Why, Hello and welcome to my little world of weirdness!

I state for the record that, while I really, really wish I did, I don't own any of the wonderful characters that will grace this story . . . they are all CLAMP's, always have been, always will be! However I do lay claim to a few of the original characters, for example . . . I own Hei-ying, and his false form, Tomodachi Yukito, I own Mystrasa Kyree, and Carolyn and Amanda Reed, I don't own The Dragon, Saurian because he is on loan from my very good friend, the ever intangible Blue Goo.

In This Tainted Soul . . . There Lies Hope . . .

By Dr Megalomania

[Since this is the last chapter, I put my A/Ns up here, my warmest thanks go out to everyone, simply everyone who has ever reviewed this, and at the risk of pulling a Halle Berry – I wish to thank first off Bluegoo, the Ever Intangible, for the simple fact she put the idea in my head, when we were discussing story ideas while waiting for her mum. She said 'Touya falling out a window, and caught by Yue' and that was it, that was all it took. Out of that I some how got three new characters, one new guardian angel, fifty-one chapters, and an introduction to the beauty that is the internet community . . . for this I blame and thank her entirely! Thanks go out to Clow'd9, The Penmaster, MorganD., Beautiful Midnight, Pikachumaniac, Dark Ice Angel, Caroltrue, French Fille, JerryC., Atom Bunny, Moon Mistress, Odd World . . . ack, so many people, I thank you very much. I also thank Mateem Bluewing, 'cause she was the very first person to review In This Tainted Soul, and that made sure the story stayed up. Na'atz also, for being the first person to review There Lies Hope. I thank anyone who has had the nicety to review and keep me confident that I might just make it as a writer! Thank you!! Now, since no one has rumbled me on it . . . which has really surprised me, for the first half of the title, In This Tainted Soul, please listen to Skunk Anansie - 'Weak', that's where it's from . . . the rest I made up!! PLEASE R&R!! {Deep breathe} Ladies and Gentlemen, and Bluegoos . . . Ready? Please enjoy, and thank you for your time.]

Part Twenty-Six:

. . . Hope

Three days later . . .

Today was the day.

Eriol sat on the edge of his bed, fiddling with his cuffs. Sunlight streamed through the windows, he smiled as a soft sigh sounded behind him. Tomoyo rolled onto her front, deep purple hair mixing with the deep blue of his silken sheets. Her pale skin was creamy, and most of the bruises were gone now, thanks to his magic. Eriol leant over, lying beside her and just stroking her face as she continued to slumber, deciding that breakfast could . . .

. . . wait. Syaoran smiled, not knowing he was mimicking his ancestor, he lay beside Sakura, fully dressed in some loose Chinese clothing. Just stroking her honeyed auburn hair. She was beautiful as she lay on her back, fast asleep. The Sunlight poured through the cracks in the curtain, and a patch pooled on her chest, making the rose coloured nightie seem a glowing white. Syaoran smiled as he leant over his Sakura, maybe he would just kiss her awake, wait for her . . .

. . . eyelids fluttered open. Ruby smiled at her slumbering brother, Spinel still held in his human form for now, but she could feel the spell that held him so slipping away. He'd return to his normal form within the hour, she could feel it. He frowned slightly in his sleep, pulling her closer as he kissed her shoulder. Making sure she was still there with him. She lifted her hand, pale nails shiny in the morning's Sunlight. She pulled a lock of his dusty blue hair from his face, as he sighed and smiled. She pulled her leg up and over him, cradling him to her body, glad he was still . . .

. . . here. Yue and Yukito weren't here. Touya's eyes shot open as he touched the pillow beside him again, "Yukito? Yue?" He pushed himself up onto an elbow and looked around, the snow rabbit was sitting in the window seat, naked and with a hairbrush slipping from his hand. Yue had been up that night, brushing his hair. Touya smiled and got up, naked but for his boxer shorts. He rolled his shoulder, and stretched, yawning as he scooped Yukito up into his arms.

"Good morning . . ." Yuki murmured as he turned slightly in Touya's arms, and wrapped his arms around the taller man's neck. Yukito giggled sweetly, "Yue says put us back in bed . . . we want to sleep a little longer . . ." A funny look passed over his face, as both he and Yue remembered something, "Wait . . . put us down . . ."

Touya complied without argument and frowned slightly as Yukito reached into the wardrobe and pulled out one of Touya's large shirts. He nodded quickly, "I'll be back in a minute . . ."

