Foreword : Author's Long Rambling

Dear readers, this is my first fanfic in Blazblue fandom.

First, I apologize for making a full text wall of my rambling, but I need to clarify some things first before you throw those flameballs at me when you read this fic.

Also I apologize beforehand for my crude language here and on later chapters.

First of all, I gotta tell you that I've never played the game before, even once, and probably never will. I suck at fighting games.
I just happened to stumble upon the BlazBlue's page on tvtropes (DON'T. OPEN. I warn you. It will suck your life, like it has done to mine), and from the first glance, I really liked Hazama. Because I'm a sucker for characters with closed eyes, like Gin from Bleach (but Gin is very tragic, sniff... damn you Kubo…)

Nevertheless, I was surprised when I found out that Hazama is the main villain, and one big jerkass too. But unfortunately, I was already charmed by this sexy bastard. Must be the suit, and the vest too… probably the vest.

Then I also found out about his past relation with Trinity, and it is really a fanfic material, I just love tragic couples. Not to mention the fanarts of this pairing, they are the ones that inspired this fic. Just check zerochan or other imageboard if you're looking for their fanarts. (Though I prefer Trinity x Kazuma, they make a really cute couple)

I adore Trinity, she is a really sweet girl, really the type you want to bring home to your parents and introduce as a girlfriend or wife. But in my opinion, she dwelled a bit too much in her guilt complex. And after reading the summary and the plot twist of Phase Shift novels in a forum, I really felt that she was the receiving end of an abusive relationship. So in this fic I want to make her MAN UP and kick a certain bastard's ass. This girl really, really deserves the chance. There's nothing wrong with beating out a bastard ex-boyfriend, right?

Also, see the M-rating I put on this fic? Remember, M-RATING. I'll be real honest here. One of the main reasons I decided to write this fic is because I wanted to write Hazama with lemon! Hell yeah! That's what a fangirl would do! Cheers! And Trinity is the most logical het choice without making him too much a rapist, this bastard has already earned his memetic molester and mindrapist license in the canon, I don't want to add more to the list. That, or including him in a crack pairing, I've seen him paired with Terumi, Relius or Ragna a lot in fanarts, but unfortunately I'm not into BL anymore. Also, don't worry, I won't make him a lolicon here. You'll see what I mean later.

To tell you the truth, I started writing this fic from around early September, before BBCP came out, and that time, I even hadn't found out about its release date. But because I'm a slow writer and my habit of jumping between chapters whenever the idea popped up or some alteration needed, not to mention some lazing around, I ended up finishing this first chapter just now.

Thus, here's some dilemma I faced regarding the release of Chronophantasma/BBCP. This part also contains A MASSIVE SPOILER.

*SPOILER ALERT*

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I was actually a bit scared that BBCP would joss out a part of the story in this fic. So after BBCP come out, I looked at the forums, youtube, etc, to gather as much information. And guess what BBCP do? They kill off this pairing! #%& &#*&$! Hey, what should I do if the characters I paired are dead?

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*SPOILER END*

But then, I decided to continue this fic anyway. The full story's outline is already completed and I didn't want it to go to a waste.

"Don't care too much about the canon, it's just a fanfic. Write as your heart and mind desired."

Ah, the joy of fanfiction, is it not?

So readers, I warned you here that this fic is an alternate continuity from canon (BBCP). The events here took place some time after BBCP's Platinum's arcade ending, where she met Phantom, and the story will branch off from there. And even though this fic will be mainly about Hazama and Trinity, there'll be some other characters showing up too.

Also, this fic will also include my theories and speculations regarding Platinum – Luna-Sena-Trinity, and also about Hazama-Terumi-Kazuma, based on the information I gathered so far. But since BBCP and Phase Shift Novel is still not released in English yet, also my slow pace in writing, there's a possibility that those theories will be jossed even before I post it when the English ver. come out. If that happens, I tell you here beforehand that I might choose to go with my theories instead of the canon, since it is a pretty crucial part of this fic, and I don't want this fic unfinished, or go too far from what I have planned.

And please remember, since I've never played the game, there's probably some elements in this fic not matching the canon. If you found any, please notify me. I don't really like to deviate from the canon, except in desperate situation, like in the spoiler part or the paragraph above.

Lastly, English is not my first language. If there is any mistake in grammar, any confusing phrases, any unfit vocabularies, etc, please also notify me.
I hope you enjoy this fic,as much as I enjoy planning and writing it.
Reviews, faves, and critics are always welcomed and will make me smile like a fool, but please no flaming.
Have an awesome day to you all.

P.S.

I planned this fic to be around 12+ main chapters, so please be patient if you want to stick around with me.

And thanks to all of you who managed to read all my rambling until this last line.*bow

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I've posted a 'trailer' for the whole story, since the idea just popped up and didn't stop nagging at my conscience.

I said it's a trailer, but it's just some dialogue from later chapters and they're not in chronological order.