Disclaimer: He has no followers. He is alone, since birth and till death. People are sheep, you understand me? They can't lead themselves— they need to be led. People buy and sell fear. They worship war, they crave war, but he is not afraid of their wars! He IS WAR! And I think it's time for the masses to wake up, wake up, WAKE UP! WAKE UP and look at this LIE they're living in! He is not their champion, he is their monster. He is the product of what keeps the war going. He may look like you . . . . but he's not. Shed your human skin and wreathed yourself in blood.
Reading Remnants of Who You Were
Chapter 6: Awaken II
The screen played and the music came. No one spoke a word, they all sat in their seats hushed.
The song ended.
If they were honest, they wish they could skip this episode. Sadly, they had to watch or else they would be lost.
"You look terrible."
"Wait, what?" Nora the first to break the silence.
Everyone was surprised the first thing they heard being uttered. They were expecting the beastly growls that escaped Naruto's throat. Not a cold but haughty female's voice.
Weiss however was taken more surprised as she recognized the voice, Winter!
Qrow spared the woman who had disrupted his thinking a glance. Fair skin and ivory hair, the telltale signs of a Schnee, and a face as cold as winter, which was ironic because her name was Winter. And she reflected that in every aspect of her being. From the neatly pressed and wrinkle free clothing that of course was mostly snow white, to the shade of her eyeliner.
The team were startled to see the women in the screen and they all looked at Weiss. The resemblance was uncanny to say at least.
Weiss took that as her cue to speak. "Ahem, well everyone I would like to introduce you to my sister, Winter."
The team murmured in their thoughts.
"We can see the resemblance," Blake responded. Same scowl and air of haughtiness was undeniable. It made the Cat Faunus wonder if this was passed trait in the Schnee family.
"She looks pretty young," Jaune pointed out.
Weiss agreed with Arc's observation, "You're right she's still wearing the same clothes when she attended Atlas academy."
"So why does she know uncle Qrow?" Ruby asked, her uncle Qrow never mentioned hanging out with other people except herself and Yang.
"I don't know, I'm just as confused as you are."
"Well we won't know if we keep asking these questions." Everyone agreed with Pyrrha and stayed quiet and watched the show.
"It's been a long trip." He responded tiredly.
Winter scowled. "Wrong. It should have been a long trip. Instead you made it here in three days,
"Man, Naruto sure is fast," Yang admired the feat.
"Yeah, just imagine how much Lien we would save if we could walk on water," Jaune wondered in thought.
"Our legs would probably give out and we would drown or worse get eaten by a sea Grimm." Jaune frowned as Blake hit his thoughts with a realistic outcome.
totally exhausted, with that boy in your arms in critical condition."
The teams held their breaths as Naruto was hinted.
"You're terrible at sarcasm, you know that? I'm absolutely sure it was a shitty time, trust me I was there. I was just alluding to the fact by using sarc—"
Winter clicked her heel at his language. "—Watch your tongue. And don't try and talk your way around the subject, it won't work. You've had the entire day since your arrival to rest up, meaning you've had plenty of time to prepare for this. Now, tell me what happened."
"Man, she's bossier than Weiss," Ruby frowned, leave her uncle alone.
"Hey!"
He half-glared.
"Don't you think since I look terrible I'd need some more time?"
"Yeah back off lady!" Ruby shooed Winters face away that was projected on the screen.
She outright glared daggers.
"Ah!" Ruby backed off in fright and it didn't help that Weiss too was glaring daggers at her.
Yang stepped in to protect her little sister but despite that she smiled. She sure was having fun.
Qrow grimaced.
"Fine..." He paused, sighing as he recollected his thoughts before he spoke again. "You know, as weird as it probably sounds. I haven't touched a drop of booze in three days.
"Wow, talk about out-of-character," Yang awed in surprise.
Ruby too was at the same state as her older sister.
I can't even sleep, let alone afford to drink. When I close my eyes, when I turn my back. I feel like it's watching me, biding time, waiting for a chance to strike. I haven't felt like this since back then, when Fran and I used to go on our date's..."
Many rose their brows at date's. They wondered if it was just a figure of speech or true that Qrow did took his weapon on dates.
Everyone looked at Ruby.
She noted the strange gazed an asked, "Something wrong."
They said nothing and continued watching.
Winter raised a single brow. Those date's were more like outright massacres.
"Ahh." Everyone minus Ruby chorused.
