After the trauma that had occurred last night, Ash and Team RWBY were finally happy that Blake had gotten a whole lot of sleep. Although things were calming down, Ash had still not recovered from Blake's hurtful comments that geared towards him. However, he could tell that Blake was making up for it, both physically and mentally. She had been a little more….clingy than usual to Ash, and she had got lots of high marks and great focus in her studies. In fact, she had her arms wrapped around his arm throughout the day.
During a training session with their Keyblades, Ash watched Blake and Ruby training with their unique fighting style. Weiss was demonstrating how to fence with Yang, who was learning slowly due to never fencing in her life. Ash hardly spoke throughout not just the training session, but all day.
"Hey Ash, can I talk to you?" A familiar voice spoke behind him. He turned and saw Coco a few feet away from him with her aviator sunglasses hung just underneath her eyes.
"Sure. Alright you guys, take ten." He said to them before walking off to the airship loading dock. "So Coco, what did you want to talk about?" Ash wondered.
"I…I never really thanked you for saving us yesterday." She stuttered a bit.
"It was nothing, besides I'm just looking out for a fellow colleague and her team. If you were in my shoes I bet you'd do the same." Ash said.
"It was something. And I owe you for saving us, and I will NOT take 'no' for an answer Ash." Coco said as she almost got into his face with a serious look.
"Alright then, name it." Ash said while taking a step back.
"A dance Saturday night and…..oh the hell with it!" She yelled before putting both hands on his face and pulled him towards a passionate kiss. She then wrapped them around his neck. Ash's eyes shot wide open from the impact. Meanwhile, the girls watched as the fashionista was kissing their boyfriend.
"All in favor of adding her to the love group say 'aye'." Ruby said before raising her hand.
"Aye!" The rest called out.
"Then let's talk to her before she leaves." Blake suggested before dismissing Panther Claw.
Back with Ash and Coco, Ash then began to melt into the kiss just like from before. They broke apart for air and Coco leaned her forehead onto his.
"I've wanted to do that since we returned." She whispered. She still had her arms around him.
"I can see why. You definitely had that look in your eyes." Ash said with a slight shocked expression.
"Hey Coco, before you go, we need to discuss something with you." Blake said as they walked towards them. For some reason, Ash's heart and stomached twisted from fear.
"Alright, just as long as we can discuss this back at my dorm, capiche?" Coco asked as she turned towards them.
"Alright, let's go." Ruby said before grabbing her arm and yanked her. Ash watched as they left with her, all but Weiss stayed behind.
"Finally, now I can be alone with Ash for a while." She whispered to herself.
"I guess training is done for the moment." Ash said before walking to Weiss. She looked up at him and took his hand. "So how's your training coming along?" He asked.
"Great, although I feel that we should be ready to learn spells as well." Weiss said. Ash then got an idea for that.
"Tell you what, tomorrow after classes we can get started on spells, with the inclusion of healing." Ash said.
"Sounds great, but first let's eat." Weiss said before her stomach growled with hunger. As they made their way towards the mess hall, they still had their hands held. As soon as they gotten their food, they met up with Team JNPR at their usual spot.
"Howdy Ash, haven't seen you for some time." Jaune said while holding Pyrrha's hand with his.
"Well, things are going all over the place. What with the dance coming up, rescue missions, training newbies with their Keyblades, what's next?" Ash asked. Weiss decided to just wrap her arms around his and leaned her head on his shoulder.
"Spending some time with your favorite Ice Princess?" She asked, causing him to blush a bit.
"Well that too. Anyway, you all going to the dance together?" Ash asked them.
"We sure are, but only as friends with me and Renny here, though not together-together." Nora said. Ren just smiled and shook his at her.
"At least we will have a good time regardless if we were together or not Nora." Ren said.
"Where's the rest of your team?" Pyrrha asked.
"They're having a chat with Coco Adel of Team CFVY about an event that happened out at the courtyard a lit bit ago." Weiss explained
"Team CFVY is back? When did they return?" Ren asked.
"Yesterday, and it wouldn't surprise me that if they are still resting from their mission." Ash spoke. Suddenly, Ash sensed that Velvet was heading towards them. Ash looked to the right and indeed she was coming over with a smile on her face.
"Speak of the devil; we were just talking about you and your team Velvet." Weiss said. Velvet eyed her that she was still resting on his shoulder.
