Chapter Seven

He is Vengeful and Mighty

"Heath." He heard his name being called, but it was to no avail as he laid helplessly in his mindscape. Visions passed him by without clarity, and noised molded together. He slowly regained himself and glanced about at the colors that passed him by. He couldn't make sense of any of it.

[Heath, your consciousness has returned! I thought that all that agony would've wiped your mind away. I've never seen such pain.] Kiva's voice suddenly said. Heathcliff was still unconscious, but the little bugger could still speak to him. Heathcliff sighed.

Yeah, I guess. Everything is starting to settle out. What am I looking at? Heathcliff wondered. Kiva hummed in response as a very blurry image stilled before his mind's eye. He saw flames, chaos, and broken buildings. He saw blonde hair, and a green glow. He saw shadows overcoming it.

[A premonition? That's my guess, based on your knowledge of weird visions.] Kiva said. Heathcliff chuckled at the creature's speculation and focused on the vision itself.

The fire doesn't fade away like the rest. All this fire still stays around. Heathcliff observed. He deduced that it was a forewarning to future events yet to come, whereas he concluded the blonde hair, green glow, and shadows to be a present or soon to come occurrence. Or so he liked to believe. He really didn't know anything definitively. His and the creature's presumptions were pure speculation. It pissed him off.

"Heathcliff!" He jumped slightly at the loud ringing that followed the shrill call of his name. He could feel the visions slipping away as his consciousness returned. Slowly it all darkened to the pitch blackness of a void.

Then, he woke up.

"MOTHERFUCKER!" Heathcliff shouted, sitting up feverishly in the large bed. He blinked and rubbed his eyes as the dim light of the room entered them. When he was able to see again, he saw bandages around his bare stomach and his palms. He glanced to his right to see Akeno smiling and crying. She lunged forward and wrapped her arms around his neck. He caught her with a pained grunt.

"Heath! You're okay! I was so worried!" Akeno sobbed, rubbing her face into his neck. Rias suddenly burst into the room and rushed around to his left side. She hopped onto his left side and hugged him as well. She was also tearful. Heathcliff glanced between them with bewilderment. Who was the one calling for him in his dream?

"Course I am… Kiva won't let me die… technically. What… happened? All I remember is flipping off that psychotic bitch…" Heathcliff muttered, his stomach searing with pain. His spine didn't feel any better, and he soon felt Kiva flip his pain receptors off. He sighed as relief flooded him.

"You nearly died! We came to rescue you as soon as Rias noticed you were in trouble. I've been trying to heal you, but my magic isn't working too well." Akeno explained, calming down slightly. She sniffled and held his arm against her chest. He might've been numb, but her breasts still felt wondrous against his arm. Rias did the same on his right side.

"Neither has my magic. But… what I want to know is what happened back there?" Rias asked, running her hand through his hair. Heathcliff sighed and relaxed against the headboard slightly. Akeno ran a careful and comforting hand across his chest. If he wasn't numb, Heathcliff could've felt himself blush.

"Uh… well. A lot." Heathcliff mumbled. He took a moment to recount the events that landed him in this bed. While he liked being nearly smothered by two gorgeous women, he didn't like nearly dying.

[Oh, the healing thing is my fault. You were in so much trauma I sent you into a comatose state and forced your systems to run on a lower level. I basically made everything grind to a halt, even your cell's healing factor was halted to keep you from losing any energy or blood and dying. Basically what I do when you actually die, but since they tried healing you with magic, it reversed my abilities and canceled out. Hopefully, that makes sense. They should be able to heal you now that you're conscious and I'm not withholding your functions.] Kiva explained in the moment between Heathcliff's words and thoughts. He sighed and shook his head.

"Well, that solves that problem. So, Rias… remember when you revived me?" Heathcliff asked, shifting the subject momentarily. She nodded as he leaned more into her touch. He shivered as Akeno found his collarbone.

"When you revived me, you stopped Kiva's own revive ability. See, your healing or reviving magic cancels out his healing ability because my body doesn't know what to listen to… Get it? So, when I nearly died back there, Kiva sent me into a comatose state where he tried to heal me. But that backfired your own efforts, making them both null and void. Make sense?" Heathcliff explained. He drew in a long breath as both women thought over his words. He had scarcely understood the creature's own explanation, so his would have to suffice.

