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Author's note: This story is based directly from my other story Shadow of Madness (this is now a sequel though). So I will try to introduce my characters and everything to newer readers in case they aren't familiar to my characters. However I will say that it would be in your best interest to read Shadow of Madness to get the best idea of the characters.

It was an ordinary day for the Kamelot Family. Tyki was reading a book in the library, Sheril was busy with work in his office and Matt was chasing Road around the grounds of the mansion. Overall it was a fairly peaceful day with the exception of Matt and Road who were making a lot of noise.

Sheril was sitting in his office when he heard a loud crashing sound. Normally he would ignore the sound because he was used to Road and Matt destroying things, but this time it was a bit different. This time it was louder and it sounded like something hit the mansion itself. He quickly walked to the back of the mansion and outside. He looked around and saw Matt and Road a little ways away down the side of the mansion. Road was laughing on the ground at Matt, who had a worried look on his face. Sheril walked over to see what Matt was so worried about and it didn't take long before he knew what the problem was. Sheril stared, jaw dropped, at a large gaping hole in the first floor of the mansion.

"What happened here" Sheril barely managed to say from the shock. He then looked directly at Matt.

"I-It was an accident Father" said Matt. "I went to grab Road and I sort of missed." Road was still laughing at Matt.

"So you blew a hole in my house?"

"Like I said, it was an accident Father. Please forgive me."

"Do you have any idea how much it is going to cost to repair this?" Matt thought about it for a moment.

"Um, more than the cost of fixing the yard" Matt asked.

"The yard? What about the yard" asked Sheril as he looked behind Matt. His jaw dropped even more. Leading up to where Matt stood now was a trail of destruction with some craters and stone debris. "Matt, what have you done?"

"We were just playing" Matt said innocently. Sheril was getting upset.

Calm down Sheril" said Tyki who was walking out to them.

"But Tyki, look what they've done" said Sheril who looked like he was on the brink of tears from the thought of how much this was going to cost.

"Sheril, this is no different than any other time they 'play' and besides, you know very well that they've caused more destruction that this. You need to relax a bit" said Tyki who placed his hand on Sheril's shoulder.

"I really am sorry" said Matt. Sheril looked at Matt and then to Road who was no longer laughing but was looking at Sheril with a begging, yet innocent look. A look that Sheril could not resist.

"Fine" said Sheril after giving up trying to resist. "Just try to keep the destruction to a minimum next time."
"We'll try" said Matt. Sheril nodded, and with Tyki, left to go back inside. Once they left Road stood up.

"That was quite the act you put on there" said Road as she brushed herself off. "You're not sorry are you?" Matt's expression changed from worry to a large grin.

"Not one bit" said Matt as he began to chase Road again.

The next day, Matt was walking down to the dining hall to eat. With him was his akuma named Lily. As they walked they were met by one of the maids. As Matt approached the maid he realized that she was looking for him.

"What is it" asked Matt as he reached her. "I was about to get something to eat for lunch."

"I'm terribly sorry for interrupting your day sir" said the maid who bowed a little. "But your father wishes to speak to you."

"Can't it wait? I'm really hungry" complained Matt.

"Unfortunately, he said it was urgent" said the maid.

"Well this sucks" Matt said to himself though it was loud enough for the maid to hear it.

"We will have food ready for when you return" the maid said with a smile.

"Thank you" said Matt with a smile. He then turned around and began to walk to Sheril's office with Lily close behind.

Matt entered Sheril's office and he saw Sheril hang up the phone.

"Who was that" asked Matt as he walked up to Sheril.

"The Earl" said Sheril as he looked up at Matt.

"Was it regarding me?"

"No, he called because he had a few missions that needed to be completed."

"So I don't have a mission then" Matt asked with hope.

"No, you do" said Sheril, Matt gave him a disappointed look. "The missions he just called about are for the rest of us."

"So we all have missions to go on" Matt asked.

"Yes we do" said Sheril.

"That's rare, he usually doesn't have us all go on separate missions at the same time."

"True, however, it appears that the Black Order has been very active recently and he needs us to handle some of it."

"I understand, so what exactly is my mission" Matt asked.

"Innocence retrieval" said Sheril. "You are heading to Chartres, France. The cathedral there is believed to contain innocence."

"That doesn't sound too bad, I guess I'll head out then" said Matt.

"Very well, you should know that several akuma are already en route to Chartres. You should meet up with them when you arrive."

"Sure thing, is there anything else?"

"Yes, Road will be accompanying you."

"Road" Matt said in surprise. "I thought you said all of us are on different missions."

"No, I said we are all on missions, I never said everyone was on different missions" Sheril pointed out. "She was going to go on the mission that I have so I could get some work done here but she insisted on going with you."

"So wait, originally you didn't have a mission" asked Matt.

"Correct. The Earl gave me 3 missions. One of them was for Road but she wanted to go with you so I took her mission so she could. Meaning Tyki and I are on solo missions."

"I see" said Matt. "If that's it then I think I will go and get ready now" said Matt and he left the room.

Matt was preparing in his room when Lily pulled on his sleeve. Matt looked down at Lily.

"Daddy, can I come with you" Lily asked as she looked up at Matt. Matt smiled and patted her on the head.

"No Lily, you need to stay home" said Matt.

"Why not" Lily asked, she looked upset and sad. Matt picked the girl up and placed her on his bed.

"I can't have you come with me because your sister is coming home today and I want you to be here to welcome her home."

"Ok" said Lily who still looked upset.

"That's my girl" Matt said with a smile. Even though he wasn't really Lily's father he still created her and couldn't help but sometimes feel like he was actually a father. "Now Lily, everyone will be gone for a while so I want you to be on your best behavior and stay safe, ok?"

"Ok daddy" said Lily. Matt smiled again and walked over to his closet. He looked around the closet for a little while before taking out a long black cloak. He put the cloak on and went to pat Lily on the head one last time to say good bye. He moved his left hand to her head and rubbed her hair a little. As he did he looked at his pitch black hand. He never did like having those innocence fragments in his arm however; the curse he received from it had its benefits. He pulled his hand off of Lily and said good bye to her before leaving his room to meet up with Road.

Thanks for reading! Please review. Chapter 2 coming soon!
Thank you for reading the chapter! I've wanted to publish this story for a while now and am happy that it is finally out. I should say though that this story will not be updated daily most likely. I might also be making updates to the first chapter, I will keep you informed. Please let me know what you thought of the chapter!

Anyways, this is the first chapter of the introduction arc. For newer readers who may not be familiar to my other story Shadow of Madness, which is what this story is based off of, I will be trying to give you a good introduction to Matt. However, I would say to best understand him, go read Shadow of Madness. Anyways that's it for today. Until next time!