[IC] A Hero Tale {Complete}

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"You were dead before, but your Ki was much weaker then. I merely did as I said I could do, and revived you," Mexus admitted.

[Jensoman]

Jenso's eyes widened in shock as Nexus said that he revived him at the very beginning of his journey. "You...You saved my life? Already?" Jenso muttered, frowning. "Man...that's crazy...I'm sorry, Nexus. I almost attacked you.." Jenso said, now truly regretting his actions from before. "I really did save a lot of people when I stopped Ada's plan, huh? I never stopped to think about that since I always believed it didn't mean much considering the Order of Chaos were always able to keep harming innocent people regardless, but..." Jenso paused for a moment and looked at Nexus. "I really AM important! If I didn't do anything, so many people would have died!" Jenso stated, now beginning to realise just how much he mattered in his world. "Well, it sucks that my world is gone now though.."

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"That is a shame," Nexus muttered. "I can only hold this realme for another 2 months. After that time, you'll be faced off against the void for quite a while. If you are at peace, you will not be consumed. If not, we will never speak again."

[Jensoman]

Jenso smiled as confidence rushed through him. He was more determined than ever now, and ready to learn the peace power. "Not gonna happen. I'm way too strong to be consumed by this void!" Jenso said with a wide grin on his face, raising his left hand and confidently clenching it into a fist. He finally learned how to respect himself and how important he truly was in his world. It may have been gone now, but that doesn't change the fact that he changed his world for the better in the long run. "If you'll excuse me Nexus, I'll keep meditating." Jenso said in a calm and happy tone. He sat down within the placebo again and began to meditate with his eyes closed.

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Nexus nodded, but didn't stop talking. "Meditation isn't going to get you very far. I must admit, I've been a little dishonest about how peace truly works, and I don't think calling it 'peace' was very... Smart of me."

[Jensoman]

Jenso opened his eyes and turned towards Nexus. "Wait...what? How does it work then?" Jenso asked him. "I mean, I've been training this for 10 months...are you telling me I've been doing it all wrong?"

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"The truth is, you are incapable of achieving such a power through the same methods as I or Yzeira. I imagined it to be a little less difficult for you once you'd lost everything, but I was wrong. This power through peace requires abandoning all emotions, realistically, and can be countered easily by preying on the weakest feelings of the user. But your feelings are too strong, and your will is unreal. I was looking at your potential through a skewed lens this entire time.."

[Jensoman]

Jenso frowned as Nexus spoke. "So I'll have to achieve it through some other means.." Jenso replied, unsure what to do now.

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"I fear it may not be possible at all, honestly. Meditation, self acknowledgement, it all helps, but overcoming such powerful emotions might not be a realistic task for you. I don't know how, but there may be another way for you to achieve total control."

[Jensoman]

Jenso frowned and looked at Nexus. "I don't know...all I've ever done is trying to fight for what I believe in, overcoming all odds no matter how bad it looked. That's how I kept getting stronger. Maybe that's the only way for me to achieve total control in the end, through experience." Jenso told him.

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"Hmm.. I think you should keep what you've learned here when I send you back, Jenso," Nexus advised, raising his hands and pointing them both at Jenso. "Do not do as you did before, striving to only move forwards against all odds. Keep your wits about you, and know when you must expand beyond your old limitations. Kill when necessary, retreat if you must, but never throw your life away. You are the only one who can protect them all."

[Jensoman]

"Wait...are you saying my world is alive after all?!" Jenso shouted in a cheerful tone. He didn't like the fact that Nexus lied to him, but he understood why. Jenso never would have learned how to calm down and focus if he hadn't. He would remember all he had learned from Nexus. Along with that, he managed to master all of his techniques that he'd learned, besides his newly gained white flame form. It still took a lot out of him to use. He smiled at Nexus. "I won't forget your help, man. Hell, you revived me ages ago and gave me another chance to live...and you're about to do it again. I really owe you a lot." Jenso said, and paused for a moment. "I'm not sure if you still want to be friends with me after all the bad things I have done and said throughout this whole training, but...I personally, definitely consider you a good friend of mine." He added.

