Iskall lived in the ice biomes, and he was used to the chill that came with it, but the cold feeling that washed over him when he saw Grian fall down in the distance was nothing like he'd ever seen before. The entire world washed away and all that remained was him and the fallen form of his boyfriend. Down and unmoving. He registers the tears running down his face, twin streams of water flooding down his face with big blotchy tears.

Suddenly it's like the ice cracks, and suddenly everything comes rushing back, and with it a need to go to Grian comes with it. He tries to stumble up, but arms hold him down - being careful of his arm. Iskall turns to glare - argue with - turns to do something but stops when he sees Mumbo, eyes also flowing with tears. No words need to be said, he just slumps down into the taller, closing his eyes in a pitiful attempt to forget what he's just seen. And Mumbo folds himself over his brunette boyfriend, offering all the love and protection he can in the situation.

Death was the first to get to Rook's side, teleporting right to his side as soon as he'd fallen. He reached out to touch the dragon but quickly retracted his hand, remembering just in time that he couldn't touch him without hurting him. So he settled down to whisper sweet nothings into his ear whilst waiting for one of the others to get there.

And the first one happened to be Doc, his superior strength compared to most of them giving him an edge. He stumbled up to Rook's front, shaking hands gently falling down to where the spear was impeded deep in the dragon's torso. Ice had frozen over the spear, but there were still splatters of blood on the ground. And weirdly on the spear too, but that blood and the one on the ground were two different ones, belonging to two people. He looked up and asked Death, "Hey do you know who's blood is on the spear?"

The dark clad being glanced over, then did a double take as they looked at the spear closely, "They didn't." They quickly walked around to Doc's side, ignoring his questioning look, and looked again, "By the - they did!"

"Did what?" The creeper finally asked, eyes glancing over Death's shoulder and spotting the rest of their group coming to a stop not far away.

"Fallacy used my spear!" Death growled, hand tracing the pattern on the weapon, "My own spear, used against my kid by the person I used it on to keep them chained down!"

Doc's breath froze in his throat at this. Then, slowly as if on autopilot, he stood up and turned to face Fallacy - who'd been watching everything from their throne. His eyes narrowed, the organic one's pupil slitting until was barely visible, "Your dead."

Fallacy chuckled at him, a smug grin on their face, "Well, I'm clearly not the dead on here, now am I?"

Doc let out a low hiss-growl combo, and the only reason he wasn't charging the serpentine was because of Ren's hand on his shoulder, keeping him grounded enough to not run in and attack. No, instead it was Death who stood up and approached Fallacy, which made the snake hum with interest.

They stopped a few steps in front of the throne, the temperature in the air slowly freezing as they silently looked at the sitting deity, "I'm sorry to say you're mistaken, Irrumator, for the only one dying here will be you. Do you know how I know that?" They laughed cooly, making Fallacy narrow their eyes and tense up, "Because I want you dead. For the first time in my unliving life, I want someone dead. And I will take great pleasure in tearing you piece by piece." Then then closed the gap between the two with a hard punch to Fallacy's face, the impact of their head hitting the throne shattering it.

Fallacy, not going to take such an attack lying down, quickly got back up and clawed them back but Death was already out of reach again. They traded blows like this for a time, neither hitting the other and just dodging. But as Death went on to grab at Fallacy's arm they managed to swipe their face, knocking the mask off which shattered on impact with the ground.

Both being stepped back out of breath, Fallacy's face showing off their surprise, they hadn't expected to actually knock the mask off. But their surprise soon turned to smug glee, a laugh bubbling out of them, "Hah! That was easy, no wonder you never fight, you'd be too easy to beat!"

Their bragging was stopped by a balack and white hand closing in around their throat, slamming them down into the remaining part of the throne. Looking up Fallacy's red and green eyes met two red ones, and one dark, void-like empty socket. Death's skin was dark with white markings, and white messy hair to add to it, and they'd probably look really friendly and approachable had it not been for half their face being nothing but a mess of withered skin and long, sharp, wicked looking teeth.

Their two good eyes, both red with bright red x's on them, glared down at the serpent with pure hatred, "Oh I'm sorry, would you like me to punch you harder?"  

Fallacy hissed at them, tail whipping back and forth, "You say it like it'll change anything." They grinned up at him, showing off their bloodied teeth up close, "Because it won't. Even if I die here it wont stop, the Shadows have gotten a taste for blood and they will continue till the end. And I will have left my mark, as the one to make Death bleed!" With a swift hand they impeded a hand in Death's chest, a voictoits grin on their face.

Said dark being didn't even flinch at the hand in his chest, and they instead leaned in close to the serpent, who looked up at them with wide eyes, "Blood means nothing, it dries and comes back. But death is final, it's forever." Death narrowed their eyes, their other hand now pressing down on Fallacy's chest, "And you made the mistake of thinking this was a war you could win. Because it doesn't matter if you win or lose, you'll die anyways."

"Not if I win, I won't!" Fallacy hissed, "Killing the Universe will grant me eternal life."

"Oh you silly child, killing the Universe will end you. Everything that is will die, and it will bring you right to me." Death laughed, a cold, proper, dark laugh, as they said:

"Check, it's your move."

<Heh, Death face reveal! Here's a drawing of their face for reference :3

This was really fun to make, especially since Fallacy finally got beaten up! Woo go Death! Once again sorry that this got delayed, I hope this chapter at least partly made up for it! Now I have things to write, I still have to get the book that's coming out after this one ends (and no its not a squeal, unless you want one that is) done afterall!

So stay safe and have wonderful time everyone!>