King: This... took way too long. First I start this chapter. Then I decided I didn't like it and tried to start a new one, feeling like I would come back. I didn't like that a good way through and deleted that to write this again... Anyway, I hope you enjoy all the same. I already have the next idea, so fingers crossed the next chapter comes out sooner.

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Kelly fell from her portal location and landed onto a hard, leather-like surface. She sat up and rubbed her head, reorienting herself. She looked around, finding herself in something resembling military barracks. The leather she rested on was a cot, meant for sleeping in the room. It wasn't exactly the most comfortable bed, but she's slept on worse. She jumped down onto the floor and heard the wood beneath her crack. She jumped to the side in time to avoid the section of the floor caving in before her. She looked down to find that the barracks were built in a system of trees. She decided to make her way down the trees to the forest floor beneath her.

When she landed, she looked around at the plant life around her. The jungle was vast and dense around her. Many of the plants looked like gargantuan versions of Mewnian plants. She tried to find some sort of comfort in that familiarity. However, this feeling fled her body when she felt a weak tremor. And then another. And another. Footsteps of a very large beast.

"Crap."

Kelly was able to duck to the side as a massive foot shook the ground. The creature it belonged to had to be the size of a house! It resembled a lizard, but with large spines out of its back and a massive set of hooked spikes on its tail. It reminded her of the 'dinosaurs' Star told her about from Earth, but it was different from what she described. For one thing, the creature looked more like a common lizard than what Star told her they looked like. The beast lumbered on, seemingly not noticing her. Her hair helped her blend in while hiding in forest shadows, so it made sense on a certain level. That, or the beast could tell she was there and just didn't care. Kelly could see a few wounds on the creature's back: large gashes in its hide, a few smaller punctures, a set of arrows protruding from its upper thigh, all of which were bleeding. Watching it walk, she saw it was limping slightly. She knew a hunt when she saw it. Whatever this thing was, it was a target.

A part of her wanted to take up her sword and join the hunt. She was practically raised to be a warrior, and that included hunting at times. However, she fought this feeling to ensure she remained hidden. The hunted are often followed by their hunters. She didn't want to risk the hunter's being hostile. She hid away as best she could and watched the beast.

Sure enough, the hunters arrived soon after. They were all dressed in some rather heavy-looking armor. Kelly thought it was a little odd, until she noticed something off about the armor. The suits of armor of two of the hunters had no sheen, no polish. The coloration reminded her of sculpted bone. The other was adorned in armor that reminded her of the beast's hide. The three were using some kind of apparatus on their arms to move quickly through the trees. One of the bone armored hunters landed on the creature and drew a massive sword from their back. Something snapped on the blade and the sword turned into a giant ax. Kelly found it hard to look away from the weapon. The hunter buried the sword into the creature's shoulder and forced the beast to the ground. The second hunter in bone-like armor appeared up in one of the trees and drew a bow and arrow. Loosing the arrow, a strange powder broke on contact and the beast began to slow down. The last hunter dropped down and buried a smaller blade into the creature's skull to end the hunt.

Kelly was amazed by what she had seen. Their teamwork was incredible and their hunting skills were unrivaled. She watched on as they started to carve the carcass up. But… there was only two of them. Where did the third hunter go?

Kelly was kicked out her hiding place, her hair-tie falling off, by the missing hunter; the one with the bow. The hunter pointed an arrow at Kelly. "Can you speak?" The hunter sounded familiar. It was muffled, so it was hard to tell, but it was there.

Kelly turned on her back, realizing her hair now covered her body like a cloak. "Yeah. Um… can you hand me my hair-tie?"

Now able to see the hunter, Kelly could see the hunter's armor was scratched and chipped. It was clearly old armor. The hunter found her hair-tie and handed it down to her. "Stand up slowly."

Kelly followed the hunter's instructions and started to tie up her mass of hair.

The hunter never lowered the weapon. "Now, what are you doing out here?"

Kelly chuckled a little, "Would you believe I just sort of… dropped in?"

The hunter wasn't amused. "No. I wouldn't."

"Sorry… Just trying to ease the situation."

The hunter shouted off toward the other two. "Hey! We got a native! I think?"

The hunter in the non-bone armor looked up toward Kelly, "Native? This place is supposed to be uninhabited. Is this another dumb joke To-" The lead hunter froze seeing Kelly, "Tom, step away from here, now."

