"Explain to me right now how you have Blast's powers!"
"Please calm down Tats." Caspian raised his hands.
"No!"
Fubuki hadn't seen her sister this rattled in a quite some time.
Then again, she wasn't faring much better herself. But her unease had nothing to do with Caspian wielding Blast's abilities. Not at all. Her current state traced back to S-City the moment he'd shown up. Alongside Tatsumaki, Wavygyaza (who she's still upset with for her false promise at the Cafe), Mosquito Girl, and her — cradled in his arms.
Psykos, recently awoken, spoke up. "It is best he doesn't. A multitude of steps must be avoided in order for us all to reach the 'Perfect Ending.'"
The thing I don't understand is, how did you do it Caspian? How did you bring her back…?
In the past they were once colleagues and best friends…
One of Fubuki's biggest regrets was being unable to save her dear friend from walking to the path of villainy. Forcing her to seal away Psykos' psychic powers. She'd sealed her powers for her own selfish reasons as well. She wouldn't deny it.
Still, the future Psykos witnessed using her 'Third Eye' brought her to insanity, leading her to believe that wiping out humanity was the only option.
But now she's speaking of a 'Perfect Ending.'
Caspian surprised her before, but this surprised her more than anything else. Well, maybe that wasn't entirely true…
He'd brought all seven of them through one of his 'hyperspace gates' into Tatsumaki's bedroom.
Where Psykos had greeted her in kindness.
She could respond to outrage and violence from her former classmate, but kindness? After what she'd done? She couldn't form words, just nod silently, dazed when Psykos pulled her into a hug.
Fubuki, since, hadn't spoken a word. Only peeking between Caspian and Psykos. She felt it inane, but Psykos' gaze toward Caspian seemed awful warm. It didn't help her older sister's room carried a peculiar scent, which left her feeling strange.
Currently, they all sat in a circle on a large rug. Apparently, he'd brought all of them together to show them the truth. What truth? And how would he show them?
"Tatsumaki, you'll get your answer soon. And Fubuki."
"Yes?!" she asked, startled.
"Can your 'Mind Room' ability receive a supercharge?"
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"I have been sent here to destroy the 'Abominable Fist That's Turned Against 'God!' By the incarnation of our Father, the Earth! Suffer divine retribution and destruction!"
"Wait here. I will evanish Sage Centipede." Lord Boros leapt a distance away onto the street and struck a sprinter's pose.
Black Sperm's immediate thought wasn't how he knew the centipede's name. But on how he would deal with this space-high monster.
Another matter struck Black Sperm, regarding his initial impression of Lord Boros. As of now, he couldn't sense of amount of condescension from him. A sensation he had a special sensitivity toward.
Maybe joining this 'New Dark Matter Thieves' group wouldn't be so bad. With a leader this strong, he could safely regain his cell count.
On the street ahead, Lord Boros underwent an abrupt transformation.
A conflagrant violet energy exploded out of Lord Boros. Even from the one-hundred-meter distant separating them, the raging winds blasted against Black Sperm while even the building shook right before a dome of the same energy surrounded him as thick arcs of dark energy snaked out in various directions.
The previous navy-blue skinned form of Lord Boros paled to this whitish-pink toned one with hair of the same tone stretching down past his back.
Black Sperm's understanding of strength crumbled — his one-hundred cells begging him to flee. He's a threat to the entire planet.
Sage Centipede peered down and exclaimed. "Ha, ha, ha, tiny fool! Do you really think you can stand up ag—"
"'Meteoric Burst!'"
An overmastering spectacle of speed made its debut in the surface world.
Lord Boros shifted into a violet streak, blistering onward. The buildings, cars, and everything else below and around him melted away in his wake. There was no halting him as he made his way to the bottom of Sage Centipede and ran straight up.
"No! No! Impossible!"
Resistance was futile.
When Black Sperm blinked, Lord Boros had already reached the top of panicking monster way up beyond the clouds. The mere speed of his motion had melted away the mountainous monster. Yes. Sage Centipede was a mere insect at the end. Unable to fight back any more than a mere ant on the sidewalk would've been able to.
The violet streak descended and faded away as the ashes of Sage Centipede were taken by the wind.
Quietude permeated.
Words wouldn't describe the complicated mix of emotions running through him.
"Ready to go?"
Black Sperm nearly fell from the roof's edge, but caught himself and hurriedly turned around.
Where he viewed a lightly panting Lord Boros, returned to his previous navy-blue form.
It's likely that form places a great strain on his body. Good. Imagine if he could use that ability without limitations.
¤ ¤ ¤
In Tatsumaki's bedroom, Psykos sat straight across from Caspian; on her left sat Fubuki, and to her right Tatsumaki.
Her 'Third Eye' ability finally showed her something good. Something to live for. Something to fight for.
She had been in a haze since Fubuki locked away her powers back in high school. Even after she shattered that lock and great stronger. The haze in her mind never lessened. It only worsened once she accepted 'God's' divine powers.
But Caspian freed her. Saved her. Lifted the haze. And now that she'd witnessed the 'Perfect Ending.' Well, her emotions stirred into a mixture of affection, forgiveness, and jollity.
However, she knew the issues that would arise and how they must be handled. If she informed anyone of what she saw. Then things would certainly go wrong and the 'Perfect Ending' would never be achieved.
Fubuki, Tatsumaki, Yuta, Suiko, Wavygyaza, and Mosquito Girl would have their minds awoken today. To a truth that'd stunned her when she'd viewed it through her 'Third Eye.'
"You even knew about my 'Mind Room…' Supercharged how?" Fubuki asked Caspian.
Psykos once again found her gaze drawn to him. She couldn't help herself after seeing what she'd seen.
"There are three other psychics here today. If they assist you, could all of us enter a 'Mind Room' at once? I wish for you all to experience my thoughts.
But first…"
Here comes the first truth or so it's believed…
Caspian glanced at each of them with a solemn expression. "…I'm afraid my will may have influenced your emotions regarding me…"