Kaiser Zolten

> *"I hate that they never get my horns right. All these bards draw them at a weird angle and you can't look intimidating with off-balanced horns."*
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Kaiser Zolten, Second of the Covetous Throne, the Wilted Overseer, is an archfiend of decay and adopted son of the patron of spite, Invi the All-Seeing Serpent. An incredibly powerful devil and a horrifying force feared across the Prime Material, he is undeath incarnate... or was, until he was seized and his soul ruptured into fragments and scattered to other realms. Now, the pieces of his soul wander without power, trying to find their way back to the Nine Hells after being separated from their home, their throne, and everything they've known. Although he has a distaste for mortals, Kaiser brings an interesting twist to the table - a deep intricate knowledge of infernals, contracts and necromancy, as well as an air of arrogance from the fact he assumes he's still immortal and almost untouchable. He is cruel, arrogant, and will do anything he can to reach his goals... but those are things he learned in the Nine Hells. Who knows how a trip to someplace new will change his tune...

## Abilities/Origin

Chosen Origin: Wither Skeleton

*Descended from wither skeletons, you take on many attributes akin to them.*

* **Carnivore -** Your diet is restricted to meat, you can't eat vegetables.
* **Nether Inhabitant -** Your natural spawn will be in the Nether
* **Fire Immunity -** You are immune to all types of fire damage
* **Unwieldy -** The way your hands are formed provide no way of holding a shield upright
* **Sturdy Skin -** Even without wearing armour, your skin provides natural protection.
* **Fragile -** You have 3 less hearts of health than humans.
* **Withering -** Every attack sucks your opponent's soul a little bit

## Lore

### Act 1

###### -From Kaizo's Stream *HALLOWEEN SMP - The Pumpkin Fragment - Act 1*

*Day 74:*

*I've been here for over two months now, and frankly, my circumstances aren't exactly getting any better. I've been stuck in this dark and dingy cave for... Two weeks? It might be three now. Trying to look for this... settlement that I'd heard about, probably about month ago at this point.*

*My journey here was not easy. 75 days ago, I was outside a settlement at Koramust. And unfortunately, I let the circumstances get the better of me when I was captured and banished. Where they banished me I'm not exactly sure, it doesn't appear to be anywhere on the Prime Material that I've been made aware of.*

*It doesn't feel right.*

*But nonetheless I have made do.*

*I have disguised myself amongst mortal men, trying to find out information that might help me get home. And I have worked out that I am not in the same realm that I left, two and a half months ago.*

*I have been travelling. And to keep prying eyes away... I've been finding little caves beneath the ocean, the waters of rivers, and putting a piece of driftwood over the mouths of the caves, to create a small little cave. A home. Where no one will be able to bother me.*

*I've been looking for a place called the "Halloween SMP". A settlement which I hear is full of monsters. Monsters potentially closer to myself than mortal men, who might be able to find my way home. It wasn't easy finding this place, and potentially I don't think the information I've been given is accurate but...*

*I came across a creature. A creature dressed from head to foot, in what appears to be, dark robes. 15 feet tall, intimidating, two white eyes underneath tan cloaking. This creature pointed me in the direction of what I believe to be the Halloween SMP, and today, I will find it. But first I must gather my things, because I do not intend to stay here for long.*

*I've managed to gather a number of equipment on my travels. A sword, which has done me well, keeping me away from the creatures of the night, a pick, to remove the stone to create my small pieces of settlement, and a bow, to take care of those awful skeletons that appear to be wandering outside my domain. I have also managed to collect some food, due to the fact that this body that I reside in appears to require sustenance.*

*From what I've gathered, the SMP is a short little walk away from here, but I wanted to make sure I was rested before I could arrive. I will collect my books and grab what I can before I move, as I do not intend to come back here. The bed, I will leave. In the event that I have to escape, this may be the only place of solace I have left.*

*If anyone is going to be able to help me get back to the Nine Hells, it's this town. Luckily for me, this body despite requiring sustenance, does not need breath, and I can make my way under the cover of water, and night.*

