il's POV

"Well, actually, before we can go kill a god, we need to return a favor to Ashley...."  Object said slowly.

"YoU'vE gOt To Be KiDdInG mE...."  el muttered angrily.

"This has got to be grating on my vocal cords....  I mean, you sound like Becky, just not as deep a demon voice...."  I sighed.

"Thissssss issssss grating on my mind mussssssclessssss....  Like, hearing il and el from the ssssssame person issssss...confussssssing...."

"You're not the only one...."  Kit said.  "Sorry about before, il...and el.  Stupid Herobrine and stupid possession and stuff...."

"AnD tHaT's WhY I wAnT tO kIlL hIm.  BeCaUsE hE mAdE mE tHiNk YoU wErE tHe OnE aT fAuLt."

"We all want to kill him at this point."  Said a familiar voice.

We turned to see Red, a female, and Barney walk in.

Known sighed.  "Great, you guys are ok....  Ok, I think everyone's here."

"Barney!"  Jerome exclaimed, getting up from talking to a small child bacca.

"Jeromes!  Mitch!  You guyses are ok!"

"And I'm just casually here, too."  Quentin said nonchalantly, though with a smirk on his face.

"Don't forget about me, boyo!"

I rubbed my temples, my eyes...eye...uh...shut.  "Dude, there are way too many characters for me to keep up with...."

"How do you think I feel, il...? "

"Anyways...."

"Oh, yeah.  Guys, this is Red and his daughter, Imogen."  Known introduced.

I paused for a moment.  That's...an interesting name....

"We should head up to that weapon area on the fourth floor and get ready for fighting our evil clones.  Uh, long story, not gonna bother getting into it.  Anyways, il...el....  What the heck should we call you since you're both?"

"I kInDa ThInK bArKeR sInCe BoTh OuR nAmEs EnD wItH iT bUt iL oR eL fOr InDiViDuAl, ObViOuSlY."

"I'll second that."  I agreed.

Object smiled slightly.  "Ok, Barker, I think you should try to...gather yourself and maybe try to decode Becca's weird thing about summoning the sword.  I'll try to find you an Infinity dagger."

I nodded and sat, folding my...our...wings in my lap.

The rest of the group left the Grand Hall, leaving me with the few baccas still about.  Many had taken refugee in the various rooms in the hallway of the original 16.

So...what did Becca say...?  il, to summon the sword, you need to become one, ok?  Become one?  Ugh, that sounds so simple...but I can't seem to figure it out....

ThAt'S cUz It  IS SiMpLe.  ThE aUtHoR iS pUrPoSeFuLlY bLoCkInG iT fRoM yOu BeCaUsE pLoT.  I cAn SeE iT nOw....  We'Re SuRrOuNdEd, AlL oUr FrIeNdS iN tHe HaNdS oF tHe EnEmY, wEaPoNlEsS, hElPlEsS, aNd ThEn POOF!  We FiGuRe OuT wHaT sHe MeAnT, sUmMoN tHe SwOrD, kIlL hErObRiNe, AnD sAvE tHe DaY.

I roll my eyes.  Whatever you say.  So...how is controlling my body gonna work exactly?  I can't exactly see outta my right eye....

I sUpPoSe ThAt'S hOw ThE sPlIcInG wOrKeD.  HoWeVeR, yOu CoNtRoL yOuR wHoLe BoDy.  I jUsT gAiNeD tHe SiGhT fRoM yOuR rIgHt EyE.  ThOuGh...I'Ll HaVe To TaKe CoNtRoL oF aT lEaSt YoUr RiGhT aRm To GeNeRaTe My PoWeRs....

...Which could also lead to you taking control of my right wing as well...which could, and probably would, unbalance me if I happened to be flying when you did.

WaNnA pRaCtIcE a BiT?

Sure.

I stood up, looking at the few baccas around.  They seemed to be watching me with slightly worried eyes.

ThEy'Re AfRaId I'lL cOmE oUt AnD kIlL mOrE oF tHeM.

I sighed and stretched my wings a bit.

Let's start with you just taking control of my arm/possibly wing.

I lost feeling in my right arm and, as expected, right wing, as well.

My right hand lit up with a small ball of fire.  The baccas stepped back a bit, but I looked to them with a small smile.  "Don't worry, we're not gonna hurt you.  We're just...trying to figure out how to work together."

They didn't move, but they seemed less tense.

Ok, that worked.  What about the wing?

My right wing flapped a bit whilst my left wing remained still.

It SeEmS yOuR wOrRiEs WeRe NoT uNfOuNdEd.  I dO cOnTrOl YoUr RiGhT wInG sEpArAtElY fRoM yOuR lEfT.

Hmm...let me control it again.

I got feeling back in my right arm and wing, but the fireball disappeared.

