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Fate Knows Best Chap. 4

Chapter 4

Marinette awoke feeling very groggy. She slowly sat up trying to remember what happened. She was in a stone room with very little in it except some lanterns on the wall and to her right was a door that she could see led to a bathroom. She suddenly jerked wide awake. She remembered awakening in a cell,the sudden marriage, the feast, and her new husband! Hearing a slight noise behind her, Marinette froze. Slowly turning around she saw the man from yesterday, Damian she thought is what he said, begin to wake up. His eyes opened and he froze when he saw her, their eyes meeting. Suddenly, he jumps quickly away from her and out of bed and that’s when Marinette realized he was completely naked. She looked down and quickly grabbed the sheet to cover her own naked body. He quickly found his pants strewn on the floor and shoved them on quickly.

“What happened?!!!!” Marinette shrieked.

“I.. I.. I don’t know! All I remember is eating at the feast and ….. I don’t know!” Damian growled and she could tell he was just as shocked as she was. Neither of them being able to fathom what could have occurred.

Marinette slid off the bed wanting to search for her clothes to put back on when a hiss of pain surprised her causing her to freeze in place. Damian was by her side in a matter of seconds.

“What’s wrong?” he asked quickly.

Marinette’s shoulders slumped. She didn’t know how to tell him that she knew exactly what happened the previous night. Her body was aching in places that had never been sore before and she knew only one thing that could have her body this sore.

Damian loosely gripped her arms giving her a chance to pull away, “Please, tell me.”

Marinette could only stare at her feet. “I...I’m sore.”

Damian froze. He was quickly trying to think of every possibility of what she meant and why she wouldn’t look at him when it hit him. She was SORE. There was only one explanation for why she’d be sore and refusing to meet his gaze now. He stumbled back away from her until he hit the wall. Marinette could feel the tears falling down her face, but she finally looked up when she heard Damian back away from her. He was staring at her with his mouth wide and a look of horror dawning on his face. All Marinette could do was watch him with wide eyes and tears running down her face when she saw him freeze.

“The wine.” Damian said slowly.

“What wine?” Marinette choked out.

“From the toast, remember? It just tasted too good and Mother knew I’d be suspicious of anything unopened so she brought only us an unopened bottle! Remember? I forgot about that witch. I bet Mother had her spell it!” Damian snarled as he started pacing.

“Bu..But why?! Why would they do that?” Marinette stuttered as tears began to fall faster.

“The League is very explicit when it comes to marriage ceremonies. The only way the union is dismissed is death. They also believe that once a marriage has been consummated then there is no other excuse to separate.” Damian slid down the wall till he was sitting against it with his knees up and his hands gripping his head tightly.

She knew it wasn’t his fault so she did the only thing she could think of to stop his clearly growing panic. She walked up to him with the sheet pulled close around her and wrapped her arms around him tightly. “It is not your fault and I can tell that your about to start blaming yourself. Neither of us asked for this and I can tell by your reaction to everything that you had no say in it, just like me. It was your mother and that other woman. They made us marry and then they drugged us. We did not ask for this and I don’t blame you.” She could feel him began to relax against her, his breathing slowly evening out.

They stood like that for who know how long when Marinette finally pulled away to search for her clothes. She found them scattered all around the room and quickly entered the bathroom and changed clothes. When she exited, she saw that Damian sitting on the side of the bed. He’d managed to find all his clothes and had redressed.

“What happens now?” She asked as she sat beside him on the bed.

“I’m not sure. I figure Mother will come and collect us soon to eat and hopefully explain the point to all this.” He couldn’t seem to take his eyes of the wall in front of him.

Looking around the room, Marinette couldn’t find Tiki anywhere. She figured since, he’d already seen her, it couldn’t hurt so she called out, “Tiki, where are you?” She finally saw her when she flew out from under the bed.

“I’m here. Are you ok? I tried to stop you both last night, but neither of you seemed to hear me. Then I figured when you woke up, you both needed to sort everything out. I’m so sorry Marinette.” Tiki blurted out with tears in her eyes and her head drooping slightly as she landed on her knee.

Marinette could feel Damian shifting beside her to watch them. Marinette quickly scooped her up and hugged her to her cheek. “It’s not your fault any more than it’s ours. You said you tried to stop us. I’m just sorry you had to witness it.”

