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OK, we're back to Country Hearts and we're working on these stories slowly but we're almost there to chapter 10 the final chapter of this part but we got to chapter 9 to get through first we're gonna finish up the stuff with the past and her powers as a counterpart and then we touch more about her exile and the last chapter of the story about her being in school because that would take too long. OK then let us get started on this chapter.


Back on the main timeline

the human year 1999

Alencia and year 998 MG

it's been a while since the veil was closed for about a few hours, so that wasn't so bad. I was getting used to these headaches now the veil finally opened once again OK thought what was going to happen next everything became foggy as we landed on the solver before we could see anything else Alvin was there well I guess we had to deal with that I guess that's OK. Maybe it won't be 23 hours or whatever or pauses like this in the story and maybe maybe I can get back to normal for a moment.

this is been going on for several days now. I can't wait for this to end, but my pain and suffering will not end. Just this great there's so much more I have to endure. I don't want to, but I don't have a choice. Do I I guess not and I had no one to encourage me to be OK and this evil man is still after me well for now he's leaving me alone. He only appears when I sleep, which is fine with me.

The less I see of him the better but the more I see if my Timecrest is what I want to see there he was in front of me and his beautiful, beautiful blonde Sandy blonde hair and his beautiful violet eyes. He looked fine. I didn't feel the pain anymore of the chains at least they were gone he was taken back in time and he was now 13. He was wondering why that happened you're younger now precious I said, you went back in time to say those things to him but how I wanted to tell him everything is gonna be OK and that everything is gonna be fine soon precious.

I wanted to take his hand and hold it. I wanted to run my hands in his hair. I know he wants to do the same with me I bet, but now he looked distraught and dismayed at the moment he was on the solution, but everything looked foggy. rain was falling outside the barrier he was in Calvin's voice and saw Alvin's face and Luther's face too.

I am here. I asked you to bring me back in time. I heard him say so please give me your time magic. Oh, I'm ready to join you Alvin you don't mean that now right now Luther, but you will time so for now I bestow upon you my magic phrase came to his head tins Dealo he said what does it do the power to freeze time Alvin said OK then.

I tricked you, but I'm not an Indian giver. Alvin said so I'm not gonna take back what I gave you no but I came back to this timeline to die. My face went pale. What about that promise you made to me I thought I'll die if you die precious I didn't say that out loud though, but I heard him continue that you gave up everything you were about to come back from a time where you would rather just do pouches all day. I came back this time to die Luther says and maybe even my counterpart as well, you came back to this time for yourself Luther Alvin said you left you came back for yourself and you couldn't bear to stay in a world where you have to make infinity pouches for the rest of your life.

I thought it was better for me. I heard him say please don't leave me. I said I didn't say that out loud though he can't read my thoughts, which is good.

The rain was pouring down around the barrier that he was in. I can hear and see the rain well OK he touched a frozen raindrop that was falling after he froze time. Ezra came before he froze time again. Janice was there with Riley. Riley tried to run to him, but everything was showing before Ezra could come. Alvin was still saying how do you mean that you don't mean it right now I heard him say as everything came back to normal. Everything on the I became in focus. He looked down at the vision covering up the sovereign eye, it panned the location of his quarantine zone his home. I can see it through the location.

As soon as he got time magic, Ezra came ready to take him, but the solve or not, the chronology came out of Luther and blocked them well maybe Alvin was right. The jam will keep him from taking him.

Riley tried to reach for him. I tried to reach for him too, but Jen pulled him back pull her back from him. She said Luther you're OK. You're OK. You died but now you're back and now you're OK. She said sobbing. Janice had a hand on Riley, so on Riley's shoulder, when he first showed up, he said Ezra, please heal this honorable servant of Volder, but Ezra ignored him and focused on Luther. Everything went around them went white.


Well, you got to magic Luther It's incredible that you can freeze all this at once most people. I know that Timecrest can only freeze one thing at a time my dragon circles above what you have frozen so far wow all of all is now frozen and everything around you is incredible please first mage. I don't mind you taking me away. I heard Luther say, not I started to feel sick as I started to feel panic. I started rocking back-and-forth rocking back-and-forth feeling the pain..

Feeling the Chrono gym in my body it was even more feeling here than it ever has in my life the pain was stronger now stronger please don't let this be this and let it be Luther's fate, please I'll die. If this happens, I thought.

I need to ask you a question Ezra said this will determine this for me Luther Timecrest if you have the option to save one person or the world, what would it be looked into Ezra as he thought I never cared for what would happen to the world as long as the people I love are doing fine and healthy you remind me of Alvin Luther Timecrest I'm taking you with you today with me as he tried to take him. The Chrono gym came out and spun and showed between them.


