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“And so our hero passionately defeats the great villain, with issues less and blessings more to come. The villain is forever put to rest, the kingdom cheerful as they praise the hero for their embracive hard work–”

Is how the novel ends. You slam your computer down in anger, what filth! A novel full of plot holes and fillers is all that was! The only effort put into the novel was definitely how good the main character was developed. Otherwise, the rest is just a horribly developed plot line on how good the main character actually is.

You lean down to unplug your computer for the day, that is until you realize you left your water bottle open on your desk! Your shoulder bumps up onto the wood and everything rattles. What you experience next is a full body electrocution, and your vision is blanking out.

( . . SYSTEM LOADING . . . ╰(°▽°)╯ )

EXTRA INFORMATION: A transmigrator is a person who dies and is transported to another universe or lifetime. The roleplay works like a game ; but its mainly roleplay mechanics and CRP. Transmigrators follow something called the SYSTEM, which is a guide and is what brings the game mechanic to life.

PLOT EVENT SUMMARY: After the transmigration is complete, you wake up in the new world, try to ask around what's going on. Then the system message pops up to life in front of your face. It informs you of your current status and gives you credits, which it then goes on to explain what credits do and credits are actually important for getting more of what you'd want/need. There IS a credit shop.

Events play out like this: attend the event, wherever it may be, and you earn credits. Some events are extremely mandatory and the system will inflict punishment if not
attended. Events have happened in the novella originally that you have been transmigrated into.

The events are usually based on the heroes' tale and it's usually the transmigration who ends up as the villain if they do most of the plot filling holes (aka, why events exist) events. The events are either meant to change the story or add onto the plot with more. Events played out like normal and it all comes down now to the hero who is currently absent on a character building assertion journey. The hero had done a speech one day before this planning to end all of the evil striking the town by the TRANSMIGRATORS. (and they are called foreigners/travelers in the story)

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THIS IS HEAVILY BASED OFF OF MXTX'S WORK SCUMBAGS VILLAINOUS SELF SERVING SYSTEM!! (SVSSS)
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THIS!! FULL CREDIT GOES TO MY BESTEST FRIEND, WHO CAME UP WITH THE ROLEPLAY IDEA!
YES, THIS IS A ROLEPLAY ON DISCORD, AND ROBLOX GAME FANTASIA!
SO PLEASE, BUCKLE IN AND ENJOY!
(THIS IS A CONTINEOUS WORK< UPDATES WILL BE SLOW! DEPENDING ON OUR SESSIONS.)

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Einar was.. Not a notably noticeable person. Even before he married at the ripe age of 19, Majority of his time in high school was rough, harassment, bullying, whatever you could name it! It was a rough time for Einar, even after marrying his beloved wife. She had..her ways of loving, that's for sure. Even if Einar never enjoyed it, he’d let it happen.

Even when his daughter was born, he truly tried to appear often for his wife, and his newborn daughter. But did that ever truly matter? The scientist, Einar, was nothing compared to everything. Maybe this description was too degrading? Well. it was fully true to be fair.

Then, disaster struck. Nothing, nothingness, anything. And everything at the same time.

He’d find himself in utter despair, his wife had killed herself with a car collision. And even after that, 2 years later, or rather 2 months before reading the novel.. His daughter died of an illness. Einar, our beloved Scientist was reduced to despair, and being an utter fool. Maybe, just maybe! Maybe if he was more appearing, maybe if he was able to focus on his love, and daughter, instead of work!

It meant nothing, because it had already happened. Einar, once more, was in despair. He’d find himself drinking so often, getting drunk out of even the slightest bit of alcohol. Then, he found himself reading some cheesy novel. What was the purpose? He had none. But he enjoyed the works of novels, even if it was….Concerningly badly written.

Even so, Einar still indulged in it. Even though Einar expressed how much of a…corny novel it was online. Einar, was flooded with comments responding. Stupid! It was utterly stupid! Yes, he was a drunk, but even HE had better taste than this!

“Stupid Novel, stupid author! I might as well report this to authorities on how badly written this is!”
Then, he obviously went to unplug his computer. Though he stupidly forgot manners and such, Einar knocked his cooler Into His computer fan system, ELECTROCUTION!! BOOM BOOM BOOM!! POW WOW POW POW!! ZZZZZZ!!!

He, awoke abruptly, Within an unfamiliar area, with plenty more people. He almost crawled to a corner to avoid them, but it was obvious that he was trying to avoid the people, Hell, even one of them grabbed him up.

“Where the hell are we?! Was this your doing!?”

Einar was shocked, how come they assumed HE did this??? He looked down to his own body, wait..this isn’t how he ACTUALLY looked like?! He wasn’t in a stereotypical scientist lab coat, nor did he ever own goggles?! He felt long hair drape down his back skin, he shuddered slightly. Why was his hair not in that messy bun he put in earlier? Then. reality striked.

Was he dead? Did these people want HIM dead? This all made ZERO sense. He silently spoke up, though not that loud for the others to hear.

“I didn’t do this, nor do I think anyone else did. What was the last thing you all remember doing?”

They all looked at him weirdly, though maybe it was because he had more..intellect then the others. This all had to be connected to something, right?! This wasn’t truly death..right?!

Then, a blue screen popped up, into his face. It spoke a foreign language, one which he didn’t understand. He skipped past some dialogue, before it gave the option for him to ‘read it in his language.’ Which he obviously clicked. Finally, IT gave an introduction

So, it turns out. They are all dead. And this was a novel? This made ZERO sense!

But, it hit him once more with reality. He had been studying this concept, called ‘Transmigration.’ Was this an answer to his studies? He looked around, it seemed like the other group had also gotten the system message. What was this? A calling? But..the scenery looked all too similar to a certain..

BOOK!! They all were TRAPPED, well, wrong word! TRANSMIGRATED into this stupid novel! He panicked, what about his home life?! What about his job?! What about his…oh right, they’re dead.

“This..is a rough situation….haha….”

Einar muttered slightly to himself, obviously by now he was put down, then. Laughter and cheerfulness could be heard from nearby.

