p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"The fire from before was spreading around the area. But instead of a huge forest fire, the forest was turning more colorful and alive. You and Ruby didn't take notice. They landed in the village prepared to be attacked. But the two were greeted by the villagers looking around confused and scared. Ruby was very confused as well by their behavior but she guided You towards what appeared to be the leader's home. It was significantly bigger and much more appealing looking./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Ruby started looking at a table nearby. You watched her but she heard something fall not too far from her. She looked over and sniffed the air. It smelled rather sweet. Curious, she made her way over to a small chest that fell open. She leaned into it and sniffed./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"A dust cloud flew into her nose and it started to burn. She roared out in agony as electricity sparked around her body. Ruby rushed over when she heard the roar. "You-chan! What's wrong?!" She didn't touch her, fearing the sparks on her body. You clawed at the ground as she fought the pain./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"She continued to roar but tried to force herself out of her beast form. Ruby watched in horror not knowing what to do. You managed to get back into her human form having a face of terror. "Ruby-chan!" You looked over and cried out./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What just happened?! Are you ok?!" You weakly got herself up./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I-I know why they are doing this! They are using mind control! Someone has been controlling the clan and forcing them to do all these horrible things!"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""That's why the villagers looked so lost and confused! They have no idea what's happening! So that means…"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Kanan-chan is in trouble!" They screamed in unison. You turned back into beast form and Ruby jumped on. They hastily made their way back to Kanan and Chika./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Kanan and Chika are still aggressively battling each other, trying to kill the other. They weren't going to let the other continue living even if it killed her. Chika managed to push them both off the cliff falling into a river on the bottom. You flew as fast as she could to them. Without warning, a stray arrow pierced into Kanan's arm before they fell into the water./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"The river was deep enough for Chika and Kanan to be unable to swim from their injuries. Ruby jumped off You in mid-air into the river. You helped Kanan out of the water while Ruby did the same for Chika. But instead of touching her, she used her water magic to cautiously get her out of the water. Kanan fell over on her side whimpering in pain./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I'm going to let her go You-chan, don't kill, just distract her." You got into a ready position and growled. Kanan's eyes widened while trying to get up. But she doesn't have strength so she barks and whines. Ruby let Chika go and she instantly charged to Kanan to finish her off. You tackled her back before she got close enough./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Ruby rushed over to Kanan. The water got rid of some of the blood on her so Ruby can see the claw marks. She carefully removed the arrow and healed up the area and her wounds. Some couldn't be healed so there are ugly scars left while some completely cleared up. Her healing magic wasn't powerful enough to completely heal the uglier looking scars but it was enough for now./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"You kept Chika far enough from the two. Chika was a lot weaker and tired but she wasn't going to give up so easily. "Get her down to the ground!" Ruby shouted as she ran towards the beasts. You pounced onto Chika and roared in her face while making it apparent that she would kill her if needed. She kept her teeth showing until Ruby took control./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Ruby used the ground beneath them to restrain Chika. Her magic quickly got a better restraint on her. Leaving Chika desperately trying to escape. Ruby pressed her hand down on Chika's head and her chest. Chika tried to move her head to bite on Ruby's arm but the restraints made it extremely hard for her to move at all. Ruby took a deep breath in then out. She closed her eyes and focused./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"You stepped back and turned into human form. Kanan turned back into human form as well and used the little strength she had left to move over. Ruby's eyes opened up suddenly and turned white. A light shined on her hands and Chika started to calm down and turned into her human form. The light faded away and Ruby turned to normal while she removed her hands./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Ugh, my head...huh? What's going on?" Chika said confused. "Who are you and, why am I tied down?" Ruby quickly got the restraints off and helped her sit up. Chika looked around and saw Kanan. "Kanan-chan!" Chika quickly got up and tried to hug her. Kanan moved over to the side unsure what she was doing. Chika falls on her face. "Woah, what's with that Kanan-chan? You're the last person on Earth to reject a hug!" She stood up and looked at Kanan-chan./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Is that really you Chika? You're not playing me?" Chika tilted her head in confusion but she was still smiling at her./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Of course it's me! Who else would I be? Man Kanan-chan, you're so silly!" Kanan hugged her tightly and moved down so she can rest her head on her shoulder. "What's with you Kanan-chan? What you cryin' about?" She took a second to notice their current state. "Why are we wet and smell like blood? Why do I feel sore?" She paused for a second. "The last thing I remember was my dad saying something about it not going to hurt while he sat me down on a chair. Everything went black when he changed forms and roared out and now I'm here…" She looked around. "In the spirit world? It looks so dead."