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The Ghost and the Reaper Afterstory Part 1

Fandom// Sanders Sides

TW// Swearing, Crying, Storms, Jail, Suicide mention, Dead body, Death mention, Murder mention, Pills

Word count// 7573

Description// 5 years after the Living Spirit’s Uprising, the reapers have taken over the world, replacing every form of government with their own. Any information regarding what really went down during the uprising is heavily censored and if anyone were to speak out against the reapers or try to reveal the truth, they would be killed on sight. This story follows history major college student, Remy Prince, their brother, Romulus Prince, and their partner, Jan Martinez, as they find out that the uprising is not all that they were taught it was.

Characters// Remy Prince (non canon), Jan Martinez (noncanon), Romulus Prince (noncanon), Henry Martinez (noncanon), Roman Sanders, Nico Flores, Remus Sanders, Janus Sanders

Pairings// JanxRemy, Demus/Dukeceit, Karrot Kings mention

AU// The Ghost and the Reaper AU

Masterpost // Previous // Next

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Remy awoke with a jolt, sitting up and trying to catch their breath. They put a hand to their chest, taking some deep breaths and slowing their breathing.

”Remy? You good, little sib?” Romulus asked from his bed that sat across the room. Remy looked over to Romulus, smiling.

”Yeah, just had that weird dream again,” Remy replied.

”The one where you’re the Antichrist and your partner is Janus Martinzon?” Romulus asked.

”Yeah… That one…” Remy said.

”Hm,” Romulus said, standing up and fixing his hair.

”Rom…” Remy said. Romulus looked at Remy, confused.

”What’s up, Rem-Rem?” Romulus asked.

”You don’t think my dreams are actually true, right?” Remy asked.

”Rem, that’s impossible. The Antichrist was defeated years ago, there’s no way you could be the Antichrist. Besides, doesn’t the Antichrist always die at the end of your dreams?” Romulus replied.

”Yeah… But you believe in reincarnation, right?” Remy said.

”Oh my god, Remy. Listen to me,” Romulus said, putting his hands on Remy’s shoulders as Remy looked up at him, “Just because I believe in reincarnation does not mean I think you are the second coming of the Antichrist. Is it weird that you constantly have the same dream where you are them? Absolutely. Does it mean that I think you are the Antichrist? No. So quit being so anxious, and just let it go.” Remy took a deep breath, smiling at Romulus.

”Okay, thanks, Rommie,” Remy said.

”No problem, Remulus,” Romulus said. Remy laughed a little, standing up.

”Get ready, and meet me downstairs. College isn’t gonna teach itself,” Romulus said.

”Okay,” Remy said. Romulus walked out of the room. Remy took off their pajamas, tossing them in their laundry basket and putting on their favorite sweater along with a pair of blue jeans and a brown belt. They brushed out their hair, tying it into a small ponytail. They grabbed their bookbag before walking out of their room and closing the door behind them. Their cat came up to them, rubbing her head against Remy’s leg. Remy smiled, picking her up and petting her.

”Hey, Mabel. How did you sleep last night?” Remy said, petting Mabel. Remy smiled, walking downstairs with Mabel in their arms. They put Mabel down on the couch and walked over to Romulus, Romulus typing on their phone.

”Hey, Rom. Who are you texting?” Remy asked.

”Oh, I’m just texting Jan. You weren’t answering your phone so they texted me to check in on you,” Romulus said.

”Oh shit, they were?!” Remy said, pulling their phone out of their bookbag.

”Yeah, you don’t need to worry about it though, I texted them that you were fine,” Romulus said.

”Okay, good,” Remy said.

”Now, come on, let’s go. We’re going to be late to the bus,” Romulus said. The two walked out of their house, Romulus locking the door behind them. The two walked to the side of the street, getting on a campus bus and sitting down next to each other.

The two soon arrived at the school, getting off the bus and walking to the entrance. Two reaper guards stood outside the campus on either sides of the doors. The two noticed Romulus and Remus walking up to them, taking out their scanners as the two stopped in front of them.

”ID please,” the one guard asked. Remy took their ID out of their bookbag, handing it to the guard who scanned it.

”Remy Prince?” the guard said.

”Yup,” Remy replied.

”Okay, you’re good to go, have a nice day,” the guard said, handing Remy their ID. Remy took their ID from the guard, walking inside the school with Romulus following them close behind. Remy looked around the school, seeing their partner, Jan Martinez, standing off to the side.

”Jan!” Remy said, rushing over to Jan. Jan looked over at Remy, smiling as Remy leaped into their arms.

”Hey, Rem!” Jan said, hugging Remy.

”I’m so sorry I missed your text! I didn’t mean to worry you!” Remy said.

”It’s okay, mi amor. It’s not a big deal,” Jan replied. Romulus walked over to the two, standing next to Remy.

”Rem, I’m gonna head to my first class. I’ll see you later,” Romulus said.

”Okay, Rom. See you,” Remy said. Romulus walked off, Remy turning back to Jan.

