Therion Arc Chp. 3: Project Therion
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"…Eli?" Asked a muffled voice, and silence followed a brief period afterwards until the voice called out again, "Eli."
Eli opened her eyes when she heard the voice call out to her, sounding like a cry for help. The woman took a quick look at her surroundings, finding herself in a thick, dark forest. The darkness was so dense that Eli was unable to see two feet in front of her nose.
"I can't see," Eli said, shocked and confused. She had no idea where she was or how she even came here. But that was when she noticed something odd about the darkness around her, "This darkness…it feels familiar," That was when the woman's face froze in terror. She realized that the darkness she was in was not normal, "I-it can't be. Is this—?"
"Eli…" The same voice called out to Eli, sounding like a man's voice.
Eli turned around to face the direction the voice had come from—deeper into the dark forest. She took in a deep breath and then calmly released it through her mouth to put ease to her nerves.
With a calm mind, Eli proceeded to walk through the dark forest. Despite the sheer absurdity of how dark things were, Eli had no problem traversing through. She kept her guard up, her heart heavily beating on every second.
Eli made her way to an open area that had old stones paved onto the ground. In the distance, she could barely make out an old building surrounded by a black mist.
"This place…" Eli said, remembering the events that took place here. This was the place she brought her hunter team ten years ago to find the Elder Grimm: Ragnarok—the place where she had last seen her brother, Morgan.
Suddenly, Eli felt a hand tightly grab onto her right shoulder. Her reflexes quickly kicked in and she jumped forward before turning around, already in a defensive stance. Amidst the darkness, Eli was able to make out a lone figure that appeared to be a man.
"Who goes there?!" Eli asked. When she did not get a response from the figure, she then said more firmly, "I told you to identify yourself!"
"…Eli…" The voice said, sounding like the one that was calling out to her before.
Much to Eli's dismay, this voice was starting to sound familiar. A wound in her heart suddenly began to reopen as the figure stepped forward, close enough for Eli to easily tell who it is.
"No…you can't be…" Eli said, in complete denial as she dropped her guard.
The figure was a blonde haired man who looked almost identical to her except he seemed a few years older. He wore a black leather shirt under an open red jacket with black pants and black combat boots.
Tears started to form in Eli's eyes as she placed her hands over her mouth, "M-Morgan?!"
"Eli," The man Eli called Morgan said. He let out a warm smile before saying, "It's good to see that you're okay."
Eli tried to hold back the pain that was inside her heart all these years, but she couldn't stop her feelings from pouring out. She ran to her big brother while yelling, "B-Big Bro!" She leapt into her brother's arms and gave him the biggest, emotion-filled hug she possibly could. Ever since the hunter search-and-rescue squad brought Morgan's weapon to her, Eli desperately wanted to believe he wasn't dead. Despite everyone telling her otherwise, she did not want to accept her brother's death.
"Whoa there," Morgan said, surprised by how much bigger Eli was since he last saw her, "You're a lot taller now Eli, so be careful not to knock me over."
"Big Bro…" Eli whispered, wheezing on every breath she took, "All this time…they kept telling me that you were…dead! I'm so sorry…for what I did that day! I-I only wanted to—"
"There, there, Little Sis," Morgan said, with a soothing voice that could calm a raging bull, "There will be no blaming yourself while I'm around."
"B-but…"
"You just wanted to prove to everyone that our team was the best hunter team in Vastel," Morgan said, "So we got unlucky during our fight with Ragnarok. It's nothing we can't recover from."
"No…" Eli said, shaking her head, "It wasn't luck at all. We all would have died that day if you hadn't stayed behind."
"And you, Aoife, and Saratos are alive because of that," Morgan said, "I'm not at all regretting my decision."
"Big Bro…" Eli said, wiping away her tears after they broke up the hug.
"You've endured so many hardships, but later became the strongest huntress in Emblem Academy," Morgan said, "Heck, I would even argue that you could rival Director Niamota himself. I couldn't be any more proud of you."
"Huh?" Eli asked a bit confused that Morgan would know that she was the strongest, "How do you know all of that?"
"I've been watching over you, Eli," Morgan said with a smile, "How else could I have known?"
"What?" Eli asked, noticing the darkness around him was lifting, but only because most of it was starting to seep into Morgan.
"You've made a wonderful family too," Morgan said, "A loving husband and two wonderful children. I'm jealous, Eli. But I wonder…what would happen if say all of those beloved people you love…were to suddenly drop dead?"
"Morgan?" Eli asked, "What's gotten into—"
That was when Morgan suddenly grabbed Eli by the throat tightly.
"Gaaah!" Eli gasped, trying to pry Morgan's hand off of her neck, "M-Mor…gan…what…are you—?"
"Heh, silly Little Sis," Morgan said with an evil chuckle. His eyes turned as black as the darkness that had consumed him, "I wasn't mad at all that I ended up sacrificing myself for you and the others; in fact, I was really just angry at you and your incompetence."
"Wh-wha…?" Eli asked, shocked and hurt to hear her own brother say that to her face.
Morgan gritted his teeth in anger and his eyebrows furrowed, "I should have been the leader of my own team. I should have been named the best hunter in Astea! I did everything I was told to do: studied, trained, and even saved lives. But you…you came out of nowhere and took all of the glory right from under me!"
"B-big Bro…" Eli gasped, starting to lose air, 'P-please…stop…"
"You planned our horrible battle with that demon Elder Grim, didn't you?!" Morgan asked, his venomous anger dripping from his lips, "You wanted me to get killed to rid yourself of any competition!"
"N-no!" Eli shouted, "I would…never do that to you!"
"Don't lie!" Morgan shouted, "You counted on me being the virtuous one in the group who's willing to give his life to save your asses. Well what a dumb mistake that was. I should have left you all to die to Ragnarok!"
"B-big Bro…I didn't…mean for you to die that day…!" Eli shouted, still feeling her ability to breathe being restricted, "I truly thought…we could win…but I was wrong…and I paid the price for it…!"
"Well I'm here to tell you that you haven't paid enough, Little Sis," Morgan said with an evil smirk, "A person as vile as you doesn't deserve to have a family. Answer me this: How much do you love your son?"
"N-no!" Eli shouted, suddenly pulling out enough strength to try and fight back against Morgan's grip, "I won't let…you hurt Nathan!"
"Mommy!" Nathan's voice shouted from the forest.
Eli's eyes widened in fear when she saw Nathan suddenly jump out from the forest, "Nathan?!"
