Chapter 5

The cave was damp and dark. Juvia could hardly see anything as she followed closely behind Gray. Her heart was beating hard in her chest once more and she swore she could hear Gray's beating equally as hard. It was a bit difficult to hear, the rain outside was echoing in the cave.

They had no way of knowing how deep this thing went or where the brothers themselves were. Hopefully, they weren't together, that would make it easier for them to be overtaken.

Juvia and Gray's feet made slight slippery sounds through the wet floors of the cave, which seemed to be growing taller as Juvia's sight adjusted. She was grateful the rain had appeared and refreshed her, it would be much easier on her to fight now. She could still feel the tighter waves of her hair as she walked fluidly. This was always a side effect of her power up, it was once acknowledged by her friends at the springs whenever they told her she looked like a siren. Juvia didn't understand it all herself, but it made sense to her that water would replenish her.

Gray followed slight noises in front of him. It was getting damn hard to see through all this darkness. For once, he wished Natsu was here. Or that he brought a damn flashlight at least. He stopped abruptly when he heard voices, earning the feeling of Juvia's soft body colliding with his. The Fire-Snake brothers were close. He could hear one obnoxiously deep voice rumbled, "That old bitch got me in the fuckin' eye." Another one, equally deep rumbled into laughter. The cave itself seemed to shudder at his voice, "You should've just killed her. You mess around too much, I just go straight for it."

Gray swallowed, yeah this had to be them, no doubt about it. He felt Juvia's hand on his coat tighten. He couldn't tell if she was frightened or angry. He squinted his eyes, seeing the warm orange glow of what had to be fire.

Stepping forward to find a good place to peek at them, Gray managed to slip like an idiot. He caught himself, but not before slapping his hand on the wall.

"Did you hear that?"

Juvia held her breath, stiffening her body.

The other bellowed, "I think we might have some company today, brother."

Gray quickly made his way to an edge of the cavern wall, behind it was the warm glow of a fire. They were close now.

"Keep a lookout, I'm gonna check down here.." And then added in an irritated tone, " Probably another fuckin' fox."

One of the brother's heavy footsteps approached them. Gray pressed Juvia against the wall beside him with a protective arm. Hopefully, the dark would help them get a jump on the guy, after all the destruction they saw, a head-on attack would not be wise. It would be easiest to attack one of the simultaneously and detain him.

The footsteps grew louder with his approach. Juvia was holding her breath, Gray noticed. He hadn't even realized that he was too. The brawly man passed beside them, heading towards the entrance. He was massive, at least eight foot tall and built like a tank. His head was thick and bald, with a jarring scar dug at the back of it. It looked familiar to Juvia in the dark, but all she could think about was how this guy looked kinda looked like a thumb.

The man slowed his steps as if thinking back. Juvia was sure he had realized there was someone there, but before she could think of what to do Gray had already frozen the man in place at his feet and hands. Juvia let out a small sigh of relief but she froze at the sound of his laughter. Her ears pricked as his menacing voice echoed, bouncing on the cave walls. "Nice try, kid."

Through the dark, Juvia squinted and observed as Gray's ice melted with a sizzle as a goo type substance seeped through the stranger's hands. It hit the ground, crackling through the rock and sending an odd aroma towards them. Juvia watched as the substance melted through the cavern ground and smoke trailed into the air. It was acid. She felt adrenaline surging through her as Gray shouted at her to get back as the man raised his hand to attack.

Juvia slid back into the cave, her feet becoming water to allow her movements to be quick. Suddenly the path behind her dropped out beneath her feet and she found herself falling. He butt hit the ground hard, earning a groan from her. Behind her, another voice bellowed. Juvia was surrounded by the warm red glow of a fire. "Who do we have here?"

Quickly she turned to meet her opponent. Another man, nearly identical to the other had a wicked smirk on his face. This one had a long scar going down one of his eyes, which was red where the whites of his eye should have been. It was a fresh wound. Juvia's eyes quickly darted around, this was a giant opening. Strategically, she moved back deeper into the cave. She would have more room here. The man kept staring at her, it was hard to notice. He had an expression like he was trying to figure out who she was.

Unexpectedly, he laughed, "Is that you, Ameona?"

Juvia's fighting stance faltered momentarily at her former nickname. She rose a blue brow, "Do we know each other?"

