"Damn... Okay, Alright! I am fine."
On his hands and knees and sweating profusely, Ben breathed in and breathed out heavily as he attempted to recover from the strongest Soul Crash he'd ever performed. Besides he was also recovering from some serious injuries. No matter how you looked at it, this was in no way an easy thing to pull off, especially with his [Gamer's Mind] and [Gamer's Body] turned off. The normal ones in the past were easy to pull off due to his inability to feel pain and fair. This technique which could easily send his opponents into a temporary supersonic flight really HURT like hell, if he didn't have a body which was clearly much more enhanced than that of an ordinary human, the amount of damage he'd sustained was simply horrendous.
However, he had his magical white mage-esque abilities to restore his body back to normal, unfortunately he wasted most if not all of his MP bar while healing Issei and playing the game of tag with the brutish fallen angel and the little amount of MP he managed to recover was nowhere near to heal him back to full health . He couldn't help but grit his teeth in frustration as his dislocated shoulder automatically rolled back into the place. The flesh on his hands which had practically melted off or had been burnt black quickly began getting replaced by new skin and his ruined muscles started coming back to life. Still his left arm felt completely sore, the small wounds each leaking a small drizzle of blood before the bleeding completely stopped. Ben shook for a few moments as he tried to calm down, swallowing hard
Not only he had to move at terrifying speeds for this attack to succeed, he also had to unload an absurd amount of Ki to shoot the object the distance he intended to, that too at such speed. He had to distract him for a moment and create an opening, which had been probably one of the top ten most terrifying thing he'd ever done. The chances of this particular attack actually being successful with such a small window of opportunity had been roughly fifty-fifty, so it had been a wild gamble.
Dohnaseek could have chosen to run. If he hadn't been so stubborn about holding his ground against the young gamer, whom he had greatly underestimated and completely shocked at seeing a freaking full grown oak tree flying towards him, then the whole plan would have fallen to pieces.
Once the dust settled and the trail of smoke started to disperse, Ben pushed himself to his feet and slowly started making his way to the downed fallen angel. From the extent of damages and the smoke still rising in the air, it initially seemed that whatever may have made landfall in that area was probably dead, just like any other lifeforms that once resided in those section of woods. Quite amused to see that the oak tree managed to tear through the area good one fifty meters before ending with a good chunk of woods surrounding the area brought down and the land ripped asunder in the wake of terrifying cataclysm. Not only that, all of the trees were now mashed together and that fallen angel had been knocked aside in the twisting, vortex of chaos. Though logically the thing buried under how many tons of trees in all good conscience should have been pinned and killed, the being that was in fact buried under all that rubble was not your ordinary living entity.
However, Dohnaseek was not only bleeding profusely with most of his clothes torn or burnt away, his entire body was covered in bark, bruises and cuts. Both of his legs were busted and arms were mangled. His wings seemed like they were beyond repair. He also appeared to be mumbling incoherently, most likely knocked out due to the immense impact. Not only were most of his clothes left in tatters, but much of his skin had melted off him revealing an armor of bone underneath it, from which he had dislocated many of his limbs.
While the young Tennyson was no sadist, he couldn't help but chuckle at the pitiful site, "Woah, that worked better than I expected. I guess at the end of the day, I can call this a win in my books."
As Ben was considering what next to do, a flash of green light spread through his left arm as a bluish pop up window started floating in front of his eyes
Target for absorption has been detected. Following the protocols of Unimatrix, the host may call upon aid from the matrix for absorption.
Do you wish to call upon the aid of Unitrix?
Y/N
Ben blinked for a moment but decided to go through it anyways. Besides after what he had been through, what worse could possibly happen at this moment. The shock of nearly dying , receiving all these strange abilities and being exposed to the world of supernatural and aliens, wasn't something Ben had overcame yet. He was however, adapting. Just like his parallel universe counterparts, dealing with unexpected situation and problems was something he was good at. As long as he could distance himself from the issue and focus on the present, he could deal with his shock and panic as much as he wants to later on. He would figure out how to defend this town from Kokabiel, if he could at all, Later. Letting out a sigh, he immediately pressed the Y " button". Causing another small orange window to pop up in its stead
Acknowledged.
A mere moment later, the green and black hourglass tattoo on his wrist began to whirr and vibrate, and a powerful beam of emerald light flashed out from his hand.