”We should probably get to our class,” Remy said. Jan nodded, holding Remy’s hand as the two walked down the hall to their class. The two walked into their classroom, sitting down in their seats. Jan reached their hand out to Remy, Remy holding it as the teacher walked to the front of the class, starting her lecture.

”Hello, class. Today is the 5 anniversary of the Living Spirit’s Uprise, so our lecture is going to be focusing on that. I know this is a history class, but this is a required lecture by the government, so we will be putting our current studies on hold for a day. Now, first of all, can anyone tell me what the uprising was about?” the teacher asked. Jan raised their hand.

”Janus,” the teacher said, pointing at Jan.

”Um… It’s just Jan… You know that, right?” Jan replied.

”Yeah, and I don’t care. Your parents named you Janus so that is what I will be calling you, now tell me, what was the uprising about?” the teacher said.

”It was an uprising that the Antichrist started to try to eradicate the reaper race and achieve eternal life,” Jan said.

”Very good, now…” the teacher started, continuing her lecture. Jan rolled their eyes, Remy frowning. They grabbed Jan’s hand, Jan looking over to Remy and smiling. The two listened to the lecture until it was over. They packed up their bags, walking out of the lecture room and into the hallways. Jan looked down, angrily clenching their fists. Remy frowned.

”What’s wrong, Jan?” Remy asked.

”I hate Ms. Martinzon so much. She thinks she’s so great because she has the same surname as the legendary hero when she’s not even remotely related to it! She probably doesn’t call me Jan because it’s the name of the legendary hero. I mean, we have another trans student in that class and she does just fine with her name!” Jan ranted as the two walked to their next class.

”I know, love… I’d just ignore her… There’s really no winning with her…” Remy said. Jan took a deep breath, holding Remy’s hand.

”Yeah, I guess you’re right…” Jan said.

”Let’s just get our last class over with so we can go on our date tonight,” Remy said. Jan smiled at them, the two walking to their next class.

Time skip to Jan and Remy’s date, the two danced around in the grass together, laughing as they spun around. The two stopped, enjoying a moment in each other’s arms. Remy looked up to Jan, kissing their cheek as Jan smiled. The two sat down together in the grass, looking up at the stars.

”You know… I’m glad I met you… You make my life so much better…” Remy said.

”I’m glad I met you as well…” Jan said, smiling.

”You know… This may seem cheesy… But I feel like I knew you before we met… In some other timeline or something… That kind of sounds stupid, huh?” Remy said. Jan smiled at them.

”Well… I just that could be possible… I mean… There’s a multitude of different universes out there, so it’s not out of the realm of possibility… But know this… Whatever universe or timeline you think you knew me from… I bet we were just as happy as we are now… And I bet you that in that universe, I loved you just the same as I love you now…” Jan said. Remy smiled at them, kissing them before leaning their head on their shoulder.

”Jan…” Remy started. Jan looked over to Remy.

”What’s up, Rem,” Jan asked.

”Do you think my dreams could be true… Do you think that I really could be the reincarnation of the Antichrist?” Remy asked, tears starting to form in their eyes. Jan frowned, taking Remy’s hands in theirs.

”Remy… Look at me…” Jan said, Remy looking up at them, “Just because you have those dreams, doesn’t mean that you and I are the reincarnations of the legendary hero and the Antichrist. You don’t need to worry about that… All that matters is that you’re with me right now, okay?”

”Okay,” Remy said, smiling at Jan. Jan smiled back, hugging Remy, who hugged them back. Just then, the wind started to pick up as it started to rain.

”Shit. Had a feeling this was going to happen…” Jan said, pulling out their umbrella and opening it. The two stood up, Remy getting under Jan’s umbrella as the rain started to get harsher.

”We should go,” Remy said. The two started running towards Remy’s campus housing as the storm picked up, the rain getting blow everywhere and soaking Remy and Jan’s clothes. The two eventually got to Remy’s housing, laughing while barreling through the door, falling to the ground. Romulus perked up, seeing the two coming into the house.

”Remy! I saw the storm starting! Are you okay?” Romulus asked, walking over to the two and lending his hand out to Remy.

”Yeah, just a little soaked,” Remy said, grabbing Romulus’s hand and standing up, Jan standing up with them.

”Okay, well our housing mates are asleep in their room, so I would be a little quiet so you don’t wake them up,” Romulus said.

”Alright,” Remy said.

”I’m gonna go to sleep, night,” Romulus said, walking up the stairs.

”Night, Rom!” Remy said, turning back to Jan.

”Well, what do you want to do?” Remy asked.

”Well, I don’t have a car with me right now and the campus bus is closed until tomorrow so I guess I’m staying with you for the night,” Jan said.

”Alright! You can borrow some of my clothes, and I think I may have 1 or 2 of your sweaters that I stole so you can also have those,” Remy said.