Behind her foe, she could hear the sounds of Gray fighting that acid wielding blockhead. Her eyes focused once more at the man in front of her. Behind him she could see the blurry shapes of Gray and the other brother, making their way to the opening where Juvia had fallen. Gray elegantly had made an ice path down, avoiding an embarrassing fall as Juvia had done. She still felt the pain on her bum. That was going to be annoying in a fight.

The man before her was laughing once more, earning a glance from Gray. "It's been a long time! Brother still hasn't forgiven you for that nasty scar. You're lucky I'm the one that found you," he said wickedly.

Juvia's brows furrowed in confusion. She fixed her eyes on the opponent Gray was fighting, the one with the scar on his head. In the light, he was easier to see. Juvia recognized him now, the man in front of her too. It was so long ago…

He bellowed once more, " Oi oi!" He laughed. " Brother!" He yelled loudly, "Ameona doesn't quite remember us!"

The man fighting with Gray looked over at them, "Is that you Ameona, you bitch!" Gray felt a pinch of anger course through his arm, using his ice make to bring an iced hammer across his enemies face. It was so quick, his enemy hadn't seen it coming.

Juvia focused back on the man in front of her. "That was all a long time ago, and from what I remember," she started, creating a circle of water like tentacles around her perimeter, "I kicked both of your asses."

The bald man laughed, bringing his hand up. A circle of deep red fire surrounded Juvia. It had a rather odd quality to it, sort of dark. In her mind's eye, when she pictured fire she would often see the type Natsu used which was bright and warm. This fire was different. Malicious. She felt the heat smothering her, making it quite difficult to breathe steadily. This.. this was different. She could sense the repelling feeling she often got when facing dark magic. Magic associated with demons and the likes of Zeref. The thought of that unnerved her. In her mind all she could hear was Gray's voice once more... they have a high bounty for a reason. The thought of Zeref somehow being involved has her stomach feeling queasy. She shook her head, erasing the thoughts from her mind. All she needed to think about right now was taking down the enemy in front of her. A cold feeling slowly crept up her spine. She watched at the horrific sight of her water evaporating around her with a hissing sound.

"I heard somethin' about you recently, ya know?" He chuckled sinisterly, "But it's impossible, look at how weak you've gotten."

Juvia ignored his words, not quite knowing what he was talking about, and not caring either. Suddenly, she remembered who he was. It was what seemed like an eternity ago. Juvia must've been fifteen or sixteen when she was in Phantom and these two idiots wouldn't leave her alone. Juvia pushed it to the back of her mind. She had won that fight, and she left that big meathead had a scar on his head as a reminder. Serves him right for trying to force a young girl into something she didn't want to do.

She tried hard to recall their names.. the one with the scar. What was it? She remembered vaguely that their names rhymed, she assumed their parents were rather lazy.

A small voice in her head whispered to her, Jason...

And that would make this one Mason.

Hot beads of sweat began beading down her forehead. This was bad, this magic was evaporating all of her water. That rain earlier would be no help now. That just meant that she would have to finish this fight quickly if she wanted to win.

She managed to extinguish a path into the fire that was blocking her in. Her opponent quickly began throwing fists of fire down as she exchanged blows with him. She tried to move quicker than him. This walking thumb was a giant, much bigger than when she was young. But that meant his moves were slower, giving her a slight advantage. She moved graciously between his legs, dodging his attacks. The ground beneath was becoming charred and cracking with the blows of her enemies fists. For a moment she was afraid that the cave might collapse on them, but one problem at a time, she thought.

Unexpectedly, he brought a fiery violet flamed leg up. Juvia quickly turned her physical form to water in an attempt to make his physical attack useless but shockingly she still felt the blow of his leg on her ribs. She yelled in pain, clutching to her side.

She glanced again at his fist, the flame that was once red was now a deep violet and seeping with the ominous dark magic Juvia had sensed earlier. Juvia wondered what the hell that fire was and how it was able to counteract her water form.

Gray was getting more and more annoyed by the minute. Between the maniacal laughter of his enemy and his ice being melted through, this fight seemed never-ending. Juvia's scream caught his attention. Her water form was somehow being hit by the enemies flaming fists. His fire was different than Natsu's, it was an odd shade of purple. No doubt if that flame-brain was here he would try to eat it. Gray felt his wrist twitch when she screamed once more.

