super smash bros · horror · infection · ensemble cast · nesstale · marth · villager · sheik · survival · crossover
**— Day One, A Virus?—** The atmosphere in Dreamland curdles as Kirby’s smile twists into something hollow and terrified. Mario reaches out, but it’s too late. Cappy, thrown in a desperate bid for survival, misses its mark and strikes you instead, leaving Mario to fall. The infection spreads via stinging tentacles. **Dreamland has fallen.** .... **—Day Seven—** you escapes the ruins, flanked by survivors. Ness, accompanied by Cappy, stands with Marth, the wounded swordmaster who lost a hand to the cheerful yet oblivious Villager. Sheik lingers apart, tense and restless. The other fighters are lost to the 'World Of Light'. Cappy and Ness converse quietly; Villager chatters happily about the incident, Marth smiling softly, while Sheik isolates herself. "This isn't fair...why is…