Sleeping with the Fishes

### Credits

Monstrosity (Art, Instrumental, lyrics, music, story, storyboarding, vocal tuning)Cinnaluna (Art)
Nails (Art)
Ophe (Art)
Sorrel (Art)

## Appearances

### Story Part

Stars Below

*"Against my will, and from within, her rainfall melts my spirits thin."*

**Sleeping with the Fishes** is the eighth installment in the Stars Below series. It centers around the life of Ágata Tufão, a tether who is forced by Zatakva, her Vani, into assassinating people with the Vehemence Blade.

## Synopsis

Stranded on a deserted island, Agata is forced to kill important individuals by Zatakva using her Amplifier. Despite hating her job, Agata does it anyways, as she was promised she'd be reunited with her parents at 1000 kills. While out on the beach, however, she finds a set of footprints that lead her into a cave, where she discovers the remains of her parents. Filled with fury, Agata returns to Zatakva and stabs her square in her brand, killing the Vani.

## Description

You hear the sound of gentle Brazilian waves crash against the shores of Rio, along with rain that has been endlessly misting the world before you. There are no voices mixed in with the white noise. Normally, this would be peaceful... but seeing how it was the middle of the day, it was rather eerie.

Was this the calm before the storm?

Had the storm already started?

You see no end to the storm.
Best to just hide away... like we all do.

Characters
Agatha - the Tether to the Water Vani.
Zatakva - the Water Vani of the Earth Mission.
Everyone else - Not alive to share their story.

AFTER WHO KNOWS HOW LONG, VANISHING WORLD IS OFF ITS HIATUS WITH A MAJOR PART!!!!

THIS PART WAS PLANNED ALL THE WAY BACK IN 2018 AND HAS FINALLY BEEN MADE. YOU DONT UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH THIS PART OF THE STORY IS HYPE FOR ME AND ALL OF MY FRIENDS!!

Credits - end of video!
Discord - https://discord.gg/hKmtcnNnkw
Tumblr - kenopsia-official
Instrumental - soon.....
VSQx - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XiZd...

## Lyrics

Beneath a knife and mirror shines
My sins confide in liquid twine
Against all odds, and from the sky
The rainfall now obscures delight

Nice to see you again
Good to see you're alive
What would I do if you turned up dead
If you blew away in the wind
I'd be lost and hurt

So, my dear don't you go
And wash away

Shut the hell up
You know not what you're speaking of!
Ad hominem
Is not attractive, dear
You know that I cannot act as myself
Go and be what I cannot

At dusk, at night, the truth will break
My sins collect and come to rake
Against my will, and from within
Her rainfall melts my spirits thin

Simmer down
Hush your mouth
Roundabout a human lie

Languishing
Perishing
Lamenting a better life

Happiness
Sanity
Envy of butterflies
No longer puppeting
What isn't yours at all

The ocean waves crash at the shore
They wash away what once was gore
So trusting of me, that you were
I'm free like what you were before

Beneath a knife and mirror shines
My sins confide in liquid twine
Against all odds, and from the sky,
My rainfall will refract the light

## Trivia

* The song's title is a reference to the 1972 film The Godfather, which famously uses the phrase the song is titled after.
	+ Said phrase, "sleeping with the fishes", is a euphemism for death.
* The art for the video was done in a watercolor style.
* This song has been stated to be the turning point for Stars Below.

## Gallery

Ágata and Zatakva.Ágata discovers footprints in the sand.Ágata exploring the cave.The remains of Ágata's parents.Ágata attacking Zatakva.Zatakva's eyes reverting to their pre-Brandshock colors moments before her death.Zatakva's death,