A Splash of ink

Chapter 43- What did you idiots do now?! (Shattered? Multiverse)

Error is exhausted from trying to fix the Balance and is very unimpressed when he stumbles upon the new 'Shattered'

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Shattered? Multiverse

Dreamtale

"Close but not quite. You have to use slightly less magic if you want it to work"

"..like this then?"

"Exactly! If you use too much magic it tends to set things on fire or make the target pass out from too much magic..apart from when using it on none-mortals. Now that is far more fun"

"Can we try that, goopy positivity?"

"If you can remember to call me my actual name, then yes"

"But thats so hard! Whats wrong with my name for you? It suits you!"

"Im going to teach you how to read CHECKS if it kills me! Whoever taught you before was truly lacking"

"Is it really that important though? It doesnt sound that fun.."

"If you learn it, I'll show you what else my magic can do~"

Error stood there with a blank gaze, unsure what he had stumbled upon but truly wondering if anyone else in this wretched multiverse was competent. He had come here as he knew how rare it was for someone to enter this AU and he was glad he did, able to now see with his own two eyes what was up with the Positivity Guardian.

His eye twitched as he watched Shattered randomly mutter to themselves before bursting out into laughter that creepily cut off before the whole process repeated itself.

He was only thankful they weren't causing any more issues that he would have to clean up, them talking to themselves truly one of the best outcomes in his mind as at least they weren't messing up any AU's.

He was bone tired after having to work nonstop to Balance the stupid multiverse after Dream had snapped, some days wondering if it was truly worth it to save this dump.

If anyone had bothered asking him he would have told them it was inevitable that the Positivity Guardian was going to go off the deep end, the signs having been there for years. How anyone fell for that disgusting smile that barely hid the instantly was anyone's guess, unsure how his opinion of everyone could drop lower.

That Nightmare didnt even pick it out made them a failure of a Guardian in his eyes, wondering what the past goopy octopus was even good for if they couldnt even use their powers efficiently or at all, thinking a rock could do a better job.

"I swear im stuck doing everything myself. Why didnt anyone call me?! No messages. No updates. No 'Oh, Error. We accidently drove Shattered even more insane but no worries! We won't tell you anything as we love making your job harder'."

He mockingly muttered to himself, glaring at his silent phone with pure venom. He sighed deeply and rubbed his face in exhaustion when a nearby tree exploded into flames, Shattered's cackling followed by them praising themself, truly was the nail in the coffin for him.

The Positivity Guardian had fully cracked and now he was going to have to pick up all the pieces, as if he didnt have anything better to do in his life. That wasnt even to mention how odd the Code had been having lately, almost dreading having a deeper look at it and all the work that would inevitably lead him to.

"Excellent work! Now if you make the magic 'sharper' through your limbs, you can get far more precision with Positivity magic. Now "

"I never knew you could do that. Oh wow! The tentacles feel so cool!"

"How did you manage to control them on your first go?! I always felt like they had a mind of their own!"

"..buts its easy?"

"Reading a CHECK is so much easier! What is your scale here?! What are you?!"

"Im Star! Did you forget that already? That's rather silly, Shattered"

"Are you doing this on purpose?!"

"Does that mean we can play with an immortal now, goopy positivity? I think a Destroyer type is nearby"

"Im sharing your mind and i still have no clue what you are thinking. How are you doing this?!"

"Playtime with a Destroyer~"

Error stiffened when Shattereds eyelight settled on him did they look different then usual or was that just him seeing things deciding this was not his issue right now and taking out his phone and snapping a picture of them before sending it to Ink.

"I dont have enough energy to deal with this. Stay here and you get more idiots to 'play' with"

He said calmly like talking to a child, pretty sure Shattered's mind had broken in two from how they were talking and pleased when he saw understanding in their gaze. Let the other idiots do their job for once, shutting off his phone when he saw it blow up with texts.

He smiled when he saw a portal open up nearby and Ink and Nightmare ran out like chickens with their heads cut off, amused at how Shattered perked up like a dog smelling a bone.

"Error! What did your text even mean?!"

Ink said in panic, quickly spotting Shattered but just as quickly having to dodge when their tentacles tried to skewer him, screeching when a wave of gold magic nearly slammed into him.

He heard more then saw Nightmare dodge the next scarily precise attack, shivering when he noticed the trees on fire where the magic had struck.

Had Shattered gotten better at using their magic?!

They had only been gone a few hours!

Error sarcastically waved to the two idiots and quickly left them to it, still having more work to do to fully stabilise the Balance but felt he was so close to finally having a break.

He opened a portal to go back to the peaceful AntiVoid and finally have a deep look at the Code now that his more hands-on work was done, briefly pausing at the odd shapes in the forest before casually walking into the portal as if he saw nothing.

He blissfully ignored the odd dog creature and sentient broom watching nearby, truly happy to ignore them as they did not interfere with the Code. Right now the odd human saying of 'Not his circus, not his monkeys' truly fit right now, betting the idiots didnt realise that there were more monsters to look out for.

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Shattered/Star: *Talking out loud to each other*

Error: *Coming across Shattered seemingly talking to themselves*....how the hell did the idiots make them worse?! I was gone for a month!

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Shattered: *Having struggled to use his new powers since eating a Corrupted apple* It's going to take me years to use these!

Star: *Having one vague lesson and already controlling the tentacles* These are fun!

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Nightmare and Ink: *Stumbling onto Shattered and nearly being blasted with magic* Is this a new attack? Are they trying to kill us?!

Star: *Having main control of the body and just experimenting with the new magic*