Disclaimer: I do not own Overlord 2. I do own Victoria, Rosalie, Felicia and Ester.

AN: Alright everyone this is the last chapter of this story. I hope you all enjoyed the adventure. Thanks to this story I've just gotten better at writing so please if it fancies you read some of my other works :) Now then on with the show.

Warning: This chapter is dark...very dark. Character Death and descriptions of gore. You have been warned.

Chapter 12

The tunnel network was coming along smoothly. Master would be pleased. My minions were currently digging the tunnel. It's been two weeks since we razed Empire City and the Minions have been hard at work ever since.

My fellow officer, Gnarl, was inside the city cleaning up. Burning bodies, clearing rubble and rebuilding. Empire City was going to be the capitol of Yoko's reign. I was concerned however, it has been quiet in the city. The minions weren't as rambunctious as before but they certainly were not quiet.

I stepped out of my tent. It was dark out and the storm I had conjured was still here. I wondered if it was ever going to dissipate. The flashes of lightning and the thrums of thunder reached my eyes and ears. A chill went down my spine. Not because of the sudden cold, that, I could deal with. Something ominous was coming. Something was wrong.

I glanced at the walls of the ruined city. Through the flashes of lightning I could detect an unnatural light source. What was Gnarl doing in there? I narrowed my eyes in suspicion. I realized now that he had kept to himself ever since we left the Tower, not like him. Something wasn't right. And I was going to find out what.

Rain began to pour down in waves as I entered the ruined city, soaking me to the bone. I ignored the chilling bite as I made my way, alone, through the city streets. It was eerie how quiet and barren it was. I would have thought the Minions would be all over the place, cleaning up or burning bodies. But I noticed that nothing had been done in the entire two weeks we had been here. In fact I recognized several dead bodies I slew personally, still in the same place I killed them. Gnarl was up to something, and if the chill lingering along my spine meant anything, it wasn't good.

My feet carried me to the source of the strange light. I recognized the site of the dead slug like monster. Gnarl was standing in front of it, his hands held in front of him. I was surprised at what he was doing, I could feel him siphoning off the rest of its magic. Another thing that surprised me was that all the Minions that stayed in the ruins were here. Even my own. "Gnarl!" I called out to him, palm resting on the shaft of my scythe.

"Ah, little Ester." His voice was calm and smug. I didn't like this. "Finally you came. I can test my power on you."

"What are you talking about?" I shifted my stance, my scythe in front of me for protection. "What is this? What are you doing?"

"I'm sure you know by now, Ester." Gnarl growled. "It's about your Master. The Overlord Yoko. She must be put down like the bitch that she is." He spat my Masters name and that made me hiss in anger.

"Traitor."

"No, Ester. I am not the traitor. She is." She spat, his words laced with venom and hate. "A woman cannot be Overlord, it is unthinkable. I aim to take the Overlords head. She is unworthy, her blood diluted. She doesn't know what it really means to be Overlord."

"I suppose you do?" I snapped.

"Of course I do. I am after all, a Minion. The first in fact. I have been alive so much longer than Yoko. She is naive and weak." He supplied, all the while keeping his back turned to me. The Minions cheered in grunts and growls. They were under his complete control, not good.

I scoffed. "So what is this? Some misguided attempt at mutiny, woe is me I deserve her seat? She will destroy you Gnarl. We both know this."

His response was explosive. "I am not misguided! Yoko is unworthy! I have the power to destroy her now and I will!"

I spread my feet apart and crouched, weapon at the ready. "No, Gnarl. You won't." I ended this conversation. I had to get to Master. I had to warn her.

"Kill her!" He ordered with a screech. The minions charged as one. I lunged into battle as well, shooting off the ground with shout and cleaved the first five that came at me with one blow. Their death screams were music to my ears. I weaved in between their clawed hands and weapons, slicing and dicing as I dodged past. I cut off arms and legs, bisected bodies and decapitated several others, their screams being cut short. They were fast and strong, but Yoko made me stronger. They rushed to their deaths for an insane minion. They wanted to kill my Master, my lover. I would not allow it! I roared in challenge, slamming the butt of my scythe into the ground, fusing it with magic. The ground exploded upward around me. Stalagmites pierced the Minions that had converged upon me, dozens of them, and blocked the path of the others. Blood splattered onto my face and armor, the rain washing it away seconds later making it mingle and pool on the ground in the dirt turned mud.