'Lucky, I wanted that shoulder.' She thought to herself. "Hey Ash….I…..thanks for saving us yesterday." She hesitated from her slight shyness.
"Don't sweat it. After all, it's just as I told Coco earlier; I'm just looking out for a fellow colleague." Ash said. It was then that he began to realize that this was just like with him and Coco. 'Oh boy, bet this makes a possible 7th.' He thought.
"Well…..thanks anyway. Oh, and one more thing." She said before kneeing down towards his height.
'Ah shit. Here we go.' He thought again. "What's that? Wait let me guess. You want me to save you a dance Saturday night, right?" He asked.
"Actually, I was wondering if you would go with me to the dance." She said with a bit of red on her cheeks, causing him and the others to look up at her with shock. Ash then looked down in thought from that. He then looked over at Weiss, who just looked back.
"Well…is it possible that I can think about it for a moment or two?" He asked Velvet.
"No rush, just asking if you wanted to go with me to the dance." Velvet said with a smile.
"I'll have an answer for you possibly tonight." He told her.
"Alright, see you then Ashy." She said before getting ready to walk away. They watched her leave, but then looked confused as she just stopped. Velvet then blushed harder before turning around, dashed towards them and kissed Ash on the lips with her eyes shut tight. Everyone gasped at the sight, while Weiss just starred at them. Velvet broke the kiss and just stormed off as fast as Ruby's speed semblance.
Ash just looked down with sheer shock as he was getting déjà vu with Team RWBY. "Um…I'm gonna…..I'm gonna just…..just eat." Ash was able to say with that same expression. Team JNPR just watched as he ate.
"How do you do it Ash?" Jaune asked him.
"I have no idea. Maybe I'm just being too nice for my own good." Ash said as he continued eating. Weiss had to get through to him, and she had the perfect idea.
"How about if we all go the dance together in one big group?" She asked him. Ash looked up at her.
You mean me, Team RWBY, and CFVY?" He asked. Weiss then nodded. "That does make more sense, and I don't see why not. Alright, then it's settled." Ash said with a smile.
"Are you sure you don't have a semblance that makes girls fall for you?" Ren asked.
"I might need to be tested for that." Ash jokingly said as he looked at Ren.
Later that day, Ash and Pikachu were sitting on top of his usual spot to meditate as he just watched the sunset. His mind was still on repeat from the events last night with him listening to all the hurtful things Blake had said about him to Yang. This was becoming too much for him to handle, and the kisses from both Coco and Velvet practically did nothing to help.
"GYAAAAAH!" Ash screamed with rage and punched the ground. Pikachu just looked at him with fright.
"Pika Pi?" Pikachu asked Ash before jumping onto his lap.
"Sorry bud. I didn't mean to scare you like that. It's just that with all that has been happening this week, I don't think I can handle it any longer." Ash said before shedding a tear.
"Pika." Pikachu said while rubbing his head onto his. Ash then scratched his head with a small smile.
"How did I know that I would find you up here sweetie?" Blake's voice spoke from behind him. Ash's heart stopped for a split second. She walked to him and sat next to him, closing the gap between them.
"Well considering that this is where I come to meditate and clear my mind, bet it was no surprise." Ash said softly. Blake was getting nervous due to how he was feeling. She still regretted everything that has happened the previous night. She closed her eyes and thought for a short moment, until she came to a decision.
"Ash, I love you so much. I wasn't myself last night with all of those sleepless nights. The last thing I want to do is to lose you forever." Blake told him while holding his face and looked into his eyes. Pikachu smiled at Blake for those heartwarming words towards his trainer and best friend.
"I love you too Blake. I just need time to recover from what all has been happening. Don't think of this as a breakup. I don't want to lose you or everyone else as well. I guess I GYAA!" Ash suddenly gasped as Blake grabbed his head and neck and pulled it towards her. She pulled his top part of his coat down and smashed her lips onto his collarbone and she sucked on it. She then gently pressed her teeth into it.
"AAHH!" Ash yelled in slight pain as she continued to suck and teething on his collarbone, causing it to bleed a little. After a few more seconds, she finally pulled away, leaving Ash motionless. He looked like he was stuck by electricity.
"Now we are meant to be with each other forever." Blake said softly before kissing him on the cheek.
"What…what did you do?" He asked as he rubbed his lower neck.
"I left you my mark. It's kind of a way for us Faunus's to show that we have found our true love." Blake answered.
"Pika." Pikachu said with amazement at the kiss bite.
