Skirmish at Dragonspine

*****Shenhe’s Perspective*****

It was quite a long journey from Mondstadt to Dragonspine Mountain. But within half a day of traveling we had finally reached our destination, or at least the bottom of the summit. Just across the destroyed bridge was the snowy mountain. We where alone at the campsite which adventurers frequently stop before ascending the mountain.

“It’s been a while since we’ve hiked up Dragonspine Mountain.” Yelan said as she stretched her arms next to me.

“Do you think Sasha will remembers where to meet us?” Yanfei asked as she gazed upon the mountain.

“Of course she does.” I said with a smirk. “She’s got Our memories after all, she is one of Us.”

I looked back behind me and watched as Hu Tao and Amber readied their back packs filled with several jars. Inside the jars where more of My Slugs. Each of them where ones stored inside Jeans womb up until this morning and some of them where recently spawned that night through our consumption of copious amounts of food.

Now as we prepared to ascend the mountain I could only hope Sasha would be there with her Sisters. With her finally with us she would be a great asset to My Colony in preparing for the inevitable fight between Ningguang’s Dark Empire and our Colony.

With everything prepared we began to ascend the mountain. We where to hike about halfway up the mountain following the mountain trail. Then we would get off the trail and meet Sasha and her Sisters in a large cave which I had discovered long ago when I was starting out as a Treasure Hoarder.

After several hours of hiking up the mountain, the snow crunching beneath our feet as we left the trail for the cave we soon came upon the cave. We quickly entered the cave as a snow storm had begun making it difficult to see very far.

“Do you think Sasha will be here soon?” Eula said sitting down next to Amber across from me in the cave.

“I’m sure she‘ll be here soon. Isn’t that right My Queen.” Yelan said as she sat next to me.

“Indeed we only just arrived, my Daughters.” I said as I wrapped my arm around Yelan and pulled her closer and began to fondle her breasts casually.

“The storms getting worse.” Hu Tao said looking out of the cave as she stood watch at the caves entrance.

“Hopefully the storm will pass soon.” Yanfei said as she started a small fire to keep us warm in the cave.

As we waited, about 30 minutes passed before Hu Tao suddenly spotted something through the snowstorm.

“I see something My Queen!” Hu Tao said excitedly.

We all rushed over to the caves entrance. Through the snow we could see the glow of several lamps approaching. They where the lamps of Cicin Mages. Soon Sasha came into view. Following behind her where Katrina and Klara, but what was more surprising was who was behind them. One after another more and more Cicin Mages began to come into view through the snow. Including Sasha, Katrina and Klara, 18 Cicin Mages where now standing at the cave entrance. But that wasn’t all, the Cicin Mages where both Electro and Cryo Cicin Mages, but behind them came 5 of the infamous Mirror Maidens.

“It is good to see you Mistress.” Sasha said with a grin.

“Good to you see you as well, Sasha.” I said licking my lips. “Please bring your Sisters inside.”

“Of course Mistress.” Sasha said before turning to her “Sisters” and signaling them to follow her inside the cave.

One by one Sasha and her Sisters entered the cave. Sasha stopped the five mirror Maidens at the entrance of the cave.

“Mistress, allow me to introduce you to Anna, Ina, Tanya, Sola and Velina.” Sasha introduced the five Mirror Maidens.

“It is a pleasure to meet you, Mistress.” Anna who seemed to be the leader said before the five of them bowed.

“It’s a pleasure to finally meet a Mirror Maiden not trying to strike me down.” I said with a grin admiring Anna’s voluptuous mature form.

“Oh don’t be so sure. Before we became one of You, I tried to kill us several times in the Chasm, when we where just Steven.” Anna said putting her hand on her breast. “But now with a body like this I can walk freely through Fatui controlled territory.”

“Very nice.” I mused. “We have much to discuss then. But for now please come in.”

Now with 23 Fatui Cicin Mages and Mirror Maidens present in the cave a feeling of excitement began to swell inside me. It was more than just normal human excitement. It was something more instinctual. The feeling of having captured a large prey, only this prey right in front of me was willingly coming to me.

While Amber continued to maintain watch at the cave entrance, Eula, Hu Tao, Yanfei and I stood in front of the crowd of Mages and Maidens. I licked my lips watching them chat with each other unaware of what was about to happen.

