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Chapter 86 - Happenstance

The cemetery is currently in a festive mood. Because, a lot of people have gathered there. Bruce, Henry, David are there. Harry was talking to Evan. June who was eavesdropping was taken away by the mysterious woman who accompanied Harry during dinner.

After that, many dead people have come to life. Among them are Ruby's actual parents.

David is talking to them. Bruce is talking to his parents. Henry is talking to his mother.

"It's like a festival, isn't it?" (Evan)

"Yes. I am going to die anyway. Let's have a celebration first. Because I am the one who messed everything up." (Harry)

Harry who is not blind any longer is talking to Evan. If things go as planned, he will die tonight. But he can't die normally. Which is why he needs help from his brothers.

After some minutes, all of them come to Harry.

"We are done."

Says all of them. Harry puts a barrier around the perimeter. All of the dead people are outside of the barrier.

"Then let's begin. The dance of destruction." (Harry)

It's a ceremony which is used to kill a god or similar beings.

"But first, Bruce, I will have you at your full power. Let's merge the both of you to get the original back." (Harry)

"Why not? I haven't even seen my other persona in years." (Bruce)

Harry opens a portal and someone comes through it. He has the exact same looks as Bruce. But the air around him isn't like Bruce.

Bruce was somewhat of a bipolar person. Which is why he willingly split himself into two. That way, he can control his good and bad sides. The good Bruce lives in this world and is married to Natasha.

The bad Bruce lives in the other world and he has a partner as well.

"It's been a while, light."

"You too, dark."

The good Bruce is light while the bad Bruce is dark.

"Then let's become one again."

Both of them said and tore through each other's chest and ripped out the heart. After crushing the hearts with their hands, they became covered with light and when the light faded, only one Bruce remained.

Nothing in particular changed. Just that he has become devilish. Both good and bad merged together. But his strength which was halved before has become a whole again.

"Looks like Bruce is ready. How about you, Henry? You are sustaining your girlfriend with your powers. How about I help so you can go all out?" (Harry)

"That'd be good." (Henry)

Harry went above and beyond and resurrected Noe. It wasn't too difficult for him to do it. He just tampered with the planet's memories. Noe is a human again. But she will remain dead to the normal humans.

Henry has stopped supporting her existence. Which means that he can go all out.

Last is David. But Harry looks at him.

"You are fine on your own. Just undo the seal you placed on yourself." (Harry)

"Fine. I'll do it this one time." (David)

Reluctantly, David silently chanted. His whole body started changing and in an instant, a different David appeared.

His body is well built and he looks youthful. David had placed a very strong seal on him. It affected his physical abilities as well. Which is why, he was so sickly all the time.

"It seems that all of you are prepared. Listen well, I must die. Don't miss your target. Strike at my very core so my physical body shatters and my soul departs from this world." (Harry)

Harry prepares himself for his death. Meanwhile, at David's house just before the dead were revived, this happened.

The mysterious woman who calls herself a goddess took June and teleported to David's house where she gave Natasha a really big reason to be angry at Bruce.

"You know, all of you only know what you have seen about them. You don't know clearly about their past. They made it so that their past wouldn't come back to harm you.

However, Harry is the final straw. If his death is successful, they would finally be relieved of their duties."

She kept telling them. But Natasha stopped her.

"First you barge in with an unconscious woman. Then you tell someone that her husband is actually cheating on her. Now you are saying that we don't know anything about our loved ones. What are you trying to say?" (Natasha)

"This is a long story. But I think Harry's story should wait. Bruce would be the perfect story for now. Bruce must have told you something about him, right?"

"Yeah. He did say somethings that were pretty negative. Like how he is a coward and stuff like that." (Natasha)

"He didn't mention that he has a split body living in another world as well."

Her explanation is rough. You must use your imagination a bit.

"I know. It must sound ridiculous but that is the truth. Bruce split himself in two. One side being the Bruce who lives with Natasha and the other side living in the other world. If I remember correctly, the Bruce living with Natasha is just 30 percent of the real Bruce.

Bruce discarded majority of his personality in order live in this world. That's how he married Natasha which I thought was impossible."

Natasha thinks. Did her husband deceive her all these years?

"Are you saying that Bruce is a fake?" (Natasha)

"No. He is just heavily filtered. Because, the real Bruce couldn't have led a decent life. And you certainly wouldn't have married him. The only one for him, who would accept him for who he was, would be Mylene. She is the only who accepts Bruce for who he is."

This statement made Natasha angry. She is someone who stayed with her husband for 6 years. Even if their marriage was a shotgun one and they didn't communicate with each other, she stayed with him. And he stayed with her.

She believes that she has accepted him for who he is. Now suddenly, someone comes in and tells her that she doesn't know the real him. He is just acting in front of her. Which made her angry.

"Are you saying that I can't accept Bruce for who he is?" (Natasha)

With her nerves swollen, she asks. The others are just witnessing. They dare not speak.

"In simple terms, yes. Except Mylene and his mother, no one accepted him. He could've been the real him without changing. But he wanted to change. Which is why, he split himself. His other half is still with Mylene till this day. And you almost divorced him because of a communication error.

