*𝑲𝑬𝑬𝑷𝑬𝑹 𝑶𝑭 𝑻𝑰𝑴𝑬 .

"Then...if I may ask you a question. Does it hurt...?, having to live with the pain of being unable to save those you hold dear? I know you've had a few times where you couldn't save the ones you loved, felt that pain and tragedy."

⠀⠀ .. you sound different.⠀⠀⠀⠀(much older. noˏ 𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 it still sounds like him. but it's tinted with something else—weighed by something; words laden of responsibility. maturity. none of the boyish—fire that comes with liu kang.) ⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀ . . .⠀⠀⠀⠀(slow head—tilt.) ⠀⠀⠀⠀

Shaking her head, for once, she has what she needed from him, there couldn't possibly be anything more than that. "(Sigh)...for once... I think you've done enough, perhaps it's my turn to do something for you... don't you think?"

︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ 𝖋𝚘𝚛͟𝚐͟𝚎͟𝚍͟ ⁱⁿ •*⁀【 🐉 】 ︎ ︎ ︎ ; 𓂃 ִֶָ ִֶָ 𑁍 𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚎。

"(Sigh)...as much as I rather not cause any further distress... I'm currently dealing with a Titan version of Havik, well me and one of my counterparts. And worse is that he threatens all timelines in existence, not just this one."

⠀ ⠀⠀thanks. i know you will. owe you a billion、after all———lord … chosen one .ᐣ not sure what you prefer now. ⠀

"Do you want the simple explanation or the complex one?"

⠀ ⠀⠀you of all people should know a soldier like me is never exactly relaxed. however … you’re owed more respect now、huh .ᐣ all i can offer is that i’ll * try to forget about it. ⠀

⠀ ⠀⠀if you’re distressed、that means we * all should be. spit it out. ⠀

┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ ﾒ૦ﾒ૦ᥫ᭡ ⠀ 𝚗𝚘𝚝⠀𝒎𝒂𝒏⠀𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝚏𝚘𝚛⠀𝚊⠀ 𝒇͟𝒂͟𝒊͟𝒓⠀𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 .ᐣ ⌖ ⋆✴︎˚｡

— “ Ah, you. ”