Magnus: Sorry for the long delay, but my PC died and I had no money to repair it, much less to buy a new one.
Disclaimer: Now I can't guarantee a quick update, sorry.
Chapter 37
Off Balance
Cinder seethed as she watched the battles come and go, the double rounds had begun as expected, and the roster had been as selected, but the peace had not been to her liking…
"And there goes another victory for Miss Nikos and Mr Arc! Teamwork had them carry on like an unstoppable force!" Professor Port called the end of the match, signaling that Cinder's plans were still going well; the duo not only saluted at the audience, but shared a quick kiss before everyone, a clear announcement that they were not going to be swayed away from each other.
The double rounds were meant to be held through several days, part of this due to the selected pairs being well balanced against each other, and the sponsoring companies having time between battles to show off their products; that went out of the window when it was made known that most of the sponsors found difficulties when traveling to Vale… Cinder didn't need to ask to understand that Adam had a hand on this.
"I'm going to kill that bull when we are done…" Cinder muttered to herself as she watched her lackeys being called down to the arena, berating only herself for not having a way to control Adam from acting so stupidly.
"And now, we have Mercury and Emerald from team CMNE versus Coco and Yatsuhashi from team CFVY!" Dr. Oobleck announced with great enthusiasm, making cheers erupting around the stadium in an increasing fashion; Cinder smiled at this, for her plan was still going at an acceptable pace, if only by a small margin.
Down in the arena, both pairs went face to face, sporting friendly smiles, and giving the most appropriate vibe for the encounter… except for Yatsuhashi, who simply looked serious and focused.
"Hey! Nice outfit!" Coco said as a greeting, making the thief chuckle.
"I like yours too; it's so fashionable. I'll try not to ruin it." Emerald replied with a smile, getting her weapons ready as its customary.
"I like this girl!" Coco said to Yatsuhashi, who limited himself to just getting his blade ready.
It was then that professor Port began the countdown to start the fight, and Coco and Yatsuhashi noticed how the other pair walked backwards toward the high grass spawned by the stadium; Coco patiently waited until the end of the countdown to start her minigun, and then she began to mow down the grass.
"She waited too long." Nobunaga somberly stated; he was aware of what the enemy wanted to win with this fight, but he wouldn't deny that he wanted these two foes being destroyed by the members of team CVFY, then again, the level of thinking was clear from the beginning, Coco wanted to win and show off, while her enemies were consummated murderers.
"Well… she is not hell bent on killing them." Blake supplied the more plausible reason for the action taken; she had stopped to think on punishing the enemies with a jail sentence, long ago.
"I guess that means we are getting our red paint after all!" Yang added with gusto; her smile was perverted, although in a most disturbing meaning.
"Yang; I love the way you think." Ranmaru said as he hugged her, quickly sharing a small kiss; above them, Velvet managed to hear some of their words, and couldn't help but to agree.
In the battlefield below, Coco and her partner began to get wary as the missing grass revealed that their opponents had gone into hiding, forcing them to think on another plan of action; suddenly they saw Mercury jump out of hiding and run toward them, to which Coco began to start her weapon, while Yatsuhashi readied his blade in a defensive stance.
"What the?!" Coco shouted as she watched Mercury made a turn to start circling them just before the minigun started to fire; Coco did her best to try to follow him with the rain of bullets as he circled and closed to them, while Yatsuhashi had to move to stand behind his team leader to prevent friendly fire.
"Coco! Stop it!" Yatsuhashi ordered for the first time, knowing that it was futile to try to keep up with their opponent, but Coco didn't listen to him, favoring the idea of finally catching up to the target; soon Mercury closed the gap, jumping between them to deliver a series of spinning kicks between the two.
"Leave her alone!" Yatsuhashi shouted when he noticed how strongly Mercury was punishing his leader, who had begun to activate her minigun again in hopes of scaring their opponent away.
"I can't; she is a hottie!" Mercury playfully replied while he spun around and kicked the now firing minigun his way; many spectators recoiled when they saw the barrier before them activating, stopping the rain of bullets that would have hit them, then Coco recoiled in horror as the rotating canons briefly pointed toward her teammate, which forced her to let go of the trigger and almost drop her weapon.
"Yatsu! Sorry!" Coco said in distress, for her greatest fear was that of hurting her teammates with her weapon, reason why they had developed such a well planned strategy when fighting as a team, leaving her line of sight clear of allies, while they defended her back and flanks.
