Ephemeral Dream
Summary: Jaune Arc isn't strong, smart, or skilled. Even so, he dreams of a future in which he is a Huntsman. He dreams of friendship, combat, and love. But every dreamer must wake. "Not yet…" He whispered, tears of blood streaking down his cheeks. "I can't let this dream end… Until I've turned it to reality." Gamer Jaune!
Warnings: Crossovers, strong and smart Jaune, later quite OP. Possible Harem.
V: Price of Power
My eyes snapped open and I sat up bolt right, immediately noticing several things upon doing so.
Firstly, I was in a dark room. Pitch black, I could barely see anything in front of my face.
Second, I was in some kind of cage, I could faintly see the outlines of the bars around me.
Third, my hands were tied firmly behind by back by rope.
Fourth, however, was the screen floating in front of me.
[Quest: Bonds – The Great Escape]
Objective: Escape your kidnappers
Reward: 500 EXP, 500 EXP for each other person you free, 15 Stat Points
Failure: You are sold as a slave.
Time Limit: 1 Day
Do you want to accept this quest?
Yes
The option to say no was greyed out, for obvious reasons, and I had little choice but to accept.
The fifth thing I noticed was that I wasn't in the cage alone.
Looking to my right, I could see in the very faint light of the room a young girl. She had long, black hair that reached half way down her back, dressed in torn up black and white clothes. She looked a bit thin, giving me the feeling that she'd been here for a while.
What mostly caught my attention, however, were the two cat ears on top of her head.
"Seems like you're awake," she said to me quietly once she noticed I was up.
"Who… Are you?" I asked her. "Where am I- we?"
"Blake," she told him. "Blake Belladonna."
My eye widened in shock.
Blake Belladonna was the daughter of Ghira Belladonna, who was essentially the King of all faunus, if only in spirit. His family had been considered all but royalty ever since they managed to win the faunus rights revolution, and obtain true equality for faunus. All Kingdoms had laws against racism purely thanks to the great efforts of the Belladonna family.
"As for where we are," she continued. "I have no idea…" She looked down. "All I know for sure is that we've been kidnapped… I was just sleeping in my bed one day. Next thing I know, I'm waking up here. I know this is some kind of slave ring though. They find attractive people, anywhere from ages thirteen to eighteen, and kidnap them, and then sell them to the highest bidder…"
"… No offence, how come you haven't sold?" I asked quietly. "You're Ghira Belladonna's daughter, surely you'd fetch a high price?"
"They're keeping me for some big event coming up," she told me. "The 'highest quality' slaves to be sold off all at once, for an absolute huge sum of profit. All of us in here are being kept for that purpose."
I gulped. "… Well, nice to meet you, though these are shit circumstances," I grunted. "I'm Jaune. Jaune Arc."
Her eyes widened and she backed away from me. "A- Arc?"
I grimaced lightly… I should have expected that response.
A few years after the Great War was the Faunus rights revolution. My Great-Great-Grandfather fought in that war, not because he was racist, but because he was ordered to by his superiors. He slaughtered hundreds, if not thousands, of faunus with Crocea Mors at his side. That was how Crocea Mors obtained its name of 'Yellow Death.'
"I understand you're afraid of me," I told her. "But we're not a position to be afraid… I might be able to get us out of here, but I'm going to need your help."
Blake stared at me, clearly doubtful and suspicious… But she didn't really have much choice, and I saw she realised that as she slumped. "What do you need?"
"I'm able to create weapons," I told her. "Guns, swords, knives, name it. What I need you to do is use your night vision to keep an eye on me so I don't slit my wrist when I'm cutting myself free."
"You can't," she told me. "There are aura dampeners in this room, our semblances can't be used… They're next to useless because of that. I've tried getting out countless times, but I can't."
I only closed my eyes and focused, a kiss filling my mind as my circuits thrummed. "Accelerate…" I muttered my mantra. I could practically feel Blake's eyes widened as a blue light came from my hands, unveiling a small knife.
"How…?" She breathed out in shock.
I didn't respond. "Just warn me if I'm about to cut my wrist," I told her, and began to slowly drag the knife across the rope to get free.
As I cut, my mind drifted as I tried to wonder why the Blessing of the Planet didn't prevent Chloroform from working on me, since I was sure that was what was used on me.
