Inbetween of Worlds
Chapter 1
Meanwhile in Red Army...
Tord lays in bed, looking at images of Paul and Patryk on his phone.
Tord says: "......"
While scrolling through his camera roll, Tord finds a strange picture. The image is of a newspaper with James Smith on it.
Tord says: "....Why do.. I have this...?"
Tord scrolls some more, it's another picture of a newspaper, this time the headline is about Luvamatrilia.
"Luvamatrilia leader is revealed to be a ghost. James Smith dies from angry mob", the headline states.
Tord says: "Ah... that incident.. It's been so long I forgot about it.."
"I wonder how.. Marcus is doing..."
"...."
"Wait."
"If Marcus is a ghost.. and he can speak to the living..."
"...."
"Paul.. Patryk..!"
Tord hops out of bed and quickly gets dressed.
He calls somebody on his phone.
Tord says: "Hello, yes this is Tord speaking. Could you get a boat ready for me? I'm going to go on a little.. trip."
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In the snowy and icy shore of Luvamatrilia.. A medium sized Red Army boat arrives.
Tord hops out from it onto the ice, he almost slips.
Tord says: "Luvamatrilia. I never got to visit this place..."
In the distance, a big forest can be seen. Tord starts heading towards it.
Tord looks on dynamap.
Tord says: "The capital is not too far from here.. Hopefully Marcus lives there.."
Tord walks through the snowy forest.
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A few hours later.. Tord has yet to find any signs of the village.
Tord says: "Where is it.. was dynamap wrong..?"
Tord sits down on a fallen log and sighs.
Suddenly, he feels something climb on his back.
Tord says: "!!!"
he turns his head and sees a bear cub.
Tord says: "Wha..."
The bear cub rolls off from his back and sits down on the log as well.
Tord says: "..Hey.. Do you know any nearby villages possibly?"
The small bear just looks at Tord with a derpy face.
Tord says: "...Oh. right. Not all animals can speak.."
"I wonder how those birds are doing."
"..."
Tord pulls out his phone and goes to his camera roll. He starts looking at images of Patryk and Paul.
Tord says: "...."
"..I should've never sent you both there..." He quietly tells himself.
From afar, Tord suddenly hears a strange noise.
Tord says: "..?"
He turns around, since that's where the noise came from.
In the distance he sees a giant bear.
Tord says: "..."
"Oh.. That's not good."
"Luckily I brought my backpa--"
"....."
"I... didn't... bring.. it.."
The bear starts running towards Tord.
Tord quickly gets up and starts to run away, but of course the bear is faster and starts to already catch up to him.
Tord says: "Okay Tord. You don't have your backpack with all your inventions. That's okay! You're a smart guy, you can.. Figure something out!"
"..."
"Haha.. I can figure something out.. Right..?"
"...But.. Nothing is coming to mind.."
Tord turns his head and sees the bear is literally next to him. The bear tackles Tord. He falls to the ground.
Tord says: "Come on Tord.. Think.. Think.. Think.."
"Hvorfor kommer det ingenting til!? .."
As the bear readies itself for another attack, Tord notices a big stick next to him.
He picks up the stick and uses it to block the bear from biting him by putting it in its mouth.
A struggle begins.
Tord says: "Good job.. Tord.. Now you just have to figure out how to get out of this situation.."
Tord slowly gets up from the ground.
Suddenly, the stick snaps in half.
Tord says: "SHOOT!"
The bear is obviously angry. Tord starts to back away from it slowly.
Tord says: "I can't die yet.. I might have just.. Figured out how to get them back.."
Tord takes one step backwards, but doesn't feel any solid ground.
Tord says: "Wait--"
He falls into something and passes out.
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A few [???] later...
"Hey... Hey. HEY!"
Tord wakes up.
Tord says: "HVOR ER JEG!?"
Stranger says: "Damn. You're alive."
Tord says: "What..?"
Tord looks up to see a strange middle-aged man with glasses.