Marinette lowered her hands back down and cupped them so Tiki could sit. “Marinette, there’s something else wrong. I can feel it. It’s like my magic is being suppressed. Can you try and transform us?” Marinette tried and nothing happened. Her eyes widening, she stared at Tiki.

“How are they able to do that? Nothing is supposed to stop us from converging!” Marinette said with growing panic.

“I’m not sure, but don’t worry we’ll figure it out,” the small creature tried to reassure Marinette.

Deciding to try and distract Marinette from panicking, Damian finally asked “What is that creature exactly?”

Marinette turned to him with Tiki still in her hands. “This is Tiki and she’s the Kwami of Creation and Luck. She helps me to transform into Ladybug, a hero in Paris.”

“Mother said something about you becoming the most powerful being in existence. Is that true?”

“Well….” Before Marinette could explain further, a knock on the door interrupted. They both quickly stood as the door started to open and Damian quickly placed himself in front of her so she couldn’t see.

“It’s about time you two woke up it’s after noon,” Talia said while entering the room.

“What do you want Mother?” Damian snarled at her.

“Follow me and I’ll explain,” as she turned and walked out of the room.

Damian glanced back at her and gave her a look as if asking her permission. With a deep breath, Marinette nodded while reaching out and grabbing his hand. He glanced down at their hands before giving her a small smile and leading the way after his mother.

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Fate Knows Best Chap. 3

Chapter 3

“Now don’t speak another word until I say so,” Talia said while giving a quick glare to the two. She began to speak in an ancient language that for some reason Marinette seemed to understand. “These two have come together so they can partake in the eternal bondage reserved only for two souls...”

Marinette grew worried; she was having trouble focusing since all she could think about was her friends and family. Were they truly safe once she married this man? She was very thankful her anxiety had gotten better as she got older or else she’d be in even more of a panic.

She was trying desperately to keep thoughts of no longer being able to find love. She believed as long he was a good man that she would come to love him, but if she was being honest with herself, how could any man whose mother was the leader of a group of assassins be good? True, he seemed to be just angry as her about the whole thing, but still. What if he wasn’t good? What if he hurt her? How was she supposed to be married to someone like that? She didn’t even know his name! How can she marry a complete stranger?

She felt a slight jolt as the man beside her did his best while still tied to get her attention. She was dragged from her thoughts to look at Talia. Talia’s eyes narrowed at her, “I repeat, are you willing to enter into this bond and take all responsibilities along with it?”

Marinette was barely able to choke out, “I will,” with thoughts of her family and friends circling her mind. Talia then repeated the same question to the man beside and he spit out a gruff ‘I will’ as well. Talia then motioned for Morgan to come forward and she began to chant in an unknown language. As she was chanting, Marinette and the man started to glow. A bright blue light shone from both of them and Marinette felt something. The only way she could describe it was a pull towards the man. As Morgan finally finished the chant, the blue glow finally diminished. Marinette could still feel the pull, but it was diminished.

Talia clapped her hands evidently delighted as she said, “You two are now married! I will go over more details soon, but we did make a marriage feast in celebration for this alliance. I will untie you and give you a few minutes to get to know each other. However, if you two are not through that door in 5 minutes there will be consequences.” They began to leave the room and as they left, Morgan muttered something and both their ropes came untied and they could move. Marinette quickly tried to rub feeling back into wrist and tried to stand, but after being tied into such an uncomfortable position she nearly stumbled. She was caught by her husband who immediately turned a slight pink when she looked at him. Now that she could properly see him, Marinette couldn’t help but stare. He had the most amazing pair of vibrant green eyes she had ever seen.

He cleared his throat startling her and she immediately blushed and looked away. “I guess I should at least ask what’s your name, I’m Damian.” he asked her. ______________________________

Damian could only stare at her once they were untied. He helped steady her and now that he could see her properly, he couldn’t help but look. She was gorgeous. She had the most beautiful pair of big blue eyes he had ever seen! She was at least a head shorter than him and he tried hard not to let his eyes wonder over her beautiful curves. Damian couldn’t help trying to clear his throat so he could at least ask her name. He was Damian Wayne and he didn’t get tripped up by pretty girls! He guessed that it was a little different since this was now his wife. He was finally able to get out his name when she finally looked away from him. She looked back at him and he could see that she was blushing.