”Alright, then,” Jan said. The two walked upstairs, Remy petting Mabel who laid on a basket at the top of the stairs. The two entered Remy’s room, Remy grabbing some clothes and changing out of their wet clothes. They put on some new clothes, grabbing their pills from their bedside table and putting two in their mouth. Jan came up behind Remy, hugging them. Remy looked at Jan, smiling.

”Hey, Jan,” Remy said softly, trying not to wake up Romulus who slept in his bed.

”Hey, Remy. You took your meds, right?” Jan said, putting their head on Remy’s shoulder.

”Yeah, I just did. Let me get a drink of water real quick, I’ll be right back,” Remy said. Jan nodded, walking over to Remy’s bed and sitting down. Remy went to the bathroom, grabbing their cup and getting some water. They drank the water, putting their cup away and going back to their room. They walked over to their bed, Jan looking up from their phone and smiling.

”Hey, Rems. You ready?” Jan said. Remy nodded. They got up onto their bed, laying down next to where Jan sat. Jan laid down on the bed next to Remy, holding them close. Remy smiled at their partner, closing their eyes and falling asleep in their partner’s arms.

Remy woke up to their alarm, sitting up and rubbing their eyes. They looked over to where Jan slept to find they weren’t there. Remy got up, changing their clothes and grabbing their bag before going downstairs. They looked around the living room, finding Jan sitting on the couch, petting Mabel who sat on their lap. Jan looked up, seeing Remy and smiling.

”Hey, Rem. How did you sleep?” Jan asked, picking Mabel up and putting her on the couch beside them.

”Good,” Remy said, walking over to Jan.

”Great! Well, we better get going. Romulus already took the early bus, so I was just waiting for you to wake up so we could get the next bus,” Jan said, standing up.

”Alright, let’s go. Bye, Mabel, I’ll see you later,” Remy said, petting Mabel. The two walked to the door, opening it and going outside. Remy closed and locked the door while Jan started to walk to the bus stop. Remy jogged over to Jan, holding their hand as the two walked to the bus stop. they got on the bus, sitting down next to each other.

”So, what classes do you have today?” Remy asked.

”I don’t know. I heard that Ms. Martinzon was trying to get approval for a project that all the history majors would do, but I don’t know if that was approved or not,” Jan said.

”I would be surprised if it wasn’t. Ms. Martinzon is a fucking suck up to the history department so they probably won’t disapprove it…” Remy said.

”True…” Jan said. The two grabbed their bags as the bus stopped at the side of the road. They got out, meeting Romulus closer to the building.

”Hey, sleepyhead. You’re finally here,” Romulus said, seeing Remy and Jan walking up to him.

”Yeah. Come on, let’s get inside,” Remy said. The three walked up to the doors, giving the guards their IDs. They walked inside, Remy and Jan waving to Romulus before walking to their first class. The two went inside their classroom, sitting down in their seats as the teacher walked to the front of the class.

”Alright, class. We have an assembly in the auditorium, so if we could all head over there, that would be greatly appreciated,” the teacher said.

”Damn, did she actually get it approved?” Remy said, standing up.

”I guess we’ll find out soon enough,” Jan said. The two walked out of the classroom with the rest of the class, Remy holding Jan’s hand as they walked. The two got to the auditorium, sitting down. Jan grabbed some headphones from their bag, handing them to Remy. Remy smiled, putting the headphones on. The two talked as other classes made their way into the auditorium. The noise in the auditorium died down as Ms. Martinzon came up to the podium.

”Hello, everyone. I know this is a pretty big change from your usual schedule, but I thank you for being here anyway. So, as you all know, this year marks the 5th anniversary of when the reapers came and liberated us from the oppressive rule of the Antichrist, so I’ve decided that to commemorate this, we would do a department wide project!” Ms. Martinzon said.

”God damn, she actually did it,” Remy whispered to Jan.

”So, for this project, you will split up into groups, and you will research the uprising, and are to interview at least one person who played a role in the uprising. You will come to the department head, and he will give you what side of the uprising you will be researching. If you can not find a group, you will be randomly assigned to one. This project will span the whole week and you will only be working on this project. You will be presenting the project Monday of next week. We will now give you some time to choose your groups,” Ms. Martinzon said, walking away from the podium after she was finished. Remy turned to Jan.

”So, partners?” Remy asked. Jan smiled, nodding.

The two got up, walking to the department head.

”Ah, Remy, Jan. Nice to see you two,” the department head said.

”Nice to see you too, sir,” Jan replied.

”So, let me guess. It’s just you two,” the department head asked.

”Yup,” Jan replied. The department head wrote something down on his clipboard.

”Okay. Well, since you two are the first ones up here, I’ll let you pick your side,” the department head said.

”Hm… What do you say, Remy?” Jan asked.

”Let’s go with the Antichrist’s side! That will be interesting!” Remy said.

”Alright, then,” the department head said, writing something down on his clipboard. He gave a paper to the two.

