Is she following me?! Gosh I really hope she isn't following me! If she's following me then I'm screwed! I wasn't thinking when I flew away! I was just like 'oh hey she's not paying attention. Do you know what be a great idea? Let's go find Morrigan! Yay!' And now I have to commit! When I get back they are so going to kill me! Not in the funny way with mr Ryuji! They are actually literally going to take my life!
"That's for future me." I mutter, although it's not like I can actually hear myself over the sound of wind blowing in my face. That and the five house sized bats chasing me. I honestly thought I'd be more out of practice but I think I'm doing good. None of their sound attacks can hit me thanks to all my kaiju. I know I shouldn't assume things, but maybe they missed me? That could be why they are automatically defending me, Raven was the only one to do that before. I've definitely missed them. I was missing a part of myself for over a month, even if I wasn't conscious enough to realise it. But even if it's not for long, we'll be back together.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Oh, I guess Allister is awake. That was fast.
"Not a great time sorry." He only has a few seconds to shout profanities at me before one of my own bats takes him away. He'd either get hurt or switch sides anyway. Just as the enemy bats are about to go after him, I send out a bunch of mantis Kaiju. They are only out of the wand for a second, slicing them all to bits before returning. Yeah, something's definitely changed. Maybe I did some training in my dreams? I don't think that makes sense but it's possible. I think. Anyways there are so many sea monsters down there, trading ranged attacks with the ships. I'm not sure why it was common knowledge that aquatic Kaiju don't exist because look at this! That's a kraken! That's the most aquatic thing I've ever seen! Are we all just stupid or is this another government conspiracy? Because I'm getting really tired of those! High pressure water blasts from below and lasers from above make it hard to focus on my newfound hatred for conspiracies. I see a series of islands in the distance, I can sense that's where Morrigan is. If I take her down the rest should be easier to handle. At least that's the excuse I'll give if I make it back. It's not like I don't want that, I just also have another reason to do this. "Argh!!!" I feel a deep ache in my chest. It's only there for a second, but it nearly makes me spiral out of the sky. I can feel something else though. Cells in my body changing one by one, like they're gaining a second face. And my life energy is flaring like it's in a reactor. It hurts on a level that's isn't physical, so I don't know how I would explain it to others. I put on a happy face to hide this as I descend down to the nearest island. If I had to guess, these used to be a much larger landmass before being broken. They're still huge, being big enough to hold a city each. But they are like a house of cards, ready to collapse on each other at any moment. Now it's mostly forests creeping over the edges and marshlands sinking into the earth. Weird eyes may overcook my brain but they'd make me a killer mapmaker. When I land I see her just behind the tree line, bathed in shadow. "Sorry I'm late." I say in a casual and joking tone. It's better than letting her know how scared I am. But given the tiny bit of information I have on witch powers, she probably knows anyway.
"Im glad you could make it." Her voice isn't even trying to hide how bitter she is. This is actually one of the main reasons I came all the way out here. To ask a question.
"Do you really blame me for what happened to my mother?" Her eyes widen and her energies flare but only for a moment, then it's right back to ice queen land.
"I don't. Not really anyway." Crickets fill the air with useless noise after she says that. I honestly didn't expect that. "I haven't spent any time examining my feelings, I just knew I felt them. At some point I realised that I'd come to well and truly hate you. That's horrible isn't it? I helped give birth to you." Oh wow. That's certainly something. She looks down at her hands like they are covered in blood, then back up to me like she's asking for something.
"Oh. And if you hadn't, mum would have died…" I gently touch my remaining horn. "But… thank you. Even if everything went wrong, I'm grateful to be here." I'm not lying, and I know she can see that. You don't need witch powers to see the obvious. "And I think I understand you a little better now. You don't hate me, but I'm a reminder of the woman you loved. And you just have no clue how to deal with all those feelings." A tiny blush colours her cheeks. I've hit the nail on the head. But then a sigh. It's only now I remember the roars of Kaiju all around us.
"Even if that's all true, it doesn't really matter does it?".
"I think it does. Why not stop all this? Can't you just walk away? I can tell you don't like this.".
"It's not that I don't want to. But I have a responsibility to my family and the people of this planet. I've come too far to turn back now. So please prepare yourself, we will finish the circuit now." I almost say something but realise I can't think of anything else to add. So instead I crouch slightly, ready for the rematch.