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It’s with this that the mood in the room finally turns serious, a chill crawling up his spine as his eyes lock with Ink’s. He swallows. “I think your theory’s the same as mine.” Ink nods. Dream completes the thought for them both, speaking the name they’ve avoided ever since they locked it away: “HATE.” The name echoes in the room, the chill in his spine turning into a full shudder as the name settles around them, pressing down on their shoulders as if someone else was watching them. It wasn’t possible—they were the only ones left in the room—but still. It felt like someone was listening, and each of them stayed silent as they thought about what this meant.

CHAPTER FOUR IS LIVE!!!

*looks at the amount of time between this update and the last one* ...you knows what? Let's all ignore that. I'm back now, hopefully for good, so it doesn't really matter. Besides, it's not like I didn't warn you already that my updates are inconsistent. Even if I still didn't mean more than a year's wait...

I got blocked a bit on how to progress the story. And then some of it unblocked, but the other half--the one that I needed to figure out, still remained blocked and it wasn't until recently (this week) that I managed to figure it out. There's still a few things I'm unhappy with, but I've decided to just get the chapter over and done with, which is why you're getting it now. I still have to rework the next few chapters, but that should be easier given the future stuff I've figured out. Heck, I've even started writing one of the future chapters, and I hope to continue along like that if I don't know what to do with the sooner ones.

So, don't expect another chapter too soon. Maybe next month. Who knows.

But! As I said, I am back now! With a lovely chapter that lets us take a peek at the other side of things!

I'm really excited to hear your thoughts/theories on what's going on! Be sure to let be know what you think in the comments.

“It has everything to do with it.” Sci leans forward again. He turns the monitor back around. “Because your tracker will be different. It will take time to make. And I’m talking simply a week or month. I mean a good chunk of time—exactness unknown. That relied on the testing and if it even works.”

“How is it different, exactly?” Nightmare asks, crossing his arms. “I have a few guesses, but I’m not the expert here.”

Sci weighs the question over for a moment, drifting off in thought. Then he holds up a finger. “One, it has to be magical. It needs to be able to lock onto Dream’s magic, in all of the positivity already emanating from the AUs. It needs to be able to distinguish AU from person, raw magic from a soul. Since Dream doesn’t have something on him to trace—he’s not the most technological person.” A tired smile forms and Sci chuckles to himself. “Doesn’t have a phone. Blue tried to get me to make him a phone behind his back. Dream returned it in the week. All that hard work, down the drain.” Then, as if to soothe whatever worries Nightmare has, he adds, “I didn’t scrap it. It’s my phone.”

Nightmare nods, just to be polite. He doesn’t really care. “Two?”

CHAPTER THREE IS LIVE!!!

Heyo!! So sorry about the wait. I had a gift exchange to focus on, and then I procrastinated on that all month and fell into a bit of a slump, but I am now back at it. I do have another gift exchange this month, but if I pace myself and prioritize correctly, I should hopefully get it done in time, or maybe even before the deadline. That'd be nice.

Oh, and I do have a job interview this week. If all goes well, I will be getting my first real job...well, ever. This does mean I might not have as much time to write as I do now, and I might put the job and adapt to it before any updates on fics, so don't have too high of hopes for consistent updates going forth.

In other news, some important information drops this chapter that I'm excited for you to see! You'll have to let me know what you think. I would love to hear some theories, too, if you have any.

LOVE can help you feel no remorse for doing bad things. HATE is similar, yet different. It can change you completely.

Furthermore, it has yet to be defeated.

Shortly after Glitchtale's creation, it was put into lockdown. A long time later, the remains of the AU were found on the Doodleshere's floor. Shortly before, the Star Sanses up and vanished. With nobody left to turn to for help, the council sends a letter asking Nightmare and his gang to put their differences aside and save the multiverse. Nightmare agrees to a meeting with the council. They come to a compromise.

They also have a year to find HATE and capture or defeat it.

***

WARNING: MIGHT CONTAIN SCENES THAT TUG YOUR HEART, LANGUAGE, NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART, VIOLENCE, AND OTHER THINGS.

READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

*Rises from the dead after a month with a new fic* Yellow there everyone. My writers block is steadily going away. In celebration, have a brand new fic!!

This fic is still in the early stages of being created. I still have to figure some things out. It might be a bit before the next chapter because of that, and I apologize. But I am really excited for this fic, especially once we get to the end. I have some scenes in mind that I am excited to share.

LOVE can help you feel no remorse for doing bad things. HATE is similar, yet different. It can change you completely.

Furthermore, it has yet to be defeated.

Shortly after Glitchtale's creation, it was put into lockdown. A long time later, the remains of the AU were found on the Doodlesphere's floor. Shortly before, the Star Sanses up and vanished. With nobody left to turn to for help, the council sends a letter asking Nightmare and his gang to put their differences aside and save the multiverse. Nightmare agrees to a meeting with the council. They come to a compromise.

They also have a year to find HATE and capture or defeat it.

***

WARNING: MIGHT CONTAIN SCENES THAT TUG YOUR HEART, LANGUAGE, NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART, VIOLENCE, AND OTHER THINGS.

READER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

CHAPTER TWO IS LIVE!!!

I think this is the quickest I've ever updated a fic. It's almost been exactly a week and I already have chapter 2 for you to read. It could be just this story itself, but I'm taking it.

This chapter has some information that will be important later. It also has some moments that made me laugh while writing them--in particular, Grammarly wanted to correct "Cross walks" to "Crosswalks", and for some reason, I found that really funny. I'm excited for you to read it and laugh! At least, I hope you laugh. Let me know if you do. I've been told I write some funny stuff, but I still find humor to be one of my weak points.

Damara, or as she was known now Radama, set foot in the western spaceport of Tauber followed by her retinue of bodyguards. She’d only brought three of the muscled mercenaries, not thinking she’d need a lot on a planet this close to Thyferra and the heart of the Moff’s power. She’d been delivered a missive from the Moff a week ago, ordering her to take some of her bodyguards and secure a comm relay. She had begrudgingly accepted the order for what it was, hopefully it was just this Moff bullying the newest politicoeconomic player in the system a bit, and not a sign that someone knew her secret. She really needed to set up an actual meeting with the woman sometime, get a feel for the ruler of the little corner of the galaxy she’d decided to hide away from the Jedi in.

IT’S MAY FOURTH! You know what that means. 

Event time! So our first order of business! Jedi forces have gained the allegiance of four star systems. Rakata Prime, Jakku, Raydonia, and Stygeon prime. These are in addition to their temple on Coruscant. The Alliance that is rulled by Moff Condesce have gained four as well, allowing them to maintain their foothold in the galaxy. Florrum, Mandalore, Phatrong, and Ordo Plutonia. This is in addition to the polith and tattoine systems.