Chapter 4: Deck
The final item was located in... a bunker. While it would have just been any normal one, what was different about this bunker was that it didn't have the bright neon colors of the surroundings. No, it had a dark and gloomy feeling, and the metal and stone were properly colored. The whole feeling of the place was unsettling. Matt walked in slowly, even though the location was completely abandoned. The inside wasn't any different. Something must have went down here, because the place was trashed. There were weapons, bodies of Inklings, and blood on the walls. Whatever happened here, Matt didn't want to know. He carried on, and went deeper in the facility. He passed by rooms and rooms of death, the body count piling up the further he went. He came across a strange instance, where an Inkling's body wearing an outfit similar to a DJ's was leaning on a table, with a hole in the back of his head. In front of him was an open journal, with scribbled writing. Matt took it, and read it. It detailed the events that occurred in here. "They've found our base. I'm not going to make it out of here. It was always my dream to be the best, and defeat Lux. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make that dream happen. Lux's forces have started invading this base. My time will come soon. To anyone who may read this, I hope you can solve this puzzle that I have failed to understand. It's in the document on the back of this journal. It will lead you to somewhere in this facility, yet I do not know where. Good luck." The text ended there, and it's presumed that he died when it ended. Matt looked at the back of the journal, and found a slip of paper. The words on it were, oddly enough, not in the language this place speaks in, but the language from HIS version of Inkopolis. He could understand it easily. "Synthwalker, your treasure lies in the heart of a facility at these coordinates..." The coordinates, when scanned by his shades' UI, translated to this exact building. The second line of the paper said... "Look for your symbol. You'll know it when you see it. Beware of what lies within." Matt put away the paper, and left the room.
He looked in the belly of the complex, and found something interesting. The symbol on the back of his jacket was inscribed on the wall. When he touched it, it started glowing blue. The chunk of the wall it was on moved upwards, like a door from Doom. When Matt looked inside, it was... dark. Way too dark. He brought out his lighter for some light. There was a platform he could step on in front of him, and not much else. As soon as he stepped on it however, the door behind him closed, and the platform glowed blue. More lights began switching on, and Matt could see what was in the room. A full gauntlet of music themed traps, from brightly colored spikes and thorns, to disc launchers shooting out discs at alarming speeds. Matt had to maneuver past everything if he wanted to reach the end. He quickly jumped over the spikes at the start, ducked under a halved disc guillotine, dodged more discs getting shot at him, avoided a flamethrower set of all things, and slid under a wall of more spikes like he was playing baseball.
After the wall, he saw the final item. The Deck... It was on a pedestal of lapis, shining brightly from a blue light pointed at it from above. He went over to grab it, and before he could, he heard something. It was like whispering, but muffled. He looked around, but nothing was there, except his reflection in the disc. However, he noticed it didn't looked correct. He tilted his head to the right, and was caught off guard by his reflection not copying what he did. It simply smiled at him. Matt stepped back, before the blue light pointed at the disc shifted in front of it. A drop of blue ink leaked out of a small crack in the ceiling, before landing in the center of the light. It grew and morphed, before it took the shape... of Matt. The doppelganger stood there, while Matt approached. It didn't seem to do much, until it formed a katana in its right hand. It attacked Matt, who quickly dodged out of the way. This must be the final obstacle. He must defeat his clone. Matt dodged and dodged, and when he got a punch in, it didn't even land. It just went right through. The clone took the chance and sliced him in the stomach, making Matt fall to the ground. He held his stomach, as he closed his eyes and braced for another attack. It didn't come, however. When he opened his eyes again, the clone looked agitated. Matt realized its weakness. While his eyes are open, he can't harm it, but it can hurt him. But if he shuts them, he's invincible against it. He got up, and while his eyes were shut, threw a few punches and kicks, which landed. When he reopened his eyes, the clone was on the ground. Before Matt could react, it stood back up quickly, and Matt prepared for another set of attacks. However, instead of attacking him, it simply dropped the katana. "Well done, Matt. You have bested your reflection. Take your prize, and complete your mission." Matt nodded, and the clone pointed towards the deck.
When he grabbed it, a beam of light engulfed him from above. He felt like he was levitating, and he was teleported away. He found himself... In a landscape of white? Suddenly, a voice spoke out to him in a deep voice. "The time has come..." Matt was confused. "To search the endless possibilities of your mind..." It continued. Ominous music was playing during all this. "Are you ready... to rise above the skies?" The voice finished. Matt nodded. The music was building up, and in front of him, the ground cracked. From the crack, blue light glowed. Out from it, he was presented with... The Deck. It floated and rotated in front of him, like a special item in a video game. He carefully took it. When he touched it again, lights were in his eyes, electricity crackled from his hands, and he started shaking violently. "Synthwalker..." The voice from before spoke. "You are ready." Matt was teleported back to the front of the facility from before, and he held the deck in his hand. He did it. He got everything he needed. He grasped it firmly, feeling the energy flowing through him. He let out a yell, before laughing maniacally. "I've never felt this powerful! But now is not the time for that. LUX! I'M COMING FOR YOU!" Matt roared, before heading back to the main city for the final showdown.
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