(A New fate and the continuation of the fate that we last left off has arrived, let us see where this leads our heroes.)

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Fate 32

Previously on Canon Distortion…

Sora Minakaze, Makoto Nanaya and the Mercenary Bullet arrived at the 6th Hierarchical city of Yabiko. While Makoto and Bullet both had no trouble finding their way around the city and meeting their respective targets, Sora on the other hand had managed to find himself sandwiched with protecting the Murakumo Unit, Mu-12, from Hunter Long who was currently possessed by his Nox Nyctores, Draco. As he prepared himself to defend Mu from Draco, he cannot help but wonder why an aspect of Noel was separate from her in the first place…

And Now, the continuation of Canon Distortion…

Makoto was worried. There was a lot running through her mind at that moment and one of them was the fact that Sora had just hanged up on her call and has yet to call her back to update what is going on. The fact that she mentioned Noel's current location was enough for Sora to hang up on her. That told her that Sora knew something that she clearly was not in the loop with and that deeply worried her inside.

She knew that Sora told her that he would call her back and that usually meant that he would hold his word but it had been at least 10 minutes since that call. Normally, she wouldn't want to play the role of the needy girlfriend but something worried her deep inside. What if Sora was in deep trouble right now and needed her help but couldn't let her know because he was too busy. These may seem like irrational fears but she knew that with Sora, this was a genuine possibility.

"What's the matter Makoto? You look rather pale." Tsubaki questioned, noticing the sweat forming on Makoto's brow. What should she say to Tsubaki at that moment? She knew that Tsubaki did not know who the hell Sora was. If she could make manifest the blue light… No, that was unreliable and even then, she didn't know about the Blue light to trust it at that moment. "Ahehe… really now? Maybe I have seen a ghost hahaha." Makoto joked, hoping the small innocent lie she told would have been enough to convince Tsubaki that she was alright but she knew that wouldn't be enough.

"Look Makoto. I know you are a bit of a scaredy cat sometimes but even I can tell that there's something wrong right now. You're just sweating like never before and you confirmed that Noel's safe. So what's really on your mind right now." Tsubaki questioned, leaning in further as Makoto's hopes that Tsubaki would think she was just telling a silly joke and for her to focus once again would have been enough simply did not work. Maybe now was the best time to actually tell Tsubaki the truth and nothing but the truth.

"You see… I came to Yabiko with two friends of mine that I made. One of them is waiting for us back at the base but the other… he said he needed to do something and that he would call me but he hasn't given a call back since." Makoto expressed, feeling that telling Tsubaki her worry would be better than keeping her in the dark. "So you think he's currently in danger right now?" Tsubaki questioned, Makoto nodding her head greatly at that.

Before Makoto could continue her sentence, a loud explosion could be heard followed by the ground shaking greatly. "What in the…" Tsubaki said before stumbling, stopping her from finishing her sentence as Makoto immediately felt a pit grow on her stomach. "Do you think that's your…" "Tsubaki. Please head back to the base and make sure that my other friend is alright. Her name's Bullet. Can you do that for me right now." Makoto said as Tsubaki was shocked by how fast Makoto had responded and before she could say anything, Makoto immediately went running towards the sound of the explosion.

"MAKOTO WAIT!" Tsubaki desperately shouted, watching her friend run towards danger as she stood unsure what to do…

As Makoto ran towards the explosion, the cause of the explosion was currently unfolding in front of the eyes of the civilians who were brave enough to remain in the chaos. On one side was a white haired man who used a rather peculiar weapon, a rather hefty sword with a motorcycle revver for a blade handle, his brilliant yellow and blind white eyes staring right at the threat that was in front of him. On the other side was the threat in question, a red haired man, eyes glowing red like how Kakans would while wearing their masks, in his hands was a metal shaped head of a dragon whose mouth had ejected a massive blade to force the white haired man into a clash.

"Hunter…. I know you are in there… Stop this." The white haired man, Sora Minakaze said as he pushed with great strength, forcing the red haired man, Hunter Long to lose his grip on the ground. "Talking to the boy is useless Balmung. He's currently asleep right now." Hunter Long answered as his voice sounded distant. Sora knew that the person in front of him was not Hunter Long but the Nox Nyctores that was currently in his possession, Mucro Flagro: Draco.

