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A Nightmare at Green Lake

A Nightmare at Green Lake

Part 16: Monster Designer



Vertin: The lighthouse is sinking. Everyone, move and leave now!
Blonney: Anne ... She ...
Blonney: She was The Last Girl. She was our only means to survive in this horror story, and we have lost her.
Blonney: No. She was never with us.
Blonney murmurs, staggering slowly.
Blonney: I'm to blame. It's me who created such a girl at Green Lake, a girl who restrains people and treats them like toys!
Tooth Fairy: Calm down, Blonney, calm down.
Blonney: I ... I can't.
She almost bursts into tears.
Blonney: It's too late, Tooth Fairy. We have lost all the cards!
Tooth Fairy: We still have a chance.
Blonney: You don't understand. It was me who created the stories. I created that monster!
Blonney: I've drawn many monsters in that notebook. With all those stories I told, I created her!
Blonney: I turned our Last Girl into the biggest villain. What should we do now? How are we gonna ...
Tooth Fairy: You are right. This is the story created by you.
Tooth Fairy: They are all created by you. It's your story, your monsters, your past, your arcanum, and your identity as an arcanist.
Tooth Fairy: They all belong to you.
Blonney: Belong ... to me?
The ground shakes again. The critters are crashing against the glass window irritably.
Tooth Fairy: The monster born in the bottom of the lake, the butcher, and the pathetic bride—they all came from you.
Tooth Fairy: It was you who taught Jessica how to make a story, how to create all of this. She created them all, but you endowed her with such ability. She's the creator of these, and you are the creator of the creator.
Everything in their sight is shaking and even collapsing.
Tooth Fairy: This is a page in your chapter. You created it, so you should learn to accept it, control it, not fear it.
Tooth Fairy is still walking forward determinedly, step by step.
Tooth Fairy: Don't run away, but face it.
Sonetto: Blonney ... Timekeeper ...
Sonetto struggles, but it doesn't stop her from sinking.
She gradually loses her strength due to the lack of oxygen. Then, she seems to see a spot of silver light flashing on the bottom of the dark lake.
Sonetto: A boat? Is this Blonney's …
Tooth Fairy: It's her arcanum. Now, she is doing her utmost to keep the ship in balance.
Blonney: Damn it. I knew I shouldn't be so ostentatious. There's no way that I can have control over such a big boat!
Blonney: If I keep doing this for any longer, I would die of a headache before making it to An ... Jessica!
Horropedia: I've warned you so, haven't I?
Horropedia: But don't worry. The reliable Horropedia will save your neck.
Horropedia: Using this amazing tool.
Horropedia: Good, hooked onto the rock!
Horropedia: You might feel a bit seasick. Please try not to vomit. If you fail, at least don't puke on me!
Horropedia: Sit still and hold tight. We are heading towards the river bank!
As they move forward, the river bank extends from a point to a line. In the blink of an eye, they have reached the bank.
The critters guarding the bank are roaring together.