Pearl (panting, trembling, voice cracking):
"H-h-he's…"
White & Mike (eyes wide, stepping forward in sync):
"???"
Pearl (squeezing chest, blurting out):
"H-H-H-He's awake!!"
White, Mike & Hidori (voices overlapping in shock, echoing through the hall):
"WHAT?!"
1 & Zygord (grinning, aura sparking, voices low and sinister):
"…Heh. Perfect timing. Interesting."
---
Zygord & 1 (together, stepping closer, eyes glowing):
"Sooo… Mr. Pooki. Let's give him an introduction. We never properly introduced ourselves, right?"
White (arms folded, calm but sharp):
"Hmmm… I know. But… can he even handle it now?"
Zygord & 1 (freezing mid-step):
"Huh??"
White (smirking faintly, voice like steel):
"You two… don't even remember what magic she used, right?"
Zygord & 1 (both blank-faced, scratching heads):
"Uhhh… hmm 😑😑 we… forgot 😅."
White (snaps, voice thundering):
"DUMB–FUCKS!"
Zygord & 1 (sweating, sheepish):
"C-Can you tell us now?"
White (closing eyes, speaking with grave weight):
"…The magic Ixia used is called — Zin Getsu Kaga Naame Su Shin Haai."
(A ripple of ancient energy shakes the chamber at the name.)
White (continues, serious):
"That magic can create new life… but only for a chosen few. The downside? If you try to give back his memory before the set time chosen by the caster… Mike and Flux will collapse. All memories — past and present — wiped clean. Gone forever. Even this life."
Mike (interrupting, stammering):
"T-then… then why don't we just… ask Aunt? What time she set?"
Zygord & 1 (in unison, leaning forward):
"Yeah. How about that?"
White (voice like a blade, instantly cutting them off):
"Nope. Not even once. If Ixia tells anyone the time she set… every single memory, from every life Mike and Flux have survived… will vanish. And if new memories form? They'll be erased within 27 hours."
Zygord, 1, and Mike (swallow hard, pale, muttering together):
"O-Okay… acceptable 😶😶."
Mike (lowering head, voice trembling):
"S-so… is there really nothing we can do?"
White (closing eyes, grim expression):
"Nope. But… I think I know a little about what time she chose."
Everyone (gasps, leaning in):
"WHAT?!"
White (opening one eye, deadly serious):
"…Yeah. But to confirm it… I'll have to bring him to the most disgusting person I've ever seen."
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Flux's Side
Alicia & Ixia (whispering in low voices, Flux can't hear):
Alicia (narrowing eyes):
"…So you really used that magic?"
Ixia (stammering, nervous):
"Y-y-yeah… I thought… it was the best choice."
Alicia (sighs, conflicted):
"Mm… not too wrong… but not too right either."
Ixia (bowing head, guilt flooding):
"S-s-sorry…"
Alicia (placing hand on her shoulder, soft smile):
"Ahh… it's okay. Don't worry. For you and Flux… maybe this really is the best option."
(Suddenly, Alicia grips her head, staggering, veins showing on her temple.)
Alicia (gasping, trembling):
"Ughh… M-my head… I think it's coming. I feel like vomiting just from the… DISGUST."
Ixia (panicking):
"W-What happened, my Lord?!"
Alicia (gritting teeth, aura flaring):
"Ugh… it's okay… but… so much DISGUST… he's coming…"
Ixia (eyes widen):
"What? Really?!"
Alicia (nodding, serious, eyes glowing):
"Yeah. Get ready. And prepare Flux… too."
Flux (confused, stuttering):
"F-f-for what?!"
Alicia (leaning down, whisper sharp as a blade):
"…For your revenge."
Alicia, White, 1 & Zygord (in unison, eerie grin forming):
"…Heheheh."
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Unknown Battleship
(Dark, metallic halls. A man with a twisted grin leans against the railing as black water churns below.)
Hikari (smiling, eyes glowing faintly red):
"Heheheh… I really hate the thought of facing them head-on. But my goal… isn't to fight."
(He raises his hand, the air twists with malice.)
Hikari (grinning wider, voice dripping with venom):
"My goal… is to give him a TRAUMA he can't ever forget. Heheheh…"
BOOOOOOM!!! (the battleship surges forward, vanishing into the horizon)