I approach Watt Sour in the massive paper color field. It's obvious that Sour and Abby stole my paper and are likely hiding it in the massive ball of brambles. Which isn't good, because I'm very itchy.

Hello Sour.

Hello Edgar... wait, what? How are you here?

I have writing to do. Step aside.

Edgar, listien, Gen and I, we're worried about you. You're killing yourself. Just stop, it wouldn't be hard. Just be a character. You have other things in your. Just put the pen down.

You think that's the first time I heard that speech? This has happened before.

What?

Gen tried the same thing you're trying. It always ends the same. The only difference, when Gen was in my way, it wasn't a...

PUBLICATION IN PROGRESS.

Well shit. Here we go.

Edgar lunges at me. I avoid his attack and counter with vines. He grabs the throned vines with his bare hands, ink splatters apon the ground.

End.

The vine withers and dies.

What did you...

I can rewrite things, and while I can only do it to very weak beings like mortals and stuff, I can write things to die. This is the power of a writer, the power of a demon.

Your brother is a character, and he can do the exact same thing.

My brother is weak, he's the puppet of the readers. You saw what their abuse did to him. I'm doing this cause I have to. If I can't be a character, then I'll make sure those who are characters can be happy. Step aside, Sour. This doesn't have to get messy.

I can't...

Do you think you can protect Gen from the readers? No. It's a job for a demon. Step aside.

I am the readers!... Kinda.

That's why I don't trust you Sour. I never have. When I learned you shipped yourself with Gen, and it worked, I was panicking inside. I was afraid you'd kill Gen. I will give you one last chance, move or die.

Can I ask you something first? It's actually about that ship.

Shoot.

Do you think Gen only loves me, because I'm the readers to some extent?

I walk up to Sour. I grab her by the shirt collar and look her in the eye with the wrath of a demon. With my true eyes.

I don't care if your relationship if founded on lust and nothing else! You're all my brother has, and if you break his heart I will put the pen down for just long enough to send everything I have at you. I will strike you down with all the emotions, all of his allies, and every last drop of blood I have in my veins! I will burn you I.T.'s fire! I will break your soul in the void in front of The Barrier! I will shatter it into itty bitty pieces and take your power! Understand?

What the fuck is wrong with you!?!

I punch Edgar, he drops me.

First of all, never question that I love Gen, ever! Second of all, I'm more concerned that Gen doesn't love me, not that I don't love him. Get your shit together man! The readers are messing with your head.

Step aside, Sour. I have writing to do.

You know what, fine. Fuck you. Kill yourself for your pen. I say good riddance!

The brambles collapse. I pick my my paper, precious, pristine, beautiful. I head back to my studio, there is writing to be done...