CRAP!!! RUN AND HIDE!!! And also to be continued lol

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Well.. It surely was more than just a rough situation, not only did Einar fully connect the dots, before the others did. It just proved how major the situation was at hand. Well……. At Least he had some intellect in whatever the hell was happening. Then, the bustling of celebration continued and such, it was getting even closer!

“Quick, everyone act like you’ve always been here!”

He had announced, loud enough for the other transmigrators to hear him. And at first they were all skeptical of him, but even the wires connecting their brains were probably malfunctioning. Or just another way of calling them all dumb.

Then, it hit them. They all acted as if they just arrived in the village, despite being in the market corner, with no way out. A NPC had approached the man who lifted up einar, speaking a language which he (Einar) was able to understand, maybe that translation button was true, and able to work.

But, he knew how he was with social interaction… so he obviously ran to the nearest dock. Einar had found a good place to hide, hell, it even looked abandoned. Maybe the village folk didn’t come here often?

The SYSTEM popped up again; Giving him a ‘task’, to interact with the NPC’s. Which was an odd word to give people of a book, ‘non-playable character?’. It’d be better if you just called them villagers! But he’d dare not question the SYSTEM.

It had also mentioned something called ‘credits’, Which could obviously be used later for ‘buffs’ per say. He (Einar) would then be informed that the majority of the tasks given, were mandatory. And would have to be attended. Thankfully, this one wasn’t.

Einar sighed thankfully, obviously happy that he wouldn’t need to be interacting with anybody yet, especially after being casually picked up by a random person. Then, footsteps were just casually approaching. He panicked, trying to run away. Before a taller… Wait, that was the MC! Cygnus Eligos! It’s not like he was fangirling, if anything, he was slightly spooked.

Yeah the MC was only 5 '11, but Einar was only 5' 7. Jeez, what a height difference. He looked up, the cheerful yet lively demon stared back. Then, to break the awkward silence…

“Ah, hello! You must be apart of the new travelers group, right? Well. I’m inviting everyone to a campfire tonight, we may not know each other yet..But it’d be nice to introduce you travelers to the village!”

Einar blinked, dumbfounded. He had forgotten how..Cheerful the MC was before any of the traumatizing events happened..which he never bothered to fully read the future, he stopped at chapter 5555.

"..well, sure, i’ll come along.”

He broke the silence once more, the smile on the MC’s face never faltered. God, Einar adored it. It reminded him of a certain someone.. To see a smile so familiar was..heartbreaking to say the least.

Then, major timeskip! As if the SYSTEM had control of the time! Well, a good observation to say the least.

Einar wandered towards the forest, and it seemed like the rest of the so-called ‘travelers’ were also there. Must’ve heard about it from the NPC’s. He stood nearby, before the MC started his speech. Huh, guess the Speech first then backstory? He already knew about it.

“Thank you all, local villagers and travellers, for gathering around here today and being willing to listen to me speak. I am eternally grateful for your patience, and I would like to share with you my goals. As much as I enjoy the travellers presence, I want to reiterate I do NOT condone violence! I will do everything in my power to keep this village safe, even if it means using some… unconventional methods in doing so. I wish you all the best luck in your travels, thank you!”

Is what the MC, or rather to be known as the ‘Hero’ later. He clapped, as if he was new to the speech. Which he had to read over 89..no.was it 70 times? He had forgotten.

Einar smiled heartfully, at least he’d try to seem like he ‘cared’, well. Now that was done, The MC seemed to be sad, speaking up once more as some of the travelers attempted to leave. But, they were rushed back via a system message popping up to ‘stay’.

“Well..I guess since we’re being honest, we should do some story sharing…. I’ll probably go first. As a younger child, I had a teacher who was..well..had their conventional ways of training…but enough, let's hear some of your travel stories!”

Einar gulped slightly, the intellect of the others were…clearly lacking.

“I can go.”

Einar spoke up, before mentally preparing himself for a fake sob story.

My village was destroyed once, and my wife and child were sadly victims of it..But i'm unwilling to tell you much more, how about some of you others go?”

That..hit too close to his heart, he couldn’t think in time to make it fake, majority of it was true however. Which hurt him even more to the point that he’d cry.

Wow! Another time skip, it seemed to be later in the night. But, he had no money or a place to stay..majority of the transmigrators took the camp, so. He’d walk around the nearby fighting arena. Where he found the MC, Eligos training. Eligos obviously noticed him, and waved, happily. He (Eligos) ran over to Einar, to greet him. It was obvious Einar still seemed upset, so..

“If you don't have a place to stay for the night, you’re welcome to stay at my place!”

He spoke so innocently..How could Einar decline? He nodded along. Going to follow the MC (Eligos) back to his place. Huh..odd..this was wholesome in a way.

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To be honest, Einar slept like a baby that night. Considering the majority of the time he never slept, and just drank coffee or alcohol. When he awoke, he noticed how Eligos was not in the slightly small but also slightly medium house. He pondered, before remembering such.

“Right..The MC trains every morning, then interacts with the Village folk.”

Einar sighed as he spoke slowly, in a quiet muffle. Then, the door swung open. Einar physically jumped straight from the straw ‘bed’. Oh right, he didn’t mention that the bed was straw, because the MC didn’t have a real bed yet..which meant that there were two plausible explanations.
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1; The MC (Eligos) stayed up all night
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2; Eligos had slept right beside him….

Well, Einar wanted that image out of his mind. 100%.

He noticed it was just a Paperboy, delivering papers. The paperboy stared straight into Einar's eyes. Before walking away, loudly muttering something. Though quiet but also loud, einar figured IT was saying something like;

‘A traveler with the demon? Wow. what a shocker.’

Einar giggled at that for a second, but wasn’t appreciative on how the newspaper boy degraded Eligos in such a way, but why should he care? He didn’t have a reason too.

He got up, opening the door slightly, the sun shining directly into his eyes. He felt like a vampire burning at the sight. It was HOT. hotter than where he lived. Considering it was Norway after all. Then, he looked around, villagers bustled around the village, it was loud.

Einar adjusted his goggles on his head. Which he obviously picked up from the counter, huh. The MC must’ve taken it off for him when he basically passed out from exhaustion. What a kind act. Einar then adjusted the stereotypical lab coat. Finally walking to the garden by the castle. Then, he noticed the MC, Eligos, fixing up the garden slightly, might’ve been the request of the village folk to help brighten it up. Einar smiled, waving towards the MC. Well, he should stop referring to him as such…maybe his name would be better.