You can't even handle the 30 percent he showed you. Are you thinking you can tolerate his actions when he is uninhabited?"

Her taunts keep going on and on. But Natasha didn't falter. She meant when she said that she wants a life with Bruce.

"Why are you so fixated on badmouthing Bruce? What is your goal?" (Natasha)

"I just want Mylene to be happy. I want my younger sister to be happy. Is it that weird?"

"By the way, what is your name? You haven't introduced yourself and I didn't ask." (Natasha)

"My name can wait. But tell me, do you think you can tolerate Bruce if he was the real him around you?"

She dodges the question and proceeds to corner Natasha.

"I would at least consider. I am not someone who is blinded by feelings. If I think that I can't live with him, I will take the proper steps." (Natasha)

"Then what about the child in your womb? It's his. Are you going to discard it?"

"No. I won't. I will keep the child. After all, it is mine as well. I will have a good talk with Bruce and decide how to raise the child." (Natasha)

"Then how about I show you what the real Bruce is like? You can get to know some new people as well."

The scenery suddenly changed. All of them were at the cemetery.

"Where are we?" (Noe)

"This is the cemetery. The stage where Harry would die. Look, the barrier is already in place."

This is just before the second Bruce arrived. And another Bruce came.

"See, that's the other Bruce."

Natasha looks at the other Bruce. He is the same as Bruce just with a different vibe.

Then they ripped and crushed their hearts and merged.

"Both of them became one again. That is the real Bruce."

"It doesn't feel any different than normal." (Natasha)

"Well, Bruce is normally well mannered. But his hobbies were a bit too odd. He was really perverted. His libido was off the charts. Yet he was a coward. That's why he decided to split his perverse self and send him to another world."

"So you are saying that he was a sex fiend?" (Natasha)

"At least he had the potential to become one. But his nature wasn't even close. Which is why he did that."

Natasha thought for a moment. But Ruby had a question.

"Who is that person who looks like dad?" (Ruby)

"That's David. By the way, your parents are here too. Do you wanna see them?"

"Yes. I would like to hear their opinions on my marriage." (Ruby)

The situation wasn't too stable. But the fight had already begun. Or so they thought.

But Natasha took a close look and she knew what was coming.

"Look, Bruce is about to announce something." (Natasha)

At her cue, everyone looked at the them.

"How about we do this first, Harry? This is your departure from this world. So how about one last dance with us? We used to dance when we were together, do you remember?" (Bruce)

"That's kinda sudden but it's on. I feel like dancing. The song?" (Harry)

"I got you covered." (Bruce)

Bruce brought out a phone. It's old.

"Remember this thing?" (Bruce)

"I thought it was destroyed. So it was with you. Are my playlists still on it?" (Harry)

"Yeah. Let's dance our guts out. Then we can kill you without regrets." (Bruce)

"People, enjoy our dance for a while. The main event will begin after our performance." (David)

An oddly catchy song started playing. And those four are beginning their dance. They are in sync. Their movements are flawless.

Everyone was enjoying their dance but Natasha's group is confused.

"What is Bruce doing?"

She, who is yet to introduce herself, is bewildered.

"What? That's typical of Bruce. He must be doing it to buy time." (Natasha)

"What makes you so sure?"

"Because he gave me a heads up. You haven't noticed it they are trying to distract Harry. Look, the audience has gathered around us." (Natasha)

And they were surrounded by people. The people who were scattered around have now gathered at one spot.

A woman comes forward. She is short and she resembles someone.

"How did you end up with my son? He must have used his entire luck to find you."

She told Natasha. Natasha took a closer look and understood her identity.

"Hello, this is the first time I am meeting you. My name is Natasha. I am Bruce's wife." (Natasha)

"How polite! That son of mine really found a good woman. That is reassuring. I was worried if he would get played with by a bad woman. It seems that isn't a problem anymore."

Bruce's parents were there as well. So it's natural for them to come and meet Natasha. Soon a man came.

He isn't as tall as Bruce but he is taller than Bruce's mother. Bruce resembles him greatly. That is Bruce's father. Natasha greeted him as well.

"He used to say that he would never marry anyone. But in the end, he ended up married. I hope you treat him well."

His father told Natasha. Natasha nodded at that.

"Do you have any idea what Bruce is trying to do?" (Natasha)

"Well, Harry is a stubborn boy. He won't listen to anyone except his mother. I think Bruce is buying time for his mother to arrive."

Bruce's mother answered the question. But the unnamed woman is still bewildered. She is too flustered.

Leaving her aside, they are still dancing inside the barrier. The song changes and their dance does as well.

"They are going hard at it."

Natasha and the others look to their side to find June. But she looks younger than before and exudes a different aura.

"Who are you? You are not June." (Natasha)

"I am June. Just a different June. The real June is still at her house. Her daughter is taking care of her. And I am here, watching the person I love die." (June)

This mysterious woman who looks like a younger June has bewildered everyone. Evan comes to them.