Kelly looked back to the bone-clad hunter in surprise, "Tom?"

The hunter stepped back, but kept his arrow aimed at Kelly's heart. "Why? What's going on?"

The lead hunter walked up and looked over Kelly, who was nervously trying to seem unthreatening. The hunter looked over the remaining bone-armor hunter, "Send a message back to Captain Johansen. He'll want to see this."

Kelly tried to raise a question to them, "Um…" But she was quickly silenced by Tom's bow hitting the back of her head.

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When Kelly came to, she found herself tied up and suspended over a forest. Wait, the forest was moving… No. She was moving. She looked up and nearly had a heart attack. Above her was a giant bird-like creature that was likely part reptile. Looking to the other side, she found the lead hunter using a rope, which was also holding her to the creature, with their helmet removed. She saw a familiar head of turquoise hair. Beneath that was a pale-skinned young man with burn marks on his left cheek. She couldn't help but think he was familiar. After a while, he severed the connection and they both fell toward the ground.

To Kelly's surprise, since she wasn't paying attention to it at the time, the fall was short and they landed on something resembling a dockyard, just in the middle of a forest area. Her awe was short lived as Tom, now without his own helmet which revealed he looked extremely similar to Star's demon boyfriend, picked her up off the ground and slung her over his shoulder. The group started to walk off toward what looked like a mass of banners, all depicting a dragon skull with dual swords on either side.

When they arrived, Tom set Kelly down in a chair before a table. A map depicted a massive island, or a small continent. There were a number of flags and other pins placed in the parchment. All the flags had the same symbol as the banners nearby. A metallic ping caught Kelly's attention and she turned her head toward a door to the side.

Out from the door, walked a shorter man with golden blonde hair. He dressed similarly to the hunters, in a sort of armor likely made from the local wild life. He looked like a grizzled version of King River. The man walked over and sat down opposite Kelly. He glared at her a moment before speaking, "This is quite the predicament, isn't it?"

Kelly looked around, more than a little confused. "Uh… What?"

The man took out a small notebook. "You are Kelly, right? Star's friend?"

"Um… Yes?" Kelly wasn't sure where this was going just yet.

"Quite… However, my file says you're supposed to be out in the field. In full armor. On the other side of the continent."

Kelly blinked hearing that. "I… don't really know how to explain that."

"I have a theory, actually." The lead hunter from before walked up. Without the helmet muffling, he sounded (and looked) very familiar. He oddly reminded her of Tad of all people. No surfer-like accent, but the voice was still similar.

Captain River nodded, "Go on."

Tad gestured toward Kelly. "Kelly is supposed to be on the other side of the continent. I bet if we look into the files in the camp, she still is."

"What are you implying, Tad?"

"The resemblance is too uncanny and her just appearing out of nowhere in an uninhabited forest is too odd."

"Oh, for the… Is this that multiverse theory thing again?"

"Sir. We can't just ignore this possibility."

"It a crack pot theory at this point. You've spent too much time with Omnitraxus."

"Actually…" Kelly got their attention after cutting the rope around her with a weapon she kept in her hair. She returned the weapon to her hair and looked over to both men. "He's not wrong."

After Kelly explained her situation, Tad had a look that could be a combination of smug and excited. River was straight-up confused for a while but regained himself by the end of her explanation. He sighed and nodded, "Okay… That's an odd story, but that trick with your hair more or less proves your not normal around here…"

Tad rolled his eyes, "Wording aside, we do believe you about the magic portal things… but we haven't heard about anything that matches your description, vague as it is…"

Kelly frowned hearing that, "Is there anyone else I can ask?"

River gestured around them. "Everyone here comes back from the field with something they don't report. As long as they bring in what they are tasked with in the hunt, they tend to keep whatever else is out there to themselves if needed. Your problem is that there's a lot of us and we're all moving around constantly."

Tad looked deep in thought as River spoke. "Maybe…"

River and Kelly turned toward Tad as he spoke.

Tad, now noticing he had spoken aloud, cleared his throat. "If it seems broken, someone might have tried to take it to Hekapoo."

River rubbed his chin hearing that. "That would make sense…"

Kelly looked between the two, "Okay. I'll ask Hekapoo then. Where can I find her?"

Tad kept his finger on his chin. "On a hunt. You could try asking Marco, but…" He trailed off, leaving his thought unfinished.