He tried to not avert too much attention from the enemy in front of him. If he wanted to help her, he was going to have to kick this guy's ass first. Gray dodged another spray of acid, creating ice shards to frenzy his adversary. His ears twitched at the sound of the other brother fighting Juvia.

Gray glanced, seeing her on the ground, surrounded by the odd violet flames. This was bad, there wasn't a doubt in his mind that they were evaporating her water and in turn draining her power. The man, Mason, kicked her with flames and chuckled again. Gray felt his right arm growing colder, a painful sensation searing through it once more.

"We saw that little broadcast of you during those pathetic 'Games'." He kicked again in the same spot on her ribs. Juvia spits up blood between screams. Despite being in excruciating pain she found herself feeling anger boiling inside of her. "You're whole 'love' schtick is revolting. What happened to the Ameona we knew, huh?"

Gray's arm seared, he was vaguely aware of his mark growing but his mind's attention was directed elsewhere. His demon slayer magic was growing faster and he seemed to be becoming stronger as the fury inside him churned. When he got his hands on that fucker…

He just had to go get to her quickly. If they could just be side by side, they could easily handle these two jackasses. If they could handle Lyon in his silly tantrum.. these two bald brothers would be no problem.

Gray's anger seemed to be feeding his mark. The black would spread more ferociously with each of Juvia's cries, consuming Gray's arm as he envisioned breaking each rib in that brute. He hated this, he hated that he couldn't get close enough to help her. He felt the prickling of heat and frustration on the back of his neck. He needed to just get to her, at this rate who knew how long she'd last. After everything he went through to make sure to separate himself from her for her sake, it seemed that the distance between them was the cause of their downfall. He would dwell on the annoying irony of it all if only this walking eyesore wasn't trying to melt his face off.

Juvia's ribs had taken a beating. This type of pain was familiar but not something she was used to inherently due to her usual ability to render physical attacks useless.

Gray was growing tired of this game, it was really getting old.

Juvia's ribs ached as she attempted to lift herself up. Her magic was deteriorating. Her mind was blank, how the hell was she supposed to fight this guy? He hadn't had this type of magic before. Back then… his magic had been normal. His flames were weaker than Natsu's... Weaker than Juvia's water that's for damn sure. Juvia could feel her spine tremble as purple flames loomed before her. No.. this magic is ominous. This isn't... Right.

Juvia breathed deep, wincing as her ribs seemed to pierce her lungs. "What is this?" She asked him, trying to conjure up as much water as she could.

The man's laugh echoed through the cave. It's low rumble bounced off the walls and blended together with the thunder outside. "This nice little power boost you mean, Ameona?"

Juvia could feel warm blood running down her lip and a cut on her cheek sting. She nodded furiously at the man. She expected him to laugh again. A maniacal laugh like his brother's, but instead he flashed her an eerie smile. Darkness seemed to cling to him as he flashed her his dirty teeth.

"A gift from my new Master."

Somehow Juvia knew exactly who he was talking about. He was everywhere now, wasn't he? It wasn't that fuck head Jose Porla anymore. Juvia hadn't the faintest idea where that bastard had gone to, but she knew well that this was not a "gift" from her former guild master. No.. this was someone who specialized in dark magic, not just fiddled with it like a naive toddler. This was from someone who was the personification of evil in this world. The man her dear love was committed to destroy. Him and his creations.

Zeref

Juvia did her utmost best to make sure her expression was as cold and emotionless as the time she had known this animal. The man had obviously expected her to falter. This wasn't the first time she was acquainted with the name 'Zeref'. After all, she had gone chasing after him, well more like crawled after him, when they were on Tenrou Island. She hadn't even thought about it too much. She had gone after him as soon as Gray-sama requested her to but she never thought about what she would do if she actually came face to face with him.

The man before her brought her out of her thoughts once again. His magic seemed to grow while hers was waning.

"I was supposed to find you, Ameona. Did ya know that?" He laughed to himself, "Lucky for me, you just turned up here."

Gray's ears felt heat at his words. As he dodged another acid attack he took a quick glance. Juvia was standing now. That was good. He felt a small sense of relief but knew he needed to quickly get to her. Surely she wasn't in a good condition to keep on going. If this asshole could just stop shooting this goddamn goo he could get a second to fucking breathe and freeze him.

