Greeting's my dear readers and welcome to the next chapter of "A Quincy's Fairy Tail!" Ok just like last time, I have to apologize. What had been planned to be the Loke chapter arc...Quickly soon became too long with the set up alone. I really need to work on that. XD Even so, given how the whole world is more or less self quarantined due to the Coronavirus, I figured it was best I put up the chapter a little early just to give you all something to read. Not to mention the fact that when we get to the Loke arc next chapter it won't be bogged down by all this extra content that I had planned to be a part of it. Again, my apologies for not keeping my word, but I hope this will at least entertain you all. Please stay safe though and try to not get the CornaVirus.

Well, no more delay, let's get going with The story!

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Ulquiorra Cifer had fairly decent expectations of what he had expected when Levy had told him about her guild. He had heard the name "Fairy Tail" quite a few times in the months that he had spent in earthland, and on almost every occasion that he had listened on, they seemed to be regarded as the strongest guild in all of Fiore. An impressive feat to say the least, given the powers of all the mages he had sensed in his time here. While none had come close to comparing to his full power, the average A rank mage was more powerful than most fraccion's, and the few S class mages he had sensed were about as powerful, if not more so, then some of the weaker Espada such as Aaroniero Arruruerie and Szayelaporro Granz.

Fairy Tail no doubt had even higher standards than that so when Levy had offered him an invitation to see what the guild was like, his curiosity had gotten the best of him and he accepted. The former 4th Espada had never been inside of a guild before, though he had seen some from a distance from time to time in his travels. Most were just a somewhat large building, and the same could be applied here, but from what he was seeing as he approached, it appeared they were in the process of making it even larger, like a small castle.

No doubt this Fairy Tail guild would be incredibly well organized and feature warriors who had incredibly strict discipline both in their training and how they presented themselves.

That image had gone straight out the window for Ulquiorra as Levy opened the door's to the guildhall as the guild seemed to be having...A riot of sorts. It seemed as if almost everyone inside was fighting against one of their own. Tables and chairs went flying, as well as the occasional guild member and spell. Frankly. it was nothing short of a miracle that none of the windows had been broken.

He slowly turned his head then and looked down at Levy, an eyebrow raised before he spoke. "...This is your guild?" He asked.

"...Yeah...yeah, it is." She said sheepishly. "It's um...Not always like this, I promise." As she spoke, Levy could feel herself blush from embarrassment. Oh of all the days I had to bring Ulquiorra to the guild for the first time, it just had to be on a day that we're having a full out brawl inside. That's great, no fantastic. Just what I needed.

The arrancar's eyes slowly began to overlook the guild. Most of the people inside were nothing worthy of note. Stronger than the average human to be sure, but any arrancar of the Gillian class would make short work of what he had deduced were the rank and file members. They were, at best, about as strong as the average soul reaper. Compared to Levy, they were insignificant, worthless. However, there were several people of note who were considerably more powerful. There were 13 people who caught his eye, each with varying degrees of power.

The first were the ones he had deduced were about as powerful as Gillian class arrancar. A woman with green hair was currently chatting pleasantly with a man with short black hair, both of which were carrying some firearms. Then there was a small girl with blue hair who was currently hiding away from all the chaos with a white cat. It was more than surprising to sense that someone so young could outmatch the likes of any Numero's he could think of and even some of the Fraccion. Lastly, there was a woman with blonde hair and brown eyes, currently trying her best to avoid any debris caused by the ensuing chaos. While her physique implied she was no more physically powerful than the average human, her spiritual pressure was at least comparable to the average fraccion.

Next were those that were about as powerful as the Privarion Espada. First was one of the many people who was currently causing a ruckus with white hair, dark skin, and a scar under his right eye. He could sense that the man was at least as powerful as the former 7th Espada, though he could sense that there was possibly more to his power than he was letting out. Next was a woman currently drinking a large keg of beer with long brown hair, her power almost being even to that of Cirucci's sealed state, while a woman with brown skin, red eyes, and green hair, was stronger than even that,

Last but not least, however, were those who he had identified to be around the level of the Espada, a feat he would have believed to have been impossible for a human to achieve before coming into this world. Lo and behold, however, there was not one, not two, not three, but eight people who managed to fit these criteria. He recognized one of them as one of Orihime's friends, Rukia Kuchiki, the only soul reaper amongst the guild. She had improved considerably the last time he had sensed her power, her level of strength nearly approaching that of the 9th Espadas. Had Yammy finished her off while he did battle with the substitute soul reaper? A question for later, he supposed.

There were two then who had actually managed to surpass Szayelaporro power, a man with black hair on one side of his hair, and white on the other, along with a woman with blue hair currently starting longingly at a shirtless black-haired man currently clashing what appeared to be ice with a pink-haired man's fire.

"Damn it Natsu, that was my sandwich you just ate! You owe me 200 jewel!"

"You snooze you lose icicle brain!"

As the two clashing wizards were right now, their power was slightly higher than Zommari's in his sealed state. While that alone was an impressive enough feat for mere humans in of itself, the one who had been identified as Natsu seemed to have a depth to his power he was not currently showing. It was like a well filled with water, only leaking out so much at a time. Not only that, but something about him seemed different from the others. Something...Nonhuman. He had only seen this kind of thing in one other being before now. Ichigo Kurosaki. He would have to make a note to keep a close eye on this one in particular.

Lastly, were the people he had sensed that truly caught his attention. They were all dressed in white with the occasional blue pattern spotted on the collars of two of them. their uniforms were much like the quincy Uryu, Levy had mentioned that one of her closest friends was one, but he hadn't expected to see so many. The short blonde was stronger than Zommari, and the tall green-haired one was almost as powerful as Grimmjow in his sealed form, and the brunette...Her power surpassed that of Nnotira's sealed state.

So this is the strongest guild in all of Fiore? Ulquiorra thought as the chaos continued to run rampant around him. To think that this guild would have this many warrior's as strong as the espada...and from what I can gather from what Levy has told me about this place, none of the S class members are currently present. It seems that he had been right to be cautious in his time spent in earthland so far. If this was how strong their A-class mages were...then it was possible the S class could pose a problem for him even in his Resurrección.

"So...What do you think?" Levy asked as they slowly made their way inside.

"It is...Not what I anticipated." He said as he made his way over to one of the few tables not yet turned over. "I was under the impression that it would be more...Civil."