“Girls may I have your attention!” I announced.

“Yes Mistress.” They all said in unison sending a chill down my spine.

“Thank you for coming here on such short notice and escaping Ningguang’s forces.” I congratulated them. “I have gathered you all here not only so that we could regroup, but so We could share Our recent evolution with you as well.”

The girls started to chatting and whispering to each other upon hearing this revelation of further evolution of our kind. I looked over to Eula and Yelan and nodded my head signaling them to come stand next to me.

“Quiet down Our Queen is about to speak!” Yelan shouted instantly silencing the Cicin Mages and Mirror Maidens chatter.

“Do not be afraid Comrades.” I said. “Sasha, Katrina and Klara please step forward.”

Sasha, Katrina and Klara stepped forward. I approached Sasha while Yelan came up to Katrina and Eula towards Klara.

“Please observe our next step in evolution.” I said.

The three of Us opened our mouths. Our eyes dilated and slowly pushing its way up my throat came our new appendage. Like a bulb our appendage popped out of our mouths and then opened like a flower. Our four mandibles opened up revealing our second mouth!

Sasha was not scared at all and even grinned. Meanwhile Katrina looked a bit concerned while Klara seemed grossed out. I grabbed Sasha’s shoulders gently and leaned in. My three tendrils extended out and caressed her lips with my tendrils which Sasha then obliged and opened her mouth with a smile.

My mandibles surrounded her lower face and jaw. Then down my throat a slug began to travel up my second mouth. Climbing and slithering up my throat it lunged out of my second mouth into Sasha’s awaiting mouth! Sasha didn’t even flinch in fact she wrapped her arms around me and I wrapped my arms around her holding each other in a tight embrace as the slug began to travel down her throat!

Meanwhile Katrina and Klara where forcefully kissed with Yelan and Eula’s second mouths. They **** slugs down both of their throats after some minor resistance until they noticed Sasha happily accepting Our Gift.

Meanwhile Sasha’s body began to convulse in my arms. Her body had gone limp as her convulsions became violent! I continued to hold her tightly as she shook in my arms. My mandibles closed up as I retracted my second mouth back down my throat. As my appendage returned to its position I closed my eyes as my pussy twitched as a small orgasm spread pleasure throughout my body making me moan momentarily.

Then Sasha’s convulsions stopped. She began to regain her strength and began to stand on her own. She opened her eyes and made eye contact with me and I released her from my tight embrace. Meanwhile Katrina and Klara’s convulsions had also ended and they too began to stand on their own.

“Thank you My Queen.” Sasha said with a grin.

“How do you feel?” I asked her with a lust filled smile.

“Incredible.” She said full of lust on her voice.

Sasha turned to Katrina and Klara who both shared the same smile on their faces. They shared a grin and looked over to their Sisters who had watched everything in both shock and awe.

“Sisters come accept Our Queens gift.” Sasha said to her Sisters.

Sasha, Katrina and Klara walked over to Yanfei and Hu Tao who handed each of them jars filled with Our Slugs. They then approached other Cicin Mages and opened the jars. Each of them taking a slug in hand and feeding it to one a Cicin Mage.

Meanwhile Yelan, Eula, Hu Tao and Yanfei began to approach the other Mages and Mirror Maidens. They pushed them onto their knees and shifted their clothes exposing their pussies to the cold air. Then lightly grabbing their preys hair they pulled them to their pussies and fed them the slugs inside their wombs.

Like dominos falling down with every Cicin Mage and Mirror Maidens convulsions ending they would join in assisting the ascension of their Sisters helping spread the slugs to their Sisters, either grabbing a jar filled with slugs or helping guide their Sisters over to Yelan, Eula, Hu Tao and Yanfei to receive a slug from their womb directly.

The cave was soon filled with more and more of Us and less and less of those not infested with My slugs. As Sasha and one of her Sister finished feeding the last slug from Sasha’s jar to another Cicin Mage I called her over to me, the urge to breed was beginning to take hold and becoming stronger and stronger. My usual mate, Yelan, was busy letting a slug slide out of her pussy into the last Mirror Maiden as all the rest of the Mirror Maidens where now caressing and feeling up Yelan and the final Mirror Maiden and kissing each other.

“Sasha, strip for me.” I commanded.

“Yes My Queen.” She said with a grin.

