Celestia and Luna felt as if they were floating in an empty abyss, they could neither see nor feel their own bodies. Their linked magic was all the had to let them know the other was nearby. Very slowly the darkness began to fade, shapes and walls began to form. Soon enough the two alicorns found themselves standing in a small room. There was a couch on one side and a desk with numerous trinkets on the other. At the center of the third wall was a wooden door, and above that was a clock that ticked and tocked loudly. The walls were a drab green, similar to that of Dominic’s helmet while the carpet was a dark blue.

“Luna?” Celestia asked as she felt her body form in the room, her sister stood right beside her. “Where are we?” She looked around at all the objects as soft violin music began to play from a phonograph on the desk. It was somewhat joyful, each crackle in the recording only seemed to deepen the emotion. She assumed it was a human song, as she’d never heard such an odd melody in all her life. “Luna?”

“This is our way out.” Luna said as she looked around, noting the music. “Odd... “

“What?” Celestia asked as Luna trotted towards the phonograph and looked at the spinning record. “Is it human?”

“Of course it’s human.” Luna replied, she let out a soft hum as she heard it continue playing. “Beethoven. ninth symphony, fourth movement.” The mare turned away from the record and looked to her sister with a calm expression. “This is our link between reality and his mind, it has been many years since I’ve used such a spell, so he may have influenced it somewhat.” The mare turned her gaze to the door that was placed below the ticking clock. “Beyond that door is his mind…”

“What can we expect, sister?” Celestia asked as she listened to the music for herself. It was actually rather catchy, despite it’s odd tempo. “You’ve seen into his dreams.”

“Dreams are not the same as minds.” Luna replied as she stepped towards the door, Celestia followed behind her with mild trepidation. “Though, I fear I may expect something frightful…” Just as she spoke, the music became rather imposing, then it slowly became cheerful again.

“I’m coming with you.” Celestia said sternly, Luna shook her head.

“This much I remember sister, if this room should be left unattended for too long it will disappear.” She stated. “You must remain here.” Celestia opened her mouth to protest. “What is in his mind is for me and me alone to see. I am as close to a confidant as he has.” Luna gave her sister a brief hug before turning towards the door. “I’ll be okay…” With that she turned the doorknob and pushed the door inwards, afterwards she stepped into a shining bright horizon.

The princess blinked her eyes as she passed through the light, the sight that greeted her relieved the mare slightly. She stood at the edge of a grassy area, a playground was laid out and Luna could see two human children running around. There was also a house with a back porch, on which Luna saw two human women sharing glasses of iced tea. None of them seemed to notice the alicorn, Luna supposed that was a good thing. The princess of dreams looked around, uncertain of what to look for. She decided that perhaps watching for the time being would be a good idea.

“You can’t catch me!” Shouted one of the children, a young girl with bobbed raven black hair. She wore odd clothes, mainly consisting of pink. Luna supposed that was the custom of human parents.

“Yeah I can!” The boy shouted back, he had dark black hair and familiar green eyes. He was dressed far more conservatively, at least, as far as Luna was concerned. The boy started chasing the girl. “Everyone knows girls aren’t as fast as boys!” The lunar princess smiled a bit as she watched them play, a bit of warmth filled her when she realized just who the boy was. The two adults on the porch seemed to perk up at something, they turned to face a screen door that lead into a blue and white house. Luna watched with mild interest as a man stepped through it. He wore odd clothing with stripes on the shoulders of his light brown shirt. He bore an uncanny resemblance to the young boy, despite his age. “Dad!”

Luna watched as Dominic gave up on chasing the girl, she guessed the girl was Maria, and instead bolted towards the man. The man smiled and knelt down just as Dominic reached him, he picked up the boy and held him in one of his arms. Luna watched the scene for a few moments before she felt the world around her change, she still stood in the yard but something felt different. The playground had disappeared, replaced now simply by green grass. Luna saw two older children on the porch, again the boy and the girl.

“Come on, Dom.” Said Maria, Luna blinked her eyes as she saw the girl seemed to hold a rifle. “They’re just BBs, no one ever killed anything with BBs.” The princess slowly approached the two of them, she could see mild concern on Dominic’s face.

“Aw, come on Maria.” He said, looking at the rifle nervously. “Can’t you just shoot at the tin cans like last time?” Luna felt a lump form in her throat as she saw Maria give the boy a slight shove.