"You're fucking pathetic. You're an obsessive little bitch, going after someone who obviously doesn't give a shit about you!" He gave a small chuckle, "That's no way to live. You don't have 'friends'. Fairy Tail is a goddamn joke! Do you actually think they give a fuck about a Rain Woman like you?"

Gray tried to focus on the asshole in front of him. Tried to concentrate on dodging and countering. But when she screamed he felt himself break.

"Get a fucking li-"

Juvia foot came into contact with the man's jaw, sending him reeling back.

"Fucking bitch!" He yelled, grabbing her harshly on her already injured ribs and sending his large knee into her legs.

Juvia felt pain course through her body and suddenly a numbness. There was a sound ringing in her ears, but she couldn't quite tell what it was. Suddenly, she realized it was her own voice… screaming.

Gray's heart seemed to beat harder than ever. Everything seemed to… blur. All he could feel was the surging anger coursing through him. He was sure that Juvia's screams would haunt him forever. That high pitched ringing in his ears was repeating. His elbow stung with new found cold. A burning sensation, that somehow felt freezing, tore through his skin and consumed his shoulder, chest and right eye almost all at once. His eye felt like it was scorching but in an instant, it cooled to a familiar dull sting.

Juvia gripped her right thigh, her voice echoing through the cave in strained gasps. She wasn't quite sure how it happened… in an instant, the cave was frozen. The warm glow of the fire seemed a million times brighter, as the light bounced and reflected on the ice that covered the surrounding cave walls. Beneath her, she felt the cold of what could only be her Gray-sama's devil slayer magic.

She turned to see the brother that Gray had been fighting, Jason, frozen in a brick of ice. His ugly face contorted in confusion and stuck. His eyes looked bewildered, his arms were stuck up trying put space between him and Gray.

Gray…

Where was Gray?

Juvia looked forward to where her opponent was. He too looked shocked, no longer looking at her but staring at Gray with an open jaw. Juvia could register two emotions running through the Fire wielder's face. Anger and confusion.

"Who the fu-"

He tried to swing his fist as he spoke but was interrupted, once more, by ice enveloping his fists and weighing them down. Juvia clutched her leg tightly, taking this chance to look at her Gray-sama whose gaze seemed far away. It was like he wasn't even really seeing the person before him.

"Gray-sama?"

Gray looked over at her slowly, sending a chill through Juvia's spine. His eye... His mark. Juvia was frozen in pure shock. His mark had eaten away at him. His torso... His chest... Half of his face. Juvia blinked hard but could only see that iris. That red iris that had taken over his eye.

His eyes were off of her now, and he was back to looking at a bewildered Jason.

"She can live however she damn well pleases, asshole."

Juvia shivered once more. Not solely because of how terrifying Gray was being, but because she found herself oddly attracted to this husky and dark version of him.

Gray had somehow gotten beside her. She felt his hand come down on the top of her head. Her hat was gone... She hadn't even noticed before. His palm was strangely warm and his fingers intertwined with strands of her cerulean hair.

"C'mon, Juvia. Let's finish him off."

Juvia felt her heart flutter. It was like that time... At the games. She felt like she was floating, her heart warm… her leg numb.

She felt light headed… but they were close. It was almost over.

Together, we don't lose

It was something Gray had said before… hadn't he?

It kept repeating in her head. The words melding together.

Together we don't lose Together we don't lose

togetherwedontlose

It was all hazy to Juvia... She felt his palm brush against hers. Felt him support her weight as she stood and they had unified their power once more. She hardly felt anything at all. It felt like she was watching it happen rather than being present in it. Usually, she would recall the surge of energy at combining her powers with his... But she just felt so tired after that, like all her energy had been sucked out. She had only been vaguely aware that their joint attacked had swept Mason off his feet.

She felt her eyes drift to a close and heaved a painful breath. She snaked an arm around her ribs, shaking both from the cold and from pain as she sunk back down to the ground. She could hear the hard thumps of her heartbeat in her ears, a surging headache plaguing her. There was an indistinct sound happening around her now. She had expected Gray to help her up. Maybe that's why she opened her eyes... She was aware of his absence beside her.

She instantly regretted it. Horrified at the sight, her stomach sank.