/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Kanan moved off her shoulder. "What? You honestly don't remember anything about what happened?" Chika shook her head. "...You killed... so many and was part of the genocide on the hybrid x13 clan." Chika looked up at her in horror./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I-I I what? I did what? No… No.. How? I don't even know what's happening! Please tell me you're joking!" Chika was shaking her head and trembling. You was taken back. She had no idea Chika was present when her people were killed. Ruby held You's hand./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Stay calm… D-don't re-react…" Ruby was fighting back from crying. She finally has time to process everything that happened and tried not to cry. It seems that she was telling this to herself more than You. Ruby couldn't stop some sobs but tried to fight it. Chika looked over and saw the two. She hesitantly looked You in her eyes./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I don't know how I feel. I was raised without knowing others like me." Ruby was no longer able to hold back her and cried out. You and Kanan hugged her to comfort her. "You just hanged her father and almost killed Kanan-chan."/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Chika was overwhelmed with all the news and started crying. This is a nightmare she wishes she was only dreaming. "What's happening?! How long was I out?! How long?!" Kanan moves over to Chika./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""One hundred and twelve years."/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Kanan offered her a hug and Chika went for it. Kanan sighed. "I...I did things I'm not proud of… I was ordered to kill many of your family members. As well as the guild… I would be lying if I said I didn't...just try to kill you…" Kanan was fighting back crying. "I would never forgive myself if I actually did…" Chika didn't say anything, she held Kanan closer to her./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Dad?!" Chika cries out. He growled at all of them./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Ruby tried to land hits on him with her magic but couldn't get a clear shot. You is blind with rage, refusing to listen to Ruby. You was trying to kill him and make it painful. You got him cornered next to a ravine in the ground. He was beaten up badly but still tried to make an effort to attack her./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""You-chan! Stop! Don't kill!" You ignored her and tackled him into the ravine. She kept pushing him down and he took advantage of her blind rage. He dug his claws onto her shoulders and managed to push Ruby off her back. Then he quickly let go and pushed her up. "You-chan!" Ruby cried out unable to use her magic to fly up./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"You rushed down to save Ruby. The Takami leader tried to grab onto her so You would be forced to save both of them. But You wasn't gonna let that happen. With some quick thinking, You safely got Ruby on her back while the Takami got impaled at the bottom./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Ruby looked down at the darkness in horror. She was shaking and held onto You for dear life. You slowly made her way up to the surface while being scared of herself. She just realized she made the biggest mistake she could ever make. Now no one will ever know his motives. When they got back up, Ruby quickly moved away from You. You turned back./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""No! No! Don't say that! I-I'm just scared… But… What do we do? He's dead…" You looked away feeling regret./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I-I don't know… Let's just… get all the Takamis to the overworld and have the guild take care of them right now…" Ruby started walking away, You helplessly followed her./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"They searched the area and made sure all overworld creatures part of the guild were out of the spirit world. When they returned, they were greeted by Kanan panicking./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What's wrong Kanan-chan? Did something happen?" You rushed to Kanan's side./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Gather everyone together to the center of the guild, I'll talk to them." Kanan and You looked over to Ruby./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Ruby started to have a meltdown. Throwing electric shots everywhere, not caring where it hits while shooting thunderbolts at the sky. She kept on screaming and crying during her meltdown. Ruby's eyes eventually went white as a field of electricity formed around her. This got the attention of her big sister who just happened to be nearby on a walk./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Dia ran in front of the field and looked up at Ruby who was floating up. "Ruby! Calm down! Everything's ok!" Ruby only let out a high pitch scream. "Ruby! Talk to me! I'm finally free! I can tell you everything! I promise I never willingly wanted to make you suffer!" The color came back in her eyes and she looked down at Dia./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Ruby's eyes started to water. "I hate you!" Dia excepted that response but it still hurt./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I never wanted to hurt you! I didn't want you to grow up the way I was! We are both free now! I would love to be the big sister you deserve if you'll let me have that chance!" Dia held out her arms. The electric field started to disappear and Ruby fell. Dia rushed to save her from hitting the