Kero looked up as Yukito padded along the corridor barefooted. "Little One, you should be wearing slippers . . . the Woody's still replacing the floors."

"Oh?" Yukito blinked, and looked down, "Never mind . . ." He touched the door Keroberos was staring at, "Is it . . . done now?"

The lion nodded slowly, "It's done . . ." He looked at the room's large dark wood door, "Today . . . is the day . . ."

Later . . . that afternoon . . .

A gentle breeze floated around the small congregation. White apple blossoms and pink cherry blossoms floated around them, soft green grass cushioned their steps. This orchard was forever held in springtime. Eriol, Ruby and Spinel looked around in wonderment as this whole new part of their garden was revealed to them. Sakura smiled slightly as she patted Keroberos' head, "This is a pretty place . . . I can see why you chose it . . ."

"Actually, it was Yue's idea." Kero looked at his little brother, as the white haired angel knelt beside him, "Wasn't it, Little One?"

"Hmmm . . ." Yue murmured, he flicked one last unseen piece of dirt of the stone. Hei-ying's name was engraved in bold jade, just as he would have wanted. Three days after his death, and after his magic had completely dispersed; Yue had asked that Hei-ying be buried in the small graveyard he and Keroberos had created. Syaoran glanced around, they had opened the spell and revealed a permanently spring time orchard. Filled with apple and cherry trees. There were three stones now; one was a grey, practical stone, with the name of 'Marcibay Hilligans' carved into it. It's legend read that he was a dear man, with a dark temper . . . an excellent teacher on all accounts. The second stone was that of Clow reed. A handsome stone, created with the help of the cards, set deep with gold Suns and silver Moons, Clow's magic circle half on both sides, reading: Clow Reed, Our Master and Creator – A Mighty Strange Fellow With Many, Many Problems . . .

Eriol chuckled at this, as Yue growled that it was Keroberos' fault.

The final stone was Hei-ying's. It was as black as night, Clow's circle on the back, jade lettering on the front. This read: Hei-ying

A simple message for someone with such a complicated life. Keroberos refused to have anything more carved on it, Yue wanted more, but could find nothing that would have much meaning. They decided to bury beside the master he loved so much. Yue sighed and pulled a long stemmed rose from his coat and placed it gently on Hei-ying's grave. "Goodbye Hei-ying."

As Yue stood, Eriol nodded feeling it only necessary to recite something. He said it in it's proper form, Latin. His guardians, much better now but still a little weak, nodded gravely, and murmured the traditional family reply. It suited the time. Tomoyo stepped forward and knelt beside Yue, looking up at Eriol. "What does that mean?"

Eriol looked at the jade lettering of the black stone, "Beyond faith, beyond chance, beyond all else . . . There lies hope."

Yue and Keroberos nodded, murmuring at the same time the automatic response, "May there always be hope . . ."

Tomoyo nodded, "That's a beautiful sentiment . . . very fitting . . ." She pulled her glove off and pressed it against the ground, murmuring an incantation Eriol had taught her one night, the warm soil of the mansion's hidden graveyard, barren of any flowers but springy lush grass, gave life, and dozens of summer flowers began to grow around Hei-ying Reed's grave. Blood red roses curled around the stone, embracing it tightly. Despite the black, black stone the grave seemed to warm a little.

"Tomoyo-chan . . ." Sakura breathed, as she stepped forward, "That's beautiful . . . I'm sure Hei-ying would be honoured . . ."

The small group moved away, the small funeral was brief but warm, warm for Hei-ying's sake. The only two left behind were Hei-ying's brothers.

Keroberos and Yue sat beside each other and stared at the grave, "Oniichan . . .?"

The lion moved his head, and peered at Yue. He had seemed pre-occupied throughout the morning's little service. "What is it, Little One?"

Yue's pale lips pursed together, "I want to ask you . . . to forgive Hei-ying . . . please?"

There was a moment's silence.

"Please, Oniichan? It's all I ask."

"All?" Keroberos repeated slowly, "You ask me to forgive the man who almost took away something so precious to me, made your life a complete hell, and almost helped to destroy our mistress . . ." He sighed, and shook his head. "I . . . I wish I could, little one . . . but . . . but . . . I can't."

"He's dead," Yue protested quietly, "Surely you can grant him this . . ."

