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*Hey guys Hakuorofan7 here and welcome to the long awaited next chapter of The Familiar of Twilight.*

*It's been a long time coming, but here it is the next chapter and the final chapter of the final chapter of the Mott arc. Also depending on what everyone thinks this would be the last T-rated chapter due to how dark this is.*

*This chapter like the last one is mainly based on one of the best and the darkest of A Heart in the Void. Though with a twist of my own.*

*Anyway I believe now would be a good time to start the chapter, shall we.*

*First off I do not own Kingdom Hearts and Familiar of Zero.*

*Secondly just sit back, relax, maybe put some music on, and enjoy. I will see you all at the end of the chapter.*

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Retribution


Roxas stood at the top of the academy's walls, zipping up his Black Coat as he prepared to leave.

It was after dinner and he made sure Louise thought that he went for bed early, which she didn't care all that much. Just as much as she cared about Siesta.

Better for her to think otherwise for what he was about to do.

It took everything that he had in him to not just bolt in the direction of Mott's manor once Guiche had given him the general direction as soon as he heard it.

If he learned anything from his encounter with Riku he couldn't just rush away, but he couldn't just wait too long as the longer he did so the greater danger Siesta was possibly in.

So when he saw storm clouds starting to appear in the distance before dinner, he knew his chance to slip away.

He was going to go to tear Mott to shreds and bring Siesta back. And with the way Oblivion was vibrating angerily in his bag, it seemed the presences agreed.

As the storm above started rain and the crackle of thunder in the distance Roxas flipped his hood and opened a Corridor of Darkness before running inside, emerging quite a bit away from the Tristain Academy on the way to Tristania.

With the academy in the distance the Nobody was able to recognize where he needed to go from here.

Roxas ran in the direction of Mott's manor, with no intention on stopping for anything in his path.

Except for when Slyphid landed right infront of hima minute later, getting Roxas to step back. in surprise.

He tried to slip past Slyphid, but the dragon just blocked Roxas in his tracks and began to brush it's head against his chest with a soft roar.

Roxas tried again, only for Slyphid to repeat the same actions as before.

Seeing that the dragon would only continue to block his path, Roxas sighed as he scratched one of the ridges on the back of her head. Getting Slyphid to purr and preen at his scratching.

"I'm sorry Slyphid, but I have no time for this. There is something that I really need to take care of right now." Roxas said as he stopped scratching the dragon and began to walk away.

Only for Slyphid to tug on his sleeve in an effort to prevent the Nobody from leaving.

"Slyphid knock it off." Roxas said a little forcefully as he pulled away from her.

The dragon recoiled away from him, before letting out a soft growl and nuzzled it's head against his chest.

Roxas just sighed at seeing that Slyphid didn't want for him to go.

"If you are worried about me Slyphid, then you don't need too. I will be back soon." Roxas said, only for the dragon to continue to nuzzle against him. "Slyphid please, the longer I wait the more likely my friend will be in danger. I have to help her, so please let me pass."

Slyphid tilted it's head in confusion while little out a soft roar. The dragon didn't understand what Roxas was talking about, but from the tone in his voice it was weighing heavily on him.

Seeing that Slyphid was distracted Roxas tried to sidestep her only for the dragon to unfurl it's wing to block him.

Roxas just sighed as he turned to the concerned looking Slyphid.

"It's Siesta, she has been taken by Count Mott. I have seen what he does to people he considers beneath him and I heard that his mistresses sometimes were never seen again. I can not allow that to happen to her. I have to help her. So I won't ask again, Slyphid in please move out of the way." Roxas said, his tone shocking the dragon.

It was desperation, something the dragon had never heard from him in all the time it had known Roxas.

This worried Slyphid, but looking at how his eyes seemed perfectly alit with determination underneath his hood it knew that Roxas would be willing anything for her. And considering what she had heard from Tabitha about Guiche, she was sure that he will.

Slyphid stepped out of the way, but not before nuzzling her head against his and letting out a soft growl.

Roxas just smiled at this and scratched the dragon's ridges once again.

"Thank you Slyphid. I will make sure to bring you something from the kitchens tomorrow." Roxas said before letting go of the dragon and taking off towards Mott's manor once again.

Slyphid took one last solemn glance at the Nobody as he disappeared into the distance before taking off into the air.

Making sure not to fly high into the air to avoid being struck by lightning, Slyphid flew as fast as she could for Tabitha's room.

She needed to know about this.

Roxas might be able to handle this one his own, but it would probably be for the best for him to some kind of back up just in case.


A little while later Roxas found himself just outside of Mott's manor and it was exactly as he had thought a noble like him to live in.

A large and extremely luxurious house surrounded by a large wall and gate. From the shadows of the walls Roxas could see there was guards all over the yard that they were blocking all easy access points.

Which was pointless to Roxas at the moment.

He could have easily gotten past them, but that was not what the Nobody was planning.

No, he was going to deal with these guards first and storm the manor until he found the Count.

And make sure he pays for everything that he has done.

Roxas walk out of the shadows just as the storm starts to pass overhead, the light of Halkeginia's twin moons starting to shine down as he drew Oblivion from his bag.

A guard at the gate noticed him start to approach, but it was too late as Roxas trained the Keyblade towards the gate and shouted on word.

"Thundaga!"


Siesta was currently sitting in what was essentially the largest bathing room she had ever seen. Normally she would have enjoyed the sensation of the warm water on her skin.

But there was nothing to enjoy about her current situation.

Just thinking of the reality of it nearly brought her to tears and filled her with even more fear and horror then when Guiche tried to bury her alive.

It had been her first day as a maid under the employ of Count Mott. It consistent of a tour of the entire estate and being instructed on what her duties would be.

It wasn't that much different from what she did at the Academy on a day by day basis. Cleaning the entire manor along with the rest of the staff, preparing the Count's meals, straighten out the manor's large gardens, and dusting his study.

But it was the final instruction that shook Siesta to her core.

She was to please the Count every night with her body.

The true reason for her hiring and in the eyes of Count Mott she was nothing but a glorified sex toy that he could use however he wanted.

Yet while that thought terrified her to no end, it wasn't the worst of it.

No, the true horror of Count Mott was when she saw the true depths of his depravity.


Underneath the manor in the basement lied a sight that nearly had Siesta crying out in horror.

For right infront of her were half a dozen jail cells. Each filled with at least three nan who didn't look that much older than herself. All of them wearing nothing but rags, some looking like they could fall apart in a stiff breeze. The condition of the women was horrendous. Sever malnutrition to the point Siesta could see the ribs on a few of the women through their rags along bruises, scars, and fresh cuts showing signs of abuse.

