As the four of them went into the forest, Vincent and Yellow were having a conversation to close the portal. Michael could not pay attention what they were saying because whenever Vincent talks, it is annoy to him. Kyle is right beside him. Somehow he is frighten about something.
Suddenly Michael heard Yellow screaming, he look over and sees Vincent bleeding on the ground with knives all over his body. He looks at the man who looks like Kyle. However, he knows that is not Kyle. He sees Kyle beside him covering his face.
"Hey! Are you alright!?"
"I feel..."
"Michael! Get Kyle out of here now!"
"Huh!? Okay..." Michael puts Kyle's hand around him and opens a portal. He went through and closed the portal. Kyle fell down but Michael he drags him to a wall and lets him sit there.
"What happen...?"
"Was that your past self?"
"Yeah, it was me," Kyle said crying, "I am so sorry."
"Hey, it's alright. You didn't know okay. The pain in you somehow stopped, how is that?"
"Vincent told me that, even though you're cured. That doesn't mean you're really cured. Vincent knew that with his condition. You can cure the darkness but never fully. Vincent, he's suffering. The same thing that is consuming your mother, Red."
"I wish that I knew how to to cure it fully in her but it was my fault for leaving her. Her body wasn't stable. When I was a kid, the only reason she is stable was because I was there with her. I didn't know. She was balancing the world."
"So you want to forgive her of what you've done."
"Yeah, I didn't wished her to be in so much pain. Seeing Vincent having the same conditions as Red. I thought that I have never see Vincent going through. I see him as Red. I know that he is suffering but he just brushes it brushes it off as if it was nothing."
"I feel the same way. I remember during my time torturing Vincent. He just like to me. Just forget about it."
***
Michael tends to Vincent's injuries but notices he keeps going into heart failure. "Dammit! You're not going to die yet. I don't have enough time to make another limiter in time. You're losing too much power from all of your pools of powers." Michael summons a jellyfish jacket and put it onto Vincent's chest. The magic pouring out from Vincent stopped as the clothing seems to work on him at a very fast pace. His heart monitor suddenly went back to normal and the bleeding stopped. Michael suddenly hugs Vincent, "oh thank god. It worked."
"How did you do that, Michael?" Yellow said.
"He's stable now. I don't think it is okay to bring him to his room at Green's place. I can heal him in your house. I'll put him into another room." Michael turns to Kyle, "hey Kyle! I need your help!"
"Okay."
***
"He sleeps so softly," Kyle said, "whatever you did. It's working for him."
Michael is beside Vincent holding his hands out and closing up the last wound, "there you go."
"You okay," Kyle sees Michael collapsed back in his chair.
"Just a few gross booster packs that Red gave is fine. Vincent when you wake up you are so going to make me dinner."
"Do want anything else?"
"Like what?"
"When I came back to my hometown, I went to the bakery with Vincent. After so many years it has been. I though it would go out of business but it didn't."
"How it was saved?"
"It was me when I got kidnapped by those people. Since it was my favourite bakery that I come home from school and buy just a piece of cake for mother and father. I eat cake for the times when they got sick. Mother was always sick all the time. Always in bed, she just gives me coins to buy something that would make her happy. She was much happier to see me happy. That is pretty much what I told the bakery and it stuck with them and kept doing their hardest to keep the thing running. What is the best part?"
"What is?"
"It became a chain bakery."
"Yeah, it did. The Jellyfish Bakery. Vincent wanted to do something when you get back. He wants to repair what is lost."
"It seems that way, I done terrible things to him but I never get a chance to give something back."
"Vincent never likes receiving gifts," Michael said, "he would just give it to someone else."
"I wish can give him something back. Just a little something in this world and for my forgiveness."
***
Vincent gets out from his bed, and takes off his limiters. Revealing his red true eyes, he places the jellyfish jacket on top of Michael sleeping on the desk.
"Hey, it's alright my _____ _____." Vincent said, "no matter what. I'm always by your side."
"You just stand there old man?" A teenage boy to young adult standing in his doorway.
Vincent chuckles and gives a huge smile at him, "what did you hear?"
"I just came in. You were speaking in another language so I didn't understand."
"Do you want something Austin?"
"No not really, I felt a disturbance from big brother. I noticed myself as well that you decided to take some risks."
"Well, it is not my problem if he gets in the way." Vincent said, "anyways, you want something to eat?"
"Anything but curry, mother used to make curry when brother and I we kids."
"Then seafood flat noodle pasta?"
"That's good."
As Vincent finished up making food for Austin. He puts in the dish with shrimps, lobster, and shallops. He hands it over to Austin as he puts down his staff from his battle recently. Then he took off his mask beside him. There were no scars on his face. Michael's younger brother was on his own for years. He hands over the plate full of food to Austin and a fork.
"Here," Vincent said, "do you want anything else?"
"Milk, please..."
"Sure..." Vincent went over the cabinets and took out a glass and milk jug from the fridge.
"Thanks, Vincent." He said, "you know, I remember back then. Mother wasn't feeling well and unable to do anything. For most of my life, I took care of mother. Well Red actually, you are like the opposite to her. Personality is the same but Red would never does these things."
"Like feeding you?"
Austin's eyes lighten up at the taste of the pasta, "oh wow! This stuff is great."
"It would taste better with truffles. Sadly, I can't find anything in this world."
"Grandfather used to make this dish for me while I was training. He never had truffles in the dish." Austin said, "this dish taste if not better than his."
"I know how to cook a lot actually. Noodles are my thing and tasty. I always try and make more of this."
"You serve this kind of food back at home?"
"Yeah, I work at a restaurant with your older brother."
"Huh? So he is working too?"
"Well, we let the fox carving to do the work for us. Humans can't taste the difference unless they have powers to see through beings."
"Hmm, seems a good choice to do that. I never gotten to eat real things in such a long time. The stuff that matters for me."
"You should come to Green's house sometimes."
"That is not my problem, Vincent. I only come around when brother is sleeping."
"I see," Vincent said, "you're afraid to confront your brother when you're much powerful than him. You changed a lot but Michael hasn't."
"I just want it to be equal fighting."
"Heh, knowing him. I always lose."
"That is because you're going easy on him. I know you, Vincent. We battle and I lost. Next time can you fight my brother fairly this time."
"I can't guarantee that."
"If he wants to get stronger, he must learn."
"I'll try to put a little punch in it. My fight with you, that is not my full assault."
"Then when are you going to use it?"
"It's not the time for it. Michael has a lot to learn before he fully face me. I don't give any chances of breathers."
"What are you preparing him?"
"It's not coming soon so I am fine with it now."
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