AUTHOR NOTES: Hello everybody, I would like to welcome you to this story, this is my first story ever.
Now for the ones that are curious, I choose to do this crossover because ever since I read the incredible story Watching Die Again and Again by Reactionist (previously know as mohamedasemabas) and following reaction fics that were born like Re: Modern Warfare by ArcherFromArnor, Re: inFAMOUS by Stormchaser65656, Re: Zero Watching His Sufferings from Zero by LongTyler, Re:MW04 by Dorugi, etc.
At first I waited if someone would publish a story like this, but since nobody did it, I choosed to do it myself. So here we are, the cast of the WHDAA story by Reactionist react to Undertale with Subaru taking the rol of Frisk.
Note 2: Also the events that also happens in the story Watching The Dragon's Candidate by Reactionist (where the cast watches a fic called Dragon's Candidate by ArcherFromArnor) will be taken into acount since it is a canon spin-off (but keep in mind that, to the date that this chapter is written, there is only 3 chapters in that story, so with I will only take those chapters into consideration since it shows that it will have an important impact for the rest of the WHDAA storyline….unless the cast will just forget that the saw and continue watching the story line without knowing that they watched another reality, yikes that would put a serious problem for me)
The rating for the story is Mature, M, just to be sure, since you know death, violence, language and mainly Flowey. But don't worry, there will be Humor (a bad one delivered from Sans but well) and happy-funny moments; See, perfectly balanced, as all things should be.
Without making you wait, lets go onto the story.
Also, English is not my mother language, so expect some grammatical errors.
Disclaimer: All the characters that apper in this story are NOT my property, the one that holds that is Tappei Nagatsuki for the Re:Zero characters while Toby Fox holds the ones from Undertale, I am doing this story just for entretaiment.
CHAPTER ONE: AFTERMATH AND PROLOGUE
The cast have finished watching what the warden denominates Arc 4 of the adventure of the now knight of the resident half-elf.
To say that the arc have been a roller coaster for emotions it would be an understatement.
While the screen have gone black for a few minutes and some of them were happy that Subaru finally reached not only his purpose of becoming Emilia's Knight but to surpass the nightmare know as Sanctuary and one of the three most dangerous mabeasts, the Great Rabbit, that didn't earse the main problem.
The tension was high between them.
The previous revelations revolving around of a certain magical clown were one of the many that shocked the group.
Some people wanted to attack the Margave, but with the warden ceasing all attacks, they haven't other option than just sit and wait for the time when they get out of the theatre to arrest the magician.
Certainly, Felt wouldn't hestiate to unleash Reinhard on his ass, that clown, in her opinion, deserves nothing more an execution, and she still sees that as a mercy for the amout of shit that the creep had done in all his existance.
Her desire to take the Emilia camp within her own just increased after seeing all the events of Sanctuary, that will be her one top priority after exting this place, the sooner she separates the clown from her big sis and big bro the better.
Felt looked to her side to see Reinhard, who did the same thing, locking eyes with each other
"Rein." Felt said in a serious voice with barely hidden rage.
"Yes, Felt-sama?" questioned the red haired knight, even though he already has an idea of what his lady would say.
"When we get out of this place, I want you to hunt this fucker, I would not be comfortable until that bastard is in a cage or, better yet, executed, I don't care which, just make sure that he is far away form Big bro" Felt growled out the words, cleching her fists in an attemp (and failing) to calm herself, just remembering all the things that clown did that resulted in more complications for her Big bro made her blood boil.
"Of course my lady." replied Reinhard with elegance and determination to carry out his lady's order, he would do his best to not only please Felt but also help one of the persons that he dearly considers a friend.
"Good." The little blonde replied.
"…"
"…"
A silence fell between them, but not an uncomfortable one, but rather the opposite, Felt looked again to Reinhard for a moment, and then back to the current black screen.
She was…happy, she managed to reconciliate with Reinhard after the two had a talk, after her outburst she had in seeing that other reality of his Big bro becoming a candidate, for seeing and feeling that she wasn't needed, that she wasn't important.
That everything would be better if she wasn't present….
But after seeing somethings from that reality and her talk with the resident sword saint, she managed to calm down and see that she is important, and that she was appriciated.
'That stupid Rein.' thought Felt, allowing a small smile to form on her lips.
'Maybe I should star making less trouble for him…..' Felt pondered for a moment before discarding the thought '...Nah, where would be the fun in that.' Felt grinned a smal mischevous smile.
Yep, she is glad to have back this moments.
Not that she would tell anyone though.
Unknow to her, Reinhard was also happy with having these talks again with his lady.
While he couldn't denied that the existence of another reality where he seems to have a much closer bond of friendship with Subaru makes him put a smile on his face and feel content. That reality is, just that, another reality. He living in this reality where he serves his lady Felt.
And no matter what, he wouldn't trade this for anything, for he is also happy with what he has right now, to be the knight of Felt until the very end.
Truly, for the very first time in his life, for a monster like him, he felt that he was genuinely blessed.
Just like he doens't need to see another reality were he has a very much deeper friensdhip with Subaru, for he can also do that in this reality.
And with Felt by his side, he will embarc in the quest to be a better friend for Subaru, and that will start once they get out of this place.
'Just you wait Subaru' thought Reinhard, determination filling him in wainting to take his first steps to be a person his fellow knight can relay on.
That was a what Reinhard promised himself, not only as the Sword Saint, but also as a friend.
In other part of the theatre, sat a certain firely princess, who was currently fanning her face in an attemp to calm the undying fury bubbling in her divine self.
'Useless and incompetent.'
That was what she initially thougth of the half wit camp and her barbaric residents.
But after seeing the Sanctuary events, the half-elf and her companions made those words look like a compliment.
'They were much WORSE.'
That camp was falling apart form the inside out, with a witch lover obsessed with a book, to an inmature half-beast, murderous maids, a great-spirit hellbent on destroying the world for a childish reason, and so much more that her divine mind would not even bother to remember.
That camp is two things that Priscilla knew: Incompetent and Dangerous, the recipe for a disaster to happen.
And the one that have to fix everyone's mess is the half-elf knight.
The eyes of Prsicilla softened at the mention of the knight, if only a little bit. Truly he is the reason as to why that camp is even active to this day.
….But at what cost?
