Midori the Queen

Chapter 30: A last ditch effort

Mirio knelt beside one of the police officers, their special uniforms protecting them from most of the fire damage, but his face and hands were scorched. In one move, Karma had managed to knock out their entire back line of defense without killing anyone.

"What the hell, Karma!?" He heard Chisaki scream from the altar, looking enraged.

"Forgive me for deceiving you, darling," she bowed graciously. "I would have liked to continue playing house with you, but it would seem my usefulness here has come to an end," She blew a kiss and waved flirtatiously at the heroes with her fingers. "Farewell."

"Don't you dare!" Kai removed his glove and slammed his palm to the stone ground. The officiant panicked and fell off the stone and into the pond as it extended up and vaulted Chisaki over the crowd and the fire. Karma was already making a break for the house, and Chisaki followed her there on a sprint.

Chaos ensued as the guests stood up and raced around in a panic not sure where to run. The police which were meant to be used for crowd control had been taken out, so the heroes were swept up in the stampede

"She knew we were coming." Shoto spoke up over the screams as he and Bakugo tried to navigate through the crowd of people. "She planned to take out crowd control to make it harder for us to act."

"No Shit, Sherlock!" Bakugo sneered. "Oi! Out of the way, Extras!"

"I'm going ahead!" Mirio shouted over the crowd and used his quirk to bypass the crowd and ran into the house.

"Wait! Senpai!" Todoroki cursed and finally broke free. He snagged Bakugo's wrist pulling him the rest of the way out, and one by one the other heroes weeded themselves out.

"After them!" Nighteye ordered. "We can't let Karma escape!"

~Inside the Mansion~

Karma pressed the wall tiles in sequential order and ran inside the underground passageway. She made it down the steps before hearing the for open again and Chisaki's footsteps behind her. She turned on her quirk, covering herself in aura and turned to face him.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" He panted and snagged her elbow dragging her further into the passageway and into a nearby room. "We could have kept up the bluff, they can't force you to-"

"I told you, you'd think I was crazy." She stated simply and made him stop mid pace. He glanced back at her, looking at her smug smile.

"You gotta be kidding. That's your big plan?" He took her by the shoulders giving her a quick shake. "That's suicide! If something goes wrong you could wind up caught or killed!"

"You don't see all the pieces I've lined up. I'm confident in my plan and at this rate ive little to lose." She shrugged him off. "If you don't want to be involved you should have stayed at the altar and feigned ignorance. It's the best course for you and the clan, anyway."

"Hate to tell you this but it's not gonna happen." Chisaki warned her. "Believe it or not you're actually really respected around here. They're not just gonna stand by and let you take the fall."

"I'm touched… but I'd feel better knowing you guys will thrive without me." She flexed her hand in and out. "If you want to bring the Yakuza back into power you need to breakaway from villainy and strengthen your bonds. Strong wills bring about strong people, and there's great value in loyalty and companionship."

"I already learned that much from you." He snagged her hand to stop her from leaving. "If you're really going through with this elaborate plan of yours, I'm not gonna let you do it alone."

"There's no benefit in it for you." She turned around. "If you get captured-"

"It'll be no different than if I'm not. I'll still be back at square one without you by my side." He laced their fingers together. "I need you Karma, or did I not make that clear? I didn't ask you to marry me just for you to run away and leave me in the dust. I asked you to marry me because you're the only person who has the same aspirations as I do. Whatever you're planning, whatever course you decided to take we're in this together, for better or worse, got it?"

"You are a stubborn husband, I'll give you that." She smiled affectionately. "You're gonna follow me whether I want you to or not?"

To answer her he crossed his arms and blocked the door 2ith his body. She gave a heavy sigh.

"I'm gonna regret this. Fine, but you better not get in my way."

"No promises." He takes her hand again the two of them briskly walking out of the room and down the hallway. "There's an exit on the very bottom level which will lead us to the outside. We'll be able to regroup and avoid the heroes."

"We should be running, it won't take long for the heroes to find that secret door. That young hero Lemillion can walk right through walls."

"In other words we need a distraction." He pulled out his cell phone and held it to his ear. "Chronos, set them loose. Order #66"

"Yes Sir, Shin and I will be waiting for you at the checkpoint." Chronos responded and hung up. He eyed Shin who gave a nod and turned to their comrades.

