In the mansion, Beth opened up Mandy's briefcase and said, "Obviously, no bombs or anyone else for that matter…"
She reached for the red gem inside and said, "For everyone, I'll do my best to stop Kagura's hellish ways. And, if I must, to end those bitches in gems, and their vampire entourage!"
But then, she rummaged into Mandy's luggage and looked inside. She saw a picture of a small baby girl in very thin blonde hair. She was confused, "Hmm… This baby… Is this Mandy's newborn daughter, or some sort child?"
She looked at the picture frames and was curious. She then gasped, as she saw another photo. It was a picture of Mandy, young and with long blonde hair and a blue blouse, beside a man in a mustache and slick black hair, wearing flannel. Beth whispered, "No way… This woman… She was with a man… Is that Father? No…"
She whispered, recognizing the third person, who was holding the infant child of Mandy's. It was a woman in long black hair, and was in a purple dress.
Episode XIX: Choujin Pride! (Part 1)
Chapter 2: The Stage is Set!
The Gladiator Battle to the Death!
Beth was completely puzzled and concerned. She looked at the date: August 8th, 1982.
"August 8th, 1982? That's… That was Mom's birthday…" she thought, "And the photo… It's… Who is this woman, holding a baby? I know that that's Mandy, in the middle. And that… is Grandpa Donald! So…"
She thought, "Mandy… a woman I don't know much about… and in the 8 years of my life, I'm rather confused… Did my grandfather marry another woman, behind her wife's back? To be honest, Mommy never told me about her real mother, namely my grandmother. From what I hear, from June, Grandpa gave his first wife a divorce, years after Mother was born. But nothing else revealed. All Grandpa did was marry Grandma Leslie, who is Uncle Percival's mother. But still, a woman so beautiful, hiding such a past of deception and romance. What could she possibly be doing with those photos?"
Hours later, Beth was heading to the arena, far away in Skeleton Heel's Stone Circle. All the vampires were in attendance, as Kagura was watching from a faraway distance.
"So, this is where you will die, Beth Nevins…" she thought, "Now, my child, it's time to see if you're like your father, and my most hated rival… This day will be mine, before long!"
Elsa and Anya were atop the stone gate, waiting for Beth to appear. Minutes later, Beth appeared at the stroke of twelve, holding the red gem up high. Beth lit a match and shone it at the gem. The gem shot out a huge energy laser up to the sky. Elsa and Anya appeared, with Mandy beside them.
"It's genuine," Anya said, "We honor and accept your proposal, officially. We agree to fight one-on-one! I will fight the woman, while Elsa will fight Beth Nevins."
Mandy and Beth meet, as Beth gave her the red stone, for safekeeping… and also the photos she found in the briefcase. Mandy was stunned, as Beth said, "We need to talk."
Mandy said, "I suppose you found the photos… and I suppose you have a right to know what is in these pictures."
Beth said, "For starters, how did you know my grandfather, Donald?"
Mandy smiled, "Do not worry. I was intending to tell you who I am, anyway-."
Beth huffed, "Start with who you are. I want to know, now!"
Mandy said, "If you insist… It was long ago… before you and I existed… It was sixty years ago, 1956, your grandfather, Clifton Nevins, was involved in a horrible accident. He recently lost his father to an accident, after retrieving his psychic powers. You see, Pastor Nevins, decided to care for a child that he found, after that, only for his mother to look after the baby. But when Clifton's mother died, he had no one to care for the child. She met a woman you see in the picture, holding the baby in her arms. But that baby in this photo wasn't the baby that Clifton raised. That woman's name was Queen Tia. Clifton felt irresponsible of taking care of a child, since he was only a kid. So, he took her in care of Queen Tia. And to add, the baby was a baby girl… That was me. I was that baby girl…"
Beth said, "Wha-wha-, wait a minute! That was sixty years ago! And that photo, the day that my Mommy, Heather Dunn, was born… Ugh, I'm not good in math, but… If you were a baby, fifty or sixty years, give of tak-! HOLD ON NOW!"
She stammered, "HOLD ON! WAIT! YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT THE YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL MANDY IS… 60 YEARS OLD?! YOU'RE SIXTY?! WHAT THE WHAAAAA?"
Beth then announced, "Then that means… you're 60… and you're beautiful… but… YOU'RE REALLY OLD!"