Priscilla narrowed her ruby eyes, her fury returning like an unstoppable force; that boy, no, that MAN have done all the impossible to fix everything at the cost of his sanity, only to get rewards that doesn't amout the effort that he had done.
Just like his dog said, he has a good heart, but he is also a fool.
A fool for staying with the very people that killed him in more than one ocassion, for giving such incredible loyalty to someone that have done NOTHING to earn it.
All of that resulting in that knight slowly losing his sanity day by day, to have his confidence broken to the ground.
'Am I allowed to believe that the pepole I like, also like me?'
The words spoken by Subaru at that time with the witches come back to her mind.
'Fool.' Priscilla thought, her eyes travelling to see the man in question, seeing him sleeping peacefully, unaware of the surrondings, then she showed a strong distate when the half-elf entered in her camp vision, seeing the naive wannabe candidate by the side of the same man that she broke with her incompetence 'This is the result of your actions, half-wit.'
She then turned her eyes back to the black screen, not wainting to further dirt her vision with the half-elf.
For now she will wait, after all she has made her command to the world for the man to be delivered to her camp, its only a matter of time.
At his side Al watched his lady fanning herself, no doubt pissed off for what she saw, for he was in the same boat.
His bro has gone and done the impossible to save that camp from destroying themselves, while he was glad that Subaru finally archived his dream of becoming a knight for the lady he serves, but after seeing ALL of the crap that he went through, Al found that reward to be….small.
Subaru had gone from aporting the defeat of the White Whale, playing basically the very Key part that not resulted in the destruction of the Karsten camp, to then defeating one of the most active Archbishops of that damned cult.
Al slightly shivered, remembering that crazed man, how…inhuman a person can become, and all of that happened to that archbishop because he sacrificed himself to fight against such impossible monsters.
It was truly disgusting how similar that madman and Subaru are becoming, the only diference is that one is taking the slow route to madness.
Al shook his head to get rid of the thoughts regarding the Sloth Archbishop, he didn't want to ponder a second later into that.
When he finally thought that his bro could find a fucking rest, everything had gone from normal to bad, then bad to worse in that deathtrap named Sanctuary.
Al clenched his sole fist; remembering all the things that Subaru faced in that place, from the clown, to the assassins, to the Great Rabbit….
That rabbit…
Al could still hear the cries of utter agony and pain from when Subaru meet his demise in the form of a rabbit.
'How…?' thought Al.
'How are you still sane? To be able to smile after experience something like that?'
Subaru may be weak physically, but his mental fortitue was something on another level, and the one who says the contrary will be meet with Al's fist to the face.
But, sadly, it seems that its starting to become a real problema for the mental health of his bro, afterall, while not quite the same, he understand what Subaru is going through.
He knew damn well the sentiment.
'Is this the price of being a hero?' Al scoffed at the notion 'How stupid.'
In the end, he just hoped for the better for his bro.
He deserves that much.
In another part of the theatre, a lady in a military uniform was pondering all the information gained from the previous viewing.
There was no doubt that once they get out of that place the sponsor of Emilia will be no more, after all the evidence gatherer from the viewings, the Margave is finished and that also mean that the camp will follow.
Crusch has already decided that she will integrate the residents of the Emilia's camp into her own, while she felt a little bad, beacuse Subaru went through such lenghts to more or less forgive the Margave because he was the key for Emilia to stay in the candidate race, only for that to go out of the window beacuse of the screen revelations. But that was why she will make sure to be the first one to reach them.
Mainly beacuse she didn't want them to fall in the hands of either Anastasia o Priscilla, no doubt each one of them with hidden agendas planned for them, more the former than the latter.
Besides, she was already in an alliance with the Emilia camp, and she would honor that allience in helping them from the upcoming storm once they are out of this place.
But first she also needs to solve some problems herself.
Her beautiful amber eyes moved to see a certain catboy hunched in his seat, hugging his legs against his chest, chin resting on his knees, with a downcast face.
"Felix." Crusch said softly, earning the attention of his knight.
"Crusch-sama…" Felix with a vocie equal to his current expression.
"How…how are you feeling?" Crusch questioned, deciding for a slow approach.
"I…feel a little better." Answered Felix, to the internal relief of the Karsten Duchess in seeing that at least there was some progress in helping her knight.
She already failed Fourier, so there was no way that she will be sitting doing nothing to help the people that are so important to her.
She was glad that during one of the breaks of those viewings, she had enoguh of the whitering form of her knight, being victim of his own self-doubt and selfsteem problems, so she decided to confront him directly.
It was a long discussion, with yellings and a lot of tears; Crusch exhaled a little, it was a tiring expirience, mentally and emotional speaking.
But at least her knight is taking the first steps to regaing his confidence, no doubt that when he finished his internal journey he will reborn a better version of himself.
That she was sure of it.
"I am happy to hear that Felix, remember that we are here to help you out." Crusch said, allowing a smile on her face.
"Thank you, Crusch-sama." Felix also allowed a also a little smile, truly glad to serve under such an amazing person.
Crusch nooded to that, then returning her gaze to the the front, waiting for whatever was coming next. This was also her first stepts in helping those around her, in honoring Fourier, in helping Felix…
In helping Subaru.
Crusch eyes softened and an equal soft smile formed on her face at the memory of the knight, accompanied by the familiar fluttering feeling in her heart.
He was something else.
She already respected and thought highly of him for his rol in bringing down the White Whale, but after seeing the event of Sanctuary, her respect for him reached levels that even she hadn't know about.
He really was something else.
Felix watched the expression on his lady's face, and he didn't need to be a genius to know who was the one in her mind right now.
Just thinking about him made his guilt come back.
Ever since seeing the amout of suffering that Subaru had gone through in Arc 3, the best healer of Lugunica felt like absolute asshole, for hating Subaru, for condeming him, for doubting him, for accusing him for abandoning Crusch.
Only for reality to hit him in the face like a dragon carriage at full speed.
He had never felt so stupid, for forgetting all the things he did in their battler against the Whale just because he thought that his now knight companion was playing them with his disgusting power.
Belief that got more strong after seeing him taking his life to save the blue haired maid.
Only to see the reality once he pushed away his stupid prejudice against the boy.
The guilt he feels right now, he knows that it will not go away, no matter the amout of helping from his lady or Wilhem, he appriciate the help. He was not lying when he said he was feeling better. He truly was if compared to his previous state.
