Disclaimer: I don't own anything of the Final Fantasy 7 franchise. All I own are my Orginal characters, their powers, origin story, and the magical land they come from.

A/N: This story follows the story of Advent Children the video game as well as Dirge of Cerberus. With my own storyline intertwined. Whenever you see text in [...] and Italisided then these are when people are having a telepathic conversation. I'm a little new to Fanfic .net so bear with me. I'm learning how to write and post stories here.


Esmee's P.O.V

Dream

'Where am I?' I said as I look around and seem that I'm surrounded in darkness. 'Cloud, Lazul' I cry out into the darkness. 'What happened? All I remember was Kadaj and then suddenly, I'm surrounded by something red and something else. After that, nothing.' I said remembering what happened. Suddenly I hear cold and mocking laughter coming from behind me. 'Who's there?' I ask as I look around. "You are just like us." Said a familiar arrogant and mocking voice in the darkness that surrounded me. 'No I'm not' I said back. "Your hands are just as stained as ours." The voice said again but it sounded different. This voice is so cold, heartless, and dry. 'You're wrong' I said to the new voice.

End of dream

"You're wrong," I said weakly as I slowly stirred in my sleep. As I tried to move, I noticed is the pain in my chest. 'Why does my chest hurt so much?' I thought as I touch my chest where I feel the pain, but then I remembered. Kadaj took Amethyst from my chest. "Where am I..?" I said as I flutter my eyes open, but then quickly close then by a familiar blinding light. I slowly open my eyes again and this time I see I'm resting against one of the glowing trees. "Where is-?" ask as I turn my head to the side, but stopped when I hear voices. I look and see Cloud, Lazul, and Vincent talking near a small pond. 'Did he come and saves us?' I thought as I try to sit up. With all my strength I try to stand on my feet, but I grunt as I feel the pain in my chest again. "Esmee," Said three concerned voices. I look up and see them standing in front of me. "Are you okay?" Vincent said as he kneels at my level and places his hands on my shoulder, supporting me. "You shouldn't be moving too much." Lazul said as he stands to my left. "I'm alright guys, just sour." I said as an attempt to stand. I manage to stand with Vincent's hands still on my shoulders holding me steady. "Thank you." I said to Vincent, which he nodded back. "So what now?" I ask as I at them. Just before Cloud could speak, we hear rustle coming from a nearby bush. Cloud and Lazul take their stance, as Vincent stands in front of me and readies to grab his gun. As the sound becomes louder and louder, a white figure comes running out and tackles Cloud's leg. "Marlene!" Cloud, Lazul, and I say together. "Cloud, Denzel, Tifa, and Esmee!-" Marlene began to say, while still shaken by what happened. "I'm right here, and I'm alright." I said causing her to look at me. "You are?" Marlene said. "Yes but I'm-" I started but stopped and groaned as she runs and tackles me with a bear hug. "A little sour." I finished as I let out a painful sigh. "Sorry," she said worried that she might have hurt me even more. "It's alright I'm fine. I'm just glad that you're okay." I explain as I gently loosen her grip on me. "Tifa alright too. She's at home." Cloud said he seemed to relax now that he knew Marlene is safe. "I want to talk to her." Marlene said. Cloud started looking for his cell, but he couldn't find it. "May I?" Marlene asked Vincent and he just held his cape open for her to hide under. "You don't have a phone?!" Marlene said in a shocked voice. I guess almost everybody here has a cell phone but him. I had to hold back a giggle because Vincent had a funny look on his face. "Do you have a phone Esmee?" Marlene asked me, I just shook my head no. "I'm sorry sweetie, I don't have one too." I said shyly. "Esmee can you Lazul take Marlene home to Tifa, I'm going to go see Rufus and get some answers." Cloud said as he places a hand on her shoulder. "Uh sure, but-" I started but stopped when Marlene suddenly swat our hands off of her. "Forget it Cloud! Why don't you ever pay any attention to us, anymore?!" Marlene shouted and then ran over to Lazul and barred her face in his fur. "Marlene." Cloud said as she walks towards her. But she quickly moves away from Lazul and hides under Vincent's cloak. "Just give me some time. There's a battle to fight, but it's not as easy as that. Do you understand?" Cloud asked, trying to make it so she could understand what he was saying. "Cloud." I said sternly as I look at him. He let out a sigh when he realized he was going to have to talk to Marlene. "No, I don't!" Marlene shouted from under the crimson cloak. "Cloud; are you sure it's just about fighting?" Vincent asked. Cloud looked down at the ground and he seemed to be deep in thought. I walked over to him and placed my hand on his shoulder. He looked over at me. "What is this really about Cloud; this is more to what's going on than just a fight is it?" I asked, realizing he wasn't going to say anything. "I'll take that as a yes then, well you know what it's time to move on and you've got to stop beating yourself up. It's also time to stop acting like you have to do everything on your own. I understand what you're feeling, believe me." I said as to remove my hand from his shoulder. "When Richard and his family died, I blame myself and I beat myself up. But then I realized that I had to move on. Not for myself, but for Lazul. I love him just as much as I loved them; he was my reason to move on. He needed me." I explain as I remember Richard and his family. "You're not alone Cloud, you never were and never will be. Because they need you." I said as I look at Cloud, still not talking, and back at Marlene as she peaked a little from Vincent's cloak. "Having Lazul and me at the bar will not let them forget the memories they have of you Cloud. Trying to forget someone you love; is like trying to remember someone you never met. We can't replace someone that is needed in their life Cloud." I said. It seems that I got through to because he finally spoke. "Are sins ever forgiven?" Cloud asked Vincent. "I don't know; I've never tried." Vincent said. "You mean...never tried." Cloud said. "Well, I'm going to try. Come on Marlene let's go home." Cloud said while he held out his hand for Marlene to take. She peeked out from behind her hands then nodded her head while she ran over to Cloud to take his hand. "I'll phone in the verdict." Cloud said over his shoulder to Vincent. A smile came over my face when I saw that the old Cloud that everyone knew is back. "Me too." I said confidently as I pet Lazul's head, as he walks towards me. "What?" Vincent asks me as he stands next to me. "I'm going to try to forgive my sins." I said determined as I look at Vincent. "Right." He said with a nod. "Esmee, Lazul are you guys coming or what?" Cloud said over his shoulder. "Come on you two. Let's go home." Marlene yells out. "Yeah, let's go home." Vincent said as he places his clawed hand on my shoulder. "Yes," I said with a nod as we went to catch up with them. Suddenly, I feel something in my throat then out of nowhere I start coughing. "Esmee," Vincent said surprised. "It's nothing, it's just a little tickle in my-" I start but suddenly I start coughing uncontrollably. "Esmee?!" I hear Vincent and the others cry out as I fall to my knees. 'What's going on?' I thought as I feel my coughing stop. As I look at my hand, I nearly feel my heart stop as I see blood on my hand. "Esmee, what's going on?" Lazul asks worriedly. Timidly, I show them my hand covered with blood earning a wave of shocking gasp from everyone. "What's wrong?" Vincent said as he takes my hand and looks at it. Just when I'm about to answer, I feel another wave of coughing coming and I use my other hand to cover my mouth.