Morgan let out an evil smile when he laid eyes on Nathan, "So this welpling is my nephew? I expected better from someone as perfect as you, Little Sis."
"Let Mommy go, you meanie!" Nathan shouted angrily.
"N-Nathan…!" Eli shouted, "Run! Get out…of here…before you get hurt!"
"I'm not running, Mommy!" Nathan shouted, "I'm going to save you!"
"I would be more concerned for yourself if I were you, Nathan," Morgan said with an evil smile.
Not long after Morgan uttered those words, Eli saw a horrific darkness take shape behind the unaware Nathan. The darkness took on a form all too familiar to her—the Elder Grimm: Ragnarok. Though it was covered in shadows, Eli made no mistake in recognizing it.
Eli wanted to scream out to Nathan to warn him of the danger behind him, but it was too late. By the time Nathan had turned around to look at the monster behind him, Ragnarok had already opened its mouth, filled with black flames. Without hesitation, the monster breathed out a stream of black fire at Nathan.
Eli reached out to Nathan, tears falling from her eyes as she watched her son be engulfed in black flames, "NAAAAAAAAATHAAAAAAAAAAN!"
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~~Therion Residence~~
"NATHAN!" Eli screamed at the top of her lungs while she was in a complete frantic, "NOOOOO!"
"ELI!" Nitorin screamed, trying to hold down his wife with as much strength as he could muster. Nathan and Elise were both in the bedroom after being woken by their mother's scream. They watched in worry, wondering what could be wrong with their mother.
"ELI, IT'S ME!" Nitorin shouted, roughly shaking Eli's body, "WAKE UP!"
It didn't take long for Eli to finally open her eyes after hearing her husband's voice. She gasped for air, trying to calm herself down after what she had just experienced. Eli looked at her son, daughter, and husband. Everyone had a confused and worried look on their faces.
"Nitorin?" Eli asked, "Elise?" When her eyes stopped at Nathan, Eli felt a wave of fresh relief, "…Nathan!"
"Thank god you're finally awake," Nitorin said, "When you wouldn't wake up for the past ten minutes, we all got worried."
"Yeah, are you okay, Mom?" Elise asked.
"I-I'm fine, everyone," Eli said, noticing that she was sweating a little.
"Did you have a bad dream, Mommy?" Nathan asked.
"…Something like that," Eli said, hesitant to call what she went through a simple dream. She got out of her bed and gave both her children a tight hug, "But I am glad that dream wasn't real."
"What do you mean, Mommy?" Nathan asked.
"Oh, sorry," Eli said, releasing them from the hug, "Please don't mind what I said. Thank you all for worrying about me, though."
"You kids can go back to your rooms now," Nitorin said.
"Shouldn't we call the doctors at least?" Elise asked.
"I don't think there's a need to now," Nitorin said, "It was all a bad dream, so it's really nothing to worry about."
"Okay then," Elise said, "It sucks that I can't go back to my beauty sleep anymore now that I'm fully awake," As she turned around to leave the room, she noticed Nathan silently staring at their mother with a worried expression, "Come on, Nathan."
"…Alright," Nathan said, as he hesitantly left the room.
Once the two kids had left, Eli sat back down on the bed while Nitorin closed the door. Nitorin then gave his wife a serious look as he sat down on the bed with her.
"What was that, Eli?" Nitorin asked.
"I-It was nothing," Eli said, not wanting to burden Nitorin with the same nightmare she had.
"Eli, it's me," Nitorin said, placing a hand on her shoulder, "You can tell me anything. Whatever nightmare you had, it's not going to happen here in reality."
"You don't know what I saw, Nitorin," Eli said.
"I don't know because you won't tell me what happened," Nitorin said, placing a hand on Eli's hand, "Please, Eli, let me help you."
Eli was hesitant at first, but she didn't want to worry her family any further. She decided to tell Nitorin about everything that happened in her nightmare from when she encountered Morgan to when she saw Ragnarok kill Nathan.
Nitorin was stunned by the story he just heard, "God…no wonder you were screaming Nathan's name."
"And it all felt so real too," Eli said, shivering a little, "What if…what if Morgan is really alive?"
"Eli…" Nitorin whispered. He wanted to disagree with Eli and remind her that there was no way her brother could have been alive for ten years. But how could he bring himself to tell her something so cold? He knows how much Eli loved her older brother from how much she talked about him. So how could Nitorin bring himself to hurt Eli? He wouldn't.
"And if he is alive," Eli said, "What would that mean for Nathan? Will he be…?"
"That won't happen, Eli," Nitorin said, "Our son being killed, I mean."
"But…"
"Listen, I know you're feeling scared right now," Nitorin said, "You have been through a lot and have lost loved ones in the process. You're afraid of losing another loved one, especially if it's one of our kids, but that's why you became a huntress, remember? You want to keep our children safe, right?"
"Yes, I do," Eli said with a nod.
Nitorin smiled at her response and hugged her, "Then the kids and I will be just fine with you keeping us safe. We trust you and every hunter in Vastel with our lives. You just need to do your best out there, and we'll do our part in cheering you on."
"Nitorin…" Eli said before she took in a deep breath, calming herself down before letting out a happy smile and returned the hug, "Thank you."
"Don't mention it," Nitorin said. That was when he realized that it was almost time for Therion Industries to open, "Oh goodness. The time! I'm sorry, dear, but I've got to run. Make sure you don't push yourself, you hear?"
"Of course, darling," Eli said as she and Nitorin gave each other a quick kiss on the lips, "Have a nice day at work."
"And have a nice sleep," Nitorin said before he left the room and went into the living room where he saw Nathan and Elise patiently waiting on the couch, "Nathan? Elise? Why aren't you in your rooms?"
"Daddy, is Mommy going to be okay?" Nathan asked.
"Heh, how many times do I have to tell you?" Nitorin said, chuckling a little, "Your mother just needs sleep. She simply had a nightmare that wore her out."
"See, Nathan?" Elise asked, "I told you it was nothing to keep worrying about."
"Can we go see her?" Nathan asked.
"Not right now," Nitorin replied, "Like I said, she needs rest—meaning no disturbances."
"Aw…" Nathan said, lowering his head in disappointment.
Nitorin crouched down to meet Nathan at eye level and gave him a light pat on the head, "Don't worry. You mother's a strong huntress. A little bad dream is nothing to her."
"Really?!" Nathan asked, feeling his mood lightened up a little, "That's a relief. I wish I'm as brave as Mommy."