I began to undress as well as Sasha began to undress in front of me until she stood naked in front of me. I enjoyed watching her undress and could feel my body become aroused at the sight of Sasha undressing. With each red bringing I removed I could feel my own burning desires and emotions become unleashed. My nipples stood erect and my push was wet already as I peeled the last bit of clothing I had left and threw it to the side.

Sasha now stood proudly in front of me naked and awaiting my command. Inside my womb my other appendage began to churn. My pussy was erect and I could feel my other appendage begin to travel down my cervix.

“Come here Sasha.” I beckoned her over to me.

“Yes any Queen.” She said her eyes full of lust and desire as well.

As she stepped forward Her Sisters and the last Mirror Maiden’s convulsions had stopped and they began to rise to their feet. The cave was mostly silent. The sound of lips smacking together as several of Sasha’s Sisters where making out and fingers sliding in and out of other women as Eula was fingering one of the Mirror Maidens. I released a high pitch screech which acted as my mating call towards Sasha. Sasha then returned with a slightly lower pitched screech indicating she was ready to receive my eggs.

All of Sasha’s sisters but one had ascended and accepted Our Gift. The last one of her Sisters had resisted and attempted to run away only to be caught by Amber and Katrina at the caves entrance, who now had the Cryo Cicin Mage restrained. Katrina had her Cryo Cicin Mage sister restrained in her arms.

“Please this isn’t like you Katrina!” The Cryo Cicin Mage begged. “Don’t you remember?! We’re Steven?! This isn’t right! Those things are controlling you.”

“Oh, We remember who We are. To be fair aren’t You controlling Her.” Amber said as she approached her from the front. “Your going to join us just like everyone else.”

“It feels incredible, Ayda. Just accept Our Queen’s gift.” Katrina cooed into her ear.

Amber opened her mouth and extended out her mandibles opening her second mouth! She lunged forward towards the Ayda and **** her tendrils into her mouth. Then a slug traveled up Amber’s throat and passed into the Cryo Cicin Mage! The Ayda thrashed about in Katrina’s arms violently trying to resist much to Amber and Katrina’s amusement as the slug began to travel down her throat. As Amber leaned back Ayda began to go into seizures and violently convulsive in Katrina’s arms.

I turned back to Sasha who also found the whole display not only amusing but arousing as well. She was casually teasing her nipples and clit with her fingers as she watched. Meanwhile between my legs my pussy began to spread open from within pleasuring me. A long dark green veiny tentacle with a small hallow tip began work it’s way out of my pussy. The feeling of extending my slimy appendage from my pussy was extremely pleasurable.

My long tentacle like appendage dangled about between my legs and began to thrash about, twisting and turning as I wiggled my hips as it practically was giving me a rim job. Then I gained control of my tentacled appendage and began to flex and curl it about. It was an extremely sensitive organ that provided me with nothing but pleasure. It reminded me of when I used to be Steven and I had a penis. It was similar on in purpose and was just as sensitive towards the tip as my clit. It was in fact my ovipositor. It allowed me to lay my potentially dozens of eggs inside My Mates for which fully formed slugs would hatch while my Daughters could only impregnate their mates with several of Our kind.

“Bend over!” I released an inhuman screeching sound.

“Yes My Queen!” Sasha croaked in our language back.

Sasha turned around and bent over presenting me with her rear as she held her self up against the wall of the cave. Her nice ass and pussy in front of me made me salivate. I stepped forward positioning myself behind Sasha. I aligned my tentacle like ovipositor with Sasha’s pussy. The instinctive urge to breed and procreate was overwhelming.

Sasha’s pussy was nice and wet awaiting me. With a thrust of my hip forward my ovipositor slid tightly into Sasha’s awaiting pussy. I grabbed Sasha’s hips as the feeling of my ovipositor snuggly pushing its way into Sasha sent pleasure throughout my body. Sasha’s legs buckled from the sudden feeling of pleasure and pain as I entered her. But Sasha dared not move as her instincts demanded so. My instincts as Queen where incredibly strong and there was no reason to resist them if they only gave me such pleasure.

I wiggled my hips letting my ovipositor press against my clit and swirl around inside the both of us connected by my appendage. I began to thrust my hips back and forth inside Sasha. The two of us began to moan together as I began to rock my hips back and forth into Sasha.