"Then…then I guess that means-" Ash was saying before Blake silenced him with a finger to his mouth.
"Yes, consider that my perfect apology my love." She said before pulling him into a passionate kiss with him, who happily returned it to her. She then broke the kiss and adjusted herself to sit on his lap and caressing his chest, only to be cut short when someone cleared her throat. The rest of Team RWBY, Coco and Velvet were watching them. Pikachu was on Ruby's shoulder as he gave them some space.
"So, have we calmed down from last night?" Yang asked with a smirk. Knowing her, Ash would be ready for any teasing Yang will be giving him from what just happened a few seconds ago.
"Yes, I think we are okay now. Right, Ash?" Blake asked him. Ash then smiled at her and hugged her.
"Yes." He said while Blake returned the hug.
"So Ash, your little love group had a chat with me and Velvet, and we decided to join the group. I hope that we get along well." Coco said while walking towards him and sat on his other side.
"I'm hopping too." Velvet said before kneeing down behind him and hugged him.
Ash then started to laugh a bit before shouting, "7!" The rest were laughing with him from that.
"Well Ash, we got to head back. See you at the dance." Coco said before kissing his cheek. Then Ash realized that he never answered Velvet's request.
"Hey Velvet, about your request earlier today. Why don't we all go together in one big group?" Ash suggested.
"That sounds great Ash. Then I guess it's a date. See you then." She said before kissing him on the lips, to which he happily returned.
"I think it's about time we hit the hay as well. Tomorrow, we are going to learn spells with your Keyblades girls." Ash said as he stood up and faced towards Team RWBY. This got them excited. As they made their way to their dorm, Ash couldn't help but get a strange gut feeling about something.
"Hey guys, you go on ahead. I gotta check out something." Ash told them before summoning Divine Elemental. They turned towards him with confusion.
"What's up? You sense something?" Blake asked.
"Yeah, it's coming from underneath Beacon. I've been sensing some kind of aura that I never felt before several times. Now, it's been getting stronger." Ash told them.
"Should we come too?" Ruby asked.
"I'm not sure that's a good idea. After all, it is almost past curfew for you girls. I'll meet up with you later alright?" He asked before summoning a portal behind him.
"Okay, but do be careful." Yang said before kissing him, while everyone else did the same afterwards. Ash smiled at them before walking through the portal.
Somewhere in the deepest part of Beacon, a portal opened up and Ash walked out.
"Whoa… what is this place?" Ash asked himself as he looked around at a gigantic room that had large hallways that look like it stretches for who knows how long. Ash treads cautiously with Divine Elemental out, ready to defend himself in this unknown territory.
"Who goes there?" A female voiced echoed all around. Ash summoned the Oathkeeper and prepared to strike from that unexpected sound. He then saw a ball of fire being shot towards him. He dodged it and looked at that general direction.
"I'm Ash Ketchum, Keyblade Guardian of Beacon. Who are you?" Ash called out. Right after he spoke, more fire balls heading in his direction. He deflected the attacks with his Keyblades and charged towards the location as to where the attacks came from.
He then stopped as he saw a shadowy figure walking towards him. This was indeed the source of that powerful aura that he was sensing. And that's when it hit him.
"Hey, are you Amber? I'm not your enemy." Ash called out. The figure sneered at that.
"How do you know me? Are you an agent of Cinder Fall?" She asked.
"No, if I was we wouldn't be talking right now." Ash said. She then stopped from that. She then raised a hand and channel flames through her hand to give some light. Ash now saw that the figure was a tanned skin girl with long brown hair that had a long staff behind her, and her eyes were now glowing yellow.
"Ash….I have been waiting for you. Let me see the Keyblades." She said to him. Ash raised his Keyblades to her. She then smiled. "You are indeed the one that will save all of us." She said.
"All of us? What do you mean?" Ash asked. Amber then grabbed his arm and pulled him to a further part of the room.
"It's best if I showed you what I mean." She said as she continued to pull. They began walking down the hall until they reached a room that had paintings all over. Ash couldn't really tell what they were being so dimmed.
"Keyblade Master, as the Fall Maiden I bid you welcome to the sacred room of one of the best kept secrets from the world." She said before snapping her fingers, causing flames to erupt from torches around. This caused the room to light up and Ash now saw what the paintings represent.
"What is this place?" Ash asked as he looked around.
