Sorry for the wait everyone.
The two targets
The Wonder-Rider book fairy started to…...flex her muscles?
"...What?" Sol, who could see what the fairy is doing despite being some distance away, muttered with a confused expression on her face.
"Don't stare at her Yuno!" Sylph shouted as she quickly cover the wind Mage's eyes.
"W-why is your fairy muscular?!" Sylph demanded from Blades.
"I…..don't know. Tinker Bell wasn't like this in the book….." Blades responded in a unsure tone of voice.
"Tinker Bell!? It's more like "Tanker Bell" then anything else!" Sylph shouted.
"Can we please focus. The enemy isn't down yet." Yuno pointed out as he removed Sylph away from his face.
"Right." Blades said as he and the two fairies turned their attention towards Catherine who has overcome her shock.
"From the sounds of things, you two haven't properly control the powers of the wind spirits." Catherine said, still under the impression that she's seeing are two wind spirit Sylphs.
"Hah! I'm practically drooling at the vast amount of Mana I can gain from those two." Catherine said as he smile returned to her face.
"What a creepy old lady. Lets kick her butt!" Sylph exclaimed, making the other three nod their heads.
Catherine opened her Grimoire and summoned more cursed-ash which swiftly approach the two Magic Knights and two fairies.
Yuno was about to use a spell, but Sylph beat him too it, unleashing a powerful gust of wind.
All of the cursed-ash disperse into the air.
"Hah! That's for completely ignoring me all this time!" Sylph said with a smirk on her face.
Yuno shrug his shoulders slightly, making Sylph grumble slightly.
With the Wonder-Ride book fairy, Tanker Bell made a bee-line towards Catherine.
"Hey! Its too dangerous for you!" Blades shouted, becoming worried.
However, Tanker Bell didn't stop until she was in front of Catherine and throw a punch towards the female Mage's Grimoire.
Everyone became shock when the saw Catherine's Grimoire flying through the air and out of sight.
"Seriously?! How can someone so small throw a punch like that?!" Sol exclaimed in a shock tone of voice.
"Cute and powerful." Blades muttered, his worries disappearing slightly.
"T-that's my Grimoire you little-" Catherine began to say but was cut off as Tanker Bell through a barrage of punches at the female Mage.
Tanker Bell throw one last punch at Catherine before returning to the others.
"So…..why don't we bring this fight to a close?" Blades asked, feeling awkward that a small fairy has dealt more damage to Catherine than him or Yuno.
"Yes. Lets." The wind Mage replied before opening his Grimoire.
Sylph's eyes widened when she saw what page Yuno has landed on.
"Finally! Its my time to shine!" Sylph exclaimed in a happy tone of voice.
With Blades, the swordsman of water placed Nagare back into the Seiken Sword-driver before pressing the trigger.
Final page!
Blades removed Nagare with a quick motion.
Unsheathe the current!
Lion! Peter Fantasia!
Volume 2 strike: W-w-water!
The Seiken Sword-driver announced just as Tanker Bell merged with Nagare.
The two Magic Knights prepared themselves just as Catherine started to gain a scared expression on her face.
"Wind Spirit Magic: Sylph's Breath!/Fairy Glittering Blade!" Both Magic Knights shouted at the same time.
With Yuno, the wind mage had Sylph in front of him who started to gather a huge amount of wind before sending it towards Catherine.
With Blades, the Swordsman of water swing Nagare, sending out a crescent shaped blade glittering with energy.
Catherine attempted to use her stored up Mana to defend herself, but it wasn't enough as the attacks collided with her and sent her flying.
"All Right!" Sol exclaimed before noticing how the "elderly" people are returning to their youthful selves.
"Well. It looks like the damage is reversing itself." Blades commented with a smile under his helmet.
Suddenly, Sylph appeared right in his face.
"Where did that fairy of yours went?" Sylph asked just as Blades jumped back slightly.
"I'm not sure…..I guess she went back into the "Peter Fantasia" Wonder-Ride book….." Blades replied, glancing down at the said Wonder-Ride book.
This cause Sylph to gained an annoyed expression on her face.
"Really? I want to have a few words with her." Sylph grumbled slightly and Blades gained a sheepish expression on his face.
"So what now? Head to the Northern District?" Sol asked as she walked up to Blades, Yuno and Sylph.
