Author's Note: Sorry for uber long update School got important and what not so yeah. Also I added a special Chapter for yours truly for tomorrow is a special day. For now I hope you all enjoy.

Chapter 42: Entering the Mind

Skull's tail regenerated a new mace and he cracked his neck and frowned at the four as he readied himself for a fight. Theron began to twirl his sword as he readied himself for any attack, David still kept his pose with his hand in his pocket and his axe resting on his shoulder, and Yuki took one arrow out of her quiver and prepared to use it. Haze on the other hand looked at the three before saying something which made Yuki wide eyed.

"Activate." Haze said.

As he said that a blue aura began to surround his entire body. David and Theron turned their heads to see what Haze was up to but Yuki knew what he was doing.

"Grab Yaebi and Fang and get to cover." Yuki said.

The boys were going to ask her why but she darted behind a tree which got them worried. Heeding her words Theron ran and grabbed Yaebi and David got Fang and the two of them hid behind a tree themselves. Skull was confused as he saw the three dart behind a tree before turning back to Haze who stood in the same spot without moving a muscle with his eyes closed. In about 20 seconds Skull got impatient and rushed at Haze who opened his eyes.

"Release!" Haze yelled.

As he said that a large explosion erupted around Haze and destroyed blocks and trees in a 20 block radius. Skull was also caught in the explosion along with some animals but David, Theron, Fang, Yaebi, and Yuki were safe since they got into cover by digging 8 block long 5 block deep hole. The blast soon dimmed down and all that remained was a somewhat circular grassy land. Haze stood in the middle with his eyes fully opened and they glowed a dark shade a grey and with blackish-grey aura swirling around him. Yuki, Theron, and David got out of the holes while leaving Yaebi and Fang in it and approached Haze.

(For all who realize when I introduced Haze; Hilda and himself are a Wither Prince and Princess. If you all know when Withers are spawned they gain a blue aura around them before fighting which charges up their power and this is what happened. Of course a Wither wouldn't make a 20 block radius explosion but since Haze is the Wither Prince he has a lot of aura which causes this to happen.)

"Do you think he died?" Yuki asked Haze.

"Not likely. That blast would have wounded him but it shouldn't have killed him." Haze replied as his Wither heads looked around.

"Still…we need Ace alive and we need to figure out how to get him back to normal." Theron added.

"Yes I know that." Haze said bluntly.

Haze then turned his attention to David who seemed to be looking around the environment to see the damage Haze has done.

"David" Haze called.

"Yeah?" David replied as he turned his attention to the Wither Prince.

"Hilda told you everything that happened right?" Haze asked.

"Yeah. She told me about her sister's boyfriend turning into a Maniacal Pile of Bones and that no one could stop him. Of course there's also some details which I know she left out but I really didn't care." David said.

"Ok. Do you still know that ability about going into people's minds?" Haze asked again.

"Yeah why?" David asked.

"Because we're going to need it." Haze said as he placed his eyes back on the field.

The area was quiet and this put everyone on edge. It's been nearly 6 minutes since Haze used that move and Skull didn't seem to reappear.

"If I was a pile of bones who would want to kill those who wounded him where would I be?" David said.

David was soon answered by the ground bursting below him and Skull reappearing. He then slashed at David who managed to block the attack with his Axe and then kicked Skull directly in the face. Skull tumbled on the ground but got up immediately and got into a stance like a wolf and growled while his tail waived violently behind him as if it was ready to strike.

"Wither Skull!" Haze shouted.

"Explosive Arrows!" Yuki shouted.

Haze's Wither heads fired out of his tentacles and new ones gained their place. The Wither heads were also followed by Yuki's arrows which seemed to glow at the tip as they flew towards Skull.

"Bone Spikes!" Skull growled.

He then shoved his hands in the ground and out of that appeared Bone-like Spikes which went horizontal. It smashed both Yuki's arrows and Haze's Wither heads. The spikes also headed straight towards the gang but they dodged it before it had a chance to touch them.

"Shadow Strike." Theron whispered.