“Hey!! There you are, how’d you sleep?”

Einar smiled at Eligos’s question, yeah..he slept well, that's for sure. He replied with a thumbs up. Honestly? The once alcoholic and lonely scientist was becoming..social? And kind..?

Odd, that's for sure. Maybe he was just warming up to the new world he was trapped in. Then, Eligos asked a strange question, but expected by the plot of the story.

“Do you perhaps want to accompany me to the forest? I know it's an odd request but it’d be nice if we had more interaction! I know you’re new here, so it’d be fun to give you a tour!”

. . . . Einar gasped internally, well.. He knew that Eligos was still in his training arc, but it was still wholesome that he was invited. Yeah, he was 100% warming up to this. But maybe he’d still keep a cold outcome? I mean.. The mc does eventually gain power, but something bad happens. But he (Einar) can't recall what it was.

Einar nods along, before the MC (Eligos) ran towards the village, with Einar slightly left behind, he eventually caught up after running for a while, then. Once in the village, instead of taking the stairs, Eligos would completely jump off the railing. With no issue. Oh sweet jesus!! He knew that Eligos had the energy of a wild rabbit in a race, but it was not expected that he had THAT much durability in the story just yet!

Of course, as dumb as einar could be, also jumped off. By the time he did however, his leg ached in pain. But he shook it off, as that didn’t matter. Though obviously it hurt. He atlas caught up.

The forest was dull, covered with plenty of tree’s. However, he noticed how Eligos was by the seen river, just standing there.

Einar slightly still limped, but caught up. He looked up to Eligos, noticing how he was frowning. Was it flashbacks? He knew that in the story, it mentioned how he got flashbacks often. So, he (Einar) then grabbed Eligos’s hand, and squeezed it. Though it was stupid, it surely caught his attention. Einar spoke, from the depth of his cold heart.

“Is everything alright? I know from your campfire story that…you had it rough, but if you need to talk. I'm right here. Oh, I also have to mention..I’ve traveled here. before that is. Just by the forest however. Never went to the village.”

Einar swapped topics, to obviously catch more attention. Eligos simply smiled in response, though saddened, he obviously felt better that someone understood and was open to talk too.

“Ah, I'm alright..just..memories from the past came up, but i'm alright for now! What’d you say again? Been in the forest before?”

Einar spoke up again;

“Yes, I've only been in the forest, do you perhaps want to pick berries? I know a couple of places here.”

Eligos smiled, nodding his head eagerly, perhaps Einar remembered how..lonely the MC was, before getting his major plot development, he, story wise, was always alone after everything happened with his teacher. He nodded along with Eligos, before walking by the training area, he knew a bush was hidden by a tree, but.. Something had happened.

Another demon, uglier than Eligos appeared. Grabbing Einar by his injured leg, and having him dangled in the air. Einar yelped out loud, not only in pain, but in fear and confusion. Then, it hit him.

The MC fights a demon in the forest! Shit! How could he forget?!

“What do we have here…hmm?~ A new human treat! How I'd love to eat you.”

Einar cringed, remembering how cringy and corny the weak demon opponent was. Eligos obviously stood in slight fear, unaware what to do. Then, Eligos spoke up.

“Unhand him at once! Foul BEAST!”

Yeah..calling your kind a beast is slightly funny, though the dialogue obviously changed. Because originally in the story, Eligos would’ve been with a NPC in this situation. The demon laughed loudly, before taunting the Poor MC, though he couldn’t hear the words. He felt dizzy from being upside down for such a long dialogue moment.

But, then the MC would grab a sword, and slash the demon’s head off. Einar would then proceed to get thrown into the same tree with the bush. Slowly falling down the branches.

Shit! It hurts! So badly! But he best not show weakness, to not affect his character and cold demeanour. Obviously by the time he was down, the mc would be at the tree.

“Oh god! Are you okay?!”

Eligos asked concerningly, einar gave a weak thumbs up, not even noticing how SHATTERED his leg was. Eligos then proceeded to pick up him (Einar) gently, oh my DAYS. Einar winced in pain, before..a system message appeared.

( . . SYSTEM LOADING . . . ╰(°▽°)╯ )
DESTROY THE VILLAGE.
EARN 1000+ CREDITS FOR IT.

Einar obviously panicked, at this point he had ignored the message by the entire fight point..which meant this would have already happened. Einars panic was obvious.

“Hey uh…Einar, what's wrong? Other than your leg, you seem panicked.”

Einar shuffled slightly, head in Eligos’s shoulder. Before looking up.

“Let’s maybe just..head to the village, maybe for some herbs.”

Eligos nodded, before einar knew it, they were at the village.

It..was in ruins, fires everywhere. Houses destroyed. And there stood..the transmigrators…

SHIT!!!!! How did this happen?! Was this in the story?! He thought a forest fire destroyed the village! Not his fellow Transmigrators! FUCK FUCK FUCK!

How would they get out of this?! How would HE get out of this, he was associated with them after all…There laid, some NPCs injured, or dead. The MC stood for a second, before rage engulfed him. He placed einar down…

TBC NEXT CHAPTER!!

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Holy shit. His leg hurt so FUCKING badly! Not only after that battle, a transmigrator would attack him (Einar), he also had to make up a story! He was a horrible person at lying, and making up stories..maybe that's why he never passed his college LA (Language Arts) exam…well, let's take a trip down memory lane. Shall we?

It started off with Eligos putting einar down, before grabbing his sword and slashing at the Transmigrators. Obviously a transmigrator spoke up, deflecting the attack. The girl seemed pretty..decent at fighting, that's for sure.

“Hey man! It wasn’t us who did it! It- it was a forest fire!”

Einar winced in major pain when trying to get up, but he stayed put. Before yelling back.

“That's not true! I heard-...i heard you ‘lot talking about destroying the village before i left last night at the campfire! I heard it with my own two ears!”