"I guess we should. The citizens seem okay now." Blades replied as he took a quick glance towards the once "elderly" people.
However, Yuno narrowed his eyes in the direction that Catherine was sent flying.
"I can still feel that Mage's Mana still active." Yuno examined, making Sol gained surprise expressions on her face.
"Really?! You can sense it all the way from here?" Sol asked as she looked in the same direction and concentrated, but felt nothing.
"That's because wind Mages have a keener sense of feeling Mana in their surroundings than any other magic users." Sylph explained in a prideful tone of voice.
Sol nodded her head, looking interested.
"I think its best if we chase after her. It won't look good if we give her the opportunity to replenish her Mana." Blades explained, making the other three nod their heads.
Meanwhile, in a kitchen within of the Royal Capital a Magic Knight is…...stuffing her face with food?
"The way you eat is fantastic!" The Head-chief exclaimed in happiness to a short female Magic Knight with black hair that is tied up in a bun and her eyes are closed…..yet still able to "see" her surroundings. Draped over her shoulders is the Black Bulls Magic Knight robes.
"There's plenty more if you want." The Head-chief said just as the female Magic Knight, whose name is Charmy, finished a plateful of food.
"Kay." Charmy responded with a happy expression on her face.
"The capital is being attacked! What are these two doing?! Two assistants wondered in confusion.
"If its not enough. I'll make plenty more!" The Head-chief said just as he collected more food.
"Kay!" Charmy responded as she lick her lips.
At that moment, someone came crashing through the wall.
"La?" Charmy said in confusion as she turned around slightly.
As the dust settled, it is revealed that Catherine came crashing through the wall.
However, her appearance has changed greatly to that of an old women and looking very thin.
"A witch?….We're being under attack!" The Head-chief exclaimed in shock.
"That's what we're been trying to tell you!" One of the assistance exclaimed.
"We must leave quickly." The other assistant said, making the Head-chief nod his head before turning his head towards Charmy.
"Hurry! We must leave!" The Head-chief said before hurrying towards his two assistants.
With Catherine, the elderly women stirred before realizing that she's back into her original form.
"I need….Mana. I need to steal some." Catherine thought as she glanced around the room before her eyes landed on Charmy.
"She's overflowing with Mana!" Catherine thought again, her eyes widening.
"I need to steal it!" Catherine thought as she got off the ground.
"Give it to me!" Catherine said as she slowly approach Charmy.
"Give it to you? You can mean…." Charmy said as her eyes trailed towards the huge amount of food that is on the table.
"My food?!" Charmy exclaimed in shock before getting in front of the food.
"Give it to me!" Catherine repeated as she opened her Grimoire and used her remaining Mana in order to steal Charmy's own Mana.
"I told you no." Charmy said as she opened her own Grimoire.
"Cotton Creation Magic: Sleeping Sheep Strike!" Charmy announced just as a giant sheep behind her with the food on it's head.
Catherine widened her eyes as she stared at giant sheep.
Before the elderly female Mage can do anything, the giant sheep threw one of it's fists towards Catherine, sending her flying through another wall.
"She's around here somewhere." Yuno said as he glanced around.
"I…..can feel Mana….but its pretty low. You two must have done a number on her." Sol said with a slight frown on her face as she tried to locate Catherine.
At that moment, someone came crashing out of a building and land in the street, making all three Magic Knights to be on their guard.
When the dust died down, they saw Catherine knocked out.
"It looks like someone beat us to it." Blade commented as relaxed his stance slightly.
"Wow! She really is an old hag." Sol pointed out as she examine the original form of Catherine.
"And don't you ever come back!" A voice shouted, causing all three Magic Knights to look up to see the Head-chief poking his head through the wall.
"She landed in a restaurant?" Blades asked, raising an eye-brow under his helmet.
It was at that moment that the head-chief notice the three Magic Knights.
"Greetings, Magic Knights! Would you like something to eat? I made plenty if you want some food." The Head-chief asked, making the Magic Knights become confuse.
"What are doing cooking food during a crisis?" Sol asked in confusion.
Before the Head-chief can give a reply, a giant plateful of food came tumbling out of the wall.
"No! My food!" Charmy exclaimed as she attempted to save the plate, but failed.
As Blades and Sol prepared themselves for getting splattered with food, Yuno calmly used his magic to grab the falling food.