QrowxFran is non-canon.
The Bloody Crow. The Blighted Crow. The titles stretched on for this legend turned alcoholic, and indeed, they all contained the letter B. And each one was earned during a 'night on the town' as the black-clad man used to call it. If it could even be called that in the first place.
Ruby awed in jealousy, her uncle never mentioned that he had cool nicknames. She grumbled, why doesn't he talk more of his adventures.
How the mighty have fallen.
"Hey my uncle can still kick butt," Ruby preached of her uncle's awesomeness.
"What is 'it'?" She asked the only question that concerned her.
. . .
When he turned to look at her, she held her breath. Winter would never admit to the chill that ran down her spine at the sight of his eyes. They were cold, lifeless, like that of a true Hunter.
Everyone was startled the way Qrow looked.
Ruby and Yang never once saw him pull off a cold face like that. It concerned them greatly, they always seen him cheery or grump but never lifeless or cold. They wondered what their uncle had to go through to make such a cold face.
There was a dangerous edge lurking in the shadows of those crimson pools that she'd only ever seen in the General's eyes from time to time.
"The kid you saw in my arms."
Everyone hushed in silence as Naruto was now mentioned.
Three days ago...
Flashback time, huh, Blake blinked as she payed more attention to the screen.
Qrow had stared down hulking Creatures of the Grimm and he'd grinned, feeling more alive than ever before as he charged into the thick of battle with victory on his mind. He'd fought armies of men and monsters alike without a care in the world. Alone he would descend upon them, his righteous fury ablaze and a trail of black feathers in his wake, Fran cutting a path wherever he went. He took life. He returned it to the World. It was what he swore to do. Any and all who opposed the Vale and the fragile peace of the world. Be it Human, Faunus, or The Grimm. They would fall so long as he stalked the black-smoke infested skies.
And yet...
What is this?!
Waves the size of houses were tossed about, crashing into and uprooting trees. The winds howled like a tornado were brewing. It felt as if the very world was reacting to the presence of this creature before him. What was once a cheerful, if not overly optimistic kid, was now an animal. Hunched over on all fours, roaring like a beast, its prey scrambling for any semblance of escape from a fate that seemed inescapable.
They flinched at seeing Naruto again, his posture and feral looks were as vivid as the last episode. They could feel the malice and rage ooze from the screen.
They remembered one of Professor Port's lectures of Grimm's, and the theories of how the creatures came to be. They were dubbed as creatures of destruction and were drawn by the negative feelings – such as envy, sadness, loneliness, and hatred. They were creatures that needed negativity to survive.
But Naruto. . . .
What is he?
That is what everyone wanted know about the boy who had been draped by the crimson cloak that took the traits of an animal of some kind.
Qrow had slain creatures that could have passed as gods, battled Grimm who rivaled the size of Skyscrapers. In this world or the next he was sure there was little that could ever make him feel fear. True fear. You could kidnap his niece's, attack his brother, break his bottle—and he would only feel rage, but never fear.
And yet as he stood there, the waves crashing against the rocks, a shield of aura that felt as if it were on the brink of shattering protecting him, he felt it. That utterly primal feeling that one could not fight no matter what. He felt fear. It was not the overwhelming energy, or the pure malice that caused it. It was the unshakable intent to kill that seeped into his every pore and filled him with dread.
"...killKiLLkiLLkIllkILLkIllKILLkillKILLKILLKILL..."
Many shuddered at hearing that, his murderous thoughts sent through their heads as they saw Naruto's red blood eyes.
This was a Creature of Death.
Naruto...what are you?!
They finally saw what Qrow meant.
Through his eyes they saw the sky turned pitch black, clouds moved in a faster pace, the ocean was crimson red, and Naruto form was truly that of a Grimm.
His figure was covered in a black and red outline of energy. The only thing that could be recognizable was his missing limb but weirdly a dark hand grew but dissipated immediately as it fully materialized, the process was rinsed and repeated to be point the found it unnerving. His limbs out stretched and his body widen to the point he could rival a Goliath in height. Naruto's mouth morphed into a small canine's snout where his teeth's were emphasized by the glowing red light his mouth projected.
But soon the visage changed back into Naruto in his red shroud.
The very space where he stood felt hot. Like the air and everything around it was burning up. He was sweating, confused, and afraid. In his position any sane man would be. And that was the problem. Qrow was no sane man and yet even he felt fear.
