AU: Voidling

Context: The Void is a protective parent. It's also not very sneaky.

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[3rd Person POV]

As Sabre walked through the Yellow Kingdom, he couldn't shake the feeling of being watched.

He had been asked to deliver something to the Yellow King, the Void having accidentally taken it during the... Faceless incident. Faceless had taken the Yellow King's crown to better impersonate him, turns out. It's lucky that the Void hadn't crushed the delicate gold while fighting him.

It wasn't the occasional strange look he got that was bothering him, Sabre was used to those by now. Every now and then, he could have sworn he saw something move out of the corner of his eye. Some kind of shadowy figure, moving fluidly as if not held back by the rules of nature.

He had a guess as to what it was.

After walking through the fairly big town (compared to what he was used to, at least), he arrived at the castle. He waved hello to the guards in gold armor as he passed them, getting a greeting in return. Once inside, he saw the Yellow King talking with his assistant in the main entrance.

They had a quick conversation, during which Sabre returned the crown, the Yellow King thankfully confirming there was no damage to it. Going back where he came, heading to the gates to leave the kingdom so he could teleport home, he still couldn't shake that feeling. Or stop seeing it.

Just glances. He wasn't even entirely sure it was touching the ground when it moved.

Finally, he got outside of the Yellow Kingdom. The grassy area was peaceful, birds fluttering around in the nearby trees and the bustling sound of the kingdom still being heard even from where he was, being carried by the wind.

Speaking of the trees, he turned to an area where a group of them made a spot of the forest particularly dark. Sighing, Sabre called out.

"I could see you that entire time, you know."

Nothing, for a moment. Then, the shadowy mass gathered and grew, taller and taller until it was nearly six blocks tall. Stars formed and sparkled in the dark matter. Eyes appeared at the "head", looking at him.

It sputters for a moment before responding.

"I- Look, I was worried okay?! Who knows what else could be there!" The Void says, in a tone of slight annoyance.

"I can handle myself! Besides, it's the Yellow Kingdom. It's big, full of people with trained guards around, and very safe."

"Mmmmmmm not sure about that last part. I mean, this place doesn't exactly have the best track record-"

"Hey, that's mean."

"I have reason to think that though! First it was forcefully taken over by a corrupt maniac that created more threats, and then it gets the attention of a shapeshifting entity that made itself look like their king and they just believed everything it said? I'm not sure you should be hanging around here so often."

"Uuuggggh- We'll talk about this later, okay?"

"Fine."

The Void's physical form disappears, and soon after Sabre does the same, teleporting... while grumbling about the Void being a helicopter parent.