"Okay. Then I'll start with Marco. Assuming he's here…"

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Kelly had been pointed in Marco's direction in the campsite. Apparently, he was a big deal in the camp; a high rank hunter and a skilled blacksmith on top of it. He often helped work the forge when needed. The smiths there hadn't seen him that day, so they directed her to his personal forge near his quarters. As she walked up to the site, she saw steam rise up from behind a small wooden building. She understood the process enough to know he was likely cooling the metal. Kelly walked around the building and found the young man standing by a small forge. He had just finished the molding and had moved to the grindstone nearby.

He reminded her a lot of the Marco she knew. Dark hair, red top, a bit toned. The mole under his right eye seemed to have been replaced by a scar which crossed over said eye. His attire seemed to fit into the category of leather armor, save for the red vest-like cloth he used to accent his style.

Kelly walked up slowly, "Excuse me. Are you Marco?"

The young man turned toward her for a second. She could now better see his features. Sure enough, it was Marco. However, he was also very different. His face was lacking in the greater emotional nuances. Basically, he seemed more mellow; no nervous smiles, no twitching, no stutters, no shock. Nothing. He was clearly far from emotionless, but it was still a bit jarring. More so than his scars and the fact that his left eye was covered by an eyepatch. "Depends on who's asking."

Kelly took a breath. It was weird seeing Marco like this, even if it wasn't the Marco she knew. "My name is Kelly. I'm here looking for something that your commander said you might have information on."

Marco had turned back to the grindstone and finished a small blade. He picked up another and locked them together, creating a pair of scissors. "I make no promises. But I can try." He placed the scissors on a cloth resting on the table and turned his body toward her. "What are you looking for?"

Kelly explained her situation and what she was looking for. When she was done, she got ready to prove her point with a hand near her hair. As she spoke, she started to move to grab a large sword to prove the presence of magic, "I know it all sounds crazy, but I can…"

"Sounds about right."

This surprised her. Kelly looked back to Marco. "What does?"

"I believe you." He turned back to the scissors and seemed to be tinkering with something.

"You do? Just like that?"

Marco finished his work and took the scissors in hand. "Magic is always a weird thing. Most people don't even think it's real, but it's hard to deny." He opened the scissors and slashed at the air, opening a small portal. "Especially when you can do that."

Kelly was in shock. After a while, she nodded, getting back into the moment. "Okay… That makes things easier. So, can you help me?"

Marco closed the portal and set the scissors down. "In theory, yes. H-poo would likely have a better idea where to look or who to ask…"

Kelly raised an eyebrow, "H-poo?"

"Hekapoo. She's a researcher who dabbles in hunting. Most people would tell you it's the other way around, but that's because everyone here is a hunter in some way."

Kelly had heard of Hekapoo, only meeting her before they entered the portals. She knew that she was a member of the Magical High Commission, the forger of the dimensional scissors, and guardian of said dimensional portals. "So, um… do you know where to find the memory thing?"

"Not quite, no. However, we can look through the records and see if it ever came up." He walked over to the small shack and opened the door. After a moment, he returned with a small book with a fireball design on the front. "Let's see…"

Kelly had a thought appear in her mind. "Does that belong to Hekapoo?"

Marco looked back up toward her, "Yeah. Why?"

Kelly was silent a moment. "Why do you have that?"

"Are you here to ask about my personal life or find your weird memory thing?"

"Alright… Forget I asked." Kelly turned away at that. It was kind of jarring with Marco acting like that. It was a different Marco, dimensionally speaking, but they were still very similar to the point of genuine confusion. She took a seat nearby as he searched through the book. Of course, without an answer to her question, Kelly started to pass this time thinking up why he would have that book. Maybe he was this Hekapoo's book-keeper. She was apparently a researcher first. She likely needed someone to help keep track of any notes. Maybe he stole the book. No… He was too nonchalant about it for that. Then there was the strangest of the options/rationale her mind cooked up. Maybe they're dating. Kelly brushed that one off pretty quickly. Nah. Hekapoo's like… thousands of years… old… Wait. This is another dimension. She's probably human in this reality. And the two do seem to get along pretty well in her own reality.

"Hey!"

Kelly nearly jumped into next week. She did, however, fall backward.

Marco raised a brow, "You were blanking out on me. I've been trying to tell you that someone did find something that fits what you described."