"I know it's not exactly the most orderly place in the world," Levy said as she sat down next to him. "But...It's just as good as a place as any to learn more about the heart. Trust me when I say you won't find a better place than this."

"Duley noted." He said before he swatted away an incoming chair with his hand. Well, this was a nuisance, to say the least...but compared to the struggle of Hueco Mundo, it was something he was more than willing to deal with. He could only hope that Levy was speaking truthfully when she said it wasn't always so...chaotic.

As the arrancar began to slowly adjust to all of the chaos surrounding him, 4 pair's of eyes focused on the new arrival. While Syplhia had at least dashed their fear's over the former Espada's trip to their guild as part of some elaborate plan, they still couldn't feel entirely at ease. All 4 of them had spent their entire lives doing battle with hollows, vicious creatures that would eat even their own family to stay alive. Humanoid or not, to be so close to such a being with incredible power...it was unnerving.

"So, he's finally here," Bambietta said as she carefully watched the arrancar. "Well...No one's dead yet, so I guess we're off to a good start."

"You say that now, just wait till some fool tries to drag him into this mess," Rukia spoke up. "If Natsu hears how strong he is-"

"Oh you won't have to worry about that," Liltotto said as she stared at Natsu while he still continued to brawl with Gray. "I'm going to watch him like a hawk so he doesn't even so much as get the chance to talk with him, let alone ask him for a fight."

"Well, that solves that problem, but what are we gonna do about the other numbnuts who are willing to cause a racket over something really fucking stupid?" Candice said as she pointed to Elfmen. "Because I know beefcake over there would love nothing more than to prove how much of a man he is against just about anyone."

Bambietta could only groan as she covered her face with her hands. Erza, please come back soon, for all of our sakes!

It was only dodging after a thrown bottle of beer that Jade had also taken notice of the new arrival. He certainly stood out with his pale white skin, weird...helmet she supposed, and cat-like eyes. It almost felt as if...she had seen him before.

How interesting.

Jade jumped as she thought she had heard a voice in her head. Turning around to look, no one else had been close enough to have even spoken to her so clearly in all this chaos. In fact...it sounded just like that man she had encountered in her dream a while ago. Oh, great, now I'm hearing voices in my head. Ugh, just what I needed. However before she could do anything else, she noticed her best friend staring at the strange pale man. Jade slowly made her way over to Candice's table, the dark-skinned beauty sitting down right next to Candice before she spoke. "I see the new guy's already got your attention. What, is Loke not good enough for you now, or have you finally had enough with Laxus's shit that your just not gonna bone him anymore?"

Candice rolled her eyes as she spoke. " I mean, I'd let them Eiffel Tower me if they wanted to share, but as for emotionless McGee over there, it's cause his kind and my kind don't mix. He's an arrancar. I'm a Quincy. So I'm not into him, I'm wary of him."

Jade could only stare at Candice before she groaned and looked at Bambietta. "Please tell me that wasn't some kind of racist comment that I just don't know about from where you're all from."

"Um...I mean...Yes and no?" Bambietta replied in a confused tone, not sure how to respond before Candice spoke up.

"Look, Jade, it's simple. Would you ever think of sleeping with one of Zeref's demon's, even if he was attractive as hell?"

Jade scoffed. "Of course I wouldn't, their demo-" Her eyes widened then as she began to fit the pieces together. "...You're saying he's a monster. Literally?"

"Ding ding ding! You got it on the first try Mint Chocolate!" Candice spoke with enthusiasm as she took a sip of her beer. "It's not a matter of race per se, it's a matter of street smarts. I can think of several arrancar that more than look the part for something I'd want to take to my room for a nice long fuck, but I can't think of a single one that I would trust to not try to kill me afterward. My kind and his have been at war for hundreds of years. Not because of some BS about what skin color they have...but because they're always trying to eat us."

"Technically speaking, that's hollows, not arrancars," Liltotto mentioned before Candice placed her drink down.

"Tomato, Tomahto, same thing far as I'm concerned." Candice retorted. "Both are literally poisonous to us anyways. I'm not gonna let him put his dick in me if it means I might die from it."

"Well, can't say I disagree with that logic," Jade said as she stared at the new arrival. "Still, what are we going to do about this then? Isn't it a little dangerous to just let some monster just waltz into our guild like this? Not everyone is as strong as we are."

"It's...complicated," Liltotto said. "We'll fill you in later. Right now, I have to make sure that something stupid doesn't happen."

Just then, Gray had managed to hit Natsu with his Ice-Make cannon, the attack sending the fire mage right onto the table the arrancar was sitting at. "Oh, so we're gonna get more serious now huh? Ok, fine by me, cause now I got a real fire in my belly to-" Natsu stopped speaking the moment he noticed just who he had crashed next to. "Oh, hey, you're new. Are you here to join?"

"I have yet to ascertain whenever I'll be making such a decision," Ulquiorra said as he looked down at the fire mage. "I'll need to make a more...informed decision before I make such a choice."

Oh, fuck me. Liltotto thought. Well, it was too late now to just drag her crush away. Doing so would likely make the arrancar more curious about the situation than he normally would be. Maybe, just maybe, things would work themselves out. Natsu, please for once in your life...Don't go looking for a fight.

"Natsu, this is my new friend, Ulquiorra," Levy said with a smile. "He did me a really big favor in Bottlebrush by helping me beat a dark guild, so I figured I'd show him around to see if he would like it here."

"He helped you beat a whole dark guild?!" Natsu said before he smiled. "Wow, that means you gotta be pretty tough! How's about we go for a quick brawl?"

FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK! Was precisely the only word currently going through the minds of all the quincy as they watched what was soon to become a disaster.

"Natsu, you just met him! Don't you have any manners!?" Levy said disappointedly to the dragon slayer.

The arrancar stared at Natsu for a few seconds before he responded. "As of this moment I have no desire to engage you in battle, Levy no doubt has several other things that she still plans to show me. Perhaps another time." Normally he wouldn't have even considered taking up someone's suggestion for a sparring match, Grimmjow, in particular, having challenged him many times in the past due to his superiority complex. But whereas Grimmjow had been a being that he had little to no interest in...This Natsu was different. Levy had spoken to him about the fire mage on occasion, about how his power could increase drastically from his emotions. Perhaps this would lead to a better understanding of his own heart.

Natsu pouted before he got up his chair. "Oh come on, I haven't had a really good fight in weeks!"

"The man says he's not interested," Gray said as he slowly made his way over to him. "Besides, we still have a score to settle."

