Chapter 42: Raviel's Awakening – Memories of Chains and Stars
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[Scene 1: Raviel's Soul Theater – Echoes of Battle]
Location: The inner dimension within Raviel's cocoon – a galaxy-shaped mindscape where thoughts are stars and feelings are nebulas.
Raviel floated, eyes closed, bathed in glowing red threads of divine data. Her soul was still in incubation—but her mind was awake, dreaming, watching…
A translucent screen appeared before her, showing flickering scenes of the outside world like a movie made of cosmic mist.
> Scene: Boby vs Garou – Final Clash.
> Boby's kick igniting the sky… Garou's star-body folding in half… golden chains piercing time itself.
Raviel's eyes glimmered with galaxies.
> Raviel (softly, whispering to the void):
"He's still holding back… even now. Even for someone like Garou. That idiot…"
She clenched her fist. The threads of her cocoon pulsed with heartbeat light.
> Raviel:
"You promised to only fight when I'm awake. And now look at you. Limiting yourself. Suffering for their safety. That's so... Boby."
She floated upward inside her mind, arms stretched.
> "Fine. If you won't fight for real until I rise, then I'll rise soon."
Her cocoon cracked again—light bursting from the seams.
> System Message (from within her soul):
[Raviel Synchronization: 97% Complete. Awakening Countdown: 23 Days → 13 Days]
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[Scene 2: Tsunade's Perspective – Earth's Pulse]
Location: A shattered city, patch-repaired by golden chains, under a crimson sunset.
Tsunade knelt next to wounded civilians, her glowing green palm radiating healing chakra into a child's broken leg. Buildings lay in ruin, though none had collapsed.
The aftershock of Boby and Garou's battle still hummed in the earth.
She stood, arms crossed, surveying the distance where two gods had once collided.
> Tsunade (to herself):
"He punched a guy into Saturn's orbit… then apologized for the dust."
"That's Boby in a sentence."
Black Goku landed beside her, twirling a spatula mid-flight.
> Black Goku:
"Hey, Lady Tsunade. That energy wave cooked the fish in the bay. You want sashimi or deep-fried?"
> Tsunade (sighs):
"I swear you're the only guy who brings lunch after an extinction-level event."
She looked up. The clouds had parted into a spiral—Boby's spiritual aura still pressing on the horizon.
> Tsunade (serious now):
"He's protecting us... by denying himself."
"He doesn't fight at full power because he's scared he'll erase the concept of 'opponent.' That's not strength. That's loneliness with a smile."
She clenched her fists.
> "And it pisses me off."
> "When Raviel wakes up... he better not be the same. Because I want to fight beside him. Not just watch him protect us from behind unbreakable chains."
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[Scene 3: Black Goku's Perspective – Sky Kitchen Showdown]
Location: Mid-air. Altitude: 15,000 meters. Floating kitchen built from ki-energy.
Black Goku hovered above Earth with a wok in one hand and a ladle in the other. Flames of cosmic fire licked the pan as he cooked Dragon Tempura with Comet Glaze.
A massive shadow passed beneath him: Garou's crater, still cooling.
> Black Goku (stirring casually):
"So Garou went full nebula beast, and Boby just side-eyed him back into theology. Cool. Cool cool cool."
He flipped a sizzling dumpling with telekinetic chopsticks.
> "But here's the kicker: that was still just 0.000001%."
"The man's idea of restraint is planetary re-threading."
He sipped tea, watching clouds curl into chain symbols.
> "But there's a moment... just before he strikes."
"He pauses. Not because he's calculating damage… but because he hopes the other guy backs down."
He remembered the glint in Boby's eyes. Not arrogance.
Compassion.
> Black Goku (grinning):
"That's why I cook. That's my fight. Healing with flavor."
"Let Boby shatter physics. I'll break emotional walls with ginger teriyaki."
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[Scene 4: Raviel's Last Vision – Beyond the Chains]
Back inside the cocoon, Raviel's mind showed one last memory.
> Boby helping Garou to his feet. Not with anger. Not even triumph.
With understanding.
> Raviel (smiling faintly):
"You haven't changed. Not even after watching stars die. You're still that idiot who holds everyone's pain like a gift."
> "Fine. I'll wake up soon."
The cocoon flared. Systems surged.
> System Update: [Raviel Awakening Timer: 8 Days Remaining.]
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[Scene 5: The Stars Whisper a Warning]
High above Earth, beyond mortal perception, the universe shivered.
A figure sat on Saturn's rings, cloaked in entropy and regret. Watching.
> ???: "So... she stirs. The Chain Queen."
"And Boby... still holds back."
He raised a hand. Galaxies wilted in his palm.
> "Let's see what happens… when the past she forgot comes knocking."
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TO BE CONTINUED…