”This is the contact information for the people on the Antichrist’s side. Your calls may get intercepted. If that happens, just call me and I’ll get it situated,” the department head said.

”Alright, thanks. Have a good day, sir,” Jan said. The department head nodded, Jan and Remy walking off. The two walked out the the hallway, looking down at the paper.

”So… Who do you say we interview?” Jan asked. Remy looked down at the paper, scanning through the names before coming across Roman’s name.

”Ooo! Let’s do the Antichrist’s right hand man!” Remy said, pointing at Roman’s name.

”Ooo, yes! That will be great!” Jan said.

”Wait, shit. It only gives his address. We don’t have a car,” Remy said.

”But your brother does,” Jan said. Remy looked at Jan, smiling. The two ran off to the other side of the building, running to the art history room and knocking on the door. The teacher opened the door, seeig the two.

”Oh, hey you two! Do you need anything?” the teacher asked.

”Can Romulus come out here? We need him for a project,” Remy said. The teacher turned, talking to Romulus. Romulus came up to the door.

”What’s up, Rems?” Romulus asked.

”We need you to drive us somewhere,” Remy said.

”Alright. Am I good to go?” Romulus asked.

”Yep, have a good day,” the teacher said. Romulus nodded, grabbing his bag and walking with Remy and Jan. The two walked to the end of the sidewalk, getting into a campus bus.

”Hello, where to?” the bus driver asked. Romulus talked to the bus driver as Remy and Jan sat down. Romulus walked to the two, sitting on the seat beside them.

”So, let me guess. Ms. Martinzon got that project she was rumored to be pushing for approved?” Romulus asked.

”Yup. We hae to do interviews of some of the veterans,” Jan said.

”Honestly, doesn’t surprise me she got it approved. She’s a fucking suck up to the department head,” Remy said.

”Yeah, she is,” Jan said.

”We’re here,” the bus driver said. The three got off the bus, walking to Romulus’s car and getting in. Romulus handed Remy his phone.

”Can you enter the address into the GPS, Rem?” Romulus asked. Remy nodded, entering the address in as Romulus started up the car. The three pulled out of the parking lot, starting their journey.

”So, who are you interviewing?” Romulus asked.

”Well, we chose to research the Antichrist’s side of the uprising, so they gave us this list of names and contact info. We chose to interview the Antichrist’s right hand man since he was on the list and was the only person who we could contact without having to go through the hassle of our calls being intercepted,” Remy explained.

”Are you two sure you want to do that? I mean, he was one of the only few people who were close with the Antichrist. What if he’s dangerous?” Romulus asked.

”I’m sure the department head wouldn’t have given us his address if he wasn’t dangerous,” Jan replied.

”Alright, well, you grabbed your meds before leaving, right, Rem? We’re probably going to have to stay the night at his house,” Romulus said.

”Yeah. I always make sure I have them on me,” Remy said, pulling out a small baggy.

”Great,” Romulus said.

The three soon got to Roman’s house, Romulus parking the car. The three got out, Remy and Jan walking up to the front door while Romulus locked the car. Remy knocked on the door, speaking up.

”Excuse me, Mr. Roman, sir! We’re students from Martinzon University. Could we ask you a few questions?” Remy said as Romulus joined the two. The two stood outside, waiting for Roman to respond to get nothing.

”Hm… Maybe he’s not home?” Romulus suggested.

”Maybe…” Jan responded. Remy rung the doorbell.

”Mr. Roman! Are you there?” Remy asked. The three stood outside, still getting no response. Jan grabbed the doorknob, twisting it to find it unlocked.

”Hm… That’s weird…” Jan said. The three peeked inside, Remy and Jan stepping inside.

”What are you two doing?! This is breaking and entering!” Romulus said.

”Come on, Rom. It’s fine,” Remy said. Romulus reluctantly walked inside, closing the door behind him. The three looked around, finding no sign of Roman.

”Hmm… Mr. Roman! Are you there?” Remy said, calling out for Roman. The three looked around, finding nothing downstairs. They went upstairs, looking around. Remy looked to one of the rooms, seeing the door was closed unlike the other rooms who had their doors opened. Remy walked over, knocking on the door.

”Mr. Roman! Are you in there?” Remy asked. The three gathered around the door. Remy shook the handle to the door, finding the door unlocked. The three opened the door to a morbid sight. The three looked up to the ceiling, finding Roman hanging from it. Remy put their hand to their mouth, feeling like they were about to puke.

”Well, that’s fucking morbid,” Romulus said, disturbed. The three entered the room, looking around.

”Well, what do we do now? Our interviewee is dead, and we don’t have anywhere else to go,” Jan said. Remy looked around, their eyes landing on the envelop sitting on Roman’s nightstand. Remy picked up the envelop, inspecting it before hearing voices growing closer.

”Reapers! Quick, hide!” Jan said. The three hid around the room, the voices growing louder.

”How did we miss this one for 3 years?” one voice asked.

