)
Taking human land after the owner's death, will leave a bad reputation.
It just doesn't feel right, I've had enough of your presentation!
[Pre-Hook]
But mah lord, listen, the Over Realm's dead.
No more will ya'll need to hang ya head.
As a bonus, think of it this way:
Your kingdom shall awake with a new day!
[Hook]
If the humans gave up, they would all be poor and unsteady!
They wouldn't have developed higher armory, and be dead already!
They'd still argue over culture, religion and other differences!
They'd be idiotic and suspicious, and not even know space! (Exactly!)
So just change your stance!
Your rule, you can enhance!
All ya need to do...
Is just take a chance.
[Instrumental]
Zalgo stood up and paced around the room, thinking about the idea and its effect on the Under Realm. Shadow Lurker walked up to him, eager to hear what the lord has to say. "So tell mah lord. What's it gonna be? Ah can wait all night. Come on. What's it gonna be mah lord, yes or no? Are ya gonna go through with it or abandon it?"
[Pre-Hook]
No matter what you do, the occupants will bow.
The time for advancin' would be now...
(SILENCE!)
[Brief moment of silence]
That's it, I gave them enough chances.
Time for the Under Realm to advance...
(Now you're speakin' mah language mah lord!)
[Hook]
Would they've landed on the moon? (They'd be poor and unsteady!)
Would they have developed the bullet? (They'd be dead already!)
Would they have mixed their cultures? (They'd force thoughts in their face!)
Would they think the Earth was flat? (They wouldn't know space!)
I must just change my stance!
My rule, I can enhance!
I know what to do...!
We just change our stance!
Our rule, we can enhance!
We know what to do...
It's time for us... (It's time for us...)
To take a chance!
Written by: KJMusical & Duperghoul
Zalgo, after such an energetic singing session with Shadow Lurker, slumps back in his throne, a smile on his face. Shadow Lurker, smiling also, moved to stand beside his master. "I will do it! The human's have had their chance! It's our time to make a move." Zalgo said, Shadow Lurker smiling at this. "Our armies are at ya disposal mah lord. All ya need to do is an announcement to the rest of tha' Under Realm and map out ya plans." Shadow Lurker said.
A few seconds later, Zalgo rose out of his throne and walked over to a near by wall. He pressed a button which was connected to a speaker. After a few seconds of silence, another voice spoke over the speaker. This voice was female with a strong British accent. "You buzzed, my lord?" the voice spoke. Zalgo looked back at Shadow Lurker, that smile still plastered onto his face, before turning back to the speaker. He then held the button before speaking into the speaker. "Da. Could you please come to the throne room and bring some A3 sheets of paper?" Afterwards, he took his finger off the button and the voice returned after a few seconds. "Yes my lord. I'll be right there."
Zalgo smiled to himself as he then walked over to a nearby radio. He then put in a nearby CD and pressed play. After a few seconds of silence, True by Spandau Ballet started playing. Zalgo then shut his eyes and gentily swayed his hips to the rhythm of the song, quietly singing along to the song. Shadow Lurker stood and watched, amused by his lord's singing and swaying. After a while, Zalgo opened his eyes and noticed his assistant looking at him. "Don't act surprised. You know I love Spandau Ballet. This song especially!" he said. Shadow Lurker smirked and replied with "Ya know, the last time ah heard this song was back in the Over Realm. Ah was attendin' some school prom, disguised as a student to go after someone. This was playin' over the speakers and the humans began gripping each other and swayin'. Ah believe it's called a 'slow dance', is that right mah lord?"
Zalgo nodded. "Da, comrade. I'll show you how to slow dance like the Over Realm dwellers used to do."
He then walked towards Shadow Lurker. The two of them, when standing side by side, were almost the same height, Zalgo being slightly taller than Shadow Lurker. Zalgo took one arm around Shadow Lurker's waist, placing Shadow Lurker's free arm around his own waist before taking his other hand in Shadow Lurker's and locking it. The latter started to blush at being so close to his master. "Alright, now I need you to side step to your left." Zalgo said. Shadow Lurker looked down at his feet before mimicking said steps. As he took that step to his left, Zalgo took out his right foot and stepped in the same direction. "Eto khorosho comrade. Now when I step forward, I need you to step back. And that's pretty much it S.L."