“Marinette”, she said with a small smile.

He was awestruck by that small smile and was already wondering how he could get it back “How old are you?” he couldn’t help but ask.

“I’m 19, what about you?” she replied smiling at him.

“20,” he held his hand out to her and quickly began cursing himself because why would she want to hold his hand, he said “We should probably get going.” She immediately grabbed his hand and held it like it was the only anchoring her down.

Once they walked through the door, Talia took immediate notice of their joined hands and let a smile drift across her face. Damian growled in warning and she immediately told them to follow her. Morgan Le Fay had apparently already gone on without her. They followed her down the hall towards a door at the end and they could hear the noise of everyone inside as they drew closer. When the door opened, it grew eerily quiet. Talia then said loud enough for all to hear, “Our time has finally come!” Then immediately everyone started banging their glasses on the table and cheering. Damian took a quick glance at Marinette and saw that she was extremely uncomfortable. He gave her a gentle squeeze and she gave a small one back. They followed his mother to a table towards the front where there were two empty seats.

Once seated, plates were brought for them and Damian stopped Marinette from attempting to pick up the fork. He suspected it was poisoned. Morgan Le Fay who was seated next to Marinette said, “Don’t worry, do you think we would go to all this trouble only to then kill you? Here.” She then took a few bites of Marinette’s food with her fork to prove it. Marinette looked at Damian clearly horrified at the thought she could’ve been poisoned so easily. He slowly gave her a nod before picking up his own fork and started eating. Marinette eyed him for a moment before joining him. He was starving and ate quickly. Once finished he looked over at his new wife and saw that she must have been just as hungry since she was just finishing up too.

Talia quickly gained their attention, “Now that you two have finished, I will uphold my bargain.” She leaned across Damian passing Marinette a pair of earrings. Marinette quickly gathered them with tears in eyes and as fast as she could, she put them on. A bright light appeared and this pink creature was hovering in front of her. As soon as Marinette saw, she burst into tears and the creature rushed to hug her face, both chattering in French so quickly he was only able to catch some of it. It was clear that Marinette knew the creature, but that didn’t stop him from being concerned for her.

He turned to Talia, “Mother, what is that?” He glanced back at Marinette who now at least wasn’t crying, luckily he spoke French so he understood that she was trying to explain everything to it.

“That is a kwami, this one is the goddess of creation. Your wife will probably go into more detail later, but with this kwami your new wife can become one of the most powerful beings in existence.”

This was a lot to take in. He’d been kidnapped, married, and his new wife was apparently one of the most powerful beings on earth. He was done with surprises. “Tell me why we are really here Mother, NOW!”

“I’ll explain all in the morning,” Talia frowned at him.

“No, NOW Mother!”

“If you want to find out, you will wait till morning so the final part is concluded.”

He was confused, “What final part? There’s more?”

Talia nodded to the guard over on the side who brought over a bottle of wine, “You’ll find out then and only then.” She quickly poured two glasses of the wine from the clearly unopened bottle and passed one to the new couple. She raised her own wine glass that she had sitting on the table and yelled, “To our new alliance!” She and everyone in the room quickly took a sip of their drink. She glared at the newlyweds until they took a sip. It was unlike anything he had ever tasted. It was delicious and he didn’t give out that compliment to anyone, not even Alfred! Marinette must have also agreed because they both downed their cups.

Talia quickly drew the feast to a close and she gestured for the newlyweds to follow her. She led them to a room with a large four poster bed. There were still no windows in the room, but it at least had a bathroom attached to it. Talia told them that she’d see them in the morning and quickly shut the door. Damian had been feeling hot and now knowing that his new wife was supposed to sleep in the same room with him wasn’t helping. As sweat arose on his brow, he quickly apologized to Marinette and took off his shirt “I feel like I’m about to pass out, it’s so hot in here.” Not having heard a response from Marinette, he looked over and was surprised by what he saw. She was staring at him and as he watched, her eyes traced over his body and it made his body heat up even more.