Author's P.O.V ᴥ

"What's wrong?" Vincent said as he takes Esmee's hand and looks at it. He's surprised to see blood all over it. Just as she's about to answer, another wave of coughing comes and Esmee uses her other hand to cover her mouth. As she continues to cough, more blood falls come out and slip through her fingers. "Esmee!?" Marlene shouted as she, Lazul, Cloud, and Vincent crowd around Esmee. She sat down on her knees and looks at Esmee worriedly. "What's happening to her?" Vincent asked as he and the others stare helplessly at her. "It's her wound. Her body is finally feeling its effect from having Kadaj forcefully remove Amethyst from her." Lazul said as he stands in front of Marlene, covering her from the gruesome view. "So what's happening to her?" Cloud said as Esmee continues to cough uncontrollably. "She's experiencing an Arrhythmia, which in your world it's similar to what you call cardiac arrest. Amethyst controls the flow of magic that is insider her, like how blood flows throughout our body. Now that it's gone, her powers are completely out of balance and it's affecting her body painfully." Lazul explains as Esmee leans forward as she's now spitting out blood out of her mouth. "So what do we do?" Cloud asks as he kneels at Esmee's level and gently pulls her hair back. "We need to go back to the bar so Aquamarine and Moon can restore her." Explain as he changes into his bird form and leans down for everyone to climb on. "Alright let's go." Cloud said as he stands up and guides Marlene towards Lazul. "Vincent, can you bring Esmee?" He said as he lifts her and sets her on Lazul's back and then climbs on behind her. "Alright," Vincent said with a nod. "Esmee, we've got to go, can you stand?" He asks her as he gently takes hold of her arms. Unable to talk Esmee nodes her head to answer his question. Vincent understands and gently lifts her, just as she stands up, another and more powerful wave of coughing washes over her and she collapses to her knees. "Esmee!?" Vincent and the others cry out again. As Vincent tries to help Esmee stand one more time, an invisible force of negative energy surrounds her. Then the negative energy begins to flow from her and to Vincent. 'What is this?' Vincent thought as he feels the strange energy flow around him and Esmee. Suddenly he feels the creature inside him begin to stir uncontrollably. "What's going on?" Vincent asks as he feels his body beginning to transform. "Vincent!?" Cloud cries out worried. "I'm suddenly losing control, get out of here before-" Vincent said as he the transformation begins. "Lazul, we've got to go." Cloud said to Lazul. "But what about-" Lazul started, but cloud stops him mid-sentence. "Just trust me." Cloud said as Vincent begins to transform into a bat-winged creator. Lazul nodes his head and prepares to fly. "Hold on tight you two." Lazul warns as he flaps his wings and flies into the night sky back to the bar.