"Oh please, I could beat you with one hand behind my back!" Natsu proclaimed.

Gray, now furious, grabbed the dragon slayer by the shoulders. "What did you just say!?"

"You heard me!" Natsu yelled back.

"Why you, if your so sure of it then, let's settle this right here and now!" Gray demanded

"Bring it on!" Natsu shouted.

Just then, the doors to the guildhall were violented opened with a loud bang against the wall before a loud and very angry female voice cried out. "YOU WILL ALL CEASE THIS POINTLESS FIGHTING AT ONCE, IS THAT CLEAR?!"

Silence soon befell the entire guild hall then, the brawling members seeming to have been frozen in time as Erza Scarlet slowly walked into the door. It was clear to Ulquiorra that from everyone's expression that they all feared her. Natsu and Gray, who were just about to brawl, were now happily shaking hands as nervous expressions were plastered all over their face as they spoke.

"So you ready to go on see that movie best buddy?" Gray asked Natsu

"Aye, sir!" Natsu replied.

Oh, thank god you're here. Liltotto thought, letting out a sigh that she had unknowingly been holding in. If there is anyone who can keep him under control, it's her.

Erza looked around the room then as her eyes narrowed. "How many times have I had to tell you all, just because the Master is absent doesn't mean you have the right to cause a racket. You'll scare away any potential new members with that kind of behavior! So for the last time, behave yourselves or face the consequences. Understood!?"

"...Yes, mam." Pretty much everyone in the guild responded.

"Good, now clean up this mess you've all made. I want everything looking as it should within an hour."

Erza soon took notice of the pale individual sitting next to Levy as she made her way over. "Oh, Levy, is this that new friend that you told me about in your letter?"

"This is him, yes. I figured I'd show him around for a bit, see if he likes it here."

"I see," Erza said before she looked at Ulquiorra. "My apologies for the chaos that my fellow guildmates were causing earlier. They tend to get a bit out of control whenever I'm not around."

"So I've noticed." He said as he was able to get a better read on the woman's spiritual power. Now this individual had more than caught Ulquiorra's attention. To begin with, she had finally been able to bring some order and stability to this place. Perhaps now things would begin to quiet down to a more acceptable level. That however paled in comparison to what he was sensing from her. At the moment, she was only slightly stronger than Zommari's ressurection had been, but from what he could tell, she was hiding a vast amount of power, much like Natsu had. Though while with Natsu it was hard to tell where his limit was, this woman painted a more clearer picture. From what he could tell, her strength was greater than that of Nnotira's full power. However, it was possible her strength was greater than even that. Her scarlet hair was enough to indicate that this was none other than the legendary Titania Erza that Levy had told him about and that she believed that Erza may have been as powerful as he was.

I didn't believe her at first...but it seems there may be some truth to what she said after all. Ulquiorra thought as he stared at Erza. Just like with Natsu, this one's spiritual pressure feel's different. For the most part, it's the same as the rest of those in the guild...But I'm also sensing something...different about her. It wasn't that she didn't feel like a human, but rather as if there was another power to her that she had yet to reveal.

Erza, meanwhile, could also sense that there was something...off with the man she was speaking to. It wasn't his appearance that bothered her off so much, Levy having already told Erza about his inhuman nature, as it was the lack of any kind of emotion on his face. She had seen plenty of stoic wizards in the past, but nothing quite like...this. To look so lifeless, just what kind of life have you had? Erza wondered.

"Anyways, I think we should go and get some food before I show you what it's like to be in a guild," Levy said. "Hey, Mira, could you get us something to drink?"

"Sure, I'll be right on it!" Mirajane called out from behind the bar.

The arrancar found himself staring around the guild as he sat there, Erza having gone over to where the quinces were sitting. He was surprised that none of them had acted on his appearance yet. Could it be that they just didn't know what he was? Not many quincy had met arrancar after all. No, if they're interacting with Rukia Kuchiki then they must know what I am. So why haven't they done anything about it? They were all staring at me the moment I entered...as if they were expecting to see me.

Before he could ponder further, the one known as Mirajane had arrived with their drinks.

"Here you go," Mirajane said, handing one to Ulquiorra. "I hope maybe that can help turn that frown upside down."

"I'm not frowning," Ulquiorra replied rather simply as he took the beverage. "This is simply who I am."

"Okay, maybe not a frown, but..." Mirajane furrowed her brow. "Someday I just know I'll get those corners of your mouth to perk up a bit. Nothing cuter than a nice smile!"

Ulquiorra couldn't help but just stare at her. Something about this woman was...off. At the moment, she was no more powerful than an ordinary woman...but what he could sense that lied underneath was anything but ordinary. Her power, as far as he could tell, was considerable. While not as high as Erza's it had entirely eclipsed that of everyone else in the guild. And that positivity that he could sense from her...It was reminding him of a fair bit of the woman who had taught him so much about the heart to begin with. He just took a quick sip of his drink before he spoke again. "And why is that a concern of yours's? I'm not a member of this guild. In fact, you may as well know, I'm not human either."

Levy had told him that they would have no issue accepting his inhuman nature...Now it was time to see how true that claim really was.

"Now why should that matter?" Mirajane asked simply enough, pointing towards Natsu. "He was raised by a dragon. And that's still the father he wants to find to this day."

"Was he now?" Ulquiorra said as he stared over at Natsu. This place just continued to get more and more interesting.

"It's true, Natsu knows everything that he does from his dragon parent, or so he says," Levy spoke.

"So he says?" Ulquiorra asked. "Do you believe he's lying?"

"Well, no..." Levy said. "It's just that, well...No one has seen a dragon in over 100 years, though Wendy over there does claim the same thing."

And so the mystery thickened. Two wizards of considerable power that claimed that they were trained by legendary creatures that were once considered the ultimate enemy to humanity. If nothing else, this guild was continuing to pique his curiosity far more than anywhere else in this strange new world.

"In any event, I do hope that you decide to join Fairy Tail," Mirajane said as she smiled. "A lot of people who have lost everything have found a new home here." She placed her hands on his then as she continued to speak. "I don't exactly know what you may have gone through...But I know a sad story when I see one. You haven't laughed or smiled in a long time have you?"

"There is truth to what you say," Ulquiorra spoke. "To be frank, I couldn't recall a time when I had ever done such a thing."

"The place he came from was...pretty rough," Levy said, having minor knowledge of Las Noches from their past discussions.

