The Inky World Of The Ink Machine

Chapter 43 - Not "THE END"

I looked at the necklace with the purple crystal. I was shocked.

"That's Dimitri's!"

"It laid on the floor. It went..."

Inky's comfidents dropped, meanwhile his worry and cautiousness became stronger. I got it.

"...to The End reel room.", we said together at the same time.

"That's bad, that's really bad!"

"I know, sis. We need to get there as fast as we can.", said Inky, while making an ink portal.

"Come on! We don't have time."

"Thanks, Inky.", I said, while entering the portal and going through it, behind me being the Ink Demon.

We made it to the room. There was a projector, but no reel. Where was the reel?!

"Looking for this?", a familiar voice asked.

Inky and I turned around, seeing a familiar face holding the "The End" reel. Dimitri.

"Missed me?"

"Not a bit. Though I was wondering where the heck you were?! And look what we found.", I said, showing him his necklace he lost.

Dimitri started laughing evilly. I looked confused. Why shall he laugh?

"Oh please. This little thing was supposed to protect me from death. The real reason wasn't this at all. It was just stopping me from gaining full ability of the golden ink. I can hear it. It tried to make me their servant, just like Typhon thought I was his. But I managed to gain the ink's respect, making myself their lord, just like the Ink Demon is the lord of the dark puddles."

Dimitri smiled proudly, while chuckling. He then was slowly started coming towards me but stopped after hearing the Ink Demon growl. He smirked and then looked at me:

"You know, Roxa. We two have two things in common. We both are good actresses and can show different personalities as if this whole thing was a roleplay... and the second thing is... we both look after power. We both were weak. Now... you and me... we both gained this power of ink. We are immortal. We are the ones giving orders."

Dimitri then looked away.

"Still... you see me as your enemy. You know... Hujer was just trying to show me the full power of the golden ink. But he also wanted to take over my body to have a physical form. He is just a soul... a ghost. He was similar to Uma. Oh... wait. (laughs maniacally) Uma is DEAD!!! (continues to laugh) Such a pesky girl she was. She wasn't able to protect herself."

"You're a monster, Dimitri!"

Dimitri turned back to us, looking at me:

"No no no... I am not the monster... YOU ARE!"

"She is NOT the monster, pawn. YOU are!", devented me Inky.

"(laughs) Says the REAL monster here.", added Dimitri.

"He is NOT a monster!", I shouted at Dimitri.

We stared at each other for quiet a while. What are we supposed to do? Dimitri has the reel. If he resets the cycle, everything will be starting from the beginning. Everybody will have to suffer again and again.

I can't let it happen. We got a chance to change thinks. To help people. I am going to risk my life for the lifes of others. We shall change the fate. Even if I should need to take Dimitri with me into death.

"You aren't going to succeed. Don't you get it? I have the power AND the "The End" reel. I can reset this story and try again. It might be similar... but I will win. No matter the consequences.", said Dimitri determined.

"What if you use the reel and you won't be able to change anything? What if you will lose your memory?", I told him.

I was trying to convince him not to do it. As Henry reseted the cycle, he went through his journey all over again. No one remembered the previous cycles. But after Wilson took the machine and took control back then, many things changed.

Henry remembered the way to reset the cycle. Allison felt the scene with killing Twisted Alice familiar. Audrey entered the world and took "Baby" Bendy out of the cycle. Inky got stronger and hat two forms. Actually three counting his beast form. But now only two.

But to make the cycle change their fate, a person from our world needs to enter this world and try to change the fate, not using the reel.

"I thought about and I am not using it until it's necessary. But you know what? If I shall lose, you shall lose as well!", suggested Dimitri.

"Don't-"

"Don't what?!", broke Dimitri into my sentence, "I don't care if we shall be stuck in here. I don't want to. I want to achieve things. But if you are going to stop me, I will have no choice but to use this reel of film."

"Who said it's gonna be them who will stop you?", said a voice from one of the side balconies.

"(Y/N). Nice to see you.", I said cheerfully.

"Me too.", answered (Y/N). His/Her/Their (E/C) eyes looking down at us, shining with hope.

As we both were cheerful, Dimitri was making his next move. He looked around and smirked.

"You know what? You aren't the only one with backup."

Dimitri whistled and suddenly on the balcony stand next to (Y/N)... LUCIA!?

"Lucia!? What are you doing here?", I asked.

"I don't know. I came here for fun!", answered Lucia and attacked (Y/N).

(Y/N) and Lucia got into a new room, where they would continue their fighting their. Meanwhile Dimitri was stretching.

"You know, Roxa. It was very nice to have met you. But sadly... you and this monster... will DIE!!!"

Dimitri started to transform, Golden Ink surrounding him. I couldn't walk through it. It was like a barrier between him and us. As the ink calmed down and disappeared, Dimitri had more golden ink drip off his eyes.

His whole body had trails of the Golden Ink. His jacket, socks and shoes weren't there anymore. Instead his feet were also almost fully covered in the Golden Ink, as well his feet had claws. His sleeves were like ripped off.

He had the Golden Ink on his clothes as well. He seemed to have gained new abilities. With a loud, yet slight echoing voice, he shouted:

"I will show you who the boss is. I won't stop giving you pain, until... YOU. TWO. DIE!!!"

"Cuz I am the LORD HERE!"