Mr. Erratum

Chapter Fifty-Five

(*Edited*)

Erratum was sitting on Error's couch. Both Paperjam and Gradient were out, leaving the two of them alone. "You wanted to talk to me?" Error asked, holding a cup of coffee.

Erratum nodded, gently squeezing the cup of hot chocolate in his hands. He refused to look at Error, and instead decided to keep his eyes on the half empty cup. Erratum scowled, 'How am I meant to tell him?' He thought, nervously. 'He'll think I'm insane' Erratum frowned. 

Erratum nodded again, more confidently. "uH, It'S KiNd oF CoNfuSiNg" Erratum admitted. Error frowned, "Look at me" Error said. Erratum did as Error told him, and was greeted with a warm smile, "Just start from the beginning" He told Erratum. Erratum sighed, "WeLl, It hAs TO Do WIth WheRE I usEd TO lIvE" Erratum told Error. 

Error frowned. Erratum avoided that subject like a plague, refusing to tell even him. The only thing Error knew about this place was that, first, no one liked there liked Erratum, Hated him even. The second thing he knew was that Erratum had no way to get back there, and thirdly, Error knew that everyone there thought he was dead.

That last one disturbed Error. For some reason, it made shivers go down his spine.

Error said nothing, letting him continue. "wELl, I COmE fROm A dIfFErEnt mUlTIveRSE" Erratum told him. Seeing Error's confused look, Erratum explained some more, "It'S lIkE a DifFEREnT reAlity, WherE aLl thE SamE PeoPlE ExiST, BuT lIVE COmplEtely difFerEntLy" Erratum explained. 

Error was about to speak, but Erratum interrupted him. "No, lET Me FIniSH, PleASE" Erratum pleaded. Error, although hesitant, allowed him to continue. "WhEn I LiVEd thEre, My nAMe wAS eRROr" Erratum said.

Erratum didn't say anything else, waiting for Error to shout, or at least say something. He didn't though. And, while Error's face was pulling some sort of emotion he couldn't recognise, the taller skeleton didn't speak up.

"NoT ManY KnEw MY nAMe tHoUGH" He told him, "Only THe pEOPlE WHo wERE trYing tO StoP Me knEw iT" Erratum explained, "MoSt only knew mE AS 'tHE DesTRoYER' oR 'goD Of DESTruCTion" Erratum added.

"ThEY CallEd mE tHat BeCauSE I dEstRoyEd AU's" Erratum disclosed. "AU's, Or ALtERNATe UnivERse'S, Are DIfFerENt wOrLds, eaCH Of THem HaVinG SlIGht DiffERencES TO ThEm, mAkIng THem uNiQUe" Erratum explained. 

He sighed, and then continued. "EveRY pERSoN oR mONster lIves InSidE AU's, exCept AnOMaLies" Erratum told Error. "I aM a AnOmaLy, AnD I LivE iN tHE anTI-vOid, THe spAce BEtWeEn alL Of ThE AU's" Erratum informed Error. 

"I'VE OnlY eveR SpoKen TO tWo oTher ANomaILies" Erratum sipped his hot chocolate, "A ParAsITE nAMed FreSH, AnD My OpPoSIte, Ink" Erratum said. Error looked slightly startled at the familiar name, but stayed silent. "hE cReatED AU's, aNd prOteCtEd THem" Erratum said, almost fondly, "YOu've mEt HiM, BuT yOu KNoW Him AS PiGMenT" Error stayed silent.

Erratum sighed, "AnYwayS, Me anD iNk wERe- ArE, PaRT oF a BalANCE" Erratum put the cup of hot chocolate down. "saDly, oNly onE oF uS KnEw aBoUT It aT thE tiMe" Erratum's frown worsened. Shaking his head, Erratum continued. "tHe BESt wAY to eXpLain It I ThINk, Is ThaT tHe mUlTIVerSE Is LiKE a COnTaiNer, anD all thE AU's ArE ItEM's YoU pUt iN thEre" Erratum explained.

"if yOu MakE to ManY AU's, ThEY StART to COLLide, KillInG EvErytHiNg iN THem" Erratum said. Error paled at the thought but said nothing. "My jOb waS tO MaKe SUre ThAT DiDn't hAPpEN" Erratum informed Error. "InK didn't lIkE this".

"EvErYonE KnEw iNk, hE cREaTed THem anD CheCkeD Up On EverYoNe aS fReQuenTly As HE COuLd" Erratum said. "So iT didn't tAKe lOnG FoR EvEryOne to LeaRn aBoUt mE" Erratum said sarcastically. 

"A LoNg TImE LaTer" Erratum started, "iNk MaDE a bRiLlaNt IdeA to TakE DoWN THe dEStroYEr" Erratum started. "He CoUlDn't KiLl Me oN hIs Own, oR evEn witH HiS frienDS, sO hE goT A huNDREds of DiffErENt PeOPlE FroM thE AU's to fINalLy tAKe mE DoWN" Erratum told Error.

"So HuNdREDs mOnSTers, lED bY THeIR ProTECToR, WenT tO kIlL mE" Erratum sighed, frowning at the memory. Finally, Error spoke up, "How could Hundreds people attack one person? wouldn't that be.." Error didn't continue. 

Erratum smiled slightly. He summoned his strings, while saying, "MaGiC, oF coUrse" Erratum explained. 

Error's eyes widened. Of course, he knew that many, many years ago monsters had magic, but after generations of most monsters wearing bracelets that made them unable to use it, It had faded. Today, monsters only had enough magic to keep their bodies together, and not turn into dust.

Erratum coughed, "tHey Didn't kIlL mE" Erratum continued. "bUt... I HAd GOt So FEd Up wItH EveRytHing" Erratum said, almost desperately, "sO I tHrew MySElf Into thE void sHoRTlY afTer" Erratum admitted sadly. 

"tHe VoId..." Erratum hummed, "It'S a NEVer EnDINg bLack sPACE, iT rIps yOur SoUL tO PiEces, AnD WHo Ever FALls iN, Is FoRgOtTen bY EverYoNe" Erratum explained. Erratum didn't explain how he survived it, Error didn't need to know that. "WhEn I FeLl iN, I exPeCTed tO dIE" Erratum admitted, "bUt Instead, I wOkE uP iN A hOspiTal, aLl BaNdaGed uP" Erratum said. 

Error stayed silent, even after Erratum finished explaining. He didn't want to believe it, but he knew Erratum wasn't a liar, never mind a jokester. He couldn't get over the fact that his fiancé just explained to him his failed suicide attempt, in such relaxed manner no less.

He was so confused, if everyone here was also there, did that mean Paperjam and Gradient were? that could only happen if Erratum had them, but he never mentioned any kids.

"WhEn I LiVEd thEre, My nAMe wAS eRROr" Erratum said.

That, that was also another thing bothering him. Erratum was him? It left a sour taste in his mouth just thinking about it. He didn't want to think about it, but it kept reappearing in his brain, as if he was forcing himself to think about it.

Erratum stayed silent, waiting for Error to reply. The longer he stayed silent, the more nervous Erratum became, until finally... 

"I.. I have to think about this" Error muttered, looking away from Erratum. Erratum frowned, but nodded, expecting this. "oKay, I'Ll.. sEe YoU aT wOrk" Erratum said, leaving the room. A few seconds later, Error heard the sound of the door opening and closing, and he sighed, loudly. 

what was he going to do now?