Leylin Blight's POV
It seems Stan is still mad at me for our last "discussion". To be fair, things got complicated because of him, but also because of me.
I have my share of responsibility in this.
At first, I had no intention of killing anyone in the Mystery Shack, and Dipper was quick to understand that. He even managed to talk some sense into me because of it.
The problem was that I let my rage cloud my judgment, something I had managed to suppress for years after my reincarnation.
What triggered the situation? Stan Pines, of course.
For a moment, this man replaced Markus in my mind. Someone I didn't think was a threat to me managed to surprise me and even knock me down.
It indirectly reminded me of my situation with Markus. Back then, I was armed and my opponent was naked, but I lost.
Even today, I understand that I was impulsive back then.
I could have just ignored Markus and taken my revenge another day, but my rage pushed me to attack quickly. My arrogance and anger caused my defeat.
That defeat drove me to seek a hitman to eliminate my ex-fiancée's lover. I had forgotten that my interaction with him would have put him on guard.
In the end, the result of my behavior caused a chain of events that led to my death.
If I hadn't drawn my weapon, if I hadn't sought a hitman to eliminate Markus a few days after that incident, then Markus wouldn't have seen me coming and it would be him lying on the cold ground with my ex-fiancée crying her eyes out.
So yes, it's partly my fault that Sandra is now alone in the state of Texas without her big brother. It's one of my biggest regrets.
That's why Dipper's pleas were able to reach me. It wasn't just pity for him, but I saw myself in him.
I thought I saw Sandra crying and it reminded me of my greatest enemy: my impulsiveness and my pride.
I also understand that as I approach adolescence, my "little" anger problem is starting to get stronger.
It's logical that the body influences the mind after all. This explains my recent murderous thoughts over small things that shouldn't catch my attention.
I think too hastily about killing when there are other solutions. Proof of this?
Simply the fact that I haven't killed anyone "directly" since my reincarnation and the existence of the memory gun.
Of course, I don't count the unintelligent demon in the forests of the Boiling Isles as "people".
"You seem lost in thought," Stan said, frowning.
"Indeed, but let's get back to the matter at hand," I said, nodding without denying his statement.
"Mr. Pines, I hope you'll be more cooperative this time," I said, approaching him.
He backed away slightly out of distrust, but after a few seconds, his face took on a resolute and resigned expression.
"I won't harm you, I want to 'recruit' Ford and you're his brother," I said, using healing magic on both his arms.
"Grr," Stan groaned slightly in pain, but afterward he could move his arms properly.
I'm not an expert in healing magic, but I'm better than Emira in theory. This makes up for my lack of talent in this type of magic.
"That... doesn't excuse the cruelty you showed in front of the kids..." he said hesitantly. He seems to be having an internal conflict.
"But, if you can really bring Ford back, then I can forget that you broke both my arms," he finally said in a determined tone.
"Wonderful, I'm glad you can cooperate with me, but..." I said, looking around.
"Where are the others?" I asked in a confused tone.
I can know their location thanks to bard magic but I prefer to avoid using this kind of trick in front of Stan often, he could understand how it works.
"I... I wanted them to be safe just in case," Stan replied, clearly uncomfortable.
"I understand, you're just worried about them, haha," I said, laughing.
"So, where's the machine to bring Ford back?" I said, following Stan.
"It's in the basement with the others," Stan replied, using the code to reveal a secret entrance.
We took an elevator and finally arrived in front of Ford's machine.
"I see you've cleared things up," Dipper said, glancing at Stan and me.
It seems they had a conversation before I arrived, which makes sense, they had to agree on how to deal with me.
"So we won't need this thing?" Soos asks, pointing to what appears to be an elaborate trap set to fall on me when I arrived in the basement.
"Soos, you idiot," Stan says, facepalming.
It seems Stan wanted to trick me or he had taken precautions, I honestly think it's well played but unfortunately for him, I'm not easy prey.
"No Leylin, it's not what you think," Mabel tries to explain quickly, but I just raised my hand to stop her.
"It's okay, I understand your distrust of the unknown and I wasn't really peaceful during our last encounter," I say calmly before using telekinesis to activate the trap on myself.
Several heavy metal objects fell on me at high speed, I just used my knight physique and transformed an abomination into a sword to destroy the traps.
I could see the amazement on their faces.
"As I said before, I don't want to hurt you but to cooperate," I say simply, but in reality, I'm seriously considering erasing their memories of me and activating Ford's portal myself.
I can just keep them asleep until the end of the countdown but I'll keep that idea for later.
"Seriously?" Stan asks, amazed.
"Why would I lie? I've had several opportunities to kill you," I say. It seems my words have convinced Stan but Wendy's expression has become slightly darker.
It seems she hasn't forgotten about the gnomes.
"So? Are we bringing Ford back or not?" I say, showing journal number 2.
"Yes, let's do it and I'm sorry about the trap," Dipper says, clearly embarrassed. It seems the idea didn't come from him.
I find it suspicious that Stan is cooperating so easily, but he probably wanted to try to get rid of me and keep my journal.
If he succeeded, he could protect his journal and bring Ford back without me, but he underestimated me again.
"There, everything's set up," Stan mutters, turning on the machines.
"Are you sure this thing really works?" Wendy asks doubtfully.
I've observed that she sometimes glances at me but keeps her distance. It seems she hasn't told Dipper or Stan about her "dream".
"Everything's running, stop distracting me," Stan replies, pressing buttons.
*Beep* The portal's startup sounds.
"Bill, I'll soon hold up my end of the deal," I say mentally while watching the portal's lights turn on.
I just need to provide a sufficient energy source and wait for the countdown to end.
I have 18 hours before the portal opens. For now, I'm going to raid Gravity Falls for interesting things.
It would be silly to focus only on Bill Cipher and ignore the rest of Gravity Falls' wonders. I remember there's an alien spaceship with glue capable of sticking space-time.
I can also learn their advanced technology if I can still find traces of their minds in the area, there are also those mushrooms that can make you extremely intelligent.
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