"I see. Does that mean you'd have to let Kiva know if we're going to heal you?" Rias asked. She placed her hand over his injured stomach and it started to glow.

[I'd just have to know if they do. I suppose I'll use your seventh sense to detect it. Just let them know that if it isn't working, just leave it to me.] Kiva said. Heathcliff grinned as his receptors were turned back online and he felt the pain leaving his stomach as Rias healed him. Akeno took his hands and held them, her magic started healing him as well.

"Just… if it isn't working, leave it to him. Kiva is an extremely intelligent creature, despite not having much of a mind of his own… But, you know what the worst part of this is?" Heathcliff asked, watching Akeno heal him. She glanced at him curiously. He grinned but didn't move apart from that.

"I barely have the strength to talk, let alone kiss my beautiful girlfriend… as thanks…" Heathcliff chuckled slightly as Akeno blushed. She smiled at him and leaned forward, pressing her lips against his.

"I guess I'll have to do all the work." Akeno said as she pulled away. Rias narrowed her eyes at them and sighed. She grabbed Heathcliff's jaw and turned his head towards her. He sighed at the act, sensing her envy.

"Heath, details. What happened?" Rias demanded, squeezing his cheeks slightly. He chuckled and tried pulling his jaw free. She didn't let him go.

"Aw come on… at least go back to rubbing my head… that was relaxing. This hurts…" Heathcliff muttered through his squeezed face. Rias couldn't help but giggle at him and released his face. She began stroking his head again, gently rubbing his head. He groaned lightly and relaxed once more.

"Anyway… So… that house I went to. Some wombat looking dude in a priest outfit killed the resident and had, Asia, the nun with him. Since he was a crazy fuck, I beat him up, but Asia wouldn't let me kill him. So we escaped to the park where Raynare tracked us down. I started hitting her, but she aimed a spear at Asia… and I guess you can gather the rest from there." Heathcliff explained. Akeno rubbed his now healed hands and slowly started removing his bandages. Rias sighed and continued her ministrations. Heathcliff felt like going back to sleep.

"So… that's how you injured your hands. Saving someone else's life." Akeno said quietly. She sighed and snuggled up next to him. He wrapped his arm around her to the best of his abilities. He was still sluggish and tired, though.

"I guess… I just wish I wasn't so stupid about it. I caught the damn thing in my bare hands. Though… I didn't realize it would hurt that much. Fuck me…" Heathcliff muttered. Akeno giggled and slid her arm around his chest. She kissed his neck and pressed into him.

"Alright. If you insist." Akeno whispered with a giggle. Heathcliff chuckled and winced as Rias pinched his ear.

"None of that. Heath, you need rest. I'll go speak to Kalawarner about this, see what she has to say. Akeno, can I trust you to heal him completely instead of raping him?" Rias asked. Akeno nodded to her and replaced Rias's hand on Heathcliff's stomach and began healing it. Rias got up and left the room, leaving them alone. Slowly but surely his wound healed. In actuality, it was far faster than any healing Akeno had seen before. Almost like Rias was still helping her.

[Hey Heath. I just realized I can use your magic abilities to copy the spells that Akeno is using to heal you. Since Synergetics can copy any biological function to use as their own, I just adjusted it to the magic sense and now you can copy magic. It has to hit you, though, or else we won't get the magic signature to copy it.] Kiva suddenly said. Heathcliff blinked in surprise and undid his bandages, his energy coming back in leaps and bounds.

"Holy shit." Heathcliff said. His wound was fully healed, and he even retrained the knowledge of the spell that Akeno was using. He held his hand out and pushed magic through, illuminating his hand in a yellow glow.

"Heath, that's my healing spell! How did you learn that!?" Akeno exclaimed, just as surprised as he was. Heathcliff shrugged and canceled the spell. He heard a chuckle from his partner.

"A new ability. A modified Synergetic ability called Mimic. Usually, if we came in contact with a snake, or a chameleon, Kiva could copy its genetic material and rebuild its venom or camouflaging ability within me. So far, I've only learned how to manipulate my webbing to create strong spider webs. Originally, Synergetics could only do as much as their host, but since humans are extremely versatile, he can do much more. Such as some of the things you've seen." Heathcliff explained, remembering all of Kiva's detailed lessons. Mostly, the creature had just implanted the information into his brain. Heathcliff had to sort it out himself.

