Effect: The Next Generation [✔️]

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Tayden used more slime to break his father's fall, and held him in his arms after realizing that he was finally unconscious.

"Is it...really over? Finally???"

Xinya mumbled, unable to believe that Li was finally down.

However, just seconds after Renjun and the twins got back down to the ground, Xinrei immediately sensed more danger.

"No... Not yet..."

He alerted them, traveling to a different dimension once more.

Right after, Tristin had woken up, but he was still being controlled by Li. Tayden realized this and let him go before backing away, not wanting to get hurt by him again.

"...I'll never be beaten so easily by you inferior maggots..! I am immortal!! You're all beneath me!! I'll kill you all right here!! I'll make sure that you never roam this world again!!"

Li threatened to kill them all, seeming to have finally lost his mind as he started laughing maniacally.

"WHEN WILL YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP AND STAY DOWN?! I'M SICK OF YOUR SHIT YOU ASSHOLE!!"

Xinrei yelled as he reappeared and used his new power on him, punching Li with all of his might across the face.

This not only sent him flying, but also returned Tristin to having full control of himself before knocking him out again.

Xinrei broke his arm in the process, but he didn't seem to mind after seeing that Tristin didn't get back up.

"There... Now it's finally over"

Xinrei let out a sigh of relief as he fell to the ground, finally having a moment to sit and relax.

"I always knew you'd grow up to do great things Xinrei. I'm so proud of you Chief"

Renjun smiled at the boy, healing his arm as he knelt down in front of him.

"You're so cool Rei~~"

"You did such an awesome job~"

Xinya and Nitro smothered him with praises along with Renjun, and he in return was unable to conceal how flustered he was.

"Ahh jeez~. I didn't do much, really~"

Doni rushed over to both Tayden and Tristin and hugged them both, despite his friend still being unconscious.

"I was so worried about you two.. I'm so glad that you're both finally safe..."

"I'm really glad that you and dad are safe too hyung.."

"Hey guys.. I found something near the temple's remains"

Taeyong alerted everyone, holding a mysterious tiny chest.

"Huh? Where'd that come from all in a sudden?"

"No idea. It might've been underground because I found it in a small crater. It must've been uncovered from all of the fighting"

Taeyong opened the chest and found a few things inside.

He found both Tristin's and Ruby's rings, Tayden's necklace, a picture of all three of them together before their tragedy, and a piece of paper that appeared to be a long poem.

"What does the paper say hyung?"

Xiaojun asked, and Taeyong began reading the poem aloud.

"I am lost and I'm afraid
I believed in all their lies
I believed that I was different
And that I would never cry
Now I'm all alone
I've been hiding in the dark
I just want to go home
But my deeds sent me too far

I often do pretend
Can't you see I'm broken down
I wish this were the end
But I continue I vow
Now I'm all alone
I'm still hiding in the dark
As a saddened soul, I roam
I can only go so far

I'll stay strong
I'll live eternally
All is well in the Li family
Lives, they fell to pure insanity
All is hell in the Li family

I never did go near
'Cause I know just what I saw
Yet on a day of joy
Their lives ended to my flaws
Now I'm all alone
Fighting monsters in the dark
I wish that I could live
But I fear I've gone too far

Always begging please
Yet the outcome I would dread
I have fallen to my knees
Let my love get to my head
Now I'm all alone
Hearing whispers in the dark
I wander through the past
Seeing memories afar

I'll stay strong
I'll live eternally
All is well in the Li family
Lives, they fell to pure insanity
All is hell in the Li family

All is well, can you tell?
Time for us to think and dwell
Time to raid everyday, we are the Li family
All is well, can you tell?
Lead this monster down to hell
This outcry won't set us free, we are the Li family

i̸ They can only roam
When this monster's put to rest
I just want to go back home
And get rid of all this stress
Now I'm all alone
Seeing nothing but the dark
I walk without the fear
That'll only go so far

I'll stay strong
I'll live eternally
All is well in the Li family
Lives, they fell to pure insanity
All is hell in the Li family..."

Tayden and Doni become sad, knowing that one of the parts towards the end of the poem was directed at them.

They figured it out when Taeyong informed them that he crossed out "I" and changed it to "They" in the second to last stanza.

"Tristin must've tried using poetry as a coping mechanism. If he's written any more, they've probably been destroyed from our fight. This specific one is the only one that mattered to him the most... It's the same for this picture, the rings, and the necklace. I noticed that he didn't have them on during our battle, but I thought he got rid of them at first. But it turns out that he took them off and put them in this chest to protect them, along with the picture and the poem... I really didn't want to read anything that's really personal to him, but I believe that this might aid us in helping Tristin in the long run"

Taeyong explained, carefully refolding the paper before putting it back in the box with the other keepsakes.

Before going to meet up with the others on the neighboring planet and the rest back on Ethora, Renjun took the liberty of restoring Tristin's domain to the way it was before they started fighting. They helped Tayden and Doni get Tristin onto the ship, and finally departed for home.