A/N: I bet none of you were expecting something so soon, I had a bit of a change of plan and this is coming out sooner than expected, but don't worry, we'll see the next group of mages take off on their missions next week as planned. So, dreadburner94 here with the first historical omake! Also as a fair warning, if you happen to be reading MyDearWatson's story, Thunder Stone, at this point in time, since a few characters that also appear in that story are going to be in this story, there will be some slight spoilers regarding what will happen to them (although if you do read Thunder Stone and haven't guessed that these two characters wind up with each other, MyDearWatson has stated that there is a problem since they have received much bigger hints than some of the other eventual couples). Be warned and know that the spoiling is done with MyDearWatson's blessing and if you have a complaint about it, then MyDearWatson has told me to relay to you that they don't mind you taking it up with them.
Also, Camille is more or less a joint creation between MyDearWatson and myself. Sure, Camille was originally my idea and character, but a huge part of her history comes from MyDearWatson since many of the characters in Camille's history were MyDearWatson's creation and not mine.
And another thing, since this is an omake, it might be a bit shorter than a chapter is, but there's a lot to learn in it.
I'd like to thank MyDearWatson, WaterDragonMaverick, Stormhawk99, WrittenWhim, lexlovesya, ViennaxSky, PrinceOfTheMatrix88, Joshua1277, QueenKazza, LightandDarkHeart, and Hikari for their reviews for chapter 10!
MyDearWatson- Caleb is a very enjoyable character for me to write, not only are his vocal reactions to several things fun, but also his physical reactions to his guild mates. He'll most likely hit you or paralyze you before healing you if you didn't come see him right away, and fighting anywhere near him is ill advised. I'm not sure when exactly the mission to Cedar will be, I think we might've discussed it, but I don't remember right now. I'll have to look back through our messages for it if we did. Yeah, we'll definitely be learning more about Salina in the coming chapters and the other two missions will be just as interesting I hope. Well, the Co. part of Camille and Co. won't be seeing the Ealdwines for a little while, but surely this is good enough for now, right? And with Euclid, it's good to hear that he's having the desired effect, but we'll eventually get to learn everything about him, just not for a loooooooong while since he's going be causing mischief the whole way through. I hope you enjoy the Omake!
WaterDragonMaverick- There's quite a bit to learn about Salina and her past, but yes, her personality is actually very similar to weather patterns, with her becoming like a chaotic storm when she enters battle, thus the title "Dark Skies". You'll see quite a bit of the story behind Camille and Zander here! Of course it's going to be different than that of Thunder Stone's since Zander is quite a bit older in this story than he is in that one, but I can finally address him by his name in this one! That has me so freaking excited since he's one of my favorite OC's that I ever came up with, which is part of the reason why I am doing this omake sooner rather than later. But anyways, I hope that you enjoy the first historical omake!
Stormhawk99- The current year is still X790 in Undine's Cove (although we'll be jumping around in this omake), as for what will happen in the X790 GMG's, you'll just have to wait and see.
WrittenWhim- We'll be picking up with the next group of missions next week as planned and Euclid is definitely an interesting character. What could he possible be up to? But anyways, yeah, your two villains are definitely appreciated, but at this point, sending in one or two more would help out tremendously.
lexlovesya- I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed Salina's show of power, I can't really call it a fight since Jewul didn't even land a single blow, but when you're up against someone like Salina there's not much you can do but try. Anyways, whenever you come up with a villain, go ahead and send it in, I have a feeling that I'll need a lot of them based on how many villains Fairy Tail goes through.
ViennaxSky- Good to hear that Reina came out well, she's already causing problems and we'll see more of her in the future for certain. I'm glad to hear that you like how the dynamics between the guild members so far are turning out, and that is exactly why it's Lamia Scale that Team Ladon will be working with. Human laws will not protect you in Caleb's Infirmary, whilst there, you abide by his rules and his rules alone. So yes, in short, never get on Caleb's bad side or miss a check-up. You will definitely feel something for Euclid, either you will hate him, or you will love him since you like his character too much to hate him, even though he deserves it (I am of the latter category).
PrinceOfTheMatrix88- Thank you, it's good to be back here with you all! We'll see the start of the next series of missions next week, but first an omake!
Joshua1277- Glad to hear that Team Hughes' first mission sounds interesting enough, but before I start on that next week, here's the first historical omake!
