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Dark Celine practically hissed at him, "Always the brash fool. So stupid over his own predicament"

Wilford cocked the gun once more, "Try me, pal. I may be insane but my friends are everything. You've walked into the hornet's nest"

Knowing exactly what went down in its own realm, the void grinned viciously, "Oh no, Wil. You've got it all wrong. You care so much about your friends. About Dark . . . .  let's see what you'll be able to do to stop me if this body is unconscious again. I'll take all of Dark's energy and rip away Anti's life-force! And there's nothing you can or will do to stop me" 

His teeth showed in his frightening smile and everyone held their breathe in fear as he suddenly fell to the ground unconscious.

Jackie knew he had failed on his end, "Anti!!"

Wilford rushed to Dark's body as did Dr. Iplier, "I have some steroids in my office to try and wake him up! Should I-"

Marvin sighed, "Don't bother. Did you forget how fast time is there compared to here? It's already too late"

"No!" Chase snarled, "You're wrong! It's never too late! We can still help!"

But even Jackie closed his eyes, "The best thing we can do now. . . . is believe in Anti." 

His words silenced everyone, halting their thoughts. Sean swallowed his fear down, patting Mark on the shoulder. Even Amy didn't look so optimistic.

Meanwhile, Henrik was still trying to put the portal back together again by himself.

The other Ipliers were unusually quiet, sensing the severity of the situation.

Jameson snapped his fingers to get their attention, 'I wouldn't give up hope just yet, my fellows. Wouldn't we know by now if something dire had happened? They're still fighting.'

Wilford breathed a sigh of relief, knowing the mute was right. But they all still stood guarded. Ready for whatever was to happen next.

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Dark stood shakily onto his feet with Anti at his side. The void, in Celine's body, practically cackled at them.

"Look at the two of you. Both so weak now. Barely standing. Already starting to fade, I see"

Anti shuffled a little but tried to hide his anxiety.

"Let us go" Dark growled at her, "You don't have control over me anymore. I-"

Dark Celine stopped him with a glare, no doubt reminding him of the torment she just put him through, "I'd say I have pretty good control. Wouldn't you, Anti? Over this. . . . creature. He can hardly pass as human I'd say. Like a whipped dog now"

"Shut it, c̵u̸n̶t̴"̵ Anti spit out, "You're so fooking full of yourself. You won't admit that we're winning"

She lunged and gripped his throat with a smirk, cutting off his air, "Oh what's this? Who's wining? You don't have the energy to fight me anymore. If YOU try and attack me, you'll no doubt fade and guess what will happen then?"

Dark wanted to shove Celine off of Anti but he had to admit, he wasn't any better than him at the moment.

"When you fade, dear Anti, you'll go back to the emotionless cold-hearted killer you were before. Devoid of a soul. Empty of corporeal meaning. Weak"

"̶Y̴-̴y̷o̶u̸ ̵t̷h̵i̵n̷k̷ ̸I̸ ̴g̴i̵v̵e̷ ̵a̶ ̸s̶h̷i̸t̸e̴?̷"̵ he gripped her arm tight, "If I can take you down it'll be good enough, b̴i̴t̴c̸h̴.̷"̴

She slapped him across the face, making him stumble back. With a sudden snap of her fingers, there was darkness surrounding them.

Her voice echoed around them, "You two belong in a cage. And that's where you'll stay. Forever."

Then there was silence. 

Anti's thoughts went rapid, trying hard to think of a way out of this mess. He couldn't escape on his own now since the void was in control again. But maybe Dark could do something? Surely the void didn't take ALL of his energy? But the man's stature looked defeated.

Honestly, Anti couldn't remember seeing him like this. He always looked so powerful and calculating. Always thinking of the next move or how to manipulate the odds in his favor. Now he was nothing but a husk, beaten into the dirt. Even though Dark had used HIM to his whim, Anti didn't like Dark giving up so easily.

He went to take hold of Dark's shoulders "Dark, we have to get out of here now or else-"

Before Anti could touch him an invisible wall stopped him, preventing him from going any further. He touched the force and some pixels glittered along his finger.

Dark watched the movement with a sigh, "It's a forcefield. It really is a cage." he looked away, "It's over. We can't escape"

Anti ignored how his glitching was slowly getting worse and his other hand was completely opaque by now like a ghost, "Don't talk like that, y̸o̶u̵ ̶m̶o̷r̸o̶n̷.̴ We'll find a way. Didn't come here for nothing"

Dark refused to even look at him anymore.