Yuno used his magic to fly up to the wall and "enter" the restaurant.
"My nomes?" Charmy said in a hopeful tone of voice.
"Noms?" Yuno said in confusion before glancing towards the plate of food.
"Oh, here." Yuno said has he place the plate on a table.
"Thank yo-" Charmy began to say before stopping and took a proper look at Yuno.
"My meal-saving prince is here!" Charmy thought as she started to blush heavily.
"What's a Black Bull Magic Knight doing here?" Sol asked as she and Blades entered through the hole through the use of her magic.
"Wasn't she part of the ceremony?" Blades asked, glancing towards the Blue Rose Magic Knight.
"No, and I highly doubt that any of the Black Bulls will gain any sort of promotion with how they act." Sol explained whilst crossing her arms.
"That's a little mean, don't you think?" Blades asked with a sheepish smile under his helmet.
"Hmp!" Sol replied simply, making the swordsman of water sigh slightly.
With Saber and Leopold, the two Magic Knights are having some difficulties fighting Alfred due to him having good mobility.
Luckily, the little girl was able to escape to safety.
"Keep still!" Leopold shouted in frustration as he shot spiral flames towards the lighting-wielding corpse.
Unfortunately, Alfred easily dodged the attack.
"Are you stupid? Who would someone stay still just to get hit?" Rades asked as he watch Alfred shoot lighting towards the two Magic Knights.
Saber decided to sheath Rekka in order not to attract lighting towards him, but he still feel caution about getting hit by the lighting even though his armor does give him protection.
"For someone who has so much confidence, you sure like to hang around at the back at watch." Saber commented as he jumped to the side to avoid getting hit.
"You fool! Why should I enter battle myself?! I'm going to control my puppets and enjoy the show. That's how I'm going to win, by watching! Unlike meatheads like you two, I use my head!" Rades explained whilst tapping his head mockingly.
The comment caused both Saber and Leopold to gain tick marks on their foreheads.
"When we're done with this corpse, I'm going to strange this corpse-controlling freak." Leopold said in annoyed tone of voice.
"Save some room for me." Saber said, equally annoyed.
"Once you two have completely ran out of Mana, I'll summoned one of my other stronger corpse-puppets. I can't wait to see it rip your guts out!" Rades before laughing.
However, it was at that moment that a serpent made out of water sped through the air and almost hit Rades' head.
"W-what?!" Rades exclaimed as he and the other two turn their heads to see Solid and Nebra heading towards.
"Huh. It looked like your aim was off." Nebra commented to her brother, causing Solid to make a "Tch" sound.
"What are you two doing here?! Where's Captain Nozel?" Leopold asked as the two Silver Eagle Magic Knights approach the two fire Mages.
"We're not sure what happened. A black portal appeared underneath us and when it looked like that the three of us were about to fell through, Nozel pushed us out of the way, leaving only him to fall through the portal." Nebra explained, making both Leopold and Saber to widened their eyes.
"Someone attempted to kidnap the Silver Eagles?! What about the other groups? Have they also been abducted?" Saber thought as he realized that a lot of Mana levels has disappeared.
"…..Who are you?" Nebra asked, having a proper look at Saber for the first time.
"I'm Asta from the Sword Of Logos. I'll go by the name of "Saber, the swordsman of flames" when donning this armor." Saber replied, making Nebra nod her head slightly.
"So this is the person whose been controlling those corpses?" Solid asked as he examine Rades.
"Yeah. And that armless corpse is called Alfred who can control lighting. So you two better watch out if you two don't to get electrocuted." Leopold suggested, but Solid made a scoffing sound.
"I think we can take down this corpse long before he can attack us." Solid said in a confident tone of voice.
With Rades, the corpse-controlling mage is gritting his teeth in frustration.
"Why are those two here?! I thought that fool would kidnap all the Magic Knights he was told to kidnap." Rades thought in frustration before opening his mouth.
"It doesn't matter how many of you there are, I will bring you all down!" Rades exclaimed just as lighting surround Alfred.
However, it was at that moment that a torrent of flames flew through the air and engulfed Alfred, reducing him to ashes.
Everyone became stunned at what just happened.
"My Alfred…..turned into charcoal….." Rades thought before hearing footsteps, causing him and everyone else to see Fuegoleon walking towards them.