ground./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Ruby hugged Dia tightly and cried out. Dia embraced her and let herself cry. This was the first time in decades she's let herself cry out. Ruby got more emotional hearing her sister cry. They stayed like this for a few minutes before they tried to calm down. Dia pulled away first./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I did everything for your safety. Even though you're his pride and joy, he was more than willing to do the things he's done to me to you. I suffered hell and back for your sake. I'm proud to have you as my little sister and I hope, with time, you will understand why I did what I did. I love you, Ruby." Dia never broke their eye contact and spoke between sobs./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What has he done to you?" Ruby looked away and lifted her hand./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""He… touched here… and here…" Ruby moves her hand to her chest and down to her lower part. Dia started crying again./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Wh-what else?" Dia choked out./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""H-he tells me that I have a nice body… the perfect body for him… then ask weird questions like if I want a little brother or be the next head of the family…" Dia was at a loss of words./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What was he plotting to do?" Dia said to herself. The sisters heard running and looked over to see Kanan and You./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""We have an emergency. We need to go back now. There's no time." Kanan said in a hurry./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What's going on?" Dia demanded. Kanan looked over to Ruby./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Your mother is dying right now Ruby. There's no time for explanation." Kanan transformed back. Ruby stood there stunned and didn't move. Her world is falling apart the more this day goes on. Dia gets Ruby on You's back quickly. They desperately need to get there before it's too late. They ran as fast as they physically can. You even started flying to make sure Ruby saw her mother one last time. You and Ruby were the first to arrive at the guild hospital. Ruby snapped out of her shock and was greeted by a doctor./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Why is she here and not a human hospital?" Ruby asked the doctor as she took her to her mother./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""She can't be there, she'll give us away."/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What do you mean?" The doctor opened the door to the trauma room. Inside was Aiko hooked up to multiple IV blood bags. Her stomach was swollen but all her bones were showing. She was struggling to hang on. "Mama!" Ruby rushed to her side. "What's happening?! What's going on?! Mama? Can you hear me?"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Aiko weakly moved up her hand to Ruby's cheek. "Mal...achite.."/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Malachite? What do you mean? Mama?!" Dia rushed into the room, looked at the state she's in and knows exactly what's going on. The doctors started to cut her open./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Did you know?" Dia asked Aiko. She weakly shook her head. Ruby looked over at Dia./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Know what? Onee-chan what's going on?!"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""She's giving birth to a vampire right now." Ruby looked back at Aiko in horror./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""But how is that possible?!" Aiko only weakly smiled at her. Her heart rate is dropping fast while desperately trying to hold on. Aiko accepted her fate and Ruby realized. Ruby is trying to hold back on crying but her eyes are watering. She tries to smile at her. "It's...ok, Mama… You can go… I'll be ok. I love you, Mama." Aiko looked up at Dia./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""It's ok, we're free now, you should be too. You don't need to hold on anymore. I love you too, mother." Dia smiled. Dia already knows that she refuses to be converted into a vampire and respects her decision. Aiko very weakly tried to say something but can't get the words out. So she just moves her mouth to have the two understand what she is trying to say./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"They hear a baby crying as she says, "I love you both" then the heart monitor stops. Ruby starts crying as she closes her eyes. Dia walked over to where the doctors and nurses were tending the baby. She cut the umbilical cord. The baby has black hair, green eyes, and a mole under its right eye. Dia sees so much of herself in that baby. After the baby was cleaned, they gave her the baby to hold./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Ruby, look, it's a boy." Dia gently rocked the baby. Ruby tried to calm herself down and look at the baby. She smiled at the baby as he looked at the two of them. "We'll do better this time. He will get to live his own life and tell him everything." Ruby remembered something./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Hey Onee-chan, let's name him Malachite. I think that's what Mama meant when she said that to me before you came in."