Upon seeing the Count the women began to cower in fear and cry out in hysteria much to his displeasure.

"Silence, the lot of you!" Mott shouted out venomously as he banged his staff against a nearby cage. Causing the woman to quiet down just as he wished.

It took everything Siesta had not to break down and cry out in terror. Her body shook with fear as the realization that this would be her life from now on.

Nothing but an object of pleasure to a noble more brutal then anything the rumors claimed him to be or of anything she could think of.

She wanted nothing more than to help the women in the cages or run away, but knowing so would only result in her ending up like them.

"This is what will happen to you if you fail to please me Siesta." Mott said before he smacked his staff against the cell one more time before turning to face the maid. "If I find out that you do anything to help them or I find out that you tried to help them in anyway beyond my orders, what I would do them is a mercy compared to what I would do to you."

With that Mott passed Siesta who was now shaking while experiencing the worst fear she has felt in her life. He brushed his shoulder against her's and she felt chills of disgust spreading all over her body.

He placed a hand on her shoulder and her shaking increased at how lifeless his touch felt.

"Oh and Siesta, don't bother trying to report this to the palace. Who would believe the words of a lowly maid like yourself after all. And then I would have to execute you." Mott said as he let go and walked off.

As much as Siesta hated to admit it, but the Count was right. Who would believe the words of a commoner over the royal messenger to the palace?


Remember those horrid events and knowing that this will be the first night of a living nightmare, Siesta let lose the tears she had been holding back and sobbed to herself.

She didn't want this, any of this!

To be nothing but a sex object to that disgusting noble and living the rest of her in constant fear of displeasing the Count and risk being thrown into a cell and locked away.

Yet that was not her greatest regret.

"Roxas... I'm sorry, I should have told you when I had the chance..." Siesta said through her tears.

Her greatest regret was that she would never be able to see her family or her friend again and they would never know what will happen to her.

Thinking about her friend, Siesta couldn't help but remember all the time they had spent together. From rescuing her from Guiche to just talk to each other while working. Especially the later, that's when he seemed the happiest to her.

Siesta thought that maybe if she had told him the truth this could have all been prevent, but those thoughts were crushed by one simply fact.

Guiche was a dot mage and still in the academy while Mott was a triangle maid with decades of experience.

Roxas might've easily won against the former and would have fought Mott with the same determination, she wasn't confident enough for him to stand a good chance against the Count without getting himself killed.

She couldn't tell what hurts here more, Roxas not knowing about her true fate or him knowing and only to get killed in the process.

"Siesta." A voice called out, getting the maid in question to flinch as she looked towards the source. Which turned out to be a rather old woman standing in the doorway to the bathroom. "The Count is ready for you."

"I-I understand." Siesta said quietly as rose from the tub, a few more tears trailing down her cheeks as she did so.

Trying her best to prepare herself to the living nightmare to come.


One Count Jules de Mott was currently enjoying his life right now. Currently he was in his study, drinking tea and enjoying one of his more risque books from his collection to help get him in the mood. Getting ready for bed and excited to to break in his newest mistress.

It was by luck that he had run into that maid at the academy and the Count knew instantly that he had to have her. With her figure it was well worth the price he paid for her. Now all he needed to do was assert that his newest possession could please him as well as his other mistresses. If not, then she would just be another piece to add to his collection in the basement.

Either way, he will get what he wants.

"Count Mott!" One of his guards called out as he burst into the study, immediately souring the noble's mood.

"This had better be good. What has caused you to enter my study when I explicitly ordered you not too?" Mott growled out as he placed his book and tea down.

He knew better then to kill his own guards, they obey him without question and it was so hard to find good guards lately with that thief Fouquet running around.

"There is a hooded figure invading the estate after a bolt of lightning from the storm destroyed the front gate! We have sent all the guards after him, but he is proving to be unstoppable!" The guard shouted, angering Mott even further.

Not only did he have to get his gate replaced, but now someone was attacking his house.

"Who would be foolish enough to attack my house! Does that fool not know that attacking a noble's manor is a death sentence?" Mott said coldly.

"We haven't been able to stop him yet Count Mott. He might already be in the. manor right now!" The guard said, getting the Count to growl before he grabbed his staff and began to walk past him.

"It seems like it is time to show this intruder that he will regret crossing me!" Mott said as he began to head to the front of the manor.

This intruder better hope the guards killed him, otherwise it will be a mercy to what he would do.


Roxas slammed Oblivion into the gut of a guard, sending the man flying a nearby wall and knocking him out.

Currently he was in the front hall of the manor, waiting with grime anticipation as he sensed Mott approaching his location. Along with Siesta somewhere further in the manor, her light Haven grown quite dim since he last saw her.

The Nobody just hoped that he wasn't too late.

While blowing apart the gate knocked some of the guards out, the rest came after him soon after.

Roxas quickly worked his way through them, making sure they were all knocked out before moving on.

He was saving the blunt of his wrath for Mott, but since these guards were not backing down the Nobody had to make sure that they were incapacitated as not to interfere.

The last two guards charged at Roxas with their lances drawn, coming from his sides.

It would prove fruitless as Roxas sidestepped their strikes before hooking the teeth of Oblivion onto the blade of one of their lances.

With a quick tug he ripped the lance out of the guard's hands before quickly closing the distance. With one slash of his Keyblade he knocked out the guard.

Before spinning it as round to block the last guard when he tried to impale the Nobody through the back.

And allowing him to glimpse another guard and for Mott himself to finally arrive.

The mere sight of the Count caused Roxas's blood to boil as he pulled back and threw Oblivion at the guard.

It hit him in the helmet, cracking it. The guard was dazed and was unprepared for Roxas appearing behind him and slamming the Keyblade into his back.

The man was sent crashing headfirst into a pile of unconscious guards and soon found himself joining them in slumber.

Mott growled and the guard stared in shock as they saw the front hall hd been torn up, broken items and unconscious guards strewn everywhere. The doors were barely hanging on it's hinges and the Count saw it was a similar situation outside in the front yard.

"What are you waiting for, kill him!" Mott shouted at his last consious guard.

The guard looked between both Roxas and Mott before deciding to face the intruder. He would rather takes his chances with him then being executed where he stood by his master.

Figuring that he would possibly stand a better. chance at close range, the guard threw his lance with all his might before rushing towards the Nobody drawing his sword.

Roxas leaned out of the way as the lance clamoured onto the ground and brought up Oblivion to block the guard's sword. The guards plan proved fruitless as Roxas parried his sword before hitting the guard in his arm and knocking the blade lose. The man barely had anytime to scream out in pain as Roxas struck him in the gut, causing him to double over before being struck in the head by the Keyblade.