Did he just…sell out the transmigrators to the Hero? Did he just betray the system…? He knew he was morally fucked now. He just went against the SYSTEMS rules. And he knew he’d be in trouble for it now, but for the current time..he just wanted to fucking relax. And maybe die peacefully.

“What did you say..? How could you hear us!? You’re making it up!”

One of them (Transmigrators) yelled back, getting too defensive. Which Eligos knew was a sign of lying, despite how childlike he is.

“No-no I'm not lying! Eligos, please, listen to me..I swear on my life I heard them! They also hid some of the NPCS in the tavern! I heard their plan..!”

Which was true, he knew a side quest and a little hack was that NPC’s could be ‘shut down’ for a time being. It was something the system mentioned at the beginning. But he assumed that they did that to some of them.

Eligos snapped, before even getting a word out, he charged towards the ‘travelers’ with all his might. Hell, the girl even thought she’d be brave to try and ‘deflect’ it. But did they seriously not pay that much to the novel? At this point in time, the hero, Eligos, would have plenty of plot armour! All that training everyday was enough to get him able to maybe MURDER the ‘lot of travelers?! Stupid author for making this MC so powerful!

Though to admit, at least they made Elgios conventionally ‘attractive’, in a way.

But enough of that thinking and mindset! Einar had to run, and fast! Though by the sudden he tried to get up, a transmigrator ran over to him, and slashed his leg, the SAME leg he injured. He cried-yelled out in pain. Fuck!

“AGH- FUCK-!”

The transmigrator attempted to do it again, before they could Eligos appeared out of nowhere, behind the transmigrator. Kicking them to the wall, the transmigrator lost consciousness. Then, the transmigrators HAD to hide and run, they all eyed einar, a look of ‘you betrayed us, traitor’

Yes, that hurt him dearly. But who was he to care about strangers? He knew that he’d be likely to survive…if able to just get his leg better, which was SHATTERED by now.

The Hero yelled with all his might;

“THAT'S RIGHT! RUN AWAY COWARDS, NEVER RETURN TO THIS VILLAGE!! I WILL FIND YOU, AND MURDER YOU ALL! YOU…YOU MONSTERS!”

Then..Einar blanked out, the loss of blood and adrenaline was getting to him. With all that pain, he had no choice but to pass out..

Then, before he knew it, he awoke. The NPC’s and himself, Including the Hero, were now at the campfire.. He winced when he slowly regained his consciousness. Though he’d rather not say he was in much pain..

“Ah! Einar! You’re awake!! Thank god- it was horrid..so horrid!”

One of the NPC’s called out. A reddish clothed witch, with black hair. She seemed sweet, but also not that serious. But..how did the girl know his name? Probably the word of Eligos, explaining why he kept a ‘traveler’ alive.

“Ah…yeah- **wince**, im awake..”

He winced mid sentence, trying his best not to scream out in pain. He noticed how his leg was now fully bleeding out of his pants, obviously the hero, Eligos, noticed this. And snapped out of a trance of dissociation. He rushed over to aid einar.

“Gosh- why didn’t i notice this?! Einar- are you okay?”

Einar was astounded, even mesmerized by the care. He knew both of them (Eligos and einar) were probably touch-starved and not that cared for in the meantime, but able to quickly recover like that in an instance? Just because HE was injured..? It made his heart flutter.

“Yeah- just a bit..injured..”

A bit?! His leg was shattered by now! Eligos didn’t believe him, not one bit. He spoke some words that Einar couldn’t comprehend, about to pass out once more.

“Right- ok..hang in there- i’ll get some healing herbs. Just- try and stay awake..ok? For me…?”

Einar slightly turned red at the ‘for me.’ He nodded, before trying to get up slightly, the witch ushered him not to, a look of ‘please wait for a while..!’

Then, eligos returned, he probably went to the herb area in the now destroyed village..speaking of it, were the rest of the NPC’s rebuilding?? He didn’t know. Then, Elgios slowly applied the herbs, gosh it BURNT! Though the bleeding had stopped…

He forgot that magic basically existed. He sighed in relief, thought he pain still there.

Still incapable of comprehending words, he looked over to the MC, he was probably still red…because Eligos looked more concerned. He asked something, though it was slightly audible to his ears.

“Do you..have a fever? You’re so red in your face..i can- get more herbs..!”

Einar shook his head no, he was not having a fever. He was blushing at the kind act. Though the hero would probably be naive to…that. He didn’t care that much..he wasn’t falling for Eligos- right..?!

Well, scratch that thought away. He noticed how the witch enchanted some words, before then his leg felt a bit better. Though the bones were beyond repair.

Then..the hero, Eligos, spoke up. Einar was finally able to comprehend this time.

“I’m heading to the cave, I have a reason to believe that the..now enemy and evil travelers from afar are in there. Einar- please, stay here. The rest of you all please go help your fellow family members, and villagers with repairs.”

Einar was dumbfounded. If anything, he’d be killed if he was left here alone! He pleaded slightly, speaking in a low-pained voice.

“I- i can accompany you, i’ll be fine-”

Eligos considered, though slightly fearful and worried. He nodded after a while of thinking. Before picking up Einar slowly and gently.

Einar yelped slightly, though getting used to it eventually. He muffled some words, head on Eligos’s shoulder. A piggyback was an odd way of carrying an injured person at times, but it made sense if an injured person had an injured leg..

Then, when they (Eligos and Einar) had arrived to the cave, the transmigrators words echoed. Talking about a ‘shop’, oh right! The shop the SYSTEM mentioned..Einar had no idea how to check if he had credits or any ‘stats’ yet. But they were equipping weapons, and defensive stats..were they planning to KILL Eligos?!

Well, good luck with that then. Because no way in HELL will you be able to kill this guy now. He may have started his villain arc at this point..!

Eligos heard them as well, not understanding the ‘charisma, defense stats, etc’. But he yelled out.

“TRAVELLERS! I HAVE FOUND YOU!”

They all obviously or slightly panicked, but it was far too late. The hero had ‘equipped’ (or gotten out) his sword, slashing at some major boulders. Trapping the transmigrators in the cave. Without ‘an exit’.

