Counter999: Hold on…
Counter999: She wants to say something.
?? Above the Rest ??: My mother is in the body of a puppet!
Counter999: That's her cousin…
Counter999: Have you been paying me any damn attention?
Counter999: Are you using yo damn brain?
Counter999: At fucking all?
What am I missing?
Counter999: I've been switching souls from a distance. At first, you had your sister Dolly inside and I switched with her.
Counter999: Damn, yo mama bugging the hell out of me
Counter999: R̴̛͍̀ö̸̢͖̖̹͕͔͍̹̥̯́́͒̓́̉̍̐̀͆̈́̓͘͝y̸͖̖̯̮̹̗̯̰̖̖̙̑́̓̌̀͛̽͊̈͑̀͊͒c̶͖̱͍̤̜̎͂͜e̶̡̛͗̉͗̀̿͂̕?̵͈̝͙̰͔͍̖͇́͒̍̊̇̈́̓̓͂
Static emits from my phone. It's gurgling, I barely pick up my mother's hardy tone. My eyes get hot. I bring not cry. And at the same time, I think he's playing with me.
Counter999: G̶̻̣̬͖̲͕̤̖̭̯̊̊͛̒̽́̋͊͛͌̋̕̚͠͝ͅơ̸̡̨͇̼̗͛́̇̇̆͗̒̇̋͑̚ ̴̨̯̳̥̖̤͖̟̭̜̣̆̌̒͋̈͜t̷̢̡̰̝͍͔̬̹̠̍̌̔͊̔ȯ̴͖̖̣͙͍̼̠̦̺̰̣̇̋̍͗͌̉̀̅͑͠͝ ̸̯͖̖̣͓̖̥̩̺̮̙͕͙̿̐̏̒͂̀̔̾̄͆̄̿̈́̚͜ͅm̶͓̙͉̪͓̈̔e̶̢̱̘̺͖͓̠̹̼͎̊x̸̡͚̙̞̳̻̟̓̈́̈́̓͒̇̎͆̆̏̄̽͝͠i̷̡̨͍̙̣̬̤̦̹̟̘̳̠̦͆̊͋͜ċ̸̨̨̨͇͉͕̱̘̖̬͎̳͔͕̾́̽̑̄̈́̚̚͠ͅo̴̡̝̦̫̣̘̜̳̲̲̪̓͗̇͌͗̔͋͘͘͠͠ͅ.̸̦̀̀͌̒͊͘̕ ̸̧̳̖͔̥̖͖͈͓̹̌̿͒̂̅̀̓͋̊͆͜͜͝͝G̴̱͙̲̗̲̬̘̳̥̅̈́̽e̷̡̢͚̬̣̭̪͔̮͚̣̩̥̪̠̒͋̓̿̑̾͘͠ṫ̴̬̫͎͇̫͓̱̬͔̺̼̰͍̗̫̎̈́͑̽̒͒̇͘͘͘̕ ̴̣̤͔̫̖̋͂̆̀̿̍͆̍͘M̷̡̺̼̺̻̪͔̟̥̖̝͔̃̇͑̈́̄͌͑̊̒́́̉͛͜ͅa̷̛͖̰̲̦͒g̵̳̜͈̫̔̈́̅̎̎ṉ̶̘̆͜á̸̢̢̳̠̜̟̭͚̠̪̎̇̌͛͊̐̎͘͘͝.̴̨̆̐̅͐̍̈̀̂̿͜͠ ̷̧̠̞͎̭͓̹͈̲̦̙͉̐͋̽͛̍͜͜͠͝
I can't read the text. My hand start shaking.