Shadow Lurker blushed. He always liked it when his master called him 'S.L'. With that instruction in his head, Shadow Lurker looked down again at their feet. He noticed Zalgo's right foot moving forward, so he took a step back with his left foot. "That's it comrade." Zalgo said as he stepped forward, causing Shadow Lurker to take his right foot back too. "You're learning quickly." For the next couple of minutes, the two of them were slowly practicing the art of slow dancing with the Spandau Ballet song playing in the background. Shadow Lurker's head flooded back to that prom when he heard this song. Letting his memories drift, he placed his head against Zalgo's chest. Zalgo didn't mind though. Shadow Lurker felt kind of soft to him. And his breathing against his chest put him at a kind of ease.
As the final chorus begun, the two monsters looked at one another, locking eyes with each other. Almost immediately, the two slowly began to inch towards one another, slowly closing the gap between their lips and closed their eyes. However, before the two could kiss, the door handle turning suddenly shocked them. Immediately, Zalgo pushed Shadow Lurker away and with an appentage growing out of his back, quickly switched off the radio, stopping the song dead in its tracks. All in good timing, because another one of Zalgo's assistances, Ms. P, opened the door with the supplies Zalgo had asked for. "I got the supplies like you asked me to, my lord." Ms. P said, her British accent as present as it was over the speaker a few minutes ago. "Ah! Spasibo Ms. P. Just lay them on the table over there." Zalgo said, pointing to a nearby desk by his throne. Ms. P then walked over to the desk, leaving the supplies on top of it.
With the supplies out of the way, the two monsters could get a clear look at Ms. P's attire. She wore a black t-shirt with black trousers and black shoes. She also wore black lipstick on her lips too. A little dark for the two's liking. However, if they were to compliment this appearence, it certainly brought out Ms. P's hourglass figure with her pale, almost snow white, skin and her long black hair. This wouldn't be considered the norm in the Over Realm, but since Ms. P was a succubus, usually used by Zalgo as a personal hitman in the Over Realm, the dark setting of the Under Realm fit her.
She then walked out, saying "I'll let you two get on with your plans for whatever it is you wish to do.", closing the door behind her. The two monsters stood for a second, looking at the supplied the succubus gave to them. "Alright, let's get to work." Zalgo said before making his way over to the supplies themselves. Shadow Lurker then stepped forward. "Well wait mah lord. Why did ya push me away when Ms. P came in? Do ya not like kissin' me?" he asked. Zalgo sighed before answering.
"Net. I do. It's just that... I signed a law a while back banning homosexual relationships in the Under Realm. If anybody found out about our relationship, how much of a hypocrite would I look like to the rest of the Under Realm? Don't even ask why I signed it!"
Shadow Lurker was at a loss for words. "Wha's ta' happen if someone is caught bein' one of 'em gay folks? Do ya execute 'em or-?" Shadow Lurker began to ask before Zalgo looked at him. "Don't be silly S.L. I might be a dictator, but even I'm not that varvarskiy." Zalgo said. Shadow Lurker just turned his head slightly, confused at what his master just said. Zalgo sighed. "It's Russian for barbaric. Besides, I don't execute homosexuals. That's for crazy rulers and religious bigots in the Over Realm. I'm actually thankful that they're all dead now. No. I don't execute them. I banish them to the Under Realm Forests. I would even need to do so to monsters within the Under Realm government. You included." he explained, pointing to Shadow Lurker at the last two words.
"Well, if we don't show it, we can't be banished or anythin'." Shadow Lurker pieced together. Zalgo replied with "Exactly! That's exactly the thing." After a few seconds, he then said "Well, we're wasting valuable planning time. Let's get to it." before walking over to the supplies, Shadow Lurker following behind. Zalgo laid out the paper across the desk and took out a black marker pen. "Oh, mah lord?" Shadow Lurker said. Zalgo looked back up at him. "Da?" he asked. Shadow Lurker then blushed, saying "When we have spare time, could ya teach more of tha' slow dancin'?"
Zalgo smiled at him. "Of course, comrade." Shadow Lurker then moved to stand next to Zalgo as he began to draw the map of the Over Realm's world on the paper.