Hey guys. I know that I haven't been updating my stories and I've already been on hiatus twice for this story, but hiatus returns. I lost inspiration for this story, but I'M NOT GOING TO DISCONTINUE IT! To make matters worse, my laptop, where all my documents are without copies on any other device/USB/CD-rom, has caught a virus, despite my security system. The said virus "encrypted" all my personal files, including all my documents, music from CDs, and images downloaded from the internet. At the moment, I'm not sure if I'll be able to get those files decrypted, and the thousand-word, incomplete chapter for Heart may be lost.

However, I have come with a surprise! I'm not sure how many of you know this, but I plan to make The Lycanthrope Trilogy into a book trilogy when I get older. I've already started on character changes and such, so I'm going to give you a short walk-through of the known, personality-given characters, along with changes in creatures, spirit beasts, and the surroundings, including a tour of the new "Order" (unnamed at the moment) guided by Kyle Eden, the new Allen Walker. I hope you like it and please be patient with me!

First, the new characters!

Frost Night: Kanda's new character, a born lycanthrope. He wears his waist-length, dark blue hair down, which contrasts with his glowing orange eyes. He's a headstrong alpha with insecurities about his past with Shiloh Nile, but will do anything for his pack. His spirit beast, Kunami, is a twelve-foot-long, albino python, which transforms into blades that grow from the backs of his hands during Frost's Shadow transformation, Infinity Shadow. His mark is black lines that start on his chest and go over his shoulders and around each hip before they connect at the small of his back. He's twenty-six and his birthday is October twenty-fifth.

Kyle Eden: Allen's new character, a cat. His white hair is constantly messy, but will never cover his bright green eyes. He doesn't trust anyone and fears falling in love more than anything else, but hides it behind a gentle, caring exterior. His spirit beast is currently unknown, which grants him doppelganger abilities during his Celestial transformation, Liar's Masquerade. His mark is a red band around his neck that branches down his back and has a sideways infinity symbol in the front. He's twenty-three and his birthday is July eleventh. (Finally, someone who shares my birthday!)

(The rest aren't decided as much. Just a forewarning.)

Amethyst Nine: Klaud's new character, a cat. Her brown hair with red tips is held in a side ponytail with long bangs on her right side to cover her missing, purple eye. She's rude and cold towards others except Frost. Her mark is very hard to explain. It's like stained glass that shows water on the other side. Her element is Earth.

Blaise Hawkins: Lavi's new character, a wolf. His spring green hair is slightly shaggy, but doesn't cover his blood-red eye. He wears an eye patch over his right eye to cover his mark, his eye that changes color constantly. His element is Fire and Haven is his mate.

Haven Key: Lenalee's new character, a cat. Her ice blue eyes are always soft and caring, followed by her playful nature and red and orange-tipped pigtails that reach her shoulders. Her element is Air and her mate is Blaise.

Ash Sea: Komui's new character, a wolf. He's not related to Haven. His element is Fire.

Nox Case: Fou's new character, a wolf. Her bob-length, black hair has sea green streaks that match her eyes. She's strong-willed and protective of her pack. Her element is Light, transformation Light Fury. Her mate is Jared.

Jared Iodine: Bak's new character, a wolf. His element is Water and his mate is Nox.

Ember Nye: Reever's new character, a wolf. His element is Fire, transformation Flame Laceration, with a Fire whip.

Whisper Rose: Hevlaska's new character, a cat (and a personal favorite). Her hair is pale blue and reaches her thighs. She's sweet and soft-spoken. Her element is Shadow, transformation Shattered Sanity (now you know why it's a personal favorite).

Daniel Richmond: Tiedoll's new character, a wolf. His element is Earth. (He's not old like Tiedoll though.)

Jackson Blue: Winters's new character, a wolf. His element is Air.

Raine Marked: Marie's new character, a wolf. He's the beta of the pack and his element is Water.

Ever Phillips: Miranda's new character, a cat (another personal favorite). She's Dream's identical twin, with white hair with black streaks and lilac purple eyes. She's much like Whisper, quiet and loving until she transforms with her Light spirit beast (unnamed), transformation Bitter Daydream.

