[IC] - All the World's a Game

Engi-Con

"Well go on, I have to get back to my hotel room." said Wily.

"How do you feel about fixing Zero?", Isaac asked.

"I need someone to help me get him a new body."

"Yea? Sure, I'll destroy the hotel otherwise."

I plopped down on the couch.

"Oh, god. I think this here couch is gonna be my bed for the night."

I took one more drink before I put away my cup.

"... Hey, Dante, wanna hear a funny story?"

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At the mention of Zero Wily jumps back. "Zero!?" Said Wily simply as Bass grabs Wily by the collar of his shirt.

"Listen hear old man! I want you to fix Zero! I want to fight him again, and this time I will win! So fix him!!!" Yelled an angered Bass as he puts Wily down. Wily then turns to Isaac. "Alright... take me to him. I'll see what I can do."

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"Alright... take me to him. I'll see what I can do.", Dr. Wily said.

Actually, the only part left is his databanks. Even then, I had to modify them so that he could work again.", Isaac said as he grabbed his stuff.

"Meet you at the hotel.", Isaac said to Nitori as he led Dr. Wily to the hotel.

Realm of Darkness

In that little time they can see anything they see a horde of gigantic Darksides attacking them.
Then the little light there was disappears again.

Yukari's Resort
Suddenly John speaks in Ansem's voice. "You called out my name. You have been thinking about me...You're afraid of the darkness I command.
Good...The more you think of me, the closer my return draws. And when I have awoken, I will take hold...
You have let in the darkness, John. That means very soon your heart shall become an all-consuming darkness."
He then did something only a master of darkness could do. He created a physical orb of darkness that sucked all life out off whatever touched it and let it fall to the ground.

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DiZ returned to his booth and gathered his inventions, turned of the robot and went back to the hotel.

Yukari's Resort

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"Oh I know what that is." Rumia's face grew pale. "Stay away from that dark orb! That's a Lich!"
"Darkness Sign - Demarcation" Rumia declared, encasing Ansem in a ring of marks. "Repulsion!"

(Repulsion: Darkness manipulation that allows the user to scatter the darkness within the marked location through Demarcation)

"Listen, you third-rate fraud." Rumia snarled as the Lich orb dissipated into nothing. "Whatever you try to do to John, I will intervene. So leave John's body, unless you want your brain blown into pieces."

John's Mind

John didn't know what happened.

One moment he was talking with Mima, the next, here in a void of darkness.

John could barely hear what was going on.

"Listen, you third-rate fraud. Whatever you try to do to John, I will intervene. So leave John's body, unless you want your brain blown into pieces."

John widened his eyes.

"Ansem.", John said to himself.

John began to think up of a plan to regain control of his body.

(Just as there is darkness, there is light. I need to find that light.)

John began to walk through his mind, looking for his inner light.

Yukari's Resort

Suddenly John was just hovering in the air, his arms was stretched out, as was his legs. He couldn't move, only listen to what Ansem had to say.
"I don't think we want to see John's brain blown out. John's body is my body"
Darkness then began seeping from John's body.
"John. The deeper the darkness runs inside you, the stronger I become. Controlling you is effortless. You must see that"

John's Mind

"John. The deeper the darkness runs inside you, the stronger I become. Controlling you is effortless. You must see that"

(Perhaps. For now, at least.), John thought to himself.

John continued to search for it, looking around for his inner light.

Eventually, John found it.

It was somewhat small and fading, due to Ansem's influence.

Yukari's Resort

Ansem appeared in John's mind. "John. Stop resisting. Accept the darkness. You have no choice... if you are to serve me."
Ansem then began coming for John reaching for him.