"In any case, why don't you two come with me to see my work?" Nitorin asked, "You both could use some time away from the house."
"I don't," Elise said, turning to go back to her room.
"Oh no, young lady," Nitorin said, stopping Elise by standing in her way and giving her a stern glare, "You're just going to laze around in bed on that phone of yours!"
"Am not!" Elise shouted in denial.
"No use, Elise," Nathan said with a snarky smirk, "I told Daddy about all the times you slacked off when you should have been doing chores."
"You little—"
"Ah, ah, ah," Nitorin said, "Not this time, Elise. You are to come with us to my job or you'll have no dessert tonight."
Elise stepped back, frightened by the idea of her dessert being threatened, "N-not my strawberry shortcake!"
"Don't worry, Elise," Nathan said, still having his snarky smirk, "I'll be sure to eat that last piece for you. We can't have the cake going bad on us, can we?"
"Grrr!" Elise wanted to scream at the little annoying fly of a brother she has, but not with her father looking directly at her. She calmed herself down and let out a huff, "Fine, but I'm going to complain the entire time we are there!"
"We're pretty used to your complaining, so no objections here," Nathan said.
"Can it," Elise growled.
And so the three Therions left their house to visit Therion Industries. When they arrived, they saw a group of scientists and workers preparing for their shifts. Off to the side were mechanical experts building all different kinds of weapons in an isolated construction room.
The sight of the weapons all around made Nathan scream in absolute delight as he put his face close to the windows to get a close look at the weapons. To Nitorin, Nathan looked like a child first experiencing their first carnival ride.
Gerald had just finished talking to a group of scientists when Nitorin caught his attention, "Good morning, Nitorin!" He called out to him with a wave.
Nitorin turned to Gerald and returned the wave, "Good morning to you too, Gerald."
Once Gerald had walked over to Nitorin, he noticed that Nathan and Elise were with him, "Oh, you brought your kids today?"
"That's right," Nitorin said, turning to Nathan and Elise, "Kids, come say hi to Gerald."
Elise walked over to Gerald and introduced herself, "Hello, it's nice to meet you, sir," She then noticed that Nathan was still fixated on the weapons, "Nathan, get over here!"
While Elise tries to drag Nathan over to introduce himself, Nitorin then said to Gerald, "I'm sorry for dropping in with my kids, Gerald, but my wife got into a bit of a fix and I couldn't leave them alone at the house. I hope no one minds."
"No worries, Nitorin," Gerald said with a smile, "I've actually been interested in meeting your kids; especially your son. I hope your wife gets better soon."
"Me too," Nitorin said.
Elise eventually succeeded in getting Nathan's attention back. The boy happily walked up to Gerald, "Ooh, I remember you. You're that Gerald dude I met a few days ago!"
"That's right, Nathan," Gerald said with a smile, "I still remember when your dad brought you here to look at all of our weapons. Your smile lightened up the mood of the entire building."
"Hehe, I'm glad I helped," Nathan said with a big smile, "Get this, Mr. Gerald: Daddy talks about you all the time."
"Oh, so Nitorin talks about me a lot?" Gerald asked, giving Nitorin a sly smirk.
"Yep, he says something about his project not being possible without you, and how grateful he is," Nathan said.
"Nathan…" Nitorin said, slightly embarrassed that his own son was telling Gerald all of this information.
Gerald let out a loud laugh before patting Nitorin on the back, "Geez, Nitorin. You didn't have the guts to tell me all of this in person?"
"I was planning on thanking you after we were finished," Nitorin said, rubbing the back of his head.
"Hey, it's no big deal," Gerald said, "All that matters is that we get this project done."
"What kind of project are you working on?" Elise asked.
"Is it a new rocket cannon or maybe a special, mechanized bow?!" Nathan asked, "Or maybe it's a duel bladed scythe!"
"There he goes again…" Elise muttered, rolling her eyes.
"Ah…well that's information is classified," Nitorin said, "We can't tell both of you."
"Come on, Nitorin," Gerald whispered to Nitorin, "They're your kids. Don't they deserve to know?"
"I don't see a point," Nitorin said, "It's not like either of them are going to fight Grimm. Besides, the Hunter Council specifically forbade talking about Project Therion to the public."
"What's the worst that can happen?" Gerald asked, "They're simply kids who seem to enjoy learning all these neat things; Nathan especially. Imagine his reaction when he sees what we are cooking up. That would be a major boost to his drive to be a part of Therion Industries."
Nitorin didn't want to openly admit it, but he truly wants Nathan to be a part of the company and move humanity forwards towards the new future he opens. He knows that with the current technology of his generation, he won't be able to find newer and more efficient ways to keep humanity safe from the Grimm threat. There is also the possibility that Project Therion may be a failure and humanity won't have a counter to the Elder Grimm. Though he does not want to wish that life onto Nathan, Nitorin could not take the risk of the world going on without a technical genius.
He turns to Nathan and Elise and said, "Follow us, kids."
"O-okay," Elise said, slightly bewildered when just a moment ago Nitorin didn't want to tell them anything.
"Ooooh!" Nathan was nothing short of excited—so excited that he was hopping up and down like a rabbit, much to his sister's annoyance.
Nitorin let out a sigh as he and Gerald led Nathan and Elise to an elevator on course for the third floor, "I'm going to regret this…" He muttered silently.
The elevator arrived at the third floor where the tests on new weapons are conducted. Nitorin and Gerald led Nathan and Elise to the main testing lab's door.
"You two are not to tell anyone about what you saw here," Nitorin said, turning to his children, "Do you understand?"
"We can't tell?" Nathan asked, "Why not?"
"…Well…" Nitorin started to struggle finding a proper answer to Nathan's question.
"It's because what we're making here is a present for everyone," Gerald said.
"Really?!" Nathan asked, getting excited, "You made presents for everyone?!"
"That's right," Gerald said with a smile, "Human and faunus alike will get to enjoy what we've got behind this door."
"Whoa, it must be a pretty big deal then," Elise said.
"Sure is," Gerald said, "But you gotta keep this a secret, okay? It wouldn't be a surprise if everyone found out."
"Okay," Nathan said, nodding, "Your secret is safe with me."
"Oh please, you're so awful at keeping a secret, Nathan," Elise said.
"Am not!" Nathan shouted.
"Remember when you confess to everyone at school that cried when a cat scratched your hand?" Elise asked.
"But it really hurt," Nathan said.
"Okay, you two," Nitorin said as he began inputting the password to open the laboratory door, "Keep quiet and do not touch anything."
