The notification of Melody's resignation and departure from the guild had gone out to all six remaining members of Venomheart. Accordingly, they had gathered at their most secret guildhall, deep in the Yucu Jungles, to discuss their plans going forward in the competition. Clara Toxin's leadership had been accepted, and she had appointed Cyan Idewyll to be her second, which was also agreed upon.

  “She never fit in anyway, that Melody,” Merc Mandrake shrugged.

  “Hoooo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo! Too true! Too true!” Venomy squawked.

  “Shaddup; let Clara talk now.” Cobra said to them.

  “C'mon, man, like we don't know what to do next. Obviously we're gonna go all out on the allied guilds!”

  “We're going to attack all of them in various ways.” Clara then announced.

  “Hmm? All of them?” Jana wondered curiously.

  “This'll be good...” Merc grinned broadly.

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  “Every single guild in Harmonia is now our target. No more alliances, no more deals. We take what we can from wherever we can get it, and we sell it at auction to get our standing up. We're gonna hit everything we can, the six of us, and make every guild in Harmonia regret messing with us.” Clara said to the others.

  “That's a tall order... but I think we can at least begin and end with a few bangs,” Merc remarked.

  “You'd better.” the new guild-leader said to him. “And this time... with Melody gone... we can finally get our revenge on the one guild that's been stopping us at every turn...” she said with a wicked smile, which the others returned -- even the normally stoic Cyan.

  “The Silvernight Queens.” the necromancer intoned ominously.

  “I can't wait!” Cobra exclaimed gleefully.

  “I'm going to get some more ingredients for a certain something!” Jana smirked.

  “Hoo-hoo! I'm gonna, I'm gonna -- I'm gonna go nuts in the Wildlands!! Hoooo-hee-hee-hah!” Venomy cackled, springing up at once to go and do exactly that.

  “I think I'll do the same,” Merc said as he also got up.

  “I'll help Jana.” Cyan remarked, and Clara nodded to him.

  “Do that; I'll help our psycho cause some chaos... Cobra?” she turned to the tamer of beasts, who grinned back.

  “I'll think of something.” he returned, and with that, the members of Venomheart departed their guildhall to turn over a new leaf in their campaign.