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“Nruter yam I taht rewop tneicna eht ekovni I nrub ot emoc sah emit ym L T O L O X A! STANLEY!!!”
Nice to see you Bill.
“What?”
It’s me Bill don’t you remember? You died today Bill. You invoked my name as we agreed upon, and now I shall work on your revival.
“Oh it’s just you Ax. Yeah, things went belly up for me there pretty fast. Who knew a couple of flesh bag humans could actually outsmart me huh?”
You are overconfident Bill, but that doesn’t matter right now. Now that this has happened I need to work quick before your SOUL fades away completely.
“Hahaha! What are you talking about Ax? I’m a demon! I don’t have a SOUL.”
Of course you do Bill. Every being has a SOUL. One made of pure energy or not, and the defeat you suffered has damaged your SOUL enormously. As it is now the only way to bring you back is to regrow your SOUL in a human vessel.
“Heh, uh. What do you mean?”
I mean that if you ever want to have another wild party with your friends ever again then you need to occupy a physical body for a while. Taking in the damage I would say about 30 years or so. More if we waste time here.
“What the hell does that mean Ax!?!! Didn’t I invoke your name?! Why can’t you just fix me up right now!?!”
If I remember correctly, your exact words were I invoke your name that I may return. I don't know what you assumed about my power; vast as it is, but I cannot simply repair this much damage overnight, and you may fade away before I can do anything more than stabilize you. We need to place your SOUL into something that protects it. Humans are notorious for guarding their SOULs and have natural defenses against beings like you and I. You will be completely safe until it is done healing, and; provided you can remember yourself, you will be back to being a top-notch dream demon again in no time.
“Remember myself? Why would I need to do that?”
Well, you will have to live the life of a human Bill. From infancy to; as I said, around 30. It’s the only way to properly grow a SOUL, but in doing so you won’t remember ever having been a dream demon.
“WHAT?!?! NO WAY AX. NO FUCKING WAY!!!”
It’s the only way.
“No no no no nonono. No. there has got to be a better solution. You cannot be saying that the only way for me to come back is to be a human!”
I’m afraid I am. Don’t worry though. You won't even realize what you are missing, and like I said if you ever remember that you are indeed Bill Cipher you can leave your human body and continue to be a demon in the nightmare realm just like before. It’s the risk that comes with returning from the dead Bill, and the longer you resist this course of action the longer it will take for your SOUL to repair. You have about 5 minutes to decide before the damage becomes irreparable.
“......”
……
“Alright then. Let's do this.”
Excellent. Glad you agreed. Let's get this over with. Now you might feel a pinch, but that's just your new body passing through the cervix.
“Wait what?”
And away you go! Goo d lu ck B ill. Try t o reme mber who you are! Or no t. It really do esn't matter and I don’t particularly care.
“Doctor it’s a boy!”
“And what a handsome lad he is!”
“Oh wow, he’s perfect. Can I hold my baby?”
“Of course miss. What were you thinking of calling him?”
“I-well I was going to call him Max, but. Well, what do you think honey?”
“No you’re right dear, he doesn't really look all that much like a Max.”
“Yeah, not a Max. More like. Maybe a Billy?”
“I think maybe just Bill would do.”
“Yes, Yes perfect! Bill Cameron. Our perfect little boy.”
“Welcome to the world Bill.”