So much for needing the poll on PAT-RE-ON, lol. Either way, thanks for the feedback. I have come up with a few ideas on how to power up Philip while not making him OP. Just fair enough for himself and maybe being able to buff allies. Also, sorry for taking a while to make this chapter. I've been job hunting the last week, and I've been busy. Either way, I don't own Nier or Dead by Daylight. And leave comments and review on things I need to improve or change. TY!

Phillip was once again in a place he didn't know. He was in a building of sorts, and the place looked old and rustic. There was only one door, so he went up to it and opened it. Inside was only pitch black. He was afraid of going in, but looking back in the room he was, there wasn't any other choice. So, entering the dark room, Philip began walking blindly inside. But soon, light reveals a body, then two, then many. Phillip froze, surprised at seeing these bodies, but when he tried to check on one of them, he immediately saw a man in the middle of the pile of bodies. He was crying, and Phillip couldn't really see what they looked like since they were facing away from him. Getting closer, Phillip walked around the bodies carefully, trying to see who this man was. But once he did, he let out a gasp. It was him! He was the one crying! He was the one surrounded by bodies! The other Philip looked up at him, and he spoke to him.

"I didn't want to kill them," he said in a low tone, his eyes full of tears. "I-I never wanted this; I had to. This time, I had to. Right? I was only defending. " Phillip slowly approached his other self with a sense of unease, but before he could say anything, the other Phillip grabbed his arm and pulled him close. "Free us from this cycle of death!"

Philip awoke drenched in sweat and breathing heavily, but it wasn't as bad as the previous "night." "These nightmares are getting annoying." Rubbing his face, Phillip sighed before swinging his leg over to the side of the bed. As he did, he lifted his hand to see those white smokey wisps still coming from him. "Today is the day," Phillip said calmly, clenching his fist. Today is the day he'll properly introduce himself to the encampment. As Phillip was about to grab Azarov's skull, he stopped. "I should use another weapon instead of this. I don't want people thinking I do some sort of voodoo."

Chuckling at his joke, Philip left Azarov's skull here. It is also a good idea to leave that weapon behind and rid himself of his dark past. Plus, he doesn't need the bell to enter or exit the spirit realm. He's only done it to warn survivors of himself. Plus, it's the only keepsake he had from his parents. So he put the bell onto his belt and entered the spirit realm without ringing it.

Exiting the apartment, Philip planned to get breakfast from his food stache before heading to the encampment. He didn't have it close to the place where he rested because he didn't want to stink the place up. He also wanted to avoid alerting the machines of where he slept. So Philip cooked his meals two blocks away.

But Philip noticed he'd been going slightly faster than usual as he walked in the spirit realm. It's as if he was using those Ohuwe-Onmnea symbols on his bell. Now that he thinks about it, Philip feels different, as if power has been slowly growing inside him. But why? Thinking about it, Philip devised a plan to test the power. But once he returns to his home, he'll test it.

Reaching the place where he cooked, Philip entered the building. It was an apartment similar to where he slept, but smaller. Following the stairs, Philip entered the room where he mostly cooked and kept his food stash. There was also a rack where he set some fish to dry. By the looks of it, some of them had already dried. Grabbing a few of them, Philip sat down and began to eat.

Philip heard a commotion outside while eating. He looked out the window and saw a woman with white hair. She wore a questionably revealing black dress, a black blindfold, headband, and thigh-length black boots. They were accompanied by a male who looked to be in his teens. He wore a black uniform, including shorts, boots, and a black blindfold.

While observing, he witnessed the way they fought. He questioned why they used swords instead of guns to take out machines. With how advanced the robots looked, he doubted people would've stopped improving weapons. As he watched, he saw a smaller floating bot shooting bullets at them. As the bullets hit the machines, it told Philip why they used swords instead of guns.

Still, he was fascinated by how skilled they were with a sword. While Philip did know how to fight, it was far from their level. When he used his weapon, it was on defenseless survivors or other hostile killers. Even then, encounters with other killers were quite rare, which is why he always made sure to avoid them.

Seeing them destroy the last machine, Philip decided to back away from the window and finish his fish. But before he did, he made eye contact with the boy.

(9s)

"Hey, 2B, do you see that android up there." 9S said to 2B, pointing to the window from which the android was viewing them. 2B looked where 9S was pointing and nodded.

"Alert: This android matches the description of a wanted android by the resistance leader, Anemone. Proposal: Recommend capture or annihilation." Said 9S's pod.

"Wanted? Why?"

"This android has been seen using remains of a human skull as a makeshift weapon and bell. For that reason, the android is wanted for defiling and making an insult to our creators."

"Say no more. 9S, let go!" As 2B rushed in, 9S looked back up at where the android was standing, and in front of his own eyes, he saw the android burn away with a woosh accompanying it.