"Raaaggghhh!"
They acted in harmony, movements mirroring one another as they stepped out of the darkness of the treeline and into the light, springing into action.
With a single swing of Naruto's crippled arm he batted them all. Their bodies soaring into the forest never to be seen again, a powerful gust of wind tossing them away. The stump of an arm was bubbling, he could see it now in its raised position. The wound was reacting negatively to the vile aura surrounding it. A wet, indescribable sound followed by a lot of blood, and Qrow could not believe his eyes. An ephemeral arm sprouted from what was a gory stump, created by the hazy red aura in an effort to replace what was lost.
In-between the cracks of his arms Qrow watched Naruto slap his good arm over the abomination that was his left and claw at the wound, his expression twisting as if in pain, and he roared like an injured lion would, neck snapping back and forth.
Everyone winced at the sight, even though they would not get answer soon they still wondered how he lost his limb.
Qrow was so distracted by the sight that he almost failed to realize the Dragon was now free.
The claw came down even quicker and with more force than before, and the Grimm kindly repaid the transformed Naruto for the suffering of his kind. The blond skipped like a tossed rock and crashed into the shoreline when its attack struck, the ground shaking from the impact and a cloud of debris rising up and obscuring his form.
"Oooh," the group sympathize in unison for the hit that Naruto received from the dragon.
They did not hesitate. The surrounding Grimm jumped into the fray seconds later, their claws and fangs at the ready. A few moments passed and they were all blown out. When the resulting cloud finally vanished, Qrow was seeing double. And then he was on his knees, feeling as if he were about to throw up lunch. Quivering orbs locked on the second tail that had grown to accompany the first.
Two?!
The revelation stumped everyone. The blonde sprouting another red tail only invited confusion.
What is this supposed to mean, Blake wondered, what was the big deal of him growing a second tail.
Naruto(?) screamed again, an inhuman sound escaping his throat, and he raised his arm up high. The two slender tails flickering behind him curling inwards as if on their own, the tips meeting above the blonds palm. The Dragon took to the skies, its mighty wings flapping and kicking up a storm underneath. And in response something grew within the confines of Naruto's hand.
It started out as tiny ball of light.
Then it got bigger.
It expanded.
The ball of blue of light turned dark red and then a maleficent purple. It grew larger and larger and larger until it rivaled the size of a one of the Sea Dragon's wings. Within the magnificent orb was what looked like a perfectly contained maelstrom of rage.
The team both stared in awe and fear as they saw orb of destruction.
Jaune wondered if he was going to throw it like in one of his cartoon shows that he enjoyed.
Pyrrha was astounded by the level of control the blonde beast formed the dark ball of aura, Did he grew stronger by gaining that second tail?
Qrow blinked and Naruto was in the air, a trail of smoke following behind his take off. He watched on, baffled. In utter awe of what was in that creature's hand. Pure condensed aura giving life, given shape and form to that extent!
It was unreal!
That they could agree.
The resulting explosion sent him flying. The winds shoved him and raced past him all at the same time. They tore through the trees. The waters arched up and raced for the shore. Everything was dashing away from the ball of pure destruction at the very center of Rainbow Rapid's. Qrow caught a passing branch with Fran and took a knee over the tree, blocking his face with his left arm while trying to come to grips with what was happening. A passing wood chip scratched his cheek and rocks caught in the winds smacked at his body but he refused look away for even second.
When the light died away, the Sea King was down, a gaping hole over its right side. Black smoke rising from the deathly wound and cinders gradually burning away at the rest of the body.
"Holy shit man," Nora finally broke the silence of crew.
Pyrrha didn't even bother to lecture her in speaking a proper manner. She was too astounded by the damage Naruto dealt to the dragon.
Jaune no knew that he couldn't throw the thing. It relieved him but only slightly since Naruto could still ram the thing towards him.
Ruby silver eyes looked at the damage caused by the blast, she was more at awe then in fear. The same feelings could be found on her teammates.
And Naruto was nowhere to be found...
Present...
Winter watched him like a hawk. And to her partial surprise he hadn't lied once the entire time. Not like she expected him too, not with those eyes at least.
"Well, clearly you found him. How?"
"I followed the trail he left behind. It wasn't hard. I figured it was best to follow him until something else happened." He paused, measuring his next words." I watched him...it, utterly destroy everything in its path for the rest of the day. I lost sight of it for a while and when night came, I found him asleep in the center of a crater. He hasn't woken up since."