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Nexus didn't respond. He looked Jenso over once more, conjuring a blue mist around his Ki-based body as he did so. This was the hero that he'd placed faith in after so many years. Who would've thought it, that there was somebody out there with a relentless will similar to Yzeira's? Nexus smiled, and his mask reappeared, torn just below his left eye. His body became shrouded in thick, plated armor that emitted a dazzling Cyan shimmer. Without another word, his reality began to fade, as did Jenso's consciousness...

"Good luck"

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~ End Of Chapter VI~

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~ Chapter VII ~

_{Here Stands Jenso, The Golden Hero}

Yzeira looked over the bruised and broken bodies of both Lark and Mikey, cataloging what remained from their residual Ki and fragile arcane networks. Gaians and humans, a peculiar sort. The wind howled as it tore through Feralda's cracked stadium. Shards of granite whipped up and about as Yzeira reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a small, leather bound black book. With his other hand, he pulled a pen from his exterior pocket, and began to scribble viciously across the paper.

"Gaians...Maximum potential...Considerable danger..."

Jenso's body began to twitch back into life as Ki flowed through it once again. His wounds, injuries, and fatigue vanished as he awoke to a brutal scene, his body springing up in a rush of power. The tears in his shirt repaired themselves, and the blood stains faded.

Yzeira turned his head to the side, glancing at Jenso with one of his eyes. Lark was laid out next to him, covered in blood, with one of his legs outright gone. Mikey was out cold, further away, with no visible injuries. Yzeira himself, was untouched. The man clasped his book shut and turned towards Jenso. He put the cataloging diary back into his jacket and narrowed his eyes.

[Jensoman]

Jenso's eyes widened in shock as he stood before Yzeira and noticed the bodies of his friends. He clenched his fists as overwhelming sadness and anger rushed through him. 'Lark...Mikey...!' Jenso thought, looking at them. He turned his gaze over at Yzeira and grit his teeth in anger. His eyes flickered with Ki as he prepared to charge at Yzeira in a fit of rage. But then, he remembered Nexus's words. 'Retreat when nessecary...' He thought. 'He's focused on me now...I need to get him to follow me and increase the distance between him and Lark and Mikey..' He smirked at Yzeira. "Yzeira." Jenso said in a calm and serious tone, and began to back away slowly as he hoped that Yzeira would follow.

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Yzeira turned to completely face Jenso and lowered his arms to either side of his jacket. His eyes shook with anger. Yzeira couldn't understand what had just happened. A moment ago Jenso was dead, his Ki had left his body. So how?

"By every conceivable law of Ki, Arcane, and the Void, your being alive is an impossibility. There's no way you could be standing right now, without aid of necromancy. So how? And.." Yzeira paused and grit his teeth, "How do you know my name?"

[Jensoman]

Jenso smiled confidently and got in a combat stance after moving a good distance away. Yzeira was unsure about what just happened, and Jenso needed to take advantage of that fact. "If you want to know the answers to your questions, you'll have to come and get them." Jenso said calmly, trying to provoke Yzeira into charging at him. He needed to get Yzeira to move away from Lark and Mikey.

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Yzeira took a step forward and rose one of his hands towards Jenso. "The time for games is long past, boy. What little amusement you once offered is long gone. I'll just have Adarine pry the knowledge from your barely-functioning husk of a body after I'm through with you. I suggest you save yourself the agony and tell me the secret to your methods now."

[Jensoman]

Jenso shook his head. "I agree, there is no humor in this. I wouldn't advise to get TOO close to me though, or you might regret it." Jenso stated, keeping a close eye on Yzeira's movements.

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"Enough of your blathering," Yzeira spat, clenching his fist tightly in midair. Several orbs of red energy spawns around Jenso, and shot towards him, stretching into spikes at they threatened to impale his body.