Leaving his latest cave home under the water, Kaiser makes his way towards land, using the water and night to disguise himself. He finds himself on a shallow island in the ocean and uses the distance from land in an attempt to get his bearings after being under the water for so long, and an attempt to seek out Halloween Town from a distance. He see's torches, further away, moving towards them carefully as they seem to be the only signs of a settlement around. He moves slowly and cautiously, sword drawn, and manages to reach the shoreline just as the sun begins to rise. He moves carefully towards structures, lamenting the lack of darkness to use as cover as he wonder's whether he's finally found Halloween Town. Upon getting closer, he finds he is not alone, seeing to other beings walking around a building. Kaiser shies away behind a Waystone he's found as he wonders whether they are human or monster, not being able to tell from the distance between them.

He turns away, and sees a large purple tree in the distance. He studies it for a few moments, taking in the long draping branches and vines, before understanding that it's the Tree he was told about by the Trench-coat beast. He realises now that he's in the right place, having finally found the Halloween SMP. As he goes to move towards it, he finds himself seen by a demon, who drops green apples on the floor for him. Immediately, Kaiser picks up the apples and throws them back to this demon, before jumping into the water and swimming away, with only the thought of distrust.

He swims, in the opposite direction of the tree, eventually finding himself near a shore lined with sugar cane. He compares the buildings he's seen up till this point, regarding them as similar and familiar to other villages he's encountered before, with the exception of the lights decorating everywhere. He swims further along the shore with the goal of getting closer to the Tree without detection. He moves past the rollercoaster and through the cemetery, noting that the town doesn't seem to be unfamiliar with the notion of death as he looks down at an open grave.

Looking up at the Tree, Kaiser notes the divine sense of beauty surrounding it before moving closer to it's base. He seems disappointed to find that the Tree has become an advertising post, taking away from it's beauty. As he stands under the Tree, the sky suddenly darkens to a night sky, however it doesn't seem to phase him, only confuse him for a brief moment. He then moves away from the Tree, spotting a tunnel with another advertisement for the Waystore. He finds himself realising that the townsfolk don't mind his presence, relieving him slightly with a hope of possible peace and quiet. He finds Veggie's Shop of Little Things and takes a quick peak, amused by how quaint it seems but also surprised at how rustic the town looks. He continues through town, going over the bridge towards the Funny Pumpkin Diner, once again amused by the architecture. He finds another house, this time belonging to Backwards and Marbled before being noticed by Cherry, who he quickly avoids by swimming away towards the Bank.

He takes solace in the fact that this settlement is much more quiet than the other's he's visited in this realm, before looking up at the stars and noting how different and alien they look to him. He continues exploring, shaking himself from his distractions as he attempts to find someone who may be able to help him find a way home. He returns to the base of the tree, spotting the Chapel nearby and deciding that it would probably be the best place to find help. He walks towards it, finding Purah inside. Once inside, he asks whether or not this is the Halloween SMP, in an attempt to prove his earlier theory. Purah agrees that it is, before asking if he'd like to rest as he seems tired. Kaiser tells her that he has been travelling a long way so it would be appreciated so Purah offers to help him out, after mentioning how they had seen him walking around town. She offers a tour around town ad some food, mentioning how he only eats meat before walking towards the town centre. Kaiser looks after him in shock, before following, still curious about how Purah knew he only ate meat.

They first go to the Abode Trio's territory, where Purah asks for Kaiser's name. He introduces himself as Prince Kaiser, to which Purah responds with a comment about suffering quite a bit if he's here. He agrees vaguely, as he follows Purah, before asking where exactly Halloween SMP is. She suggests using magic to get home if it's as far away as he thinks, mentioning the amount of people who use magic around town. She offers him the information about the magical community Pap is building up, not mentioning them by name. She suggests that maybe they could help him in his magic endeavours.