But he knows that he can't start moving foward until he has a face to face talk with Subaru, only then and there, is where his starting line will begin; independently if his talk with Subaru ends up with either Subaru hating him or maybe, just maybe…another chance to be his friend.
A part of his mind wished for the latter.
While this was happeing a certain Sword Demon, while he was happy that the man he respects so much surpassed again the imposible odds stacked against him, was having also an internal dilema.
With the begining of the Arc 4, it has been confirmed to Wilhelm that there was more of his wife death than he originally believed; At first he was downright murderous against this Archbishop of Gluttony – Ley Batenkaitos-, for he has referenced to the whale as his 'pet', but after calming down from his spike of rage, he now rationalized the fact, that maybe this archbishop was not the one behind his wife demise, because he appered to be a YOUNG child, a few years younger that Subaru, however they were talking about the witch cult so the possibility that this Ley was older than he looked existed.
But his primary subject of suspicion was this Witch of Vainglory, Pandora.
It is not a coincidence that this Witch, just as she appered in the previous home of Lady Emilia, the deadly Black Serpent also make himself know.
'It seems that my crusade is not over' thought Wilhelm with fury, but he also know for a fact that his chances against this unkwon witch were not the best ones, for not saying practically nonexistence.
He was old, long pass his prime, while his skills with the sword are extraordinary, what can that do against a person who not only appered unkillable but to command the reality for her favor.
He knew that he has no chances, but should he ever encounter her, he would at least make her taste the steel of his blade, that was a promise as the Sword Demon.
But only after making up his wrongs, mainly the ones revolving around his grandson.
Wilhelm turned to see his grandson, now talking about something with Felt, and a sour mood entered him.
'Theresia…how would you react if you find out about all my erros and actions against Reinhard' Wilhem thought with melancoly, for he was sure that if his late wife were to find out, he would recive a thousand slaps on the face, with her divine protection included; angry at his actions.
Wilhelm knew that those actions were in the past and cannot be changed, and for that he will try to be better now and start making rights with his family while he can, it was his duty now to be a responsible grandfather.
For he can either die of old age or facing this witch and her damned followers, whatever happens first, but he will make sure that at least to correct some of his wrongs, that was a promise as a Grandfather.
Moving on from the the valkyrie camp, we now find a certain merchant princess, even after the screen have gone black and stopped it's showing, her mind hadn't stopped, no doubt processing all the information previously gained and looking for the best course of what to do with this information.
Anastasia had a little frown while rubbing her scarf, while she was dealing with these new information that brought out some key details, she also using this moment to calm herself down.
That camp was a disaster.
She previously displayed her dissatissfaction with how little that camp are exploting the almost endless possibilities that Subaru can bring with his otherworldy knowledge, then to be down right furious that all that they do is getting killed this boy over and over. They had their second Hoshin in the making an THIS is how they treat him!
He had the potential to be MUCH MORE, as it was presented in that reality of being a candidate, the ideas that he showed to have, while in their reality he cannot be a candidate, he damn sure can become something equal o maybe even greater than the Hoshin himself.
Sadly the boy was like a lost puppy following a naive girl, don't misundestand her, she is not looking down on him, the boy has showed time and time again that he is not someone to be underestimated, but it's his blind love for the half-elf that is chaning and preventing him from reaching new heights.
Anastasia huffed angrily at that, WHEN the boy joins her camp, she will educate him in some commonsense, like who to trust, how to demand rewards that he deserves (she will HAMMER this topic in his head), and so much other topics.
Then her mood soured more when another piece of information was remembered.
When it came to the revelation that one who played a key part in some of the horrible deaths that suffered the boy came from the very sponsor from the candidate he serves.
Anastasia showed a disgusted face at the thouguht magician with the make-up.
What can she think about of the Margave other than the man is fuckin' crazy, obssesed with this teacher of his.
And speaking of that…
Anastasias's eyes turned serious and even slowed down the rubbing of her scar when that thought entered her mind.
'The Witch of Greed, Echidna.' Thought Anastasia, remebering very well that the first time that she hear the name she stiffened, 'cause, why in the Od's name a Witch has the same name as her contracted spirit?!
Then the answers became clear at the possibility that THIS is the person that created the very same spirit she now wears around her neck.
She really don't know how to feel like.
Especially after watching how this Echidna was like, and she didn't like it. Not. One. Bit.
For information trading, the witch has everything important that everyone need in the world of busisness, high carisma, a very good way with words and information that everyone would die for, the merchant in her appriciates that the witch at least knows what she is doing.
But the same cannot be said in terms of her being… the best person in terms of personality, the fisrt thing being the next to zero empathy and emotions, and seeing how everything for her seemed like another opporunity to experiment something new. Like with the little spirit of the half-elf knight, that end up 400 years alone, following her instructions just to be regarded as an failed experiemtn in the end.
Anastasia scowled, marring her beautiful face with the expression she was making, because onther thought enterred her mind, one very unpleseant.
Of posssibility that she can end up like the Witch of Greed.
Anastasia shivered at that, she would NOT become like that, not in a million years.
While emotions where not useful in the world of traiding and busisness, she appriciates them.
She aprriciates his companions, she appriciates Julius, she appriciates Ricardo, Mimi, Tivey, Hetaro.
'Too bad Witch of Greed' spat Anastasia, refusing even to say her name, as if it would tarnish the name of her companion spirt, 'In my greed, I also include the people I care for.'
"Are you okay my lady?"
Anastasia was interruped of her thoughts at the voice of her knight, which promoted for her to turn her head to regard his presence. Julius stood there, elegant as always.
"I'm fine, just havin' unpleasant thoughts."
"I.. understand."
Anastasia didn't need to be a intelectual to know what was happening.
"You are also havin' them, don't ya?" asked Anastasia, even knowing the answer.
"It is imposible to not have them, Anastasia-sama." replied Julius, with heavy mixed emotions runing through him.
That arc where his fellow knight faced the odds again in Sancturay where really downbreaking.
But the reason as to why he has mixed emotions is for two situations, first begin that he is feeling happy that his fellow knight managed to save the great-spirit from her horrible fate, Julius allowed a small smile to form at the thought of that, seeing how that stubborn act of kindness of Subaru not only brought light to the broken being but also it was the begining of the companionship between them.
But that happy feeling lasted only a Little as he remembered the other part that caused such discomfort in him.
The Witch of Greed.
He gritted his that at the thought of such being.
