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Once Marvin made it back to the manor with Wilford in his arms passed out with the gash in his chest, only then did he realize.

He didn't have the cane WITH him!

So he COULDN'T go back!

"Fuck!!"

Everyone in the living room stared at him just as equally shocked.

And now they couldn't see what was happening in the void again!

Mark groaned, wiping his hands over his face, "Of course Anti would do that."

Marvin growled under his breathe, "Do what!? Fuck up our best chance at killing the demon!?"

"Hey now!" Jackie barked out, "Anti did the only thing he could think of to save Wil! You heard what Dark said! Being in the void, Wil may not have survived like he usually would"

"Wait" Marvin laid Wilford down on the ground and stood up, looking around curiously, "How did you guys know what was happening?"

Google replied, "We did have a camera and a special way of seeing and hearing everyone with strange technology thanks to Ya-"

Yandere slammed their computer shut and ripped the magical cord out from it, "Nothing special! Don't worry about it!" they calmed down a little seeing Marvin's suspicious narrowed eyes, "I mean . . . What matters now is how are we going to see what's happening without YOU there, senpai!?"

Marvin was still confused until Jameson grinned and signed, 'Camera on your cape and magic USB cord'

"Ah." Marvin sighed with relief, "Okay then. I was wondering how they always know where I am. But to answer your question, dear, we can't. We're blind now unless Celine reaches me and tells me what's up."

"Dammit!" Sean shouted, wanting to pull out his hair.

Mark tried to help calm him but the Irishman shoved him off, "Stop. This is all your fault, Mark"

The creator of the manor paused and seemed surprised at first but but put his hand down with a sigh, "You're right, Sean. It IS all my fault. I'm the one who summoned the demon. You were just spectating. We were both drunk. Making a deal that we knew nothing of the consequences of. . . . . . . ." he paused.

Everyone stared at Mark, waiting for him to continue. Even Amy.

"Mark? What's up?"

He looked deep in thought and bit his lip, "We MADE the deal with the demon. We gave it power and in return, it let us have the ability to create duplicate life from our imagination. Our egos."

"Yeah?"

Mark looked around at his egos and Sean's and carefully spelled it out for him, "What if we . . . give that power back? Wouldn't . . . wouldn't it have to go back on its own deal as well?"

". . . . . You fucking kidding me?" Yancy hissed, "Would that shit really work, ace!?"

"Vould it not be worth a try?" Henrik asked

"What if we die from that?" Dr. Iplier voiced.

Marvin groaned, "Why didn't I think of that?"

Jackie shrugged, "Man it's okay. You're not a Seer, after all. You-"

"You say one more goddamn word and I'll teleport you into lava like a Minecraft mutt" Marvin hissed hatefully.

They all gasped at his harsh words.

"Just as fierce as Celine, it seems" Illinois hummed silkily, "From what we've seen, you two have things in common, magic-man" he chuckled.

Marvin chose to ignore that statement and crossed his arms, "Alright then. How do you propose we go about this then?" he asked Mark, "It's your idea after all. What do you got?"

Everyone's gaze turned to Mark, waiting for an answer.

Celine, Damien, Dark, Chase and Anti were all that was left in the void to face Actor.

The demon in Actor sneered at them like a devil, "No, no. Not looking good for you. You've all failed."

Celine still looked shaken up over what happened with Wilford. She still held the axe in her hand, trembling. Blood dripped down the blade fresh, making her rewatch what she had done to him over and over again. And the void wasn't making it any easier for her, throwing her into slight madness.

"-eline. . . .Celine!"

Damien shook her, standing by her side with warmth in his eyes. His sister had never looked so frail and weak. Terrified and ashamed over what she had just done to her former lover.

"I. . .. I ki-"

"You didn't kill him, Celine" Dark said, "Remember, William is different from the other egos. As long as he's not in the void, he's practically immortal. He's fine"

Celine blinked.

Damien rubbed her shoulder, still watching the demon in case he attacked in this moment, "It's okay. Are you alright? Just breathe, Celine"

"I thought he died that one day myself when he shot himself in the head" Chase tried his best to be comforting as well, "That man can face anything. No need to worry, lass"

Anti wasn't really paying attention, himself, anymore to their words. He just stared Actor down.

He knew they were all in trouble, though.

Damien and Celine were too weak to fight the demon themselves. Celine was too shaken and losing power being away from the cabin as well as Damien. And without Marvin, she can't exorcise him herself.

