The following has been translated from Japanese to English

(Not really, but still, it's in English)

Outrealm Earth: 2 ~ Morgan's Journey

Yuki and Morgan caught sight of Severa, Kjelle and Inigo and immediately rushed towards them!

"Do you have the medicine?" Morgan eagerly asked

"Sorry Morgan, no luck. However, we did find out what your father's sick with!" Kjelle responded

"Well, what is it?!" Morgan asked

"It seems Robin has come down with a common cold!" Kjelle replied

"Why'd was it a common cold? We're suffering an outbreak!" Yuki added

"What's the cause of the outbreak?" Morgan asked

"Forced conflict by the author!" Yuki replied

(Fourth Wall Break)

Morgan and the gang then proceeded to exit the hospital to find Gerome shivering in the rain. Did I mention it was raining? Well, it's a depressing confrontation so rain is practically necessary. Anyhow, Morgan confronted Gerome in arguably the most heated argument this translator has witnessed.

"Hello Morgan!" Gerome said while trying to force a kind smile

"Gerome, do you honestly think I'd forgive you? It's time for a taste of your own elixir!" Morgan stated

"Medicine" Yuki interrupted

"Ah yes… medicine! What you did to me, I can't forgive you for. Clearly you don't seem to care though, always hiding behind your masks. I don't even know who you are because it's a new mask every day and… BY THE GODS, GEROME LOOK OUT!" Morgan yelled

Gerome turned his head to witness the giant ambulance but was too late to respond. The ambulance immediately hit him and he fell to the ground.

"GEROME!" The remaining members of the gang yelled!

Two paramedics immediately exited the back of the ambulance, and carried Gerome to the Emergency Room. Gerome was laid down upon a bed and hooked up to life support. After many hours of laying asleep, Gerome finally awoke.

"M…M…Morgan!" Gerome stuttered to say

"Yes Gerome, what is it, what do you need?" Morgan replied

"I'm sorry for all the harm I caused you. You're not an outcast, you're a part of our family. I'm sorry that I said what I did. I was cracking under pressure and didn't know how to respond to the situation. Again, I apologize for how I treated you!" Gerome said in a raspy voice

"It's my fault as well Gerome, I confronted you when I should have taken your situation into account. I'm sorry for any harm a caused to you!" Morgan said while trying to hold back tears

"Morgan… take this" Gerome said as he handed her his mask.

"Gerome… your mask, I can't take it!" Morgan replied

"Keep it as a memory of me! Where I'm going, I won't need it. I will soon be with Grima and watch over you to help you find a cure for your father. Just… do me a favor!" Gerome replied

"Yes Gerome… anything!" Morgan responded

"Tell my mother… GASP!" Gerome said while letting out a gasp

"What… Gerome. Tell her what, TELL HER WHAT!" Morgan yelled releasing the tears

"It's no use Morgan. He's flat lined. He's gone!" Yuki told Morgan

"By the gods… he's gone! This is all my fault!" Morgan cried out as she left the room

Yuki followed Morgan while Severa, Inigo and Kjelle stayed behind. Then, Severa noticed a bright light coming from Gerome's body!

"By the gods! What's going on?!" Severa yelled

The bright light continued to glow until Gerome's body was no more. All that remained was one lone Einherjar. On the front was a picture of Gerome and on the back was an inscription. Inigo picked up the card and read the inscription:

"This is to symbolize that I'll always be with you!" Inigo read and broke into tears…

"By the gods! Gerome!" He said

Immediately, the three friends broke into tears and attempted to comfort themselves after the loss of their friend. Yuki, meanwhile, found Morgan off in the parking lot. As the rain hit her robe, she turned her back to Yuki.

"Morgan, are you alright?" Yuki asked

Morgan then turned herself and removed her hood. Her face had tears running down the side and she was sweating to bullets.

"IT'S ALL MY FAULT!" Morgan yelled

"Morgan, to paraphrase Good Will Hunting (R.I.P. Robin Williams), it's not your fault!" Yuki responded

"I'm sorry Yuki, but this is my fault! Gerome's blood is on my hands. I'm the one who confronted him and I'm the one who distracted him from the oncoming traffic. I must go, before I cause any harm to you… or any of my friends. Tell them to return to the portal, they know where it is! I need to continue this journey alone for your safety and for my sanity. So please, let me go!" Morgan said as more tears trailed down her face

"Morgan; wait!" Yuki yelled but alas, she was too late

As Morgan ran away from Yuki, she dropped Gerome's mask on the ground. As Yuki picked up the mask, she reflected on the loss of Gerome. She wondered what funeral arrangements can be made, and how the news would be broken to the people of the other Outrealm. However, these thoughts came to a close by the remaining members of the gang. They quickly approached Yuki and all asked the same question:

"Where's Morgan!"

/Author's Note/ So… Gerome's dead, Morgans gone and the remaining members of the group have a cryptic Einherjar to deal with! What a chapter! Sorry for the lack of length and humor in this chapter but this chapter was important. Taking inspiration from my old story "Fire Emblem: Stimulation" as well as The Spectacular Now, I thought it was time to change-up the story from the generic "fish-out-of-water" trope. The humor will return in the other chapters but for now, we're on a dramatic cliffhanger. Also, all death is permanent and now you know that the Einherjar are the souls of fallen heroes, captured in a card (Think Soul Gems from Skyrim, but with personality.) Also, have you checked out the Forum yet? I've started a topic and I'm just waiting for posts. Also, can we get some reviews? Both views and reviews are down for Morgan's Journey and I really want to make this story as good as possible.

Once again, thank you for reading the latest chapter! I'm Dr. VideoGame, you're yourself and this is The Outrealm Earth Trilogy!