Theron was then surrounded by a thick shadow that appeared underground and he then turned into a silhouette form of himself. He then rushed towards Skull with blinding speed and before the Skull knew it Theron slashed at him creating a gruesome wound on his stomach area and he also sliced his tail off.

"RRRAAAAGGGGHHH! YOU INSECT!" Skull roared.

Theron smirked but it didn't last when Skull's hand slapped Theron in the face. Theron then soared and crashed into a nearby tree with a loud thud.

"Theron!" Yuki cried.

Theron soon fell on his knees and collapsed to the ground showing that he was knocked out but despite that he had a gruesome gash on his back which no one realized.

"Dammit. David do you think you can use that move now!?" Haze insisted.

"I need him to stop moving for about 5 seconds. If you can do that then I can get inside his head." David pointed out.

"Alright. Yuki check on Theron and try to wake Fang and Yaebi up." Haze said.

"Got it Haze." Yuki said.

As commanded Yuki ran off to go check on Theron while leaving David and Haze with Skull who began to regenerate his lost limbs. Skulls tail regrew itself but it had a bladed edge instead of a mace. It then slammed itself on the ground and the dirt blocks broke creating a small hole.

"Making sure that he's incapacitated will be tricky but he can't move for about 5 seconds right?" Haze asked in a low voice making sure that Skull couldn't hear.

"Yeah 5 seconds is all I need" David replied in a low voice as well.

Haze nodded and glanced at Skull who bashed his tail on the ground some more showing that he was agitated. Without a second to spare Haze rushed at Skull with blinding speed and used his Wither heads to ensnare the Skeleton. Skull tried swiping at Haze with his tail but Haze was too fast for Skull to hit and within a second Skull was trapped in Haze's grip.

"Grind" Haze said.

When Haze said that the Wither heads clamped themselves on Skulls Bone-like structure and began to constrict around him. Skull struggled to break free from Haze's grip but the more he struggled the tighter the Wither heads would become.

"David now would be the best time to get him while he's not moving!" Haze shouted.

David nodded and rushed over to the incapacitated Skull. Once near him Skull looked at David with a glare and Davids eyes began to light up which startled Skull and made him nervous.

"Mind Slip." David said.

Davids body soon turned into an orange color and in a flash he zipped into Skulls cranium until he was gone leaving only Haze and Skulls in the barren landscape.

-Inside Ace's Mind-

David found himself on the ground of a bleached white landscape. He sat up and began to look around and saw the white trees with black leaves and the white grass.

"Hmm…I think I'm in Ace's mind but where is he?" David wondered.

His answer was soon called when he heard and explosion nearby. He tilted his head and saw smoke coming from up ahead. Without any time to spare David grabbed his Axe which was placed at his side and sprinted towards the area where he believed Ace was. It took David 6 minutes to find Ace fighting someone that looked exactly like him. David also saw that Ace looked heavily wounded. Ace didn't seem to wear his Skeleton beanie and his hair was dirt, half of his shirt was tattered revealing parts of his skin and the other had had rips and tears, and his entire body was covered in sword and claw wounds.

-Ace's P.o.v-

"Dammit…Dammit all." I cussed under my breath.

I felt like giving up right here and right now and…giving up isn't even my specialties but…I won't give up. I took a glimpse at the corner of my eye to see the no arrow inside my quiver. I used up all of my arrows on him in his Skeleton form and now I have none. Not only that but he's also did a lot of damage on me. It's taking a tole on my body but I won't give up by surrendering to this bastard. I come to far and lost to much to just die by a darker version of myself. Theron wouldn't give up and neither would Kai. So I will not die by someone like him.

"MY…I didn't expect you to be standing after all those attacks I did in my Skeleton form Ace." Kiro told me with a smile.

I looked up at him and watched as he teleported to my position and grabbed m neck. He then lifted me up in the air and I struggled out of his grip but it didn't seem to faze him.

"And yet you still have strength to resist me. You Minecraftians are so persistent when it comes to your demise. It sickens me to even be apart of you but…that will not last. Say goodbye Ace!" Kiro told me as he raised his sword.

As he was about to stab his blade into my chest someone appeared out of nowhere and swung what looked like a Axe at Kiro but he easily blocked it with his sword and forced the person back as he tried to stab him with a bone-like spike that he summoned from the ground.

