96 – Destiny!
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PART 1 – The Office!
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“It's been so long!” A soft, familiar voice echoed in Skarla's ears, and she frowned as the owner of the voice continued. “You've changed a lot.”
Skarla looked at the red-haired beauty with white skin and incredible curves, the one Skarla calls Goddess, not knowing what else to call her. A system administrator, that's all she knows.
“Where is my daughter?” Skarla growled softly, knowing that Kamilla had been pulled too, she should be by her side, meaning they had been separated.
The woman seemed relaxed as she waved her hand. "Don't worry, I interfered a little with the transfer. We're in my office, I separated your body from your soul for a moment." She laughed softly and Skarla looked at her hands.
“You've changed. Your soul has consolidated into its current appearance, which is very rare, but it shows your acceptance of who you really are. You don't know how many problems this will avoid.” Her laughter rang out as she leaned back in a reclining chair.
“What would that be specifically? And what was that system alert?”
“Nothing much, just that your daughter has just destroyed the future written for your timeline.” She laughed.
“What?” Skarla blinked.
“Normally, the power inherited from Kaleria, Hackel, and Kamilla, the same power that was in Kaleria's ancestors' bloodline and will be in her future descendants through Kamilla. It's an anomaly that can't be erased, believe me, we tried!” She growled slightly and then sighed.
“Honestly, the biggest problem with this anomaly is that it creates infinite branches of time, literally creating parallel worlds. Returning to the past is nonsense; it all boils down to jumping into the past of a parallel world that is a copy of yours. Whether you like it or not, everything is decided by Destiny, and you will meet him shortly.” Her smile widened.
Skarla frowned. “As it has happened before, it shouldn't be a problem, but it is a problem, and I believe it's my fault?”
"Yes. Just like this ‘regression’ inheritance, which is an anomaly beyond the control of the system or its administrators, we have you, another anomaly. We particularly hate your existence, because you simply fuck up the natural order of things. Your presence has literally created a unique parallel world, without ramifications, all because of you!"
“Oh, well, I took over the original owner, but she wouldn't have lived long, as far as I know.” Skarla shrugged.
"Yes, no Skarla in our database has passed Level 14. Which in itself is not unusual, there are literally people who spend their entire lives in all possible timelines and universes, being mere farmers, just secondary characters. In the case of the real Skarla, things would proceed as Hackel lived, but she would awaken shortly before the worst happened and would likely recruit you to her side, and together they would destroy Kaleria. But your soul is special... it is something unique in this entire multiverse, it cannot be copied or branched, which for a being below the absolute level should not be possible." She sighed.
Skarla nodded. “You said that this hereditary anomaly that my daughter has allows someone to jump to parallel worlds. As far as I know, the trigger for this is death. That makes me think of only one possibility...”
"Yes. Your daughter managed to master this anomaly because of you! Not only can she jump to parallel worlds where there is a branch of her, but she can also return to the past for real, without having to die... she can travel to the day of her birth and even to the day of her death... you are the cause of all this... all stories are written, even yours, with a beginning, middle, and end. But anomalies ignore this. It shouldn't be your case, but your daughter's... something that should never have happened, the distortion of the laws of time, destiny, and the system..."
“I am a unique existence because of how my soul works, I cannot be copied, but that's all... my daughter is a temporal anomaly that ignores the plot, while I am forced to follow it, whether I like it or not, because it is above me?” Skarla frowned.
“EXACTLY!” The goddess laughed. “Two anomalies met and literally blew up Destiny! I'm not speaking metaphorically, but literally! Destiny exploded!” She began to laugh.
Skarla raised an eyebrow. “So we'll be judged for this?”
“Yes.” She calmed down. “Know that it will be a huge headache!”
“I realized it would be, but... what is all this? Why go to all this trouble?” Skarla frowned.
The goddess smiled, looking in a direction where there was nothing. “Let's just say I'm curious about something and I like to see the problems you cause. If you go there without proper preparation, you'll be at their mercy, but by understanding the cause, something they won't explain in detail, you can think of something and defend yourself.”
“What do you hope to gain from this?” Skarla frowned.