Dark and Chase tried to look strong but Anti wasn't stupid. He had known Dark for years now. He knew when he was faking bravado. It hadn't been long when he left the void the last time. No matter if he admitted it or not, he was still weak from the other day and from fighting him when the demon had taken him over.

And Chase had never been in the void himself. He was losing strength fast.

But Anti was as strong as ever. Still ready for a fight. Even if he was losing his own energy as well from being in the void.

'I've fought Actor before' he thought to himself, 'How is now any different? Sure he has the demon more prominent out now. But. . . . he can't be that much stronger'

Anti clenched his fists.

He had seen Celine stand calmly with her eyes closed while the others fought and distracted him.

Did she do something. Go somewhere?

'Did she maybe get into his mind somehow?' he knew that was a thing Seers were commonly known for. Getting into people's heads.

"What are you staring at, glitch?" Actor finally asked, noticing his look of deep thought, "Rethinking joining me? If you let me into you again, I won't completely take over your mind this time. . . . . . Aren't you tired of fighting me over and over again?"

Anti growled, "I'll fight you as many times as it takes, asshole! But I'm not talking to Actor! I'm talking to you, demon"

He cocked his head, "How are we any different, really? We've become so close, it'd be nearly impossible to-"

"Because Actor was still trying to help us while you were invading my head" Anti wasn't stupid. He knew its game, "Actor wasn't a bad guy. You were making him do all those terrible things. All he wanted was to finally die in peace!"

Celine looked over to Anti as Damien held her close as if protecting her in this weird state she was in.

The demon twitched but grinned, "He gave in so easily. He practically let it happen"

"You tortured him endlessly until he gave in!" Anti shouted at him, "He didn't-"

"Ugh!" Suddenly Actor folded in on himself and held his stomach, "Rrrrgh! GuH!" he seemed in pain.

Chase slowly came up to Anti and Dark, readying his gun while the demon groaned in pain, "Should we. . . . take our chance, bro?"

Dark suddenly snapped out of it and lunged at the demon. He lashed out his aura to strike him but the demon . . . . grabbed it?

The demon, although doubling over in pain, slapped away Dark's energy and growled like a monster, "What. . . did you do to me!?"

They were all equally confused.

Celine took the cane from Damien who had picked it up and used some energy to teleport it to the physical world. She had to make a call to find out just what the hell was going on now.

Meanwhile Marvin was gripping on Mark's shoulders, his eyes glowing white. It looked like something was happening but honestly, Mark couldn't tell.

Eric watched with uncertainty. He really hoped Anti and Dark would be okay. Yandere held his hand and gave him his inhaler just in case he got too stressed.

Of course all the Iplier egos were worried for many different reason. If Mark went back on the deal, would they all cease to exist?

They knew Mark and Sean would most likely not be able to create any more egos but honestly, everyone was fine with that. As long as everyone would be safe and not in pain.

The Septics thought the same. They only wished for Anti and Chase to come back safely, hoping everything would be back to normal and better after this fight.

It had to be.

This was the end.

"Is something supposed to be happening?" Sean asked.

Mark hummed, "I was just thinking the same thing"

"Are you concentrating or NOT!?" Marvin broke concentration for a moment, glaring at him.

"Of course I am! I just don't know what I'm supposed to concentrate ON!"

Marvin threw his hands in the air.

"Well how am I supposed to know!? I'm no se-"

Suddenly Dark's cane appeared in his hand once more.

He looked at it. Everyone was worried again.

"Seer?" Marvin asked out loud.

'What are you guys doing!?' Celine shouted in his head, 'Because whatever it is, keep doing it! The demon is doubling over in pain and we don't know why!'

Marvin stared at Mark, "It's working. . . . . It's working!"

'What's working!?'

Marvin flinched at her loud shout but tried to explain as quickly as possibly, "Mark had an idea. If he gave back the ability to create egos, then the deal would be broken! Then he'd HAVE to give Actor's body back to him, right!?"

'ARE YOU STUPID! OF COURSE THAT WOULDN'T WORK!'

"You just said-"

'It's a DEMON, whiskers! It doesn't care about playing fair or being honest! If Mark gives back that power, it wouldn't matter!'

"Then why is the demon hurting!?"

Celine watched as Actor's body wrenched in pain, shaking.

.

.

"I don't know"

On the inside, Actor was hurting.

He had just seen his last true friend get chopped into by an axe!

Saw him bleeding out and dying just as he had!

He didn't blame Celine.

