Conflict

The battle on Lonesome Flats began. Deyo charged into the group as Branch and Poppy whipped the demon, using their hair to hold his arms in place as Trollex circled his hands, forming balls of water, throwing them at Deyo, exploding on his chest as he simply smiled.

"Is this really all you Have, I can go easy on you guys can I?" Deyo replied, thrusting his trident into the ground, pulling his arms back, sending the two Pop Trolls flying as a Crossbow bolt shot into Deyo's chest. He walked over to Twiggy who was reloading her weapon.

"Finally, someone gets a hit on" Deyo smirked, pushing Trollex over as he pulled the bolt from his chest, the hole leaking black fluid as the wound closed up.

"Twiggy and I will hold him, you all get on the road, we'll catch up," Eddy said, getting up, spitting on the ground as Guy hid behind a barrel, saying that he was a socialite and not a fighter as Cooper also hid. Smidge rushed in, ordering the creep to let go of the Queen as Deyo spun his arms in a circular motion, spinning Poppy and Branch by their hair.

"Take her" Deyo replied letting go of Poppy as she flew through the air hitting smidge in the head, Deyo did the same to Branch, throwing him through the saloon as he hit the back wall, falling down while a barrel of root beer started pouring on him.

"Barb, Dawn, you two collect the others and get in the buses" Eddy ordered engaging Deyo with Twiggy, Dawn ran off to protect the others but Barb defended the fact that she was not one to run away, strumming on her guitar, a beam of red energy shooting from the neck of her instrument, torching his chest.

"You Little-" Deyo said, knocking Eddy and Twiggy aside as he walked to the Rock Queen, punching Twiggy in the face as she hit the ground. Barb strummed another chord, shooting a beam at Deyo at point-blank range went right through, taking the right side of his face clean off. Deyo looked at the smug rocker, assuming she just finished him as the wound healed, Deyo, striked down as Barb closed her eyes, seeing three metal spikes piercing through Deyo's torso.

"Barb, I said RUN!" Eddy called out getting Deyo's attention so the Rock Queen could escape

"You may be able to heal, but you can still feel pain" Eddy taunted, Bending the Trident up as Deyo grunted, black fluid pouring from his mouth as he turned around in a 180, clapping his hands on Eddy's head, dazing him as he kicked the rocker off.

"Excuse me for a minute" Deyo taunted Barb as he walked to the downed Eddy dragging him up by his hair.

"You thought you and your ragtag group could defeat me, ME" Deyo said slamming his head into Eddy, headbutting him. Eddy spat up Blood looking at the overlord, saying if he was gonna kill him, just to do it. He was covered in wounds as he looked at Deyo, Twiggy knocked out during their fight

"You've taken everything from me, My Friends, My Family, My Music, Everything. I have nothing left to live for, and with my last effort, I set my sights on taking you out but now I see I Can't" Eddy sobbed feeling Deyo tighten his grip.

"You know this was not my original goal, you and your friends, jumping through messed things up, I was supposed to go back to Volcano City after the Rock Queen had assembled her guitar, Then I would have just killed her and taken it but I'm glad we got to have this little chat, farewell Edward" Deyo calmly replied.

Deyo had quickly torn apart the Troll forces and Eddy was realizing that an attack on him was a suicide mission. All he could do was wait for Death's embrace as he closed his eyes. seeing nothing but darkness expecting the worse.

The next sound heard was a loud smash as Eddy opened his eyes, seeing Deyo with his head caved in. Barb stood as she held her guitar, caked with black fluid from Deyo's head.

"You are NOT gonna touch him!" Barb called out as Deyo fell on his knees letting go of Eddy, his head spraying black fluid all over the ground, staining Eddy as he got up. Eddy fumbled for his sword, quicking striking with every amount of strength he could muster. His blade, swinging through Deyo's neck as the creature's head flew off his body, landing on the ground as Eddy fell over, exhausted. The headless Demon falling on the ground as Eddy just closed his eyes. what seemed like impossible was done, Deyo seemed to be dead. The only thought that went through Eddy's mind was that if he died in his moment he would be happy.

