IF wanted to believe that the goddesses' protection extended to Gamindustri citizens that were not even a part of their original dimension. The little Compa seemed to be the only survivor IF found after the massacre she had been forced to hear and see its grotesque aftermath. Every time they encountered different piles of bodies, IF attempted to search for anyone else who might have hid in the bodies. The search results all ended in failure and the pair was still alone in a hospital with a battle that was raging outside that they could not see. While the sight of so many dead human bodies filled IF with nausea, she couldn't even begin to imagine the amount of trauma Compa was going through right now as a child. IF's Compa never had to deal with something this mentally damaging during their adventure, much less as a child. This future nurse lost her parents and was buried on top of their corpses, forced to stay quiet under the fear of being found and sharing the same fate as her family.

I see a few military soldiers among the civilians, but no weapons on them. IF thought to herself, wondering where the missing weaponry were. Could the aliens have taken them?

A small yelp interrupted IF's thoughts as she turned to see Compa tripping over an alien limb that she had not been paying attention to. IF quickly moved to help the child back up, who clung tightly to her as Compa looked at the corpse that caused her to fall with great fear in her eyes. The Compa of IF's world never really held a phobia of other species and even showed some friendly manners to monsters, malevolent or otherwise. Once this Compa grows up, she might likely be afraid and hostile to anything that is not human. IF would not blame this world's Compa for acting that way once she grew up. The cruelty these aliens displayed to civilians were unforgivable.

"Hey, it's okay." IF placed a comforting hand on Compa's shoulder with the assuring tone that IF would protect Compa with every fiber of her being. "Once they're down like that, they're down for good."

"R-really?...They're not like...space zombies or something?" Compa asked a question that made IF chuckle.

"As far as I can tell, they're not." IF answered, feeling her tension loosen with an honest small laugh.

"But that one looks like it's playing dead."

Compa's statement and pointing to the body in question caused the tension in IF's body to return full force. When IF turned to look at the body, she breathed a sigh of relief and held a hand over her chest where her heart thumped rapidly. The alien corpse was staring in their direction, but it showed no reaction or movements that it was breathing. Although IF knew Compa didn't mean to scare IF like that, IF really didn't need that jolt of adrenaline kicking in when it wasn't needed. Compa realized she had made a mistake and looked apologetic for scaring IF.

"Huh? Hey, living people! Am I glad to see faces that aren't on the floor or aliens."

A new voice caught both their attention and they turned to see a teenage girl armed with a pistol. There was something familiar about the new girl's voice that IF couldn't quite place. Before IF could say anything, Compa gasped as her eyes lit up in recognition. The older minor reacted in the same way as Compa ran up to the new person and they embraced into a tight hug.

"Neppy!"

"Compa! I'm so glad you're okay!"

The nickname Compa shouted pretty much confirmed IF's feelings of familiarity. This was the Neptune of this world and while she lacked the signature features that IF's Neptune had, there were physical similarities that could not be denied. The alternate Neptune here spoke with the liveliness of the human form, but the tone was more closer to her goddess state. The D-pad clips, parka, striped thigh high socks, and round shoes were non existent. However, the jacket Neptune had on was more dark purple and on one sleeve was the 'N' emblem. Even the lilac and purple eyes were replaced with more tame colors of brown hair and eyes.

For all the things that look similar to the Neptune in my world...This one is no goddess of a nation. IF realized as she approached the two. No transformed state or powers of a CPU. Just a normal, mortal human like me.

"I don't know you and you don't look like a Reach local, but thanks for protecting Compa." Neptune said once she looked at IF. "Neptune's the name, but call me Nep. Keeps it short and simple."

"I'm IF, Nep."

Neptune stared at IF as though she were remembering some old memory. However, the face Neptune was making didn't last before she started rubbing the top of Compa's head comfortingly. It made IF wonder about her own counterpart in this world and where she was right now. The Neptune of IF's own world met Compa first before meeting IF, but in this universe they already know each other despite the age difference. That meant there was a shared past than just meeting and becoming friends. IF had questions, but they weren't a priority in the grand overall scheme of surviving.

"There's a few survivors like me taking shelter in an operation room." Neptune told IF before looking down at Compa. "It's safer there, okay?"

"But what are you doing out here by yourself? Aren't you scared of dying too?" IF asked Neptune the question to see if both Neptunes shared the same personality that shined through when it came to being the 'protagonist' she always claimed to be.