"Sure," Elise said.
"I'm serious here, you two," Nitorin said, "Daddy and his friends gave up a lot to get this project moving. I will repeat this again: Do. Not. Touch. Anything."
"We understand crystal clear, Daddy," Nathan said.
The door to the Therion Lab opened after Nitorin had finished inputting the password. There, Nathan saw several complicated machinery and mathematical equations written on a dry erase board. Even though he was confused by some of them, he was in awe at how much there is to building weapons and technology.
"Wow…" Nathan gasped.
"Like what you see?" Gerald asked as Nathan nodded in response, "All of this is what your father does on a daily basis. He keeps track of all the weapons that are built and tested, and makes sure they are shipped to the correct kingdom that requires them."
"I don't get it," Nathan said, not understanding what was being explained to him because he's too young.
"Haha, you'll understand when you're older," Gerald said, "It's actually a pretty fun job once you get the basics."
"Eh, doesn't seem all that impressive to me," Elise said.
"That's because you stare at your phone every day, Elise," Nathan said, letting out a smug chuckle.
"Can it, twerp," Elise said.
"Nathan, Elise, please keep the arguments down while you're in here," Nitorin said as they all entered the main lab area where the scientists and workers greeted Nitorin.
"Good morning, Mr. Therion."
"Good morning to you all," Nitorin said, "I hope none of you mind that my kids are with me today. Don't worry, I told them not to tell anyone about this," Once the workers and scientists showed that they were okay with Nathan and Elise being there, Nitorin continued, "Alright, so our deadline is coming up. I know that some of you are concerned about whether or not we'll make it in time, but I believe we have one good chance of succeeding. Dr. Rachel, tell everyone what you told me on the phone this morning."
That was when a faunus woman with red hair with goat horns wearing a lab coat and black glasses stood up, "Thank you, Mr. Therion," She took out the notes she wrote down on the paper she had and continued, "So as you may all know, the final roadblock we experienced yesterday with Project Therion is due to the lack of a sufficient energy source. The energy of Therion Industries was not enough to power up Ragnarok's claws."
"Ragnarok's claws?!" Nathan asked in shock.
"Be quiet!" Elise whispered, lightly flicking him on the cheek.
"I have a theory as to why the last test yesterday was a failure, though I do not have the sufficient evidence," Dr. Rachel continued, "It is believed that the Elder Grimm Ragnarok is connected to the Guardian of Darkness. If this is true, then that connection may be the key to activating Project Therion."
"And what we really need is the right person to hold onto Project Therion to activate the flames of Ragnarok," Nitorin said.
"Exactly," Dr. Rachel said. She saw the other scientists and workers look at each other in concern and worry that this task may have been impossible from the beginning.
As the scientist continued talking and conversing with one another, Nathan noticed a human shaped figure lurking in the shadows.
"Huh?" Nathan asked. He looked over at his sister, who was too fixated on her phone as usual. He decided to take this chance to quietly sneak away and investigate.
"I know that you all are starting to have second doubts about this," Nitorin said, "We've spent the past ten years working on this project and now the risks are even higher, but if we manage to succeed, humanity and faunus will finally have an answer to the Elder Grimm threat. People will no longer cower in fear, wondering when the Grimm calamity will end, and our children will grow up into a peaceful world without Grimm. That is why…I volunteer to be the one to activate Project Therion."
The entire room erupted with the voices of scientists and workers disagreeing with Nitorin's proposition.
"Are you insane, sir?!"
"Even with protective gear, there's no guarantee that you will be safe!"
"You're life is too important to risk losing, Mr. Therion!"
"I know, I know," Nitorin said, "I am the backbone of Therion Industries and things will spiral out of control should I die, but the future…the future is something that is worth risking my life for. I am sorry if some of you disagree with my decision, but I don't see any other option than this."
Elise looked up from her phone once she heard that there was a possibility that her father might die from this, "What?! Dad, you wouldn't!" She muttered to herself. That was when she realized that Nathan was being oddly quiet about this, "Nathan?" She asked, looking over to the side to find that Nathan was missing, "Nathan?!"
Meanwhile, Nathan was walking through a short, but well lit hallway not far from the main lab area. The hallway had an eerie feel to it that made Nathan's spine chill a little, "What is this place?"
"….us…" A voice suddenly called out.
"Huh?" Nathan asked as he looked around the hallway for the source of the voice, "Who's there?"
"…..free…." The voice said again.
Nathan curiously walked forward to try and figure out where the voice came from. After a while, he eventually stumbled upon a door that said "Authorized Personnel Only".
"Free us…." The voice said, this time it was clear and came from the other side of that door.
"Is someone in trouble?" Nathan asked, "Don't worry, I'll let you out."
Meanwhile, Elise had made her way through the crowd of scientists trying to convince Nitorin to reconsider his decision.
"Dad!" Elise shouted.
"Elise?" Nitorin asked.
Elise had made her way to her father and asked, "Where is Nathan?"
"Nathan?" Nitorin asked, "Isn't he supposed to be with you?"
That was when a loud alarm started going off painting the entire room in red.
"What the—" Gerald, along with the other scientists and crewmembers, were all caught off guard by the alarm.
"Mr. Therion, there's been an unauthorized entry into the Project Therion chamber!" Shouted a scientist.
"Oh no…" Nitorin said before he began running straight towards the direction he thinks Nathan might have gone.
"Dad?!" Elise asked, wondering where her father was going.
"Elise, stay right there!" Nitorin shouted before he vanished into the halls. The man cursed himself for not keeping a closer eye on Nathan, "Damnit, Nathan! I told you to stay put!"
Back with Nathan, the boy found himself inside of a chamber completely lit with bright lights. The first thing Nathan noticed was a pair of daggers with white claws as their blades resting on the white table in front of him.
Nathan was ecstatic when he laid eyes on the weapons, "Whoa! Is this what Daddy is making?!" He asked in excitement before moving in for a closer look, "Oh, I wish I could touch this! It looks so cool!"
"Free us…" The same voice that was calling Nathan before called out to him again in the room.
"Is someone there?" Nathan asked, a little spooked by the voice.
That was when the intercom in the roof turned on and Gerald's voice rang through.
"Nathan!" He shouted.
"Mr. Gerald?" Nathan asked, surprised to hear his voice.
"What are you doing in the Project Therion chamber?" Gerald asked.
"Project Therion?" Nathan asked, "Is that what these awesome-looking blades are called?!"
