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Author's rants

I know guys. Really lousy chapter that last one. Even as I posted it I knew it but I feel like I needed to get the story going into the drama bit. As much as we all like to see Ranma having some fun and happiness, I'm just not good at comedy and light relief.

So rather than bore you all with Ranma and Akane chasing butterflies in the fields, I've decided to go to the serious bits.

Warning to all: This chapter definitely rated M. Nerima citizens will die this chapter.

Also, regarding the two girls who were Akane's friends in school, I remember one as Sayuri but can't remember the other one, so I'll go with Haruka. Ranma's friends I remember was Daisuke and Hiroshi I think. Correct me if I'm wrong and I'll amend accordingly.

One last thing. I'm going to turn Taro into a tentacle hentai monster. Yes, I am familiar with that aspect of anime. So I warn you that my description of Taro will be disgusting and Kasumi will be the witness to it.

Chapter 8: Darkness descending

After dealing with the Kunos, Akane thought that her life with Ranma would truly begin. She had somehow forgotten about Happosai as only Kasumi seemed to give serious thought to the old pervert. But instead of being happy of dealing with the last obstacles that was Kodachi and Kuno, Ranma had become tenser. And it wasn't just Ranma, the other Captains were looking as though the sky was about to fall the next minute.

To take his mind off it, the next day she decided to invite him to college.

"Huh?" he said, surprised at Akane's suggestion.

"You know, the community college in Nerima ward. That's where I've been studying for the past two years. Come on, Sayuri and Haruka is still there, Daisuke and Hiroshi too."

Ranma scratched his head. "Not that I don't want to see them but I feel I'm going to have a hell of a time explaining my age to them."

"Does it matter? C'mon Ranma, you should know they were also very worried about you when you left. At least once a month, they always ask me of news if you. Don't make me lie to them Ranma. Please?" she pleaded, making puppy dog eyes that she saw Ranma do once as a girl when she went to the ice-cream parlour.

Ranma smiled. I never thought of the day she willingly use that technique against me. And it's a technique I'll gladly fall for ten thousand times.

"OK Akane, guess I'll see the two bozos Daisuke and Hiroshi. What are they planning to study anyway?"

Akane giggled. "Apparently, to be paediatricians."

Ranma stared. "What?"

"It sort of started after you left. The two were looking for odd jobs while in college but all the usual ones like delivery boys or waiting on tables had been taken up. Then the two had the bright idea of assisting a nearby nursery school in their babysitting duties, figuring that 'taking care of a few brats should be too hard'. The next day we saw them, the two looked like they had gone through a warzone after taking care of 20 pre-adolescents. But surprisingly, the more they kept going back, the more they liked it. After one year of studying Business Administration and Accountancy, the two dropped those subjects and studied medicine, which is supposed to be a spring board for pediatrics. As a matter of fact, they're Kasumi's classmates, and have often studied together," Akane explained.

Ranma shook his head. "I guess after all I've been through, seeing those two handling babies shouldn't be so shocking. So when are we going?"

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A few minutes later, the students at Nerima college was stunned to see Akane, who was well known as a martial artist and tomboy, being accompanied by an obviously older and mature young man. To minimise recognition, Ranma chose the same Captain attire that he wore to see the Tatewakis. People were so impressed or shocked at his clothing that they missed out his face altogether, which suited Ranma well, as he didn't want to attract anymore girls. He hoped his face would be deterrent enough to any bimbos who would fall for looks alone.

They walked and chatted, Akane mainly did the talking about her academic life. Her studies were gearing more towards mechanical engineering, where she hoped to be able to use her hands to make something as opposed to paperwork. But getting into Tokyo university was double hard and the requirements for engineering would have required someone of perhaps Kasumi's intelligence to be able to pass the threshold. This is why she was in her third year as a ronin now, having failed two entrance exams. Ranma was sympathetic and told Akane that she could do it, all she needed was time and study.

"Never let your passions die Akane, especially for something as stupid as our former engagement. Just so you know, I would never gone through the wedding if our fathers had forces us into it," Ranma said.

