【53 - A Battle for Love against a Dastardly Cheater!】
The caves were quiet safe for the occasional dripping.
Kanoa was made to walk with pointed steel aimed at his back. For a moment he considered Heidi's warning and knew he'd proven her right. But he didn't care. Knowing Meilani was held prisoner by the likes of these men, all to lure him out had him coming apart at the seams. He was glad nobody had come with him and shared his fate. If the General really wanted him dead he couldn't imagine the lieutenants locking him up again. He'd be executed. Funny that he finally accepted Jupiter's mission and regained his favour right at the very end.
The path sloped ahead until they finally reached their destination. The heart. The space parted into an enormous cavern. It looked like an underground lake. Overhead was like a dome, but there was no light up there to see. There was brightness from the cyan fungi just below the water's surface, on every edge and boulder. Also flaming torches aboard the admittedly majestic pirate ship. Beside it were oval boulders in the still water, towering up to heights equal to the boat's sail.
Someone pushed Kanoa and his steps grew determined when he realised each one was bringing him closer to his true flame. He recalled the feel of her hair, the smell of those flowers in it. Her ease and unburdened laugh. She'd loved her home here. Kanoa couldn't afford to lose her. They walked around the lake's edge, but once Kanoa was close enough to the ship he could see someone sitting atop a boulder. The captain wore a blue coat and there was a long pink feather in his cap. As he reached up to twiddle his thin moustache Kanoa saw a hook for a hand.
"Well I'll be... it's the disappearing-reappearing chosen nature duelist." He said.
"Nooo!" there was a shrill cry. Meilani lifted her head of thick hair, she was tied to the mast.
"Meilani?" The pirates had to grab on as Kanoa thrashed "Meilani!"
"Don' worry, we won't harm a hair on her pretty lil head. More than can be said for you, I'm afraid."
"You have me! Now let her go!"
"I'd much rather she stick around to watch her loved one die. So how about a duel? Ya lose, ya both die. Ya win, ya still die but I let the lassy go free."
"...how can I trust you?" Kanoa asked.
"Pirate's honour." He gave a showy bow, tipping his cap with a flourish.
"What honour is there among thieves who rob ships for a living?"
"Well also..." he fitted his cap back on. "I aint giving you any other choice."
Kanoa couldn't argue with that "Fine."
"Beaut-i-ful. And yarr name is Kanoa, right? I be the brave and wond-er-full Captain Kaizoku Hook, underling pirate boss for the Gatekeepers o' the Outer Path."
"I don't really care."
"Then go on, climb aboard the next stone and we'll 'ave ourselves a true battle for love." That grin was malicious and his crew chuckled.
Kanoa was shoved again and he started walking along the craggly surface. As he did he looked over to Meilani, she was watching him with tears streaming down her face.
"I'm sorry..." he said to her. "I couldn't live without you."
"I know," came the sad reply.
When Kanoa reached the edge he ducked down, moving his deck from his pouch to the zip-lock bag at his ankle. Then he readied himself before diving into the smooth water. Silvery bubbles wafted through his vision and he swung his arms forward, powerful strokes taking him toward a separate boulder. He latched onto its craggly surface and began to climb up its face. It was mostly straight, but after several metres it began to curve. Kanoa hauled himself up, fished out his deck and then stood. He faced his opponent who was standing on a slightly taller rock, separated by the water between them. Beside Kaizouku was the pirate ship, Meilani watched on anxiously.
In the wide domed space, green and purple kaijudo flames ignited.
""Duel start!""
The lieutenant went first, charging two white mana while Kanoa charged two nature.
Then he charged darkness on his third turn, pulliing a card wedged into a grove on his hook "I cast Bone Dance Charger and mill Hell Mission, Dark Armor and School Man. Turn end."
"I summon Nam=Daeddo, Bronze Style!" Mana Arms 3 let Kanoa boost a mana, he turned Treasure Map over and set it upside-down.
"I summon Vader, Dark Armor!" A ghastly knight arose, a blocker on 4000. "At the end of my turns I can mill a card and if it's a creature I draw." He turned over La Rose Blouet, Blue Flower Dragon Elemental and grinned. Drawing a card with a flourish and slipping it into the groove of his hook.
"I cast Antique Dragon Ruins and send Vader to your mana zone!" Moss climbed it and the soldier gave a metallic howl before vanishing. "Bronze Style, shield break!" The green beast sprang off powerful leg muscles, swinging its spear through glass.