Off in the distance thunder struck as I cut more and more of the Minions down with the most ferocious of snarls. This battle felt like it was going on forever. For every one that I killed two seemed to replace him. There was just no end to them. Now I knew how the Empire's army felt, poor bastards that they were. I knew for a fact that about fifteen hundred minions remained behind after the fall of Empire city. I don't know if I could take them all on and survive. I shook my head vigorously. It didn't matter if I survived. I had to stop Gnarl, I won't let him get to Yoko!

As I dodged another skilled attack by one Minion another struck me from behind, I grunted in pain as the Minions sword pierced my leg. I spun and hacked off the minions head. "Shit." I grumbled and wrenched the sword free, blood fooling around my feet. I ignored the pain and squared off against the rest.

"You can't win, little girl." The Minions backed off as Gnarl came into view. I healed my leg quickly with a spell, groaning in pain as the skin stitched back together to form new flesh. The result healed my leg but I sunk to my knees, one foot still on the ground for purchase. I was so tired. "Why do you fight, Ester? Yoko has destroyed everything you once held dear. She has corrupted you to evil."

I spat at his feet. "Who are you trying to convince? You're just as evil if not more so, so don't try and twist words around making it seem like you care about me."

He chuckled. "I don't care about you. I just want to know why your fighting. Why are you helping Yoko. You should hate her, should want to destroy her. I know you have no dedication, no camaraderie to me, but you should join me in destroying Yoko. I might even spare your life."

I laughed. A loud bitter laugh. Did he take me for an idiot. "You would kill me as soon as we destroyed her. I'm not stupid, Gnarl. I might as well die fighting for the one I love than join such a weak creature such as you!" I sneered.

He sighed, as if the very notion struck at his heart strings, and then, with all the gentleness of a raging sea, he kicked me across the face. I skid several feet in the ground, the mud caking my body face, some even entering my mouth. Finally I came to a stop, gasping for breathe. I spit out the mud and took a deep breathe, climbing onto wobbly legs as rain poured down onto my weak body. Shit, I used to much magic. "You are foolish as you are pathetic, Ester. Once I kill you it's only a matter of time before Yoko will fall." He raised his sword above his head. "Goodbye, little girl." So this was it? I was took to protect my Master, I sighed in despair, tears stinging at my eyes. I closed my eyes and thought of my Master, my dear Yoko. I saw her dead at the hands of Gnarl. Her bloodied lifeless corpse would be my fault.

No... No! I wouldn't allow it! I couldn't allow it! I snapped my eyes open in time to see the blade coming down, in that instance I shifted to the side. I deflected his blade with the blade of my scythe. In the same moment I stood and punched him in the jaw with all my strength. He stumbled to the side, blood flying from his lips. With his grunt of pain and disorientation I spun and slammed my leg into his body, launching him away from me several feet. The next instant I threw my scythe at him with a scream of rage. It spun like a saw blade, going faster and faster, cutting down several minions on its way to Gnarl.

He recovered in time to dodge my scythe but not fully. It landed with a thud in the wet mud a few feet away. I grinned when I saw not all was for naught. My scythe managed to cut off his left arm. Blood was dripping from the wound as his arm twitched at his feet then finally lay still. I laughed, mocking him. "That's it, Gnarl? That all you got?" I laughed again, loudly and with mirth. I didn't care if I died, so long as I stopped, even slowed him down enough for Yoko to dispatch him permanently. "You're going to die, Gnarl. If you couldn't dodge my attack, what makes you think you can take on my Master? Pathetic, weak Minion!" I sneered at his trembling form. "That's all you are, Gnarl. A Minion, you follow the laws of the Overlord, die for the Overlord! You're nothing else!"

