Dang Convergence Vol. 1

CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR AFTERMATH

CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR

AFTERMATH

Tiger and Wombat sprinted through the cave, each carrying a twin with them. The tunnel that they'd come through earlier had caved in, amidst the chaos of battle, and now, they were forced to find a new way back to where Dang was, but Wombat had gotten tired of looking for a way back and instead just chose through make his own way.

He set fire to his fist and thrust it into one of the cave walls. It crumbled on impact.

"Are you sure that that's safe?" Tiger asked from behind him. They eyed the ceiling, making sure that it wasn't coming down on top of them.

"I'm sure it'll be fine. I'm not actually doing any damage." Womba replied. He had the twin slung over her shoulder, "And besides, it's faster this way."

They walked up to the next wall and Wombat repeated the action, breaking a hole in it.

"I don't even know how you still have the energy for that. I'm spent." Tiger fingered the wound on their chest with their free hand to check the progress of their healing. Because of their depleted stamina, their healing factor wasn't as fast as it normally was, but with a good night's sleep, they should be back to normal, "And carrying this kid is taking a lot out of me."

"They're not that heavy," Wombat said, grabbing his twin by the belt and lifting his body above his head before tossing him back over his shoulder.

"Well, you're more active than I am."

"That makes sense," Wombat led the way through the hole and across the cave.

"You think Dang would be alright?" They asked.

"He'll be fine. His resonate power is pretty much broken, and on top of that, he's a great fighter. I'd be hard-pressed to think of anyone who can beat him right now. Even his doppelgangers." He answered.

They reached another wall and Wombat lit his fist on fire again.

"I just can't help but worry about him. He probably had to fight Caden and Kai all by himself, and those murderbots too."

"On a good day, either of us could take on Kai and win. He just caught us off guard the first time. And I don't know about Caden but the murderbots are just glorified training dummies. Again, he'll be fine."

Wombat threw his fist into the wall and a portion of it gave way. When the smoke cleared, two outlines stood on the other side. Tiger, with a wave of their hand, blew the smoke away with their power of wind, revealing Dang and...

"Daedalus!" Wombat exclaimed.

"Yeah," Daedalus said, scratching the back of his head with his only arm, "I stayed."

Dang stared wide-eyed at the hole they'd just come through, "Did you guys just- have you guys been breaking walls to get here?"

Wombat glanced around, "Where's-"

"Dante?" Daedalus interjected, "He's over there using his powers to contain a portal that's being used to bring Bellum and his fleet here to this world."

"Ah..."

Dang spoke again, still staring past Wombat at the previous holes he'd made, "Guys, there's no way this cave doesn't come crashing down in a few minutes."

"Hey," Tiger said to Daedalus, "Glad you stayed."

"It was an easy decision," he flashed her a smile, "I just chose the option that made me look cooler. Besides, my friends are okay. I'm sure of it."