Secrets & Lies: Journeys of the Forgotten

by Loa of Lore

Non-canon to Secrets & Lies; What do you think when the word Guardian comes to mind, an Ancient Lightbearer sees them not in a good light, but maybe his new partner, a newly Risen, can help him see that there is still hope left, though there will be challenges ahead, and the story of an untold hero, will be revealed. But is he truly a hero or a monster or both. Only time will tell.

2. Decisions made

Hello, I am back and here is Chapter 2, hope you enjoy it as much as you did last chapter.

Also, some of Moonview's characters (which I don't own) are in the flashback for this chapter, and I will be honest, I am not sure if I wrote them well. But anyway, hope you enjoy it nonetheless.

3000 years ago

In a far-off mountain forest, there was a fireteam of Guardians that were requested by The Speaker, to look for a Guardian that would guarantee their success in dealing with the threat of Crota. They had been given coordinates to his location. Though there were a few members of this fireteam that believed that they were well prepared for the coming fight. After all, they were Guardians and Guardians are capable of fighting anything that gets in their path. The Speaker though, was quite insistent, and to show that he meant it that they could use the aid of this particular Guardian. The Speaker would tell them that though Eris Morn is quite knowledgeable of the Hive, she had to learn most of that from either experience or Toland the Shattered, this individual on the other hand. Well, he has his reasons for wishing to know everything he can about the Hive from their history, culture, magics, and gods. Especially their gods.

Allen though, decided to stop for a bit so that he could look at what the Speaker gave him in order to gain an audience or in a way, actually have a conversation with this Guardian for The Speaker said that if anyone came to his abode uninvited, then he would not hesitate to kill them. Which made Allen curious about what was so significant about this item that made the mysterious Guardian not kill them on sight. Allen was able to learn a lot of things in his free-time, which considering that he and his team preferred to kill the Hive, meant that Allen could learn essentially anything for the Hive weren't an active threat until now.

After he went through his pockets, he took out the item and held it close to his face in order to inspect it. And to say that it was special could depend on the person, for it was merely a coin, which if one were to look carefully at it. They would see that the coin has the symbol of the Iron Lords, but there were a few markings on it that made Allen question if it truly was depicting the Sigil of the Iron Lords. For it looked to have the two wolves, but that was the only thing that indicated such for in the place of the tree, there was what looked to be a demonic skull whose horns and wings made up what was to be the branches of the tree, and what looked to be shadows pouring from the bottom of the skull were where the roots would be. It honestly made Allen feel a bit creeped out that this friend of the Speaker gave him such a thing without the Speaker just locking it up somewhere, instead of just keeping it on his person.

Allen's thoughts were then interrupted when Ryzor-7 began to nervously say, "Hey Allen, you sure we should be going to see this Guardian, I mean, if it wasn't obvious, we are literally in the forest where most people have reported sightings of The Beast of the Wilds. Not to say that we couldn't handle it obviously, but the fact that I have been seeing some signs saying either 'Keep Out' or something more colorful like say 'Take one more step and I will kill you', which is then followed by a sign that says 'I'm serious, I will kill you if you take one more step'. So, why don't we just head back, and try our luck against Crota. After all, what's the worst that could happen?"

"Well, Crota could possibly do to us what he did to every other Guardian that went up against him. Which was them being killed in different and horrific ways. Even the legendary Wei Ning was no match for Crota, so who knows, maybe this guy knows something that we don't or he could possibly be able to help us in fighting against Crota?", said Joel, who tried to give his teammate some courage.

"Also, everyone in the Last City can agree that what is supposedly haunting Dark Wood Mountain, is actually the Devil from the Woods."

"I thought people said that it was the Giant of the Mountain that was haunting this mountain.", said Allen in his southern accent.

Joel then went to say, "Well, that is mostly because Titans, Warlocks, and Hunters have most likely described the same creature but gave it a different name. But overall, the Devil from the Woods is the accepted term to call what is supposedly haunting these woods."

Allen then began to wonder why a Guardian would live in this forest then, but considering that most people seem to think that the place is haunted, he then thought that maybe it was actually just this Guardian that was scaring off people. In fact, maybe this Guardian wasn't actually such a bad guy, even if he does seem to prefer to live alone. And besides, Allen was pretty sure that the rumors that Guardians that ventured into the Dark Wood would never be seen was just that a rumor.