Stranger says: "Are you an English speaking person."
Tord says: "What.. Uh.. Yes.. wait where am I?"
Tord looks around.
He sees a snowy village.
Stranger says: "You're in Poseshchayemyy."
Tord says: "..."
"How.. I thought.. I died?"
Stranger says: "Wait- Don't tell me you're another ghost."
Tord says: "I don't think I am.. Wait so were you the one that saved me from the bear?"
Stranger says: "what bear."
"I just found you laying here on the street and decided to see what's happening."
Tord says: "Okay.."
Tord gets up from the ground.
Tord says: "So.. It seems I've arrived at my destination."
Chapter 2
Tord looks around the town, and notices that.. there's literally no people here.
Tord says: "Geez.. This really is a ghost town.."
"Wait actually, where are the ghosts? I thought you could see them here?"
Stranger says: "Yeah, no. We can't actually see them."
"We can only feel their presence. Sometimes they mess with our things like knocking down a glass cup or somethin'."
"It's annoying."
Tord says: "..."
"But what about Marcus.. Your leader..? How is he able to communicate with the living?"
Stranger says: "Hell if I know."
Tord says: "....Oh.."
"Is there anybody in this town that can see ghosts?"
Stranger says: "Not that I know of. Why are you asking so many questions? What are you, a Luvakhian spy?"
Tord says: "Sorry.. I'll stop bothering you."
Stranger says: "Bye."
Tord walks around the empty town.
Tord says: "...So... I can't actually see them.. eh?"
"...Haha... I guess I came here for nothing.. I won't be able to see Paul and Patryk after all.."
"No.. Wait.. Maybe I should ask other people in this town if they know something.. If I can find any that is.."
Tord from the corner of his eye notices a wood shop. He decides to enter it.
Tord says: "Hello?"
He looks around the shop, and notices a bunch of little interesting items.
Tord says: "Huh.."
A lot of wood toys are on the shelves.
Cashier says: "Кто ты? "
Tord says: "Я не говорю по русски. Извините."
Cashier says: "Oh okay. So who are you?"
Tord says: "Just visiting."
"This is a nice shop..."
Cashier says: "Thanks. It's a family heirloom."
Tord says: "Do you know anything about the ghosts of Luvamatrilia?"
Cashier says: "Uhh.. I know that they're annoying."
"They keep knocking off all the items from the shelves."
Tord says: "Why?"
Cashier says: "I have no idea. They probably think it's funny or something."
Tord says: "Have you been able to see any?"
Cashier says: "No."
"Is this some sort of pop quiz?"
Tord says: "No I just--"
Cashier says: "Either buy something or get out."
Tord says: "..."
From behind the cashier, there is a shelf with a green amulet in a display case on it.
It grows a bright green, intriguing Tord.
Tord says: "..Could I have that?" Tord points to the amulet.
Cashier says: "Huh?"
"That's just for decoration."
Tord says: "...oh."
Cashier says: "But you can have it, if it gets you out of my store."
The cashier gives the green amulet to Tord.
Cashier says: "Bye bye."
Tord says: "Bye.."
Tord leaves the shop.
Tord looks at the amulet intently.
Tord says: "....."
Without a second thought, Tord decides to put it on.
Tord says: "Heh.. how nice--"
Tord looks up from the amulet and realizes the empty and depressing town before, was now filled with hundreds of different people.
Tord says: "WHAT THE!?"
Tord quickly takes off the amulet, and the people disappear.
Tord says: "........."
"What was.. that..?"
"..."
He puts it on again, and the people reappear.
Tord looks around, and notices that the people look a bit strange.. For whatever reason, they are all translucent.
Tord says: "Wait a minute.. is this--"
Marcus says: "TORD!!"
Tord says: "???"
Marcus (Leader of Luvamatrilia) appears from behind Tord.
Marcus says: "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU CAME TO VISIT!!"
Tord says: "...That voice.."
"Marcus...?"
Marcus says: "YEAH!"