"Really?!" Kelly immediately stood back up in excitement.

"Don't get too excited. Your problems start with who found it."

"Start?"

"One step at a time. So, the person you're looking for is an annoying old man by the name of Glosseryck. Good news is that he's offering your item as a hunt reward."

Kelly crossed her arms and her face turned determined, "What's the bad news?"

"You need to hunt a Titan Fly."

"Titan Fly?" Kelly chuckled a little, "That doesn't sound so bad."

"That's a codename until we give it a better one, but we can't research it due to how dangerous it is."

Kelly's chuckle turned nervous. "How bad is it, exactly?"

What we do know, is that it's a 50 feet tall and 100 feet long draconic beast that breathes a poisonous vapor. It's hide has proven damn near impossible to break and it can kill you by smacking you with its tail. That's what he wants hunted."

Kelly was shaking a little. The description had really gotten to her. She lowered her head. "W… Where can I find it?"

Marco raised an eyebrow toward her, "Pardon?"

Kelly raised her head and revealed her excited smile. This was the kind of thing she lived for. The adventure! The hunt! This was going to be awesome!

Marco was surprised by her face for a while. After a moment, he started to chuckle and then burst out into a fit of laughter. "That's quite the look. Alright then. I can take you to the Titan Fly's last known location."

"Seriously?!" Kelly jumped up with stars in her eyes. She was really to hunt!

"Not yet." Marco placed a hand on her head and forced her to sit back down.

"Why not?!"

"Because H-poo would kill me if we pull this off without her. Barring that, we'll need to prepare for this. Your story made it clear you're not from around here. And while I like the enthusiasm, this isn't the kind of thing you can rush into to start a hunt. Lucky for you, H-poo should be back soon enough. Until then, sharpen your blades and gather up any supplies you think might help. I'm going to pick up some potions, rations, and some ammunition." Marco walked off, leaving Kelly alone at his forge.

Kelly immediately set about making sure her swords, knives, spears, and other assorted bladed weapons she stored in her hair were as sharp as possible. She had gotten through a little over half her armory before a voice called out from behind her.

"And… you are?" Kelly turned around to find a woman standing there in full, bright orange armor, clearly made from local creatures the woman had hunted. Her deep red hair was tied up in a ponytail and her piercing yellow eyes made Kelly feel small and weak. Her voice commanded authority and her posture told Kelly that she more than earned that authority. "Well?"

Kelly jumped up, her body going stiff. "I'm Kelly! I'm here to hunt the Titan Fly… thing…" She started to calm a little. "It's kind of a long story."

"Hunting the Titan Fly is dangerous enough as it is…" The woman took a step forward and cracked her knuckles, "But trespassing on my home is a whole other matter."

"Wait! I didn't…!"

"Calm down H-poo." This world's Marco walked passed the woman and set down a massive bag of items. "She came here looking for me to help her find something while you were out."

The woman, now confirmed to be Hekapoo, relaxed her body and placed her hands at her hips. "Really?" Everything about her had changed. The authority melted away and her stance dropped to one a bit more laidback. "That gem thing Glosseryck got?"

"That's the one."

"So… she knows what the Titan Fly is, right?"

"I've warned her of the general idea, yes."

Kelly didn't necessarily mind that they were talking like she wasn't there in that moment. She was just watching the two work. Marco unloaded the bag of items and toss a few over to Hekapoo, who would catch them like it was a reflex. The teamwork just to prepare was perfected. Kelly had never seen synergy between two people like that.

"Head's up."

Kelly was caught off guard and a small jar hit her in the jaw. She was able to catch it before it dropped. She looked at the jar, finding the glowing green liquid inside to be a little… odd.

Marco explained things as he kept unpacking, "That's a healing potion. It can heal pretty much any wound you get. So long as you're not dead…" He tossed her a potion that was a blue-violet color. "That's a mega-antidote. Should stave off the poison for a while. But we only have a few of those, so don't use them unless you have to. What kind of weapon do you work with?"

"Swords."

Marco turned to her and recoiled a bit seeing the massive collection of blades she had nearby. "Okay… H-poo," he handed Hekapoo a bag, "your ammunition."

Hekapoo opened the bag and removed the ammo, sticking them into a special pouch at her right side. "Did you get the piercers?"

"Yep."

"Stickies?"

"Check."

"Spread?"

"Naturally."

