This has implied gore.

Tick.

Chandler stared at the clock as he tried to fight the sleepiness as that monster continued to bang and speak to him from the door. His energy was slowly fading and it was nearly a matter of time before that thing could come in and possibly kill him.

Tock.

At first, he thought that this could be a trick from one of his old victims. However, as time went on...he discovered that this couldn't be the case. The rumble of his stomach quickly snapped him out of his thoughts. He hasn't eaten anything since yesterday nor drink anything. He was sure that he would die from starvation or dehydration if this kept up...it would be a horrible way to go. However it seemed far better than opening the door and letting that thing grab him. 

Tick.

The thing that still kept talking which was causing his head to hurt. The words were slowly  draining him and making him feel ashamed for himself. It was almost like they were trying to drive him past the point of no return. He tried shaking his head to get rid of all of these unwanted thoughts, but it was pointless. They were creeping up inside his brain and slowly turning him against his self. 

Make it stop.

Make it stop.

MAKE IT STOP!

He wanted to scream, to shout...to make this torture end. It felt like his time was slowly slipping by and no one was coming. No one cared. They didn't care. If they did, they would bother to check on him, but no one did. They only cared for his wealth and status...not him. Everything was slowly crashing down on him yet he could feel himself welcoming it. Cause it would at least distract from the words that this thing keeps saying to him.

Tock.

Empty. Chandler still sat by the door with empty eyes as he finally realizes that this creature was telling the truth. No one cared for him. No one was coming. He was doomed. As these thoughts were going through his head, he never noticed that he slowly unlocked the door and let the alternate in.

Several weeks later, his body was found by his parents in a mangled state. Leading to an investigation that went cold three weeks later. As this was going on, Lincoln along with Mark and Jonah watched on in horror. They couldn't do anything, but continue to watch as one of the alternates slowly withered Chandler away...until he went M.A.D and allowed the alternate entry into the room. They could still hear his screams as he was torn apart by the very thing who drove him towards the deep in.

"They want us to do this too?" Mark said as he slowly slumped down to the ground in stunned silence.

"He was my bully yet he never deserved this." Lincoln said with some tears streaming down his face. Jonah could only stare on in stunned silence as the true horror of what their fate as new alternates laid itself in front of their eyes. Unaware that they were being watched by Gabriel who seemed excited to see their misery.

How I love to see our new helpers get destroyed by seeing what our duty is. Though it may take some more time before they're completely broken down.

At this, one of alternates standing next to Gabriel started to speak about another way to make them comply with what they needed to do.

So why don't we make them do their work by having them help with one of our targets?

Gabriel turned to look at the alternate while thinking about the benefits and downfalls that their suggestion would bring. At one hand, it would help break them down to follow their orders while also giving them an opportunity to run. Though if they added some more help to make them stay in line.

I could see your point, but I will send some more to make sure that they don't escape.

The alternate nodded and started to make preparations to bring another mortal towards M.A.D. Meanwhile, the Louds were still divided for what occurred though the falling days from the last chapter. They did manage to tell their Pop Pop about everything and he is set to visit the next day. He would've come earlier, but he was at a resort with the people at the Sunset Canyon Retirement Home. He sounded disappointed in the actions of his family members and would surely scold them for their actions. However, all that took a backseat to the chaos that was occurring between them which only got worse when the news of Chandler's death.

Which begs some questions like, 

Who is the next target and will the Louds be able to become close again? Both will be answered soon, but it reminds to be seen if the answers are good or bad for everyone. 

Hope you enjoyed the chapter...Bye 👋

Note: I hope that this chapter was good though I may have screwed the end