"I can't forgive him, not then, not now, not ever . . ." Keroberos leant against Yue lightly, resting his heavy head on the angel's shoulder, they continued to stare at the grave. "And I think . . . I think Hei-ying knew that . . ."

The same morning . . . Hong Kong, China . . .

"Mother! That package reeks!" One of her daughters protested as the five hauled it to the pond. "What in the seven circles of hell has Xiao Lang sent us?!"

Yulan chuckled as she motioned her daughters to put it down. She nodded for the eldest to open it, "Xiao Lang says Mei-rin asked for it . . ."

The four daughters peered into the box, chunks of scaled meat was thrown into the box, on top a large red slimy tongue, to it was pinned a note. The note read:

My dearest Mother and sisters . . .

Please simply feed this to our carps, Mei-rin told her murderer this would happen to him . . . and I do like to make sure Mei-rin's prophesies come true.

Xiao Lang

Yulan raised an eyebrow as her daughters burst into laughter, and brought out their swords. They stabbed each chunk of meat and skewered it, holding it over the pond, for the hungry carps to feed away happily.

Three Months later . . . in Clow Reed's Mansion . . .

"Concentrate . . ."

"When exactly are we going home?" She closed her eyes and tried again, but still felt the soft red rug of Eriol's favourite study under her feet.

"I told you to concentrate."

"How can I concentrate if you don't answer my question?"

He sighed, and flexed his fingers under her elbows, "If you really must know . . . I've inverted the time barrier . . ." He stared at her feet, trying not to think about the fact he had been kissing them only a few hours earlier, "Try to concentrate, my dear . . ."

"You've inverted the time barrier?" He nodded as she continued, "And that means?"

Eriol peered over the rim of his spectacles at Tomoyo, the universal sign to his guardians he was getting annoyed. Tomoyo laughed sweetly, dissolving his annoyance completely. "It means . . ." He sighed as he squeezed her elbows, "Unlike before, when it was a month in here to a year out there . . . it is now a day of theirs to one of our months . . ."

She chuckled, "Very convenient, Mister Hiirawagizawa, very convenient indeed!"

"I do like to try . . ." He murmured, "Now, please concentrate . . ." He smiled as she frowned slightly and tried again. He was trying to teach her how to levitate, Sakura had offered to let her use the float card whenever Tomoyo wanted, but Tomoyo insisted that she wanted to learn. He thought it was delightful . . . but then, he rolled his eyes slightly, he was beginning to find everything delightful about her. From the way she was wearing her hair for her lessons, most of it in a braid looped on her head, and two locks framing her face, to the way she had allowed Ruby to make some dresses for her. Amazingly Ruby had come up with the perfect combination of lace and velvet, to give Tomoyo a very gentile look about her. He chuckled as she stamped her foot in her frustration, "I've never known you to throw a tantrum, my dearest . . ."

Tomoyo calmed herself instantly, and squeezed his arms, "It's hard, Hiirawagizawa, it's definitely not as easy as you *claimed* it was!"

"Let's begin again, shall we?" He smiled back at her, not retorting as he stepped closer and held her, "Close your eyes, my dear Miss Tomoyo . . . and concentrate . . ."

Spinel looked up from his book to glance at Tomoyo's progress. She was only a few days into her learning and she was expecting to be able to get it straight away. He shook his small cathead, and sneezed, Ruby, he closed his eyes and tried to keep his small voice even, "Must you do that now while I'm reading?"

"We can't expect the cards to do everything, can we?" Ruby smiled as she paused in her dusting. She grinned as he rolled his eyes, and moved to put a book on the shelf. Her wings were back, but she kept them hidden. She smiled as she plucked a small sheet from the shelf and turned back to the desk. Suppi was back in his normal form, a cute little cat with transparent wings. She smiled at him as she tickled him with her feather duster, "Where does this go?"

Spinel looked up, and blinked as Ruby waved the sheet in front of him. "In the first drawer, on the left . . ."

"Thankoo!" Ruby flicked his nose, making him sneeze again. She swung the duster under her arm and knelt down quickly to shift things around in the cluttered drawer. Eriol's desk wasn't as obsessively ordered anymore, she rolled her eyes and slid the sheet under a small velvet box. Ruby hummed absently as she picked up the small box.

