Phew

First off, I want to said that I'm sorry for not posting this in forever, I've been busy with irl stuff and some other things as well as writing for my other books so yeah

Also sorry for this chapter being short, I'm going to try to make the next one longer but yeah

Enjoy

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Chapter ten

Due to the sudden force, Cuphead found himself being knocked back and landing on his back hard enough to leave him breathless which caused his movement to slow down as he tried to push himself off the ground but quickly stopped when he soon heard slow footsteps moving towards him and with all the lights off, not being able to see anything in front of him completely frighten him as his heart was rapidly beating in his ears.

He suddenly inhaled sharply when he felt icy cold fingers firmly grip his jawline which followed by a small giggle which didn't sound innocent at all and couldn't help but wince in pain as the hand forced his head up a bit.

"I see you there~" he heard the woman, Alice Angel, coo out and it sounded like she's right beside his ear causing a cold shiver to go down his spine, "The lone fly had finally made its way back home~"

'Home?' Cuphead asked himself as he tried to figure out what the woman meant since from what he could remember, he swore that he never seen her before but for some reason Alice Angel knew him. Then he felt the fingers release their grip before moving down under his chin in a stroking manner, "Come along now~" Alice Angel started to say as the hand was full gone, "Let's see if you're worthy to walk with angels~" she soon finished which Cuphead couldn't hold back a small scoff at the statement and within a blink of an eye, the darkness was quickly replaced with flickering lights and much to his shock and slight fear, the woman wasn't there anymore.

"Shit..." Cuphead breathed out as he placed his hand against his chest in hopes of calming his rapidly beating heart while using his other hand to rub his forehead, finding out that it was covered in a thin sheen of sweat. He doesn't know why but the woman gave him a dangerous and slightly creepy vibes and hoped that he wouldn't come across her any time soon before frowning a bit.

After managing to calm himself down, Cuphead shakily got to his feet and slowly looked around the room, seeing that the door he came from was open and to his slight surprise, he found an open hallway suddenly appeared to his left. "How..." Cuphead started to question it before shutting his mouth, trying not to question it before entering the hallway.

He didn't bother with the slight broken pieces of wood and empty barrels until he came across a split pathway and saw a lone pole with two signs.

"The Demon"

"The Angel"

Tilting his head a bit, Cuphead only took a few moments to think about it before picking the left side since he figured that he would be more safer taking the demon route instead of the angel but as he took a few steps forwards, Cuphead jumped a bit when he heard something slammed shut but didn't let that affect him too much before continuing on.

But when he turned the corner and looked into the room, Cuphead was shocked to see ink everywhere and as he looked around, he suddenly saw another tape recorder resting on top of a wooden chair. "Okay...come on Cuphead" he quietly reassured himself before carefully stepping inside, shivering a bit as the cold ink raised up to his ankles and seeping into his shoes. 'Yep...these shoes and possibly pants are officially ruined' he thought to himself with a wince while making his head towards the chair, moving the recorder down a bit before finally pushing the play button.

"There's nothing wrong with dreaming. Wishing for the impossible is just human nature."

'Yeah but it sometimes leads to bad things' Cuphead thought with a slight shake of his head.

"That's how I got started. Just a pencil and a dream. We all want everything without even having to lift a finger. They say you just have to believe"

Cuphead quickly pushed down the memory of the time at the casino and clench his hands tightly.

"Belief can make you succeed. Belief can make you rich. Belief cane make you powerful. Why, with enough belief, you can even cheat death itself. Now that...is a beautiful, and positively silly thought"

"...That stupid train of thought that lead you to bad things" Cuphead simply stated with a slight sneer before moving away from the chair to get out of the room. As he finally got out of the room, he stared at the wall in front of the doorway he just walked out for a few moments before something clicked, 'Then where did that other hallway lead to?' he thought to himself with a confused frown. Then he let out a small groan while shaking his head to remove those thoughts before walking again.

'There's another one of those outhouse-like boxes' he thought as he glance at it for a moment before looking away, listening to the small dripping sound as he walked through the hallway with slight pipes and flickering lights before finally making it to the end of the hallway, walking through it. Once he closed the door behind, Cuphead only took a few more steps before suddenly jumping back with a startled yelp as he saw a cutout Bendy peaking over the corner.

"Not again!?" he cried out before quickly moving over to look over the corner only to see the person he was looking for.

"Boris!" Cuphead exclaimed with a groan, half relieved and half annoyed, "You fucking scared me half to death" he added as he glared at the other for a few seconds before it faded away while sighing out. "I'm glad that you're okay though" Cuphead soon said with a small smile, "Don't suppose you found anything to protect ourselves with?" he soon asked and quickly got his answer when Boris raised his right hand to reveal a large pipe that looked sturdy enough. "Mm...that will do" Cuphead said as he took the pipe from Boris and testing the weight of the pipe.

'This should be good for now until I can find something better' he thought before walking pass Boris to open the door, "Come on" he quickly called out to the other to follow.

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Again, don't worry, I'm not canceling this book or anything like that, I will finish this book so yeah

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