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Fourteenth Vision

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[When Wataru awakens, it takes a moment for his blurry eyes to take in his surroundings. This wasn't the Gasala Highlanders' lodgings. No, this was...

A wave of relief washed over him. Though he had more or less accepted his fate, he couldn't help but be grateful for Johto's timely intrusion into his life. This way, he'd be able to see everyone again before... well. That.

As he struggles to sit up after a week in bed, he can't help but smile weakly. Johto had ended up a little like a bonus stage. Somehow he'd met the requirements to get there again. Now if only he'd done enough to win instead...]

[Later; Video]

[When Wataru shows up on the feed, he's smiling. But something about the smile is a little... off. Like it's not as bright or happy as it should be.]

Hi everyone. This is Wataru. I just wanted to send out a message to say I'm awake now. Sorry if I worried anyone!

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...Sort of.

... [ who is looking concerned?

KISA IS. ]

[Squirm.]

You probably don't want to know.

Only if... you don't want to talk about it.

[He shakes his head very slowly.]

I don't mind. I've had to talk about it before. I'm fine with it now, even. But... you're not going to like it.

... But I'll listen.

[Wataru takes a deep breath. Somehow, this was a lot easier when he explained it to Kutz.]

I guess... I should probably tell you about Vision first.

[ Kisa remains where she is-- somewhat. She ends up on her knees by the bed, hands resting on the blanket and chin plunked there as she looks over at him quietly. With a Pikachu on her head, it's also most likely a ridiculous sight. ]

[He can't help but smile a little at that.]

There's this world called Vision. Well... actually, there's more than one. There's one Vision for every person, because each Vision is created out of someone's mind.

...It's weird, but anyway, people from the real world can get in sometimes. Every ten years, the gate opens and a person who really wants to change their fate is allowed to visit and take a journey to meet with the Goddess of Fate. If they can reach her, they get one wish.

[ nodding as best as she can; she's an avid listener right now. ]

Except... every thousand years, it's different. Instead of just one person, they let in two. That's when something called the Halnera happens, which is when the Goddess picks a sacrifice from her people to become the barrier between the worlds. Without the barrier, Vision wouldn't even be able to exist.

[And this is where it gets tough. His gaze goes to his hands as he fiddles idly with his blanket.]

... Then... this time...?

...Not too many people know it, but Halnera actually needs two sacrifices. One is a person from Vision. The other is the Traveler from the real world who doesn't make it to the Tower of Destiny in time.

...That's me.

[His voice is quiet, but there's a sense of acceptance in his words. He's had enough time to come to terms with this.]

Wh--

[ the word doesn't emerge fully, but it's still louder than Kisa's usual tone, and her eyes are already widening, because what he's saying is-- it can't be... ]

W-wait... Wataru-kun, you're going to be...?!

...Yeah.

[That's... pretty much all he can say.]

B... but why...? You have a wish... don't you? Why w-would they... do... s-something like...

[ it's actually sinking in now, to the point that her eyes are welling up and her voice is getting much shakier. ]

You get a wish if you meet with the Goddess at the Tower of Destiny. But before you can do that, you have to collect five gemstones.

I... only could find three of them. Mitsuru - the other Traveler - he's found four already. And he knows where his final gemstone is, too. Even if I tried catching up, there's no way I'd be able to make it in time.

[He can't look her in the eye. He knew it would turn out something like this, but... he also felt that she at least deserved to know. For when he eventually left for good...]

[ ... So when he leaves again... when he doesn't come back this time, that's it? He's going back to die?

No.

No.

She can't verbalize this, not when she's like this, so she shakes her head hard enough for Mogeta to leap onto the bed. It's really all she can do, because it's Wataru, and he's been here with her for so long... so why is it that someone who only needed a wish granted has to suffer like this? ]

...I'm sorry.

[If anything, his gaze sinks even further. This was just as bad as when Kee Keema and Meena found out, if not worse. At least in their case, he hadn't needed to explain it directly.]

I-it's... not your fault... [ he was right, that she wouldn't like hearing it, but she's glad she knows. He doesn't have to deal with this by himself. ]

...If I'd been stronger, maybe it would have been different.

[And yet, his words are hollow. Somehow, he can't picture himself ever beating Mitsuru at anything, no matter how hard he tried. They were just on completely different levels.]

... I don't think that's it. You're r-really strong...

[That gets a small chuckle from him.]

Not really. Wayfinder Lau was right when he told me I was weak.

[There's a small pause. And then,]

...I wouldn't have made it if the other Traveler didn't save me. It was two times, once in the real world and once in Vision. Maybe... that's why it doesn't bother me so much. He deserves it more than I do.

B-but that doesn't mean... you should h-have to...

It was between me or him. There's no other way...

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