Kelly was a little confused about what they were talking about. She just started to file her swords back into her hair.

"New cannon?"

Marco smiled and walked over to the forge. Kelly watched as he produced something that looked like a massive crossbow with a front-plated shield. It looked like it was made of the same material as Hekapoo's armor. "Baby, you know it~"

Hekapoo smirked, "What would I do without you?"

"Wait in a long line of weapon and armor orders at the main smithy."

"True." Hekapoo took the weapon in hand. She pressed a small lever on the side down and the crossbow folded itself up. She lifted the weapon over one of her shoulder and placed it on an apparatus on her back to hold it.

Kelly had to know now. "So… are you two dating, or…?"

"We're hunting partners." Hekapoo got the rest of her items in order as she spoke, "We've been working together for more than a few years now."

Marco picked up the conversation topic, "We've built up enough of a team dynamic between each other that we ended up living and working together more often than not. Saves on gold pay to pay upkeep on the shack and let us own the forge here."

Hekapoo looked over to the forge with a proud smile. After a second, her face turned to one of confusion. "What's with the scissors?"

Kelly could practically see the shiver go up Marco's spine. Marco was shaking a little but kept working on his pack.

Hekapoo walked over and picked up the scissors. "They look nice… but not really too efficient for more than cutting paper. Can't even work leather…" She opened the scissors and made a small slashing motion, opening a portal. Seeing this, she jumped back in a panic and held up the scissors like a knife. "What the hell?!"

Marco jumped up and grabbed the blades. He spun and used them to close the opened portal. What followed next was silence, a long and awkward silence. Hekapoo looked toward Marco like he had grown a second head for a moment. Marco took a deep breath and turned back to the two. "We need to talk."

Kelly waited outside, continuing to sharpen her blades, as the two spoke inside the shack. She could only imagine what Hekapoo must be going through, learning that magic actually exists in this world. Kelly finished her preparations as the two walked back out. Kelly stood up and returned her blades to her hair. "So…?"

Hekapoo took a deep breath. "Okay… Magic is real." She pointed toward Kelly, "You're from another reality," Her hand turned toward Marco, "and you're some kind of dimensional guardian. That about right?"

Marco shrugged. "More or less."

"Okay… This is a lot to take in, but we have a hunt to focus on."

"Ready when you are."

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The arid mountain almost seemed to glow with a golden hue. Above, the summit was covered in ice and snow. Below, the plant life started to sprout into form, slowly increasing in number until it became a massive forest at the foot of the mountain. A small blade appeared in mid air and moved downward, forming a rounded red-orange portal. The armored forms of Kelly and the hunting duo of Marco and Hekapoo. Marco turned back and closed the portal after they were all through.

Hekapoo took in a deep breath. "You know… while it saves time, I think I prefer the travel, you know?"

"Why do you think I never use them?" Marco put his dimensional scissors away.

Kelly looked up around her, "So… Where is this Titan Fly?"

"Eager one, aren't you?" Hekapoo smirked and placed her hands on her hips. "This is the last place it was seen. Its nest is likely nearby, but we're not too sure where it would be. Yet~" Hekapoo brought out a small jar and opened the lid. Doing so released a small swarm of glowing flies. They flew off and about the area. "The scout flies should give us a lay of the land and give us an idea of where to start…" The flies flew back toward her, now glowing a bright red. They all retreated back into the jar, "…looking?"

A massive body fell onto the ground in front of them. Standing before them was a colossal silver-scaled dragon. A pair of twisted horns stretched out from its skull and its sharp, bloody teeth were bared toward the group. A low, guttural growl escaped from between its jaws. Its wings stretched upward, making it seem nearly three times its actual size. The group dodged a swipe from the beast's arm.

Kelly landed and drew a sword, "I take it that's a Titan Fly!"

Marco drew his own weapon, a pair of twin swords, "That's him all right!"

Hekapoo had to land and right herself before she drew her weapon, the massive crossbow clicking into form and she pulled the bolt back like it was nothing. A massive green casing fell out from the weapon's side. Kelly nearly had a heart attack seeing the casing, which had to be the size of her arm at minimum. Hekapoo leveled the bow toward the beast and fired one of the shells. The casing that flew out this time was a silver casting. The shell landed on the beast's neck, causing it to roar at them. Hekapoo smirked as the shell stuck in and its fuse burned. Soon after, the shell burst into small razors that dug into the creature's neck, making it angrier.