"Hey Allen, you might want to have a look at this.", said Mara, the teams' Eddessa Hunter, whom Allen sent ahead to see if the path was safe.

Allen then went to Mara who was pointing her flashlight up and was looking at something. And so, Allen looked in the same direction. He spoke too soon, and he wished that he hadn't thought that for what he was looking at, was the hanging corpse of a Guardian that was attached to one of the trees. Allen then got his flashlight out and started to look if there were any more. And unfortunately, there were more. Titans, Hunters, and Warlocks were shown in many different ways to be either hanged or impaled onto the trees, like some twisted attempt at displaying one's accomplishments.

Luckily though, Allen was brought out of his terrified expression when Joel noticed something about the corpses.

"These…these match the descriptions of Chernobog's kills."

"Chernobog? You mean, Chernobog, the Iron Shadow. The one that the Iron Lords send to end threats before they become threats. The Chernobog that killed some of the most powerful warlords on Terra. That Chernobog!", said Ryzor-7, who while still terrified by the display that they witnessed, was now confused. "Isn't Chernobog dead?!"

Joel then spoke to disperse the confusion, "Well, by all accounts, he is presumed dead after being sent after the Tarrasque. But technically, he didn't do all of these kills on his own. In fact, I remember reading about the Iron Giant, being the one that did most of the killing while Chernobog would weaken the defenses. Though he did get to kill some of the Warlords back in the Dark Age of Terra, and by extension the Krein System."

"Isn't the Tarrasque a myth?", said Karrae, the teams' Altean warlock.

"Yes, though back then there were plenty of sightings of the Tarrasque's existence."

"Maybe Chernobog just decided to retire after going on a wild goose chase then.", said Karrae.

Joel and Karrae then began to argue but were quickly stopped before things got out of hand by Aylin, the team's Altean Titan and the second in command for Fireteam Volum. She then went to Allen to talk about whether they should be going or not in sight of the current predicament they were in. Which made sense for Allen, for they thought that this friend of the Speaker was just like any other Guardian. They were wrong, but Allen decided to have the team to keep moving, for they were wasting time as it was, and they might as well see this through.

Once they had reached a certain point, they then saw what looked to be the home of the Guardian they were sent to recruit. And Allen had to admit that the place was definitely something in and of itself to say the least. It was essentially a large cabin house, the ones that you could find on Earth, and it had different decorations on it, including the skull of one of the top predators of the planet, a Belonin Wyvern to be exact, was placed as the roofing of the porch and had metal plates put on the holes of where one would find the eyes, snout, and nose of the wyvern. He could also see that there were other kinds of decorations that could be found on such buildings to feel homier, though Allen admitted that there was one thing that was a bit strange, and that was the fact that there was a sunflower garden on the side of the cabin, which prompted Karrae to make a joke where the Guardian they were going to meet was rough and tough on the outside, but was essentially soft and squishy on the inside. It essentially made some of his teammates to roll their eyes but they decided to knock on the door and see if anyone was there. Though what they didn't realize was that they were being followed the whole time.

Allen had reluctantly volunteered to be the one who would knock on the door, and when he got closer to it, he found that the door had a Minotaur Vex head placed on it. He then knocked on the door and waited.

"So, I guess that is it.", said Ryzor-7

"What did you think was going to happen?", said Allen, who was a bit confused by his friend's statement.

"Well, I thought that seeing as the guy who lives here obviously doesn't like visitors, he would have something like a security system or if you pressed on the wrong board, you would cause guns to appear out of the ground."

"And why would a Guardian need something like that?", said Joel.

"Hey now, if I didn't want anyone to bother me then I would have a security system installed to keep people out of my business."

Everyone did admit that Ryzor-7 had a point, though after a while he then started walking up the porch.

"Ryzor, what are doing?", said Allen.

"I am going to just get this over with and see about opening the door."

"We are not going to break in."

"If we were then I would've brought a bazooka.", said Karrae.

"That would just blow up his home, Karrae.", said Aylin.

"It would also save us the time.", said Mara

"Let's not talk about this, and just wait.", said Allen.

An hour then passed by which caused Ryzor to just start walking about in the direction they came from which prompted Allen to tell him to stop, with Ryzor saying, "The man we're looking for is obviously not home, and frankly, the fact that the whole place looks like a complete mess tells us that! I mean, the sunflowers are nice and all, but the rest of his house sucks, it doesn't even look like he's been here in a thousand years!"