I raked my brain for why, before I remembered the wording of the skill exactly. All diseases, poisons, and status effects are healed. For something to be healed, it needs to take place in the first place.
Which meant the chloroform must have affected me and knocked me out before it could be healed! At that point, it didn't matter that it was healed because I was already unconscious.
It was effectively a system exploit that could be used against me, and that was dangerous. I was going to need to find some way around that in the future, I couldn't risk something like this happening again.
"Left," Blake murmured, and I immediately shifted the blade. "What's your plan once we're out of these bonds," she asked me.
"I'm still working on that," I muttered back, glancing at the time on my Hud. It was around five in the morning, meaning I'd been out for several hours.
I opened up my stats page. Under normal circumstances I would have invested in Intelligence and Vitality, but I needed more strength right now. I invested two points into strength and dexterity, and the other two into luck. Because god knew I needed that right about now!
After five solid minutes of cutting, I felt my bonds loosen enough for me to wiggle my hands free. I immediately grabbed the knife and moved in behind Blake, starting to cut at her bonds. "How long until they come to check on us?" I asked her quietly.
"If I'm right…" She mumbled quietly. "About four or five more hours."
"How many cages are in the room?"
"Four, including ours."
I glanced at my mini-map. We were still in Vale, but we were under a bar I'd seen when walking around called 'Junior's.' I'd heard it was a sketchy place, but it seemed they dabbled in slavery… Good to know, but bad right now.
I mentally enlarged the mini-map, and I'd clearly gotten lucky with the system. It was showing me blueprints for the entirety of the underground, as well as a secret exit that popped up a place nearby.
"Okay, here's the plan…" I told her quietly. "When I cut you free, I want you to lead me to all the cages one by one. I'll open up the locks, and give you a knife. You go and free any other faunus captives in here, and then give them a knife to help cut the others free. If we all work together, it should only take us about twenty minutes or so… Then, I'll arm us as much as possible, and we'll bust out of this room. After that, I need you to all follow me and I'll lead us out of here, got it?"
"Got it," she said right back.
I nodded and, with a few more minutes, finally managed to cut her free. I immediately headed to the front of the cage, reaching through the bar and grabbing the lock. I used structural analysis to check the lock. More specifically, just what kind of key I would need.
"Right, time to hope this works…"
I projected a simple, bronze key. Then I took a breath, with the head of the key I needed clear in my mind. "[Alteration.]"
I watched as the head of the key morphed slowly, until it matched what I had in my mind.
[Alteration has levelled up by one.]
I waved away the notification, and slipped the key into lock, turning it slowly… Before I felt the door shift, and I carefully pushed it open.
Blake gasped softly. "You did it…!" She whispered in shock.
"Not yet, we've still got work to do," I told her quietly. "Come on, let's get to work…"
[Charisma has levelled up by three.]
I banished the notification, and Blake and I set to work.
One by one, I carefully analysed and unlocked each of the cages one by one, and then I projected a few knives for Blake.
I immediately dove into one of the cages and walked up to someone, slowly starting to cut her bonds. I felt her wake up and start to struggle. "Easy, easy," I said quietly. "I'm here to help! I'm cutting you free!"
She froze, and I saw her look back at me with disbelief… And hope. She looked tired, ragged, hungry. Her mismatched pink and brown eyes showed such a lack of faith that I felt a stinging pain in my heart just from looking.
"I'm cutting you free," I repeated quietly as I went at her bonds with a knife. "I'm going to do my best to help us all escape, but I need you to co-operate. Can you do that for me?"
She stared at me… Before nodding silently.
"Good," I muttered and kept cutting her bonds. After a bit of work, they snapped, and I saw her immediately rub her wrists. "Are you a faunus?"
She shook her head.
"Then just get out of the cage and stand beside it, okay?"
She nodded and crawled out of the cage. As she stood up, I heard her let out a soft noise as her bones creaked and cracked as they finally moved. I was worried to find out how long she had been locked up in here.
After freeing her cellmate, who was also not a faunus, it didn't take long until everyone else was freed and we were standing by the door, which I'd already unlocked.
One by one, I armed them. I gave them short swords, and guns. I couldn't give them the more complex weapons, but I could at least arm them for in case we got into a fight. Short swords and guns were the best possible things to use right now.