"Hasty, nature boy." The pirate jibed, after turning away from the sharp outpour. "Suppose it can be hard to focus with yarr lover right over there, about to watch ya die. I cast Inferno Sign and bring back La Rose Blouet!" The darkness spell shone purple as rings orbited the zone. Indigo petals scattered as a gold dragon spread heavenly wings, armed with shield and sword. A 7500 blocker. "Turn end."
"I summon another Nam=Daeddo Bronze Style. Then I summon Dandy Eggplant! I put Marinyan in my mana zone and burn Treasure Map."
"I summon Heaven's Rosia, Dragon Edge and bring out Perfect, Immortal Lance!" As the gold soldier raised his arm, electric chains whipped overhead from around the battlezone, stretching ten metres from the lake's surface, tugging open a gap to hyperspace. The lance had ornate wings; it lowered into its wielder's grip. "Both of my creatures now got removal resistance. La Rose can't be chosen by non-light spells and now if Heaven's Rosia goes anywhere other than the graveyard it stays on the field! Aha! I'd like to see you remove my creatures now! End turn."
Kanoa charged and played his last card "Sasoris, Dragon Edge! I bring out Boaroaxe! Marinyan comes out from my mana and Euru=Bucca, Mystery Gathering Ruins comes out as well!" Two portals opened within seconds of each other. Sasoris caught its favourite tomahawk and the green ruins crashed into the water beside them. Kanoa opened his mouth then hesitated.
"If I'm counting correctly… the total cost of ya cards adds to 19. Meaning ya don't even have enough to dragsolution. What a shame…" Kaizoku reached for his deck. "I summon Hellborof, Supreme Dragon Edge!" A plushie wolf flapped bat-wings in the space between them. "I mill two then bring out Welcome Hell, Supreme Devil King Palace!" The haunted fortress was made of teeth and claws. It fell opposite Kanoa's dragheart building. "It lets me revive Vader, Dark Armor. Now La Blouet double breaks!" The gold dragon flew, scattering more of those indigo petals. It slashed with its sword and glass sprayed against Kanoa, leaving several tiny scratches.
"Shield trigger! I summon Kabra Katabra and return Samba Totem to my hand." The leafed veggie took a fighting stance.
"I gain another shield thanks to La Rose. Now Heaven's Rosia, go!" It flew and drove its lance into a panel.
"Ehehe. Now by ending my turn I can first use Vader's attack to mill one. It's School Man, that means I draw. And next I offer all four of my creatures as sacrifices… to dragsolution Welcome Hell into the mighty Deathgoros, Supreme Devil Corrupt King!" A 13,000 demon command dragon emerged. It was red and black, with horrible mouths along its body. "When it enters play it automatically destroys two of ya creatures so I choose Sasoris and Marinyan!"
"No!"
"This be my 'chosen card'! Ahahaha!"
The giant swung its jagged scythe, waves of darkness knocked the squirrel and cat-girl far across the cave. Boaroaxe was sucked back into hyperspace. Verokiboaros wouldn't be able to help him… but hope was not lost, Kanoa's own phoenix had been waiting in his shields.
He interrupted the pirate's laughter so he could draw "I'm taking you down! I still have three nature creatures in play, so dragsolution! Mystery Ruinskind!" The ruins crumbled into the water, and the earthen dragon burst out. "Next I summon Ragmal, Spirit Knight! I send a Bronze Style to my mana and you can only choose your own Deathgoros!"
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"Garrrr! Dragon Evade! Whenever Deathgoros would leave the battlezone it returns to its fortress mode instead!" The monster howled, its time short-lived as it fell back as a castle on the water.
"Now I get to show you a true chosen card. I evolve Ragmal, Kabra and Dandy into Supernova Jupiter King Empire!" One victorious entrance wasn't enough for today. The phoenix emerged and everything was wreathed in green. Algae started to grow across the water from the sheer abundance of life-giving energy. Trees broke through rock and grew rapidly, mostly on Kanoa's boulder but also on his opponent's. The giant bird-mutant emerged with a roar of brute strength, the cavern shook.
"It can't be... is this the power of a fully-realised chosen duellist?" The lieutenant sweated.
"Here's our message to the lieutenants, the Aurellian chosens have not given up! We're here to stop you!"