/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Malachite huh? I like it. Kurosawa Malachite, welcome to the family, my little brother." Dia still finds having a 107 and a 130 year age gap strange but she welcomes it if that means that she gets to care for a child. "I'll take care of everything in regards to Malachite. The guild needs you right now. You are now the true leader of the guild. They need your guidance. I know you can do it, I truly believe you will put us on the right track." Dia smiled at Ruby./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Ruby nodded. "I won't let you down!" Ruby held her mother's hand one last time before running out of the room. The nurses started to move the body while escorting Dia and Malachite to a different part of the hospital. Dia looked over at the direction Ruby went and smiled proudly./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"You and Kanan were waiting outside. Ruby ran out. "You-chan! Beast now!" You quickly followed her orders and turned into beast form. Ruby hopped onto her back./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Where's Dia? What happened?" Kanan asked. Ruby looked at her and softly smiled while looking down./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""With the baby, Mama didn't make it but I'm going to make things right! Let's go!" You obeyed and ran to the guild center. Kanan smiled at the two before going to find Dia./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"You ran to the center platform and saw Yohane, Mari, and Riko. The crowd is screaming like never before. Ruby jumped off and You transformed. "Papa! What's going on?"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""We managed to make sure the crowd didn't start a riot. They are extremely pissed off and want to see bloodshed. We have the Takami clan in the captivity of the guild army in the temple." You moved to stand next to Mari. Yohane pulled Riko next to her. Ruby stood in front of the crowd./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"They started to yell at her and Ruby was losing her confidence as a leader. Ruby started to get nervous and regretting willingly taking on this responsibility. You stood next to Ruby and roared out to get their attention. She moved back so Ruby was the center of attention. The crowd looked up at Ruby and waited for Ruby to speak. She put on her business face and built up her confidence./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Everyone! I am Kurosawa Ruby, the legendary wizard! I know you're all angry and demanding answers. I'm here to tell you all that I know! This whole time the Takami clan was under the mind control of the Takami leader! They have no idea what's happened and are extremely confused! Unfortunately, You-chan and I accidentally killed the leader so I have no idea why this is even started! I would like to propose that we hold a trial for them. I don't believe we should just execute them without hearing their accounts of the events! Or at all for that matter!"/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I grew up here like almost all of us have. I was taught to spread peace and love with everyone. To respect others and help those in need. Guide those who are heading down the wrong path. Am I wrong?" The crowd shook their heads./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""These people are lost and confused! They don't know what happened in probably over a hundred years that they can't have back! I do think they should be punished for their crimes but they shouldn't be killed when they did this against their will! They are starving and don't have a home anymore like some of us were before coming to the guild. All your leaders will represent your views and we will decide what will happen. We will listen to all views and make sure everyone is safe."/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Ruby managed to reach the hearts of her people and they cheered for her. She felt incredibly happy and proud of herself. You gave Ruby a pat on her back, smiling at her. Ruby smiled brightly back at her. "Let's head to the temple and sort out the clan." You nodded./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"They made their way to the temple and were greeted by Hanamaru. She instantly hugged Ruby. "I'm so proud of you Ruby-chan! We will discuss scheduling your training sessions later on since you're going to be busy with running the guild now. Dia-chan and Kanan-chan are inside with the baby. Come in!"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Ruby ran to her sister and brother. You and Mari followed her. Yohane and Riko are talking to guards while Kanan sneaked off to find Chika. Chika was sitting in the back corner of the large room scared. It was a little hard to find her since the building was still under construction to this day. Kanan approaches her nice and slowly to not scare her more./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Chika slowly moved away from the corner. She kept her arms covering her waist. "Are you ok? Do the scars and bruises hurt?"/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""No… I tried to take a nap but I had visions in my sleep of an older werewolf trying to put h-himself… inside me… I'm scared… I think it actually happened..." Her eyes started watering so Kanan knows that it's possible. She frantically looked around to see if she could get the attention of a wizard. Hanamaru notices and made her way over./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Chika had a vision, we need tests done now." Hanamaru immediately caught on to what she was talking about. The way Chika was holding herself and Kanan's concerned expressions gave it away. She guided them to a more private room. Kanan sat Chika down on a chair while Hanamaru looked through a book real quick. Kanan stood next to her and kept her hand on her shoulder. "Chika, we have no idea if that happened or not but we are not taking any chances. I don't know if this will hurt but I'm not leaving you."/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""You did that all unwillingly and have no memories of doing that. You are still my best friend because I knew that the real you would come back one day." Hanamaru came over with a towel./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I can test for pregnancy with my magic so I'll send in a doctor to test for STDs and such. If I were to take a guess, you weren't seen by one anyway so it works out. If you can put this towel under you, I'll get started." Chika lifted herself to place the towel down then sat back down. "Let me know if it hurts or feel any discomfort. I want to make sure you're as comfortable as possible."