Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic

When Kai was done with the procedure, only flesh remained, oozing stale and congealed blood.

Once again, he cleaned the mask from the outside and inside, clearing it of all plausible pathogens and moisture.

Then he let it rest, giving the skin ample time to regain its shape.

Kai looked at his creation, and Murtogg watched him with his hollow eyes and gaping mouth.

The body had to go, too.

After wearing Murtogg's uniform, Kai chopped him up in so many pieces that it started to look like mangled flesh.

He would let the fishes take care of this mess, as Selene had already acquired a taste for Mana-rich food.

Kai then took a bundle of documents out of his MRB.

These documents were detailed info about the major and a few minor Characters from the Pirates of the Caribbean Random World.

Kai had made Meg trade this info at a hefty sum, for he not only needed to know about the Characters' personalities but also how they perceived each other.

After an hour of going through the documents many times over, and nodding to himself, Kai threw them back into the MRB.

"Sigh!" A long and heavy sigh escaped his mouth, as Kai forced himself to forget all worries and plans for a moment.

He sat down in a meditative posture and within the white room in his consciousness, a projection of him appeared, his mind dividing into three parts, ready to control the body, mind, and countless nudges.

Murtogg's life, his conversations, his past, present, and future, everything flashed through Kai's mind.

Then the face lifted and came to rest in front of Kai, its hollow eyes judging its murderer.

Facelessness Second Contrast — the Quintessential Conversion of Inner Selves!

An earth-shaking shout echoed in Kai's consciousness and the face turned around, slowly overlapping Kai as if he was just putting up a mask.

A distinct, stupid look appeared on his face, all the muscles on the face contorting in convulsions.

Something… was missing.

Facelessness's First Conversion, the Primal Conversion of Yang to Yin, wasn't needed until Kai was to Act like a female.

The Second Contrast took care of the Self, its mysteries profound.

But there was more to the people, to the Characters, than just the Self.

It was personality, thoughts, goals, and desires.

More words exploded within him, then.

Facelessness Third Contrast — the Ultimate Conversion of Existence!

These were understandings.

These were Kai's Comprehension.

And these had resulted from his over half-a-year-long Acting.

If Kai hadn't reincarnated into the body of the opposite sex to comprehend the True Essence of Facelessness, following the principles of letting Black Act as White and White Act as Black, then he wouldn't have obtained such drastic and profound results so quickly.

At least not without bending the knee to the Many-Faced God.

He still had a long way to go. But for now, and for such a short time, this was enough.

Murtogg had died, killed by Kai in cold blood. But then again…

All men must die, eventually.

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Fort Charles' Barracks,

Port Royal

"Where were you, Oi?" Mullroy spat, tossing and turning on his hard bed in the barracks.

"Bad stomach, ugh!" Murtogg limped his way to the bed. "Ate too much."

"Ate too much?!" Mullroy scratched his fat chin. "But you didn't have dinner…"

Murtogg was stumped, his listless expression making him look profusely dimwitted.

"I didn't?" he repeated, confused. "Must be breakfast, then. Right! Ate too much in the morning."

Mullroy's mouth opened, and he nodded in understanding.

From afar, Moraine, the Protector, eyed the two dimwit Characters oddly.

The System had given her the ability to hide from all Characters within 500 meters of Mullroy and Murtogg, letting her monitor them.

As long as both Characters hadn't died, Chaos wouldn't interfere, and her Mission would continue as before.

This wasn't the first time she was hearing this absurdly illogical conversation between the two Characters, either.

What truly stunned her was the return of Murtogg.

Didn't Red kidnap him? Why did he let him go? What did he do to him, anyway?

Questions kept arising in her mind and heart but to no avail.

She neared Murtogg, who was groaning in pain, holding his stomach, and looked at him up and down.

Nothing.

She didn't feel an iota of threat or anything strange.

Murtogg was a foolish and naive Character, and this was how she must have felt upon nearing him, to begin with.

Yet, she couldn't wrap her head around the fact that Red had let him go, just after kidnapping him a few hours ago.

There must be some great mystery or Hidden Mission, Moraine rationalized.

Not minding it further, and putting it into the back of her mind, she returned to a safe distance and kept monitoring the two.

She had prepared herself for the disappearance of Murtogg altogether.

Even if Mullroy alone remained in the plot line, things would still work as they were. Such things had already been confirmed by the Contestants.

In the barracks, Murtogg sat back up and groaned again.

"I can't go to the sentry duty tomorrow morning, mate," he said, exasperated. "I am going to ask for a one-day leave from Lieutenant Gillette."

"At this hour?!" Mullroy asked, fear flashing across his face. "I heard Ghosts march the corridors of Fort Charles after midnight."

"Gh… Ghosts?!" Mullroy staggered, thoroughly scared.

But then suddenly, his expression changed as if he had recalled something profound.

"Wait a minute!" he spat, slapping Mullroy's bald head. "Gone insane, are you? Ghosts don't have legs. How will they march?"

Mullroy's face became blank. He made an O shape with his mouth and nodded to himself.

In the distance, Moraine shook her head as she heard this exchange, knowing well that she would have to go with Mullroy in the morning, leaving Murtogg behind.

There was no way for her to be in two places at the same time.

Not when the original Storyline had already seemed to have diverged from the usual track.

Yet, as she saw Murtogg marching off like a scared squirrel toward the Lieutenant's quarters, Moraine couldn't help but think about Red, and what could he have possibly done to this minor Character.

Little by little, that white-haired swordsman kept becoming a bigger mystery in her heart.

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Governor's Mansion,

St. Paul's District

"Lanny, is it you?" Elizabeth Swann sat up on her bed in the dark, eying the parting of the door of her bedroom.

An enchanting beauty in the dress of a maid entered the room, hopping her way to the mistress.

"Pardon my intrusion, miss," Lanny said, giggling. "I knew you were awake, and my heart couldn't help but long for your company."

Elizabeth smiled in the dark. They lit the candle by the bed and sat down on the bed, crossing their legs.

"I truly miss Estrella," Miss Swann told her sadly. "If it was anyone other than you who had come as her replacement, I didn't know what I would have done."

Lanny twirled a lock of her golden hair.

"Estrella is indeed marvelous, miss," she nodded. "But she's old. We, on the other hand, know the lure of freedom and the open sea."

Elizabeth's eyes shone in the light flicker of the candle's fire as she heard the word.

Sea. Her desire, her curse, and her blessing. And, yes — The Pirates!

"I couldn't sleep," Miss Swann said, putting her hand on Lanny's hand. "I kept recalling the stories you told me in the evening. Did you truly meet a white-haired pirate with a skull, serpent, and swords as the Jolly Roger?"

Lanny couldn't hold back the giggle.

"I indeed met him, miss," she said, feigning pride. "He was the most handsome pirate I have ever seen in my life. His eyes were hazel and like a snake, and his smile stole my heart at one glance."

Elizabeth's gaze sparkled. "And?"

Lanny looked as if going through a struggle. "Oh! The Gods must punish me, miss. They truly must."

"Why?" Elizabeth prodded, her thin, soft fingers tightening on Cersei's hand. "Tell me. I won't tell anyone."

Lanny leaned forward.

"Well, I did something bad with him, miss," she whispered, blushing. "Something truly bad."

Color rose to Elizabeth's pale cheeks. "I want to hear it all."

Lanny smiled in shame and nodded, her mind conjuring a false tale of pleasure, pain, pride, and passion.

A tale she dearly wanted to come true.

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