Honestly, bad luck, you always show up at the worst possible time, especially now.
Like, how am I supposed to understand why I said "HQ" and you decided to bring me to the next planet's HQ?
Are you fricking kidding me, you dumb‑ass power?
Don't act innocent, I know you knew exactly where I wanted to go. Fiddlefart!
I was now standing at the headquarters of our neighboring planet, Taekadoe. Of all the places in the galaxy, this inferior rock? Really?
I'd been here once before with Amasa. We came for a peace treaty meeting as they kept attacking us repeatedly, trying to beleaguer our borders. Spoiler alert: they lost always. (Is it really a spoiler?)
We'd barely arrived when their "army" tried to ambush us. I call it small because, compared to us, they looked like a battalion charging two tiny ants.
(And yes, we're the ants 😋, but ants who could crush them a thousand times over.)
Not to brag 😏, but… did they really think they stood a chance? The answer was painfully obvious.
Anyway, we whooped their behinds and swore never to return.
And yet, here I am again. On a rooftop. Being surrounded by security officers who think they can break through my force field.
I was technically just standing here while they exhaust themselves trying.
I hated using this power. It always makes me feel like a coward hiding behind glass. Luckily, I haven't upgraded it to its highest level yet.
"I've wasted enough time here," I muttered. "I need to go back. This time, maybe I should be a bit more specific."
Still a bit annoyed, I whispered,
"Please take me to the Queneers HQ or just… wherever Desan is."
In an instant, I vanished.
And reappeared to..
JESUS.
My planet… was gone.
Nothing but silence surrounded me. The air itself felt empty. Bodies lay everywhere. Tons and tons of them.
All dead.
Did… did he do this?
Before I could process the horror, the sound of clashing blades echoed behind me.
I turned and there they were.
Desan and Ozem. Locked in combat.
And it was intense.
Ozem had multiplied himself; twenty‑three copies, all attacking Desan from every direction.
"Bro, stop and look at what you're doing!" Ozem shouted. "Do you even see the pain you've caused?!"
"There's nothing to be sad about," Desan interrupted, his voice eerily calm. "No pain. No suffering. We're all free now. I released us. It's better this way. We're finally free to live and enjoy our lives without having to worry about them as they were burdens.
You are my best friend. The least person I eve had a problem is when we were Queneers. Now that we ain't, let's rule the rest of the universe together. We would be unstoppable. Mostly me though, but, you get it right. Just join me!"
Ozem steadied himself after taking a punch. His eyes burned. "You didn't have to kill them, Desan! You could've told Senanli you wanted to leave. PEACEFULLY! Without all of this. I'm not joining you. And for the record... "
He spread his arms, his copies following his motion.
"... I am still a Queneer!"
He charged forward, the air crackling as the battle reignited.
I stood frozen, my heart shattering.
Before me was the man I once loved, the one I thought I'd spend my life with.
And now… he was a monster.
A killer.
My eyes glowed red as I rose into the air, fury boiling through every vein. I didn't see anything anymore, no reason, no mercy, just pain.
He was going to pay.
When I reached him, he'd be one thing.
Dead.
(Forgive my violence.)
Oh and by the way, you go OZEM!
Show him whose boss!
Whoop his Booty. Whoop it good!