Grian's POV

We're still trying to mess with Xisuma and descend the meeting into chaos when I pause. Something feels wrong. Really wrong. X and Joe seem to sense this too, the Admin going tense and standing up.

The Hermits fall silent once they see this, looking worried. Scar places his hand on Xisuma's, green eyes full of concern.

"X are you-"

"GET DOWN!" The Admin screams, pulling Scar to the ground, The Hermits barely having 5 seconds to shield themselves before the building is blown to pieces.

I can't hear anything, my vision blurring. The faint sound of screams eventually reach my ears, and I see people running past. A piece of glass must've cut me, because I feel warm blood run down my cheek.

Somebody grabs my wrist, pulling me out of the way of a blast of magic.

"GRIAN GET UP!" A voice I recognise as Iskall yells, but I hardly notice. The magic that almost hit me. It was purple, and radiated with immense power...

Watcher Magic.

My breathing goes heavy, and I find myself back in Evo, holding Taurtis's dead body in my hands. Running past burning buildings, desperately screaming for my friends as I pass their bloody corpses.

"WHAT'S GOING ON?!" Stress screams, eyes full of terror

"GET OUT OF HERE, ALL OF YOU!" Xisuma shouts to them "GET TO THE PORTAL!"

"NO WAY!" Biffa yells "WE AREN'T LEAVING YOU HERE!"

Iskall's still holding on to me, but I feel someone grab my arm, pulling me away from them.

I freeze in fear as I'm suddenly face to face with a Watcher.

"We've been looking for you Xelqua." They tell me with a smirk

Terrified, I try to wriggle out of their grasp, kicking my legs and trying to escape. The Watcher is much taller than me, and my attempts are useless.

"WOULD YOU EVER FUCK OFF?!" I roar, blasting them backwards with my magic.

I'm dropped to the ground, but someone grabs my arm, twisting it behind my back, making me cry out in pain.

"Sorry Grian." False whispers, looking genuinely guilty.

For a moment I'm confused, before I see the dark purple wings in her back, and feel her strong magic.

"You... you're a Watcher?!"

Her sad expression gives me the answer I hoped I wouldn't receive.

"I have him, Zeider." False tells a Watcher to her left, who grabs me by the neck, taking in every detail of my terrified face.

"So this is Xelqua, the one who's been causing us so much trouble. Once we get you backcourt to the End, I'm sure we'll do great things with your magic"

"NO YOU WON'T!"

A fist is slammed into the side of The Watcher's head, before he's kicked in the back and knocked to the ground.

Looking up, I almost choke when I see who just knocked that Watcher out.

"N-Nora?!"

"Hey Gri"

I don't hesitate to throw myself into her arms, not caring that there's a fight on at the moment.

"I-I thought you were dead!"

"Nah, you know I wouldn't give up that easily." She mumbles, stroking a hand through my hair.

"GRIA- Nora?!"

Xisuma had run over, but stopped in his tracks once he saw her.

"Xisuma! False is a Watcher, she's with them!" I yell

"WHAT?!" He gasps

"I know, I think she's the one who let them in!" I shout to him

"And here I was thinking I was running a secure server" He mumbles, looking around at the chaos.

"Well you're clearly not." Nora tells him "Also, can you tell me who's a Watcher so I know who NOT to beat the shit out of?"

"Uhm... the people in robes, and the blonde girl with goggles and a green denim jacket. Everyone else is good. I think" I tell her.

"A-are you sure False is bad? She's been my friend since Season 2!" Xisuma protests

"I'm sure. She was about to hand me over to them before Nora intervened."

"GRIAN WHOS THE BLONDE WOMAN?!" Iskall yells, blocking the attacks of a Watcher alongside Cleo and Impulse

"SHE'S MY AUNTIE DON'T WORRY!"

"AH. OK. HALLO. HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED." They call

"I SECOND THAT" Joe shouts, using as much of his magic as he can to try and protect Hermits

"Since when did Joe have magic?!" Cub gasps

"Since ages ago!" Joe yells back "And you could put your's to use for once too-"

Joe's cut off by another magic explosion as more Watchers arrive. Nearly every Hermit is taking someone on by now, and it looks like we're losing.

Tango was killed by Watcher Magic

TinFoilChef was killed by Watcher Magic

Keralis was killed by Watcher Magic

BDoubleO100 was killed by Watcher Magic

GoodTimesWithScar fell from a high place

MumboJumbo was slain by [entity_unknown]

The woman who was with Nora glares at the Watchers, her hands lighting up with magic of all different colours. Every second it seems to change, like a rainbow of light. Somehow I know this is Watcher Magic... just not the one I know.

Xisuma snaps his fingers, and six Watchers are teleported in front of us. I know what his plan is, and immediately send a blast of magic at them, knocking most out.

I turn around too late however, and am met with an obsidian sword pointing at my chest.

"Please, just make this easy on me Grian." False begs, tears in her eyes.

"Well, I don't particularly want to!" I respond, backing away.

"Then you only have yourself to blame for this." She tells me, gritting her teeth.

"GRIAN!" Wels calls, throwing me a diamond sword, which I somehow manage to catch without slicing my hand open.

I block False's attacks, though I won't be able to protect myself for long. She's the best fighter I've ever met, and my skills nowhere near rival hers. On top of that Obsidian swords kill you permanently, I have no chance of winning against her.

"Why won't you just give up?" She yells.

"Better question, why are you doing this?!" I ask her

"I HAVE TO!"

"No you don't False. You can stop now and help us stop them!"

To show her I mean it, I drop the sword, kicking it behind me.

"You don't have to be under their control anymore."

She lowers her weapon briefly, expression softening a little.

"You can still do the right thing False." I assure her. "All you have to do is trust me"

Her grip tightens on her sword as she tries to hide the tears in her eyes.

"I'm sorry Grian...You know I can't."

I don't have time to shield myself from the blow she aims at me. The world seems to freeze around me as her weapon comes down toward my chest. Someone screams my name, and I'm pushed out of the way and thrown to the ground.

Gasping, I look up...

Just in time to see the sword stab right through Nora's stomach.