Obviously the hero laughed maniacally. Still processing the…major events which unfolded. Einar had felt so bad, if it wasn’t for this damned plot, and novel..and the SYSTEM…none of this would’ve happened! Though the SYSTEM obviously popped up and took away credits. Shit! He only had 5 now..?! How much was taken away?!?!!?

Then, Eligos noticed how spaced out Einar was, staring into nothing. He spoke up after the sad laughing fit..

“Are..you okay Einar..? You seem to be..still injured- i’ll take you to the campfire right away!- just..let me talk to some of the villagers.”

Einar looked away from the SYSTEM text, a slow nod.

TIMESKIP

After talking to the villagers about what happened, they had arrived back to the campfire. Eligos placed Einar down softly, though einar was wincing still, he sighed loudly. How was he supposed to escape this…?

“I’m..terribly sorry for what happened…”

Einar spoke up, though Eligos would just break into sobs.

“How–how am I supposed to eradicate evil, if I can't defend this village- how am I supposed to be heroic?! They- they all looked up to me- that i could do so much for them…now look! Half of them are either dead, or injured! How- how am i supposed to do THIS?!!?!?”

Eligos snapped, though not at einar, but to himself. He hit his head slightly. But einar would get up, despite how painful it was. And gave Eligos a hug. A big hug. Squeezing his hand in the meanwhile. Though no words were spoken, Eligos knew it was comfort. He sobbed even harder. Before a while had passed, it felt better now, to get all these emotions out…

Einar smiled after the sobbing had ended, after then..Eligos placed Einar by the fire once more.

Though no more words were spoken out loud, Einar knew Eligos felt some peace around him, hell..maybe even more at peace.

Then..a system message popped up.
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( . . SYSTEM LOADING . . . ╰(°▽°)╯ )
KILL EINAR.
EARN ???? CREDITS FOR IT.

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Then, the forest was flooded with the transmigrators, no time to even THINK of what was to happen to him. Einar panicked, slightly hyperventilating. He didn’t want to die..please..not yet! His purpose had to be fulfilled soon..his character-no-himself! He didn’t want to die in a universe without HER.

“EINAR! RUN- HIDE QUICKLY!”

Eligos yelled out. and that's what Einar did. Einar ran, ran as fast as he possibly ever could, not for himself; but for Eligos. He knew that he was a goner, that he would perish for life. But, did that truly scare him? Knowing he was doing this for the plot? It was a 50/50. In this world, he’d never meet his wife nor daughter in the afterlife. Hell, he’d probably be forgotten by then. If he died, how would he ever know they died for happiness?! How would he know that they died not in vain, how would he ever hear his daughter..happily laughing?! He swore to himself that when he died, he would say hi to them before eventually being sent to hell. He knew he was a sinner..

his whole existence? Was for them. But now? It was nothing. He didn’t matter, nothing mattered. But he felt that care, he felt that cherishment from Eligos. Even then however; He had to gain the trust of them. The Main character, whom he will forever consider different from whatever that title was. It was a stupid title to be exact, degrading them just to that. He truly always considered Eligos one of his dearest of friends. Even if it was never intended.

He never felt alone when around Eligos, but why was he thinking of this now? Was he reminiscing the memories which were never intended to even exist? He wasn’t even meant to befriend them to begin with. Loneliness. What an odd thing. Einar only really felt alone, when he wasn’t around Eligos.…

Enough thinking! You must get away…’ Einar thought to himself, he had to hide. And fast. He didn’t want to die now, not yet! Stupid novel, stupid author! Stupid..stupid everything! He did deserve this, yes, but why so soon? He was a traitor yes, but that didn’t- it didn’t warrant ... .Whatever, it truly may have come to be this way. Maybe he could shed some tears later, perhaps pray? No, praying won't help. He knew he was doomed at the start. He was a sinner, why pray to something that never gave him mercy?

Ah, right. This must be punishment, right? He was a traitor..he deserves this! he - he….Einar didn’t know what to even think at this point, what was his purpose anymore? Maybe if he did die, just maybe… Well, it didn’t matter, he found himself by the fighting arena, and a perfectly hidden tree. He fastly ran to go under the branches, and hid. Hid for his life, maybe the system would change ***ITS*** mind? Maybe he’d be spared? It never mentioned credits…right?

He slowly ran to the river, nearby was a tree. Too late! A transmigrator, way much taller than him, jumped in front of him. Before picking him up by his collar, and attempted to stab him in the chest. A slight pierce in the skin, though not a lot of pressure. He still yelped out in pain. Eligos heard this, and sprinted towards the Transmigrator, knocking them into the river, and picked up him (Einar) before he also fell in.

Blank. It all went blank at this point. Eligos picked up Einar, plopping him into his arms. Eligos ran as fast as he could, to get Einar, his beloved ‘friend’, to safety. But at this point, Einar might just be decreed as dead, because he swore he felt his soul leave his body for a moment. He was slightly limp, Eligos eagerly set him down for a split second, behind a tree.

“Shit shit shit- Einar please..stay awake just for a second- i’ll get the herbs-”

That's when the two were interrupted, two transmigrators appeared as such, distracting Eligos. The transmigrators spoke, but he just wanted to sob, and cry. And scream! But, he couldn’t get anything out of his mouth, it was as if he just couldn't speak. And that's maybe for the best. He couldn’t even remember what they were saying to him, all einar could hear was yelling. They had gotten Einar cornered to the tree, whilst Eligos was busy fighting.

“Say for yourself einar! Why’d you betray us? Why’d you do this? Admit that you were wrong, and I'll spare your life!”

The same girl that fought Eligos in the village was demanding him to speak, but he was in a haze, barely able to keep his legs straight. But…he said one word, and only that word will change the chemistry of how he would, or wouldn’t survive this. He inhaled, sharply, despite it hurting like absolute shit! And exhaled, a sharp, sharp pain from his lungs.

“...No..”

The girl scoffed, before demanding he speak. Einar shook his head fastly, he refused to admit it, not in front of Eligos. Not in front of anyone, then, he swore he was hallucinating. Because he saw his daughter, playing happily at the fighting arena, whilst his wife, was right beside Eligos. Their bloodshot eyes, watching him as if he was prey. All they did was smile.