"That doesn't matter now, Nathan," Gerald said, "Get out of that room this instant! Your father told you not to touch anything!"
"I know that, but I think there's someone trapped in here, Mr. Gerald," Nathan said.
"Someone trapped?" Gerald asked from the testing lab room where he could see a video footage of Nathan in the Project Therion chamber.
"Mr. Achilles, something strange is happening in the Project Therion chamber!" Shouted a scientist.
"What is it?" Gerald asked.
"Project Therion…it's…powering itself up somehow," The scientist explained.
"What?!" Gerald asked in shock, "But that's impossible."
"We're not doing anything, sir!"
"Neither are we!"
Gerald turned back towards the monitor to see that everything was beginning to mysteriously shut down, "Nathan! Get out of there quick!" But before Gerald could finish his second sentence, the power of the entire building completely shut down.
"Wh-what's going on?" Elise asked, feeling goose bumps growing on her skin.
"Tell me what's happening, people," Gerald said.
"Sir…the power to the entire city has gone offline," Answered a scientist.
"What about the backup generators?" Gerald asked.
"They should be coming online soon," Said another scientist.
"And the Project Therion chamber?" Gerald asked.
"No clue what's going on in there now."
"Damnit!" Gerald shouted, slamming onto the controls, "Nitorin, you better be there right now."
"Nathan…Dad…" Elise whispered, worried for her family.
Meanwhile, Nitorin had just arrived at the door to the Project Therion chamber before the power completely went out.
"What in the world?" Nitorin asked, before shaking his head, "No time for that…" He rushed over to the door and knocked on it hard, "Nathan! Nathan, are you in there?! Answer me please!"
"Daddy?!" Nathan asked, running to the direction where he heard his father's voice, despite the chamber being dark after the black out.
"Are you okay, Nathan?!" Nitorin shouted from the other side of the door that separated them.
"Y-Yeah, but…it's dark and scary in here, Daddy!" Nathan said.
"It's going to be alright," Nitorin said, "I can't open the door yet until the lights come back on. You didn't touch the daggers on the table, did you?"
"No," Nathan said.
"That's a relief," Nitorin said, "Just stay put until the lights come back on and I'll get you right out."
"O-Okay," Nathan said.
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"Nathan…"
The same mysterious voice called out to Nathan, sending a frightful chill down Nathan's spine.
"D-Daddy…w-was that…you?" Nathan asked with a silent yet fear dripped tone.
"Was what me?" Nitorin asked.
Nathan turned around. His eyes widened in horror when he saw movement within the darkness. Even though it was pitch black, the boy could tell that something was there—it appeared to be a pair of black arms coming right from the daggers themselves.
"Nathan?" Nitorin asked, "What's going on in there?!"
"There's something in here, Daddy!" Nathan shouted, "It's scary!"
"There shouldn't be anything in there except you, Nathan!" Nitorin shouted, "Don't let your imagination run wild in there!"
Nathan was no longer listening to what his father was telling him. The horror that was right in front of his face caused him to freeze in complete fear and terror. The hands then suddenly lashed out at Nathan, grabbing him by both of his wrists with a tight grip that threatened to break his bones.
"Nathan?!" Nitorin called out to his son when he heard silence.
"AAAH!" Nathan screamed as the hands began to drag Nathan towards the table where the daggers lied, "Let me go!"
"Nathan!" Nitorin shouted, banging at the door, "NATHAN!"
"When is the power going to come back?!" Gerald shouted in frustration, "We need vision in that room now!"
"Just a few seconds, sir!" Answered the scientist trying to get the power back online.
Nathan was dragged right to the daggers resting on the table. The boy was shivering in fright after hearing that this weapon was made out of Grimm materials. It was truly an unknown, thus is why no one could have predicted these sequences of events.
"Nathan…" The voice called out to Nathan.
"…free…
…us…
…from…
…our…
…pain…"
"…Wha—" Nathan's hands were forced to grip onto both of the hilts of the daggers.
The power finally went back online for the entire city, including Therion Industries. With the power back, Nitorin immediately opened the door to the chamber and ran inside, "Nathan!" He shouted once he saw Nathan standing next to the table.
"Daddy," Nathan said, turning his head around a little to look at his father.
"Nathan…are you…" Nitorin then realized that Nathan has his hands on Project Therion, "Oh no…" What horrified him was that the skin on Nathan's hands were changing from white to pitch black as if a virus was spreading onto his body.
"Nitorin, Nathan, what's happening in there?" Gerald asked, "Can you hear me?"
"Gerald," Nitorin said, "I-I don't know what happened. Nathan just started screaming and—"
"Daddy…I don't…feel so good…" Nathan suddenly said Project Therion's claws began to turn black as well.
"Nitorin, the Grimm readings are spiking again!" Gerald shouted, "Get you and your son out of there!"
"Nathan, you need to put down Project Therion and come with me," Nitorin said, extending his hand. But suddenly, the black flames of Ragnarok ignited onto the claws setting the daggers on fire.
The sight of this frightened Nathan to the point of tears, "D-Daddy…what is this?!"
"Breathe, Nathan," Nitorin said, "Daddy's right here. Just put the weapon down, okay?"
"I-I can't!" Nathan shouted.
"Yes you can," Nitorin said.
"No, I really can't!" Nathan said as the flames begin to expand to the point where they connected to the walls, setting them on fire, "I can't control my arms!" Nathan shouted as he suddenly sliced the table in half, setting it on fire.
Nitorin watched in horror as his son cried out to him with fear as his arms swung out of control. The strange virus on his arms was continuing to spread up to his shoulders.
Nitorin had a feeling on what could be happening to Nathan, "Nathan, I need you to listen to me carefully."
"Huh?" Nathan asked.
"I'm going to walk over to you and take Project Therion from your hands," Nitorin said as he put on a pair of protective gloves, "All you need to do is stop being afraid. If you calm your emotions down, whatever is happening to you will likely calm down with it."
"But…what's happening to me?" Nathan asked.
"It would be better if you didn't know right now," Nitorin said, "Just take in deep breaths and keep looking at me and nothing else, got it?"
"…O-Okay…" Nathan said as he began to take in deep breathes. However, nothing was working. No matter how calm Nathan was, the flames only start to get worse and worse to the point where both him and his father began sweating bullets and coughing.
"We can't stay too long, Nathan," Nitorin said as he began walking over to Nathan, "Keep trying. Don't give into your fear."