The sensation of my ovipositor rubbing against my clit and the my ovipositors sensitivity was incredibly satisfying. Not only did it move against my clit but inside my pussy itself the ovipositor was rather bumpy and would hit my g-spot and rub against all the right spots as I pushed and pulled it in and out of my Mates. It was such an incredible sensation to lay eggs in my mates.

My breathing was getting heavier and heavier as I thrusted in and out of Sasha. Sasha moaned in complete bliss as I fucked her from behind against the cave’s wall. Her tits dangled beneath her bent over body. With one hand against the wall she used her other hand to paw at her own breasts.

I too wanted to play with my own breasts but I was busy just trying to keep her hips in front of my as I fucked her. I kept thrusting harder and harder into Sasha, I could feel the moment coming for which it would be fine to release my eggs inside Sasha. The build up of pressure inside my ovipositor and inside my pussy and womb was becoming unbearable as the need for release was rapidly approaching.

Suddenly two hands reached under my arms and cupped my breasts and began to grope me! The feeling of a pair of large breasts pressing against my back soon followed. I looked over my shoulder and I saw Yelan behind me! Yelan then pinched my nipples much to my surprise and pleasure nearly sending me over the edge!

“Oh Fuck!” I moaned. “ITS COMING!!! I’M GONNA CUM!!! I’M GONNA CUM!!!”

“HAHA HA!!!” Sasha moaned unintelligibly. “YES YES YES!!! FUCK ME!!! Lay your… Ah! LAY YOUR EGGS IN ME MY QUEEN!!!”

The aching feeling and pressure was about to reach its peak! My uterus felt like it was going to burst! With Yelan teasing my nipples and groping my breasts and my ovipositor thrusting deeper and harder into Sasha, I cam!

My body tensed up and my ovipositor’s tip opened up and released a small burst of liquid into Sasha causing her to climax! My mind was filled with a flood of pure bliss and pleasure as the feeling of eggs moving down my long tentacle exploded from inside my uterus and along the entire length of the ovipositor! It was an amazing feeling! Like cumming as a man inside a woman but so much better!

As each egg passed from my womb to Sasha’s a wave of pleasure rocked my body as both my ovipositor released organic pleasure and my pussy twitched and clenched down on my own appendage. Meanwhile Sasha was in a state of constant pleasure as with each egg passed into her more of the aphrodisiac fluids where released into her leaving her in a state of pure bliss accepting each egg into her body. Soon nearly 20 eggs had passed from my womb into Sasha’s, leaving her with a slight bulge in her belly.

As the 23rd and last egg passed through my ovipositor, a feeling of relief overwhelmed me and my several minute long climax of egg laying had ended. Having laid my eggs inside Sasha, I instinctively began to retract my ovipositor back into myself. The feeling of it sliding out of Sasha and back into my womb was truly something. I moaned as the last of it slithered inside myself back between my folds and my pussy closed behind it while Yelan continued to grope my breasts enjoying herself to my pleasure.

Sasha overwhelmed and exhausted by the pleasure I had given her, collapsed to the ground in front of me. My own knees nearly gave shout as well but Yelan caught me and helped me maintain my balance even if it was shaky.

I looked over to my Daughter all of them where in various states of undress before me. I was so absorbed and focused on mating with Sasha that I didn’t even notice the orgy now happening in the cave. My Daughters where screeching in our language and releasing inhuman sounds along with moans of pleasure.

Hu Tao and Yanfei where busy fucking several Cicin Mages, while the Mirror Maidens where between each others legs eating each other out. The Cicin Mages where in various positions with each other or masturbating while watching someone else, some of them had been watching me. I began to put my clothes back on as I watched and casually teased my clit.

“MY QUEEN OUR ENEMY APPROACHES!!!” Amber suddenly rushed in from the cave entrance releasing a screech as I finished getting dressed.

As Amber rushed in some of my Daughters noticed her arrival and warning while other simply continued to fuck their partners completely undisturbed. They where too enthralled with themselves and each other to notice Amber’s arrival.

“Who’s here Amber?” I asked calmly now able to stand on my own feet without Yelan’s assistance.

“It appears to be Keqing and Ganyu. They must be trying to follow Sasha and her Sisters and stop their defection.” Amber said as she caught her breath.

“I see.” Looking around I saw that only Eula and Yelan where still clothed while everyone else was barely clothed. “Eula! Yelan!” I called them both forward.