Spinel looked up, as the Master and Miss Tomoyo playfully snapped at each other, he smiled as they quickly made up and pecked light kisses on each other's cheeks. It hadn't been like this before, not so very informal with Miss Kaho, Spinel noted, the Master had been very fond, but never . . . he tilted his head as he watched his master's expression, the Master had never been so open with his affections. The Master blushed and kissed Miss Tomoyo, before whispering something into her ear. Spinel started to smile, but was yanked off the desk by his tail and dragged under.

Ruby was sat crossed legged under the desk, her feather duster on one side. Her eyes were wide and bright as she squealed happily. Spinel rolled his eyes and instantly transformed into his larger form, clamping fuzzy paws over his sister's mouth. "Ruby Moon . . . please act like a Moon guardian . . ." Ruby squealed, muffled by his paws. Spinel fought a smile, and tilted his head, "What is it?"

She thrust a small box into the air, a small silver engagement ring with deep-set diamonds rested delicately in deep blue folds of velvet.

Spinel blinked, surprise written across his features, he tipped his head over the desk and glanced at his master. The Master was murmuring soft commands to Miss Tomoyo, as she held her eyes shut. Her delicate lilac magic circle glowing slightly under them. The Master's lavender-grey eyes flicked once to the desk, the only sign he had noticed that both his guardians were hiding behind the desk.

Spinel sat down again, and looked at the ring again. It was so . . . beautiful, perfect for Miss Tomoyo in Spinel's opinion, it's sheer delicacy would be perfect against her own dainty hands. He smiled, "No doubt Master wants it to be a surprise, Ruby-chan . . . we must endeavour to aid him."

Ruby nodded, still squealing quietly under his paws. Spinel looked up to see his sister weeping happily. Dropping his paws, he could see a small smile complete with quivering lip gracing her face. "We're going to have Tomoyo as our mistress now . . ." She grinned tearfully, and wrapped her arms around him, "Suppi-chan, she's going to live with us!!"

"Is there something wrong?" Eriol's voice floated over the desk, causing Spinel to snap back to his smaller form and Ruby to hurriedly wipe her face. She slipped the ring box into the first drawer again and the two guardians appeared suddenly from behind the desk. Ruby folded her hands behind her like she'd been caught with her hand in a cookie jar, and Spinel floated back to his book. Ruby smiled widely, not able to contain her utter joy of the discovery, she waved her hand at Eriol and Tomoyo, "oh . . . Nothing, nothing!!"

Tomoyo smiled bemusedly, "Ruby . . . Are you crying?" Ruby gazed at her for a few seconds, the Moon guardian clutched her feather duster close to her chest, and smiled warmly, Tomoyo tilted her head, "Ruby-chan?"

The butterfly girl snapped out of it, "Iie!!" She started to dust ever vigorously, "Not at all!!" She grinned as she wiped at her eyes and sniffed, "It's just . . . the dust! The dust gets up my nose and . . . and . . ." Ruby smiled dazzlingly, and waved her hand quickly, "You should get back to your lessons!!"

Tomoyo chuckled with bemusement as Ruby took back to her spring cleaning, humming, singing small snatches of songs and dancing. Eriol smiled at this, and glanced at Spinel. The small cat gazed at Tomoyo, smiling slightly before he turned his gaze to his master. The small cat smiled more, and nodded once before looking at Ruby and shaking his head in the universal manner of 'Why me?'. Eriol smiled as Ruby span slightly, and Spinel remonstrated her to concentrate on her task. The blue haired former reincarnation smiled absently as he realised his guardians had found his 'carefully' hidden surprise. Eriol didn't know how to approach the subject with them, other things were easy to bring up, but this seemed the hardest. He was going to add a new member to their family, properly . . . maybe even add some more family members over the years. He smiled as Ruby leant over Spinel and whispered, occasionally motioning Tomoyo. He was glad they took to the idea so easily.

"What was that all about?" Tomoyo inquired quietly, as she watched the two, "What are they planning?"

"Oh . . ." Eriol turned his maddening 'I'm not going to tell you' smile on her, "I'm sure I'll tell you when we are floating a few centimetres off the ground . . ."

The dust motes from Ruby's vinous dusting danced in the warm sunlight, floating happily to the small family in the wide window seat. The gold engagement ring flashed as the hand swiped absently at the motes. Syaoran frowned in his sleep and returned his hand to a much more warmer place, wrapped around Sakura's waist as they dozed in the window seat together. He flexed his feet slightly; Keroberos' heavy body was in the middle so his head could lie in the warm Sunshine in Sakura's lap. His helmet and armour on the ground near the neatly folded shawl of Yue. Sakura smiled in her sleep as Syaoran squeezed her slightly, and stroked Keroberos, kneading the soft fur under her hand.