"Let's not talk about that Ranma. That part of our lives is over. Its time we did something on our own, like chasing down Hirosuke and Daisuke. I believe they owe me cash for helping them with some dominatrix they tried to pick up a few weeks ago. If it weren't for me, the two would have been chained up in some basement and…."

"I get the picture, Akane, more's the pity," Ranma said while blushing. He was still shy around the subject of anything to do with sex. Somehow, in this respect, he was still in essence his former self.

And then the college cafeteria exploded.

The peaceful environment turned to instant chaos as people screamed when broken debris shot out and pierced many students. Ranma quickly pushed Akane into a nearby building and with his Amaguriken speed, started deflecting falling debris from hitting the students. Akane saw several people lying on the ground and realized, to her horror, that they were dead. Some of them had numerous pieces of glass pierced into their backs, while others were half hidden under huge debris that had fallen on them.

She saw one person moving even though she was lodged under a huge piece of stone which crushed half her body. She rushed to the person, wanting to help her somehow. To her horror, she found it was Sayuri, with half of her body covered with debris. "Akane…." she groaned weakly.

"Sayuri!" Akane attempted to shift the debris but there was one particular huge one that looked like a wall. She tried to lift it but despite her strenght, could not budge it.

"Don't Akane, if you move the debris, it might further damage her body. Stand aside," Ranma had reappeared beside Akane, his white coat now dirty with dust and bloodstains. He analysed the debris then asked Akane to hold Sayuri's hands and prepare to drag her out. Then he lifted the debris clean off Sayuri. Akane pulled Sayuri away and then only Ranma put the debris down. Fortunately, Sayuri's lower body had not been crushed as Akane had feared although it was thoroughly bruised and it was clear her hip bones were broken as well as her legs.

"Nothing that can't be healed, at least now that I'm around," Ranma said as he took out a strange contraption from his coat that looked like a gun with a syringe for a barrel.

Sayuri's eyes widened. "Ranma?"

"Sssshhhhhhh, this will only hurt a bit. Don't worry, you are going to be fine," Ranma whispered as he administered the drug.

"But Hiroshi, Daiskuke, we were supposed to meet them at lunch…." Sayuri continued to speak and then she fainted.

Ranma remained silent as he touched his hand on Sayuri's hips and legs. Akane despite everything felt a twitch of anger before noticing the look of concentration on Ranma's face as well as feeling a little of Ranma's chi flowing out into Sayuri. After 20 seconds, he removed his hands.

"I've reset her bones and healed them. Akane, take Sayuri on your back and get to the hospital. I'm going to check on the others."

"But why, what…. Who could have done this? And what about Daisuke and Hiroshi?" Akane asked, bewildered.

Ranma looked at Akane with a neutral expression. "Take Sayuri to the hospital," and with that he rushed off to save as many lives as he could.

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Neji and Jaina were having tea with Cologne when they both saw the news. For once, Shampoo was glad the TV was there as too often, the guests had broken away from the sight of her to gaze at some event on television, like the silly English Football as it was now showing the scene of chaos that was Nerima College.

"Aiyah, that were kitchen destroyer study!" Shampoo exclaimed.

The two captains instantly stood up and were about to dash out of the restaurant when Cologne cried, "Do not exit the building, all of you! Mouse, Shampoo, close the windows and doors, at once!"

"Why in the world…" Jaina started but Neji put his hand on Jaina's shoulder.

"Can't you feel it? We're surrounded," Neji said as his sword the holy katana Gerbera Straight, materialized at his hip.

Mouse had barely gone to the window when a gun shot rang out. The boy Amazon fortunately was wearing his glasses and dodged at the last minute as a bullet went through where his head had been and wedged itself at the kitchen counter. The few guests that had been in the restaurant screamed and scrambled to the floor as the sound of automatic fire were heard and accompanied by dozens of rounds being emptied into the restaurant. Jaina quickly closed the door and remaining windows using the Force while Neji halted the rest of the incoming bullets dead in their tracks in mid air.

"Cologne, is there another way out of here?" Jaina asked as she extended her sphere of influence to outside the restaurant. From there she could start deflecting the bullets with her Force abilities so that the restaurant would not suffer from the incoming fire."

"My faithful customers, please go to the kitchen area. My grand daughter Shampoo will guide you to safety. Mouse, go do something useful like kill our assailants for goodness sake," Cologne barked.

