>>6043250“I'm fine, Divine Triumph Requiem shielded us as best as it could from the blast.” she answers, turning her gaze to you. Where the small smile on her face fades, you recognizing her worried mask of a smile as she slips it on. “But you're not. You took that attack point-blank.”
“It's not that-” you start, only to wince as your daughter jabs a finger into your chest. Your body hasn't even been relaying pain until now, but as she pokes you it all comes flooding in. From the outside, that single poke would look as if it dropped you to your knees, sucking in air through your teeth to keep from screaming.
“Hold still.” she says as Meloka takes Chaya, Caulifla getting between you all as she kneels. Holding her bell in her hand, muttering the words to her prayer as the bell chimes. With her final syllable dark blue light, unlike her golden light once more radiates from her, the icy touch of her extra-divine healing magic soothing the burning pains as they fade. You feel yourself taking a far deeper breath, sighing out before meeting her gaze.
“Thanks kiddo.” you tell her, then add. “What happened?”
“You lost control hun.” Meloka says, you turning to her. When you started powering up against the three of them. I'm glad none of you were more seriously injured.”
“I lost control...” you mutter, looking down worriedly. Only for Cauli to clap you on the shoulder, giving you a warm, genuine smile.
“It's not about how we mess up, dad. But about how we learn and do better.” she tells you, giving you your own message from earlier back before turning to Haathe. “And speaking of doing better, look at you! You didn't lose control when Dad transformed, did you?”
“N-No, I managed to keep in this form.” she answers meekly, but with a smile. “I kept it in check and didn't rampage here in your home.”
“Well well, look at you.” you tell her, pushing yourself back up to your feet. Reaching over to Haathe, putting your right on her shoulder and your left on Cauli's appreciatively. “Well done, both of you.”
But as you have a moment with your family, suddenly all of you sense something powerful approaching New Salda.
But what is it?
>A single massive powerlevel, one you know all too well>Two ki, one far larger than the other but both wielding immense power>Five distinctly different yet familiar strengths approaching in formation>A ki you don't think you've ever felt before 