Anti drove Actor out of the void and into the manor where everyone else was.
The plan was. . .
Well let's be honest. Anti didn't really have a plan. He was just winging it and it seemed to be working so far.
No one else was in the house, though.
'Good. Seems the idiots weren't so dumb after all. Least they know when to get the fook out of my way' he could sense most everyone outside away from them.
"You really have a death wish, don't you?!" Actor exclaimed, "No matter. You'll just be a dead fly on the wall when I'm done with you!"
With every lash of gashing aura, Anti glitched out of the way, ignoring how his throat was still gushing blood everywhere.
It was just a symbol of the psycho he was but also, he liked to use it as a scare or gross factor.
Taking his knife in his hand, he wiped some blood onto the blade and flung the liquid directly at Actor, covering his eyes.
The man yelled angrily, "YOU BASTARD! HOW DARE YOU!"
"I DARE PRETTY FUCKING HARD!" Anti was able to get close enough to stab the man in the chest.
"GOTCHA!"
But Actor, although pinned under the knife, smirked. He wiped off the blood with his sleeve and chuckled at Anti.
The glitched swallowed, not expecting that.
"You look surprised. Sorry, glitch-bitch, but it's not the first time I had a blade to the heart" Actor ripped out the knife, "Let's see how YOU fare"
Mark paced, looking back between the house and the others. This wasn't right. Where was Dark? Was he actually still in the void? What happened to him? Why did Anti bring Actor HERE!? Was Anti actually helping them?
"Something doesn't add up right" he finally spoke.
"Yeah, I mean why the hell is Anti fighting Actor? They have a quarrel in their deal?" Sean noted.
Chase and Jackie shared a look as well as the other Septic egos.
They knew something wasn't right either but Jackie also knew the confrontation wasn't against the deal they made.
Something deeper had happened.
"I'm gonna go get Darky!" Wilford tried to march back in the mansion but Jameson stopped him.
'Dark is in the void, Wil. Anti and Actor are fighting in the manor right now'
Wilford looked confused, "Darky-boy's back home then?! Oh! Why didn't ya say so! He's probably just taking a nap then!"
"Right" Dr. Iplier noted calmly for him, "He's just napping, Wil"
"Okay!"
Suddenly a window was broken out from a large blast, causing Anti to blow out with the shards.
They all gasped and watched as the glitch rolled into the grass with a knife in his shoulder.
Before anyone could even THINK about running up to him even if they wanted, a larger blast took out the corner of the house, making Anti roll further, presumably unconscious.
Everyone watched as out of the smoke, Actor came walking out in plain view.
He was snarky looking in a red and white suit and slicked back hair. It may have even looked like he had sharper canine teeth, making him look akin to an evil snake.
"Is that really all you had in you? Pathetic" he turned to look over at the others and grinned, "Might as well trim the herd while I'm here . . . " he nudged Anti's weak body on the ground, "What do you think, hm? Tell you what, I'll even kill your Septic kin, too and THEN I'll kill you. How's that sound?"
Not waiting for an answer, Actor stepped over him, stalking his way over to the others.
Dark looked over the flowering fields and clear skies. It was the opposite of what he expected. From the video of Damien, the cabin was set in winter. Of course, Dark did apparently appear in Spring. When everything was done, he had brought the sun with him . . .
Dark shook his head, 'Stupid . . . . can't think like that. That's ridiculous'
He tried to look around for answers but he was also still in quite a bit of pain. Actor was strong and had beat him down good.
On the inside, though, he knew what he had to do. . .
It was calling to him.
All he had to do was follow.
Dark looked down at the flowers he was getting blood on. He tilted his head a little and leaned down further to pluck one, "Pink flowers . . . . . like the ones Damien saw. What the hell is this supposed to mean, though?"
It was calling to him louder.
He knew from where but he was almost too worried to go there.
Into the forest. . .
But after each second passing by, he finally felt his feet moving against his will.
Deep in his mind, he had to know.
Even if he didn't know what the question was, he wished for the answer. An answer to it all.
Why?
Actor grinned, walking over to them all.
"Let's see! First thing's first, I suppose! Dear old Markimoo! How would YOU like to die!?"
Dark Chica growled at him, obviously not agreeing with her old master's proposition.