Beth started to laugh, as Mandy was annoyed. Beth then said, as she was confused, "Uh, sorry, I would never wise cracks at you, but… they say that Ty Ko Ky is life energy, and it keeps you young. You're more of Miss Asahi's age, only in your 20s. I guess that's why you don't behave like a young woman. I guess beauty is skin deep, after all. And not to be mean to you or make jokes about it, I thought you'd be about 20 or 25, in this cute body… or even in June's age, about 17."
Beth pouted, as Mandy glared at her, "I'm sorry, alright? I didn't mean to hit a snag… But I was curious about you, and how you met this Tia Queen or whatever… and how you met my grandfather…"
As they were talking, Anya called out to the arena, "Vampires! Prepare the arena! Light the fires!"
The huge hole in the middle of the arena was set ablaze, emitting a very large bonfire. The vampires groan and roar, as Mandy said to Beth, "I wish to tell you more, but there is no time. You may not know it, but… our roots are deeply connected. It's not the right time or mood to explain fully. But as you see, I was adopted by Queen Tia… My parents were killed by the Jewel Women in the 1950s, while on holiday in Japan. Tia raised me because Pastor Nevins, back then, wasn't old enough to raise me. So, he agreed to have Tia as my adopted mother. Everything I know about Ty Ko Ky, Queen Tia taught me. She even gave me the Red Gem of Fuji, for safekeeping, in case the Jewel Women arose, once more."
Beth gasped, "Whoa! That woman did that for you? It's amazing! I never knew you were-."
Mandy said, "When I turned 12, she taught me years of study on the art of Ty Ko Ky, and agreed to master and hone her every art, and made me pass it along to your father's disciples. It was no joke that it devastated me to learn that my sister, Tohka Yatogami, was killed by you… but I believe it was destiny."
She gave the photos back, as Beth thought, "What is there to say? Everything… … …all of it… is so complicated… Mandy, a woman carried on her past of pain and sadness."
Rumbling occurs, as Mandy concluded, "It's time! The rest of it will have to wait!"
For far in the distance, a huge cloud of dust appeared, marching towards the arena. The vampires were cheering on, as Anya said, "It's time. They came, but it's worth the wait."
The cloud started to plow through the vampires, killing them. The cloud subsided, revealing ferocious and hostile black horses; two of each were carrying a black chariot. The wild horses headed closer to Anya and Elsa, about to run them over. Elsa stood up and let out a cold glare. The horses' eyes went to normal color, and calmed down. Elsa petted the horses and said, "Ah. Fine steeds."
Anya said, "The stone masks and the power cores work well together. They are now stronger vampires."
Beth cried, "WAIT! HOLD THE F ON! THESE ARE VAMPIRE HORSES?!"
Anya announced, "The first battle is Beth Nevins and Elsa of the Emerald, in a fierce one-on-one chariot duel!"
The vampires cheered on, as one of the vampire Romans explained, "It's an ancient Roman death match! You will ride these horses, around the track, but the lap count is endless, until there is a death! Lady Elsa or Nevins: WHO will be the one to be killed, beaten senseless by her opponent or run over by the wheels of the chariot? The death does not matter, as long as the first person to die, loses! You may take your steed, Nevins! But I doubt that you can tame these horses! Even Lady Elsa cannot hold her own in a rickety and wild chariot, pulled by a faithful vampire mount!"
Beth shouted, "Hold on! I'll fight you in any arena, ring, or cage! BUT I REFUSE TO RIDE THESE VAMPIRE PONIES! They are on your side, you know! That's unfair!"
Anya said, "Don't fret, human. The reigns you will use will conduct Ty Ko Ky. You will control them with your powers, while Elsa uses her superior strength."
Beth stammered, "Are you sure? They're very mean…"
Mandy held the reigns, and used her Ty Ko Ky on them. The horses staggered and calmed down. She said to Beth, "That's true, but a little Ty Ko Ky does help. You can use only that, and not your ESP Perk. This is about your mind, and not your abilities."
The vampires cheered on, "ELSA! ELSA! ELSA! ELSA!"
As they chanted, Kagura was in the view, smirking, "So, it begins…"
Anya said, "See that? It's not about how you win or lose, it's because Elsa wants your life. This is a race to the death, and from that, it'll be your very end… Should you lose."