Then, the gunshot. Blood poured out from his mouth, his chest…It hurts! It hurts so badly! But, he just smiled. He smiled back to his wife and daughter. Knowing it was his final moments…he knew he’d never see the two in heaven, or even hell..because those did not exist in this world, from what he remembered…

Smiling, not for laughter or happiness, but for peace. His duty was fulfilled. It was over…

He felt at peace, at once. The hallucinations, gave him comfort. Despite in his dying breath, he fell over to the ground, but before he could even hit the floor, he muttered one word once more.

“Transmigrators…”

he finally was able to speak, but it was far too late. He died in that instant, he fell, but it was far too late. The system had warned the transmigrators,to never tell an NPC and the hero of which they were. But, even as he died, the smile still was there, plopped onto his face.

“NO! FOUL BEASTS-”

Eligos sobbed and screamed at the same time. He didn’t even have time to pay attention to the situation…He was doomed from the start, everyone, and everything he loved..never stayed for the long run. He was morally fucked from the start. Eligos knew that for sure. He screamed, grasping the nearest ‘transmigrator’ by their head, and shoved it into the soil-mountain nearby.

Whilst one transmigrator, the same girl, tried to crush Einar’s skull in. Eligos reacted fast, with his tail and threw the girl to the archery stand. She gasped out in pain, before running away.

“GET AWAY! GET AWAY GET AWAY GET AWAY! YOU… TRANSMIGRATORS! RUN, NEVER RETURN!”

Eligos sobbed out, tears are pitiful in this moment, but he couldn’t help but cry. Cry because his ‘friend’ was gone? No, he’d been bottling up so much over the years, he could no longer handle this anymore. He watched as the transmigrators ran, from what he assumed was their clan name…

Eligos sobbed, holding onto einar’s body dearly. Sobbing into his shoulder. The same smile..the exact smile Einar gave Eligos when he was done his tragic backstory..was plastered on his face.

It was too much, he held him dearly and tightly, but not enough to harm the body, or leave bruises. It was hell..this was horrid! Why..why him?! Why not himself?! Why was HE left alive?! He didn’t want to live in a world without him! It…it was too much..

His sobs filled the forest, wailing could almost be heard in the outskirts of the village.
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A solid half a day passed, in which Eligos fell asleep near Einar's body, still holding it dearly…He awoke, thinking it was all just some hell-ish dream..But it wasn’t.

He picked up the body, in a cradle-like position. And slowly walked towards the village…

As he arrived, he noticed some work had been done, but it was of no use…why work in such a disappointing village…. If not with einar? He had so many plans with him… So many hangouts he could have included… But it was far too late. The same red mage had run up to Eligos.

“Are you okay?! What- what happened to einar?!”

Eligos blankly stared at the gravel-soil-brick… he didn’t respond, not yet. He knew Einar would’ve grown wings by this point….You know where you are with him..right…? Its as if the world had collapsed in this moment. He then spoke up slightly..

“I’ll be at the church…i’ll be back after that..”

The mage sadly nods, she knew that she didn’t know Einar that much, but he gave kindness, and she returned it back. She knew this was a rough situation for Eligos..but she won't push, whatsoever.

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Then, Eligos had approached the church. It…was a rough day and whole week…he slowly put Einar’s body into the casket. Then, the sobbing started once more..what a fucking pity party! Why..why did his heart ache so much?! They..they were just friends…right? It was casual…right..?!

He held Einar's face for a split second..Oh how beautiful he looked..He had never admired such beauty until now, Einar’s very much eye bags, and his features…He slowly mourned, placing his hand away from his face, then holding onto his hand. Squeezing it just like Einar did when he panicked at times…

He noticed the smile once more, the exact smile…the exact smile..! What kindness he had given to him….and what could Eligos repay…in death! He swore to murder the transmigrator clan…he swore! He would fulfill an oath, and put their heads on fucking spikes! And burn the rest..and feed it to the farmers pigs!

But he had no time to do that..not yet…he admired his features once more, before putting his forehead to einar’s, giving a little peck on his cheek, before slowly walking out..he couldn’t bury him..he wouldn’t…!

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A little timeskip of pondering and pacing, he had gone down to the main area of the destroyed village, the same red mage approached, sending her condolences. Before speaking up…

“We need a bit of help…the majority of the village is injured, and my herbs are all out…we may need your help recovering the herbs within the destroyed pharmacy…”

The red mage spoke out loud, Eligos just nodded. Blank. He had zero time to mourn properly..

Then, a certain figure ran down the stairs, almost tripping. Wait..who was he..? He’d never seen this man….?

Then, it hit him. He- he-....from what he could see, it was a man…running towards the village stalls of food..which was far much destroyed and in rubble….

How odd, he felt a sense of nostalgia..though not even seeing the man's face. But he noticed how he limped, and had to hold onto walls for support at times, and how he wobbled when going the wrong way.
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Death, destruction, mass murder, fires…that was all Eligos could think in the moment of time… oh how he mourned his best ‘friend’..or was it more..he couldn’t even fucking tell anymore in that moment. He sighed, then, wailing would be heard from the village stalls. He noticed that the same exact silhouette of what he assumed was a guy…wobbled in that direction. But, he knew mourning alone was the best for now. So, he ignored it for now. He didn’t want to ruin another person's life due to his actions..he was so weak….how dare he deem himself a hero, if he’s never done a heroic act to help anyone? He couldn’t even save the village ... .nor his best friend’...

To admit, he always enjoyed the week’s they spent, despite how chaotic it was..he missed that comfort oh so dearly…he wanted to be held, he wanted to sob again, his destroyed face with tear stains were so obvious. The red mage spoke up slightly, knowing she didn’t want to push that much, at least this red mage was here…even though they didn’t know each other well, it was decent company..

“Well..uh…i’ll get to rebuilding, if we need your help again Cygnus, i’ll let you know.”

She smoothingly said, trying to bring a tone of comfort. Eligos just nodded, but it was as if he wasn’t in the moment. He was…trying to only comfort himself, he didn’t want to place any burden of his emotions on others, not anymore…he knew now that when he opens up, it’ll only bring destruction to everything.

Then, after a while when the mage left, he was approached nearby the railing…the- who-...who…who was he..? Why- why did he look- no…no no no no!! This has to be a coincidence, he- he Isn't alive! He saw him dead- he was in the coffin! He-...