I flapped my wings a bit before taking off, flying around in the Hall.

Alright...let's try this...I guess....

I lost feeling to my right arm, and then to my right wing.

My right wing started to slow its flapping, making me veer a bit to the right.

It then started flapping again, trying to keep pace with my left wing.

A small fireball was conjured.

Ok...so far so good....

We flew around a little, making small turns here and there.

It seemed to work out fine for now.

I slowed my left wing to prepare for landing, but my right wing was still going, so I kinda fell to the left.

Woah, we're tryin' ta land here....

SoRrY....

We adjusted a bit more and were able to land without smashing my head into something.

Phew....

ThAt'S DEFINITELY gOnNa TaKe A bIt Of PrAcTiCe....

I laughed a little.

"Hey, Barker!"  Object called as she walked back in.

It took me a second to realize that was me...er, us.  "H-Hey."

She tossed me something and I caught it, examining it.

It was a sheath for a small dagger and a tiny purple glow was emitting from the open end of the sheath.  "Told you I'd find one."

I chuckled slightly as I attached it around my waist.

Everyone else slowly came back into the room, all geared up...except Kit.

We all took a seat, and I sat next to Kit.  "Why don't you have anything?"

She sighed, looking at her stick.  "I'm a liability.  If Herobrine can possess me as easily and as quietly as he did, then he could do it again...and I could end up killing us all if he gains the knowledge I have of you and the sword."

I looked to her sadly but did not say anything.

What could I say?  She was right....

The doors leading to the outside suddenly opened, revealing quite a shocking sight.

Sub and what Known had said was his wife, Velloa, and Ashley with...some weird-looking twins.  One had a brown eye and blue eye while the other had a green eye and hazel eye.  Everything else looked the exact same.

"Sub?!"  The original 4 exclaimed at the same time.

Sub waved.  :Hey, guys!  Long time no see!:

Velloa wasted no time with greetings and went straight up to Kit.  "Kit, I made something for you.  Ashley was telling us about Herobrine possessing you and stuff.  Well, I know that can leave a connection between the possesser and the possessed, so I made this.  It's a Phantom Rejector.  Here."

She put something behind both of Kit's ears.  They kinda looked like the loop you'd see on hearing aids so the hearing aid wouldn't fall out.  But this was just the loop thing.  No hearing aid.

Kit looked a bit startled as Velloa kept speaking.  "This will keep Herobrine out as long as these are on.  However, they can come off, so be careful."

Without waiting for a response, Velloa backed away and went to sit next to Sub, who was sitting with the others from before.

"Ashley, what are you doing here?  I thought you were trying to keep out our evil clones!"

Ashley sighed as she also took a seat, one of the twins shutting the door before sitting next to her other twin.  "I was.  However, we had a scout report that...well, the place was abandoned save for a small note saying that they were sorry for leaving on a short notice, but their master had called for them."

Cassia sighed.  "He'ssssss preparing for the final battle...."

Everyone was pretty quiet, watching Ashley.  "Let me introduce 2 of my co-leaders.  Valen is the one with the brown eye and Yena is the one with the hazel."

Known whispered to me.  "She's the leader of Flora City which is where Object and Cassia were at."

Everyone began speaking among themselves.  About what, I dunno.

I looked around, noting each and every person here.

All the people who were coming to fight Herobrine.

Mitch and Jerome, the Merome team, with their "child," Kirby.

Red and Imogen, father and daughter, along with Barney, who seems to have gotten a bit better at speaking compared to before.

Quentin, the mudkip detective who can never evolve but has a sharp eye.

Sub, the mute who could now talk, somewhat, thanks to his wife, Velloa, the master mechanic.

She kinda deserves that title.  I mean, something that can keep Kit from being possessed?!  Freaking awesome!

Ashley, the...leader of Flora City, apparently, with her co-leaders, Valen and Yena.

And then...the 7 of us.

Kit, with her Phantom Rejector, can now come with us, thankfully.  She has her stick/panther partner.

Cassia, the part-Hydra with a fire-breathing ability.

spark, the cute little wolf pup with a LOT more to her than you'd realize at first sight.

Hee hee, Herobrine's gonna be shocked when he sees spark do her thing according to Known.

Aura, without sight in her left eye, though that may actually be helpful when it comes to shooting her bow, which she seems to have found again.

Known, with her ability to manipulate light into many different forms from being a weapon to a source of transportation.

Object, with her inability to feel, though bad, could also be good, depending on the situation.

And then...there's me.

The strange demon hybrid who has become in-tune with her demon side named el.  el seems to be protective of me when it comes to people making me angry.  Also with a god-slaying weapon dormant within me, waiting to come out when I..."become one," whatever that means....

20 of us, including el.

I smirked evilly, but in a good way, if that makes sense.

We're about to bring the god of the Nether our own version of Hell.