Shadow-Dancer: New Friends, New Chances to Help

Long Journeys

*November 30, 2017*
Ob's POV

It was the day after I had erased Bill Cipher from existence, defeated Wilford Warfstache, and saved Anti's daughter, Dusk. Now, (Y/n), Jack, Anti, Chase, Henrik, Marvin, Jackie, Jameson, Midnight, Dusk and I were hanging out at Raspy Hill. At least, until there was a knock at the door.

"I'll get it!" I said, opening the door to someone I never expected. I did a double check just to make sure. Sure enough, the man had six fingers on each hand. I extended my own, and he took it, shaking it.

"Well, if it isn't Stanford Filbrick Pines," I said. "It's a real honor to meet you. I'm Obsidian, but you can call me Ob. I'm (Y/n)'s demon. I shared a body with her until Antimatter separated the two of us."

"How do you know who I am?" Ford asked.

"The event known as Weirdmageddon may have been confined to that little town you call home, but as a demon, I can sense the power level of other supernatural beings," I explained. "Back then, (Y/n) and I were living in Ohio, but now we're in Brighton with her cousin, Séan William McLoughlin, aka Jacksepticeye, and my cousin, Antisepticeye."

"So what brings you here, Ford?" Anti asked.

"When I heard the rumors about a demon who defeated Bill Cipher, I had to confirm those rumors," Ford explained.

"It's true. I was the one who defeated that demonic Dorito."

"I take it you have some history with Bill?"

"Yes. And it's not as pleasant as yours. I guess I should start at the beginning. It started a year after Weirdmageddon, at the close of the summer of 2013. (Y/n), (F/n), (O/f/n), Alex, Will and I, as well as our respective parents, went on a vacation to Oregon. One day, we were allowed to explore the area, and that's when we discovered the statue that Bill had left behind when he went into your brother's mind. Feeling a bit mischievous, I got (Y/n) to dare Will to shake the statue's hand, and, before long, he did it. At the time, we didn't know the Axolotl had trapped Bill within his own statue. A few months later, (Y/n) decided to introduce me to Will, though I ended up meeting Bill, as well. He seemed like a nice guy at first, though he did struggle with adjusting to social norms, but I very quickly became wary of him. I was starting to see through his façade. I began to worry about what he planned to do with Will, and on Halloween the following year, the day a demon is at their full power level, my suspicions were confirmed. Bill murdered Will, then left to find a new host. (Y/n) was heartbroken, and I swore revenge against Bill. That being said, it wasn't easy tracking him down because he was jumping from host to host, but his huge ego always got in his way. When (Y/n) and I moved in with Jack on October 4, 2016, we stopped trying to find him. He laid low as well, until January 2, when he just showed up at (Y/n) and Jack's old apartment in Dublin, this time without a host. He nearly killed (Y/n), and I destroyed him. Or at least I thought. On May 5, Wilford Warfstache, who had just killed Silver Shephard, The Host, Ed Edgar and Bim Trimmer, summoned Bill, and I realized my mistake of not completely destroying him. As it turns out, they were working for Antimatter because the crates I saw them carrying from one portal to another contained the parts to a replica of a machine invented by Antimatter, one that can strip a demon of their power. He created that machine, as well as the one that can separate a demon from their host, because I am the only demon who can break both rules."

"And what are the rules?"

"The first rule states that a demon must be in control of the body they share with their host. The second rule states that the demon must focus their power on the object they want to affect. Normally, it is possible to break one of those rules, either by innate skill or through intense training, but I've always been easily able to break both. As you can see, he was successful in separating me from (Y/n), but he failed to completely strip me of my power, which would've been fatal for me. Anyway, Wilford and Bill laid low until yesterday, the day I met Anti's wife and daughter. That was the day they showed up here. Wilford hypnotized Dusk into going with him, and Bill stayed behind. I destroyed his physical form once again, but this time, not wanting to make the same mistake twice, I teleported to the Nightmare Realm and completely erased Bill Cipher from existence. When I returned, Anti, Midnight and I just managed to save Dusk from losing her power and her life. I helped her heal by taking her to the Blackwater Lake. I then brought her here before returning to the fight against Wilford. I ultimately defeated him by destroying that machine."

"Well, you certainly had more history with Bill than I thought," Ford said. "However, I'm just relieved that the world doesn't need to worry about him anymore."

So am I, Ob.

I didn't want to mention it to Ford, but every demon, at least the ones who pay attention to what goes on in the world, know that I defeated Bill.

(A/N: I bet you didn't expect Ford Pines to be in this story! Song up top is "Stronger" by Prismo.)