“Come on, my dad says I’m a great shot. I bet I can put the BB right next to your head!” She said. “Don’t be a baby.” Luna wanted to say something as she saw Dominic sigh and nod, the boy walked towards the end of the lawn and nervously exhaled. The princess clenched her eyes shut when she saw Maria raise the rifle and take aim. Moments later she heard a soft pop, followed immediately by cries of pain. “Oh no!” The cries faded out, only once they’d gone completely did Luna open her eyes again.

“Now, son.” She could see Dominic sitting on the porch next to the man from before, though he was older now. Dominic’s eyes were red and he had a bandage beneath his right eye. “You know you can tell me what happened, I won’t get mad if you tell the truth. I’ll only get mad if you lie.” Dominic looked at the porch in silence. “Now, did the gun accidentally go off like you told me before?” Luna felt compelled to get closer to the porch, she trotted up until she could see the tear streaks on Dominic’s face.

“Promise you won’t get mad at Maria?” The boy asked, Luna saw his father nod and put a hand on the boy’s shoulder. “Okay... “ Dominic sniffed a bit. “She said she was a really good shot, and we didn’t have any cans to shoot at, so…” He trailed off. “I’m sorry…”

“Sorry?” Dominic’s father asked, Luna watched with slight awe at the conversation. “For what, son? What did you do?”

“I don’t know…” Dominic replied. “It just seems it’s always my fault.” He sniffed again. “First I let myself get hurt, then you and mom had a big fight-”

“Back it up there, Dominic.” His father cut him off. “What happened between me and your mother isn’t your fault.” Dominic looked at the man with questioning eyes. “We just had a disagreement, is all…”

“She said she was going to take us to grandmas…” Dominic said, Luna could see his father sigh.

“You heard that?” The man asked, Dominic nodded. “You’re my son, Dominic. You’re my flesh and blood. The only reason I got so angry was because you were hurt, understand?” Dominic nodded again, Luna saw the man pull his son into a hug, she could hear his voice crack. “I don’t ever want you to get hurt, is all... I love you too much.”

“I love you too, dad.” Luna gave a small smile at the sight, she watched the two of them stand up and enter the house through a familiar screen door. To the princess’ surprise, it stayed open and was filled with a brilliant white light. Luna took that as her cue to walk through, and walk through she did.

The other side was far less encouraging, the area was a dark grey abyss save for odd floating screens that seemed to line a pathway. The first few displayed grisly black and white photographs and paintings of soldiers in blue and grey uniforms clashing against each other. Luna slowly trotted down the odd pathway, noting that as she went the images became more and more disturbing. Some were moving, displaying muddy fields filled with dead bodies and craters as far as the eye could see.

“...Hitler’s war machine was formidable to say the least.” An odd voice announced as Luna continued walking, she saw through one of the screens that the young boy from earlier was seated in front of an odd machine that displayed similar images of soldiers in grey uniforms marching through a large arch. “The fall of Paris was but one step towards the establishment of Fortress Europe.”

Luna closed her eyes and sighed, then continued walking onwards. She could hear more and more announcing voices as she went.

“...And so the Korean Police Action began, launching the United States into one of many conflicts of the Cold War.”

“...it reached the point where we could turn a knob and change the yield of a blast from ten kilotons to ten megatons.” Luna blinked as she passed that particular screen, a massive flash like a thousand suns blinded her momentarily. She could see the boy from earlier, slightly older now, watching the screen through the image. She wasn’t sure how old he was, but Luna was certain that he probably wasn’t old enough to be learning about whatever she was hearing.

“... A few of us laughed, some of us cried… Most of us were silent.” Said a man that appeared on the screen next, he appeared distraught. Luna stared for a few moments. “I remembered the Hindu scripture…” The princess saw the screen cut to a large mushroom cloud. “Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds…”

Luna continued walking down the odd pathway until she reached another door, this one she was hesitant to step through. With a deep breath she took the plunge, she clamped her eyes shut as she felt herself pass through the doorway. When she opened her eyes she saw that a more familiar Dominic stood before her, he was walking down a street next to a familiar girl. The two of them were quietly talking, they had backpacks over their shoulders. It was early in the morning, judging by the light of the sun.

“I don’t know, Maria. That stuff seems pretty… weird.” Dominic said, he looked at the girl with a serious tone. “What makes you think I’d like it?”

