Xanos' eyes burst open. He began coughing heavily.
His vision was blurry at the moment, and his body felt weak, obviously from using the gauntlet for the second time in his life.
He stared at his arm that still had it on. His vision slowly was returning.
He looked up and he could see the other Marvels near him slowly standing up and recovering.
"Uh...what happened?" asked Helen.
"Where are we?" asked Kai.
"Did we win?" asked Earl.
Xanos slowly stood to his feet, and then he looked around with vision fully returned.
He gasped shockingly, as did the Marvels.
They were all alone, in a completely barren wasteland field. There wasn't a single hero, Descendant, Marvel hero or villain, or person in sight.
The field was burned and turned to dust. The air felt hot and almost toxic. There were only mountains in the distance. No homes or castles.
But in the distance, they could hear screaming. It was the sounds of innocent people suffering. Being tortured and most likely killed.
And finally, they looked at the sky.
It was red, with a black sun. And the moon was visible too but shattered into pieces. Red lightning flashed from dust clouds in the sky.
Everything just felt horrible and tormented. It was all just...evil.
"We...we did it!" yelled Xanos. "This is it! This is our world now! A world where good never existed! Only evil!"
"Wow," said Dora. "Not what I expected. But I love it!"
"Zis vill take zome getding uzed to," said Joan. "Put it vill pe berfect. Our new home!"
"We have finally brought balance to the universe," said Erica.
"The world we have dreamed of," said Vincent as he walked over to Xanos and put his hand on his shoulder. "My master and brother. Our destinies have been fulfilled. We are the rulers of this new world. A world where nothing and no one can challenge evil. Where everyone's hearts are either dark as night, or innocent and terrified and unable to escape their tormented fates.
"I can't wait to help with some killing!" yelled Connor.
"All of our work and finally we did it," said Wilford.
"And those rotten heroes," said Terra. "Good riddance to them all."
"It's all over," said Helen. "We have won."
"Yes my brothers and sisters," said Xanos. "Balance has been brought to the universe. This is the new world now. Evil lives forever. And we are forever."
Everyone cheered out and Xanos simply smiled and stared at the Infinity Stones.
"I have won," he sighed happily.
He just looked up and stared at his perfect new universe.
"Yeah, you'd like that wouldn't you?" said a voice suddenly.
Everyone froze and looked around. They couldn't see anyone. But the voice was familiar.
"You'd love to see what your perfect world looks like," said the voice again. "You'd love the feeling and joy of winning again."
"That voice!" gasped Kai. "That's sounds like..."
"It can't be..." gasped Dora. "It can't!"
"Well you don't get to have that again," said the voice, now angry. "You don't get to take away everything from me again! So, I hope you've enjoyed this vision while it lasted!"
Everyone looked ahead and suddenly a red streak of dust appeared, and Ben suddenly appeared before everyone.
"YOU!?" yelled Xanos. "No! This can't be! But how!?"
Ben smiled and opened up his right hand, revealing the Reality Stone in it.
Ben had done exactly what Xanos did to him two years ago when he thought he killed him.
"No..." Xanos gasped.
Almost immediately the entire world around everyone was slashed with a stream of red dust, revealing that the world of only evil was not real, and that everyone was still in the ruins of Auradon castle.
"No..." gasped Xanos. "But I snapped!"
"He must haffe graped it ven he graped zee Kauntlet," gasped Joan. "Und made vu pelieffe vu sdill had it und snabed!"
"That's not all I grabbed," Ben said with a smirk.
Xanos gasped and stared at the Gauntlet. All the Infinity Stones were gone.
Ben revealed them all floating in his hand.
"I snatched them from you when you were distracted over admiring your fake world," he said.
"No..." gasped Xanos.
"You really think I would let you win again?" asked Ben. "It is time to end this!"
Ben magically attached all the stones to his armor and the energy began immediately flowing through him. He realized Maleficent wasn't kidding when she said the energy was powerful. He was down on his knees trying to hold the energy.
"NO!" yelled Xanos. "Stop him now!"
All the Marvels prepared to attack, but they were surprised attacked by their own parents, who held them on the ground.
Xanos struggled hastily to escape his father's grasp. He tried digging and clawing his way out, but without the stones, he wasn't as strong as he was.
He just stared at Ben horrifically who was raising his hand.
"No! You can't!" he yelled. "You can't do this! This is not my will! Not my destiny! I'm supposed to bring balance! I am the universe's savior! The embodiment of evil! I'm supposed to be forever!"
"SHUT THE FUCK UP!" roared Ben. "You are not a savior! And you are so not forever! You're nothing but a misguided monster living in a past that no longer exists. You had a chance to be good like everyone else, but you chose to believe that you were a god meant to change the world."
"You can't say that to me!" yelled Xanos. "Don't you know who I am!?"
"Yes," said Ben. "You're a fool. You're nothing but a god damn fool! And a thief who stole our lives and everything we loved."
"NO!" yelled Xanos. "That's not true! I am a good person!"
"Well now it's time I return the favor," said Ben. "Now it's my turn to take everything you love and care about away from you. It's my turn to be a good person and bring balance to our world."
"YOU CAN'T!" roared Xanos.
"Oh, but don't worry," said Ben. "What I'm about to do to you, your friends, and especially your precious dream, you're not going to remember any of it."
"NO!" roared Xanos. "Who are you to judge me or bring judgement upon me!? Who made you the embodiment of good!?"
"Well who made you the embodiment of evil?" Ben asked with a grin.
He was hoping to get a few more insults in to Xanos, but it was hard. The energy of the stones was almost tearing apart his hand.
"How dare you talk to me like that!" roared Xanos.
"You only think you're the embodiment of evil," said Ben. "But as for me, I don't think I'm the embodiment of good. I don't think I'm humanity's savior. I don't think I'm a god.
Ben finally raisied his hand and Xanos once again yelled out, "NO!"
"I am," said Ben. "The king."
Finally, he motioned his fingers in a snapping motion, and he snapped.
White light flashed, and Xanos could be heard yelling once more.
Hopefully final cliffhanger.
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