At first, he was wary of her, her being a Witch was a enough reason to do so.
But his distateful feelings for her originates from how that woman treated the now contracted spirit in the room.
For someone such as he, that has spirits companions, knows for a fact of how loyal can they be, that loyalty was something sacred for persons that can form contracts with the spirits, and yet…
This..
This…Bitch used such loyalty, such devotion, such trust to put that very spirit in a situation that broke her to the point of wainting to die. (1)
The witch underestimated the obedience and devotion that a spirit can offer to persons that they care a great deal for; and she stomped on those feelings, regarding that situation as nothing more than an experiment.
Julius fists trembled with barely contanied fury.
She should be glad that she is already dead, 'cause if she was still in the world of living, he would have already separated her head from her body with his blade, even if that proved a dificult task.
But alas, she is not here anymore.
"Ya are makin' an interesting face, Juluis-kun."
The voice of his lady snapped the elegant knight of his frustrating thoughts, he moved his vision to see her looking at him.
"I-I am sorry Anastasia-sama, that was unbecoming of me to show such visage." Julius apologized, even thought if said visage was only showing a trembling form with a frustred look while trying to drill a hole in the floor with the glare he was making.
"It´s all right, Julius-kun."
"Boss." a voice made itself know.
Both Anastasia and Julius turned to see the beast dogman approching them.
"Ricardo." Julius said looking at him.
"How are you feeling, everything alright?"
"It's fine" replied the knight, but Ricardo didn't buy it, having seen the look before in his way of coming here, but he would not pry into it, he doesn´t want to put more strain in the purple haired man.
He had come here to talk something with his boss, somehting that he thinks gained more importance with the recents viewings.
"Ricardo-kun, how are Mimi and Tivey doin'?" Anastasia asked.
"They are doing fine, right now they are talking to each other." Ricardo replied, while also turning to look at said twins.
"That´s good." smiled Anastasia.
…
…
"Hey boss, Are..are you still looking to reclute the boy in our camp?" Ricardo asked, with little doubt creeping into his voice.
"But of course." replied Anastasia, but also looking rigth at Ricardo, as if asking why he is saying that.
"Boss, I am not against in him joining us, but I think that first he needs help, like, urgently." Ricardo clarified, not wanitng to be misunderstood, he will welcome the boy with open arms if he join them in the future; but first and foremost, the boy needed help. After all the shit that he went throught, and yet to be able to function like a human beign especially after the rabbit…
He never knew that you can respect someone to such high levels.
He is not doubting his boss, he trusts her, so he is more like making a point into consideration, for as amazing Subaru is, he is still a human beign, he can only take such abuse before he starts breaking.
So he is asking that Subaru to be taken for what he is, a person, not a political piece.
"So that was it," Anastasia closed her eyes and made a soft face "I'm almost hurt, Ricardo-kun, but I can see your point, but it is unnecessary, i have already covered that." assured Anastasia.
The mercenary allowed an internal sigh of relief, glad that his worries were covered.
"Well I'm glad to hear that," simled the Dogman "Well, that was just the point that I wanted to talk about, I am going back, to make sure that the little twins are not causing a disaster" joked Ricardo while moving to the twins.
Anastasia and Julius watched as the beast Dogman walked away, leaving them alone again.
"I think that you should also go back to seat Juluis-kun, after all you still have to ponder some things, aren't cha?" the merchant princess said while turning her attention back to Julius.
"I- I mean, yes Anastasia-sama." Julius said while also walking towards his seat.
Anastasia watched as his knight took seat, no doubt that the ohter things that he had to ponder was revolving a certain clown.
She was sure that as soon that they got back, he will be one of the first to hunt down the Margrave for his transgressions.
She hummed, content with that.
…
There it was another thing that also picked her interest during that viewing, initially that's it.
The Tome of Wisdom, the one that the magician affirmed to be one of the two complete versions that showed the way to archive your greatest desired.
While at first she was interested in that, she soon discarded the thought.
She was greedy but not stupid, she would not dirt her beautiful hands with somethng so disgusting; After all that clown was the living proof of what happened when you trusted that book too much, and the fact that those books come from the very Witch of Greed made the things worse.
She sighed, at least the good thing was that the two books were destroyed, one during the fire in the mansion and the other during the confrontation between the Greatest Magician and the pink haired maid with the halp of the spirit cat.
For that she was glad.
"ACHOO"
Otto sneezed for some reason.
'Great just what I needed, to be sick?' the green merchant thought a little annoyed.
To said that Otto has seen better days would be an understatement.
The camp that he serves as the Head Of Internal Affairs was slowly breaking apart from the inside, with the recent addition of having Ram and Roswaal in one part of the theatre, putting the necessary distance between those who wanted the Margave head.
As if the rupture between Emilia and Rem was not sufficient.
He glanced towards said candidate, seeing her still sitting by the side of what he considers to be a brother in all but blood.
Beatrcice was also seated in the lap of said knight, with a far away look adorning her face, as if desconnected from the world.
'What should I do?'
Otto swallowed a nonexistent lump, his hand moved so slowly to the pocket inside his robe, where a certain burned book resided, but he stopped himself before even touching the outline of the tome.
He reminded himselft to not relay in that book, just like Roswaal did and it brought heavy consequences, he didn't want anything similar to happen….
But what other option he had?
There are many problems right now, the emotional problems type, something complicated.
What he should do?
He can try to talk to some of them but that would only cure a little of the big wound that formed between some of the members of the Emilia camp.
What he SHOULD DO?!
This was definitely not looking good, at least Frederica is here from stopping Garfiel from killing the Margave with his hands.
'What would Subaru do?' Otto asked himself in growing despair.
He had never feel so lost in his life.
While Otto was having a crisis, we move on to a certain blonde haired maid with peculiar teeth talking to his equally blonde haired younger brother.
"Garf, how are you feeling?" the previous head maid asked, wainting to confirm if his brother has finally calmed down.
"My amazin' self is fin'." The shield of sancturary replied, a liitle curtly, he was feeling better but his mind still couldn't leave certain events that only remembering them made his heart ache with incredible guilt.
He was the shield of Sancturay, was he not?
Then what shield kills innocents villagers just beacuse he was feeling like an paranoid idiot, like in that failed loop, granted he entered in his beast form which caused him to loose his rationality, but that wasn't an excuse for him, he killed them, plain and simple.