QueenKazza- All hail Caleb Pherl! Tremble in fear all ye who are injured and did not seek out proper medical attention! It's good to hear that you're learning more about the different characters so far, although you'll learn a lot about Camille here in this omake and no, you don't want to be on Salina's bad side at all.
LightandDarkHeart- Well the current plan revolving around our two curious baddies is to keep you all in the dark wondering what they're after for as long as possible while teasing you all with scenes like that one. But seriously now, all my jesting aside, it's good to hear that they have your interest. And Salina and Caleb both definitely resemble Mira in that way, they're the great friends so long as you don't get on their bad side, in which case you're screwed if you do get on their bad side.
Hikari- The first thing I'm going to say is that this omake is not the secret that I mentioned. Next thing is (3-2)*(24-8)=16 (I'm not certain if that's how you did it, but I figured it how one way or another), but I don't really know how many chapters this arc will take, I do have a feeling thought that this story (at the current rate that I am going at) will likely run for well over 100 chapters, considering that I'm only in the second arc by chapter 10 and there will be many story arcs, some much longer than this one, some much shorter. Now, you think that you know what Euclid is doing, but do you really? I don't usually write so late to be honest (but I do stay up rather late planning out the story (and helping to plan out Thunder Stone since I am it's beta) and working on various future arcs), most of my writing happens in the middle of the day and it usually takes all day when I write a chapter, I just wanted to get last chapter's A/N out of the way before I started working on the chapter itself. But yes, on to the messy and uncomfortable business. Yes, a question like that makes it very uncomfortable for me since I really don't like to answer questions like that in my review responses. If it had been asked in a PM, I would've likely answered the question without much of a complaint. Are we uncomfortable yet? Cause I am, and I'm sorry for that, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt this one time since I am unable to respond to the question in a PM, or request to you that you only ask questions like that in a PM given your lack of an account. The long and short of it is... I am not certain at this point in time. We can stop being uncomfortable now. I really don't like using the stern author persona, keep in mind that I'm not mad at you for asking though.
Credits:
Philemon Arturia- dreadburner94
Morgana Arturia- dreadburner94
Zander Ealdwine- dreadburner94
Quinn Ealdwine- MyDearWatson
Quill Wolfram Ealdwine- MyDearWatson
Jareth Christopher Ealdwine- MyDearWatson
Marilynn "Lynn" Lindwyrm Ealdwine- dreadburner94
Christopher Lohr- MyDearWatson
I don't own Fairy Tail!
I hope you enjoy part 1 of Camille's Historical Omake! (The rest shall be done at a later date)
Historical Omake: Camille Arturia Part 1
Camille awoke with a start, she had that dream again... that dream where she heard her father's disappointment in her, no matter how hard she had tried.
"You have been nothing but a disappointment since the day you were born," the voice of her long-dead father echoed in her mind.
"Father..." Camille mumbled as she looked out the window, seeing that it was still incredibly dark out, "One day you'll be proud of me," she said quietly as she remembered her one brave moment of defiance, "Heh... How will I do that now?" she asked herself with a small laugh as she stood up and opened up her window and jumped out of it so that she could clear her head.
Camille walked through the jungle, she didn't mind the fact that she was barefoot, given how calloused the bottom of her feet were from years of martial training, something that she had done most of her life in various forms. It was something that she was proud of, she had learned and had become quite skilled in various forms of martial arts, as well as various forms of swordplay, but she had always felt that she was never very talented in the magic arts and had often relied on her brute strength to win her fights.
"I guess that's the perfect place to start," Camille said quietly to herself as she came upon a waterfall, "I could never properly learn your Wind Magic, Father," she quietly admitted as she began to try to cast a Wind Magic spell, only to have it diffuse quickly after being casted, "See?," she asked no one in particular, "It even keeps me from mastering my master's magic," she muttered with a small smile on her face, "But I guess that's part of why you always thought so little of me," she continued as she sat down on the ground as put her feet in the water as she let the sound of the waterfall clear her mind.
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May 9th, X773 in the Capital City of Crocus
"Lord Arturia! Lord Arturia!" a maid called out as she ran through the halls of the manor in search of her master, eventually coming across the tall, blond haired man, "Lord Arturia, your child is born," the maid announced as Philemon Arturia turned around and faced his maid.