The team saw a picture of the scene that Qrow had mentioned. It was as he described it to be, the land was torn asunder, trees were either charred or ablaze, and in the crater Naruto slept peacefully despite the dissonance of the background.
"And so you brought him here? To a heavily populated city? What if he wakes up and goes on another rampage? That blood will be on your hands."
Ruby grumbled but Weiss sister had a point. She witnessed what Naruto could do but she held hope that wouldn't happen, at least she hoped.
Qrow glared. "No. I brought him here, to a state of the art military facility full of trained guards, you, the rest of your people, and Ironwood. Besides..." Red eyes shifted away. "I doubt he'll be waking up anytime soon after what happened."
That was logical decision that Weiss, Blake, and Pyrrha agreed upon. There was no denying that Atlas had the best military and knew how to deal with the Grimm methodically. It wouldn't be a surprise on them able to contain the blonde's rampage.
They can contain his rampage.
But Weiss felt that she doubted it. She couldn't figure as to why.
Winter scowled. There was too much she wanted to ask. Too many questions with necessary answers. They sat in an awkward silence for a time, and Winter idly mused on how much easier it was to deal with a drunken Qrow. The sober one had a solemn air about him, as if he were always missing something. And regrettably enough, he was. At times it was disturbingly easy to forget exactly why it was that this man drank so much in the first place.
Ruby and Yang frowned at hearing that.
"He'll be fine."
A wry smile made its home on that pasty face.
"He will."
Everyone hoped so too.
The woman in white fought back a tired sigh. "You didn't know. You couldn't have known. And besides, it was life or death."
"That's the thing." Qrow overlooked the sleeping city of Atlus from the balcony of the Schnee corporations headquarters, a far off look in his eyes. "I did know. I saw it the night I met him. I saw its jagged smile and red eyes, just like he described them. I saw it with these 'eyes' of mine. And still, I brought him to my house. I left him alone with my niece... I'm a fool. I'm still the same fool..."
Ruby grumbled, her uncle didn't had to beat himself up for it. Besides Naruto never once hurt her and her uncle should take that as a accomplishment.
Winter's scowl deepened. She wanted to do something, say something, but this was beyond her expertise. What do you say to a man who'd lost everything once before?
"He hasn't lost everything, he still has us," Ruby retorted to the screen.
Weiss winced and apologized, "Sorry about my sister saying that Ruby."
"Don't let it bother you Weiss," Yang spoke with a smile, she held her younger sister close; having a warm embrace.
Thankfully, they were interrupted.
"Ms. Schnee!" A member of her staff dressed similarly in all white burst through the door behind them. "He's awake!"
The team were alerted and wonder if Naruto was in another rampage, but seeing that the scene didn't had any red lights or a violent background of noise then it was safe to assume that the blonde dimensional traveler was back to his old self.
It's dark... Blue eyes fluttered open. Yet, still. It's too dark.
They frowned as they heard that.
His fingertips clawed at something, it felt like water, but he wasn't wet. It was then that Naruto realized he was floating, half-submerged...in a lake? Ocean? Not this again... Where exactly? He didn't know. All he knew was the feeling of weightlessness as the dark waters carried him.
They all stared and notice the saturated colors as Naruto floated. They were worried, wondering where he was at the moment.
"Well now...isn't this an unexpected encounter."
Their bodies trembled as they heard the deep voice speak out, it was hoarse and gravely.
Red eyes, demonic in their appearance and four times his size. They sat high up in the darkness, reflecting an odd light off the deadly row of teeth sneering down at him.
They stared in silence as they watched the thing upfront.
It's you...
"Indeed. It is I, your savior, and the being to whom you owe your life. Now...see that nearly broken seal hanging at the center of this cage? Tear it off." The grin widened. "Tear it off and we'll be even, Naruto Uzumaki..."
It's sealed, Pyrrha reached in conclusion.
Many guessed as well, it was obvious and strange for someone to ask to tear a piece of paper. They were more astounded that the paper was actually keeping it at bay.
His body would not respond.
I...can't move.
Many paled at hearing that. They feared for the worst but prayed for the best happen.
A mocking laughter filled his ears. "Then you are worthless. You've always been weak. But now..." Crimson orbs settled themselves on the missing limb. "You're even weaker now than before. Be grateful, Naruto Uzumaki, to me...and to that bastard man who cursed you.