I said Alvin you're not gonna let you're not gonna let Ezra take Luther are you? He's not Alvin said he'll be quiet. I said when weeping stop weeping he's not gonna be taken. I start crying.

No Ezra, I bet you haven't fed greeny of dragon berry pie today. The watch was blocked so I couldn't listen in on their conversation too much. I can listen, but I could not respond except to Alvin what a greeny, but my message was blocked and it was all jumbled up.

Ezra, can you unblock the watch please Luther's human counterpart was trying to say something just now it's you it is you Ezra said, but how was this? Your spell only allows you to talk to their human counterparts and Timecrest and their counterparts how are we speaking right now? The Jen that Luther has made made this possible For me for you to see my aura and speak to you no unblock the watch, please.

it is you Alvin yes, Alvin said.

chatting back-and-forth I don't remember the whole conversation. It was a pretty long one, but it was pretty interesting in some parts. One watch was unblocked eventually and I was able to comment but not much. I just listened in on their conversation.

Then Alvin left us alone. Luther asked her to do a few things when Sarah was telling him he was gonna take him now we were disturbed and time was disturbed now I'm gonna take you Luther that was unpleasant now I'm gonna take you your compromise by Alvin I can see that I'm taking you with me today.

you won't be able to Luther said and why not you just won't be able to the ovens were confident that Alvin just Alvin was right you won't be able to take me away.

OK, if you're gonna take me away, grant me two requests one can you show me Scarlet, and then second can you show me my family my parents if there's still alive?

can you at least grant me that at least Ezra thought for a moment and waited for his hand over the solver's eye first Scarlet was shown Luther wished her well and granted her all the happiness that she could want. I saw Scarlet looking up at Volder at Luther. Well, I hope she's all right too.

I wish Scarlet all the happiness too.

Next, then, baby Ash is shown with Helena and Julius Luther wishing his parents things and then he puts his hands on Baby Ashe's face, wishing him to be hoping he become a mage and that he'll be stronger than him one day and that you let his parents not remember him I felt sad and pain when he said these things to baby Ash, and wish him all the happiness and he didn't say Ashcrest he said Ash read he was saying goodbye to Timecrest.

then Ezra was gone for a moment he tried to take Luther again, but it was stopped and disappeared for a moment. Even the silver eye was blank. Even Janice and Riley were gone Ashli Janice was there, but Riley was gone. And Alvin was back.


Wow, I knew that was gonna happen. The chromogen wasn't gonna take you away. Alvin said now you have to face your biggest challenge yet Luther I was wondering what he meant by that you need to try and kill Janice, but I know we can't and we know we both know you can't. I'll kill him. Luther said oh we know you won't Luther, the dagger from Janice, but he couldn't he dropped it to the ground Once that failed he chose to do something else he chose to try and kill himself again no, please Luther no I begged don't kill me Don't kill us I said.

renew you both renew we both knew you couldn't do it Luther you don't have it in you to kill so just give up on this shut up Luther says his tears falling shut up shut up. I wanted to say something, but he was telling Alvin to shut up right now his pain was my pain. I just shut up. he didn't wanna hear it.

then he said something that made me sad and everyone I'm gonna kill myself no I said please don't kill yourself Luther whatever you do don't please breathe in and out as my breath got caught in my throat. Please don't leave me. Please don't leave me you said you take care of me. Please don't leave me, I love you darling. He told me he was sorry but he couldn't. He couldn't stay. He couldn't live not like this. I'm sorry he said I'm sorry. Luther, I said again gently he said he was sorry but no, I cannot live like this. No, I'm not letting you kill yourself again. Luther said, Alvin.

then Luther fell all over and buckled over like he was hit by something. I fell over too in the same position. We both screamed at the same time and we were rolling in pain. We continue to torture it on the floor and pain. I did not like this feeling, neither did he, I cannot let you both die like this. I can't let you kill yourself Luther not again and your counterpart will suffer. Do you want your counterpart to suffer to my pain and breathe and breathe through I said don't kill her like this kill me, my dear, but Luther has to die like we have to suffer, stop torturing him like this. He needs to know where he stands. Alvin said again.

but it'll kill me too I'm aware of that but I don't care. I'm gonna let Luther suffer until he figures something out. Alvin said are you gonna let your counterpart suffer like this Luther said are you gonna let her die because of your pain? Don't forget the two of you were tied to one. Are you gonna let your counterpart suffer? They're gonna suffer for your mistakes.

they might even die of it they might die because of your mistakes you might kill them if you continue I can tell that they don't have long to live I control the life of your counterpart life. They'll die when you do or die when they suffer enough.