"Eight Precepts! Dispatch!"

~Meanwhile~

"We've searched the entire house but no sign of Karma, Chisaki or Senpai." Shoto informed.

"It's likely that there's some kind of secret passageway." Nighteye adjusted his glasses. "It would be easier to search if one of you would show us where."

"I will." The Boss stepped up ignoring the pleading looks from his followers. "You'll need to hurry though, Kai's turned the place into a labyrinth and they've already got a head start."

"We appreciate the help, sir."

"No boss please!" One of his members step forward and becomes restrained by Centipeder. "You can't just-"

"Be silent and sit! For crying out loud what has gotten into all of you?" The boss frowned. "You lot must be insane aligning yourselves with that girl. She used and betrayed us and you're still defending her?"

"I'm perfectly sane! She's not the villain you all make her out to be!" The member pleaded. "She saved us!"

"Saved?" His eyes narrowed. "What do you mean saved? From what I can tell she's just dragging us down into the mud."

"Karma may have only been using us as a cover, but that doesn't matter. We're just low class villains in the eyes of society, but you always say we should have pride and honor. Karma understood that, and did everything she could to fit in and improve our way of life."

"He's right…" Another man, already bound, spoke up. "Chisaki was going off the deep end before any of this happened. He was bringing in all kinds of thugs and ruffians he could put under his thumb, but that all changed with her.. She brought us together, made us feel like a family again. As far as I'm concerned she is and always will be one of us."

"Agreed! Villain or no villain she'll always have my loyalty."

Nighteye rubbed his chin thoughtfully. The Yakuza were known for being loyal to their own, but Karma had slipped so seemlessly into their ranks and earned their loyalty and respect within a few shorts weeks. Even their Boss was at a loss for words.

"With or without your help we will find her." Bakugo boasted. "You'll make it easier on yourselves if you just cooperate."

"Well put, Bakugo." Nighteye encouraged. "We won't force you to cooperate with us, but the Irvine will be the same regardless." He pat the Boss on the shoulder.

Shaking off the shock of his clan's uprising, the Boss numbly walked beside Nighteye as he lead them to the entrance of the underground labyrinth.

"I'm not sure if she's being manipulative, or genuine, but Izumi really seems to have a way of resonating with people." Shoto commented.

"She does..." Nighteye agreed and pushed his glasses into place. He watched the boss press the sequence buttons, and the door opened. Several members leap out to attack all of them quickly taken down by his sidekicks. Outside the ground shook and the sounds of another fight broke out. "Which is exactly what makes her so dangerous."

~Kai & Karma~

"Whoa!" Izumi stumbled and leaned up on the walls as things shook and distorted.

"Sounds like we've just bought ourselves some time." Kai commented, surprisingly calm despite the tense situation.

"Really? I hear the opposite. We should keep moving. The louder those sounds get, the more trapped I feel." Izumi wiped her brow, her face looking pale.

"You put on a good show, Karma." Kai pulled out the napkin from his pocket and handed it to her. She took it and wiped her face. "From your boasting before I didn't think you were all that nervous."

"If I only have myself to worry about than I'd be fine. It's a different story when I have someone at my side I need to protect."

"Who's asking for your protection? I can handle myself just fine."

"You don't know these people… I do." She argued and took a long deep breath to finish calming herself. "There's so much room for error here. I can't afford to lose my objective."

Kai nodded and took her elbow pulling her further down the hall. Near the end, Shin, Chronos, and another member named Dodoro waited for them.

"I take it the nuptials got canceled?" Chronos spoke dryly and eyed Karma. He hid the smugness of his smile noticing she looked work out already just from the excitement.

"To say the least…" Kai grunted. He shared a look with Chronos who shifted to his side and loaded his gun. Shin followed suit standing beside Dodoro who popped off the cap of his liquor bottle and began to drink. "Are you all clear on what you have to do?"

"Yes sir!" Shin nodded. Both he and Dodoro started to walk past Karma.

"We need to keep moving and find a good place to-" Izumi started to speak, but with a quick whip of his arm Shin slammed the butt of his gun into the back of her neck, knocking her down and unconscious.

"Nice work, Shin…" Kai congratulated and took the face mask from Chronos slipping it on. He tugged his tie free and ran fingers through his hair to muss it up from the slick back he'd had. "I was afraid we'd have to resort to using more of the product."