Her smile was slight as she gazed into nothingness, then she looked her in the eye and said, "We administrators are not invincible. The system grants us almost unlimited power and authority, but according to its rules. We are aware of what the Multiverse itself is, but all of this is within a Central Universe, where the system you are using is located, but there are other beings out there that are equal to or above the system... The Central Universe, where everything that exists is found, has a limit that is infinite. No one has the power to go beyond it. Many have tried and wandered for longer than the concept of time, so when they returned, they returned in an instant... It can be said that what is outside the Central Universe is something we do not know. Everyone believes it is simply nothing!" His gaze became intense.
Skarla was confused, but had several assumptions in her mind.
"It turns out that you are an anomaly that has reincarnated twice. I have seen cases of random reincarnations once per soul. In the case of constant reincarnations, it is usually caused by a Special Ability or some absurdly powerful being connected to life that constantly returns, refusing death. But you... an anomaly without control, you die and return, another universe... we are not talking about the Central Universe that we exist in, I searched the records in your soul, I found nothing!" She laughed.
"Your soul has traces of energies that do not belong to this Central Universe... you are literally proof that other Central Universes exist. You are something beyond the system's comprehension, as you are forcing the system and not only it, but the entire Central Universe to adapt to you! No other being has been capable of this, not even those known as Absolutes. You are the only one in the entire unlimited record of the system to achieve this. It should be noted that the system is almost as old as the Central Universe..." She sighed, contemplating nothingness once again.
"Your soul is still in an infantile stage, only 3 lives, but it is obvious that your soul is too strong. If you continue to reincarnate and grow stronger, potentially keeping records of concepts from other universes and even bringing them with you, it is likely that you will unravel secrets... know how to cross the void that is the boundless Central Universe! This is what worries me... I am immortal, an eternal and supreme being, I am unique and have no copies of my level, but I know that a long time ago there were countless copies of me and I think that in the sea of time they must still exist, but as my existence is under the jurisdiction of the system, no version of me can become like me... two equal Absolutes cannot exist."
The power and authority I possess do not belong entirely to me, but rather to the system, and if it disappears, I and all the administrators will disappear as well. As I said, the system is powerful and almost as old as the Central Universe, but there are things that predate the system, beings equal to or above the system, and a war is waged continuously. The goal is control over the entire universe. It is the goal of the Administrators to extend the jurisdiction of the system throughout the Central Universe, to have control over everything and everyone, to have supreme power, and... we believe that when this happens, the true God will be born, but the other possibility is that the system will learn how to go to other universes beyond ours, to uncover secrets that were previously incomprehensible." She smiled slightly.
"And you are an existence that, even though you are pathetic now, an ant, you have the potential to threaten the system and even the universe as a whole. I am telling you all this because I want to prepare you for the trial you will face and help you defend yourself. I want you to know that I am your ally and will be on your side, but if they decide to kill you or your daughter, I know you will seek revenge. I don't want to have an eternal soul that grows stronger with each reincarnation, potentially traveling to universes with power scales far superior to this one, returning insane and thirsty for revenge. At least, if that happens, you will know that you have me as your ally." She smiled gently, lowering her head.
A being of absolute power bowing her head before a mortal she herself called a pathetic existence. This made Skarla realize that she herself is greater than she imagined.
A curse, she believes it to be. “So... someone is doing this?”
“If someone is doing this, I don't have the power to find out. But from everything I know, how you were pulled from your universe to another, how your revenge was fueled by all the evil... I believe it was intentional, so I doubt it was just a coincidence. Someone very powerful is doing this to you, but I can't understand their motives.” She was sincere.
Skarla sighed. “Okay... you have my word that we are allies, but... I can't make any promises about the future, because I don't know how crazy I'll go or how many times I'll have to die before I can return, but if I keep my sanity until then, you'll be spared!”
Smiling, she looked away. "Unfortunately, time is running out. The court is located in a place where time does not exist, so we can talk and plot, but even that has its limits, and they can find out at any moment. I was lucky... I have some allies, I'll talk to them and try to minimize the chance of them killing you, as well as the final punishment. Be confident and don't hesitate, because the moment you do, they will devour you alive!"