"All the more reason I think you should consider joining," Mirajane said as she let go of his hand. "Take my word for it...There is so much more to this place than meets the eye."

"More than meet's the eye you say?" Ulquiorra said to himself as he pondered. Once again I have found something that I cannot perceive the true value of with my own eyes.

"Give it a chance," Levy said. "One month. If you can give me one month, I promise you'll find the answers you're looking for."

The arrancar merely nodded as Bambietta watched her friend. Levy, you're always looking out for others, aren't you? Even when you hardly know them. In my world, that may have just gotten you killed. That said- Bambietta smiled then as her inner thoughts continued. You showed me just how much I had been missing out on, and helped me stay in this magical place. If anyone can show this guy the value of emotions...It's Fairy Tail.

Erza meanwhile was doing some investigating on the new arrival. "You're certain that he can be trusted?" Erza asked Liltotto as the petite woman just finished explaining the situation to her while she ate a hotdog.

"Far as we're aware, yes. As an arrancar, he doesn't need to eat souls anymore so that's not a concern. Besides, I can't see any reason why Syplhia would lie to us, or why he would bother to try something like this. If he wanted to, he could have destroyed the whole town and there would have been nothing we could have done to stop him. Besides, long drawn out plans aren't really his style."

"I see," Erza said as she looked back at him. "Well, as long as he truly is sincere in his desire to learn more about the heart, then I see no reason why we should turn him down. Human or not, anyone who needs a place to call home is welcome in Fairy Tail."

"Hey there, Mirajane," Loke suddenly said as he walked inside the guild. "You wouldn't happen to have a drink for little ol' me, would you? I just got back from a tough guild mission and my throat is parched!"

"Sure thing!" Mirajane said with a smile.

Ulquiorra however, had an altogether different look on his face. His eyes began to narrow before he slowly stood up from his seat, staring at the man before him. There was no mistaking who this man was. "To think you would be here as well, Ichigo Kurosaki."

"Eh!?" Loke shouted as he looked at the pale man. Every single time someone had mistaken him for whoever the hell this Ichigo was, it always ended terribly for him. Oh god now what!? Loke thought.

"I know not how we both ended up here in this world, or why your power is so much weaker than it was since our last battle, but I am more than willing to properly finish it here and now. I will not allow you the chance to transform into that monstrous form." He pointed his hand at Loke then as he squeezed his palm, blood beginning to slowly drip from his hands. "Gran Ray Cer-"

Before he could fire his incredibly destructive technique, however, Ulquiorra was soon hit from behind his head, causing him to cease his attack. Loke, not wanting to have a part of any of this, ran as fast as he could outside of the guild. The arrancar slowly turned around then, finding himself face to face with the Brunette quincy he saw earlier...and she did not look happy.

"What the hell are you thinking, firing a Gran Ray Cero in the middle of the guild!?" She yelled at him. "You want to destroy the entire town and everything around it!?"

The arrancar's eyes slowly widened as he soon realized the folly of his actions. She's right. Firing off a Gran Ray Cero here would have been disastrous...To think I almost made such a foolish choice. He had acted on impulse just then, something that he had never done before. Why? Was he that eager to finish his battle with the substitute soul reaper? How strange, to think that I would ever have such a desire. Is this too what it means to possess a heart? The arrancar wondered before he turned his attention to the quincy. "My apologies but this man-"

"Is not the substitute soul reaper." Bambietta interrupted. "Trust me, you're not the only one who's made that stupid mistake. The man's a playboy, something that Ichigo most certainly isn't. Besides, you really think he would just walk in here like everything is fine and dandy if he could sense you? I think he'd just use his Getsuga Tenshou the moment he came in on principle."

Her logic is surprisingly sound. The arrancar thought. "You seem rather familiar with him. Are you one of his allies?" He never once heard lord Aizen mentioned him having any other quincy allies aside from Uryu Ishida, for his lord to have left out such detail, or possibly missed it, seemed unlikely.

"Oh no, we've never even met," Bambietta said as she tossed her hair over her shoulder. Unfortunately. I would have loved to have gotten that wish from his majesty. Not to mention it would have been one hell of a fight. She then sighed before she continued. "But that's beside the point. We need to talk."

"If you're concerned about my intentions-" Ulquiorra began to speak before Bambietta interrupted him again.

"No, no no, that's not it. You saved Levy's life, and you got someone really reliable vouching for your case. I'm not here to yell at you over...Let's call it a grudge between our people. No, I'm going to talk to you about something important. Why you're here. And by here, I don't mean the guild."

Ulquiorra's eyes widened as he heard her speak. Levy had mentioned that one of her closest friends had been told why so many people from his world had been brought over her, though she was quick to mention that she was forbidden from saying more. "I see. So you're Bambietta Basterbine."

"That's my name, don't wear it out," Bambietta said. "Now come on, we need to take this somewhere more...private."

The arrancar nodded his head before he turned to face Levy. "I will be gone momentarily."

Levy smiled. "It's fine. Best you find out about this as soon as you can anyways."

Then, with the use of Sonido and Hirenkyaku, the two vanished from sight.

Lucy quickly broke the silence as she sat next to Levy. "So...Are you going to tell me what that's all about?"

"I'm afraid I can't sorry," Levy replied. "You need to ask her...and it's kinda confidential, so I don't think she's allowed to tell you either."

"Well, that's too bad," Lucy said before she sighed. "Well, I'm sure you both have your reasons."

Candice meanwhile looked over at Jade. "So, are you ready to go kick some ass?"

Jade was just about to answer before she noticed her mother, or rather, her mother's alias Stella, waiting by the door staring at her, beckoning her to come with her. She thought the urge to sigh before answering. "I'd love to, but I have to take care of an errand with Stella before I go anywhere. Shouldn't take any longer than an hour."

Candice couldn't help but scoff as her friend mentioned the blonde. "I don't get what you or Laxus see in that blonde bitch. She's just a stick in the mud. Every time I try to talk to her she just acts like she has something better to do. Hell, other than you two, I don't think I've ever seen her hang out with anyone else."

"That's just because you don't know her like I do," Jade said. "She's really nice once you get to know her."

"I doubt that," Candice replied before she began to drink some more beer.

Sighing, Jade got up from the table to leave the guild. It would be best not to keep her mother waiting.


After the two had found themselves well on the outskirts of Magnolia, the two white-clothed individuals soon stoped, Bambietta figuring this was more than far enough. Away from any prying ears, she filled the former Espada in on the current situation.