"I knew you were here from the very start once you entered this mind so that sneak attack was pointless. Though I will say this…you are persistent David Leatherhoff." Kiro said.

"Persistent is such a strong word. I prefer to say that I'm perhaps out of your league." David said.

David rushed Kiro who still stayed in his place and tried to strike him but with each strike Kiro would easily block.

"Giga Blast!" Kiro shouted.

Kiro then opened his mouth and fired a grey beam at David who easily dodged the attack but Kiro expected this and smiled. David saw him smile and be fore he realized it six black bone-like pillars appeared from the ground and surrounded David. The Pillars then shot what looked like black Skeleton and the clasped around David holding him in their grasp. David tried to escape but the Skeletons started to absorb his energy which David found shocking.

"Wh-whats happening?" David demanded as he struggled to break free from the Skeletons but all the while gave them more energy to feast on.

"Your energy is being absorbed and being placed into my outerself. Right now these Pillars are my "Wither Stalks" which in terms is used to absorb ones energy so the user can gain energy. Thanks to you my body will have energy to be able to kill the Wither Prince along with his Pathetic Sister." Kiro said with a smile.

-Outside-

"Dammit David what are you doing in there? This guy hasn't moved after you got inside his mind and I don't know what he's thinking. You better hurry up or-"

Haze was soon interrupted when a Giant bone-like Spike ripped through his chest and back. Haze gagged out Dark grey blood and his Wither heads realeased their grip from Skull who turned his head and smiled. Seeing the Wither prince wounded Skull retracted the Spike and Haze slumped to the ground.

"Tsk…tsk…tsk. It was a bad Idea to do that Wither Prince. Though I know that wouldn't kill you I still need you incapacitated so you wont be able to stop me from killing your sister. So…I'll do this which will give you intense pain." Skull said with a grin.

Haze looked up to see Skull grab his two Wither heads. Haze was completely dazed after getting his chest impaled by a spike but it didn't stop him from realizing what Skull was doing but it was too late. Skull ripped Haze's Wither heads from his back which created to giant holes filed by nerves ripping followed by dark grey blood filling the holes and seeping out onto Hazes back. Haze's eyes widen and he screamed from the shear pain that was brought to him and Skull only smiled as he released his grip on the lifeless Wither Heads that he disconnected from Haze which fell on his head with a loud thud knocking him out.

"Now…you stay there while I get your pathetic sister." Skull said with a grin.

Skull looked around to find wherever Yuki ran off to and found her with Theron. He smiled to himself and ran towards Yuki with only for the lust to kill the Skeleton Princess.

"Theron wake up! C'mon you got to get up." Yuki said to her friend.

Theron only groaned as he heard Yuki's voice but he didn't get up. This worried the girl and she didn't know what to do.

"This isn't good. It's almost Midnight and the guys are unconscious. Yaebi and Fang don't seem to be getting up and even if they did they have some bones that are broken and Theron has this cut on his back and bloods dripping from his head. I-I don't know what to do. What am I suppose to Do!?" Yuki said as she had a worried voice.

"I have a suggestion." A voice told her.

Yuki felt her spine tingle when she heard that voice and quickly turned around with her bow at the ready but it seemed pointless as a tail wrapped around her body and hoisted her into the air until she was staring at Skulls face. Yuki's felt her fear consume her body and she began to shiver under Skulls grip but this only made the Skeleton smile.

"Aw…is the little Skeleton girl scared of little ol me?" Skull said in a soft sadistic voice while his tail ran along her cheek.

Yuki tried holding back tears as her eyes followed his tail as it stopped rubbing her cheek. She then felt Skulls tail tighten its grip on her and he ginned even more at her.

"WELL YOU SHOULD BE!" Skull said with a smile.

He then slammed Yuki on the ground with his tail still wrapped around her and he lifted her back up to face him. Yuki's hair was now messed up with some little scrapes on her face. Tears began to roll down Yuki's eyes and this only made Skull smile even more.

-Inside Ace's mind-

"Ah…it seems that I have got Yuki." Kiro said with a smile.