Luther stop screaming and recording. I can see you stopped driving around but you can still feel pain. Luther's blood was still pouring around and Luther put his hands on ashes face still on his parents. I'm sorry but I can't. I wanted to come back I wanted, I wanted to give the nation to Janice cause I wanted to see how it worked. I want to hurt people, this is not what I'm hearing. I wanted to see the outcome he said and yes, I came back for myself but also Ash. and my counterpart's life.

also came back for Scarlett's life ashes life but also for myself too he says I'm selfish and I don't deserve to live Luther. I thought I said out loud. I'm sorry he said again to me I'm sorry I don't deserve you. I don't deserve any of this and one final toss off the eye closing the watch for good, I'll close the Watch that won't do you any good. Your counterpart powers will still work if you watch Luther Alvin said. It.

he says goodbye. He says our journey must come to an end. No, I cried. Please don't leave me. I'll die if you leave I'll die if you die I said please don't leave me, Luther. I said my tears falling. My breathing sped up. Pain shot through my body as he landed again and died, I was the scenario if he stayed dead forever what would happen? I did not like how it was born. A new counterpart was chosen and I was dead. Scarlett was dead. Riley never became queen of all these things.

Helen and Julius were alive, but they weren't happy and they never told Ash about Luther they never realized or wondered why he committed suicide but I did ash became a great cook and artist too, which was good I guess but he was never free.

after seeing that, I passed out and died again.

mother and father thought I was dead this time but then weekly I said before I completely gone turn back time I said weekly.

The magic world around me as magic went to Luther to wake him back up. We died again temporarily but came back to life once again.


once again, I died once again I was sick again. I hope this is the last time I'll have to die. I thought please I hope I hope I don't have to die again like this.

then I had to apologize to him Luther had to apologize for bringing him back because he told me not to know I'm the one who should be sorry he said I threw it away. I was about to leave Ashli alone in the world with Alvin, and with other people that I care about here in the hands of Alvin as well. Ezra was there, but others were gone. Riley was gone King Janice was gone. Time was disturbed once again said Ezra. Luther was on the silver night alone with Ezra now. I burdened you he said to me and said to me not again ever again he asked Ezra a question about where Ash was ashes with Riley and my parents he asked I'm sorry, but Jen has already killed them. No mom and dad. Luther said he called the blank ask can you show them again, please? I'm sorry, but I can't Said even if I wanted to, I cannot show them again. I'm sorry.


And the veil was closed for a short time. I didn't have much to think about at the moment. What did I just process and witness? What did I do to save Luther again and the cost of his parents it's so sad to think about. I have to think of what I should do for him. Well, I can't think about that right now. If I ever do see him again I don't know.

I don't know what I would do hold him as something weird to think about of my age a friend that would be the only thing I can think of to be his friend. I'm already mostly that being his counterpart if I ever do see him again in person if ever see him in person, that's what I will do.


Then the veil opened again the watch was open again before he did anything else he addressed and he addressed me first I'm sorry I didn't mean to burden you. He said I shouldn't have given you all that power. I shouldn't have given you that I apologize too then also I said again no he said I won't, my parents are dead. It's nothing of you what you have done he said thanks for sticking with me through all the bad things. The worst of it isn't over yet. They're still bad things to come he said.

there's still more for you to witness with me he said our lives together are not over. He said again.

then crying down to Ezra's cloak telling him to take him to a place in Boulder once we got there he looked around the room at all the snacks, machines, and junk food around him. There were a lot of barbecue chips his favorite. He said he had never seen so many going close to them I said stop those must be stale said those are Alvin's chips.

we are used to getting things from the quarantine zones that are a little stale. Uther said Ezra said Alvin cannot hear us here. I thought you would take me to a room inside Volder no he said we're not going there that be too expected, but there's lots of I am here and Alvin cannot hear us here so what is it you want to ask me to take away my emotions he said I'm not gonna do that. You said I'm not taking away your emotions or your thoughts but I'm not gonna help you as you said I can see the sadness for your parents and you're telling the truth but I'm still not gonna do those things for you, but I'm breaking inside even more to destroy he said.

my heart inside will break even more if I have to destroy the Volans if I have to shed blood.

I was thinking, poor Luther.

it wasn't too long ago Ezra said that you jumped off the sovereign eye again dying, leaving it in the hands of your counterpart. You're both standing here before me. You're sitting here before me because both of you have failed. I know I failed Luther said.

