EoS: Here's another chapter, with the escape of Reaper!

Lauren: Great.

Poke pimp:

EoS: No, he won't die.

TheLightningPunisher:

EoS: He won't.

Sonikah:

EoS: I keep saying he won't.

Mr. Brandloyal:

Lauren: Not so epic.

That random guy over there:

Lauren: I agree.

Charmander:

EoS: He won't die.

Flareon of Chill:

Lauren: They aren't that great.

Aurore's Moemon Adventure

Chapter 48

At the top of an underground step pyramid ziggurat, the dark chasm it resided in filled with darkness, seven torches stood blazing. A torch of crimson flames, a torch of orange flames, a torch of gold flames, a torch of viridian flames, a torch of blue flames, a torch of violet flames, and a torch of white flames. The flames lit up in a ring around a figure standing atop the temple, with markings etched into the black stone, forming an intricate pattern on the top, lines arching down the sides. At the top of the temple was a pool of black liquid, white lines throbbing inside of it like veins.

"The plan has failed." Seven voices boomed as one from within the pool. "Reaper has been awakened."

"I know." The figure said, nodding.

"You told us that you believed that man would be able to alter destiny." The voice said. "He was the only thing different about this reality, this history. Soon enough, the course of history will follow as destiny has predicted it."

"I still believe that that man has the ability to change the course of history, be it a favorable or unfavorable one." The figure answered.

"Yes, but never forget that you are at fault." The voice answered. "So desperate to save the one you loved, you cursed your line and created the creature known as Reaper. And even then, you couldn't save her, could you? Not before her soul was thrown into darkness."

"…Yeah, I know, I was there." The figure said. "Why do you need to remind me of something that would obviously be at the front of my memory?"

"…" The voices were silent for a while.

"What, nothing?" The figure said. "I'm serious, why the hell would you need to tell me something I already knew? What, are you trying to explain it for someone else or something? Is like, one of you new or something like that?"

"…It's for the audience." The voices boomed.

"Ah. I understand." The figure said, nodding.

"Hello, Reaper." Shaw said, walking down the stairs.

"Ah, well, well, well…" Reaper said, laughing. "Look who we have here. The unwanted one. The failure."

"Silence." Shaw said, walking over to the table. He held up the remote on the table, and pressed a button on it.

"What's that?" Reaper asked, smirking. "Another faulty product like you?"

"You think you understand me, don't you, Reaper?" Shaw asked, frowning. "You think you know the kind of man I am."

"Not at all." Reaper said, smiling. "See, while I might be evil, at least I have people who care about my existence. And that' s more than you've ever had, isn't it?"

"Do you know what I did?" Shaw asked, frowning. "I switched the camera to broadcast a repeated image of us talking to each other. Now, I can do what I originally set out to do."

"Oh? And what's that?" Reaper asked, smiling. "You want to verify your existence, is that it? Something to justify you deserve to exist? So they understand that they were wrong in what they did to you?"

"No, nothing like that…" Shaw sighed, staring at one of the walls. "You see Reaper, I honestly don't care if you destroy humanity or not. All I want is you."

"Aw, I bet you say that to all the guys." Reaper chuckled.

"Reaper, I'm going to kill you." Shaw said, turning back to Reaper, smirking.

"Oh, is this the point where I'm supposed to be petrified in fear?" Reaper asked, looking up at Shaw as though he hadn't been paying attention. "Sorry, sorry, I was just laughing to myself. Go on."

"It's simple." Shaw said, unlocking the cage. He held up and steel pipe, and walked into Reaper's cell. He hit Reaper over the head at full force with the pipe, knocking the chair and Reaper over onto the ground. Shaw unlocked Reaper's cuffs and pulled the chair off of him, breaking it across his back. Reaper tried to stand up, only for Shaw to hit the back of his neck.

"You destroyed my life." Shaw said, frowning. "Your very EXISTENCE is an evil!"

"Silence!" Reaper exclaimed, kicking Shaw in the ankle. Shaw fell over on the ground, Reaper standing over him, smiling with an evil glare of victory. He pressed the heal of his shoe down Shaw's neck, putting just enough pressure on to be painful, but not enough to be fatal. "Poor little Shaw… No one in the world even cares about your existence… Perhaps the best thing for you would be for me to kill you now…"

"You want to kill me, fine…" Shaw gasped out. "You think I care about being killed by you?"

"Of course… I'm not into mercy." Reaper said, kicking Shaw in the side. "Letting you live is the worst thing I could do you."

Reaper picked up Shaw's pipe and hit him on the head with it, knocking him out cold. With a derisive laugh, Reaper tossed the pipe down beside Shaw, locked him in the cage, and headed out down the secret exit to the hotel.

"Shaw's been talking for a while…" Lulu said, frowning. She was the only one still awake at the time. "I should go check on him…" Lulu headed down into the basement, where she saw Shaw, lying on the ground, unconscious.

"Shaw!" Lulu said, unlocking the cage, running over to him. "What happened to Reaper?"

"I thought… I could beat him… by myself…" Shaw said, rubbing his head, standing up. "But he beat me and got away…"

"This is bad…" Lulu said, looking around, frowning. "With Reaper on the loose, who knows what he could do? He could bring the end of the world as we know it…"

Lulu felt a sharp, stabbing pain in the back of her head and fell to the ground, unconscious, Shaw standing over her, holding the pipe.

"I know." Shaw said, frowning. "Why do you think I unlocked the cage?"

EoS: Treachery… What could Shaw's motive be?

Lauren: I don't care.