Chapter 3: A New Beginning

Diana slowly opened her eyes, letting them grow accustomed to the darkness that encased the room. Her lover was just across from Diana, a small sinewy Gremlin that had filled her heart with love and her body with cum. She felt something prodding her stomach, and near enough, it was her lovers hardened cock sticking straight up. Slowly moving down Diana, lightly grabbed the cock and slowly started massaging the ramrod pillar of flesh. She slowly suckled on the large balls as her hands rubbed up and down. Then Diana slowly licked upwards until she reached the head of the cock, then suddenly she engulfed the entire cockhead with her mouth. Diana slowly began pushing her head down onto the cock, letting it sit at the back of her throat before suppressing her gag reflex and pushing down more. The cock soon started to pulse lightly, and suddenly Diana's mouth was full of cum as it shot into her mouth with ****. Diana struggled to swallow all the cum entering her mouth, focussing on gulping down the thick creamy liquid. As the pulsing subsided, the cock slowly started to soften in her mouth, and Diana let it slip out of her mouth and flop down onto the Gremlin's thighs. She sat back on her knees and looked at the sleeping form of the Gremlin, letting the remnants of the cum slowly slip out of the side of her mouth. The cum tasted amazing, and she would so happily live on the liquid for the rest of her life if her lover requested it. The thick creamy texture, along with the slightly rancid taste and the putrid smell, was all sublime and unlike anything, she had ever tasted. Slowly bringing up her hand, Diana picked up a loose strand of cum, and let it drip onto her finger before rubbing it gently onto her breasts. Leaning down, Diana picked up the softened cock with her hands and slowly brought it into her mouth, her tongue swirling and cleaning the cock of their combined juices, leaving it glistening on his lap. Diana heard a rough laugh and looked up; she saw the piercing eyes of her Gremlin Lover as he looked down upon her, and as he slowly sat up, he moved his hand to grab hers and, pulling her forward, connected their lips.

As their lips touched, Diana felt the rough tongue of her lover slip across her lips, requesting entry into her mouth. Diana parted her lips with a soft moan, opening her mouth as the Gremlins sliver covered tongue began plundering her red cavern. The Gremlins clawed hands moved down and roughly grabbed her right tit, squeezing it hard and forcing the flesh to spill between its fingers. Diana let out a much louder moan as she broke the heated lip battle to breathe once more; the feeling of her lover mauling her tits broke her as Diana released another moan, her body shuddering as carnal pleasures took her over.

Diana fell back on the bed of mattresses, her body tired after the sexual **** by her lover. A light shine of sweat covered her body, and she leaned her head into her armpit; Diana could smell the foul fumes emitted from the armpit. A combination of work and sewage infiltrated her nose and caused her to become lightheaded, her vision wavering. The Gremlin sat there looking at Wonder Woman, her large breasts laying to the side as Diana laid on her back. Getting down on his knees, the Gremlin pushed her legs apart and slowly leaned forward as his tongue slowly licked around his lips. Darting his tongue forward, he slowly licked upwards, the tip of his tongue darting between her folds as he came to her clit. Reaching along, the Gremlin lightly bit down on the small nub; as Diana shuddered in pleasure, her legs hit his side and sizing up, pulling him in closer. Reaching around and grabbing her hips, the Gremlin began to slowly nibble and lick the pussy in front of him with enthusiasm, only stopping occasionally to pull away and lick slower. Diana felt every movement of the Gremlins tongue on and inside her pussy; the feelings sent shockwaves through her body as it convulsed and shuddered with each movement. She could feel an orgasm slowly building inside her, which slowly built up and arouse releasing as her lover bit down hard on her clit. Diana orgasm exploded, her juices squirting all over her Gremlin's face as they rained down, dripping off his pointed nose. She saw his grinning face as he slowly licked his lips and wiped his face with one clawed hand, the juices collecting along with one finger that soon found its way toward her mouth. Leaning forward, Diana slowly suckled on the fingers, tasting her sweet juices; she was so much in love that this was all heaven for her, every bit of lovemaking was magical beyond belief. He was worthy of her beyond everything, and she could live with him forever.

"Hmm, my lover", Diana spoke, her words emphasising the admiration and love she had for the creature.

