Inquisitive

Chapter 12| "Promise me"

Ink like to think himself as a good leader. The best? Not so likely. Maybe just a little bit good leader than average but not the best. Better leader? Yeah, he can use that. Ink is a better leader.

His friend feels hungry and want to eat something? Ink immediately sort all type of ingredients to cook for them (though Dream's face turned grimace when he chewed the shell of eggs that hidden inside the fried rice)

There's an AU that been destroyed by the Destroyer? He will jump into the said universe without a second thought and beat the hell out of his enemy (though he was always a little too late and the least he can do is grieving in his SOUL)

But these? Ink didn't know-don't want to know. So many things jumbled in his mind right now. Error was one of his creation? Ink actually the one who create him? That-that's mean that it was never error intention to become destroyer in the first place.

(He felt warm pulse in his SOUL)

Thanks star. That's mean that Error still a normal monster. He's not a pure evil since every monster have this thing, no matter in which universe, they still have it: HOPE

Then, he realized that he also the reason error became the destroyer. All because of his own wish, an unintentional wish.

(The warm turned cold. He shivered)

He saw that most of his allies were staring at him with...with- he didn't know anymore. Is that confusing? Anger? Horror? He can't understand it. Too many emotions, too many expressions.

Does that mean that every time he tried to stop Error, he actually tries to stop the balance of this multiverse? There's no way, right? Cause the universe is vast, there's no ending. There's no limitation. No matter how much he creates, there still space for him. As long as he lives, there's never been any collision of his universe.

('But what if there's no collision because Error destroyed it, to create space for you?' a little voice whispered at the back of his mind)

"That-that can't be, right?" he asked, never direct it to anyone. Just hoping that someone will kindly answer him.

(If the answer was no, error really is a destroyer from the beginner of his existence, error is a demon. A creature that live for the sole reason for destruction, just a heartless demon as Ink always assume he is but

If the answer was yes, error was created to keep the balance and be his own puppet, that's mean that error never want to become god of destruction-that's a relief- but at the same time, Ink have to admit that he was the reason all of this.

Ink don't know which one is better. Both answers make him felt bitter in his throat)

"Why don't you ask him?" Despite that Fate didn't said whom, Ink have an inkling that it directed it to the monster in front of him. With a trembling voice, he called him "E-Error?"

Error just stood silently in front of him. "Is it," he gulped, trying to tone down his nervous," Is it true?"

(What is the truth?)

When Error opened his mouth, Ink was afraid of the truth, he felt like he wants to throw up. However, not a single sound left from the said skeleton, instead he closed it back and glance his eyes away from Ink, avoiding the creator.

(He didn't know either he should sigh in relief or not. On one hand, he didn't want to know the truth, the bitter truth but at the same time, he wants-needs the truth. He may be not a good leader, but he wants to become a better leader, a leader that realized his own mistake and try to make the better of it)

Ink try to ask again however, he startled when he heard a snap of bone and a soft chocked escaped from Error's mouth. He didn't understand all of it until Error cradle his right arm- a funny looking arm actually. Error's eyebrow knitted while several sweat trickled on his face. The destroyer looks like he was in pain...? It's been a long time since Ink seen this kind of expression on his face. Why would he look like he was in pain...