He really was mess back then, overwelmed by incredulity, denail and guilt, his world was crumbling.
He was glad that Brotto was there to help him, even if said help was a punch to the face to snap him out of him trance and an exhange of, more or less heated words.
'Seriously, Brotto has a magical punch or some shit' thought Garfiel, kneading the cheek where said punch connected, even though the pain was long gone.
The guilt will of his previous actions may never go away, but that's fine for him, he will use this moments, as a learning experience, to become better in every way, a better person, and a better shield that is capable of protecting everyone he cares about.
His amazing Capn', who suffered from his actions first hand, still went to such lenghts to save him from himself, and crumbuling right now will only be spitting on said efforts, and he will be damned if he did such a thing.
Frederica watched his brother in silence, internal relief flooding through her when managed to see the determined expression on his face.
She wasn't blind, she knew that his brother is still dealing with some troubles, but seeing that he is recovering is enough for her, but she willl still be with him for the time begin, after all someone has to stop Garfiel from killing Roswaal.
Rage started to fill her when the Master she served entered her mind.
'I should've punched him HARDER.' the demihuman maid cleched her fists.
She already knew that the Margave did some horrible things, such as hiring the assassins that attacked the mansion, but to FULLY see the consequences of his actions brought nothing but hatred.
The only reason she is stopping his borther from killing the jester was not to protect that magician, but instead his brother from the consequences that the warden will do if Roswaal was killed, after all that voice said that no fighting was allowed.
At least it brought some comfort that once they get out, Roswaal will be no more.
From afar form the sister and brother duo, sat a certain little maid, hugging her tiny legs against her chest, unknowigly imitating a certain healer.
Her mind was filled with thoughts, doubts and insecurities but also incredible anger and hatred, all directed to a certain jester and to some extent also Meili.
Her opinion of Roswaal was already not the best one, but now she wantend nothing more that the clown to go away.
Once she gets out she wants nothing more to rip out her maid uniform, not wanting to have ANY connection to the mad man. She already feel a little dirty in that uniform thanks to Rem and her murder and torture of her hero.
At the thought of the nasty eyed knight, all the insecurities and doubts come back, replacing her previous rage-filled thoughts.
All that she wanted was to get closer to her hero, but as the screen continued to show all of his adventure of tragedy, more and more she started to feel incompetent in her internal quest of helping him.
What can she, a little villager girl, do against all the traumas her hero faced?
He reyes were forming tears at the thought alone.
She didn't know.
In another part, sat a certain duo confomed of a pink-haired maid and the lord she serves.
There was an a uncomfortable silence duo to both of them still trying to find the rights words to say to each other.
"You know that once we are out of this place, it's an end for me." Roswaal said in a serious tone, even dropping his peculiar accent.
"I know." replied Ram.
"Then why are are you still with me?"
"I think I already made my intentions clear"
"Cut the crap, even after seeing all of my sins, you stills think of me as someone being able to be saved?!" Roswaal said, starting to feel frustrated.
"Yes."
Roswaal looked into the only visible eye of Ram.
"Have you forgiven me?" Roswaal asked.
"No, I don't, and possibly never will" came the honest replie of Ram.
"Then-" before Roswaal could say, he was interrupted.
"However, it seems that you still think that you can´t change, when it obvious when you can Roswaal-sama, and even you arealready doing it."
"How so?" challenged Roswaal, as if daring the maid to find something positive in him.
"Guilt." came the simple answer of Ram, which raised an eyebrown of Roswaal, so she elaborated further.
"Theres no doubt that some of persons in here think of you as a monster, but what a complete monster feels remose for his actions?" explained Ram trying to make her point.
"I don't regret the things I did." Roswaal said in truth, afterall it was for the sake of reviving his teacher, while not all the things he did where horrible, there is still an huge amount of them.
"Yet you feel guilt for doing them, tell me Roswaal-sama, if you had find out that Barusu needed to die to use his power, would you still have forced him?"
Roswaal didn´t needed a second to answer that.
"No."
"Then allow me to say another question, if you ever have the opportunity of redemtion, to correct your wrongs, would you take it?" Ram finished her question while looking directly to his masters eyes, as if staring at his soul.
"…." Roswaal didn't know how to answer, a part of him wanted to say yes, so, so bad, but another part of him was thinking that it would be arrogant of him to even think of redemption after all his sins.
"…"
"…"
"I see." Ram said, allowing a small smile to form, seeing his lord considering this.
Roswaal sighed, turning to look back at the screen.
"I…appreciate your devotion Ram, but don't forget that there are other problems you must attend to."
It was now Ram to now sigh, already knowing what her master was referring to, casting a glance towards where her beloved little sister was seated.
'Barusu, please wake up soon.' Ram pleaded, seeing that the only person in the theatre than can reach her sister was currently asleep.
Rem was lost.
So, so lost, and alone.
She didn't know what to do, she was already in the red zone with Emilia-sama, and Beatrice-sama, but at the time she had her Sissy by her side, offering support.
Now she didn't have it.
Not after the fallout between them concerning Roswaal.
She still loved her Sissy, and always will, but she doesn't share her point of view concernig the jester.
Rem eyes inmeditialy were filled with rage, to think that she served the person responsable for her home destruction, and more important, the cause behind her sister losing her horn, made her want to vomit.
How her Sissy can love someone like HIM!, it was maddening, it was outragerous.
She would never accept someone who caused so much pain to the two most important persons in her life.
Rem eyes lost a liitle light at the memory of her amazing hero.
'How stupid of Rem,' Rem reprimended herself, to falling victim of gluttony, leaving her hero to face alone all the horrible situations that came after she fell asleep 'Rem truly is a disgusting existence.'
But even if her existence was expandable, she will do her best now to be by the side of her hero, to help him facing this problems now together, even if that could bring the wrath of Emilia-sama upon her lowly self.
Emilia was at the side of her her knight, stroking his hair while having a far away look.
Not in all her life would have thought that she would end up in a position like this, watching her knight's secret tragedy adventure.
'Why…'
'Why…'
'WHY...'
Why all those horrible things happened to her knight?, what he did to deserve such tretament?!
He was a good boy, all that he wanted was everyone to be happy, to save the people he cared about, for Od´s Laguna sake!, such was his kindness that he even promised to save the Satella of all people.
She inmiditealy winced at that, promoting to purge the thought out of her mind.
That was a topic she did NOT want to think about.