Yandere and Magnum stood in front of him as a defense but before anyone could do anything, a car pulled up speeding into the driveway. Mark wanted to believe he wasn't seeing it. Why were they here!?
Amy burst out of the car, "WHAT'S GOING ON!? MARK, I TRIED TO CALL YOU AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THE HOUSE?!"
Everyone pointed to Actor.
"IS THAT-?!"
Mark nodded, "Actor . . . you need to go, Amy! Get out of here, now! I don't want you h-"
"Zip it!" she took out her taser and pepper spray, "I can handle myself! Where's Dark!?"
Actor smirked at that, "All of you so blind . . . . to love a villain so much. Poor souls. I'll remedy that. You'll all just see me when it's over"
"Actor" Mark tried to make him see reason, "Don't you see? This isn't right! You've just turned YOURSELF into the villain is all! You're confused!"
"SHUT UP!" He lashed out at them, "You'll all see! You will! And those of you who can't appreciate a god when you see one will DIE!"
"Maybe all of us coming here was a bad idea" Sean shuddered, "Marv . . . you think you could-?"
The magician shrugged, "Honestly, I don't know . . . his power is . . .unreal. You can't feel it?"
Actor smirked, "At least there's someone with common sense. . . Tell you what. Those who bow to me now will live. Fair? Even the Septics."
Jackie scoffed, "Sorry asshole but we don't bow to anyone. Especially not to some prick self-idol like you!"
"You know, I bet Anti will love to watch you all die. At least he'll get a front row seat just as he requested before he dies"
"At least Anti never pretended to be something he's not!" Jackie countered.
"Yeah!" Bing stood up for the glitch, "I mean . . . . he pretended to be Chase but . . . he's still a good guy. . . kinda!"
"Whatever . . .. I couldn't care less." Actor raised his hand, ready to take them all out at once, "None of it matters as long as the hero still stands."
Jackie stood between them all and Actor, ready to protect them however he could.
A wave of toxic black lashed towards them all.
Jackie swore this was it. As did everyone else. They all put up a good front.
No one expected a crack of lightning to interject, casting off Actor's attack.
Sean surely wasn't expecting Anti to be standing behind Actor, having pulled out the knife with his hand outstretched. And boy did he look pissed.
"Anti?"
Actor turned a tad to eye him down, "Honestly thought you were done"
Anti wiped off his mouth of the blood and saliva, "If ANYONE'S . . . .. gonna kill those assholes . . .. . it's ME . . . . GOT IT?!"
Dark felt something tugging at him. Something important was happening.
But he couldn't wonder about that right now.
After trudging through the dark forest, it got colder. It only grew more shivering, too the deeper he went to where he could see his own breathe.
It was so odd. He didn't know how to explain it.
The deeper he went, the colder it got and soon, patches of snow appeared in the fresh grass and flowers. Frost and ice were caking the trees.
The voice was getting louder.
"Look what you did"
He didn't understand. Wasn't that what Damien had told Celine? He didn't approve of how Actor had been treating her before and manipulated her into leaving him, right? Look at what you did? Or is it about something else?
Finally Dark came to the lake. Honestly he expected it to be free but just as in the video, it was frozen over as if it were still winter in this section of the land. This piece of Mark's mind was frozen in place for some reason.
Lightly, Dark pressed his foot upon the ice and was pleasantly surprised to know it was thick enough to walk on. But why? Where was he going? Shouldn't he try to go back home and fight Actor? But why? What good would he possibly do? He was beat and broken. A shell of what . .. of what? What was he ever supposed to be?
He stared at himself in the ice. Scraped, icy and cracked .. . . just like him.
"Look"
Dark walked further and further until he was in the middle of the frozen lake where there was a small hole in the ice, showing free and moving water.
He didn't understand any of this. Was someone trying to tell him something? Was it Celine or maybe even Damien himself?
"Please. . . just tell me already" Dark gave in, "I'm so . . . tired"
But the call had ended.
He was alone.
Celine wasn't there.
And neither was Damien.
It was just him there. It had always just been him . . . . . .
But it had to mean something. All of this forming before him like some big reveal. Surely something was supposed to happen?
Or was it just him making foolish wishes? How much more would he have to go through to finally understand the truth?
Hey, what you guys thinking so far? Any theories on how this is all gonna go down? I'm DYING to read your comments! :D