Eddy woke up laying on a black leather floor as he examined his torso, noticing his scars were gone, not just healed like before but gone as if they had never been there. Eddy got up looking around the structures looking around not seeing anyone.

"Barb, Twiggy...Poppy" Eddy called out, seeing the figure of a troll approaching as he looked at Eddy, giving him a hug.

"Eddy mate, It's been a while," the figure said as Eddy recognized him as Ronnie, his friend for the record store, which confused Eddy. in the future Ronnie was dead, and in the past, He had not been born yet. Eddy just looked asking what gives as Ronnie put his hands behind his back.

"Well... you're dead dude, you bled out" Ronnie explained telling him that this was the afterlife, where Rock Trolls went when they passed on. Telling him the rules of Time and Space didn't apply here, so every Troll that's ever lived or is going to live is here in their prime.

"We get to party for eternity, the music never dies and the kegs never run out, all the greats are here, Bon, Jimi, Randy and more. Ronnie said, handing Eddy a cup of liquid as he downed it. reflecting on his afterlife, realizing the stories about the gods were true as he asked Ronnie about the God of Rock, assuming he was here as Ronnie smiled, pointing to a huge staircase

"Just climb up that tower he's at the top, a lot of newcomers ask him stuff, like what it all means, purpose of life and all that, but don't be intimidated, he's a cool dude," Ronnie comforted as Eddy downed the cup heading up the stairs, noticing the layout of the leather themed landscape, climbing up the chrome stairs as he came to a doorway where a glowing red troll stood wearing a black leather toga, tuning his guitar a red crystal SG, emitting a tone unlike no other.

"Come forth Edward," the figure said, as Eddy did so, approaching the God of Rock, asking if he was dead as The God of Rock chuckled.

"I'm just messing with ya, I'm not about that whole 'mightier than thou' rubbish, I'm a Troll just like you, Call me Lars dude," The Figure said as Eddy was shocked the God of Rock was Real, more so he was 'just a dude' considering his achievement.

"So... Lars, I'm really,... This is all real," Eddy asked as Lars held up a chalice, saying it was the great afterparty offering the chalice to Eddy as he just relaxed his muscles, tired from fighting as he admitted an afterparty would be nice as he downed the chalice of liquid.

Eddy opened his eyes, shooting up as he screamed in pain, his wounds wrapped up in bandages, Eddy looked on, seeing the rest of the group being treated as Dawn leaned over him, glad he made it. she told him it was touch and go for a while but he pulled through.

"That one there stayed by your side," Dawn said glancing at Barb who simply dismissed the Country Queen's remark, saying she was just glad he's okay as he looked at her, telling her she saved his ass.

"Please, I saw an opportunity and I took it?" Barb defended as Eddy reminded Barb that he told her to run as she scoffed saying she wasn't a runner. Eddy laid down, looking at the others, Branch and Poppy, Twiggy, Smidge, and Trollex who also banged up. Guy and Cooper managed to flee and Dawn helped them by bandaging them up.

"I Still can't believe it's over, Deyo he..." Branch said, reflecting on what Barb told him about being decapitated. Eddy claimed he wanted to see the body as they looked at him, saying he was in no condition to walk around as Eddy asked for his sword, Barb handed it to him, still stained with black residue as he used it to stand up before falling back down.

"You're stayin' put Mister" Dawn said as Eddy tried to fight but knew she was right as Twiggy smiled walking to Eddy, asking him to check out what she got from the town, reaching into her hair as Eddy dismissed it.

"Twiggy I don't see, Oh my Lars" Eddy shouted seeing her holding the severed head of Deyo as Poppy turned away as Branch told her she was sick. Twiggy said it hasn't even blinked since decapitation.

"He's dead," Twiggy confirmed.

A/N Deyo has been killed and will not be returning anytime soon, make no mistake the story is not over as I plan to introduce a new villain. Also, Eddy dies a while and visits the great Afterparty and meets Lars, God of Rock. is it real or just a dream?