“You’re always talking about how you love horses.” Maria replied.

“Cavalry.” Dominic corrected. “I love the cavalry, and by proxy, horses.”

“Whatever. It’s cute, and you need something cute in your life, something to keep the doom gloom in check.” Maria said, giving the teen a smack on the arm. "Like me, for instance." Her tone was joking, prompting the boy to ignore her statement.

“I am not gloomy.” Dominic said as he crossed his arms.

“Maybe, but you’re definitely doom-y.” Maria said, Luna followed behind the two of them with mild interest. “Remember in science class when they replayed that footage of that hydrogen explosion at the power plant in Japan and you started freaking out.”

“Radiation-”

“Is not going to get us here, so relax.” Maria cut him off. “Point is, you worry too much. Nothing bad’s gonna happen if you relax, Dominic. How many times do I need to tell you that?” Luna raised an eyebrow as she heard what was being said, Dominic shrugged and gave a small chuckle.

“At least one more time.” He said as they continued walking. “Look, it’s not nuclear accidents I worry about. It’s the stuff that we can control.” He sighed and tucked his hands into his pockets. “Nuclear bombs, invasion, biological weapons and all that other fun stuff.” Luna took mental notes of what was being said. Her mind was racing, she’d never thought Dominic was one to be afraid of things, at least before the infection.

“Whatever.” Maria said with an annoyed groan. “You’re watching the show, end of discussion. Who knows, it might give you some nice dreams for once.”

“I have plenty of nice dreams.” Dominic retorted.

“Of course you do, I bet I’m in most of them.” Maria said with a snarky smile, Dominic blushed and looked at the ground. Luna watched the two of them walk further on, she felt compelled to stop. It seemed there was more to Dominic and Maria’s relationship than she’d originally thought, perhaps he’d never worked up the courage to bring it up or maybe he was just oblivious. The princess sighed and looked around further. A familiar glowing door appeared in the middle of the street, Luna shrugged and silently made her way towards it.

She stepped through into a familiar scene, Dominic’s backyard. The sun was intense with heat, Luna felt as if she’d pass out just by standing there. To her surprise, she saw Maria and Dominic sitting in lawn chairs on the porch. Both of them wore tank tops and shorts, each was drenched in sweat. Both of them seemed to be looking up at the sky, beside Dominic Luna could hear a small radio playing a static laced tune.

“Dom…” Maria said in a distant voice.

“Yeah?” Was the reply.

“You ever wonder why we’re here?” Maria asked, Dominic nodded and didn’t take his eyes off the sky.

“Because some idiot dropped a tree branch on a power line and the AC went out?” Was the young man’s response, Luna watched with mild amusement at just how relaxed the two of them seemed.

“No, I mean why are we here?” Maria asked, Dominic shrugged. Luna trotted towards the young man and noted something around his neck. A golden chain, on it was a cross that depicted a smaller human seemingly affixed to it. Luna backed up as Dominic picked up the odd necklace and showed it in the direction of Maria.

“I assume it’s ‘cause god has plans for us.” The man replied, setting his cross necklace down. “I don’t spend time thinking about that stuff, I have bigger things to worry about… Like two years from now, when the clock runs down on childhood and I enlist.” Luna raised an eyebrow as she realized that the discussion was most likely taking place at the age of sixteen.

“I thought you were eighteen in three years.” Maria asked, looking up from her chair.

“I am, but if I get parent permission I can enlist a year early.” Luna looked at Dominic more closely, his muscles were relatively toned for his age, and his hair was shorter than she would have expected. If what she’d learned of teenagers was correct, this was the age where he should have been growing his hair out and rebelling against society.

“Am I that bad?” Maria asked, Dominic sat up at these words. “I mean, I know I’m not always nice to you… But running away to get killed?”

“It has nothing to do with you, Maria.” Dominic said in a serious tone, he was now looking at his friend with a concerned expression. “Don’t even think like that, it’s just… a family tradition. My dad’s told me all my life our family has had a son in the military, ever since Rome.” Maria turned to the young man with a questioning look.

“Why keep the tradition alive? What about love and tolerance?” She asked, Luna was now looking at her. “You really want to go into the business of taking lives? Isn’t there enough senseless destruction in the world?”

