Effect: The Next Generation [✔️]

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All of the fallen heroes that The Boss obliterated from existence all awoke in a completely barren and unfamiliar world.

"Where..are we? What happened??"

BamBam asked, looking around at the world around them.

"The last thing I remember is all of us splitting up to protect everyone in Haeju.. Then... We all started turning to dust.."

Yuto explained.

"Then.. We must've all died at the same time! But nobody could've just touched all of us at the same time like that! There's way too many of us for that to be possible!"

Hanyu panicked, trying to piece everything together.

"Woojin you bastard!! You had something to do with this didn't you?!"

Chan angrily pulled the latter by the collar of his shirt, seeing that he was back to his normal size.

Since they had died, Xinya's power of shrinking had nullified and enabled him to return to his original size.

"..."

"Hey, answer me!!"

"Hang on a second Chan! Woojin isn't to blame for this! Think for a second! None of his powers can turn people to dust and kill them in an instant! He doesn't even have a Stand anymore, and even if he did, neither Silver Chariot or Chariot Requiem could do that! And besides, he was still shrunken down inside the turtle! His powers were completely useless at that size!"

S.Coups yelled, taking Woojin's side.

"..It's not just that. I... I don't want to hurt anyone anymore. Everything that's happened since The Boss came into the picture has made me realize my faults. Being given new power made me lose all sense of who I was and what I once stood for. I lost my Stand... I became a villain and hurt innocent people that I once fought to protect... I even betrayed my dear friends and hurt them for my own selfish gains... I never wanted any of this to happen. I wish I was never pierced by that stupid arrow.."

"..."

Chan slowly released the older male, confused by his sudden change.

"Throughout this journey, I relearned what it meant and what felt like to be cared for. Minkyu, Jonghyun-hyung, Baekhyun-hyung, and Hanyu wouldn't rest until I ate something, even if it was just a little bit. They wanted to make sure I stayed healthy, despite my history. Baekhyun-hyung even went through the trouble of making my favorite candy for me to encourage me. I don't want power anymore. I don't deserve it.. All I want now is my friends back..."