>>6001702“Arctus, I've got it. What do you want-?” you start asking him telepathically, only for his shouted thoughts to overwhelm your own.
“Get out here and help me, now! Or we'll lose everything!” blares in your mind, you instantly handing the box over to Meloka with your left, raising your right to your forehead. It only takes a moment to zero in on his ki, teleporting out of the bowels of the ship and appearing beside your ally. Who is clearly straining, veins bulging as with both hands forward you sense an immense pressure. Turning, you see that the armada of warships are being sucked back into the massive portal, the Boom Tube behind the shape changed Lucrehulk. But you see the ship itself is ALSO being dragged down into the portal as well!
“SHIT!” you exclaim soundlessly into the void, immediately reaching out with your own telekinetic grip to try and help him. Yet, despite both of your powers, the wormhole continues to drag it down. So, you unleash your anger, your rage. How DARE Darkseid try and take the ship you'd called home during the Covenant War offensive! “HRRAAAAA!!”
Again your scream makes no sound in the void, yet your aura blazes even higher. You give it everything you've got, and for a moment actually stop the wormhole's pull. Giving it everything you've got, both you and Arctus straining with everything you have, the two of you begin pulling the mangled ship back up and out of the Boom Tube. You're doing it! Just a little more, and you'll have it freed!
But right as you have the thought, you see the future once more. You see Arctus, celebrating the moment you both pull it free. Only for Darkseid's energy beams piercing him through the face, killing him instantly. The vision ends, you blinking once. Only to see the beams beginning to emerge, flying at blinding speed through space directly for Arctus. You have a choice to make, and only a single instant to decide. And you do, abandoning your telekinetic grip on the warship and dashing to Arctus' side, shoving him out of the way. But before you can move the attacks hit you directly. Taking the twin eye beams directly to the chest and right shoulder, Darkseid's energy pierces into you!
“Gah-!?” you wheeze, gritting your teeth to prevent yourself from losing any more air. But you shoving Arctus aside broke his concentration as well, the shifted Lucrehulk gets pulled back into the portal. And as it starts closing, you see the silhouette of the Dark God himself, eyes blazing with scarlet energy before the portal shuts entirely. Your powerlevel plummets, smoke wisping up from the wounds as you suddenly feel a familiar presence.
“My lord. You're hurt.” a familiar woman's voice echoes in your mind as a small, delicate hand is pressed to your back. A hand that doesn't feel like your wife's.
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