"Don't worry, let's focus on…" Yatsuhashi couldn't finish his words when he was victim of a savage drop kick to the side of his head, courtesy of a very amused Mercury.
"Yatsu!" Coco shouted as she began to activate her minigun yet again, this time however, she was interrupted by the sensation of being pulled back; she had almost forgotten about their other opponent, and that had her not expecting being pulled by a chain toward the forest spawned by the stadium.
"Coco!" Yatsuhashi shouted as he watched his team leader being pulled away from him; he couldn't do anything about it too, because he was immediately assaulted by Mercury.
The spectators were presented a scene of a devolving battle, where the favorites were quickly put down without a proper spectacle, leaving a very unsatisfied public, and very sore fans of the fashionable leader; Nobunaga watched everything with interest, musing about the meaning of this choice of move, then he noticed what many not. The stadium was being quickly filled with negative emotions; hatred, anger and dark thoughts of vengeance were gathering at an alarming peace, forming a focal point that no doubt would lure any Grimm within a large radius… if properly detonated.
"We need to counteract this negativity… or at least mitigate it." Nobunaga declared, taking everyone by surprise.
"My lord?" Ranmaru asked in everyone's behalf, expecting the following orders.
"Weiss, Yang; your fight is next, and you need to put a good show that can uplift the public." Nobunaga ordered, gaining the attention of the two members of team RWBY.
"So, fight with grace and honor." Weiss replied with a grin, knowing that such order meant showing off.
"With a slice of flashy violence!" Yang added while slamming her fists together, her savage grin was on an equal level as Ranmaru's deviant smile, showing how much she had embraced her new approach to life.
Cinder watched with curiosity as both pairs reached the arena; according to Emerald, the Mistral team had been "convinced" to use taunts to break the members of team RWBY for an easier victory, but she was mostly unconcerned. Her plans could use any of the victors of this match, as none was too bright.
"Hey! You are Weiss Schnee, right? The Heiress." Flynt Coal, a young dark skinned male with a trumpet on his hand greeted as he and his partner stood before Yang and Weiss.
"Yes, that's me, although the title of heiress…" Weiss began to reply, already knowing where this was going; Ranmaru and his sneaky gossip hunters had been frightening helpful on tracking and eavesdropping Cinder's team.
"I guess you are pretty good with dust, eh? My dad was too; owned a little dust shop of his own… until your company ran him out of business." Flynt ended in a tone that made it clear he meant to extract revenge.
"Please, send complains through the appropriate means; I hardly can get the hour from them, much less from my father." Weiss coolly replied, making Flynt see red.
"Hey, were did you get your hair extensions?" Neon Katt, a cat faunus girl in rolling skates and wearing a rather daring outfit asked to a mildly confused Yang.
"Well, this is just my natural hair." Yang replied, wondering where the taunt was.
"Sure…" Neon's sarcastic response had Yang raising an eyebrow, but it was far from getting her triggered.
"Do you have a…" Yang began to try and follow up the cat faunus, hoping to get the taunt out already, but got interrupted.
"You should try roller skates, it's so much fun! Although it'll take you a lot of time to get used to it, especially with you being so… top heavy." Neon finished with devilish smile, making obvious that she had delivered her taunt.
"Why would I want to use those? My feet are better on solid ground! Oh, and just to let you know, my cutiepie loves these fun pillows." Yang replied with a suggestive eyebrow wiggling, making the cat faunus blush in both embarrassment and anger.
"And now, we have Weiss Schnee and Yang Xiao Long from Team RWBY vs Flynt Coal and Neon Katt from Team FNKY. Three, two, one, begin!" Oobleck's voice sounded as the arena finished changing, including a volcanic area and a ruined urban zone.
The battle started with a surprise attack from Flynt, who blew up on his trumpet to create a massive set of sound waves, geared to both surprise and stagger the two girls in front of him, while also carried his teammate to give her an extra push; their plan was simple, divide and conquer, and thanks to the mint haired girl, they knew how to divide the girls. Flynt was supposed to take on the heiress, overwhelming her with his massive attacks, while Neon was tasked to wear down the brute… but it didn't work as intended.