The last of Mott's guards collapsed to the ground as the Nobody turned to face the noble, glaring at him from underneath his hood.

The Count could only stare in shock as all of his guards, men more then capable to handing any rebellious commoner had been crushed by just one individual.

"Who the hell are you!" Mott declared as his shock quickly turned into rage.

Roxas stared at the man coldly, the images of what he did to Ellie flashed to his mind. Along with the fact Siesta's heart has dimmed only increased his anger towards the Count.

But what was more concerning was what he felt below the manor. They were faint, but there was a large groups of hearts down below. All of them radiating a negativity he could only describe as fear and despair.

Whatever was done there the Nobody couldn't even imagine what would cause such a feeling, but if it was anything like what he had seen Mott do then well...it only solidified his resolve to utterly destroy the man.

"Count Mott." Roxas addressed the man coldly, Oblivion vibrating angerily in his hand.

"That would be me. If you knew who I was, why would you even dare to attack my home? The punishment for attacking a noble is death after all." Mott said while narrowing his eye and walking towards the intruder.

"If these guards were the best you could do, then I don't have anything to worry about from you." Roxas addressed coldly, angering the Count even more.

"You are pushing your luck. Now, what have you attacked my estate?" Mott said, his anger rising bit by bit. "Answer me or I will execute you on the spot!"

Deciding that Mott was riled up enough, the Nobody revealed the truth.

"Just one reason, you took my friend." Roxas said.

Mott stared at him for the a few moments before starting to laugh and grin, much to Roxas's surprise.

"So you are here for my new maid, it has been far too lonh for my liking since I have found a new mistress before I found her. There is nothing that you can do about her, the maid is my property now. I can do whatever I please with her, as for yourself I shall dispose of you here and now." Mott said with a sinister grin.

"No you will not, I am taking my friend back and making sure that you will never be able to harm anyone else ever again." Roxas said, his Oblivion trained at to he man.

Mott gritted his teeth in anger as he waved his staff and knocked down a near by vase.

"You are not the first misguided commoner to try and storm my manor, nor will you be the last. But you will end up like anyone else foolish enough to try. Except this time it will be by my hand!" Mott declared with a wave of his staff. The water in the fallen vase rising towards the noble and began to swirl around him. "I am know as Count Mott, 'The Wave'. As a triangle level mage my magic far surpasses anything your inferior swordsman can do. You will regret ever daring to invade my estate commoner, for it will be the last thing you will do."


Louise was beyond angry.

She had just fallen asleep when Kirche and Tabitha had woken her up. And what she was told only enraged her even more.

Somehow Tabitha had learned that her familiar had made the idiotic decision to go after Jules de Mott, a Count and a royal messenger!

When she heard of this, both of the other mages cleared the room as Louise released an explosion of magic that could be heard halfway across the academy.

And blew out her windows once again...

"What in the name of the Founder is he thinking?" Louise growled out as she finished getting dressed and stormed out of her room to follow Tabitha and Kirche down towards where the former's familiar was to take them to Mott's manor.

With her familiar possibly on the warpath against another noble, this would only bring nothing but trouble to her family along with seeing her familiar killed.

"According to Tabitha Count Mott took Siesta to be his newest mistress" Kirche said, getting the pinkette to growl at that.

"Of course the maid is the reason for this madness." Louise said, her tone laced with annoyance and frustration before turning her attention to Tabitha. "Also how do you even know about this?"

Tabitha's refusal to answer her only infuriated Louise even more. But she quickly quashed that rage inorder to focus on two more important issues.

The first was the correct method of which to punish her familiar now, especially with how he was going to her family into quite the mess with his latest stunt.

The second was wondering what the hell was going on. It was normal for a commoner like a maid to change their masters, for Roxas to go after Count Mott had brought the words he said to her before his duel with Guiche. If Roxas actually believed the unsightly rumors about him or was somehow slighted by the Count enough to fear her safety, then her familiar was currently intent on utterly destroying the man.

But that was preposterous, he was a repeated noble and those rumors were spread around by the more fearful of commoners. So they had to be untrue and this was nothing but a huge misunderstanding.

Right?

Louise was snapped out her thoughts as all three mages exited the hallways into a courtyard to see Slyphid next to someone no one had been expecting, cleaning his speticals.

"You three should be getting ready for bed right now, not preparing to leave the academy by flight at this hour." Professor Colbert said as he placed his speticals on his face. "Along with you exploding your windows and alerting half the academy with how loud it was Mrs. Vallière. So would either of you mind explaining what is going on?"

" W-Well I-" Louise tried to explain as this situation was caused by her familiar, but Kirche cut her off.

"It is an urgent matter Professor, so can you please let us pass we will be back shortly~" Kirche said with a seductive smirk and wink.

However Colbert was not affected in the slightest and shook his head with a sigh.

"That will not work on my Mrs. Zerbst. Now I will as this only once. What is this emergency that would cause the three of you to leave the academy at night?" Colbert said sternly, getting Louise and Kirche to wince at his tone.

Kirche sighed to herself seeing no way out of this without getting into some form of trouble.

"It's Louise's familiar. The maid he defended from Guiche was hired by Count Mott. He went to bring her back." She said, shocking the professor.

"He did what! Why would he even do that, all that Count Mott did was hired her from the academy?" Colbert inquired

"Roxas seems to believe that the Count has different intentions for her. Considering that we saw him lash out and nearly kill a commoner girl for bumping into him if Roxas had saved her life." Kirche revealed with Tabitha nodding, shocking both Louise and Colbert. "Still either way we need to stop him before he does something drastic and the trouble it would bring if anyone figures out that Roxas is Louise's familiar."

Colbert thought of the situation presented before him. This was quite problematic, for even more reason then Mrs. Zerbst would believe. While this was definitely have some backlash against the Vallière family due to one of their familiars acting out like this, Roxas status as Gandálfr was far more important then a political matter.

However if what Kirche and Tabitha said was true, there was possibly more to Count Mott then he knew about.

Perhaps there was something the Count was hiding to be used to minimize the damage to Mrs. Vallière's family.

Only one way to find out.

"I understand and I am coming with the three of you. You might need my help. Now let us make haste." Colbert said, getting his three students to look between each other and clamoured onto Slyphid.

The dragon soon took off and began to fly in the direction of Mott's manor, making sure to stay at the edge of the storm ahead.

"Why would my idiotic familiar didn't tell me about what happened! Or even go after Count Mott in the first place without my permission!" Louise said irritably once the shock of what Mott had finally passed her.

While Zerbst was many things that Louise hated, but to lie about something like that was too much.