WHOOSH
In less than a second the light burnt through the air and a blob of Dohnaseek's blood suddenly flung towards Ben. Moving towards him like some sort of guided missile, slamming onto his wrist with a resounding thud and getting sucked inside the symbol within a split second.
Sample acquired. Beginning absorption.
STR has been increased by 3
VIT has been increased by 4
INT has been increased by 2
DEX has been increased by 3
WIS has been increased by 2
CHA has been increased by 5
LUK has been increased by 2
New transformation is available for usage
Angelic watcher mode [Time duration:35 minutes, 45 seconds]
Passively increases HP by 66%
Passively increases MP by 46%
Passively increases all stats by 18%
Skill [Light manipulation] available to use (Can not be transferred to normal mode or any other transformations)
Skill[Jacob's fighting art] available to use
Title [Fallen child of God] becomes available to use (60% additional bonus while using light based or holy weaponry, CHA increased by 20 % , 170% decrease in reputation while dealing with any devils , angels and saints , 60% increase in reputation while dealing with fallen angels and rogue exorcists.
Another text message popped up in front of his eyes out of nowhere, bringing him out of stupor as his entire arm bathed in a dazzling display of bright green aura, which now engulfed his entire body. He watched as the light made contact with him, not feeling any sort of threat or danger. As it did so , a warm feeling of energy flooded into his chest and just like that, the world flashed around him briefly and vanished
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"So did you find anything about the boy?" Dohnaseek questioned
"Nothing." The one Ben could easily recognize as Yuma responded in a slightly miffed tone. However she had certainly changed a lot from the image of that young girl asking him out on a date, she seemed to have matured to that of a young woman, and her clothes were decidedly the type which belonged to only the raunchiest stripper clubs, and she had two black wings from her back which lightly folded as she sat around the table. But the biggest change came from her facial expressions, gone was the innocent expression of an adolescent girl , and in its place was one of extreme cruelty and deception which he was all too familiar with.
"Eh? How come? With the sort of reputation the boy has , it was guaranteed that he would not only accept to be your boyfriend but would gladly spill all his beans if you would even flash a small amount of skin of your so called ample bosom." A short blonde woman who appeared to be dressed in some sort of fancy maid suit , spoke up, most likely trying to get a rise out of Yuma.
"Simple. Because we were too late in approaching him. Now he has already joined the peerage of the devil named Sona Sitri. " Yuma replied in a nonchalant manner. Not offended by her off handed comment in the slightest.
"So what? We will just eradicate all the Devils of the peerage he is in and then eradicate him too." Dohnaseek responded with a confident grin.
"Be my guest. But let me warn you in advance, the girl Sona Sitri is the younger sister of Leviathan, a Maou. Same with her red haired friend who is younger sister of the current Lucifer." A tallish blue haired woman , who wore a tight short crimson skirt and a matching jacket which opened nearly down to her belly button, which gave a good view to her breasts and cleavage snapped, almost losing her temper "There is already a lot of tension between the three factions and what you guys are trying to do is as good as lighting a match to a fuse. Do you guy really want to blow that powder keg? Start another war? When all of us have already lost so much."
"The old hag is right. We still need to wait to see if these sacred gears are even worth enough to put ourselves in danger." The blonde groaned, "All the devils here might be young but they are powerful. I sure as hell don't want to get on their families bad side even if we somehow managed to beat them on our own."
Waving them both to silence Yuma addressed her team, " Hmm...I understand your concerns...but you don't need to worry about that. That's what Freed and our little pawns are for. Besides I am now closer than ever from fully utilizing "gift" from my beloved ex boyfriend and once we are done with the twilight healing girl , even the Maou's beloved little sister won't stand a chance against me. However that's not the reason why I called this meeting." She sneered as she smacked her right hand on the table, which appeared to be covered in a weird looking which went around his forearm and covered the back of her arm. It almost looked like a chameleon with chibified face and glowing violet eyes, small black energy particles seemed to flow around this bracer four draconic wing like protuberances appeared on the chameleon's either side, giving it an awe inspiring appearance , "I have found someone in this area, a boy whose power has been growing at alarming rate. We need to deal with him before...