Mouse was current extracting almost every conceivable throwing weapon from underneath the counter and stuffing them into his robes.

"No Mouse, go with Shampoo and Cologne. We will…." Neji started to say.

"Shut up," Mouse barked to their surprise. "This is our restaurant, the pride of Amazon culture in Japan. I will not suffer our surrogate home to be attacked by the treacherous Musk. They will pay, for trying to attack us here, now and in broad daylight. For the Amazon village!" he yelled and promptly leapt out of the skylight with a battlecry that pierced through the air filled with gunfire. Shampoo was dumbfounded by Mouse sudden display of bravery and, well, manliness before Cologne bopped her head with the staff. "Don't just stand there, get the guest down the underground passage," she barked.

"Damn it, so that boy does have guts and honour after all," Jaina snarled. She reached into the folds of her coat and extracted her lightsaber in her right hand and a Blaster in her left hand. Neji had already unsheathed his katana. The two looked at each other then burst out of the door against a hail of AK-47 bullets.

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On another side of Nerima, Cypher, Uyko and Hitsugaya ran not to the Nerima College but towards somewhere in the market street of Nerima. Or rather Hitsugaya and Ukyo were hanging from Cypher's shoulders while the superhuman Space Marine ran at almost 70 kilometers an hour. The three were on the edge of Nerima city and were planning to install a series of beacons and sensors to detect chi disturbances when Hitsugaya felt the death of many in Nerima College. The three had hurriedly started running towards the college but then Hitsugaya suddenly sensed Kasumi screaming. And it was followed by a sudden emergence of evil intent all over Nerima. It was as though the city had experienced a sudden change of weather from a sunny day of happiness to a thunderstorm of evil in two seconds.

"Hurry, Kasumi is in danger. The rest are already in battle. She's all alone!" Hitsugaya urged Cypher on.

"Those fathers better have a good reason for leaving their daughter alone right now, or I'm going to make them punching bags for the Fallen Angels," Cypher snarled.

"Less talk, more running. We've got to help Kasumi!" Ukyo said as she clung on for dear life on Cypher's back.

As they entered the city area Cypher suddenly saw multiple rocket propelled grenades ("RPG") shot out from the windows of the nearby buildings heading directly at him. Hitsugaya telekinetically pushed all of the RPGs so that they soared up into the sky, only detonating when they were about 30 meters above the ground. Cypher's eyes noted where the shooters were, then quickly as lightning, whipped out his ancient Bolt Pistols and started shooting. His shooters quickly hid behind their window but unfortunately, Bolt Pistols fired high explosive bullets which were also armour piercing. The result of Cypher's marksmanship was that the five assailants who fired the RPGs found their bodies pierced by the bullets as they penetrated the walls behind which they had been hiding. They had little time to scream before the bullets detonated and turned them into minced meat.

Cypher quickly went into a nearby shop for cover. Ukyo and Hitsugaya jumped of his back and quickly armed themselves, Ukyo with her spatula while the boy captain unsheathed his star guarded Katana.

"What the hell is going on? Are those Muslim terrorists? Why would they strike at Japan?" Ukyo said, bewildered as it was the first time she saw firearms being used. Somehow, in all her misadventures with Ranma, the Nerima Wrecking Crew had never seen firearms used against them before or against each other.

"They're not Muslims. The minds I touched are cowardly and mercenary. And they're all over the Ward. I sense almost every martial artist in Nerima has been attacked by those mercenaries," Hitsugaya said.

"To materialise out of nowhere, especially with us here, could it be…." Cypher pondered.

"My guess is that they're quite adept at hiding their chi and intentions. Wouldn't surprise me of the need given the large amount of martial artists here." Hitsugaya concentrated again as he expanded his force senses to cover not just the surrounding area but the whole of Nerima. He sensed the mourning, shock and fear of the students of Nerima as they discovered more and more of their friends dead or dying. He saw the sparks of hope arose in a few of them as Ranma darted here and there, lifting debris and healing students on the fly, or at least bring their dead bodies out. And then he touched Kasumi mind.