"I've been waiting for you to come here for so long! I planned out an entire party for you!"
"Let's go celebrate it right now!"
Tord says: "Wait, Marcus-"
Marcus has already ran off, before Tord could say anything.
Tord says: "Sigh.. I guess I'll follow him."
Tord tries to get around the translucent people, who all seem to be looking at him with strange grins.
Tord thinks to himself: "I wonder.. Did this amulet give me the ability to see the undead..?"
"Interesting.. I wonder why.."
"..."
"Maybe.. There still is hope to see Paul and Patryk after all."
Chapter 3
Marcus leads Tord into a wooden church.
Marcus says: "Okay close your eyes..."
Tord closes them.
Tord says: "Alright..?"
Around him, Tord hears a few whispers.
Marcus says: "Okay you can open them now!!"
Tord opens his eyes, and sees tons of ghosts inside the church.
The ghosts scream Happy Birthday excitingly
Tord says: "It's not my birthday but.. Thank you?"
Marcus says: "Oh...."
"Uh.. Well welcome to Luvamatrilia!!"
"I've been planning out this party for so long! Originally it was for.. somebody else.. But now it's for you!"
Tord says: "That sounds.. interesting?"
Marcus says: "Yeah! Let's go, everybody!"
Marcus leads everybody outside to a graveyard next to the church.
Tord says: "Oh.."
Marcus says: "The first game will be.. will be... uh.."
"I forgot..."
Ghost 1 says: "What were we doing again?"
Ghost 2 says: "Uhhh...."
The ghosts become confused.
Ghost 3 says: "I think I'm gonna go.. over there now. Um, bye?"
The ghosts slowly start to leave one by one.
Tord says: "..."
Marcus says: "Wait guys--"
"Aww man.."
Tord says: "What happened? Why did they all leave?"
Marcus says: "Oh.. It's because.. because um.."
"hmmm.."
Marcus thinks for a moment before saying anything.
Marcus says: "Oh.. right.. You see.. We ghosts have really bad memory... I think?"
"We forget a lot of things.. haha.."
Tord says: "Oh. That sounds interesting.. I should write this down.."
Tord looks for his phone, but realizes doesn't have it.
Tord says: "Wait.. Where is it."
"Nononononono..."
"I don't have my phone.."
Marcus says: "What did you lose?"
Tord says: "I-.."
"..."
"Don't worry... It.. doesn't matter, actually."
"Yeah.. Yeah! It doesn't matter!"
"My phone, it had pictures of Paul and Patryk, but.. it doesn't matter.. Since with the help of this amulet.. I will be able to see them again!"
Marcus says: "What are you talking about?"
Tord says: "I'm sorry Marcus, I need to go now.."
Marcus says: "But.. you just got here..."
Tord says: "I know, I'll come visit another time."
Marcus says: "....."
"But.. I waited for you for so long.."
"I even made you the party..."
Tord says: "I promise I'll be back."
Marcus says: "I don't believe you!"
Tord sighs.
Tord says: "Please Marcus.."
Marcus says: "Why do you wanna leave so bad!? I thought you came to visit me.. Did I do something wrong!?"
Tord says: "No it's.. It's not your fault."
Marcus says: "Then what's wrong..?"
Tord says: "I guess I'll explain.. A few years back two of my friends were unfortunately.. Killed in Spisos.... There wasn't anything I could do to save them.."
"For years I mourned their death.. I haven't been able to get over it.. Probably because It's my fault they were killed in the first place.. If only I didn't send them to that damn mountain..."
Marcus says: "...."
Tord says: "..Anyway.. A few days back I remembered about you, and that you were a ghost who could speak to the living.."
"So I came to Luvamatrilia to ask you how you were able to do it.. so maybe I could get my two friends back in some sort of way.."
"But when I came to Poseshchayemyy, I learned that I couldn't actually see, hear or talk to the ghosts.."
"I didn't want to believe it at first, so I thought of asking other people in the town.. Which ended up in me going into that shop.."