Kaizoku's indigo eyes bulged with his mania. He reached into his coat and pulled out his pistol, immediately firing.
"NOOO!" Meilani screamed.
The bullet had bounced off Jupiter's pincer, plinking down the boulder and plunking into the water. The phoenix then positioned itself protectively between them.
"Thank you, friend… now Jupiter triple break and meteorburn!" The phoenix lurched forward and slashed three shields, the pirate's cap was blown off high into the air. Kabra Katabra emerged from Jupiter and landed in their mid-air battlezone.
"Oracle Jewel of Control destroys Mystery Ruinskind and yarr other creatures tap!" He held up the shining card, blood running from his forehead to his neck. "My turn… I cast Hyperspatial Jenny Hole! You discard one! Then I bring out a psychic creature that costs up to 10, so come forth Diabolos Double Zeta, Temporal Demon Dragon!" A bronze hydra slithered from an upright portal, three heads hissing with mouthfuls of purple fire. A blocker on 9000. The captain's hesitation meant his turn was over.
"I evolve Huckle Kirin Sawyer on the Yattar Wan in my mana and activate shield force!" The trusty giraffe fighter joined in, the shield symbol planting itself on a panel. "Now your Diabolos loses its ability to block Jupiter! Bronze Style, shield break!" A spear was lobbed and cleared a panel.
"Sh-shield trigger!" The pirate yelled, desperately hanging onto whatever last hope he could find. "Valiant Spark! Because of its metamorph effect I can tap all yarr creatures when I have more than 7 mana!" Yellow light made the creatures lower their arms.
"Go."
The lieutenant surveyed his options "God Izumo, Lawless Godkind!" The young boy deity emerged. The same creature that gave Kanoa his humiliating defeat before. But now he'd finally stepped up. It would have to be him wielding the power of Jupiter, like he'd been chosen to. Not another person like Luano - Kanoa was sure of this now. The pirate raised his hook "I burn 3 mana for psychic awakening! Devil Diabolos Zeta, Ultimate Awakened!" A swell of power blew back against Jupiter's green aura, forcefully removing it from the captain's half of the field. What emerged was a multi-coloured hydra, bigger and with electricity running off its body and striking the water. A remarkable 23,000 power. "Suppose I lied, aha... this is my final trump card! I break your final shields and with its effect destroy Huckle Kirin Sawyer!"
It was like being at ground zero of a real lightning strike. The panels disintegrated, leaving a single hovering card that was shining green.
Kanoa plucked it "Antique Dragon Ruins sends both creatures to your mana!"
"Release activate! Devil Diabolos Zeta transforms back into Diabolos Double Zeta. Turn end."
"My move and you're through. I play… my third Antique Dragon Ruins. Diabolos Double Zeta is only immune to creature effects, not spells right?" At Kanoa's words the hydra was eaten by moss. "Bronze Style, final shield break!"
"No trigger..."
"Jupiter, todomeda!" Whatever the pirate opened his mouth to say was lost in the maelstrom of green. His body was speared by multiple branches and thrown, hard and fast, tearing a hole through the stone far behind him. Light poured through and then the whole indoor cave started to shake. Jupiter lifted his head with a roar, more trees and nature burst to life on the walls, causing them to break apart and fall in huge pieces. The pirate crew scrambled with panicked shouts, but they were all crushed under falling debris.
Kanoa swept his cards together and crouched at the edge, sealing his deck into his ankle-bag. Then he dived from the great height, wind blowing against him before he crashed into the water. He went deep and something reflective caught his eye. He kicked himself toward it, and when he broke the surface he had Kaizoku's fallen cutlass between his teeth. He swam to the ship. After reaching the bow he started to climb, using the cannon holes and windows for purchase. He grunted and heaved his way up. Soon dragging himself over, spitting out the cutlass and taking it in his hand. Light streamed through the gaps in the cavern from Jupiter's last attack, it was the pink light of dawn.
Kanoa slashed the rope and freed Meilani, she jumped into his arms. They hugged each other fiercely, then he pulled back to hold her face between his hands.
"I will never let you go," he said. She just nodded, still crying, and they kissed.
The pirate boat swayed on the surface of the smooth lake, in the dim cavern lit by faint blue and pink.