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Dark Celine woke back up in Dark's body, surrounded by the egos, Sean, Mark and Amy. They all looked unsure but stayed cautious, weary of why he was awake again so soon.

"I got it" Dark Celine smiled, "I know you lot won't be able to stop me now. Won't be long now. Minutes. And Anti's corporeal form will be gone. I'll have his energy and then I'll have Dark's. Then I'll kill you all"

"What makes you so fucking sure about that!?" Mark yelled at it, "You can't take on everyone here at once!"

"Ah you're right but you won't kill me. You still want to believe they'll come through. You'll wait with me"

Jackie cracked his knuckles, "I could break you"

"Probably" Dark Celine grinned, "But I won't give in and you know it. You know there's no point in beating me or killing me. What IF Dark pulls through? You'll put him practically in his grave if you do anything to me"

Wilford went for Chase's gun again but the father shook his head, "Nah man. It's not worth it. Besides, you KNOW Dark and Anti will make it out, right?"

Wilford looked unsure and helpless but took a few contemplating breathes before nodding, glaring back at the void.

Meanwhile Google and Bing and a few of the other egos stood in front of Henrik, blocking the void's view of him working on the machine again. The portal couldn't take another hit and he was very close and fixing it up again. With one of the other's help it would be faster but they couldn't risk it. He had to stay low and quiet.

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"Dark, the f̷o̷o̴k̷ you talking about?!" Anti yelled at him from on the other side of the force field, "You're seriously going to roll over like a ̷l̶i̶t̸t̴l̵e̶ ̵b̷i̵t̵c̸h̶ ̶n̵o̸w̸!̷?̴"̸

Dark kept his back at him, ignoring him, "Quiet down Anti. Your yelling is causing you to exert more energy, making you fade faster."

"̸I̷ ̴d̶o̸n̴'̴t̷ ̶g̷i̷v̵e̵ ̸a̸ ̶f̷o̶o̵k̷!̴ ̵L̵o̸o̸k̶ ̴a̵t̶ ̴m̸e̵,̷ ̵y̸o̴u̶ ̷a̵s̶s̷h̵o̷l̷e̸!̸"̸

But he wouldn't.

"̷D̷a̸m̶n̴ ̷y̵o̷u̴ ̶D̷a̷r̶k̸.̵ ̵Damn you for making me care about you"

"Nobody asked you to"

"̵F̷o̶o̴k̸i̸n̸g̷ ̴p̸r̴i̴c̵k̴" Anti mumbled but took a breathe to calm himself, "Come on, Dark. You're the only one who can get us out of here now. It's like you said. You're in control, now"

He shook his head, "No. I'm not"

"̷Y̴e̸s̶ ̷y̶o̴u̴ ̸a̴r̷e̶!̷" he tried to get through to him, "If you weren't in control, we'd be dead by now! It NEEDS us! Our power! But we can't just give in like this!"

"You sound like your hero friend already. Been spending a lot of time around him, I see"

Anti scoffed at him, "You can't just . . . . What about the others? The fooking world, even? If we die then the void takes it all. It will kill all we care about"

"So? What's the world ever done for me? No one actually cares about me. And don't say you do. You can't possibly actually give a fuck about me"

"That's not true and you know it. Stop trying to push me away, ̶y̸a̸ ̷b̶a̴s̷t̶a̴r̵d̶.̸"̵ Anti put his hand on the field, "If I didn't care about you, I wouldn't be here. I've gone through hell to get here. Don't you dare tarnish my pride like that"

"Hmph"

Anti rolled his eyes, "What about Wilford? If the void wins, he'll die"

Dark was silent for a minute but shrugged, "He's suffered enough. At least he'll finally be at peace after what Actor did to him"

"And what about Actor? What about getting your revenge against him? That's all you've ever wanted. . . ̵.̴i̵s̶n̵'̸t̶ ̵i̴t̴?̸"̷

"I thought so . . . . I don't know anymore. But if the world is to die then at least Actor will go with it"

Anti was running out of options, "What about Yandere? Bim, Eric, King? Dr. Iplier, Google, Bing? Hell what about M̴Y̵ ̵family?! And their k̶i̸d̵s̴!̷?̵ ̴Dark . . . you owe it to me-"

"SHUT UP! JUST FUCKING SHUT UP ALREADY, ANTI! ENOUGH!" an aura whipped out from Dark but it wasn't the normal red or blue color.