Luther looked up at the glowing specs. If I am above him as they swirled above his head I saw them too, and Ezra as well. I can't let you live as said your counterpart and you have caused so much trouble. I can't let you go now, even though I'm not gonna take away your emotions or your thoughts you punish me for not helping me write Ezra said if you don't help me I will kill myself again. He said no please I thought please don't. you won't do it again. Ezra said whatever you do affects your counterpart dying affects them too. whatever you decide, affects them the two of you or one not in soul or body, but in mind, you're cursed and so was the counterpart.

cursed no I can't believe this I couldn't process curse curse.

now, please leave so I can think Ezra said.

and then he went into a trance.

then he saw Pora had two standing on the balcony. What are you doing here Pora? I heard him say for a moment as snapped out of his days and out of his trance and said what are you doing here Porsche?

Porsche is right I heard Luther say please let me help with Alvin at least Alvin how do you know his name you heard me speak to him earlier I know Ezra said, but how did he tell you his name you privileged Luther not how I feel I feel cursed.

you are cursed, but I can't do anything about your curse or your counterpart's curse. He said I cannot fix that. I said no Luther if you're cursed then so am I your counterpart is right.

you cursed and I can't help you I won't help you.

if you won't help me, I heard Luther say will you help Ash heal the pain of ashes car I can but I won't send Ezra you're asking for a small exception just like you're asking for your emotions limit the exceptions that happen in our lives of them, the better our world is you need to understand this Luther exception puts Alencia in danger. The only reason I'm able to do that by mobilizing a Timecrest is because Timecrest is the biggest exception of them all. you and your counterpart.

Porsha said in Pura's body what does Ezra Ezra what does Luther need your help on? He just sat down and went into a trance again.

But his voice no longer sounded monotone She remembered being 13 years old. You're the youngest Timecrest to ever activate the pocket watch I wanted to help you should not have gotten caught up in this. I was hoping that she would get a little older but circumstances pulled due to opening and activating the watch earlier than you were expected like I said again 13 years old you're just a child.

you're sad of course I am sad children need to be protected like I said, Porsche. You don't need to disguise yourself on the first page to know who you are. I know that said Porsche she asked again. What does Luther need your help on Porsche? Cora said to Ezra.

I want Ezra to remove my emotions. I heard Luther say is that what he wants? Is that what you want him to do yes, I already lost my parents too King Janice. I'd break even more if I had to destroy the Vald Orians as shoulders were shaking, put a comforting hand with Pat's hand on his shoulders understand, I would love for you to have been younger or older when this had to happen to you.

how do you make her for? She's just a spell said Porsche she's made for my cis ultimate solid fights. She's not a person like you or me. I'm using her body right now using her. It doesn't sound great to me. It sounds right like I said she's just a spell person said Porsche.

I'm just using her to communicate. She's just made out of Evora and she'll dissipate if I don't charge her enough.

The spell amusing is Lucinda Altemus's organic fights.

hold up I said Bora is an illusion

it's hard to believe

it's hard to believe it myself Luther said apparently.

what is Ezra doing? He's in a trance. He's deciding on if he wants to help or not said Porsche if he decided to not help you, he would've teleported away somewhere where we couldn't find him. I want to remove my emotions like I said that's what you asked him yes that's what I asked for.

OK, I'll help you. Ezra said I'll help you Luther but you have to help send Alvin home. I will send him home because that's the best thing to say, but whatever plan you have a plan on not killing Alvin because if you do,

I tried to process I'll have to kill you.

I tried to process what just happened he's gonna be emotionless soon. My poor Luther but if it's the best thing for him, then I support him. I just hope he still cares about me and wants to protect me. That's all I hope for he said he would. He said he protected me no matter what happened emotionless or not he said he cared loved and protected me.

and if this is the best thing for him, then I support him.

all I want is the best for him I love him, and I don't want him harmed more than anything.


The watch reopened and the veil reopened. It's been at least a few hours now I rested during some of that time, which was good. I needed that rest his pain in my own as my own wears me out.

no, we were in Volder and the watch was reopened and we are sitting in front of Janice in the same room we were in earlier this time. Luther was calmer this time. He leaned out to Janice. He told him I'm gonna destroy Volder. He says I'm not asking your permission or your consent then why you're not asking for my consent Janice I want to borrow your wall one more time to speak to my counterpart one more time before I do this and close the Watch forever. I don't need to speak to the watch as much because Alvin is inside of me.