Mandy said, "All you have to do is win, Beth. You must defeat Elsa."
Beth nodded, and called, "ELSA! HEY!"
She held up the ring and said, "Did you notice that I haven't drank this antidote, yet? That's because I'm honoring it to Kyo, after I defeat you, for what your master did. I'll drink it, but after I win!"
She tightened her Juzu beads that were Kyo's, placed her ring in her ring finger, and whispered, "We'll face this fight together, Kyo… This is for you…"
She hopped on the chariot and called, "Elsa, tell your master that she's next, once I'm done with you!"
Elsa said, "Very well. Let's begin the game!"
They cheered on, as Beth raced to the starting line, "Alright! Let's rock and roll, Jewel Woman!"
She thought, "I'm going to do this for you, Kyo… Subaru… everyone… And even you, Father… It this will be one step closer to avenging you, so be it. I'll do my best and win!"
The battle for the Red Stone – Beth vs. Elsa in a one-on-one chariot duel! The full moon was hidden in a cloud, as Anya called, "The time has finally come. When the full moon is revealed, after the cloud goes away, that will signal the start of the battle!"
They chanted, as Beth was pissed off, "Okay, I get why this is home-court advantage, but it's bullshit to have the fans cheer for the villains!"
Elsa said, as she was at the starting line, "The track is 960 meters long. That equals to one lap. It'll only take one minute for these majestic stallions to complete the lap. Look upon the pillar, Beth Nevins…"
They viewed a huge pillar from halfway, in the middle of the track. Elsa continued, "That will be our use of weapons. Every lap we go by, random weapons will be placed."
Beth asked, "Wow! An armory of weapons, of our choice…"
Elsa replied, as a vampire crawls down the pillar, preparing, "No… one weapon at a time. For each lap the leader complete, a different weapon will be hanging from it. Whichever one of us makes it to the column first, ahead of the other, then they have the right to wield the weapon. That soldier over there… He is hanging up the first weapon – a giant sledgehammer."
The vampire finished up, placing a sledgehammer onto the pillar. Beth thought, "Ungh… that thing could smash a chariot in one blow. I'd let Elsa take it, since it's gigantic. But I can't get to it first… but, if I cover it in oil, coat it with Hamon, and use Ty Ko Ky on it, then it's the perfect checkmate for Elsa."
Elsa said, "I expect an excellent and fulfilling fight, Nevins. Get ready."
They prepared, as Beth was completely nervous. The moon approaches the cloud's edge. Once the cloud reaches the end, the race will start. But Beth was off her chariot, kicking off the rocks from beside her chariot. Mandy asks why, as Beth explained, "Seriously? I got time. I'm just making sure the rubber is okay on the wheels. Look at that, Elsa. You got quite a bit under yours. I was thinking you girls and you vampires do not resort to cheating. Are you going to take care of it?"
Elsa scoffs, not responding to her speech, as the cloud moves away from the moon. Beth hurried to her chariot, finishing up. The moon shone, as Anya cried out, "BEGIN NOW!"
The chariots raced off, and the race began. Beth started to move, as Elsa's chariot was stuck in place. Her right wheel was caught in a pile of rocks.
Elsa growled, "GRRR! Nevins! She did this!"
Mandy smiled, "Cheeky little devil."
Anya roared, "You brat! You planned that, while we were focused on the moon! Foul play, coming from someone who thinks that we cheat!"
Beth was racing to the weapons pillar. The vampires in the crowd shouted that Beth is a rotten cheater, in which Beth replied, "HAH! Show me in the rulebook that says that I can't do something like that! All you told me is that I die, I lose, and that's the only reason! When it comes to my survival, I don't care who I offend! Beep-Beep~!"
Elsa snapped her reigns, and rolled through the pile of rocks, racing off, about to gain on Beth, who was close to the halfway mark. She arrived at the column, and reached for the sledgehammer. She grabbed onto it, and claimed the weapon. But… the handle slipped out of her hands! Beth lost the grip of the hammer, but then…
SNAG!
A small hook latched onto the ring on her finger. Beth pulled the hammer towards her and held it with ease.
"Great!" Beth smirked, "That was lucky! Now the fight is in the bag~! I got this one easy… All I have to do is wield the weapon at Elsa's skull, and she'll be busted open, like a casaba melon!"