"You'll need more than that." Weiss said in a calm voice while making a thick wall of ice appear in front of her and Yang, shielding them from Flynt's attack, and forcing Neon to divert her path.
"Awesome! Do you mind if I punch the Jazz-boy for a little while? I really don't like when people can't stop seeing you as a Schnee." Yang said to her partner as her eyes turned red, and her hair gained a fiery appearance.
"Be my guest. Meanwhile I have to have a talk with miss Neon over there; trying to downplay the beauty of my friend is not something I'm going to take lightly." Weiss replied while moving to engage the rolling faunus.
Cinder watched with no little dread the fight below; while she had plans for Weiss and Yang if they managed to win, their level of cooperation and understanding was not to her liking. Nobunaga also watched the fight, while taking turns to watch his real opponent; so far, the girls were doing a great job at controlling the fight, while not giving away just how powerful they really were, and Cinder seemed ready to explode with just this much… it was extremely delightful.
"You won't be able to outsp… GHA!" Neon shouted as she fell, courtesy of a glyph in the ground; she was seething already, unable to take on the ice princess being able to keep up with her by mere use of her semblance, seemingly gliding around without the slight effort.
"I don't need to do so; I just need to control the very ground you intend to use. Seriously, roller skates? Those things are going to be the cause of your demise if you don't learn to move without them." Weiss lectured as she moved as if skating on ice, moving around at a pleasant pace, and not at top speed.
"Says the pampered rich girl who skates on ice…" Neon replied as she stood up, ready to escape and win some more speed to finally assault the hated heiress.
"Oh, well, it's different; for starters, I don't depend on the ground to move like this, but if it pleases you, I'll stop and fight you on steady ground." Weiss answered while deactivating the glyph at her feet, adopting a serious posture with Mirtenaster; Neon used this to try to get some distance for her style… just to be flung into the air by a glyph below her.
"Must be nice to be paid to be her friend, eh? Do you have to share your boys with her too for a fair price?" Flynt kept taunting Yang as she approached him; his taunts died on his throat as he evaded a punch, and saw the sheer destruction it caused on the volcanic rock behind him.
"You shouldn't talk without knowing; you shouldn't judge without understanding. Paid to be her friend? No. She is my friend because we see eye to eye; I walk a path that is not the one set for me, and she is ready to be disowned by her father because she is supporting a real good cause. You are only lashing against the first thing you see before you, uncaring about the consequences… come to think of it, you are more like her father than her." Yang explained as she got into a fighting stance, making Flynt hurt far more than the punch could have done to him.
"That doesn't change anything!" Flynt shouted as he blew on his trumpet once more, hitting Yang full force, but barely doing anything.
"IS THAT ALL YOU CAN DO? BEING NOISY?!" Yang shouted back as she charged through the attack, and managed to punch her opponent in the gut, sending him flying a few feet away.
At the room where Kanetsugu and Ruby were, Qrow and Winter kept watching the match through the monitor, making use of their time spent on "guarding" their target to watch over their family; they have been floored by the display of prowess of the girls in the fight… but not because they looked strong and skilled.
"Why is she holding back?!" Both Qrow and Winter asked at the same time, unable to contain their curiosity any longer. Qrow knew that with such taunts, his niece would have gone berserk within the first seconds, yet she seemed to be in complete control, even if her tremendous strength seemed to indicate otherwise; Winter had seen her sister discover a new power, just as she had shown a previously unseen control over her semblance, yet she was fighting not unlike before leaving the comfort of the manor… if only smarter.
"Because Nobunaga convinced us to not show our best, at least until the Abyss shows up." Ruby answered while inscribing kanji on each of the bullets she was going to use; Kanetsugu at her side was making more paper charms, making the adults wonder which was more dangerous.
"I'm afraid it is the best path to take, even if I still want to stand before our enemies, and crush them where they stand." Kanetsugu added, getting a soft pat on his back courtesy of a sad smiling Ruby; Qrow seemed to be bothered, as his innocent niece seemed to agree with the idea of crushing someone.
"It seems like a smart way to fight." Winter added, earning a small glare from her roommate.
"So, kiddo, where do you stand in the power level?" Qrow asked to his niece, yet he wouldn't mind to get an answer from the priest; Ruby just looked at him with her beautiful silver eyes, as if gauging his intent.
"I'm… fast enough." Ruby simply replied, while handing a small ring to him.
