Chapter 32: You Can't Choose Your Family...

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(Y/N) looks down at his descendant, the superhero Ice, as she lays on the floor trying to make sense of all the information that's suddenly been unloaded.

Ice: So... Kōri... was--

(Y/N): My only son that I killed with my own hands. 

Ice: ...

(Y/N) crouches down to look her in the eyes.

(Y/N): So, what do you do with this information?

Ice: ...H-Huh?

(Y/N): Tell me do you hate me? Enough you want to kill me with every fiber of your being? Or will you fall into despair, broken by the knowledge that the man you looked up to your whole life really just wanted to make dear old daddy proud? That you are a part of me. You are a part of my legacy.

He grins.

Ice: ...!

Ice looked down and her body trembled for a bit.

(Y/N): ...Hmph.

Ice: You might be... my family but...

(Y/N): ...?

Ice: But there's one thing Kōri did... one legacy he left us that you never could. One thing you, with all your power, can never take from him or his descendants.

(Y/N): Oh? Hahaha, how interesting. And what would that be?

Ice glared into his eyes.

Ice: Kōri... found peace.

(Y/N): ...!

Ice: Even after everything you put him through

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Ice: Even after everything you put him through. After all the things that were expected from him. He had your blood, that need for strength... but he learned to let it go. To live without being consumed by it. He found a life he was willing to fight for... not just to prove himself, but to truly live, without chains.

She coughs up some blood before wiping it off her mouth.

Ice: That's why he had people who loved him, who would remember him... not just for his strength, but for his heart. For what he gave, and for what he was willing to lose. He wasn't perfect, but he found a way to be whole. He became more than just a vessel for power... something you could never understand... Den Glemte (Forgotten One).

(Y/N) felt something completely unexpected. Her words cut deep, unsettling him in a way he hadn't anticipated. For a fleeting moment, he recalls Kōri's final stand, the determination in his son's eyes, not just to conquer, but to free himself from his father's shadow.

(Y/N): ...

But, (Y/N) shakes off the feeling, his eyes narrowing before scoffing.

(Y/N): Peace is a "luxury" for a weak. No one is truly at peace in this world. Although...

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