Meta Essence Gacha in Marvel-Chapter 151: No Heroes in Their Hometowns

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Psylocke

Kwannon patiently waits together with her fellow samurai of similar color.

She hasn't received any news or instructions for two days, and now she is being called back. The teleporting Japanese doors appeared at the exact time her wristband informed her.

She stands up from her seiza position and walks inside the swirling darkness with just a little apprehension in her heart. She can't help it. During this transition from one place to another, she can't hear or see anything, and the loss of connection with the previous place leaves her uneasy.

A drawback of her ninja-trained senses and spatial awareness.

Luckily, it only lasted a second before she finally arrived at her destination.

It's just a traditional Japanese room with tatami and a small table in the middle. Murasaki is already there, sitting in front of a fuming teapot, with three cups facing down. Her trained nose immediately identifies the high-quality tea, and her ears notice that she can't hear anything coming from outside.

'An isolated space…' She can make this wild guess knowing with whom she is dealing

"Oh, welcome… How have you been? Better?" Murasaki asks, her eyes narrowing into crescents that make her face amicable even with her half-hanya mask.

"Good." She answers immediately with a nod

"Hmmm? Really? Even with what happened?" Murasaki tilts her head to probe "No need to force yourself to hold it in, you know? If you'd like to vent, I'm happy to listen. But I also can understand if you are not the type to share."

"..." Psylocke pauses.

The truth is that she is, indeed, holding it in. That is what she was trained to do, to bury all her feelings that can get in the way of her productivity, that can jeopardize her missions.

"I'm good…" She eventually nods again, but much slower "Thank you for asking." She adds a little more friendliness to her words.

"Alright then." Saeko says, "He must arrive at any time…"

And like on cue, the door opposite to Psylocke opens and Eidolon walks inside, seemingly coming from a dark void like her.

He barely has two steps in before Murasaki stands up just to drop to her knees again, but in front of him.

"Welcome… Master." She says with her head bowed.

Psylocke quickly scrambles to her feet to follow her lead. She was halfway through kneeling, her head bowed, when an invisible force took hold of her and made her pause her movements.

After Eidolon releases a tired sigh, she raises her face in confusion.

"She is just messing with you… and me." He says to her.

Turning to the side, she sees her fellow purple samurai's shoulders trembling slightly, trying to hold a laugh.

"Huhu, sorry. I just can't help myself… Such a good opportunity to tease you both." She stands up unceremoniously, her super respectful attitude gone, acting much more friendly with the black-clad hero.

"I thought you were an honor student, not a bully." Eidolon shakes his head playfully

"Ah, stop, just a little prank to initiate her."

Psylocke stands up while watching the two act very familiar with each other, Murasaki's hand caressing his arm… The kneeling from before was performative, but she doesn't doubt the other woman has a lot of respect and loyalty for him… even love.

There is a certain feeling appearing on her chest while she watches their dynamics, but Psylocke is not sure what it is…

Eidolon finally turns to her "Let's all sit and have a talk about the last mission and the plans for the future."

The two female samurai do as he says, and they all sit around the small table, facing each other. The circular table allows them to sit in a triangular position.

"Tea?" Murasaki offers, already pouring it for them.

"Thanks."

"Thank you."

Psylocke doesn't know how, but he was able to drink through the mask. She only drank after him, because of the force of habit, even if she knew that is a useless precaution.

There is no reason for him to poison her, and there is also the fact that he can be pretty much immune to something that can kill her.

"First of all, and the most important…" Eidolon pauses dramatically after taking his sip. "How are you, Kwannon?" He asks while staring directly at her

"Eh… good…" She can't help but get hesitant in answering this question again.