The sound of a quiet snore, soft deep breathing, and a deep purr filled the window seat.

Keroberos sighed deeply, and raised his tail, the long gold tail followed the sense of Moon influenced magic, and wrapped around the angel's arm. Yue gently shook off Kero's tail, and folded a page over in his book. He was reading his old incantations book, smiling over each note he had made as a child, and even chuckling over each small doodle. Kero's tail tickled his cheek, and he brushed it away, murmuring a quiet, "Stop that . . ." to the tail. There was a quiet hum from behind him, as Touya stretched in his own sleep. The angel smiled as Touya rested his chin on Yue's shoulder. Of everyone in the seat Yue was the only one who remained awake, although the warmth and the all-enveloping love of the scene could have lulled anyone into a deep slumber.

"Ruby!"

Yue looked up from his book, as Spinel chided Ruby for her clumsy self. Yue chuckled quietly as Ruby appealed, and swotted the small cat with her duster. It was then he heard the tapping, just two sharp taps, quiet but sharp. He glanced at Eriol and Tomoyo, as Eriol explained something. It hadn't been them . . . he moved his gaze to the more immediate people around him. Syaoran and Sakura remained slumbering, Syaoran had wrapped his ring hand around Sakura's shoulder, and Sakura had brought hers up to clasp his. Syaoran had proposed about two months ago, stating that he just wanted Sakura to know that he was entirely serious about their marriage. Yue smiled slightly, for this he was glad, Clow had had a long and lonely life, even if he and Keroberos had been there. Keroberos was deliriously happy, even if Sakura was marrying 'the Gaki', her children would all have to take after her, and he would play with them everyday. The old lion tried to make this sound like a dull job, that he would take so Yue wouldn't get his favourite robes messy, but it was clear Keroberos was looking forward to the children. More than once Syaoran and Yue had caught him talking to Sakura about names, as he floated after Sakura in his false form, "Zenith is a nice name, oh! And so is Mia . . . and, Sakura . . . of course Luna!!"

Yue turned his attention on Keroberos, the lion was prone to playing pranks on him but he hadn't tapped. In fact the lion wrapped his tail around Yue's wrist again. Yue shook his head as he shook it off again, and turned slightly to look at Touya, Touya was sleeping deeper, a small smile gracing his usually serious face.

There was another pair of sharp taps, leading the judgement angel to look out the window.

Yue blinked . . . as Hei-ying stared back warmly. Yue smiled slightly, and mouthed silently, "Hi."

"Hi." Hei-ying mouthed back, just as simply, he smiled and placed his hand against the window, a ghostly reflection upon the wrong side of the pane. Yue raised his hand and pressed it against his older brother's, taking in the changes of his older brother. Hei-ying smiled as Yue gazed at his fully reformed self. His perfect white wings were folded neatly, and his long hair coiled around his feet, tied in perfect jade green ties once more. Yue turned his gaze on Hei-ying's face, and frowned slightly, the dark angel still had his slopping hair, to hide the battle wounds inflicted by his brother. The smile faded from Hei-ying's face until he realised what was wrong, he smiled brightly, and shook his head. Hei-ying lifted his hand off the glass and pulled back the long side of his hair, a bright jade eye and a fully formed ear balanced Hei-ying's face again. It was as if neither had been torn from him. Yue blinked, and smiled at him quizzically while Hei-ying shrugged and let the hair fall back into place. The dark angel settled back, his white wings disappearing in a white glow. He leant on the glass slightly, and gazed at Sakura.

Yue smiled and settled back also, Touya's body warm against his back. He gazed at Sakura as well until a flick of motion caught his eye. He glanced into the glass.

Clow Reed smiled as he leant against the glass and stared at Sakura's ring finger, he seemed ready to burst as he flicked his gaze up to Yue and winked. Yue smiled back slightly, sadness tinting the smile. He mouthed the three words slowly, so Clow would catch them in their entirety. "I miss you."

The dark haired mage's smile faded slightly, and his gaze went to Hei-ying. The black haired angel raised an eyebrow, and turned his gaze very pointedly on the slumbering Touya. Yue followed this and returned his attention to Clow for his response. Clow smiled and started to shake his head, "Don't."