"And that's pretty much it," Bambietta said as she finished explaining everything. "Any questions?"

Ulquiorra was silent for a moment, the arrancar seeming to be in deep thought as he processed everything she told him. Finally, he replied. "And how do I know that you're telling me the truth?"

"Huh?" Bambietta replied. "What, you think I just made that all up!?"

"For all I know, you simply wish to avoid having me as your enemy, either to protect yourself or your guild. There is also the possibility that you speak the truth about the deities that brought us over but have lied about which side I am aligned to. For all I know, I fight for the side that wishes for the enslavement of humanity. So I'll ask you again...What proof do you have beyond your own words?"

Well...Shit. Bambietta cursed. Here she was thinking all she had to do was just tell him about the war and they would be good to go. She hadn't counted on him to cause a spectacle. Fortunately, thanks to something Syplhia told her the day before, she didn't have to worry.


"Oh, just one more thing," Syplhia said as she haded over Bambietta her precious DVDs from her world. "Since you've already been informed about the power sealed within you, I may as well give you a small hint to using its power."

"Oh? Well go on then, I could use some help." Bambietta said with a grin. "Figuring things out without some kind of hint really isn't a specialty of mine."

"The truth is, you have used the power we've bestowed you before, but only a very small portion of it."

"How small are we talking?" Candice asked.

"1%. It's all we can allow her for now. In any event, both you and the other warrior who has been bestowed this power can access it in extremely small does with one special technique. We've fed it into your mind subconsciously to let you view it as your own. They're more or less the polar opposite in terms of how they're used."

"Really?" Bambietta asked. "Well, I made two moves...or so I thought, so which one is it?"

Syplhia smiled before she responded. "Its name is-"


"Fire your Gran Ray Cero at me," Bambietta said. "I'll prove it to you that way."

Ulquiorra's eyes once again widened in surprise as she spoke. "Madness. Even though your spiritual pressure is 3/4's of my own, the wounds you would receive would be life threat-"

"Just freaking do it ok!?" Bambietta shouted at him. "Trust me, I know what I'm doing! You said that you wanted proof? Well, I'm giving it to ya! Besides, I'm pretty sure that Wendy could fix me up again right as rain if things do go wrong, so come on, do it!"

What this woman is asking for is complete madness. Ulquiorra thought. There's no way she could hope to take my cero unscathed, let alone my Gran Ray Cero. But even so...There was no mistaking the confidence he could hear in her voice. She was rather powerful, and If they really did have a healer, then with his speed he could possibly bring her over in time to heal her injuries. Even so, how was this supposed to prove her point anyway? "I fail to see how this will convince me of your own words."

"With how you sense spiritual power better than anyone I can think of, Trust me, you'll see what I mean."

"But-"

"JUST DO IT!"

Seeing that there was no way for him to convince her otherwise, as well as his own curiosity once again getting the best of him, the arrancar cut his hand before he slowly pointed his finger at the quincy, a dark purple glow now emitting from his index finger. Air began to flow around him and the space around his hand slowly began to warp. "Very well. Gran Ray Cero." Firing at her with immense power, the dark purple energy blast soon shot out from Ulquiorra's finger, threatening to seriously harm the quincy.

Bambietta didn't look the least bit afraid, however. If anything, she grinned before she began to speak. "This hand of mine glows with an awesome power! Its burning grip tells me to defeat you! Go, SHINING FINGER!" As the quincy spoke, her right hand began to glow beneath her glove, the fairy tail emblem shining brightly. Reaching out then, she grabbed the cero with her right hand, stopping the attack right in its tracks.

Impossible. The arrancar thought as he watched on. Her spiritual pressure was weaker than mine seconds ago, but now...Her power has skyrocketed far beyond it. No, not Bambietta herself but rather...Her right hand! It wasn't just how high her spiritual pressure was that was the most fascinating aspect of her counter-attack, but rather...how hard it was for him to sense it. Her power...it's incredibly high at the moment, but despite that...I'm having a hard time sensing its existence at all! Never before had he ever sensed something like this.

Bambietta's feet began to slowly drag against the ground then, the blast almost forcing the quincy to fall over, but with a mighty yell, Bambietta threw her right hand up into the air and the Cero went up into the sky where it then exploded, the powerful shockwave causing the entire forest to shake as if it were some sort of earthquake. She began to pant for her breath then, her legs now shaking as she tried to properly present herself and catch her breath. Oh fuck, that was WAY too close for comfort! The quincy screamed internally before she managed to get a grip on her emotions. No, no...Play it cool. Try to make it look like it was all part of the show Bambi.

She then looked at him and smiled. "That there, my friend is a little gift I got from the gods. I can already tell from your stunned expression at how awesome I was that you couldn't even really sense it all that well either now, could you? Well, that's just how deities work apparently. Their power is almost impossible to sense. Not saying my right hand is anywhere near as strong as their's mind you, but...I think I've made my point."

Ulquiorra was perplexed. On the one hand, he had no guarantee that what she was saying about deities was even remotely true...But on the other hand, he truly never had experienced something like this. Even when he thought back all of the individuals of considerable power that he knew, such as Barragan, with all of his great power to control time itself, Coyote Stark, a being whose power may well equal his own with Segunda Etapa, Ichigo Kurosaki who had managed to outright defeat and kill him, and even Lord Aizen himself had not been able to achieve what he had sensed moment's ago. Furthermore, this plan of her's placed her at considerable risk. Had it failed, she may have died outright. To risk her own life on a lie...is highly unlikely. It seemed too overly complex for the quincy to have thought up by herself. Lord Aizen perhaps, but not this woman, at least from what Levy had told him about her.

"For now, I've decided to place my trust in the information that you have provided me." He replied.

"Oh Goodie," Bambietta said. "Well, for what it's worth, glad to have you on our side. I was not looking forward to fighting that second release of yours."

How many times was he going to be surprised in the span of one hour? "You know about Segunda Etapa?" He asked before he narrowed his eyes. "How? Rukia Kuchiki was not present for our battle." Had she been lying to him after all?

"Oh no, we've known about it ever since you showed it to Carrot top," Bambietta said. "Before i...died, and came here I was part of the Vandenreich. Long Story short, it was a large group of quinces that wanted to overthrow the soul reapers and take over soul society. We...Kinda watched your battle with Ichigo. All of the higher-ups figured it would be wise to pay attention to both sides of the little war you guy's had going so we would know whoever won inside and out for our own invasion. Needless to say...we didn't see that coming."