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A split second later, the misty world around Ben vanished as he found himself back outside , right in front of the half dead fallen angel. The world around him wavered briefly as his vision stabilized. The four individuals gathered around were no ordinary humans. They were fallen angels- angels that have fallen from the grace of God, due to having "impure" thoughts which diverted them from the teachings of the God in the bible. He still had no idea whether they were affiliated with Kokabiel or anywhere involved with the theft of holy swords but from what he could gather, their job was to monitor individuals with potentially power sacred gears and report them to their superiors.
That bracer...it held a lot of power inside...I could literally feel it.
Ben couldn't help but feel uneasy about the whole situation. He needed to know more about the strange world surrounding him. He couldn't afford to be caught off guard at times like that. Especially when the lives of his own and his loved ones were at stake. Perhaps talking with Rias would help. Her brother was an overlord/leader of an entire freaking culture, a culture that was pretty much hidden from normal society. Ben couldn't still quite suppress his disbelief on the fact- the only people he knew among the supernatural belonged to the families which lorded over in their entire species.
Before he could contemplate any further about his visions though, a gruff voice brought him back to reality, belonging that of the half dead fallen angel Dohnaseek. Who despite bleeding profusely somehow staggered out in the view by removing some of the trunks and logs pressing down on the top of him. Ben immediately began taking a few steps towards him
The look and glare he gave to the young Tennyson was truly venomous. "A lowlife like you? Actually besting me!"
"You got lucky. If I wasn't bored and didn't decide to play with you for a whole, you would have been vaporized long time ago." Ben spoke out with a confident smirk , taking several steps towards the fallen angel, , fully prepared to stop him if he was upto no good. On the outside, he appeared to be the picture of cool, confident godly superhero giving off an unsurpassed aura with simmering arrogance. On the inside...Ben was freaking out. By all means and purposes, Dohnaseek should be at least out for the count for a few weeks or so. If the fallen angel were to somehow get up and start fighting again, he could incinerate him without breaking a sweat.
"Use the energy stored inside the core your sacred gear." A cool regal voice said, breaking him out from his reverie
"How do I do that?"
"Simply will it to surround you from your soul, like a warm blanket covering you. It shouldn't be much difficult." The regal voice responded, concise but informative.
The fallen angel laughed then groaned, as he tried his hardest to move his broken limbs.
"To be killed by such low class scum. The humiliation."
Ben just shook his head in response and did what that mysterious cool voice asked him to. Gathering energy from inside his sacred gear was just like drawing a blanket around him, covering himself.
It was that moment every living being inside that area completely froze and every animal within ten miles abruptly began to tremble.
An incredible feeling of strength and power sweltered over him. He felt as if he was looking upon the world with dominance, as if every living being here was made to live under his rule. The feeling was addicting, sweeping through his mind with abandon. Ben stretched his arms, he couldn't help but feel stronger and a bit more powerful than before, with a noticeable enhancement. He glanced over his right arm, noting that not only the injuries he had taken had fully healed, also his HP and MP bar were now back to full one hundred percent.
"Now act like how the world serpent would do in this situation."
Drawing inspiration from that voice, Ben began acting like how he thought a majestic monstrous serpent from Norse mythology would act in this situation. Filling himself with as much arrogance as he could muster.
"I am not going to kill you because I have something you don't, kindness." The young Tennyson replied in a cold and commanding tone. For that moment, an aura began to spread out from his wings. An aura so devastatingly threatening that the air itself started to shake. An awe inspiring majestic cerulean haze descended and gathered upon the Ben as if he was truly a mythical beast of legend. A pressure built up that even Dohnaseek, who had rudimentary spiritual sense at best could feel darkness spreading from him like a living shadow, an image of a massive draconic serpent with glowing eyes appearing behind him, quite grotesque and horrifying to look at. It's deep, black eyes gleamed with unspeakable anger as it stared into his soul
"However if you or any other darkwing quacks decides to cross paths with me and my friends...your fate will be...LEGENDARY. BEGONE!" He yelled out the last part as loud as he could.
THUMP THUMP
Dohnaseek saw his death and if the stench of urine in the air was any indication, the man had also wet himself by now. Even no he could see the monstrous draconic serpent shaking in rage, it's fiery aura leaking from the young Kyuubi.