"Well duh, who wouldn't be scared?" Neptune stated matter-of-factly. "But I've always looked up to heroes in stories and video games. I want to be like them, so even if being out here is scary...I want to help people. That's what a protagonist does!"

It brought a smile to IF's face that no matter the world, Neptune would always be a brave soul with steadfast confidence. Even though this Neptune had no feasible powers of an actual goddess, IF was sure that Neptune's tenacity would see her through these dark hours where everything seemed to point to death and tragedy. Compa looked awestruck by Neptune's resolve as well, if Compa's expression was anything to go by. However, through their combined silence, Neptune started to look flustered.

"So, uh, let's get going!"

"You got it, Nep." IF answered and motioned for Neptune to take point. "Lead the way."


Vert kept a steady pace alongside Victor and the other soldiers as they followed the direction the Falcons flew towards. A hospital was their current destination for a ride out for the New Alexandria citizens. Vert remembered an earlier conversation with Victor about the Covenant getting into position to 'glass' the city. She could only assume some form of giant weaponry capable of flattening an entire city. The current large alien ships hovering above the city likely did not have the armaments capable of performing such an attack. So that meant the full strength of these Covenant forces has yet to fully show itself.

I hope to be out of here with the others before this glassing does happen. She thought to herself, remembering she has yet to find any of her friends.

"Looks like the air convoy is mopping up the last of forces in this area."

That was Victor's observation once they came into view of a building that looked like it had been under siege. Falcons were engaging and destroying the last remaining Banshees in the air as well as the infantry groups and alien vehicles on the ground. Larger looking airships that belonged to the UNSC were hanging back and avoiding the fighting, but were providing some fire support from a distance. Those were presumably the 'Pelican' transports some of the soldiers talked about during their jog. There seemed to be no need for their group to engage as it was clearly a UNSC victory for this skirmish.

"Banshee coming in hot! Scatter!"

Victor's sudden shout startled Vert as she looked up to where he was pointing. A Banshee's wing was in flames and spiraling out of control. The Covenant fighter aircraft's destination seemed to be where they were currently standing. Everyone dispersed the current location immediately, but the Banshee's velocity seemed to increase further as if it was boosting its thrusters. The pilot must have spotted them somehow during the dogfighting and decided that if they were going to die, they would take down their enemies with them. Unfortunately for Vert and three soldiers that followed her same direction, they were the pilot's final target. The Banshee crashed a few feet behind them before exploding which was enough to send Vert and the others flying before hitting the floor. Vert's shielding flared up to protect her from serious harm, but the pain still lingered along with the physical impact of hitting the floor.

Such passionate zeal to kill even at death's door... Vert did not know whether to be impressed or horrified at their passion. She got back up on her feet and moved to help up her fellow allies. As her shields began to recharge, a new readout appeared near the round circle in her display. IF!?

IF's name appeared and an arrow indicator appeared in one of the hospital buildings nearby. This could possibly mean IF was alive and in hiding or IF's last known location where her body could be. However, the last scenario seemed highly unlikely to Vert. IF was an intuitive adventurer with plenty of combat experience underneath her belt. Vert had too much faith in IF to believe her dead on arrival in a new world.

"You guys okay?" Victor's voice caused Vert to turn to see him and the other troops gathering around. Before he could say anything else, he held up his hand to his helmet. "Copy, this is Victor. You guys are touching down at the northern building courtyard area? We're on our way."

"Victor." Vert spoke, gaining his full attention as she pointed at the building that was marked with IF's name. "There are survivors hiding in that building."

Vert didn't have an explanation to give and neither did she feel like lying to her ally. Victor said before he would trust Vert for now, so she hoped to validate that trust by asking a military man nothing more than to believe her word. Victor stared at Vert before sighing and shaking his head.

"I need two volunteers on me for search and rescue." Victor ordered them before looking at Vert. "The rest of you get to the dropships."

"Thank you, Victor." Vert smiled at Victor and the two soldiers that stayed behind.

"We don't have time to waste, so lead on." Victor replied with uncertainty evident in his tone.

I finally found a familiar face. I'll see you soon, Iffy.