"No way… That's immeasurably useful. Can it copy anything?" Akeno asked. Heathcliff shrugged again and stretched. His body felt back at one hundred percent.

"Don't know. But the spell has to contact me to read the magic signature properly to copy it. My seventh sense only senses magic and levels of it. So this Mimic can't do everything. If the spell is going to kill me, I might not want to get hit with it. There's the chance it'll kill me and Kiva won't be able to recover the memory signature for it. Fun stuff." Heathcliff said with a grin. Akeno flicked his nose and then kissed it.

"Don't go getting killed again, silly." Akeno said, hugging him tightly. Heathcliff sighed and pulled her on top of him. She giggled as he squeezed her and nuzzled her neck.

"I might have to if this is the treatment I get." Heathcliff joked, kissing Akeno on the cheek. She laughed and shoved him down onto the bed. She straddled his waist and Heathcliff sucked in a quick breath as he struggled to stay calm. She smiled and pressed her hands into his chest.

"Akeno, Heath." Rias said as she burst into the room again. Heathcliff cursed his luck, and also blushed slightly at the precarious situation he was in. Akeno smiled at Rias while Heathcliff did his best not to look foolish. He did, anyway, so his efforts were in vain.

"Uh, I spoke with Kalawarner. She said she might know what Raynare is doing with Asia, but she isn't sure. All she really knows is that it will benefit Kokabiel. We can't have that." Rias explained as Akeno slowly climbed off of Heathcliff. He sat up properly and pulled the sheets off. Luckily, he still had pants on.

"So, we can save Asia. Good. But… does she know where they took her?" Heathcliff wondered. Rias shook her head and he clenched his fists.

Dammit all. I can't let Asia become an experiment for some asshole I don't even know… Heathcliff thought. He heard Kiva hum and a memory flashed through his head.

[When you fired that web, I took the liberty of imbuing it with our own Presence signature. I guess you could say that a little part of you is with it. It lets of a volatile presence, letting your sixth sense find it easily. But it has a limit before the Caulobacter die.]Kiva explained. Heathcliff wanted to give the creature a high five, but he focused on his sixth sense and it extended into the beyond again. He felt a highly violent presence on the edge of his sense where everything was starting to blur together. He suddenly jumped up from the bed and gathered his clothes.

"Heathcliff… what?" Rias wondered. He grinned as he put his boots back on and pointed towards the signal.

"Kiva can do some seriously insane stuff. My webbing contains a bacterium known as Caulobacter. It's what creates the webbing itself, and what allows me to cling to surfaces. Before you took me away, I fired off a web that stuck to Asia… I think. Kiva had imbued it with a violent presence, allowing me to sense it even when my sense blurs. She's out towards the edge of town. Let's go." Heathcliff said, putting his shirt and coat on. He rolled up the sleeves and ran out of the room into the clubroom.

"Heath! Where are you going!? We need to plan and teleport over there." Rias said as Heathcliff ran past Kiba and Koneko in the clubroom. They watched him hop into the window and open the shutters. He stopped and grinned back at Rias.

"They'll see you coming with a teleport. They won't know I'm coming if I swing there. Give me five minutes to get into position. You guys plan around the fact that I'm going to kick the doors in." Heathcliff said. He then jumped out of the window and disappeared into the night. Rias was left confused at his sudden disappearance.

"Well. I guess we have to back him up." Koneko sighed. Kiba chuckled half-heartedly.

"We sure do…"

Heathcliff stood atop a branch, watching the old church carefully. He made sure he was in full incognito, hiding his presence on all fronts. He had even morphed, his claw marks on the tree were the only sign he existed. It wasn't long before he saw Koneko and Kiba appear at the front of the church. The sky changed into an iridescent form. The hunt was on. Heathcliff slowly lowered himself from the branch and hung behind his friends.

"I can sense several people inside. I recognize one… he's the priest I beat the shit out of. What did you all plan for?" Heathcliff asked, his bestial voice growled slightly. Kiba stared at him in slight shock, whereas Koneko simply sighed at him.

"Rias and Akeno are taking care of the other Fallen Angels around back. We're supposed to head straight in and go after the nun." Koneko explained. Heathcliff grinned with his creepy, long maw and licked his teeth.

"Wonderful. Her name's Asia, by the way. Ready?" Heathcliff asked, slinking over to the doors. He stood and raised his leg. Koneko and Kiba stood next to him as he kicked the doors off their hinges and drew his obsidian blades from his back. Freed stood at the head of the church with his hands in his coat pockets.