"What was that? Do they have a cloaking device?"

"Negative: this pod did not detect any tech being used."

'interesting.' Thought 9S before shaking his head and joining 2B into the building.

(Philip)

As soon as Philip saw the girl charge into the building, most likely after him, he decided to retreat back into the spirit realm. He was right, as Philip saw the woman break into his eating room. Soon, the boy entered and inspected the room as well. Seeing no reason to stay here, Philip thought it may be a good idea to head into the encampment. So, silently exiting the apartment, he began walking toward the place.

As Philip made his way there, he saw the usual machines wandering aimlessly. He even saw a giant one but wisely chose to ignore it. Once Philip got close to the encampment, he exited the spirit realm.

"Alright, here it goes: Philip Ojomo interacts with people again. This time, I will not go down a dark path. I will NOT get taken again!" Taking a quick, calming breath, Philip enters the encampment.

(Anemone)

Everyone in the encampment heard the familiar woosh. But what was strange was the lack of a ringing bell. That and the woosh were very close. Having a bad feeling about this, Anemone was about to order someone to keep an eye on the entrance. That was until a new face entered the encampment. One that was wanted by every android for defiling their own creators.

But Anemone also couldn't help but stare at this android's strange features. It had ghostly white eyes, white smoke coming out of its body, and a bell with a human skull on it—one of the two reasons why they were wanted.

Everyone stared, and a long, awkward silence permeated the room. Everyone stood frozen, staring in shock. The android slowly lifted its hand and awkwardly waved.

"Hello." Their voice was raspy; their voice box was most likely damaged. But as soon as they spoke, the silence ended as Anemone marched up to the android, barely held in hostility.

"How dare you. How dare you walk in here holding the skull of our creators! You fucking piece of shit scrap!" Anemone winds up her arm, attempting to punch the android, but they quickly evade it. The android looked confused, wondering what they did wrong, but it only made Anemone pissed. Soon, other Androids began to join her, either insulting the android or throwing stuff at them.

Then, another android decided to do what the other wanted to do: hurt the android. Grabbing a sword, the android charged the defilier. In reaction, the android burned away before them, causing the attacker to stop in their tracks.

"Please, I mean no harm." The android reappeared in the middle of the camp where the flowers were. "I don't want to harm anyone."

"Then you shouldn't have defiled our creators, then you piece of shit!" Yelled out another random android.

"What?" Their confusion caused the other android to grow in anger. Soon, everyone started to chant for the android's death as many began pulling their weapons out. "Please, it doesn't have to be this way!" But no one listened, not even Anemone, who was closing in with her own brandished knife. The android looked to be in the middle of a breakdown as he continued to plead with them. But seeing as they weren't listening, he burned away in front of them. But not before someone attempted a swing at them, managing to get a good deep cut on their arm.

(Philip)

Philip was in the spirit realm, where he fell to the ground in agony, clutching his arm. However, he soon realized that his injury was swiftly healing, thanks to the special properties of the spirit realm. After getting back on his feet, Philip carefully walked through a group of angry people. Before leaving, he grabbed the necessary equipment to make his bow. Although he was disappointed that his life wouldn't be as easy as he had hoped. But at least it was better than being in the Entity realm.

(WHAT IF)

Anemone saw as one of her men stabbed the defiler behind their back with a sword. He fell to the ground after letting out a painful scream that resembled a banshee's cry. The android appeared shocked, but the expression of relief caught Anemone's attention. "At least I get to truly die," they said their final words, and the android stilled. Everyone cheered, and Anemone couldn't help but wonder what the android meant.

"Let's cut them into pieces and throw them into an incinerator." Yelled out a android. Everyone agreed, even Anemone. So, let them go take the body.

Many androids committed suicide that day due to their grave mistake when they discovered the truth. The grieving cries and screams were heard throughout the whole encampment. And the morale dropped heavily, causing machine life forms to get a light upper hand in that area.

Welp thats it for now. I hope you guys like my little WHAT IF scene. Please leave any review in places I need to improve on. Plus for Philip not needing the bell to uncloak, it shows in the beginning of a macth him entering the spirit realm without ringing the bell. He also partially leaves the spirit realm to kick pallets and open lockers without needing to ring the bell.

Crescentation: Hey thanks for the advice I already came up with some ideas to give him in terms of power ups. Plus, when he does fully get involved with android I have ideas in way he can help as well. Please leave more reviews as you helped me come up with more ideas.

eseer: Yeah they are definitely gonna try to murder him. And once they find out what Philip really is, he's gonna be the most uncomfortable human being ever in having so many androids simping for him.

gamingsqurl11: Hey thanks for the idea, I have already come up with an idea for him as well following a peice of your advice. And please leave more reviews the more the merrier since it'll help me improve and plan.

P.S may update this to fix any spelling errors. PEACE!