"This is called the Vault. This is the place where I train myself with a spectacular power I wield. My roles include keeping the balance of nature in check, and guard one of the four sacred power sources of the X-Blade." She explained.
Ash raised an eyebrow as he looked down at his Keyblades. "You mean these?" He asked. Amber giggled from that question.
"Not those, the X-Blade." She said as she pointed to a large painting in the very center of the room. Ash eyes widen at the weapon. It looked like two Kingdom Keys combined and a double edge blade extending from in between them. It also showed a unique design of light rays shining from the middle of the X-Blade.
"The letter itself, 'X' is a powerful and ancient letter. Some would say 'kye' to differentiate it from the letter although the meaning is the same." Amber said as she used her fire powers to show a giant letter X in the very center of the floor.
"A long time ago during the age of fairy tales, a world was shined down by the Heart of all Worlds itself, Kingdom Hearts. The world prospered with a very powerful light, until the worlds inhabitants began craving for this power. Thus the darkness was born." Amber began to explain more about the paintings represent.
"So this X-Blade has some kind of connection with this Kingdom Hearts?" Ash wondered as he eyed a picture with the X-Blade aiming itself at a large heart in the sky, which he safely assumed was Kingdom Hearts.
"The X-Blade is its counterpart and sacred protector. Speaking of such, they began demanding to have that power for themselves. They began creating weapons that resembles the X-Blade called Keyblades and they empowered them with their hearts. The warriors began fighting in the sacred spot where it once resides. The very first Keyblade War raged on for far too long. The darkness was so powerful that the X-Blade shattered into twenty sacred pieces, seven sacred shards of light and thirteen sacred shards of darkness, and Kingdom Hearts was lost to the far reaches of darkness." Amber continued to explain.
"I can see why they want that power for themselves. And I'm guessing you guard one of the shards, right?" He asked once again. She shook her head.
"I guard one of the four sacred power sources of the X-Blade. The X-Blade was already reconstructed that was almost put to bad use by an evil man named Xehanort." She told him.
"Xehanort? Sounds like a crazy old man if you ask me." Ash said jokingly.
"He was, and he later met his demise from the Warriors of Light themselves. They all agreed that the powers of the X-Blade were too dangerous to be used again. So they separated the power into four power sources that were later given to us Sacred Maidens to guard. And now that you're here, I can finally rest easier. A true hearted Keyblade Master is worthy of possessing this weapon." She said with a bright smile.
She instructed him to step forward to the very back of the room. Amber then took out her staff and charged her flames into it and plunged it into the ground. Small flames then formed into the X-Blade. Ash watched in amazement as it then formed into a ball of fire and it grew smaller and smaller. The small ball of fire then hovered above Amber's hands and she walked towards him.
"Master Ash, I bestow upon you one of the four powers of the X-Blade." She said as she then pushed it into where his heart is. Ash then felt the power flowing through him, and it felt warm. "And now, my role is done. But beware of one thing. Steer clear of Cinder Fall for she is my enemy and wants not only my powers, but this power I now gave to you." She warned him.
"Don't worry Amber; she won't harm you as long as I'm here. After all, I am a guardian here, so that makes me your protector." He said with a smile and placing a hand on her shoulder. She smiled and nodded to him.
"Oh, one more thing though. That power I gave you will unlock your true potential with your aura, just like your ancestor Sir Aaron. Now go, your girlfriends are waiting for you." She said with a teasing grin. Ash blushed from that jab, but then laughed from that.
"Before I go, I need to ask one more thing. Are you living down here as a prisoner, or can you leave whenever?" Ash asked.
"I can leave here if I wish, but that will put me in more danger. Until the threat has passed, I must stay here where I can train and keep nature's power in check. Normally, the staff here, and other authorized personnel are the only ones that are permitted to be here. But for you, you will always be welcomed to come down here to see me." She said. Ash nodded with a smile. He then turned around and summoned a portal that leads to Team RWBY's dorm.
"Good bye for now Amber." He said before waving at her. Amber just stood there and watched as he began to leave and closed the portal behind him.
"May your heart be your guiding key…. master." Amber whispered to herself while placing a hand on her heart.
Back at Team RWBY's dorm, they all waited for Ash to return. Suddenly, a portal opened up and Ash walked out with a smile.
"Well, what did you see?" Weiss asked as she stood up. Ash took a deep breath as he prepared to tell them what he experienced.
