Memento Mori - Yin Path (Bakugou's Ending)

Part 7

You could be gone for an hour and come back to your body without even knowing it. As if no time moved."

He nodded slowly, understanding what this meant. He wasn't exactly alive... but he wasn't exactly dead either. He was stuck in some gray area in between. And your words were not some explanation on his new circumstances... but rather a warning to him. After all... with everything that was going on, keeping this secret to himself and only those he trusted would be the best idea for the coming future.

"What about you then?" He asked, wanting to change the subject and move past the ridiculous nerves in his gut... like he was some nervous weakling... so he focused on you. "How are you feeling, or rather you and your multiple personalities?"

You chuckled, pointing towards where you could make out a small trail of smoke in the distance. "Worry about yourself, Bakugou Katsuki. Unlike you... I won't die from this, nor have I already died."

He smirked, understanding what you meant and knew it was time to focus once more. His questions had been answered for now, and he would return to the other later when the time was more called for.

For now... he was going to focus on what was ahead of him.

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Kaminari sighed, frustration levels starting to rise by the second as he tried once more to make a bigger fire. The flint he had been trying to use for the last ten minutes wasn't helping him make that big of a fire... if anything he had just created a pile of smoke.

"It's probably best to not attract any more attention to us... especially with a big fire." Jirou sighed, growing tired of watching the electric male try to light something. "Let's just stick to the blankets and the food we already gathered for tonight."

"Yeah..." Kaminari sighed, tossing his gaze towards his feet. Embarrassment filled his face as he realized that he couldn't even make a basic fire.

"Moron..." The familiar gruff voice called out as a set of figures appeared from the thicket and came towards the smokey fire pit. "Stand back and let me do it..."

Bakugou made quick work of lighting up a small blaze. And then turned towards the two people who's jaws were dropped at his appearance. Not to mention the Goddess that hovered not too far behind him. Her eyes greeting Kaminari and Jirou without saying much.

"Bakugou!"

"And Ophelia too!"

The commotion from the noise had caused the final of the three escapees to glance out to see what exactly was happening. And above the pink haired female was a male with brown hair, one of the two people she had taken with her when things had gone south in Tineen.

"No way..." Mina breathed, rushing forward. "You're alive! And you brought a Goddess with you!"

"Huh? Of course, I'm alive! What the hell are you talking about, Pinky?!" Bakugou was quick to turn and face the approaching female as Kaminari was talking up a storm with you already.

The conversation was cut short a moment later as the male with brown hair appeared, his aged face and eyes lighting up with relief. He wasted no time in coming towards Bakugou and throwing his arms around him.

"Katsuki..." Masaru nearly whimpered. "Thank the Gods... it was all rumor. You're alive and well..."

"Old man." Bakugou muttered, holding his father close for a moment.

"Please... come with me." Masaru urged him, motioning towards a tent. "She'll want to see that you're okay as well."

Bakugou followed without an argument, already having a feeling of the state his mother would be in. She had not only lost Tineen to whoever was calling the shots now, but had also been told her only son was killed. He wasn't sure what was to come next, but he wasn't sure he was even prepared for it.