Purah shows Kaiser to Bri's house within the Abode Territory, showing him the altar which Kaiser finds much more familiar than anything else in this town. She uses the altar quickly to turn the day to night before continuing the tour. Purah offers to answer any questions he might have, to which he quickly asks how long she's been here in town. She tells him how she's been here since the start, but can't quite remember how long it's been. They reject the title of founder when he mentions it, saying how they don't really help with the building of town as much as everyone else. They continue on with the tour, with Purah answering more questions and telling Kaiser about how they've been making soul contracts so there aren't many people who like her in town anymore. They end up in Halloween Town: The Sequel where Purah suggests he can find a place to stay if he needs it. They lead him towards a house that Emi has built, placing a bed down and offering the room to him as a temporary, possible permanent, place to stay as long as Emi agrees to it. She leaves the room, going to wait for him downstairs to continue the tour after he places his things in the room. As he's placing his things in the room, he thinks about his reception in town, ultimately deciding to keep his guard up in case the entire thing is a trap of some kind, lulling him into a false sense of security with their kindness. When he goes down to meet with Purah again, she finally introduces herself after asking his name again before they begin the tour again.

Purah tells Kaiser about the festival that will be happening in a few weeks, about the stalls and food that everyone is preparing for it, however Kaiser just says that he may not be around long enough to see it. He does accept Purah's offer to see where the festival will be taking place and follows her as she leads him to it. He tells them about the reasons he came to the SMP; about how he heard of a town of monsters, about his previous difficulties being around humans and about how there may be residents who could help him in his quest to get home. Purah tells them about how most of the residents are much less serious than he seems to be but that they've all had some negative experiences with humans so nearly everyone in town would understand, and how he should be a little less grim, despite being from the Nine Hells. She disappears with the use of the sharestone before he can ask how she's knows he is from the Nine Hells. This furthers Kaiser's slight distrust of them, as they seem to know a lot more about him than they let on.

He uses the sharestone, quickly being brought to the site of the festival where Purah apologises for disappearing so quickly and asks him to repeat their question, but he just brushes it off. He shows them around, showing off the new buildings that everyone has been making, despite them being empty so far. She asks how long Kaiser has been around the area, and they tell her honestly that they've been around for a few months, but only recently found the town thanks to the help of some directions given to him. They continue looking around the festival site, making small talk about the towns folk and the things they've been doing rather than manning the few shops around town.

Purah mentions a project she's building and how she built the chapel that Kaiser found him in. She tells him that it was built for a friend, but that the newest build he's working on will be for the magic community that's slowly building. They return to the chapel to use the sharestone that will take them to Purah's newest build that they're working on. Once there, Purah mentions how he's not used to building anything like this, but having it built for her as Kaiser marvels at the incomplete structure. They tell him that he understands the feeling as he looks up the at the towers, marvelling at the fact that Purah has made all the progress he has in the 4 days he's spent building. As they go to leave, Purah offers to help him get a few more things as he seems to be lacking, but he rejects the offer, claiming he can get things for himself, trying not to be rude. Purah understands, simply saying they were willing to help out since the two of them are so similar, more than he knows.

Kaiser goes to leave, with the promise from Purah of being there to offer assistance should he need it in the future and to get in touch with Emi about his living situation for the time being. He leaves to the chapel with relief, now having some solitude and a place the rest organised while he sorts himself out. He returns to the house he was shown to where he had placed his things, being offered Sweet Berry cookies as he passes through town, before getting lost on his way back to the house. He thinks back on the day he's had as he travels back to the house, confused about why people keep giving him food whenever they see him. As he passes a Nether Portal, he refers to it as a gateway, comparing it to the ones in his own realm, which would transport you between the Nine Hells, the Prime Material and any other domains. However, these gate ways only take a person to a "fake hell", one much different from any of the Nine Hells he is used to.

Finally finding the home Purah had offered him to stay in, he gets rid of his cloak that was covered in dust and dirt from the various caves he had been living in prior. He finds himself exhausted, thankful for the new things he's managed to find and also grateful for the temporary haven he's found, before settling down to sleep and get his energy back.