"Shut up Draco. I don't give a shit about what you say right now." Sora replied, making sure his voice had enough venom to make it clear that he did not give a fuck as to what Draco was talking to him and that his only goal was making sure that Hunter was safe. "And I am making it clear to you that the boy will not respond to you right now." Draco replied, pushing back with great strength as Sora could feel his balance about to give way.

"And you're open!" Draco shouted, forcing Sora back as Sora stumbled a bit. As Draco attempted to slash at Sora's waist, he immediately saw Sora parry the blow with the Rev Blade stabbed to the ground, causing the weapon to slide past him as Draco simply clicked his tongue. "Again with your cheap parlour tricks Balmung! How much longer do you intend to keep fighting with that false power of yours!" Draco shouted, spewing flames from the slash to try and burn Sora.

"This power I have is not fake!" Sora shouted, immediately using Balmung to see and execute the possibility where Sora had managed to dodge Draco's flames, charging right towards him with great speed as Draco blocked Sora's next attack. "The power to manipulate one's fate is nothing but pretending to be god! I refuse to be defeated by that power once again!" Draco shouted, simply attacking at Sora's own attack, forcing Sora's blade to the side as Draco tried to deliver the killing blow at that moment but Sora was quick enough to stop Draco's attack with the Rev Blade, not needing Balmung to do so.

As the two clashed, the flames that Draco released caused the crowd to begin to panic, seeing the flames spread closer towards them. Sora himself cared little as to what was happening with the crowd, focused on the threat in front of him as Sora saw Draco create more flames. "DO NOT THINK I AM LIKE THE WHELP THAT IS MY HOST! HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FULLY USE THE POWER GRANTED TO HIM!" Draco shouted, causing a flame eruption to occur in front of him.

Normally, such explosive flames would have been deemed impossible for Sora to dodge, even with the use of Balmung. But that was the old him and the new him had tricks that the old one did not have such as using two Black Beast heads to launch him right into the air, giving Sora air superiority while dodging the fires below. Sora then pulled out his revolver and fired two swift shots, focusing on the bullets as they went towards Draco.

"SUCH TRICKS ARE POINTLESS!" Draco shouted, swinging flames to intercept the bullets. One of them got instantly incinerated but the other was not caught in the flames. Instead it was Sora, wrapping himself in the mouth of another Black Beast to protect himself as he immediately emerged from the flames, managing to land a blow right on Draco, slashing his chest. "Do you not care for the boy I currently inhabit!?" Draco questioned, realizing that the blow Sora had just delivered would have been fatal if he had not stepped back.

"I do care for him, Care for him enough that I know you will not recklessly throw him in danger for you are dependent on him being alive to maintain your connection." Sora calmly replied, shocking Draco with the level of calm Sora had at that moment. "If you wanted, you could have produced even more hot flames or attacked more recklessly but it's clear to me that whatever harm comes his way will simply be more harm for you." Sora explained, slashing at Draco once again, forcing Draco to step back as he could feel the blade nick his stomach, nearly disembowling him had he not used flames to cauterize the wound before it got worse.

"So if you want me to stop trying to get you killed, I would suggest you return Hunter back this instant." Sora threatened. He had hoped by showing Draco that he was willing to kill his host in order to get him to stop it would be enough for him to consider stopping his actions and pursue a different route. "Do you really think that mere threats to my host's life would be enough for me to stop?" Draco questioned as Sora sighed, realizing that was what Sora was trying to achieve.

"Looks like for a Nox Nyctores you actually have some balls. Looks like I will need to pursue a different route with you." Sora said as he changed the Rev Blade to it's arm form, gripping it tightly as Sora pulled out the sheath that he had been keeping near him. "Don't blame me for what happens next." Sora warned as he immediately sheathed the Rev Arm with it, having it form a cast around the Rev Arm as the metal hand formed more metal pipes to protect the main arm.

Draco had beared witness to this form just once and that was when Sora had come face to face with the Mad dog and nearly died in the process. Judging from how Sora was already going as far as to use the Rev Arm without any word, that told Draco that Sora was not going to hold back his punches any longer. Draco simply scoffed upon seeing Sora's seriousness in front of him but was secretly excited. He had hoped that his opponent would stop holding back and it was clear that Sora was not going to hold back any longer despite the current situation with his host.

"If you refuse to give him back, I will just have to punch him out of you by force." Sora said, his eyes beginning to glow azure blue. Draco was surprised to see Sora's eyes begin to glow Azure blue, as if to hint that his connection with the Azure was beginning to grow stronger. "Punch him out by force? The kind of barbaric speech I would expect to hear from a Black Beast." Draco said, showing his disgust for Sora's choice of words.

