Effect: The Next Generation [✔️]

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Many Hours Later

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The fight against Tristin proved to be a truly difficult task for the many heroes on the field.

They expected that it would take some time, but they didn't expect it to take the long while that it was. Though Tristin seemed to be just as tired as the heroes, he still managed to find a way to restore his strength at will. The heroes were able to counter this by having Renjun and other healers on their team consistently heal each other, but that didn't help their own strength and energy much. The longer they healed their teammates, the more exhausted they became.

Not even Sungchan's efforts as a Titan were enough to take Tristin down. Just as soon as he would transform, Tristin would find a way to get to his nape in an instant and cut him out every time. It got to the point where the last time Sungchan attempted to shift, Tristin tried to kill him. But Jean swooped in to save him just in time thanks to his new legs. With Sungchan deciding to fight at his normal size, Tristin went back to his main goal to get to Renjun. He nearly managed to get his hands on him, But Xinrei and Cassidy worked together to fight him off.

Yuta immediately warped to Renjun's side, and successfully got him father away from the fight.

"Are you alright Renjun?"

"Yeah, I'm fine.. Thank you hyung"

"Don't mention it. I just had to get you away from the conflict. The distance between you and Tristin will be better if you're far apart, at least until we can figure out how to weaken him"

Yuta continued to try to find a way to make their current battle end quicker, but Renjun already had different plans.

"Hey, Yuta-hyung..."

"Yeah?? What's wrong Jun?? You sound sad all in a sudden"

"...I want you to use Whitesnake on me, and take my Stand and Memory Disks. If you do, I'm pretty sure that everyone will be safe until further notice"

"W-What..?"

"If I'm out of the picture, then Tristin can't use me against all of you. You'll be safe for the time being. And...I want to atone for what I've done when I killed the others.."

"Renjun-"

"Once you take my disks, I want you to keep them to yourself and go into hiding, until the time is right to bring me back-"

"No! I won't do it! I don't want to lose you again Renjun, even if it's only temporary! What happened with the others wasn't even your fault! Don't go around making hasty decisions! There's gotta be something else that we can do, anything!"

Yuta refused, desperately trying to convince Renjun to rethink his plan.

"Hyung, there's no other way. You know the capabilities of Whitesnake's power. My heart may stop, but I'll only fall into a comatose state. And I won't die if the others preserve my body. I'll be fine"

Renjun smiled, making Yuta feel trapped with his limited choices.

Somehow, Tristin suddenly got close enough to attack them, but Yuta used a warp gate to quickly teleport them out of his reach. They reappeared away from the fight again, but on the opposing side of the field.

"Hyung, please. We don't have much time"

Renjun pleaded, bringing Yuta to tears.

"I'm so sorry Renjun.. I wish it didn't have to come to this..."

Yuta finally gave in to Renjun's order, apologizing as tears ran down his face.