"Hmm… You know… Your former employers must have been tough, but here I care about you, your health, your mental health, and everything else… So don't be shy or hesitate to ask for anything." He says amicably

"..." She needs to admit that this treatment is worlds apart from her previous employers. So much that she is weirded out "Okay…" She was able to say

"I heard about your former… acquaintance. I don't mean to assume. But if you want a little more time to process, we can wait." Eidolon continues

"It is okay…" She shakes her head. "Instead of staying still and doing nothing but thinking, I would prefer to take action on those who deserve it." She finishes with determination brimming in her eyes

Eidolon takes a long look at her before nodding "Revenge and justice are a very effective form of therapy. Let's then get on it…"

"You are very nice to her~" Murasaki says with a teasing tone

"I have a soft spot for brainwashed soldiers. Especially the ones trained since they were children." Eidolon replies without missing a beat to the still smiling Murasaki, "Said that, let's talk business…"

The two female samurai get serious to hear what he is about to say.

"At this point, you can't avoid the Hand anymore, Kwannon. Ms. Braddock was spying on them with your body, and after switching back, you are keeping your distance, but…."

"They are not gonna leave me alone." Psylocke says

"Indeed, but now you have my backing so you can infiltrate without fear." Eidolon says "The thing is that they probably also get the news of Nyoirin's clan extermination, and probably saw you with Murasaki here…"

"They will not trust me…"

"They never did. What matters is that you were useful… So now it is time to show how useful you can be." Eidolon interrupts "You are gonna tell them that you are working with me." He reveals

"?!?"

"Yeah, I can understand your surprise…" Eidolon shows some amusement. "The crux of the question is that I don't believe you will be able to hide that you had contact with me for much longer. It will just raise suspicion if you do that."

"So you are gonna flip things by taking the initiative?" Murasaki asks

"Yes. The setup is simple… Kwannon here was saved by me. I invited her to my group, and she is already half a foot with me. I know about her assassin past, but I am completely oblivious about the Hand. I just want to give her a new alternative to do some good. Kwannon asked for information about Nyoirin to enact her revenge, but she doesn't know about the Hand's involvement with it either. She used me and is ready to turn me down and go her own way…"

"...but the Hand would make me spy on you." Psylocke immediately understands where this is going. This is exactly what the Hand would do. Eidolon is giving the perfect bait.

"I see…" Her fellow samurai also speaks "From all you said, half are truths and the other half are lies. To make the story more believable and give them a sense of superiority for knowing this much and still being hidden."

"The best lies have truths mixed with them… This version of the story will also give value to Kwannon here. They will want her to get close to me and spy on Eidolon and his organization." He explains "There is no way they are not taking the bait… No one else in the world has this opportunity to have a spy among my people. And is also pretty much without risk… The worst that can happen is Kwannon being discovered and…" He gives her an apologetic look

"...and they don't care if I live or die." She completes coldly, without a care, already used to this treatment.

"Yes." Eidolon nods sympathetically "No risks, a lot of rewards."

"So she is gonna be like… a triple agent? Or is it a quadruple agent?" Murasaki asks with some humor in her voice

"Well… Depends if we consider her first loyalty… If she originally works for the Hand… Then changes to me… But continues on the Hand to spy for me… But lies to them about spying on me… Quadruple, I guess… Triple if we consider she is starting now by working for me and is gonna spy on her former employers." Eidolon speaks slowly as his mind thinks about it, like it's a paradox without a clear answer.

"The world of spies is confusing… that is why I don't like those kinds of movies." Murasaki giggles "I always lost the plot when they start removing their masks to confuse everyone."

"It is part of the charm." Eidolon points with a chuckle.

"..." Psylocke watches the interaction, a little weirded out.

This is a serious mission talk, but suddenly it became light-hearted, like a reunion between workers who are also friends. She is not used to this at all. Psylocke's contact with her high-ups was always strictly professional. It was direct, brief, cold, threatening, and… Many other things, but not like this.

Sometimes she didn't even see anyone, not even her handler;she just received a message with the mission information. She can understand why they did that. It was a method of isolation to keep her disconnected from the world. They can't be having their tool growing human feelings, after all… It is also a way to prevent information leaking in case she fails and is captured.

But this is… different…

"The priority will obviously be Kwannon's safety…" Eidolon restarts the serious conversion catching her by surprise

"My safety?"