Really, he was hoping she would kill him. He wanted it. That was the way he'd want to go. By her hands.

Then Wilford had to step in the way!

He just HAD to be the hero he never was before! Why would Wilford do such a thing!? He'd NEVER risk his life for anyone! Why HIM no less!?

But all he knew was that it hurt.

So fucking much.

He hadn't felt true pain like this since Mark had tossed him away to the demon! Since Celine had given up on him, not knowing the truth!

All that pain came rushing back in full force and the demon couldn't even handle it.

Anti ignored Chase's proposition and glanced over to Celine. She had closed her eyes again and he saw her take Dark's cane, making it disappear. She had obviously contacted Marvin again.

Before Dark could attack the demon again, Anti bolted to him, holding him back, "Wait! Stop it!"

"What are you doing!? This is our chance!" Dark tried to fight back but the look in Anti's eyes stopped him.

He had a plan.

Or at least. . . . a semblance of a plan.

"Grrrrrrrrrruuuhhhh" the demon's eyes glowed red with anger. It itself didn't know what was really happening but it didn't care.

"You have a plan" Dark whispered to Anti.

"Dude, you do!? Well, do it!" Chase just wanted the fuck out of there now. He shouldn't have come with them in the first place! It was all way too much for him!

"Celine, we should run back to the cabin" Damien tried whispering to her, holding her to him, "You're too weak to keep this up"

"No!" She lightly shoved him, "I HAVE to do this, Damien. You don't understand . . . ."

Suddenly a light bulb lit in the demon's head. To him, it sounded like SHE had managed to hurt him by her words. His anger rose, a dark aura crackling around him.

"YOU'RE doing this to me." he huffed, "I'll kill you. This is OVER!!!"

The demon rushed at Celine and Damien for the kill but Anti acted on instinct and glitched.

Acting on impulse, Anti glitched to Celine and Damien and glitched them out of the way of the demon's attack. They landed sprawled across the grass but Anti gripped the woman.

"You can get in his head! Quick! Do it before just decides to end this and kill us all!"

Celine gasped, "I . .. I don't know if I can! I'm too-"

"You can!" Anti gripped her shoulders, "The man you married is still in there somewhere. He saved our lives a few times already. Time for us to pay him back"

Celine looked fragile minded but clenched her eyes tight in thought.

Anti was right. She couldn't give up on him again.

She opened her eyes again and nodded, "Alright. Close your eyes."

The demon spotted them quickly and before Dark or Chase could distract him, he rushed towards them again.

Anti closed his eyes, "You got this. He's still in there."

Celine, spurred on by his words, collected all the strength she could to connect to Actor's mind once more in that strange emptiness.

When they opened their eyes they were in that same weird 'void' with Actor hanging like a prized puppet, his soul on display.

Celine understood now, Anti's plan.

They could try and reach him from here.

While on the other end the demon had froze, inches away from the two, his power just barely grazing them as they entered Actor's mind.

Dark, Damien and Chase stood frozen, watching with bated breathes.

It was up to them now.

"So what I was doing was doing nothing at all?" Mark pouted, "But why not!? It should have made a difference! Why couldn't it!?"

Amy hugged him, trying to help her boyfriend through his pain. She didn't understand exactly how he felt but she knew what he felt for his egos. They were all . . his kin. His family. The thought of losing any of them was torture. And here and he couldn't do anything at all to help.

He was useless.

Sean felt the same, really, but the pain was more his own. He and the other Septic egos were really all so terrible to Anti. Segregating him all his life. Things were better now but they could be much more better.

Of course they were worried about Chase, too. The single father had knowingly tagged along with them to help the group. Not because he cared about Actor. But because he felt he needed to help Anti. Now the others only hoped they could have taken Chase's place.

"Hey, Mark" Sean finally too a deep breathe. Mark looked over to him, holding Amy to his side.

Sean smiled, "Everything's gonna be okay. Have faith in them, man. I have faith in them. In Anti and Chase"

Mark had tears running down his face but looked like he was calming down a bit, nodding.

"I have faith in them."

Marvin held onto the cane tightly. He could still hear Celine's thoughts whether she knew it or not.

"Anti and Celine are in Actor's mind. Confronting his soul" Marvin finally said, "I have faith in them, too"

"Me t-too!" Eric bounced.

Mark smiled with a small laugh.

"Of course I believe in Anti and that old man, Dark!" Yandere grinned.

"They got this" Jackie pat Sean's shoulder, "No way Anti would give up so easily. He's tough"

"Of course he is!" Henrik clapped, "This battle is already won, zhen!"