Counter999: G̶̻̣̬͖̲͕̤̖̭̯̊̊͛̒̽́̋͊͛͌̋̕̚͠͝ͅơ̸̡̨͇̼̗͛́̇̇̆͗̒̇̋͑̚ ̴̨̯̳̥̖̤͖̟̭̜̣̆̌̒͋̈͜t̷̢̡̰̝͍͔̬̹̠̍̌̔͊̔ȯ̴͖̖̣͙͍̼̠̦̺̰̣̇̋̍͗͌̉̀̅͑͠͝ ̸̯͖̖̣͓̖̥̩̺̮̙͕͙̿̐̏̒͂̀̔̾̄͆̄̿̈́̚͜ͅm̶͓̙͉̪͓̈̔e̶̢̱̘̺͖͓̠̹̼͎̊x̸̡͚̙̞̳̻̟̓̈́̈́̓͒̇̎͆̆̏̄̽͝͠i̷̡̨͍̙̣̬̤̦̹̟̘̳̠̦͆̊͋͜ċ̸̨̨̨͇͉͕̱̘̖̬͎̳͔͕̾́̽̑̄̈́̚̚͠ͅo̴̡̝̦̫̣̘̜̳̲̲̪̓͗̇͌͗̔͋͘͘͠͠ͅ.̸̦̀̀͌̒͊͘̕ ̸̧̳̖͔̥̖͖͈͓̹̌̿͒̂̅̀̓͋̊͆͜͜͝͝G̴̱͙̲̗̲̬̘̳̥̅̈́̽e̷̡̢͚̬̣̭̪͔̮͚̣̩̥̪̠̒͋̓̿̑̾͘͠ṫ̴̬̫͎͇̫͓̱̬͔̺̼̰͍̗̫̎̈́͑̽̒͒̇͘͘͘̕ ̴̣̤͔̫̖̋͂̆̀̿̍͆̍͘M̷̡̺̼̺̻̪͔̟̥̖̝͔̃̇͑̈́̄͌͑̊̒́́̉͛͜ͅa̷̛͖̰̲̦͒g̵̳̜͈̫̔̈́̅̎̎ṉ̶̘̆͜á̸̢̢̳̠̜̟̭͚̠̪̎̇̌͛͊̐̎͘͘͝.̴̨̆̐̅͐̍̈̀̂̿͜͠ ̷̧̠̞͎̭͓̹͈̲̦̙͉̐͋̽͛̍͜͜͠͝
Counter999: Î̸̧̯͔̖̝̖̏ ̴̧̤̩̘̜͉̄̏̈́̋̈̇̆̚͝͝c̸̛̥͓̟͉͙̟̩͍͎̜͈̥͐̐͌̿̀̀̓̑͂̍͜͜ͅą̶̠͎͈̪͕̝̩̰̪͚͇̳̟̇̑ṋ̷̛̻̰́̍̏̆̑͂͂́̌͐̿̾͝͝'̸̨̡͔͖̺̪̤̪̭̗͚͚̲͔̬̔͊̇̏̀̃̂ţ̸̧̛̞͍̺̹̗̏ ̸͈͚̤́̂͒̔̈́̅̔͝ͅb̸̹̱̗͚̼̗̫̯̐̓͋̑r̷̬̳͈̱̙̤͔̃̀̆͌͛̈́͛̎̿̈͋͝͠͝ẹ̴̱̪̤͔̤͚͉͙̓̽͗͗͌̄̈́͒͘͝͝ắ̷̡̛̛̬̖̀̓͑̾̊̕͝͝t̷̛̜͕̗̻̓̑̈͂̈́̚h̷͚̦̳̓e̶͇̤̦͇̳͉͍̣̻̭̖͎̅͒͊̆̿̏̅́̌̀͘͝ͅͅ.̴̘̘͗̒͊.̸̧̧̡͎̖͉̲͎͕͍͑͛̌͒͒͑̊ͅ.̶̢̨̙͍͙̙̻̘̊̄̽͌͗ ̴̢̢̣̠̪̝̺͓̏̐͛͋̃̿̇̉̑͘͝͠H̴̢̩͍͐͂̀̚è̶̢̢͕̥͇̩̯͐́̔͝͝'̸̛̤̭̠͖͕̺͔̯̳̅̿̅̑̾͛͛͝͝s̷̢̛͍̜͚͕̠̘͈͈̓̂͋̊̚͠ ̵͔͇̮̼̺̟̹̖̤̀ë̸̠͔̼͔̆̈́̀̆̑͊͝͠͝ą̴̹̪͕̣̜͕̯̬̦̱̰̠͖̮̌́̈̋͌̈́͗t̶͈̳͔̮̻̰̮̺͚̽̃̀͊͊̃̈́́͆͝͠͝ȋ̷̻͆̃͒̋̂̄ǹ̷̗̫̪̫͍̹̒̑̒͝g̴̝͓̮̥̲̜͇̭̭̞͆͑̂͆ ̴̨͎͙͖̜̹̭͉̦̈́͗̚m̴̢̡̯̳̘̺̫̫̙͕̱̯̆̒̓̀͑͆͛̀̀̽̆͂͘̕͜ͅe̵̼͈̗͎͙̯̺̣̮͒̉̈̈̂͌͛̓̈́̀ͅ ̴̡̢̯̗͖̬̺͇̊̔̾̈́͌̑̓̿̀̿͐̀à̴̦̥̊͑̍͊̈̇̊l̴̮̰͙̩̦̟̭̣͚̜̙̟̣͈͒̂́͒̎ͅį̸̙̤͙̖̥͍̫̮̂̈́̄̈v̶̱̀ḙ̸̢̗̞̩̻̥̲̂
??: Above the Rest ??: I CAN'T SEE. STOP COVERING IT UP
Counter999: I'm not doing anything. It's a sign I'm sucking her dry though.
