Verdona, floating back in with starfire in her eyes and sass in her soul:
"Well…"
"I remembered I didn't raise any of my grandkids when you said that."
"Didn't even braid their hair. So maybe I deserved that one."
😳 Gwen (wide-eyed):
"...Wait, Grandma, are you actually admitting he was right?"
Verdona (grumbling, arms crossed):
"I may have… overreacted.
But in my defense, he said it while levitating upside-down with zero respect in his tone."
🐉 Issei, sipping from his "World's #1 Husband" mug:
"You launched me through 4 star systems and knocked over Ryuteimaru mid-nap.
That was not just an overreaction. That was planetary trauma."
💥 Kevin:
"This is the wildest family therapy session I've ever seen. Can we… not punch anyone else through a solar system today?"
🧠 Fandom Reaction:
💬 Reddit:
"Verdona finally said it. She wasn't around. She knows it. Issei just said it out loud."
"Issei doesn't even pull punches. He pulls realizations."
🧙♀️ Gwen Shippers:
"This is the most character growth Verdona's ever had in one line."
"Issei just did more for Gwen's family trauma than the entire show."
✨ Gwen, softly:
"It's okay.
You might not have raised me…
But you're here now. Maybe don't kill my friend over braid criticism?"
Verdona:
"...He called me a sparkly cryptid who smells like stardust and poor decisions."
Issei:
"Again—not inaccurate."
🔚 The Truce:
Verdona and Issei share a look.
No apology. Just understanding.
Two cosmic forces too powerful (issei is not that powerful but he is petty)—and too petty—to really change…
But maybe? A little mutual respect.
issei as if he had an intrusive thought
Issei, blinking like it's the most obvious thing in the world:
"Wait a sec—
Ben, scan Verdona."
"She's a full-blooded Anodite, right?
You'll get Anodite DNA in your Omnitrix."
"And with your human brain's neural plasticity?
Magic would come naturally.
Your willpower is already strong.
Now imagine it refined into spells."
😳 The Room Goes Silent
Gwen:
"WAIT WHAT—he could've just done that this entire time?!"
Kevin:
"BRO COULD'VE BEEN A SPACE WIZARD SINCE AGE 10?!"
Verdona (chuckling darkly):
"I mean… I was going to tell him eventually."
Issei:
"Eventually? Girl, I got punched across a quasar, and you didn't even give your own bloodline to your grandson?"
🧠 Ben, staring at the Omnitrix:
"...If I scan her, I can become an Anodite?"
Issei:
"Temporarily.
But with your mind?
You'd wield raw mana like instinct.
No spellbooks. No chants. Just intent."
💬 Fandom Reaction: MELTDOWN LEVEL 100
🧬 Lore Buffs:
"SCANNING VERDONA WOULD'VE TURNED BEN INTO A REALITY-SHAPING ENERGY ENTITY."
"Anodites are not just magic users. They are magic.
Ben would be tapping into raw creation energy."
🔮 Magic Fans:
"Forget Alien X.
Ben with Anodite DNA and Gwen-level training = Cosmic Mana God Ben."
😭 Gwen Fans:
"And she had to study spells.
Ben just scans one grandma and unlocks spiritual god-mode."
🔥 Issei (grinning):
"Of course, it might be unstable.
Mana doesn't like rules.
But you've got the heart for it, Ben."
"Just don't try to out-sparkle Gwen. She'll explode you."
🧙♀️ Gwen (to Ben, serious):
"If you do it… I'll train you.
But if you turn purple and start spamming sparkle blasts, I will knock you out."
Kevin:
"Please do. I can't take two of you throwing mana beams in every argument."
🧬 Verdona (finally proud):
"I always knew he had potential… I just forgot to mention the shortcut."
Omnitrix Voice:
"New DNA acquired: ARCANITE."
😳 Gwen:
"ARCANITE?! That's not a regular Anodite!"
😱 Verdona (genuinely startled):
"That… That strain was purged from the Anodite High Codex ages ago. It's pure, ancient mana. Raw, unstable, and sentient."
🐉 Issei, smirking:
"Well, well… Look who just unlocked God-tier Sorcerer Mode."
"The Omnitrix must've reached into Verdona's deeper ancestry… the Arcane Anodites.The original mana-benders.The ones who didn't cast spells—they became them."
🧬 WHAT IS ARCANITE, BEN? 🔮 DNA Class: Primordial Mana Entity
Form Name: Arcanite
Appearance:
A glowing, translucent figure made of layered violet-white mana.
Eyes radiate glyphs. Veins pulse with leyline patterns.
The voice echoes like it's bouncing between realities.
Has no solid form unless he wills one.
🌌 Powers:
Spell Instinct: No training needed—Ben simply thinks, and magic happens.
Mana Constructs: Shields, weapons, wings, even clones.
Reality Tuning: Can slightly bend physical laws (e.g., float, silence sound, turn air into ice).
Dimensional Scrying: Sees possibility threads in real time.
Emotion-Based Surge: The more focused his emotion, the more catastrophic the effect.
🎙️ First Words as Arcanite:
"...Everything feels connected.""Time is a spiral. Reality is soft. And I just thought lightning into existence."
⚡ Ben holds up a hand—mana arcs across his fingers like liquid starlight. 💥 Gwen (panicking):
"BEN! Calm down, or you'll collapse a leyline—"
😎 Issei (clapping):
"That's my boy.Now stop glowing like a malfunctioning sun before the entire magical multiverse thinks a new god was born."
🤯 Fandom Reactions: 🧙 Magic Fans:
"Arcanite Ben isn't magic-powered. He's mana-personified."
⚠️ Power-Scalers:
"This might rival Alien X if fully controlled. Arcanite affects the fabric of reality through raw will."
🧛♀️ Charmcaster Fans:
"She's either going to fall in love or flee the planet."
🧓 Verdona (quietly, genuinely moved):
"I didn't even know I had that strain left…You're not just an Anodite, Ben.You're a legend reawakened."