>>5787015Since you don't have your wife to back you up right now, you need someone to watch your back. While you doubt that the Sangheili would try anything, you also wouldn't put it past them. So you reach out telepathically to the one person you can count on without hesitation.
“Freeza, it's time. I'm about to head off to Sanghelios.” you <span class="mu-i">think</span> to him. “Want to tag along? With Meloka off training to be a god, I could use someone strong watching my back.”
“Oh, that's right. This meeting of yours with the Sangheili, I'd forgotten it was happening.” he replies, a moment later appearing beside you, fingers on his forehead as he speaks. “Very well, I shall join you. This could be entertaining.”
“Appreciate it.” you reply, nodding to him when the Sangheili spy reaches out to you again. “We've landed, General Karn. We are ready whenever you are.”
“Here we go.” you mutter, reaching out to the splitjaw's ki through the telepathic link. Then, with a moment's focus teleport, transporting you and Freeza back to Sanghelios. One moment you're on your ship, the next standing next to a Covenant drop ship. The spy you'd caught before is standing there, along with a dozen others. As you both appear half of them immediately draw blades, the other half leveling their weapons at you both. They keep them leveled at you a moment longer than you'd like, but with a word the one you were telepathically linked to signals the others down. “Afternoon.”
“General Karn. Thank you for coming.” he says, giving you a small, bowing nod as you expand your ki sense, immediately detecting another two dozen powerlevels remaining invisible around you both. Which is not unexpected, but you don't say anything. You'll let them think that they're invisible, that you're only aware of those you can see. “Oh, and Lord Freeza. Forgive me, I wasn't aware you would be coming as well.”
“It is quite alright, I was a last minute addition to this little reunion, after all.” he says, waving off the splitjaw. “Please, I'm just here as witness.”
“Understood.” Then please, gentlemen, follow me.” the man says, turning his back on you both as he starts walking. Even without seeing it, you can <span class="mu-i">feel</span> that he's heading towards the Soulstone crater. Its energy charges the very air around it, the power you've poured into it over the years radiating out. You follow the Sangheili over to it, seeing the giant hole where you'd almost passed on. The emerald crystal radiates with power, but standing between you and it is a golden-armored Sangheili, his power an order of magnitude over his kin.
“General Karn. Lord Freeza. It has been some time.” the Arbiter says, drawing his golden energy blade. “I have been waiting for this day.”
-Saiyan Conqueror Quest 204 paused-