Ryzor then noticed that everyone had some scared expressions on their faces and had a feeling that there was a reason why.

"Our guy is right behind me, isn't he?"

Their nods confirmed it, which prompted Ryzor to turn his head slowly to find he was looking at the lower part of the chest area, and then looked up, to see the face of a demonic, bestial skull mask with horns sticking out of the hood. The mask had an expressionless face with it just showing a whole line of sharp teeth where the mouth would be, and the place where you would find the eyes, didn't show anything but a purple glow.

"Oh uhm, I take that all back. No hard feelings?"

The response was a bestial growl. Which prompted Ryzor to back pedal to his teammates.

The figure then walked closer, and Allen was then able to see all of the details of his armor and appearance. He had spikes protruding from his shoulders and elbows, and had black armor with some hints of a purple hue glowing, though he then noticed that the hues were changing from purple to blue and then to orange and back to purple. The figures mask looked like a mix between a demon, a skull, and from what he could recall, it almost seemed to have some aspects of the Tarrasque on it. He also had a long black cape and hood, along with clawed gloves. Allen then noticed two things, one: the Guardian they were sent to look for had his right hand near his canon and was in a stance that most would find cowboys posing in, and two: his left hand was holding…...a bag of groceries. He then remembered what the Speaker told him to do, and quickly went to his pockets before the Guardian would decide to shoot them. He then brought out, the coin, saying, "Don't shoot! We were asked to come from one of your friends!"

The figure then started walking up toward Allen, and it made him see why the Titans thought he was a giant, in fact he was taller than anyone that he met back at the Last City. He then held his hand out, which signaled Allen to give him the coin. The Guardian then inspected it, and after a few seconds, he spoke, "Move."

Allen then remembered that he was in front of the door and did what he was told, the Guardian then put the coin back into Allen's hand and then proceeded to get his keys, and unlocked the door. He then prompted everyone to enter his home. Allen then thought that now they were practically entering the lion's den.

They all found themselves in what was most likely the dining room of the house and everyone was seated except their host and Allen. Everyone had a question going in their minds, but it was Allen who spoke first, "Who are you? Are you Chernobog?"

"I haven't heard that name in millennia, but what is it to you?", said the figure.

"Well, everyone thinks you're dead."

"That's what I wanted people to believe, and frankly, I told Radegast to keep it that way."

"So, you are Chernobog."

"That was the name given to me by Radegast. But that isn't my real name."

"So, then what is your real name?", asked Aylin

"My real name is no concern of yours, kid. But you can call me whatever you like."

"How about the scary man?", said Karrae

The figure then looked in Karrae's direction, which prompted him to not say anymore.

"You know, the more I look at you the more you look like the Tarrasque in a sense.", said Allen, who then was gazed upon by their host.

"Out of all my life, I have been called many things, but that is the first time anyone has told me that I look like the Tarrasque."

"Well, the spikes and the mask somewhat gave me the impression of that. But maybe we could refer you as Terras."

The figure then was pondering that name and then began to say, "Very well, you can call me Terras. But tell me, why do you have my sigil, when I gave it to the Speaker centuries ago. You didn't take it by any chance?"

"No, we, or at least I was given the sigil by the Speaker. He said that you could help us with the Hive situation."

"If I recall, you were being helped by Eris Morn. So, what could you possibly need me for?"

Allen tried to answer Terras but then Terras figured out something that Allen didn't even think about.

"He wants me to fight for the Last City again eh, well I can't blame him if he has to deal with your lot."

Allen and his team didn't exactly take that well, but before they could argue with him, Terras spoke again.

"But I want you to give me a very good reason why I should walk out that door with you kids."

Aylin then said, "Why should you have a reason to fight the Hive? They are practically one of the biggest threats in the System or maybe even the universe."

"If the Hive were the largest threat, then we would already be in hot water now. No, the Hive are not the biggest threat in the universe. They are merely the shadow being cast from a much larger threat, that not even you would have the courage to face against. The Hive…they are as much of a threat as the Vex, and the Cabal. And are just as ravenous as the Fallen or as they were once known as the Eliksni."

That caused some eyebrows to be raised by Allen and his team, for they thought that the Hive was the only true threat to them. But if what this Guardian said is true, then what has he seen that would prove to be more threatening than the Hive. But before they could ask, Terras began walking away, most likely because he thought that they were wasting his time. Which caused Allen to of course panic, but then he remembered that the Speaker told him to only speak one word for Terras to be convinced to join their fight. Allen didn't know why, but it wouldn't hurt to just tell Terras who they were going up against.