There he was, her Gray-sama, covered in blood. Only… it wasn't his own. His fists were bloody and coming down on the fire-wielding brother they had just been fighting. She could hear his voice now, beyond the deafening sound of her own heart as he repeatedly hit the man who was already on the ground. He was howling in pain as thin shards of ice ejected from Gray's hand dove into him.

Juvia opened her mouth to scream at him. She couldn't understand why he was doing this, he needed to stop! He needed to stop before he did something horrible- before he went too far!

She felt herself paralyze as he stomped harshly on the man's leg. The one that had come down on her aching ribs again and again. Gray's foot had been encased in the hard ice of his demon-slayer magic. She could hear the grim sound of bones breaking. The man was crying in pain now, apologizing over and over through sobs. Juvia wanted to speak. She needed to speak - she knew that. But nothing came out. Her mouth, which had been hanging open in horror felt dry.

Gray who had always been so cool and restrained in her eyes was spirling. Juvia was sure it was the mark that had done this to him. Her Gray would never do this. He wouldn't, would he?

Juvia could feel the darkness pooling around him, similar to how it clung to that man Gray was beating into the ground. He wouldn't last much longer. She needed to do something- anything!

Gray's black covered hand lifted the man's head from his chin, and in his other hand was a sharp shard of ice, shaped like a knife. Juvia felt frozen as the man, who was crying and pleading, squirmed to get free but couldn't. She watched in dreadful silence as Gray's knife, sharp and eager sliced out the man's tongue in a show of horror.

That's when her voice finally reached her.

Gray's ears rang with the shrill cries coming from Juvia. Through his hazy vision, he turned his head, searching for her.

He found her in his sights. He approached her tattered form, as she sobbed and cried, growing more and more quiet as he advanced in her direction.

"Are you okay, Juves? A-Are you hurt?"

Juvia looked up at him from the ground, holding her leg as tears escaped her thick dark lashes.

Gray noticed her injury, "Can you stand?" He asked, concerned.

Juvia looked down, sobbing silently leaving Gray puzzled. They had taken down the guys, right? He head was pounding, he couldn't exactly remember what had happened…

He glanced behind him and wished he hadn't.

When did that happen..?

He looked down at his hand, stained red. He could feel the familiar dull ache in his bones from his father's magic. This was.. Becoming a problem. An actual problem, a dangerous problem.

This wasn't like the times before. He wasn't indulging himself in his sinful erotic thoughts. This was extremely alarming. Loss of control during battle? That was perilous, he could've killed someone. He could've killed Juvia if he wasn't careful.

He felt his heart stop and looked back at the man who looked tattered and beaten. He approached, hoping to the gods that he didn't go too far. The man's eyes were closed, swollen and sprinkled with deep red. Gray put a hand on the man's pulse, praying that he was still alive.

The heartbeat was quick, but it was still pumping hard. He was alive.

Gray let out a deep breath. This was a mess. He rose from the iced cave floor. Juvia wasn't going to be able to walk, not a chance in hell even if she tried. One of the brothers, the ugly mug Gray had fought first, was frozen in a brick.

They needed to get back into that town, anywhere with authorities really.

Juvia's sobbing was lighter now, she wiped her tears on her sleeve. Gray glanced at her solemnly… he would have to apologize, wouldn't he? For scaring her like that. It must've been... A hard sight.

Pushing it out of his mind he got himself to work making a sort of cage-like carriage to transport their bounties.

Juvia watched silently as Gray finished using his maker magic. It was a carriage, a seat in the front and a large cage on the back. He loaded up the one that was frozen first, easing up the ice and sliding him in. The second one, the man on the ground, made Gray scowl. Juvia rubbed her legs, attempting to steady her breathing. Gray froze the man's hands and feet, he was still unconscious, thankfully.

He loaded him in as well, closing the icy bars and creating a lock. He thought it was doubtful for him to wake anytime soon and took a deep breath. It would all be over soon they just need to get th-

His thought process was interrupted by the painful whines coming from Juvia as she struggled to stand. He rushed to her side and scolded her, "Ask for help dammit, don't just try to do it all by yourself."

Juvia silently nodded, accepting his support. She leaned into him as he helped her up on the carriage. Her clothes were burnt and tattered, revealing some more intimate areas around her hips. Gray looked away from the smoothness of her porcelain skin now bruised, berating himself in his head. She sat down, wincing. Her blue hair was more straight than wavy now, he noted. That was odd, when we got here it had been wavy... Almost curly. He thought it suited her. Must've been the heat, he thought back on that fire wielding guy and flashed to the image of him bloodied.