"I've got a car waiting at the exit." Chronos told him. "We should hurry before the heroes catch up."

"Right…" He motioned to Karma. Chronos made a face behind his mask, but obediently picked her up hauling her over his shoulder. "Sorry about this, my wife." He gently stroked her cheek. "...but I warned you that we weren't going to let this happen. You're too important for me to just let you play such dangerous games."

"Slosh, Shin, cover our backs." Chronos ordered, Kai taking lead down the hall with him and Shin right behind. Dodoro leapt up to the ceiling and out of sight.

Kai could feel the pressure in his chest rise as the sounds above became more noisy and disruptive. Mimic seemed to be going nuts upstairs, changing around the very structure of the basement whilst putting a stop to the hero's advancement.

Even if Mimic was defeated, it would take some time to navigate through such a maze. Feeling confident his pace slowed some and he eyed the unconscious Izumi. She would be upset when she awoke, he was sure, but she was too detrimental to his plans to just give her up. He knew she'd had a grand scheme planned, but what had formed in that chaotic mind of hers would no doubt have led to her capture. Even if she'd managed to escape, the events would ultimately drain her of all her enthusiasm and motivation.

"Excuse me!"

Tension rose up as Kai and his team turned to face Mirio. Sweaty and fierce, the young hero eyed the unconscious Karma, and took in the situation at hand.

"Can I ask you some questions?"

Kai narrowed his eyes on Mirio. This was the boy Karma had mentioned before. Lemillion? The one able to walk through walls.

"You shouldn't have been able to get here so fast."

"I took a shortcut," he teased, but his expression was anything but happy. He clenched his fists taking another step forward. "I'm here to capture that girl. Please hand her over."

"That statement was incorrect just now." Kai informed turning to face him fully. "Your expression and movements suggest you're not here to capture her… but to "save" her, am I right?" When Mirio said nothing he pressed further. He pointed a finger at Karma. "She doesn't want your help."

"I'd like to hear that from her, not you. She'll get my help regardless." He put up his fists, ready to fight.

"Looks like I'm not getting through to you." Chisaki sighed heavily and turned his back motioning his men forward. "I'm telling you to die."

"Wait!" Mirio took two running steps forward, then felt his sense of equilibrium shift. He collapsed onto his hands and knees having the violent urge to throw up. It was then he noticed the villain above him, drinking heavily and babbling sluggish nonsense.

With his warped senses Mirio barely noticed the other man in front of him. He dodged the first bullet directed at him, then used his quirk to avoid being hit by the second.

"What's your quirk…" Shin spoke, his quirk activating and echoing through the halls.

"Permeation, when it's activated I can phase through anything." Mirio spoke and let out a small gasp. He hadn't meant to say anything.

"I see, I was wondering how you popped up from nowhere. That explains how you got past Mimic and the others."

Damn it, Mirio thought to himself still trying to maintain an upright position. He could see Chisaki and his minion disappearing further down the dark corridor. He couldn't let them get away. He had to think of something.

Shin in the meantime tried to think of what to say to shake the young hero off balance even further. He wasn't talking as much as he'd hoped, but something stood out to him. Master Overhaul had said that he wasn't here to capture Karma, but to save her.

"Do you honestly believe Karma can be saved?"

"No." Mirio gasped as that came out of his mouth before he could stop it. "I don't."

"Oh? Then why are you trying so hard to do so?"

"Because everyone else believes it." He grit his teeth and clenched his fists. "All Might, her classmates, Kota, even some of the members in the Shie Hassaikai stood up for her. They all believe in her, so I want to believe in her too!"

"Too bad for them that your first instincts were right. Izumi Midoriya can't be saved, and Karma is going to assist the master in his ambitions!"

"You mean use her!" Mirio clenched his teeth. "That girl has been through enough because of selfish villains like you." His body shook, emotions he hadn't known were there spreading through him. He remembered Izumi's cheerful smile, her sweet laugh, and fierce determination. She'd had such an innocence about her… but it soon became warped by the evil she surrounded herself in. "Izumi was my junior. All Might trusted me to look after her, but I failed to protect her. Even if I can't save her, I will capture her and make the suffering stop!" He held his breath, phasing through the walls and floor over and over to make them lose bearings. He knocked Dodorio off his perch, then rose back up right in front of Shin and delivered the finishing blow. "PHANTOM MENACE!"