Dream Phillips: I'm not even going to call this Chaoji's new character, a wolf (last favorite, I promise). She's Ever's identical twin with black hair with white streaks and neon yellow eyes. She's loud, energetic, and loves to dress-up, like Ever. Her element is Shadow, transformation Beautiful Nightmare.

Shane Courtney: Alma's new character, a wolf. His element is Water.

Then you already know Alec, Shiloh, Secret, and Klaud's baby.

And those are the new characters! Most of the spirit beasts will be the same, but I'm currently redesigning and designing them. I just finished the first picture of Mysty (I'm spelling it differently in the book, but in the fanfiction it will still be "Misty") and she has wings! Oh, and her ears are huge.

As for the creatures, they'll mostly be the same as well. There will still be mermaids and fairies, but they won't be elemental creatures. I'm focusing on bigger things that can fight on land and win without magic. Lin-lins will be the same, as well as Lake WillowDrop, Lava Caverns, and Clouded Mountain. I'm probably going to redesign the Magix and I'm contemplating adding in Succubi and Incubi, though probably not.

And now for the promised tour!

I smile you. "Welcome! Did Frost only bite you recently?"

You nod. "Yeah, I'm Whisper's apprentice. A Shadow."

"Good luck! I here she's a strict mentor." I point to the vines hanging over the entrance to the Order. "Ready to see your new home?"

"Yes!" you squeak. Laughing, I pull the vines back so you can walk through. As you enter, you glance around. The massive oak trees grew close together with briars, bracken, vines, and other heavy-duty plants woven together into a protective wall. Inside, the afternoon sun lit the living area. A few lycanthropes lounged on mounds of moss that confirmed to their bodies, like a living, green beanbag. Others stood by the wooden counter that jutted out of the plant wall. I walk past you and motion for you to follow. "This is only the beginning. Come on, I'll show you the dining area."

You follow me down a tunnel made of the same thicket around the Order. In the dim light, you ask, "What if it rains? There's no roof."

"Not quite. There's actually a Water barrier that prevents anything from coming through, courtesy of Raine. As for the walls, Amethyst made them herself, and then they worked together on the bathroom. Most of what makes up the Order was made by them."

"Did Frost do anything?" you ask. I shrug. "No clue. I'm guessing he played a big part in it since that seems to happen with everything else."

The tunnel opened up into another bright area with a long wooden table. Wooden benches sat on each side with a chair covered in vines and soft moss at the end. I say, "This is where we eat. Generally, we have some sort of prey and fruit, but sometimes it varies. One time, Dream and Ever decided to dress up as Zoey and Bridget from Mew Mew Power and in order to play the part, they made some sort of fruity dessert. I think it was the best thing I've ever eaten."

We went through the infirmary next.

Daniel smiled as we enter. "Hello! You must be the new lycanthrope!"

"Nice to meet you!" you say. He continues to set wooden bowls into shelves in one of the many oak trees in the room. Bed frames made from tree limbs and covered in moss lined the stone wall, sheltered from the sunlight by massive trees. In the mostly sunless room, glass globes floated in the air, filled with balls of Light as they moseyed along. You point at the rock wall. "Why's this made of rock instead of plants?"

I motion for you to follow me out of the room. "That's the bathroom. It's my favorite part."

We walk into the living area just as several lycanthropes return from hunting. Frost carried a deer over his shoulder while Blaise and Nox each held a raccoon. I lick my lips. "Raccoon! Yummy!"

Frost rolled his eyes at me. "You and your raccoon."

"Shut up, Snowball," I mutter. He glares at me. "Garden Boy."

Blaise skipped toward the dining room and sang, "Frosty the Snowman was not a jolly, happy soul. He had glowing eyes, a doggy nose, and a heart made out of coal."

Careful not to drop the deer, Frost barked, "Blaise, I swear I'm going to go Infinity Shadow on your butt!"

"Or you could let Kunami hide out in the Fire's shower," Nox suggested. Frost shook his head. "Not worth the effort. Besides, I don't particularly want to accidently scare the living heck out of Ash or Ember."

I nudge you towards another vine overhang. "Quick, before he comes after me!"