"Is it a son?" he asked in a deep and demanding tone.
"No," the maid replied, "Your wife, Lady Arturia has given birth to a daughter."
"I see," Philemon said in disappointment as he walked past the maid to see his wife and child, eventually coming upon the room where his wife was giving birth, "A daughter?" he asked as if seeking his wife's confirmation.
"Yes m'lord," Morgana Arturia responded, "What shall you name her?" she asked in a monotone voice.
"Camille," he said quickly, "It is ambiguous and can be taken for either a male or female name, as such she will be raised as a son, and as a knight."
"Yes, m'lord," Morgana responded quietly, knowing how disappointed Philemon was in his daughter.
April, X782 in the Capital City of Crocus
"Try harder!" Philemon shouted as he sidestepped his daughter's attack, "Your form is sloppy!," he yelled as he hit Camille in the back with his wooden sword, sending her falling to the ground.
"Ow..." Camille whined with a few small tears in her eyes, "Why did you hit me so hard?" she asked as she got on her knees.
"Because pain is the best teacher," her father answered coldly, "If you do not wish to get hurt, then grow stronger!" he explained while looking down on his young 'son' disapprovingly.
Camille stood at about 4'8" at the age of 8, nearly 9, with pale skin and a scrawny build. Her blond hair was kept short in the back with the bangs covering her forehead while being cut around her ears. She was currently wearing a dark blue, button-up shirt with a pair of black pants and brown boots. Although her clothes were covered in stains from training out in the courtyard with her father.
Camille quickly rose to her feet and charged at her father, only to be repelled by a burst of Wind Magic. Camille slowly sat up, her chest covered in scratches from the magic and tears coming out of her eyes, "No fair... you know I can't use magic well," she whined, only to get hit by another spell before she could get back up all the way.
"Hmph, you should know better than to whine about fairness," the man said coldly as he began to walk away, too frustrated with Camille to continue, "You always have been a disappointment," he muttered as he got a maid to go and treat Camille's wounds.
"Father!" Camille shouted as Philemon walked away, "One day... One day I'll make you proud of me!" she shouted with tears filling her eyes as Philemon walked away.
The man simply stopped in his tracks and turned around briefly, "I look forward to it," he responded before he continued to walk away as the maid treated Camille's wounds.
December 25th, X782 in the Capital City of Crocus
Camille stood next to her parent's bedside, both of them being horribly ill since earlier in the month. Across from her on the opposite side was a doctor trying to figure out what their illness was.
"I regret to inform you, that I am at a loss as to what this illness might be," the doctor finally spoke up after a lengthy diagnosis.
"I see," Camille mumbled in response, seemingly lost in her own world, she didn't even notice it when the doctor collected his pay and left. Camille could tell how bad things were for her family right now, both of her parents were deathly ill, a large portion of the family wealth had been spent on doctors and healers that all gave the same result. No one knew what this illness was, but they all told Camille that it would likely be the death of her parents.
"C-Camille," she heard her father say after a long while.
"Father," Camille said once she saw that he was awake.
"You're in here... instead of being out there... trying to make me proud?" he said quietly, shocking Camille, "Heh... Hahahahahaha!" he laughed until he began coughing horribly until it calmed down so he could speak again, "You truly have been... nothing but a disappointment... since the day you were born..." he said as his eyes closed for the last time as he took his final breath.
July 4th, X783 in the Streets of Crocus
It had been seven months since Camille's mother died, following after her father. Without enough money to pay for the manor, Camille had been left an orphan on the streets of Crocus, scavenging what she could to survive. Her sole possessions from her time as a noble where a picture of her and her family and her father's sword, a steel broadsword with a gold hilt and gold embellishments on the lower half of the blade. The handle was wrapped in a blue cloth and had a gold pommel. The blade being approximately 3'6" long and about 4 1/2" wide and Camille had come to call it Arturia's Tear.
Camille continued to walk through the streets of Crocus, her hair had grown longer since January, it now fell down to her shoulders while she had to keep her bangs out of her face by tucking them behind her ears. Her clothes were also incredibly filthy, being torn and stained in various places. She truly looked like a lost orphan, instead of the proud noble she used to be.