Kai turned around having heard the commotion. He saw his men on the ground and managed to sense Mirio's presence behind him. He back bend, narrowly avoiding his attack, but Chronos wasn't so lucky. Mirio's foot smashed right into his face and his body was launched a good few feet away. Mirio caught Karma before she fell holding her against him as he took a knee.

"Izumi!" Mirio pulled her head back but she slumped against him, still unconscious. His eyes returned to Chisaki who stood upright looking irritated.

"Filthy… how dare you touch what's mine?" He rubbed at his face, feeling it break out. "Give her back to me."

"No… her place is in police custody, as is yours." Mirio narrowed his eyes, watching for any suspicious activity.

"Custody? That reminds me…" He lifts his head, and shows off the glove he'd removed. "You lot have Eri and Kota as well, don't you?"

"Eh? KUSO!" Mirio leapt up just as the ground floor turned into a barrage of spikes. "Shit he's fast! That was too close. Didn't he care that Izumi was here?"

"It wouldn't have impeded me if she broke. I can revive her so long as I put her back right away." Overhaul informed keeping his eyes keen on his target. "She's experienced it before, after I sprung her from the hospital."

"That explains why she looks different. Tch!" He clicked his tongue dodging another barrage and keeping Karma out of harm's way.

"What'll you do I wonder if Karma does get injured." He calls out, keeping the lashing attacks going. "I'm the only one who could heal her if she does."

Mirio clicked his tongue again, looking around as all his exits were blocked and the hallway had become a wide open space with jagged ledges.

"Are you gonna fight me, Mr. Hero?" A bullet shot out and Chisaki looked to his left to see Chonos had regained consciousness and stood up. Reaching into the pocket of his tux he tossed another gun at him. "Here, use this one. Aim for the arm holding Karma" He told Chronos watching as Mirio bent down still holding Karma protectively against him.

Izumi groaned as she started to regain consciousness. Her eyelids fluttered opened and she met Mirio's gaze.

"Senpai?"

"Hey Izumi," He smiled at her. "Have a nice nap?"

"I guess I-" She trailed off as she saw the glint of the gun in her peripheral vision. Her breath hitched when she reached down for her holster, and found it empty. "No." Her face went white as a sheet and she screamed. "NO!"

It all happened in slow motion. The sound of the gun, her body reacting before she could stop it. She leapt at Mirio, their bodies colliding and she knocked him down to the ground. Her quirk reacted in response, freezing the bullet mid-flight above them. Sweatbeads dripped down her temples, her breath came out in shaky pants as her quirk released almost instantly and the bullet dropped harmlessly to the ground.

"Izumi?" Mirio blinked at her in surprise, his hands gripping her hips to keep her supported upright. She picked up the bullet and Mirio recognized it immediately. The hero fat gum had told them of such a product during their group meeting."Did you just save me?"

"I…" tears filled her eyes and fell down her cheeks. "I just… I didn't want to be the reason." She started to explain but her sobs choked on the rest.

"The reason?" He sat up wiping her tears away.

"Senpai…" she lifted her head up to meet his eyes again, and saw Chronos taking aim again. The tears stopped and were replaced with blind fury. She slapped Mirio's hands away and leapt to her feet. She turned hostile eyes onto Chronos, her hair floated breaking free of its braid, and the curly locks burst into flames.

" What are you doing, Karma? Now's our chance to-" In seconds she rushed him, slamming her fist into his gut making him double over. She then took his mask in hand and he instantly felt the heat from her rising. "Wait! WAIT!"

"Don't tell me what to do pawn…" she told him raspily, her palm smoldered, the flames set to ignite. Kai snagged her wrist jerking it upwards and away.

"That's enough, Karma!"

"No! You don't get to tell me what to do either!" She smacked his hand away then grabbed him by the wrists so he couldn't touch her. "Why? Why does everyone always betray me? Why!?"

"Izumi…" Mirio whispered still sitting stunned on the floor. He heard such pain and confusion in her voice that it broke his heart.

"I can't trust anyone anymore…" she shook and increased the pressure on his wrists hearing the muscle contract and his bones threaten to break. "Sensei betrayed me, then Nakahara, and Stain. Tomura, the league, Kota, and now even you Kai?"

