Chaos in a Nutshell: Live, Die, Repeat

52. The missing piece

"We really don't have any idea how to kill Kratos or Blackhole?" Zero starts throwing a ball at the wall

"Nothing, every time we kill them, well, 'kill' them, they just come right back" Mastercheif shakes his head

"Surely there's something, right?" Char asks

"We tried cutting his head off, snapping his neck, using Deadpool's demon blades..nothing worked" Troy says

"Yeah, speaking of those demon blades, who was that demon that was behind you?' Giyuu asks Deadpool

"Oh, him? He's Roscoe, good guy" Deadpool chuckles

"But why was he behind you?" Giyuu asks

"I killed him" Deadpool stares at Giyuu

"Then how was he behind you?" Giyuu asks

"Uhh...I forgot why" Deadpool looks to the sky

"HEY, YOU, HOW IS HE BEHIND ME?" Deadpool screams at nothingness

"What the f***" Giyuu glances at Deadpool

"Oh, okay, I killed him and he was strong enough to stay by my side, now he has to help me" Deadpool smiles

"Man, I want one" Zero continues throwing the ball

"Troy and Doomguy has one" Deadpool adds

"No I don't" Troy shakes his head

"You totally do, you had two, one named cross, the other skull" Deadpool states

"I have no idea what you're talking about" Troy chuckles a little

"You have to, make them appear, HEY, SKULL, CROSS, COME ON OUT" Deadpool shouts

Nothing happens

"BFJesus, come on" Deadpool points at Doomguy

Nothing happens

"....Okay, maybe I was wrong, was that just a dream or something?" Deadpool asks himself

"Anyway..." Char looks at Alayna

"You think I know how to kill him?" Alayna asks

"You seem to know everything else" Char stares at Alayna

"Well-f***, maybe I do, but I don't know how to kill Kratos" Alayna shakes her head

"Really? Nothing?" Char asks

"Nothing, at all" Alayna shakes her head

"Blackhole came back after three days... maybe we did something wrong there" Troy starts thinking

"How'd you kill him last time?" Char asks

"I don't remember" Troy shakes his head

"You kicked his f****** head off" Deadpool looks at Troy

"The last thing I remember about that day is I had to kill some people" Troy explains

Doomguy nods

"So we can't kill him?" Char asks

Troy stays silent

"Could someone be reviving them?" Giyuu asks

"Can't be, all three of them are attackers, they only care about destruction, there's a piece to this puzzle I'm missing" Troy puts his feet on the counter

"Alright, maybe we can go back over with the details" Char suggests

"That might work" Mastercheif nods

"So, the first fight, Kratos came from the woods with demons from Doomguy and Giyuu's dimension, that part doesn't make sense" Troy says

"Then, the next fight, it turned dark and Sebastion snapped their necks" Char says

"The fight against Muzan involved Char killing him in a meatgrinder" Petra adds

"After that, Kratos came to the hotel, I offed him with my grand entry" Deadpool does jazz hands

"Then they both came, Deadpool killed Kratos again, with Demon Blades, and Char, Giyuu, and me killed Muzan" Sabito nods

"Then, that last time we blew a building up to get away from Blackhole and the other two" Leone adds

"So what are we leaving out?" Claptrap asks

"...Why would Kratos and Muzan team up?" Troy asks

"Well, they would be stronger that way" Char says

"...Could they be bringing each other back?" Troy asks

"But how would that work?" Char asks

"Well...yeah you're right" Troy shakes his head

"How do we kill them?" Giyuu asks

"...Can we?" Sabito asks

"There was also something I was wondering, what was that ring for?" Giyuu looks at Doomguy

Doomguy stares at Giyuu

"He stole it to sell" Deadpool chuckles

Doomguy looks at Deadpool

"Blackhole was revived" Troy stares blankly

"And you know that?" Giyuu asks

"He had to have been, he isn't immortal" Troy explains

"Alright, so back to Kratos, how can we kill him?" Petra asks

"I don't know, can we?" Troy asks

"...HEY, WAIT" Alayna jumps up

"WHAT? YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING?" Char asks

"YEAH, I DO" Alayna jumps up and down

"Wait a minute..." Troy rubs his chin

"I like that look, I love that look" Deadpool stares intently at Troy

"THAT'S IT" Troy claps

"YOU KNOW WHY HE WON'T DIE?" Leone jumps up

"YEAH, IT MAKES SENSE NOW" Troy stares at Leone

"HE'S CLONING HIMSELF" Alayna and Troy both say in unison

"...What?" Claptrap asks

"CLONING" Troy says

"Why do you think he's cloning himself?" Char asks

"It's because of something he said to Troy" Alayna explains

"He said 'I've learned, I've learned more and more, you won't kill me this time' I didn't kill him this time, that was all Deadpool, and each time we killed them it was with a new technique, we never killed him the same way, if we did, then it didn't work, Kratos was reviving Muzan, and then he revived Blackhole, that's why they keep coming back" Troy explains

"Wait, so you're saying that we need to kill the real Kratos in order to end him for good?" Char asks

"YEAH, IT MAKES SENSE" Alayna chuckles

"Y'know what...it actually does" Deadpool chuckles

"I hate to agree with him, but that's the only explanation that has evidence" Esdeath sighs

"Then how do we get to the real Kratos?" Claptrap asks

"We don't, we make him come to us" Troy grins