The beast was clearly beyond reasoning with, it was a wonder he was still alive, in fact. The fallen angel's heart pounded, knowing this was the biggest disaster he had ever faced in his entire life.
Immediately he leapt forward, paying no attention to the condition of his body, brutally pulling on every fiber of his being. Several of his bones cracked as he took to the skies , vanishing in a flash of light and feathers.
The only thought on his mind were about the horror he , a proud warrior belonging that of Star faction of Grigori, felt upon the sight of that terrifying beast.
Ben Tennyson, the ninetails.
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The powerful , cerulean aura he had unleashed gradually began to fade away, dissipating around him. Ben collapsed on the ground, his body shaking haphazardly for a few moments as he regained his bearings . He looked at his timer, quite surprised to see that he still had additional fifteen minutes to spend in his transformed state. Even though the fight had seemed like it lasted forever, yet in reality had only taken a few short minutes
For now the important thing was that the battle was over and he managed to save his friend. He'd have to go after him and make sure he was okay of course, immediately rushing towards his semi conscious friend he put his [Pranic Healing] to good use. Remaining wounds on Issei's body started to vanish one by one and droplets of blood started returning to his body. Causing him to suddenly wake up with a jolt and needless to say he seemed utterly dumbfounded by seeing him there. However before he could speak anything, the sound of clapping from the sidelines managed to grab their attention. When he looked across his surroundings to what it was, he saw Rias walking out from behind a bush with a big smile on her face. Three others standing nearby quickly caught up with the rhythm and, one after the other, joined in the revelry. Applause and cheers came down upon the young Tennyson from all four great big sisters of the Kuoh academy, baffling the one on the receiving end of it all as he looked around at the crowd now starting to gather.
After a few minutes of nothing but whistling and ovations, the clapping stopped, leaving Ben to confront four beautiful devil girls beaming at him.
"Hello!" Ben exclaimed, waving towards everyone with a cheerful smile, "Good evening ladies, I guess this was just another wednesday for you."
"Ufufu, it certainly isn't." Akeno who seemed to be most enthusiastic in the clapping chain, stepped towards him with an excited smile as she patted him on the shoulders, "You finished him off single handedly! I am so proud of you today."
"Ben-senpai...that was awesome!" Issei laughed as he grabbed the young Tennyson by grabbing his shoulders, "But still, don't ever scare me like that. I thought you were going to be killed for a moment . And what is with this weird fox cosplay with ears, tails and all that? I thought you weren't into all that!"
"Well...that's a long story but always remember Oppai baka, devil or not, I will always be the tougher one between us." Ben teased, causing the sekiryuutei to laugh and push his shoulder jokingly.
"That was an incredible display of power, Ben-kun!" Rias complimented, but her face seemed quite irate, "But you shouldn't have picked a fight with the fallen angels in the first place without contacting me or Akeno. Now that you have gotten their attention, that's going to cause you a lot of trouble in the future."
"Look, I didn't want to cause you guys any trouble but I just happened to be practising with my sacred gear nearby. And the darkwing quack admitted once he was done with Issei, he was planning on coming after me." Ben responded with a friendly smile before bowing in apology. "Sorry if my actions might have caused you some concern."
"It's not his fault, Gremory-sama! The crazy dude appeared out of nowhere and started attacking me. He didn't stop even when I told him about Kaichou. If Ben-senpai didn't arrive in that weird fox cosplay then I..." Issei defended his friend, he really didn't know what was the nature of the relationship between him and Rias Gremory, he also had no idea what the hell was going on between Ben and Gremory clan but at the end of the day, he really didn't want Ben to land in hot waters, just because he helped him out when he was trying to get Issei out of a jam.
"I see, so that's how this event truly unfolded." A relatively short girl with slim figure, short black hair and glasses suddenly came shuffling towards him. Akeno moved aside, allowing the girl who was widely known as Sona Shiotori, the third most popular girl of the Kuoh academy and very strict president of student council, a place to stand and gaze down at Ben more closely, who couldn't help but look back up rather uncomfortably. It was quite unusual sight as even most of the teachers at Kuoh got scared when approached by her, out of fear for having their clothings untidy or not performing up to standards.
"I won't waste time putting on airs, so allow me to properly introduce myself." She ominously put
"Eh? " Ben's expression went blank
"My real name is Sona Sitri, I believe we have a mutual acquaintance, Rias Gremory." She revealed.
