The Batter wandered through the hall, listening closely as his Add-on and the Elsen followed him. The music grew louder as he stepped through certain doors, clearly it was the path he needed to take.
The Batter simply muttered a "... We're close," before stepping through the last door.
They walked up the staircase in near silence, the Elsen giving out small sighs every now and then.

" Listen. Through this gate will be the biggest challenge we've had so far. Are you ready?" Batter inquired.
The Elsen nodded sheepishly.
Together, they entered.

Dedan paced in his office when the two came in. He noticed The Batter immediately, and gave a low growl. " YOU! ARE YOU CRAZY? ARE YOU COMPLETELY RETARDED? WHAT PART OF ' I'M GOING TO KILL YOU '  DIDN'T YOU UNDER-"
Our dear #709 gave out a soft whimper. Dedan's eyes locked with theirs, clearly puzzled.
" ...stand...?"

The Batter gave a smirk. " Ah, you've noticed my latest addition? Don't worry, they won't be fighting, merely an onlooker."
"I...ah... I d..don't want you to fight... him..." The Elsen muttered.
The Batter gave them a stern look. " And why is that?"
" God... uh... I... kinda have feelings for him...?"

The Batter laughed. " Oh, how cute! Of course, I could care less about who you've grown attached to, but you tried."
" Why, YOU LITTLE SH-"
" Now, now... it'd be wise not to cuss me out. It'd be your last words after all." The Batter motioned to the Elsen. " Go ahead and sit out. It'll be fun, trust me."

Purification in progress.

The two fought quite a bit, to say the least. At some point, Dedan sent The Batter rocketing out of the room with one of his competences.
Dedan chuckled at this. " He didn't even stand a chance!"
" Uh... sir... he's already b..back.."

Surely enough, The Batter stood in the doorway. He leaned up against his bat for support. Blankly, he looked up. His hat must've been knocked off and hastily shoved back on...
Because his eyes were now visible. Reptilian-like eyes glared at the zone guardian.
" Now... now you've done it."

The battle resumed. The Batter's attacks were much more agressive and frequent. Finally he used a competence (Run with courage).
The Elsen had seen this move a couple times before, but the reaction this time... was very different from anything he had seen.
The Batter pulled a baseball from his inventory (the one that fucking ZACHARIE broke beforehand-), and tossed it up. Alpha floated infront of him silently. Once gravity pulled the ball back down, he hit it with all his strength.
It practically flew through the spherical Add-on, but what came out was not a baseball. It was a dark monster, with blank eyes and claws ready to cut at any given moment. Dedan couldn't name what it was, but he knew it was a beast. A creature of everything wrong with the world. Bad, he decided.

It stared at him for a short while, before readying to strike. Dedan shut his eyes. Although he played the brave facade, a man can still have his fears.

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Dedan didn't feel any pain. He opened an eye, then the other.
The Elsen stood infront of him in a protective manner, and due to the beast's (probally) poor aim, he took the blow. Cliche.
They gasped shakily, a long cut running down their chest. A standard Elsen had about 80 health, so he had around... 5 health left.

The Batter gave an agitated growl. He didn't like his help to aide the impures. " You IDIOT."
He motioned for the beast. "Please, bring the Elsen to me and try not to cause any more damage. And, as for the zone guardian..." He paused. " Finish the purification."
Gently, the creature nudged the Elsen to The Batter. " If you even think about being Burnt, you're in for quite a ride. Now, come with me. You're hurt."
" Ngh.... ah... mister... Dedan...?"
Dedan gave a false smile. " Don't worry, I'll be fine!" Quickly, he added an, " I love you," before The Batter dragged #709 away, and he was left to face this creature.

Surely enough, the Elsen found themselves in a blank room. Blood stained the walls of where someone once stood, and their jacket lay there too.
Hesitantly, they picked it up.
" I.... I'm gonna kill Batter....," They muttered to themself. " It's... what he would've wanted..."

A small child sat in a room, alone. They gave a cough, then looked up from the floor. " That... started badly... bye bye, Tall Mister."

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