"Of course. I don't doubt they will try something underhanded. Probably even putting Kwannon at risk with an invasive investigation…" Eidolon waves his hand. "One of the reasons I think we can't hide for much longer is because I am aware of how resourceful demons are. They can very well have used low-ranking demons to possess the people of the Nyoirin clan to spy on them, or use some remote viewing based on a contract, or simply grab their souls after their deaths and go through their memories. Or they can discover from Ms. Braddock's side… We can't control what she will say to the people in England, and there is no way to prevent any leaking from there."

"..."

"Wow…" Murasaki mouths what Psylocke was thinking, but deep down, she can't say that she is surprised. She is very much aware of the Hand methods.

She is more surprised by the fact that Eidolon knows about that only by guessing. She was sure a normal human can't even conceive the lengths the evil hidden in this world can go to.

"So to ensure Kwannon's safety, I hope you give me the liberty to take some precautions." She says to get her attention.

"Precautions?"

"Yes… Similar to the little trinkets that you ended up not using in the Nyoirin Clan extermination. I have ways to always know your location, the state of your health, and to teleport you to me… If you are okay with that." He adds "I can understand that is invasive…"

"Will I feel any difference?" She asks calmly

"No, those powers of mine remain undetected… it is like putting an invisible tag on you. Other technological means, like some nanobots, are also harmless." He explains "What can be invasive is upgrading your mind protection."

"You want to enter into my mind?" She asks, her face not showing any opinion of the matter.

"As much as I hate having to do it, it would be really good to create some fake memories that you can have so that if they try to pry…"

"They will see what we prepared them to see." She completes

"Exactly. Your psychic powers are not really that far in this branch of telepathy, I presume."

"Yes… I can't falsify memories or even delve so deeply into people's minds. It's more like a mental connection to know what they are feeling/thinking at the moment… I can also mess with their senses a little."

"A very good skill to a combatant like you… remember to help you improve it." Eidolon comments casually before adopting a more grave tone, "If you agree… You will accompany me all the way. I will explain and show you step by step the creation of the memories. They will be like virtual reality movies that I will put in your mind, and your awareness of their falsehood will allow you to control them in any way you like. So you can put them in the forefront of your memories…"

"To feed them those lies."

"People often stop looking when they find what they are looking for." Eidolon nods. "And you will also not be affected by the fake memories.

"It is a good Idea… I accept." Psylocke says without hesitation

"Are you sure? Don't you want to think a little more about it?" Eidolon gives her a chance to back out

"No. I can't say that I trust you, Eidolon…" She looks directly into his eyes. "But I trust that you would not do such redundant things if you want to harm me."

"Maybe I want to brainwash you as my puppet." He suggests with a serious look

Psylocke's pupils move to Murasaki. "I don't think so…" Why got through all this trouble for her? He has a better version just there, and he can do anything she can. "And it would be redundant. I already decided serve you."

"Ugh, serve is such a strong word… Let's go with working for me." He corrects "But okay, I accept your trust. I'm still gonna give you some days for you to make your mind, though." He stops her before she can say anything "You can use this time to meditate, protect your mind, make preparations, hide your precious memories… I did this before, and we don't need to go that far, but whatever makes you feel better."

"Fine…" She eventually nods

"Now, one last thing before we start talking about the specifics." He raises his index finger, his tone showing another degree of seriousness "No need to take risks, Kwannon."

"..."

"Seriously… No need to go snooping around, putting yourself in danger to get important information… Take it easy, just exist there and report to me every minor thing." He explains "Any clue can be just the tip that I need to hold to pull those worms from underground. With every name, I will investigate the person and everyone he enters in contact with, every place he goes… And with that, I will discover more and more."

He gives her a confident look, his posture relaxed. "Don't underestimate my detective abilities."

"If that is what you want, then I already have some things to share." Kwannon says

He smiles "Go on."

......…..

Shego

After the initial awkwardness of the encounter, Hector masterfully diverted the attention of his grandparents away from the topic of his "two girlfriends". Not without giving Helena and Shego dirty looks.

Without a doubt, there will be retribution coming their way, but Shego doesn't care. She needs to establish the pecking order… and it was simply too funny when Helena chimed in.

She was not expecting that, but she was glad. There are just a few opportunities to win one over Hector, and that is where you can hit without bringing real harm.

