"...Triangle, heed my summons, Mind Barrier, guard all secrets..."
Murder began reciting a strange incantation at a blistering pace.
He had no idea where ███ had gotten the incantation, or how this method could help them.
Still, it was better than standing around doing nothing.
"Murder, what are you doing?"
Noticing that Murder seemed to be preparing something unusual, Killer teleported to his side, with Insanity joining her.
The two listened closely for a moment and realized that Murder seemed to be reciting some strange incantation.
"All right... looks like we need to cover Murder."
The two kept casting magic and fighting up close, barely keeping the tentacles a short distance away.
But they couldn't keep this up for long.
Suddenly, Murder's eyes shone blue, though he continued reciting the incantation without realizing it.
The entire world began to dim. The attacking tentacles slowed, and the flow of the universe seemed to gradually grind to a halt.
A figure appeared in the air, accompanied by crazed laughter and golden flames.
"Hahahahahahaha-hahahahahahahahaha!!!!"
As the flames gradually subsided, the figure came into view.
"Oh-oh, folks, I've been watching you for a long time."
"My name is Bill Cipher-or is it Sans? Ah, let's set those stupid distinctions aside for now!"
Bill Sans flew through the air, circling Murder and the others as though examining them closely.
"Oh! Look at that expression! That's the face of someone... who wants to see just what I'm capable of!"
He snapped his fingers, and the lunar soil beneath their feet suddenly teemed with life.
Countless cockroaches crawled out from underground. A huge cockroach at their head waved at Murder, and then they all burrowed back underground.
"...That's disgusting."
The sight made Killer feel a little sick.
"Uh... buddy? Can you make it so they... can't find us?"
Murder pointed at the members of the Bad Sanses.
"Ha! Guess what? I can do that with a flick of my wrist!"
Bill Sans doubled over laughing.
"But... as part of the deal, you'll have to contribute something too... won't you?"
"All right! I've decided. We'll meet again in the not-too-distant future! When that time comes, you'll attend a grand feast for me! We'll discuss the details then. Come on, shake my hand!"
Blue flames rose from Bill Sans's hand, signifying a deal.
Murder took his hand.
"Deal! All right, let's take care of things here first!"
Bill Sans lightly tapped the four members of the Bad Sanses with his cane, and they all vanished at once.
"I sent them to another parallel spacetime. They won't be able to find you in this one!"
Amid a blinding burst of light, Bill Sans gradually turned black.
"Remember, reality is an illusion, the universe is a hologram, buy gold!"
Everything vanished.
"Well..."
Murder spread his hands.
"We somehow ended up signing our lives away."
Killer nodded, feeling pretty miserable herself.
"Uh... sorry... both of you. This was all my fault..."
Insanity rubbed her head sheepishly. When she wasn't in combat, she was actually fairly normal.
"Forget it."
Killer sighed.
"Let's go. We'll reset your spacetime together."
"...Okay."
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