/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Chika nodded. She quickly reached Kanan's hand. Kanan held her hand. Hanamaru lowered herself to Chika's genitalia and spread her legs. Chika looked away as she started her testing. She first placed her hand where her womb would be and tried to see if she could detect a heartbeat. Nothing. To be safe, she continued her search./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Unfortunately yes, she is three weeks along." Chika started crying. Kanan comforted her. "I know that's not the news you wanted. I'll leave the two of you be and tell a doctor to come in a few minutes. I'm so sorry Chika-chan." Hanamaru left the room./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Chika continued to cry out. "I don't want puppies! I'm not ready!"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I know, I don't think this is the right time for all of this to happen. But you have a choice to keep it or not. Whatever you decide to do, I'll support you." There was a knock on the door and the doctor entered. Chika instantly looked up at the doctor. Through all of her sobbing, she looked at her straight in the eyes./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"They entered without anyone trying to stop them. Ruby jumped off of You's back. "Stay here, I'll look around for any information and see if the leader is here." You sat down near the exit. "Good, I'll call you if I need you."/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Ruby started looking at a table nearby. You watched her but she heard something fall not too far from her. She looked over and sniffed the air. It smelled rather sweet. Curious, she made her way over to a small chest that fell open. She leaned into it and sniffed./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"A dust cloud flew into her nose and it started to burn. She roared out in agony as electricity sparked around her body. Ruby rushed over when she heard the roar. "You-chan! What's wrong?!" She didn't touch her, fearing the sparks on her body. You clawed at the ground as she fought the pain./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"She continued to roar but tried to force herself out of her beast form. Ruby watched in horror not knowing what to do. You managed to get back into her human form having a face of terror. "Ruby-chan!" You looked over and cried out./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What just happened?! Are you ok?!" You weakly got herself up./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I-I know why they are doing this! They are using mind control! Someone has been controlling the clan and forcing them to do all these horrible things!"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""That's why the villagers looked so lost and confused! They have no idea what's happening! So that means…"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Kanan-chan is in trouble!" They screamed in unison. You turned back into beast form and Ruby jumped on. They hastily made their way back to Kanan and Chika./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Kanan and Chika are still aggressively battling each other, trying to kill the other. They weren't going to let the other continue living even if it killed her. Chika managed to push them both off the cliff falling into a river on the bottom. You flew as fast as she could to them. Without warning, a stray arrow pierced into Kanan's arm before they fell into the water./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"The river was deep enough for Chika and Kanan to be unable to swim from their injuries. Ruby jumped off You in mid-air into the river. You helped Kanan out of the water while Ruby did the same for Chika. But instead of touching her, she used her water magic to cautiously get her out of the water. Kanan fell over on her side whimpering in pain./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I'm going to let her go You-chan, don't kill, just distract her." You got into a ready position and growled. Kanan's eyes widened while trying to get up. But she doesn't have strength so she barks and whines. Ruby let Chika go and she instantly charged to Kanan to finish her off. You tackled her back before she got close enough./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Ruby rushed over to Kanan. The water got rid of some of the blood on her so Ruby can see the claw marks. She carefully removed the arrow and healed up the area and her wounds. Some couldn't be healed so there are ugly scars left while some completely cleared up. Her healing magic wasn't powerful enough to completely heal the uglier looking scars but it was enough for now./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"You kept Chika far enough from the two. Chika was a lot weaker and tired but she wasn't going to give up so easily. "Get her down to the ground!" Ruby shouted as she ran towards the beasts. You pounced onto Chika and roared in her face while making it apparent that she would kill her if needed. She kept her teeth showing until Ruby took control./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Ruby used the ground beneath them to restrain Chika. Her magic quickly got a better restraint on her. Leaving Chika desperately trying to escape. Ruby pressed her hand down on Chika's head and her chest. Chika tried to move her head to bite on Ruby's arm but the restraints made it extremely hard for her to move at all. Ruby took a deep breath in then out. She closed her eyes and focused./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"You stepped back and turned into human form. Kanan turned back into human form as well and used the little strength she had left to move over. Ruby's eyes opened up suddenly and turned white. A light shined on her hands and Chika started to calm down and turned into her human form. The light faded away and Ruby turned to normal while she removed her