...Black...

It was all around him, swallowing him whole. No matter where he turned, or where he looked, he was only greeted with an empty black void.

Error blinked once, twice, a third time, trying to process where he was at the moment. This place.....it felt so familiar, but he's never been here before. Error was confused, he didn't remember being here, or where he was before. He looked down at himself to see that he was covered with deep red splotches of blood all over him. He furrowed his eyes, a bit confused. When did this happen? And who's blood is this...?

"Wha...where am I?.....who's blood..-"

A small cry was heard behind him. It was soft and quiet, like a child, but.....it was familiar. Turning around, Errors eyes widened at the sight he saw. There he was, a mere 3 feet away from Error, kneeling in the blood that dripped down the cuts and slashes from his face, arms, legs, neck, eyes, and mouth. The skeleton looked up at Error slowly, black, blood filled eyes met with Errors yellow frightened ones. Error began to shake and tremble, he reached his hand towards the skeleton slowly. His voice was a glitching, trembling mess as he uttered one name.

"I-Ink. . . ?"

When the smaller skeleton heard his voice, he let out the loudest shriek Error has ever heard in his life. He began to move away from him slowly but surely, looking too injured to move anywhere fast.

"N-NO! STAY AWAY FROM ME! DON'T COME NEAR ME!"

Error was speechless for a few seconds,not moving or making a sound. He had no idea what to do, or how to help him. Ink let out another sob, alerting Error who took a small step towards him.

". .Why. . . did you do this to me..?"

His soul stopped, only for a moment. Then it flashed in his mind. Memories, all of the fights he had with Ink, all the times he injured him, all the times he made him hurt....made him bleed......Everything he's ever done to Ink, is now shown before him, in a horrific, gruesome form.

Before Error could say a word, Ink lifted his eyes back up to Errors. Bloody tears streaming down his face as he quietly spoke with a tremble.

"Do You Really Hate Me That Much. . ?"

Error fell to his knees in front of Ink, tears beginning to fall off his own face. Error reached his hand out for Ink desperately, the words getting chocked up in his throat.

"N-No.....No no Ink....I don't hate you....Ink I'm sorry I-!"

Inks soul suddenly appeared in front of Error, the small white heart that was cracked getting weaker with every beat it forced. Blue strings were tightly wrapped around the soul, trapping it. Errors eyes widened as he looked down at his own hands, afraid of what he would see. It was his own strings, wrapped around his fingers, at the ready to crush Inks soul in an instant.

Error didn't know what to do. He was too scared to move. One slip of his finger and Ink could be gone in an instant. Suddenly, the laughter of a child filled the air. It wasn't happy or joyful, no, it was the laugh of something dark....something dangerous......

A hand was on Errors shoulder suddenly, sending chills down his spine. Turning his head slowly, Errors eyes widened at who was behind him. They looked like a child, but Error knew the truth. This demon behind him, dressed in a green and yellow sweater, with a gold heart locked dangling off their neck. With black eyes and a sinister smile on their face. The other hand held a sharp knife, ready to be red in blood.

They let out a giggle as they leaned next to Error, whispering where his ear would be. They had a sickly sweet voice.

"What are you waiting for Error? This is your chance! You can't fail like last time, this is your best opportunity!"

Error was too shaken and scared to respond. He could only look at Ink with sorrow and regret. He desperately wanted to make the strings go away, to run up to Ink and hold him, heal him. He wanted to tell him that it would be okay. He wanted him to live!

Another chuckle came from the child. The hand on his shoulder tightening it's grip. Blue strings wrapped around his arms out of nowhere, making him loose all feeling in his fingers and hands. Error could feel the child behind him, the wide smile on their face never leaving.

"Oh Error....poor poor Error......what makes you think you can stop this? After all..."

The strings were now connected to Their fingers, moving Error like a doll. His eyes shot open wide when he realized what they were about to make him do. With one last look at Ink, tears slipped down his cheeks. Ink said nothing as he looked down, avoiding the look of Error. Another smile crossed Their face as they raised the strings, ready to make the final blow to Inks soul.

"YOU ARE NOT IN CONTROL"

A single movement of the strings, and Inks soul shattered. Ink turned to dust quickly, not giving a single glance to Error, or the Thing behind him. Error was choking on his cries. His voice failed to work as the dust drifted away by an invisible breeze. Tears fell freely off his face and he couldn't stop them.

"Ink.....No.......No No NO!! INK!! INK COME BACK!!COME BACK PLEASE!!IIIINK!!"

Errors cries and please were no match to the laughter of the child with the sinners smile. It felt like he was screaming forever, then everything around him began to fade. His own voice was getting quieter, his body was getting heavier. With a final cry of Inks name, everything went dark.

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Man, I'm running out of ideas. I gotta spruce this story up more. Any way, sorry this chapter is kind of late, life is getting busy for me. Hope you guys liked this chapter!