Elsa said, as she looked on, "You can have the hammer. That was my plan from the very beginning."
Anya smiled, "Good… It would seem that Elsa has a plan. Time to see this fighting genius of yours."
Beth coated the sledgehammer with her Ty Ko Ky, and called out, "Time to see an up-close and personal greeting, Elsa!"
Elsa was losing speed, as Mandy said, "She's losing speed. She won't catch up to her."
Anya replied, "It's not a race. This is a fight to the death. It's all about defense and strategy; the right weaponry and control of the environment."
Beth slowed down and said, "Oh, not one to go gaining on me, are you? Well, lemme meet you with Mr. Hammer, when I get to you."
She head closer, as she was gaining on Elsa, who was in a faster speed. Elsa said, "Since you're the one with the hammer, I'll just get something else!"
SMASH!
She smashed off the column from off the track. Beth laughed, until she turned around. She cried, "AAAAAAAAGH! NO WAY! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT? CHEATER!"
She gasped, "Boy, she sure plans faster than me, even better than I do!"
Mandy called out, "Beth, avoid the contact with Elsa! Go faster and avoided her!"
Beth held the reigns back, and went off in fast speed.
Elsa said, "TOO LATE!"
SMASH!
Elsa slams the pillar with huge speed, destroying the entire chariot, but Beth avoided certain death. The vampires cheered, as Elsa called, "There! Now you have no chariot to race in!"
Beth was on the track, as Elsa called, "She might want to rethink her plans. The probability of being trampled to death by my vampire horses are 90%. The chance for her to break left is 5%, while breaking to the right is also 5%. So now… what is our little human warrior going to do now?"
She was heading closer, as Beth was reaching for the sledgehammer she dropped. Mandy knew that if she avoided the attack, Beth will be killed by Elsa's Divine Windstorm. Beth has no choice! But, she found the hammer, and headed straight for Elsa's chariot! She swung down her hammer on the chariot.
CLANG!
"WHAT?!"
"SHE USED THE HAMMER, AND SWUNG AT THE YOKE, MIDWAY BETWEEN THE HORSES!"
As she flew off, Beth uses the hammer's force to launch herself into the sky. Elsa is shocked. It was perfect strategy, since she was avoiding the chariot, about to be trampled down on the horses. Beth flew down and landed on one of her horses. She called, "HOW WAS THAT? And now for that big hammer whack that you truly earned!"
She gasped, as Elsa vanished from her chariot. Anya giggled, "You can clearly see that Elsa is a step ahead of her prey."
Elsa's hand emerged from in the horse, as Beth gasped, about to be clasped, "WAIT! THAT'S RIGHT! These guys are known to hide inside other people and animals!"
Beth was clasped on her left leg, and Elsa pulls her in. But Beth jumped off, removing her shoe. She landed on the back of the other horse, as the others were completely stunned.
Beth called, "I got luck on my side! For instance, the way the handle slipped out of my grasp, and got caught on my ring! Luck helps with effectiveness! Now, let's take a look at your situation!"
Elsa's left arm was sticking out, as Beth said, "Elsa, your own power makes you trapped inside that horse! That's not very lucky~!"
She giggled, using her Ty Ko Ky again, glowing the sledgehammer in a golden hue. And for added gusto, she coated the handle with oil. She swung down and roared, "NOW, FEEL THIS! A LITTLE TY KO KY FOR YOU AND THE HORSE YOU RODE IN ON!"
Anya smirked, "You fool, you walked right into Elsa's trap."
Mandy cried, "CAREFUL, BETH! You must keep an arm's length of her!"
Elsa emerged from the horse, as Beth gasped. Any explained that now that Elsa is freed from that horse, she's merged with it, and capable of moving her arms, again. Elsa cried out, "AND NOW, YOU SHALL TASTE MY DIVINE WINDSTORMS!"
She blasted the winds onto Beth, piercing onto her body. She drops down, landing on the chariot. The vampires cheered on, as Anya was impressed. She said to Mandy, "Even if it was a half of a lap, it was full of twists and surprises… But in the end, with both her thinking and fighting prowess, Elsa has proven to be stronger than human or Choujin."
She smiled and said, "Miss Mandy, I believe our next battle, coming up, will be a fight to remember. Truly, I'm not into fighting a woman like you, but let alone, we have fought men and women of the Ty Ko Ky tribes from long ago. It's not my preference to fight someone like you; Elsa dislikes it, even more. But let alone, all users of Ty Ko Ky must be dealt with."
