Hello again, my faithful readers. i must say, i haven't been this worked up for something so simple since i got my first A on a test. but in lighter news, i have another chapter right here for the taking. and i once again have to remind you that these are more of the chapters to get into it, not so much to give too much away. Before i get into this however, i will remind you guys only once before i let this run its course. The Poll that i set up will be open until the Twenty seventh of september. and if you didn't bother to read the entirety of the Monologue,(which i hope you did) then the poll is to figure out which lucky gal will be added to the Harem, and remember, only one of them can join.

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It would be another eon and a half until 'The Live' would awake from their slumber. And as they opened their eyes, they revealed a cobalt gaze, showing the minimalist of emotion. As 'The Live' inspected the room, they were able to see that they were in some sort of large, stone room of sorts. moss growing on the walls, snow covering the floors and ice in the corners of the room. 'The Live' tried to move their legs, but noticed that they were attached to the wall, along with his arms, by thick steel chains that hung him a good twenty feet above the ground.

"..."

'The Live' tried to make the space around him warp to his needs, but was unable to. so they simply used brute force to break the restraints, and fell to the floor with a harsh thud. but 'The Live' simply got back up as if they didn't even feel the pain. it was then that 'The Live' noticed that he had a completely different physical appearance than that he was used to. he was shirtless, revealing a toned chest and stomach, worn jeans that let the images of equally toned legs show, with a satchel at his side. his skin was a of a paler color, with golden locks coming from his head, they also took note that they were a bit shorter than they remembered. his over all appearance was not at all different from an eight year old boy.

"Interesting." 'The Live' said, before being caught off guard by their own voice. it sounded young, soft, and only a fraction of the masculinity that it once held. 'so this is what a human body can do...wait, humans?...HUMANS!' 'The Live' thought, trying to walk, but ended up stumbling and slipping on the ice and snow. After getting back up, 'The Live' once again tried to move, but at a slower pace, trying not to repeat his own mistake.

"okay...the exit is only a few feet away, just a little more and i'll be out." 'The Live' said, still slightly wobbly in his footing, but otherwise okay. he could here the distinct sounds of battle just outside the doorway that seemed to be letting in a bit too much light for him to see through.

When he finally came through the exit, he was greeted by the most gruesome sight he's ever seen. corpses everywhere, blood splattered in the snowy plains of the clearing in the middle of a dense forest.

though...

'OH DEAR ME!WHO WOULD DO SUCH A THING! MY WONDROUS HUMANS! wait...i dont remember making them with black fur...or exterior bone plating. and i don't think they're suppose to dissolve either...are these even human?' 'The Live' thought, confused as to why the humans looked so much different the last time he saw them.

he was disrupted from his thoughts, however when he noticed a white cloaked woman further into the clearing.

"Hello?" 'The Live' called out, making the woman jump and point her...weapon thingy at him. and it would seem like the weapon itself was just a scythe, simple in design, but the woman seemed to be trained well with it, judging by her battle stance. but of course, 'The Live' didn't know any of this, so he kept walking towards the woman. and as soon as the woman saw the...'young' boy, she was instantly caught off guard. when she was sent on this mission, she was meant to just decrease the grim population to a reasonable number. well, reasonable in relevance to the Grim Lands.

"W-what? Where did you come from? how did you even get here?" the woman asked, putting away her scythe. 'The Live' on the other hand, was perplexed at this womans attitude.

"You...destroyed all of those creatures." 'The Live' said, looking at the woman in front of him, seemingly sizing him up. he's not sure he likes that. but other than that, she seemed to be friendly enough. So he decided that putting his well being(hehe) into the hands of this person wouldn't be too bad...'is that an acoustic guitar playing in the background?' 'The Live' thought.

"What i did doesn't matter right now. what matters right now is that you should tell me what your doing here. okay, lets start off with your name." The woman said, kneeling down to 'The Live' and placing both her hands on his shoulders, looking into his deep cobalt eyes with her sharp silver ones...'Okay i'm pretty damn sure that guitar strumming is getting lou-'

Before 'The Live' could respond, a giant foot loomed over them in a shadow, and came down on the two(mostly) unsuspecting people, and then-

To Be Continued...

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Hello once again my faithful readers, i am both relieved and absolutely livid, that i was able to upload this chapter. relieved because i am able to show everyone that i have not in fact abandon this Fic. and angry that my computer was having some stupid problems with the internet, but all is well now. you should be expecting another chapter...within the next two...weeks? who knows, but i will be updating this more frequently than my other story. oh! one more thing. last time, i swear. i do implore you to go visit my poll, and when i said it would be up until the(Looks at watch for a second) twenty-seventh of september, so you better get hustlin'! Toodles!