Vincent's POV

starts with Chaos's POV

Chaos's P.O.V

"Magnificent." I said as I spread open my wings. 'It's been so long since I've felt this form of energy.' I thought as I drink in this delicious power. "Vincent," said a sweet but faint voice. I look and see the young jewel mage trying to stand. "Who are you?" she asks as she fully stands, but stumbles forward a little. "I am the beast that sleeps inside the one called Vincent Valentine. My name is Chaos." I said as I grab one of my wings and bowed to her. "So you are the one that Lazul sensed." She said surprised as she bravely takes a step closer to me. "Yes, now could you do me the honor of telling me your name?" I ask her as I look at her lovely face. Even though her lips are covered with blood, the blood seems to brighten her small but tender lips. "My name is Esmee of Asriel." She said bowing back at me. I couldn't help but smirk. "Well Esmee of Asriel, it's a pleasure to meet someone as lovely as you." I said as I step closer to her and take one of her bloody hands and kiss it. As I look back at her I see a rosy blush paint her cute face, I couldn't help but chuckle. "Thank you, but how did you awaken?" she asks me as she tries to regain her composer. "You were the one that released me." I said as I look down at her. "What do you mean?" she asks looking up at me with her cute indigo eyes. "I sensed a huge amount of negative energy. It was so powerful that it released me from my controller." I explain as I look into her eyes. 'She's very different from the others in this world, she's very interesting.' I thought with a chuckle. "I see, I'm sorry I didn't mean to cause trouble." She said sadly as she looks down at the floor. "Why so sad?" I ask as I take my clawed hand and raise her head so I can look into her beautiful indigo eyes. "I lost my powers and now they are out of balance. And it's my fault." She sadly as she turns her head away from me. "What will you do?" I ask with a smirk on my face. "I have to contain this energy with Crón {Her black onyx}." She explained. "I'm sorry but please let Vincent regain control, there is a battle coming and I have to set things right. I need his help, please great beast." She said as she looks back at me and bows her head to me. I chuckled as I as walk towards her again and raise her head with my claw. "Normally I would throw a fit, but since you ask so sweetly. I'll let my other half return." I said with a smirk. "Thank you." She said as one of her sweet smiles that Vinny has come to like appear on her cute face. "I promise," I said as I step back and watch as she summons a stone that I can guess is Crón. The stone glows as it floats towards her and hovers over her palm. "Shadow, return to the darkness." She commanded and then the atmosphere around us begins to return to normal. When the atmosphere clears, I begin to feel Vincent trying to regain control. "You are a very skilled mage, my dear gem." I said calmly as I gazed at her. "Now for my promise, I shall let Vincent regain control of his body. I said. "Thank you Cha-" she started but stopped as she as suddenly falls to the ground, gripping on your chest. Then she started to cough up blood continuously. "You did well Esmee. Rest now; Vincent will return to your side when you awaken." I stated as I bent down beside her, but she looks up to me with dull eyes as her vision is beginning to fade. "Thank you, my friend." She said as she caught me off guard, by her words as she places her small hand over mine. I hear her let out a soft sigh as her head begins to fall backward, but I catch her head and wrap my arms around her to support her back. 'You truly are a strange girl, Esmee." I said as I gently cup her face in my clawed hand. Just as I bring my face closer to hers, my other self enters my thought. [Chaos, what are you doing?] Vincent demands. 'I just want to thank her for the delicious energy she released.' I replied with a playful smirk as I bring her face closer to mine. I open my mouth slightly, letting my tongue escape through. [W-What in the Hell are you doing?!] I hear Vincent cry out into my thought in a mixture of anger and shock. 'Just showing my appreciation of my little jewel of chaos.' I replied as my tongue slid up her chin. I take in the red liquid that covered her chin; and I do it slowly, savoring the taste of her sweet blood. I hear her let out a soft sigh of pleasure escape her lips, it sounded just as sweet as her blood. My tongue played in her sweet blood as I slowly, but sensually, lapped up all of the traces of blood that was left behind on her chin and jaw. I smirk in amusement as I retracted my tongue and look down at Esmee. [Chaos; stop!] I hear Vincent order inside my head, this time more loudly. 'There's no need to get jealous with me Vinnie old boy. It's your fault for not making your move.' I replied but I ignore his words as I slowly lean into Esmee's face. I feel her quiver in my arms as my cold breath hits her lips, which caused a smirk to appear on my face. Then I kiss the side of her lips softly, finding a small drop of blood hidden in the corner of her warm and soft lips. [You sick bastard, how dare you to touch her.] Vincent cried out in rage. 'Why do you care Vinnie, you are not her guardian. So since she doesn't belong to you, I can do what I please.' I replied as I stare at her once more and then I let Vincent regain control.