"How about we take a shower together, wash off the stench of our lovemaking and recover ourselves in the sewer's filth." Diana continued to speak, her words emphasising her love of the filthy lifestyle her Gremlin lived in and her belief that she should embrace a similar nasty attitude.

Diana slowly arose, jiggling her body back and forth, swaying her hips as she sauntered off towards the waterfall of sewage that cascaded into the central room. Slowly motioning behind her, Diana saw her lover following, his softened cock swaying between his legs. As Diana reached the waterfall of sewage, the foul smell no longer affected her; it was a refreshing scent that reminded her of the new lifestyle she had chosen to follow. Slipping under the cold liquid, Diana felt it pelt her skin, lumps of sewage matting her already matted hair, sticking to her skin. She looked up and let the liquid hit her face as she opened her mouth and took in a large mouthful of the foul brown muck. Swallowing down the drink, Diana basked in the nasty taste and began slathering the foul liquid over her body. Slowly squeezing her breast, as she teased her nipples before advancing down and rubbing the sludge into the folds of her pussy.

The Gremlin looked on at the perverse display and cackled at the sight of the former superhero, his submissive lover covering herself in filthy sewage, because that is what she thought would attract her to him more, and it did. He looked at her dirty form and could only see the love and admiration towards him and his lifestyle.

Suddenly a Lowd ringing began to echo around the chamber, and Diana realised it was her Justice League communicator. Her mind, once clouded with the all-encompassing love of her Gremlin, suddenly became less clear as thoughts of her heroic and duty began to re-emerge in her mind. Diana answered the message by fishing out the communicator from her abandoned rucksack and making sure the camera was turned off.

The call was short and demanding, with the Manhunter asking for her return to help deal with an arising problem in the Caribbean. Many of the Justice League was off-world and needed as many heroes to assist humanitarian efforts and combat the new threat. Given the magical nature of the incident, her abilities and knowledge would be hugely helpful. Batman suspected that some deity might have been involved, given the leading site being an old temple of some kind. Knowing that she could not refuse her duty, Diana accepted the mission and said she would be there as soon as possible, hopefully within the next couple of hours. She had some stuff to finish in Quebec, namely her Gremlin situation.

Diana looked down at her Gremlin lover, who had a confused look across his face.

"I am sorry, my lover. Unfortunately, as much as I would love to remain here with you, I am required to return to my duties as Wonder Woman."

The Gremlin seemed upset and slowly approached Diana as she slowly knelt on the stone floor.

"You are my beloved, the person that holds my heart, and nothing could ever take that away. But I am duty-bound to help people in need. I will return my love to you and your lifestyle." Diana spoke, the words of love and admiration poured out of her, towards her gremlin lover, as they held hands, her muscular fingers, taking hold of his sinewy clawed hands.

"I have a basement beneath my Quebec residence, and it would be perfect for you to move into. You can live in it, all you like, without the worry of being discovered by others, and you can utilise my house as you see fit." Diana knew that this was the right thing to do as she owed her lover for leaving him, and she could imagine him taking over her house and making it his filthy lair was incredibly appealing to her.

Diana then slowly closed the gap between their faces and slowly began to make out with her lover, their lips locked together, their tongues intermingling until they had to break apart for air.

After their intense kissing session, Diana arose and slowly reached the centre's statue in the room and slowly started removing her artefacts and redressing herself in the filth covered objects. She knew that she would need to thoroughly clean everything to ensure her other leaguers did not suspect a thing, but that would come later once she had left her lover. After ensuring that she had everything needed to return to her heroic lifestyle, Diana slowly said goodbye to her Gremlin lover, promising him that she would return as soon as possible. Diana left her lover and his abode behind him with one last kiss, and as she disappeared into the sewer tunnels once more; she thought about just how much her life had changed in these last couple of days and could not wait to imagine what the future might hold for her and her lover.

Time Skip: 3 and a half weeks

Diana lay back exhausted; the current workload was back-breaking. Saving multiple civilians from the erupting volcano and just her general duties, such as training Donna to take over her responsibilities, were getting to her. She was so busy she had been unable to visit her beloved since she left, and not even her fingers or new toys were providing any of the same levels of satisfaction. Her large dildoes hammered both her arse and pussy each night, but that was not enough; there just was not the same feeling, sliminess or roughness that was anything like her Gremlin's Lover's cock.