"I now know the source of that strong aura. It was Amber, the Fall Maiden herself." Ash told her. They all were shocked realizing that he met the Fall Maiden.
"What was she like?" Ruby asked as she rushed towards him and stopped mere inches from him.
"She looked very well-trained and very polite to people that are on her side. It seems that Cinder Fall is her true enemy. Now I truly know that I cannot share the power of the Keyblade with her, because she wants the Fall Maiden's power for herself." Ash explained.
"Is there anything we can do?" Blake asked.
"The only thing that can be done is to prepare everyone for anything that is about to happen. For now, everything is calm and no movements whatsoever." Ash said.
"That's good, because in a couple more nights, we can have that dance. And I rather not have anything happen before that thank you very much." Yang said.
"Well, let's get some sleep. I wanna rest up and prepare myself to train you more stuff that I know. Who knows, maybe you'll learn something that I don't know about you and your Keyblades." Ash said. Ruby was the first to hug him tight. She then began to feel a warm feeling from where her head felt on his heart.
"You're so warm Ash." Ruby said. Ash returned the hug and smiled. "I mean really warm. What were you doing with her?" Ruby asked.
"I'll have to tell you about that later on. Another long story, and don't worry she's not in the love group. Being the Fall Maiden, I doubt that she has time for stuff like that." Ash said. Weiss walked up to him and placed a hand on his forehead, confusing him.
"No fever, I don't see what Ruby is talking about." Weiss said as she pondered for a bit.
"Lean your head on his heart, that's where I felt it." Ruby said before taking a few steps back, and allowing the Ice Princess to hug him. It was true; she felt that very same warmth. She remained glued to him from the warm feeling.
"How long are you gonna be holding onto him?" Blake asked as she began to stand up.
"I can't help it." Weiss said with a slight whine.
"Alright then, come here you." Ash said playfully as he then picked her up bridal style. Weiss then laughed as she was swept off her feet by the Keyblade Master. She then wrapped her arms around him and laid her head on his shoulder.
"Okay, let's get some sleep." Ash said before taking Weiss to her bed and laying her down. He then kissed her afterwards. He then kissed everyone else and walked to his usual spot and began to sleep.
By the next morning, Ash felt something heavy on him once again. This time, it was Yang sleeping on him with her head on his heart.
"Why am I not surprised?" Ash whispered. Yang then slowly opened her eyes and looked at her boyfriend.
"You really are warm. You are like a human heater." She said as she snuggled him more.
"Looks like I'm also the perfect pillow as well." Ash said before rubbing her back while avoiding her hair. Ash knew how overprotective she is to it. If a single strand of hair falls off, he could only pray that she will let him live.
Later that day, Ash began demonstrating how to cast spells with his Keyblades. Team RWBY watched as he did it.
"These spells are your use for long range attacks, and defense. You have fire, blizzard, thunder, wind, reflect, gravity, magnet, stopping time, and healing spells. All line of spells requires eyesight to use them. The healing spell and the reflection spell are an exception. If you aim your Keyblade at another and say the cure spell, you will heal him or her. If you raise it into the sky, you'll be healing yourself." Ash explained to them.
"Would it consume our aura after each use?" Weiss asked.
"No, but your Keyblade does have a limit of how many times it can use magic, depending on the spell. So how about we try them out?" Ash asked.
To make this easier to understand, I decided to use the way spells are used in Kingdom Hearts 2.
"Alright, I'll go first." Yang said as she stepped forward. Ash grew a smile at her enthusiasm.
"Alright then, let's start with the fire spell. Weiss, think you can summon up a little something?" Ash asked Weiss, who happily nodded. She used her Myrtenaster and summoned a Beowolf in its place. All of those training to summon her enemies have finally paid off a hundred fold.
"Now, aim your Keyblade at it and say Firaga." He said to her, who aimed Hydra's Fire at the summoned monster.
"Firaga!" Yang yelled out. A loud farting sound shot out and puff of embers shot out of it only to disappear after only one foot away, causing everyone to try hold in a laugh. Ruby was snickering a lot from that hilarious moment from her big sister.
"Just one more try. FIRAGA!" Yang shouted. (Cue I Burn main phase) A gigantic burst of flames exploded from her Keyblade and scorched everything in a ten foot radius in front of them. The Beowolf disintegrated from the attack. Everyone had their eyes as wide a dinner plates from that performance, and powerful it was.
"I think I just found my ideal spell." Yang was the first to say out of sheer shock and fright.