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"A revolution change… huh?" Heidi spoke, slipping her shield trigger Tenshukaku Dragon Keep into her graveyard. "You got through the last of my shields and almost won, so congratulations on being a little stronger than those weakling brethren of yours."
The Anemeon who was her opponent wasn't exactly afraid, but some kind of emotion was now playing across that impassive face. Understanding the significance of reaching the end of his life. These warrior savages had almost all their emotions stripped away. Was it their culture's doing? Heidi was more inclined to think the culprit was Pluto.
Behind the tribesmen were five other corpses, all previously defeated by Heidi. They'd been charred to death by her dragons and phoenixes. Even so she found a respect of sorts, in the presence of fellow fighters. To fight was everything, it was to truly be alive. And to die in battle wasn't a bad way to go, not at all. So she was happily risking her life for something she could feel in control of. And to feel this wonderful power…
"My move! Galaxy Vortex Evolution! I fuse my three dragons in order to summon Supernova Apollonus Dragerion!" Red power exploded outwards.
Her dragons caught fire and took to the air like comets, crashing into each other and combining. As the fire dispersed her newest phoenix took shape. It was red with tall black horns and multiple arms. Apollonus was a mix of dragon, devil and Hindu deity. Three suns were rapidly spinning between its palms. Its call was a long, thunderous howl.
"Hahaha!" The laugh was genuine joy and slipped out of her. The kaijudo energy was off the charts and taking her ecstasy with it. "Meteorburn! Apollonus Dragerion's power doubles to 30,000! Todomeda!" Her black hair flicked around her face, eyes widening with anticipation.
Her phoenix threw one of its suns and it was like a bomb going off. Heidi was blasted away from her table and slammed against a tree, falling unconscious.
"Heidi!" Next thing she knew a fellow tribesman was crouching over, shaking her awake. It was midday.
"Kawena?" She sat up and rubbed her head. She looked over and saw two other villagers inspecting the deep crater her newest creature's attack had made. The memory brought an involuntary smile to her face.
"Are you alright?"
"Did you end up finding Luano?" Heidi asked him.
"No… the Chief is distraught and many started checking inland. But then a group of us were attacked by the Anemeons Kanoa spoke of. They're really here, on our island. It's hard to believe."
"Yes." Heidi's thoughts drifted. It seemed Dominic and Luano hadn't escaped after all. She supposed it didn't matter now.
She stood and stretched her sore limbs, then walked to her cards scattered in the grass. She started to reassemble her deck while Kawena watched nervously from behind, sensing that something was wrong.
"Heidi-?"
"Duel me, Kawena." She turned to him and the fist clenching her cards ignited with red. A tall, intimidating kaijudo flame that trailed upwards. The other two tribesmen stopped and stared at her back.
"Now is not the time for-"
"Duel me. I'm still battle-hungry." This was not the same Heidi who was their fellow tribemate. And this would not be two duelists having a heart-to-heart. This was pure competition, and went against their customs. But Kawena wanted to figure out what'd happened to her. He wanted to see if he could bring her back, so accepted the challenge.
That was a mistake, which the fellow discovered after a few sharp turns. There was no stopping Heidi, and there was no relenting.
"Dragsolution! Gaiginga, Passionate Star Dragon!" The Gaial Command Dragon emerged in blazing triumph. Even without Mars on the field her chosen powers were radiating a ferocious presence. One of the watching tribesmen took off running through the jungle. "Double break his last two shields!"
"Ugh!" Kawena flew back onto his butt.
Heidi grinned at the power running through her and the second villager took off running as well.
"Glenmalt, todomeda!" The 4000 human leapt with its blazing fist pulled back, ready to deal serious damage.
"Ninja Strike! Hanzou, Menacing Phantom!" A bubonic purple toad leapt in front, its long tongue lashing at her creature. "Glenmalt gets -6000 power!" The draguner grunted and faded out.
"Hmph, well done. Moel, Love Sniper todomeda!" The human in the pink dress flew and lashed a kick, sending her opponent tumbling through grass until he hit a tree. The kaijudo energy receded and the creatures disappeared. "I win, again."
1000 power meant Kawena was only winded. It took him several seconds to get back to his feet, clutching his side.
"...what's happened to you? We're your family!"
Heidi's grin lowered just a bit "Isn't it obvious? I finally grew up. There are no heroes in real life. As it's always been, power decides everything!"