One evening as Diana flopped down on the feathered bed of her metropolis apartment, another hard day of saving civilians. Although her bruises had healed, they did not remove the aches and pains of her body. She thought back to her time in Quebec, the feelings of submission, the filth, the events, everything, and as her core heated up, her left hand snaked down between her legs and slowly pushed aside her panties and began to circle her moistened folds. Her right hand slowly unhooked her breastplate and removed it, flinging it aside onto the floor as she grabbed her breasts through her sports bra and began to squeeze the fleshy globe, moaning as the sexual feelings racketed her body. She imagined the gremlin climbing between her legs and slowly pushing his cock inside her pussy, stretching it wide as the slimy large cock invaded her inside and filled her with diseased, ridden cum. Her body shuddered as her imagination went into overdrive, two fingers now pumping in and out of her pussy. She felt her body shudder as she orgasmed over her fingers, but she knew inside that it would not be enough; it never was on her own.

Diana knew that she needed to go back, there was no way she could not even contact her lover to tell him, but arriving back would be a wonderful surprise for him. But what happened if the Gremlin had given up on her, left her. The depressing thoughts of abandonment shifting into her mind; what happened if I was not good enough? These thoughts of doubt about her and her gremlin lover coated her mind and Diana, knew that she had to go back soon and find out if her lover had gone to her house as she had suggested. Suddenly her phone vibrated, and reaching over, Diana typed in her password and looked at the massage that had just arrived. There was no name or caption, just an image of a large, diseased, filth coated cock. Diana was shocked by the message, and she could feel her core heating up from just looking at the image, and she recognised the cock; it was that of her lover. Just seeing it once more, even though a photo was enough to get Diana aroused once more, she could feel her insides pulsing with excitement. She knew that she needed the cock inside her once more, to have her body violated by the Gremlin, to serve him as a lover, a **** even once more.

Her duties did not matter to her; serving within the Justice league was no longer her place; all that mattered was returning to her Gremlin and serving his body and cock, in every way she could. Donna or Wondergirl was doing a great job and was certainly ready to take over her position and role within the League. She had no problems. She needed a retirement away from saving the earth with all her efforts, but she knew that instead of returning to Themyscira, she would be spending her days worshipping her Gremlin lover.

Her phone buzzed once more, and this time a video appeared to have been sent and opened it immediately; she saw her Gremlin lover, slowly stroking his cock on her bed, nasty stains beneath him stained the bed as he rubbed his cock up and down with a pair of her cotton knickers. So it happened for several minutes, building up more and more. Diana saw the cock pulsing and could see the release was imminent and saw as her Gremlin lover coated her bedsheets in his thick cum, and all she could think was how she wished to be there, licking the cum off the bed and tasting her Gremlin's wonderful and delicious seed.

The video made her choice clear in her head. The justice league was behind her; she would inform the League the next day of her choice and preference to move entirely to Quebec and live with her Gremlin in her small cottage. That was her future, and it would take some time to get sorted, but she knew in about a week, she would spend her days worshipping and loving her Gremlin in every way he deserved.

Time Skip – 5 days later

Diana looked around her increasingly bare apartment; it was weird finally moving out of it, but she knew that it was all part of her new beginnings. A new quest, her return to a life of debauchery and sexuality with her Gremlin lover and even just thinking about it, got her body revving. The League had thrown her a large party, and she celebrated her retirement from the League. She had made an official statement to the press. She announced how she was leaving to experience more of the world and explore the wider Galaxy and history and that Wonder Woman would still be around, so do not discount her out of it yet; she was merely stepping down from active hero duty. She knew her lover would be watching and made sure to give him hints that she would be with him soon enough. Diana was happy with herself, and as she placed her artefacts and outfit in a large duffel bag, she thought about what to do with her last day in Metropolis.

Diana thought about what to do; she had been away from her Gremlin lover for over a month, and she needed to bring him a present other than herself back, or at least something at least to show her submission to him. She knew that a tattoo was a perfect idea, and she knew that she would be able to be pierced with a needle indeed, so getting a tattoo would be no problem; now, it was only finding a person who could do one on such short notice and wear it should go. Diana thought about it, and after ringing around, only one place place place in the downtown area of Metropolis had a free slot this afternoon and would be able to fit her in happily. She had chosen to get the tattoo just below her neck in the centre of her back, so the Gremlin could see it whenever he was taking her doggy style or her just serving him at any point. Although a bit sore afterwards, Diana felt the pain had soon faded and, she was so delighted with the design, and if her lover liked it, she would happily get as many as he wanted and wear ever, in any design.

