So, Joy just died... Well shit. I don't think this is a good time to talk to Reaper about Breaker. I'll just go to the Miniverse they're headed to and handle this in book three.

I begin moving towards the miniverse, but I am stopped by the only blood elemental in the multiverse. Oh boy, here we go. Me versus Bleed... If I can't reason with him that is.

"That aura," he glares at me, "you have the power of the fourth wall! How?"

"I am the manifestation of some of the readers," I explain, "from a writing website. My name is Watt, Watt Basic, pleasure to meet you."

"Then," Bleed asks, "does that not make you the manifestation of writers?"

"I guess it kinds does," I reply.

Bleed sighs, "sorry kid, but as a member of the Author Slayers I must kill you." Bleed uses blood magic to shoot acidic blood at me. I dodge his attack and use alchemy to cause massive pillars to jut out of the black soil. Bleed is impaled and dies from blood loss. How ironic. With that taken care of, and my power well demonstrated, I continue.

Armored and I continue towards the miniverse. Breaker and The Four seem to get along preety well and end up playing poker. Don't ask how, just don't.

We near the miniverse. I stand before it, this is it, and with an hour before Andrew, the other author returns. "Here we are," I smile at Armored, "after over a trillion years, I can finally end this. Are you ready Armored?"

This is it, now or never. "Reaper," I explain, "maybe this is a bad idea."

"What do you mean?" He asks.

"I mean," I reply, "maybe we should forget about Gen, and just join the Peace Seekers. With your faction on our side, we'd be unstoppable."

"Did you say 'our' side?" He asks.

Oh shit, busted.

"Armored, listien, Edgar is weak," Reaper explains, "this is our chance. Just take my hand, and join me."

Well, guess I won't be needing the ring. I grab my knife and hide it behind me as I take his hand. His hand is soft, warm, comforting.

"Please no," Sour pleads, "please tell me this isn't how it ends."

"I'm sorry," I apologize to both Reaper and Sour at the same time, I stab at Reaper's throat...