Tasure had joined her son in fending off stray attacks to the planet. She wasn't as effective as he had been, since she lacked those Void Tunnels or whatever they were called, but she managed. She stopped when her boy started doing... whatever, using Sarada's gift as a catalyst. Soon enough, she recognize it as a Kizuna... a massive, complex one. Hoho, now
that was impressive. What was he planning to do with it?
She, of course, had a 'bond' with him, and through it she could somewhat sense his intent... the Kizuna was aimed at... Inanna?
Tch.
Tasure didn't have much time to ponder on the specifics, as after all those theatrics, that... pomp, her boy... simply collapsed face-first, his energy dropping a... not a significant amount, but it was enough,
fast enough that he faceplanted.
That ridiculous lightshow dissipated and all that was left in their neck of the battlefield were, well, the sounds of semi-distant fighting and the sound of an almost-too-perfectly-timed gust of wind whistling over the blasted landscape. She rubbed her eyes and walked over to his body, nudging him with her boot.
"Are ya' winnin' son?"
No answer.
"Son?"
"Mmmphhph," mumbled Totoma. His tail twitched and he sat up. "...what the heck? Jeez, I was sort of expecting to be rebuffed, but she didn't have to... do whatever that was."
Well, good, he was still alive... as expected. His energy had dropped quite rapidly and, clearly, unexpectedly, which is why he had collapsed. "What in the hell were you even trying to do?"
Totoma stood up, dusting himself off. "...was just trying to talk to her, one-on-one."
The veteran saiyaness blinked. '...all that, wasting Sarada's gift... to talk? What, is talking normally not dramatic enough for you anymore?"
"I, uh, thought she'd be more likely to listen," replied Totoma, scratching the back of his head. "I was trying to have a heart-to-heart or... something."
Tasure was taken aback. He had... literally just tried to directly connect with a...
thing of unknown nature and capabilities, to have a 'heart-to-heart'. Not that she couldn't fault his intentions--knowing him, he probably wanted to help her--but the sheer..... by the gods-she-didn't-believe-in-except-as-punching-bags, she needed to take parenting lessons so Cado didn't end up so accidentally suicidal.
Now was certainly not the time to dwell on her admittedly terrible parenting abilities. "Okay, you just rest here and recover your energy."
A voice spoke up from behind them "If you are so inclined, might I be able to offer a suggestion?" It was Nevanlinna, who had returned from Vaikuntha.
"You're back."
"But of course... I simply had to ensure that everyone was accounted for," said the princess. "What's the situation."
Tasure glanced over at the battle proper and sighed. "Bad, and getting worse. What was that suggestion?"
"I... witnessed that Kizuna, in a sense, from Vaikuntha. Most impressive, though it seems it was all for naught. Totoma, do you think you could pull off something like that again?"
Totoma shook his head. "No, I used Sarada's god ki gift to do that. Emptied my... mind or self, connected with... everything? Everything on reshlan, and let it flow through me. Kinda by accident, but... no, I couldn't do that again."
Nevanlinna remained silent for a moment. "Hm... not entirely true. Are you still Kizuna'd with the others?"
"Yeah, of course. It's a reflex at this point"
"Then go to Vaikuntha and repeat what you did just now," she said. "But do avoid trying to 'connect' with Inanna again, as it is quite clear any attempts will be rebuffed and a toll paid."
Totoma blinked. As always, this threshling had a somewhat weird way of phrasing things, but he understood the point. "Okay, so go to your, uh, realm, and... Kizuna with it? And then... channel what I connect with through myself, through the Kizuna, to... the others?"
"Correct. This is a battle of attrition, and I have confidence this will even the odds, to some extent," said the princess as she opened a portal to vaikuntha.
Taking one last look at the others, Totoma stepped inside.
"You sure you want him in there? The last time he was in there, he got possessed multiple times, and once he woke up, screamed a hole out of it."
Nevanlinna sighed as she recalled... all that. "He will be more useful in there than out here. Now then, what were
you planning to do?"
"Tch, not sure. She's incredibly strong and hard to put down, as far as I can see, and my boy's attempt to help... did help, but in the worst possible way," said Tasure. "I do have one idea, but I'm not sure if I can pull it off. After that, figure I can at least run interference."
"Interesting. I look forward to seeing what you have in mind. In the meantime, I shall prepare my part in this... team effort with your son."
With that, Nevanlinna willed Vaikuntha to awaken, so that the half-saiyan could more readily 'bond' with it, leaving Tasure to her own devices.