Into The Shadow Realm | Rascal x fem reader story 2023

The meeting which you had organised exceeded in many ways than expected. It had to be done, order had to be made. Order was limited with Rascal thinking he is in control, meaning no true motivation for anyone else. Out of the four, the joker is the most serious about reviving Nogo, but you still often see him telling Brooha, Ulric and Brute that the Emperor is not happy with their failures each time they return from the human realm defeated.

He must be traveling back to the dungeons to get in contact with Nogo.

Something heavy pulled at your heart every time this happens, you are unsure as of why but you push it away, choosing not to get involved.

Today is the day. Now that Ulric, Brute and Brooha have taken turns going down to fight the Glitter Force, it was now Rascal's. The plan is being put in place today.

You are going with the joker down to the human realm and you have mixed feelings about this. Of course it will be exciting to finally capture a glimpse of the Glitter Force, finally get the chance to do something towards Nogo's revival. All your training and hard work has finally paid off. The only thing was Rascal. You do not like his side comments and entitlement.

After your daily snack, slipping your belt of knives around your waist and placing your sword into the straps located on your back for easy access, you open the door.

It is like you have missed a step going down the stairs. Your entire body stops functioning to reset once landing eyes on Rascal himself hovering right outside your door.

"Crap!"

"Good morning (y/n)," he says with his usual smirk widening on his face as you stand with a hand on the door frame, steadying yourself from fright.

"How long were standing there for?" You ask harshly.

"Too long. It's time to leave," the grin disappears and his face hardens, then reaches out to grab a hold of your wrist with a cold and thin hand.

The first thing you feel is a pull. Not a small one. This pull is something you have never experienced before in your life. You feel this pull drag each and every bone in your body. Every nerve. Your body wants so badly to refuse, however has no choice but to except it.

Soon you are back in the colourful tunnel. The colours making up the walls move and blur into hypnotising patterns. Closing your eyes, you let the crushing pull take your body.

Then...

Your feet greet a hard surface. At first it takes a while for your eyes to adjust.

Glancing downwards, you notice you are situated on a hard tiled roof to a house. Then once looking up and further ahead., your eyes widen at the scene.

Rows and rows of houses you have never seen before. The sky is a brilliant blue. The sun. Oh the sun feels glorious! To your rights lays a field, crossed with a bridge leading your gaze to a city only a few miles away. You assume it is a city because that is what it looks like in the pictures Kurt had drawn once returning from the Human Realm and you had begged them to tell you all about it. It's a vast and busy place. Cars drive the roads, and humans walk the streets.

How impatient you are to finally get your hands on some negative energy.

"Wow." You let out, then instantly regret it. I am supposed to be serious about this job. You cannot show any signs of weakness or admiration, especially around Rascal who stands right beside you. Letting your face harden, you hope the wind takes most of your voice away.

You swiftly realise that the joker is still holding your wrist. You snatch it back.

"I am going to make this as simple as I possibly can." Rascal says whilst tilting his head back in annoyance. "Usually I go for a specific member of the Glitter Force, but the emotional parts drag it out too long. I will play it easy today, let them believe they have won, but not too easy so they figure out something is amiss."

"And will you be using the new nose?" You ask him.

"Yes. The super buffoon nose will do some damage, buying us enough time to get a good amount of negative energy."

"Ran out of names for the nose I see?"

Rascal narrows his eyes at you then turns away. "I don't have time for silly names. Now, it's time to give the world an unhappy ending!" With this cry, a book appears in one hand, in the other a tube of ink.

His long black nails pierce the ink tube as he crushes it in his hand, splattering the black ink. Next he opens the book straight to a blank page and swipes the ink on the paper, leaving absolutely no traces of colour left on his hand. Immediately, a deep shade of purple floods the sky and the humans you once saw walking about the streets and running on the field, drop to the ground.

A smirk appears on your face as you see what is draining from the humans in a dark blue smoke. Negative energy. And it's flowing right into the book Rascal holds in his hand. He shuts is and wisps it away.

You join the jester in flight down to the nearby field, dotted with the humans draining energy.

"The Glitter Force are on their way I can feel it! Stay hidden until I have been defeated."

You ignore the entitlement towards your actions with a slight roll of the eye.

The two of you land behind a couple trees lining the start of a forest, overlooking the field. You force the compelling urge to touch the trunk and its bark away.

"Right on time," Rascal giggles, gazing out and across the field where a group of five teenage girls stand huddled together, each clutching at something in their hands. Before you can say anything, you are left alone with a few floating purple playing cards that disappear right before touching the ground.