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PART 3 – Court!
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Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three rhythmic booms echoed throughout the place. A massive, pure white space with thousands of pillars of incalculable size, no ceiling, exposing only the vast, dazzling starry sky, with strange movements, from stars fading and others appearing.
Skarla sat in a simple chair, her daughter Kamilla, confused and afraid, clinging to her arms. Skarla stroked her daughter's head, observing the pillars, all of which seemed different in some way, emitting a certain presence, where she recognized the presence of one of them.
Then her attention turned to the source of the rumblings, a pillar twice as thick as the others.
“We are here to judge Kamilla Verona for going against the natural order, destroying the sacred timeline for her own benefit.” A deep male voice sounded from the main pillar.
“Kamilla Verona, how do you plead?” A female voice came from a nearby pillar.
“Of course she's guilty! Why all this?” A youthful male voice resounded impatiently.
BANG!
A powerful rumble came from the main pillar, and the voices that had been speaking and were about to escalate fell silent.
“Order in the court!” Her powerful voice resounded and silence ensued. “Kamilla Verona, your crime is distorting time for your own benefit. How do you plead?”
“Not guilty!” Skarla took the lead.
“We are not talking to you, sit down!” The voice sounded aggressive, and Skarla was unable to resist being forced to sit down, but she stood up again.
“The one who told me about the future has already left my daughter's body, she is not to blame for the actions of her future self. So all responsibility falls on me, so the fact that she is being judged makes no sense, especially since she knows nothing.” Skarla said coldly.
Whispers came.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
“Silence!” – The thunderous voice resounded. – “Regardless, the words of sinners came out of your mouth and were heard by your ears. Both will be punished in due time.”
“No, none of that will happen!” Skarla stood her ground. “Send my daughter back home. If you want to talk, talk to me!”
Laughter came, Skarla ignored it and looked at a pillar. “I remember your presence, we've met a few times before, I have a good memory.” Her tone was threatening.
“How long has it been, Skarla? Well... not that long, is this your third time on trial?” A laugh came, and Skarla narrowed her eyes.
“****, watch what you say!” A thunderous voice came from the judge.
“What does it matter? She's already distorting our universe so many times, sooner or later she'll be recruited to become some kind of Administrator.” Her tone sounded disinterested.
“Skarla Verona, you have no power here, sit down!” The judge said coldly.
“Thank you for the trial, it made me come up with some assumptions about what the hereditary power my wife passed on to our daughter really is. But even if I have no power now, do you think it will be the same in the future?” Skarla smiled slightly.
“What?” The judge's tone sounded angry, and furious voices rang out from all around at Skarla's arrogance.
“I may be just an ant, but do you think it will always be this way?” Skarla sneered.
“Your arrogance and insults can be seen as threats, which allows us to take your life!” An illusory palm manifested from the main pillar. Skarla sensed the danger and broke out in a cold sweat, but she remained calm, smiling confidently.
“Kill me or touch anyone in my family, and I will return. Maybe not in this universe, but I will be reincarnated again and find a way to come back even stronger. I have an idea of who I am, because by researching my own soul and those of others, I am able to compare.” Skarla smiled in the silence. “So I may be insignificant now, I may have no idea how to return to the worlds I have lived in, but one day I will find out how, and on that day I will certainly know how to kill you all!”
A laugh rang out, then a snap, and a confused Kamilla disappeared. “There, I erased your baby's memories.”
“****!” The main pillar roared. “How dare you?!”
“The child is innocent, the real culprit has already returned to her timeline and we can't touch her at the moment, so the judgment will fall on her later. Now we have to take care of what Skarla knows.” The goddess's voice resounded.
“There are rules! You can't just do whatever you want!” A pillar next to him yelled.
“You talk as if you follow the rules to the letter. Not to mention that I asked the system for authorization and it agreed that Kamilla Verona, at least the current one, has no connection to what was said, she shouldn't even be here.” A tone of disdain came through.
“So you tried to use my daughter as a threat?” Skarla's tone sounded more aggressive.
“You're not as important as you think, human!” A tone of mockery came from a female voice.