"Brother!/Captain Fuegoleon!" The Magic Knights exclaimed, feeling relieved.
"I'm sorry if I interfere with your fight, Leopold, Saber. But it looks like you have reached a blockage." Fuegoleon explained as he narrowed his eyes towards Rades.
"Where are Espada and Joyeuse?" Saber asked, expecting his two fellow Sword Of Logos members to be with him.
"I don't know. The last time I saw them was the two of them fighting together against a corpse wielding a sword before their Mana levels disappeared." The captain of the Crimson Lions explained, making both Saber and Leopold widened their eyes.
Nebra and Solid became confuse at the names for a few seconds before realizing that the swordsman of flames is referring to the other two Sword Of Logos Magic Knights.
"But it seemed that those two aren't the only ones who have disappeared. But for now, we got an enemy to deal with." Fuegleon commented as he returned his attention back onto Rades.
"A corpse wielding a sword…..he must mean that skull-faced swordsman, Desast." Rades thought, trying to think of any sword-wielding corpses in his arsenal.
"Hahaha! Finally! A worthy opponent." Rades said with a wide smile on his face.
"Excuse me?! What about the rest of us royals?" Solid asked, feeling annoyed that he, Nebra and Leopold have been left me.
"Hey! What about me? I'm pretty powerful." Saber interjected, becoming annoyed himself that he's been left out.
"Hah! Like you can hold a candle towards us." Solid said with a smirk on his face.
"Why you…." Saber said darkly, gaining a dark aura around him.
"Enough you two!" Fuegoleon shouted before the internal conflict can escalate before turning his attention towards Rades.
"Now then. What are you after? Your actions are too scattered for an invasion and too organized for an indiscriminate are you?" Fuegoleon asked, making Rades smirk slightly.
"Who I'm I? You don't recognize me?" Rades asked back, causing the Magic Knights to become confuse.
"What?" Fuegoleon said, not understanding what Rades is getting at.
"His name is Rades Spirito if that helps." Leopold offered and after a few seconds, Fuegleon widened his eyes.
"I remember now. You were originally a member of the Purple Orcas. A commoner." Fuegoleon said, making Rades smile.
"Seriously? A commoner managed to get into the Magic Knights? I knew that the Captain of the Purple Orcas is a shady person, but I didn't realize that he was desperate for recruits." Solid commented with a smirk on his face.
"Shut up! Even though I was born a commoner, I have tremendous magic power, far greater than any nobles or royals!" Rades shouted, making Solid blink his eyes slightly.
"So what happened to you?" Fuegoleon asked, being confused at why this former Magic Knight is attacking the capital.
"I was expelled! They said that my magic was dangerous and forbidding, resulting in me getting kicked out of the squad. Since I was a commoner, nobody stood up for me, no one! Even though my magic powers is far greater than everyone else, I was still treated as trash. If magic is supposed to everything in the Clover Kingdom, then why do the people at the top value status more than talent!?" Rades shouted in anger.
"So you're taking your anger out onto the Royal Capital for revenge?" Fuegoleon asked, remaining calm despite Rades' outburst.
"Of course!" Rades responded in confidence.
"For such childish reasons….you are a fool." Fuegoleon stated simply, causing Rades to growl in anger.
"Childish? I'll show you all what childish once I'm done destroying the capital!" Rades shouted as he summoned another corpse with the appearance of a thin man covered in bandages and a white cleric attire decorated with diamond-shaped ornaments. Like with the previous corpses, this one has eye-shaped ornaments attached to his face.
This cause Saber, Leopold, Nebra and Solid to get in battle stances.
"No. let me take a turn with him." Fuegoleon said as he took a few steps forwards just as his Grimoire opened and flip through it's pages.
"Fire Creation Magic: Leo Rugiens!" The captain of the Crimson Lions announced as a lion made of flames appeared behind him.
The lion opened its mouth and unleashed a huge blast of flames.
Nebra and Solid took a step back due to the intensity of the heat whilst Saber and Leopold stood where they are, not effected at all.
When the blast of flames hit Rades and the newly summoned corpse, black smoke burst from the impact.
"Huh. I guess that the prison guards will have to deal with a burnt corpse." Saber commented, seeing how Rades can't possibly survived that attack.
"Sounds appropriate. He used an army of corpses to attack the capital, and now ended up as a corpse." Leopold said, making Saber nod his head.
