Wonderland

Chapter Forty-Seven: "A Tyrant's Reign"

Sean couldn't believe what Anti had done to himself. He couldn't even ask why, because the courtroom erupted into complete chaos. Everyone was attacking someone. Items were being thrown around and the civilians and the Jury tried to flea the room as quickly as they could. Sean ducked and dodged through the crowds of people, trying not to get grabbed as he ran toward Illinois. Illinois flipped an L.G.L. guard that grabbed him, then yelped as another kicked him in the back to knock him onto the floor with the man he flipped. The two rolled around, trying to overpower the other. Running up, Sean picked up a chair and smacked the man pinning Illinois down, before throwing it at the other that tried to grab him. Illinois spit blood and sat up. Sean kneeled, yelling over the yelling and screaming in the courtroom. "Illinois?! Where is the box?! Where's the blade?!" Illinois started to answer, only to stop and lunge for him. Wrapping his arms around his neck, he pulled him down over him and rolled with him to get away as an axe came down where he'd been standing. The axe wielder yanked it up out of the floor boards and tried to bring it down again, but Illinois rose up on all fours fast enough to kick him in the gut.

The man fell backward onto his ass and was leapt upon by Squiddly. Hissing aggressively, Squiddly stabbed the man repeatedly in the chest. Sean's eyes widened at the horror of it, until Damien rushed up behind Squiddly and yanked the knife from his hands. Pointing to at Squiddly, Damien heatedly stated out. "HEY! What did I tell you about knives!" Squiddly pouted guiltily and Sean jumped as Damien flipped the knife and threw it into the head of a man that had Bill pinned into a corner. The man dropped dead instantly, and Bill blew Damien a kiss before snarling and tackling a man off Wilford. Staggering to his feet, Wilford removed his gun and started firing on everyone around him. Illinois helped Sean up, telling Sean uneasily. "I don't know where the box is. They took it from me while I was trying to free the others. Sean groaned, starting to say. "We needed that! Illinois, why did you- AH!" Sean tried to wiggle out of the grip of someone that grabbed his long hair, yanking him back against their chest. Illinois whirled around, calling out Sean's name but skidded to a stop as the person put the vorpal blade to Sean's neck.

Behind him, Natemare growled into his ear. "Looking for this?" Sean turned his head very slowly to look him in his glowing purple eyes. Illinois raised his hands, shakily telling Natemare. "Don't. Natemare... The Actor was going to hurt your-" Cutting him off quickly from the overlooking judge stand, the Actor called out sternly. "NATEMARE! KILL HIM! NOW!" Illinois stepped closer, pleading out loud and desperately. "NO! Natemare, please?!" Natemare pulled Sean's hair to expose his neck more, hissing close to his ear. "I HATE this blade! Now you'll know the sting of it!" Sean tensed, his hands going back to grab Natemare's thighs as the blade jerked toward his throat. Sean prepared to feel the cold metal, but instead heard a soft smack. Opening his eyes, he saw a red sleeved hand gripping Natemare's wrist to stop him. Natemare turned his head to glare at Phantom with blazing purple eyes, a sharp hiss leaving him. Phantom showed no emotion to it, before turning his eyes up to the Actor. His eyes flickering with flames as he called up darkly. "Declaring war on my family? How dare you." Phantom twisted Natemare's wrist away from Sean's neck, pulling Natemare close to say something into his ear. Sean tried to listen but the noise in the courtroom blocked it out.

The Actor slipped on the Ring of Wonderland, growling out. "You wanna challenge me, you demon whore? Fine. I'll just erase you!" Phantom smirked, his creepy deer looking shadow slithering up the side of the judge stand. Although, Sean's attention was drawn to Dark materializing from thin smoke behind him. The Actor sensed him, whirling around and raising the ring toward Dark. Dark didn't move or touch him. He just locked eyes with him. It was Phantom's shadow that sprung up to grab the Actor's wrist and slammed it down on the stand to pin it there. Before the Actor had time to think, Anti appeared in front of Sean to snatch the vorpal blade from Natemare. Then appearing above the judge stand, Anti fell to the tabletop and cut off the Actor's ring finger. Phantom looked to Natemare, who let Sean go and shoved him toward the falling finger. Sean yelped as the finger bounced off his shoulder, but he caught it and removed the ring. Dropping the bloody finger, Sean shivered and looked toward Phantom for a clue to what he should do with it. That's when the Actor let out a thunderous inhuman growl that shook the building and caused everyone to stop fighting.