Anti stared at the strange purple light with a little wonder, "Dark. . . ." he continued, "I don't care what you say. Those kids don't deserve to die just because you've given up on yourself."

"You don't understand, Anti." the glitch could see his fist shaking, "It's not that I don't want to. . . It's just . . .how can I even be sure?"

"Sure of what?"

Dark finally turned back around, "If what they feel is actually REAL? They don't really care about me.  I don't even have a soul of my own. . . they heard the world will end otherwise and THEN they're on board to try and save me. I'm nothing to them but the crazed bossy asshole intent on revenge. And they don't even believe in my cause!"

"But Wilford's stuck by you. Be believes in you"

"Before all this mess he's been trying to convince me that Mark is actually the good guy"

"And what do you think? I used to think that Sean was nothing but my enemy, you know. He created me to be the complete opposite of him but really. . . . We're more alike than even he'd admit."

"That's not the same"

"Isn't it? You were created for a purpose. The void has been constantly feeding you lies since your creation, Dark. So why would it be that hard to believe it's lied about Mark, as well?"

Dark thought about it for a moment but shook his head, "What's it matter? I don't have the strength to fight it anymore. It took my power. It has Celine's red aura and completely cut me off from Damien's. I'm useless, Anti. I'm sorry but even if I wanted to, I can't get us out of here"

"Damien's aura was blue. Celine's was red. Right? So what's purple?"

Dark narrowed his eyes at him, "You've been in here too long. I think you're going senile."

"No just ̶t̸r̸u̸s̴t̶ ̵m̵e̵,̵ ̷D̸a̵r̵k̶!̵ Why did you say you don't have a soul?"

Dark crossed his arms and looked away from Anti, "Because I don't. I'm just a amalgamation of two different souls. Celine and Damien's. I'm a part of the void and that's how I have my power. I don't have a soul of my own. I'm nothing"

"That's not true, Dark" Anti flinched as a sudden sting rushed through him. His nerves were on fire. He was starting to fade and he could feel it.

"When you got angry before a little bit ago. . . your aura went purple. If Damien's soul was blue and Celine's red but the void cut you off from both . . . then what is purple?"

Dark stayed silent for a few moments, thinking about it. It took a a bit to process but Dark suddenly had a new spark in his eyes. Hope.

He uncrossed his arms and stared at his own hand that was starting to fade as well. 

"Want me to say something that will piss you of? You know I'm good at it" Anti smirked.

Dark growled at the comment and his arm radiated a purple glow. Dark stared at the light with fascination, "This is new."

"Dark" Anti gave him one last plead, ̸"̴P̴l̴e̴a̵s̷e̵.̷ ̶.̴ . . let's just try. One last shot"

Anti took a breathe and placed both his hands on the force field, "One last fight. If we combine our energies then we could stand a chance at getting out of here!"

He glitched and zapped his green lightening into the field, trying to break through on the other side to Dark, "Come on, Dark! We have to at least T̴R̷Y̵!̵"̶

"You're fading too quickly, Anti"

"̴I̶ ̴D̸O̶N̴'̸T̷ ̵C̴A̵R̷E̴!̷ ̶H̷E̸L̸P̴ ̸M̴E̶!̴" His eyes glowed a bright neon green as he fought against the field.

Reluctantly, Dark finally placed his own hands against the invisible wall, next to Anti's and concentrated the purple aura out like he would the red or the blue. Oddly enough, the purple aura felt even stronger. Was the void keep this power at bay from him or did it even know itself?

Meanwhile Dark Celine's eyes widened and flinched, stumbling slightly in the midst of the people around.

"What!? No! How the hell!?" 

Before it could knock itself unconscious again, Marvin stabbed his wand into his neck, casting a soft spell. It made its pupils dialate and he felt wired and full of adrenaline, "No! You-"

"I told you we should have-" Dr. Iplier was silenced by Yancy giving him a  nudge.

Dark Celine tried to knock its head against a nearby wall but Jackie quickly detained them, holding their hands behind their back and into a forceful hug.

"Let me go! I'll kill you! I'll kill you all!" it almost got out of Jackie's grasp but Captain Magnum came over to hold him, too.

"Not so quick, you!"

"Give Dark back!" King yelled at him.

The others wanted to help but honestly what could they do? Captain Magnum and Jackie's strength was unparalleled, really.

