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So I decided to rewrite Possessive because I have realized that what I was writing didn’t really have an ending, and the story began to feel a little too fast where I had been at, so I have wiped it clean to write. I am still inspired by the J-Gems Interview series, while also coming across a rather interesting Asian horror drama that has inspired me to explore Saphira’s psychology a lot more, and I have also taken some inspiration of Huntress and Legion from Dead by Daylight. I won’t turn Saphira into Huntress or Legion, but rather as a show of her personality evolving throughout the story.
Also, I did like that the FNAF 2 movie did show a possessive nature of William Afton. If you have already seen it already, you’ll know what scene I am talking about. So I feel that Springtrap in this story now really fits with his character. I’m excited to expand on it in this story.
Amelia will still be in the story, but a little more naïve to some things. There will be a greater focus on some sinister use of toxicology mixed in with the thrill of the hunt and killing of other people. But we also cannot forget Springtrap. He may not be interested in toxicology, but the game of it will interest him. Especially as he will still hold an influence over Saphira like before.
Unlike Why Me? Springtrap is William Afton, and the animatronics will be possessed. And this story takes place in a post apocalyptic world. This story will be another Springtrap x OC as well. And this will be a slower burn than the previous version of this story.
Content within this story will include possessiveness, torture, mental torture, blackmail, violence, blood, deception, horror elements, sex scenes, kidnapping, coarse language, toxicology, psychological horror and drug use.
As always, readers, I hope you all enjoy. Also, just a little side note, I am finally feeling a bit more confident using Blender and I may create a video and post it on YouTube in the near future. I shall post it when I finish it, but it will take time, since Blender is still new to me, but the new update has offered some new, useful tools. Enough of that now, enjoy.
It has been five years since the world fell into chaos. Five years since a terrible war broke out, causing governments to rise against governments, though the war that had started did not end with a victory. During the war, civilians of various countries became fed up with their governments and the war, and rose up against them. While the militaries fought for each country, the governments were torn down. Law became lawless, and the war was ended, but it ended with such terrible results that has caused entire countries to lose their source of power and fuel, forcing those who were used to living in first world countries to learn to survive without a system that was now gone.
Only those who knew how to survive through knowing how to hunt, forage, fish, grow their own food, identify medicinal plants, starting a fire, building a shelter and treat illnesses and wounds without modern medicine to help would survive. And there were many more people who did not know how survive than those who did. But even so, a lot of those people did learn to survive, but often managed to become leaders as groups formed all around the country. Some very large, some small. All with their own set of rules. However, larger groups were not as easy to keep fed, warm and clothed as it was for a smaller group of people. So things happen to ensure the survival of a large group.
For two young women who grew up as friends were lucky. While one grew up on a farm and learned how to hunt, forage, fish, grow food, preserve food, start a fire with flint and stone, identify edible poisonous and medicinal plants and mushrooms and learned how to use a rifle and bow and arrow from a young age, and the other only knew how to grow and preserve food, they both had been able to survive. Mostly because one of them really knew how, and had to teach her friend how to do it. Although, using weapons against others was something they often argued about.
Regardless, they relied upon each other. Mostly for company, as they didn’t trust anyone else. Without any laws, anything could happen. And it has happened to others. They have witnessed it themselves, but they never would get involved. As much as it would hurt to witness such tragedies, and that it left memories that they did not want, they at least were glad that it has not happened to them. Not yet anyway. Though that was because one of them wasn’t willing to allow it to happen.
Now the two young women had been searching for a new place to call home. They had been forced to leave a small farmhouse that they had been living in for a couple years thanks to a group of men and women who were not going to let them keep the place, so the two women left. They knew if they had stayed, they would be killed, and they did not want that. So they were forced to leave behind essential items that they have relied upon for a long time. And now they pretty much have to restart all over again.
Right now, the two women had stopped by a river as they found a spot on the riverbank that had a small cave for them to rest in. It was the best place that they could stay in for the time being. While they couldn’t keep a fire going during the night, since the light would likely draw unwanted attention, they had been able to set up a small place to themselves organized. They have been walking through the wilderness for at least a week until this point, so finding somewhere more secure so they could start gathering what they need again was a must.
Standing in the shallows of the river, one of the young woman was holding a large knife in her hand as she stood patiently in the water. Though the water itself was cold, as her jeans were drenched from the knees down. She stared at the clear water, waiting for an unsuspecting fish to swim by so she could take action. The light of the early morning sun reflected slightly off the surface of the water as the nearby pine trees shielded her from some of the sunlight.
