Loop 424, Chapter 4

"Come on, Henry! Go get your friend!"

Alice Angel called from her balcony. Boris was just tied up, trying to break free.

Alice turned toward him, her deformed face grinning.

"Trying to struggle, huh? Well, it's hopeless, don't you see? You'll die before Henry manages to get you!"

Still, the wolf tried to get out, but the ropes held tight. It felt hopeless to continue on forever. But still! He had to! He needed too break free! Dreams do come true, right?

"Why are you doing this? Why? Are you just as dumb as you look? You've really pushed it this far, Boris."

Alice gently face palmed as Boris struggled helplessly. Then turned forward.

"You still believe in Joey, don't you? You still believe in that whole, 'Dreams come true' thing, right?

Well, you're wrong! He lied. He lied to all of us!"

There was a moment of silence. "You're just stupid enough to believe in something like that. You've always been like that..."

"But if dreams really don't come true, then why are you still trying to achieve your dream?"

"What the-" Alice then got stabbed in the chest by something. A knife. She fell to the ground as a shadow loomed over her.

"Poor Angel. Always trying to believe when she knew she couldn't. Always trying to be...beautiful.But now, she's free. Just like all the lost ones."

Then the shadow turned toward the tied up wolf.

"Now you..."

It came toward him, Boris shaking in fear on the surgery table as the shadow loomed over him.

"Why don't we set you free...?"

I remember the last time I failed.

The last time I had tried to save someone, but ended up causing more harm.

The world was shattered around me as they fought, tearing each other to pieces.

My "friends"...I had only been trying to save a lost one, but in doing so, my "friends" are dead.

The former tore a limb off another.

The next broke its neck.

I kept screaming at them to stop, but it was hopeless.

Soon, I was. surrounded by corpses of my "friends".

I felt helpless. I felt horrible.

After that, the loop began again.

I was a good guy before, a pacifist.

I had tried to stop it. Stop the war.

I failed.

But now, I've changed. I wasn't truly myself anymore.

I felt stronger.

I've never felt this strong in my life.

However, I couldn't remember what I was before.

I've forgotten my friend's names. I just respond them by their forms.

Everything was a blur. Even I couldn't remember him.

Who was I before?

The posters on the walls looked so familiar.

I've only remembered that I hadn't talked this much, and I wasn't human.

Was I one of those cartoon characters?

...

Maybe I was...oh forget it. I've taught myself to let go.

It was what the Angel wanted, right? It's completely quiet in the studio now...

Everything is empty

Then I remember him.

That person I had met before anyone else.

Before everything had changed.

Before he caused it. I

want revenge.

I want revenge for everything he did.

There's two left, two left here to fight, and I'll...I'll turn it back to zero.

After all, it's almost the end.

I'm gonna need some new improvements. Mechanical Improvements.

To be continued