He was trembling with rage at my words, growling low in his throat, but I could still hear it. Finally he snapped and screamed at me. "This changes nothing! Yoko will still die! But first I'll kill you! You insolent child!" I was about to retort but I wasn't prepared for the sudden display of power. I watched, as if in slow motion, as Gnarl shot forward his sword raised. I watched with sudden horror as it swung towards me, and yet I couldn't move, I was too slow. There was just no time for my body to react, he was too fast. I felt the blade sink into flesh. The pain, oh gods, the pain. I didn't even scream, as the pain was so sudden, it hadn't registered with my brain. I felt my torso sliding from my legs, he had cut me at the waist. Gnarl...just...cut...me...in...half? Then the screaming came from my lips, coughing up blood in between bouts of pain filled agony. No... NO! It couldn't end like this! Damn him! Gnarl glared down at me with such hatred. "That is what I think my chances are, Ester. You are weak! And you died a weakling!" Tears streamed down my face as I looked at my legs, they twitched as blood spilled from them. I could see my guts rolling onto the ground. It hurt so much...so fucking much! I just wanted to die now, make it all end! "Goodbye Ester, and good riddance." I looked up and I watched him sink his blade into my heart. I grunted at the penetration and then...nothing. My last thought, was of my Master, and how I failed her. "I'm so sorry, Master."

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I gasped deeply as I raised from the bed. My hands shook as they clutched at my face. "Ester...Ester...my Ester" I mumbled her name over and over. I couldn't feel her anymore. I felt empty. What happened? Where was she? Where was my little Ester?

Suddenly a voice, Ester's voice rang in my head. "I'm so sorry, Master." I felt numb as the reality set in...my Ester, was dead. The pain I felt was intense, as if my heart decided to stop working. I wailed in my agony, tears coming unbidden to my eyes and streaming down my cheeks. Her voice was filled with despair and sorry Then there was nothing. What happened? Why couldn't I feel her? "No! NO!"

I vaguely heard a door banging open, hands on my body, but I couldn't turn around. I was frozen, staring wide eyed at nothing, trying to piece together on what happened. "Mother?" Rosalie's voice touched my ears, she sounded so broken and desperate, she was shouting. Finally I turned my eyes to her. She had tears running down her cheeks, despite my teachings. I didn't care though, I was crying too. This...this pain was too much to bear to not cry over. I watched as she reached up to wipe away my tears. "Why are you crying mother? What happened? I heard you scream..."

I grabbed my daughter suddenly and held her close to my chest. She clutched at me, trying to comfort the only way a child could. My sorrow was soon replaced with an unbridled rage. I let it fester in my soul. I would kill him. Ester was dead because of that bastard. I'll kill him! I knew it was Gnarl, he was the only other than myself that could take on Ester and win.

I glanced around my chambers. Kelda, Juno and Fay held tightly to each other and their children, watching me with tremendous sorrow. For the first time, my children cried. For the first time, my wives cried, for Ester and for me. The room was dark, only lit by the lava that flowed outside my windows in waves. Rosalie lifted her head from my chest and kissed my cheek. "What are we going to do, mother?"

"I'm going to kill him." I stated, low yet resolute. "Go back to your mom, Rosie." Rosalie nodded and reluctantly let me go but not before kissing me on both cheeks softly. For the past two weeks Rosalie hadn't left my side. She had told her sisters, their mothers and Kelda about what she felt. They became extra wary of any danger. And now...they all knew what it was, and it was coming here. I knew it. Gnarl would only kill Ester to remove her, to get to me.

I growled and climbed out of bed. I had planning to do. I dressed in my battle armor and descended the stairs. The clatter of my armor and the thunk of my boots were the only sound in the Tower. I didn't like this silence. With Ester here the silence was bearable, but now? I don't know. It...it just feels wrong without her here. My thoughts drifted back to that sorrow filled apology. I closed my eyes as I sat down on my throne.

"Ester." I called out to my lover. Silence, I knew she was gone, but I couldn't help but try calling. I had thought Victoria was dead when her presence vanished from me, maybe it was the same with Ester? "Ester! Answer me, girl!" I screeched to the void. Gnarl, was going to die, slowly and painfully. I would gut him like a fish and force feed him his own entrails.

I didn't realize I was growling until I heard a voice. It wasn't the one I was hoping for. But the one I wanted to beat to a pulp. "Why so glum, Master?" I snapped my eyes open standing in the same moment, my eyes burning with righteous fire. There he stood garbed in armor and a cloak, holding a bloody sword, his left arm was missing.

The growl in my throat was louder now. "Where is Ester? You were to oversee the construction of the Tunnel Networks."

"True I was. As for Ester...well she got in my way, Yoko." Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill him! My thoughts and instincts kept screaming at me.