Counter999: I feel immortal
?? Above the Rest ??: So that's what it is?
?? Above the Rest ??: You wanna be a true immoral?
Counter999: Halfway
Counter999: I really don't know what I want. But I'm having fun.
?? Above the Rest ??: MY MOTHER ISN'T A FUCKING TOY
Counter999: Used to be a stripper
?? Above the Rest ??: THAT SHIT DON'T FUCKING MATTER
Counter999: So, the Department fucking took a child from an angel, and Regal was crucified.
Counter999: Gabriel is technically reincarnated thanks to his daughter and the teachings of the Kusu clan.
Counter999: Outlines and shit.
Counter999: I do like confusing the shit outta y'all
Counter999: It's crazy
Counter999: How you enslave angels.
Counter999: But Regal said he's not an angel and angels can die.
Counter999: He used confusion to get out of slavery.
Counter999: The White Parade did a ritual coming from the Kusu clan.
Counter999: They brought down heaven. Ain't that some shit?
?? Above the Rest ??: How are you related to me?
Counter999: Grandpa Miles
Counter999: Uncle Zhaire
Counter999: I died and got buried under the concrete
Counter999: Uncle Mike Lawrence
?? Above the Rest ??: I don't know you
Counter999: Nigga you know me.
Counter999: The Bodysnatcher on Epping Spur street.
Counter999: I used to be famous in the vamp community
Counter999: Blood gotta stick together and all that bullshit.
The Bodysnatcher?
Mama read us stories. I never fucking believed a man robbed graves of vampires and used their bodies so he could live longer. You call them batteries, a lifeline. 'I believe in a long life. But carrying out the will of a mad man is not the definition.'
'What you mean mama?'
'You don't live by taking another's. It's all poison. '
'Poison. Like, you can't feed off people to get what you want?'
'Exactly, if you do, what do you think the result is?'
'It's not the same. You are destroying yourself.'
?? Above the Rest ??: You're fucking retarded.
Counter999: Nah
Counter999: You mad
?? Above the Rest ??: so you put my aunt Peri inside a puppet?
Counter999: Ye
?? Above the Rest ??: Where is her body?
Counter999: Well, she went to the island prison off Virginia.
?? Above the Rest ??: Your using niggas to get away with murder?
Counter999: Its genius!
Counter999: And nobody thought that I was smart and school.
Counter999: But it's deeper than that.
?? Above the Rest ??: oh tickle my balls I can't wait to hear more bullshit.
Counter999: Then listen to the fuck up Africana
?? Above the Rest ??: My father was native
Counter999: So, my murdering behaviors came when I was like fucking twelve or eleven
Counter999: My mom tried to kill me
Counter999: Like one time, she drowned me in the bathtub, and she set me on fire.
Counter999: Because I tried to eat her
Counter999: I was like bitch gone somewhere
Counter999: She was on pills too. So, I knew she was tripping
?? Above the Rest ??: Your joking about your mother dying.
Counter999: She put me in a bag and threw me in a fire
Counter999: Fuck her
?? Above the Rest ??: Why my mama?