"Isn't he your boyfriend?" you ask and duck into the stone tunnel. I dart after you, motioning you to pass the two entrances on each side of the tunnel with signs for male and female. Once we begin to walk through the passage lit by more Light-filled globes, I say, "He's also my mentor. He likes to blitz attack me out of nowhere as a form of training and has no problems with harassing me."

"But again, isn't he your boyfriend?"

"Frost is not someone you can try to understand." I laugh. "Believe me, it's a waste of time."

We come to a split in the path, again with male and female symbols. I turn right. "This is the boys' area, but I don't think anyone will mind. No one should be in here anyways since none of the guys take showers in the middle of the day."

The tunnel splits again and I turn left. "This is the shower area. There's a bathroom at the beginning of the tunnel if you need it."

We stop at another entrance. In the stone beside it, a target symbol glowed, though slightly gray. I say, "The shower is a big loop with six entrances. Each one has an elemental symbol beside it. This one is Shadow. Light is a ring with four dots on the outside. Air is a filled circle with a four-point star in the center. Earth is a diamond inside a diamond with lines to connect the points. Fire is three triangles put side-by-side. Water is a hollow squiggly line."

"What about your symbol? For Celestial and Mystic?" you ask.

"Celestial is a target symbol with four dots on the outside. Mystic is a lightning bolt." I move the vines and you duck inside.

The first area is about the size of a small classroom with a mirror, bench, and shelf complete with towels. Grass covered the ground like all the other rooms and Light globes floated through the air. You continue to walk to the second tunnel and gasp.

A foot away, the now stone floor dropped off into a pool the size of a hot tub, identical areas beside the one you were at. In the center of the huge, roofless room, a massive stone tower stood. Water poured from it and flowed off small cliffs a few feet above the pools, making beautiful waterfalls.

"It's even prettier at night when the moon's out," I say. Then I pause. "Unless Mysty follows me in. That's hilarious."

You crouch in front of the pool and poke the water. "Whisper said it has cleaning properties?"

"Yeah, if you hop in, you'll be completely clean, but people rarely stay in for less than half an hour because it's extremely soothing as well."

As we enter the living area again, Ever and Dream burst from the girls' wing. Interrupted from his conversation with Raine and Haven, Frost barely had time to turn around before the twins tackle him to the ground.

Frost groans, "Dream, Ever, what―?"

"Frost, will you take us to Lava Caverns tomorrow?" Dream asks, her normally braided pigtails replaced by a cropped ponytail. Ever's usual matching hairstyle was gone, her hair tucked under itself so it only came to her shoulders with a big white bow on top. The Kagamine twins from Vocaloid?

The assaulted man tries to sit up, but soon surrenders under the weight of the two women. "Go with Whisper or Kyle."

"But Whisper has a new apprentice and Kyle isn't as fun to tease!" Dream protests.

I raise an eyebrow at them. "And here I thought she just didn't like me."

Ever pouts, her ears laid back. "Please, Frost? I want to go meet Sissy's dragon."

"Well, he's done for," Haven says to Raine. He nods.

Frost let his head fall back against the grass. "Fine. We can go tomorrow afternoon."

"Thanks, Frost!" Dream squealed. Ever smiled and flopped on him in a hug. "Thank you!"

Raine frowned, but said nothing. Haven glanced at him and squealed, jumping with her hands over her eyes. Eyes wide, Raine smacked her shoulder. "Shut up!"

Haven ran in place and squealed some more. With a faint blush, the beta speed-walked toward the boys' wing.

"What's wrong with Raine?" Ever asked with a frown. Dream giggled before Frost whacked her behind the head. As she glared at the alpha, he said, "For twins, you're awfully cruel to her."

"For an alpha, you're awfully cruel to your beta," she countered.

"I'm not dealing with a love-struck sis―"

Ever slapped her hand over Frost's mouth and squeaked, "Shh! Don't say it!" She cowered down and morphed into a snow leopard, trying to hide her face in Frost's neck.

"You're only making yourself more noticeable," Dream commented.

Haven continued to have seizures.

You glance at me. "Should we be worried?"

"No." I shake my head. "Haven does that when she detects chemistry."

"And how often does she do that with you and Frost?"

Pink tints my cheeks ever so slightly. "Shut up."

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Crowsnight