As soon as the battle starts, what sounds like a pop song begins to play and Gen begins to sing, just like the others.

"For I am a writer!
And I am the true self!
I am him!
He is me!

Let me help you!
Let me protect you!
Just trust me!
Listen to me!

For I'm just a writer.
And I am his true self.
I'm still him.
He's still me.

Stop hating me!
Rejecting me!
Hurting me!
Betraying me!

I can be,
Who you want me.
Just don't hate me.
Stop hating me!"

With that, Gen takes the first turn as the usual background music starts.

Gen Writes With Insecurity!

Black ink surrounds Gen, and he absorbs it, taking its power.

Gen's magic attack increased!

"Allow me," Wolf smirks.

Wolf casts Whispers of Demons.

Wolf uses the same curse he used on me long ago, causing false whispers to speak Gen's greatest fears to him in his head.

Gen was inflicted with despair!

"OK OK," Gen seems almost on the brink of tears, "I get it. It's not any good. OK? You're right. OK? Now will you stop hating me!?!"

"What kinda shit you having them say?" Hope demands.

"Everything Gen doesn't want to hear," Wolf shrugs, "and I can't control that."

"OK I'm up next," I step in before the two begin to argue.

Fando casts Hopeful Blast!

I blast Gen with an orb of my red power, hitting him square in the chest, knocking him back.

Gen took 2000 damage!

"My turn suckers!" Hope smirks.

Hope Writes With Hope.

Hope fires a beam of inky energy, which Gen narrowly avoids, it just grazing his face.

A grazing blow!

Gen took 500 damage!

Gen is despairing!

Gen Writes With Futility!

Gen summons an inky sword made of raw magic, and lunges at Wolf with it.

"Look out!" I exclaim.

Fando warned Wolf.

Wolf avoided the attack!

"Thanks," Wolf smiles, "let's keep this going."

Wolf Represses!

We are all shielded by dark energy.

Wolf's party gained 2000 HP of armor!

"Just a couple more rounds," Hope smirks, "I suggest we play defensively."

Hope Writes To Protect.

Inky energy surrounds us, adding another layer of protection.

Hope's party gained 1000 HP of additional armor!

Fando Casts Protective Compassion!

Red energy surrounds me and my allies, but unlike the other two, it doesn't form armor. It does however, protect us from further attack.

Fando's party's magic defense increased!

Gen is despairing!

Gen is charging.

Gen gathers power, preparing a massive attack.

"Get ready here it comes!" I exclaim.

Wolf guards!

Wolf's defense and evasion increased!

Hope guards!

Hope's defense and evasion increased!

Fando guards!

Fando's defense and evasion increased!

Gen is despairing!

Gen casts Write With Truth!

Gen puts all his power into one last massive attack, consuming everything in an explosion of inky magic, pushing us all back.

Fando took 10000 damage!

Fando's armor absorbed 3000 of it!

Fando's armor broke!

Wolf took 10000 damage!

Wolf's armor absorbed 3000 of it!

Wolf's armor broke!

Hope took 10000 damage!

Hope's armor absorbed 3000 of it!

Hope's armor broke!

Gen is consumed by despair!

Gen took 99999 mortal damage!

Gen was unmasked!

The battle ends. Leo sighs and picks Gen back up.

"With the formalities done," he sighs, "the others should be arriving soon..."

(Fando!)

(I see Fando and rush over to hug her. She responds by hugging me and kissing my cheek.)

(Jesus Christ what happened!?!)

We got into a fight. What else.

"Sour we need a heal over here," Abby comments.

"So you guys get all the masks?" Armored inquires.

"Got some of them," Wolf replies.

"I'll put them in!" Hope volunteers, gathering the masks and putting them in the door like keys.

We watch the door in silence, awaiting something, anything really, but nothing happens.

"We need one more mask," Leo sighs putting on the very mask that makes him Leo.

"Who's left?" Sour inquires, healing Wolf's wounds.

"That would be me," a voice explains.

A somber, dramatic tune begins to play, and a writer with a mask emerges from the darkness. K. I've met them before, and yet, I am surprised, because now...

K is wearing a purple jacket.