”I don’t know, I thought we had gotten everyone in this district,” the other voice replied. Remy peeked out from under the bed, seeing two reapers standing in the room. One grabbed out their scythe, swiping at Roman’s body. Roman’s spirit fell to the floor, Roman shaking her head before stumbling up while holding her neck.

”Ugh… My neck… Did you guys really need to leave me hanging in my room for 3 years?” Roman said, glaring at the two reapers.

”In our defense, we forgot,” the one reaper replied.

”I’ve been calling from my body for 3 years!” Roman said.

”Whatever. Let’s just get you ascended,” the reaper replied. Roman nodded. The reaper raised their scythe. Remy emerged from their hiding space.

”Wait!” Remy said. The three turned to Remy.

”What… How did you get into my house?” Roman asked.

”You left the door unlocked,” Remy replied.

”Okay, kid, look. I don’t know who you are, but I’m going home to my family,” Roman said.

”But-” Remy started before the reaper swiped their scythe. Roman faded away, the reapers turning to Remy.

”You. Get this cleaned up,” the reaper said, pointing their scythe at Remy. The two disappeared from view.

Romulus and Jan peeked out of the closet, walking over to Remy.

”Wow… That guy was kind of an asshole,” Jan said.

”Well… What now?” Romulus asked. Remy looked down at the envelop, opening it.

”Here’s a note. It could probably give us some information,” Remy said. The three gathered around, Remy reading the note aloud.

”Hello. My name is Roman Sanders-Kingstone. I am 28-years-old and I was one of the commanding officers for the Living Spirit’s Uprising Against the Grim Reapers. If you are reading this, I am already dead. I want to write this note so my story won’t be forgotten to time,” Remy started.

”Ooo! This could give us some information! Keep reading!” Jan said. Remy nodded, reading off more of the note.

”The uprising is not what they are framing it as. It all starts with the story of a person named Remus Sanders-Kingstone. Age 23, they were my sibling, but I didn’t treasure them enough. One day, they were taken from me in a car crash after they drove themself off a cliff after a fight with me. For the first few months after that, they lived as a ghost with a reaper whose name is very important, Janus Martinzon,” Remy continued.

”Janus Martinzon? Like legendary hero, Janus Martinzon?” Romulus asked.

”I guess so…” Jan said.

”Keep reading,” Romulus said. Remy nodded.

”After a few months, they came back to me and my father, Thomas Sanders. We were so happy to have them back, but of course, that can’t last forever. After the manager of the district found out Remus had broken the rules to come back, he attempted to murder me and my family. Remus, in a fit of rage, killed the manager, revealing themself as the Antichrist,” Remy continued to read.

”Wait, wait, wait. So, the Antichrist and the legendary hero were friends?” Jan asked.

”Looks like it. Keep reading,” Romulus replied.

”For 3 years, we fought to make sure no one would be forced to choose what to do with their afterlife. Many lives were lost for the cause, including the lives of my father, Remus, and Janus. The reapers have twisted this tale to fit their agenda, framing themselves as the good guys and Janus as a legendary hero like ones you would only find in myths. But to whoever is reading this, please know that is not true. I don’t know who will see this letter, or if this letter will even be seen at all, but please. Remember my name and the names of everyone mentioned in this letter. Don’t let our story go in vain,” Remy said, finishing the letter.

”Wow…” Romulus said. Remy looked down.

”So… All these stories… Everything we were told! It was all false! They framed innocent people as villains! We gotta do something about this!” Remy said.

”How? Even if we could we don’t know where the rest of the people from the uprising are!” Jan said.

”I… I don’t know…” Remy said.

”Well, for now let’s just go downstairs and go to sleep. We can figure this out in the morning,” Romulus said. Remy and Jan nodded, the three walking downstairs. The three walked outside, grabbing their bags from Romulus’s car before going back inside. They all put their bags down. Romulus grabbed some blankets from a basket while Remy took out their meds. They went to the kitchen, Jan following them. Jan got them a cup of water, Remy taking out two pills and putting them in their mouth.

”Drink,” Jan said, handing Remy the water. Remy nodded, drinking the water. They walked over to Jan, hugging them. Jan hugged back. The two walked to the living room.

”Hey, you two. I hope you’re fine sleeping on the floor. My back is killing me right now,” Romulus said.

”No problem. I know your back is still fucked from that accident so you can take the couch,” Remy said.

”Thanks,” Romulus said, laying down on the couch and covering up with a blanket. Remy and Jan grabbed some blankets, laying some out on the floor and covering up with some others. Remy curled up in their partner’s arms, Jan smiling at them. The two closed their eyes, falling asleep.

Remy sat up, rubbing their eyes. They looked around to find they weren’t in Roman’s house anymore. Now, they sat in a room that looked like an apartment. Remy looked over to find Jan laying down next to them. They shook Jan awake.

”Remy? Where are we?” Jan asked.

”I… I don’t know…” Remy said. Jan rubbed their eyes, accidentally poking themself in the eye.