Timeskip: the next day

Metropolis was now far behind her as she sat in the seat of the moving van. She could see the delivery driver occasionally glancing at her, marvelling in her looks as her breasts were clearly on display within the tank top she wore. As they trundled along the motorway, the music continued to blast out, but all she could think of was seeing her lover for the first time in over a month, and the fantastic time they would have together, now she no longer had her duties as a hero. Time passed, and soon, the driveway to her cottage appeared, and the knot in Diana's stomach was growing evermore, as a nervous proposition overtook her.

'Would her Gremlin lover still want her'?

'Had the gremlin found another woman to pleasure'?

'Is she good enough to be the gremlins lover'?

All these questions flashed in her mind, but steading herself as the cottage came into view. Diana knew her questions would be answered soon, and no matter what the Gremlin had done, deep down, Diana knew that it was her fault for being away for a month. She could have and should have stayed with him, not leaving him for any such thing as the Justice League. He was her superior after all and had proven it so, many times over.

Slowly getting out of the truck, Diana walked over admiring her little cottage, wanting the moving guy to get everything out and gone so she could spend her day with her Gremlin and find out what had potentially changed. Pulling open her garage door, Diana inspected the inside first, and it appeared to be completely unchanged, empty as per usual with her car sitting at the back.

"We can place all the boxes in the garage for now, and I can move them all in later; I Have lots of stuff I plan on getting changed inside, and I have some builders coming by, so best to keep them out of the way.' Diana spoke, motioning to space in front of her and walking back; she picked up one of the many boxes and started moving.

Soon enough, the last box was soon stacked in the centre of the garage, and Diana pulled out her duffle bag and set it down by her feet. Then, she pulled out her purse from her handbag, picked out several dollar bills, and handed them to the movement guys.

'Thank you for helping me move, and you have been a great help. This includes a little extra for all your hard work.' Diana replied, smiling all while as she handed the money over and silently watched, and the moving guys closed their van and pulled out, along her driveway and out of sight.

'Now for the real challenge', Diana thought, knowing that she was alone once more and her biggest challenge awaited her inside, with her unknowing what to expect when she would enter.

Diana slowly placed her key inside the lock and turned the key to the left. She heard the lock click, and the door gave way to reveal the inside of her cottage. The house's interior had not changed, with no signs of the Gremlin living inside. However, the photo made it clear that the Gremlin must have visited at some point, so hopefully, her lover was still around. Diana could smell some form of aroma Sniffing the air, and as it slowly wafted into her nose, Diana recognised the distinctive scent. It was the foul smell of her lover, and it was indeed fresh. Her heart skipped and beat; Diana's resolve strengthened. 'He was still here.' So her mind thought, and slowly taking another step, the stench became clearer.

Slowly entering the foray, Diana looked around the kitchen; a large pot was slowly bubbling away on the stove, but other than that, there were no signs of any inhabitants. Placing her purse and duffel bag down by her feet, Diana decided to examine the stove and see what was bubbling away as there was undoubtedly a meaty aroma coming from the pot. Looking inside, Diana saw it was a stew, a swirling mixture of brown and green liquid with chunks of meat and vegetables floating on top. The smell was strange; it was not awful, but there was something foul about it, and it reminded Diana a lot of the rotten meat that the Gremlin had cooked for her on their second encounter. Leaving the stew behind, Diana left the kitchen and re-entered the foray. Slowly making her way towards the lounge, Diana crept along the corridor, the aroma of her Gremlin lover becoming ever more potent. The lounge door was closed, and placing her eye on the keyhole, Diana spied her lover sitting in one of her oversized armchairs; he appeared to be sleeping as his head was leaning on one of the large sides of the chair. On his lap was one of her towels, it was stained and matted with filth, and she noticed that the chair was a bit off coloured as well. Deciding to surprise him, Diana crept back along the corridor to her duffel bag and, pulling back the zip, revealed her Wonder Woman artefacts and armour. Diana knew that it would be the perfect way to wake him up, Wonder Woman giving him a blowjob and submitting to him like a good lover.