"June, it has been a while." (Evan)

"It has been a while since we last met. What, like 20 years?" (June)

"Yes. I was wondering where you were. I thought you were erased?" (Evan)

"Well, I was about to. But somehow I survived. But I wasn't able to manifest myself until recently. How was June?" (June)

"She was fine. As fine and oblivious as ever but she was fine." (Evan)

"Uhh…hello, can we get some context? It's already confusing enough." (Natasha)

"Well, she is June. To be precise, a version of June created from Harry's imagination. I first met her after my wedding and I thought, did June have a twin? But Harry explained the situation to me. I was like, bro, you could have just married the real one. But Harry was adamant about June's happiness. He made another blunder." (Evan)

This story is getting too out of hand. Harry is dancing with his brothers. Every dead person related to them have come to life. Everyone is watching a banquet of destruction while one key person is coming. Harry has been pinned to the ground.

Both of his shoulders have been dislocated. His legs have been dislocated. His body has been rendered immobile. His powers have been sealed away temporarily. Bruce, Henry and David have given it their all to do that.

"Everyone, the preparations are done. Now, let us proceed with the execution of Harry the balance breaker." (Bruce)

Everyone turns their attention to them. Inside the barrier, everything has been set.

The unnamed woman comes to her senses and is about to go inside the barrier but she is blocked by June.

"You won't be going there. You have someone else to deal with." (June)

Saying that, June enters the barrier.

"How is she still here? I thought I erased her 10 years ago."

"You did. But I protected her. I kept her alive so she can come to my foolish son's aid."

Out of nowhere, a woman appears. She seems to be in her 20's but she is a spirit, like everyone else. Meaning she is also a dead person.

"Goddess of envy, Eris, you sure tried to hurt my son. You will pay for what you did to my son."

"Says the woman who isn't even his mother." (Eris)

The mysterious goddess has been revealed to be Eris. She is taunting Harry's mother.

"I will admit it today. I did not give birth to him. But I did raise him. However, what I have come to do today is not normal."

"What?" (Eris)

"I have come to take him. I will take Harry away and make him mine."

Harry's mother declared her intentions. Everyone looks at her. Harry tries to look up.

"What are you trying to do, Ms. Austin?" (Harry)

She looks at Harry and instantly goes near him. She closed the distance between them in an instant and whacked his head.

"Ouch, that hurt." (Harry)

"Is that any way to address your mother?"

She, Clarissa Austin in Harry's mother.

"Come on, I know that we are not related in any way. Why are you still holding onto that fake relationship?" (Harry)

Clarissa snaps. She looks at June who was standing next to Evan.

"June, I need your help with something. Will you help me disciplining him? He needs some discipline." (Clarissa)

June cracked her knuckles and smiled deviously. Eris managed to convince Clarissa to let her join as well.

"What are you planning to do?" (Harry)

Harry cannot move due to his joints being dislocated. His powers have been sealed as well.

"Some much needed discipline. I need to remind you that you are mine." (Clarissa)

With that, four of them disappeared. The rest of the people were also disappearing one by one.

"I think I should take my leave as well. I don't want June to see me in this state." (Evan)

"She might be very angry with you and Harry." (Natasha)

"Maybe. After all, she was always out of the loop and this might cause her grief." (Evan)

And Evan disappeared as well. Bruce, Henry and David are lying flat on the ground. They have lost all of their strength.

"That was exhausting." (Bruce)

"That much power is almost impossible to seal. We managed to do that because Harry didn't resist." (David)

"But Bruce, what about you? Can you still separate?" (Henry)

"I think. I thought I had noticed Natasha here. If possible, I would like it if she never sees me like this." (Bruce)

"It's too late to worry about that." (Natasha)

Natasha, Ruby and Noe were standing near them. Looking at them from above.

"Natasha, don't look at me." (Bruce)

Bruce tries to move and hide his face but his entire body is paralyzed temporarily. He can't move.

"So, what is this about Light and Dark, Bruce?" (Natasha)

Natasha is asking him about his counterparts. Light and Dark, both represent different sides of Bruce. Light is the good side and Dark is the bad side.

"Uhh...." (Bruce)

"It's about time you come clean, Bruce." (David)

"Yeah. I don't think she is gonna tolerate it anymore. You hiding that stuff." (Henry)

"Guys, it's not fair." (Bruce)

Bruce cries for help. But Henry and David are laughing. They had forgotten that Ruby and Noe were still there.

"Henry, you have a lot of explaining to do as well." (Noe)

"I heard everything from my mom, dad. And they have given us their blessing as well. Now, let's get married." (Ruby)

All three of them are immobile. They have become prey. Natasha grabs Bruce as Noe and Ruby grab Henry and David respectively.

"Bruce, I heard that you have another woman. Let's have her join us as well. I want to hear all sides." (Natasha)

Saying this, Natasha picks him up and leaves the cemetery. Noe is not a ghost anymore so she had to drag Henry back. But Ruby used her latent magic to teleport David to their home.

It has settled down for now. But this mess isn't going to be cleared so easily.

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