Philip quickly left the Palace of Light and left Lux, the God of Light, stunned in place. His vision entered the hyperdrive space and light flashed before his eyes
Once he opened his eyes, he didn't return back to present, instead, he appeared in the Fate Timeline. He could feel something heavy on his arms and he was surprised to see Tenshi on his arms
He didn't know that it was possible to vring anyone in the Fate Timeline yet here she is. Now that he thought about it, he never tried bringing anyone here, not even Justine. So, it's possible to bring anyone in the Fate Timeline, unless it's only because Tenshi is the Totality Catalyst and she's currently absorbing and harnessing the fate energy present here
With that said, he still needed to be careful from bringin anyone here and he won't casually reveal this to anyone. It was a good thing that Tenebris didn't find this place. Philip found out that he practically have two planes or worlds in his mind, the Fate Timeline and the World of Imagination. He might change the name of the latter for later
"Fate Timeline..."
Philop muttered as he pondered as to why he came here. He looked at the Doomed Branching Timeline and searched for everyone's Doomed Fates. The Branching Timeline is still cut and the large Doomed Fate is still at the end of the Branching Timeline. This Doomed Fate belongs to E-1
Around E-1's Doomed Fate are five orbiting Doomed Fates. These belongs to the five members of the HK-5 Squadron. After Philip looked closely, his eyes widened in surprise
One of the Doomed Fates were changing in realtime and the black layer of the fate sphere is being chipped away like film paper and blown off ash
A few seconds later, the peeling fate sphere changed and became golden, the Bounded Fate. This made Philip surprised. He went ahead and touched the Bounded Fate Sphere. The moment he touched it, vision of how Philip earned it flooded through his mind
"Tenshi's Fate Sphere!"
He found out that the Bounded Fate Sphere belongs to Tenshi. Her fate is no longer doomed, Philip bounded her fate to the Golden Timeline and saving her from whatever whould happen to her
With this change comes with a price. The other Doomed Fates also changed, with them being completely covered with blackness, they all began to burn with black fire. This could only mean that with Tenshi's fate being changed, it also affected the other members' fate and made it worse
"..."
Philip was silent, he didn't expect things to turn out this way. If he tried to save more of the members, the other one's fates will get worse. Philip could only think of saving them all at once or sacrificing someone
It was regrettable. He wanted to save everyone and he still wanted to save them. Perhaps Fate Control might help or Future Vision. He liked the squadron and how the members got each other's back. He didn't want them to disband and be broken
This is his selfish wish and it's not like he valued their lives or whatsoever. It's only for his entertainment and a collection of fates that might affect the future
"Tenshi has been saved... That's good"
Philip looked down on Tenshi's sleeping face and gave a slight smile. He then looked forward and closed his eyes. It was time to return to the present. His vision once again entered hyperdrive space. A flash of light then filled his vision and his consciousness came back to the present
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The flash of light slowly dimmed down and Philip's vision slowly adjusted to the sudden change of scenery. He saw just a few feet away from him because of the heavy fog and vapor around him. He felt wet because of the heavy rain pouring over him with the addition of sweat because of the superheated steam around him. His feet felt cold and froze the surface of his lower body and the surface of the ground. He doesn't get frozen all the way because of the superheated steam pushing away from his body due to the heavy rain being evaporated
The superheated steam came from his upper body going extremely hot when he lost control on Tenebris. His sleeveless hoodie was still turned to ashes though. His lower body with his jeans are frozen and it's slowly melting because his Duality Kinetic State has been turned off. He waited for the frozen jeans to thaw out so it won't break like what happened in the past. After it thawed out, his jeans tore apart nonetheless but his butt cheeks and manhood are still covered
It was then that he felt a pair of hands holding his right arm that is extended towards Tenshi's forehead. The hands held his arm firmly and it crawled towards his hand. Philip knew that these hands belonged to Tenshi because who else is in front of him?
The fingers caressed the back of his hand and her thumbs digged into his closed thumb, ring, and pinkie fingers. She opened them into an open palm and then moved the top of her head on Philip's palm
Philip furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. Tenshi's eyes are covered by her bangs in a shade, so Philip can't see her expression. He also couldn't read her body language anymore as proven earlier when she bit him on her neck with no reason. He had no clue what Tenshi was going for before that. It may also be because of her being the Totality Catalyst
Speaking of biting him on the neck, the holes had already healed and the skin has recombined together. He wanted to think that the white lines are actually a regeneration ability or maybe the white lines just help his metabolism and the Pure Mana in his body help him heal. He still needs to know what the white lines are and he has no free time to do so
Tenshi pressed Philip's hand down on top of his head and rubbed it. In response, Philip rubbed his hand and patted her head. Tenshi smiled under the shade and rain. Philip faintly saw her smile and his expression lightened up
It was then that the roof of the training room has been closed and stopped the rain from pouring indoors. The directional lights were also turned on and beamed down into the stage. Some of the lights were broken and some are flickering because of the super magnet that Sheena upgraded earlier
The fog and steam around Philip and Tenshi was illuminated but not enough for people in the control room to see them in the fog. The frozen floor from the frozen rain began to melt and the deposited rime around his legs from the fog began to sublimate. The temperature of the superheated steam also started to decrease and slowly condensate. The steam also pushed away the fog and slowly revealed Philip and Tenshi to everyone else
At this point, Philip could see Tenshi's face and she was looking at him with furrowed eyebrows and aborable eyes. Her mouth is pouted and she's holding Philip's hand firmly. Philip gave a calm smile
"How are you feeling?"