hands./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Ugh, my head...huh? What's going on?" Chika said confused. "Who are you and, why am I tied down?" Ruby quickly got the restraints off and helped her sit up. Chika looked around and saw Kanan. "Kanan-chan!" Chika quickly got up and tried to hug her. Kanan moved over to the side unsure what she was doing. Chika falls on her face. "Woah, what's with that Kanan-chan? You're the last person on Earth to reject a hug!" She stood up and looked at Kanan-chan./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Is that really you Chika? You're not playing me?" Chika tilted her head in confusion but she was still smiling at her./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I-I I what? I did what? No… No.. How? I don't even know what's happening! Please tell me you're joking!" Chika was shaking her head and trembling. You was taken back. She had no idea Chika was present when her people were killed. Ruby held You's hand./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Stay calm… D-don't re-react…" Ruby was fighting back from crying. She finally has time to process everything that happened and tried not to cry. It seems that she was telling this to herself more than You. Ruby couldn't stop some sobs but tried to fight it. Chika looked over and saw the two. She hesitantly looked You in her eyes./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I don't know how I feel. I was raised without knowing others like me." Ruby was no longer able to hold back her and cried out. You and Kanan hugged her to comfort her. "You just hanged her father and almost killed Kanan-chan."/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Chika was overwhelmed with all the news and started crying. This is a nightmare she wishes she was only dreaming. "What's happening?! How long was I out?! How long?!" Kanan moves over to Chika./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""One hundred and twelve years."/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Kanan offered her a hug and Chika went for it. Kanan sighed. "I...I did things I'm not proud of… I was ordered to kill many of your family members. As well as the guild… I would be lying if I said I didn't...just try to kill you…" Kanan was fighting back crying. "I would never forgive myself if I actually did…" Chika didn't say anything, she held Kanan closer to her./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Dad?!" Chika cries out. He growled at all of them./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Ruby forced herself to stop sobbing. "You two get everyone out of the spiritual world and get any information! You-chan and I will take care of him!" Ruby jumped onto You. "Go now!" You started to attack him./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Ruby tried to land hits on him with her magic but couldn't get a clear shot. You is blind with rage, refusing to listen to Ruby. You was trying to kill him and make it painful. You got him cornered next to a ravine in the ground. He was beaten up badly but still tried to make an effort to attack her./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""You-chan! Stop! Don't kill!" You ignored her and tackled him into the ravine. She kept pushing him down and he took advantage of her blind rage. He dug his claws onto her shoulders and managed to push Ruby off her back. Then he quickly let go and pushed her up. "You-chan!" Ruby cried out unable to use her magic to fly up./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"You rushed down to save Ruby. The Takami leader tried to grab onto her so You would be forced to save both of them. But You wasn't gonna let that happen. With some quick thinking, You safely got Ruby on her back while the Takami got impaled at the bottom./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Ruby looked down at the darkness in horror. She was shaking and held onto You for dear life. You slowly made her way up to the surface while being scared of herself. She just realized she made the biggest mistake she could ever make. Now no one will ever know his motives. When they got back up, Ruby quickly moved away from You. You turned back./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I-I...I'm sorry Ruby-chan… You could have died back there and it would have been my fault… Maybe… Dia-tan was right to keep us apart… I am just an uncontrollable monster…" Ruby shot up./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""No! No! Don't say that! I-I'm just scared… But… What do we do? He's dead…" You looked away feeling regret./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I-I don't know… Let's just… get all the Takamis to the overworld and have the guild take care of them right now…" Ruby started walking away, You helplessly followed her./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"They searched the area and made sure all overworld creatures part of the guild were out of the spirit world. When they returned, they were greeted by Kanan panicking./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What's wrong Kanan-chan? Did something happen?" You rushed to Kanan's side./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Well, we have a major problem. Since they were all brainwashed, the ones born into that way of life are not cooperating with us so the higher-ups want them all executed. On top of all that, Dia disappeared at some point."