The elevator doors opened and Cave was the first out of the lift with her sights set on her first immediate target. There was a Brute who had its back to Cave along with Grunts on a raised platform area in the middle of the room. Cave immediately fired a round into the back of the Brute's head, startling the Grunts who turned and spotted her, but they were quickly mowed down by a barrage of bullets from the others that poured out into the room. A rally of shouting from both the Covenant forces and the UNSC let loose in the room alongside gunfire. Cave quickly fired at the targets on the higher floors on the sides, killing one Jackal with a needle rifle and two Grunts. Cave already experienced firsthand what that needle rifle did to both humans and her weapon, so she was not looking to have her newly acquired sniper rifle damaged already.

"Clear the trash out of here, troopers! We are holding this area!" Ethan's voice bellowed out the loudest. "Marcus, take a team and advance down the stairs from the left. I'll go right and we'll push to the entrance area and wait for Evac Team 7 there! I need volunteers to keep a defensive perimeter around the elevators and the upper floors!"

"I'm advancing!" Marcus shouted before turning to Cave. "Do what you do best, Cave. Support us as we make our way down!"

"I'm on it!" Cave nodded as she reloaded her weapon and made her way to the middle platform.

Cave had a good view of the interior of Traxus Tower from where she stood, but she also felt the most exposed. Jackals with needle rifles took priority followed by Brutes due to them being the squad leaders of the Covenant infantry. Cave noticed MAGES. on the right side with Ethan's group as she fired her weapon in bursts at the incoming enemy troops advancing up the stairs firing at them. The spellcaster imitated the way the other soldiers held the assault rifle, so it helped MAGES. control the fire rate of the assault rifle which was much harder to handle than the pistol. Cave spotted a Brute hurling a grenade and made short work of the giant ape, but the flaming explosive was already live and in the air. A gasp escaped Cave's lips when the grenade stuck itself onto the spellcaster's hat.

"My hat!" MAGES. exclaimed in both disappointment and anger as she already yanked the hat off her head and tossed it at a pair of Jackals with shields. The explosion blew the aliens away into pieces that were not already vaporized by the blast. "They're going to pay for that!"

"Settle down, MAGES.! You nearly got cooked there." Ethan stopped MAGES. by placing his hand on her shoulder before the blue haired girl could follow after the other troopers. "You head back and hold the elevator area with the others until Marcus and I get back."

"Tch...I understand." MAGES. still looked livid, but she had enough reason in her to follow orders. "I'm falling back then."

"Shit! We got dropships pulling into the courtyard!"

"We've got to protect our flank!"

The sounds of other UNSC soldier shouting from behind Cave shifted her attention away from MAGES. and Ethan. Five troopers rushed out the wide doorway that had been to the left of the elevator. Cave looked back down the flight of stairs to see most of the firefight happening further down and out of her line of sight. MAGES. joined Cave on the platform still looking irritated. For as long as Cave has known MAGES., the spellcaster was never without her large hat. There was no doubt MAGES. valued that hat, but in a time of war, everyone was expected to lose something.

"When we get back, I know a tailor who could replicate your hat." Cave said, hoping that would offer some comfort.

"Just make sure you stay alive then." MAGES. sighed, trying not to let her frustration of losing her hat get to her. "I am holding you to that."

Caves and MAGES. flinched at the screaming coming from the way to the courtyard. Those were human shrieks of pain instead of the Covenant, which spurred the pair to run and investigate. Cave barely managed to avoid getting shot by a very familiar shard of purple that could have pierced a hole through her skull. She tracked the direction it came from and fired at the Jackal carrying the needle rifle in retaliation. The next target Cave saw was a Brute about to toss a trooper off the building. However, MAGES. managed to shoot at the Brute to stun it and the drop the soldier on the floor. Cave finished the Brute off with three rounds into its chest. Scanning the area, all the other bodies of both Covenant and human told Cave this was the last survivor.

I had seen them leave and now they are all gone. Thank the goddesses we saved someone at least. Cave thought to herself, glancing at the dead soldiers.

"Thanks for saving my hide. I owe you guys." The trooper managed to say before hissing in pain as he gripped his injured leg that had multiple spikes in it. "Fuck, this hurts like hell. I'm going to need a medic...and a surgeon."

"We'll get you to the elevator." MAGES. said she knelt down on one side of the soldier. "Cave, I'm going to need your help here too."