"..I see," Ulquiorra responded. He had so many other question's he wanted to ask her, about her organization and how they even were able to watch all of their battles..but he knew that it would be a lengthy prosses, and as...inhuman as he was, a small part of him didn't wish to keep Levy waiting.

"At least with you on our side, I feel a whole lot better about all of this," Bambietta said with a grin. "With that Segunda Etapa of your's I think we pretty much got this in the bag." Her eyes then widened as she turned to look at him. "Um...You can still use that right? Us quinces got an equivalent to Bankai and Ressurection and most of us can't use that due to the restrictions placed on us. So what's your deal?"

"Unknown. I have yet to find the need to even draw out my zanpaktou since I've come to this world, let alone use Ressurection."

"I see. Want to try it out here then?" Bambietta asked as she looked around. "We're pretty far out from Magnolia, so we don't have to worry about anyone freaking out with you going all demon mode on them."

"That would be an unwise decision." He informed her. "To begin with, even though we are far from Magnolia, I fear that my spiritual pressure would still affect civilians that live within it. If I were to just use my initial Ressurection, I fear that they would all die from the pressure I would unknowingly let out. If I were to try Segunda Etapa, it would be even more severe. Not to mention using my power so recklessly would alarm any potential enemy nearby of what my full power may or may not be. I only used the Gran Ray Cero because I let my curiosity get the best of me. I'd rather not repeat the same mistake."

"Well, can't argue with that logic," Bambietta said before she placed a hand on his shoulder. "Anyways, we should probably head back. I don't want to keep my girlfriend waiting for too long. We got a fun bandit raid planned for today with my other friends."


"And once everything falls into place and your foolish grandfather resigns, you'll have complete control of all of Fairy Tail."

Stella smirked as she had just finished going over her grand scheme with Laxus in her temporary home in Magnolia. The man was a considerably powerful wizard, and certainly no fool but that didn't change the fact that he was playing right into her hands. His strong desire to take control of the guild made it almost too easy. She supposed that she admired that part of him if only a bit. It reminded her a little of herself, and her own lust for power. Still, she had to be cautious. If they were to come to blows...she would lose.

"You sure have thought thing's through, I'll give you that much," Laxus told her. His initial plan to use the harvest festival and the Miss Fairy Tail contest had remained practically intact, but Stella had rightfully pointed out some errors in his plan, mainly that if word were to somehow get out, that the magic council would be on him like a dog after a raw steak. Laxus was confident, but he wasn't so foolish as to think he could fight the strongest wizards the country could offer all on his own. Not yet anyway. So she had suggested bringing in some extra help to aid him and the thunder tribe. However, it was who she was getting assistance from that concerned him. "Even so, I can't say I'm crazy about you bringing in dark guilds to help us out."

"They're just a precautionary measure to ensure no word gets out about our little operation," Stella said. "While I have no doubt that your rune mage is up to the task of quarantining the entire town, I'd rather ensure that no one gets even close to the barrier if possible. Besides, with their numbers added to our cause, victory is all but assured."

"That doesn't change the fact that they could really hurt some of the people in the town though." Laxus brought up. "I'd rather we keep the destruction down to a minimum. If any outsiders see what's going on-"

"And that, Laxus, is what Jade is for," Stella said before she slowly stroked her daughter's hair. "Her illusion magic is unmatched by anyone in this world. Thank's to her, we'll be able to set up your thunder palace without anyone noticing, as well as sneaking in our forces into the town. Right, dear?"

"Y-yeah. Sure thing." Jade said as she tried her hardest to keep a straight face. When her mother dragged her away, she knew that it likely had something to do with their plan. But even so...she didn't feel comfortable being here. A pit was slowly beginning to form inside of her. One of extreme guilt. Please, let's just get this over with. Jade thought.

"Alright, but I want you to make sure that you keep those dark guilds under control. I want to run a legitimate guild here, not some dark guild bullshit. As soon as our plan is over, we're sending them right to the council." Laxus demanded.

"But of course," Stella said with a smile. After I control all of you... I won't need them anymore anyway...If you'll even have a say in the matter by the time we're done that is."I'll try to make sure they keep their chaos down to a minimum though. They wouldn't dare to cross me."

"You better, because if anything goes wrong, I'll be holding you responsible. Trust me...you don't want that." He then lit a cigarette as he placed it in his mouth. "So, is that everything, or am I good to go?"

"That'll be all for now. I'll keep you in touch if anything goes wrong." She said. "Oh, and how are your efforts to learning Fairy Law going?"

"You don't need to worry about that. I got it all covered." Laxus said as he headed out the door. "See ya later. Try to not get yourselves in trouble till the big day comes." With that, he closed the door, seeming to leave the two women to themselves.

With Laxus now gone, Emberella ceased using her false identity, the blonde woman being replaced by the black-haired mage. She soon grabbed a nearby pen and lite it ablaze as her eyes narrowed in irritation. "How dare that fool even imply to threaten me." Even after months of me slowly trying to change and manipulate his mind more to my liking, he's still far too stubborn! The fact that he was so hesitant about her using dark guilds and his threat earlier was more than enough to unsettle her. In fact if not for her magic slowly altering his mind over the last few months, she doubted he would have listened to her at all. "I'll be sure to make him pay by the time this is all over."

"E-Emberella?" Jade asked with concern. She had never seen her mother get so mad over something so insignificant.

"Oh, I let my temper slip for a moment," Emberella said as her anger quickly gave way to a smile. "Sorry, you had to see that dear. I'm not used to someone being able to resist my mental control magic. He truly is quite the wizard." Emberella then slowly walked over to her desk then, taking out two communication lacrima. "It won't matter much in the long run. Soon, they'll all be nothing more than my puppets."

Jade couldn't help but look towards the ground then. That was the last thing she wanted to be reminded of about this whole situation. Just as she began to look up, she could see Emberella talking to two men. They were her direct subordinates, and the strongest wizards she had under her command. One had dark brown hair in a ponytail, yellow eyes, multiple scars across his chest, and wore an open white jacket and pants. Most bizarre of all, had a scorpion tail attached to his body. The other was a middle-aged man with dark tan skin, short black and Gray hair, a thick mustache, and wore a Gray jacket with yellow linings and Gray pants.

"Well now, we were just starting to wonder if you had died or something. We haven't heard from you in over a month." The Mustached man said.