Her green eyes scan the water slowly before she locked onto her target and with a swift, quick strike at the water, she pierced through a large trout with the blade and lifted it out of the water. With a satisfied smile, she walked to the side of the bank as she looked at the cave to see her friend sitting by the campfire as she had reignited it. “Amelia! I caught one!” The blonde woman looked up, looking at her with blue eyes. “Come and get it before an eagle swoops in and takes it while I am catching another.”
Amelia smiled as she stood up, brushing down her jeans and adjusting her black jacket as she walked towards the bank. She leaned down and took the fish from her before taking a step back. “Surely we don’t need a second one, Saphira. This one is big enough to feed the both of us.”
Saphira walked back to where she was standing and looked at Amelia with a smile. “I would agree, but we do have another long day ahead of us, Amy. I want to make sure that we both feel full for most of the day. I am not sure where we will end up at, since we are going to head away from this place, so we need to fuel up.”
Amelia huffed as she nodded in agreement. “Yeah, I guess you’re right. Too bad we’re low on supplies.” She turned to walk back over to the cave and sat down to begin cooking the fish. “Do you think we will find a place today? I am really tired of sleeping on the dirty ground with only a few things to spare.”
“I don’t know, Amy. I left the compass back at the house and I have been trying to read the stars so we can have some way of knowing where we are going. But I don’t know if I can answer you that. But we are fine, Amy. Being out here in the wilderness is just a constant camping trip, honestly.” Saphira paused for a moment as she stared at the water before she sighed with a light shiver. “Though when I was checking the perimeter last night, I did think I saw some high-rise buildings of a city in the east, so we might be lucky and find something there. Not a place to call home, but other stuff, you know.”
“Oh, awesome!” Amelia shrieked with a clap of her hands, which made Saphira glare at her sharply and Amelia smiled. “Sorry, you’re fishing…should have remembered that it requires silence…sorry, I just got a bit excited.”
“It shouldn’t be exciting, though. Cities have a lot more problems than out here, or even in a small town.” Saphira looked back down at the water as she adjusted her dark, brown jacket as she ignored the coolness of the water that had soaked her jeans. “There will be a lot more people in the city. And there’s a chance that there is a very angry group that have taken over the city and are tyrants to anyone they cross. Even to those who want to join.”
Amelia looked down at the fish she had pierced with a knife to cook over the fire and she hummed a little before looking back at Saphira. “Why would you assume that a possible group of people would be bad?”
“Don’t act naïve, Amy. You know as well as I do that this world is not like it was five years ago. We have to stop thinking that someone is friendly now. Everyone, unless they’re really small children, is now considered dangerous. I would think you would know this, considering we both were chased out of our refuge by those men and women, and they were not going to let us live if we tried to stay. You know that.” The blonde woman grumbled a little as she shifted while trying to get comfortable sitting on the smooth, rocky ground. She looked back at the fire while Saphira kept her eye on the water. “Besides, if there is a nearby city, we are only going in there to find essential supplies. That means bandages, canned food, ammo, some more jackets and clothes that we are going to need. Winter is only over a month away, and I wish we had a place to call home. But we need to be a bit more prepared.”
Amelia turned her head to look at the two bags that they had. Worn backpacks made from leather that was cracked and dry, and had some small holes that they had sewn multiple times. But they no longer had the tools to fix it. They were able to take some blankets and clothing with them, a small amount of ammo, a few tins of food and bottles, which they use regularly now. She frowned as hauling more items didn’t seem like something that they could do. They didn’t have many bags to carry more items. The bandages she understood, and the ammo too, but food and clothes, she wasn’t sure. Even though they have been wearing the same thing for the past week.
“Will we even have the space for all that?” Amelia asked as she looked at Saphira curiously. “We only have two backpacks and they will probably fall apart if we keep filling them. Are you sure we can’t just pick a house or something in the city?”
“Not unless it is something that we can protect and hide our traces well, then no. We can look for new backpacks while we’re in the city, if what I saw in the distance was true.” Saphira flinched as she thought she saw a large trout, but she realized only a very small fish swam by and she didn’t bother trying to pierce it. “So don’t hold out hope that we are going to stay there for longer than a day or two, Amy. In my opinion, it is the least ideal location to live. I hope you understand that.” Amelia did not respond as she just stared at the fire. “And just a warning, we will likely stick to the outskirts of the city too. Going further in will put us more at risk.”