The soldier wrapped his arms around the shoulders of Cave and MAGES. for support as the three slowly made their way back into the Traxus Tower interior. Civilians were coming up the stairs, scrambling towards the elevator. A few were attempting to get the elevator doors to open, but to no avail. Cave and MAGES. set down the wounded soldier against the wall near the elevator. Spotting Ethan and Marcus, Cave and MAGES. noticed a third person accompanying them. They struck an imposing figure in the armor they wore that differed from both the regular soldiers and what Ethan and Marcus wore.

"That must be the 'Spartan' Marcus spoke about back in the elevator." MAGES. said and turned to Cave as they decided to keep to themselves at the moment. "Another elite soldier, I imagine. More so than whatever rank and class that Marcus and Ethan have."

"So it seems."

Cave had to admit she was curious to see what this 'Spartan' was capable of in battle that could separate them from other soldiers. However, her curiosity would never be answered as the the 'Spartan' made their way to the elevator doors that finally opened. Some civilians and soldiers entered as well, but with their current group size, the elevator ride was going to need multiple trips. Cave noticed Marcus approaching them while Ethan was directing the other troops and civilians.

"Covenant hasn't sent any more reinforcements, so they might be redirecting them elsewhere." Marcus explained. "We'll call you over when it's time for you two to get into the elevator to head to the cargo port or the Covenant start attacking again."

"Will you be heading to the cargo port too?" Cave asked, wondering if this is where they separate.

"Ethan and I will follow after everyone else is down there. The Spartan is working on a plan with a special group to get air transports that'll take you to the spaceport and off this planet." Marcus answered and gave the two a thumbs up. "Thanks for your help so far, the both of you. Just remember to give those weapons back to the soldiers in the transports when you get off this planet."

"Right."

Marcus had a point as Cave looked down at the weapon that was temporarily in her possession so long as she was fighting to protect herself in New Alexandria. Marcus left the two alone as MAGES. decided to sit down on the floor and rest up against what Cave assumed to be a Covenant storage rack for their weapons. The open side of it was empty, so it was just an empty container that served no purpose. Cave sat down alongside MAGES. and Cave could see that MAGES. looked exhausted.

"Rest while you can." Cave reloaded her sniper rifle as as she set the weapon down. "Our fight is not over until we are off this planet."

"I am certainly trying." MAGES. closed her eyes, but she did not sleep. "I assume you will not?"

"I am fine."

"No doubt due to your military training." MAGES. chuckled as she motioned to adjust a hat that was no longer above her head. Once MAGES. realized what she did, the spellcaster slowly lowered her hand back down. "I'm going to miss that hat, but it is better than losing a leg like that poor fellow we helped."

"Or your life." Cave replied, looking down as the images of the dead soldiers in the courtyard flashed briefly in her head. "Death comes so easy here..."

"True enough." MAGES. agreed quietly. "From what we have experienced so far, this world reeks with bloodshed and slaughter. We must be careful not to become a statistic of this war."

"Cave! MAGES.!"

Cave looked up to the sound of Ethan's voice. He was waving at them with one hand and pointing towards the elevator, which meant their break was over. Cave picked up her sniper rifle and stood up, turning to MAGES. who had opened her eyes.

"Already time to move, huh?" MAGES. looked at Cave who offered her hand to MAGES.. She took Cave's hand and was hoisted up.

"No rest for the weary." Cave shrugged before jogging to the elevator to the next possible battle. "Come on, let's go."


Neptune led IF and Compa to an operating room acting as a makeshift refuge for other survivors. The older adults reprimanded Neptune who took it in stride with a sheepish laugh, unaffected by their berating for being reckless and going out alone. Some of the patients were armed with weapons to protect themselves, but IF doubted they had the proficiency to use the weapons effectively in a real firefight. IF received a few odd stares her way since she really stuck out in comparison to everyone else. However, there was another person who looked out of place among all civilians. Slumped in a corner was a soldier, but they had different armor to the ones IF saw dead in the hallways.

Combat uniform is mostly black, but there's armor plating on parts of their body that are purple. IF noted as she knelt down and kept a reasonable distance from the person, unsure if they were awake or not. They had a helmet, but its faceplate looked damaged and shattered along with bits of their plating looking burned. IF couldn't make out if the person was a man or a woman. Special forces or something? How did they end up here?

"Curious about the ODST, IF?"

IF stood back up and looked to her left to see Neptune beside her. Curious on where Compa was, IF saw the little girl had taken a seat on the floor alongside some other survivors that offered some of their food to Compa. The small Compa seemed nervous, but the adults talked to her gently since she was currently the only kid among them. That brought a dark thought to IF on the fate of other children in the building. IF shook that nightmarish trail of thinking and refocused her mind on what Neptune said.