Vincent's P.O.V

[Why do you care Vinny, you are not her guardian. So since she doesn't belong to you, I can do what I please.] Chaos replied as he stares at Esmee once more and then finally lets me regain control. When I have control, I look and see Esmee still in my arms. I slowly place my glove hand on my lips. I can still feel the warmth of her skin on my lips and the taste of her blood still lingers in my mouth. 'It does taste sweet.' I thought as I feel my face heats up by my thoughts. 'That monster!' thought as I clutched my fist in anger as to what he just did to her. Suddenly I feel movement in my arms, so I look down and see Esmee stirring. 'Well I can't worry about that right now, you're more important right now.' I thought as I slide my other arm under her legs and then lift her off the ground and carry her bridal style. I'm just glad that Lazul didn't see this. Otherwise, he and Chaos would have had a huge fight and that would have been a disaster. "Vincent!" Cried out a familiar voice from above us. I look up and see Lazul flying over us and then land next to us. "You've regained control of your other self I see." He said as he looks at me. "How did you-" I said but stopped when I hear a painful moan from Esmee. I look down and see a painful look on her face. "I'll explain later, right now let's get Esmee taken care of. Then I will answer any questions you have later." Lazul said as he leans down so we can get on. I put Esmee on first and then I climb on and hold Esmee close to me as I grab a hold on Lazul's feathers. "Alright hold on tight, I'm going to go pretty fast." Lazul warns as he begins to flap his big wings and then in no time at all, we're up in the air and heading towards the bar.