He was starting to feel sluggish, but he couldn’t help tracing her body with his eyes and suddenly she moved towards him. They both grabbed each other and started kissing. He wasn’t sure who kissed who, but all he did know was that it was amazing and the heat was only getting worse. When he started kissing her neck, she let out a moan and he picked her up and together they landed on the bed.

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Fate Knows Best Chap. 2

Chapter 2

Marinette slowly opened her eyes. She knew immediately she was not in her room. She quickly looked around any realized she was in some type of poorly lit cell with metal bars and there were no windows so couldn’t see outside. She looked down to see was still wearing her red flats with black capris and her flowing red ladybug spotted tunic and she touched her ears to see if her miraculous was still there, but to her horror they were gone. She collapsed back down on the hard, concrete floor. She was beginning to panic, but a noise to her right distracted her. She moved closer to the bars and realized there was a man about her age tied up in a cell across from her. Unlike her he was bound with rope and had a gag in his mouth. He was staring right at her and she could tell he was furious, but it was so dark she couldn’t see much else. Marinette started shaking the bars trying to get to him, but the bars remained standing and all she could do was collapse once again. Whatever they dosed her with was still making her groggy and she slowly drifted into unconsciousness.

Hearing a loud noise, Marinette slowly awoke and sat up. A woman was standing in front of her with several men behind her. The woman was gorgeous with beautifully tanned skin wearing a skin tight black leather suit that was only zipped up partially so you could see ample cleavage, but Marinette quickly noticed the gun holsters on her side and that the several men behind her were carrying guns as well.

“Welcome Ladybug or should I say Guardian, I’m Talia Al Ghul, Leader of the League of Assassins” Talia stated in English with a slight smirk on her face.

Marinette gasped and became angry and was quickly thankful for all the lessons Uncle Jagged had made her take in English, “Where are my earrings?!”

Talia simply continued smirking and said, “They’ll be returned to you after the ceremony.” She ordered the men behind her to open her cell and take her.

Marinette was confused and began to panic, “What ceremony and where are you taking me?!” Ignoring her one man unlocked her cell and he and another man approached her. Marinette panicked and started fighting. Using her ladybug strength, a quick hard kick to closest one’s head knocking him quickly unconscious, she side stepped the other and quickly kicked his feet out from under him. Two more approached while she readied herself, but before they could reach her, she felt another sting and once again dropped to the ground unconscious. ______________________________

Damian Wayne was beyond furious. Not only had he been kidnapped while on patrol in Gotham, but now he was trapped in a cell, bound and gagged so tightly he couldn’t even move, much less escape. When he first awoke, he’d noticed that someone was in the cell across from him, but he wasn’t moving. Once whoever he was awoke, he seemed to look around before collapsing. Damian tried to get his attention and it obviously worked since he stood up and came to the bars to investigate. That’s when Damian realized that he was actually a young woman that was probably close to his own age. She wasn’t bound like he was, so she started to shake the bars and Damian was surprised to see the bars actually vibrate from her strength before she appeared to get dizzy and collapsed again. This time she wasn’t moving even when he tried to get her attention again.

A loud noise drew Damian’s attention away from the girl and he saw his mother walk in with several guards. She only glanced at him and gave him a quick smirk before turning her attention to the girl who had just woke up. He listened as Talia called her Ladybug and he wondered who Ladybug was. He was even more surprised to see the girl take down the two trained assassins so quickly and was getting ready to attack the others before she was shot with a dart that quickly rendered her unconscious.

Talia quickly ordered two of the guards to drag him from his cell. They didn’t even bother to free his feet, so they just carried him. They passed many doorways and went through many halls. When they finally reached their destination, they came to a small room. After the men set Damian down, they retreated to the doorway to block anyone from escaping. They set the girl down next to him and bound her quickly though they left her ungagged. Damian watched as Talia approached her and administered the antidote to revive the girl. The girl slowly looked up and around. She glanced at him before frowning then returned her attention to Talia as she started to speak. “I’ve brought you two here today to partake in ancient custom that could bring all of us much gain. Through your alliance we will be able to bring the world into a new error,” Talia stated while smirking at the two.

“What kind of alliance?” asked Marinette who appeared to be just as confused as he was.

Talia paused and seemed to relish in the two’s confusion before answering with a large smile on her face, “Marriage.”