### Act 2: Legends Hold Truth

###### -From Kaizo's Stream *HALLOWEEN SMP - The Pumpkin Fragment - Act 2: Legends Hold Truth*

The stream opens with sounds of fighting and yelling. There’s a frame of a soldier floating in the air. There's talk of an undead dragon, motivation to destroy it seemingly coming from the lone soldier on screen.

Kaiser, in The Lost Souls Library, is seen reading a book on his kind and previous masters. It’s titled: “Hell Denizens”. He takes the book hoping the librarians won’t mind. He notes that it's the first he's found mentioning his own realm and that it may prove useful.

It’s been 79 days in the new realm. 5 days since he reached the Halloween SMP.

He’s found The Library of Lost Souls. It contains a vast sum of knowledge from across the realm and some realms beyond. Kaiser has found that there is a connection to the realm he’s in right now to his own realm, however small the connection may be. They’ve spent most of their time in the library since their arrival.

As he leaves the library, Kaiser remarks on how mortals are obsessed with time, in their realm, they only cared about cycles. Cycles which mortals have broken down into months.

They’ve managed to find a place to call home.

He mostly keeps to himself. At least, he tries to.
“The monsters around this place have been all too… What's the word? Kind hearted. Trying to get in my business to be generous, as they call it. Frankly, I don’t buy it; everyone wants something.”

He’s had to bow to their customs, after all, that is the best way he’ll get information. He’s built a settlement to sell his services to others. Since coming to this realm, he’s found that his magic, though still there, “just… works differently”.

Souls do not leave bodies unless purposefully removed from the body once they die. However, he’s found a way to remove them, a weapon called *Severance*. He’s been gathering the souls creating a final product called “soul shards”. He’s able to harness the soul shard’s magic and is able to put it on tools and weaponry. However, humans can do this. But unlike humans, Kaiser can continue enchanting a tool as long as he has enough souls.

He’s been able to gather information on creating powerful artefacts. One day, he’ll be able to work towards creating them. He assumes he’ll be able to regain his power with these artefacts.

The people around town have been a nuisance, leaving things where they shouldn’t belong. Despite this, he won’t let the resources they leave for him, however unpleasant they may be, go to waste. Even with the fact they are nuisances, they treat Kaiser kindly. Like family, a friend… and a joke. A light hearted joke that leads to Kaiser understanding that they are not afraid of him. They have yet to know him and everything he's done.

He’s seen people learning magic, but it appears as if he’s the only one trying to learn from another realm, using the knowledge he already has to increase his success rate.

He’s been learning a lot and now, he has people to share this information with. He goes to one of the closest companions he’s managed to make, Purah.

They exchange pleasant greetings. The two make their way to the library so Kaiser can explain the information he’s found. He gives Purah the book, “Hell Denizens”. He tells Purah that he doesn’t recognize the author so it’s likely someone came to the realm and left the book there. With this information, there is a connection to his realm and this realm. To return home, Kaiser has to find that connection and open it.

All of Purah’s siblings are ancient. They all know a lot of information. However, Purah doesn’t know all the information their sister, Vitrage, does. Kaiser will have to ask her for information; however, she isn’t the type to give away secrets like that.

Kaiser then remarks on how Purah has grown to be a companion of sorts to him. That’s why he’s so willing to give away this information. Purah becomes very happy with this fact, telling Kaiser that not many like them, so having a friend is special and they don’t want to lose that. Kaiser tells Purah he’ll have to leave at some point which Purah understands. It’s best he leaves before The End anyway.

Kaiser takes Purah to his home and they stumble upon his neighbour, Cherry. They all talk a bit, finding out Kaiser doesn’t know what a bird is. Whilst in the middle of talking, Chimera comes over to give Kaiser some soup and then proceeds to run away.

Cherry takes their leave making it quite evident they don’t like everyone coming to their area for residence. The two others don’t mind it and move on, going inside of Kaiser’s home so he can show Purah what he’s been doing.

Cherry accidentally breaks into Kaiser’s home, a room under his house and the river that he has been using to explore the use of souls for enchanting, and Kaiser gets a bit angry at the annoyance of mortals. They move on into another room, a room where Kaiser has been trying to find a way to contact his father. He still has yet to find a way. Purah offers help as Kaiser is their companion too.

