Fallen Down

Chapter 9

When he does wake up, there's nothing but darkness. He blinks, and feels his eyelids blinking, but he cannot see.

He feels something clasp his hands.

"L, are you there?" Asks Dimentio's voice.

He nods, and reaches for whatever's covering his eyes, only to wince in pain upon touching his face.

Nothing's there. The heart just took his sight. It took his sight.

He can't see.

Dimentio sees Luigi clearly wincing in pain and gently touches the spot Luigi just touched, only for the man in green to wince again.

"You shouldn't touch the spots the heart takes over," Bobby's voice states. "It just hurts him."

Luigi lets out a sob, as he clings onto Dimentio's hand. "I can't see," He whispers.

Dimentio just looks down at him, an almost sympathetic look in his eyes. Almost, but not quite. Luigi continues clinging onto his hand, as he tries explaining. "Each time.... each time I die, it take more and more. The heart.... and now I can't see. I can't see." Luigi's voice breaks at that last part, because he's terrified. The heart actually took his sight.

Dimentio just waits in silence, holding Luigi's hand.

"L, man. There's no use in explaining. He won't understand-"

"Yes, he will. He can remember each time I come back," Luigi says, doing his best to turn his head to where he thinks Dimentio is. "Y-you remember, right? I-I can tell. You remember!"

He doesn't answer.

"I know you do," Luigi says. "Your reactions are always different. You're always different. You remember things. I-I know you do."

"L...." Bobby pleads. "He doesn't, just drop it-"

"When," Dimentio interrupts. "When did you figure it out?" His voice is steady.

Luigi smiles lightly. "I've known ever since you laughed... the second time I said thank you." He squeezes Dimentio's hand. "The first time I said it... you were shocked. But the next time, you were amused. It was different."

"Well.... are you doing this on purpose? ....The coming back?"

Luigi shakes his head no and swallows.

"I've wanted to.... it would be so much easier just to die. But, I can't. I have to get this taken care of. I have to get out."

"Taken care of?" Dimentio asks. 

Bobby steps in and explains, "We're taking him to Jaydes. We've been hoping that she'd have the power to help him. He says he's seen her revive a pure heart, so he was hoping she could find a way to fix this too,"

"Does she?" Dimentio asks, not meaning to sound rude.

"Don't know," Luigi whispers. "But it'll be okay. I'm sure she'll be able to do something."

There's a long pause of silence, before Dimentio gets up, then helps Luigi up as well, taking his hand and guiding him forward.

"Bobby?" Luigi asks, making sure they don't leave him behind. 

"I'm right here," He says, his voice coming from below. So he must be on the ground, walking  behind them.

"Good," Luigi says. "Where are we?"

"Same place as before. This is the northern section of the Underwhere. I don't generally come in here due to the fact that Antasma is a smug jerk," Dimentio explains.