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Marinette couldn’t believe it. “Are you insane?!” she yelled at Talia. “I’m not marrying him!” She glanced quickly at the man hoping he wasn’t offended, but he nodded his head at her showing he agreed with her.

Talia glared at the girl and said, “You will or I’ll return to Paris. I seem to recall your parents living in a bakery correct? The best in Paris. Well, you would prefer if they live a little longer don’t you? What about your friends? Chloe, Luka, and Kagami I believe were their names correct? If you ever want to receive your miraculous back you will. Will you still refuse?”

Marinette turned deathly pale. She was horrified and she knew she’d do anything to save them all so with tears in her eyes she looked at the floor in front of her and said, “I’ll marry him.”

“Good, now that you’ve agreed, your next.” She smirked at the man as he shook his head no. “You will or I’ll murder the woman beside you, along with her entire family, and we’ll slowly pick off your ‘brothers’, one by one. You know how powerful we are and picking them off one-by-one will be all too easy.” Talia said smirking. The man quickly glanced at her and then looked back at Talia before nodding. “I want to hear you say it,” as she took off his gag.

He glanced at her once more before glaring at the woman before saying, “Yes, Mother.”

Talia was his mother! Marinette was shocked! How could anyone’s mother force their own son into a marriage? Talia nodded to one of the men guarding the door, who bowed and left quickly.

Talia turned her attention back to them and said, “You see, for this particular ceremony we must have both of you enter into it willingly.”

“You’re forcing us this isn’t willingly,” the man spat at the woman.

“Oh, but you’ve both agreed even though I gave you alternatives,” she said with a smile.

The man growled but said nothing else as the guard returned with a woman wearing a purple imperial style dress. The woman entered the room and walked quickly to Talia’s side. The man beside her seemed to have frozen then his face became furious and he started screaming at her in another language that Marinette was unfamiliar with. “What are you doing here and why are you two together?!,” he finally yelled out furiously.

The woman said, “I’m here to assist with the magic part of the ceremony. After all we want this marriage to last right?” she said smirking at him.

“Who are you?" Marinette finally worked up the courage to ask.

“My name is Morgan Le Fay.”

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Fate Knows Best

Chapter 1

Marinette couldn’t believe it after so many years of Hawkmoth’s reign of terror, they had finally won.

*Flashback*

Her team, consisting of Ryuko, Viperion, and Empress Abeille, had finally managed to locate Hawkmoth’s base and the surprise attack caught Gabriel Agreste untransformed and off guard. Empress Abeille was able to sting him before he could transform and Ladybug was able to remove the Miraculous with ease. As expected, Gabriel was furious and screamed at them that all he wanted to do was heal his wife. Ladybug had demanded to be brought to her and Gabriel sensing something otherworldly about her acquiesced. He opened the secret entrance and when they descended into the cavern, the heroes saw her body that was locked in a cryogenic state. Ladybug asked Gabriel to open her case and once opened, Ladybug began to inspect her. Ladybug began to glow a soft pink and funneled her energy into Emilie. After several long minutes, Emilie opened her eyes.

Gabriel immediately ran to hug and he turned back to the others with tears running down is face. He said, “I can’t thank you enough for everything you’ve done. I’m so truly sorry for all the trouble I’ve caused and I realize that now. I was just so distraught about losing her that I knew I couldn’t live without her.”

The heroes looked at each other and Ladybug told Gabriel to give them a second. Once away from the hugging and crying couple, Ryuko states, “I know that look Ladybug and you want to let him go.”

“I want to find a way to make him pay back everything without him having to go to jail. Look at them! Not only would he simply be locked away from everyone, she would also have to suffer by everyone knowing who she was married to” Ladybug cried.

Viperion spoke finally, “She’s right we could make him start and head organizations for the victims that have been traumatized and to volunteer with different programs to help the city of Paris.”

Empress Abeille added haughtily, “We could even have him do a separate foundation for just the children of the attacks.” Ladybug smiled at her remembering little Addi that Queenie had befriended 2 years ago after she was akumatized. Ladybug asked her teamates if they all agreed and at once everyone did thinking he’d finally be able to pay Paris back for all the terror they had lived through.

When they approached Gabriel they overheard him telling his wife that he was going to have go away for a long time, but before Emilie could say anything, Viperion interrupted. “We’ve decided on a separate course of action for you.”