"ODST?" IF asked. "Some sort of special forces soldier?"

"Yeah, it stands for Orbital Drop Shock Troopers. Me?" Neptune pointed a thumb at herself with a grin. "I call them Helljumpers. That's the cooler nickname they go by."

"It does sound more badass and threatening." IF agreed and laughed at the name, though not because it sounded ridiculous. "So what's wrong with them? Are they okay?"

"She's the reason we're still alive. Our group here was still running in the hallways hoping to find a safe place to hide." Neptune answered. "Some aliens found us, but then that ODST appeared with two other soldiers. We managed to get away and found this hiding place, but I went back for her. Helped her back here, but then she passed out. She's been that way ever since."

At least IF knew the soldier was a female from Neptune's explanation. From Neptune's story, it didn't sound like the other two soldiers survived the firefight. Otherwise, they would be here too protecting the civilians or watching over their fellow sister-in-arm.

"Hey, IF..." Neptune sounded nervous as she scratched the back of her head. "Do you...have any siblings?"

"That question came out of left field." IF raised an eyebrow as she crossed her arms, her curiosity growing from the question. "Why do you ask?"

"You just remind me of someone I used to know a few years back before they left Reach. It's actually uncanny how much you look like her." Neptune explained to IF. "Do you know someone named Ai?"

My friends from the guild like to call me that as a nickname, even though I hate it. IF rubbed her chin thoughtfully, wondering if this world's version of IF was actually named Ai instead of IF. Ai could be this world's version of me, which would explain why Neptune isn't accusing me of using another person's name. Not to mention Neptune's comment there about me being really similar to Ai.

"I grew up an only child, so I have no brothers or sisters to speak of." IF shook her head and Neptune looked disappointed at IF's answer. "This Ai person a close friend of yours?"

"Both with me and little Compa over there." Neptune nodded her head. "We made a promise to see each other again before their family went off-world. That's why I went out on my own hoping to find Compa."

"You had no way of knowing she was still alive." IF said, glad that wasn't the case. However, IF felt compelled to make that point clear to Neptune.

"I don't make promises I can't keep." Neptune's face remained determined, that fiery look in her eyes showing again. "When I agree to a promise, I will do whatever it takes to make sure I don't break that promise. So I needed to find Compa or know for sure I failed my promise. Even if it means getting shot dead by aliens."

Same old reliable, stupid Nep. IF shook her head and placed her hands firmly on Neptune's shoulder. I hope that never changes...and that you and Compa see 'me' again too.

"I just so happened to promise Compa to get her out of here alive." IF said with a small smile. "Guess that means you're part of that promise now too. So no getting shot dead by aliens, you got that?"

Before Neptune could respond to that, they both heard a groan come from the sleeping soldier. Other people took notice too as the ODST lifted her head up, looking around before standing up. IF released her grip and approached the soldier alongside Neptune. This was a relief to IF to know she wasn't the only person with combat experience around now.

"You okay, Lang?" Neptune asked the soldier, attaching a name to the special forces soldier. "You were out for a while."

"You're...the girl from before." Lang was likely trying to process everything in her head that happened before she passed out. "Nep, right?"

"Yeah, that's me! Helped you back here myself before you passed out." Neptune nodded, looking proud of herself.

"You're new." Lang looked at IF. "Didn't see you with the group."

"Name's IF. I was on my own until I found that little girl." IF pointed at Compa who had passed out and was sleeping on a pile of gowns the other survivors piled together for her. "Then Nep found me and Compa."

"Surprised you didn't run into Covenant." Lang saw another civilian approach her with a rifle and offered it, which she took. "Thanks."

"A few aliens did try to kill me. One was really persistent." IF pointed down at her bandages. "One threw a knife at me that I stabbed them with. Got out of the building and nearly got blown up by one of their tanks for leaving."

"You got away from Covenant?" Lang sounded impressed and skeptical of IF's tale.

"Killed them, actually. Except for that tank." IF answered. "I would need some heavy weapons for that. Defended myself with their alien weapons."

IF pulled out the energy pistols from her pockets and showed them to Lang. She neglected to mention or reveal the energy sword because she didn't want to activate the weapon among allies. It was a weapon meant to be activated in the presence of enemies to cut them down. IF also didn't want to wake up and frighten the tired Compa when the kid needed her rest.