"We're going to kill Crota!"

This caused Terras to stop in his tracks, which caused everyone to perk up at the sight. Terras then slowly turn to the side, with his head facing them and after a while, he made his response.

"Alright then, you've convinced me to help you guys."

"Really? So, what you're telling us, is that all we had to say to you was that we were going to kill Crota in the first place, and we would've just walked out of here sooner.", said Ryzor-7 who was perplexed at how it was that simple to just convince Terras.

"Yeah, pretty much.", said Terras, who then began walking down the hallway, which prompted everyone to follow him. They then found him opening up one of the closets in the house and he just stepped through it. Prompting everyone else to follow suit, though Ryzor noticed that Terras had a Frame that was sweeping up the place and he couldn't hold the urge to tell it, "Make sure that you clean up the outside too, because it is a mess out there."

They then found themselves going down a staircase which held lead to another more secret room, which had an armory and other things besides that. They found Terras taking one of the swords that were placed on the armory wall.

"Tell me, do any of you know how to use swords?"

The silence coming from Fireteam Volum as well as their expressions that told him that, they had no idea why they would need to know on how to use swords.

"Eris didn't tell you? If you are going to kill Crota, then you will need to follow his rules for we'll be entering his Throne World. And he is more vulnerable to melee combat weapons than long range weaponry in that world."

They were now showing confused looks.

"*sigh*Why do I feel like I am always surrounded by idiots? Oh well, just grab some swords. We will need to fight our way through the Hive and what lies in the Throne World besides Crota. But instead of guns, we will use swords or at least one of you should use a sword."

Allen decided to be the one who would wield a sword, he chose one of the blades that had a red color, and upon grasping it, he could tell that it was radiating with Solar energy. Allen then asked Terras's motives in joining them, "What did Crota do that would make you convinced to join us?"

"Crota made things personal.", said Terras who spoke with a dark tone that was full of hate and anger.

They then went up the staircase only for Karrae to scream and fall down saying," TARRASQUE!"

Everyone then noticed the shadow of the Tarrasque with many of them getting their weapons out, only to find Terras walking past them and continuing on.

"Why are you going up there, did you not hear Karrae say that there is a Tarrasque here?", said Joel.

"Did you stop to wonder how the Tarrasque got into my house, cause to be honest Gaia is not that big."

Fireteam Volum then immediately said, "Who?!"

And after a bit decided to go up to see what Terras was talking about. And what they saw was surprising to say the least. They were looking at a quadrupedal animal that was the size of a large dog. And to be honest it did actually look like the descriptions of the Tarrasque, but it was much smaller and was bulkier in its legs. But everyone could agree that it was not described to have a collar on its neck.

"So, you did find the Tarrasque.", said Karrae.

"Yes, and you should put your guns away. Cause Gaia can hold a grudge if you shoot her, and that grudge can lead you into being found dead the next day."

"You also tamed the Tarrasque.", said Mara.

"Yes, and she has been with me for the last…3,000 years. Any other questions.", said an annoyed Terras.

"Well- "

"Good, then let's just go. We are already wasting time as it is."

And with that, Terras would aid them in the fight against Crota. Though after the death of Crota, he warned Allen that there would be consequences for this, and that he will aid them in fighting against those consequences for he might as well finish what he started.

One day after Twilight's Resurrection

X was in the ship's armory looking at the collection of swords he possessed, though one of them would always remind him of the times from when he first met Allen and his fireteam. It was the sword of Oryx the Taken King, or at least it was a welded version of it, for it broke after he aided them in the Death of Oryx, just like when he helped with the Death of Crota.

But those weren't the only swords in his collection, in fact, he often wondered why Guardians made it a habit in collecting anything from guns to swords, and ships to sparrows. Though nowadays he has an idea of that collector's spirit that the Lightbearers of the Last City have. But at least one of the swords was one which he planned to return. It was a sword made of Luxcite, and it was currently in dagger form but bore a familiar symbol to him. After all, he had a hand in its creation.

Though before he could think about his history with that blade, his Ghost appeared and said, "To think that it only took a group of Guardians to convince you to come out of retirement."

"It took only the mentioning of them taking down Crota, that brought me out of my long vacation.", said X, who was correcting Dex on that situation.

"The fact that you were practically drinking for most of the time, would indicate otherwise."

