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Chapter 38 - Not what You think

A deer in red approach an unusually skillful goat, asking with semi-permanent grin carved inside "Why did you get this anxious lately? I don't understand." 

"Shut up deer head, i need to complete this first. Do whatever you like outside." The deer in red shift his grin to a simple smile and pull his eyebrows upwards but it quickly shift to a large grin once more, he gladly turn into shadows and slither away from this glaring white building and return to his own entertainment place. "Farewell, my brother." 

The deer wearing all red, sneak without opening door, went into a single room where nobody sees. His eyes glow yellow, then shift to red "Let's beginnh-" 

The building was large with the structure similar to the Empress Palace, several of his loyal fans went inside the building. All of them were informed about the reoccurrance of The Deer in red's show. Opened twice a year and keep giving an exeptional performance of his show, Our Saintes here was fan of his show herself. 

Many horses were present, the lights turn off and a loud sounds turn the whole room into silence. 

"Welcome Folks! Tonight, we are going to witness the shadow show. Also, beware of the twiist of thiss show! Oliver out-" The fan of his threw out bunch of flower upon his depart from the stage, whole room drenched in darkness afterwards. 

None of the horses went panic and alert with this ecounter, this is just what they all waiting for. 

As the darkness keep exist, it was empty space. On which they all cheer before the show really start, as this was his most peaked idea. 

"Once outside of moments, there exist an eldritch being so large and great. Had reach it's goal of creating one universe of which made up of the universes it had previously destroy before, no life had present around it but itself." On the stage were massive starry and dark figure of horse, with the eyes of bright stars and universes collidng to each other. 

"The new universes had created from the energy remains of the other dead universes, it crave the universe on it's own image." Figure of Void hug tight the only universe remain, with the audience insanely flattered with how well Oliver control this massive magic puppet. 

"But, the moments it spent and absolute boringness had consume it as a whole without the possibilities but only a straight line. It realized something, that life is boring with just a fixed singular chance." The realism of this magic puppet is nothing but peak control. Really a marvel on realistic entertainment, rather than seeing it flat on the flat screen. 

"As you had seen yourself, having enough of everything, excell in everything, is rather boring than struggle and enjoy the sweet taste of hard work." The puppet began to emit large amount of energy. 

"In conclusion, it end it's own existence and return the universes to it's own existence with the once it created before was untouched by any of these other universe." The puppet of energy formation crumble and flowers scatter everywhere, as the darkness subsided. 

Oliver appear from shadow of the fallen energy puppet, he leave the stage once more. With everyone histerically scream for yet his piece of act. "Now, everyone were allowed to leave the stage right now. See You Next Time!" 

The Red deer sigh on relief, as this was once in half year show. 

"Now, let's meet our guest." 

Go back to Our Saintess, she was walking and thought about what kind of things The Red deer had referring to on the stage. It is before she bump into another horse, she instantly apologise. So did the other horse before they exchange eye contact, the fact she bump into Sullivan was just suprising. 

"No way you also watch his show." 

"Either do you, i have ever know that you also watch his show." 

Both of the horses drown in shadow, now actually panicking. As their conciousnes drive away from themself, putting their minds in pure darkness. The room inside this building began to shift, rotate and shift once more. "Oh, all of them were here. It's been so long since forever." 

A staff appear on his frontlimb, it have a star shaped black crystal on the tip. Wait, how did you- "No big deal, creator. Now folks! Let's see how things turn out to be, enjoy!" 

Don't do that again, or i remove that part of you. "Okay geez, just turn into the room already!" 

Heuh, okay. Now we zoom into one of the room, the one with our protagonist. A room engulfed in darkness, no light went inside, no lights went outside. She gain her conciousness back, she lay on a soft surface. Trying to make sense of this situation and emit light out of her body, but the only thing glowing was her hoof. She start to wander around the room, thinking about how she really mad about Sul. 

Then he bump into something walking at her on the same exact speed, said "Wha-" Before the light reveal a face on the darkness, of course Our Portal Bearer were present on this room. 

"Why did you here?!" Both said the same thing at the same time, really are the same jigsaw piece on a single pack. "You know what? Just forget about it, i'll just sleep." 

"Whatever, i'll get out of here before you awake!" With this, our saintess went to sleep. While Sullivan keep searching for a key inside the room. 

As time wents by, no hope can be found. They are trapped inside, Our Saintess take a peek at the stallion. He object "Right, you win. I cannot get the key at all, nothing even close to a key." 

He laid his head on the bed, cooling down his mind. "Sorry, i let my guard down. This stupid portal can be overrided, but it cannot even be used right now." 

"Well, about that. I am too excited about this new project, totally disregarding about The Empress command. Sorry for keep doing this to you, i cannot really put my emotion aside when you were around." Their head continue to steam up, it took time to cool down. Then she walk into one of the wall, punch it really hard and no dent even occur on it. The same due with Sullivan's attempt, total failure. 

"So, how did we get out of here?" As they reach the same exact sentence written on the wall. 

It says "This is pair room, you know the name of what it stands for. The key to get out of this room was to, confess and wholeheartedly agree to love each other. Good luck on passing on, pals!" As on the bottom was written by Oliver Ankrheas, which is Oliver's full name. 

