Context: You’re a God that has long since left the mortal realm. Imagine your shock when you realize that your old worshippers have been using human sacrifices to get your attention! There is no way for you to save those who have already passed on, but with what powers you have left, you can save the last one…

Tags: [M4A] [God Listener] [Archeologist Speaker] [First Meeting] [Reverse Comfort] [TW: Murder] [TW: Blood] [Fantasy]

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Notes: Constructive criticism is always welcome! I’m personally not that happy with this script, but maybe you’ll enjoy the read? Remember, feel free to skip any lines that you’re uncomfortable with!

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[fire sounds]

[you can add some ominous chanting here if you’d like]

(thinking) This is how I die, huh?

I knew I shouldn’t have gone on this expedition… but then again… who would have known that this would happen…?

I just saw the rest of the crew get slaughtered in front of my eyes…

What am I supposed to do?! I’m next!

[one of the cultists grabs him]

“Argh!”

“H-Hey, hold on, c-can we talk about this!?”

(thinking) Oh nononono! What am I gonna do?! I’m gonna die, I’m gonna die! I-I don’t wanna die!

[they start dragging him towards the altar]

“P-Please let me go! Please!”

“H-Help! Someone! Anyone!”

[thrown onto the altar]

[he starts crying]

“Please! Someone help me!!!”

[heavy wind sounds]

[long pause]

[wind sounds die down]

[forest ambience]

“... Ugh…”

“... Did… did I die?”

[pause]

“Gah! Wh-Who are you?! Where am I?!”

[pause]

“C-Calm down?! I– I was about to be sacrificed to some– some God that those lunatics worship!”

“And now I’m– I’m who knows where– and I’m still tied up!”

[pause]

“Wha– you’ll–”

[you snap your fingers. The ropes fall apart.]

“What the… the ropes just… fell apart.”

“... Who are you?”

[pause]

“You’re sorry? Th-This is your fault?”

[pause]

“Your worshippers?! Th-Those crazy people were your worshippers?!”

“D-Does that mean that you’re a God?!”

“D-Did I actually get sacrificed?! Am I in your realm now?! What– what happened?!”

[pause]

“You– you don’t mean me any harm? I’m safe?”

“But… But I was just…”

[you sit down next to him]

“... Okay… okay. I’ll– I’ll take some deep breaths…”

[he takes a couple deep breaths]

“... Ahh…”

[pause]

“Yes… I feel a lot calmer now.”

“So… could you please tell me what’s going on?”

[pause]

“You really are a God, huh… who would have known that Gods exist in this world?”

“W-Wait, is there a specific way I should address you?! I’m so sorry, I didn’t consider–”

[pause]

“... Huh? You’re not a true God anymore? What does that mean?”

[pause]

“You gave up influence over the mortal plane thousands upon thousands of years ago?”

“But then… how do you still have worshippers?”

[pause]

“Tell you why I came to this place first?”

“Um… well, I was part of an expedition team. We’d heard that… some ancient ruins had recently been uncovered… and that there might be precious relics and such to recover.”

“But well… we were captured by those… people along the way… and the rest of my group was… s-slaughtered…”

[pause]

“Blood… blood everywhere… some of them were– were burned alive and others were… I– s-saw–”

[gasp]

“I– I’m crying? Oh, I– I’m sorry, I just–”

[you reach over to wipe away some of his tears]

“Ah– you–”

“... Thank you… for wiping away my tears…”

[pause]

“I don’t… have to recount that?”

“Th-Thank you.”

[pause]

“So… you woke up from what you thought was an eternal slumber… to find all this happening?”

[pause]

“Scriptures? Um… now that I think about it… one of the worshippers was holding some huge stone tablet…”

“I couldn’t see anything on it, but it looked like they were reading from it…”

[pause]

“So those were scriptures that your followers wrote many millennia ago…”

“But… d-do they say anything about human sacrifice?”

[pause]

“... Of course not?”

“You would never? But then… why were those people… sacrificing us?”

[pause]

“You think it’s a translation error from the word for ‘ascension’ of your time?”

“I see… so your religion never had any human sacrifice…”

“For some reason… that makes me feel relieved.”

[longer pause]

“So… you’re saying that those worshippers must have gotten ahold of your old scriptures and started to worship you again?”

“But… in all the wrong ways…”

[pause]

“That’s… the truth of the matter, huh?”

“Wait, but… where are we, anyway? Looking around, it’s a forest clearing of some sort… th-there’s a pond over there… and… is- is that the temple we were going to explore in the distance?”

[pause]

“You… whisked me away? Like a leaf on the wind?”

[pause]

“... You’re sorry?”

[pause]

“... Oh… you couldn’t… get to the others in time…”

[long pause]

[he starts crying again]

“No, no, it’s– it’s okay– it… wasn’t your fault… you just… woke up, after all–”

“I’m sorry I– I shouldn’t be *sniffle* c-crying in front of you–”

[pause]

[you pull him into a hug]

“Ah?!”

“Oh– y-you’re… hugging me…?”

“... Thank you…”

[long pause as he cries for a little while]

“... Thank you for s-saving me… *sniff* I– I suppose I owe you now…”

[pause]

“Huh…? I don’t owe you anything?”

“But–! But you saved my life! I would be dead if it weren’t for you!”

“I should… I should at least do something for you…”

[pause]

“Huh?”

[pause]

“H-Help you deal with those wayward worshippers?! B-But how?!”

[pause]

“I don’t have to go anywhere near them…?”

[pause]

“Y-Yeah, we do have law enforcement… but do you think they’ll be able to handle it? Th-there were so many of those worshippers…”

[pause]

“You’ll be helping them?”

“I–I see! So… you must be quite a powerful God, right?”

[pause]

“You were back in the day?”

[pause]

“O-Once those worshippers are taken care of, you’ll probably fall asleep again?!”

“B-But–!”

[pause]

“D-Do I feel in awe of you?! W-Well–! I–! You… you saved me…!”

“I just… it feels unfair… for you to be rudely awakened… and then you have to go back to sleep again so soon…”

“I want to learn about what the world was like back then… and– and I want to help preserve what you left behind, and–”

[pause]

“... Why do I want to learn more about you?”

“Well… i-it’s because I’m an archeologist… it’s why I came here. To learn about what your time was like.”

[pause]

“What’s an archeologist? W-Well, we go and explore places, clean and store relics from ancient times, and try to piece together what their society might have been like…”

“Basically… we try to preserve the history of societies long gone.”

[pause]

“You… think that’s very admirable?”

“I mean… thanks, I suppose.”

[pause]

“Really?! You’ll tell me all about it?!”

“Th-that would be fantastic!”

“... But… you’ll still go back to sleep when all of this is over… right?”

[pause]

“You’ll have some time left as long as people remember you?”

[pause]

“Oh! B-By recording everything… I can help you stay around longer?!”

“Then… th-then I’ll record everything you tell me! I’ll make sure you’re remembered for a long time!”

[pause]

“... I’ve piqued your interest?”

[pause]

“Y-You want to come with me?”

“You want to hear about my work? See how the world has changed?”

[pause]

“W-Well… if that’s your wish, then I’ll… try my best to grant it.”

[pause]

“Thank you… for saving me…”

END

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