>>5724167“Dammit.” you mutter, knowing that as you are now you'd very likely only get in the way. Despite how much you want to help your husband, over the years you were forced to learn when to back off and let your husband handle it, or when to jump in and save him when his nearly-limitless stamina finally gives out. So you shout out to him while kicking off the ground and leaping back away from the standoff, encouraging your husband. “Karn, I'm going to try and recover from that blast. So don't you dare lose until I get back!”
You land dozens of feet away as your husband and the Destroyer continue their staredown, while Freeza and Cooler wait to see who'll make the first move. But you can't focus on them now, you taking the time to sit down, crossing your legs and taking the meditative pose the former Guardian had taught you so many years ago. Back straight, legs crossed and hands resting palms-up on your knees, you take a deep breath in through your nose, sighing out slowly while closing your eyes to steady your heart and focus on your ki.
<span class="mu-s">KABOOOM</span>
With your Energy Shell still up you can feel Karn and Beerus clash, smashing right fists into each others'. Your husband then tries following up with a right turning kick to the head which Beerus blocks with his forearm before retaliating with a straight right of his own, Karn blocking it with his forearm as well before the two golden brothers leap into the fray as well. But as the trio fight the god, you focus on that divine power remaining inside you. What was once a raging inferno is now little more than smoldering embers, burned out from your strongest attack ever and threatening to go out completely.
“How do I rekindle it?” you think to yourself, feeling the divine power fading by the moment. But as you dig into it, thrusting your hand into the metaphorical fire within, you feel it. Not the rush of ki like you were expecting, but instead you hear a voice that sounds, no. It doesn't sound like your Karn, it IS Karn's voice calling to you from it.
“Meloka won't stay down long, I just have to hold him off, to stay in control until she's back.” he says in your mind, surprising you. But then another voice, one almost as powerful speaks.
“Come on Momma, you can figure this out!” Chaya's voice speaks to you from the fires. “If I can figure this divine ki stuff out, then I know you can too!”
“Chaya?” you wonder, murmuring your very firstborn's name as other voices start speaking up as well. What is going on?
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