Strapping the armour on as quickly and as quietly as possible, Diana steadied her nerves. Creeping back along the corridor, making sure that her weapons did not make a sound, Diana slowly pushed open the lounge door. She advanced on her hands and knees along the floor and came to the forefront of the chair and placing her prised artefacts by her side; Diana brought her lasso up and tied it around her neck, letting the end drop to the floor. Breathing in softly, Diana could smell the foul rotten stench of her lover, and it brought back all the memories of their short but sweet time together, and Diana knew that this was where she belonged.

Slowly pushing aside the towel, Diana fished out the softened cock of her lover. Although the stench and smell of sweat, sewage and other nasty materials made Diana temporality blackout, the scent was exactly as she remembered, and that did not matter at all. Everything was where it should be, and slowly pushing her head forward, Diana enveloped the head of the cock with her mouth. Slowly sucking on the softening cock, she rubbed her hands up and down, bringing the cock to a hardened state. Diana slowly took more and more of the cock into her mouth, her tongue swirling around the top to draw out all the fowl smegma that had built up beneath the foreskin. Finally, Diana heard a light moan as she looked up and saw the blinking eyes of her lover.

Diana met her lover's eyes, and withdrawing the cock from her mouth, Diana decided it was the right time to make her announcement. 'Hera, please forgive me for my declarations, but you the gods, Themyscira no longer matters to me, I have chosen my path, and that is with my Gremlin lover.' So Diana thought as she prepared to make her statement. Then, pulling away from her lover, her hand pushing him back into the chair, Diana rose from her knees and stood up.

"My Love, I have left behind my duties, and I have chosen to dedicate myself to you instead. I can no longer resist the urges that rage inside of me. I no longer want my old life to get in the way of our love. I belong with you from now and forever, so my love, conquer me. Beat Wonder Woman once and forever and prove that you are worthy of being my lover, my master, in every conceivable way." Diana spoke with pure conviction. Once she had finished her speech, Diana removed the noose from around her neck. She got ready in a fighting pose, prepared for one last fight as Wonder Woman, knowing that this last fight would be her last as Wonder Woman, the defender of the earth, Champion of Zeus and Themyscira.

The Gremlin then launched the first attack, jumping out of the chair, the towel dropping from his lap, exposing his swinging erect cock. Diana's eyes followed his movement before her eyes wandered down to the swinging cock causing her cheeks to blush bright red as she watched the cock swing from side to side. The distraction was all the Gremlin needed as he brought his right first up and punched Wonder Woman's face, sending her slamming into the nearby sofa. Diana gently pulled herself off the toppled couch and stood up one more; a grin covered her face. This is what her final fight should feel like, being beaten by one's lover and being **** to submit as she felt her lasso lope and fall over her neck, being tightened and pulling her forward. Tripping over a small table in the centre of the room, Diana was sent sprawling to her knees. When Wonder Woman looked up, she saw the lasso in her lover's hand and his cock ramrod straight and whistling towards her face as it slapped her across the lips.

The resounding smack sent her head careening to the side, then immediately pulled back as her lover grabbed her luscious black hair and pulled her back towards his cock, slamming it into her opened mouth. Dianna felt the cock hit the back of her throat and gagged as the Gremlin **** her head further down with a firm grip. Diana continued to gag as the cock was nearly **** halfway down her throat, her head being slammed and pushed down, her eyes weltering as she took laboured breaths of air where possible. Diana soon found her nose buried in the thick black pubic hair of her lover crotch. The smell was eye-watering; a mixture of sweat, rotten food, and nasty things entered her nose, causing her to sputter and gag as it became harder and harder to breathe. As Diana gagged on the cock inside her throat. Her breathing ability was slowly leaving her, and her asphyxiated state was taking overall; her pussy was seeping juices as her hand subconsciously began rubbing her lips through her panties. Diana inserted a finger inside her pussy and continued to rub herself as her eyes began to droop, and dashes of blackness began to take over her eyes.

Suddenly she could breathe once more, grasping large breaths of air, Diana slowly started coming to, she was kneeling, her hands on the floor in front of her as she collapsed onto the floor drawing in last gasps of air. Diana felt her armour being removed, and with a resounding clang, she heard it and all her tools being flung into a pile in the corner. They did not matter; nothing mattered to Diana other than her lover, as she felt him slowly push aside her white lacy knickers and insert his cock into her sopping pussy. Gradually the cock's girth widened as it thrust inside her pussy. Diana felt the slimy bumps of the cock, rub against her insides, sending waves of pleasure through her body. Each spot enflamed her senses, and soon she felt the large wrinkly balls of her love nestle against her arse with a soft slap.