“I did guess we wouldn’t go further in.” Amelia turned the fish around as she continued to cook it, as the aroma of the fish filled the air. “But I doubt the city will be too big. We’re not anywhere near the west coast, I think, or the east. So we’re in the middle of the country somewhere.”
“Well, we’re not in Wyoming anymore, but we are most likely in Utah since we did head into the west when people began going through the state, going to every town and property to kill whoever was there. Which means, that city I might have seen, could be what is left of Salt Lake.” Saphira paused for a moment before swiftly striking her knife into the water and smiling as she pierced a second, large trout. “Ah! Finally! I can get out of this freezing water!” Saphira walked over to the bank and placed her knife down carefully, making sure the trout wouldn’t slide off the tip, before she pulled herself out of the river with a shudder. Her jeans from her knees down were soaked and she was shivering quite a bit. She squeezed out some of the water to try and kept them to dry, though she was glad she had not worn shoes. She sighed as she stood up, picking up the knife and walked over to sit down by the fire and start cooking the trout. “Now I can try to dry these jeans a bit while we cook and eat these.”
Amelia smiled as she glad she didn’t want to do the fishing. Saphira has always been the one to do that, since Saphira was very skilled and she was used to getting into the water. But she wouldn’t if it was winter as Saphira knew better than to do that. “I am not jealous of you at all.”
“I know. You hate getting cold feet, but so do I. Besides, we can’t survive without food and you have to deal with some temporary discomfort to get it.” Saphira rubbed her calves for a moment before she sighed and held the knife to Amelia. “Hold this, I’m going to lay my jeans own to dry. I’d like to warm my legs up too.”
Amelia took the handle of the knife with a chuckle. Saphira shuffled away before she pulled her jeans off and laid it in the sunlight. “Too bad denim takes a bit to dry, and it’s cool this morning, so it will take time to dry.” Saphira sat back down, taking back her knife to keep cooking her fish. “But maybe you can place it on some rocks that have been warmed by the fire. That might help.”
“It should be okay, Amelia. If it is still damp by the time we leave, I will just have to deal with it. I’ll probably forget about it when we start walking.” Saphira looked at Amelia’s fish to see it was almost fully cooked at this time. “Hopefully, we should feel nice and full for most of the day. Maybe, if we are lucky, we might find something in the city. If we get there today.”
“I guess if you saw it in the distance, it probably will take most of the day to get closer. At least with Salt Lake, there aren’t many high-rise buildings, so it is pretty spread out really.” Saphira nodded in agreement, which was why she was certain that if there was a big group there, they would definitely be at the centre of the city. “Did you ever go there at all? Or did you stay on the farm, and only went into town for school? I know your parents were always busy with the farm and stuff, but I don’t know if you ever went on vacation.”
Saphira shook her head. “Not really. The only thing we did was camping as our form of vacation. But I am now extremely grateful that is what we did. I never have seen the beach or any theme in my life. And I don’t feel like I have missed out on anything. Especially when there is so much to see and do out here. But that’s how I feel. I know you’ve been to Florida, haven’t you?” Amelia nodded as she pulled her fish back to inspect it for a moment to make sure it was cooked enough. “Maybe if the world didn’t fall in this shitty chaos we’re in now, things might be different. But I can only dream of it now. There’s very little we can do now, other than survive.”
“Mmm…I had thought you might have had a normal vacation. But I guess your parents were bound to that farm too.” Saphira couldn’t disagree. It was their livelihood, and it wasn’t one that was so easy to just leave for a week and come back to. But also, her parents weren’t wealthy either, so it was a financial reason mostly. “At least the best you got was time with your parents.”
Saphira nodded. “Yeah. I suppose the only time I had to leave was when I had to have that surgery. You know, when my appendix decided to try and burst.”
“Oh, yeah. You ended up at Cheyenne, didn’t you?” Saphira nodded and Amelia shook her head. “That is not even close to the same thing. But…um…it wasn’t just your appendix they treated, wasn’t it?”
“Yeah. I had to have my ovaries removed, because of cancerous cysts that were too far gone to treat. So…I ended up in Fort Collins for that. I always felt bad that my parents had to pay that bill.” Saphira rubbed her stomach as she knew that the scar from the surgery was still there. She used to look at it sometimes and feel sad she couldn’t have kids, but she hardly thought that way now. It was better not to have any. “At least now the bill means nothing. Money is completely obsolete now, so it was never fully paid off.”
“Yeah…you were out of school for a while. That must have been quite a shock to all of you.”