Mark rushed over and grabbed its face to make it look at him, "Give Dark back control NOW, you piece of shit or else I swear-"

"WHAT!? WHAT WILL YOU DO!?" It laughed at him, "YOU'LL WHAT!? KILL HIM!? MAKE THIS BODY DISAPPEAR INTO ASH!? YOU DON'T HAVE THE BALLS, FISCHBACH!"

Mark wanted to but Wilford's words came back to him. He couldn't give up Dark's life like that.

"EUREKA!!" 

Everyone looked over to the once hunk of metal flashing once more.

Henrik grinned wide, "You thought you could stop zhe good doctah!?"

Dark Celine suddenly looked fearful, eyes wide.

But it couldn't destroy it again. It was trapped.

Anti and Dark gave it their all against the forcefield and it was starting to work. Dark's body was starting to really fade but it wouldn't be much longer until they'd break out together. Anti, however, wasn't looking so good.

He was glitching furiously, his eyes going black and green lightening zapping from him out of his control. He was losing himself.

"Anti, you can't keep going! Let me finish it! Hold your strength!"

Anti was about to let him but a voice echoed in their heads. It was the void again.

"STOP! STOP IT NOW! YOU WON'T WIN! YOU WON'T! I'M THE STRONGER HERE! DON'T MAKE ME COME BACK INTO THE VOID AND KILL YOU OUTRIGHT! I WILL!"

"It's getting desperate" Anti shuddered, "We can't let it get to us! ̷K̷e̴e̴p̷ ̵g̴o̴i̵n̵g̸,̴ ̵D̸a̵r̶k̵!̵"̵

"Just let me do it!"

But Anti kept going, determined to help no matter the cost. His pride wouldn't let him otherwise. He addressed the void, "Why would you have to come here to kill us!? H̴u̵h̵!̴?̴ ̵Y̸o̵u̸ ̵a̴f̸r̸a̷i̸d̶!̶?̷ ̶Y̷o̶u̵ ̸s̶h̴o̵u̷l̴d̵ ̴b̵e̴!̵"̴

The forcefield still held strong, though.

"You know what, you were stronger when you were in the void. Without a body." Anti smirked, "You're pitiful now. D̷e̷f̵e̸n̵s̷e̸l̷e̵s̷s̷"̵

"Anti!" Dark knew the look in Anti's eyes. He was about to do something stupid, "Don't do it! You can't! Just stop it now! I got this! I can get us out!"

Anti's lips pursed into a thin line, "You and I both know that's b̷u̵l̴l̷s̷h̷i̶t̷e̷"̸ ̴they looked each other in the eye.

"Don't worry about me. I became corporeal on my own before. I can do it again. Just don't fook this up, d̴u̸m̸b̶a̶s̴s̷"̸ he winked and let loose the last of his energy.

"ANTI, NO!!" Dark could only watch as Anti let himself completely fade but he still had the mental stability to keep going. He was stronger now like he was before years ago.

'Look at this' Anti thought to himself, 'Giving up my life for this prick. If I didn't know any better, I'd say it was heroic. What a stupid thought.'

He smirked, 'I used to hate you. I used to hate everybody. Especially the Septic egos and Sean. And they hated me. Until they didn't. When did it happen? Did it start after I was first sent into the void without my powers? Or was it after the party? They tried so hard to accept me after I hurt them all so much. I tried to kill them. I hurt them physically and emotionally and yet they still gave me the chance. Is that what they call love? Did it really take me so long to realize it? That I love them all so much. So why risk it all for this guy? He helped me see that even if it was unintentional. And in the end, I believe I made him finally see it too. Maybe. Please Dark. . . . if I can't find my way back . . . . if I can't fight back . . . . I hope you'll protect them. Help them . . .like I helped you'

Anti closed his eyes and let himself go.