It made X know that Dex had a point when it came to that, but he had his reasons. After all, he still never forgot what happened that day when it all went wrong.

"X, you can't just keep everything to yourself now. It's been only a day since Twilight became a Gravewalker. You're going to need to start telling her things, as well as the proposal our old friend made that could help with her sight or the lack there of."

"Alright then, is she awake."

"What do you think?"

"*sigh*Where did I put the airhorn that Karrae gave me?"

"You put it in the kitchen."

After a run to the kitchen, X and Dex then went to the bedroom that Twilight was using and found her still asleep, which made sense to X because he has seen the sleep schedule for new gravewalkers is essentially a result of their resurrection. But that didn't mean that he was going to wait till it was past noon for her to wake up so he shook the can and promptly pressed the button, which ended in Twilight falling out of the bed in a panic.

"Good morning, Twilight. Now get dressed and have your ghost, Sparky, lead you to the bridge. Cause we need to talk."

Twilight did what she was told, though it took awhile for her more so out of figuring out where all of the clothes were, and less on her putting them on. Sparky, who Twilight named after a mishap with one of the control panels for the rooms, led Twilight to the Bridge and aided her in getting on a seat.

Twilight then wanted to say what had been plaguing her mind for a while, but decided to wait till she was allowed to speak.

"You can tell me what's on your mind anytime, Twilight.", said X who was using a caring voice.

"Oh…uhm…well, I was wondering. What's your name? You never told me that."

X thought about it for a while, but then remembering what Dex said, he decided that he might as well tell her his name.

"I have been called many things over the years, but my real name is X Nevermore. Though you can just call me X."

Twilight wondered about what else X has been called, but there were a few other things that she was wondering that made her want to get through those first.

"Ok, X, can you tell me why you called me a Gravewalker? And for that matter, what's a Guardian? Am I a Guardian?"

X held his hand up so that he didn't need to deal with her rambling but then remembered that she can't see his hand, so instead used his tail to tap her leg so as to let her know that he will answer her questions one at a time. He didn't want to deal with her rambling off or else they would be here for the next thousand years.

"To answer your first question, the reason why I called you a Gravewalker is because it is the more accepted term nowadays to call Lightbearers that have been made through resurrection. A Guardian is unfortunately the common term to describe Lightbearers nowadays, even though there are those that do less than protecting others. And as for whether you are a Guardian, I would say no. But that is more out of the fact that you haven't earned such a title yet."

"You said Lightbearers that were made, but what do you call Lightbearers that are born? If that is possible.", said Twilight who had some doubt that she was asking a legitimate question and not something that was silly.

"Actually, it is possible, and frankly I know a few Guardians with kids. No, wait I know just about every Guardian that had a kid at one point, though they don't know me. But to answer your question, we refer to them with the term of Lightborn."

"Oh…they must be happy to know that they will grow up to be Guardians then."

"More like they are naïve, and are unfortunately brought up at a young age into training with the mentality that they are heroes and can do no wrong. Which is what I honestly hate about the educational system they are taught through, for it neglects important facts that they need to be aware of.", said X, who was giving a tone that seemed to indicate that he has encountered such Lightborn.

"Is that why you would rather refer to others as Lightbearers?"

"Yes…yes, I do. Guardian should not be a name that is given to those whose parents or parent was a Guardian, it is a title that should be earned through your actions that will protect lives human or otherwise. They should not forget what it was like in the Dark Age for those to see what the Risen could do, they should not forget…"

"Forget what?"

"Nothing, forget about it. I was just…remembering things."

X didn't want to go into anymore facts like that until Twilight was ready to learn the truth about him, especially what he did before the Iron Lords found him. That was something that not even Allen knew or any of Allen's teammates for that matter. And there were very few that knew about his time before becoming Chernobog, the Iron Shadow. He did things that he wasn't proud of, but when it came down to it, he felt justified, even if it was self-justification.

It was then that X decided to tell Twilight about what his friend could do for her, "You are sensitive about the fact that your blind, aren't you?"

Twilight froze at that, she didn't like the fact that she was though deep down she hated being born blind, but she didn't know why.

"Yes, I don't like the fact that I am blind. But when I saw through your eyes- "

"You felt like you were taking control of me, I know. It wasn't my first rodeo kid. I have encountered telepathic species before, so I know when I am being control. Plus, I have been personally told that my mind is like an enigma, meaning that it would be difficult for anyone to just about do anything in my noggin without me knowing."

