Danny, TC and Kristogar stood in the cemetery and looked at the sky. A big ball of light floated where Mxy and Ktl had been. Then, the ball of light started expanding.
The light was so bright that it blinded the heroes, and not even TC was able to react because of his temporary blindness. Soon, the whole cemetery was covered by the light...
And then the light dissapeared.
But the cemetery wasn't back to normal: now it was covered by dense smoke, emanating from the ground. As the smoke started clearing up, the ruin that was the cemetery now was made visible. The tombs, the crypts, the guardian's post... everything had been turned into debris. The vegetation was all dead. Not even the gates had survived whatever the ball of light had done to the place.
Danny, Kristogar and TC were buried under the debris. Only Danny's right arm was visible, and it was covered in blood. The only being that remained councious and on his feet was Ktl, in Mick's body. Lying close to him was Mxy. The body Mxy was using, Tom's, was severely burned everywhere. The little clothes he had been wearing were gone.
Ktl looked around. He seemed to be waiting for someone, or something. And suddenly, it arrived. It came for everywhere at once. The only being there to see it had a fifth dimensional mind, and even he had troubles understanding it. It was something even more complex than a 5th dimensional being... It was an 8th dimensional being. Ktl wasn't sure if it was one or more beings... or if the concept even applied.
"It was about time," Ktl said.
"<THE CONCEPT OF TIME IS TOO PRIMITIVE FOR ME/US, 5D. IT SHOULD BE FOR YOU, TOO>>" it somehow communicated to Ktl. It wasn't exactly talking, but Ktl could understand the message.
"I've been here too long, I guess. Here's your prisioner," Ktl said, pointing at Mxy. "Don't let him escape this time, eh?"
"<HE WAS TAKEN TO HELL, 5D*. HELL IS OUTSIDE MY/OUR JURISDICTION. THEN HE WAS TAKEN HERE. BUT HE WON'T BE FREED THIS TIME. I/WE WILL KEEP HIM COMPLETELY UNCOMMUNICATED>"
(* in Naecken: Prince of Hell)
"Just take him and go away."
"<I/WE AM/ARE NOT REALLY HERE, 5D. WHEN I/WE COME IT WILL BE TO STAY.>"
Then something come out of Tom's burnt body. It was like the 8th dimensional being, only somehow less complex. A 5th dimensional being.
"Goodbye, 'bro'," Ktl said as the 8th and 5th dimensional beings slowly started to dissapear.
"<WHAT WILL YOU DO IN 3D NOW, 5D?>"
"Oh, you know. I got several beings to kill. When I'm done with Mxy's friends, I guess I'll continue with everyone else, until they run out."
"<GOOD. THEN THERE WILL BE NO BEINGS TO INTERFERE WHEN I/WE START THE COLONIZATION,>" it communicated, and seconds later they were completely gone.
Ktl looked around. He was alone now.
The he fell on his arse, as reality around him started changing.
The cemetery was no longer in complete ruins. The vegetation was back. The gates were restored.
From behind a crypt came Danny, TC and Kristogar.
"Is it over, Mxy?" Kristogar asked.
Ktl/Mick looked at him. He started changing too, into Mxy/Tom. And at the same time, Mxy/Tom lying next to him changed into Ktl/Mick... Only Ktl wasn't there anymore.
"It's over," Mxy/Tom said with a smile. He seemed tired from making the big illusion he had just done, but happy it was over at the same time.
Mick woke up. Being used to waking up in weird places feeling confused (from even before he met Mxy), he didn't panic like most people would.