"Where is she?" I shrieked. I vaguely registered footsteps coming from the stairs behind me. But ignored it, my focus was on this traitor.

He grinned, showing off his sharp, slightly yellow teeth."By she, I would assume you mean the little girl? Well...lets just say, she won't be getting up anytime soon." He cackled, low in his throat as he glared at me. That did me in. I snapped.

I screamed again in pure fury, the walls and columns of the tower shaking in my rage. I launched myself at him, arms raised to rend his flesh. "I'll kill you!" My claws sunk into flesh, but it wasn't Gnarl. The lifeless corpse of a Minion fell dead at my feet. It was only then I noticed that it had been so quiet and barren in the Throne Room. Now it was being filled by Minions. All of them glared at me, wanting to kill me. What happened? Was Gnarl controlling them? I hissed in anger. It didn't matter, if they got in my way I would kill them too. They were expendable, after all.

"Mother!" I heard Rosalie scream my name.

"Let us help you!" Victoria called next. She must have seen what happened.

"Kill them all! No one leaves alive!" Gnarl and I ordered at the same time. Chaos ensued. I knew my children could take care of themselves. Thankfully their mothers were with them to help. I focused on Gnarl as we circled each other. He struck first, swinging his sword at me in an overhand strike. Instead of dodging or blocking the attack I merely caught the blade with my claws. Blood seeped from my open wound but I didn't even feel it. My rage was all consuming. I would kill Gnarl, even if I had to die to do it! I yanked the sword from his hand and clawed at him with my other hand. My claws raked across his face. He yelled in pain and spun with the momentum, slamming into a wall. He rebounded off the wall and followed through with that momentum and launched his leg at me, hitting me in the chest sending me flying.

I crashed into the ground, bouncing a couple times before falling sliding along the ground. I instantly jumped to my feet. The power of the strike still pushing me back and I skidded the next couple feet on my heels before finally coming to a stop. I stood there for a second glaring at the ground. "I'll kill you. I'll kill you. I'll kill you. I'll kill you." I repeated in a mantra, the words were filled with promise. He stole my love from me, and now I was going to steal his life, his soul. I snapped my eyes to his and roared. "I'll kill you!"

I conjured a fireball and hurled at the monster. He dodged it and returned the favor. I felt his power as I backhanded the fireball, my hand stung. It had doubled since last I was with him. What did he do? I growled and motioned with my hand to the wall. It shook as I pulled a chunk of stone from it and motioned my arm in a throw. The chunk of stone flew at him like a shot from a crossbow, hitting him broadside. He flipped from the blow but soon recovered, immediately flying at me, his own claw poised to strike. I charged him as well and soon we were in flurry of blows. His claws raked across my cheek, I hissed and clawed his chest. He clawed my back, I clawed his wounded stub. Back and forth, back and forth we attacked each other like raging wild animals, fully intending on ripping each to shreds.

I had the upper hand physically, but somehow Gnarl's magic was stronger. This became apparent when he slammed his palm into my stomach and immediately conjured fire, bursting it into my skin. I screamed in pain as I was blasted backwards, slamming forcefully into a statue, demolishing it in the process. I rolled to a stop on the ground, over Minion guts and blood. I noted that my daughters and wives had finished off the remaining minions. for now, all was quiet on their front, but that wouldn't last. There thousands of Minions left in the Tower, plus the few hundred I left with Gnarl. I started to chuckle only to stop a second later, coughing up blood. I look down to see what the problem was and, to my sudden horror, Gnarl had blown a hole in my abdomen. I could even see my spine, could feel my guts running free from their containment. "Mother! Yoko!" My daughters and wives called for me, fear in their voices. I gritted my teeth and forced my body to move. I stood and shook, a sudden wave of blood splashing on the ground.

Gnarl stood in the same place where he blew me away. He was breathing deeply and shaking. Apparently that last blow took too much energy. We were both going to die. I would kill him first though. "I'll kill you, Gnarl. I'll kill you for what you've..." I coughed up some more blood. I felt hands on me, they were soft and gentle.

"Mother, please stop, you'll die." Ah, my caring daughter, Rosalie. I shook my head. "Mother?" I looked at my three little girls. Rosalie expressed sorrow. Felicia, worry. Victoria, rage. I turned my gaze to my wives. Tears streamed down their faces, they knew it too. I was going to die and there was nothing they could do to stop it.

