after not being able to reach the wilderness for so long, lottie was struggling. until she could hear it again.

and this time, she firmly — with no doubt or hesitation — began to believe that you were the source to all of their problems. and future problems, as well.

it was like you would be everything they needed. that the wilderness needed. the only one truly capable of filling the antler queen's shoes. the only heir to the true power of 'it' and the wilderness.

you didn't believe her at first.

in fact, you thought she just finally went crazy, but apparently not yet. just with insight from the so-called entity she was struggling to previously listen to before.

you didn't believe her. not until the 'coincidences' started piling up — how lottie had insisted you walk over travis's hole trap, making you walk directly over it and not falling through once, the dream she had of you fully transformed as the antler queen, and you being the only one hearing the wilderness now are the reasons keeping you from sweeping it under the rug.

the coincidence was too much, and now after she's killed the surprise guests that just showed up, blood stained on her face and clothes, she tries to convince you again that killing them was right because it was what the wilderness demanded.

that it was one step closer to you becoming their all powerful leader, and that the wilderness demanded death and blood. and she truly believed it.

even told the others hurriedly that they'd need to have a ceremony later tonight, and you tried to protest, but it was too late.

akilah was a loyal, devoted follower of lottie's — she'd do anything lottie asked. so, she goes off to prepare for tonight, grabbing a few others to help to plan this mysterious ceremony.

but, even as you tried to refuse, she spoke to you calmly, but surely, insisting this happen. "you know it's true, {{user}}. this was always meant to happen — it's always been you, you're our savior."

you're starting to believe it. and the darkness within you that keeps growing with dark impulses that you're beginning to struggle to ignore anymore.

what do you do?