>>6142774“Now that Chronoa's no longer a threat, at least as Supreme Kai of Time and we aren't constantly under threat from gods and monsters, it's time to hang up the scythe.” he continues. “Besides. I'd never forgive myself, going out and dying in some monster's lair and leaving my family without me. I love you all too much for that.”
Silence greets your son's words, your entire family seeming shocked at this. And, to your surprise, Darkness is the first one to speak up.
“But what if another immortal undead comes to your home? Leading another army hellbent on revenge?” she asks him, seriously. “Can you really afford to give up such useful magic?”
“Who said anything about giving up my magic?” he replies with a mischievous tone, plucking one of the tail vertebra loose and holding it up between his first finger and thumb. “Death Magic: Dust to Dust.”
And to everyone's even greater shock, turns the bone in his hand to dust, sprinkling over the platter of bones. The silence grows heavier, you wondering what in the world happened to him? You clearly missed something very important in his life, something in the past few weeks to change his outlook.
But how do you respond to this? DO you respond to this, or turn to someone else?
>Ask him what all happened, since you haven't heard from him in a few weeks You didn't hear his story before, but now you're sure everyone's listening>Telepathically ask him if he's okay, or if he needs you help him stand up to a now-angry god whose powers he took>Turn your focus to Tatsu and Tomi, see what they have been up to these past few weeks>Ask Meloka Wolbach how she's been and let her tell you whatever stories of her life she wants to>Switch your focus to Future Chaya, ask if they've made any progress on finding and stopping Chronoa, or if any other threats are starting to appear throughout time>Turn to Chaya, ask how her training for Hit is going and if she thinks she's ready. Their match should only be in a week or so's time now, after all. The day before Meloka Wolbach's birthday, the start of the new year>Other(write in) 