They leave the house, Purah leads them to another place, the Chapel. Purah comments on how many mortals have fallen to their deaths by jumping off with a water bucket. They’ve had to clean up all the bodies. Kaiser notes how there might be a curse here as people perish and suddenly just come back. Their souls bond there.

Purah created an area to try and scare others away so they won’t bother them. A deterrent, as Kaiser states.

Kaiser asks what Purah will use the Chapel for. Purah explains they don’t know, nonetheless, their sister tells them it’s for something important. The more perfect it is the more powerful it will be.

They offer each other some help. Kaiser with building the Chapel and Purah with finding information and items. Kaiser requests for 4 eyes of ender which Purah grants him.

Kaiser leaves Purah and goes back to the town centre, walking until he reaches his home. He comes back to a gift from Chimera. It contains a book, fish, cooked fish, and a fishing rod- a family heirloom. They request for it to be enchanted so it can catch more fish. Kaiser appreciates the fact they took the time to write out a letter rather than talking to Kaiser and disturbing him.

Kaiser decides to reread “Hell Denizens”. Specifically the part on “Invi, Demon Lord of Spite”. He explains how this book isn’t exactly correct, referring to devils as “demons”. Even with the errors…
“It uses his name; it talks about his mask; and it talks about the marks… It’s unmistakable. That has to be Invi. My Invi.”

In the room Kaiser showed Purah, he places the four ender eyes in the hands jutting up from the ground.

“It won’t be long, My Lord. I will return to you, I promise.”

### Act 3: The All-Seeing Serpent

###### -From Kaizo's Stream *HALLOWEEN SMP - The Pumpkin Fragment - Act 3: The All-Seeing Serpent*

A fire crackles.

*"You are the epitome of spite. You're a harbinger of necromantic hellfire. You are strong. You are infinite. And you are my chosen heir. You will convert the nonbelievers, and you will end whoever does not abide by your teachings. You will command the unsettled, and you will raze the ungifted. You will obliterate, you will ascend above all expectations. And most of all, you will not disappoint me. Now rise, Kaiser."*

Kaiser stands in the Lost Souls Library, day 86 of being in this world. He's returned the book about the Hell Denizens to the library as he believes he won't need it anymore as he may have found a way to contact Invi to get back home. He walks down the steps of the library as he thinks to himself about the artefacts he's gathered that could help him complete a ritual to contact the Nine Hells.

He feels nervous, hopeful, about possibly being able to talk to another fiend, someone from his own Nine Hells. He stands at the front of the library as he thinks about the things he needs to do before contacting Invi, just in case he manages to get home immediately.

He makes his way towards the Sharestone outside the library, almost gleeful as he realises he has been growing stronger in the time spent in this world, how he can almost hear the voices of the fiends at his command cheering for his much anticipated return.

He teleports to the campsite, heading towards his house that has been deemed "Fantasy Costco" with a Zucchini above his door. He brushes it off, deciding to let it slide so as not to ruin his good mood, especially since he may be able to return to the Nine Hells and leave this world. He goes to his desk and finds a meat pie from Marbled and Backwards in one of the drawers, leaving his pleasantly surprised at the generosity of the other monsters in town. Kaiser leaves his backpack on top of the desks, deigning it useful to leave behind for the next passer-by in his confidence of being able to return home.

Kaiser goes down to the basement, walking into his Ritual Room as he talks out loud about having gathered the appropriate combination of artefacts that may be the key to calling Invi. This mainly consists of 4 Eyes of Invi that he created using the creatures of this world and enchantments, and a soul that once was thought to be lost, the Soul of Elyzar the Wilted, the Prince Kaiser slew to make his way to this realm.

He collects the Eyes of Invi from the chest, placing them on the stone hands surrounding the central pedestal as he thinks about the hilarity that the other monsters in town have seen creatures similar to Elyzar, creatures that they call Withers, that seem to command the same "wilted thralls that were the one thing that kept him together".