“It was, but I have gotten over it, Amy. I can’t have kids, but that’s a good thing. I had been on the fence before, but now it doesn’t matter.” Saphira breathed in deeply as she looked at Amelia as the girl set her fish onto a large, smooth rock and began slicing off the flesh to eat it. “We’re in a broken world. Who wants to bring a kid into this mess? Plus, if something were to happen, I at least won’t get pregnant.”
Amelia huffed. “I wish I had mine removed. I wouldn’t have the same worry, otherwise.”
“Yeah, but we can only do what we can to protect ourselves.” Saphira looked at the river for a moment before smiling as the run water was calming to her ears and she enjoyed listening to it. “Well, hopefully we can start making our way before noon. I don’t really want to be walking towards the city when it is dusk, though I don’t know how far we can walk today.”
Amelia shrugged as she continued eating the flesh from the fish. “At least if we get close enough, we can use the time to find somewhere to hide. But…” Amelia frowned a little and she shuddered. “Don’t people like to hide in the forest and attack people trying to get to the city? Or is that just my imagination?”
Saphira raised an eyebrow for a moment before thinking about it for a moment. “Hmm…maybe. Without a place for them to hide, they may not. But that doesn’t mean that we won’t encounter anyone. And if we do, I have no problem dealing with the issue.” Amelia frowned immediately and Saphira rolled her eyes. “You’re worried about encountering people on the way into the city, and now you’re upset that I might have to kill them. Amy, you need to really think about what we need to do if things happen.”
Amelia grumbled as she sliced off some more fish flesh and she looked at the ground while still frowning. “Why can’t negotiation be a solution? You did it before.”
“That was when we were ambushed and outnumbered, Amy. Even if I tried to kill that group, they would have killed me. Why? Because I had zero advantage. We’re lucky they even let us go in the first place.” Saphira pulled her fish away from the fire once she was satisfied with it being cooked and she began to cut off the flesh to eat it herself as well. “And I don’t think that anyone else we encounter will be so understanding. If people hide in the forest to stop people entering or leaving the city, they are not to be trusted. And I don’t even know why you would try to see the other side of them yourself.”
“I just…hate that is the first thing you think of, Saphira. Killing someone else, even though I do understand why. I just…” Amelia shook her head quickly as she shuddered. “Ugh! You give me the ick whenever you say stuff like that.”
“I am only being honest with you, Amy. I cannot lie that I wouldn’t do nothing.” Amelia was still grumbling and Saphira ignored her friend’s disappointment. “It is a kill or be killed world now, so there’s really no in between. Negotiations are only for certain things now. And people who hunt others in the forest are not one of them. Plus, they’re probably cannibalistic too.”
“Aw, don’t make me think about that, Saphira. I’ll feel sick just thinking about it, and I don’t want to throw up all this that I have already eaten.”
Saphira chuckled, amused that Amelia would recoil at the thought. “I am just being honest. So would rather try to negotiate, or that I kill them so both of us can keep our flesh on our bones?”
“You really put me into that corner, huh?” Amelia stared at the fish she had almost eaten half of and she looked at her friend, seeing the amusement in her face. “It isn’t funny either.”
“Never said it was.”
Amelia rolled her eyes, eating another piece of fish before she responded to her. “Alright, you win. I would rather I keep my flesh on my body, and I certainly don’t want to be dragged into becoming a cannibal either. That would be…ugh…I need to stop thinking about. Great, now I am going to have nightmares about it.”
Saphira did not mind that she might have frightened Amelia that there might be cannibalistic groups near the city, even if that wasn’t necessarily true. But both women have realized that cannibalism did rise drastically after the war and both of them had been shocked to witness it from a distance. Though Saphira herself did not think it was a surprise. After all, compared to regular animals, humans would be easier to hunt and catch, given that humans don’t have any natural tool to defend themselves without needing a sword or gun to do that for them. Unless a person knew martial arts, but a lot of people did not.
But Saphira did want to make sure Amelia wasn’t being naïve when approaching the city. That was the one thing Amelia seemed to have. She was incredibly naïve for her age, and they both were close in age with each other. Saphira was currently twenty-three, while Amelia was twenty-two, and her birthday was in about two months time. But Amelia really didn’t enjoy being forced to survive. She can do it, but wished she didn’t have to. And she often tries to talk about what others might be thinking rather than what actions might need to be taken.