Sora could have followed with a smart quip or sentence to speak back at the Nox Nyctores but he did not have it in him to do so. He did not possess Makoto's ability to say something at the heat of the moment that would catch his opponent off guard. But at the same time, he just wanted to defeat Draco right now and bring back his friend from whatever jail was holding him back. So with those thoughts in his mind, Sora immediately charged for Draco, not holding back any punches at that moment.

Draco meanwhile was ready for whatever Sora could throw his way, readying himself for anything Sora could do. He was prepared for most situations, even Sora suddenly appearing in the air as he raised his head to face Sora, ready to block the attack. But at that moment, Sora immediately vanished in front of him, the attack never coming. Draco quickly realized what Sora had done and turned his head back to face Sora who had appeared from his backside but he was not quick enough to block as he slammed a fist right into Draco's jaw.

Draco could feel his world rock at that moment, Sora had not just aimed his strike to Draco's jaw but specifically to his chin. Draco could feel the sensation of his legs vanish from him as he slowly felt himself falling to the ground. As he did, he could see Sora wind the Rev Arm back and swung his fist right for Draco's face. Draco immediately raised the blade to block the attack, his legs unable to create a stance, caused him to fly, creating distance between him and Sora.

"No escape." Sora said, immediately pulling out his firearm and fired a shot right past Draco. Draco turned his head around, expecting Sora to appear behind him but this time Sora did not do so, instead appearing right in front of him as he turned around as he felt his shirt get grabbed, pulling him closer towards Sora's fist as the Rev Arm hit him hard enough to cause him great pain, coughing out blood as Sora slammed him to the ground.

'Come on….Give Hunter back already!' Sora thought as he felt the temptation to get on top of him for a mount and begin pounding on him but Draco was quick to derail that thought with his swift strike from his behind. As Sora felt his balance get lost temporarily, Draco quickly slammed the giant maw on his chest, sending him flying in the process. As Sora got back up to his feet, he felt a familiar heat grow on his chest as he looked down to see a mark had been placed upon him.

'This seal…' Sora thought as he remembered the fights he had against Hunter to know that the seal on him was in fact the ignition seal. Sora knew at that moment he was going to have to play keep away from Draco otherwise the seal will be triggered. "Do you really think the same rules will apply?" As soon as Sora heard Draco's words, he could immediately feel heat coming from the seal as Sora immediately took a deep breath.

As soon as he did, he felt himself get launched right towards Draco. Draco did not hesitate to point his blade towards Sora, ready to skewer him. Without hesitation, Sora immediately raised the Rev Arm to protect himself, causing metal sparks to fly as Sora slid right past Draco. Draco tched in frustration as he used his free hand to create an ignition seal that burned a bright flame. Sora responded by opening fire, managing to force Draco to weave the flames into a shield to protect himself.

'Curse this fragile body…' Draco thought as he had thought that Sora would be more reluctant to harm his friend's body but it was clear that such things wouldn't faze him. Asking him questions would be a waste of time, not that he would even have a question for the monster that was in front of him, this upfront to human nature. As the flames dissipated, Draco immediately felt himself collide with another hard force as Sora had not wasted time to close the gap.

Draco tried to deliver a blow to Sora's stomach in retaliation but Sora had already managed to dodge that attempt, having used Balmung to see what Draco was doing and avoiding the maw that would have struck it's target. Sora then grabbed the hand and immediately tried to restrain him at that moment but Hunter was a deceptively strong man despite his lanky frame and with great strength, Draco was able to use his master's body to escape from Sora's hold.

Getting to their feet once again, the two stared at each other as Sora held the handle of the Rev Arm, ready to transform it. His gaze focused on what Draco was going to do next and not letting any details past him. It felt like time had frozen for the both of them as Sora could feel a familiarity in this duel against Draco, as if he was going to his past fights and Balmung's experience to fight the current Draco in front of him. Draco meanwhile cursed the fact that Balmung was just as annoying as the day he fought him.

'Just keep on striking…' Sora thought, tensing his grip as he knew that Draco couldn't keep this up anymore. If he just managed to knock him out Hunter should be able to find the chance to get back control of his body. In that case, he should start ramping things up as he closed his eyes and focused. As he did, Draco could see on Sora's feet the shadow below him begin to grow a black puddle. Sora took a deep breath as he had never tried to exert himself like this and wanted to exercise caution at that moment.