"Even if he couldn't see into the void, the Host agreed to the statements made"

One by one, the whole house agreed with one another.

No matter what happened, Anti would at least give it all he got.

Anti and Celine stood side by side, looking at the man hanging before them.

But something was different from the last time Celine was here. It had only been a few minutes but it seemed something drastic was taking place.

Actor's soul was twitching. Flailing just a little as much as he could through the binds.

These binds the demon had placed on him years ago to keep him in check. They had been tightened recently since the demon came back to his body.

But Actor was trying to reject it.

It looked like he was trying to fight.

"He hasn't given up" Celine gaped at him as if she couldn't believe it.

"No" Anti agreed, "We still got a chance"

"But the exorcism" she was still a bit doubtful.

"Doesn't matter. . . . we'll have to do this without magic, names or powers" Anti sighed, "He's still willing to fight, right? He can do it on his own"

"But-"

"You just have to have faith in him. Believe in him. Talk to him. Communicate"

He never thought he'd be saying something like that.

Communicate with others to help get through your problems.

Sounds familiar.

Anti bit his lip, 'I should have done it years ago. Would they really have listened if he kept trying? I'll never know. I don't have much strength left' he smiled sadly, 'This could be it . . . . but somehow I think I'd die happy. If we could just stop this demon.'

He swallowed hard and took a deep breathe, "Talk to him, Celine. Before it's too late"

Celine didn't fully understand what he meant but she trusted him. If this was it, it had to be their last chance. This was their last chance. So they had to make the best of it.

"Actor?" She walked closer to him, tentatively. She was unsure of what to say, really. She hadn't spoken from the heart since their wedding vows.

She hadn't felt so helpless and concerned since then. Full of uncertainty and fear. In a good way, though. Those goosebumps that covered your skin. The feeling of your heart pounding when something happens that really excites you to no end.

All those feelings came rushing back to her.

She had almost forgotten what it felt like to love like this.

"Actor, please fight this thing!" She shouted, "I know you can do it! You're strong! You're the strongest person I've ever known and after finding out about the demon and what it had made you do. . . . what it did to you. . . I'm so sorry I didn't stay by your side! I should have been there for you!"

Actor twitched again but it almost seemed as if her words were falling on deaf ears.

If only she knew.

'Celine. . .. ' he could hear her. His soul brightened and he wanted to soar, he was so happy to hear those words. But the binds stopped him.

He couldn't break out.

There was just no way.

They were wasting their time.

'Yes, they are' the demon edged inside, 'Because she's only lying to you to get what she wants. Protection for Damien and Dark. That's all she cares about. Them and Wilford. You think she'd cry over your dead body!?'

Actor lost faith in those words being shot at him.

He felt . . . . broken.

His soul stopped fighting against the binds for just a moment but luckily Dark, Chase and Damien had already moved the two to the cabin, taking their chance to get them to safety while they could and build up their strength.

The demon in Actor's body unfroze itself and destroyed the ground where Celine and Anti had been.

The red eyes glared at the empty space under him and looked up to the cabin.

But instead of making a break for the mortals, the demon needed to get rid of a few pests in his head. He closed his eyes.

"Actor, please!" Celine shouted at him, "Keep fighting! Why did you stop! You can do this! Please!"

Not a single movement.

Anti knew the longer they were there, the less chance they had. The demon was sinking its claws into Actor's mind, he knew it but they had to convince him. Had to get through to him!

Anti also knew, however, how difficult it was to see past the demon's words. The others couldn't really break him out of it. The demon was too strong.

But they had no choice but to try.

"There you are" a deep rumbling cut through the darkness.

Anti touched Celine's shoulder, knowing she was weaker by now. He just wanted to protect her. Protect his family. Since Dark was like a brother to him, didn't that make Celine like a sister?

"We won't give up!" Anti shouted at the demon, "We won't ever give up unless you leave. Leave us all alone"

The demon just chuckled, "Ehehehehe. . .. no. You'll all die. I've had my fun. But now it's time for the end, don't you think? I'm sick of you fucking egos getting in my way. All you fucked up duplicate dolls acting as if you're anything special! All you are is a vessel! That's it!"

"No. We're not." Anti stood in front of Celine, "We're humans. People with our own lives"

"You think I care!? I'm a demon, you idiot! And you are all nothing but puppets to me!" he gripped one of Actor's binds, making the man's soul thrash in pain.

