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"I-I'll never forgive you for this!"
"I know, you have said that already many times. I don't seek the forgiveness of a monster like you, but I will take advantage of your powers."
"I will have my revenge one day!"
"No you won't."
"I will!"
"That's impossible, you're already dead."
"I am alive right now and I will one day return to my glorious form!"
"Is that so? Well, whatever you say."
"Uuggh!"
The Xenoid Queen kept complaining, her size right now was roughly around a meter and a half of diameter, but she was a sphere.
A big, floating meatball of red, veiny flesh, covered in many red eyes, tentacles moving everywhere, and jaws here and there.
Yes this was her smallest, reduced form I've ever seen.
It seems she can still take a gigantic form like before, but this is her "base form" and it makes it easy for her to move around our small world.
"Hey, Blake, is this really okay?!" Braveblitz asked me. "She's a monster and our enemy! I just killed her too! And now you're making her our ally?!"
"It's fine, as just proven, she cannot harm us or anybody," I said. "Unless I order her to explicitly do so…"
"So your powers work in such ways?" Aurora wondered. "I suppose it is the same for us, we cannot harm you?"
"Of course not… What? Were you planning on reveling against me, Aurora?" I laughed. "Don't worry, our relationship is not going to change from how it was before, I know you and Braveblitz are good people."
"Well, I don't know what to say…" Aurora sighed. "I suppose I am flattered you think so highly of me, but I wish I could also go back to those humans… I would've liked seeing their civilization grow. I wanted to help them…"
"Is that so…" I muttered. "Well… sorry, I suppose I should've taken into consideration your own dreams and opinions before bringing you along and…"
"It is better this way, Aurora," 0-10 finally talked. "Your powers would have ultimately created an incredible power balance in the universe. Humans would have also eventually fought for you and killed one another, the same way they did in their original world, Earth. It is better for their future that a being such as yourself wasn't there anymore, that also includes Braveblitz and Nova, who also possess incredible abilities. Your very existences have been remodeled and weakened, becoming Blake's Familiars. This way we can ensure you won't cause the same permanent imbalance anymore. And this world, Spiritias, is very different than even outer space, and much more dangerous and fantastical, I am sure you will find it entertaining, if you grow to love it over time."
"Is that so… I now understand what you meant," Aurora nodded. "I am still trying to figure things out… But if disappearing was better for them than staying… Then I must accept that as the best outcome."
She accepted it surprisingly quickly after Oten explained to her the reasons behind her being pulled away from that Timeline forcefully.
And honestly, yeah, I agree with her words.
"Now, Spiritias… this world. I am very intrigued about learning more about it, and perhaps exploring it," Aurora said with a gentle smile. "Blake, I hope you can bring me along and show me some wonderful places."
"I will, don't worry, Aurora," I nodded. "Thank you for understanding, and even then… I'm sorry."
"It's alright…" Aurora smiled back at me. "Your apology is genuine, and that alone means a lot to me. I'm happy now, my two children are here with me, and even the Xenoid Queen, a being I always wanted to understand, is here as well. Let's get along."
She looked at the Xenoid Queen, whose sharp red eyes glared back at her angrily.
"What?! You think I'm going to become your FRIENDS?!" She asked angrily. "For us Xenoids there is no such concept as friendship or whatever! We devour and consume; we multiply and expand! That is the only thing we do, our sole purpose."
"What a boring purpose! Can't you get some hobbies at least?" Braveblitz sighed, crossing his huge metallic arms.
"Hobby!" Nova imitated her big brother's words.
"Hobbies?! What are you even talking about that's illogical!" The Xenoid Queen roared angrily.
"It's not illogical! I've always believed life is there for us to have fun! Right Blake?" Laughed Braveblitz. "Aside from our duties such as fighting to protect the innocent and weak, there's nothing wrong with spending our free time doing whatever we feel like! As long as it doesn't harm anybody."
"I hate how cheerfully you are, you're nothing but a mindless and soulless machine!" The Xenoid Queen said. "Also won't you shut up for once?!"
"Hahaha! Aren't you quite funny? I am not mindless, I wouldn't be talking with you if that were the case, hahaha!" Laughed Braveblitz. "Also I am the Hero of Humanity Braveblitz! My Soul and my Heart are one and they blaze as intensely as a thousand suns!"
"Uuuggh, shut up! Shut up! SHUT UP!" The Xenoid Queen covered her hearing orifices with her tentacles, looking elsewhere.
"I'm afraid I don't listen to your orders, my tentacular rival," laughed Braveblitz. "But how about I get you to some hobbies? If we're going to get along here then we have to share some hobbies! You know? I like building figurines of robots and soldiers! Don't you like that? Or we could write a book about heroes saving the day! Oh right! Maybe we could cook? I cannot eat it myself though, but I bet people would enjoy it! Or perhaps we could practice choreography and poses that make us look cool!"
"AAAGGGH! IF I HAVE TO LISTEN TO THIS IDIOT FOR ANOTHER SECOND THEN PLEASE, SOMEONE! JUST KILL ME AGAIN!"
The Xenoid Queen was having the best time of her life with Braveblitz! It seems it was a good idea to summon her alongside the rest. They will get along just fine.
"Now, Blake, while we leave your new Familiars talking, you must quickly use your other rewards, remember you cannot use them outside," said Oten. "What are you going to do next?"
"Hmmm…"
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