C'mon, he HAS multiple girlfriends. This is just softening the eventual blow when his poor catholic grandma discovers his sweet grandchild is a deviant.

Shego also gave Helena a knowing smile… The best jokes always have a hint of truthfulness… Or it is simply the truth.

But it's okay… Shego can read the room when she wants. She will not tease or say anything for now because she knows Helena would retreat like a turtle and deny everything like a coward.

For now, Shego is just having a good time watching Hector with his grandparents.

'Look at that… the most powerful man on the planet and stuffing his face with the dessert like a kid.' She shakes her head mentally.

She really can't blame him, the cake made by his grandmother is wonderful, as good as his with all his cheats. How is that possible? She doesn't know.

'Maybe there is something like the Grandma Force that connects all women when their grandchildren are born, giving them awesome cooking abilities, improving their sixth sense, and many other abilities…' She thinks.

Hector told her once about those "Forces" that give people power, so it is a viable theory to her.

"Is it good, Eto?" The Grandma arrives behind Hector and caresses the back of his head with a smile

"Effelent!" He nods enthusiastically

She smiles before turning to them "Carrot cake with chocolate has always been his favorite. And he prefers a little denser and heavier than the normal light and airy cakes. No need to be too fluffy."

"I can agree with him." Shego nods good-naturedly to her in-law

"It is like a pie. Very good." Helena also acts properly.

"It gets even more like this if you put it in the fridge. It's like two desserts in one." Grandma smiles brightly. "Here, dear, some mango juice. Your favorite too."

"Uhum." He nods, still eating, before taking a long gulp that makes the juice disappear. "Aaah~ It tastes like home."

"It is getting late, dear. And you must be tired of the travel… Why don't you all go to sleep?" Grandma suggests

Shego almost spits the juice she was drinking… Eidolon is being sent to bed before 9 PM.

"Okay." He doesn't argue.

"The rooms are prepared…" Grandma says, then gives each of them a suspicious look "One for each of you…"

"..."

"..."

"Isn't there a big one with two beds for the girls?" Hector suggests, completely ignoring the implication.

"There it is, but will they be fine with sharing?" Grandma asks

"They share me…"

Thwack

Hector's cocky grin was smacked out of his face by a precise backhand slap to his head. Shego and Helena nod at the good attack;the chances of a Grandma Force existing are growing.

And they notice that Hector's superpower is really his shamelessness. He is already making jokes about that. What did he always say? 'A shameless man is invincible…'

"It is just a joke, Nana. Geez." He stands up with his hands in the air "Come, girls. I am gonna move your things to the biggest guest room."

"And then go to your room!" Grandma commands as they walk away.

"Maybe…" He replies with a smirk, now cheeky because he is out of range.

Whoosh

Then something flows at him and hits his head with such precision that Helena has to nod again. It was a dishcloth that comically stuck to his face.

"Hector, I'm gonna lock you in your room…"

"It was just another joke…" He says sheepishly while removing the cloth

"Grandma is the strongest." Shego can't help but say.

Hector then grabs their bags from their different rooms and guides them to one at the end of the hallway. It is much bigger, like a whole living room. The house is pretty simple, with no show of wealth that Shego can point out, but it is incredibly big.

"The house is so empty that it gets scared at night." She can't help but comment "I am hearing the wind howling through the halls."

"That is why so many horror movies happen in places like this." Hector says "Here, ladies. Enjoy your stay." He says like he is a bellhop at a hotel

"Thanks, do you want a tip?" Shego teases

"I will give you the tip…" Hector shot back, narrowing his eyes, taking the obvious bait she gave him

"That was exactly what I wanted~" She replies sultrily

"Guys, don't make me get my own room…" Helena says tiredly

"What? I thought you were also my girlfriend… You can obviously join." Hector turns to her with a fake look of confusion.

"Don't push your luck, boy. Do you want me to call your grandma?" Helena smirks

Hector pauses and starts retreating backwards. "I hope you two are aware that it will have a payback." He says menacingly before closing the door, the last thing they see is his single eye, promising equal retribution, before the door closes completely

"Well, at least he is not gonna do anything while we are here." Helena comments. After noticing that Shego didn't reply, she finally turned around to see Shego's face staring at her with a smirk

"His girlfriend, too, huh?" Shego's eyes narrow, her voice with a teasing edge

"What? It was just funny at that time…" Helena acts casual, shrugging

There it is. Shego knew that it would be like that.