"Laxus is proving to be more difficult to control than I had initially planned John, nothing more," Emberella replied. "It changes nothing in the long run. So long as he and the rest of the Fairy Tail battle it out, they should be exhausted enough for me to take control of their minds from there."

"Well, that's all fine and dandy." The man with the ponytail said. "But you still owe me and my guild our part of the bargain."

"Isn't the destruction of the magic council more than enough Joshua?" Emberella asked him as she fought the urge to roll her eyes. At least John was always able to think of the bigger picture with their shared desire of wanting to destroy the magic council, but Joshua was much more of a madman than she would have preferred to work with. If not for the wizards under his command, and his immense skill as an assassin, she would rather have nothing to do with the man.

"Maybe for us mere mortals, but Lord Zeref no doubt will want more from all of this," Joshua said before he grinned menacingly. "3 sacrifices will more than sate his desires I'm sure...Preferably from this fairy tail guild."

"What!?" Jade yelled at Joshua. "That's absolutely out of the question!"

"Oh? You sound like you're actually fond of them." The man said as he stared at her. "Here I thought you were just supposed to be Emberella's obedient dog. Naughty naughty."

"W-well, we need all the help we can get if we're going to take out the magic council, right Emberella?" Jade asked her mother nervously. "It would be pretty wasteful to try to take them over if we just got rid of some of them."

"Oh, but I know that Lord Zeref would want nothing more than the souls of those from the guild who killed his own demons," Joshua said before hs slowly licked his lips. "That green-haired one, in particular, seems like a fine choice."

Having heard enough, Jade took out her guns and pointed them at Joshua. "If you go anywhere near Candi, I swear I will cut off more than just your tail!"

"Oh, is that a challenge?" Joshua said as he took out his weapons. "Be careful now...I could just as easily slit your throat tonight and you'd never see it coming."

"Emberella, please, keep your daughter in line," John said as he rolled his eyes. "The last thing we need right now is any in-fighting."

"I concur," Emberella responded before she turned to face Joshua. "I'm afraid Miss Catnip is off-limits. Her power is too valuable for the battles to come."

Jade smiled then, hearing her mother taking her side of the argument. Oh, thank you Emberella. However, before she could thank Emberella, she continued.

"However, there are plenty of mages in this guild that I won't have a use for. I'm sure I can find 3 that can be thrown away."

What!? Jade thought as she stared at her mother. She...she isn't serious, is she!? She promised no one would get hurt more than they would need to!

"I suppose that will be better than nothing," Joshua said with a sly grin. "Oh, do make sure that you lessen the mind control when you hand them over...I'd love to hear them scream."

"If that's what you want so badly, then consider it done," Emberella said.

"Consider it a deal, Mistress Emberella." With a grin, Joshua then turned off his communication lacrima before John spoke once more.

"I've also received word from that dark guild that approached you some time ago. Las Noches I think it was? They said they're willing to hand over one of their "Espada" to us for this mission so long as we hand them Miss Mcgarden over to them afterward. Apparently, they're stronger than most S class Mages"

"Oh?" Emberella said with curiosity as she raised an eyebrow. She remembered when she had been contacted by a man named Zommari a week ago when he had offered his guild's strength to help her in her goal to wipe out the magic council. She hadn't considered him much when he first showed up, but he soon proved to be quite powerful in the quick brawl they had and she had accepted his offer. If they were truly sending one of the Espada, which she assumed to be their equivalent to S class...then she was even more assured in her victory. "Do you know why they want her specifically?"

"They didn't say, they just wanted us to bring her to them alive," John said.

"I see. Tell them that they have a deal." Emberella said with a grin.

No...Levy. Jade despaired in her mind. She may not have been the closest person to Jade, but she knew Levy well enough that she considered her a friend of sorts. To just give her way to a dark guild, for god knows what reason, just felt wrong to Jade.

"And have you heard anything from the Balam Alliance?" Johan asked.

"Nothing yet beyond the fact that Jellal is almost finished with the tower," Emberella answered. "All he need's now is one final piece. As soon as Zeref is revived and Fairy Tail is under our control...We can finally have our revenge."

"Well, I best be off then to gather our forces," John said before he gave Emberella a slight bow. "Take care." His communication lacrima was turned off as well then, leaving just Jade and Emberella in the room.

"You're not seriously just going to hand over Levy are you?" Jade asked her. "Or those sacrifices that Joshua wanted?" She couldn't be. She had promised her that everyone would be safe! She wouldn't dare go back on her word...right?

Emberella was silent for a moment before she spoke. "Sometime's for the greater good...Sacrifices have to be made."

"But you said that no one in Fairy Tail had to die!" Jade yelled out. "You told me that-"

SLAP!

Jade felt a sharp stinging pain across her left cheek as she fell to the floor. She slowly turned her head upwards to at Emberella, her hand outstretched. Did...did she just hit me? This was a first. She was used to the occasional scolding from her mother figure...but she had never hit her before.

"Jade, I've been very understanding of how you've felt about these "friends" of yours. I understand that someone your age would rather have some other people she can actually hang around with...But the moment you place your own desires above my own...They'll be lost to you." She slowly walked over to her "daughter" then as she stared down at her. "You haven't forgotten everything I've done for you, have you Jade?"

"No of course not!" Jade said as she tried to get up. "I just thought-"

"And there is your problem right there," Emberella said as she slowly stroked Jade's check. "Don't think. Obey." She gave Jade a smile as she continued to slowly touch Jade's skin. "Without me, you would be nothing more than a street rat barely able to live off her own. At best, you would have just amounted to a dark mage...But with me, you serve a greater purpose, my daughter. The complete destruction of the magic council. That will be our legacy. That is what we live for. Until that goal is achieved...Nothing else matters." Emberella got to her feet then as she looked down at Jade and offered her hand. "Is that clear dear?"

"...Yes," Jade said as she took her hand. Emberella smiled as she pulled her up.

"That's a good girl. You always did know your proper place. Stick with me...and you'll have the family that you've always desired. Fairy Tail is nothing more than a ragtag of chaotic mages, nothing more. You'll soon see. Once Laxus enacts our plan...They'll eat each other, like animals."

"...Yes, whatever you say," Jade whispered the actions that had happened moment's ago still keeping her in shock.

"Very good. Go along now...I have important buisness I need to attend to. Go hang out with those...Friends of yours. See what more you can learn."

