Iteral doesn't question further, though a question she did not mean
to ask did pass her mind. Did I cause it myself? Realizing
that, she poses a different question.
"... isn't it good that I am like her... because it means that you
are somewhat reconnected with her?"
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
"I don't want you going down that path, kid. Her life wasn't the
best. She was always bitter and angry. I don't want to see you go
down the same path."
Iteral looks away from Kendo. She looks down, sighing. "... sounds
rough. I... hm." She actually did not know how to respond to that.
But she did still feel somewhat guilty. Not only for Kendo being
upset but also her own "death". After all, they were both the same
person. So if she died because of bitterness... so could she.
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
"You don't know any of them. One was a swordsman who was cursed to
die at a certain age. One was a goddess who I lost contact with
centuries ago. One was a human I met when traveling the universe."
"... sounds like a colorful cast. Like this on-" She did not finish
that sentence. A bit of panic was in her head. What this... going
to be a repeat of what happened in his universe? Well, at least
this Iteral wasn't bitter and angry. She was bitter, angry and
anxious.
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
Iteral hugs him even tighter. A hint of desperation in her voice.
"Please promise! I... I... I don't know if my other self had a
family or some traumatic past but... I have nothing." She sinks her
head into his chest. "No past. No future. Only a fleeting
present... the only people that know me that don't die that quickly
are you and someone else."
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
Iteral nods, breaking open the hug like she was a reverse bear
trap. "Sorry, I... I..." She sighs, looking forward to concentrate
on flying again. "... one last question... when you arrived at this
realm, did you... search for me by any chance? Or did you just...
stumble onto me, not even knowing I existed here?"
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
... I understand. Iteral looks in front again, flying in a
straight line. She didn't talk again, just thinking. This time, her
thoughts were too scattered and chaotic for even telepaths to
understand.
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
The doom and gloom aesthetic that Kendo had was copied by the time
shifter. But she did not need any medicine for that. Instead, she
just occasionally checks a clock of hers, flying along. She even
left Charlotte and Yue alone and didn't react to much of their
input either.
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.
Yue opened his mouth to say something and then shut it. He put his
hands together behind his back and continued walking, looking up to
the sky and then to the ground. A hum escaped his lips as he gently
kicked a pebble into the trees.
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"Are you two done back there? I can hear you over my own inner
thoughts, and trust me, they're really, really loud." She looked
behind her at Iteral and Kendo. "We're going to stop down there, at
that kingdom. Do you see it?"
𓍊𓋼𓍊𓆑 𓇗𓋼 **•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚ You are the light
I've been searching for forever ˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚* ⋆┈┈。゚❀ུ۪ ❁ུ۪ ❃ུ۪ ❀ུ۪ ゚。┈┈⋆
"I see it, don't worry." Iteral responds, lack of emotion through
and through. "Wait. Don't tell me you're a telepath too, that would
just... ugh." She groans, hiding her face in a bit of a headache.
"No, no... I'm... probably not worthy of your time, right? Won't
bother you with it."
You know the first rule in combat?
Shoot them before they shoot you.