/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Gather everyone together to the center of the guild, I'll talk to them." Kanan and You looked over to Ruby./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Where's all this confidence coming from? I like it." Kanan smiled at Ruby./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Now! Lives are on the line!" Kanan quickly ran into the forest./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Go with her You-chan, come back here when everyone is present." Ruby visually looks angry. You can almost see electricity sparking in her eyes./p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""GO!" Ruby shot thunder at the ground. Scared, You ran after Kanan. Ruby looked down at the burnt ground and sighed. She's never mastered electrical magic and never used this amount of power in that field of magic. She looked up at the sky and screamed out./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Ruby started to have a meltdown. Throwing electric shots everywhere, not caring where it hits while shooting thunderbolts at the sky. She kept on screaming and crying during her meltdown. Ruby's eyes eventually went white as a field of electricity formed around her. This got the attention of her big sister who just happened to be nearby on a walk./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Dia ran in front of the field and looked up at Ruby who was floating up. "Ruby! Calm down! Everything's ok!" Ruby only let out a high pitch scream. "Ruby! Talk to me! I'm finally free! I can tell you everything! I promise I never willingly wanted to make you suffer!" The color came back in her eyes and she looked down at Dia./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Ruby's eyes started to water. "I hate you!" Dia excepted that response but it still hurt./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I never wanted to hurt you! I didn't want you to grow up the way I was! We are both free now! I would love to be the big sister you deserve if you'll let me have that chance!" Dia held out her arms. The electric field started to disappear and Ruby fell. Dia rushed to save her from hitting the ground./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Ruby hugged Dia tightly and cried out. Dia embraced her and let herself cry. This was the first time in decades she's let herself cry out. Ruby got more emotional hearing her sister cry. They stayed like this for a few minutes before they tried to calm down. Dia pulled away first./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I did everything for your safety. Even though you're his pride and joy, he was more than willing to do the things he's done to me to you. I suffered hell and back for your sake. I'm proud to have you as my little sister and I hope, with time, you will understand why I did what I did. I love you, Ruby." Dia never broke their eye contact and spoke between sobs./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""R-Ruby is so confused… He's done weird things to Ruby but Ruby thinks it's normal…" Dia's eyes widened./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What has he done to you?" Ruby looked away and lifted her hand./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""He… touched here… and here…" Ruby moves her hand to her chest and down to her lower part. Dia started crying again./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Wh-what else?" Dia choked out./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""H-he tells me that I have a nice body… the perfect body for him… then ask weird questions like if I want a little brother or be the next head of the family…" Dia was at a loss of words./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What was he plotting to do?" Dia said to herself. The sisters heard running and looked over to see Kanan and You./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""We have an emergency. We need to go back now. There's no time." Kanan said in a hurry./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What's going on?" Dia demanded. Kanan looked over to Ruby./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Your mother is dying right now Ruby. There's no time for explanation." Kanan transformed back. Ruby stood there stunned and didn't move. Her world is falling apart the more this day goes on. Dia gets Ruby on You's back quickly. They desperately need to get there before it's too late. They ran as fast as they physically can. You even started flying to make sure Ruby saw her mother one last time. You and Ruby were the first to arrive at the guild hospital. Ruby snapped out of her shock and was greeted by a doctor./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Why is she here and not a human hospital?" Ruby asked the doctor as she took her to her mother./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""She can't be there, she'll give us away."/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""What do you mean?" The doctor opened the door to the trauma room. Inside was Aiko hooked up to multiple IV blood bags. Her stomach was swollen but all her bones were showing. She was struggling to hang on. "Mama!" Ruby rushed to her side. "What's happening?! What's going on?! Mama? Can you hear me?"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Aiko weakly moved up her hand to Ruby's cheek. "Mal...achite.."/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Malachite? What do you mean? Mama?!" Dia rushed into the room, looked at the state she's in and knows exactly what's going on. The doctors started to cut her open./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Did you know?" Dia asked Aiko. She weakly shook her head. Ruby looked over at Dia./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Know what? Onee-chan what's going on?!"