I lurched towards a trembling, Gnarl. Fear was evident in his eyes now, he was probably wondering why I wasn't dead. A blow like the one he delivered would have killed anyone else, but I was alive and still moved. With each step more blood spilled from my body. I wouldn't last much longer, not even with my magic. "My little ones. I can't be saved, not anymore. My last act will be to kill Gnarl, avenge your aunt. Then I will join her in death." I exhaled a shaky breathe. I sighed slowly. "Ester. Wait for me, my little pet." With the last of my strength I launched my body at Gnarl. My clawed hand reached out and pierced his chest. I felt his heart in my hands as it exploded out the other end of his body. We were face to face now, I glared, scathingly at him. "I told you I would kill you. You were weak, always weak."

"T-This...can't be happening. I was supposed...to be...the O-Overlord." I crushed his heart in my bloodied hand, bits of flesh and blood splattering everywhere.

"A Minion can never become Overlord. You were never worthy." I pulled my hand free from his chest and he slumped before me, dead as winter. I turned to face my girls with a pained smile, breathing heavily. I reached out my hand to them, I wanted to stay longer, but the pain was too much and I collapsed. The sound of running feet reached my ears as I stared vacantly at the crumbling ceiling.

"Mother..." Rosalie whimpered. I smiled as best I could to my distraught family.

"I'm sorry, my little ones." My vision was going dark. I struggled to hang on. Just a bit longer...just a bit... "I got careless." Rosalie hovered her hands over my torn body and tried to heal it. I chuckled sadly. "Rosie, stop."

"No!" She kept trying to heal me. I couldn't even feel it now. "No, you can't die, mother!"

"She's right, mother! We have to help you!" Victoria agreed. Felicia just nodded her head, tears welling in her eyes to replace that ones that have already fallen.

"I wish you could. I really do, but..."

"No! Don't say that, we can still help you...we can...we..." Rosalie trailed off, crying over my chest, trying to think of something to do to help me. She came up with nothing. "Mother..."

I couldn't see my girls anymore. I did see someone however. Ester was smiling at me from within the darkness. She was shining bright. I never gave it any thought to where I would go if I died. I never thought that I would, I owned hell. Where else could I go? "Girls." I heard my wife, Fay announce. "I...we can help her." I knew immediately what she was proposing. I couldn't allow that, though. What if it failed? Then the girls would have no mothers left.

"Fay..." I croaked out. "Don't...you...you'll die." I took a shuddering breathe. "What if you fail..."

I could feel Fay's smile on my cheek as she kissed it. I felt the wetness of her tears as they struck my cheek. "If we fail, then we die, but if we don't try, we will die anyways, my dark demon. Your soul is within each of us. If you are gone, then so are we. Then our girls will be alone. This is the best decision. Please." More tears hit my face, multiple tears. Kelda and Juno and joined Fay's side.

"She's right, Yoko. Better for you to live and be with our little ones, then for us to all die and leave our loved ones alone." Kelda joined in, her voice was filled with sorrow yet stood firm in her decision.

I could see Ester's smile fall to a sad one. And she nodded. Wait for me, Master. Her voice echoed in my head. Then she vanished. What did she mean? Wait for her? I didn't understand. Suddenly I felt a white hot heat suffuse with my body. No! They started already? No, I couldn't let them do it! "Fay...stop!"

"Not this time, Yoko. We are in an agreement." Juno's voice came from above my head.

"That's right. This is the best way." Kelda said to my left.

"We love you, Yoko." Fay said to my right.

I screamed in sudden pain as they worked their magic. I could feel myself knit back together. My organs grew, then the muscle, then the skin. I could finally see again and I saw the looks of concentration on my wives. They looked different then before. Like they had aged twenty years. Maybe they had. My soul gave them a longer youth, perhaps they were giving it back. "Please stop!" I cried, tears welling in my eyes. I couldn't lose them too.

"We love you, Yoko." All three said in unison. "Take care of our daughters." Their bodies began to fade, they became transparent. Then finally they vanished from sight. Their voices the final remnants to depart. "We love you all, so much."

Silence reigned as me and my girls processed what just happened. Kelda, Juno and Fay...were gone. Their mothers, gone. My wives, gone. "Mother?" Rosalie finally voiced. My eyes drifted to my sweet little Rose. "Please don't be sad, mother" She came over to me and engulfed me in a hug. I felt her sisters do the same. I encircled my arms around their small bodies and I hugged them tightly. Breathing in their natural scents. It helped calm me down. But the emotional pain was still there.