Curse? Blake wondered at the beast meant.
Everyone took notice too.
Now leave. I will not stand your presence any longer."
A gust of wind blew him away, sweeping his body up into the shadows and sending tumbling about like a rag-doll. He caught the intimidating sight as his entire world spun. One of nine hazy red tails flickering behind a hulking beast, a black cage, cracked and at the brink of ruin with rusted pipes running over and along one another all leading back to the creature.
To the fox...
They saw it now, it's true form.
It was a bit underwhelming but they admitted they never thought a fox would be this terrifying. They noticed that the fox looked odd though, they couldn't quite point it out due to the picture being to hazy but they could tell that the fox anatomy was rather. . . off.
Even they didn't wanted too but they hoped that they one day could get a clearer picture of the beast.
"Sooner or later I will be free again, child. It's only a matter of time..."
They hoped that time will never come to be.
The doors to his private room were opened and a regal looking woman stepped in, a stern look on her face. On sight the doctors and guards surrounding him moved as one, giving her space as she made her way to him. Her heels making a soft click sound with every graceful step. When she was towering over his bedside, her pale blue eyes glaring down at him, Naruto deadpanned.
"Heh," Yang grinned, "It's sad that Naruto has too wake in front of the cold winter, eh, eh, get it guys?"
They groaned at Yang's terrible pun, but the appreciated the change of mood. They didn't really like to dwell on the dark parts of the story that often.
"You guys suck, I bet Naruto would laugh at my jokes."
"Doubt it." Yang scowled at how quickly her friends replied.
"Ah, hello? Could you tell me where I am?" He paused, blinking. "Did...did Qrow end up selling me for booze like he promised he would?"
The teams burst into fits of laugh and giggles, it was quite funny despite the joke being rather dark.
"Afraid not, kid. Although I'm still considering it." Qrow followed behind the woman with a smirk. "Winter stop glaring at him, you're gonna creep the kid out."
"Yeah back off lady," Yang shooed away, "It's your sister into little boys or something Weiss?"
"NOO!" Weiss screeched in outrage.
Yang grinned as she got under Ice queen's skin.
Weiss had to be held down by Ruby and Blake, stopping her from raking Yang's eyes or worse her hair. Dear god the hair.
The woman spared him a glance and caught a subtle glare. The message was as clear as could be. "Anyway, what makes you think I did that? Don't you remember what happened?"
"What...happened?" Naruto echoed slowly. His brow furrowing. Bit by bit, his memories came back to him. "I remember...the Sea Dragon. I remember my attack doing nothing to it, and then I was falling. After that...nothing." The blond turned his full attention to Qrow. "I guess since I'm here you saved my ass and managed to beat that thing. huh?"
Blake wondered if that red power was the cause of his amnesia, she didn't want rule out the possibility.
"Yeah...well, it's a little more complicated than that."
Naruto titled his head. "What do you mean?"
"How should I put this?" Qrow sheepishly scratched at the back of his head. "When you fell...you hit your head so hard that you peed your pants. And then I had to carry you for three days after killing that monstrosity and beating the rest of the Grimm totally alone with your smelly piss pants over my shoulder. So yeah, you owe me kid."
Yang roared in laughter along with her sister Ruby. They were joined by Jaune and Nora who found the situation equally funny.
Weiss, Blake, Pyrrha, and Ren were aghast at the crass potty humor.
Naruto's eye twitched. "How about I piss on you while you're sleeping next time?"
The laughter doubled, as they cheered on for it to happen.
While the rest did not want to see the explicit scene. They got sick by just the mention of the act.
"How about you try it and I'll cut that tiny little di—"
"The fuck is wrong with him," Weiss cursed out in shock.
Jaune stopped his laughter as he clutched his jewels, he just lost some respect over the veteran huntsman. How could he do that to his fellow man?
Yang and Nora were dying in their laughs.
Ruby finally stopped as she found that rather "Eeeeeewwwww" worthy. She didn't like to discuss nor see guys thingies!
Winter clicked her heel again. "Enough! You two sound like two toddlers right now! You!"
"I agree sister." Qrow she could see but Weiss expected better from the blonde, how disappointing.
She pointed at Naruto. "Sit back and cool it! And you!"
"Back off, you don't tell a fellow blonde what to do. Right Jaune?" Jaune wasn't sure to agree or disagree with Yang, he got over Weiss but her older sister was hot. He didn't mind being bossed around by her, hey maybe she'll find him cute!