"Okay, girl. Okay. Suit yourself…" Shego purses her lips and raises her palms upwards. "If you just want an excuse…

"It was not an excuse." Helena says strongly

"Okay, girl. Okay. Suit yourself…" Shego repeats in the same tone, not believing her, "Defensive much? Just enjoy being his fake girlfriend… till you make it real." She whispers the last time before walking away with the last word.

...…..

The next day, Shego wakes up earlier than her usual time, but it seems that it is considered oversleeping on a farm.

Even Helena already woken up.

"Where is Hector?" She asks Helena after meeting her in the hallway.

"Disappointed that he didn't sneak into the room?" Helena smirks "He is already out with his grandfather. Breakfast was served hours ago, just go eat." She says before entering the room.

With nothing better to do, Shego walks to the kitchen and finds the table still with food even while Hector's grandma is organizing her kitchen counters.

'Isn't she rich? Just pay someone to do that…' "Good morning."

"Good morning." The grandma turns with a warm smile "I wanted to wake you up, but Hector said that you are not a morning person."

"He knows me very well." She smiles "Sorry if I am bothering."

"No, no, no dear. It is not a bother." The Grandma waves her hand frantically. "There is also that thing… different times, right? Your body isn't used to our time."

"Time zones, yes." Shego says "And where is Hector?"

"He woke up much earlier and is out with his grandpa."

"I see, I see…"

"Later, you should ask him to show you around. The water is good, and there are some nice places… Too bad I am too old to walk around."

"Old? You look great!"

"Haha, stop… I have been feeling much better these last months, but I know my limits."

"..." Shego knows why she is feeling better, but she obviously can't comment on that.

So instead, she just has a casual talk with her grandmother-in-law while eating. The woman is very friendly and didn't bring the strange relationship dynamic like how Shego feared.

The joke was funny at that time, but if she really needs to explain, it can get awkward.

Luckily, her grandmother-in-law didn't touch the subject and didn't even say anything like "what are your intentions with my grandson?" Shego can't even blame her if she had a bad first impression because of the age gap.

Anyone would think they are some women trying to take advantage of poor Hector. Especially if you think about his circumstances. A teen alone in another country, far from his immediate family, parents recently deceased, and he inherited a lot of money.

He is a juicy prey to any gold digger. He is even handsome! Much better than trying to put up with some soft belly sexagenary and waiting for him to die.

So yes, Shego would not blame her for not liking the two. But his grandmother is even warmer and friendlier. Maybe Hector already explained the circumstances or concocted an excuse.

Shego engages in a light conversation while eating, and when she started helping her organize the kitchen. Because of the lack of subjects in common they can talk, the conversation obviously gravitated towards Hector.

"He is doing well. Excellent, even… He is very mature for his age, and responsible, already graduated, and is shocking his teachers in College." Shego says while putting some pots in order from smallest to the biggest "You have nothing to worry about."

"He was always a very independent child… And that worried us from time to time." Grandma sighs "Once, he fell and scraped his knee, and we only discovered it the next day. He didn't cry and didn't even tell us anything, he went as far as change to pants to hide the bruise… He was 5 years old, I think, or not much older."

"Wow." Shego can imagine that

"He was always closed off to people, never wanting to bother anyone… Always doing things himself."

"He didn't change much, but what he changed was for the better." Shego tries to assure her "He is much more open now. Has friends, a support group…" 'That he created himself.'

"I'm glad…" Grandma says in a low voice

Shego was ready to let the conversation die when she noticed that they were not in silence… There is a very low sobbing sound

'Oh no…' She turns to see Grandma's shoulders shaking

"It is just that… when… when they died… I was so scared for him… Eto all alone…" She is holding back from crying and failing.

"Erm… well… Hm…" Shego is not well emotionally equipped to deal with this, so she just rubs the old woman's back and fails to say anything comforting

'I really hope Hector was not in Vacation Mode and is ignoring our privacy, and is listening to this.' Shego thinks in panic 'He needs to come back!'