"I'm trying, Daddy…" Nathan said, frustrated at the fact that nothing was working and that things were getting worse by the second, "But I can't!"
"You're better than this, Nathan," Nitorin said, "I know you are. You said you wished to be as brave as your mom. Well start now."
"Daddy…" Nathan whispered.
"I believe in you, Nathan," Nitorin said, "I'm here for you till the very end."
"…Dad," Nathan said, "This isn't working…we need to do something else."
"Don't be ridiculous," Nitorin said, "Just keep your eyes on me."
"B-But, what if you end up like this too?!" Nathan asked.
"I won't as long as I have these," Nitorin said, showing Nathan the protective gloves.
"You don't know that!" Nathan shouted angrily, "Is this…what you've been skipping our bedtime stories for?! For this weapon?! Did I mean that little to you?!"
"What?" Nitorin asked, finding Nathan's sudden behavior change to be strange, "Nathan, are you okay?"
"I'm not…" Nathan said, shaking in rage, the virus starting to spread so deep that the veins in his arms were painted a pitch black, "I don't…know…what's wrong with me…! But…I…have this…sudden anger! What's…happening?!"
"Nitorin, get out of there now!" Gerald shouted, "The readings are above the maximum level of stability! The whole room will turn into black flames!"
"Nathan, listen to my voice," Nitorin said, "Please!"
"I need…to stop them…" Nathan said, his eyes turning cold.
"Nathan?" Nitorin asked.
"…mortals…cannot…return…to power…" Nathan muttered as he raised his right blade into the air while holding the other one horizontally.
"Wait, Nathan, stop!" Nitorin shouted, realizing what Nathan was trying to do.
"For…the Guardians…" Nathan said as he slammed the blades onto each other hard, breaking the claws off of both of them. Because the claws were tightly connected to the rest of the weapons, Project Therion was completely smashed to pieces.
A sudden explosion of black flames engulfed the room. With quick reaction, Nitorin jumped out of the room and escaped the flames.
"No!" Nitorin shouted as he looked back at the chamber, "NATHAN!" He screamed.
After a few long seconds, the black flames quickly died down at a surprising rate.
"What the—?" Nitorin was astonished by how quickly the flames had died out, but wasted no time going back into the chambers to find Nathan lying on the ground on the verge of clasping. The black markings on Nathan's arms were gone and his eyes returned to their colorful self
Nitorin took this chance to run over to Nathan and pick him up in his arms, "I've got you." He said as he carried Nathan out of the room and out into the hallway. Once they had gained some distance from the chamber, Nitorin set Nathan down against the wall and checked over his body.
"Are you okay, Nathan?" Nitorin asked.
"I…I don't know," Nathan said.
"…Well, at least you're safe," Nitorin said.
"What…happened, Daddy?" Nathan asked in confusion.
"You don't know…?" Nitorin asked, puzzled by Nathan's lack of knowledge for what had just occurred.
"Mr. Therion!" Shouted a group of scientists who came looking for him, "Are you okay?!"
"I'm alright, everyone," Nitorin said, "Someone call the hospital, quick."
"Daddy…I'm so sorry…" Nathan said.
"We'll talk about this later," Nitorin said as he picked Nathan up again and brought him back to the observation room.
Elise was happy when her little brother was okay. She even yelled at Nathan a little for wondering off into danger like that.
Gerald and a team of scientists were busy checking the instruments on the control panel for any malfunction issues.
But the machines at his work didn't matter to Nitorin right now. He ordered his workers to speak nothing of this issue and to continue work as usual while keeping him posted on updates.
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~~Fu Hua Hospital~~
Nitorin, along with Elise, took Nathan to the Fu Hua Hospital so a doctor could perform a check up
First, the doctor assigned to check up on Nathan performed several x-ray tests and bodily verifications, such as looking into his mouth, eyes, and nerve coordination. Once he was finished, he brought Nathan out of the testing room and to the waiting area where Nitorin and Elise patiently waited.
"Mr. Therion, I've done a thorough check on Nathan," The doctor said, "There seems to be no problems aside from a bit of fatigue."
"Are you certain, doctor?" Nitorin asked as he watched Elise hug Nathan like an older sister.
"I made sure to run a double check on the boy," The doctor said, "There was this one moment of the nerves in his arm having a one second delay, but it's not major. All the boy needs is rest."
"Thank you," Nitorin said shaking the doctor's hand.
"It's no problem, Mr. Therion," The doctor said.
XxxxxxxxxX
~~Therion Residence~~
The Therion's returned home after such a bizarre day at Therion Industries. The second the door was opened, Eli rushed over to hug every single one of her family.
"Are you all alright?!" Eli asked, frantically worried, "I heard something terrible happened at Therion Industries and—"
"We're alright, Eli," Nitorin said, "Just an issue with one of the weapons. Nathan was a little miffed but he'll recover without any worry."
"A weapon?" Eli asked.
"Yeah," Elise said, "I think it was called "Project Therion", right?"
"…That's right," Nitorin said.
"Wait…did something bad happen with Project Therion?" Eli asked.
Nitorin let out a sigh before sitting on the couch and decided to explain everything that happened from Nathan wondering off form the observation room to what had occurred in the Project Therion Chamber.
Eli soon rushed over at Nathan to check the boy from top to bottom, "I can't believe something like that happened to you, Nathan! Are you feeling okay? Any stomach pains or pains anywhere?"
"Mommy…I'm fine," Nathan said, "But…"
"In any case," Nitorin said, "The workers are still trying to access the situation. No doubt the public wants to know what happened with the power outage."
"Yeah, we were lucky people didn't think it was a Grimm attack," Eli said.
"No doubt the Hunter Council will be on my…" Nitorin looked at Nathan and immediately shut up before he said something he would regret.
"So…what ever happened to this Project Therion thing?" Elise asked, "I never got to see it."
"That part, I don't know," Nitorin said, turning to Nathan, "Do you have any idea what happened to the two swords you grabbed, Nathan?"
"B-but I didn't grab them, Daddy," Nathan said.
"Listen, Nathan, even though I am so happy you're still alive, you still disobeyed me," Nitorin said, "You could have been killed, and to add on top of that, you could have put a lot of people danger. So what happened to Project Therion?"
"I-I…"
Before Nathan can answer, Nitorin's phone rang.
"Ah, one second," Nitorin said as he picked the phone up, "Nitorin Therion, here. What is it?"
"Mr. Therion, sir, we have some bad news," Said a scientist from Therion Industries.