"What is… this?" Qrow's eyes quickly began to show horror as he noticed that it was his ring, the one he just caressed a second ago.
"What is it, Qrow?" Winter asked, confused at the antics of the rogue.
"I had this on my finger not a second ago." Qrow deadpanned, and then turned to look at Ruby with a questioning stare, to which Ruby just rolled her eyes.
"I did it… the exact same way you've done it. I stood up, walked up to you, held your hand, and took the ring from your finger; I just did it faster that you could do it." Ruby replied while giving a cute smile that gave away how much fun she was having at beating her hero of an uncle.
Both adults decided to save questions for later, especially because Kanetsugu was giving them a warning glare; deciding that paying attention to the other members of their families, they turned to keep watching the battle.
"And that is what it means to trample the opposition!" Professor Port said with enthusiasm as Flynt hit the ground yet again, failing to even slow down the blond bombshell with his weapon.
"Hey, tell you what! Jump off the arena now, and save yourself a painful defeat!" Yang mocked as she kept approaching the dark skinned atlesian; it was taking a little bit of effort to keep herself under control, but she managed, as Cinder kept looking at her like a barbarian, ignoring how easily her head will come off once she have her in her hands.
"And let's not forget that having high mobility may be rewarding, but highly dangerous if your opponent controls the very ground you need." Oobleck added his thoughts as Neon sailed yet again up into the air when she tried to skate away, failing to notice the glyphs that appeared under her every time.
"You seriously need to learn to watch where you step…" Weiss admonished her opponent as she resisted the urge to groan; she had expected a little bit of a challenge when she learned that her opponent was considered one of the fastest speedsters of Atlas, just to find that the challenging part was to ensure that said opponent didn't hurt herself too badly while being used as target practice.
"THIS IS NOT FAIR! NOT FAIR AT ALL!" Neon screamed as she began to bounce between glyphs that appeared in the air around her, unable to think in a way to get herself out of this mess.
"You… You asked for this!" Flynt shouted as he stood up and multiplied himself, revealing several copies, making Yang pause briefly to watch his moves.
"Illusions?" Yang asked aloud, hoping to make the guy talk and reveal himself; Flynt simply blew on his trumpet harder than ever, hitting Yang with several attacks at the same time… yet she stood her ground, and kept advancing, even if at a slower pace.
"LET ME GO!" Neon helplessly shouted as she kept bouncing all over the air, already feeling sick and humiliated.
"Gladly." Weiss dryly replied as she made a final glyph that sent the skater out of the arena.
"And with that, Neon Katt is out of the competition!" Oobleck reported, making many cheer at the great display of power from the only beloved Schnee of Vale; in her seat, Cinder noted with a smile how the heiress used her weapon to direct her semblance, believing that once disarmed, the heiress would become much less a threat, and more a usable hostage.
Meanwhile, Flynt watched in horror how the blond bombshell walked through the onslaught, sporting a rather evil smile, and no sign of being hurt; Yang then stopped when she was at a few steps away from the atlesian young man, and spread her arms to the sides for a moment, just to bring her palms together at full force, this produced a shockwave that destroyed Flynt's weapon, dispelled his clones, and sent him against a rocky wall, knocking him instantly.
"And he is going to feel that in the morning!" Port happily commented as the buzz indicated that the last of the atlesian team was out; cheers began to fill the stadium, seriously mitigating what Mercury and Emerald had achieved. Cinder growled as she watched the events unfold; her plans were getting more setbacks with each passing minute, and the idea of displeasing her master was not welcome at all.
"Come, Ranmaru; it is time for us to give the people something entertaining." Nobunaga said with a rather sinister smile, knowing that to ensure the success of his plan, he needed to make the enemy look where he wanted, and see what he wanted.
"Emerald, Mercury; I need you two keep a close watch on the next combat, I want these two Edo guys well studied." Cinder ordered through her scroll.
"What about the champion?" Mercury asked back, for it was his intention to ensure the participation of the champion in the next round.
"Leave it to the mute." Cinder dryly replied.
"What about the priest?" Emerald asked now, sounding extremely reticent about stopping what she was doing.
"The two of you will be here now, or you'll be disposed of." Cinder answered with an absurd amount of hatred, no doubt a consequence of Emerald acting like a worried girl in love.