"Stop it!" Celine tried to rush at him to attack but the demon striked instead, shoving her back easily with a brush of his aura.

"Celine!" Anti shouted, running to her to make sure she was okay.

'Celine'

Actor's body twitched again and Anti saw it.

"Actor! Celine needs you! Fucking wake up and break out of those damn binds! Fight, dammit!"

Actor tried. He really did. But the demon was too strong.

Anti knew it was now or never. The demon was too close. Too powerful. Their only chance was to break Actor out of it.

"I know how you feel, Actor"

"Of course you do" the demon teased, "You're both outcasts."

"You're right"

The demon was startled by that.

"We are outcasts. We're misfits." Anti stood and walked in front of Celine as she tried to recuperate.

"We have a lot in common."

Actor listened. Of course he was trying to fight. But the demon was too-

"We both have always thought others were stronger than us. Others were . .. better. They must have done something great to deserve so much love, right? What did they do that you didn't? Why were in pain so much?"

'Because I didn't deserve-"

"Because those others didn't do anything special. They got love from the beginning without begging for it. Others listened to what they had to say, treasured them like family. While we were left in the darkness"

'Is this supposed to make me feel better!?'

"We were both disowned, Actor. The pain hurts so much. I've felt it just as you have. Like you want to die. Just off yourself without a second thought. Let yourself wither away"

'Yes. . . '

"But you can't let that happen!"

The demon growled at him. For a second, he thought Anti was thinking about his offer again.

Anti clenched his fists, "Because you are the only person truly making yourself feel that way! You dug that hole on your own when you could have talked to someone! But you didn't! You let it all fester inside of you! Turning it all to hate! You let things happen the way they did! You could have talked to Mark! You could have communicated and FORCED them all to see the pain you were going through! The demon may be inside of you but he only controls so much! You are your own person!"

The demon was about to strike when a hand gripped his arm, "What!? What are you doing!? Let go! Let go you lifeless freak!"

But Actor held him tight.

"You are stronger than you think!" Anti carried on, "Show them all! YOU are the one in control! Those are not your thoughts, but HIS! You may have been forgotten back then. . . . but you can be remembered now. We all believe in you!"

The demon had had enough. He turned and was about to obliterate Actor's soul. He didn't care if he had to take Chase again. He'd do it!

"Mark!" Celine shouted for him, tears staining her cheeks.

Actor had never . . . . seen her cry before.

She had never said his true given name before!

"Mark, I believe in you!" she shouted at the top of her lungs, using whatever strength she had left to yell at him, "Please, don't give up! Please! Mark! . . . . ."

Anti held his breathe as the demon was about to obliterate them.

"I still love you! I've never stopped!"

Actor's body pulsed with a glowing white light, still gripping the demon's arm as tightly as he could.

At the sound of Celine's confession, Actor's soul broke through the binds, glowing like a star.

The demon was startled by this. It had never seen anything like this before.

"What are you doing!? Stop it! Stop this! Let me go!"

Actor's soul looked at him with a glowing smirk, his whole body white and beaming like a ghost.

"No. This ends now"

The glowing grew brighter and brighter, his body getting more invisible by the second.

Celine watched in fear as Actor gave her one last smile.

The demon still struggled but it seemed useless.

Actor was going to obliterate himself AND the demon.

But he could at least give one last message. He smiled to Celine.

"And I still love you.. . . . . . . I never stopped. Never will"

"MARK!"

"Celine, hurry!" Anti realized they were running out of time before Actor destroyed himself, "Get us out of here, now! NOW!"

With a blink of an eye, they were in the cabin.

Celine opened her eyes and gasped. Before Damien could say anything to her, she stumbled up and ran towards the window.

"MARK!"

But it was too late.

In a crack of light like a bomb, suddenly Actor's body gleamed light from it brighter than the sun.

But it was over just as quick.

Celine didn't care if she could go blind. She watched the explosion of the soul of her love.

The broken man that was so close to giving everything up every chance he got. . . .

Ended up sacrificing his own life for a real purpose instead of his own selfish desires.

Celine didn't care about that though.

She covered her mouth and broke down, landing on her knees. She was just as broken.

Everyone, including the others at the manor, were excited that it could finally be over.

But it was a somber end to the fight. No one cheered or smiled.

Mark gripped his chest on the floor laying on his hands and knees, tears rolling down his cheeks unstoppable as Amy tried her best to comfort him again.

He had never felt this pain before.

Story's not over. Calm down, guys :) I can just FEEL the future comments already haha XD