They were all stunned speechless as they looked at the naked woman hugging her crying son.
"Now tell me! Who made my little Xing cry?" Ai asked.
"…"
"Come on! Fess up or else!" Ai threatened, as she raised her fist.
"…"
"What's with that look? Do I have something on my …! WHERE DID MY CLOTHES GO?!" Ai screamed as she finally realized she was buck-naked.
'MY SPATIAL RING IS GONE TOO! HEY, MING! YOU GOT SOME OF MY SPARE CLOTHES ON YA?!' She screamed into their minds telepathically as she turned back into a ball of brown light.
"…"
'Hey, what are you cryin for? Did those bastards get another one of us while I was in seclusion? I'll go show them who's boss now that I am a-!'
"Ai! Is it really you?" Ming asked as the tears gushed out of his eyes.
'Course it is honeybun! Who else would I be? Now, do you have a spare set of clothes or not! I hate how tiny this light ball form is! Huh? Shouldn't this be bigger now that I've advanced? Hey darling, was father-in-law's spirit form also this small in the beginning?' She said as her ball energetically darted around her husband.
"MOM!!!" Ning screamed as she hugged the ball of light with snot and tears running out of her face.
'Whoa! Hey, Ningsy! I don't hate the sudden affection, but your rubbing snot all over me!' Ai said as her daughter rubbed her face against the ball of light
"*Sob* I thought we lost you! *Sniffle*!" Ning sobbed out.
'Lost me? As if I could ever leave my cute little knucklehead behind! Now let this newly advanced heavenly mother of yours go so she can go kick some mage butt!' She said as she struggled to wiggle free from Ning's grip.
"Ai, you didn't advance." Ming chimed in.
'Huh? Of course I did silly! If I didn't, I'd be-!'
'Dead!' A raspy voice said inside everyone's heads, finishing Ai's sentence as a million bloodcurdling screams could be heard faintly in the background.
'Huh? Who's this bastard? This is a private conversation pal! Family only, so beat it!' Ai spoke through the telepathic link.
'Ha! Nice one! Hey old man! How'd your sad butt ever manage to nail this chick? She seems a bit out of your league!'
"Nox? Is that you?" Ming asked in astonishment.
'No, it's Santa, here to fill your naughty thoughts with coal! WHO THE FUCK ELSE WOULD I BE YOU SENILE OLD BAG OF SCALES! OF COURSE ITS ME!'
'HEY! DON'T PICK ON MY MAN SANTA CLAUS, OR I'LL-!'
'ZIP IT, NAKED OLD LADY, OR I'LL PUT YOUR NAKED ASS BACK IN A COMA!' Nox threatened.
'WHO ARE YOU CALLING OLD?! I'LL KICK YOUR ASS! NOW GET OUT HERE AND FIGHT ME IF YOU DARE!' Ai screamed as her ball of light flittered around angrily.
'Sit!'
And with one command, Ai suddenly transformed into her human form and sat on the ground.
"WHAT? HEY, WHY CAN'T I MOVE? WHAT DID YOU DO?"
'I just extended the old man's contract into your soul is all!'
"Contract? Ming what's he talkin bout?"
"Ai, you've been in a coma ever since you failed your advancement!"
"NO WAY! Then what about the war?"
"We, lost and had to flee to the 2nd continent!"
"…! FUCK!" Ai shouted in frustration.
'There! There! At least you still have a body, unlike a certain disembodied voice! Now please tell me, at least one of you jackasses know how to create a flesh and blood body from scratch?' Nox asked, in an annoyed tone.
"How would we be able to do that? We're not gods, you know!" Ming said.
'*sigh* I'll do it myself then! Damn god fuckin piece of shit …!' Nox began angerly muttering obscenities as she used her flames of control to gather the ashes of her body over a rainbow-colored marble in the dirt. Soon after, the ashes began transforming into the masked body of a 5-year-old human girl with long silver hair.
"… Cultivation bullshit can go suck an egg's ass! There! I'm alive again! No thanks to you assholes!"
"So, cute!" Ai muttered with starry eyes.
"Why are you so sho-!"
*Bonk*
"AAAAAAAAHHHH!!!"
Before Ning could point out her size, a pain-stick suddenly shot out of Nox's tiny hand and hit the wall of muscle in the forehead.
"Anyone else want to comment on my height?" She said, as she aimed her hand at the rest of the group.
Those who recognized the stick Nox had shot out of her hand grew pale with fright as they shook their heads in terror.
"Good! You can get up now, by the way! Now le-!"
*Swoosh*
The moment Nox undid Ai's command, she tackled Nox's small body at the speed of sound.
"SO CUTE!" Ai screamed as she gave Nox a bear hug.
"Hey, get off me, you naked old lady!" Nox said as she tried to shove her biological grandmother's face away with her tiny hands.