The gang met up the following week at Elise's funeral. The town was mourning the loss of their princess and the last surviving member of the original Royal Family. Exe and Mephiles approached Sonic after the service. Exe slapped him in the face.
"What is your problem?" Exe said.
"What? What did I do?" Sonic said.
"You intervened during the festival and it cost Elise her life" Mephiles said.
"I was trying to save her!" Sonic said.
"You threw lighter fluid at her!" Exe said.
"How was I supposed to know it was lighter fluid?" Sonic said. "It's liquid!"
"Because of you and your 'Superstitions', My best friend is dead. And you ruined our vacation" Mephiles said.
"You're blaming this on me? Elise was supposed to die in that bus crash. But since she didn't, she died at the festival. Which means Death is moving on to the next person on the list" Sonic said pulling out the clipboard and showing the demons the list. Elise's name is crossed out since she already died. Exe is the next name after Elise.
"Exe, you're next on the list to die" Sonic said. Exe and Mephiles stared at each other before they burst out into laughter.
"Sonic we're immortal, we're not gonna die. We're gonna live forever" Exe said as the two laughed.
"This isn't funny you two. Exe is gonna die next. He was supposed to die in the bus crash and immediately after Elise" Sonic said. Exe and Mephiles laughed even more.
"Come on darling, we have a kingdom to run" Exe said. He grabbed Mephiles' hand and they left with the rest of the servants. Sonic watched the two leave.
"You two are making a big mistake," Sonic said.
The next day, the gang except the villains met up once again at Sonic's house. Sonic was downing a glass of alka sensor.
"Exe is the next on the list. Then Mephiles, then from there, we'll start dying" Knuckles said. "We need to be more careful when intervening. If we slip up, we'll cause another person's death" Knuckles said.
"Exe and Mephiles are still in Soleanna. Because they were Elise's friends, they're gonna be the new rulers of Soleanna. And if those two are next to die, their reign will be short lived" Tails said.
Later that night, Sonic was sleeping in his bed when his dreams suddenly became a vision. He saw two people on a bed, a lamp falling over and an explosion. There was a faint crying as well.
Sonic wakes up the next morning frightened by his vision. Exe's death is approaching. He grabs his phone and calls Tails.
"Hey Sonic, what's going on?" Tails asked through the phone.
"We have to get to Soleanna and fast. Exe is gonna die today" Sonic said. He then hung up and jumped out of bed, speeding towards Soleanna.
Meanwhile, Exe and Mephiles were cuddling in their bed.
"You don't actually believe Sonic's superstition do you babe?" Exe asked. Mephiles hugged his boyfriend.
"Of course not dear. Sonic is always delusional. I wouldn't trust him with anything" Mephiles said. Exe's phone began to vibrate as Sonic tried to call him to warn him about his upcoming death.
"Oh who could that be? I'm too lazy to get up" Exe said. He reached over to the night stand to grab his phone. Death's wind picks up and pushes Exe's phone away from his grasp.
"What the heck?" Exe said.
"Do you suddenly feel a draft?" Mephiles said. Exe tries to reach even more causing him to knock something over.
"What did you knock over?" Mephiles said.
"I don't know," Exe said. The thing he knocked over crashes in the ground, causing the curtains to catch fire.
Mephiles and Exe got out of bed when they saw the flames.
"You knocked over the lamp!" Mephiles said. "We need to get out of here" Exe and Mephiles ran to the door. Mephiles tried to open the door only for the knob to not turn.
"It's locked!" Mephiles said. "Quickly, the window!"
The two ran to the window as the flames spread across the room. As Mephiles broke the window to escape, Exe realized he forgot his phone on the nightstand. Mephiles broke the window and quickly jumped out, not realizing he left Exe behind.
He landed safely on his feet near the front of the castle.
"Wait, where's Exe?" Mephiles said. Suddenly a huge explosion is heard. A few bystanders run for their lives. Mephiles turned to see that the bedroom had exploded.
"Exe?" Mephiles said. Suddenly, a charred body lands next to him. He screams as the body is revealed to be Exe, whose phone exploded in the fire.
Sonic and the others ran into the scene. They're too late.
"EXE!" Sonic screamed. The gang were frightened by the sight before. Tails started crying, Knuckles threw up and Amy shrieked.
Later that day, the gang plus Mephiles sat in Sonic's living room, Mephiles was crying in Blaze's lap.
"I was gonna propose to him at Emerald coast. We would've ruled Soleanna long after Elise. 'Long Live King Mephiles!' They would've shouted…" Mephiles said through his tears.
"Oh give me a break. Why do I have to deal with him?" Blaze said.
"The rest of us don't want to so you're the last resort," Knuckles said.
"You owe me for this," Blaze said. Mephiles sits up.
"Alright. I'm ready to help you guys. I'm the next to go on the list after all" Mephiles said.
"And I've brought some help," Shadow said, loading his gun. The gang gasped.
"Put that away Shadow!" Sonic said. Shadow sighed and placed his gun on the counter. Big mistake.
"Alright gang, let's huddle up" Sonic said. The gang except Mephiles huddled up.
"Listen, I know that we all hate Mephiles. But if he dies, we will start dying so we have to protect him." Sonic said. "Let's put all our differences aside and-"
"OH MY GOD MEPHILES HAS A GUN" Knuckles yelled. The gang looked to see Mephiles holding Shadow's gun. The gang screams.
"What is he doing with that?" Amy said. Mephiles pointed it at everyone.
"Stay back…" Mephiles said. "I changed my mind. I don't want to live like this"
"What are you talking about?" Shadow asked. Mephiles pointed the gun at his head.
"I lost everything. I lost my best friend. I lost my boyfriend. I could care less about Infinite. There's no need for me to live any longer" Mephiles said. Before anyone could react, Mephiles pulled the trigger and BOOM. Black blood splatters everywhere.
Mephiles falls to the ground, dropping the gun on the floor. Amy screams, Silver starts breaking down, and Shadow is freaking out. Knuckles takes the clipboard and quickly crosses out Mephiles' name.
"Silver and Blaze are next!" Knuckles said. Silver starts crying while hugging Blaze as he knows that the two of them are next to die.