"Understood" Both of her lackeys replied in fear, knowing very well that she was not joking… little they knew that Cinder had not enough power to be as dangerous as she made them think.
Meanwhile…
Pyrrha boarded the elevator to reach the headmaster's office, wondering why the sudden call, and how could it affect her scheduled time with her boyfriend; the fast approach to the battles of the tournament had been quite stressful, leaving little to no time to rest and enjoy some quality time at the fairgrounds, the fact that Ren and Nora had literally disappeared since the last time they were required didn't help, as she knew that these two were most likely acting like newlyweds at some secluded place… probably their own dorm room.
"Only a little more; and after winning the tournament…" Pyrrha muttered as she imagined the dance at the end, the fireworks to watch, and even entertained the idea of spiking Jaune's drink so they can have some extra fun behind closed doors… then the doors of the elevator opened.
"Miss Nikos, thank you for coming at such short notice." Ozpin greeted the champion as she entered the office.
"Headmaster… General?" Pyrrha greeted back as she saw who else was in the room; the General of the atlesian army and Penny gave a small bow to her, confusing the champion greatly.
"Please, take a seat, we all have to talk." Ironwood offered, although it was Penny's serious expression what scared her most.
Back at the arena…
Cinder was speechless, just as her cronies; the battle between Nobunaga and Ranmaru against their now remark-less opponents had ended relatively fast, with lots of flourishes and acrobatic maneuvers, but catch was that Nobunaga himself had done nothing but to remain static in the middle of the battlefield, letting the cool beauty do all the work… with her weapon sheathed.
"Should we start worrying now?" Emerald asked as she could not understand on which level this Ranmaru was, fearing what she could do if her blade ever got freed.
"I don't want to face her alone…" Mercury said as he shielded his family jewels, still remembering how vicious she was.
"I don't like this…" Cinder said as she began to text Adam, she needed to make sure that the bull faunus was quickly aimed at this foe, so even if he failed, she could easily deal with a weakened enemy.
"Cinder, you think she is the most dangerous?" Emerald asked to her leader, wondering which kind of trap they could use against such a fighter.
"Are you blind? She may be strong, but the Oda guy… he knew he had no need to move, and if he is selected as the one representing his team in the finals, it would mean he is even more dangerous." Cinder explained, making the two youngsters go silent.
"And it's over! Nobunaga and Ranmaru sweep the floor with the opposition!" Port shouted in joy as the local favorite won without problems, earning cheers from the spectators… although Ranmaru resented the male shouts declaring their love.
[Look, my friend; our enemy can't look away from where we want their eyes, they can't hear other thing that what we want, and now, they are running ahead to do our bidding.] Nobunaga said in Japanese as he and Ranmaru waved at the audience, giving the impression of basking in the glory of the victory.
[Oh, my lord; I can't wait for the moment when you'll unleash my blade on them, when I can finally paint your glorious name on the walls of the tower with their blood!] Ranmaru replied, smiling at the image formed in his mind.
In their seats, Blake and Yang sighed at the scene, clearly understanding the words of their boyfriends, while Weiss rolled her eyes in annoyance; they meant well, but the ice princess was not keen on the level of violence they wanted to unleash… then again, the alternative was far worse, meaning that she was forced to help the least of the evils.
Secret vault, under Beacon Tower…
Pyrrha watched in awe and horror at the capsule pod before her, where a young woman in undergarments was resting, unconscious, as in a coma; she had been informed of very disturbing things… the existence of the seasonal maidens, on the sinister menace that was looming over everyone, and to top it all, the current need to replace the Autumn Maiden.
"But, why telling me… us, all of this?" Pyrrha asked, recognizing Penny as similarly involved in all of this.
"You wouldn't mean to tell us that… one of us…" Penny seemed to hesitate to finish what she wanted to ask, making Pyrrha grimace at the idea; as high as it was the honor of being the next Maiden, so it was the responsibility, and she doubted that keeping Jaune as her squire would be allowed.
"Both of you have shown all the traits to ensure the best use of the seasonal powers: honor, compassion, strength, wisdom and willpower; but only one can inherit this mantle, it it isn't without consequences. General, if you would." Ozpin answered while directing the attention to Ironwood.