"Agreed…this'll be a great story to tell Ozpin about what happened here at the courtyard." Ash said.
And so Ash began teaching them the names of the spells and what they do. Eventually, they went out to the Emerald Forest to target the Grimm for better practice. It didn't take long till the rest of Team RWBY have learned their ideal spells. Weiss was Blizzard, Blake was Thunder and Ruby was Wind. The rest of their training lasted until later that afternoon.
"I'm really happy that you all are very fast learners. At this point if everything goes ahead of schedule, you might become Masters after graduation." Ash said as they made their way back to Beacon.
"Didn't it take you 7 years to master everything?" Ruby asked. Ash nodded.
"Indeed it has, and my Keyblade and my heart were like a guide to me. In fact, I recall taking 2 to 3 years to understand how to use my Shotlock Commands." Ash told them. This greatly confused them.
"What Commands." Blake asked. Ash thought for a few seconds on how to explain it, until he got an idea.
"Okay, you guys saw my initiation at the start of the semester right?" Ash asked. They nodded. "You remember when I transformed my Keyblade into a Keyblade Cannon? That was thanks to Shotlock Commands, a targeting technique that makes ultimate attacks for long range and even close range attacks, but at a cost of a lot of aura. I used a different attack that was more powerful than the Cannon, and that drained almost 90% of my aura. This technique cannot be taking likely." Ash warned them.
"So that's why you passed out the other night from the search and rescue mission. It was from what Velvet told us before we found you last night; she explained everything they all saw." Weiss said.
"Yeah, and she showed us the pictures of what was happening when you arrived, the heartless, everything." Yang said.
"I can only imagine on how it felt to use it for the first time." Ruby said. Ash sweat dropped a bit due to a memory of him using Shotlock Commands for the first time, and we out for days.
"You want to know what it's like, well let's get something to eat and I'll tell you all about it." Ash suggested as they walked to the mess hall and sat with Team JNPR at their usual spot.
Meanwhile on the other side of the planet
A teenage boy with glasses was walking down a back alley in Lumiose City with more people with him.
"So, we all got invited to this tournament called the Vytal Tournament in Vale right?" He asked.
"Come on Max, we all know we got an invitation." May said as she showed him the invitation.
"What are the odds that Ash will be there?" Brock asked.
"I'm 99% sure he'll be there. After all, he has made a fool of us for the last time." Misty said. Everyone nodded in agreement. Since they knew that Ash lived from their assault on him 7 years ago, they felt cheated that he lived from that attack.
"We want him out of the picture as well kiddies." A man's voice called out from where they entered the back alley. They all stood up and ready one of Ash's Pokemon in their Poke Balls with fright when they saw a silhouette of a man wearing a mask with a long sword in hand.
"Who's there? We have powerful Pokemon and we are not afraid to use them." Max warned him.
"I am the enemy of Ash Ketchum, so you could say we are alike. That's why I was sent to find you all. You were the ones that wanted to get rid of him. Oh yeah, we know all about you. Like the fact that Ash's dream was more important than yours? Sure doesn't sound right if you ask me." He said as he walked closer to them.
"What do you know of him, and how do you know about us?" Serena asked.
"We pay attention to the news very carefully. We were able to identify you all thanks to the best of the best of the White Fang. Consider yourselves lucky that we didn't turn you all in, because we could use your help. Look, the point is I want to get rid of Ash, and you all want to get rid of Ash. If we work together, he won't stand a chance." He continued to explain until he stepped into a light that showed himself.
"So…interested?" He asked. Max slowly grew a smile at him.
"How I've waited to here that. But first, who are you?" He asked. The man smiled and removed his mask.
"The name….is Adam Taurus." Adam said.
(SIGHS) GOOD TO BE BACK A 100% AGAIN! After being gone for a month and a half from a boxing fracture, I have returned with a longer chapter. I pretty much gotten right into this the day the cast came off. I had gotten a lot of ideas that this chapter now has more than 5,500 words in it. I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter. Looks like things are back to normal with Ash and Blake, with the inclusion of Coco and Velvet into the harem. Which now makes 7, but who is the last one? You guys are just gonna have to wait and find out. And now it seems that the White Fang have recruited the ones that betrayed him. A new dark chapter has unfolded and the stakes are starting to rise. How will Ash see the ones that betrayed him now when he sees them under the command of the White Fang, despite being humans? Find out more as the story continues.