Meaning they were most likely dealing with a noble abusing their power, something that Louise was never expecting to encounter.

Still wouldn't save her familiar her family from the fallout of what was about to happen. Or her familiar from her wrath.

"Maybe it is because of your attitude towards commoners or he just didn't care. Roxas even admitted as much to me he healed the girl because he couldn't leave her their like that after what the Count had done. Also would you give him permission to go after the maid if he ever suspected anything bad would happen to her?" Kirche asked, getting Louise to huff.

"Absolutely not! Do you think that I would allow for my familiar to do so something so stupid or to get himself killed! This isn't like with Guiche, he is going up against a triangle mage! He wouldn't stand a chance against him no matter how good his swordsmanship is!" Louise shouted.

Kirche let out a small chuckle at how little Louise still knew about her familiar.

"If I didn't know any better I would say you're starting to grow attached to their familiar." She teased with a grin.

"I do not want to hear another word from you Zerbst." Louise growled out.

Colbert just sighed at their argument while Tabitha just guided her familiar around the edge of the storm.

The distance to Count Mott's manor wasn't that long to reach once they got past the storm. But what they saw once they reached it surprised all of them but Colbert, who more or less expect this.

For strewn all across the yard were guards knocked out and pretty battered with a few groaning in pain as they started to get up. One got up, only to be forced back into unconsciousness when a massive wave blew the manor's doors off of their hinges.

Without another word the mages rushed towards the doorway inorder to see what was truly going on.


Siesta could only look at the mirror in Count Mott's bedchamber in disgust at what she was wearing. She was ordered to wear an extremely revealing and gaudy looking slave outfit. Considering the basement she honestly should have expected to wear something like this. The Count must have one particularly nasty fetish if he wanted her to wear this.

Siesta didn't think that she could ever look at herself the same after this night.

Once she was done with her bath and forced into this horrendous outfit, she was ordered to wait in the Count's bedchamber for him.

However she had been waiting a while on his bed, yet there had been no sign of Count Mott.

Which Siesta wasn't bothered in the least by. The longer the Count was away, the longer she kept her purity.

Siesta had been waiting with grim anticipation when the sounds of an explosion shook the manor.

She kept from the bed as another tremor shook the manor and she could hear what sounded like shouting. Possibly from the Count himself.

Siesta bit her lip as she tried to think of what to do. She really wanted to see what was going on. But if she did so, then there was no telling what the Count would do to her if she was caught.

Another explosion rang out and more shouting ensured before Siesta made up her mind.

She quickly ripped the horrendous outfit on and changed into her maid uniform. Siesta had made up her mind, she was going to take a quick look downstairs to see what was going on before figuring out what to do from there.

Either running away herself while the Count was distracted or if she could try to get as many of the girls in the basement out and run towards the academy. It was possibly the safest place to be for them from Mott.

With her mind made up Siesta snuck through the hallways incase someone under Mott's employ would spot her before reaching the stairway to the front hall.

And to her shock she saw what was causing all that noise earlier, holding back a few tears at the sight.

Although he was wearing a hooded coat, she knew the strange sword in his hands anywhere.

It was Roxas fighting against Count Mott.


"Why won't you die already!" Mott shouted out furiously as he waved his staff to unleash another wave of water in an effort to kill the upstart commoner who had effectively ruined his night.

Roxas jumped up and over the wave as it crashed into the wall behind him. He landed on the ground before rushing towards the Count, who erected an ice wall and took a few steps back.

The Nobody smashed the wall with one swing of Oblivion before Mott used some water to create several ice arrows and shot them off at him.

Roxas batted them aside, even redirecting one that forced the Count to jump back as it impaled the floor right infront of him.

Roxas closed the distance between them, before rolling out of the way of a jet of water as Mott ran back and raised another ice wall.

It has been this way for the past few minutes. Mott doing his best to keep Roxas at bay while trying to kill him with the Nobody powering through anything the mage could throw at him.

While the Count had a decent control over water compared to Demyx, he had never experienced true combat before. His movements, reliance on overwhelming him with water magic, and the fact the corrupt noble looked like he was starting to grow exhausted showed Roxas that the man was starting grow desperate.

Something that Roxas had learned the hard way from Riku how dangerous someone could be when they get desperate.

He smashed through the wall and rushed towards Mott, who started to look around him in a panic.

Before noticing a knocked over vase in the Nobody's path.

With a savage grin, Mott waved his staff and the water swirled up into several tendrils and shot of towards Roxas.

They slammed into Roxas and froze upon impact, binding his arms and Keyblade together while his feet where stuck onto the floor.

Mott grinned as he launched several large icicles to impale the bound Nobody, but Roxas just broke through his restraints and began to smash through the icicles with Oblivion.

As Roxas got close, Mott began to panic as he raised another ice wall. But Roxas powered through it and slammed his Keyblade into the side of the Count. He bit back a scream of pain as he felt his ribs start to crack under the force of the blow.

Mott fell back onto the floor. Just as Roxas was about to deal another blow, the mage summoned a jet of water that forced him back. He created an ice wall to put some distance between his attacker. Mott barely had anytime to get himself back onto his feet before Roxas smashed through the wall.

The Count formed several ice shards and hurled them at the Nobody followed by a torrent of water.

Roxas smashed through the ice shards and jumped over the mage's attack.

Only to see a large ice shard rushing to impale him mid air.

Or that was what Mott wished to happen if Roxas hadn't swung Oblivion and cleaned right through the ice shard before hurling it back towards the Count.

The man created an ice wall before the chunk of ice hit into it and broke apart.

Roxas landed on the ground and rushed towards Mott, who muttered a few silent words and a wave of his staff to create a few torrents of water that forced him to jump back.

Suddenly multiple ribbons of water rose from all over the room and surrounded Mott, who was barring a vicious grin. Thinking that he was about to finally win against this commoner.

Not realizing that he just made a grave mistake.

Roxas trained Oblivion onto Mott, it seemed to gleefully him as he uttered one word.

"Thunder!" He casted, creating a string of lightning bolts that rushed towards Mott. The mage barely had time to register his shock before spell hit him, electrocuting the mage.

He screamed and spasmed in pain as the water splashed into the floor around him, Roxas casting a silent Thunder spell to add to the Count's torment as he was once again electrocuted.

When it died down a barely consious Mott slumped down to the floor.

Before Roxas rushed forward and slammed Oblivion into the underside of of jaw, launching Mott into the air before slamming the Keyblade into his gut.

Mott coughed up a bile of blood and a few teeth before he crashed into the ground, unresponsive.

After a few moments the Nobody approached the Count as he remained unresponsive. Roxas noticed that he was still breathing and gave him a quick kick to the ribs.

