Conflict between Four and Two spark again after the very day X was taken back by Four. X is being split into two, scared of hurting Four by going with Two, and scared of more danger for him, Two and Four if he stays! His relationships with the two numbers become stronger, making it harder to make a choice. But in the end, he finally settles, and one of the numbers suffer, losing everything they had.

Part two of Despair Rising!! Four and Leafy discover that Two, X and all of his crew had moved away. Now they must venture to where they were and find clues to see where they went! Four is also unable to teleport because it's too far!

(This is the third book, starting from Rising Despair, The Quest, then Haunted and Scarred.) Four had been ruthlessly murdered in a war for obtaining X and his contestants back, and many objects were killed battling him, mostly from blood loss or infection from the aftermath. An eerie feeling swamps the land of where the battle erupted, Two convinces X that they'd have to move, but X refuses, he wanted to stay where his friend was resting. As they make home, more and more horror happens, tormenting their lives.