Author's P.O.V ᴥ

Vincent and Lazul returned to the bar with a barely conscious Esmee in Vincent's arms. "I heard what happened, how is she?" Tifa asks as she, Cloud, and Marlene see them enter the bar. "She's barely awake, but she's still very weak. Shea and Tenar will be able to restore her health, but we got to do it soon." Lazul explains as he and Vincent walk past them and up the stairs to Esmee's and Lazul's room. When they got inside, Lazul instructed Vincent to lay Esmee on her bed. Then Lazul jumps on the bed and digs through her pockets to find her pouch with her stones. As Lazul found her pouch, Esmee stirs for a moment and weakly opens her eyes. "Where am I," she said as she turns her head as she notices Lazul. "It's going to be alright, I'm going to use my powers to activate your stone's powers to heal you." Lazul explains as he morphed into his monkey. Esmee nods her head, showing that she understands and releases a tired sigh as she closes her eyes. Lazul opens the pouch and pulls out a pure white stone and a bluish-green stone. "Vincent, can you please hold this for me?" Lazul asks and turns and faces him, handing him Esmee's pouch with the rest of the stones inside. "Sure." Vincent said as he takes the pouch from the monkey and steps back to see what will happen next. "Alright, let us begin." Lazul said as he crawls towards her feet and stands on his hind legs and hold out the two stones in each of his furry hands. "In the name of the divine Goddess who breathes life into us all, I Azure of Asriel consecrates and charge this stone as a magical tool for healing." Lazul chanted as the Tenar stone began to glow and levitate off his right hand. Then suddenly Esmee's Souls Gem and body began to glow as her body began to levitate. "What's happening?" Vincent said startled by what he sees. "It's alright, Tenar just healing all her battle wounds during our fight with Kadaj and his brothers." Lazul explains as he watches Esmee's body still glow and levitate as her wounds begin to heal. After about a few minutes, all of Esmee's wounds are fully healed as her body and Soul gem begin to dim along with the light of Tenar. "Did it work?" Vincent asks as he slowly takes a step closer to Esmee's sleeping form. "Yes, her wounds are healed, but we're not fully done." Lazul said as he crawls over Esmee's legs and places the stone on the nearby nightstand. "Now we must restore her magic powers and see if we can fix her connection with her stones. If not then her powers will fall completely out of balance and even I wouldn't be able to stop them." Lazul explains as he crawls back to his spot with Shea still in his left hand. "Terra, Ignis, Aqua. All three, Guardians of Asriel I summon thee Retractum." Lazul began the restoring spell. "Earth by Divinity, Divinity by Earth Afuturus." Lazul said as the Shea begins to glow a pure white light and then levitates off of his hand. "The strength of the elements be by my side to help me fight this battle, so mote it be Adfuveri. Historiamus." As Lazul begins to chant the final words Esmee's body begins to levitate off the bed. Suddenly a bright blood-red light flashes, causes Lazul to be pushed off the bed. "Lazul!?" Vincent cried as he runs the little creature's side. "What happened?" Vincent asks as he helps Lazul stand. "I-I don't know." Lazul said weakly as he tries to steady himself. Then out of nowhere, the same blood-red light flashes again. Lazul and Vincent look and see the Shea pure white glow beginning to change to blood red. Then without warning, Esmee's eyes shot open as she cries out in agonizing pain. "What's happening to her!?" Vincent asks worriedly as he and Lazul run to her side. "I don't know?" Lazul said as he climbs back on the bed. "What's going on?" said a worried voice. Vincent and Lazul look and see Cloud and Tifa standing in the doorway. Before they could speak, Esmee cries out in pain again as she clutches her bed sheet with a vise grip. "Esmee!?" Tifa cried as she and Cloud run to her side. "This shouldn't be happening, unless-" Lazul said as thinks for a moment. "Lazul, do you think?" Cloud said as he looks at him. "What?" Tifa asks worriedly as she takes one of Esmee's hands. "After Kadaj took Amethyst from Esmee, he did something to Esmee." Lazul explains as he and the others look back and forth between him and Esmee. "So what do we do?" Tifa asks worriedly as Esmee tosses and turns painfully across. "We have to find the source of her pain." Lazul said as he jumps off the bed and backs away. "Lapis Dao," Lazul said. Suddenly his Soul's gem on his chest began to glow a pure white light and then engulfs him. When the light faded, Lazul changed into a pure white unicorn. "Cloud Vincent I want you both to hold her down." Lazul instructed them. "Why?" Vincent asks. "I'm going to search for the origin of her pain and this will be very painful for her. If she moves around too much, my spell could hurt her even more." Lazul explains. They nod their heads and do as their told. Vincent stands on the right side of the bed as Cloud stands on the left. They each hold her shoulders down on the bed. "Tifa, move Esmee's bangs away from her Soul's gem." Lazul said. Tifa understands and does as she's told and moves her bangs. When her soul gem is shown, Lazul approaches