"Oh God, KASUMI!" Hitsugaya screamed as he ran out of the building, with Cypher and Ukyo. Only to find a mob of perhaps fifty men waiting outside waiting for them, armed to the teeth with 20th century weapons except for the leader.

"Hold it right that, you little bastard. You ain't going nowhere," their leader said, a huge Chinese man who apart from wearing Kevlar vest, had the pelt of a white tiger draped around his shoulder. And he pointed a gun that Hitsugaya thought looked like an primitive hand held rail gun.

Author's note

Think of the rail gun from the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Eraser. Advance to us but to the residents of the Star Wars universe, primitive.

End Author's note

Hitsugaya glowed blue as he barely contained his rage. Cypher said, "I know, I bet we all regret taking that oath to restrain our full powers when we came to Ranma's world. Let's get this over with. The sooner we smash these heretics, the sooner we get to Kasumi."

The boy captain merely nodded. He lowered his sword and held out his hand. The Chinese leader laughed, thinking that Hitsugaya wanted to be friends when the boy captain said, "Accio Firearms!" and all the guns belonging to those men flew out of their arms and gathered in a pile at Hitsugaya's feet. Then he used his telekinetic power to crush the guns into a ball of scrap metal.

Cypher holstered his pistol and took out a small gladius like sword. "Keep close to me Ukyo," he said and Ukyo nodded, clutching her Giant Spatula tightly.

"REPENT FOR TODAY YOU DIE!" Cypher cried the Dark Angels ancient battle cry and charged at the men who drew out their hand held weapons.

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Kasumi was bringing lunch to her father when she saw the news on TV.

"…. an explosion happened in Nerima College today at about 11:30am. The faculty of engineering sciences has been completely destroyed by what appears to be a bomb blast. Many students have been hurt and although authorities have yet to confirm it, there are doubtless student casualties as the building also served as the cafeteria building ..."

She dropped the tray and screamed in horror when she realised that it was at Nerima College that the explosion had happened. Her father and Genma, who had been so engrossed by their game of shogi were scared out of their wits by the crashing of dishes.

"Kasumi, you clumsy girl, look what you've done?" Soun whined at the good lunch Kasumi had dropped.

"Father, that's Nerima College. Akane and Nabiki are there! We've got to go see if they're alright!" Kasumi said as she hurriedly went to her room to grab her purse and first aid kit.

It took a moment for Soun to register that the explosion happened in Nerima college and as usual, the waterworks broke. "WAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! My little girls! Where are my little girls!" he cried as waterfalls of tears started gushing out.

"There there, Soun, I'm sure nothing will happen to Akane. Come on, let's go see if she's alright," Genma in a rare streak of goodness, was concerned enough to get Soun to go Nerima College.

As the three ran to the college, Kasumi was soon left behind as Genma and Soun used their martial arts speed to start roof hopping. Amid her panic, she felt slightly angry at them for forgetting about her. Now she was running alone through the empty market street towards the college, which was at least another 5 blocks away.

Kasumi suddenly felt strange that it was so quiet. It was supposed to be a busy market day yet the streets were completely quiet. There were no cars, no pedestrians and even inside the shops, there were no customers or shopkeepers. An ice cold feeling crept into her heart as she realized that it was wrong for a market street in Nerima to be empty. Her heart suddenly felt many eyes staring at her even though she could see no one. However, her chi senses were not lying. There was someone around, and it was not someone she wanted to meet alone.

She desperately ran faster but the silence only grew more eerie. She ran past shop after shop for 10 minutes then realized with horror, that she should have reached the college by now. But when she stopped, she noticed that she was back to where she started when she first noticed the emptiness.

"Oh God, what is going on? Please, I pray Akane and Ranma is safe," she whispered as she turned to retrace her steps…...

…. only to bump into Pantyhose Taro. She was shocked at seeing the young man in front of her who had also been gone for two years. "Taro, what are you doing here?" she asked in surprise.

Taro grinned and it was not a nice one. "Why looking for you Kasumi dear. I can't believe that all this while I've been so obsessed with Ranma and Akane that I failed to notice what a jewel you are. You would make Akane and Nabiki look like dirty whores compared to your beauty." He reached out his hand and lifted Kasumi's chin. "Such conservative dressing though, I don't believe women have worn dresses in the last 10 years."