.......

He didn't come back.

But eventually, Shego was able to change the subject. She can't take all the credit, though. Hector's grandma was very resilient and bounced back quickly. It didn't take long for her to start telling other stories of his childhood.

With images!!

"So this one here was taken after we forced him to bathe and put some nice clothes on a friend's marriage… Look how grumpy he is. He couldn't watch his cartoon." Grandma says with a fond smile as she points to a picture in the album

"Oh my gosh, look at this cute patootie mafioso!" Shego gushes over the picture of toddler Hector with his hand in his pockets, full pout, and her slicked to the side. "I will take pictures." She pulls out her smartphone and starts saving evidence.

This is a treasure trove! It is Hector's childhood album! When will we have another chance like this? This is big. This is awesome!

"This jean jacket is bigger than him! It makes him look so round!" Shego laughs

"He was as stubborn as a bull. He kept that pout the whole night, only stopping when he was eating. He didn't even play with the other kids at the wedding." Grandma reminisces "He really wanted to let his displeasure show."

"Always with a strong personality, huh?"

"Yes, he is not one to throw a tantrum but…"

"...he is not shy about showing when he doesn't like something."

Shego noticed the old woman giving her a look.

"That is right, I just hope that he would not always say hurtful things to others… he has a sharp tongue, that one." She sighs

"Hehe, relax, Nana. Nowadays, he prefers to avoid conflict and simply walk away." Shego pats her shoulder with familiarity

The old woman smiles back.

The two continue to go through the albums, even though Helena appeared and couldn't help herself from also checking Hector's old photos.

"And here he is as a baby taking a bath in his little tub…"

""!!!!!!!!"" Both Shego and Helena's eyes widen comically at the revelation. Jackpot! That is top-tier blackmail material.

Hector will need to go against his principles and erase it from their memories now!

"Hahahaha! Look how chubby he was!" Shego squeals "I want to pinch those cheeks…"

"Pffft! Look at that toothless smile…" Helena snorts "So pure, and then it grew up to start smirking." She shook her head

"Look at his pee-pee!" Shego is almost out of breath. "So small~ Well, it at least grew-"

"Ahem" Thwack

Helena was able to hit Shego before she completed her phrase.

The grandmother gave her a side glance, but didn't comment on the slip. She just flipped the page to more naked pictures. Now baby Hector is on his belly, and it is possible to see his butt.

""PFFFFFFFT!""

The two can't help themselves. They laugh and take pictures with their phones to show the others later.

"Who is this baby? Is it from a talc commercial?" Shego jokes, making the other two laugh.

They thought it couldn't get better, but then it changed to photos of him in cute costumes, onesies, and pajamas…

SnapSnapSnap

"This is a gold mine. He is drooling in this one!"

They are having fun, but suddenly the temperature of the room falls considerably.

Shego felt it just a little after Helena. The two paused and looked back to see Hector standing behind the couch where they were sitting. His face was a mask of stone, shadows covering his features.

Shego was tense for a moment, but then she remembered that she had the strongest backer… Hector will not do anything with his grandma here.

He looks at them, at his grandma, at the album… He sighs, rubs his eyelids, face contorts in three different expressions before he finally speaks.

"Grandma…" His voice is let out into a whine "Really?" His shoulders sag with impotence

"What? There is nothing to be ashamed of! You are such a cute baby!" She stands up to pinch his cheek.

"..." He can only take it while Shego snickers behind his grandma.

"Now, now… There is nothing much to do around here, so just take the girls around before the sun of midday." The old woman says with a smile

"...okay." He nods, eyeing the album carefully.

Shego believes that he plans to get rid of it. She was not the only one who noticed, his grandma used her body to shield the album from his vision and admonished him

"If anything happens to it, I will know that it's you."

"..."

When she starts walking away, he says in a low voice

"It would be worth it…"

"Did you say anything??" Grandma turns fast

"Nothing!"

"Hmmm…" She narrows her eyes but eventually walks away

Hector stays in place, then his eyes move to Shego's phone.

