The white room was silent, bathed in an otherworldly glow that seemed to hum in the air. Then… White started moving toward the far wall.
From the dim edges of the room, a figure stepped halfway into the light—tall, wrapped in a long cloak that swallowed their form in darkness. Their voice cut through the stillness.
"Oi, White… where are you going?"
White's tone remained calm, almost cold. "To meet the… 'ONE.'"
The cloaked figure tilted their head slightly. "The… 'ONE'? What do you mean?"
"You'll understand," White said without looking back, "when you meet the 'ONE.'"
From deeper in the shadows, another presence stirred. This one was smaller in frame, almost delicate, but their energy carried a sharp, unshakable pull. The light caught a glint of their eyes—wet, shimmering. They spoke in a voice so soft and sweet it almost didn't reach the ear, yet it trembled with emotion.
"Umm… where are you going, White?" 😘
White turned his gaze to them. "To meet the 'ONE' you've been crying for… for a very long time."
The smaller figure froze, then stammered as if afraid of the answer.
"Y-Y-Y-Y… you d-don't mean—"
"Yes. He's the 'ONE.'" White's voice lowered to a knowing murmur. "Wanna… meet him?"
The smaller figure's voice cracked, teetering between joy and desperation.
"O-OF COURSE! I-I want to meet him! Even if it means destroying the multiverses… I don't care! OLZZ, let's go!"
The cloaked figure frowned under their hood, muttering to themselves.
"Who's this 'ONE'… that can make her act like she's about to cry?"
White didn't answer. He simply said, "OK… come. Let's go."
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White raised his hands slowly, the motion deliberate, ceremonial. The air around him thickened; the walls of the white room seemed to tremble.
"MIN SHIN KAN!"
Whoooom! Reality in front of them split like glass, revealing a swirling rift of blinding light.
Stepping through, White emerged—flanked by the cloaked figure on one side and the smaller, trembling figure on the other.
On the other side stood Flux, Mike, Hidori, and Flux's mom, their eyes widening at the sight.