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""She's giving birth to a vampire right now." Ruby looked back at Aiko in horror./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""But how is that possible?!" Aiko only weakly smiled at her. Her heart rate is dropping fast while desperately trying to hold on. Aiko accepted her fate and Ruby realized. Ruby is trying to hold back on crying but her eyes are watering. She tries to smile at her. "It's...ok, Mama… You can go… I'll be ok. I love you, Mama." Aiko looked up at Dia./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""It's ok, we're free now, you should be too. You don't need to hold on anymore. I love you too, mother." Dia smiled. Dia already knows that she refuses to be converted into a vampire and respects her decision. Aiko very weakly tried to say something but can't get the words out. So she just moves her mouth to have the two understand what she is trying to say./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"They hear a baby crying as she says, "I love you both" then the heart monitor stops. Ruby starts crying as she closes her eyes. Dia walked over to where the doctors and nurses were tending the baby. She cut the umbilical cord. The baby has black hair, green eyes, and a mole under its right eye. Dia sees so much of herself in that baby. After the baby was cleaned, they gave her the baby to hold./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Ruby, look, it's a boy." Dia gently rocked the baby. Ruby tried to calm herself down and look at the baby. She smiled at the baby as he looked at the two of them. "We'll do better this time. He will get to live his own life and tell him everything." Ruby remembered something./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Hey Onee-chan, let's name him Malachite. I think that's what Mama meant when she said that to me before you came in."/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Malachite huh? I like it. Kurosawa Malachite, welcome to the family, my little brother." Dia still finds having a 107 and a 130 year age gap strange but she welcomes it if that means that she gets to care for a child. "I'll take care of everything in regards to Malachite. The guild needs you right now. You are now the true leader of the guild. They need your guidance. I know you can do it, I truly believe you will put us on the right track." Dia smiled at Ruby./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"Ruby nodded. "I won't let you down!" Ruby held her mother's hand one last time before running out of the room. The nurses started to move the body while escorting Dia and Malachite to a different part of the hospital. Dia looked over at the direction Ruby went and smiled proudly./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"You and Kanan were waiting outside. Ruby ran out. "You-chan! Beast now!" You quickly followed her orders and turned into beast form. Ruby hopped onto her back./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Where's Dia? What happened?" Kanan asked. Ruby looked at her and softly smiled while looking down./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""With the baby, Mama didn't make it but I'm going to make things right! Let's go!" You obeyed and ran to the guild center. Kanan smiled at the two before going to find Dia./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"You ran to the center platform and saw Yohane, Mari, and Riko. The crowd is screaming like never before. Ruby jumped off and You transformed. "Papa! What's going on?"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""We managed to make sure the crowd didn't start a riot. They are extremely pissed off and want to see bloodshed. We have the Takami clan in the captivity of the guild army in the temple." You moved to stand next to Mari. Yohane pulled Riko next to her. Ruby stood in front of the crowd./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"They started to yell at her and Ruby was losing her confidence as a leader. Ruby started to get nervous and regretting willingly taking on this responsibility. You stood next to Ruby and roared out to get their attention. She moved back so Ruby was the center of attention. The crowd looked up at Ruby and waited for Ruby to speak. She put on her business face and built up her confidence./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""Everyone! I am Kurosawa Ruby, the legendary wizard! I know you're all angry and demanding answers. I'm here to tell you all that I know! This whole time the Takami clan was under the mind control of the Takami leader! They have no idea what's happened and are extremely confused! Unfortunately, You-chan and I accidentally killed the leader so I have no idea why this is even started! I would like to propose that we hold a trial for them. I don't believe we should just execute them without hearing their accounts of the events! Or at all for that matter!"/p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;"The crowd started to talk amongst themselves. They looked pissed but eventually looked pleased with the idea. But not everyone looked like they agreed. You looked at Ruby a little worried but Ruby didn't break her composure./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I grew up here like almost all of us have. I was taught to spread peace and love with everyone. To respect others and help those in need. Guide those who are heading down the wrong path. Am I wrong?" The crowd shook their heads./p
p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""These people are lost and confused! They don't know what happened in probably over a hundred years that they can't have back! I do think they should be punished for their crimes but they shouldn't be killed when they did this against their will! They are starving and don't have a home anymore like some of us were before coming to the guild. All your leaders will represent your views and we will decide what will happen. We will listen to all views and make sure everyone is safe."/p
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p style="border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15.12px; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'GNU Unifont', Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: none; margin: 1.286em auto; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.5; color: #2a2a2a;""I can test for pregnancy with my magic so I'll send in a doctor to test for STDs and such. If I were to take a guess, you weren't seen by one anyway so it works out. If you can put this towel under you, I'll get started." Chika lifted herself to place the towel down then sat back down. "Let me know if it hurts or feel any discomfort. I want to make sure you're as comfortable as possible."/p
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