Internally panicking, he tried to cover up his face, before noticing a blindfold, bloodied on the man…was he blind…? He noticed how the man held his head slightly when walking, and how he wobbled ever so slightly, as if he didn't know his way…yeah..he was blind.

And before he knew it, the man tripped over a broken brick, Eligos reacted so quickly, and held the man before he could trip. He didn’t speak, but the man smiled after knowing he didn’t basically fall to his doom. Speaking up ever so slightly;

“Ah..thank you whoever helped me..- could i be put down now?”

And Eligos did that almost immediately, respecting the stranger….but why? Why did he react in such a way? Why was he respecting such…a familiar face…the only thing that was different was how his hair was tied up..and his…homeless-ish looking outfit..and the earmuffs, and the hat…

“Ah- sorry sorry, are you..okay sir?”

Eligos chimed, trying his best to be comfortable and approachable, not even noticing how the man took off his earbuds, to reveal how he had some sort of..ear thingy? Was he- deaf? He held his head once more, speaking up again.

“No…no I'm not..my- my wife…my daughter…slaughtered…our stall fell on top of them….what... .What happened? Why..did this happen…why…-”

The man broke into tears, though he flinched in pain, more bloody than before on the blindfold. Eligos spoke up..maybe too soon? Because even the news in which he said..the man almost sobbed out more. In pain, and in sorrow.

“No..this- this can't be real….!- who would do such a thing..this village has been so peaceful since i-...”

He choked out a sob, his hand gripped onto his hair, before Eligos grabbed that same hand, and squeezed it. A reassuring squeeze. He only spoke some words.

“I failed to protect this village..and I'm terribly sorry, but it was attacked…not by the villagers itself, but this..unknown clan of travelers…i failed…-”

The squeeze got tighter, too tight. The man slightly winced out in pain, was the squeeze too harsh? He let go.

“Sorry- it was a comfort thing a good friend-”

He stopped his sentence. Friend wasn’t the right word, it was so much more..but, he wasn’t going to vent to a man who just lost his family.

“Well…..it’s very awkward right now…i have a request however….i heard that the villagers now consider you…heroic in a way, well…it’d be nice if you could help a blind man find his cane…”

A cane..? Right! The way the man wobbled must’ve meant he needed a cane to walk, though he looked about his age…what could’ve happened? But he wouldn’t pry into a stranger's life. Eligos spoke up, trying to sound cheerful and grateful for such a title…

“Yes- i can help…where do you remember it last being?”

“Well..when i first arrived, i came in by the cave, i think i left it by the church..though i can't remember the way.”

“....I can-lead you….”

Eligos spoke in pain, his throat finally ached from all the crying, his eyes burnt, he felt as if he’d cry once more. He felt like absolute shit. And he knew that this would only be the beginning of grief…

Then, Eligos picked up the man, helping him get there faster. The man yelped ... .the same exact way…HE did…then, they’d arrive at the church. It wasn’t a long walk, it was only in the upper part of the village, a museum and a broken-burnt house was up there.

“Ah- thank you..but could you please place me down..?”

Eligos obliged, safely placing the stranger down…maybe he should’ve asked to pick him up, but the stranger seemed thankful for this atleast. He found his way inside the small church, slowly stopping mid way. Eligos noticed how the cane was..right beside the same casket ... .same casket which he placed Einar in..he grabbed the cane for the stranger, looking to see if Einar was buried yet..but there was no trace of his body, nor a new grave….

“I……..found it for you…”

Eligos chirped into sudden conversation, and slowly approached the stranger..he hadn’t even asked for his name yet. Nor did he tell his..He gave the cane slowly to the man and he smiled once more, despite obviously being in pain, emotionally and physically. His smile is the exact same as when he first met…stop thinking of this! Think for yourself now…he’s gone! This stranger isn’t him..stop trying to replace him! Eligos thought to himself.

“Thank you..i haven’t gotten your name yet, im Ei. What about you sir?”

“Cygnus Eligos….”

“Well, thank you Cygnus, I'll just..sit here for a while…”

Eligos sobbed out slightly, the man had his earmuffs on, so it was probably muffled, if not muted sobs. Ei tilted his head in confusion, he knew the man was emotional. But he was dealing with his own stuff, but..he still wanted to make sure Cygnus was okay.

“Are..you okay Cygnus..? I can feel a bit of emotional state in you…”
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Fuck..he forgot some senses can be heightened if one or two more are absent, he shook his head, slightly slapping himself. Though the slap was harsh, it made no sound.

“Yes..im okay..thank you for the concern…”

Ei nodded, though not sure in which direction, he used his cane to feel the nearest bench, and sat down. Eligos left, abruptly. Though saying goodbye through muffled sobs. When he fully left and went to the staircase, he thought to himself. ‘HE never…called me Cygnus..just Eligos…’ stop..reminiscing! He’s not coming back..Ei is not him..! Nostalgia will be the death of me…

Then, some ruckus started, he ran down the staircase, before noticing a ‘transmigrator’ clan member, his rage filled up once more. He was about to grab his sword, and cut off their head, fulfilling that promise of putting it on a stake and burning it.. But, the knights nearby had apprehended them, holding them down to the ground. Since Eligos had some authority in the village, he asked the knights.

“What's going on..?! Why is one of IT back?”

He asked in a muffled sob, gripping onto his sword. The knight also spoke up, well, the two of them.

“We had found this one sneaking around the village, looking for something..or someone…what should we do?”

Murder came up into his mind, he wanted to SLAUGHTER them, and show an example of what he could fucking do to the rest of them. But, the red mage ran over, she huffed slightly when approaching..

“Trial..a trial is in the rulebook for suspected criminals..! We must hold a trial..or else we’d be breaking the village and kingdom rules!”

Eligos remembered such a rule, and obviously wanted to break it. but..he looked up to the staircase, there was Ei, standing there. Obviously listening in, but not in a prying way…hopefully.

Eligos nods.