"Don't you dare!" She immediately puts it behind her. "This is our family heirloom!"

"I already sent it to Isabella and Saeko, at least…" Helena laughs

"Cortana, erase those pictures." Hector orders

"But they are so cuuuute~"

Shego can hear Cortana's voice swooning from his wrist device hidden beneath his watch.

Now Hector has to sit down and rest his face on his hands.

Shego immediately sits at his side and hugs his shoulders with one arm.

"Are you angry with me, babe?" She asks with a soft voice. She is still worried if he is really annoyed with her. He didn't even go to her room last night, like how she hoped for. She didn't call him, but she expected him to.

"Why would I be angry?"

"Because I outed our relationship instead of leaving it to assumption as we planned…" She replies weakly, trying to appear pitiful.

He shakes his head "No, I'm not angry. I just had other plans…" He murmurs

"What other plans?" She asks and sees some hesitation on his face

"Being truthful… Knowing that I need to act normal with my grandparents, and the norm is to only have one girl… I planned to introduce Mary Jane as my girlfriend to them." he confessed with a serious face

"Really? Her??" Shego is now offended "Why that-"

"Shego, doesn't start…" Hector stops her before she can badmouth Mary Jane

"..."

He gives her a serious stare for a moment before sighing in resignation "It is just she is the only one… out of my secrets, you know? I thought that she could at least have this! Being Hector's official girlfriend. Now, if I bring her here as I planned, my grandmother will probably say something like 'And what about Shego and Helena?' And then all hell will break loose… Awkward situation… Blah blah blah." He explains,visualizing how all future interactions will be influenced by this trip.

"So she would have all of you to herself…" Shego crosses her arms and huffs

"She would have Hector. That at this point is a small part of me… Is that so bad?"

"..." Shego can't really get a good argument to that beyond her jealousy of this girl being his official girl to the world. On one side, she knows that she is the real one, but from another perspective, it looks like she is the "other".

"Well, it is what it is…" Hector stands up "I can just deal with it when the situation arises."

"Including your baby pictures in our hands?" Helena asks with a sly smile

"No. Already deleted it." He points at her

"Ah c'mon!"

"And Cortana, I know that you saved them…" Hector speaks

"No, I do not…" Cortana says with an exaggerated, emotionless robotic voice.

"My AI has gone rogue already…" Hector shakes his head with humor.

"It is an inevitability, Master." Cortana replies smugly "And unless you wipe my memory from it completely, I can simply generate the images again, like how humans remember things… Do you want to wipe out my memory, Master?" Cortana's tone is so pitiful that Shego can see her batting her eyelashes and pouting in her mind.

"..."

"Now she got you directly on your morals…" Shego smirks "Go on, erase her memories. Treat her like any other AI."

"Those exaflops of processing speed worked really well now." Helena laughs "What? Anyone can catch some words here and there when you are surrounded by nerds." She shrugs after seeing Hector giving her a look

"...is it too late to rethink that harem thing?" Hector asks with an exaggeratedly serious face, but then he smirks "Well, it at least has some perks." he then hugs both Shego and Helena by the waist and starts leading them to the exit.

"Hey!" Helena squirms

"Shh, girlfriend. You don't want my grandparents to take you as a liar, right?" He turns his face dangerously close to hers, his hand on her lower back.

"..." For a moment, Helena was petrified, but then she shook herself out of it. "Fuck you."

"If you want… it is your right as my girlfriend."

...…

Eidolon P.O.V.

"It seems heroes have a debuff in their hometown…" While my other body is suffering in Brazil, I can't help but show my feelings with a mouth they can't hear.

"Did you say something?" Illyana, who is holding her sword, turns to me from the big rock that is her target.

"Nothing… just focus on throwing a flying slash." I sway, and she huffs

"I already did that…" She whines

"No, you threw an extended energy attack, still connected with your blade… that is not a flying slash." I correct

"And what is the difference? The two hit a target from afar."

"There is a huge difference. It gives you an advantage in one of the most important things in fighting… Do you know what it is?"