The point is, that Subaru is such a pure, beautiful soul, helping the people around him at the cost of himself.
Why the fate, Od or whatever entity out there hated Subaru so much to put him through such misery?
But no more…
No more of her Subaru suffering…
Once they get out she will make sure that NOTHING hurts her knight anymore.
Not murderous lying maids…
Not book obsessed jesters…
Not assassins…
'NOTHING.' Emilia thought, with a look that promised impending doom to whoever dared to hurt Subaru, physically or emotionally.
As the silver half-elf was thinking, the spirit seated in Subaru's lap was also occupied with her own thoughts.
'Betty failed you… so many times.' Beatrice thought with so much hate and scorn aimed at herself.
Her Betty's Subaru went throught so much, and to think that she was one of the obstacules making his path even harder, made the little spirit wince with guilt.
Her stubborn, stupid, book obsessed past self caused so much trouble for her dear contractor, he could have escaped the assassins so many times, but he stayed in the mansion longer than necessary beacuse he also wanted to save her.
Beatrice beautiful butterflies eyes started to tear up.
She will never forgive herself for that, especially in that failed loop where her contractor's life ended infront of her conterpart and all that she did was just watch and hold that damned book against her chest.
She was really stupid, to follow the instructions of someone that never cared for her.
'Mothe-, Echidna, why?' some tears escaped from her eyes.
'Who is that person?'
She remembers how she put all her attention when her Betty's Subaru confronted Mot-, Echidna regarding that matter.
Only to be crushed when all that she recived was that not even Echinda knew who it was.
It hurt her.
It hurt her so much.
She already suspected that the person didn't exist but after her centuries of isolation, unaware that the very person who told her that knew from the very begining the person will never come.
Which is why her entire begin will be eternally grateful (more than she already was) that her Betty's Subaru entered her life, that he saved her from desire to die, for giving her a new reason to life.
She will begin to payback all of her Betty's Subaru effort by not failing him anymore.
This time she WILL make sure his contractor had a happy life, away from the suffering.
Beatrice turned to look at the half-elf.
"What are you going to do, I suppose?"
Emilia turned her head in the direction of the great spirit, hearing the question.
"What do you mean, Beako?"
"You know what I am talking about, in fact" replied the spirit "and stop calling me that!, only Betty's Subaru can, I suppose!" exclaimed the spirit.
After sometime where Beatrice mantained her stare at Emilia waiting for an answer, but seeing that she didn't respond she choose to elaborate.
"You know that once we get out, our camp will most likely cease to exist, in fact, a chance that the other camps will take to acquire Betty's Subaru, I suppose."
Emilias eyes dimmed a little.
"That will not happen, they have to get through me if they think that I will hand over my Subaru."
The spirit stood there, keeping her stare at the silver-haired elf, her mind contemplainting, seeing that the girl have become a little….unstable with her emotions and actions, no doubt from all the damage provocated by these viewings.
She really hated this place.
"Just for you to know, if my Betty's Subaru can have a better life, you bet that I will take it, even it means that you are away from that, in fact." Beatrice replied, making her intentions know.
Emilias eyes dimmed more at that statement, her eyes looking right into the butterflies shaped of the spirit, who responded with a glare, not backing down.
"Beako" said Emilia, coldy.
"I told you to sto-"
BSHHHHHHHHHHHH
Everyone In the theatre stoped what they were doing, focusing their attention back to the previously black screen.
"Ehhhh…What is going on?" questioned the green merachant "Wasn't the last viewing the last one?"
"Maybe is the Warden again?" Anastasia said, while looking a little confused.
"About time, Mineself was getting bored out with how much time that he was taking to show himself again" replied Priscilla, fanning herself.
"Nobody asked ya for your opinion." replied back Anastasia, frowning a little.
She was ignored.
BSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, *THUMP*, SHHHHH, *THUMP*, SHHHH, *THUMP*, *THUMP*, BSHH
Some of the people were starting to get freak out by the wierd nosies.
BSHHH, *THUMP* *THUMP*….UHHHH, HELLO? DO YOU HEAR ME?
Eyes widening at the voice.
A new voice.
"Wha-"
"T' fuck-"
GLAD THAT YOU HEAR ME, SORRY IF THE NOISE WEIRED YOU OUT AT THE BEGINING, I WAS CALIBRATING THIS THING.
The people were still very confused.
Until a certain Duchess made her presence know.
"Who are you?" Crusch asked "your voice is different from the previous one, and also your wind is also different from him."
Everyone looked at the screen, waiting for a answer.
AS EXPECTED OF THE DUCHESS KARSTEN, TRULY THAT DIVINE PROTECTION OF YOURS IS QUITE HANDY, DON´T YOU THINK?
Crsuch raised an eyebrown at the unexpected…compliment?, she shook her head and aimed a glare at the screen "That doesn't answer my previous question."
OH YES, WHERE ARE MY MODALS, OF COURSE *AHEM*, LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF, I AM YOUR NEW, AND FOR THE TIME BEING, WARDEN.
"Wait, what?" questioned Julius.
"New warden?" asked Mimi, tilting her head to the side adorably.
"For the time being?" Otto pointed that out.
YES. I AM HERE UNTIL THE PREVIOUS ONE RETURNS.
"Where is the previous warden?" asked Tivey, curious.
HE IS BUSY.
"With what?" Ricardo raised an eyebrown.
UUUUUUHHHHHHH, IT'S COMPLICATED.
"What are you doing here?" Priscilla interjected, wanting for the voice to go stright for the point.
UY, ASKING A LIITLE NICER WOULDN'T HURT ANYONE, YOU KNOW? MISS "MY DIVINE SELF".
Priscilla responded with a glare behind her fan.
Felt and Anastasia snickered a little, promoting Priscilla to move her glare to them.
SORRY, I COULDN'T RESIST. WELL THERE IS A REASON AS TO WHY I AM HERE.
Now everyone put their entire attention towards the screen.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING. RELATED TO SUBARU THAT'S IT.
That confused some people, they thought that they were finished with, what the previous warden named, Arc 4.
As far as they know the have already watched all of Subaru's adventure, they have nothing else to see.
Unless…
"I sweard to Od," growled out Felt "That if is another reality, then you can shoved it up your-"
"Felt-sama!, your language please." pleaded the red-haired knight.
Felt shoot him an annoyed look, she didn't want to see another reality, while she had come to terms with the previous one, that didn't mean that she wanted to see the others, thank you very much.