“Yeah, but if I can do my part to lessen that destruction I think it’s worth it.” Dominic sighed as Luna watched the two teens. “I hate killing, Maria. I just want to try and do the right thing for my country.“ The two of them lapsed into silence after that, for a few more minutes Luna watched before contemplating backtracking. “So, did you hear about Vladivostok?”

“Vladivostok?” Replied Maria.

“City in Russia, apparently they’re having a ton of riots there. I heard my dad talking to his buddies about it, says it’s getting pretty gruesome.”

“Well, if your dad said it it must be true…” Maria said under her breath, Luna sighed as she saw another door open at the edge of the yard. It gave off a different feeling than the others had, almost as if it was leading to something important. Luna quietly stepped towards it and then through the door before looking around. She found herself in the familiar grey plain, ahead of her she could see another door. It was far off in the distance, but nothing she couldn’t handle. Slowly she began trotting through the plain.

“It feels like all my life I’ve felt death looming over my shoulder…” Luna heard Dominic’s tired voice echo through the plain as she walked. “Three years of senseless killing, I never broke…” Luna could see the images flicker beside her, depicting images of Dominic slicing into infected or blasting them apart. “Months of struggle in a new world, I never gave in…” The princess saw images of the Canterlot riots appear, followed by Dominic’s encounter with the diplomats, his run in with a redwood wolf, and many more moments where he’d been tested. “I’ve killed people and ponies, I’ve sparked a war between nations… More senseless destruction…” Luna was close to the door now, she could see more and more images flickering around her. They were closing in on her, suffocating her. “Now I see it’s not just me, it’s everyone killing each other, cheering over it…” Luna saw the execution of Starlight Glimmer, the enthused crowd.

The world for her began spinning, she could hear clocks ticking away, marching boots and exploding artillery.

“The killing doesn’t stop…” Dominic’s voice echoed through the plain as Luna got even closer to the door. “It won’t stop... Ever. I’m not going to watch anymore.” The princess gripped the doorknob and gave it a twist, then pushed inwards. She stepped through the doorway, around her the world shifted into a grassy field. Ahead of her she saw a figure seated beside a pond, a cherry tree loomed above him and cast shade over the area.

All was silent, not even the wind blew. Luna took several steps forwards, as she did, she could better make out what she was seeing. Dominic was seated on the right, he wore his normal clothing. His helmet was set beside him, glinting in the sunlight. The princess came up beside him, she could see he was staring directly at the pond. His eyes appeared heavy and the way his shoulders hunched alerted Luna to more evidence that he was exhausted.

“Dominic?” Asked Luna when she came up beside him, he didn’t look at her. “Dominic, hello?” She patted him on the shoulder, with sluggish speed he turned and faced Luna with a raised eyebrow.

“Who…?” He simply asked, Luna gulped. She had read many years ago about the state of the mind, and she feared that such a slow response was a sign that things were not well.

“Your name is Dominic.” The princess said.

“Dominic… My name is Dominic…” Dominic repeated, nodding slowly. “I’m sorry, I’m really tired… Who are you again?”

“Luna, I’m your friend.” The princess continued, the man’s face seemed to brighten when he heard that.

“Of course you are, Maria told me all about you. That was a really long time ago, though…” Dominic quietly rubbed his chin and turned back to face the pond, his expression seemingly one of intense contemplation. “Did Maria send you? I’d like to see her, it feels like forever since we just talked…”

“N-No, not exactly.” Luna sat down beside the man, watching him blearily rub his eyes. “You need to remember who you are, Dominic… Please?” Dominic yawned and looked around at the pond, then stretched and popped his joints.

“Maybe after I get some sleep… I’d really like that.” He started to lay down, but Luna stopped him. “Please, let me rest. I’m so tired, I don’t know why…”

“You can’t, Dominic. You need to wake up, come back to reality…” Luna pleaded, she shook him a few times. All around them the ground began to crack, Luna could see numerous chunks of dirt and rock falling into a black abyss. A soft pounding noise echoed across the plain, to Luna it sounded like a steadily slowing heartbeat.

“Just… So tired…” Dominic began to nod off in Luna’s hooves, she continued shaking him. “Five minutes… That’s all…”

“No! Fight it, Dominic!” Luna shouted as the falling earth got closer and closer to them. “Think about Maria, how she died! If you go to sleep, she’s forgotten forever!”