"Yeah, but I didn't want to. It was an accident; I didn't mean to."

"It's ok Twilight, you weren't fully aware of your capabilities. There are plenty of Lightbearers that aren't fully aware of their capabilities when they are first resurrected. In fact, I remember a few that accidently unleashed their light upon others when they didn't mean to. Which reminds me, I am going to need to teach you that after you've made your decision."

Though she couldn't show it, Twilight was looking at him questioningly.

"What do you mean after I make a decision? If you're talking about me becoming a Guardian then I am sure that is what I want to be."

"No, that is not what I meant. I mean that I know someone who can help with your natural blindness, though I have already talked to him about it and I told him that it would be best to ask you first before any final decisions are made. So, do you wish to be cured of it?"

Twilight didn't know what to say to that, she didn't think that it was possible or that it could even be done. But even so, she needed to make sure that it will work.

"Did your friend say that it would work on me or that I would be able to gain sight from whatever procedure he would do?"

"Yes, he said that he can do it. Though I, myself, am not sure if it is a good idea after all, he is going to be using SIVA of all things to do so. But I trust his judgement, and I will trust your decision into allowing it upon yourself. So, yes, or no?"

Twilight then thought about whether it was the right choice for her to gain her sight. Though she didn't know what this SIVA was, she knew only that it could undo what felt like had been forced upon her. So, it didn't take long for her to decide and she had made her decision.

"Yes, I want to be able to see and experience everything."

X knew that was going to be her answer, but he needed to ask her to make sure. He was the type of guy who would do things if it involved others willingly doing them. For he knows what it is like to be forced into doing things that you don't like to do, but he also knows that sometimes he needs to do them.

"Alright then, Dex."

Dex then appeared, "Yes."

"Notify, Glitchy of House Progress. We will be heading to their coordinates and tell him that he is going to need to get the procedure ready."

"Will do."

"And Twilight."

"Yes.", said Twilight, who wondered what X was going to tell her.

"It won't take us long to get there, but even so, I want you to get something to eat before we get there. So, I will see about fixing some ramen in the kitchen for the both of us, if that is what you want."

"If it will be like last night then sure."

"Alright then. Come along."

X grabbed Twilight's waist with his tail so that she didn't need to feel her way to the Kitchen. They then went to it and X prepared Twilight's breakfast and once he was finished, he gave it to her. He then prepared ramen for himself, and once he sat down, he saw that Twilight was enjoying the meal. Dex then appeared through one of the hallways that can be accessed by Ghosts only.

"I've notified Glitchy, and he said that he will be glad to see us again. And that he will be explaining how the procedure will work once we get there."

X then responded, "Alright, then I suppose that I will be going back to the bridge."

Twilight then perked up from that and asked, "Can you give me some more ramen before you go? I really like it."

"Ok, one more bowl of ramen for you, but after that I'm going to need to feed you something else when it's lunchtime. You're starting to act like those people from the Last City."

X then went to make another bowl and gave it to Twilight after he finished. He then went to the bridge of the ship and typed in the coordinates. And though he was going to help Twilight get her sight back, he also sought to learn the location of a certain individual and hoped that his friend, Glitchy, might know where she is.

Ok, first up. I would like to say that the first part of this chapter, is not exactly how I imagined it would be. In fact, I will go as far and say that I am not sure if it is satisfying for me at least.

I think that from now on, I will be more focused on Allen and X's relationship to one another more so than the entirety of Allen's fireteam. Mostly because I am not sure if I wrote Moonview's characters (who I do not own) correctly, but anyway, I didn't feel that comfortable in writing them all at once. But I will be making sure to write in parts where X is talking about them and what his relationship is like with them.

Anway, I have two options that I can go at for the moment for Chapter 3. One, Chapter 3 will return to the Deathbringers and Lotor's encounter with them. Or two, Chapter 3 will continue from where we left off in Chapter 2. So, let me know what you think I should do. And the most who comment on either to be the main focus of Chapter 3, will be the deciding factor. Otherwise, I will just continue where the story left off.

And as always, let me know what you think of the chapter overall, and tell me if you would rather, I have shorter flashbacks in future chapters, because I will see about making sure that they don't get too massive this time, but anway, I might one day come back here and rewrite chapter 2, cause I don't feel satisfied with it. But anyway, I will be seeing you guys in Chapter 3.