Kawena turned and raced off with his fellows. Heidi packed her cards and stood there for a moment. All she wanted to do was keep dueling until she couldn't anymore. So she would challenge her way to the deepest part of the jungle where that hunter lieutenant had been. And if she somehow defied the odds, beat him without getting captured, she'd go take on the pirates next. Heidi set off into the jungle behind her, knowing first she would need food. Luckily after being a resident of the island for so long she knew how to scavenge. She knew which berries were okay to eat, and which trees to climb that held mangoes and bananas.
Heidi had adapted to nature. With her legs wrapped around a trunk she pulled a yellow-green banana from a bushel, peeled it back and started eating. If Kanoa was by some miracle alive, it didn't matter to her. The light chosen was back in Augus, in the middle desert. Unless the water chosen decided to come out of hiding, it would be another trial to find the next one and Kanoa had made up his mind about staying with the tribe anyway. Heidi was through with her chosen destiny. She'd found Amira in the coal province and battled through all that. Then she battled her way to this island to find Kanoa.
Her friend Malo was gone because he'd left his old life to follow her. Like so many other fallen friends who believed being a chosen meant anything at all. Enough was enough. Heidi only duelled now to be the strongest. She dropped the banana peel and slid down the trunk until her bare feet met the sand.
Less than an hour after that she came across a broken twig. A few feet further was a bent leaf. Beneath it Heidi found a fresh human footprint. She started tracking, following its direction until she noticed a different trio of islanders from her own tribe. They passed through a clearing, possibly going back to camp.
That's when Heidi discovered she wasn't the only one tracking them. On the other side of the long grass was an Anemeon with clay face-paint. His dark eyes followed the unsuspecting trio so Heidi crept to him quickly, hunched in the ocean of green. One predator stalking another.
"Before you grab for that bamboo shooter…" Her voice made him whip around. She held out her deck which shone and the fellow's eyes observed her neutrally. He had their typical bone piercings through his nose and lip. Reaching into the leaves at his waist he pulled out a deck. They didn't talk much, the Anemeons. But that was just fine with her.
Another duel followed in the clearing, and more explosions. This was a tense one, just like Heidi wanted.
"Hibiki, Explosive Dragon Edge attacks Rousseau Montes!" The cat-eared girl blasted off on her jet-boots and swung a sword through a four-armed purple fiend. "Gaiburn, Furious Leader Dragon double breaks and with his effect I destroy Dangerdeon, Super Mechanical Trap!" His machine was blown into parts. Big pieces of glass flew and were embedded into the trembling arms of her opponent. "Zantetsu Big Horn, Passion Dragon breaks your last shield! No triggers at all? I end my turn and Glee Gee Passion Sword dragsolutions into Little Big Horn, Passion Dragon!" The sword shone red and levitated out of Hibiki's hands. It transformed into a red-armored quadruped with gold and narrow wings.
She watched her opponent draw and realise he could do nothing.
"In that case… witness true power!" Her mana cards tapped. "I evolve Little Big Horn, Zantetsu Big Horn and Gaiburn into Supernova Apollonus Dragerion!" The multi-armed phoenix towered over their match, over the surrounding jungle. Heidi leaned back as she swelled with power. "I am the strongest chosen!" And then she roared like a wild beast. "Apollonus, todomeda!" Another spinning sun was hurled into the ground and went off like a bomb. Heidi flew metres back, against the thick grass. Birds from surrounding trees took flight and nature quietened down eerily, as if in respect to the immense power.
When Heidi sat up she saw another smoking crater. The grass around it was catching fire. Her latest victim, completely obliterated.
She straightened up and heard someone calling her name. She expected an attack like that at midday to make others rush to her location, but she didn't expect the two who came.
"Heidi, we finally found you…" Kanoa stopped by the clearing and Meilani was by his side, looking worried but well.
"...you got her back after all. Well congratulations."
"What's got into you?" Kanoa demanded.
"Nothing has. I finally woke up. Grew up. Snapped out of my dream." Heidi turned and began walking away. "It was what you all wanted, wasn't it?"
"No! Heidi… I was wrong!" Kanoa yelled and it made her stop. "I was the one who was wrong, not you! The lieutenants were going to come for me eventually. I just didn't want to accept it. I wanted to keep my head down, and keep living my old life without having to accept that everything was going to change! But after they took Meilani I knew it was just a lie I was telling myself, and it was suicidal! The only way I can protect my tribe is if I help you stop the lieutenants from taking over all of Aurellia!"