"Hey kid!" Camille heard a man shout as she walked past an alley, "Why don't you hand over that sword," the man said as he placed a hand on Camille's head, preventing her from moving.
Camille looked up at the man, her sword in her arms, "No," she answered plainly, not wanting to disappoint her dead father anymore than she already had, "I won't give it to you," she said as she watched the man's face contort with anger as her reached back and smacked Camille, sending her down to the hard cobble stone street.
"I wasn't asking," the man said as he pulled the sword out of her hands after a short battle of tug-of-war, "This sword will fetch a pretty penny in the market," he laughed as he began to walk away.
"Give it back!" Camille yelled as she got back up and ran after the older man, only to get knocked back down.
"Well since you insist," the man snickered as he pulled the sword out of it's blue and gold scabbard, "I'll see just how good it can cut!" he yelled as he raised the sword above his head.
"Gunblade: Artillery Shot," Camille heard a voice announce from behind her as a burgundy magic projectile flew above her head and into the man's chest, sending him flying down the alley as the magic projectile exploded.
Camille watched a tall man with red hair walk past her. He was wearing a long burgundy coat over a long-sleeved, black dress shirt with a pair of gray jeans that were tucked into tall brown boots. The man was wearing a dark gray beanie on his head, covering most of his dark red hair that was tied into a loose braid that was thrown over his shoulder, "Some people have no class," the man said as he bent over and picked up Camille's sword before recovering the scabbard, "Seriously, stealing from a kid of all people," he continued as he sheathed Camille's sword before walking over to the young girl, "Can you stand?" he asked as he finally showed his face to her. He had a light tan and a slightly pointed nose, and he was wearing a cocky smirk on his face despite what had just happened. His hair fell over his left eye, so she couldn't see it, but she could see a scar underneath the hair, his right eye was a dark blue though, and he had another scar running across the bridge of his nose, "Are you able to stand?" the man asked as he held out a hand.
Camille nodded with a dumbfounded look on her face as she took the man's hand as he helped her up, "Who... are you?" she asked as the man handed her back her sword.
"Oh right, my name is Zander Ealdwine, of the guild Midnight Haven, but you could say I'm on leave from the guild," the man answered with a smirk on his face, "Now what's your name kid?"
"Camille... Arturia," she answered quietly, shocking the man.
"Arturia huh?" Zander repeated with a solemn look, his smirk disappearing, "You're kinda like me then," he said quietly, confusing Camille, "Hey, you're all on your own right?" Zander suddenly asked.
"Yes, my parents died last winter," Camille explained quietly, a sad look on her face.
"Then how would you like to come live with me?" Zander asked as his smirk suddenly reappeared as he held out his hand again as he kneeled down to look her in the eyes.
Camille looked at Zander in shock, before she realized what he had just asked her, "...Yes," was all she could manage to say before she started crying as Zander pulled a silver, sword-shaped pendant on a small silver chain out of his pocket and put it around Camille's neck.
"You'll never have to be alone again," Zander whispered as hugged the crying girl, "This is what you would do, right mother?" Zander thought to himself as he remembered when he had been taken in by his teacher, "It'll be alright," he said as he continued to comfort the young girl as she continued to cry into his shoulder, he could tell that this was the first time someone had cared about her for a long time.
"Are you alright now?" Zander asked Camille after she had calmed down, her nodding a 'yes' in response as she wiped her eyes, "Alright then, what do you say we get you cleaned up and some new clothes? Those seem pretty worn out," he pointed out as Camille looked down at her filthy clothes, noticing the necklace for the first.
"Is this?" Camille started to say as Zander cut her off.
"It belonged to my mother, Sieglinde Wolfram," Zander explained, "She gave it to me right before she died," he said with a sad smile on his face.
"Then you should take it back," Camille tried to say as Zander placed a finger on her lips.
"I want you to have it," he said as his other hand went up to his beanie and gave it a small tug, "She gave me this beanie when she took me in, so I'm giving you that necklace now, understand?" he explained with a kind smile on his face, "Now let's go get you cleaned up."
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"You know," Zander said with an embarrassed blush on his face as they walked out of the public baths, "You should've told me you were a girl before I tried to drag you into the guy's bath."
"My apologies," Camille said quietly and politely as she braced herself for a hit that didn't come.