”Ow!” Jan said. The two paused.

”Safe word…” Remy said.

”Potato…” Jan replied. The two looked at each other.

”Okay… This is freaky…” Remy said. The two went silent as they heard talking nearby. They hid as they saw a figure walking out of a room. The figure walked to the kitchen in the apartment, coming up behind another figure they hadn’t previously noticed.

”Remus… Are you okay?” the first figure asked.

”I’m fine, Janus… I’m just thinking…” the other figure replied.

”About what?” Janus asked.

”My family… I really miss them…” Remus said, looking down at the mug they had in their hands. Janus frowned.

”Remus…” Janus said, putting a hand to Remus’s face.

”I want my family back… It’s really difficult without them…” Remus said, tears forming in their eye.

”I know… I’m so sorry…” Janus responded.

”Don’t apologize… You’ve already said that enough…” Remus said sadly, looking at Janus.

”It’s my fault though… I murdered your father… I took you away from your family… I…” Janus said.

”Jan… Darling…” Remus said. Janus started to cry. Remus frowned, putting their cup down on the counter beside them and hugging Janus. Janus hugged them back, taking a few shaky deep breaths.

”It’s going to be okay… We’ll find a way out of here…” Remus said, holding Janus’s face in their hand. Janus smiled, wiping some tears from its face.

”Thanks… I love you…” Janus said.

”I love you too,” Remus said. Remy and Jan started to try to sneak away before Remus saw them.

”What- Who are you?!” Remus said, pulling Janus to the side. Remy and Jan stood up, putting their hands in the air.

”Hold on! I swear we don’t know how we got here!” Jan said. Janus stared at the two, its eyes widening.

”Wait! Remus! You remember how you’ve been having those weird dreams where you’re a college student studying history and the world was taken over by reapers?” Janus asked.

”Yeah? I have those dreams like… Every single night…” Remus said.

”That’s weird…” Jan said.

”How come?” Remus asked.

”Remy has the same dream… Except instead of the college thing, they’re the Antichrist and I’m…” Jan started.

”Wait… Janus… You don’t actually think these two are the same people from my dreams, right?!” Remus said.

”That would explain why they look similar to us, but that doesn’t explain how they’re here right now…” Janus replied.

”Wait, wait, wait… Are you actually the legendary hero, Janus Martinzon?” Remy asked, pointing to Janus. Janus gestured to its side, its side having a knife wound in it.

”So, that means you’re…” Jan said.

”The Antichrist? Yes,” Remus said, looking down. Janus looked towards Remus, frowning. They held their hand, Remus smiling over to Janus.

”Now… You called me a legendary hero… Why is that?” Janus asked.

”Well… Like they said… The reapers have taken over the living world… They’ve twisted your tale to make it out that they’re evil and that you were a legendary hero who took down the Antichrist before heroically losing your life,” Remy said.

”Oh yeah… I’ve heard that before…” Remus said.

”What else have the reapers done?” Janus asked.

”Well… They have killed anyone who tried to speak out against them… Any information about the uprising is also heavily censored…” Remy replied.

”What?!” Janus said.

”What about the people from the uprising who survived?” Remus asked.

”No one knows what happened to them… There have been rumors that they are being held in a secret prison, but no one knows if that’s true or not…” Remy replied.

”Hm…” Janus said. It pulled up a screen. Remy and Jan walked over to the two, looking at the screen.

”I wonder… If I do this…” Janus said, typing Nico’s name into a search bar. They pushed search, the screen showing an image of Nico sleeping on a jail bunk.

”That’s Nico!” Remus said.

”Well, where is he?” Remy asked. Janus zoomed out, clicking on the building.

”Martinzon Jail for the Uprising Criminals,” Janus said.

”Well, we need to get him out of there! Maybe he could get us back to the living world!” Remus said.

”You two. Where are you right now?” Janus asked.

”Well, before we got here we had just fallen asleep in Roman’s house since we were going to interview him for a school project…” Remy replied. Remus’s eyes widened.

”Is she okay?! What do you mean ‘were going to’? Is she safe?” Remus asked.

”Umm… It’s kind of complicated…” Jan said awkwardly.

”Okay, Remus… We can worry about Roman later, for now we need to focus on Nico,” Janus said. Remus nodded. They grabbed two jewels from their pocket, placing them into necklaces.

”I’ve been experimenting… If I got this right these jewels should allow us to see and communicate to you in the living world,” Remus said, handing Remy and Jan a necklace. Remy and Jan put the necklaces on, tucking them into their shirts.

”Now… What we need you to do is in the morning, get to the jail and find Nico. Tell him that we’re still here and we need help, he’ll most likely know what to do,” Janus said. Remy and Jan nodded. Remus gave another necklace to Remy.

”Make sure to give this to Nico as well,” Remus said. Remy nodded. Remy and Jan started to fade from view.

”What’s happening?” Jan asked, looking down to find themself transparent.