"̷̧̡̧̛̪͍̘̭̭͍̫̳͈͎͍̼̙͔̫̪̦̗̝͙̰̿̀̃̅̏̃̉̂̒̈̋̅̎̎͘̕͝Ŗ̴̧̩̖̤̣̩̘͍̝̖͔͇͔͓͕̺̉̑̀́̌̃͊͑̌͒̿̐̃̃̌̎́̑̕̕͠͝r̷̨͚̩̹̣̖͇͕̻̗̼͙̦̣̀́̓̽̒͂͑́̇̀̐̀́̍̏̋̚̚͜͝͝ͅą̵̳̱̽͂̓͠ą̴̡͔̤̥̗̯̖͖̳̱̥̞̙̖̟̲̤̞̬̰̅̆̀̏͒̽͂̇̿͝ͅͅá̴̢̡͇̗͉͉̝͚̭̯̝̞̳̲͔͍̯͙̭̟͉͇̣̘͍̓ͅa̸̢̛̝̻̤̦̮̦͓a̸̡̛̙͔̩̖̼͈̹̠̩̺̘̥̩͎͂̈̔̒͌̄̽͆̽͋͌̍͒́̽̈̈́̉̀̔̎̕͝͠ą̶̢̱̤̘̯͔̣̬̱͈̭̣̞͇͎͈͈̻̫̝̘̦͎̻̰̱͕̿͛̈͋̒͋́̍͂͠a̶̢̡̪͖̖͉̺͓̮̗̤̫͉̣̰̻̺̽̈́͘͜ͅả̷͈̖̻̟͓̬͈̲͍͙̭̦̯̩̘͔̟̯̲̥̳̻͕͐͐̆̽̈́͌͊͛̽̌̀̄̀͘͘̕͜͜͝͠͝͝ą̸̛̛̮͓̤̩͓̰͕̫̤͇̙̣͎͍̳̺̣̹͆͆̂̍̽́̈̑̃̎̉̇͜͝ą̸̛̹͎̝̝̭͔̮̰̥̳̘̮̹̗͉͖̻̠̟̫̊̃̀̇̀̎͗̂̓̈́̆́̾͜͜͝ḁ̵̢̳̝̲͙̘̖̝̼͚̩̭̤̭̜̼̲̺̙̦͉̲̩̀̃͆͆̊̃̅̅̉͆̀̎̏̇̈́̉͆̾̃͗͂̀̉̀͋̚͘͝a̴̡̧̡̢͙̺͕͍̖͚̥͉̩̪̱͖͔͉̲̦͇͍͙͓̣͒̍͂͒́́́́̌̆̑̂͑̃̈̏̇͘̚̚͠͝á̵̧̲̦̘̬̱͔͎̿́̓͊̇̊͗͊̀͆̂̆̿́͊̒͆̓̓̀̉͌̓̚͜͝͝͠͝ͅa̴̧̛̬̣̱̥͉̼̠̭̗͙̟͑̍̒͒̀͐̅̈́̌̅͗̏̋̓͂̅̌̐̑̿͊̐̌̍̒͜͝͠͝ͅa̴̡̼̳̥͙̦͒́̊̓̈́̓͊͂͒͌̕ḩ̷̨̢̝̭̩͎͍̱̟͎̳̦͖͚̠̹̳̫̱̖̗̪̠̮͈̞́͗̎͛̍̀͆͊̏̽̏̅̌͒̑͑̄͊̔̃̚̕͘͜͝͠a̶̢̧̨̛̲̖̣̺̱͔̻͖͚̬̦̟̞͓͂͑̌̀̏͂͌͒͆́̆͛̑́̾͋̿̇̔̎̈́͂͘͝ḫ̶̡̢̥̪̻̝̳̥̺̳͇̖̗̺̻͕̯̇̿̅͛̿̔̿͊̉̉̋͜͜͠͠h̵̡̡̢̡̲̹̲̩̞̘̙̖̤͙̲̹̱͖̳̩̦̥̹̏̐̉̓̏̇̍̋̅ͅͅḩ̴̰͎̳̱̹̹͖̳̯̲͕̖͇̮̈́̈́́̈́̈́̌̈́̾͑̌͛̈͋́̋̐́̓̃̕̚͘͜͝h̷̡̨̧͉͇̲̱͉͙̘͔̪̺̭̯̝̦̭̏̒͜͜a̸̼͇̯̘̋̿͝a̸̰͔̞̰̜͈̪̜͇̣̟̺̓͆̇̕͠ͅą̶̢̡̝̥̮͈̞̠̤̠͔͈̦͍̻̠̹͎͙̘̈́̓͑̀̀̿̽́̊͌͜ͅa̵̢͇̳̮̮͕̞͓͙̪̣̞̜̹̬͍̹̤̞̪͈̔̍̉̏̒͊̈̽̓ͅą̶̧̪̗̱͇͈̜͓̠͎̻̻̘͌̄̔̓̾͌͊̌̆̔