Scott Pligrim vs The World x Reader - Scott Pilgrim and the True Hero - Volume 2

Time For Your Backstory (Chapter 6)

- Salmon Bay, 7 years ago -

"I still don't get how you use this thing, dad..." You mumbled, re-wrapping the chain to your wrist as it had fallen from your hands for the umpteenth time.

"Heh, you gotta wrap it like this, secure it." Your father, Delsin, instructed, helping you re-wrap the chain. "See? Like that."

"Right. Secure. Gotcha." You nodded, and unwrapped it again, but this time, it was held on tightly to your wrist.

As such, you began whipping at the wood and hay dummy your father had made for training. You just kept swinging and swinging, and you weren't sure if you were actually hitting the target or not.

"Hey, don't tire yourself out." Delsin said, chuckling. "You gotta go slow, kiddo. It's your first time using this thing, don't sweat it."

You nodded, and just kept trying your best to aim and whip the dummy. But one time, you missed, and the chain wrapped back around, whipping you in the back. "Agh!" You yelped as you fell to the ground.

"You okay?" Delsin asked, going to check on you. "It didn't hurt, did it?"

"A little bit. It more than stung." You shook your head as you got back up. "I don't know, dad... is having a chain really a conventional weapon?"

"Eh, it's more or less a utility. But you can't rely on your Counduit powers all the time, especially since you haven't had your share of Core Relays. You gotta learn how to use it, you never know when you might run out of gas." Delsin explained.

"Right, yeah, I understand." You nodded, and whipped the dummy once again.

You felt like your hits were a little too soft. They were fast, sure. But they lacked some real punch. You were naturally strong because you were a Conduit, so what gave?

"Dad, am I doing this right?" You asked, turning to your father.

"Well, kinda. You're hitting the target, but you're not getting much force behind those hits. Try swinging like this, instead." Delsin recommended, demonstrating how you could hit harder by pretending to swing the chain.

You tried it out, and the results were... a little better. The hits were definitely more solid than before. But it was still lacking that oomph, that extra punch.

"Now, try to use your mother's neon." Delsin advised, and you just stared at him.

"But you said I can't shoot neon blasts. Chain only." You replied.

"No, I mean try putting neon on the chain." Delsin elaborated.

"Oh. Well, uh... How do I do that?" You questioned, staring at the chain.

"It's like letting some weird liquid run down your arm toward the chain. Let it go, and watch." Delsin explained.

You did what he said, and just let the neon flow through your body and toward the chain. And to your surprise, it actually worked. The chain was a lot more straight now, and it was like you had a knockoff light-saber dangling from your wrist.

"Okay, try swinging it." Delsin instructed, and you swung.

This time, you felt the slight extra weight on the chain. And when you hit the dummy, you left a glowing blue and purple mark on the chest. Which was weird, because you sworn that would've ripped the dummy in half.

It was a mix of a straighter, more solid hit. Yet simultaneously, the chain still felt like it bent. Was this an advantage that chains had over, say, a sword?

"Woah... That's pretty awesome." You commented, staring at the chain.

"Now you get what I'm talking about? Try hitting it again." Delsin suggested.