Skarla looked up. "Being here for the third time, I see how insignificant I am, that thousands of such incredible beings need to come together. Don't you have anything better to do?" She crossed her arms and a crash came, Skarla sensed danger, something would fall on her, but something intercepted it and she saw a beautiful explosion, followed by an immeasurable vacuum manifesting itself, a shock that would destroy worlds!
“The fact that you are offended does not give you the right to kill her!” The goddess's voice resounded coldly.
“You must really like this human, is it because you've fucked before? ****, have you fallen so low as to enjoy something so inferior?” A tone of mockery sounded in the derisive voice.
"Is everything about us humanoids just about sex to you? I guess it must be hard to be a rabbit that has I don't know how many billions of children for sex that lasts what? 2 seconds? At least when I have fun, it lasts for hours to weeks. Have you ever felt what it's like to have your eyes roll back in pleasure?" - Mockery laden with disdain came from the goddess's voice, the hatred of the other party manifesting itself amid laughter.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
“Enough, you two! Argh! Skarla Verona, always causing trouble... regardless, we follow laws here, and both you and your daughter have broken several laws!” - Right before Skarla's eyes, scenes manifested themselves, showing her, her children, children who look like her, and some of her wives, babies in the arms of her sons and daughters.
It all happened in the blink of an eye, but she analyzed everything and memorized it. It didn't just show her and her family, it showed several other scenes. Conflicts, wars, things she doubts she caused, even races she had never seen before appeared.
Finally, what it showed was her, lying in the rubble of her mansion, which looked very different, more luxurious. She was seriously injured, on the verge of death. This must be much further in the future.
“This is the end of your story, but...” - The main pillar sounded annoyed, where all the scenes fragmented. - “The fate of this universe has been destroyed, the lines that were woven, tangled, the right thing would be to destroy this entire universe, but laws prohibit this from happening. Now we are in this situation.”
Skarla shrugged. “You speak as if destiny were something absolute, but from what I can see, I've ignored it several times, and I've even been called out by administrators before. So I don't see myself as guilty for living my life and ignoring what others have fabricated for me.”
“There is a natural law, but since you are ignorant and think you have free will, know that this is all false! Mortals follow a rule, and since destiny is stronger, the weak must obey in silence!”
“I still refuse to obey, and if fate were really that strong, it would have seen my daughter's or my actions, prevented them, manipulated them, or made them part of its plans. The fact that only two people ignored all the planning, two insignificant mortals... I think it shows that fate is just nonsense!” – The main pillar trembled.
"And you speak as if fate were someone. Even if it were, wouldn't it be under the control of fate itself? Isn't everything that is happening under the jurisdiction of true fate? The lack of awareness that someone potentially controls and weaves what has happened and will happen... do you really believe that you can judge by your rules and laws something that you obviously have no absolute control over?" Skarla's tone was full of mockery, and as the voices fell silent, she became more confident.
"If there really were something or someone who actually controlled destiny, I doubt that person would work with you or the system. I doubt the system is that powerful, or it would have already dealt with me, because to this day I wait for all the limitations that were promised, and nothing! In any case, true destiny would not cry because two insignificant mortals destroyed the story it was writing, it would just write a new one or even take all these actions into consideration."
The main pillar shook and slight cracks appeared.
“If fate is really something or someone, this being should be omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent, knowing everything that has happened, is happening, and will happen, being able to manipulate things as it wishes, without anyone noticing. So if it's not something or someone who can do that without stupid penalties, it's not real fate, just a clown who thinks he's important.”
Silence covered the entire place, then cracks began to cover more of the central pillar, the tremors intensifying, until with a resounding crack, the central pillar fragmented and disappeared, leaving no trace.
Skarla pointed. “What happened?” she asked, confused, but only silence lingered.
“You... killed destiny?” The goddess's voice sounded confused, showing that even she did not expect this.
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PART 3 – The Office… Again!
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“What a mess... I knew you were interesting, but this... heavens...” The goddess paced in circles, Skarla still confused.
“When you said I would meet Destiny, was that him?” Skarla blinked.
“Yes... but it seems that all this time he was a fake, or believed himself to be the real one.” The goddess laughed, rubbing her temple.