"Why're you so tensed up?" Zander asked after he noticed Camille bracing herself, "It was my mistake for not noticing that you're a girl, so you should be the one that's mad," he explained while he looked at Camille's new clothes, "I even went and bought you boy's clothes too," he sighed.
Camille was now wearing a black t-shirt under a burgundy jacket that was dark gray around the shoulder area, with matching stripes running down the sleeves as well. She was wearing a baggy pair of black jeans with a pair of dark gray shoes that had burgundy stripes on them as well, with her new necklace being worn around her neck.
"I don't mind," Camille said quietly after they started walking again, "I'm used to dressing this way," she admitted with a small blush.
"You're pretty uptight for a kid," Zander stated as they kept walking through the streets, "You don't have to be so polite or serious with me," he said as he suddenly stopped and spun around to poke Camille in the forehead, "Lighten up, live a little," he added with a smirk on his face.
"I don't think you're taking things serious enough," Camille muttered as Zander's smirk broke out into a grin.
"What was that? I couldn't hear you," Zander lied as he turned around and started walking.
Camille puffed up her cheeks in anger before yelling, "I said I don't think you take things seriously enough!" causing Zander to stop and spin around again.
"That's better," he said with a smirk, shocking Camille, "I like it better when you act like that, if you're feeling angry then just yell, you won't need to hold it back where we're going," he explained, confusing Camille for the rest of the walk.
"Here we are!" Zander announced as he stopped in front of what looked to be a large martial arts dojo, "The Lohr Dojo!" he continued as he opened the door, "Hey! Come here everybody!" he yelled throughout the dojo before motioning for Camille to come inside as he kicked off his boots as Camille followed suit and took off her shoes, noticing five other pairs of shoes there at the entrance.
"What is it?" Camille heard a woman call out as she came into view.
The woman stood at about 5'9" with a slim and toned build and a light tan. She had long auburn hair that was worn up in a high ponytail due to the summer heat, while her bangs framed her face. Her eyes were hazel and she had green piercings in her ears and a metal piercing through her right eyebrow. The woman was wearing a black tank top that showed off her stomach and dark green guild mark under a short-sleeved, form-fitting, dark green jacket that had a white stripe running down the middle of it while the cuffs of the sleeves were also white. The collar of the jacket was also popped up and there were two pairs of buttons on either side of it, buttoned up while the jacket flared out around her hips. She also wore a pair of tight, black shorts that reached down to her thighs with a white leather belt that had an empty holster on it, presumably to hold her weapon of choice, and a pair of black boots that ended just above her ankles. The guild mark on her stomach looked like a tilted crescent moon with a four-pronged star in the middle of it and Camille assumed that it belonged the guild Zander had mentioned, Midnight Haven.
In the woman's arms was a small child who looked to be around 4 years-old. He had the woman's auburn hair, which was being somewhat tamed by a black headband, and Zander's dark blue eyes, but they were large and wide instead of slanted.
"Who's this?" the woman asked as she saw Camille standing behind Zander.
"You're going to start being shy now?" Zander asked as he gently pushed Camille out in front of him.
"My name is Camille Arturia, ma'am," Camille said with a bow, causing the woman to sweat drop a bit from Camille's excessive politeness.
"Quinn Ealdwine," the woman responded, "And this our youngest son, Quill."
"A pleasure to meet you both," Camille said while still bowed.
"Camille, I told you that you don't need to be so polite," Zander in a slightly annoyed tone, "After all, you'll be living here from now on," he added, shocking Quinn.
"Living here?" Quinn asked in a surprised tone as she looked at her husband in shock.
"She's going to be my student," Zander responded in a serious tone, "And since she doesn't have anywhere else to go, I decided that she'd come live with us."
Quinn nearly started to yell at Zander for picking a random orphan off of the streets until she saw that Camille was wearing his necklace, "I see that you're really serious about this," she said quietly, knowing how important that necklace was to Zander, "Alright, but next time you decide to do something like this, let me know first," she said in a stern tone.
"Yeah, yeah," Zander responded, waving off her warning as another young boy ran into the room.
Camille noticed that this boy looked to be about 7 years-old and he had messy red hair that fell down to his shoulders and hazel eyes. He also had many of Zander's facial features, so he looked like a mini version of the man, the boy was even wearing a beanie of his own.
"You're back!" the boy yelled as he jumped into Zander's arms as he spun around once before setting him down in front of Camille.