That was not a bad thing, but that no longer applies to the world they were currently living in. Plus, Amelia always complains whenever she has to handle a gun or any kind of weapon. She doesn’t mind hunting or fishing if she does not have the risk of discomfort, but when it comes to just having a weapon for self defence, she really dislikes it. And she was also a terrible shot anyway, no matter how much Saphira has tried to help her with shooting. Plus, she didn’t have the best hold of a weapon with the recoil.
But Amelia also wouldn’t say no to a gun, as she also didn’t want to be killed. While she only had a handgun most the time, Saphira herself had a rifle and repeater that was always ready with ammo. Plus the knives she has kept on her this whole time. Amelia knew Saphira had some knives, but Saphira has not told her how many she’s got with her. Regardless, Saphira understood the need for these weapons, regardless of the fact that she might take a human life. But she’s stopped trying to care about that a long time ago. Especially when she had witnessed her parents being murdered, along with her two childhood dogs, before she could even do anything to help them. And that was also the first night, Saphira had ensured taken multiple lives at one time. Amelia knew Saphira’s parents and dogs were murdered, but she did not know what Saphira had done to the murderers after.
Once the girls finally finished the fish, they buried the remains into the ground to be broken down as nutrient rich compost, Saphira slipped her jeans back on. Unfortunately, they were still damp. But it wasn’t as damp as before, which was grateful for. They gathered their belongings and put them back into the bags, while Saphira made sure she had her weapons ready if needed, and that she had ammo on her at all times. One done, she placed her bag over her shoulders, strapped the rifle to her back and kept the repeater under her arm. She too had a handgun, and she put that in her belt if needed. The one thing she did wish for was something to silence the shots of the guns.
Once they were ready to go, they drenched the campfire with water and covered it with dirt in the hopes to hide any trace that they were there and proceeded away from the river in the direction where Saphira had seen the city. And while Saphira had not been certain before, they both would see the buildings in the distance as they walked in the direction, and they were rather pleased that they had some place to go.
“So…I wonder what we should expect when we get there,” Amelia commented softly as she pushed some leaves of a bushes with her hand. “Do you think it will be very messy in there?”
“Probably. But we should be fine as long as we keep our heads down. Luckily, I have sharp hearing, so at least I can ensure we will be okay.” Saphira looked around for a moment to ensure that no one else was nearby, but she didn’t see anyone. “Just make sure that you keep your voice down and don’t stomp when we walk either. You have a much louder step than I do.”
Amelia glanced down at her feet and looked at Saphira with a frown. Saphira has told her that multiple times, but she wasn’t entirely thrilled that Saphira would say that to her. “You know I don’t stomp deliberately, Saphira. It is just how I walk or run.”
“You say that, but you are capable of controlling it. Besides, we just have to try and remember that if we find some homes with wooden floorboards, they’re going to creak. Even the doors, so we do have other things to worry about. But hopefully, there will still be some supplies in the houses and stores that we can still use.” Saphira looked ahead before stopping for a moment and gesturing to Amelia. “Watch yourself, there’s some nightshade bushes over there. It’s very poisonous.”
Amelia looked at the bush to see the unripe berries still growing on it. “As long as I don’t have an open cut, I’ll be fine, Saphira.” Saphira gave Amelia a sharp expression as a warning for her to keep away from the plant. “But okay, I will not touch it. I know enough about it to not want to touch it.” Saphira nodded, though she glanced at the plant as she was tempted to harvest some of the plant as she has used it before. “Guess this means there are a lot more of them in this forest. Great…hopefully, that is the only problem we have today. At least it’s too cold for snakes to be out and about.”
Saphira nodded in agreement as she walked with Amelia through the forest as they continue walking towards the city. Saphira did know she might harvest some of the nightshade before entering the city, though she would do it when Amelia is asleep. Mostly because Amelia was unaware that nightshade was an ingredient she has applied to her weapons as nightshade was able to subdue a person even if she just cuts a wound, or shoots a shoulder. As each bullet she has had been covered with nightshade juice, and even though it has dried, it was still potent enough to cause hallucinations, rapid heartrate, confusion and, if enough was in the system, death. It wasn’t the only plant she will use, but it was one readily available.
For now, she was focused on arriving at the city as soon as possible. She did not know if they would get there today, but even if that wasn’t the case, she already had something to plan for. And while she knew she couldn’t plan for everything, she didn’t like being unprepared. So she hoped that going into the city would be smooth. Though as they got closer to the city, she couldn’t help but think that might not be the case. And yet, she still felt like she could take on the challenge. Even if she had no idea what was awaiting them in the city at this time.