Both of them just stare at this wall, the sentence drive them mad without any visible face but confused. Although behind those confused face was 'Dammit! Why did he put us in this room?!' Both face back to back, with steaming thoughts. 

While Oliver here, watching all things occur on each camera of this room. "Ehehe, this better be exciting." 

His shadows appear, giving him what he wants. Which is a wine glass with that definitely not wine have scent of steel on it, a red noodle which also have scent of steel. 

Several times had passed, Oliver had finish his meal. And he heard "Finnaly!" Other pair of horse were able to get out of their room, but The Red Deer appear with his fresh steel scent of mouth. They all were aware, putting defensive position. 

"Whoa pal, there is more than you two trapped inside this building." He threw a chain of keys at them, he smirks with that yellow teeth of his. 

"So, good luck on releasing 7 other pairs. See you on the main room, Adieu!" He vanish into shadows, the key indeed staying. 

"Let's free others!" 

Moving on, back to his watch room. "Nice, one pair free. 7 more." 

8 screen were present in front of Oliver, one was inactive and the rest feature the night vision of the other room. One of which featuring a room contained our protagonists. 

Despite their steaming thoughts, both decided to face each other while retracting their lips. 

"I want you in my life-" Both of them confess about it in sync with each other, as the room turn dim with pink-ish value, now the room is partly visible. They both hid their face upon this confession, heavily flustered. Thinking something beyond that confession. 

Oliver who was watching the whole time was clapping in joy, jumping around with pure excitement before he re-appear on his chair. "Oho, getting hot there. Come on, just a little more pinch-" 

Both slightly cool down from what they've done, until they decide to peek at each other. They notice the previous writing on the wall was changed, it was changed into "Now consider, if i never decide to let you out. Would you two really live with each other?" 

Below of that writing were another sentence, it says "Kiss if you two answer yes." There also a grinning painting of him beside this sentence, like he watch them trough this drawing. 

They pay less attention to the painting, but keep their gaze away from the sight of each other. 

With considerable amount of time, they grapple each other's face and shove the lips connect. Before Vey fall on her back, putting Sullivan on the top. Both of their saliva still connecting. With lust is visible from their eyes, make Oliver freeze with his smirk and hanging jaw tight. 

Unfortunately, the door opened. 

All of the other horses can only stare at both of out main character, went silent and slowly closing the door. "WAIT! It's not what you think!" 

"HAHAHAHAHEAHEHHAHAHAHAAAAA-" He cough on the middle of that laugh, but now his satisfaction is due. He walk out from the watch room, with his composed and smiling stance. 

Several junior of our protagonists here tease our protagonists "Senior Valens really doing it, what have you doing with senior Sul?" 

"Shut up!" Both of them shout at the same time, further proving my claim. And give laughter to the other horses, as this building's wall is steel solid. 

The group of abducted horses keep walking into the designated exit of this building. Although not visible, our protagonists are blushing and really want to do it another time. They imagine that all over and over again with them not changing glance to each other, really the same jigsaw piece of a same pack. 

With the other often likely experience similar one, although not that intense. Only the first two free have a meaningful conversation with each other. 

"You sure this is the right way?" One of the first one to exit said. 

"Of course i am, this particular direction he gave me was the key."

Rooms after rooms, hallway after hallway, the designated room had already greet them with Oliver Ankrheas. "Congratulation folks! That was a yearly emotional swing just for the member of the army, hope it enlighten you on something." 

He laugh, but the exit was blocked away. "Oh, i am not going to let you do that once more. That is just the first half, this is your second half." 

"samodzieln-" His body grown, larger than ever. His face torn apart as his skull grew larger, Canines stick out from the 3rd row of the first teeth, his eyes turn bright yellow and red, the rest of his body were shadows and bones. 

"Oh no, this is bad-" All of them spread apart, wil Sullivan's bracelett still unable to function. 

They put it all on Monster Oliver, yet still unable to truly damage him. Until Vey unleash her magic, put her in magical robe. "HHEhahahahheahahhahHAH!" His ginormous body shrunk down, his face partially back. 

With blinding speed, Vey and Oliver clash in this practically indestructible room. All of them attempt to keep up with Vey and try the same thing, resulting them to be better at keeping up with Oliver and Vey. This make Oliver happy, so he keep doing this until all of this were turn to zero. 

A goat appear from the door "Stop it, Deer Head. Worthless grain of semen, your show had already end." 

"But bro!" The goat snatch his staff and putting the black crystal back to his office. Oliver's face turn really sad, his core goofy smile now gone with that black crystal separated from his staff. 

"Sorry for my little brother's act, he always like that since i know him." All of the abducted horses follow the goat's path, leaving the building all at once. 

They all can rest from what they had experienced from Oliver's assault. 

With this, our protagonist were relieved all of her injuries were healed. "Vey, perhaps next day on that place?" 

She smile, staring him sweet in the eye. "Sure, 09.00 AM. Later!" Both of them walk to the opposite way of another, no longer in akward or angry feeling but want. 

'Later, idiot-' 

[To be continued] 

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