"Rose is right, mother. Don't be sad. I mean...yeah I want mommy back but..." Felicia trailed off, looking at me with her red eyes full of sadness. "They gave their lives for you. Their souls to you."

"I think it would have been worse if you died." Victoria said bluntly. I snapped my eyes to her in anger. How dare she say something like that about her mother! She raised her hands as if in surrender. "I don't mean like that! I love mommy! It's just..." She paused. Her red eyes drifted away from me, ashamed. I suddenly felt bad for being so angry at her. How could I even think she didn't care for her mom? "Their not immortal, mother." She brought her eyes back to me with the solid confidence I was used to seeing. "They would have died anyway, years down the road. Then we would be alone for good. With their sacrifice we still have you and each other, instead of no one."

I sighed sadly. I couldn't deny their logic. It was the best choice to make, but that didn't mean it didn't hurt. I nodded and hugged my kids again. "What do we now, mother?" Rosalie asked, after several minutes of continued silence. I looked around and glared at this Tower. I hated this place now, it would always remind me of the sacrifice of my wives, Gnarls betrayal and Esters death. I think it was time for a change of scenery.

"We go to The Ruins of the Empire, Rosie. We build another Tower, we start over. I didn't come this far, sacrifice this much to throw it all away." Victoria and Felicia grinned at me, tears still in their eyes. Rose just nodded. "No more Minions though. They follow whoever is strongest. Gnarl was stronger for a short period of time, that was enough time to turn my minions against me. They are just a liability to our rule."

"Then who will be our subjects, mother? Our soldiers, our servants." Felicia asked. A good question and I didn't rightfully know.

"I can answer that little, Fel." I jumped up and spun, shielding my children from view. The voice sounded familiar but I wasn't taking chances. "My dear child is that anyway to treat your mother?"

I stood up straighter and stared into the eyes of Rose, my mother. "Mom?" I finally noticed some people behind her. They too looked familiar. Then it hit me. These were the elves and humans I had as servants before we left to the Empire's capitol. "What are you doing here? I thought I said you could leave, make a new life for yourselves?"

She chuckled. "My dear ,Yoko. Do you not see?" I shook my head. "We want to be here." She looked behind her at the several elves and humans standing there. "We all do. The others are waiting topside for us. We want to help you create your world with you."

I was speechless. After everything I did to them, every harsh word, every hit, every kill. They still wanted to be by my side? I didn't understand. I just didn't get it. I shook my head in disbelief. "I don't know why you want to, mom. After everything I've done." She opened her mouth to object but I beat her to it. "But...I won't turn you away. Not again." I spoke up, my Overlord voice returning. "You will all help me rebuild Empire City, in my name. We will create a better world than the Empire ever thought of creating." Everyone cheered for me and I smiled. Kelda, Juno, Fay. I love you, and thank you for your sacrifice. I promise to build a world you would be proud of. Say hello to Ester for me and give her my love. With those final thoughts. We left behind my old world, and set our sights onto a new one, a better one.

AN: Ok, finally done. Now I don't know if this was the best way to end it, you know "Magic and love saves a life" type thing, but I couldn't think of a better way to make it happen. At first I was planning on killing off Yoko but keeping Ester alive. Then I realized that wouldn't be a good sequel for an Overlord fic where the overlord is dead. Then I was going to make it where both Ester and Yoko died. Then shortly after a month or so Kelda, Fay and Juno died because their love was gone. I didn't think that would work. So in all I think this was the best direction to go. So you can blame me for being lazy if you want cause its partly true. Either way I hope you enjoyed this. And yes there will be a sequel but that won't be for a while I have other fics I need to finish first. R&R, good, bad let me know!

Thank you all SO much for the favorites story/author and reviews. I wouldn't have finished this without your motivational encouragement. So thank you. As a reward, Rosalie gives you all adorable hugs, Victoria torments the ones you hate and Felicia pulls pranks on your friends and families. :D

AN 2: Updated and edited. I change a few sentences here and there, and a slight alteration to Esters death. I hope you like and now I will actually be working on the sequel. I hope you all look forward to it.