Mott didn't even move though his breathing did seem to hitch after that.

Confirming that he was unconscious, Roxas stomped on the man's staff several time, breaking it into several pieces.

Louise, Kirche, Tabitha, and Colbert had watched the whole thing and were all stunned for various reasons including the ease at which he dispatched a triangle class mage.

For Kirche and Tabitha it was just how powerful he was when it came magic. They knew that he was a mage, but figure that he was at least a dot or line class mage. But to be able to use lightning, a square class wind magic was quite the surprise.

Though Tabitha did wonder that if he was able to us magic to that level, why had he asked her for help for working on a few spells?

For Colbert it was mainly just shock. To be able to cast magic like that, when he knew Louise's familiar could have been able to do so with his runes. Meaning that the he both was a mage and Gandálfr. It was the only possibility.

For Louise it was just plain shock at confusion. Her familiar was able to use magic and he didn't tell her. He didn't care if she was supposedly a Zero while he was possibly a square class mage. He acted and was a commoner and didn't seem to mind while a mage oh his caliber would receive some of the best praise and reputation as they were uncommon. Her familiar was a walking contradiction to everything she believed.

So she wondered why her familiar said he owed her everything when he was already capable of so much?


With one last stomp, Roxas gave the unconscious mage one last fridged glare before walking off to find Siesta. He needed to make sure that she was alright before getting her out of here.

And maybe bringing the house down on top of the Count depending on how badly he harmed his friend.

Only to not have to look far for her

"Roxas!" Siesta called out as she began to approach him. Her hands over her mouth and tears threatening to spill down from her cheeks as she tried her best not to break down sobbing. "You came."

Roxas felt a strange pang in his chest as he saw Siesta crying like this. It appeared that Mott hadn't done anything to her yet, thank Kingdom Hearts.

However Siesta seemed to be barely holding herself together. Whatever happened during her time here shook her up worse then what Guiche had planned to do.

He would finish Mott in a bit, his friend needed him more.

"Of course I did, you are my friend." Roxas said as he walked up to her.

"I came here to bring you back to the academy. I don't know what Mott was planning on doing to you, but once I knew that that he took you away I just had to come. To protect you from him." The Nobody said before bringing his arms around her in a hug, getting her to stiffen. "Let us go back to the academy, far from this accursed place."

With that Siesta broke down as she squeezed him for dear life, crying into his shoulder and pushing herself against him.

As Siesta continued to cry, she couldn't help but as tears continued to roll down from her eyes. Noticing that compared to Mott, his touch was warm and gentle with his arms around her. Like the rays of the sun on the nicest of days.

Roxas just held her there, trying his best to figure out what do from here. With Siesta crying into his shoulder and her grip around him tightening like the Leechgrave, the Nobody was unsure of what to do to next.

But with the way he could feel her starting to relax in his grip and her heart brightening a little, this seemed like the perfect thing to do.

So for now, Roxas just focused on holding Siesta until she got it all out of her system before leaving this place once and for all.


The mages all watched the scene before them with Kirche and Tabitha looking the most concerned. The maid had looked so broken, just what had the Count been planning to invite such a reaction.

Though Kirche let a small smile grace her when seeing Roxas holding onto the poor girl for dear life. It was just too precious

Colbert was concerned as well.

This went beyond what his students and Roxas had saw on Void day. To invite such a reaction from Siesta...it brought back memories of his darker days before joining the academy.

Louise was focused on another matter entirely.

Seeing the current state of Count Mott only confirmed the reality of the situation and she was pissed.

Corrupt noble or not, what her familiar did would only bring more trouble to her family then whatever Mott did and a single commoner maid was worth.

So with gritted teeth, Louise began to stomp over towards them.

"Familiar!" She barked out, getting Roxas's attention and causing Siesta to jump.back in shock.

She approached them and began to pull on Roxas's sleeve in an attempt to get him away from the maid, a mostly futile attempt as his feet were planted into the ground.

Siesta was still crying, but she started to calm down once she noticed Professor Colbert enter into the manor followed by Kirche and Tabitha.

She began to takeseveral deep breaths inorder to calm herself down enough to tell the professor what the Count was hiding with breaking down.

With him as a witness, their was a good chance Mott could pay for what he had done.

"Do you have any idea what you have just done? What this will mean for me and my family familiar? Count Mott might possibly be a corrupt noble according to Zerbst, as much as it pains me to admit that. But he is still a royal messenger and you just broke into his manor and assaulted him! Do you know how much trouble we both are going to be in?! Or how much the maid will once the palace learns about this?" Louise yelled at him, getting the Nobody to frown as she continued to pull away.

Roxas was about to give her a piece of his mind, when a scream got their attention. They turned to see the source and Roxas's blood ran cold.

It was Siesta, she was being dragged back by a now consious Mott. He looked exhausted and very angry with blood dripping from his mouth and bloodshot eyes. One of his hands grasping Siesta's neck and the other holding a large piece of his staff.

"Nobody move!" Mott shouted, flecks of blood spitting from his mouth as he spoke.

Siesta screamed again and tried to struggle out of his grasp.

"Shut up!" The Count screamed in her face before waving his make shift wand to gather water into a puddle at their feet. He then trained his staff at Roxas. "You! You have ruined everything! You breached my estate, assaulted, and humiliated me! You will pay dearly for what you have done! This maid means a lot to you. So here is what you are going to do, just stand there and watch as I have my way with her before I kill you. Take one step forward to try and stop me and I will kill her where she stands!"

Colbert, Kirche, Tabitha, and Louise all stared at Mott in horror, the students especially shocked the man declaring that he would sexually abuse her right infront of all of them. They felt their stomachs dropped as the Count began to roughly grasp her breast with his free hand.

Louise especially felt horrified and disgusted. She might not care about commoners all that much especially the maid, but this was just sickening beyond belief.

Siesta continued to try to break away and yelped in pain as Mott continued to roughly grab her and stared pleadingly at Roxas. The Nobody clenched his fistd and Oblivion started to vibrate angerily in his hand before he took a step forward.

Getting the Count to wave his makeshift wand in a panic, causing the puddle he created to rise up and form several ice shards, trained over Siesta's heart.

"Take one more step and havuing my way with her is the last thing the maid will have to worry about!" Mott threatened, his tone filled with anger and panic.

"Roxas please." Siesta whimpered out as the Count resumed to roughly grab her.

The Nobody held back from growling in anger before looking straight into her eyes.

"Don't worry Siesta, I got this." Roxas said calmly, getting Siesta to nod as she knew that she could trust him.

Roxas nodded back before giving the coldest glare he could muster towards the Count. He opened a Corridor of Darkness slightly behind him. One half step back and he vanished into it along with the Corridor.