Kaiser heads upstairs to try and find Purah before he leaves, heading towards the Chapel, but not before staring almost wistfully at the Pumpkin Diner as he realises that he will, to and extant, miss this realm. He takes in the view as he thinks about visiting this world once he returns home. As he makes his way to the Chapel, he runs into Mocha and Veggie in the Town Centre. He goes to say hello and Veggie immediately shows him the gifts that Mocha has given them: a chainsaw and a Glock. Kaiser is rightfully shocked by this, first of all not knowing what a chainsaw is but also slightly scared at how easy it is for the monsters in town to get guns. Veggie responds that they got their gun from God and Mocha just nods in agreement, stating that "God likes guns". Kaiser seems like for words at this, deciding to just not ask anymore questions, and Mocha simply states that you don't know who's gonna be dangerous so as a way to protect civilians, they gave Veggie a chainsaw. He offers Kaiser a chainsaw, but he denies it politely, stating he feels like he can adequately protect himself. Mocha asks if he, theoretically, could win in a fight against a kangaroo right now. Kaiser is confused, not knowing what a kangaroo is which makes Veggie and Mocha distrust him. They decide to educate Kaiser by having Mocha bring Bromitas to the town centre while Veggie waits with Kaiser.

Veggie and Kaiser make small talk where he mentions that he may be leaving soon after making a call when Mocha comes back with Bromitas in tow. Kaiser recognises the creature finally understanding what a kangaroo is having already seen one before. Mocha introduces Bromitas as a bodyguard, the finest security as there are a lot of people who are trying to kill them. Kaiser encourages them, stating that Bromitas is definitely intimidating due to the fact they're holding a battle axe and wearing netherite armour. Mocha explains the amount of monsters in town who want to kill him and Kaiser tells him that as long as he's around, Mocha can trust him if ever they should need protecting.

Kaiser promptly excuses himself from the conversation after telling Mocha and Veggie where he's been living and how to find him should they need his assistance. He continues making his way over to the Chapel to find Purah but doesn't see them inside, deciding to check the Cathedral next. He finds them standing inside staring up at the sky. He tells them that he wanted to give them a potential goodbye, as he believes he's found the correct artefacts to contact his father. Purah seems let down by this news, despite the fact that they helped Kaiser collect the artefacts. They seem shaky as Purah asks how Kaiser's feeling, but he doesn't seem to notice past his own feelings of elation and worry. He tells Purah that he wanted to let them know he was going to attempt going home because they had become friends in the short amount of time he had been staying in Halloween Town. He lets them know that he wanted to spend time with them before trying to contact his father, and inviting Purah to be there with him when Kaiser finally attempts the ritual.

Purah agrees, apologising about how emotional they're feeling, but Kaiser tries to cheer them up reminding them that he won't be gone forever and that he'll visit this realm despite Purah's worries, since everyone around them seems to leave for such a long time. Kaiser attempts to comfort Purah by assuring them that he'll come back and not blaming them for worrying about being left again. He assures Purah that he feels alright after they ask, and they brush off his worry by explaining the question away as a gut feeling and quickly moving on to ask what he thinks about the progress on the Cathedral. He compliments how much progress they've made on it, especially in such a short amount of time, and comments of how stunning it is. Purah comments that it feels "like home" which Kaiser understands to a certain extent. Purah shows him the side of the cathedral where they've decided to create a garden between tall pillars underneath a leaf canopy.

Purah continues apologising about feeling sad due to Kaiser leaving, despite feeling like they should be happy for him, to which Kaiser tries to understand the feeling. However, Purah tells him not to, as he would just feel bad which wouldn't be befitting of a Prince. They tell him that these feelings of sadness and worry will make him weak, something Purah has been told before. When asked, Purah tells Kaiser that the ones who said these emotions would cause weakness are the people who oversee everything. He attempts to comfort Purah who seems to believe they don't belong in this realm by mentioning the idea of Fate, and how if Fate didn't exist, as a person or concept, then they wouldn't be in this town here and now.