DON'T WORRY MISS FELT, IT'S NOT ABOUT ANOTHER REALITY, BUT SOMETHING… HOW WOULD I SAID, VERY….INTERESTING.
That raised more questions than answers.
"What do you mean?" asked a worried Emilia "There is MORE that Subaru went through?!" she exlcaimed.
YES.
That got more worried looks, and some of them even casted a glance towards the boy in question.
Al sighed 'It seems that you can't catch a break pal.'
"WHAT HAPPENED IN FACT?!" screamed the little spirit, stearic that there is more that his dear contractor went through.
CALM DOWN, AND DO NOT FRET, GREAT SPIRIT BEATRICE, FOR WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SHOW YOU IS AN ADVENTURE THAT HAPPENED IN HIS PAST.
That got questionig looks on some people.
"In his past?" asked Felix, looking confused.
"But what we are seeing is the past, isn't?" replied the sword demon, trying to make sense of what was said.
Crusch pondered the words as well.
"!"
Until, as if a lighting bolt hitted her head, sometihng entered her mind, that brought light to the question 'Wait, does that mean….!'
Prsicilla watched the expression the duchess, feeling satisfaction that at least some of this commoners could reach the same conclusion as her.
FOR CLARIFICATION, I MEAN, WAY, WAAAAYYY BEFORE HE GOT SUMMONED IN YOUR WORLD.
Shocked looks filled the place.
"You mean that ma Capn' had an adventure in his world!" exclaimed Garf.
YES, SHIELD OF SANCTUARY. IT HAPPENED DURING HIS LATE CHILDHOOD TO BE MORE PRECISE.
Anastasias's eyes sparkled with great interest, already preparing her mind for the new information that will come 'Oohhh, this is a great opportunity' she thought while rubbing her scarf.
Petra and Rem showed great interest in knowing more about of the land where their hero is from.
But also…
'I want to see a liitle Subaru-kun' Rem formed a mental image of how a small Subaru looked like; in her opinion, he looked adorably divine. (2)
Ram, for some reason, got the urge to strangle Barusu for, no doubt, putting another thing in her sister's head.
Al was trying to make sense of this, 'How, from what we could see from the memories of him, his world semmed peacefully, even this is reaffirmed in that witch's trail' he scratched the side of his helmet 'What is going on?'
Aldebaran didn't need to look at the other persons in the room to see that some of them questioned the same thing.
YOUR WORLD IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH SECRETS. AND ALSO THIS COULD BRING SOME ANSWERS THAT YOU MAY FIND….INTERESTING.
"What kind of answers?" questioned the Valkyrie.
Some poeples wondering the same.
THATS UP TO YOU TO FIND OUT DURING THIS VIEWING, PREPARE YOURSELFS FOR THIS WILL BE A LONG RIDE.
ENJOY.
And with that the screen went black.
Some exchanged looks, questioning and wondering what would come next.
Thats's until they hear a strange music, to say the least.
Al tilted his head, the tune sounding familiar to him.
The screenshowed an old imagen, judging by the yellowish color in it, the peculiar part of this image is that there was, side by side, what one could consider a human an the other side looked like a demihuman.
That raised eyebrowns from the majority of the cast.
"What?" asked Aldebaran, seeing the peculiar image.
"What is going on?" questioned a confused Emilia, there were about to see Subarus's world right?
Then why the screen was showing humans and demihumans? When it has been clarified previously that such thing did't not exist in their world.
LONG AGO, TWO RACES RULED OVER EARTH: HUMANS AND MONSTERS.
"What?!"
Exclamations of surprise filled the room after the screen confirmed that indeed, the place is Subaru´s world.
The world that have been said to not have anything akin to magical or similar to their world.
Inmediately, some persons turned to look at the only ones who can have a grasp of information.
"What is the meaning of this, Aldebaran?" Priscilla asked him, furious beyond belief at the thought of her dog lying to her and taking her as a fool.
"Wait, wait, wait, hold on a second, I wasn't lying when I said that we didn't have anything of sort of demihumans or magic." the helmet warrior tried to explain, sweating inside his helmet at the thought of an angry Priscilla.
You don't want an angry Priscilla, 'cause that mean broken bones will apper, more specifically, his bones.
"Then explain that." Prsicilla didn't show mercy as she pointed at the paused screen, displaying the text with the image that was contradicting everything that was said of the world where Al and Subaru are from.
"Uuuuhh…" was the inteligent replie of the helmet warrior, not knowing how to explain information that he didn't know that existed seconds ago.
"Mineself is still waiting."
Yep, his bones will be suffering.
"Beakoooo, you know something don't you?!" pouted the silver-haired half elf at the spirit, no doubt angry that Subaru was hiding information from her.
Again.
"I told you to stop calling me that, in fact!" shouted the spirit who was trying to not get her cheeks to be squeezed by the pouting half elf "For your information, I also didn't know this, I suppose!" this time she exclaimed a little irritated that her contractor did not share somtehing this important with her.
Before anything can continue the screen resumed.
This time it showed something akin to two large groups facing each other, on the left side it was the presumed "Monsters" leader, it silloute showed a tall creature with horns with a trident, in front said creature stood the human leader with his respective armed group.
ONE DAY, WAR BROKE BETWEEN THE TWO RACES.
That information put a damp in the mood.
Wilhelm exhaled a little, being too familiar with the concept displaying in the screen, it certain opened old wounds to be reminded of the demihumar war that happened more than four decades ago.
Some of the people displayed sympathy for the situation, since they have experimented similar dark times as well in their history.
It was a little off putting how similar it's turning out this situation compared to their own.
The image changed, showing this time the humans in a high place, looking down at the group of monsters reunited in there, at the side of the presumed leader of the humans, stood another one with a wand, seemingly casting magic.
THEY SEALED THE MONSTERS UNDERGROUND WITH A MAGIC SPELL.
Shocked gasps filled the air.
"What?!" some persons exclaimed at the same time.
Certainly, this is where the similarities ended, while their history experimented a war, that didn't ended up with one side being sealed in the underground.
"That's sounds.. a little too cruel, dont you think?" Tivey said, seeing that sealing an already defeated army was just putting more salt in the wound. At one side of the theatre Emilia was having a simialr thought.
Ricardo sighed a little "Liked it or not, the victor is the one that decides the punishment" explained the Dogman, but he too thinks that this was a going too far.