Everyone looked around in shock in complete shock as Roxas just vanished into a pillar of darkness.

Mott looked around frantically for any sign of Roxas.

"Where is he! Where is he!" He shouted out madly, before screaming out in pain as the sound of bones crushing filled the air.

Roxas had reappeared behind him with Oblivion and Oathkeeper in hand. And slammed both of his Keyblades into the Count's arm around Siesta and his side.

Mott had enough time to face Roxas before the Nobody slammed Oathkeeper into the man's jaw with a sickening crunch.

The Count slumped backwards onto Siesta before he slid off and crumpled onto the floor, blood leaking from his mouth and his arm bent the wrong way.

Siesta turned to see Roxas dispelling Oathkeeper.

"Are you alright?" Roxas asked, his tone filled with concern.

"I will be alright." Siesta said while she massaged her sore breast as she tried to calm herself. With Mott's condition, she doubted the man would be getting up anytime soon.

The mages looked at Roxas stunned once again, seeing him teleport something thought to be impossible even with magic. While Louise and Colbert were surprised to see he had a second key shaped swordwand.

"Just when I thought I had seen everything he could do." Kirche said while messaging her temples.

"Agreed." Tabitha said simply.

After a few moments Siesta felt that she had calmed herself down enough before turning to face Colbert. With him here, he needed to see Mott's true colors. That way he could never do anything like this ever again.

"Professor Colbert, there is something you need to see." Siesta said seriously, snapping Colbert out of his shock and getting him to nod.

The man having an inkling of what he might find.

"Very well." Colbert said before he turned towards his students. "Stay here for now until I come back."

Siesta turned over to Roxas, who was making sure nothing remained of Mott's staff.

"Roxas please come with us too. I might need your help." Siesta said, getting the Nobody to nod as Siesta began to walk towards the doors to the basement with Colbert following suite.

Roxas stepped over the Count's unconscious body, making sure to stomp on the man's hand on the broken arm before following Siesta and Colbert into the basement.

When they were out of sight, Kirche spoke the question that was on their minds.

"Louise, what in the Founder's name did you summon?" She asked.

"I don't know?" Louise said, still stunned at everything here familiar had done. "I honestly don't know?"


Colbert had been prepared to encountered something horrific down in the basement.

But what he saw was beyond his expectations.

He was expecting at least two or three women at the least, not at least a dozen locked into four cells in horrid conditions!

Both him and Roxas could only stare in horror of the women's conditions.

Especially Roxas, he was used to seeing the horrors of the Heartless and what he saw of several humans from Sora's memories. But this was more inhumane then anything he had ever seen in his short life.

This was perhaps what would have been Siesta's fate if he hadn't shown up, no wonder she had been so distraught. Roxas felt his blood start to boil in anger at the thought that this would have happened to his friend.

Before calming himself.

Siesta was here, safe from Mott. He would not have to worry about him trying anything with her again.

Especially since he was going to finish what he started once he got back up the stairs.

"Don't worry we are here to help." Siesta said as she walked up to the first cage, the women in their cowering in a corner. "We need to get the keys. They are most likely in his room or on his person."


"Don't bother, I got this covered." Roxas said, training Oblivion on the cage's lock. A loud click resounded and the door swung open, stunning both Colbert and Siesta.

Roxas ignored their looks as he repeated the other three cells.

As soon as the doors open, the women immediately backed away and huddled further into the corners of their cells. Their eyes filled with fear as they eyed Roxas and Colbert.

Siesta had hold back the tears at seeing their current state of mind, trying her best not to think of what Count Mott had done them inorder to cause such a reaction.

"It looks like they are scared of men now because of Count Mott. I don't know how long that they have been down here, but they must have been abused for a long time. Can you please get Mistresses Louise, Kirche, and Tabitha while you wait outside. I believe they wouldn't exit their cells otherwise." Siesta said sadly, getting Colbert and Roxas to nod. The later feeling his anger building up again.

"Of course, come Roxas." Colbert said as he and the Nobody began to exit the basement.

"How can something like this be allowed to happen?" Roxas asked angerily.

"It is not, something like this is illegal and extremely disturbing and depraved. If Count Mott was found out there would be no chance for him to hide this." The Professor explained, getting Roxas's anger to spike.

"The only reason he was able to get away for this was because he was a noble!" Roxas said venomously. "What happened to those women would have happened to Siesta if I didn't do something!"

"And for that I am grateful for you preventing that, although I can't quite agree with the methods you used. I am going to talk with the Headmaster about getting anyone who inquires hiring an servant from the academy after this." Colbert sighed out. "Sadly it is quite the flaw in our system. It's unfortunate, but not everyone is willing to believe the word of commoners. There have been some reforms in place at least in Tristain in the past two decades, but they have slowed down since King Henri de Tristain's death. A lot of nobles seemed to have gotten bolder since then, believing they could get away with various crimes. But with what we saw today we can at least be sure that Mott will never see the light of day again."

Roxas was a little uncertain on the last bit, but from the slight edge of venom in Colbert's voice he would believe him on this matter.

Still didn't mean the Nobody had to like it though.

If the Count tried anything once again, then Roxas would make sure to end his existence. It would be his first time having to kill someone, but with Mott there would be no hesitation to end his existence.

They were almost up the stairs when an explosion rang out above them.

"I believe that would be Mrs. Vallière. Something must've happened...or she got into a argument with Mr. Zerbst once again." Colbert said as he and Roxas exited the basement doors.

There they saw Tabitha blasting a awakened guard into a wall, knocking him out and into a pile of burnt and unconscious guards. Both Louise and Kirche ran towards the both of them, the former's clothing looked a little singed.

"Familiar, Professor Colbert! Some of Count Mott's guards managed to get away with him. If he reaches the palace there will be nothing to do to escape the political backlash." Louise said worriedly, knowing the disaster this could bring onto her family despite Mott being corrupt.

"There won't be. Mott has done something utterly irredeemable. He will pay for his crimes." Colbert said with gritted teeth. "Now I need all three of you to head down to the basement inorder to help out Siesta. The answers lie down there." The Professor said before facing Tabitha. "Mrs. Tabitha I am going to need your familiar in a little bit. Your dragon is the fastest method to get a message to the palace."

"Alright." Tabitha said quietly with a nod.

"Now than I am going to find Mott's office and write a lengthy letter to the palace. Roxas I believe it would be for the best to wait outside, I shall join you in a few minutes." Colbert said, getting Roxas to nod as the Professor left the front hall to look for the office.

The three student gave Colbert curious looks before heading down towards the basement.