"What's the matter?" Nitorin asked.
"It's Project Therion, sir," The scientist said, "It's missing."
Nitorin's eyes widened and his head swerved back a little in complete shock, "WHAT?!" He screamed as he suddenly rushed into the kitchen to get away from his family's ears.
"Nitorin?!" Eli asked rushing after him.
"W-What's wrong?" Nathan asked, turning to Elise, "D-did I do something bad?"
"…You might have, Nathan," Elise said.
In the kitchen, Nitorin was pacing back in forth, his right arm clenching his hair threatening to pull it straight out.
"No, no, no, no!" He shouted, "Check again! No way two pairs of daggers can just up and vanish!"
"We're trying our hardest, sir," The scientist said, "But we just can't locate Project Therion."
"That can't be…" Nitorin muttered before he slammed his fists onto the kitchen counter, "Damnit!"
"Nitorin…" Eli said as she walked into the kitchen. Seeing the look of frustration and fear was enough to tell her what had happened.
"What do we do, Mr. Therion?" The scientist asked.
"Keep looking," Nitorin said, "I don't care if we have to stop manufacturing weapons. 50 hunters died for Project Therion to even be possible and everyone's future is hanging on to it!"
"Y-yes sir!" The scientist said before Nitorin ended the call before letting out an angry huff.
"Something happened to Project Therion, didn't it?" Eli asked.
"It's missing," Nitorin said, "But no one was in close proximity to Project Therion…" He said before he realized that one person did, "No one except…" He quickly fast-walked past Eli and went into the living room where Nathan and Elise were.
"N-Nitorin, what are you doing?" Eli asked.
"Dad?" Elise asked.
"Elise, go to your room," Nitorin said.
"But what's going—"
"I SAID GO TO YOUR ROOM!" Nitorin suddenly yelled out with a booming voice that caused Elise to step back.
She hesitated, but did as told and went to her room while Nathan could only watch and feel his heart drop and his spine shiver.
"Nathan, I want the truth and nothing but the truth," Nitorin said, "What did you do to Project Therion?"
"Huh?" Nathan asked.
"Don't play dumb with me and answer the question," Nitorin said, "You were the only one who was close to those weapons you touched. What did you do to them?!"
"I-I don't understand," Nathan said, feeling the tension coming from his father.
"What do you mean you don't understand?!" Nitorin asked, "You were there with the daggers in your hands when you destroyed them. We should be finding parts of it to try and rebuild it, but the whole thing is gone!"
"It's all gone?" Eli asked with a gasp, "Even Ragnarok's claws?"
"Yes," Nitorin said, "Nathan, you are our only hope of figuring out what happened to Project Therion. Please tell us."
"I don't know, Daddy," Nathan said, trying to recall what happened, "I don't remember destroying Project Therion. And…I didn't want to touch the weapons, but I was dragged towards them by these…weird black hands and—"
"This again?" Nitorin asked, "Made-up stories won't get you out of trouble. You do realize that, don't you?"
"B-but it's the truth," Nathan said.
"Nathan, I am not in the mood for my patience to be tested," Nitorin said, "I saw the whole thing! What do you have to gain from lying?!"
"Nitorin, calm down," Eli said, "You're scaring—"
"That doesn't matter!" Nitorin shouted, "Nathan, you disobeyed me and destroyed our million dollar project that took 10 years to make! And now it's all of a sudden gone!" Nitorin was getting angrier and angrier with each passing second, "Along with Therion Industries' reputation, and more importantly…" He couldn't bring himself to finish his sentence before he rested his head in his hands.
"I-I'm sorry, Daddy…" Nathan said.
Nitorin tightly clenched his fists in anger before he slowly moved them down to show his angry expression, which frightened Nathan.
"Tell that to the 50 hunters who lost their lives to give all of us this one chance," He said, "The chance to finally free the world from the Grimm! Apologize to everyone in the world for taking away that chance of a better future!"
"Nitorin, stop!" Eli shouted.
"And apologize to your mother, because she'll get sent back to prison because of you!" Nitorin shouted.
"….What…?" Nathan was shocked to hear that. Shocked and hurt that he caused all of that and may have ruined many lives, including his mothers.
Seeing the tears falling from Nathan's eyes made Nitorin's heart drop after being pierced by regret.
"That's enough," Eli said rushing to calm Nathan down, "Nathan, don't listen to him, okay. Everything will be fine."
"…You'll…go back to prison…Mommy?" Nathan asked with a cracked voice.
"Mommy isn't going anywhere, sweetie," Eli said, hugging Nathan tightly, "Daddy's just frustrated, that's all."
"B-But…" Nathan looked at his father, who only looked away in shame and regret.
"…Eli, get Nathan to bed," Nitorin said, "The doctor said that he needs rest…"
"…Okay…come on," Eli said picking Nathan up, "Let's get you to bed."
"Daddy…" Nathan said, but Nitorin acted as if he didn't hear Nathan's call.
"…I'm going to go out for a bit," Nitorin said, grabbing the keys to the car, his wallet, and phone, before going out the door.
"Nitorin!" Eli shouted, but it was too late. The door had closed and Nitorin had already gone into his car and drove off into the night.
Before Eli tried to call Nitorin, she heard Nathan crying in her arms. She felt awful for her son and mad at her husband for saying those harsh words to him. But she understood that everything rode on Project Therion's success: her own future and the future of the world. Eli tightly hugged Nathan and sat down on the couch.
"There, there, Nathan," Eli said, "Daddy will be calm tomorrow. He just needs to cool down, that's all."
"Why did he say those things…?" Nathan asked, "Was what I did horrible? Did I hurt a lot of people?"
"No, you didn't," Eli said, "I know you are not the kind of person to hurt anyone, Nathan. I'll make sure that Daddy apologizes to you when he gets back."
"…Okay…" Nathan said.
"Now, let's get you to bed," Eli said as she picked Nathan up again and brought him to his room to tuck him in as usual, "You must be tired for today."
Nathan was even sadder than usual, "No bedtime story, I guess."
"Oh," Eli said, realizing that she forgot about her promise to read it to Nathan tonight, "Well I can read it with you. Is that okay?"
"…No," Nathan said, which surprised Eli.
"No?" Eli asked.
"I…I said I want both you and Daddy to read it to me," Nathan said before he let out a sad smile, "I'm willing to wait. For as long as it takes, I'll wait."
Eli smiled, "And that is why you will never be the kind of person to hurt other people. No matter what happens or what you end up doing, your Daddy and I will always love you, Nathan." She said as she kissed Nathan on the cheek and went to the door, "Goodnight, sweetie."