"Right, I don't know what we're going to encounter out there," I told the seven of them. "But we are going to escape this place, and live our lives free. Then, we're going to make sure this place gets shut down and nobody has to suffer like we have. Are you all ready?"
Each of them gave a firm nod.
[Charisma has levelled up by 14.]
[Due to reaching level 20, Charisma has become D – Rank.]
I felt my eye twitch lightly, before mentally banishing the notifications. I did NOT need this right now.
"Right then," I told them. "Let's get to work…"
I unlocked the door to the room and opened it very slowly and quietly, peeking around to make sure nobody was there, before I gestured for the group to follow me out. Once the eight of us were out, I closed and locked the door behind me. It would be suspicious if they came across it and saw it open.
I checked the mini-map, before I looked at them. "Right, who here has aura, raise your hands?"
I saw only Blake and the girl with mismatched eyes and hair raise their hands.
Two was better than I'd initially hoped for.
"Blake, you stand at the back," I told her. "Split hair, you stand in the middle. If you can use your semblance to help us at all, do it now."
I saw the girl nod, before she closed her eyes and concentrated. I instantly felt a shift around us, and a faint scent tickle my nostrils. I didn't know how to describe it, but the best I could put it to was… Mist.
It smelled like the mist.
"Did you do something?" I asked the girl, who nodded. "Did you… Cloak us? Make us invisible?"
She gave a thumbs up.
Dear lord, I'd lucked out…
"Right, follow me," I told them, and began to quietly and carefully lead them through the base. I didn't know the limitations of the girl's semblance, but I didn't want to test it out!
"Are you sure this is the right way?" I heard Blake from the back.
"Guess work at best," I told her. "But I feel a very faint breeze this way, I'm hoping that means fresh air and a way out."
"Are we gonna be okay?" I heard a boy- a wolf faunus- say quietly from behind.
"I'm not going to lie and say yes, kid," I told him. "But I'll do my damned best to get us out of here alive…" I paused as I checked my mini-map, seeing small red blips on it.
Enemies.
"Faster," I hissed back. "People are starting to patrol through the area!" I began to speed up my walk, and the other kids followed behind me.
"I smell them nearby," Blake hissed out. "Are you sure this is the right way?"
"I said I'm guessing!" I hissed back. "I'm 90% sure though!"
We jogged through the base in silence, doing our best to avoid guards, even though the girl with mismatched eyes had cloaked us, you couldn't be too safe after all.
It took time, but finally the end goal was in sight…
… And then it all went to shit.
Right as the elevator that would take us to the surface came into view, I heard someone stumble behind me, and then a loud shattering sound like glass was heard.
In front of me, I saw the eyes of the two guards watching the elevator widen their eyes as they saw us.
One of them snatched a walkie talkie from their waist. "The slaves have escaped!" He yelled. "They're at Elevator C! Requesting back up!"
"Open fire!" I yelled at the kids behind me, lifting up my pistol and shooting at them.
My dexterity stat let me hit one of them in the arm, and the other in the leg, but my shots were still inaccurate. The kids behind me were doing their best, but their shots either strayed, or missed completely!
As I heard movement behind us, I knew I had no choice.
"Accelerate! [Projection!]"
Weapons began to form above and around me, aiming at the guards in front of us, aiming behind us.
More…
Pale blue light began to shine as more and more formed.
More…!
My circuits burned with heat as I used every drop of MP I could to create as many weapons as possible.
I screamed, and the weapons fired. I heard yelling behind me and gunshots, as well as the sounds of steal tearing into flesh and steel hitting concrete and steel as my weapons scraped the walls and tore through a huge amount of the guards, including the two in front of us. I fell to one knee, breathing hard as I felt my circuits burn, but I ignored the pain as I kept firing. More, more, I had to fire as many as possible before…!
It was like a sudden snap, as I placed a hand on the ground and my circuits stopped working.
I hazard a glance at my MP.
Zero.
"Keep up the fire and get to the elevator!" I looked back at them. "Get in, now!"
"What about you!?" Blake demanded.
"Forget about me, go!" I heard scrambling as the kids headed to the elevator.
"M- Mr…" I looked up in front of me, and saw the wolf faunus boy. "Come on, come with us!"
"Kid don't worry about me, just go-!"
My eyes widened as I heard a gunshot…
… And suddenly there was a hole in the kid's head, his eyes wide as if he was surprised. Blood trailed down his forehead… And he fell forwards into my arms.
