"There they are!" Anti yelled, pointing towards a park bench on the far side of the field. "C'mon! It's almost sun set!"
He took hold of her hand before both of them began to sprint. They were mere yards away, but they skidded to a halt when Blank and Xyler appeared out of nowhere in front of them.
"You snooze you lose, little lady." Blank snickered at Malice as he and Xyler advanced on them. "You ain't got no demon powers now."
"Yes," Echoed a deep voice that neither of them wanted to hear as they turned around.
Darkiplier stood grinning mockingly at them, his hands folded behind him while his blue and red aura flickered around his outline.
"Such a shame..." He said smoothly as Xyler grabbed Malice by her upper arms. "I think you two would have made a lovely couple."
"She might not have her demon powers," Anti seethed, backing away from Blank. "But at least I do!"
Before Blank could reach out and grab him, his body glitched rapidly before suddenly reappearing 10 feet away from them and continuing to sprint towards the bench.
Xyler threw Malice to the side, tossing her to the floor as he and Blank ran after him in vain.
Grinning, Malice scrambled to her feet before running off to catch up with Anti who ran until he stood in front of Harry and Amy, both of whom were completely unaware of the scenario.
Spotting the glowing pink vial around her neck, he ripped it from her neck before flinging it to the ground and smashing it with his heel.
"No!" Darkiplier bellowed while Blank and Xyler froze instantly in horror.
Amy's form flared blindingly, making Harry clench his eyes shut before clutching his head in both hands, groaning lightly as Malice appeared by his side.
The pink light wafted gracefully in the air in a luminous cloud, swirling freely as it glided itself through Malice's lips and flowed down her throat.
Malice placed a hand against her chest as she breathed in a heavy gasp. A laugh escaped her as she grinned at her best friend, before looking down at her true love.
"Harry..." She said softly, kneeling slightly to place a hand on his shoulder as he finished coming out of his trance.
He looked up, blinking at her with wide eyes.
"Malice..." Harry breathed, returning the grin as he stood up. "You can talk...You're the one!"
He placed his hands on her waist, pulling her to him as she rested hers on his shoulders.
"Get away from her!"
Said an echoing snarl.
"It was you..." Harry said, moving a hand to caress her cheek. "It was you all the time."
"Harry," she sighed happily. "I wanted to tell you, but-"
Malice was cut short of her sentence when an icy chill burned in her chest, making her legs go out as she heaved in pain.
"You're too late!"
Came a sinister cackle.
"Malice!" Harry gasped, holding her upright against him before doing a double take at the demons around them. "What the hell?!"
"You're too late!"
Darkiplier materialized in front of them both, his red and blue aura flaring rapidly as he laughed cruelly. The shadows casting from the setting sun making him look far more menacing.
"Well what a surprise..." He grinned, stepping closer to them. "It looks like he really does love you, Malice. Even as a demon."
"Demon?" Harry repeated, looking down at her before back at Darkiplier who grinned at him with a new air of wickedness.
"How come he can see us now?" Anti asked moving to stand beside them, making Harry's eyes nearly bulge from their sockets.
"Simply because he returns Malice's love." Darkiplier explained with disgust in his tone, before holding his palm out in front of him. "Too bad it will be short lived."
Without warning, Malice was ripped out of Harry's arms by an invisible force and into the waiting hands of the relegated demon.
"Malice!" Anti and Harry cried in unison as they both disappeared before their eyes.
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"Poor little demon," Darkiplier laughed cruelly as he dragged Malice towards his manor house by the wrist. "It's not you I'm after. I've a much bigger-"
"Darkiplier, stop!"
Before he could force her through the main door, King Die and Kill appeared in front of them.
Malice had seen Die express many powerful emotions, but she had never seen such hatred in his eyes as he scowled at Darkiplier.
"Why, King PewDIEpie." The dark demon grinned mockingly. "How are you?"
The King's eyes narrowed as he stepped closer to him, his fists clenched.
"Let. Her. Go!" He seethed, raising his hand that was glowing with a blinding blue light.
"Not a chance, Die!" Darkiplier spat back, yanking Malice to him before conjuring the contract in his free hand. "She's mine now. We made a deal."
"Die..." Malice whispered with a crack in her voice. "I'm sorry..."
With a growl, Die flung the blue light at the scroll only for it to bounce off without leaving a mark upon it.
Darkiplier laughed coldly. "You see? The contract's legal, binding and completely unbreakable - even for you."
He glanced at Malice briefly before a sadistic grin grew on his lips. "Of course, I always was a man with an eye for a bargain. The adored one of the great demon king is a very precious commodity. But I might be willing to make an exchange for something even better..."
Die sighed through gritted teeth. "What do you want?"
His grin widened.
"I want your powers and your crown." He said softly. "In exchange for the girl."
"No!" Malice cried shaking her head rapidly. "Die, don't-"
"Shut up you!" Darkiplier snarled yanking her forward by the wrist, his grip tightening as he addressed the demon king. "Now, do we have a deal?"
He held out his left hand almost mockingly.
After a remorseful glance to Malice, Die took his hand and the two both shook firmly. Sparks of blue and red flared between them. The Demon King let out a pained groan as he fell to his knees, Kill staring in horror.
Letting go of Malice's wrist, Darkiplier let out an immoral cackle. "It's done!"
Kill lent down next to the fallen king, placing a hand on his back. "You're majesty..."
Frozen in place, Malice could only watch as her guardian panted weakly; guilt punching her in the guts.
"Die..." She whispered.
Her attention was diverted when Darkiplier's cruel laugh echoed around them.
"At last..." He whispered, his fingers curling into fists. "It's finally mine!"
"You!" She growled rage boiling her blood as red clouded her vision. "You bastard!"
Without thinking, she grabbed him by the arm only for him to throw her against the ground, holding her down with a foot against her chest.
"Don't fool with me you little bitch!" Darkiplier spat. "Contract or not, you're mine now! I am your king!"
A/N: The picture above of Darkiplier and Malice is by Inkmug on Deviantart :D It's F***ing awesome! The detail in it is stupendous!