“Yes My Queen!” Eula and Yelan both said as they stepped forward.

“You two are to come with me and Amber to deal with the intruders.” I said picking up my spear. I then turned to the rest of my Daughters. “EVERYONE GET READY TO LEAVE FOR MONDSTADT!!!” I released a screech.

As if sending a signal overriding their thoughts and desires, Hu Tao, Yanfei and Sasha and her Sisters and the Mirror Maidens stopped everything that they where doing instantly and instinctively began to obey my command. It was almost like a trance for them as their instincts commanded them.

Eula, Yelan and I then proceeded to follow Amber outside the cave after having gathered our weapons to confront the approaching intruders. The snow storm had by now cleared and you could see into the distance much easier. Standing just a hundred meters outside the cave to greet us was Ganyu and Keqing with their weapons drawn and in hand. They had noticed us as soon as we had exited the cave to greet them.

“Shenhe and Yelan, you are wanted for treason against the Dark Empress! You must cease resistance and submit at once along with your followers!” Keqing demanded raising her sword. “If you submit now you will not be punished.”

“Do you think I would submit to just the two of you?” I scoffed. “I’m not sure if your aware but not only are you outnumbered but you are also too late.”

“Is that so?” Keqing said completely unphased by my statements giving off a level of confidence and determination that was truly commendable.

“It is our duty to bring you to Our Empress. Please submit to us or we will use ****.” Ganyu finally spoke up.

“I’d like to see you try.” I clenched my spear ready to fight.

Keqing sprinted forward with her sword in hand and immediately tried to strike me down! I blocked and parried with my spear and shoved her back several meters. Meanwhile Ganyu shot several arrows at Yelan, Eula and Amber to keep them from assisting! However they where ready and immediately returned fire while Eula charged towards Ganyu with her broadsword in hand.

“I never thought you would get far enough to acquire more followers in Mondstadt.” Keqing mused as we traded blows back and forth.

“You have no idea what I’ve become.” I grinned as our weapons clashed.

“In the end it won’t matter.” Keqing smirked just as I pushed her back.

Suddenly before my eyes she disappeared! Then she reappeared right in front of me and struck me with her sword, unleashing her famed Lightning Stiletto! Immediately after she unleashed her Starward Sword elemental burst upon me striking me from several angles in the blink of an eye and brining me onto my knees.

“My Queen!” Yelan shouted some distance away having noticed my damage.

“You should stay focused on me!” Ganyu shot several arrows Yelan’s direction, keeping her pinned down.

“Not so tough are we now?” Keqing said with a grin as she approached me on my knees. “I’ll make this quick.”

As Keqing approached she proceeded to shift her dress to the side revealing one of her breasts. Now with one of her breasts exposed and standing in front of me, she teased her nipple causing a bit of black liquid to be excreted from her breast. She grabbed my face by my chin and pressed my mouth against her tit.

I couldn’t move as electric shock from her elemental burst still left my body immobilized. Now I was being **** to drink from Keqing’s breast as black fluid began to flow into my mouth as she tried to dominate me! But after being **** to drink a mouth full of the fluid I could feel my body rejecting the fluid!

Keqing stopped upon realizing the fluid wasn’t working and pushed my face away from her breast. I coughed and then threw up the fluid and I fell forward on my hands and knees coughing up the fluid violently! In the back of my throat my second mouth surged forward instinctively and burst from my mouth! Opening up like a flower my mandibles extended out!

I felt a uncontrolled rage suddenly flow through my body! It was if all logic and reason suddenly ceased inside my brain! It was a kind of rage unlike anything “I” had ever felt but was more familiar to Shenhe. I turned my head up and glared at Keqing who stepped back confused and terrified about my second mouth extending from me!

Releasing a blood curdling loud screech I rose to my feet and as Keqing held tightly onto to her ears unable to handle the sound! I then tackled Keqing to the ground while she was disoriented! Straddling her hips a growled and hissed at her dripping some of my fluids from my tendrils onto her face!

“What the hell is that?!” Keqing tried to turn away as I hissed in her face.

Keqing then pushed me off of her and I the two of us where back on our feet with our weapons in hand. But as all reason and logic had ceased functioning inside my head I was merely holding my spear as if it was a blunt weapon as none of my skills and knowledge of fighting where currently being used. My posture had also changed and I stood hunched over and head forward like a Hilichurl.