The Margave, raised an eyebrown, intriged as to what kind of spell was applied to seal an entire race.
"So that was it." Al said, finally putting the pieces together.
"What is it Aldebaran?" asked Prsiclla, she hasn't let go of the previous questioning, wanting answers. Her questioning also attracting the attention of the other onlookes.
Al let out a sight of relief, finally having the enough information to give an explanantion that can please his princess, and save his bones all together.
"You see, first, the screen explained that this happened a LONG time ago, like waaay back, such the probability of information manipulation is present, this is confirmed when not only the "monsters"," Al made an air quote with his sole hand "were sealed but also, most likely, erased from history, that is the best explanation i have rigth now." the helmet warrior concluded.
Some people now where pondering this information, some even connecting this to the similar case with their own world, more especifically the infromation regarding the witches.
"Indeed, that is a high possibility" the Duchess found the explanation to be resonable enough.
Priscilla stared at her dog for a momnt before huffing, turning her attention back to the screen.
Al pumped a mental fist inside his head, his bones were save.
MANY YEARS LATER….
The screen now showed an image of a mountain.
MT. EBOTT
201X
The screen changed, this time showing the image of the back a Kid running towards the entrance of a cave. The thing that stood out of the kid was the hair, a family spiked hair.
"SUBARU!"
"So this is where he enters, in fact." said the spirit now paying her full attention once her dear contractor was shown in the screen.
Rem pouted a little, in that angle she could not see her, now small, hero in all his glory.
LEGENDS SAID THAT THOSE WHO CLIMB THE MOUNTAIN NEVER RETURN.
"Well that is not ominous at all." joked a little the one armed man.
"Can we not forget the fact that my contractor's is going up to place that has such legens and where, obviously this "monsters" are sealed, I suppose." said an irritated spirit, not liking how Betty's Subaru has an uncanny ability to attract troubles.
The Emilia camp agreeded with that.
The image changed to see the back of the reagrded kid as Subaru, who was seeing a big hole in the ground of the cave, ubicated a little further from his position, filled with vines.
"This doesn't bring me a good feeling."
The next imagen showed a feet trapped against a vine in the ground, indicating an obvious tripping.
"Oh no…"
"Please don't tell me…!"
The continuation showed Subaru falling through the previous sighted hole in the ground.
"SUBARU!"
"CAPN'!"
"SUBARU-KUN!"
"BARUSU!"
The image changed to shown Subaru face down on the floor, seemingly uncounscious.
"Is he alrigth?" questioned Mimi, that fall looked to hurt a lot.
"I hope so." Ricardo replied the Young girl's question.
Al sighed for like the hundred time in this place 'He REALLY can't catch a break'
Emilia was worried, the viewwing just started an Subaru is already experimenting such dangerous moments.
Ram and Rem shifted uncomfortably in their seats, seeing Subaru fall from a high place brought memories of one of his deaths…
…it wasn't pleasant.
Unknow to them, Julius also shifted, remebering that he also fought against the crazy archbishop of sloth in a place where Suabru killed himself, jumping from a high place.
The image stated moving upwards showing how far the boy had fallen.
"Damn." It was the only think that Ricardo could say.
Anastasia winced at the height being show "Ouch.." she sid in sympathy.
Beatrice was really worried right now, the only think stopping her from feeling more extreme emotions was that this was in the past, so her dear contractor was indeed still alive.
The screen turned black to the display big words.
"UNDERTALE"
AND CUT!
PHEW, THAT SURE WAS LONG, BUT I HAD FUN WRITING THIS.
I am sorry if most of the chapter are the characters dealing internally with what they saw, but keep in mind that they come from seeing a big arc qtih equally big reveltions.
So to jump form seeing that to the reactions without them pondering the information they recived didn't sat well with me. Also I think
Now this is me testing the waters right now, to see if this idea is liked.
I will continue write the seond chapter, and also I don't have an Schedule for this, sicne this will be a hobby for me. But I see that this chapter is well liked enough i will try to bring more sooner the next chapter (no promises though, knowing my lazy self)
What to do you think about it, love it? Hate it? Meh?, I would like to see your thoughts on the matter in the review section, if you do it respectfully just like I will respect your opinion.
Now onto the trivia:
(1).- *GASP* Julius, how could you?!, You said the number 11 (sorry I could not resist)
(2).- Silly Rem, it is smol for the hoimes.
Now onto some little omakes (this ocurred me at the last minute):
OMAKE 1: THE [REAL] PRESENTATION
BSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, *THUMP*, SHHHHH, *THUMP*, SHHHH, *THUMP*, *THUMP*, BSHH
Some of the people were starting to get freak out by the wierd nosies.
BSHHH, *THUMP* *THUMP*….
…
…..
HEY EVERY! IT'S ME! EVERY BUDDY'S FAVOURITE [NUMBER 1 RATED SALESMAN1997], SPAMTON G. SPAMTON, AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA.
…
…
"Wut?" said Al confused as hell, as the rest of the cast.
HEY THERE [LITTLE SPONGES], WOULD YOU LIKE [HYPERLINK BLOCKED]?!
No, seriously.
What was going on?
OMKE 2: What was the previous warden really doing.
"New warden?" asked Mimi, tilting her head to the side adorably.
"For the time being?" Otto pointed that out.
YES. I AM HERE UNTIL THE PREVIOUS ONE RETURNS.
"Where is the previous warden?" asked Tivey, curious.
HE IS BUSY.
"With what?" Ricardo raised an eyebrown.
UUUUUUHHHHHHH, IT'S COMPLICATED.
Meanwhile…
"JOSEFF! COME HERE AND HELP ME!" said a voice holding to what looked like a door shut.
"NA-AH, You got yourself in that situation, then get out of that situation yourself" a second voice replied.
"FUCK YOU!, I WOULD NOT SHARE MY PILLOWS WITH YOU ANYMORE"
"Like you ever did that!"
Voices could be hear from outside the door.
"Hey, where is chapter 15?"
"What's is 14 plus 1?"
"Can you count to 15?"
"Why do you hate the number 15 so much?"
"Hey, hey, it's true of what you said that the reason you hate the number 15 so much is beacuse it touched where the sun does-"
"BACK OFF!" yelled the voice while holding a flamethrower.
The world exploded in flames….
.
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Now see you in the future, ADIOS.