Rain began pouring down on the city as Ghasts flew around, spitting out balls of fire on any and every sign of life. Zombies only added to the terror while growling with venomous drool dripping from their mouths. As the people ran around screaming, The Founder grew infuriated with what she saw. It pained her.
"What is going on here?!" She called out to a nearby guard as she pulled out two iron swords.
The guard reported quickly while limping on an injured leg, "The city is under attack by monsters, m'am. Everywhere! They seem to be coming from inside the palace itself."
"Aiden..." Jesse growled under his breath. Only Jane heard him. "C'mon, we need to stop him!" He continued loudly.
The Founder shook her head, "I'm sorry, Jesse, but I have to stay out here and save my people. You and your sister need to find your friends and stop him!"
"Take care of yourself out there." Jane added before she and Jesse darted off to hear The Founder shout back,
"And to you as well!"
The twins ran through the darkness. The sky was blackened, and rain clouds covered the moon.
"You're alive!" Someone, Milo, shouted out to them from where he was defending a few of his Build Club members, "Please, can you help us?"
The twins ran over, pulling out their weapons to cut their way through a pair of archer skeletons, finally ducking down by where Milo was trying to stay hidden from monsters near the walls of the inn.
"How are you alive?!" Milo asked with shock in his widened eyes, "I saw you go over the edge!"
Jesse stammered out a reply, "Quick version: you know how you all thought there was nothing but void below you? That was wrong, there's land."
Milo gasped, "You speak truthfully, my friend?"
"Yes!" Jane confirmed, nodding quickly, "Anyway, I thought Aiden planned on holding you hostage. Did you escape?"
"We all did. But it was too easy. It's not us he wants."
After Milo's words, the explosion of a fire charge snapped them out of their conversation. The danger was growing by the minute. Maya and Gill stood at the entrance of the palace, continuously throwing monster spawn eggs into the streets.
"We have to get in the palace." Jesse shouted loudly over the sounds of explosions.
"Then go, we'll cover you!" Milo replied as he motioned for the twins to head out, "God speed, my friends!"
The twins ran off, getting pelted by rain. Petra met up with them, becoming ecstatic knowing her friends didn't bite the dust. Although the twins' vision was blurred from the water dripping down their faces, they found Ivor, who slipped them an invisibility potion to help them run past Maya and Gill without them even noticing. Once they were inside and the potion effects wore off, they could see Aiden sitting on The Founder's throne. Reginald was standing before him, challenging him while yelling,
"You're delusional, Aiden! The people of Sky City will never bow to you!"
"The Captain of the Guard is right!" Jesse bellowed, announcing the arrival of both he and his sister, "You lost, the games are over. Stand down!"
Aiden's eyes widened in horror as he stood up and gasped, "I saw you fall! You went down!"
"You're alive!" Reginald cheered, "Is The Founder with you?!"
Before Reginald could be given an answer, Aiden hit him in the back, knocking him out cold.
Glowering at the twins, Aiden screamed, "I killed you once, I can do it again!" He threw down a spawn egg, bringing to life a flaming Blaze. Jane pulled out her bow and arrow, aiming and then firing three quick shots, knocking the Blaze down dead. Aiden leaped off of the throne, landing on Jesse and knocking him down. The two men dueled before Jane grabbed Aiden by the back of his shirt, pulling him off and temporarily choking him at the same time.
"Get off me!" Aiden growled at her, ripping the bow from her hands and pinning her to the ground. He pressed the wood of the bow against her throat, trying to cut off whatever air flow he could. "I'm gonna make sure you never open those pretty little eyes again." He hissed.
"Leave her alone!" Jesse screamed in anger, violently pushing Aiden off of Jane. The two men clashed swords, not once letting their focus leave the battle. Jane stood up quickly, but she began to feel terrified. Aiden was not holding back. He really would kill them. Brutally.
"This was supposed to be my world, and you ruined it!" Aiden shouted as thunder crashed from the outside.
"Listen to yourself, you're insane!" Jesse yelled back, not believing what he was hearing. A pure hatred flashed in Aiden's eyes as he continuously slammed his sword into Jesse's, pushing him to the outside garden behind the throne. Jane tried to fight him off but he only punched her away each time. With fury burning inside of her, she put away her bow and arrow to draw her own sword. She stood on her brother's side before slashing Aiden in the legs. He yelled in pain and fell over.
As the twins approached him, he scooted back until he was on the edge of the island. The hatred in his eyes turned to pure fear.
"You just can't stand to see someone else in the spotlight, can you?!" He wailed in a shaky voice, "You just can't let anyone else win! Oh... it just drives you crazy to see someone else succeed. You don't need satisfaction. It's always given to you. But me... you don't know what it's like!" He stood up, his leg bleeding profusely, "You don't know what it's like to experience a never ending torture of visions of a world you thought you forgot about... to hear screams and cries of others till they become your own... and it's all out of your grasp! IT RUINS YOU!" Insanity began glowing in his eyes. A strange darkness seemed to shade over his face. He then began talking to himself, "Told myself I would forget. I was supposed to forget. This world was rightfully mine... if I can't go back I'll have this one!" Snapping back into reality, he lunged at the twins. Jesse flung the sword out of his hand, just before Jane kicked him over again. Aiden was very close to falling.
Tears were stinging in Aiden's eyes now. He picked up his enchanted diamond sword quickly, staring at his reflection in the blade. He heard the explosions, along with the screams and cries of the people in the city. The rain trickled down his face as his expression was now embedded with deep sorrow. "I just want it all to end!" He yelled. Tightening his jaw in preparation, he then plunged his sword into his chest, making himself let out a blood curdling scream. The twins were horrified at the sight.
Jane caught him as he fell while Jesse slowly pulled out the now bloody sword.
"You didn't have to do this!" Jane breathed out to Aiden, "I understand. I had the visions too."
"B-But not day and night..." Aiden gasped for the air he was losing, "Constantly... to remember who you once were... and then forget... you will never understand." He then weakly lifted up his hand and placed it on the side of Jane's face, "I'm sorry..."