"How can you two possible say that so calmly?" Nebra wondered with a raised eye-brow.
However, when the black smoke disappeared, everyone's eye widened in shock when they saw that Rades and the new corpse aren't injured in anyway and are standing within a sphere-shaped barrier.
"Hah! If you think that you can beat me so easily, think again! When No.1-Carl was still alive, he was an expect at defense magic. And with my added magic, he's even stronger!" Rades exclaimed with a smirk on his face.
"So what?! My brother can just attack again and again until your corpse ran out of magic." Leopold countered with a confident smile on his face.
However, Rades' smirk widened slightly.
"Oh really?" Rades asked just as purple bullets suddenly shot out of the barrier.
"Fire Creation Magic: Ignis Columma!" Fuegoleon announced and a pillar of fire erupted around the Magic Knights, protecting them from purple bullets.
"What are you trying to do? Copy Carl's barrier spell? You can't do very much against this invincible and super barrage?" Rades asked as he looked through his barrier.
Captain Fuegoleon has a calm expression on his face as Carl continues it's attack.
"Fire Magic: Sol Linea." Fuegoleon said as he manifest a sun-like sphere in front of him which then shot a beam towards the enemy.
Everyone's eyes widened when the beam pierce right through the barrier and hit Carl right in the head before bursting into flames.
"W….what?!"" Rades said in a shock tone of voice as he glance over his shoulder.
"In the instant that your corpse attack, the Mana surrounding the barrier thins. I aim for that. For a Magic Knight, you have to be prepared to face different types of magic everyday." Fuegoleon explained calmly.
"He saw the opponent's weakness and used effectively. Wow." Saber thought in amazement.
"Rades. Even if you possess extraordinary abilities and polish them to their fullest, without a righteous spirit, your deeds are nothing but violence! No one will acknowledge something like that!" The Captain of the Crimson Lions yelled as he took a step forward.
"Why?! I studied everything there is to my magic, polish my skills and prepared myself for this day! For years….and yet why?!" Rades shouted in his head just a piece of Carl's clothing landed in his hand.
"Fire Magic: Leo Palama." Fuegoleon announced and conjured multiple lion paws which then wrap around Rades, effectively trapping him.
"There are many questions that I like to ask you. But first, I need to confiscate your Grimoire." Fuegoleon explained to Rades who is attempting to break free.
Rades became shock at this just as a lion paw took out his Grimoire and handed it to Fuegoleon.
"Noooo! Don't!" Rades exclaimed as he doubled his effort in breaking free.
The captain of the Crimson Lions began to frown as he felt something wrong with Rades' Grimoire before opening it and his eyes widened slightly.
"You….only have one page in your Grimoire?" Fuegoleon asked as he turned his attention towards Rades.
Fuegoleon's announcement caused the other Magic Knights to widen their own eyes.
"Seriously? You attempted to attack the capital with one spell? I guess that's another reason you were kicked out of the Purple Orcas." Solid commented with a smirk on his face.
"Not now Solid." Nebra said, causing Saber to glance at her.
"That's rich, coming from someone who mocks their own sister for lack of magic control." Saber thought as he frown under his helmet.
"Don't you dare look down at me?! You can see what sort of impact can use with my magic. If I wasn't got kicked of the Purple Orcas, then things would have been different!" Rades shouted at Solid in anger.
"You were about to overcome adversity, but what you lack...was a righteous heart. And now you pay for your crimes." Fuegoleon said, bringing Rades' attention back onto him.
"You're satisfied now, I trust." A voice spoke through a communication device within Rades's ear.
Saber perked up slightly when he thought he heard something.
"As I thought….defeating a captain was too much to ask of your power alone." The voice continued to say.
"I-its not impossible…" Rades said, communicating with the voice.
This cause Fuegoleon to gain a confuse expression on his face.
"Sometime you can't win even with enormous magic. Catherine was careless and lost as well. My magic also reaching its limit. There will be no more arbitrary actions. From now on, things are going to go as planned. All for our master." The voice explained, making Rades grit his teeth before nodding his head slightly.
"You are working with at least one other person. A spatial magic user must have infiltrated the capital beforehand in order to create portals for you and your army of the undead to bypass the magic barrier protecting the capital. Where are they? Have they already fled?" Fuegoleon asked, but Rades shrug his shoulders.