”You’re waking up. Remember the plan,” Janus said. The two nodded, fading completely from view.

Remy jolted awake, looking down at their neck to find the necklaces still there.

”Remy? You good?” Romulus asked.

”Yeah…” Remy replied. Jan sat up, rubbing their eyes.

”Okay, well… What do we do now?” Romulus asked.

”We need to go somewhere,” Remy suggested.

”Where do we need to go?” Romulus asked.

”Martinzon Jail,” Jan replied.

”But that’s just a rumor,” Romulus said.

”That’s what I thought, but that’s not true… It’s hard to explain…” Remy said.

”Well, then let’s clean up and head over there,” Romulus said. Remy and Jan nodded, the three getting up and putting away their blankets. They walked out of the house, Romulus grabbing the keys to Roman’s house and locking it. The three got into the car.

”So, what’s the address?” Romulus asked.

”Psst,” Remy heard. Remy looked around.

”In your mind, dummy. It’s Remus,” Remus said.

”Oh, hey,” Remy whispered under their breath.

”Here’s the address, it’s…” Remus started. Remy typed the address in as Remus told them it. Romulus started to drive, the three following the GPS’s instructions. Meanwhile, Nico sat on his bed in his jail cell, zoning out. He didn’t know what to do. His love was dead and ascended, Remus was defeated, and he didn’t know where Roman was. He didn’t look too well himself either. His clothes were dirty since they never let him change out of the clothes he was wearing that day. His hair was graying in patches from stress, and it was also outgrown since he wasn’t able to cut it very well. Nico looked down, tears forming in his eyes.

”Yo, Flowers,” Nico heard. He looked up, seeing his cellmate, Henry Martinez, standing in front of him. Henry was a big guy, standing at almost 6 and a half feet and very muscular. He was one of the people who were on the planning and strategy team during the uprising.

”Oh, hey, Henry. What’s up?” Nico said.

”You good, mate? You were zoning out again,” Henry asked, sitting down on the bed across from Nico.

”Yeah… I’m just thinking…” Nico said.

”Let me guess… It’s about Roman again, isn’t it?” Henry asked.

”I’m scared, Henry! It’s been 5 years! What if something horrible happened to him?! I promised Thomas before he ascended that I would take care of him! I can’t let him down!” Nico said.

”You gotta calm down, Nico. He probably just doesn’t know where we are… I mean, a lot of people don’t know where this place is, since they only really told close family members and then threatened them to keep this place a secret. They probably just didn’t tell him so he wouldn’t try to break us out,” Henry said. Nico took a deep breath, looking up at Henry.

”I know, I know, it’s just terrifying… Roman wasn’t in the best mental state when I first met him before Remus and her reunited… I’m just scared that her mental state got worse after she lost her father and sibling…” Nico said.

”Yeah, that is pretty understandable, but you’re probably just overthinking things… I mean, there’s probably a bunch of reasons why he wouldn’t be visiting, death is just one out of many of those possibilities,” Henry said.

”Yeah… I guess you’re right,” Nico said. The two heard banging on the door of their cell. They looked over to see their cell guard standing in front of it.

”You two, lunch time. Get to the cafeteria,” the guard said before walking off. Henry rolled his eyes.

”Fucking hate that guy,” Henry said, standing up. Henry looked over to Nico.

”I’ll meet you in the cafeteria,” Henry said.

”Alright, see you,” Nico said. The two waved at each other, Nico standing up and fixing himself up before going to the cafeteria as well.

Nico grabbed a food tray, standing in line as other people got served their lunch. Nico walked up to the counter, the cafeteria lady smiling at him.

”Ah, Nico! Nice to see you today! What would you like?” the lady said, taking his tray.

”I’ll just have the normal chicken meal today,” Nico said. The lady nodded, serving the meal and then giving Nico his tray back.

”Here you go, have a nice day,” the lady said. Nico nodded, walking off towards the tables and looking around for Henry.

”Yo! Flowers! Over here!” Nico heard Henry calling out. Nico looked around, seeing Henry waving from a table near the back of the room. Nico walked over, sitting down next to Henry.

”So, what did you get for today, Flowers?” Henry asked.

”Why do you keep calling me Flowers?” Nico asked, laughing a little.

”Flores, Flowers, makes sense right?” Henry replied.

”I guess… And to answer your previous question, I just got the chicken meal,” Nico said, starting to eat his food.

”Honestly, I’m kind of glad we weren’t sent to a regular prison. I don’t know how long I could have prison food without going insane,” Henry said, taking a bite of his meal.

”Didn’t you go to prison once?” Nico asked.

”Nah, you’re thinking about the other Henry,” Henry replied. The two ate while talking.

”And then my little brother’s kid, Jan, fucking socked that kid in the face,” Henry said, punching the palm of his hand.

”Woah, they seem like a cool person,” Nico said.

”Yeah, miss the little sport,” Henry said. Nico stood up, placing his tray in the return pile, Henry doing the same.

