>>5897609“I should ask him, see if there's anything we can do for him.” you say to them, letting the three of them go. “He gave everything for our family, we should do what we can for him.”
“I agree.” Meloka replies. “He gave quite a lot for our family. We should do what we can for him.”
“Especially after he lost his own, twice.” Towa says, Meloka and Caulifla turning to her as you walk away. You walk across the sands over to your son sitting with his wife, sitting down in the water beside the two of them.
“Thank you, Karn.” Megumin says, her eyes still closed as you sit down beside your son. “Our children need their father.”
“Of course. I wasn't going to let that bastard get away with hurting us.” you reply to her, looking at the kids playing all playing together in the water. The sea washing off the remaining blood of your grandchildren's clothes as they play. “We've all worked too hard to let him get away with ruining the lives we have all built.”
“I don't know what you went through, Dad. What hell you endured to defeat that monster. But, thank you.”
“No need to thank me. If it wasn't for that other you, I might not have been able to defeat him.” you tell your son, whose expression immediately changes. He glares out over the ocean, clearly not seeing his family but something, somewhere else. “But the Dark Dragon Balls couldn't revive him. Do you know why?”
“Because of Jergal's Curse.” your son tells you. “He betrayed Lord Jergal, in his timeline. That power is supposed to kill you instantly, but he was able to resist it. However, the moment it hit, he did die. He's been dead for a long time.”
“Can we bring him back?” you ask, your son looking to you and shaking his head. “Not even with Divine Dragon Force?”
“With your Stand? Hrmm, maybe.” your son says, thinking it over. “But even if we bring him back, the curse won't go away.”
“Wait, really?” you ask him, eyes going wide. “Even with my Stand's power?”
“Jergal's Curse is irrevocable. Even across time.” your son says, shaking his head slowly. “He gave me a warning of how it works, a few years ago when we met before. Even if he were to be brought back to life, through whatever means, it will continuously keep killing him. Sadly, he's gone for good.”
“I see.” you reply, feeling sad for that son of yours from another time. One you'll now never get the chance to know.
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