Chapter 14 – Joining the Construction
They were creatures that found themselves more comfortable in their haunted forest and mansion rather than in the sky having to constantly hold their position. Arriving at the bottom they stopped their descent with decent speed but Abyss was able to hold on no matter what. Finally reaching the ground the bed dropped to the ground.
Abyss only gave them a friendly reminder as he said “We aren’t done yet to don’t get too comfortable.” Wails of despair were emitted from the bed as Abyss walked off to greet his fellow coworkers. Arriving in front of them he laughed slightly at their expressions. Poof was shocked but also happy deep inside. The other Boos were horrified at the sight they were seeing.
Sure they did not understand big picture but they understood that the Boos trapped inside the bed were suffering beyond believe. They did not know how to react as they were suddenly frightened by this former bossy man that they believe was just a figure head.
It was clear that this man was not as simple as he made himself out to be. Abyss only glanced at them for a moment before saying “We have temporarily shifted 3 works into a different department. In exchange I will be getting my hands dirty with the rest of you all. Please take care of me hehe.”
His chuckle at the end was playful but the words before that were serious as if he was a manager speaking to employees of some changes in staff. They were left speechless but feeling that the poor souls inside the bed wanted nothing more but mercy they did not question his demon in front of them.
Returning to their work stations Abyss decided to help the Wood Cutters first since the trees could not be replaced so easily. Before starting to work with them he began explaining his thoughts and reasons to his previous suggestions and orders.
The gist was that the trees needed to stay intact when chopping them. Sure they are sturdy but a sturdy tree does not mean they should be mistreated. He even reviewed some of the trees chopped the previous day and pointed out many flaws. The tree had a gash on one side thus causing it to be uneven. It would require a lot of work and adjustments in order to align the pillars he planned on creating.
He went deeper into explaining that this would only cause the duration of the construction to lengthen causing the Wood Cutting Boos to feel embarrassed. Abyss just waved his hand and said it was alright considering that it has been too long since they did cut down trees. It is only understandable some of the basics would be ignored but that doesn’t mean they should be forgotten.
He humbled himself further as he stated “I’m just giving a bit of a reminder. It is nothing you guys cannot figure out given another day or two.” The Boos were quick to reciprocate Abyss positive change as they said “Your right. Next time we will be more cautious.”
Abyss though laughed as he said “Good! But I want to cut a tree too.” One of the Boos quickly handed him an axe. Abyss looked at the surroundings and after running a few calculations in his mind he began cutting it down.
It did not take long before the echo of the tree splitting sounded out. Abyss quickly moved out of the way and shouted “Timbeeeeeer!” The tree fail down onto the planned area although it was slightly off the damage to the tree was minimal.
The Wood Cutting Boos chuckled at Abyss’s antics before deciding that they would try to do it when chopping the next tree. Returning the axe Abyss called over the exhausted bed and rode it to the graveyard Boos.
Arriving there he waved at them. The Boos tried to ignore him but Abyss did not let it happen. “Poof! Come over! I need your help gathering this guys and gals here.” Poof only nodded before going to work. The graveyard Boos were quite reluctant to stop working knowing that Abyss being here meant that the moment they stopped he would take control.
Nonetheless Poof quickly stopped them and gathered them in front of Abyss. Abyss grinned as he praised Poof “Great work! The future appears bright for you Poof. Being so young and able to already work with Boos that have a misplaced ego.”
The graveyard Boos hearing this roared with indignation “Shut it! You don’t know how to digger any better than us!”
Another one roared “Not to mention inscribing beautiful patterns onto the walls of the graves!”
Abyss roared furiously “Shut it you nonsensical fools! What beautiful patterns!? What digging!? As far as I see you’re all just building a whole with random lines!” The roar frightened the Boos but nonetheless they kept their defiant glare at Abyss. Abyss ignored them as he said sternly “Sure I haven’t done this work before but I can do it better! To you its just digging a whole but for me its digging the sight of The Boos Games! Such a sight cannot be allowed to look so pitiful s you all made them look! Give me your tools before I decide to take them.”
The Boos could only throw their tools at Abyss trying to please their ego of feeling superior compared to this newbie that came out of nowhere. Abyss though was disgusted by their actions as he reacted quickly in catching each tool before placing them down.