“Maria…?” Dominic asked, Luna nodded. His eyes seemed to begin clearing, still the beating grew slower and the crumbling earth came closer. “I… I missed…” Out on the pond, Luna could see Dominic standing over a prone form on the ground. He was holding his revolver towards the figures head, when Luna saw the weapon discharge she saw dirt kick up instead of blood. “Failed… I failed…” The princess could see his eyes grow clearer and clearer. “I wasn’t strong enough.” He slowly closed his eyes, the heartbeat grew dangerously slow. Luna prepared her magic, fearing that if worst came to worst she would be killed. Luna felt the earth beneath her tremble heavily, she instinctively released Dominic from her grip. He flopped onto his back and stared at the sky.

Off in the distance, Luna thought she could hear yelling. There was a sudden flash of light, an arc of lightning shot straight down into Dominic’s chest. Princess Luna flinched as she saw him spasm on the ground, he remained motionless. The beating was nearly stopped now, the crumbling soil was closing in. Another flash of lightning struck Dominic in the chest, he convulsed a bit more but remained motionless. The yelling was louder now, frantic and unintelligible.

A final bolt of lightning shot down from the sky, striking Dominic in the heart. His eyes snapped open as he gasped for breath, the beating began to speed up and the earth stopped falling away. Luna could swear that everything froze for a brief moment before there was another massive flash of light, this one was far off in the distance. Luna watched Dominic slowly stand up as an eerie orange glow settled over the land, the man affixed his helmet to his head and turned towards the light. Luna followed his gaze and laid her eyes on a rising mushroom cloud, it glowed with the intensity of a thousand suns.

In the flames she could see dozens of faces forming, all of them screaming along with a massive boom that made Luna’s ears ring. The princess saw the water in the pond begin to boil, the grass beneath her began to burn and she could feel blistering heat on her skin. It occurred to her that what she was witnessing was something she’d seen before, though not in such a raw form. She watched the screaming faces transform into deformed visions that were consumed by the still flaming cloud.

Dominic just stared at the blast, his eyes watered as his mouth hung slightly open. Even though the earth had seemingly faded away, the shock wave was visible across the plain. It shot towards him and Luna with lightning speed, the sound around them faded away as it got closer and closer. The princess moved next to Dominic, unsure of what would happen. She braced herself while Dominic remained as he was, transfixed on the rising mushroom cloud and coming wave.

When it hit, Luna found herself struggling to stand. The sound returned with it, but it was not the sound of an explosion, rather it was a collection of voices and howling wind.

“Failure!”

“Coward!”

“Weakling!”

“I hate you!”

Luna clamped her hooves over her ears in an attempt to shut out the shrieking voices, but all Dominic could do was stand there and listen. Surprisingly he seemed to be standing better, despite the emotional expression he held.

“Give in!”

“Surrender!”

“Just die!”

The blast wave seemed to last for an eternity, the screaming voices never ceasing. Dominic looked at the pond, it was rapidly evaporating. The cherry tree was on fire, its blossoms blowing away as nothing but embers. All of it was starting to become too much for him to take, he started to falter in his stance. Luna could see the blast waning, but it appeared Dominic was losing the struggle against the screaming voices. The mushroom cloud was just as bright as before, even as it rose higher and higher into the air.

“Don’t give up, Dominic! You’re strong!” Luna shouted to the man, she feared that if he fell he would fall for the last time. His mind was a literal battleground and he was losing the war. In the flaming cloud she could see every failure, every shortcoming, everything that Dominic felt responsible for. She could see each one of them push Dominic further and further down, breaking him more and more. Dust and debris began to obscure Luna’s view of the man, but the voices persisted in their harassment.

Luna felt a chill run down her spine, she knew there was no external force that was assaulting him. Everything she was seeing and hearing was being inflicted by none other than the man she’d come to save, it brought tears to her eyes when she thought about her own experiences with such emotions. When the wave of dust and wind passed and the mushroom cloud lost its glow Luna took a few steps forwards, she was slightly disoriented and couldn't tell where Dominic had gone. Her hoof landed on something squishy, the mare looked down and realized that Dominic had fallen to the ground and was curled up in a ball. She could feel him shaking more than he’d ever shaken before.

“Dominic…?” Luna asked, the man didn’t respond and so the princess nudged him. “Dominic, please, you need to get up.”

