The path ahead

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You, Caity and Frost discuss the wedding over the course of your revalidation.

You've all decided on a marriage in nature, in the park near S.T.A.R. Labs.
Frost will be picking the dresses. Which will be a weird shopping trip for them. On these days, they wear Cisco's invention, the MAD, to split themselves up. Frost did have difficulty with forgiving you. But after a couple of hours of making out and promising on your soul that you will not go at it all alone again, she forgives you.
For a while, things are peaceful. The armor is not showing up on the news and the peaceful rest and time spent with your newfound family does you good.

You smile to yourself. Family. That's who these people were now.
"What are you smiling about?", Caitlin says as she walks in.
"Just thinking about how lucky I am. To have you. To have these caring people around me. Almost like a real family."
She sits down next to you, just checking the monitors and the bandaged on your chest.
"Well, these people do become family to you. Sometimes, Cisco just acts like a little brother.", she says with a smirk.
"Do not!", you hear Cisco yell as he walks in.
The both of you just laugh, your laughter causing a bit of pain in your chest.
"How've you been buddy?", he asks.
"Been alright. But that's no surprise with a nurse like this.", you say, pointing to Caitlin, as she just smiles at you.
"Alright, you two, that's enough of that. Listen, Y/N, I'd like to know some details about that armor you met and fought."
"Huh. Well, not much to say. It's basically the same as Nemesis and from what I can tell, whoever is in there has the same powers."
Cisco starts to walk around nodding and thinking.
"Bonjour!", you hear from the main room. Sherloque walks in taking of his hat and leaning in through the doorframe. "How is our patient today? Have you not harrassed the nurse too much?", he says with a smile, drenched in his usual french accent.
You just smile. "Hon, hon, I've done no such thing! I am a man of honor.", you say, exaggerating a french accent of your own.
"If you two are done, I'm wondering how we can find out a weakness in the other armor. A way to disable it or at least decrease its mobility."
"Well. If it is the same as Y/N's, just research his armor. That will give us some information, non?", Sherloque explains.
Cisco slaps his own forehead. "Why did I not think of that? Am I losing my touch? Can we do that? Or do we have to wait for Y/N to be better?", he asks.
"You may research me.", Nemesis says as he appears next to your bed.
Cisco jumps from the sudden appearance.
"Okay. But no more appearing and dissappearing like that!", he says.
"Very well. Y/N, I will return shortly. Should you need me, you are able to summon me through your mind. Merely focus on my armor and it shall appear back on your body."
You just nod as Nemesis, Sherloque and Cisco walk off.
You just turn to Caitlin with a smile. "Thank you.", you say.
She looks at you, a questioning look appearing on her face.
"For what? They are researching the armor."
"If it weren't for you. I would've just stuck to my dead end job, doing nothing besides playing videogames and trying to just make it to the end of each day."
You grab her hand and softly pull her closer, as she goes to sit on the side of the bed.
"You and Frost make every day brighter by just standing there and smiling at me. By making me feel wanted and needed."
She just smiles.
"Are you gonna give an entire speech again about how much you love us?", she says with a smirk.
You close your eyes and smile.
"I would do that everyday, you know?", you joke.
She leans down and kisses you, the kiss lingering a bit longer.
When the kiss breaks, you just look at each other. Words need not be spoken, as your eyes are now doing the talking, as you see the pure emotion of love in her eyes.
After a few hours, Cisco and Nemesis return.
"What, did our favorite detective find a better case?", you joke.
Cisco looks rather serious now.
"Caitlin, could you leave us for a second?"
"Ooookay? Sure, I'll just go and check if Barry's run went faster today."
With that she leaves, you looking weirded out at Cisco.
"What gives, Cisco? Did I do something wrong?"

Nemesis steps forward. "There is a slight complication."
Cisco just sits down on the nearby chair.
"It would seem so. What happened?"
"I was able to check the weaknesses on your armor, as well as have a look at the damage that was left by the blade you took. That armor is nearly identical to yours."
"Okay? So what's the issue?"
"The level."
Your eyebrow jumps in surprise.
"The what now?"
"The level of your suit is nothing compared to his."
You look at nemesis.
"It is true. According to the research, he would be level 19."
"But the cap was 20. Where does that leave us?"
Nemesis' head drops.
"2."
It dawned on you. There was a reason you were only level 2.
"He killed more...because it was all EXP to him..."
You put your hand over your mouth.

In order to defeat him, you would have to level. To kill people and gain EXP.

"That can't be true, right?", you ask Nemesis.
"Sadly, it is. The game gave some rewards for exploration and other objectives, but that would take years. Were you to kill in the same way he does, the way the game works, then catching up would be easier."

You just look down in shock. "Leave me.", was all you could say. With that Cisco took his leave. Nemesis, on the other hand, decided to stay.

"Y/N. There is some information you do not yet possess. It may aid us in our cause."
You sit upright again and look at him. You take a deep breath, to attempt to calm your nerves.
"Very well. What is it?"
"A prophecy."

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