S17 - Neon White RIP

His neck itched more. He put Xiaohei down and scratched at it. The wound that Able made— it was small, so incredibly, small— and yet his neck felt like it was aflame.

"Hey, cat?" said White. "My neck… does it look bad?"

"Miew. (Uh…)"

"Be straight with me cat," said White. "And detailed."

"Miew. (You've got fungus growing out of you)" White felt a chunk of skin fall off. "Miew. (A chunk of skin just fell off.)"

"Thanks," said White.

"Miew? (Are you gonna be alright?)"

"Yeah…" said White, probably lying. "We just gotta get to my pals at the beach. They're water benders, so they can probably—"

A chain wrapped around White's leg and yanked him down. He crashed through branches and was brought face to face with the shockingly unmaimed face of Able. No fungus either.

"Alright... that's just not fair," said White.

BLAM!

A shot directly into the face. Straight through the mask. Into the cheek. White choked as the necrosis spread through his mouth, seeped into his throat, expanded, and suffocated him.

The worst part about this wasn't the fact that he was about to die. It was the fact that, in the end, Osvald was right.

- Season 17 Round 3, /u/Ragnarust