Bombi Universe, Part 2 — Behind You: The Reaper That Walks Through Walls
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Bombi Universe, Part 2 — Behind You: The Reaper That Walks Through Walls

By HANILAB
HANILAB UNIVERSE · BOMBMASTER

Stop,
and it follows

The second story of the Bombi universe. Having met its first light, Bombi stops for the first time on the path. And at that very moment, something in the dark behind begins to move.

Bombi striding through sunlight beyond a crumbled wall, the spark glowing on the silver helmet

In the previous story, Bombi placed a first bomb with the spark on its helmet and saw a red dot at the end of a corridor. This second Bombi universe story follows what happened on that road. The scenes are imagined; the Reaper’s movement, its rules and the numbers come straight from the BombMaster source. In the game’s data the hero is called Bombi.

1.5 cellsthe closest the Reaper will come
0damage the Reaper deals
1.4 → 2.6 /sthe Reaper’s speed (capped)
3.6 /syour walking speed
CHAPTER 01

One pause

After breaking down a layer of bricks, Bombi sat down on the path for the first time. The legs were shaky and the heart was still pounding. Warm light seeped through the broken wall, but even in it the shoulders drooped. Just a moment. Only a moment’s rest.

Bombi sitting against a crumbled brick wall, head bowed and tired, the helmet spark flickering weakly; at the far end of the corridor stands a small dark shadow
Just a moment’s rest — and at the end of the corridor, a small shadow

That was when it happened. At the far end of the corridor, in the dark, a small black shadow stood. It had definitely not been there before. It appeared at the very moment Bombi stopped walking.

CHAPTER 02

A shadow that walks through walls

When Bombi turned around, the shadow was already much closer. A deep hood, no face, made of black smoke with a faint blue glow along its edges. It did not break the wall or go around it — it simply came through it.

Bombi glancing back over the shoulder, startled; behind it a hooded faceless shadow of black smoke passes through a brick wall with a blue glow (portrait)
A shadow through the wall — it neither breaks it nor goes around
Real game screenshot — the pink warning banner THE REAPER IS COMING! at the top of the screen
Real screenshot — “THE REAPER IS COMING!”

It was frightening. Yet oddly, the shadow came no closer. It did not get near enough to touch, it did not hurt Bombi, it just hung there at a steady distance. One step from Bombi, one step from the shadow. When Bombi stopped, the shadow drew a little nearer.

The game fact, and the story
  1. In the real game: if you linger in a stage, THE REAPER IS COMING! flashes and the Reaper appears behind you (around 66 seconds in at level 1). It passes through walls and cannot be killed by bombs, but it cannot hurt you even if it touches you. It never comes within 1.5 cells and just circles at that distance. The closer it gets, the redder and shakier the screen — the threat is carried by the screen, and what actually hurts is the time limit.
  2. In the story: reading the shadow as “the fear that follows when you stop”, and what Bombi feels, are imagined for this universe. In the game, the Reaper looks like a scythe-wielding figure in a black cloak.
CHAPTER 03

Same distance, same pace

Bombi got up and ran. The brick corridors wound on, and at every corner the shadow followed from beyond the walls at the same gap. It was slow at first, but little by little it sped up, and Bombi’s red scarf streamed behind.

Bombi hurrying around a brick corridor corner while a hooded blue shadow follows from beyond the wall
One wall between them — the shadow was always the same distance away
  • The Reaper’s speed starts at 1.4 cells per second and rises by 0.025 each second, but is capped at 2.6. It is always slower than your own walk (3.6 per second) — as long as you keep moving, it never catches you.
  • Another Reaper comes every 25 seconds, up to three in total.
  • The Ice Bomb, Flash Bomb and Ice Wave items stop the Reaper.
CHAPTER 04

How not to stop

Running was not enough. The path was blocked by bricks. So Bombi caught a breath and — still moving — knelt and placed a bomb at the wall. Steady even with the shadow just behind. Then stepped aside, and covered both ears.

Bombi runs down the corridor, places a bomb at a wall, steps aside covering the ears as the wall crumbles, then runs on into the light while the shadow stays small and faded behind (four connected scenes)
Run → place → step aside → run again. The only pause was the few steps while the bomb burned

Boom. The wall fell and light poured in. Bombi leapt through before the dust had settled. Looking back, the shadow had grown small and pale, left at the edge of the light.

Bombi walking boldly along a sunlit grassy path beyond a broken wall, a bomb with a lit fuse nearby and a faded shadow in the wall's shade
Never stopping, opening the way with bombs — the shadow stayed outside the light
Real game screenshot — the screen edges turn red and the Reaper hovers right behind the hero
Real screenshot — the screen reddens, and the Reaper is right behind you
The shadow never hurt me. It only waited for the moment I stopped.— the Bombi universe
CHAPTER 05

A vortex, and a small light

At the end of the path Bombi met a huge golden vortex set in the wall. The red dot that once blinked far away in the first story had been this place. Without hesitation, Bombi ran at it and jumped with all its strength.

Bombi leaping toward a golden vortex with both arms outstretched; deep inside it a small bee waves holding a light (portrait)
Toward the vortex — and inside it, one small light blinks
Bombi runs toward a vortex, leaps, flies through streaks of golden light, and meets the bee Hani in a warm space (four connected scenes)
Run → leap → fly through the light → arrive somewhere warm

Bombi flew a long while through dazzling streaks of gold. Then came a quiet, warm place. A small flame was lit, and before it hovered a bee with round glasses and a game controller, wings fluttering. Bombi caught its breath and, for the first time, smiled. The spark on the helmet shone brighter than ever.

In a warm space the bee Hani with glasses and a game controller greets Bombi, who smiles in relief, the helmet spark glowing brightly
Beyond the vortex — a bee was waiting
In the real game, the vortex is…

In BombMaster, touching the exit (the blinking red dot) makes a vortex pull the hero in for 0.9 seconds, and the stage ends. A bee named Hani waiting on the other side is a story device that links this to the HaniLab universe.

In the next story, Bombi meets the other friends.

HaniLab bee logo

At the end of a walk that never stopped,
another window of the hive grew brighter.

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