EPILOGUE: WARRIORS OF JUSTICE

[strangerpeople]

WARRIORS OF JUSTICE


Conversion is complete...but the virus-

Probably just it's shell. Quick! Reverse the polarity and turn everyone back to normal size! We need to ask them how they did it - and try and stabilize the girl genius!

[Another bright light, but this time, also, the feeling of being squished by gravity as your ears pop. Soon enough, the forms become much clearer - and smaller. Soon enough, the sensation stops - and shouting from vaarious doctors and soldiers can be heard outside of the EPCOT and Diatron-15.]

The virus--!!

Look at the size of that thing!

Stand back, stand back! Let the micronauts have air!

[The shorter of the two men steps forward, and begins to wave their arm.]

Diatron-15! Welcome back! It appears you brought that nasty illness with you, but it can't harm anyone else now, at least! However, we need to find another way to stabilize the girl genius - you took so long her organs began to fail!

Don't worry, though, we will compensate you as promised! Please, please come out so we can put you through a check-up and decontamination! Then we can take this virus in for study!

[Ha. Ha. Hahahaha...

Well, congratulations. You are alive and back to normal size.

Also, those who have powers from before this journey will find they are back.

...

So, what now?]

Comments

[strangerpeople]

You have no right to say such things to us!!

[theserpentsmiles]

No right? No right, when we've been the ones risking our lives and getting killed for some war none of us knew anything about while you sat safe and sound out here.

Tell me, what was it you bought me with? Whatever it is isn't enough, because you don't have the right to use us as tools and then just wash your hands of consequences.

[strangerpeople]

What? We promised to revive your teacher! Now you're saying you don't want it because you don't like how we do things!?

[theserpentsmiles]

Bullshit.




I wouldn't have gone for that. Sensei was at peace with his death - we gave him the death he wanted. I miss him, but I wouldn't just...revive him, just like that. He wouldn't want that. Killing him was my graduation.

[crouching_sin]

Nagisa.

[Naoya steps up next to him, putting a hand on his shoulder.]

These idiots clearly don't know what they're talking about. I really don't know how they made it past medical school.

[theserpentsmiles]

[Instantly his anger cools. He really can just adjust it, change channels just like that. Thanks, murderdad.]

...Sensei died a maximum of two hours before I fell asleep. The next thing I was aware of, I was in the base. There's only one reason I could've agreed to that.

[He says it with a note of disgust. That he'd have caved at all, especially when they must have just...taken advantage of his grief and exhaustion....]

[crouching_sin]

They're awful people. They'll get what they deserve, soon enough.

[He's going to have some interesting conversations with them.]

[theserpentsmiles]

They're no better than Commander-san.

[Who'd lied to him and Akira both about...about people they cared about being dead. Mocked them with that first motive. Tormented them with fresh grief.]

Why is it always like this...?

[crouching_sin]

... Because there are many awful people in the world. Fortunately, we now have access to many worlds, so we can find better people.

[theserpentsmiles]

Asano-san. Takaoka-sensei. The Reaper - the one before me. Shiro. Every government I've had to deal with in the last year.

[He should really include his mother on that list. He doesn't. He's so sick and tired of being used and pushed around.... He's still feeling very murderous towards these latest additions to that list.]

I'm done with being crushed underfoot like this.

[crouching_sin]

[He looks down at Nagisa for a moment, before crouching a bit to pull him into a tight hug.]

I know, Nagisa. I'm done with it, as well.

[theserpentsmiles]

[You'll make a godslayer of him in no time. He just...needs to stop shaking with rage. Cool down. Just like with Takaoka.

The life of an assassin isn't what Korosensei wanted for him, but there's no going back now.]