Hadal Blacksite. A desolate place teeming with monstrosities. UrbanShade, infamous for its inhumanity, had carved its reputation from the lives of the desperate, the damned, and the disposable. They sent prisoners—both the expendable low ranks and even the prized high ranks—on death missions to retrieve the crystal. It was almost laughable, how consistent their failures were. No one ever returned with the prize. No one ever returned at all.

ONE DAY, Sebastian was bored. And when Sebastian got bored, he got creative.

Game night, he decided. Nothing else could liven up this pit of despair like the utter chaos of competitive UNO. So, he rounded up the Blacksite’s inhabitants—entities and all—and crammed them into his shop. A scratched-up table stood at the center, surrounded by players far too large for the space. It was cramped, chaotic, and absolutely perfect.

Barely five minutes in, Pandemonium was already on the verge of implosion.

"WHAT IS THIS GAME??" the towering entity bellowed, collecting six cards after Eyefestation, Pinkie, and Sebastian chained their +2s. To make matters worse, the pile was stuck on green. Pandemonium didn’t have green. "ARE YOU SERIOUS?! GIVE ME A GREEN CARD!!!"

Across the table, Sebastian and Eyefestation struggled not to collapse with laughter. Eyefestation’s eyes trembled with mirth, while Sebastian pressed his hands to his mouth, his cheeks puffed like a chipmunk.

"WHAT. ARE. YOU. DOI—" Pandemonium started, but then… salvation.

"HOLY SHIT!!" It slapped down a green card with a triumphant roar.

The game moved on—until Froger played a green reverse. Back to Pandemonium.

"I DON’T HAVE A GREEN!!!"

The roar rattled the shop, and Sebastian lost it, doubling over in laughter. Eyefestation wheezed alongside him, their hilarity cut short as a random Squiddle launched onto the table, screaming for no reason at all. It was… comical, in truth. The whole table just stared at the Squiddle, and watched as it shamelessly vanished back into the shadows.