>>5154362While you could leave, and go do other things, there’s no way you’ll actually leave your son. Especially not when doing something this difficult, even if there’s nothing you can directly do to help him. So you walk over by Towa’s side and lean against the wall, watching as the demon god listens to Chilli muttering to him a moment, then Mechikabura gestures to Fu. Who lifts the Time Patroller, tossing Trunks back-first up onto the worktable. Then he reaches out, grasping his device embedded in Trunks’ chest, and with a jerk tears it free. To your surprise the end is only covered in old, dried blood, the decomposition of his chest so deep that pulling that wicked spike clear doesn’t spill even a drop of blood. Fu then steps back, examining the spike as Mechikabura turns his attention back fully to your son.
“It’s time.” Mechikabura says, Chilli nodding and laying both hands on the Time Patroller’s decaying chest.
“Dark Magic: True Dark!” Chilli calls, and absolute darkness begins expanding out from his hands. The sphere of blackness consumes Trunks, himself, and Mechikabura, the three disappearinf inside that dome. You can’t even sense your son with your ki sense anymore, Fu pocketing his device and studying Chilli’s sphere of shadows.
“I see.” he says, as if he knows what’s happening. “Submerging the target inside absolute, true darkness prevents light from touching them. Then, if he can pull the light FROM Trunks, it would undo that time upon him. Such an interesting combination, I wonder where he learned to manipulate those primal forces in this form?”
“It’s hard to say, but it wasn’t from me.” you reply, feeling a small grin of pride growing on your face. “He’s a dangerous boy.”
“You have no idea.” Fu answers, as if he knows something you don’t. Which, it being magic, is clearly and evidently true. But you don’t think he means that specifically. “His power developed so young...”
You glance over to Towa, who seems just as confused as you are. So you shrug, and keep watching Chilli’s sphere of dark. For several minutes nothing happens, but then it slowly begins to change. At first it’s only a pinpoint of light glowing in the center, spiraling out and forming a swirling light and dark sphere that swiftly shifts to grey. It’s almost over.
“Hyah!” you shout, immediately taking your Ascended Berserker form as you ready yourself to throw Trunks out. “Get ready Fu.”
“Here we go.” he answers, drawing his sword and holding it horizontally at the ready. Then Chilli’s sphere simply vanishes, revealing your son, Mechikabura, and the Time Patroller again.
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