̈́̒̀͑͘͘͠͠ͅa̸̢̞̝̱̦̣̟̰̻̬̮̖͆̌̍͐͒̽͌̈́͊͗̾̒̍̇̇͐̍̕â̷̫̺̼̭̰͍̝̲̪̪̜̰̺͓̩͙̱̹͉̬͈̞̱̬͙̲̪̗̍̃̅ͅa̸̛̝̮̭̰̼͖͍͗͗̈́̌̎̾̎͛̽̄̒̓͂̅̀͌̉̐̋̆̕̕͘̚͠͠͝ą̸̛̥͍͉̭̮̹̻͎͚͙͈̩̑̅̌͒͆̐̏͛́̆̋̀͛̀̋̏̑̚̚͘a̶̧̹̫̯̜̠̙͇̣̯̬̻͔͎̯̰̳̯̍̓̅̊͗͌͂͐̒̓͂̋͆͑͒͆̃͗̚̕͜͠͝͠a̵̡̡̪̹̪̱̠̝̫̫͖͉̞̳̹͍͙̬̱̜̻͙̙̰̞̒͐́̎́͊͑̏̌̈̿͝͝a̵̙̯̯̿̎̆͋͂̍̀̆ȁ̷̢̢̧̧̺̣̗̺̟͉̻̭̣̲̬̳̻̦̞̏̊̀̕ͅă̸̡̡̬̞̙͙̤͙̹̰̘̥͍͓͙̐͑̾̆̈́͐͗̒͂̅͊̄͝͠ͅa̶̟͕͉͓̘̰͕̲̰̱͎͈̟̥͒̉̇̿͊̋̎͌́̑̾̐͌̊̄́̄̏̄̎̾͘͘͠͝͝a̴̢̡̢̨̟̰̬̣̞͕̯͚̫̯̘̳̟͍͉̥̲̫̮̬̙͜͜͝ă̵̛̬͐̍͊͂̀̈́̍͗̀̇̄͝͝͠ą̷̡͉̺͙̥̙͎̘̼̫̣̟̝̟̻͚̞̞͚̪̭̥̩̮͕̲͒̋̈̆̈́̔̒͒̆̏̇̈́̍͛͛̓͆͗͑̐́͊̇͆̌̔̈̿̕ͅa̶̡̟̼͎̫͎̭̺̱̦̙̻̲̜̝͖̮̭̥̦͛̿́̃̽̓̍̌̓̀̌͛̽̓̆̉͋̃͆̍̏̑͌͊̚͜͠͝͠a̵̧̨̛̹̥̠̲̻͑̀̓̈́͊̿̐́̍͐͗͒̊͑͘̕ḁ̶̛̖̟̜̖͉̹̻̠͈̫͕̗̲͚̭̭̟̩͚̰̻̭͕͖̙̺̿̐ͅͅa̵̡̖͖͔̝̬̝͓͉̱̿͊̏̅͆̽̓̏͒̌̅̈́̕͝͝͝a̴̼͓̥̦̦̾̆͆̈́͐a̵̧̨̺͓͙͔̥̱̘͍͉̤͕̽͘ą̶̢̮͓̻̰͎̪̥̳͉̪̖̻̥̲̲̦̳͈̯͔̟̘̓͑̈́̓̾̄͒̿͐̀̏̒̾̇̐͌̏̋͌̽͜͝ͅá̴̫̝̺̪̮̤̥̹͉̘͎̰̣͚̣̥̖̻̞̱̏̃͆̃̆͂̀̈͂̚̕͜a̴̧̢͉͖͖̘̘̩͚̘̼̱̠̺̙͍̤͓̰͓͌͊̔̓͛̀͒̉̓̀̔̇́̽̂̄̃͋̃̿͌̌̓͠͝͝͝͝͝ä̴̭͈́̂̌̌̉̏̆͒͗̕͝͝a̴̧̨̡̡̬̟͈̤̞̘̼̤̟̱̖̻̰̍̎̄̒̋̒͜͜a̶̠̟̼̭̣̲̫̝̱͔̳̥̎͂́́̈̅̇̇a̶̡̞̘̳̤̩̗̼̥̩̰͙̩̗̞̬͇̼͙͂̂̉̌̌́̀͛̋̿͋́̚͝͝ͅh̷̠̦̱̘̮̬̓̀̓̈́!̶̡̨̳̠̲̳̘̠͕͎̯̗͇͓̞̬͂̿̈́̉̚͘ͅͅ!̷̡̢̢̡̨̖̼̝̤̬̹̩̲͍͔̼̠̟̯̹̯̰̩̺͖̀̅̏͋́͂̋̏͛̐̈̈́̋̄̎͆̚ͅ"̶̨̡̛͙̠̬̼̤̬̲̯͇͉̻̙̘̣̓ͅͅ ̸̢̧̥͙͎̲͓̱̬̰̹̬̤͓͔̭͍͕̠̘̱̠̪̯͖̋̉̌͜ͅ