"Well, well… what the fuck!?" Freed shouted upon seeing Heathcliff. He drew his gun and fired at him. Heathcliff simply ducked the bullet and rushed forward, overtaking Freed in a matter of seconds. The man screamed as Heathcliff dug his sword into Freed's stomach. He jumped back, snapping the blade so it stayed lodged in Freed. Heathcliff replaced the spike on his back before drawing it again. A new jagged blade was attached to it.

"Ah… what the fuck are you…?" Freed wondered as he drew his light sword. He slashed a bench in half after Koneko threw it at him. Heathcliff spat on his blades and they ignited with fire.

"I am a beast." Heathcliff answered simply, ducking another bullet. Freed rushed them and clashed with Kiba, sword against sword. Heathcliff appeared at Freed's side and caught his pistol arm under his own. Heathcliff twisted his arm and popped Freed's arm out of its socket. He rammed another obsidian blade into Freed's chest just before the rogue priest was able to slip away from them. He laughed as his left arm hung limply at his side. He put his sword away and pulled out a small white orb. Heathcliff reformed his sword as Freed pulled the obsidian out of his body. He screamed as he removed the flaming blade.

"You kids are something else… Literally. But, this fight will have to wait till next time… Toodaloo!" Freed exclaimed as he threw the orb on the ground. Koneko threw another bench at him and Heathcliff fired off a web to catch him. But it was too no avail as the orb exploded in a white light. They were blinded for mere moments, but Heathcliff recovered the fastest and sniffed the air. He checked his senses, finding no sign of Freed whatsoever. He growled as he replaced his swords.

"I'm going to kill that fucking wombat." Heathcliff muttered in a low rumble. Koneko and Kiba recovered a moment later and were slightly baffled. Freed had absolutely vanished.

"Heath… you're far more formidable than I imagined." Kiba said, smiling at Heathcliff. Koneko nodded in agreement as Heathcliff stood up and looked at his muscly body covered by his protective fibrous skin.

"Thanks… I didn't know you could pull swords out of your ass." Heathcliff responded with a bestial grin. Kiba grinned and switched the sword he was using in a flash. Heathcliff chuckled.

"Not really from there, but yes. I can. It's my Sacred Gear." Kiba said. Heathcliff gave him a confused glance, which looked more like he was going to eat the lad. Kiba chuckled sheepishly.

"I guess we never mentioned them before. Story for another time." Kiba stated. Heathcliff nodded as Koneko broke the podium of the church open to reveal a staircase. They descended it to see a large room with hooded figures lining the chamber. Raynare was at the helm of these people, standing before Asia who was chained to a cross.

"ASIA!" Heathcliff roared, jumping into the fray of robed people. They all turned to face him, as did Raynare.

"The hero comes rush- WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU!?" Raynare yelled, reeling back from the sight of Heathcliff's morph. The robed figures backed away, moaning in fear. Heathcliff licked his teeth and spat on the floor, lighting it ablaze. He smiled at Raynare.

"Don't you remember me?" Heathcliff asked, drawing his blades from his back. Raynare glanced at the flames before staring at him in shock.

"Heathcliff King? Ugh, what gutter monster did you become?" Raynare asked. Heathcliff growled and breathed deeply. He roared and unleashed a stream of fire from his maw towards the robed people. They screamed as his flamethrower of an attack engulfed them and they scattered. Koneko and Kiba joined him and attacked the robed people as some of them fought back.

"I've been a monster. Release Asia before I make you my next hunt." Heathcliff demanded, readying himself for a fight. Raynare smiled as Asia began screaming vigorously and in pure agony.

"You're too late, little scum rat. The ritual was complete long before you arrived… Now I will have the Sacred Gear of Twilight Healing! Good luck defeating us now, Devils!" Raynare shouted as Asia's body soon went limp and a little green glow exited her. Two small rings slowly fell into Raynare's grasp and she captured them. They soon appeared on her hands.

Sacred Gear. That again… I hope it isn't anything too important. Heathcliff thought. But his senses betrayed his wishful thinking. He noticed Asia's presence diminish. She was dead.