They still seem upset about the whole ordeal, but agree with Kaiser before changing the subject of whether Kaiser wants to say goodbye to anyone else. He agrees, mentioning how he should probably say goodbye to "The Scarecrow" and Cimera since they live close by to where he'd been staying. He tells Purah that the reason he came to them first was so that they could see his father Invi and to assure them that he would come back. Purah questions what Invi actually is and whether he would mind that someone would be listening in to the conversation between himself and Kaiser. Kaiser explains that if Invi were able to listen in to conversations then he would be, however he believes he hasn't been watching since Kaiser can't feel his gaze, and hasn't been able to since arriving in this realm.

The two head over to the altar in front of the Cathedral so that Purah can turn it to night as Kaiser explains. He explains that Invi is the All Seeing Serpent, a being that see's and experiencing anything and everything at once, but that his reach doesn't seem to make it to this realm. Purah tries to explain how worried they are, since it's been so long since Kaiser was in his own realm and that Invi doesn't seem the type of being to be loving. Kaiser brushes off this worry, by telling Purah that "love isn't a part of it" since fiends and beings from the Nine Hells don't experience the concept of love.

Purah understands, since ultimately they came down from Above to experience love and family, and that Above must be similar to what Kaiser has experienced his entire life. They both agree that the feeling of "love" is nice and unique, neither quite knowing how to explain an emotion so big. Purah states that while they don't know that what they feel is love, that it's still a nice feeling they don't particularly want to let go of. Kaiser agrees that the circumstances of this realm have been eye opening, being so vulnerable all the time and feeling so much more. Both seem to feel that whatever has happened and whatever new feelings they've gained have been good for them, Kaiser especially feels that things have been put into context a lot more since arriving.

They continue walking towards the Campsite, eventually finding Veggie and Cherry fishing on the bridge while Cimera swims in the water below. They accidentally scare them disrupting their conversation. Purah seems to continuously see something following them and hiding in the tall grass, but brushes it off as needing more sleep. They find Bromitas stood nearby the bridge and Cherry decides to antagonise it to show the others that it looks like it's dancing whenever it gets angry. Kaiser is very confused as to why Cherry would antagonise it since it now wants to attack them.

Cherry apologises to Kaiser for her earlier rudeness, Kaiser accepts the apology stating that he was a much different person and has learnt about the culture of this town more now and understands the concept of accidents now. He gives Cherry and Cimera their goodbyes, telling them that he's going to attempt to contact his father to try and get home, to which they congratulate him and tell him that they will most likely miss him while he's gone. He assures them that he will try to visit when he has the chance, but rejects any idea of bringing other fiends with him. He leaves them, walking to his house and into the ritual room.

Kaiser takes the crystallised Soul of Elyzar the Wilted from the chest he had stored it in and places it on the central pedestal ready to start the ritual. He decides to wait for Purah to be ready before starting the ritual, going to find them when they don't arrive.

He finds Purah stood outside the Pumpkin Diner with Veggie and another monster, Ginger, the one everyone calls Dad. Veggie excitedly tells Kaiser that they now have a dad as Purah tells him that Ginger has been the most responsible father they've had. Purah and Kaiser make their way back to his house to the ritual room. Just before entering, he remembers he needs a flint and steel and returns upstairs to find it in his backpack before heading downstairs again to the ritual room.

He finds "Purah" holding the crystallised Soul and asks politely if he can put it back, to which "Purah" questions why. He states that it was originally his, or Veils, so he shouldn't *have* to put it back on the pedestal. Kaiser questions who exactly it is he's speaking to, since it is very obviously not Purah or Veil, and he introduces himself as velos.

Kaiser starts getting angry, asking him to put the soul back on the pedestal, and threatening him when he refuses. Velos continues on, unbothered by the threat, asking whether Kaiser thinks Invi would be proud of him, proud of the nothingness that Kaiser has accomplished despite being in this realm for so long. Kaiser gets angrier as velos continues on as if he knows Invi better than Kaiser but velos just laughs at his denial and how much he's lying to himself. Velos tells Kaiser that he's just trying to help, that they've always been trying to help but that Veil is just too soft sometimes. He tells Kaiser that they could've sent him back from Day One but didn't.