At that moment, Sora transformed the Rev Arm back to the blade and stabbed it on the ground. As he did, he revved the lever, instead of charging the Seithr inside it to instead release the stored Seithr into the air. As he did, the black pool underneath began to form even more, enticed by the flow of Seithr as Sora closed his eyes, allowing the Seithr to flow towards the pool. Draco, realizing what Sora was doing, immediately charged towards Sora, intending to not let Sora finish what he was doing.

But Draco was too late as Sora immediately raised his hands up, the Black Arm in particular flowing towards the black puddle as suddenly two Black Beast heads emerged and blocked Draco's attack, one biting down on the maw and the other on the attacking wrist, securing control. Sora then began to apply pressure, trying to cause Draco to reflexively let go of the weapon due to the pain he was feeling.

Draco was not going to let go nor was he going to let this upfront to nature stand in front of him. Raising his free hand towards the beasts, they suddenly felt an intense heat strike them as Sora flinched upon feeling the heat in front of him, forcing him to retreat as he formed Black beast heads to help with his retreat, retaining his grip on the Rev Blade. As he stepped back, more black beast heads emerged from the ground, attempting to bite Draco but his flames were hot enough to deter them away, leaving them vulnerable to being cut.

Sora immediately knew what was going to happen and responded swiftly by having the Black Beast heads sink into the ground before Draco sliced with a flaming blade, trying to remove their heads. That left him vulnerable to the heads immediately rising from the ground and delivering Draco an uppercut right at his jaw. The speed they emerged caught Draco off guard as he couldn't help but look at the heads as he soared in the sky.

The looks they gave him told him all he needed to know. Their blank expressionless faces that glared at him was not the same faces that he stared at 100 years ago. If he could describe the difference between the two, these Black Beasts seem to borrow from the human traits that they were spawned from, not just pure evil. Regardless of what he felt, he did not like what he was looking, seeing these monsters of evil look at him with rather neutral faces, their fangs the only thing hinting their true nature.

Sora however cared little for what these beasts looked like, he was not going for authenticity but merely wished to summon them. It was that honest desire and his half nature that resulted in the beasts that appeared in front of Draco as Draco noticed they lacked the Black Beast's distinct Red glow but instead had a glow that was more close to the Azure. This made Draco feel deeply angry inside. "Do not dare think that you are the same level as the Azure BALMUNG!" Draco shouted, erupting the maw into a flame blade of greater intensity.

Sora and the Black Beasts heads felt an immediate danger coming their way and knew what they had to do. Sora had the beasts simply retreat back inside him, protecting them from the radiant heat that he could feel was beginning to harm them as the beasts in return wrapped themselves around Sora's arms and legs to protect him from further damage. Sora pulled out the Rev Gun and pointed it right for Draco, the heads simply clamping down on the ground.

'Time to put the Rev Gun to a true test.' Sora thought as he took a deep breath. He had restrained himself before to prevent himself from being blown off but the Rev Gun was capable of holding more of his Seithr than first thought. At that moment, Sora knew that he could go further as he gripped the Rev gun tightly, assuming a shooting stance similar to how a marksman would make. As he did, the Black Beasts clamped him down to the ground acting as anchors to prevent him from being launched.

Draco, quick to notice what Sora was trying to do simply had to respond by pouring more of his own Seithr into the maw, beginning the creation of an Ars Magus circle that grew bigger the more Seithr he poured into it. He knew that this was his best chance to finish Sora at that moment as Sora ignored the sight that was in front of him, focusing on his own attack as Sora began to pour Seithr into the bullet loaded into the Rev gun.

Taking a deep breath, Sora could feel the flow of Seithr enter the Rev gun. The first time he fired a bullet, he had to hold back the Seithr just enough so that it wouldn't backfire but since he was trying to fire as big of a shot as possible, he was not hesitating with the amount of seithr he was putting into the gun. Draco himself couldn't believe how much Seithr was being compressed into a tiny bullet, knowing very well that should this bullet hit him, it may just be powerful enough to knock him out as he could sense that despite how much Seithr was being pumped, Sora was also careful enough to not make it a fatal bullet.