"Goodnight, Mommy," Nathan said.
XxxxxxxxxX
~~Location: Unknown~~
In an unspecified location, Drago was speaking to Deathwatch after being call so suddenly. During that time, Deathwatch had explained what had occurred at Therion Industries according to their insider.
"Excuse me?" Drago asked, "You're joking, right?"
"I am not the kind of faunus who enjoys japes, Fuchou," Deathwatch said, "It is as I said. The son of Nitorin Therion, Nathan Therion, made contact with Project Therion. Afterwards, the weapons have been declared missing."
"Well, I guess that means our deal is off," Drago said, "If there's no target, there's no thievery, and therefore, no deal."
"Hold on, Fuchou," Deathwatch said, "No one ever said that the weapon is no more. Only that it was declared missing."
"So what?" Drago asked, scoffing a little, "You want me to find it? As if! My men and I aren't risking our necks for a wild goose chase."
"You are masters at adapting to any situation, Fuchou," Deathwatch said, "I have no doubt that you can find Project Therion; especially in the chaos that will fall upon the city."
"Chaos?" Drago asked, "What do you mean?"
"Hehehe, do not worry, Fuchou," Deathwatch said, "Play your cards right and you won't lose a single man. I'll be waiting at these coordinates for Project Therion with the information you desire. Until we meet again, farewell."
"Wait, we're not done ta—" Drago wasn't able to finish before the call monitor turned off. The faunus let out a frustrated growl before he gave the order to his second in command, "Get the men ready for a raid of Fu Hua City. On my signal, we'll scour the city for this "Project Therion"."
"Yes, sir!" His second in command said before leaving the room.
Drago looked back at the monitor in worry, "Chaos…could they mean…?"
XxxxxxxxxX
~~Therion Residence: Nathan's Room~~
After he had said his goodnights to his mother, Nathan spent some time trying to go to sleep. But then, his father's word began to ring through his mind.
"Nathan, you disobeyed me and destroyed our million dollar project that took 10 years to make!"
"No…." Nathan whispered, shivering in fear.
"And now it's all of a sudden gone!"
"Please…" Nathan cried, feeling sadness in his heart.
"Along with Therion Industries' reputation, and more importantly…"
"I'm so sorry, please…don't yell…" Nathan silently pleaded, feeling guilt. That was when his chest started turning black.
"Tell that to the 50 hunters who lost their lives to give all of us this one chance."
"I'm sorry…"
"The chance to finally free the world from the Grimm! Apologize to everyone in the world for taking away that chance of a better future!"
"I'm sorry!"
"And apologize to your mother, because she'll get sent back to prison because of you!"
"I'M SO SORRY, MOMMY! DADDY!" Nathan cried out in agony in his own mind as his whole body began to turn black.
XxxxxxxxxX
~~Location: Unknown~~
In a dark cave littered with bones spanning from animals to humans. It was pitch black and had an eerie noise throughout due to the wind blowing in.
In this dark cave was a Grimm, but this Grimm was unlike any other. Its body was black and scaly, with a tail that could easily be mistaken for a sharp blade. Its wings were blood red with its ends also having blades that looked sharp enough to cleave through trees. Its head had white, sharp horns in the backside with a white outer shell on its face.
It slept, fully aware of the negative emotions of humans around it. Regardless, those emotions did not interest it in the slightest. Unlike regular Grimm, this Grimm was not attracted to ordinary emotions. It's attracted only to one thing…
"I'M SO SORRY, MOMMY! DADDY!"
Its yellow eyes popped open. Its red wings expanded and the black flames in its mouth forming. The Grimm let out a deafening roar that shook the mountains it lived in.
The Elder Grimm Ragnarok is awake, and it is attracted to only one thing…
…
…
…
…the part of itself that it lost.
Jurabi: Heeeeeeeeellooooooo~! This is Espada Jurabi Therion here bringing you the third chapter of The World of Vastel. And as you may have long noticed, yes the update portion and the vic updates are gone now because I felt like there were now unneeded. A few people have been voicing their complaints to me about how they really don't like those kinds of updates.
I don't like doing those updates either. I try my hardest to avoid situations where I need to do it, but I had to do it for the first instance since I made a critical error in the OC template and I had to immediately correct it. I felt like I couldn't wait until the next chapter at that time to tell you about the changes I made.
For the Vic stuff, you can argue that I shouldn't have done that, and I admit that I shouldn't have. Do I regret it? Only a little bit, but I needed to talk about it in case someone brings up the topic.
Overall though, I have no issue with any of you guys' comments aside from maybe one or two. You guys have been very supportive and very helpful with your reviews and whatnot. All I can say is please have some patience with me. I really don't want to bog you down with all this nonsense.
And if you're worried about me getting reported for going against fanfiction TOS, I don't think there will be a problem. I've actually encountered people who have reported me before and the moderators basically didn't do anything. So if it's just one butthurt person threatening reports, we should be fine. But I still hate doing the pointless updates, so hopefully I won't have to do anymore.
Another thing is related to the Vic stuff. A lot's happened since I last talked about it but I'll keep it brief. Vic should be fine because his accusers made a lot of mistakes and actually exposed themselves as people who just wanted to smear his name and make lots of lies. I've actually lost so much respect for so many people I liked, VA's included. So Vic is planning on sueing some people…and boy this lawsuit isn't the average kind of suit you see with trivial stuff. Everyone is going to feel the heat from this lawsuit. Funimation and even Sony could get hit, by this. But I'm more willing to take this talk over to my discord. The link will be on my profile page.
And one last thing, I've been a bit worried that I might be dragging this out a little. I am aware that most of you who submitted your OC's might be getting impatient and I don't blame you. So I was thinking about showing the 7 characters in the next chapter. I know things are gonna go to shit since Ragnarok's awake and people are gonna die, but don't worry, the accepted main character OC's are safe. I just want to know if you guys would like for me to show the 7 accepted MC OC's next chapter.
Anyways, guys, I hope you enjoy this chapter. Everybody's gonna die next chapter. Isn't that exciting?! :DDDD If you enjoyed this chapter, please let me know in the reviews and leave a favorite and a follow. Thank you very much for reading. See you next chapter~!
P.S. Sorry to those who reviewed chp. 3 and 4. You're gonna have to bear with me and simply put your reviews in P.M. Still annoyed fanfiction hasn't fixed this issue yet.