It was over now. They could go home.

Juvia looked at the front of the carriage, empty. How was this thing supposed to move?

Seemingly reading her thoughts, Gray chimed in. "Now I haven't done this often so don't expect it to be the best, alright?" He put his hands together in a vaguely familiar way, "And don't you fuckin' dare tell Lyon."

Juvia looked at him dumbfounded. From his hands, ice emitted, taking shape into two horses. Shires, she thought idly. It was funny, it had been in that book she was reading, a romance set in the country filled with adventure and danger. How she wished to be back home in her bed reading it. Her leg ached, as Gray's weight shifted the carriage as he sat himself down.

The ice horses came to life and began pulling the carriage through the large cave. Juvia was just glad they would be able to exit, it hadn't looked that big in here when they arrived in the dark, but with the campfire light reflecting through the ice, she could see clearly that it was rather large. Before they were too far she swung an arm as best as she could, putting off the flames with her water.

Hardly anything had come out, but that didn't matter anymore. It was over.

She settled in, watching Gray as he made a path for the horses to descend from the ledge. Once they reached the actual mountainside they found what looked like an abandoned trail and decided to follow it.

Gray crossed his arms, "Just don't let me fall asleep. If I do these horses will melt and we'll just be sitting here."

He had expected Juvia to giggle at least. Like she always did… but she just stayed quiet and looked up at the moon. She stayed like that for a little bit before closing her eyes. She pushed hair behind her earrings and he saw those crescent moon earrings once more, except this time they got stained with a little blood that had been on her hand. Gray hadn't realized it was night already. He thought it'd be darker, but since the town near here was so small there wasn't much light pollution. The sky was vast and showed them the secrets of the universe, but the moon- that was the largest thing in their sight. It cascaded Juvia in cool blue light. Gray looked at her with a raised brow, she still hadn't been responsive. "Juvia?"

The silence was killing him. Was she doing this on purpose to punish him? As if he didn't feel bad enough.

He noted how her fair skin seemed to glow, and how oddly, under the moonlight her hair began to wave like before. Her eyes were still closed, Gray supposed that's why he felt comfortable doing what he was about to do.

She wasn't being that Juvia that watched him like a hawk. She was the tired and beaten Juvia who just wanted to rest. He didn't feel that annoying sense of irritation or anxiety from her affections, although he did miss her voice already somehow.

He reached over, wiping the blood from her earring. He brushed the soft warm skin of her cheek. As he pulled away she turned quickly to look at him. There was an odd feeling on the tips of his right hand's fingers when he made contact with her. It was a calming feeling at first, something quelling the darkness of his mark's magic, and then a sudden surge... it felt familiar. He couldn't pinpoint exactly when he had felt it before.

At first, Gray expected her expression to be that of fear. After what she had seen it wouldn't have been shocking, but instead, it was warm surprise. He could tell, even through the darkness of the night, that her cheeks were dusted pink.

He thought he should distract her, "Where'd ya get those earrings?" He said looking towards the joining trees as they approached the small town. The return trip really did seem to be a lot shorter. He could see small specks of warm light ahead. "You wear them a lot.." he added.

Juvia rubbed her hurt leg, her chest warming with the memory. "Lucy gave them to Juvia." She smiled, Gray looking at her surprised.

"A birthday gift.."

Gray could feel himself get nervous. When had it been her birthday? He didn't remember getting her anything or hearing about it. Lucy and everyone would've bombarded him, he knew that.

"Gray-sama and Natsu-san were on a mission then," She said, reading his expression. She didn't expect anything from him, truth be told. She knew he had been busy at the time, it had been right before everything happened.

Gray fell silent, feeling guilty.

"Lucy had said.. that if she were the stars in the sky then I-Juvia," she correctly quickly, "is like the moon."

Gray chuckled softly, his voice carrying into the rustling of the trees overhead. "It kinda sounds like she confessed her love for you."

Juvia giggled along with him, the warm town coming into view now. "Lucy is a special friend for Juvia but no one will ever hold a candle to you, Gray-sama."

He could feel his cheeks turn pink.

"I told you not to say stuff like that!" He fumed.

Thank you guys for reading!

I've already gotten a good chunk of the next chapter done so expect it soon :)