Though Tabitha stayed behind to give Roxas a silent nod before following Kirche and Louise.

Roxas returned the nod before walking towards the entryway in a cold fury, shaking in anger with each step.

If he ever saw Mott again, he was going to kill that man. Nothing was going to stop him from ending that man's existence.

He entered into the front yard and saw a guard regaining his footing and charged at the Nobody with his spear.

Only to be trampled back into slumber by Slyphid. Who bound toward Roxas, nuzzling her head against him.

The Nobody was silent for a few moments before letting out a loud sigh as began to scratch one of her head ridges, getting Slyphid to preen.

"It's been a long night Slyphid, and it is not over yet." Roxas sighed out as the dragon cooed under his scratching. His anger slowly melting away. "So I take it you were the one to get Tabitha and the others?"

Slyphid's only response was to let out a soft roar and continued to nuzzle into him.

Roxas just took that as a yes.

"Thanks for the consideration Slyphid, I'll make sure to get you something from the kitchens tomorrow." Roxas said, getting the dragon to let out a joyous roar as she continued to nuzzle her head against the Nobody.

He just shook his head at the dragon's antics while waiting for Colbert to emerge from the manor.


It only took a few minutes for Colbert to write his letter and for Slyphid to return from the palace.

Roxas was impressed with the speed of which the palace had responded, as a few hours later a couple of carriages had arrived. All of them containing soldiers and female medics. The soldiers rounding up all of Mott's guards and escorting them away before the women in the basement finally emerged from basement and getting treatment from the medics.

Kirche, Tabitha, and Louise had looked shaken and pale from when they emerged from the basement and managed to coax the women out of there. With the later looking like she could faint at a moment's notice.

Currently Roxas was on one of the last few remaining couches in the front hall. He was waiting for Siesta as she was currently helping to make sure the women were alright.

They were soon going to be carried away back to the palace for advanced medical treatment.

Soon he sensed Siesta approaching him, her heart have grown considerably brighter over the past few hours.

"Roxas, the women want to thank you for what you have done." Siesta said, surprising Roxas a little.

Figuring that after what Mott had done to them and what he saw, they would would prefer be far away from him as possible.

"Are you sure?" Roxas inquired, getting Siesta to shake her head.

"Truthfully no, but they at least want to thank the person who helped them escape from Count Mott." Siesta said with a slight shudder, silently praying to the Founder to never see that man again.

Roxas pondered what to do for a second before he nodded and jumped off of the couch. Soon following Siesta out of the remains of the front door.

Outside in the front yard all of the women were surrounded by a few female medics to check in their condition. All of them were wearing decent clothing now, but it did little to hide the horrid condition the Count had left them.

As Roxas and Siesta began to approach the women, they were quickly spotted and all of the women began to back away quickly at the sight of the Nobody.

Roxas stopped in his track and noticed the way they were looking at him warily.

He could only sight at that, having expected their reaction.

Only to be surprised when one of the women, who looked to be about Siesta's age and with long, disheveled brown hair began to approach.

She trembled terribly with each step towards him, but continued to move forward.

"Y-You saved us from him, right?" The woman asked quietly, getting Roxas to nod.

"I did, I defeated Count Mott." Roxas said.

Left unsaid that the corrupt noble was still breathing and that he was only here to bring Siesta back. Though he was going to see what was the source of the negativity once he was done with the Count.

Soon tears began to stream down her face as she began to cry, followed the rest of the women as they began to break down.

"Thank you." The woman sobbed out, trying her best to wipe the tears from her eyes. Thank you so much. We had began to lose hope. There was no way out and there was nothing we could without fearing what Mott would do. So thank you."

Roxas could only feel sorry and some sympathy for the women. They had to endure horrors beyond what he and sorry had ever encountered just because they were commoners. Also feeling that just like them he had been imprisoned with no chance to escape, just because he was Sora's Nobody.

But now...

"Your welcome." Roxas said with a small smile.

They were all freed from their respective prisons. And now Roxas could only hope that the women will have a brighter future from here on out.


It took a few more hours for before the women were all taken away in carriages. After that it was only a short flight towards the academy on Slyphid, but by the time they had arrived it was early in the morning.

Everyone was exhausted from the ordeal of the night.

"You all preformed very well despite how grim the situation was." Colbert said with a yawn. I will write to the Headmaster and excuse you all from classes for today, along with my morning classes. Siesta I will write to Marteau for you to take a few days off. So I suggest to everyone to get some rest."

With that said, Colbert entered into the academy while rubbing his eyes tiredly.

"I will gladly take you up on that." Kirche said with a yawn, giving one last look to Roxas before heading towards her room with Tabitha following suite.

Roxas, Louise, and Siesta followed afterwards. The maid carrying her bags before coming to the the hallway that would lead to her room. She put down her bags and turned towards the Nobody with a tired smile.

"Thank you Roxas, if you didn't come to rescue me then..." Siesta said, a tear threatening to fall down her cheek.

"Your welcome, but Siesta if there is something wrong just tell me please. You are my friend Siesta, if you are in trouble I will do everything that I can to help you." Roxas said with a smile, getting Siesta's eyes to tear up once again.

She was so happy to have her friend that cared so much for her. From the horrific events of last night to just talking about their day and everything inbetween. And he was willing to do even more for her.

"Don't worry, I promise that I will." Siesta said as she approached him.

And kissed him on the cheek once again, surprising Roxas. His face turning red as he felt the same strange emotion flow through his body as before.

The kiss lasted several moments longer then the last time before Siesta ended it.

"I will see you later Roxas. And thank you for everything." Siesta said as she picked up her bags and began to walk to here room.

Louise saw all of this and normally she would be upset. Or finally having proof for her suspicions on her familiar and the maid.

But she was too burnt out.

Louise was tired, stressed out, and shaken up to muster any anger. All she wanted was to go to sleep.

But here pride wouldn't let her until she let out one parting shot.

"You're lucky familiar that Professor Colbert has sorted out this mess. Just walk me to my room and after that...do as you wish for the rest of the day." Louise said tiredly as she began to walk to her room.

"Fine." Roxas said simply as he followed her, seeing in no harm in her request.

Along with keeping him awake enough to update his journal and started to write in it.

Starting with the title.

Day 373: Retribution


Ever since her husband died, Queen Marianne de Tristain has ruled as queen regent with Cardinal Mazarin taking over as king regent until it was time for her her daughter to take the throne as she was still learning how to.

For matters such as with the one she was currently overseeing she would allow Mazarin to deal with this.

However given the severity and the nature of this issue, she was handling this one personally.