“Why…?” The man asked in a familiar tired voice. There was no emotion behind it, as if he had nothing left to express himself. “I’m so tired, Luna…” Dominic looked at her, his faced seemed much older than Luna remembered it. “I don’t have anything else to keep me going… No family, no real home, even my country is gone…” He looked back at the ground. “I kidded myself into thinking someday it would be over. Even in Equestria death tests me…” Luna opened her mouth to speak, but something told her Dominic wouldn’t listen. “What’s the point in getting up anymore? I just get knocked down harder and harder.”

“Who are you?” Luna asked in quiet disbelief. “You aren’t Dominic, you can’t be. The Dominic I know doesn’t give in, he’s as stubborn as a mule...”

“Maybe I’m nobody…” The man before her replied distantly in a tired voice. “Maybe I’ve always been nobody.”

“No.” Luna said, she stomped her hoof. She never thought she could get angry so fast, but seeing someone she cared about in such a state had driven her over the edge. “No!” The man looked at her with a raised eyebrow. “You don’t get to be nobody, you don’t get to give up! You’ve survived three years in hell, fought tooth and nail for every inch you’ve come!” She grabbed him by the shoulders and forced him to sit up. “You’re Dominic FUCKING Occisor, do you hear me?! YOU DON’T GET TO GIVE UP!”

“I can’t-”

“BULLSHIT YOU CAN’T!” Luna shouted angrily, she forced him to rise to his feet. “You’re right, Dominic. The killing probably won’t end and, heaven forbid, you may end up having to fight again… But if this is the end I want you to look me in the eye, Dominic! Look me in the eye and tell me you can’t do anything!” The man looked towards the ground. “LOOK AT ME DAMN IT!” Slowly he turned to look her in the eyes. “Tell me you’re giving up.” Dominic remained quiet. “Say it!”

“No…” He finally spoke, his expression becoming one of pensive contemplation. His features seemed to become lighter, his eyes gained more color.

“Why not?” Luna asked, not taking her eyes away from his.

“Because…” He trailed off, slowly around him Luna could see the landscape reforming. The soil yielded lush green grass, the pond began to fill with shimmering clear water, and the tree began to regain the blossoms that had been blown away. “Because I’ve come too far to fail…” Luna felt tears form again, she pulled the man into an intense embrace.

“You’re god damn right…” Luna said with a small choked back sob. She could feel the connection to his mind begin to weaken, something she was thankful for. It seemed his psyche was trying to force her out, meaning it didn’t need her intervention any further. The mare broke the embrace with the young man and looked him in the eyes “I will see you when you wake up, Dominic…”

With that, Luna found herself floating away. Dominic seemed to watch her for a few moments before she saw him turn and begin walking in a seemingly random direction, his shotgun and other weaponry in hand. It was then Luna noticed that the man was walking towards the lingering mushroom cloud, she could see a sort of determination in his steps.

Luna found herself quickly deposited in the waiting room that she’d created, it was noticeably brighter and the music in the background had been silenced. The ticking clock was surprisingly quiet, Celestia was seated on one of the couches, her eyes glued straight ahead at a strange contraption that hadn’t been there before. It was an odd screened device, Luna recalled it seemed to be an old television.

“What is this?” She asked as she was set down, Celestia broke her gaze from the device and blinked. “Sister, were you… Did you…?”

“It just appeared a while ago, I've been watching since then... “ Celestia replied quietly. “I assumed it had something to do with Dominic’s influence.” The solar princess looked at the screen once again before looking back at Luna. “You really do love him… Don’t you?” Luna nodded, Celestia stood from her seat and stretched. “We should probably go then, I assume he’ll be waking up shortly.”

“Yes, let’s go…” Luna began to charge her horn, as she did she could hear the record player begin to play once again. It was a solemn guitar, more upbeat than somber. Just as she began to hear singing her spell completed and the two alicorns found themselves flung out of the room. What was waiting for them in the realm of reality was unknown, time had a funny way of passing faster in the real world than it did in the world of dreams or the mind.

Even if it’d been a month in Dominic’s head, she knew it would be worth it to see the man stand tall again. With this final thought, she saw a bright light filling her vision. The mare closed her eyes and waited, preparing for the world to come.

Author's Notes:

Here's another chapter for you all, it was kind of tricky thinking of what to put in it, I went through at least three drafts. Let me know what you think, please. I'm always looking for ways to make the story better, so if you have suggestions, tips or thoughts, please leave them below. That's all for now, until next time.

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