Something within me snapped.
~~Ephemeral Dream~~
"You're back," Salem said to me as she sat on her throne, giving me a soft expression as I was on my knees in front of her.
The throne room of her palace looked the same as before, but different in that there were now four more thrones, two on either side of her.
On her left was Ruby and Weiss. On her right: Blake and Yang.
"… Why am I here?" I asked them.
"No," Salem shook her head. "That isn't the question."
"… How am I here?"
How indeed.
My dreams should have been just that: a dream. Sure, every person, building, and object represented part of me, but that didn't change the fact it was still all a dream. There was no reason this place should still exist, no reason I should be on my knees in Salem's throne room right now, speaking to her and my four friends.
So, how was I?
"Don't be stupid, you dunce," Weiss sniffed. "You dreamt this world for two years. For you, this was your life for two years. Did you truly think such an integral part of you would disappear so easily?"
I didn't know how to respond to that. A small part of me had always hoped that everything I'd done hadn't been for nothing. That this world would truly remain, even after I'd finally woken up and accepted reality. But, for the most part, I had been resigned to never find my way back here.
"… Why am I here?" I asked them. "What about the real world?"
"The system is most helpful in that aspect," Salem said to me. "So long as you remain here, time does not move outside. Of course, the only real benefit is to have an internal talk with yourself and create a plan in a small amount of time, but it is most helpful for this situation."
"That's not what I meant!" I snapped, before I looked down at my hands. "I… I failed… That kid… He…"
"He died," Ruby said softly. "You'd really hoped you could save them all… Jaune, it wasn't your fault."
"How is it not my fault!?" I snapped at her. "I… I'm the one who made that half-assed plan to escape, thinking the system would make sure I succeeded since it seemed to want me to! I'm the one who was so careless and didn't check on that girl with mismatched eyes to see if her aura was fine and she could keep going! I… I'm the reason that kid…"
"And what are you going to do about it?" Blake asked me, causing my eyes to snap to her. "Are you just going to wail away in self-pity and depression again? Are you going to let yourself be subjected to staying here for all eternity? Or will you use what you've learned to make sure you never let yourself grow arrogant and careless again."
"Are you seriously expecting me to shrug off his death like it was nothing!?"
"Of course not," Blake chided me. "Accept his death, but never forget. Use this death to learn, to make sure you don't make the same mistake again…"
"Jaune," Yang spoke up, unnaturally serious. "You've faced the harsh reality of people who will stop your dream. You've now faced the reality that you can't save everyone that, no matter how hard you try, you cannot save every person in front of you.
"Knowing what you know now, what will you do?"
"I…"
What was I going to do?
Could I really just accept the kid's death? Could I really just try and use his death as a way to teach myself a lesson?
Or was the System trying to teach me a lesson?
Was it trying to teach me that my desire to be a hero was false? That my idea to save people was stupid?
Was this the system's way of trying to tell me that the way to 'lead humanity into a new age' was going to be filled with blood, dead bodies, and regrets?
I saw my friends in the real-world flashing before my eyes. Ruby, Yang, Hikage. I saw my family, Ruby and Yang's family…
I saw the kids that were still alive. I saw Blake, I saw the girl with mismatched eyes, I saw the countless other people in my school.
Was this the system's way of telling me that they would all die if it thought it was needed for the sake of humanity's progression?
Well, fuck that!
I wouldn't accept that!
I didn't care what it took.
I didn't care what I needed to do.
I didn't care how hard I needed to push myself.
I didn't care about how much I would tear my body and soul apart.
If the System was trying to push me down… If the System was trying to tell me 'You can't…'
Then I would prove it wrong!
I would walk forwards, I would surpass it, I would ascend!
I would devour even the System itself!
"Well?" Yang raised an eyebrow. "What will you do?"
"What will I do…?" I growl, slowly rising off of my knees as I stood tall. "Isn't it obvious!?"
"I'm going to get stronger!"
"I'm going to survive!"
"I'm going to save everyone I can!"
"I'm going to prove my family wrong!"
"I'm going to make sure something like this never happens again!"
"And I am going to save the world!"
With my eyes filled with determination, I saw all five of them smile at me.
"There is a price to possessing such power," Salem said softly. "Are you willing to pay for it? Are you willing to go through with your ideals, even to death?"
