Epic Of Caterpillar

Chapter 2909 - 2910: Frankʼs Family Reunited

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Frank channeled his connection with his home through the Realm he had created and the Barrier Formation there, instantly teleporting himself to the house.

”Mom! Dad!”

He called out as he found them downstairs. He placed Kamei gently on his bed and rushed down. The sharp smell of blood stirred old memories—or rather, dreams of another Frank—his heart pounding.

”Mom!”

He burst into the room to find his mother bleeding from a deep wound on her left shoulder. His father, covered in bleeding bruises, stood bravely wielding the family heirloom—an old katana—against a swarm of imp-like Yokai.

”G-Get away! GET AWAY!”

His stepfather defended his wife with desperate courage even as his own life ebbed away. He had no powers, nothing at all—just an ordinary human fending off these creatures alone.

”F-Frank?!” His mother gasped as he rushed in. ”Youʼre back—Ah! There are monsters! Run!”

”Itʼs okay!” Frank said firmly. ”Michael, heal her please!”

”Yes.” An angel materialized, startling his mother. Michael gently placed his hands on her wound, restoring it to perfect health in moments.

At the same time, Frank charged the Imps. He kicked and smashed them apart with raw fists until every last one lay broken and dead.

”Haa… Dad!”

”S-Son?”

His stepfather collapsed, gasping for breath.

Frank knelt and embraced him tightly, channeling Lifeforce through Gift of Life.

”Aaaahh… Ugh… thank you… But… wow… youʼre… youʼre so strong, haha…”

”Frank!”

His mother ran to him and wrapped her arms around him, sobbing into his shoulder.

”Kamei is gone! Sheʼs gone, Frank! Kamei is gone! I donʼt know where she is and… and the world is ending! Monsters everywhere! Everyone is dying, Frank!”

”C-Calm down, itʼs okay. Everything… will be okay.”

Frank held both parents close, healing their wounds fully before nodding.

”I rescued Kamei. Sheʼs upstairs,” he said, closing the door. ”Come.”

He guided them to the bedroom. His parents burst into joyful tears the moment they saw Kamei sleeping peacefully on his bed.

”Kamei!”

”My daughter!”

Frank offered a small, relieved smile as Kamei slowly stirred. Her parents enveloped her in fierce hugs, crying against her shoulders.

”Mom? Dad? Mom! Dad!”

Kamei cried happily, hugging them back with equal force. Everyone dissolved into tears once more.

”I-I must have had a nightmare…” Kamei sighed in relief. ”Brother… Um, why are you… why is everyone covered in blood?!”

”Itʼs… well, that wasnʼt a nightmare,” Frank said gently. ”Kamei, you were likely abducted by some entity controlling the game you were playing. I found you and brought you back here.”

”W-Wha… What? Nani?! Eh?! Ah?!” Kamei stammered, completely lost.

”It was all over the news, yeah,” her father nodded heavily, sighing. ”T-The world is ending…”

”Monsters are coming from hell to eat us…” her mother whispered. ”B-But weʼll find a way… weʼll find shelter somewhere… and wait until the storm ends, right? It has to end, right? R-Right?”

Frank glanced out the window. A colossal crack tore through the sky, linking this world to endless realms and overlapping planes. ”Yeah, it will end. I will make sure it does.” He turned back to his family with a determined smile.

He clenched his fists, the weight of his strength settling over him. This power existed for moments like this—to protect people, to save his country—no, the entire world—from annihilation.

”Son, you… you have powers?” his mother asked quietly.

”I noticed too…” his stepdad nodded.

”Really?!” Kameiʼs eyes widened.

”…I do,” Frank admitted with a bitter smile. ”Itʼs a long story but… Mom, my father—he was something called an Overseer. Think of them as a kind of Cosmic God.”

”W-What?!” His mother gasped in disbelief. ”Y-Your dad was…!”

”The reason he disappeared was because of his origins,” Frank explained. ”To avoid persecution by his enemies. Dad was once a great king ruling a vast expanse in the cosmos, but he was betrayed and forced to flee. He landed on this planet by chance. While slowly recovering his power, he met you.”

”…”

”…”

”…”

”My powers… come because I am his son,” Frank continued. ”Iʼve had them for a while now… Iʼm sorry for never telling you sooner. Before, the Our World and the Supernatural World rarely overlapped, so it wasnʼt easy to speak about these things. