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BLAM.

“@#1’£]£<§_€??!?!”

The labyrinth dissolves, a strange black jewel dropping in front of Mix. The witch is dead.

....lol ez

He goes and examines the jewel...

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Nope, not here- oh, there she is. She screams unintelligibly, readying another attack.

Mix concentrates everything he has into basically guilt-tripping her to death, before throwing another bomb right at her face, followed by a dagger.

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It flops over, in utter, crushing despair.

...Huh.

He stabs another approaching familiar before leaping on top of a different one and running towards another photo, searching for the damned witch.

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Right behind him, of course…but she disappears before he can get another shot on her. The familiars are starting to swarm him again.

One of your greatest weapons is your “personal magic”. You have been given the power to transfer and control grief. Since witches run on and are very weak to negative emotions, you can weaponize their own power against them.

Oooo...

Mix attempts to use it on a familiar, just to try it out.

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BAM. She takes it surprisingly well. Seems this is the final boss.

Witches vary in strength and health, but the one thing that stays consistent is that you don’t want this to turn into an endurance battle. You’re outnumbered a hundred to one, with a limited magic supply. Get this over with as quickly as possible.

Easier said than done, seeing as Mix just got a bunch of giant tape to the face. The creature sinks into the picture again, before popping out of another one nearby.

Mix unfazedly tears off the tape and continues to kick stuff, trying to spot where the witch might pop up again...

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KA-BLAM.

Wine EVERYWHERE.

The witch screams, emerging from the photo. She hurts to look at, and seems to be a photo book, supported by a mess of plane components and craft supplies.

Witch: Polo

Nature: Wanderlust

Mix just throws another bomb at her, irritation clouding his gaze. Will you CALM DOWN, lady?! I have sensitive ears, you know!

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You are lucky enough to have a secondary weapon. The wine bottles on your belt function as bombs. Feel free to give one a try!

You’re almost to the photograph.

...and casually chucks a fucking bomb.

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The familiars are getting a bit harder to deal with, especially with his shorter range…

Your daggers aren’t your only weapon, you know!

...right. Mix just starts kicking some, stabbing others.

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He gets to the top of the stack-like “hill” of paper, but…no witch?

Witches will often attempt to hide from you. Most of them have an exploitable gimmick, though.

One of the many scrapbook pictures stands out: it’s the only one with people in it.

Mix immediately starts climbing in the direction of that picture now, determined.

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“@$-*%”#:#7??!”

No, that’s not cursing, that’s just how they talk.

It dies, which alerts the rest of the familiars in the area. Battle time.

He immediately starts fighting off the ones swarming him, stabbing a handful with the daggers before leaping on top of one and beginning to climb towards the witch by stepping on the little familiars' bodies.

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This is a witch labyrinth. At its center is your goal: the witch itself! The familiars will attack you, so be careful.

-tutorial anon

Mix immediately and casually walks up to one of the familiars and stabs it just to see what would happen.

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It looks like a child’s art project combined with the horrors (TM) in here. Eyestrain warning much?

The walls are a mash of different scrapbook pictures. A few strange little creatures that look like tape dispensers with flight attendant hats are nearby.

TUTORIAL START!

Yeah there are in-universe tutorials now, because this being a video game and all, it makes a bit of sense.

...oooo.

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Cue ominous glowing hole in the wall.

...

Mix goes right through, excitedly unsheathing one of his daggers.

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There’s probably a witch labyrinth somewhere around here…

-tutorial anon I guess

.Where

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…wanna take your magic powers for a test drive?

YES.

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wha-

… oh yeah you don’t have guilt anymore I guess I can say this

yeah he killed kids.

.I DID THAT TOO DO YOU REALLY THINK I GIVE A SHIT AHAHAHAHAHaaAaAaa

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hey

your fiancé killed people when he was a human.

so.

yeah.

Huh?

...I did too. So. Uh. Sucks to be them I guess?

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