Ace's eyes widen and he began to glare at Kiro but this made the doppelganger chuckle. Kiro then slammed Ace on the ground and placed his foot on the wounded guys head.

"AW…are you mad at me for getting your Pwecious girlfriend. If so what are you going to do about it?" Kiro snickered.

Ace didn't say a thing which made Kiro smile some more. David saw this and continued to struggle out of the Black Skeletons grip but he couldn't.

"C'mon Ace. You're not going to let this guy win are you!? Think about everyone that still fights for you. Think about Yuki, Ace!" David told him.

"Your words are meaningless David. Can't you see that you have already lost? Right now Ace is going to die and so will you and there's nothing you can do about it." Kiro said.

Kiro turned his gaze at Ace and leaned in to his ear and whispered with a sadistic smile across his face.

"Since you're going to die I'll tell you something." Kiro said.

Ace glimpsed at Kiro with his tired eyes. He saw his doppelgangers sadistic smile and watched and listened to what he has to say while averting his eyes back to the ground.

"I'm not going to kill Yuki just yet. Oh no…I'm going to make her suffer. I'm going to make her watch as I kill her pathetic friends. First the Wolf, then the Zombie, Next Theron, and Finally her precious Big Brother. After that…"

Kiro then leaned in closer to Ace's ear and whispered softly.

"I'm going to rape your precious little Skeleton Bitch." Kiro said with a smile

Ace's eyes widen once he heard that and he looked at Kiro only to see Kiro's smile grow into a sinister grin.

"Oh yes…I'm going to defile her frail body. She'll cry and cry once I defile her and her pain will only be my happiness that she's being defiled by me. Once I'm through with her I'm going to tear her skin off and I'm going to give her what she deserves. A Slow. Painful. Agonizing. DEATH! And there not a thing that you can do to stop me Ace." Kiro chuckled.

Ace's mind began to rush with memories of him and Yuki. He remembered meeting her, he remembered her helping him, Becoming good friends, Training together, Eating together, and then…they made love to each other. Then…he snapped when he saw an image of Yuki dead with only Kiro laughing.

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Ace screamed on the top of his lungs and a shockwave erupted from his body which pushed Kiro off of him and destroyed the Wither Pillars that held David into place. Kiro collided with a nearby boulder. He began to rub his head and looked up to see Blackish grey aura surround Ace's entire body. The Aura was so thick that Kiro couldn't even see what was happening to Ace.

David recovered from the Wither Pillars as they broke and looked at Ace to see him covered in the blackish grey aura. He then felt Ace and he was stunned to see such a thing coming from someone like him. The aura didn't last for long as it dispersed sending another shockwave which almost made David fall. David had to shield his eyes since their was another shockwave and when he opened them he stared at what was now Ace.

Ace's skin was a pale color instead of his normal tan color, his hair that was white was now completely black with streaks of grey in it, his eyes where a hazy dark grey and his Skeleton arm was grey. His clothes also changed and where now black as well. His skeleton jacket was black on the outside with grey on the inside with the collar creating a V shape and partially showing his upper chest. The shirt also seemed to cut at his pants and the back reached his ankles as if it was a cape and a shirt together. His pants where the same but he had a chain coming out of his pockets which seemed cool looking, and his shoes where black with a sharp spike at the front. His bow also changed and it was Onxy colored with a blade a the bows front and for some strange reason he had no quiver. What made it even creepier was that he had a bone-like horn coming from the side of his head creating a crescent shape. The horn appeared to be sticking out of his head as if it was forced out but his hair covered the area where the horn was coming out of.

Kiro looked at Ace with his eyes wide as possible and with sweat dropping from his face.

"Wh-who are you?" Kiro said.

Ace looked up and stared at Kiro with anger in his eyes and spoke.

"I am Ace Skulleton Valley and I…am your Grim Reaper." Ace said.

Author's P.o.v: So…who's ready for a Badass fight in the next chapter. This is Ace's new form which will be introduced in the next chapter. Anyways…Kiro or Skull enraged Ace and by doing so released and new power that was hidden inside him. Will this be enough to defeat Skull or not. Stay tuned to find out so…until then Royal Guys and Royal Gals.