>>5364226As you and your family all go off to bed, you telepathically reach out to your firstborn son, who's far away on another planet. In fact, you aren't even sure exactly WHERE the planet he's on is. Something you'll have to look into later. But as you enter your room, the faintly glowing crystal sword still on your bed where you'd left it, you decide to ask him about it.
“Hey Chilli, are you up?” you <span class="mu-i">think</span> to your son. “Found something rather interesting today, and think you might be interested in it.”
“Dad? Sure, give me a moment.” he replies, ending the telepathic link. Your brows furrow a bit, but you give him his space as you lift the ancient weapon off the bed.
“What's that?” Broly asks, having not seen the weapon before.
“Tha looks cool!” little Kayle says, eyes wide as she looks at the blade. “I bet tha's a sword for huntin' mons'ers!”
“Yeah, monsters!” Maz adds, to which you smirk.
“It might be. But until your brother Chilli looks over it, nobody touch it okay?” you tell them, lifting it up and setting the blade on the room's highest shelf. Not that it would stop them from grabbing it, but to show them that it is not to be touched. “I don't know what it does, but I don't want anyone getting hurt.”
“Okay!” the younger twins say, you realizing that Tatsu and Tomi haven't returned from talking with Turles yet either. Perhaps they're arguing with him? Or maybe Ticho is trying to convince her dad to let her go.
“I'm back. Sorry, was in the middle of something.” Chilli suddenly replies. “You said you found something, right?”
And as you get your family settled into bed, Meloka grabbing the dimmer switch with telekinesis and letting the room go almost entirely dark, you quickly fill him in on the events of the past couple days. From battling the Abyss and the dragon dwelling at the bottom of the sea, to Chaya's loss to Tanya and the divine magic warring inside of her to Aku and yourself returning to the sea and finding the sword, to Aku devouring the Abyssal Dragon and you getting your Wolf Knight greatsword back. He's mostly silent throughout your explanation, only asking for clarification on a few points. Especially the magic warring inside his sister's body, and how Aku reacted to the newfound, wide-bladed crystal sword. And once you've told him everything and gotten him back up to speed, he starts with another question.
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