Kasumi slapped his hand and backed away, suddenly realising that Taro's intentions were anything but good at the moment. She always knew he had a penchant for violence but now, mixed together with it, was lust.

"Taro, I can't stay, I have to get to college, my sister's there," Kasumi said, trying to maintain her trademark smile and bowing to Nerima despite all her instincts to run for her life.

"Oh don't worry, we only exploded the building just before she entered it. She's unharmed. It wouldn't do to have Happosai's prize damaged."

Kasumi's eyes widened in shock and fear threatened to drown her heart and lose all reason. "Yyyyyoooouuu, killed those people?" she stuttered.

"Just a diversion to get most of the busybodies in Nerima, including the dratted Amazons, into the scene. Leaving our real objective alone and ripe for the picking," Taro said with an evil grin.

Kasumi turned to run, only to find a dozen men blocking her way.

"Seize her."

Kasumi tried to stay calm as the men closed in on her. She desperately tried to remember the Tendo School of martial arts that she had learned so long ago, the part which Akane had perfected, the art of Mass Attacks Against Multiple Opponents. As the men closed in on her, she tried to break through by sweeping her leg across a few of theirs. Perhaps it was surprise that did the trick but the men were shocked that she would try something like that and moreover, Kasumi wasn't as out of shape as she thought she was. Her kick was hard and swiped two of them off their feet. Then as Kasumi expected, the rest of the men threw themselves on her trying to pin her but she wriggled her way out of the mass who were trying to grab her only to find their comrade instead.

Kasumi squirmed and tore her dress as she crawled out of the mess, only to find two massive hooves in front of her face. She looked up in horror to see the cursed form of Pantyhose Taro, that of the Drowned Yeti with Eel and Crane riding on an Ox. The massive form was 2.5 meters and the bulk was like that of an elephant. But to add to her horror, were purple tentacles that protruded from his arms and legs. Then she looked at his body and screamed in fear and horror. Instead of one penis, there were eight; all of them were tentacle shaped and a meter long. And four of these appendages now gripped her arms and pulled her up in mid air. The other four wrapped themselves around Kasumi's legs and spread them wide along with her arms in the air.

She had no trouble guessing what the abomination was saying because Taro spoke in his cursed form Japanese in deep guttural tone. "Now that was surprising. No doubt Happosai will be even more pleased. It would not do to have submissive slaves. Oh no, your fighting spirit will heat up the blood of many men." Then he reached out a massive hand and started feeling inside Kasumi's dress at her breast.

Then Kasumi for the first time in her life, became enraged. Everything had been going perfect. Ranma had returned, he had given them a nice time, not to mention nice friends, and now it was going to be shattered by perverts. She couldn't bear it. She would not lose her most precious gift that was only to be given to her one true love to be lost to this… asshole!

And with strength she didn't know existed in her, she pushed her head forward and bit Taro's hand as hard as she could. His hand was hairy, smelly and so tough it was like chewing leather. But all she wanted was to cause him as much pain to let her go.

But Taro merely smiled and said, "Oh dear, is this the part where I scream, let go of you and you run off to safety? Only happens in movies my dear." And with that, he ripped her dress down the middle, exposing Kasumi's body exposed to the air. Her ripped dress fell to the ground, leaving her suspended in mid air in only her underwear. She tried to scream again but Taro grabbed her throat and squeezed it so hard that she lost her breath and nearly blacked out from suffocation.

"Let me make this clear Kasumi. Nobody is going to save you, you are now the property of Happosai, Grand Master of the Anything Goes Martial Arts," Taro taunted as he ripped Kasumi's panties and bra off. "I may be forbidden from taking your cherry but he didn't say about not touching everywhere else."

The poor girl's spirit was broken when the last of her clothing was gone. Then she saw Taro's tail, which was that of an eel poise itself at her lips. "Now for some fun and practise for you. After all, it won't do for you to be a total numbskull at sex when you've been given to the master," Taro grinned as he pinched Kasumi's nose so that she would be forced to open her mouth to breathe. And when she did, the eel tail would force its way into Kasumi's throat.