"Are you ready to give back my friend Draco." Sora said, as he placed his hand on the Rev handle of the Rev arm. "Whether you like it or not…" Sora continued as the black beast heads immediately coiled themselves around him, forming a shell around him to protect their user as Draco knew he had to increase the intensity of his flames to pierce through the wall that Sora had created for himself. Sora however was not intending to use these heads to protect him.

As Draco formed his magic, he had decided to try and gather more energy into it, going for a shot that would pierce through Sora's defenses. His eyes widened as Sora immediately dropped the heads protecting him, exposing him once again to Draco as he immediately fired his shot. Draco, caught unaware by this tried to unleash his flames but it was simply too late, getting struck by Sora's Seithr infused bullet.

Everything Sora had done, from grabbing the Rev handle to having the heads hide him, all of these actions were simply bluffs their purpose of making Draco think that he was simply trying to pour as much power into his bullet to try and finish him in one shot but that was never his intention. He was hoping that by doing so, Draco would feel threatened and instinctively amp his own magic to try and counter what he was going to do. It was a cowboy situation and Sora had chosen the right options to hide his cards well.

"Come on…" Sora said to himself, hoping that what he had done was enough to bring Hunter back to his senses. Sora could only wait with bated breath as Hunter's body slowly rose from the ground, dust falling off his clothes as he stretched and cracked his back a few times. His eyes opened, revealing to Sora that Draco was still in control as Sora tensed him even further. How did Draco tank the shot? Was the bullet he fired not filled with enough Seithr to deliver the knockout blow?

"I admit… that was an impressive display." Draco said as he raised his hand, showing the amount of blood that dripped out of his hand. He then dropped a piece of metal that Sora was able to deduce was in fact the bullet he fired at Draco. Draco must have had just enough time to produce enough heat to melt the bullet wrapped around with Seithr in his hand but it was clear that it was not in vain as Draco's arm immediately limped, blood spilling from the wound he caused.

"But if you had hoped that would be enough for me to be stopped, I will beg to differ." Draco continued, making Sora feel a chill crawl down his spine as he did not know how to feel about his current situation. He had just fired a massive shot of Seithr right at a Nox Nyctores and he simply parried it. Did he need to pump more power into his next bullet? Will he have to go for fatal? All these thoughts raced in his mind as he took the time to take a deep breath and think about how he is going to handle the situation in front of him.

But before he could think any further the situation that was in front of him, Draco's bleeding hand suddenly started shaking. Draco looked at it in shock before suddenly seeing the wound start to heal itself. As it did however, Sora also noticed that Hunter's hair began to have some streaks of white begin to show on it as Draco felt the hand shake greatly before suddenly it lunged for him, forcing him to release his grip on the weapon and grab the hand in the process.

"How are you resisting!?" Draco exclaimed, shocked that his control over his master was slipping. He was distracted enough that Sora was able to charge towards Draco and immediately tackle him down to the ground. Immediately, Sora placed his full weight on Draco's arms, preventing him from moving any further as he did not know what caused this but he was not going to waste the opportunity that Hunter gave him. The only question he had in mind was how did Hunter do what he did.

"Stop resisting Draco!" Sora shouted, unsure if he should strike him now to knock him out or keep him pinned and hope that someone like Bullet or Makoto show up and help him with the situation that he was in. He could feel the Nox Nyctores try to force him out of the situation he had been placed upon but Sora was no longer in fight mode but instead focused in restraint. As he continued to stay mounted on him, the Black Beasts immediately wrapped themselves around Draco to further restrain him, allowing Sora to get off him as he heard footsteps approach.

"SORA! SORA WHERE ARE YOU!" A familiar voice shouted as Sora took a deep breath of relief and slowly approached to the source of the voice. Before he could speak, he could feel a sudden rush of heat hit him as Draco had managed to overpower the Black Beast, grabbing him by his neck and flying as fast as he could towards a wall. Sora could feel the air leave his chest when that happened as the beasts immediately went back towards Sora, realizing that he was in danger.

Sora could feel how tight Draco was gripping on his neck, trying to choke out his life. He tried to use Balmung at that moment but his options were more limited and he did not like that. He felt his air get taken away from him as Draco stared at him with great venom. There were other possibilities he could have used but all of those had fatal consequences and he did not want to fatally kill Hunter in the process. All he could do was struggle against the choke and hope that the voice got to him sooner rather than later.