Ladybug further explained, “We would like for you to start some foundations for all the evil you’ve done to help victims through their ordeals and start a separate one just for the children that have been traumatized as well. We also want you to start volunteering at least once a week to any charity you choose to help Paris as much as possible. If you choose not to this or discontinue for any reason, we will turn you into the police to pay for your crimes that way.”

Once again Gabriel and Emilie were both in tears and Gabriel immediately agreed stating he would not fail Paris again and that they can expect him to follow through with his promise as a thank you for not exposing him and especially for saving his wife. As the heroes were leaving, Gabriel stopped them and nervously asked, “Have you heard from Chat Noir?” As the heroes shook their head, he went on to explain, that he found out that his son Adrien was Chat Noir. Since none of the heroes appeared to be shocked by this he continued. “Something’s not been right with him for a while. He’s been angry and argues back at every chance he gets. He disappeared about a week ago and the day he disappeared he kept muttering ‘I’ll have her one way or another’ ‘We’re soulmates and she has to love me’.”

Viperion reached out a hand and placed it on Ladybug’s shoulder when her shoulders dropped slightly, though her face betrayed no emotion. Abeille answered for them, “We’re working on tracking him down, and we will return him when we can.” With that, the heroes left quickly meeting up in their hideout.

*End Flashback*

Their hideout was an old abandoned factory that Ladybug had found a few years back and was perfect to escape in and out of. Once inside, the heroes quickly detransformed. The heroes had shared each other’s identities a few years back when Ladybug stated that they would become closer as a team if they shared their identities as long as they didn’t tell Chat. Over the years Chat had become more and more angry as Ladybug refused his advances. The past few years they really only saw Chat on patrol because he wouldn’t stop trying to flirt and he had had long since stopped showing up for battles. The others had taken to splitting up in pairs on patrol to help keep Ladybug from facing Chat alone on patrol.

Marinette and Chloe both figured out Chat’s identity several years before when Adrien grew angry because Marinette kept insisting to Alya that Ladybug and Chat would never get together. Both saw how furious he got and immediately were reminded of Chat. Alya hadn’t even noticed his anger because she was furious. How dare Marinette contradict what Lila had told her? After all, Lila was Ladybug’s best friend and Ladybug told her everything. After that last argument, Marinette and Alya finally split paths. They had been drifting for a long time, but that was the final straw. Chloe and Marinette had become best friends after that since they had common ground to bond over since Lila’s lies caused everyone to leave them. They were at least able to make it to graduation and after it became much bearable without being in the constant presence of Lila and her squad. Luckily, for Marinette and Chloe, they also found friends in Luka and Kagami and they became inseparable. Even more so when Luka and Kagami started dating. Knowing their identities only brought them closer.

Once they had all detransformed inside the factory, they sat on the couches Chloe had brought in years before. Luka said, “That went a lot better than expected.”

“He had just better keep his promise,” Chloe stated haughtily.

“I think he will. Once she awakened, his song changed and it wasn’t the same darkness it was before,” Luka said mysteriously.

Kagami looked at Marinette and asked, “What about Chat?”

“I don’t know we will have to keep looking for him. Since our greatest threat is now over, this will be our new mission. We have to get the ring away from him at all costs.” Marinette said with a defeated look on her face. She hated to have to take it from him because he was her first partner, but she knew that for a long time he had not acted in a heroic way.

After talking for a while, they decided it was time to go home and get a well-deserved rest. They had agreed Empress Abeille would notify the press tomorrow of Hawkmoth’s defeat by simply saying he ran, but gave the butterfly back before he fled. Chloe stopped Marinette before she left asking if she wanted to come over to stay the night. Marinette told her that she really wished she could, but she had to finish her Uncle Jagged’s latest commission. Marinette told Chloe that once she got it finished that she would come over and she’d bring her and pollen’s favorite Honey Macaroons. They hugged each other before saying goodbye and transforming.

Ladybug was almost home when she saw a shadow in an alley down below her. Deciding to investigate, she landed quietly behind a dumpster where she could keep an eye on the figure. Suddenly, she heard a noise behind her and she felt a sharp sting, before she could turn around, she collapsed. The last thing she saw was a woman walking towards her before she blacked out.

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