Pyrrha pouted her cheeks. She didn't have a semblance that could read minds but she could read Jaune's facial expressions quite well enough to know what he was thinking. She folded her arms and glared at Winter from the screen, Back off, he's mine!
Her finger moved over to the grumbling Qrow. "...I don't even what you can do for yourself.
Sadly we don't either," Yang said solemnly, Ruby just grinned at the joke and played along by sighing in shame.
Perhaps start with fixing that rotten attitude I suppose. And stop hanging around children."
Qrow is a pedophile confirmed, much to Yang and Ruby's dismay.
"Damn you woman, I'll do whatever I want!"
Jaune sympathized with that, why couldn't he do whatever he wanted!
Nora wondered why Ren couldn't let her eat all the pancakes she wanted!
"You will most certainly not do whatever you want. In fact, should you decide to do just that I will personally hunt you down and chain you up."
Oh my, Blake found that sentence rather suggestive.
"Oh yeah, I like the sound of that."
Ruby, Yang, and Weiss gagged at hearing that.
Naruto scowled.
"Get a room..."
Now they had to cover their mouths to hold their vomits from staining the carpet.
The rest of the men and women only stifled a few chuckles as the two went back and forth. It wasn't a common sight to see Winter Schnee so easily flustered, but men like Qrow and Naruto, they shattered those tall icy walls with words alone. This went on for quite a while before they were all ushered out of the room, until only Qrow remained. A discreet nod was shared between Winter and him, and then the two men were alone.
Many of the members groaned as the scene turned serious.
. . .
"So, now that the parties died down. How are you feeling?"
Naruto sighed. "Like crap to be honest. I'm sore as hell. I feel like that thing fell on me." He paused. "Please tell me it didn't fall on me?"
"Nah."
Qrow chuckled, slouching against the chair at his bedside. "No, it didn't fall on you. But man...you really don't remember anything?"
"No...but I—"
He suddenly stopped, as if hesitant.
"I...?"
Can I tell him? Should I tell him? Blue held their own against red, but Qrow's red and the fox's red were two different things entirely. As he thought about it, a dozen more questions rose up. I mean...where was that place? A giant cage like that, and it looked underground. How did I even get there? Naruto frowned, his eyes glazing over.
"I...I really can't remember."
Ruby and Yang frowned at hearing his answer, they wished Naruto could trust Qrow but they didn't fault him for it. It was understandable, if they were in his shoes they too would try to keep that encounter a secret.
Qrow sighed at that, his hand coming up to brush the strands of hair away from his eyes. "You really are the complete package..."
Yes he is, they all thought.
A silence settled between them, until Naruto spoke up.
"You still haven't told me why we're here, you know?"
Weiss smiled a little, she was proud that their company had contributed in helping manufacture prosthetics limbs. She was only saddened that the invention was rarely shared with the world, she would vow to change that once she inherited the company from her father.
Qrow blinked slowly. "Oh, that's right." His eyes moved to the wrapped stump of an arm and for a moment all he saw was that ephemeral limb made of Naruto's blood and that vile aura.
Everyone grimaced at the reminder.
He stared for longer than he should have, and Naruto noticed. Qrow almost apologized when he saw the hurt flash in those bright blue eyes, but he was too tired to bother at this point. "Get some rest kid. You've only just woken up. As for why we're here...well, if everything goes well these people might be able to hook you up with a brand new kickass robot arm."
. . .
At that news the starstruck Naruto could only utter two words.
"Fuck yeah."
Despite the cursing Pyrrha smiled happily for Naruto along with her friends and teammates.
In spite of how he felt about the whole thing and how dangerous Naruto has proven to be. Qrow couldn't quite fight the smirk from reaching his face. At the very least the kid had some class.
Everyone could agree on that.
"I hope the next episode is a little more light hearted," Ruby wished as she stretched her arms.
She got many too agree with that, they could use a breather after that.
AN: Well foremost I like to say I'm sorry this took so long to update. I actually wanted to publish this on Sunday but I got distracted and procrastinated pretty badly. I also admit that I finished this chapter in around three hours which kind of makes me a bit grumpy but hey, can't change it now.
Anyway, I have been around a discord, been having a blast there often and go ahead and join if you want to meet me or any of the other authors in the section.
Well I'm going to see which story will be next to update.
Thanks for reading.