Kaiser, feeling betrayed, blows up at velos, shouting about how much work he's put in to trying to find a way home, working tirelessly for over a fortnight to get home only for velos to try and ruin it at the last second, after "pretending" to be his friend the whole time. Velos laughs and returns the soul, telling Kaiser that he tried to spare him the grief of contacting home, that Veil had tried to do the same thing hinting about what might happen if he succeeded. Kaiser cuts of velos' explanation, telling him to get out. He shouts that if velos really wanted to help, if *Veil* wanted to help then both of them could've confronted him long before this. He shouts at velos to leave and to take his star with him, Sabriel's Star that Kaiser had protected from Bee and Pap after the whole ordeal in the library when they had tried to take it before. Velos leaves, leaving the star in Kaiser's house with the parting message that he'll "need it anyhow".

Kaiser lets out a breath at the betrayal before lighting the pedestal and summoning Invi.

*"What? W-where is thi-"*

"Ah, so glad you could finally make it."

"My lord? Is that really you?"

"Pick your jaw up off the floor Kaiser. It's unbecoming."

"My... Apologies. I've been working night and day to-"

"Oh I know exactly what you've been doing. I've been watching you."

"You have? But I haven't been able to feel your gaze."

"Yes, I didn't become an all powerful God without learning to control my power now, did I?"

"Yes my lord, of course."

"Nonetheless. You come bearing news that you've... What? Managed to give me a call? Should I be impressed?"

"My lord?"

"It has been almost a quarter of a cycle Kaiser. What exactly have you managed to achieve in that time?"

"Well, I-I-I-"

"Actually, don't answer. I can tell you exactly what you've achieved. You've done nothing. You've waddled around in a human infested realm, made a shack and, hmmm, that's about it. Maybe if you install some fences and get some cute little animals, you'll have a fucking farm."

"My lord I-"

"Your soul has been shattered Kaiser."

"Shattered?"

"Oh yes. You know, the ritual they performed to banish you wasn't actually a banishment ritual at all. Instead it was actually a summoning ritual. They summoned the Commandment to deal with you. And the commandment shattered your soul into dozens of pieces, scattering around all the realms we would never consider reachable. Unfortunately for the humans, and luckily for me, these worlds are still linked to ours."

"So that means I can make it back."

"Yes, but... *you* won't."

"What?"

"You see, I only need a single fragment of yours to return home. From that I can return you to your true power, and Kaiser can return to my side as the rightful heir to my throne. And let me tell you, I have been watching many fragments, although none of them have been quite as much of a disappointment as you."

"A-a disappointment?!"

"Surprised?"

"Yes!"

"Well, every single fragment has done better than you. Many have killed more than you. Many have conquered more than you. And all of them have done more than you. You were formed from Kaiser's humility. You have grown sloppy in this realm. And for what? Friendship? Give me a break! Now I need a fragment Kaiser, and you are not that fragment. Shape up or, no. Actually, don't bother coming back at all. There are better versions of you. Is that clear? **Answer me.**"

"Yes, Lord Invi."

"I have more important things to attend to. Lord Ashmedai is gathering the other siblings of sin for a trial, and I do not have time to baby sit you."

"Yes, Lord Invi."

"You should be grateful. At the very least, you do have some use as a little spy glass of mine. **Aren't you grateful?**"

"Yes, Lord Invi."

**"Good. Now get out of my sight."**

Kaiser stands at the altar, staring up at the Statue of Invi as Purah enters again.

Glass shatters as Kaiser punches the glass in front of the lava in the walls. Purah rushes forward to hug him tight.

*"That guy may not love you anymore but... We're happy that you exist Kaiser."*

## Trivia

* Everyone wants him to be a catboy for some reason
* He's a sassy bitch
* He collects shoes because he thinks they look cool
* He may or may not be Batman
* Kaiser stole the braincells in the divorce. Who's divorce? Who knows.