Suddenly the sounds of screeching could be heard from Yelan, Eula and Amber as they extended their second mouths and their mandibles opened up! Instincts had taken hold in them as well! My screech earlier triggered something in them as well! Their posture suddenly changed to what could only be described as primitive.

Further behind us at the cave entrance even more screeching could be heard as suddenly from out of the cave came Yanfei and Hu Tao running with little coordination as if they where merely puppets with their second mouths exposed and mandibles flailing about! But behind them came running out all of Sasha’s Sisters and the Mirror Maidens as if they lacked all humanity like Hu Tao and Yanfei in front of them! Like a hoard of monsters they sprinted out of the cave towards us. The frenzy and rage had even spread to them as well having heard my screech.

“Ganyu! Let’s go!” Keqing shouted to Ganyu.

“Right!” Ganyu said as she released her elemental burst freezing Yelan, Eula and Amber in place momentarily!

I hissed and growled at Keqing as she tried to flee as fast as she could! The two of them regrouped and made a hasty retreat down the mountain as we followed them like animals chasing our prey down! In a frenzy of anger and rage we pursued them!

As we chases them down the mountain I saw Ganyu suddenly stop for the shortest of moments and shoot an arrow at something behind a boulder up ahead! Then suddenly a large Ice Shieldwall armed Mitachurl came out from behind the rock and roared! Having been awoken by an arrow fired by Ganyu, it at first it saw Ganyu and Keqing fleeing but then it turned and saw all of us running towards it! It took a stance behind its shieldwall and readied to charge!

The Mitachurl charged forward towards us only to soon fond itself overwhelmed! Like a horde of ants it soon found itself in the middle of Me and my Daughters as we began to tear it apart in a blood crazed frenzy! We could now only think about killing the Mitachurl as Ganyu and Keqing escaped out of sight and our minds where only capable of one thought and dealing with one threat at a time!

Soon after Eula and I had hacked at the beast enough and everyone else tore it limb from limb using their abilities in the most basic and primitive ways possible, we soon killed the Mitachurl.

Standing around the deceased beast, Eula, Amber, Hu Tao, Yanfei and myself finally retracted our second mouths back down our throats and our senses soon returned. I looked around at everyone and found we where all covered in blood and tissue having barbarically killed the Mitachurl.

Everyone looked around at each other, everyone had a wicked grin on their face as if they couldn’t wait to push a slug down the throat of an unsuspecting future host. We where glad we had put the fear of the Gods into Ganyu and Keqing. We did not know what we had become… but we certainly liked what we where now.

Ganyu and Keqing would without a doubt report their encounter to Ningguang. They would inform their “Dark Empress” about Our Existence. As such we needed to rapidly expand our influence and territory in order to defend against Ningguang’s eventual attempt to conquer Our Territory. I had just a plan to increase our reach.

I turned to our Mirror Maidens and approached the five of them standing idly chatting as if they weren’t soaked in blood.

“Anna, Ina, Tanya, Sola and Velina.” I addressed the five Mirror Maidens.

“Yes My Queen.” Anna said with a bow. “How may we be of service.”

“I want the you and your Sisters to head to Inazuma.” I explained. “I want your to spread our kind among the people there. The Shogun maybe a little difficult to get to and without a doubt Ningguang has probably already sent someone there, but Lady Sangonomiya Kokomi, of the Watatsumi Army would be a good place to start. The Resistance and the Shogun are still not fully unified and the Watatsumi Army would be useful to spread our control to. And of course if you find any other Fatui to spread to, you know what to do.”

“It will be done My Queen.” Anna said with a grin. “Your Majesty's power flows through me.”

“I want you to return to me every night to give me reports.” I told Anna. “You are to leave once you are cleaned up.”

“Yes of course.” Anna nodded.

A great game of Chess was now underway. It would only be a matter of time before My forces and Ningguang’s would clash again. I needed to build up my strength now more than ever. After we all bathed in the river at the foot of the mountain and cleaned our clothes we began our journey back to Mondstadt. I ordered Sasha’s Sisters to patrol the lands bordering Liyue and Sasha and some of her Sisters to come and stay at My nest in Mona’s house.

This was not over and nor would it be any time soon…