"I am," I nodded.
"Then go now," they said as one. "And be the person you truly want to be. And never forget, no matter how bad things get… We shall be with you. Forever."
~~Ephemeral Dream~~
[You have found your resolution.]
As I stared down at the wolf boy in my arms, blood pouring down his face, I felt a heat rising up within my body.
It was soft, but I could feel it rising…
Higher…
Hotter…
More intense…
And then I threw my head back… And screamed.
[Through the force of your determination and will, you have unlocked the Perk 'Soul Fire.']
[You have obtained 'Dying Will Flames.']
[You have unlocked 'Sky Flames.']
[Due to inborn advantages, Sky Flames will begin at Level 50, Rank B.]
[Due to the influence of awakened Sky Flames, Charisma has levelled up to Level 50.]
[Charisma is now Rank B.]
[You have obtained 'Hyper Intuition.']
[Due to inborn advantages, Hyper Intuition will begin at Lv. MAX, Rank A.]
[You have obtained 'Dying Will Mode.']
[You have obtained 'Hyper Dying Will Mode.]
Flames.
All around me, I could see flames burning, covering me and the young wolf boy in my arms.
And I could feel an overwhelming sense of calm overtake me, my body slowly relaxing as the felt the flames caressing my skin tenderly.
I slowly set the deceased boy down and turned around, glaring at the guards who were panicking as they saw the flames and now firing wildly.
When the bullets made contact, they melted as soon as they touched the flames. Nothing would get past them; I wouldn't let them kill anyone else.
Even without the notifications in front of my eyes, I could instinctually tell: these flames were mine.
And if they were mine… Then they would follow my will.
I let out a roar as I pushed my hands forwards.
The flames obeyed my commands as they surged forwards, enveloping the guards, rushing through every hall, every doorway, of the entire facility. Screams and shouts echoed through the halls as people died… As I killed them.
More…!
The flames grew hotter.
Everyone here… Everyone involved in this… Will die!
I let out a scream, watching as the flames burned through anything and everything, melted concrete and steel, melted flesh and bones… And as the burning scent of flesh reached my nose, I realised one thing.
This was hell.
A hell I had created.
'There is a price to possessing such power…' Salem had told me…
This was the price.
The knowledge that I had killed dozens of people today… That I would shoulder these deaths, carry them with me, for the rest of my life.
Abruptly, the flames were snuffed out. Now, only trace amounts of them lingered as people screamed and shouted, their bodies alight.
I felt myself collapse, the world around me growing dull and my vision getting blurry.
I felt arms wrap around me and lift me up, looking up weakly into the golden eyes of Blake Belladonna.
I couldn't see the expression she was making, so blurry was my vision… But I couldn't help but feel as if the face she was making was important.
I felt her rush to the elevator, yelling something I couldn't quite hear, before I felt it moving up.
Before the world faded away, I heard her voice, "You'll be safe, Jaune… I promise."
[You have forged a Guardian Bond with Blake Belladonna.]
[Dying Will Flames]
[Sky Flames (Active) – Rank B – Lv. 50]
Dying Will Flames of the Sky. The rarest type of flames, determining the one who holds them as a natural born leader. Sky Flames possess the factor of Harmony. The stronger the user's will, the more intense the flames.
[Rain Flames (Active)] (LOCKED)
[Cloud Flames (Active)] (LOCKED)
[Mist Flames (Active)] (LOCKED)
[Sun Flames (Active)] (LOCKED]
[Storm Flames (Active)] (LOCKED)
[Lightning Flames (Active)] (LOCKED)
[Night Flames (Active)] (LOCKED)
[Hyper Intuition (Passive) – Rank A – Lv. MAX]
A power that can see through all. An insane level of precognition, to instantly know or have a feeling that something is wrong, as well as the ability to see attacks almost before they happen.
[Dying Will Mode (Active) – Rank D – Lv. 1]
A mode signifying the user's great will. The determination to fulfil something they ordinarily would be unable to do, the determination to fulfil it even if it means their death. This mode forcibly removes the body's limiters, and only lasts 4-5 minutes.
[Hyper Dying Will Mode (Active) – Rank C – Lv. 1]
A mode signifying the user's great will. The determination to fulfil something they ordinarily would be unable to do, even prepared to die for it. This mode increases the user's senses, allowing them to remain calm when they fight. Extended use leads to exhaustion.
