2746 This Voice...
"Well, it still doesn't change the fact I didn't want to get you involved," Romario commented.
"I guess we're past that point now," Rean mused, a hint of curiosity in his voice. "But, Dad, I'm really intrigued. How did you plan to utilize the Fragments to restore the foundation?"
Romario's voice grew serious. "The task is far from simple. Merely returning the Fragments to the Foundation Pillar won't suffice. We need a model, an integration point, to replicate the structure on a smaller scale. Only then can we hope to mend the Pillar."
He continued. "In my Pocket Dimensional Realm, I have this model I've been working on ever since I found out about the breaking of the Foundation Pillar by the Extinction Sphere. Once I collect all the Fragments, I will be able to merge this model into the Pillar itself. That should fix all the cracks and unify both sides."
The twins' group were even more surprised now. The Soul Gem System... Wasn't it doing exactly the same thing as Romario? It created a Foundation Pillar that they believe to be a copy of the real thing. It even used the Fragments themselves to fix the cracks in this model. Even its name had 'Integration' on it.
"Well, there is a lot of time still," Romario spoke. "I will take my time and find the Fragments one by one. The Lingan Universe hasn't returned until now, so they probably can't find this Universe's Location. Talking about Fragments, Rean, Roan, do you have the Fragment from the Floating Islands of Time? No, forget it. That Minokawa, Jeskli-Go, definitely kept it for himself. I will find a way to take it from him later."
The room was completely silent. Romario seemed to have no idea about what was happening outside. Not to mention, he was wrong about the Fragments as well. "So... that's basically it," Romario concluded. Yet, he noticed no one was saying anything, and that silence continued for a while until Romario spoke again. "I know it seems like a lot of information, but you shouldn't hold back. Just ask away. All I ask you is to not spread this information outside."
Finally, Rean couldn't help but start. "Ahem... You see, Father, although I'm not sure it is Lingan Universe that is coming for us, there are definitely some visitors about to arrive in our Universe in the next years. In fact, some of their scouts have already made an appearance."
"Well, the Universe is done for regardless if they steal the Chaos Origin Source or not," Roan commented. "With both sides separated, it is slowly deteriorating. It's just that it would be much faster for it to come down if the Chaos Origin Source is taken."
Romario narrowed his eyes. "It makes sense. I haven't heard about another Universe being split into two before, so I don't know the repercussions of such an event. But how do you know it?"
That was the issue. To explain further, that implies telling Romario about the Soul Gem System and everything else, including Sister Orb. Even Juliana, who was aware of the most of things, became silent. She understood that her Son and Roan couldn't just trust Romario straight away like this. He caused way too many problems before.
*Zush!*
And yet, before the twins could even reach a decision, a sphere of White and Dark Light appeared in the middle of the room.
"Sister Orb?" Everyone didn't expect that.
[Yea, yea, yea, it's me.] Sister Orb spoke before paying attention to Romario. [We have met before, haven't we?]
Romario was taken aback for a second before a realization came to him. "This voice... this presence... The Universe Sentience!"
And as always, any Golden Tickets and Stones are welcome. ;)