The Inky World Of The Ink Machine

Chapter 45 - Sorry

(Y/N)

While the Ink Demons were fighting the Golden Devil, I had to fight Lucia. I thought she would be easy to defeat.

....But of course I was wrong...

Lucia gained some powers from Typhon, having powers now as well. But do I have powers? OF COURSE NOT! That's so unfair!

But often I was the one to be told I have great potential. I am a creative person. I did some things here and there, crafting new stuff. Maybe something could be useful now. Maybe it could help me defeat Lucia.

I looked around the room, getting ideas and possibilities on how to achieve my goal. To defeat her, I needed to be quick and careful, but still having a plan and be ready to improvise. What I figured out about her was that she used strong attacks when sure or when almost losing. She used weaker attacks when unsure or not wanting to underestimating her foe.

I needed to defeat her by surprise and while she was using her weaker powers. That shall be it. It shall work.

"What is it you're thinking about? You cannot make me fail this mission. If I fail, I'll die. Typhon will-"

"He's dead, Lucia.", I told her.

She looked at me in disbelief. She was confused and not trusting my words. After short silence, she asked:

"He is? How?"

"He got killed easily. Maybe he was untouchable, but their was a blob in him. That was his weakness. Easy if you're observant."

Again she had that face of disbelief.

"(sigh) If what you're saying is true... why does it sound like he was a foolish fella?"

"What about Dimitri? The Ink Demons are fighting him. He seems super strong with his tentacles and golden ink powers."

Lucia seemed to have noticed something and was in shock. She looked at me wide eyed, shaking. She tried to keep smiling... but it was useless. Her smile faded. Her head became for her more a weight. She then looked up at me.

"Dimitri.... that traitor.... that LIAR! LIAR! LIAR!"

"Liar?", I asked.

Lucia seemed to be angry at that moment. She sprinted towards me grabbed my wrists and told me:

"He only acted like a loyal servant... ONLY to get power from his boss! From Typhon. But after he found this... golden... this golden ink... he was not only gaining its power... but also Typhons. Such an asshole! SUCH A B-"

"Lucia! You need to calm down. What if Dimitri wants to manipulate you? What if you're a figure in his game? You have to calm down. We can stop him... together."

She looked at me in the eyes, tears flowing down her cheeks. She smiled... it was a real, warm smile.

"Thank you, dear mOrTaL."

Something was odd. I backed away.

"Lucia?"

She laughed maniacally, throwing knives and rocks at me. I tried to dodge them but I got sometimes caught and cut. Suddenly I tripped on a pipe, falling to the ground. Lucia came closer and closer. I couldn't move. I was losing my strength. I closed my eyes shut. I was scared for my life.

Am I gonna die?

"(gasps, being stapped by a pocketknife through the stomach) Y-... You... (falls to the ground)... Fool... (exhales)"

I opened my eyes. Lucia laid dead on the floor. I screamed my lungs out. What the hell happened here? I was supposed to die. Who saved me? Who... Who killed her?

"You're safe, Sir/Miss.", said a female teenage voice.

I looked up. I never saw that girl. She had dark braun hair that went to her shoulders, a red sweetshirt with blood on and holes in it, blue skirt, leggins... She must be from our world as well.

"Thank you... who are you?"

"I'm Becca. Nice to meet you."

"Was it... necessary to kill Lucia?", I asked while shaking, still being under shocked.

Becca shaked her head and smirked:

"Nope. But I thought it would be a good idea to do so. She died here but she was under that smoking thing's spell. She will reborn in our world."

"How can you be so sure? What if-"

"I saw it already happening. That only happens to does under Typhon's spell."

I shrugged and looked at her with suspicion. Shall I trust her?

"So you do know his name.", I said.

Becca looked at me as if what I said was making her irritated. She must have disliked him very much. I do remember Susie being freed from Dead Angel by being killed. That's what was told to me. But they never said about her being fully dead. She was there already changed.

"(Y/N)!!!", a well of voices shouted.

I turned to the source of those shouts. It where only the Ink Demons, Henry, Norman and the rest of the crew.

"Guys!"

"You look bad, (Y/N).", said Norman.

"Well, if being hit by flying rocks and knives, what do you expect them to be?", summed Becca.

Everybody stared at Becca and then at me. Ohhh this was embarrassing a bit...

"(giggles, almost laughing) Bravo, (Y/N). Your first fighting time, huh?", said Roxana with a smirk.

"Seriously, kid?"

"I'm not a kid, Norman. I'm-"

"A teen. We know!", said Jack annoyed.

Roxana rolled her eyes and said irritated:

"Geez Fain. No matter. I'm going to check on Golden Eyes."

"YOU LEFT DIMITRI ALONE?!", I shouted, forming a question.

Silence filled the room. No one dared to answer. The silence died when the Ink Demon pointed the ceiling. What the hell was he-

"Dimitri! Dude! What the hell happened? (laughing)", asked Roxana.

"Ugh... just let me go.", he demanded.

Dimitri was tied up to the ceiling with Roxana's Blood Ink. We giggled but we didn't let him go. We wanted to be sure he won't do any ruckus.

[(Y/N) learned the 4 ink forms before they went with the crew through the secret passage.
Corrupted Ink: the ink we know since the beginning.
Golden Ink: golden color; toxic for Corrupted Ink; able to use Flow, Banish and Fast travel; if mixed with human blood, the person can unlock new power as by Dimitri the tentacles.
Rainbow Ink: colorful/rainbow color; works not only toxic for Corrupted and Golden Ink but is also like engine for the Signaltowers.
Blood Ink: black color and glows red in a heartbeat tempo which means that at each beat the glow shows up; toxic for all other ink kinds; mixed with human blood, that's how it's made, new powers unlock and new powers are createable which means, like Roxana, people can create their own attacks.]