"In the shop I found a green amulet, the one I'm wearing right now."
Tord shows Marcus the amulet.
Tord says: "And when I put it on.. I realized I could actually.. see, hear and talk to the ghosts."
"After finding out about this, I was planning on going straight to Spisos and trying to talk to Patryk and Paul"
"But then you found me.."
Marcus says: "......"
"I understand..."
"Looks like you care a lot about your friends.."
Tord says: "Thank you.. I'll be going now-"
Marcus says: "Can I go with you?"
Tord says: "What-"
Marcus says: "That's the ultimate solution! I want to hang out with you, and you wanna see your friends. If I go with you we can do both of those things!"
Tord says: "I mean.."
"..."
"Sure, I guess?"
Marcus says: "Great!"
Marcus flies directly into Tord.
Tord says: "WH-"
Tord gets knocked out suddenly.
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Tord wakes up with a headache, he also feels extremely cold.
Tord says: "What the.."
Tord looks around for Marcus, but he is nowhere to be seen.
Suddenly, Tord hears Marcus's voice from inside his head.
Marcus says: "Wow! It actually worked!"
Tord says: "WHAT HTHE-"
"What is happening? Are you possessing me?"
Marcus says: "Umm, I think so? But usually when I possess people they never stay conscious..."
"So this is new for me!"
Tord notices that the amulet started glowing a bright green.
Tord says: "Hmm.."
Tord slowly gets up from the ground.
Tord says: "Well then. It seems we can start heading to Spisos."
Chapter 4
Meanwhile in Luvamatrilia... Back where Tord first arrived.
Marcus says: "Ohh! Is that how the ocean looks like?"
Tord says: "You've never seen it before?"
Marcus says: "No. I can't leave Po... shec... I forgot what it was called."
Tord says: "Do you mean Poseshchayemyy?"
Marcus says: "Yeah!"
"W..Whatever you just said!"
Tord says: "Anyway, there's my boat in the distance."
Marcus says: "A boat.. I think I've.. uh.. heard about that."
They get closer to the boat, and Tord knocks on it a few times.
Tord says: "Einar?"
A buff sailor appears from on top of the boat
Einar says: "Hello boss-"
"What the.."
"What happened to your..."
Tord says: "Our next destination is Spisos."
Einar says: "Huh- oh uh.. okay."
Tord says: "What were you going to say?"
Einar says: "Nothing boss! you look normal as always. Nothing changed in your appearance at all."
Tord says: "...."
"Uh okay then?"
Einar helps Tord get onto the boat.
Tord says: "Hopefully I didn't keep you waiting too long."
Einar says: "It's all good boss. Anyway you said our next destination is Spisos?"
"Wouldn't it be easier to go by plane?"
Tord says: "Maybe. But for plot convenience we're going by boat."
Einar says: "Seems legit to me."
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Inside the boat...
Marcus says: "So this is a.. a.. um.. a.. uh... what was it called... oh.. right! A boat! I remember!"
Marcus says: "It's like a portable house if you think about it for long enough.."
Tord says: "I guess so."
"Actually.. you gave me an idea."
"I should make a portable house."
"I haven't invented anything in a long time now that I think about it.."
Marcus says: "Invent? You invent things?"
Tord says: "Yeah, I was able to invent a portable couch."
Marcus says: "Wow! Wait I thought couches were already portable?"
Tord says: "Yeah, but I mean like.. A couch you could take anywhere without having to struggle."
"You see.."
Tord begins to explain how he invented the portable couch.
An hour later..
Tord says: "So yeah It's pretty easy actually. Anybody could do it with the right tools."
Marcus says: "....."
"Wait what were you saying?"
"I forgot.."
Tord says: "..."
Tord laughs a little.
Marcus says: "?"
Tord says: "Haha.. Paul always used to say the same whenever I explained my inventions."
Marcus says: "Oh.. Who is Paul?"
Tord says: "One of the friends I told you about earlier."