"Don't know. They like to hop around the place if need be." Rades replied, making Fuegoleon sigh slightly before speaking again.
"You've made it clear that your motive is revenge. But what are you and the others after after overall?" Fuegoleon asked, causing Rades to start chuckling.
This cause everyone to become confuse.
"Our main objective….is you two! Captain Fuegoleon Vermilion of the Crimson Lions and Saber, the swordsman of flames of the Sword Of Logos!" Rades announced, shocking everyone.
Suddenly, two black portals appeared beneath Saber and Fuegoleon.
And there we have it, Rades have revealed that the Eye Of The Midnight Sun is after both Fuegoleon and Saber. I bet that everyone was surprised that both Nebra and Solid have been spared from getting kidnapped as well, I need to give them some scenes at least, and Charmy making her appearance. So Master Logos will finally transform into Kamen Rider Solomon and the Shindai siblings switching sides. Man, things are escalating quickly.
Okay, I know that I haven't been talking about the current events of Black Clover, but I have been wondering about a few things. The first is that what sort of reaction Nacht will have when he encounter Lucifugus coming out of the underworld? This high ranking devil is responsible for Nacht's character development after all...way before he even appeared in the manga/anime. I believe that Lucifugus will be 4th from last since it is stated that Lucifugus supports the three highest ranking devils that controls space, time and gravity.
I also have an idea that Lucifugus's magic will involve authority or gems/jewels, since in real life, the devil known as Lucifuge holds the responsibility of Hell's government and treasury.
The second thing I've been wondering about is how exactly does one summons a devil for the binding ritual? I know that you need a relic tied to a specific devil in order to summon it, but where do you find a relic? Do relics somehow break away from a devil and ends up passing through the barrier that separates the underworld to the human world?
Please review and until next time.
A humble squire: Those are interesting questions, a bit surprising that you suggested Nozel as one of the possible people who will side with Asta when he is "branded" as a traitor.
DJ Toku:
1) Yes, those Wonder-Ride books are stand-alone.
2) No, but one of the other sword bearers may have come from the same country as Yami.
3) I'm not sure about Lumiere being a swordsman, but his light sword spell may be influenced by the Sword Of Logos.
4) I'm not sure if Licht will have a role in the creation of the Holy Swords, since they were created two thousand years before the start of the story.
5) Yes, it is likely that Licht will get his Grimoire back. The most likely scenario is that the Patry managed to locate Licht's Grimoire whilst studying the giant demon skull...Although I'm not sure how Party can tell that it is Licht's Grimoire since it has transformed into a five-leaf Clover Grimoire along with the fact that it is in very bad state.
6) I have plans on who the vice-captain of the Sword Of Logos is, but thanks for the idea.
Raidentensho: Thanks for the ideas.
TheOkWriter: Sorry, but its difficult to keep original content with what's been happening within the story.
brave kid: You're welcome.
Dragon Rider 66:
1) Say hello to Tanker Bell!
2) Yeah, despite Yami's laid-back attitude, he's has a keen eye which is helped by his Ki reading.
3) I already a sword-bearer of space in mind.
Fanreader356: Charmy appearing in the chapter: Did someone say my name?
PhantomKnightPercival:
1) The Super Sentai movies, their individual ones, are short as well, but at least they have a story behind it.
2) The Saber X Ghost crossover looks interesting, pity its not a Saber X Zero-One crossover...something that's may be appearing in the future.
3) Well, the Magic Knight, Catherine and Sylph are certainly surprised at Tanker Bell's appearance and action.
starwing1995:
1) Yeah, we're returning to see the current Rider using the powers of a previous Kamen Rider.
2) Thanks for the idea.
Demon King Of Time: Thanks for the review.
itspowertime:
1) Well, I can say that Marie will be scared by Ryoga's and Reika's presence.
2) The Shindai siblings as vessels for elves...I can imagine that it will be very chaotic at the Southern base, considering that both their Ride abilities are pretty broken compared to the other Riders.
3) I can see that happening...let just hope that Asta doesn't give Rekka to Mereleona or the current Fuegoleon who is armed with Salamander.
4) No...but one of the elves maybe one though.
5) No, Batch will be appearing sometime after the elves invasion.
6) Thanks for the idea.
7) You're welcome.
