To Fix A Multiverse

Chapter 31

Ink smiled as he connected some of his notes, creating an interesting story line.

Vigour yawned slightly from his spot on the couch. He was laying on his back with his eyes closed, arms behind his skull and one leg crossed over the other lazily. Calm and quiet. Oh how he'd missed this.

Ink smiled as he connected the back stories of some of the characters, building up a convincing plot. He giggled mischievously. He had forgotten just how much fun this was.

Vigour heard the giggle and shook his skull with a small fond smile. Honestly he had been with this skeleton for almost two months now. By now he knew what that giggle meant. Ink was having a brainstorm again.

Ink's giggling joy stopped abruptly. He flinched violently when he felt a stinging pain in his Soul.

Vigour twitched when he felt second hand pain in his Soul. He opened his eyes and sat up quickly when he saw Ink in pain.

"Ink?!" he exclaimed in concern. "What's wrong?"

Ink winced, gritting his teeth. The pain never got any more bearable.

"Error's destroying an AU." He explained, trying to take deep breaths.

Vigour tensed and nodded, sitting down beside Ink. "Okay. Just tell me if I can help."

Ink winced as his Soul pulsed in pain.

"Gotta stop him." He mumbled, getting up, his eye lights a bit hazy with agony.

Vigour's eyes widened and he quickly grabbed Ink's wrist- ignoring how phantom pains shot through his own arm at the touch.

"Ink no. You have a truce." Vigour reminded softly. "Some copies probably got too big and had to be destroyed."

Ink flinched as he was touched.

"Truce?" He asked confusedly, his eye lights slowly coming back into focus.

"Yes Ink, a truce." Vigour said calmly. "Error has to destroy AUs because if not they might touch and the Multiverse will destroy itself."

It looked like there were gears turning inside Ink's skull and finally he nodded.

"R-right. Sorry." He mumbled.

Vigour shivered before pulling his arm back a little too quickly. He gave Ink a small comforting smile, hiding his subtle shaking.

"It's alright. It's easy to forget something new when you've been acting on habit all this time." Vigour said softly. "I know how that feels."

Ink nodded slightly.

"You okay?" Vigour asked Ink in concern.

Ink nodded again.

"It's just kind of painful..." He mumbled, his whole body and his very Soul pulsing in pain.

Vigour nodded in understanding. "Okay. Tell me if you need anything okay?"

Ink nodded once again.

"I will..." He mumbled quietly, rubbing his sternum gently to soothe the pain.

Vigour sighed and looked away when he didn't have anything to say. What could he say?

Ink took calming breaths, trying to reduce the pain by even a small bit.

Vigour could only watch sadly as Ink went through the pain. He wished he could help but he couldn't. The best he could do was give support.

Ink stood up and went to the kitchen wordlessly to look for a painkiller or something.