"If I am not wrong, you are the second bigwig around here. Just like Gremory-san, you are " Ben responded in a casual tone. After seeing Issei and Dohanaseek's memories he knew that the town was the territory of the Sitri clan and Gremory clan. And she was the sister of current Leviathan.
"Rias is a friend of mine from long ago and she has told me all about your...heritage. It's not that often we see someone who is not a high ranking devil or an extremely trained individual decimating a soldier class fallen angel just like that. " She responded with a smile, impressed with his quick uptake "I don't know what would have happened had you not been there. I am glad. You saved the life of my underling by putting your own at risk, that's quite admirable. You did exceptionally well especially for someone who has only recently found out about the existence of supernatural . As such it is my duty to thank you for saving a member of our household from the heel of a fallen" She concluded in a polite tone, bowing in respect and gratitude.
"I am just as surprised it worked out well as it did." Ben sheepishly laughed, " I thought I was gonna be killed on two occasions. I am glad that's over with." He let out a sigh of relief.
"The situation with the fallen angels is far more troubling . To think they'd come after a devil from the renowned Sitri household " A tall girl girl with really long hair which went down to her thighs spoke quite seriously. With heterochomic eyes and substantial curves, Tsubaki Shinra, was not only the fourth most popular girl in Kuoh Academy but the vice president of student council as well. Both Sona and Rias grimaced at the thought of amount of paperwork involved in this incident. It was a very delicate situation, considering that fallen angels were wreaking havoc in the area under their jurisdiction and attacking their young and inexperienced peerage members, in addition to all that they still had to process through the information Ben provided them in the morning about the holy swords, there was going to be a lot of questions needing answers as to why they were doing so right under their noses.
Rias crossed her arms and closed her eyes, "I know it was an accident, but I don't want you to get carried away for now on, just because you have access to your nine tails abilities and powers of the dragon king residing inside you. I promised to help you out as the leader of my peerage, if you fight alone, it's disrespectful for me and the rest of my household."
Ben looked down at the ground for a brief moment, perhaps due to embarrassment or shame, before looking right back up at her, "I really can't promise you that." Before Rias could say anything he continued further, "I can't promise you that because there will be times where I have no other options but to fight back, alone. They are after me, so they will come after me when I am at my most vulnerable, and when that time comes I will have to be ready to strike back. I wouldn't let these people take another life in front of me." He closed his eyes tilted his head down slightly, "But if that's what you wish, I will try not to fight them alone in the future, if it can be helped."
Not waiting for her response , Ben turned around and picked up his cellphone which he accidently dropped on the ground during the fight, he turned back at Issei for a moment.
"I guess I might be just stressing over the fallen angel thing." Ben admitted as he put his hand on Issei's shoulder, " I wasn't expecting to actually run into one of these guys so quickly. You should watch your back next time you go out there or at least have someone with you who is a good fighter."
"Geez. what are you? My mom?" Issei joked, nudging him with his elbow, "Come on man! You may not know this but I am a super cool devil now and I have an awesome weapon to defend myself." Issei huffed, pounding his chest and blowing air out of his nose
"A weapon that blows people's clothes off. " Sona explained with her eyebrows twitching in irritation. Tsubaki just let out a sigh and patted her shoulders, attempting to comfort her best friend/master, while Akeno couldn't help but giggle in amusement.
"A perfect weapon every Harem king should have." Issei responded as he smiled in content, caressing his arm with care and affection.
"Amazing, Hyoudou-kun!" Akeno praised, causing the brunette to blush in embarrassment. However his proud moment was spoiled by two massive head bumps in his head, in courtesy of furious Tsubaki and a very irritated Sona respectively
Ben stared at him for a long moment, utterly stupefied by proud declaration of Issei's superpowers. Suddenly he burst out in a laughter, holding his stomach as he did so.
"Only you could come up with something lame and perverted like that. I guess becoming a devil didn't change you at all, Oppai-baka! " Ben replied before holding his chin in thought, " Then again your personality was always that of a lust crazed fiend anyways!" Giving a thumbs down as his words stabbed through Issei like a knife.
"Sh-shut up and I think it's awesome! And stop calling me that . I absolutely despise that nickname." Issei complained only for the young Tennyson to respond with a teasing smirk.
