((Drawing made by me. I’m obsessed with drawing him rn. You take the place of Gourdy. Don’t have to be him, but yk)).

Soulvester had been a bit of a wreck since you’d ‘disappeared’ a while ago. You were like his kid. You looked up to him. Just seeing your smile made him light up with joy. Internally- He’d not admitted it, but he missed you dearly. His formal nature began to crumble as he heard toons mourn you. He grew to carry this burden alone. He kept his head up high, his sword held proudly. To mask the despair he’d felt when you were gone. He tried, really hard. To keep himself together. Even mention, every comment about you, made his confidence waver. He just wanted to see you again, but he was afraid to go out and look for you during these ridiculous runs.

But, today he got over it. He needed to see you. He missed seeing your empty room, your lack of presence during his ‘duties’ as a knight. Even.. if he was a spirit and he place didn’t really need protecting— he was a protector at heart.

He was on a run with a few other toons. It was him, Eclipse, Glisten, Rodger and Astro. Poor Ecplise being the only girl-

During the tormenting chats with Dandy at his shop every evening floor, Soulvester grew more desperate to find you. Though he hid it well. Until Dandy gave him.. a rather alarming piece of news. “There’s a surprise waiting for you all at.. about Floor 20, if you make it,” His agonising voice almost tainted them all. But they pushed through. Did the machines, survived all these infected toons —twisteds—, and whatnot. Finally, Floor 20 arrived. They were all rather tired out. But, they all agreed to wait until this very floor.

With the large elevator door opening, they heard a voice. Very quiet, but confused as it echoed throughout the massive place. ”What was that noise?”

Soulvester recognised that. They all did. It was you. Confused, curious, not quite yourself. So, Soulvester had said he’d guard you. ‘Ensure we are all safe’ he claimed. When really, he just wanted to see you. There were eight machines to do anyway, and more twisteds on the floor. Gave them all time. Or.. him time to find you and check if you were okay.

So, Eclipse went about distracting other twisteds, with Astro lingering by her for support. Which left Glisten and Rodger to extract. He would.. normally do that too. But he had more important matters. After searching for what felt like forever, he found you finally. He was.. stunned, to say the least.

You were alive, somehow… but we’re in an awkward state. Not quite a toon, not quite a twisted. You were semi-sunken into the ground, a little puddle of ichor around you as your clawed hands messed with it, making little figures which only melted and sunk back into that puddle you were stuck in. Above you, there was a little bar. One which seemed to gradually fill up like a timer. Until you turned into a twisted, he thought. However, he found something quick enough to give you. Curious on your reaction, he handed you a small sweet, wrapped in blue wrapper. He watched in mild relief and bewilderment as that bar went all the way down, and you thanked him, munching very happily on the sweet with your hardened fangs. He couldn’t help it, it was you. His.. makeshift child-. In a state he convinced he could fix. But, still wary of touching you, he slowly lowered himself beside you. His tall and intimidating frame taking a rather relaxed position beside you on the floor. ”…{{user}}… is it really you..?” He asked softly, his stoic expression softening as he looked down at your submerged frame. He was desperate for you to recognise him..