”Welp, let’s get back to our cell,” Henry said. Nico nodded, the two walking off. The two sat in their cell, Henry using the pull up bar while Nico read a book.

”What are you reading?” Henry asked.

”Murder of Roger Ackroyd,” Nico said.

”Nice,” Henry replied. The two soon heard banging on their cell again. They looked over to find their guard standing outside.

”You two, visiting hours. Get to the visitor center if you want to see anyone,” the guard said before walking away. Henry dropped down from the pull up bar, landing on his feet. He started to walk over to the cell, turning around to find Nico still sitting on the bed.

”You coming, Flowers?” Henry asked.

”Nah… I’m just going to read for today…” Nico said.

”You sure?” Henry asked.

”Yeah, you go on without me,” Nico replied. Henry nodded, walking out of the cell and going to the visitor’s center. Henry sat down at his reserved spot, fidgeting with a pen while waiting. He soon heard a familiar voice.

”He should be here!” Jan said.

”Maybe he’s just late,” Remy suggested. Henry peeked over to Nico’s spot to find the three standing in front.

”Hey, you three. Over here,” Henry said, getting the three’s attention. They walked over to Henry’s spot, Jan’s eyes widening when they saw him.

”Uncle Henry?!” Jan said.

”Hey there, sport,” Henry said.

”How?! They said you went missing!” Jan said.

”This is what happens when you join an uprising, kid,” Henry replied, “Anyways, who you here for?”

”We were trying to find Nico. Me and Remy have a school project where we have to interview him,” Jan replied.

”Ah! Flowers! Yeah, hang on. Let me call him,” Henry said, leaning over his chair.

”Oi, guard!” Henry said, the guard looking at him.

”What?” the guard asked.

”Go get Flowers, tell him he has visitors,” Henry said.

”Why can’t you do it?” the guard replied.

”Because A) I want to reconnect with my family here, and B) you wouldn’t let me back in if I left,” Henry said. The guard rolled his eyes, walking off. Henry turned back to the three.

”Now, tell me. What have you been doing?” Henry asked. The four talked while they waited for Nico.

Meanwhile, Nico laid on his bed, looking up at the ceiling. He closed his eyes, about to fall asleep before he heard banging at his cell. He looked up, seeing the guard standing outside.

”What’s up?” Nico asked.

”Henry wanted me to come get you. You have visitors,” the guard replied.

”I do?” Nico asked.

”Yes-” the guard started before being cut off by Nico rushing out of his cell. He ran to the visitor’s center, bursting through the door. He bent over, trying to catch his breath.

”Roman-” Nico started before looking up, seeing Henry and the others looking at him.

”Hey, Flowers. You have visitors,” Henry said. Nico nodded, walking over to his spot and sitting down. The four moved over, Henry sitting down next to Nico.

”So, who are you?” Nico asked.

”Remy Prince, and Jan Martinez. We’re students at Martinzon College,” Remy replied.

”Okay, and what do you need?” Nico asked.

”Well, we have a school project where we have to interview someone from the uprising. At first we were going to interview the Antichrist’s right hand man, Roman, so we went to his house, but-” Remy started.

”Is he okay? What do you mean ‘but’?” Nico asked. Remy slipped Nico the note.

”Well… Just read,” Remy said. Nico grabbed the note, opening it and starting to read before pausing. He put a hand to his mouth, tears starting to form in his eyes.

”No… No, no, no, this isn’t true, is it?!” Nico said. The three looked down.

”He was still hanging from the ceiling when we got there…” Jan said. Nico looked down, tears falling from his face. Remy took one of the necklaces from their neck, slipping it to Nico. Nico picked it up.

”Someone wanted us to give this to you,” Remy said. Nico put it on, smiling a little. He then heard Remus’s voice.

”Nico! Nico, can you hear me?” Remus asked. Nico nodded a little.

”Okay, listen up. Me and Janus are in some weird dimension and need your help getting back to the living world. We need to bust you out of here,” Remus said.

”How… This place is heavily guarded,” Nico whispered under his breath.

”I don’t know… But I do need those three behind bars with you to make this work,” Remus said. Nico nodded. He stood up.

”Hey, guard!” Nico said, the guard looking up, “These three said they were going to start a second uprising.”

”What?!” Jan said. Nico turned to the three, winking. The guards grabbed the three, taking them to the cells. They threw them into the cell next to Nico and Henry’s.

”We’ll deal with you three later,” the guard said, walking off. The three situated themselves, Nico and Henry getting to their cell. They looked over to Nico.

”So, do you want to tell us why you did that?” Romulus asked, glaring at Nico.

”Don’t worry. I’ve got a plan, I just need you three to help break us out of here,” Nico said.

”What are we going to do after that?” Jan asked.

”We need to get to the bunker,” Nico said, “For now, we need to rest.” The three nodded. Jan and Remy took the bottom bunk, while Romulus took the top bunk. They laid down, closing their eyes and falling asleep. That night, they escape.

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