[Heath. I hope you can work under pressure.] Kiva said. The creature's words were the last thing Heathcliff's mind processed before it was overtaken by pure, unadulterated rage. He roared with an ear-piercing intensity, forcing everyone to cover their ears. He shot forward with unfathomable speed and slammed into the shocked Raynare, his blades digging into her shoulders. She screamed as he planted himself on the pedestal and launched her into the air. His blades snapped at the force of his throw and Raynare smashed through the ceiling into the mass hall with a thunderous crash. She hit the ceiling and screamed as Heathcliff jumped at her. He put his sword hilts back as he caught Raynare in midair and squeezed her throat. He roared again, but flames escaped his maw and engulfed her.

Heathcliff pulled them back to the ceiling with a web and threw the flaming Fallen Angel at the ground. She smashed into the floor in a heap as his flames went out. Heathcliff landed silently behind her, awaiting her next move as the dust cleared. He noticed her magic spike as a green glow emitted from the cloud. He growled as Raynare stood up and walked towards him, her wounds healing quickly. His obsidian clattered to the floor as the blades were ejected from her body. Her leather 'outfit' was torn and burned away, leaving her mostly nude.

"Well… that was terrifying… But I'm ready for you now- AHG!" Raynare was cut off when a web slammed into her throat and Heathcliff pulled with all his might. She was thrown off balance and he reeled her in, grabbing her by the throat again. She struggled against his immense strength, but it was futile. His monstrous strength terrified her.

"What… did you do… to Asia…?" Heathcliff growled with a guttural echo. Raynare choked on her words as his grip tightened. He narrowed his reptilian eyes and pulled his sword out of his back again. He rammed the blade into her stomach and twisted it, her choked screams echoed throughout the night. He lessened his grip, but webbed her hands and feet together. Raynare coughed violently as tears ran out of her eyes.

"The ritual transferred her Sacred Gear to me… it killed her… Why do you… even care?" Raynare said through coughs and choked breaths. Heathcliff broke his blade off again and returned the spike. His grip on her throat tightened again, but didn't snuff her out quite yet.

"SOMEONE, BRING ME ASIA!" Heathcliff bellowed. In an instant, Kiba was at his side with Asia's lifeless body in his arms. He laid the girl on a bench and Heathcliff slammed Raynare on the ground next to Asia.

"Give it back." Heathcliff ordered. He grabbed Raynare's hand and started crushing it. She choked out a scream.

"FUCK YOU!" Raynare yelped. Heathcliff smashed her into the ground again and stomped on his lodged blade. Raynare screamed in anguish and cried out.

"GIVE IT BACK TO HER, BEFORE I STOP SHOWING MERCY!" Heathcliff bellowed, lifting Raynare to a standing position. The Fallen Angel sobbed and nodded feverishly. Heathcliff released her as she rested her hands on Asia's body and started mumbling. The rings on her hands soon vanished and reappeared on Asia. Asia's presence returned slightly. Heathcliff felt himself calm down slightly and watched the terrified and sobbing Raynare fall to her knees. She cowered before him, crying profusely. He felt a sudden rush of guilt as she quietly awaited her death.

"What the hell happened in here? All we heard was roaring…?" Rias mumbled as her and Akeno appeared at the front doors. They walked in on the scene and were absolutely shocked. Kiba stood with his eyes closed and his hands clasped tightly in front of him.

"I... I lost my cool. I'm fine now… Asia is okay. I can sense her properly. Akeno… could you attend to her, please?" Heathcliff asked, glancing at Akeno. She nodded and walked over to Asia who was still unconscious on the bench. Koneko joined them from below. She was slightly surprised at the scene before her. Heathcliff stared at his hand.

Kiva… is that what you meant by working under pressure? Heathcliff asked. He heard a chuckle from the creature and sighed.

[Yeah. Remember the last time you gave into your rage? I'm surprised you showed mercy. Your animalistic instincts are far stronger while I'm with you. Try not to kill unnecessarily again. Like your dad said; Vengeance is an option.] Kiva said. Heathcliff chuckled and slowly started to de-morph. His fibrous skin split down the middle and the sinews of his morph split apart. The flesh of the beast melded back into his body and vanished. He shook his head as his sensory receptors were replaced with his human ones. It was weird not having ears or a protruding nose and having a maw full of dagger-like teeth.