"I feel good now"
"Is it because of my head pats?"
Philip tried to tease Tenshi
"Yes"
She wasn't fazed anyways. Her gloomy appearance from earlier disappeared and she returned back to normal. Her blue-white hair regained its glow and her red eyes returned back to being blue
Tenshi's cheeks then turned red from blushing while staring at Philip's eyes. Philip noticed her gaze and he narrowed his eyes because he thinks he knows what will happen next. He's not dense after all
"What's wrong?"
Yet, he retained innocence and asked anyways
"Nothing, it's just that you're not wearing any clothes. I didn't get to see it earlier, but now I see it. You have a perfect body"
Tenshi blushed even further as she kept her eyes staring at Philip's eyes. At this moment, Philip caught Tenshi's words and narrowed his eyes. She was confused at the red horn protruding from his forehead, but that's the least of her worries
"You didn't see it earlier? What do you mean?"
"Uh..."
Tenshi panned her eyes to the side and retained innocence, but it's for naught
"Tenshi..."
Philip called out for Tenshi in annoyance. Since his hand is on top of Tenshi's head, he went on ahead and clutched the entirety of the top of her head
Veins were popping out of his hand and wrist, but that doesn't hurt Tenshi because he is only flexing his hand as if he's clutching her head. No force is actually applied to her head, only his fingers and ligaments
Even so, Tenshi could feel as if her head is going to explode. Tenshi was pushing away Philip's hand but it wouldn't budge
"Alright! I'll talk I'll talk!"
Tenshi couldn't take anymore and threw a tantrum, but Philip still held her head just in case
"I was conscious the entire time when the God of Darkness was trying to spread his power over me. Though, I couldn't see and open my eyes"
"..."
Philip was stunned and glared at Tenshi with wide eyes
"I sensed everything that happened after the God of Darkness invaded your mind. I also heard everything that transpired in the Palace of Light with the God of Light..."
"..."
Philip kept glaring at Tenshi and his pupils started to swirl a little. He began to feel slightly dizzy
"What else did you hear?"
Lightning struck loudly about several kilometers away from the military facility, yet even if the lightning strike is far away, the roaring thunder was still loud that it amde Tenshi glinch. Tenshi was hesitating to tell the truth but once she looked up and saw Philip's expression, she began to understand the severity of the situation. She decided to be honest
"I learned a very important secret..."
Tenshi didn't even dare to directly say what exactly she heard and learned. The first time she heard about it, she trembled and her soul shook because it made her realize how powerful Philip truly is
She was scared, especially when Philip is looking at her like he was about to snap. She closed her eyes and prepared for the worse. She witnessed how he overpowered the God of Light and heard that he killed the God of Darkness, so there's no way she'll be able to do something against Philip, even as the Totality Catalyst
But instead of receiving any pain or hostility, she felt her cheeks pinched and pulled. Philip closed his eyes and his pupils returned back to normal once he reopened it. The Blood Horn also retracted back into his skull and left a bloody opening, to which the white lines quickly healed it
"Don't be too tense. I figure that you know what to do, right?"
Philip couldn't find himself getting mad at Tenshi for some reason. Extreme Self-awareness, self-control, and strong patience helped him control and manipulate his emotions. He also knew that Tenshi is smart and that she won't go and tell anyone what she heard
"Yes, I know"
"Don't even mention a word about it"
"I understand"
"Good"
Tenshi smiled even if her cheeks are being pinched and pulled. She remembered the times when Philip cared for her and tried his best in protecting her and saving her. Her heart was stirred and she felt warm when she was close to Philip. She let him pull her cheeks while fake pushing his arms away
At that point, the fog and steam has completely dissipated and everyone could see the stage completely with the help of Justine ventilating the air outwards to the collapsed wall. The ground is very wet and the frozen water has melted completely
They saw Philip pulling Tenshi's facial cheeks apart with him not wearing any clothes, except for the torn jeans that covered his important body parts
Justine was confused as to what happened but didn't feel any jealousy, Chris narrowed his eyes in extreme confusion, and the other squadron members looked in worry and confusion from Philip being half-naked. Satou was interested but Rue had an idea of what happened but didn't know if it's accurate