Esmee and leans his head closer to her ear. "Esmee, everything is alright. You're going to be okay." He said comforting her. "It hurts...it hurts so much." Esmee said weakly as a single tear rolls down her eyes. "I know, just bear with it a little longer." Lazul said softly as he rubs his nose against her sweaty face. He lifts his head as his horn begins to glow a brilliant white light. "Stone of life; hear my flight, release the light." Lazul chanted as the tip of his horn touch Esmee's gem and it begins to light up. Suddenly ripples from her Soul's gem and throughout her body. As the ripple flows towards her stomach, then suddenly a dark light begins to glow on the side of her stomach. "Is that it?" Tifa asks as she and the other notice the strange light. "Yes, now we need to take it out of her body." Lazul said as he releases his spell and changes into a medium-size dragon. "How are you going to do that?" Cloud asks as he and Vincent let go of Esmee's arms. "I'm going to have extracted it from her." Lazul said as he uses his big claw hands to lift Esmee's white blows. "Wait, I'll do it." Vincent said as he steps forward. "No, you all have done enough. I appreciate what you've all done so far, but I don't want to burden you all anymore. I'm sure Esmee would say the same thing." Lazul said as he looks at his worried comrades. "No, Esmee was willing to help me, now I want to be there for her. I promised her that I will help her." Vincent said sternly. This surprised Cloud and Tifa; they never expected him to say something like that. "Very well, what about you two?" Lazul asks as he looks back and forth between Cloud and Tifa. "I want to help, but I'm not sure how." Tifa said as she takes a step forward. "You can have bandages ready for her." Lazul said with a smirk on his dragon face. "Cloud," Lazul said as he looks at Cloud. "I...I don't know," Cloud said both worried and unsure. Before anyone could say anything, he walks out of the room. "Cloud?" Tifa said but stopped when they hear the sound of the barn door open and close. "Cloud," Tifa said with a sad sigh. "It's alright; this is a fight within himself. Only he can overcome it." Lazul says comforting her. "You're right. I'll get those bandages ready." Tifa said with a small smile and leaves the room, closing the door behind her. "Vincent; are you sure?" Lazul asks as he looks at him one more time. "Yes, I promised her." Vincent said as he looks into Lazul's eyes. Lazul looks deep into his eyes and sees not a single doubt in his words and his heart. "Very well then." Lazul says as he takes Vincent's clawed hand and places his other hand over it. Suddenly, a glowing white light flows from his hands and onto Vincent's hand. When Lazul removes his hands, Vincent's clawed hand turns into pure silver instead of gold. "What just-" Vincent said surprised. "I've landed you my powers, this way you'll be able to see where the source of her pain is and will be able to remove it." Lazul explains as he morphs back into his true self. Surprised by what just happens he turns his hand over and stares in wonder, but stops when they hear a painful moan escape from Esmee's lips. "Esmee!?" Vincent said worriedly as he gently lifts the top half of her body and holds her in his arms. "It hurts, helps me. Please." she said weakly as small beads of sweat run down her face. "I will Esmee." Vincent said softly to her. "Vincent?" Esmee said weakly as she tiredly opens her eyes and looks up to see Vincent with blurry visions. "It's going to be alright, I'll ease your pain." He said as he gently strokes his glowing silver claws against her cheek. "I trust you." Esmee said softly as she lets out a sigh of pain relief and relaxes into Vincent's arms. Vincent nods his head and looks down and Esmee's exposed stomach. His newfound power allows his eyes to see exactly where the source of her pain in a clear picture. 'I will help you Esmee, I won't fail you.' Vincent thought as he moves his clawed hand towards the spot just above her bellybutton. 'Just like I did to her.' He thought as he pushes his claws into the spot. This caused Esmee's eyes to shoot open and throw her head back as she clutches the bed sheets again as the pain surges through her. Vincent feels her painful stir and gently pulls her close to him as he finally feels an object and pulls it out of her. When Vincent's claw is fully out of Esmee's body, Esmee lets go of the sheets and lets out a sigh of utter bliss and looks up at Vincent. "Thank you." She said as her head leans onto his chest and falls into a deep sleep. "You're welcome" He whispers into her ears as he hugs her for a moment and then tucks her under her sheets.


crazy stuff right. i thought it would be interesting to give Chaos a mind of his own since he is a separate being from Vincent. and i thought of the idea o, what if Vincent could hear him talking. like an alternate personality. kind of like a doctor jackel and Mr. Hide.
anyone has a guess who that second voice is? anyone?

i wanted to make Esmee's powers different from the "magic" that exists in this world. i thought it would be cool if her powers and the Materia crystals were like yin and yang. they are the same but they counter each other.

hope you all enjoyed it.

thanks again.

see you in the next chapter.