this is inspired by an episode of Marvel : What if...?
this is a post-canon, where Luz managed to defeat Belos and made the two realms more accessible, so witches are common in the human realm and vice versa.

content warnings : violence, use of the word fr34k and m0nst3r, death, yelling,implied murder, a not so happy ending.

I apologize in advance, it's not as good as I'd like it to be, and I rushed it at the end, very sorry!
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What a beautiful evening...

Hunter held his staff, waiting for his dearest y/n.

He had an important press conference to attend to, stating why he believed Kikimora should serve life in prison. He was also dropping off his boy/girl/datefriend, who so happened to be a young human reporter, at the conference as well, as their license had been revoked.

The doors of the house opened, and out walked Y/n.

"Hey, dear. Never thought that a suit would fit you as well as it does." They spoke, blushing lightly.

Hunter smiled and admired their rather fancy outfit, then speaking; "Aren't you a bit overdressed for this? You must really want to impress me."

Y/n chuckled and walked up to the staff, gasping in amazement.

"You know, in the three years time that the realms connected, I've still never ridden on one of these before!" Their hands lightly brushed against the wood. "I guess tonight must be my lucky night."

Smiling, Hunter got on the staff and helped y/n onto it, before flying off , still staying near the road to navigate better.

Quite some time past. Y/n was jokingly messing with their boyfriend, asking him if he had any music.

"Isn't one of your parents a musician? You should have trillions of music to play!"

"Whispers— I mean— Raine has made lots of music for your 'internets' but we haven't figured out how to download them."

Y/n chuckled. "Maybe I'll show you once this press conference is over. Then we can dance, like how we used to, before this trial started... when was that, two years ago?"

Hunter nodded. "I'd like to dance with you again."

"I'd like it too..."

BANG.

A horrific sound rang through the air and Hunter watched his dearest fall from the staff, off a cliff, blood running from the side of their head. They were falling towards a cement dock by a river.

"Y/N..NO!" 

He spun his staff around harshly, before chasing after the falling body, hoping he could save them and it wasn't fatal. It was no use, their bodies hit the cement with such force that Hunter could hear the snap of their bones from at least 20 feet away.

Landing, Hunter could fell tears running down his cheek. There had to be some hope. Yet, all hope diminished as soon as he saw Y/n laying there, death evident.

"No. This isn't real..I have to be dreaming, I HAVE TO BE!" Pounding his fist on the ground, his sobbing grew louder.

It was a murder, and he knew you weren't the intended target.
It was supposed to be him.

•••

Two years past. During that time, Eda passed away, due to her curse finally eliminating her. Raine and Hunter were left of the Clawthorne-Whispers family.
Hunter had begun studying wild magic more closely, and learned to enchant a stone that enabled him to go back in time.

However, he also learned in his studies of an ancient library, rumoured to be hidden where the titans' brain was, that held every secret to magic possible.

Looking down at his hand, gripping the enchanted stone, he let loose a shaky sigh.

"I know it's the 2 year anniversary of their death." Raine had spoken. "And I know you may be mourning... I'll go make some tea and we can talk, okay?"

Hunter... had been deciding something when Raine interrupted him, and here he finally made his decision.

Clutching the Stone tightly, he went back in time.

•••

It was no use. No matter how many times he reset, you always ended up dying.

He was watching you die, over and over, it was turning him insane.

That was until Eda had shown up, told him that your death couldn't be changed, then, sent him away. Banished him to the Boiling Isles.

But, because of that, he discovered the ancient library.

"What brings you here, dearie?" An old woman, calling herself Gwen, had asked him.

"I must learn how to undo a death."

"Well? Right this way, the library is on the left." Gwen's smile faltered, as she secretly hoped he'd never find what he searched for.

•••

"I split Hunter's soul in half, for the current one was driven down the wrong path and could destroy our very existence if he kept up his goal. We must hope that the 'Good' Hunter can defeat the 'Evil' one, before time collapses on itself." Eda whispered to her sister, her partner, the new king of demons, and the human she once had in her care.

On her death bed, Eda told them exactly how it would happen.

"Hunter is a strong witch," The human spoke. "But who knows how strong this evil one will be."

All the others nodded in agreement.

Just a day later, Eda passed away.

•••

It had taken a lot of tries, and once even had to get healed by Gwen, but Hunter had figured it out.

To be able to have you in his arms again, he must summon demons and absorb their life substance.

The demons' life energies had changed Hunter's physical features, from his hands and feet turning into claws, bat wings and feathers shooting from his back, horns extending from his head, sclera turning to complete black.
He had tentacles rising from his back, his scars becoming wounds again, dripping golden blood.

He was almost strong enough. Hunter just needed a few more things.

Clutching his palisman in his claws, he let out a soft sigh and smiled at the cardinal, who chirped, confused, at him.

"We've been through so much together, Rascal. I'll miss you dearly." He spoke before snapping Little Rascal's neck, killing it.

Now he had enough energy. Gwen had been the sacrifice before Rascal. That woman had acted as his grandmother, but now was no time to regret killing her off.

He had his precious Y/n to save.

•••

'Watching yourself die is weird.' Hunter thought, as he easily overpowered this other version of him.

"WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?" The 'Good' Hunter yelled. "I KNOW THEIR DEATH WAS HARD, BUT YOU MUST ACCEPT IT!"

"NO!" His claws sank into the others neck, and watched his weaker self struggle. "They were my... our everything. Can't you see? We need them back."

"You're going to destroy the universe! Look around you!"

Everything had become dust and ash, but due to his new abilities, he changed the realms very existence to be of simple shapes and the void.

"We need Y/n back."

Hunter watched his other self die, and then took the remaining energy to have a full soul again.

•••

Waking up to see random shapes in pastel colors was... a surprise for you, to say the least.

What scared you, was the monster leaning over you.

"You're awake, my dearest."

It had lots of eyes, face smeared with golden liquid, sclera darker than midnight. The magenta eyes and blonde hair barely registered to you, because you noticed the horns and tentacles and wings.

You screamed in terror.

"Get away! Monster!"

The ... being looked almost shocked, definitely hurt by your reaction. Tear glimmered in your eyes, so so scared.

You watched the thing transform into someone recognizable, but the image of all those parts getting sucked into Hunter was disgusting.

"Hun-Hunter?! What's going....on—?!" You lifted up your left hand, watching it turn to dust, layer by layer.

You were fading away.

"Hunter, I'm scared..!"

No.

"No no no no no!" He reached out to you, but nothing worked.

Then, out of the side of his eye, he noticed some kind of darkness looming in the distance, coming closer.

It was the end of the universe, like Eda had foretold him so many centuries ago. Before he'd gone back in time and caused this.

"Hunter..?" His attention diverted back to you as you struggled to speak,your vocal cords turning to dust. "I love you...bye...."

You were gone.

After all that work,you still died.

"I'm a freak..I'm a fucking monster!"

The darkness, the End Of Everything, loomed just before him.

He accepted it taking him with open arms.

After all, he was the reason the universe ended.

It was all him.

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1387 words. I finally finished the long angst chapter!

thanks for reading!