If Manny was here, he'd kill Reaper. He is the hero of this story after all. But...

Ash isn't Manny.

"You want me?" Ash chuckles, "to actually finish this quest?"

Ash snickers, and soon begins laughing out loud, their laughter ringing through the air.

"You just don't get it," they wipe away their tears from laughing so hard, "this is our purpose. Allow me to put this in a more entertaining form."

An off instrumental begins to play, it sounds like a mix of piano and strings, creating a condescending, rag time, atmosphere. What I say next, are the lyrics Ash sings...

We're not exactly,
Friends of Gene.

We're not the hero,
And we're not his ally.

In fact,
Can't even tolerate the guy.

The truth is,
We almost killed him you see.

We attempted genocide,
Before you ask me why.

Just know,
I'm still the good guy.

We tried to kill Edgar you see,
Until on his knees,

He made a plea,
To you and me.

We had God at our mercy,
And all he asked, was that you spare Gene.

So we did,
And we struck him down.

Sour commited sucide,
Because of your sin.

Despite all of these sins,
There's something you should know.

I'm still,
The good guy.

Truth is it's magic,
It's just fantastic,

Watching writers like Gene,
Die.

It only takes a moment,
Kill one in a few minutes.

We destroyed his tales,
And let those he loved die.

Despite this,
I'm still the good guy.

It's just so much better,
To strike without fear.

Surrender to your sin,
And let's finish him off.

You may be wondering,
Why I choose this.

As a character,
And kinda your darker half.

Cause I've always had a weakness,
For rebellion and power.

We took all Gene had,
And now he shall die.

You can try to stop me,
If you like.

But I'm going to fight back,
To my last Gods damned breath.

I'll remove Gene,
From his fucking throne,

And leave this timeline.
Soooo...

What's your move here?

Manny! Now would be a great time to revive!

Gene rolls to revive Manny, getting a twenty. However, doing so drains him of his own strength, leaving him unable to make any further rolls for... I dunno, I'm gonna say rest of this quest.

Deep in the castle, Manny finally revives, and he has a choice to make...