"Well…" she turned her head, half-facing him. "Isn't it a shame that it's too little, too late. I'm done being a chosen. I'm done with the responsibility of saving people only to watch them die anyway. From now on, I'm just going to do whatever I want."
"Heidi, no…" Meilani said.
"Then if that's the case, if you've really turned away…" Kanoa pulled out his deck and his whole body ignited with a green aura. "I'll be the one to chase you! Heidi… you've done enough. Let me be the one to bring all the chosens together!"
Heidi took a few more steps before turning around and igniting fully in red as well. Their power was syncing between them again, as chosens. Heidi had not been walking away from them after all, she'd only been making room for their duel. It seemed she too was eager for a battle of epic proportions.
"You want me to kill you?" Heidi asked.
"No. I'm going to be the one to bring you back." Kanoa said determinedly. "You're not new to that deck anymore and I have Jupiter back on my side. This time, we'll settle things properly." The invisible kaijudo energy generating between them was sweltering and Meilani instinctively took a few steps back. Kanoa turned to her "Get back, I'll take care of this."
Meilani weaved through the trees beside the clearing, giving their game a respectable distance.
"Love… Heidi… be careful!"
Kanoa was serious and determined. Heidi was grinning, eyes full of ego and a desire to battle. But before they could even summon their tables, someone else had been attracted by all the commotion and was coming to the scene. They heard a whirring and as it got louder they turned to the sky.
An aircraft turned as it lowered itself, kept up by spinning discs at its corners. The long grass was buffeted by the wind, and so was the hair of the teens as they squinted up. A door slid open to reveal an old enemy. General Urobach stood in his grey uniform, arms crossed. That horrible scarred face.
His monochrome amber eyes rested on Heidi "There's no way you could've escaped the blast radius of the atomic bomb in time."
"Well here I am." She lifted her arms with a hateful stare.
"Times up by the way, Kanoa." Urobach shifted his gaze to the other chosen. "Guess you found that out the hard way, huh? But it's not like I could've just sent you an email all the way out here..."
"Why are your lieutenants here? If all you needed was for me to die, what's the point in all this?"
"You noticed that much? Well the reason… might seem foolish now that you're here and away from your village." Urobach pretended to scratch his chin idly. When Kanoa's gaze demanded more he gave a vicious grin. "After supposedly killing the fire and darkness chosens in an atomic bomb, I wanted something equally devastating for your death. A great display of my power that would end millions more lives!"
"What? What have you done!?" Kanoa demanded.
Urobach pulled out a little remote and pressed it. A tremendous explosion quaked the landscape, sending tremors under their feet. Behind Urobach's aircraft they could see the volcano had erupted. It was violent, searing red and ash clouds burst from the tip. Molten lava was gushing down its side.
"Looks like it's heading for your village. I do hope they evacuate everyone in time."
"You bastard! We already sent out a distress signal and the military is on its way!" Kanoa threatened.
"I am the military, you stupid kids. Why do you think your government was always trying to capture you? I've infiltrated the highest echelons of Aurellia's society. This planet is mine and this" he spread his arms wide against the backdrop of reddening sky. "This is my show! My masterpiece! You're the pieces in my game!"
Kanoa took one more look at the gushing lava then took off running into the jungle. Meilani went as well, the two desperate to warn their fellows.
Heidi stayed and glared up at Urobach who was grinning from ear to ear. "Got my fully future deck now, so when do we have our battle?"
"I don't have to risk my life just to kill you. I bet Mars saved you from the bomb somehow, didn't he? I suppose if you'd been closer to the blast you would've definitely vaporized, but it doesn't matter. You will not be getting off this island, and neither will he."
Heidi said nothing. She turned and ran through the clearing to the jungle opposite. The metal door slid shut on Urobach and his laughter, the aircraft whipped back up into the sky and swerved away.
『AN: Ehhh I just made all the CHAOS happen now. Why should we have to wait for CHAOS? In my opinion, CHAOS is best spread evenly on toast. Guess the nature arc turned out to be more wild than we were expecting. See what I did there? Anyways it hasn't even been 48 hours since my last upload so you know your boy has been hitting his keyboard hard. Am glad I finally got the word count to be an even 5000 words per chapter too.』
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