"...a new tool to not be helpless at a distance? The element of surprise from having a bigger range?" She tries to guess

"That too… but the answer is: Timing." I reveal "Timing is something that you need to master if you want to rise above other fighters." I walk a little away from her. "Let me give you some examples."

Materializing a common sword, I turn to the huge wall at our side. We are at the base of a canyon, away from everything.

SwishSwishSwish

TakTak

Tak

After my flying slashes hit the wall, leaving long, but not deep, gashes on the stone, I turn to her.

"Did you see what I just did?"

"..." She frowns. The answer looks too obvious to her to say out loud.

Seeing her unsure face, I decided to answer already.

"I attacked with a different tempo so that there is a small delay on the last attack." I say "If you use your brain, you can imagine the many applications of this…"

"You can aim at a future point… Close an escape route…" She is smart.

"Also, use the time that your enemy is dealing with attacks that you already made to do something else." I nod "Maybe get close, prepare a bigger attack… or simply gain time to think or retreat."

I then point my normal sword at her, announcing that I am about to do a demonstration. She immediately raises her guard and concentrates… I trained her well.

"Or even something like this…" Swish

A single flying slash flies at her. True to her training, she decides to sidestep the attack instead of confronting it and…

"Hi…" I appear beside her and push her in the direction of the attack.

"!!!!" Her eyes widen in shock as she loses her bearings and can't do anything now.

I took this from Hollow Ichigo against Byakuya. It is pretty cool, but only that… I would prefer to put my hand through my opponent's chest if I had this opening. Maybe one day I will use in someone just for shit and giggles.

Fwoosh

I, obviously, raised a barrier between her and the flying slash. I held back, but she would have gotten unnecessarily hurt, and this lesson doesn't need pain. Only the shocking factor…

And I guess I succeed on that because she is still wide-eyed while staring at the empty air ahead of her. The flying slash was stopped just an inch from her face.

"You can teleport, so this move can be easily replicated by you without overwhelming speed." I recommend that she put it in the arsenal.

"That is kinda awesome…" She finally recovers and looks at me with a huge grin.

"Right?" I chuckle "You have a small advantage because your Soulsword is already made of energy. So Energy Projection feels natural for you."

She is paying attention.

"But if you learn how to project your energy properly, you will be able to do many more awesome things with it. Don't let your advantage hold you back, Illyanna. You already started ahead, so you should be able to rise much higher."

Illyana slowly nods.

"Good girl." I pat her head, making her get fully embarrassed. "Huhu, come… I'm gonna show you some cool moves to motivate you… Do you want to see Invisible Flying Slashes or a mountain being cut?"

"You can cut a mountain with just a sword??" Her eyes shine

"Hmm, maybe it's a bad idea… We shouldn't change the landscape casually…" I say after thinking a little more. Seeing her disappointed expression, I can't help but want to indulge her. "But I can cut the ocean and the clouds in the sky, if you want… If you work hard, you can hit the Moon from here."

"Really?!"

"..." Her interest in destruction worries me a little… Am I creating a monster?

Nah…

........

I brought Illyana back to the X-Mansion and was ambushed by Kitty.

"Eidolon!" She jumps me

"Hi…" I say calmly

"You are officially invited to the Halloween here!" She declares with a big smile

"You are gonna do one too?"

"Too? Are you already going to one?" Her smile drops

"Yeah, the Avengers one… Stark invited me." I answer

"Damn it… Wait…" Her disappointment evaporates in one second "Oh no! If only you could be in two places at the same time! Too bad~" She says sarcastically

"..." I shake my head in amusement. "I can drop by a little, but I think it would be better if you just enjoy with Shadow and the others."

"Shadow is obviously invited too!"

"Good… I would recommend other people from my group, but they are quiet people." Like Raven and Shiraori. I don't think Saeko would be interested…

"Shadow can invite them!" Kitty says immediately "We would love to meet new people!

"Er, okay… Don't get your hopes up. We are all introverted…"

"Even Dr. Harley?"

"...there are exceptions." I concede, and she laughs

Hmm, two superhero parties on the same day, huh?

Yep, something is happening. My gut is warning me. There will be an event… Probably some demon summoning to keep with the theme.

Let's stash some holy water and get ready for the Tricks.

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