>>5733279“You don’t believe his story?” Kikono questions with a raised eyebrow.
“I am no deceiver.” Rabaht states bluntly.
“Okay, hold up, not saying you are. Let’s… try to focus on a different point of commonality.” You walk over to Giru, the little guy floating near your shoulder. “Rabaht, you mentioned Kais and Gods and you even recognized the term ‘Majin,’ but most of what you’ve told us doesn’t line up with anything we’re familiar with. I don’t think these come from any intent to deceive us, but we should try to keep to a common ground.”
“That’s true. Rabaht, if you’re aware of the Gods, then tell me, did your planet have a Kami? A guardian deity or god that helped watch over the world, even help guide souls to the afterlife?” Maple questions.
“It is presumed so, yes.” he confirms. “It may be possible it still does, though I do not know who such a being is personally.” There’s an implication there that he suspects mom DOES, which… true, a lot of you know her, but still.
“A standard religious practice among many races.” Kikono remarks, adding in a soft, quiet voice that’s more him thinking aloud, “Curious that it carries over with your kind…”
“To your prior note, Son Peppa, the Kais and even Supreme Kai are decently well-documented by my people.” He crosses his arms again. “Nigrissi even considered himself something of a ‘rival’ to them, believing his augmentations to many species and even personal creations were the peer of any life they could foster into existence. Though that feeling was demonstrably born more from arrogance than malice.”
“Sounds to me like he’s almost the inverse of Babidi and Bibidi…” your mother says as she rubs her chin in thought. “Oh! Er, the Supreme Kai’s name! Do you know it?”
His arms lower. “…Of course?” He’s genuinely bewildered she’s even asked that question. “Great Lord of Lords Eyre.”
A number of your group look at him in stunned silence. “Eyre?” Pantea repeats.
Videl glances at her. “Wait… do we know the names of the others?” she questions quietly. “The old guy especially…”
Okay. You think you’ve got enough evidence to ask this, then. “...Rabaht, are your people familiar with the concepts of time travel and multiple timelines?”
If his face were dynamic, you think you’d have seen his eyes widen at that question. He leans down on one knee, getting his face closer to you. “That you are asking with such strong confidence shows you know of these concepts beyond just hypotheticals. How is it you’re aware of these things?” His tone seems a little more upset now, not quite angry but more… nervous.
“Long, long story…” You back up just a bit, raising your hands slightly to show you’re not trying to upset him. “But it’s happened to us before. We’ve had time travelers visit us.”
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