“Yes..a trial will be held in the castle, gather up the villagers, we will have a majority vote for execution.”
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A day had passed, and it was trial time…obviously there were some…newer faces, including Ei. And…travelers perhaps? He was reminded of the ‘transmigrators’..but they looked nothing like them. He sighed, walking into the castle, then heading towards the library. Then, the knights invited the villagers, including the travelers into the castle. Rookie mistake, because it was obvious the new travelers WERE the transmigrators, but eh…credit for their disguises. But that was ooc!!!

Eligos spoke up once a line was formed of what to vote for.

A younger child went up, boasting about how they saw the guilty person plotting with others, basically betraying their own kind. And it was obvious this child was smart..Eligos credited that, but something was..off about the newer travelers.

Then, it was last..Ei was last to vote, and it was..an unexpected vote, that's for sure.

“I vote Non guilty, even though I wasn't here for..the destruction, why blame just one? Why not find them all, then question why’d they do this? I know you all may not listen to a blind mind..but just consider this, if you execute one, what will happen to the others? They’d obviously flee from this, and never be found again. I don't warrant murder whatsoever…but..what would the slaughtered think..?”
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Ei spoke..just like Einar did, his wisdom..his words..how his tone was…just..the exact same..! How- how can he grieve like this..?! Was this a clone, a puppet, a twin, what was HE?! Why must he be reminded…..

But, it was a majority vote, and Ei was the minority. He..considered what Einar would want, what..would he want..? He knew Einar was a kind soul, and wouldn’t want revenge..despite being murdered coldly…but, he said majority vote wins..and he must upheld that.

“The majority of the public has spoken, the ‘Transmigrator’ will be held to execution. By next week, we will decapitate them, and put the head on a stake. Then burn the rest of the body. When a day passes, we also burn the head. Make sure IT won't haunt us.”

The transmigrators gulped internally, and Ei noticed how the newer group of people, despite not seeing them, were obviously staring at him. He felt uncomfortable, and Eligos noticed. He ended the trial sooner than expected. The transmigrators however? Knew they were royally fucked. The system then popped up, congratulating them.

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( . . SYSTEM LOADING . . . ╰(°▽°)╯ ) – . . .
COMPLETE!

SYSTEM ERROR: – . . .

Uh oh! System forgot to mention one thing;
When one of you die, you have a 5% chance of being
Brought back as an NPC. Murdering the said NPC will make
You lose EVERY credit and stat, and you know what happens
When your credits are gone.. You die. Without a chance of
Being brought back.

. . . – :SYSTEM ERROR

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Einar had basically passed out at this point…..Which was almost adorable to Eligos, though it was concerning how…….fast it was. Eligos barely knew the man, but was already concerned for his well being. The man himself..looked tear stained and dissociative for the majority of when they met. I mean..who wouldn’t be concerned when you notice the major eye bags under his eyes?

Then, Einar kept tossing and turning, as if he was uncomfortable in the said situation, Eligos caught himself out of the trance of staring, and slowly approached the man. Noticing how…red he was, and almost even more tear stained. Was it…a nightmare…?

Eligos utterly had no idea what to do in this situation, he himself had nightmares often, but never comforted himself after them. God..what could he do in this situation…?! He got up from where he was sitting, and paced.

Paced like his life depended on it! He barely knew the man, yet invited him to his place, was it pity for his story? No…far from it, the man himself was adorable, but he mustn’t think like that in this situation! He must find a way of comforting….

Eligos would then slowly go outside, breathing in the night air, what time was it..? He looked over to the church clock, about 2 AM…jeez, Eligos must’ve paced for about an hour or so, because he vividly remembered it being 1 AM.

Then, an idea popped into his head…he knew how others often snuggled with a pillow, or someone else. So, he went to the nearby stalls, by simply jumping down the railing. He landed as if he was a cat, but on two feet. He was never hurt from jumping down.

The shops were far from populated, empty even. Well, that made sense. Because it was literally the middle of the night! He noticed the feather shop, must be new.

He then proceeded to take the whole thing, leaving a pouch of gold behind on the stall ... .hoping the person would truly not mind this in the morning. Then, he went to the silk area, right beside the fish stall….a thing of glitter right beside one of the fish, eugh. Who would eat glitter with fish..?

Anyway, that did not matter for now..but he was out of gold, and he’d feel guilty for stealing such a large portion….but, in this dire situation, that didn’t matter. So, he simply stole it, though it was unlike him.

He had approached the area he rented for a house..and went inside slowly again. Before starting to make a large pillow for the other man. It had taken a solid 2 hours of handicraft..due to Eligos being horrid at creating pillows, therefore he usually slept on bamboo or wood.

He’d then approach the sleeping man, slowly replacing the very bamboo-like pillow, with the silk one. But before he could fully do that, the man grasped his arm, and forced him right beside…Eligos almost yelped out loud, but he kept silent. He still seemed to be asleep…..

This was a dire situation of awkwardness, but…..he hadn’t slept in a while, so maybe this would be fine for now.

A minor time skip, it had approached 6:30 AM. Eligos yawned. Wait..did he fall asleep?! Oh days- he must get up, but not alarm the other man. He slowly escaped the grasp, and finally replaced himself with the pillow.

Well..surely an interesting night, though the man seemed to be more at ease, did that nightmare stop? Well, he was glad for that then.

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Hi chat! I know I never really got any readers, but I'm going to end this here. me and my friend Saturn have decided to not do the Roleplay anymore, well, them hosting it that is. and me and crabby/pinky will be redoing the entirety of it. it was such a nice time! but I'm sorry to those 3 readers who never got to join or anything, I know this wasn't popular for any reason. but I really will miss writing on this. i'll probably delete some chapters, or delete this entirely. I have it all saved on a Google doc, Incase I will ever redo this. but yeah! I'm really, really fucking sorry.

there's been so much going on recently on my friend groups, and I don't want to decide on who to pick. so, I'll be a bit inactive for a while. because I finished exams, and I have to attend therapy. not to mention I really only ever wrote this during my spare hours in school. and I'm not allowed my computer at home.

but again, I do truly hope you all enjoyed this! it was so, so fun. but I will miss doing this. very much, there's just so much going on within my life. I'm sorry. I'm super fucking sorry for this. I'll add a discounted tag, and update chapter summaries and stuff.

bye! Aleksey is out for now