Luminary

Episode 61 - The Guardian of Harmony Pt 2

Luiz landed on what was left of the cliff and shook his head, coming back to his senses.

Luiz: Mom!

Regardless of using armor or not, she was still a normal woman. Luiz ran to her, praying to every single divinity in the universe for her to be alright.

Luiz: Please don't tell me I killed my own mother...

He reaches for her and she's on her knees, damaged, but alive.

Luiz: Mom!

Simone: What was that attack, eh?

Luiz goes to her, deeply worried of she needed medical attention or not and helped her stand up.

He holds her by the hips and she wraps her arm around his shoulder, gaining balance as they both slowly walk back.

Luiz: How are you--

Simone: Harmony Guardian Skill.

Luiz: But you're powerless...

Simone: My armor, you dummy.

Luiz: Right... I'm... I'm sorry... It was overkill.

Simone: Don't apologize for a killer attack made exceptionally well. If I didn't have my Guardian Skill, I would be dead.

Luiz: That's the point! I didn't want to kill you, maybe just kick your ass or something, but certainly not that!

Simone laughs and he looks at her with a confused face. The Guardians quickly come to them, ready to help.

Simone: You know, as a Boss, I'm terribly disappointed in you.

Luiz looks down.

Simone: But, as your mother, I couldn't be more proud.

Luiz looks at her in surprise.

Simone: My own son defeated me. After years of taking down the worst scum in this country, my first loss, since the day I became a boss, was to my boy.

She laughs more and Utu uses his healing powers on her.

Utu: No... You'll need to go to the hospital. The wounds were deep.

Luiz: What?!

Utu: It's nothing major, don't worry, but it is enough to render healing powers useless.

Enki: She is normal after all.

Simone: Thanks for ruining the moment, dipshits.

Luiz: So... What now?

Simone: Go home and get some sleep. Those dark markings under those dead fish eyes of yours aren't attractive in the slightest.

Luiz: I was talking about the Harmony Trial.

Simone: Meet me here tomorrow morning. I'll teach you my guardian skill.

Luiz: You're assuming the Harmony Deity will accept me.

Simone: You're assuming it won't. Hey you passed on a Dragon's test, remember? The test where you would literally die if you failed.

Luiz: I suppose...

Simone: Now, go home and get some sleep. That's an order.

Luiz flies back home and the rest look at him.

Simone: Is he gone?

Gibil: Yes.

Simone: AAAAAAAAAAAH! FUCK! THAT HURTS LIKE A BITCH! I'm his fucking mother! He could at least hold back a little! God damn, my whole body is hurting like hell!