Song: "Give Me a Reason" - Three Days Grace

        One of my favorite things to do with fanfiction—in a nutshell—is to put a darker twist on the franchise to which the fanfiction belongs, such as psychological torture in The Light Dragon and Rey's inability to accept her true identity in The Descendant of Evil. The Torch of Zorro is going to be no exception. While I never write steamy or violent fanfiction, I will tell you that the scene where Diego kills the bystander is going to be pretty intense. His reaction will be based on what I've observed in Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, where murder is one of the main themes.

Now, considering this is Disney, it will still be family-friendly. I'm warning you ahead of time about the inciting incident in case you need to skip that chapter. I've hand-written a draft of it, and it may very well trigger some sensitive people. Nevertheless, the murder scene is the only intense part of the story, so you can breathe easily after it.

As a whole, this book falls under the literary category of "drama," which is defined as "literature that is more intense and touches on heavier topics, rather than humor" (Dictionary). But drama is rarely filled with violence. It's more about people's struggles to survive in an unstable world, which is what I hope to do with Diego in this piece.

I hope I didn't scare you guys away from the story. I promise it will be a very new and unique approach to the legend of Zorro. Like me, I hope you're excited to jump into its meat and potatoes, which will start in the next chapter! I can't wait to see y'all there!