As Sora felt the edges of his eyes slowly darken, he could feel his strength start to fade. He tried to force his way off the grip but Draco had managed to tighten it to the point of a vice, ensuring that Sora couldn't escape. "Your mistake was thinking that a beast can ever be human Balmung. Now it's time for me to end this." Draco said, slamming Sora's back and causing more air to rush out of him as Sora instinctively used that as his chance to deliver a kick right to Draco's chest.

As soon as he did that, he immediately felt air rush right back to him as a dizziness took over. He could feel the urge to tip over and fall unconscious but he fought on to stay awake. Draco tried to deliver a killing blow at that moment but suddenly was blown away by a massive astral fist. Sora felt a sense of relief take over him as he felt the strength give out at his legs. A pair of hands caught him before he could fall, giving him comfort as he felt the figure shake him.

"Sora! Sora!" The voice called out as it sounded hazy and distant. His consciousness was fading and the sudden rush of air was proving to be enough to knock him out. He struggled to keep his vision focused on the person that came to his aid as he couldn't get a good look at his savior. "Come on Sora stay with me!" The voice continued as Sora simply nodded his head, letting them know that he was still aware of their words.

As he felt like closing his eyes just a little bit…

"SORA! COME ON HANG IN THERE!" Makoto shouted, shaking Sora greatly as she saw him close his eyes. She had been looking for him all around the city and the corner she turned around, she saw Hunter strangling him. Sora must have lost consciousness as a result and while his pulse was still there, he was not going to wake up immediately. While her focus was on Sora, she couldn't help but focus on the other person that was in front of her at that moment.

"What the hell Hunter." Makoto questioned, clear in her voice she wanted answers as she couldn't believe that one of her friends would do something like this to Sora. "Balmung's user…" The moment Makoto heard the change in tone, that immediately told her that the person in front of her was not Hunter as she immediately assumed a fighting stance. "I will tell you this one time. Break your contract from Balmung and forget that he ever existed. It's for your own…"

Before Draco could even finish his sentence, he suddenly felt another fist meet his face or more specifically, a head of a Black Beast. When he tried to set it on fire, he was surprised to see that no damage had been done as this Black beast head was not a physical one but an astral one come from the same ars magus circles that Makoto uses for her fists. He looked at her, alarmed by this as Makoto simply glared at him.

"So you think you can say that shit just because you have my friend's face." Makoto replied, pure venom present in her voice. She has had it with people telling her to abandon Sora and was simply put done with their shit at this point. Draco saw Makoto crack her fists right in front of him as Sora suddenly feel his consciousness return to him as he had managed to stumble a bit. "Makoto…!" Sora said, standing up in shock and seeing Draco's attention now be focused on Makoto.

"Sora stand back. I got this guy…" Makoto said as she slowly walked ahead, ready to beat up her stupid friend for his callous comment. "Just...just be careful. That's not Hunter right now. That's his Nox Nyctores currently in control." Sora explained as he simply hoped that Makoto had heard what he had said. The last thing he wanted was for her to go and kill Hunter as he felt his consciousness slip in and out, making him slide on the wall as he realized that he needed more time to recover and that Makoto had to handle the situation in front of her by herself.

"Don't worry Sora, I will be gentle." Makoto said as Sora simply gave her a thumbs up before she focused her gaze right upon Hunter once again. As if to betray the softness of her words, she slammed her fists together, cracking her knuckles as her gaze was focused right on Draco at that moment, ready to rip him apart. Draco himself could feel the malice that was emitting right out of Makoto, her gaze focused on him as he could feel his palms sweat. He did not know why but he could tell that something was happening with Makoto.

...And Makoto was not going to let him go easily...

GREETINGS LOST SHEEP OF FANFICTION!? HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING ON THIS FINE MONTH!? I apologize for not being able to post a chapter last month. The work just suddenly piled up and I had to dig myself out of the trenches that formed as a result. Thankfully they have calmed down but I still see myself having to do more work and it's not over yet. This month will have another chapter release but next month will be a 1 chapter release as that is when work will pile up once again. Sorry for the late release of this chapter and I hope this has been worth your wait.

SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT!? HOW WILL MAKOTO RESPOND TO THE HARM DELIVERED TO HER LOVED ONE!? WILL THAT BE OF MERCY OR DESTRUCTION!? WILL HUNTER BE ABLE TO RETURN TO HIS SENSES AND TAKE CONTROL BACK!? AND HOW WILL SORA REACT TO THE CRAZINESS THAT SURROUNDS HIM!? All this and more when fate returns to our heroes.