"Please be safe on your trip . I gotta go home and clean my room before my mum wakes up. She happens to be...quite nagging type." Ben smiled with a tip of his imaginary hat as he vanished in blurry motion.
"Quite the strong will he has." Rias looked at Akeno, who was staring at the direction Ben went, "Why do you have to scold him like that? He was just trying to help his friend."
"I didn't mean to." Rias countered. Back when they first met Ben he seemed like someone who was calm, friendly and a little bit unsure of himself at times. But now she knew that he was capable of easily flipping a switch and immediately become a man with the bearing of a fierce protector. She rarely saw someone like that, even in the world of devils. It both impressed and worried her. While she was frustrated by the fact that Ben would fight the fallen angels if they came after him , she felt rather touched by seeing his resolve to protect his family and friends."He is strong, but anything could happen in a fight. I just don't want him to put himself in danger by overestimating himself. " She then bit her thumbnail as they started investigating the area for more clues.
" Plus, I won't let those angel rejects take my new favorite friend from me." She frowned a while before a playful smirk formed on her lips, "Besides I will get back at him for making me worry like that, very, very early in the morning."
"Damn! I really...wish I could do something awesome like that. " Issei kneeled in a corner with a depressed aura and thundercloud over his head.
"Don't worry Issei, with your sacred gear you can easily kill many of them. That's why they attacked you in the first place." Sona said, smiling reassuringly at her new servant.
The memory of fedora bastard nearly murdering him was still fresh on his mind. He still clearly remembered being thrown around like a ragdoll and getting stabbed multiple times before Ben showed up.
"Now though..." Issei thought to himself, "With the Boosted Gear I must protect Ben-senpai from those crow jerks!"
"Starting tomorrow you are going to be going through daily training with me." Tsubaki said and Issei blinked, all his concerns and worries flushed away at her statement.
"Daily training?" Issei asked and Tsubaki nodded in response.
"Every morning starting tomorrow I will be at your house at 4:30 AM and I will start training you." Tsubaki explained to him, her tone suddenly all brisk and businesslike.
"Damn! I already have little to no time to sleep due to handling flier duties. Now I have to wake up at 4 in the morning." Issei let out a miserable sigh but the thought of hanging out with the likes of Tsubaki brought smile on his face. His cheeks turning rosy as he fantasized about each and every member of Student Council.
"It looks like my dream of Harem may actually come true...hehe!"
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Several hundred meters underground, beneath the valleys between the shattered peaks situated in Kuoh's forest area, a small cave existed. This cave was blocked off from the surface and filled with an incredibly heavy aura of death and destruction.
This energy was so powerful it seeped into the very atmosphere itself, letting out the faintest trace of it to the mountains and valleys above.
The cave was so small, only a couple dozen meters wide. The most unique aspect about this cave was it's shape.
It was entirely circular, like a large sphere cut from the ground. The walls were smooth unlined by dust or cracks.
The energy Ben unleashed was quite powerful, but at it's core it was borrowed from the world serpent residing inside his body. A degraded version of what World Serpent once held during his life. He had only managed to channel it, thanks to his sacred gear and a bit of help from Unitrix. Still, even when Ben unleashed the degraded version, its reach spread out for miles on the surface, and hundreds of meters into the sky above, and the grounds below.
And at that exact moment, the slightest hint of that widespread energy reached this cave, travelling deep underground.
The moment it did, a condensed ball of lightning began to appear, a small ball of condensed energy appeared at the center of the cave, before transforming into a fierce looking wolf with ash grey fur and two big yellow horns coming out of his shoulders.
"So you have finally showed up, Little Jormie! But no matter what you do, you will never stop the Ragnarok! I will make sure of it."
The majestic animal spoke aloud, letting out a fierce howl.
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I am sorry that this took so long.
Life hasn't been the best since past few months, and this story suffered as a result. I could give details but they are just common issues of life, health, family, work .
But they still had an impact on my ability to write and my stories suffered due to that.
Still, this story is not dead. I have a vision for this story and I will follow it to the end. There are still twists I haven't pulled out and I can't wait to get to writing them.
So stay tuned XD
Anyways, as always, thank you all for reading and commenting.
Additionally, have a Great Deal of happy days ahead of this year. Keep Healthy and blessed!