"The Autumn Maiden suffered an attack that left a wound on her aura, so she cannot willingly give away the mantle she holds; in order for this to be achieved, and prevent her powers from being stolen, this machine will extract her soul, and transfer it to the next body. It is unclear what will happen to the new host; her personality could be a combination or both, or even be overridden by Maiden." Ironwood explained, earning gasps of horror from both girls; Pyrrha truly wanted to run away, to tackle Jaune to the ground, and beg him to return to the village and become the Duke and Duchess of the region.
"We understand that this is way too much to ask from both of you; we are not forcing you, but we need to hear your choice. Will you help us against the Abyss? Will any of you carry the mantle of the Autumn Maiden and be the light that shines against the darkness?" Glynda asked with urgency, letting they understand that if none of them were to take the step, everything they love may come to an end… sooner, rather than later.
"I… I…" Pyrrha tried to say something, anything, but her voice betrayed her, and in her eyes everyone could see the fear of losing everything… she had no need to answer though.
"I'll do it." Penny said with what sounded like resignation, and maybe a little bit of determination.
"You'll do it?" Everyone asked at the same time, some with surprise, but Pyrrha sounded as if ashamed of herself.
"I had a sheltered life, seeing this world behind a protective glass, but in the short time I have been allowed to interact with it, I've come to love this world. I've made friends, and even got a boyfriend, but I've only enjoyed them for a very short time, so I can say good bye to them a little easier than Pyrrha… also, papa always said I was born to save the world, maybe he meant something like this." Penny explained, giving her best smile.
"I…" Pyrrha tried to say something, just to fail while fighting the tears forming on her eyes.
"Miss Nikos, nobody is judging you, because there is nothing to judge; go back to your team, prepare for the finals, and please, do not tell anyone about what transpired here." Glynda said with a caring voice, obviously urging the distraught champion to leave.
"I… I understand; I won't tell anyone. Penny, thank you and… thank you." Pyrrha managed to give a poor speech before heading back to the elevator, leaving behind the quirky girl that at this moment looked like a hero of legend in her eyes.
Everyone in the vault took a moment to watch the champion reach the elevator, walking like drunk, or someone whose head had been hit way too many times with a club; once they were sure that she was going up, they relaxed.
"Well, how did I do it?" Penny asked with her usual cheerfulness, knowing that Cinder will lose time and sleep trying to figure which one of the two was selected for the inheritance.
"Incredibly well, for a doll." A female figure said while coming from behind one of the pillars, she moved with difficulty, and was covering herself with a mantle, making easy to see that she was having trouble to warm herself.
"Amber, please; her body may not be flesh and bones, but she is very alive." Ozpin chastised the young woman, who looked at him with a not so gentle stare.
"I know, I know; I'm just getting used to all of this. I've never expected Atlas to finally figure how to… turn us into…" Amber decided not to finish what she was saying, out of respect to Penny, who seemed to be important for the one who saved her.
"My Lady; It had never been my or my country's intention to…" Ironwood tried to placate the Maiden, who seemed to try to glare daggers at him.
"Whatever. Where is my… I mean, the young man who saved me, the wielder of the infinite light?" Amber asked after cutting the general, tripping on her words, and rising eyebrows from the adults.
"Kanetsugu is still with Ruby and their two guardians… I still don't understand why these two are needed; I'm pretty sure that my two best friends would much happier being left alone." Penny replied, making Glynda blush at the not so hidden meaning of her wording.
"Neither I can imagine something he couldn't handle, alas, I have need of him; please, tell him that I want to spend some time in his light, I will need some of his strength in the confrontation with the witch." Amber spoke with a softened voice, earning a questioning stare from the headmaster and the general, but a knowing smile from the combat instructor.
"Of course, I'll tell them to come and visit you as soon as possible; you'll love Ruby, she is starting to shine like him!" Penny's declaration earned even more confused stares, as if the adults had been left out of the conversation entirely.
"Ah, I see; I'm sure I'll love to meet her then." Amber replied with a far away voice, but her features seemed serene.
In their room, Kanetsugu had sneezed, and earned a lovely hug from his girlfriend; both were trying to ignore the "adults" in the room, who for some obscure reason had begun to argue about sleeping accommodations, and why they needed to set a better schedule for the bathroom… the youngsters truly wanted the adults to make up already, so they can earn a little bit of peace for themselves.
Magnus: Please don't drop this story just for the delays, I'm assuring you that I will complete it, happy gory ending included.