His eyes filled with disgust stared them before reprimanding them with a voice filled with disgust “Disgusting! You call yourselves inscribers? Builders? What kind of builder and inscriber mistreats their tools? Their tools are supposed to be treasured not thrown as if they were mere tomatoes. Next time you pull such a stunt I want you all gone. I don’t care whether I finish in a year or two while I get rid such unworthy Architects.”
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The Boos fell silent. They wanted to rebuke Abyss but they did not know how since his words stung a sore spot. To an Architect the tools were their treasures. Considering their own actions they also felt disgusted of themselves and guilty of what they just did. Long ago they indeed treasured their tools, but after so long they had long since lost their own respect and no longer saw their tools as precious.
Abyss grabbing a few of the tools walked towards one of the grave before jumping down. Looking at the uneven wall he felt annoyed. He began using all the rulers he took with him to measure the supposed grave he had. He found that the grave was too small. There was around 7 centimeters missing.
Sure not many would pay attention to this detail but Abyss did since it was something that was supposed to look beautiful. Yes it was a grave but it was not a grave. It was a sight that would bring countless of people of all over the world into this land.
He did not want to create a one time event. He wanted an event to last for decades if not centuries. The place where all races and people would gather to compete or watch the games unfold. Getting to work he shouted “Watch and learn!” The Boos encircled the grave and mocked Abyss handwork.
It was crude and somewhat barbarian but Abyss did not care. He continued working hard for several hours. At the end his moves were cautious and deliberate. The Boos were no longer jeering as they saw Abyss was taking the construction of a single grave so seriously.
The Boos still pride themselves as Architects thus they were unable to laugh at Abyss incredible focus and effort in making the grave into exactly what the blue print wanted. Abyss finally finished and wiped the sweat on his forehead. He had to throw a lot of crumbs of dirt outside as he did not want to dirty the bottom. Furthermore he had to repeatedly grab the crumbs and pleasure them onto the wall with precise pressure to avoid imprinting the shape of the tool while adding a bit to the size. He was finally satisfied.
The grave was perfectly rectangular and matched to the prescribed matters set on the blue prints. Looking at the inscribers he said “What you guys looking at? There is nothing but a wall. It is your job to create a majestic but haunted feeling manifest from it. I can only do so much.”
Abyss knew that this was his limit. Sure he could try his hands inscribing the wall with great ominous but majestic lines. He could even succeed with the help of his creator but he knew that he would not be given such a freebie thus he ordered the Boos.
The Boos ego had deflated during the course of the construction of the grave. They called Abyss methods crude but looking at the results of the hard work achieved they were silenced. Who was the one that was crude? The one with the amazing technique but poor results or the man with poor technique but great results?
The inscribers felt embarrassed too since they knew inscription was not easy and seeing Abyss stopping at this point showed that he respected their skill but not their attitude. These actions caused them to feel shame that they never thought they would feel. Sure they were unhappy with their treatment and upset that they were never respected now but they were never ashamed of themselves.
On the contrary they prided themselves on the knowledge that they build this mansion and not the other Boos. Now seeing an upstart do better than them and showing them who was ‘better’ they could only be ashamed. The Boos that knew inscription nodded as they said with a more solemn voice “We will take over from here.”
Abyss nodded. Getting up he felt his spine make cracking sound causing both ache and relieve. The Boos were surprised at this since it has been too long since they had a body. From the look of Abyss relief but pained expression they understood that he stayed there even when knowing that his body was not supposed to be doing such an action for long periods of time.
Abyss stretched a bit before jumping out with some oomph. Abyss sighed as he said “I will return to check your progress in two days. Poof will be managing the rest. I need a break.” Abyss walked off wondering what the future held. He had fun playing with the construction of the grave. Sure he wasted a lot of time of the construction but he considered it more of an investment.
His thoughts were spot on though. The digger Boos began to re-measure all the graves and several issues arose in the process. Their graves were too small and if they were to fix them then their graves would be too packed together. This led to a drastic change in the process of digging. They began focusing their attention in correcting their previous mistakes before creating lines around the area designating the area for the future graves.
The Boos that knew inscription did not throw themselves into the grave right away. They knew that a single mistake would cause them a lot of trouble thus they began planning their inscriptions. They even went and gathered some fellow Boos that had good eyes to evaluate their work.
Abyss at this time though was too busy sleeping in his room to realize the drastic change he brought to the group. The only Boos that were discontent with their position were the ones stuck in the bed. Abyss though ignored their cries of mercy and slept soundly.