“Well, I doubt that true destiny would ally itself with you. I believe that only when the system actually swallows the entire universe would that be possible.” Skarla shrugged.
“Yes. Now everyone knows that. The problem is that there are other concepts that work for the system, they are having existential crises... Skarla, you are literally creating a storm in the system!”
“Okay, you said I came here twice before, that means they are versions of me from the future, right?” Skarla asked.
“Yes... well, I'm not going to say, I'm subject to punishment. Unlike you, the system has complete control over me.” She laughed bitterly.
“What now?” Skarla asked, especially since the court had simply disappeared and she had been pulled here.
"Now... your danger level is increasing, the system is reevaluating you, and no Administrator in their right mind will want to interact with you. Unfortunately, it's not possible to kill you before that point, those are the rules of the system, or we would have already done so. Even though we have the right to kill you right now, when you're still very young, it turns out that you know too much and are a real danger. Well, I believe you will no longer have unexpected visits from Administrators, even when the two future events occur, it turns out that you destroyed that timeline and since you just destroyed Destiny, the only one capable of seeing your future, it turns out that we no longer have access to the future, so it's all a mystery!" She sighed deeply, realizing that the job will get harder.
“Wait... if he was an Administrator, how did he become Destiny?” Skarla blinked.
"He simply joined the System a long time ago, I don't know when or how, we just knew and believed he was Destiny, but it seems that wasn't the case. He always took care of this area and without hesitation, we punished those who distorted the past, as was the case with your daughter. But now... even if we want to hunt Kamilla from the future, we will have no way of detecting her, and if we kill her, she will probably jump to an alternate version of her world. Tracking her will be annoying, and investigating the Multiverse as a whole without him... an arduous task!" She grunted.
“Hmm... I don't think that's the case.” Skarla nodded. "The system. I doubt it's just that, I doubt that Destiny's abilities will simply disappear just because of my words. The system probably always had control over this area, or probably always coveted the power of this Destiny, and with his probable death, it now has the power, since it was its Administrator. Of course, it's just a guess, but maybe your control will only improve and end up becoming part of your authorities?" Skarla scratched her chin, contemplating.
It turns out that she trusts in the absolute law of Earth, where nothing is destroyed, everything is transformed.
All the power and concepts that Destiny had, his ability to see the future and believe that he was the one who cared for or created, must have always belonged to the system, and he was just the one who controlled that part, or the system always kept an eye on him, but couldn't kill him and longed for his death to take his power for itself.
“One question!” Skarla called out abruptly. “My death in the original timeline, did I die, or did Kamilla return to the past before I took my last breath?”
The goddess contemplated, searching through the records. “No... you weren't completely dead before Kamilla returned to the past, I think a few more seconds and your soul would have officially disconnected from your body. Why the question?” She seemed curious.
“Maybe... Kamilla prevented my death or erasure?” Skarla smiled slightly.
“What do you mean?” The goddess looked confused.
“You said I was a unique existence because I was this anomaly. That means I am unique and there are no copies of me, the only exception apparently being time. There is only one timeline in which my soul exists, where I am divided, but I cannot be branched, as if that timeline were chained.”
The goddess nodded.
“So the moment I die, it is likely that the entire timeline before the moment of my death will be erased and impossible to access by any means, only from the moment of my death onwards would it be the original timeline and branches could arise.”
The goddess began to be shocked.
"It means that Kamilla most likely returned me to the main version and that there is probably no future anymore. I was just a copy of the past, but the real future was far ahead, the two she met before me were closer to the end than I was... Kamilla changing the future automatically erased it, and since I am unique and this timeline has me as its focus... Kamilla is frozen at some point in time, waiting for the moment I arrive at the moment she returned, and that will be when she will recover everything..."
The goddess was silent.
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SPECIAL PART
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Hello readers, I think it's time for a frank conversation!
Well, to put it simply, in “Chapter 89 - Part 1,” if Skarla had died or if Kamilla had been a second late, the story would have technically ended there.
So thank Kamilla, she prevented the destruction of Skarla's past and her reincarnation.
But I'll tell you what it was all about. At the time I wrote Chapter 89, I had already planned up to Chapter 140, where I used dice and a little bit of ChatGPT to organize ideas and possibilities for events.