Marco shot a grappling hook around the beast's horn and attacked with his swords at the now weakened area on the neck. Kelly followed suit and hacked at the beast's arm, ducking as it tried to fight back. Hekapoo fired a few more shells; some silver bladed, some purple mists, some brown sticky shells that explode, and so on. With each, Kelly and Marco attack the weaker points. The Titan Fly roared and released a poisonous mist. Thankfully, the mist was heavy air and sunk downward without spreading into the air, making it easier to avoid. It tried to thrash at the trio, but they had long since spread out to avoid such assaults. The beast continued to take the coordinated attack from the three before it decided enough was enough. It stretched out its wings and started to take off.

Marco tossed a canister the size of his head to Hekapoo, who refolded her weapon to place the item into her weapon. She snapped the weapon back together and, after a moment to aim, fired the shell's payload up toward the dragon and it stuck into the beast's wing. After a few seconds of bright glowing, it burst into a massive explosion, ripping the wing in half, and sending the beast back down to the earth below. The dragon-like creature started to lash out in desperation, flailing wildly at the three. They all dodged the flailing and continued their assault on the beast. The creature's bleeding was starting to slow its movements. Soon, it was losing the will to fight and collapsed. It's breathing was heavy, but it was still very much alive.

Hekapoo moved her weapon back to her back and turned to Kelly, "Care to do the honors?"

Kelly sprouted a massive grin. She would be the one to secure the kill of the hunt. This was a major status in big hunts like this. She walked, almost ran, toward the beast, avoiding its direct line of sight incase it decided to let out more poison and positioned herself to the side of its head. She raised her blade and brought the beast's suffering to an end. Soon after, Hekapoo and Marco walked over to carve the creature, dividing the relevant pieces into groups and preparing them for transport.

Marco finished packing everything away when he turned and handed a giant, bloodied silver scale to Kelly. "You'll need that for proof to get your reward."

Kelly looked at the scale and back to Marco, "What about you two? You probably did more in the hunt than I did?"

Marco chuckled and patted the bag of scales and bone, "Trust me, we've got more than enough of a reward."

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As the group returned, Kelly turned in the scale with a feeling of pride. She was handed a small, jagged aqua-colored gemstone. She smiled as it almost felt like a familiar item. Like it came from her own home. She placed the gem into her hair, in a location she could easily access, and started walking off to the gates. She believed the portal would be in the same location as it dropped her off. She stopped at the gate when someone called out to her. Hekapoo and Marco walked up toward her before she left. Marco was carrying a large leather bag about the size of one of her swords.

Hekapoo smirked and placed a hand on her hip, "Glad we caught you before you left. Though a little bittersweet… If you had left, I had dibs."

"Dibs?"

Marco and Hekapoo smiled to one another. Marco placed the bag vertically on the ground and removed some leather strapping to allow the bag to fall. Inside was a double-bladed broadsword. It was a beautiful, Damascus-style metal that reminded her of the Titan Fly. The hilt was a sparkling silver wrapped in green-stained leather that matched her hair.

Kelly had never seen a more beautiful blade in her life, "Is… is that…"

"All yours." Marco reoriented the sword, placing his hands under the blade and guard, to hand her the sword. "A little gift from us, made from the Titan for the Titan Killer."

Kelly took the blade and found that the guard had an inscription on both sides reading, "[Fatal Wings Rise]. What does that mean?"

The two smiled and directed her attention to a large banner on the nearby wall. It was adorned with the same dragon skull as the others, but this one had a ribbon with the same phrase beneath the design. Hekapoo smiled, "As far as we're concerned, you're a part of the 13th Hunters Corps. And if you don't find your way back, then it's a parting gift to remember us by."

Kelly looked down at the sword. "This is an incredible sword… and I really appreciate it. But how did you finish it so quickly."

"Turns out Marco has his own dimension where a minute here is around 2 years there. That helped."

Kelly nodded, remembering the dimension her Hekapoo had and how it effected Marco in her reality. "Makes sense…" She smiled down to the sword and placed it away in her personal armory. "Thank you both!"

"Don't worry about it. Like I said, you're one of us now. As a result, you deserve the best weapon that can be made from your kill."

The three shared a moment, a quick embrace, and Kelly waved back to the two as she left for home with memory shard in hand.