Not sure he had caught the reply correctly, Yue frowned slightly, "Pardon me?"

Clow chuckled, and shared a look with Hei-ying, he turned back to Yue and mouthed very clearly, "Don't. Miss. Me." The mage laughed again and turned away, momentarily disappearing as he leant out of the seat. He pulled a small girl into his lap; she glanced into the window quickly. Yue frowned; he didn't know who this little girl was, but her raven black hair and pale face lead him to believe she was a Reed. He smiled slightly as she pulled open a book, her pale grey eyes sparkling as she began the story, her small pink lips clearly readable as she spoke, "Once upon a time . . ."

Yue smiled, glanced at Clow who listened with adoring fascination to the girl, his attention turned to Hei-ying who gazed back, and mouth clearly but rapidly, "May there always be . . ."

" . . . Hope." Yue answered just as quickly. Hei-ying smiled once more, and turned his attention on the little girl again as he faded away, jade eyes fully of tranquillity.

Yue gazed into the window, long after Hei-ying, Clow and the little girl had faded, until Keroberos' deep voice rumbled sleepily, "Little One?"

"Hmm . . ." Yue hummed quietly, still gazing out.

"What are you thinking about?"

Yue pulled his attention from the windowpane, and looked at his brother. The lion was still lying as if he was asleep, but his ear was cocked to hear his little brother's answer. Yue allowed the lion's tail to wrap around his wrist, as he looked up, Sakura's emerald green eyes reflected in the glass as she looked sleepily for what Yue was gazing at, she turned her head slightly and smiled at him tiredly, before Syaoran moved his hand over her stomach protectively and she settled back, resting her nose under his chin. Syaoran smiled slightly, the frown on his brow clearing.

"Well done!"

Yue looked over as Eriol and Tomoyo laughed quietly, Tomoyo was floating her hands resting on Eriol's shoulders. He smiled up at her proudly, before stepping into the air with her. Kissing her gently as they floated aimlessly in the air, his hands slipping around her waist, her arms around his neck. Yue's gaze turned to Ruby and Spinel; the small cat was now on Ruby's shoulder, his book floating in front of him as she dusted the small patch where he was. Ruby grinned as Spinel no doubt to telling her off in low tones. The butterfly girl smiled, and dusted the cat's nose again. He sneezed quietly, and glared at her. Ruby's smile faded slightly, as her gaze grew fonder. She pressed a small kiss just under Spinel's ear, making his glare soften. He closed his eyes, and the book floated to the shelf. The small cat's purring floated around the study.

A quiet purr from beside his ear, made Yue look around to the window, Touya had switched sides now, and pressed light kisses against Yue's pale skin. The angel smiled as he focused on the new reflection in the glass, Yukito was smiling warmly, deep within his sleep, the same book Yue was reading was slipping from his hand.

"Little One?"

Yue looked at Keroberos again, the lion was now rolled on his back, his tail wrapping around Sakura's wrist, and his head in Yue's lap. Yue smiled and stroked under Keroberos' chin lovingly, the lion closed his eyes and purred deeply. "Nothing . . ." Yue murmured, he shrugged and returned his gaze to the window, "I'm just . . ." The reflection of Yukito woke up, and acted like a true reflection. The angel smiled, the snow rabbit smiled, " . . . Looking . . ."

Keroberos chuckled deeply, as Yue sighed and leant back into Touya's embrace. Yukito winked at him, laughed happily and fell back to sleep. Yue's book slid out of his hand, and thudded dully beside him. The smile on the pale angel's lips widened slightly, as sleep claimed him.

"Perfect . . ." Yue whispered gently, as his eyes slid closed, "Simply . . . *perfect* . . ."

E v e r y   S t o r y   M u s t   H a v e   A   B e g i n n i n g   .  .  .

A n d   E v e r y   S t o r y   M u s t  H a v e   A   M i d d l e   .  .  .

B u t   M u s t   T h i s  S t o r y  H a v e   A n   E n d  ?

B e y o n d   F a i t h   .  .  .   B e y o n d   C h a n c e   .  .  .   B e y o n d   A l l   E l s e   .  .  .

.  .  .   I n   T h i s   T a i n t e d   S o u l   .  .  .   T h e r e   L i e s  .  .  .

 .  .  .   H o p e   .  .  .

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DrM: [Stands, clasps hands in front of herself, and half-bows] The End. [Tries to keep a straight face, then laughs] Thank you, please review.