I arrived at a satisfactory result up to Chapter 140. But like any self-respecting writer, during superficial content revisions and having several far-fetched ideas, such as exploring more the concept behind reincarnations in Kaleria's lineage, where we now know it is something even older.
How did Kaleria or Hackel not know? Because not all of their ancestors knew about it or used it. Remembering that Kaleria had several other children, but why did Hackel inherit this? She has older and younger siblings, why is she special?
Let's say that this hereditary power is conscious to a certain extent and made such choices, I won't say more than that.
Back to the point. If the story had indeed continued to Chapter 140, Skarla would die at Level 40, close to becoming a Demigoddess by right and being restricted, or something more. Yes, she would die following the “destiny” that probabilities guided her to, with the help of ChatGPT to try to make everything as realistic as possible.
I admit I didn't like it that much, but it would be interesting. But I wanted to explore other things, and as a result, from Chapter 89 to 140, which I had planned, everything was deleted! I decided to replan everything, because I was sure that if I continued writing along that route, not only would you probably hate it (and so would I), but I wouldn't be able to explore the full potential of this work and would burnout, just like I did with “Futa World.”
So I rewrote all of this during my free time, spending literal weeks arguing with ChatGPT (which frustrated me a lot, because the algorithm sucks, always aligned for comfort, encouraging any shitty idea I throw out). I came to the conclusion to use these 51 chapter outlines as a future that was destroyed, the original timeline that was erased, making our Skarla that we all know the main one.
That way, supreme beings cannot lightly interfere with the future, because it doesn't exist. As for the past, it is something that can be affected, but I won't go into details now.
I now have drafts up to Chapter 105, but I have ideas up to Chapter 120, I just need time and energy.
So, leave your questions and suggestions. I've rewritten it, and there are many open points now. Perhaps your ideas or suggestions can have a stronger influence on the future of the work.
Want to see more about a certain character? Put it in the comments.
Want a better future for certain characters? Put it in the comments.
Regarding this second suggestion, I'll give an example that I'm not sure I'll follow: Anna Zlad, Chapter 31, Exorcist Boxer.
Anna now lives on an island, investigating cargo and practically abandoned by the Radiant Church. Her future was to live, grow old, and die on that island, abandoned by the church and her god. Since Kamilla destroyed the future and everything is being rebuilt, it means that I will redo many probabilities and there is a chance that characters will have more prominence, even returning as main characters.
And know that your comments and suggestions will make me give bonuses to their probabilities. So how much do you like certain characters that have been left out? Mention them and you will increase their chances of appearing in the future.
……
Now, what is “Destiny”?
From my perception, the concept or someone who is in fact destiny would be God or something absurdly close to it. A being who would certainly be omniscient, having pseudo omnipotence and omnipresence.
Destiny is literally something that knows the past, present, and future of everything, not following logic, not following a beginning, middle, or end. The closest thing to God would be Destiny.
So naturally, a being that calls itself Destiny and is under the jurisdiction of a system that is not the strongest thing in the Universe? Naturally, it is a false Destiny.
Its ability would lie in the ease of seeing the entire past, present, and future of things it pays attention to or the ease of finding problems. But it is not a being that can absolutely change what has happened or will happen without suffering penalties.
So the Concept of Destiny is a supreme being that cannot be restricted, that knows everything, can interfere if it wants to, but most likely will do nothing, because everything has already been written, perhaps by it or by the creator, if there is a creator.
I'm not saying it doesn't exist, just that I won't give you all the pieces of the puzzle....
Will Skarla receive something for having technically “killed” destiny? No.
Reason? This Destiny, even if false, is an absolute and unique being in the Universe, so killing it would reward a certain power that Skarla does not possess, she has no way of absorbing and assimilating such power, so she cannot receive anything, not even achievements.
She would be able to if she were above Level 50 and had unlocked the system update, but since that is not the case, she will receive nothing!
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Well, that's it for now. Sorry for the delay, lots of problems and headaches. Have a great weekend and wait for great things in Volume 4!
(No. It's not the end of Volume 3 yet!)