"This is our oldest son, Jareth," Zander said as he gestured at his son, "And this is Camille Arturia, she'll be living with us from now on and I'll be teaching her magic too," he said to Jareth, who didn't seem very happy all of a sudden.
"Why do I have to share training time with him?" he whined, unaware of Camille being a girl, causing Zander to laugh, "What? What's so funny!?" he asked.
"Camille's a girl," Zander responded after he calmed down, knowing that the young girl would've just let Jareth think that she was boy from his own experience earlier that day, "Now where's Lynn and your Grandpa?"
Jareth's face lit up for a small moment when he realized that his cousin hadn't followed him into the room and he ran back to where he had come from for a short while, "Come on!" they heard him urge as he drug a girl his age into the room.
The girl had the same red hair and lightly tanned skin as Jareth, but her eyes were a steel gray unlike anyone else in the family. Her hair was worn in several spiky layers, with her bangs covering her forehead and curving inwards towards her slightly pointy nose as they framed her face.
"This is my cousin Lynn!" Jareth stated after he had pulled her all the way into the room as she hid behind Jareth.
"She's staying with us so that she can learn to control her magic," Zander explained in a sad tone, meaning that there was probably more to that story than he had said, "Now where's your old man, Quinn?"
"I'm not that old, Zander," a middle-aged man said as he entered the room, "I'm only 50," he added as he came to a stop next to his daughter.
The man, Christopher Lohr, stood at about 6'4", being slightly taller than Zander who stood at 6'3", with tan skin, broad shoulders, and thick muscles. He had dark brown hair that was cut short with the bangs spiked up in the front and he had hazel eyes like his daughter. The man wore a loose-fitting, green yukata with a white sash while the top of the yukata was left slightly open to show off his muscled chest. On the back of the yukata was the kanji of the man's last name, Lohr, in large, black print.
"Who's this?" he asked as he looked down at Camille who was staring up at the muscled man in awe.
"This is Camille," Quinn explained, "She'll be living with us now and Zander will be teaching her magic. I guess you can say she's one of the family now."
"So what you're saying is," he started to say as he bent down and reached for Camille, "Is that I have an adorable little granddaughter now?" he finished as he quickly picked up Camille in a tight hug while the young girl had a terrified expression on her face from the sudden and unfamiliar attention while Quinn and Zander sighed at Christopher's antics.
"Daughter huh?" Zander mumbled to himself quietly, before a pleased look came across his face, "Yeah, she's our daughter now!" he said proudly, shocking Camille who had worked her whole life to make her father proud and had now made someone proud without even doing anything.
"Father," she said quietly to herself as a smile crept across her face.
March 30th, X790 at the Mage's Guild, Undine's Cove
"Yo! Earthland to Camille," she heard a familiar voice call out to her.
"She's pretty out of it," she heard another voice say.
"Well let's see her sleep through this!" the first voice said as it pushed her into the water, waking Camille up instantly.
"What the hell!" she shouted as she quickly stood up in the water, seeing Rayner and Miriam standing there with smiles on their faces.
"Morning!" Rayner greeted innocently.
"You weren't in your room this morning," Miriam explained, "Everyone's worried about you," she continued as a look of shock came across Camille's face.
"Worried? About me?" she repeated as she stepped out of the water, realizing that she must've fallen asleep out here.
"Why wouldn't we be?" Rayner asked rhetorically with a smirk.
Camille stood there silently for a moment before a smile crept across her face before she took off running past the two of them back towards the guild, "Then let's hurry up and get back!" she called out as Rayner and Miriam took off after her.
Even if she would never make her father proud, Camille knew that she had made at least one man proud of her, even though she hadn't done anything to make him proud. But he had decided to give her another chance by saving her life that day, even though she had done nothing to earn that second chance. So she had decided that she would continue to make him proud, this time by her own effort, and to prove to him that it wasn't a mistake to give her that second chance by leaving her home to become a full-fledged mage. And somehow, she had managed to make many friends on her journey, but that is a story for another time...
To be continued.
A/N: So there it is! I hope you all enjoyed part 1 of Camille's historical omake, and as you might've guessed there will eventually be more to it in part 2!
Remember, chapter 11 will still come out next week so don't worry about that! And I'm still taking villains!
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dreadburner94