"Alright." With that, Jade quickly left the room and closed the door behind her before she burst into a run. Something was very, very wrong with her mother. In all the years she had been with Emberella she had never been so short-tempered, or went back on her word! Jade soon reached Fairy Hills and went to her room, closing the door with a loud slam as she began to catch her breath. She was currently having a panic attack as the gravity of the situation finally hit her. Her friends were going to die. Levy was going to be handed over to some kind of dark guild to be experimented on, sacrificed or god knows what else, and 3 more would be given away to some madman to appease Zeref!

What do I do!? Jade thought as she struggled to breathe. What do I do!? What do I do!? Her knee's buckled before she collapsed on her bed. Things were getting out of control! All of this...It wasn't supposed to be like this! She and her mother were supposed to just live a happy life together after they took down the magic council. Making other friends, people she cared about...None of this was part of her plan! She never planned on caring about them!

"I...I can't take this anymore." Jade said as tears began to fall from her eyes. Despite all this, all that had happened, she still couldn't decide who to side with. Everyone she had met in Fairy Tail was so nice to her, and Candice...She was the best thing to happen to her in the last few months. But even so, even so, Emberella had raised her for ten years. Without her, she would have been devoured by the monsters Emberella saved her from. She owed her everything! She couldn't just turn her back on her, she had to...she had to do something but what? How could she ever convince her mother that this was the wrong way to go!

No. There was one thing she could do.

Jade quickly rose out of her bed then before she took out one of her pistols from its holster before she opened her mouth and stuck the barrel inside. The guilt was tearing her apart from the inside, now more than ever. The pain and sorrow of it all...She just wanted to end it! Maybe, if she was lucky, Emberella would be overcome with enough grief that she would reconsider.

Candi, I'm sorry. Odds were that Candice would be the one to find her body. What she was doing was terribly selfish, Jade knew that deep down...but any kind of rational thought was impossible with her mind clouded by her intense emotions. Her index finger soon began to slowly press on the trigger as Jade closed her eyes, embracing herself for the bitter end.

It never came.

Jade's eyes widened as she tried to pull the trigger only to find that her body wasn't responding anymore. What the hell!? She tried again and again, each attempt to end her own life met with failure.

"My, you truly are a troublesome woman."

That voice...She knew that voice! Opening her eyes, Jade saw none other than the man from her dreams, Aizen Sousuke covering the gun, the man using one of his own fingers to prevent Jade from pulling the trigger. Her mouth hung open for a moment before she removed the gun and spoke. "Wait a minute...You're real!? I thought you were just some hallucination that my mind came up with to figure out all this crap!"

"I can assure you that what you experienced was no dream," Aizen said as he took the gun out of her hand before it fell through his hands. "It was all quite real."

"What the hell are you?" Jade asked him as she stared at the man who stopped her attempt at ending her own life. "Some kind of Guardian angel or something?"

"I suppose that would be accurate for how I've interacted with you up until now but not quite." He replied. "Simply...Think of me as a passenger inside of your own mind."

"A passenger of my own mind huh?" Jade said skeptically. "Ok, then try to explain how you're standing right in front of me."

"What you see before you is nothing more than me projecting my appearance before you with my own power. I simply took control of your finger for a moment to stop you from doing something quite foolish. I am nothing more than a mere projection." Aizen told her. "Though unlike thought projection magic, I can only interact with items that you are in contact with. Anything else will simply phase through me." In an attempt to prove his point, he tried to pick up Jade's gun, only for his hand to phase right through it.

This can't be freaking happening...There's no way. Jade thought. But what other explanation could there be? Before she could continue to think about what had just happened, he continued.

"Did you really believe that taking your own life would solve anything?" He asked her. "That your mother would be so overcome with grief that she would abandon her plans? I'm afraid to tell you that logic is quite flawed. Your death would change nothing, your mother's desire for revenge would simply overtake her grief and she would proceed as planned."

Jade sputtered as she tried to speak. "That's...That's-"

"The truth." He interrupted her. "You know it as well as I do that she's become more and more obsessed with her revenge than anything else. She'll throw away anything to achieve that goal, even her own surrogate daughter."

"And why should I believe you huh!?" Jade yelled back. "You think I'm just going to buy that you're doing all of this out of the goodness of your own heart!? Cut the crap! You want something out of this!"

"I can assure you once more that it's mutually benefit-"

"Don't think for a minute I'm gonna accept some cryptic bullshit! Tell me what you want!" She yelled back at him once more. When he said nothing, she continued. "I thought so. Well, until you give it to me straight, I'm not gonna listen to a damn thing you say about this. For all I know, your just some demon trying to mess with me!"

Having been fed up with the man before her, she grabbed her guns and placed them back in their holsters. "I don't know why you need me alive, or why you're paying such close attention to me, or how you got in my head in the first place but I'm going to figure this out all on my own! So, do me a favor, stay here, and leave me alone!" She then abruptly turned around and walked out of her room and slammed the door, leaving Aizen Sosuke all to himself.

"So this must be what it's like to be a parent," Aizen said to himself. "Personally, I fail to see the appeal." However, despite his calm demeanor, Aizen had to admit that he was somewhat frustrated by the situation. If he hoped to one day live in this world and escape the confines of the Muken, Jade's body was the only suitable host for him to inhabit. If she died, then that was it. Ordinarily, he would have tried to have fabricated some sort of lie to Jade..but Syplhia had been quite thorough when she had transferred his spirit over into Jade's mind. A seal, more powerful than any kido that he had encountered, had been placed on him to prevent himself from lying to his host. If he was going to succeed in this new world that he found himself in, her cooperation was a necessity.

Slowly, his lips turned upwards into a smirk. You'll soon learn the truth to my cooperation eventually Jade. I'll give you an offer that you simply cannot refuse.


Oh boy, what does Aizen have planned this time? Well, I can't say anything quite yet, but I can assure you all that'll be fairly...Interesting to say the least. Writing Aizen and Jade interact was very fun I have to admit, as well as Ulquiorra seeing what the guild is like for the first time. In hindsight, the scene may have been too long, but I'm personally proud of how it turned out.

Next time, for sure, will be the Loke stuff. This time I can promise it for sure because...well, I don't have anything else I plan on writing. Like I said, this and the last chapter were all supposed to be part of Loke's little character arc but...it all felt like too much to fit into one chapter. I understand this fill a bit like a filler chapter because of it, but I thought it was the best choice. Besides, I figured I'd try to entertain everyone while this CronaVirus stuff is going on.

That said I'm still eager to hear your thoughts on this, so feel free to leave a review.