"I didn't betray you…" he told her trying to pull free. "Your plan won't succeed. I'm trying to help you! I'm trying to-"

"I don't NEED your help!" She screamed in his face. "I'm not a damsel in distress, nor am I a weak baby rabbit that needs your god damn protection! I'm the fucking Queen of Villains!"

Her hands ignited scorching Kai's hands bringing him to his knees as he struggled to pull free from her hold.

"I thought you of all people would remember that." She finally let him go, staring down with such animosity and fierceness. Movement caught her eye and she saw Mirio get to his feet, his cape discarded and all the gentleness and sympathy gone from his eyes.

"Why did you do that?" He questioned her in a harsh voice. "He was trying to protect you wasn't he?"

"Like hell!" She shoved a boot atop of Kai's back pushing him into the ground, the pain filled sounds from his mouth increasing. "Don't you dare judge. when you don't know a thing about what's been going on here."

"Then enlighten me." He pushed, crossing his arms disapprovingly.

"Ha, and kill enough time for your back up to arrive?" She tossed her hair back over her shoulder. "Fat chance." She poked Kai with her boot. "You can have a consolation prize though."

"K-Karma…" He held out a blackened hand. "Don't…"

"You shut up…" She stomped her boot onto his hand grinding her heel. His cries of pain echoed in the open space. "I warned you, Kai. I told you that if you didn't want any part of my plan then you'd best feign ignorance. Instead you betrayed me, you turned coward and started to run just like the league did when they abandoned me." She kicked him hard. "Well fuck them, and fuck you!"

"How about you fuck yourself!" Chronos shouted from behind her, shooting with his own gun. She quickly dodged and just like before yanked the gun right out of his hands and into her own. She whirled her foot around, kicking him in the face and sending him careening into a nearby rock.

She sensed Mirio behind her, and her body went ablaze. His attack landed, but Mirio felt the intense burn of her fire on his hand and immediately backed away. The fire died down and Karma stood unharmed, shaking the punch off with a laugh.

"Nice try, Senpai… but I'm not the same girl you sparred with at U.A."

"So I see…" Mirio tossed his burned cape and glove off and got into a fighting stance. "Bring it on, then!"

"Heh, cute, but I'm on a schedule." She turned to face him fully and licked her lips from the excitement that bubbled up. "So I'll make this quick."

She crouched and the nearby rocky debris rose up from the static energy of her aura. Fire circled her, pulsing like a sun and radiating intense heat.

Mirio's eyes glazed over in awe at the brilliant display of power. He knew that blue fire was one of the new quirks All for One had given to her… but it was clear that something else was giving her that extra boost that helped her to withstand his power. Those three quirks combined were a deadly combination… and Mirio knew if he wasn't careful he could very well lose.

"Let's do our best, IZUMI!" He launched towards her. Karma unleashed her attack, a cyclone of rocks and fire swirling together and coming right at him. He ducked underground, waiting a beat and preparing his angle before releasing his quirk. He came up out of the ground, and gasped when she was right there waiting for him, a dagger in hand. He took the blade right in the side, and quickly phased out again in order to back away and assess what she'd done.

She predicted where I moved? No… she made me appear there, using her fire to guide me where she wanted me to go.

"Clever as always." He smiled despite the pain and held his bleeding side.

"If this is the best you've got Senpai, I'm going to be really disappointed." Karma laughed and twirled the bloodied knife in hand crouching into a readied position.

They both move in, aiing for the offensive. This time Karma missed her target, but the punch Mirio through her way only rattled her a bit. She felt no pain from the hit, and let the impact skid her back and along the rocky surface. Her energy vibrated and expanded, turning to whips and lashing out, forcing Mirio to dodge and zip through the maze of spikes Kai had created. When she found her opening, Karma moved in, throwing the knife at his face. Because he had people behind him he caught the blade instead, and took the fist to the gut she followed through with.

Immediately after hitting she unleashed fire from her hand, Mirio instantly feeling the intense burn of her flames. He phased through it, not seeing any other alternative. He was taking damage left and right, Karma's tactics and clever brain being used to their full advantage despite clearly having less stamina than him. She took advantage of every opening, injuring him and breaking down his defenses where she could.

On top of that she was hard to predict. She kept changing up her moves and directions, remaining enigmatic and stoic mid battle.

"You've gotten so strong, Karma." He praised wiping sweat from his brow. "Color me impressed."