I don't know that you could do it, but I wouldn't give you past you, but I wanna know what happened to the boy that couldn't kill me his greatest enemy at the time I grew up and sacrifices too. What do you know about sacrifices Jen plenty nowadays sacrificed a lot for this, Luther said.

I sent something different about you Luther your calmness right now is unnatural. What happened to you? You don't want to know. Luther said, but I'm just not getting used to this.

I like the new you Luther, I said.

I'm just now getting used to the new me he says talking to the watch, yes I told you I would be doing that Janice.

Wait, don't kill my daughter even though she tried to kill you please don't kill her. I don't care if your daughter lives or dies, but you have two of them and I don't care about them unless they're outside of Alder if they are they're spared if they're inside the gates when I destroyed it, they will die, all I care about is the destruction of Volder to weekend Alvin's influence on the Volans more the less attention that Alvin has also more valuable to Alvin if I'm the last Timecrest result of anything also I want to increase the fear of humans the day there's no more humans the day. Alvin will lose here. You are talking about it. Annihilation of your race like you're planning a picnic in the park said Janice.

I'm glad you let me come back for this. I heard him say to me again.

Do you think I'm gonna let you just roll over and destroy my empire this is not for your consent once again I'm just here to borrow your I really in walls. Also, want to use the rule breaker above the palace to destroy Volder. I know what a man is serious said Janice I am serious. Said Luther I want to use breaker Nemesis it needs blood, so I'll need to kill a bunch of Dorians with my hands before I can destroy Valdor with it but it'll be worth it to me.

I can kill you if I'd like he said as he froze time towards Dealo, he says he walked over to the king and his eyes were in surprise as Luther looked for the dagger and held it up to Luther's throat and not up to his own throat, but to Janice's throat threatening him he unfroze time and took a seat. Nice you grow some backbone Luther, but frightening me with a dagger is the same as killing me with it not like I said I might keep you alive. The last key alive would be helpful. Useful to me one day. I'm sorry about your parents, if this is trying to get revenge, no revenge is an emotional thing. It's meaningless. I'm doing this to Alvin not to get revenge on my parents. They're dead. What's the point? Wait do not destroy my palace. You can take it and like I said you don't need to kill Riley. She'll be a great blood source for you. What do you mean this palace can fly Luther's eyes widened this whole palace can fly. it has a flight function that can only be used by Royal Blood of Vald Dorian blood.

I guess you had other architects besides my father oh yes, most of this palace was built by your dad and you, but the flight function wasn't all you need to do is add blood to it and it will fly. You can take some of mine now and you can fly away before you destroy Volder, and Riley can give blood to.

where is Riley? I'm not saying that a second Hunter down that would be crude. If she's not inside Valder's gates she will live. She took your sibling and ran away. Said Janice after I killed your parents she took ass and ran off. I have no idea where she went.

she's your friend remember that.

after the conversation was over, Luther froze time once again and laughed hysterically to himself. It's ironic, isn't it? I thought that I wouldn't debate believe deeply and that I wouldn't be able to destroy Volder. I'm laughing still.

I felt his coldness but also relaxed it too. I know he had to be this way. I know he wanted him to feel better. His feeling better made me feel better.

remember, I'll always be there for you protecting and watching over you I'm your Timecrest. You're my counterpart. That'll never change.

I wonder what I was thinking if Ezra had removed my emotions, the old Luther would think I am just a puppet. I am not meant to be free and with that, the watch was closed. The veil closed in front of me once again.


Then it opened again for a little bit

there was just a little I needed to see you before my time was up with the watch and teleported to a house and liar there I saw baby Ash and Riley and the Elden. I didn't know much about them, but I was hoping Ash would be safe here Eldon spoke to Riley, but I didn't get everything. They said I'm still thinking about what Luther said about the death of ashes. Parents and family have no more other family I want to stream out. Yes, he does. Ezra showed up. He did transfer the emotions. Riley left to go back to Volder because she didn't wanna lead her father to Ashli, the destruction the emotions went into, and then the watch teleported to as closed, and the veil was closed.

for good, I thought maybe it'll never open again. I don't know. Maybe there's hope for the future. And once again, my powers will probably need to be needed again. and I would hope to see him again.

but for now, I need to be happy with what I have now, and wait that's all I can do wait NBL I didn't like that I was sick. I'll just deal with it.

Whatever comes comes.


Ending chapter here we'll get chapter 10 soon. It'll be a very important chapter. I hope you enjoy this last one for the time being I think Country Hearts getting off to a good start we're gonna get into the country. Part Country Hearts, part of the story soon, and all about her exile and learning about it and things, I'll see you then for chapter 10 and part two soon.

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