It is done.

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Speaking of hiders for spoilers, please put any initial reactions inside hiders, until we know everyone has read it. So, I hope everyone had some sort of emotional reaction to reading that post, simply because it was what I was going for. I have literally waited a year for this post. Yes, that means I knew this was going to happen from the very beginning. However the rest of the first arc went, there was always going to be one constant; Kori was going to die.

So, uh, yeah, I lied. There was never going to be a second round in the temple itself. The amalgamation was a reality check for everyone, basically, that there are things out there you can't beat... yet. But Kori was the one to pay for that lesson.

As a side note, I was originally thinking of doing something with all of you for the retreat, but then realized that that would just take way too long. So, I instead decided to just get you all to after the battle, so that we might get to the final stretch of the arc soon.

So now, you have some down time unlike any yet in the roleplay. Work with one another if you'd like, or have your characters go off by themselves, but now it's just a waiting game for the next round. Atrophy, when you read this, know that I'm going to want to work with you for the next transition. Like always, if you want to collab with some of my character just ask, and I'll be totally open to it. Already got some plans in place though, so be understanding.[/hider]