Mandy was astonished, but Beth was still breathing. Anya said, "Just to be safe… here."
She gave her a vial in a metal container, "Drink that, and you'll have a painless death… If you wish…"
Mandy said, "Thanks, I may need it… since Beth's still on her two legs, and in constant pain. Don't underestimate her bloodline of her family. Beth Nevins is not dead, just yet."
Anya gasped, "What?"
One vampire called to her, "Lady Anya! Look out there in the arena!"
Anya shrieked, "IT CAN'T BE!"
Elsa's arms were severed in half, dangling from her elbows. They were about to fall off, as Elsa's arms were waving around, while riding on the horse she merged with. Elsa moaned in pain, "mmmmm… Madness… How could this have happened to me?"
Mandy giggled, as Anya cried, "What's wrong? What is happening to Elsa, up there?"
One vampire shouted, "LOOK! THE NEVINS GIRL! SHE'S ALIVE! SHE'S MOVING!"
Beth stretched on her wrecked chariot, as she moaned, "Ungh… Well, heheheheheheheh~! I apparently managed to survive, yet again~!"
Anya barked, "WHY? ELSA HAD HER DESTROYED WITH HER DIVINE WINDSTORMS!"
Kagura was viewing the action, from faraway, as she snarled, "That brat… She knew of Elsa's arms… Directly, yes… But I know what happened… Clever as she is, bloodied her nose, she is like her father, coming back thrice as fierce!"
Mandy said, "You should know. Beth Nevins is a master of trickery and deception. But I'm not sure she can be able to get praise for it. Take a closer look at Elsa's arms."
Elsa's arms continued to dangle. Kagura growled, as she knew of Beth's tricks. "Just as Elsa went for the final blow, Beth used Ty Ko Ky around her arms, using the Hamon-laced reigns. Elsa's Divine Windstorms were short-circuited!"
Beth said, "Elsa was sticking one hand out of the horse. She was going to use her Windstorms. However, in order to do so, I figured she would pull out the other hand, too. It worked, but too well. And I found the perfect saving grace, giving her something to feel!"
Elsa was moaning in agony, as the crowd was in disbelief.
"Lady Elsa's face! Look at it!"
"She's in agony!"
"She doesn't seemed to know where she's going! Her eyes are vacant!"
"What should we do?"
"It's the second lap!"
"But what's going to happen? Lady Elsa can't hold a weapon like that!"
"Is it even possible for her to fight?
Both chariots crossed the finish line, starting the second lap. Anya said, "Nay, I say. It was rather a shock. Elsa was struck with a lethal dosage of Ty Ko Ky. The confidence over millennia of triumph has crumbled. Her quiet calm intense that her victories gave had vanished… The tragic shock for her… but it matter to me, not at all!"
She called out, "Guards, put out the next set of weapons and do it NOW!"
Her light shone, as Kagura viewed, "Good… I say that things are about to work out. Let's see the next hard task for Beth Nevins…" and then chuckled in a quiet evil giggle.
Two guards, acting as weapon masters, rushed to the track, forming a human pillar, and placed in the next weapons. For the second lap – crossbows! Each comes with two ammunition shots. The top guard held up two different crossbows, on his left hand is a small crossbow, while on his right, is a huge crossbow. The first warrior there has the choice of either the small or large weapon. Both racers headed closer, Beth gasped, "What is this? There's a small one and a larger one! Knowing my skills in the hammer, I can wield that colossus, with ease. But…"
She had another ESP Perk Future Sight, and then decided, "So, I get it now! Let's hope it works!"
Anya sits down on the floor, as she said to Mandy, "Miss Mandy, this is what's going through your thoughts, now. Elsa's mind is no condition to entertain the fight. So, ask yourself: How can Elsa be in any condition to fight back, if her arms are not in working condition? I reiterate on our race that we're not all robots. You see, the reason is that, at her core, Elsa is a warrior of legendary mental power."
The very best uses a psychological technique called the "Switch Comeback". When these champions are put to the pressure of shock, fear, or failure, they can flip a mental switch, and bring out their last ounce of strength in one Herculean effort. Desperate times calls for desperate measures… and Elsa wants to win, AT ALL COSTS!