Diana felt her lover grab her hair and pull her head back as he leaned down and pull back his cock, causing her back to arch before slamming back in. The cock brutalised her insides as it was slammed in and out, the knobbly slimy surface sending waves of pleasure through her body. As the Gremlin pulled back and slammed once more, his balls hitting against her arse with a clap. All Diana could feel was the slamming of the balls against her arse and the thick knobbly cock stirring her insides. Diana could feel her insides pulse as the cock push it and slowly expanded her insides with each push. Gradually as the cock pushed inside of her, Diana felt a heavy iron coller was attached to her neck. Finally, Diana felt her lover pull out, his heavy cock resting against her arse cheeks as he attached her lasso to the collar ring. She watched him stroll away before gently pulling on the leash, motioning to her to follow him.

Slowly following her lover on her hands and knees, Diana was led out of her lounge and slowly approached the basement door. A sense of foreboding doom took over her, and Diana knew that this was where everything was going to happen; this was where her life would change forever. There was no going back now. She had made her choices, and this was going to be the life she would lead, one of servitude and love.

Diana then knelt at her Gremlins feet, making sure to keep her head down, to ensure that she was not taller than her Gremlin, as she knew that that was not allowed, and she could feel the knots in her stomach growing as the door was slowly pushed open and a stench of utter filth, overtook her nose. It was even worse than the gremlins former home. So much fowler and Diana were already feeling faint as the stench infected her every being. She could feel her inside damping and wetting themselves even more as the smell infected her body, brain, and everything.

Suddenly Diana felt herself flying; she had not even noticed that her Gremlin was standing over her, grinning as he pushed her down the stairs, letting the lasso follow her down. Slowly strolling down the steps, each clap of his feet slightly scaring Diana as she came to her senses following hitting the concrete floor. Slowly rising to her knees, Diana looked around and was shocked by the transformation. It was perfect, it was everything she had ever imagined it could be, and she knew that she would happily spend her days and nights down here, living with her beloved Gremlin. A floor of cold stone tiles covered the expanded basement. To her left, she could see a large wooden coated room that seemed to be a sauna, and next to it in an enclave was a large tub that appeared to have sewage flowing directly into it, as it bubbled away like some form of the horrible, filthy hot tub. She could see across from them on the opposite side was various smaller enclaves; one was filled with science equipment, different beakers =, chemistry sets, and other equipment; she had no idea what it could be used for. The other was a large filthy covered bed, it was her bed from upstairs, but instead of clean white sheets, it was stained dirty sheets that looked like her Gremlin had been sleeping on for a while now.

Diana was thrilled; she even saw her statue in the centre of the room, which had come from the Gremlin's original home. A cascading fall of sewage descended around the statute into a large pool. Lara looked at the raw wastewater and knew that this new filthy lifestyle was perfect, and this home was perfect for them both. Of course, she could still go upstairs and show off her usual way of life, but she would always know about the den of iniquity that lay below, and it was not a place she wanted to leave again.

Diana then stood up and look over at her Gremlin lover, she only felt admiration at what he had achieved, making a perfect home for them both, and now he deserved his reward. "MY love", Diana spoke out, her voice echoing around the room. "You have shown how much you love me with this tremendous room that is perfect in every way, and now it is my time to reciprocate your actions."

Diana then slowly started to remove the rest of her gear, tossing them to the floor. "I am forever leaving behind wonder woman. She no longer exists to me, and instead, I will be Wonder Slut. Your whore and lover in every way. You can treat me however you feel I should be treated." Diana spoke, her voice ringing out, speaking no lies as she made her way towards her lover; each step she took, she waved her large hips side to side, her arse cheeks clapping as they slapped together.

Then slowly taking her Gremlin lover in her hand, Diana descended into the filthy, sitting on a small step as her Gremlin stood beside her, the sewage covering them both up to their chests. Diana could feel the sewage sticking to her body, but she did not care; the cold feeling was so relaxing as she lay, they're beside her lover, hand in hand. This was her life now, and she would have it no other way.