>>6342573“Hold on, Bruce, are you telling me...?” Clark asks, voice trailing off.
“Yes. I studied how to manipulate ki during my years training abroad, before returning to Gotham. And while I'd heard stories, I chalked it up to myths and legends. Nothing but old stories. Until our extraterrestrial friends landed.” you reply, then focus back on what you're doing. “Then, after your heart and mind are stilled, you listen to the center of your body. Feeling the pulse of energy throughout your body, until you can feel it pull. And then, you bring it out. Drawing it forth.”
And from between your raised hands, comes a faint, golden glow. Your latent physical power, your ki, exerted beyond your body as a pinpoint of light. Everyone exclaims in shock, surprised at you unlocking this same power. Something you've been working towards, every single day since you first encountered the Saiyans and learned that one's ki being projected wasn't just a myth or exaggerated legend, but a real physically-possible phenomenon. A new path to power, one with many abilities to learn and master.
“Learning to project one's physical energy beyond their body is like... Flexing a muscle you've never learned to control.” you continue, your tone instructive as you let that pinpoint of golden light blaze between your palms, hovering in the air between them before letting it fade with a sigh. “But with time, training, and practice, I believe learning to use our ki will be the key to the future. And the key to making this world a better place. For everyone.”
“A better place for everyone...” Clark says, voice drifting off. Looking at the ring on his finger, remembering what happened. What he did. But then also remembering what Karn had promised, as he and his wife now step forward to challenge Jiren. You looking to your friend, seeing the sadness in his eyes, but also the hope that hasn't yet faded. The belief that everyone can be brought back, that it's not too late and what the Joker did can be undone. And it's that hope that keeps him from falling to darkness, to despair. That, and being surrounded by people who care as well, watching the champions of your universe battling those from other universes. “Yeah. No matter what happens, we'll do the right thing. And keep doing the right thing. For everyone.”
-Saiyan Conqueror Quest 251 Epilogue End-