It was like a bomb went off.

But Anti did it. The forcefield was no more but Anti's physical body was no more.

All that remained was a glitching static mess with the outline of Anti's corporeal form. It grinned ear to ear at Dark.

"I know you're still there, Anti. You wouldn't be beaten so easily. Right?"

The static left behind growled demonically.

Dark recognized it to be dangerous. It was just like when they had first met again. He was unpredictable.

"Anti? Come on. You said you could do it again. Come on. You can do it." Dark's voice actually broke.

Antisepticeye chuckled deeply, "̴F̵o̸o̶l̷i̸s̴h̷ ̸p̴u̴p̸p̶e̵t̷.̸ ̵S̶o̴ ̸s̸e̷n̸t̷i̸m̷e̶n̸t̵a̵l̸.̶"̶ he went to lunge at Dark but he used his aura to block the attack, keeping him at bay.

Dark stared sadly at what had become of the man that risked everything to save HIM.

He really did give up everything.

But why? For what?

'Dark! Anti! Can you guys hear me!?' it was Marvin's voice, 'Henrik got a portal working but you guys have to hurry! We don't have much time!'

Dark grunted at Marvin's sudden voice, fear gripping him as he stared back at Anti's deadly smile.

'Hello!? Guys!? Anti, can you hear me!? Please answer me!' he sounded pained.

Dark shut his eyes tight before making a decision that could cost him, "I hear you! We're coming!"

'Dark!? Why isn't Anti answering? Is he okay?'

"He'll be fine. We're coming!" Dark broke his aura and out of Marvin's connection, "Anti! I know you're going to hate me for this. . .but I have to trust you!" he rushed at him and grabbed his throat, using his aura to hold him as if he were corporeal.

"̸G̴e̸t̵ ̷o̵f̸f̸ ̶o̴f̴ ̷m̶e̷,̴ ̸i̶m̵b̶e̸c̷i̶l̶e̷!̸ ̵I̷'̶l̶l̶ ̸F̶O̴O̷K̸I̷N̵G̷ ̷K̸I̴L̸L̴ ̷Y̸O̶U̴!̵"̵

"I have no doubts about it" Dark used the last of his power to connect to the portal and teleport out with Antisepticeye in his grasp.

Everyone back at Raspy Hill watched in utter shock as the portal broke down, a mass of static flying out along with a glowing streak of purple. The purple aura slammed into Dark's physical body.

Jackie and Magnum let him go, breathing heavily and watching as Dark flayed around. He gripped his head and yelled incomprehensibly until another mass exited, creating an corporeal Celine.

The void in the woman's body snarled, "You'll regret that!" she went to attack Dark only for a hand to suddenly bust through her chest all bloody. 

The owner of the hand giggled and spoke softly, "̶D̴i̴e̷"̴

Suddenly, a strange wormhole appeared in the room and everyone stared strangely at it before Mark yelled.

"Get away from it, guys! Dark! Push it in! Hurry!"

That's when they knew. This wormhole was Mark's doing. As a creator, he had the power to 'delete' any of his creations. He just didn't have the power to do it to the void until it took Celine's body again in corporeal form.

Not wasting the chance, Dark grabbed Celine's body from Anti who shoved her off of him. He tried throwing 'her' in only for her to grip his hand, almost trying to drag him in with her.

The others could only watch their struggle.

But as Celine's body slipped half-way through, her eyes changed. A soft red aura left her body and Dark knew then.

This was her.

This was the real Celine. 

A look of understanding was in her eyes, "Dark . . . It's okay. . . . . Thank you"

Dark didn't want to let her go. Memories were barging in his head that he assumed were Damien's. This was his sister. His family. He didn't want to let her go. Not again.

"It's okay." she said again, "You can let go now, Dark. Damien. . . .you can finally let go"

Celine forced herself out of Dark's grip, letting herself be consumed by the wormhole.

She was gone.

.

.

.

 It was over.

But Antisepticeye's terrifying looming figure said otherwise.