"Your'e the one who taught me to predict my opponents moves and react accordingly." She tossed up her knife and let it float there. "I'm only being a good junior and applying the techniques you've taught me."

"So you are…" He laughed and stood up straight. "Guess I've got no choice. I need to go full throttle if I'm going to beat you."

"Hah?" Her eyes narrow. "You've been holding back?"

"Of course, you may be a villain, but I really don't want to hurt you." He shrugged it off laughing.

"Tch, yeah whatever." She smirked confidently and placed a hand on her hip. "No matter how fast you get you won't be able to-" Before she could even finish her sentence she was staring Mirio face to face. She was barely able to put up her aura before he was punching her full force in the face. Her head whipped back and she felt herself flying and skidding through rock and debris.

She coughed and got to her feet, finally feeling the pain. The next hit she didn't even see, all she saw were stars as he knocked her around the room, fast and hard.

"He's fast! Too Fast! My mind can't keep up with-" She struggled to her feet and felt the finishing blow hit her across the neck. For the second time that day she fell unconscious, but this time Mirio was there to catch her.

"Whew, thank goodness you finally passed out." He cradled her up into his arms. "If I'd gone a full hundred percent, All Might wouldn't have been happy with me."

He turned his head as the wall exploded open, and Bakugo leapt through ready for battle.

"Where are yah bad guys! Come on! Fight me!" He screamed out, and looked around pissed off as all the villains were down for the count.

"Ah, nice timing, Bakugo." He motioned to Kai and Chronos. "I could use some help restraining these guys."

"Are you fucking serious!?" He exploded and stamped his feet. "Damn it!"

~Sometime later~

Karma stirred as the cuffs were put on her. She lifted her head groaning as she watched Kai's limp body being loaded into an ambulance.

"Kai..." Guilt rose up in her chest whens he saw the state of his hands. Her temper had raged out of control and she felt tears burning in the back of her eyes. "I'm sorry, Kai!" She started to get up the grunted as an arm forced her back down.

"Don't even think about it Usagi." Bakugo sneered down at her. "You're not getting away this time."

"Kacchan? You're here?" She looked around at the situation trying to get her bearings. The Eight precepts were all under arrest and restrained. The injured were being tended to by paramedics, or loaded onto stretchers. The wedding guests were either taking statements, or ushered away. As far as the Hassaikai went, most of their members were under arrest being loaded into detainment vehicles.

"Wait… wait!" Her voice was raspy and she struggled to stand. "Dont, don't arrest them. They did nothing wrong. I used them, let them go!"

"I find it hard to believe they were all fooled by your guise Karma." The Chief stood above her, crossing his arms and glaring down at her. "Many of them have already confessed to harboring you of their own free will."

"Or so they think, trust me they don't know! You don't need to arrest them, Detective. They're not a danger to you or anyone anymore. Please release them, I take full responsibility for-"

"Why should I listen to you?" The chief approached her, arms crossed. "You're in no position to give me orders, Miss Midoriya. The Hassaikai will have to accept their fate, the same as you." He nods to the officers. "Take her away."

"Wait… DAMN IT I SAID WAIT!" She struggled and kicked. "I can give you the league of villains!" She screamed halting everyone, even the nearby heroes in their tracks. "Grant the entire Hassaikai pardons and I'll tell you everything I know about the league of villains! Locations, names, quirks, everything!"

The detective stopped and turned towards her. Izumi looked at him pleadingly.

"You'd make a plea bargain for them?"

"Yes…" She panted. "...but only if that includes every single member of the Hassaikai, which means Kai Chisaki is to be given one too."

"Humph…" He looked over his shoulder at the damage and such that had been caused. "No."

"You're a fool if you pass up this chance. Kai can't use his quirk anymore, he's not a threat, but the league still is. Give pardons to everyone and I will tell you all I know."

The police chief crossed his arms tapping his fingers on his forearm. The bait was juicy, and the risk small.

"Fine, I'll run it by the board and the heroics committee… however, let's make one thing clear." He held up a finger in her face and then pointed it in her direction. "That pardon does NOT include you."

"Yes, that's fine…" She calmed, bowing her head as the relief spread and she allowed herself to be taken away. "I've already accepted my fate."

~Ask Briry~

Briry: Just the epilogue to go! I can't wait! I hope you guys will enjoy it!

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