STAB!
Beth was shocked by Elsa's unholy attack to herself. She gagged, "EW, NO! I can't believe she would do such a thing!"
The crowd was in an uproar, as Elsa did the only thing left, as her arms were slowly recovering. She jabbed out her own eyes. The crowd roared out, "SHE POKED OUT HER EYES!"
Elsa regained her arms and said, "I foolishly relied on my eyes for that moment. And Beth exploited my weakness… But now, I am blind, for which I will see clearly!"
Kagura said, "Impressive! Dotted her eyes, she did, and is using her sixth sense! Now, psychologically invincible, this race is hers!"
Elsa produced a small horn from her head and shouted, "Now, I shall use my horn to react to the movements around me, using the winds, and onto the lights! HYAH!"
Beth gasped, "What the hell does that supposed to mean? Well it won't work on me! And lucky, my future sight didn't expect that."
Beth growled, "Because of you and Kagura, your mistress, Kyo's dead… Subaru's dead… and Kaname's injured… I'll do whatever it takes to win this fight!"
She raced off in her chariot, as she called, "I sense two crossbows! Take your pick!"
The top guard called, "Which one do you take? You have two shots, no matter what!"
The bottom guard added, "Go on, pick one you'll like!"
Beth called out, "Easy! THE BIG ONE! But for this one, I think the SMALL ONE will do, because I'm tiny and agile! But after carefully thinking…"
Beth rushed to the human pillar and grabbed the big crossbow, and called out, "THE BIG ONE WILL BE A CHALLENGE FOR ME, YOU STUPID IDIOTS! POWER is what matters!"
The top guard laughs, "You have to admit, power is what matters, and that large one has power."
The bottom one smiled, "Yeah. Lots of it."
Elsa passed by, and grabbed the smaller crossbow. Beth began to arm her bow, but was having greater difficulty. She groaned, "Ungh… How come mine's not loading? I can't even draw this thing!"
Beth tried to pull the string on her crossbow, but couldn't. The guards laughed at her, as the top one called, "You got greedy, pint-size! Even with a normal crossbow, it would need strength to draw back!"
The bottom one called, "You had to pick the big one!"
They both taunted, "That's what greed gets ya~!"
Elsa armed herself, and pulled back the string. She aimed away from Beth and said, "I will use the first shot to draw back the wind!"
She used her horn to sense the wind around her. She fired, and kills off Beth's first horse, right in the skull, clean off. Beth cried, "WHOA!"
Elsa then armed herself and called, "Now that I know what the range is, the next shot will not miss!"
Beth griped, "How am I supposed to get back at her, if I cannot shoot this thing?"
The crowd cheered on.
"LADY ELSA! SHOOT HER!"
"Blow her to smithereens!"
"Let us snack on whatever small pieces remains!"
Beth successfully draws her crossbow back, but slips off her fingers, at the last moment. She looked at her hand and moaned, "Drat it!"
She saw Elsa, and went faster. Elsa prepared to fire, but couldn't. Her direction to fire was towards the flames in the middle of the arena.
"Right! Just as I figured!" Beth thought, "The wind stirred up by these fires makes it hard to know where I am! This is the spot!"
Anya said, "That's an error, underestimating Elsa."
Elsa then held her bow up and fired, aiming at the other direction, firing the second shot, at the wall, wasting her shot. But…
Anya stated, "Beth is staying on the opposite direction of Elsa, thinking of sheltering behind the flame. Actually, she's only served to point out her position."
Mandy added, "I see. What Elsa is doing is… She's banking it, like a billiard shot!"
The shot ricocheted off the walls, flying around the circular arena, like a marble in a roulette wheel.
POW!
Beth was struck in the ribs, from behind, and fell off the horse. However, as she landed, she finally drew back her crossbow. But she stumbled to the ground and was badly hurt. The crowd cheers on, as Beth was in pain.
This is trouble for Beth Nevins! What will happen next? Has Elsa finally slewed the daughter of Tiger King?
Beth coughed, "Damn it… Ungh…"
Kagura laughed, "Well, not as smart now, huh? You almost got the chance to get me, Nevins~!"
She roared in a huge laughter, knowing that she won.
But… in the next chapter, Beth will perform a miracle play. Will it pay off? Don't go away!
To be continued…