"Huh...Nice job then." Lang accepted IF's story with a nod. "Good, I'm going to need someone with combat experience to back me up if we're all getting out of-."

"Iffy! IF! Come out if you can hear me!"

Everyone's attention was stirred by shouting in the hallway that echoed. IF's eyes widened at the voice and nickname that was used. Not wasting another second, IF headed out of the surgery room and looked down both corridors. That was Vert's voice calling out to her and she was really close. Relief and happiness soared through IF at knowing Vert found her and ended up nearby.

"Vert!" IF shouted as loud as she could, disregarding the fact she might have woken up Compa back in the room, but this was important. "I'm here!"

It didn't take long for IF to spot Vert coming from down the corridor on her right and she was not alone. There were other soldiers and one similar to Lang's outfit. IF expected no less of her goddess taking command and leading anyone, regardless of the dimension they were in. Vert looked just as happy to see IF because once they were close enough, the blond CPU embraced with one arm due to holding a weapon in one hand. It was a brief hug and one that IF wasn't too flustered about given they had more pressing matters to attend to. IF was just really happy to see someone she knew.

"Lang! Good to see you're still kicking." The other ODST spoke to Lang who had come out into the hallway. "I see you took a beating too."

"I could say the same to you, Victor." Lang replied as she reciprocated the fist bump 'Victor' offered. "How did you know we were in this building?"

"Let's just say I trusted my intuition." Victor pointed over at Vert. "We'll have time to talk on the way. We got rides waiting on us."

"Got it. Everyone!" Lang shouted into the operating room. "We've got transports waiting on us outside. Let's get out of here!"

The citizens inside made their way out of the temporary hideout, grabbing what they could with them in a short time. IF saw Neptune exit the room carrying Compa piggyback style. The little one was still passed out, telling IF that Compa had been really pushing herself tagging along with IF. Once everyone was accounted for, they all started following Victor and Lang's lead. However, Vert and IF lagged behind the group to keep their conversation private.

"Have you found MAGES. or Cave, Vert?" IF asked. "Also, how did you know I was here?"

"If we can catch a moment to rest in the Pelican airships waiting for us, I'll try to explain there." Vert answered. "As for MAGES. and Cave, I have seen neither. We simply have to believe they found each other."

"I only managed to get out once from this building and an alien tank tried to blow me up for it. How bad is it out there?"

"As bad as it is in here. I've seen the bodies in this building...and some where there are none." Vert answered, a dark look on her face. "We will do what we can to help, but our top priority is getting home with MAGES. and Cave."

IF absolutely agreed with that sentiment, but that was easier said than done. There was also the matter of Neptune and the Compa of this world. Neptune's word about promises and her value to them rang in IF's ears. The best IF could do with her own promise to those two was getting them off-world under IF's protection. After that, all IF could do was hope they live safer lives away from all the fighting and reunite with this world's version of her.

"Iffy, I noticed you staring at those two." Vert commented, glancing at Neptune and Compa. "They seem...familiar."

"They're...this world's version of Nep and Compa." IF admitted.

"I see." Vert understood the tone in which IF stated that fact. "...I will do my best to protect them too, Iffy."

"Thank you, Vert."


Hi to all the Nep and Halo fans still out there. Sorry I kept you waiting for this long, but this chapter was another hurdle. That and I'm dealing with issues IRL that require my immediate attention.

In all due time, those will be solved. But more story writing will come back around since I've been kind of inspired lately.

Anyways, onto the very late review responses for Chapter three! Of which is there only one!


Lord of Moons: Yes indeed, the magic skills that the Neptunia crew have from their world will not be available to them. It will instead manifest in different ways, which will become clearer in time when I eventually decide to be happy with chapters I write and submit them for public viewing.

You say the quality hasn't noticeably dropped, of which I am glad. However, I do deteriorate in time when it comes to writing stories. So I'm sure it'll show itself as the chapters goes by. It's possibly even in this one! Thank you for leaving a review and showing your interest anyways.


That's all for the reviews which means it's time to say goodbye for now. If things go my way, you'll see another chapter before this year is over. But don't set your expectations too high for me! After all, look at how long it took for me to get back to you. If I waited any longer, it would have been a full year since this story's last update.

Am I not just the worst? Heh.

4K0T4K signing off. See you next time!