Ranma, Akane,…help me! she mentally screamed as she desperately closed her mouth to deny the disgusting eel from entering her mouth. Her earlier suffocation had already deprived her of oxygen and here she was trying to hold her breath again. No, no, nooooooo! she cried as she gasped for air.

"Lesson one, blowjob," Taro said wickedly as the eel forced its way into Kasumi's mouth and down her throat.

Akane, Ranma, Cypher, Nabiki, Hitsugaya, anyone! Kasumi sobbed and cried as the eel slid in and out of her throat. The dozen men hooted and jeered as they watched Kasumi violated.

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In less than one hour, the entire Nerima ward had turned into chaos. Every martial artist in Nerima was besieged, even the Kunos were fighting off a hoard of mercenaries in their estate, for once their righteous fury was warranted. Happosai's little warbands of Musk soldiers led by Yakuza guides, carefully orchestrated a simultaneous attack on all the dojos and even the local police enforcement, isolating them from coming to each other's aide.

As the Jedi Captains fought against their assailants and Taro molested Kasumi, the sky darkened rapidly. In 20 minutes since Taro began his evil work, the sky was split was multiple lightning bolts. Thunder drummed through the sky in quick succession, stopping almost everyone in Nerima from their current activities. Rain started to pour down in torrents while the lightning and thunder continued unabated until everyone but the Jedi Captains had to cover their ears and eyes from the continuous thunder and lightning. Then a particularly huge flash lightning appeared and slashed down into the middle of Nerima's market street.

"Our Lord has come," Cypher said quietly even though nobody but Hitsugaya could hear him. Then he picked up Hitsugaya and Ukyo, hoisted them unto his shoulders and ran towards the spot the lightning struck. Leaving behind the mutilated bodies of fifty Musk men behind.

Elsewhere, Jaina and Neji disposed their attackers and ran towards the spot as well. Ranma also took Akane in his arms and ran as well.

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Taro was enjoying his blowjob when he noticed the sky grew dark around him. He thought little of it even when the lightning and thunder started, having grown up in the open although even by his standards it was a lot more heavier. But he was too caught up in his own pleasure especially when the rain started drenching the naked Kasumi. Thus it was that he failed to notice the lightning bolt that shot down from the heavens and struck his body. But before that, he felt an unknown force grip each of the tentacles holding Kasumi as well as his eel tail, and prompt ripped them apart, disconnecting him from Kasumi before the lightning struck.

"AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHH!" he screamed as his whole body was nearly roasted and charred by tens of thousands of voltage, not to mention having his flesh torn off. If it weren't for his superb constitution, training and his cursed form, Taro would have been dead. But he barely survived, and was thrown through an office building.

But the lightning bolt also passed through the dozen men that had been watching Taro molest Kasumi. Their cries were quick and so were their deaths.

When Kasumi was disconnected from Taro's fleshy appendages, her mind was in constant denial as Taro defiled her body. She had completely shut out the outside world and retreated into the mental image of being in the arms of her mother when Kimiko Tendo was still alive. Thus it was she didn't feel strong hands catching her in mid air and a soft fabric covering her naked body.

After more than four hundred years, Andy Wong once again peered into the eyes of one who had shown him kindness so long ago. But the eyes were not the kind and loving ones that had graced his all those years ago. Kasumi's eyes were open but listless, this time completely oblivious to the outside world. She kept on muttering, "mother, mother, mother, mother….." again and again. The Jedi Lord was nearly overcome with grief at Kasumi's state of mind, although he knew that Kasumi hadn't truly been raped. Yet the experience of violation for one so innocent….

He touched Kasumi's forehead with his. A white aura engulfed the two and gradually gathered at the point where their foreheads joined. Andy started chanting an ancient spell that would help ease the state of Kasumi's mind. It was a spell of White Sorcery, a branch of magic that focused purely on the healing of body, mind and soul. Few knew that though Andy Wong was once known among his foes as the Lord of Terror due to his gruesome ways of killing his enemies, he was also a master of White Sorcery. With some of his energy inserted into Kasumi's mind, he took a deep breath and began to link his mind to her own in order to draw her out of her shell of denial.

Kasumi, Kasumi, are you there? Listen to my voice …………

To be continued

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