"So… what should we do with her?" Heathcliff asked quietly, looking down at Raynare. He felt a pang of guilt stab him in the heart and he glanced away. She shivered with fear when he stepped away. Heathcliff couldn't bear being near her. He felt too much remorse from torturing and terrifying her. Rias stepped forward and crouched in front of Raynare. The Fallen Angel looked up at her, but caught a glance at Heathcliff and yelped. She fell onto her back and stared at him in absolute terror.

"D-D-D-D-Don't let that… thing hurt me… please… I'll do anything… please…" Raynare pleaded. She cried out as Rias pinched the obsidian blade end between her fingers. Raynare whimpered as she glanced between the blade and Heathcliff.

"Alright. Well, I was planning on killing you… But, Kalawarner might be happy to see you. All you have to do is betray Kokabiel and side with us. Not hard, right? You don't want the Beast to get angry again, would you?" Rias coerced, twisting the obsidian blade slightly. Raynare yelped and nodded quickly.

"Of course! I'll submit! Please don't make him hurt me…" Raynare begged, cowering further. Rias smiled and glanced at Heathcliff. He rose a curious brow.

"I had a feeling you didn't want to kill her either. I don't really feel like showing her mercy, but since you captured her, I'll leave it up to you. Just know, she's your responsibility if you chose to spare her." Rias said, standing up and stepping to the side. Heathcliff sighed and glanced down at Raynare who visibly cringed in fear. Her eyes stared at him, filled with fright. He couldn't stand it. In his wrath, he truly became the monster he believed himself to be.

Dammit… I am a monster. I would've gutted her if she didn't submit so easily. Fuck… Rias knows I'll spare her, so why doesn't she just kill her? Would she really expect Raynare to give in and tell us everything she knows? Maybe she realizes that Raynare's fear of me can be used for that very purpose. Huh… intuitive, isn't she? Heathcliff thought, glancing at Rias. He stared at how vulnerable and fearful Raynare appeared. He stepped forward and she flinched. He sighed.

"Fucker…" Heathcliff muttered. He snapped his fingers and his webbing started to decay around Raynare's bound wrists and ankles. She pulled herself free and started backing away from Heathcliff. But in her haste, Raynare doubled over in pain from the obsidian blade in her stomach. Heathcliff knew he couldn't do much so he simply crouched down next to Asia as Akeno healed her.

"She should be fine with some rest. But… why spare that wretched Fallen Angel? She tried to kill you." Akeno said, turning to face Heathcliff. He continued to stare at Asia's unconscious form and balanced on the balls of his feet. He rested his arms on his thighs and intertwined his hands.

"Same reason I acted the way I did around Kalawarner. I can't do it. She's afraid of me. Afraid of my strength. I don't want to hurt her, but I did. I had to. But I went too far. 'Vengeance is an option, so you should be true to what you believe', so I was. I couldn't possibly hurt her after that, even if I wanted to murder her before, I can't bring myself to do it. Not after seeing her fear." Heathcliff explained in a quiet tone. He hung his head and closed his eyes.

"But, she brought this on herself…" Akeno started, trying to argue with the glum Heathcliff. He sighed as she trailed off. It seemed she didn't know how to convince him otherwise.

"Most certainly. By all accounts, she deserves death. But I was raised to believe in something… and part of that is atonement. By sparing her, I am atoning. By showing kindness, I will atone. By helping others, I will atone. Raynare is… well, is who she is because of sin. Sometimes it is necessary, or unavoidable. I have killed without feeling before. I won't do so again." Heathcliff said, his vague explanation must have reached to someone. Akeno grew quiet and placed a comforting hand on his back as a quiet tear escaped his eye. He heard a small whimper and glanced to where Raynare was hiding. Her eyes caught his.

"Hate me, fear me, whatever is your poison. Just know… I am still human behind the monster." Heathcliff stated quietly. He stood and picked Asia up in his arms. He turned to Rias and nodded before walking out of the church. Akeno watched him leave, as did Raynare. He jumped into the cool, dark night with Asia's warmth held against his chest.

'Lad, you've got it in you. Potential, kindness, and rage. Use them each, but not one more than the other. Remember who's watching you, HA-HA!' Words echoed in his mind as he jumped out onto a rooftop and started making his way back home. Another tear escaped his eye.

I am this way, because this is how Pop made me.

Here you are, despite myself I wrote this because I left it short last time. Here's 5000 words for you.

Thanks guys,

See you next time with the King of Symbiosis.