Marcus says: "....O-Oh.. I, uh.. totally remember.."
"...."
"Idontremember"
Tord says: "I have a question."
Marcus says: "Yeah?"
Tord says: "You said ghosts have bad memory. Do you know why that is?"
Marcus says: "No not really.."
"But.. it's not that our memory is soo bad."
"We can still remember things! But only if that memory had a REALLY strong emotion in it."
"I remember being really happy when talking to you! So that's why I can still remember you, and I made you that party!"
Tord says: "Huh.. That's quite interesting.."
"So can you remember anything from your past life? Surely you must've felt a strong emotion when you died?"
Marcus says: "....umm..."
"I can't.. actually remember how I died.."
"I only remember the emotion I felt when it happened.."
"But.. I'd rather not remember it right now. Let's talk about something else."
Tord says: "Alright."
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Tord says: "Yikes, I'm kind of hungry."
Tord gets up and walks up to a freezer nearby.
He opens it and only sees fish.
Tord says: "I don't know why I was expecting to see something else.."
Marcus says: "What is that?"
Tord says: "A fish."
Marcus says: "Okay!"
Tord grabs one of the fishes and closes the freezer.
Above the freeze is a window, and Tord decides to look out of it.
But then Tord sees his reflection in the mirror.. and realizes that both of his eyes have changed color.
His left eye is white, while his right one is a bright green.
Tord says: "...."
"What the.."
"Is this because you're possessing me..?"
Marcus says: "uhhhhhhhhhhhh"
"What are we looking at?"
Tord says: "Nevermind. It probably doesn't mean anything."
Tord sits back down and eats the raw fish.
Marcus says: "Wow! This fish tastes amazing!"
Tord says: "Oh, you can taste it too then?"
Marcus says: "Yeah! I remember I used to possess this one person so I could try eating things"
"My favorite food was wood. It's really crunchy."
Tord says: "what."
Marcus says: "what?"
Tord says: "Wood.. Isn't food.."
Marcus says: "what"
"okay"
"anyway"
Tord eats his fish.
Tord says: "I'm kind of tired. I think I'm gonna sleep."
Marcus says: "Wait what..."
Tord lays down and closes his eyes.
Marcus says: "..."
Tord falls asleep quickly because he's built different.
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Hours go by, and the weather changes drastically. It begins to rain, and a thunderstorm appears.
A giant waves splashes onto the boat, making Tord fall onto the ground.
Tord says: "ACK!"
Marcus says: "TORD!!! Finally you woke up! What's happening outside?? I'm scared.."
Tord says: "I don't.. know.. what.. I just woke up."
Tord gets up, but immediately loses his balance as the boat abruptly leans to the left.
Tord says: "EINAR! WHAT'S GOING ON?"
No response.
Tord gets up again, and carefully tries to get to the other side of the boat.
The boat leans towards the right this time, and Tord falls again.
Tord glances outside the window and sees the thunderstorm.
Marcus says: "Are you okay?"
Tord says: "I'm fine.."
Tord gets up and holds onto nearby objects for support.
Tord is able to get out of the room, and he enters the Captain's room.
Einar is seen laying on the ground unconscious.
Marcus says: "Is he.. dead?"
Tord says: "..No.. He seems to still be breathing."
The ship starts to go out of control.
Tord quickly latches onto the helm of the boat.
Marcus says: "..What now?"
Tord says: "Let me think.."
Tord examines the room.
Suddenly a giant wave from in front of the boat rapidly approaches them.
Marcus says: "I DIDN'T KNOW WATER WOULD BE SO BLOOD THIRSTY! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
Tord says: "Wait.. Don't shout. I can't concentrate.."
The wave gets closer.
Marcus says: "I'M SO SORRY TORD! THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED IF IT WASN'T FOR ME :sob: "
Tord says: "I.. I don't think we can do anything about this.. Brace for impact."
The wave hits the boat, and Tord falls onto the ground and hits his head. He becomes unconscious.
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