[Soul Fire]
The flames that burn within your soul, given form through the resolve to fulfil their desire, even to death.
[Bonds]
Blake Belladonna – Cloud – Rank D
Publish Date: 22nd September 2020
Word Count: 4,240
Man, I am on a fucking roll lately! I do not know what it is, but my passion for this story is burning so brightly right now, I just feel like I can't be stopped!
Though, personally, I do feel like this chapter was a bit fast paced and short but, honestly, I couldn't think of how to extend it, and I'm going to answer why that is.
Thus far, with the System, Jaune has found he somehow always succeeds. All his experiments have paid off, he's found a couple exploits he can use to breeze by things, and he's been doing well. The problem is that this constant success has led him to grow, even unknowingly, slightly arrogant that the system will make sure he always succeeds in his goals.
This chapter is here to show that the System is not so kind.
Not every plan he makes is fool proof. He himself is susceptible to mistakes, such as not checking on Neo, such as not taking the time to make a plan when he knew he had at least an hour or two before they were checked on, and instead only thought up one in a few minutes.
This chapter is here to show off that Jaune can make mistakes, and there is a cost for growing arrogant and making those mistakes. In this case, the cost was the death of a young boy, and that he now has to live with the fact that he has taken dozens of human lives in one fell swoop, and those deaths will be with him forever.
Now, to answer some reviews!
Pablo senju: Jaune will obtain a reality marble, but it won't be Unlimited Blade Works. It might be similar in nature, but it won't be UBW. It will be his own.
TigerJacob: No worries, I appreciate constructive criticism, and I'll explain why the Xiao Long family didn't reach out to Jaune sooner.
Taiyang, Raven, and Summer all believe firmly in following your dreams, even if it seems naïve or stupid to others, as they know that if you train hard enough or try hard enough, you can succeed. An example will be given later of someone they knew who was in a similar situation to Jaune's, but managed to push forwards despite it and become a huntsman. Thus, when Jaune said he wanted to be a huntsman, they were happy to support that dream.
As far as Jaune's two year depression, they didn't know about it right away because Ruby and Yang lied when Summer and Raven asked why Jaune wasn't coming over, saying that he'd gotten in trouble with his family and grounded him.
Just because Ruby, Yang, and Jaune were friends doesn't mean that Jaune's family is friend's with the Xiao Long's. They are more like acquaintances than anything else, they don't talk much.
Taiyang only started teaching at Signal the previous year, so he himself didn't find out they were lying until he saw how depressed Jaune was. Jaune, in his depressed and withdrawn state, believed that Tai and his wives were supportive of him not becoming a huntsman, and so he ignored him. As it would be rather concerning for an adult to talk to a young student in private without the supervision of others, especially as a teacher, Tai had his hands tied as far as that went. As a teacher, he couldn't just approach Jaune as Jaune performed well in class, didn't really have trouble with the other kids, and mostly just kept to himself at that time.
He couldn't approach Jaune outside of school as, again, he was a teacher and it would be a concern for him to approach Jaune because of that. And he couldn't ask Summer and Raven to do so, as it was known they were married and it would seem weird for one or both of them to approach at that point, especially as it was clear to others and had spread around town by then that Jaune was no longer friends with Ruby and Yang.
Thus, despite the fact that Tai, Summer, and Raven wanted to support Jaune, they were limited in their capacity to do so and their hands were tied because of it. They also couldn't approach Jaune's family once they found out the truth, as they would do anything to justify themselves and be firm in their stance.
I hope that answers why they didn't seem to support him, but do now. They always did, they just had their hands tied and couldn't tell him as such.
And I believe that's more than enough explanation for now, I don't wanna give too much away after all.
Someone asked for a hint about the servant he's gonna summon... No. I'm not giving you a hint. All I'll say is thus far is that nobody is right. I'm not giving a hint because I want to keep you all guessing. When he summons the Servant, I want you all to be in shock, I want you all to have a total 'WHAT!?' moment, because you didn't see it coming that he'd summon that person.
For those unaware, Dying Will Flames are from Home Tutor Hitman Reborn (Kateikyoushi Hitman Reborn). It's a really good anime/manga, and I absolutely recommend everyone go and check it out.
Anyway, that's all for now! This is Ezras Hargrave, signing off!