Counter999: She tore up my last body
Counter999: Because I got people to suck me off
Counter999: I wanted my dick wet, and her mama came and said I couldn't do that
?? Above the Rest ??: You're that nigga from Norway
Counter999: yeah
Counter999: I was in a hole
?? Above the Rest ??: You tried to eat uncle C
Counter999: I do be eating coochie. Did his arm grow back?
Counter999: Tell that nigga imma do it again when I find him.
?? Above the Rest ??: Why don't you die?
Counter999: My will isn't finished.
Counter999: So, this goes way back. I can't remember when exactly.
Counter999: All I know is
Counter999: 1-Teeth
2-Wings
3-A heart
?? Above the Rest ??: A grocery list?
Counter999: Come open the gate on the third floor.
Counter999: You need something hearty. Something free of sin. And something that makes sense.
Counter999: Every time I talk, I lose a tooth. I go around flashing my mock. When they caught me, I still didn't squawk. They threaten to take me, give me insulin shock. So I crossed puddles, ended up in Bangkok. Did the same thing again, now bodies laying with chalk.
?? Above the Rest ??: No you didn't.
Counter999: Find me. 😊
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This isn't a hard one. It's quite simple. It's my first clue… I guess.: Every time I talk, I lose a tooth. [lying through one's teeth] I go around with flashing my mock. [Bearing a mischievous grin]. When they caught me, I still didn't squawk.
Now, this one sounds as if it tells me everything. So, he got caught for his crimes? But then the last sentence says, I didn't squawk. With the whole body snatching thing… was he using somebody as a cover?
[They threaten to take me, give me insulin shock.] the death penalty. That's easy. [So I crossed puddles, ended up in Bangkok.] He escaped the penalty. [Did the same thing again, now bodies laying with chalk.] Body outline. He escaped and did the same thing again? That can't be right. Because how is he here? What brought him back?
If he went somewhere else and did the same thing. My head focuses on the stealing of lives. Did he use someone? But what am I supposed to find?
The person or thing that got him to escape?
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?? Above the Rest ??: What am I supposed to be looking for?
?? Above the Rest ??: Bitch ass nigga. What is wrong with you?
Counter999: I'm bored
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I grab the sides of my head and scream. Mama said to go to Mexico. Does that mean none of this matters? I need to get Magna; he could be in danger. But what the fuck does he have to do with this?
WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING?
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"I heard something." The gargoyle on the leash turned behind his legs. "It sounds like my lie-lie." Alexis beamed. "I told you earlier I smelled something. Cherry blossoms."
"Ohh!" she danced in place, stomping her feet on the floor. "Let's go find my baby! I can't wait to B̶I̶T̸E̵ ̷H̵I̸S̷ ̸F̷U̴C̴K̴I̶N̸G̷ ̷N̵E̴C̵K̷ ̶I̶N̶ ̴H̵A̴L̶F̷.
The gargoyle sat on his legs. "Mind your appetite."
"Ḫ̵̇E̶̘͝'̵̤́S̸̪̚ ̴̞͆S̸̰͝Ó̵̤ ̷͙̌F̸̜͆U̸̖̐C̵̡̈Ḱ̵͕Ỉ̸̙N̸̰͌G̴͙̀ ̴̎ͅJ̸͇̒Ú̴͇C̸̟̅I̷̳͒E̶͈͠Ȳ̵͇ ̶̟̂Ḟ̶̦Ǫ̴͐R̷̫̎ ̴͎͋À̶̧ ̷̦̋D̵͚̐A̷̛͖Ȑ̷̩K̸̲̐ ̵̨̀S̸̙͠K̴̗̈́Í̴̪N̸̘̽ ̵͇̕N̵̻̆I̵̾ͅG̶̼͘G̸̼̕A̵͙͂" her eyes flashed different colors. Red, blue, yellow, green, and pink. Alexis cleared her throat, "Nevermind." She smoothed down her pants leg, regaining her composure. "I just… really like the taste of angels. It's so sweet."
A deep chuckle from the gargoyle rumbled her eardrums. "He's built different."
"That indeed. Come on Toro, let's go find him."