"And I demand that action be taken place immediately!" Count Mott screamed furiously before breaking out in a coughing fit while sitting across from Marianne and her daughter, the princess Henrietta. Several guards kept their eyes on Mott the entire time.

One female guard with dirty blonde hair especially giving him a cold glare.

The queen had been rereading the letter the palace received last night from a dragon of all things while the Count ranted on about a commoner and several noble's invading his manor while the commoner assaulted him. Breaking into several coughing fits along the way.

Most likely due to numerous broken ribs which were hurriedly patched together to meet her as confirmed by a healer in the palace to confirmed it was true.

Along with his right arm broken and in a sling with that hand crushed, several teeth missing, and a cloth wrapped below his mouth and the back of his head to make sure his fractured jaw heals correctly.

All more then enough reason to go after a commoner, if the causes for Mott's injuries wasn't well deserved.

"And why would I do that Count Mott." Marianne said with a smile.

Mott nearly choked on his breathe in anger, not sure if he heard the queen correctly.

He didn't say anything for a moment and Marianne had hoped the Count was actually choking before the man broke into a coughing fit. After a few moments he managed to compose himself.

"W-What do you mean?! I was attacked inside my own home! I demand retribution!" Mott demanded angerily, only to silence himself when the queen level a stern glare towards him.

"Don't take that tone with me Count Mott, I will not tolerate any further outbursts." Marianne said coldly, waiting a few moments as Mott gritted his teeth as she got her message across. "Very good. Now last night I received a letter from your household, one detailing the exact nature of what you keep in your basement and a crime committed right here in Tristania."

Mott paled at hearing that, while wondering just what did he do that was witnessed by the students that were with that damned commoner last night. There were quite a few things that could be considered illegal that he had done in this city after all.

Especially his dealings with his accomplice.

"The letter is from a teacher at the Tristania Academy of Magic, Jean Colbert. In it was enough details to convict you of many accounts of sexual crimes against commoners." Marianne said, getting Mott to fume as he stood up from his seat.

"You can't convict me of anything with just the words of a teacher!" Mott growled out.

"There were more than one witness to your crime Count Mott. Kirche Augusta Frederica von Anhalt-Zerbst, Charlotte Hélène d'Orléans, and Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière. Daughter of Duke and Duchess La Vallière. All three of them where there and witness your horrific acts Count Mott." Marianne said as she stood up from her seat. "There was three noble's and a teacher, more then enough to convict you of your crimes. Crimes you didn't bother to hide your involvement a moment ago when given the chance."

Mott paled once again as he realized his mistake as a few guards including the blonde haired woman began to approach him while the queen placed the letter down.

"Count Jules de Mott, I find you guilty of uncountable accounts of sexual assault and rape towards commoners, abuse, enforced slavery, and three accounts of attempted murder of commoners. Because of your crimes I hereby strip you of all titles and lands and sentence you to the reminder of your life in prison." Marianne said before turning toward the blonde haired woman. "Agnés, escort him to the dungeons and feel free to use force if he attempts to break free. Just make sure Mott is alive for his sentencing."

"At once your majesty." Agnés said as two guards grabbed a hold of the former noble and began to drag him away.

"No you can't do this to me! They are just commoners! They don't matter at all! They don't matter-" Mott screamed out fearfully, until Agnés punched him in his broken ribs and causing him to cough up blood.

She just glared at him as she and the guards around her dragged Mott out of the room, the man making a mix of coughing and screaming as he was dragged away. The doors slammed shut behind them and the queen let out a sigh.

"You are wrong Mott. It is our duty to protect them, a duty us noble's should never forget. After all without commoners, what would we be?" Marianne sighed out sadly, getting Henrietta to nod before she faced her mother.

"Mother, I heard that you mentioned Louise. How was she involved?" Henrietta inquired.

"According to the Professor's letter he was the one who stormed Mott's manor and defeated him. That was how she and the others found out about his horrendous actions against commoners." Marianne said, getting Henrietta's eyes to widen.

"Her familiar? What kind of familiar would be able to injure Mott like that?" Henrietta asked.

"According to the letter, one of a kind. It seems that Louise was able to summon a human to be her familiar." The queen said, surprising Henrietta.

"A human? I thought that was impossible." Henrietta said.

"So did I. If you wish to out more, when you see Louise during the familiar exhibition perhaps you could meet him and ask for more details then." Marianne suggested.

"Then I guess I will, but what are we going to do with Mott's manor and wealth?" Henrietta asked.

The queen pondered what to do for a few moments before she smiled.

"We will worry about it later, Mott doesn't have any family nearby that can claim them. Besides according to the medic, Mott won't have to worry about such things in a few weeks anyway." Marianne said, getting Henrietta to wonder what she meant by that.

Before deciding to take here mother's advice and focus on it later. She had enough of Mott for one morning, if not a lifetime.


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*He guys Hakuorofan7 here and I hoped that you all enjoyed this chapter, cause it took me a while to write this out just write.*

*I like how this chapter turned out, took quite a bit for me to edit it and quite a lot of rewriting just to get it quiet right.*

*Anyway I know a lot of you have been asking for Mott to be killed by Roxas's hands...but that is not what I am going to do. At least in the ways you are all thinking.*

*I have a plan for him, he will die. The way though is something I have to thank for one of my long-time confidants warrior of six blades for. But first it is only fitting he gets broken down for. Only fitting for a man representing the darkest side of Halkeginia's society, a man of such wealth, power, and prestige he allowed himself to indulge in sin. Completely uncaring of anyone else. Now broken physical and in the process of being thrown away along with the key, soon he will be reduced to next to nothing. It will only go lower and loiwer for Mott with what I hinted at at the end of this chapter and what I will reveal in the next one.*

*Though like the parasite he is, he might have been removed from power but the wounds he left behind will still be felt for the next few arcs, especially in the Fouquet and Charming Fairies arcs. Especially with Louise, which will once again be elaborated on next chapter.*

*Speaking of which next chapter will be the start of the Fouquet arc. It will cover a little of the aftermath and tensions rise between Roxas and Louise quite a bit, especially after being introduced to Henrietta as the familiar exhibit draws near.*

*And the Fouquet arc, things will start to diverge from where DrWriter21 has his story. With besides Fouquet, Roxas will have to deal with a threat not from Halkeginia. Which I will reveal in the chapter after the next one. So I hope that you will all enjoy them when they come out.*

*Finally the harem...no update but I have gotten a few people asking about Cattleya to my surprise. To be honest not sure how to feel about that, so I will allow you guys to decide.*

*With all that out of the way, let's wrap this up shall we.*

*If you have any questions remember to leave a review or PM and I will get back to when I can. So until next time, ciao!*

The author waves goodbye as the screen fades to black.