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A battle rages in [[Pitch|The Black City]] on [[Mirandus]] between the [[Drulldrull]] and the Vanguards of the Light. [[Rastik]], a Drulldrull discusses the battle with their Lord, a masked figure in a dark cloak. The Lord comments on how good does not exist, before telling Rastik to clear their thoughts or the bond will be corrupted. Rastik insists it is their choice before the Lord kills them, splattering themselves with the blood. The Lord takes off their mask to show a human face with red eyes.

*[[Dr. Marcus]]

*[[Zoran Tanasin]] (mentioned only)

Paul and Dr. Marcus discuss Paul's moving out of home, and how Paul doesn't dream and believes himself to be dangerous. Paul seeing the Doctor was part of his agreement with his mother for moving out. Paul sees a ghostly figure, Nikka, that claims to be his sister, but Paul claims to not have a sister and doesn't tell the Doctor. Paul heads home and talks with Nikka about his ideas for making a city organization video game The game mostly runs itself with input needed from the player to fix small problems that keep cropping up daily, hinting at his personal life problems.

On [[Earth]], Paul has moments of panic while out and quickly calls an emergency session with Dr. Marcus. Here Paul comes out with the whole truth, how he sees the world differently and how he sees Nikka. Nikka tries to urge Paul to run, but the knight from Mirandus bursts through the door, killing Dr. Marcus with a sweep of his sword. Paul runs before the knight catches up and declares himself as Sir Ysla before trying to kill Paul. Paul embraces a power within him, and a big explosion occurs, killing the knight and moving Paul and Nikka to Mirandus.

*[[Zoran Tanasin]] (mentioned only)

Act five, scene three of a play script to be performed at the globe. The scene is titled, ''The Well of Darkness'' and revolves around [[Karkun]], the first Dark One. It is described as a bloody scene. Attached is a note on behalf of the king requesting a new script before the performance in a fortnight, as the depiction of Karkun is considered hogwash.

Feotora, leading Kraisis and the soldiers of the light, arrivearrives at the dark city. A drull, sees the arrival, and a horn is blown to announce the arrival of the army. Rastik leads Paul to his armor before they discuss activating the Ironkeepers. A soul is required to activate them, and Rastik offers themselveshimself. Paul kills Rastik, and the Ironkeepers are activated.

Mr. Caligo, still controlling everyone in the courtroom on Earth except Lin, reveals himself as Malmahan the Uncalled. He reveals how only fragments of memory are left of people from Mirandus, explaining why people hadhave trouble remembering him despite the horrid crimes he has committed. Malmahan reveals a device called the [[Peragator]], a device to get him back to Mirandus. When a soul dies, it touches the Narrative, allowing Malmahan to do anything. A doorway to Mirandus will be opened with one last death, which he insists must be his own, buttaken atby the hands of Lin whilstwhile she remembers her son Paul. Lin shoots Malmahan after he threatens to kill everyone she knows, and they both disappear.

Paul, as the Dark One, enters the battle, leading the Ironkeepers and instructing them to devastate the light. Feotora and Kraisis defeat many drull and destroy an Ironkeeper before Paul and Kraisis come face to face. Nikka and Rastik, who is now a ghostly figure like Nikka, believe Paul will fail as that is the way of the Narrative. But Paul defeats Kraisis, stealing his soul and returning it to the soil to give life to more drull. The dark now fight back and Paul faces off against Feotora. Paul tries to convince Feotora to retreat or join him, remembering the bond they shared when they first met. Feotora refuses and Paul defeats Feotora before she calls a retreat. Nikka and Rastik are proud and unsure, now that the Narrative is silent after what Paul has accomplished, defeating the light. Paul, standing in front of a mass of drull, declares himself the Dark One and pledges to love the unloveableunlovable. The drull will never go unloved again.

WhilstWhile wandering outside, Paul is pulled back to Earth, to the courtroom where Mr. Caligo was recently on trial. The police move in and take Paul into custody whilstwhile demanding to know the location of Lin, believing Paul to be the suspect. The police lead Paul away whilstwhile he insists he is not crazy.

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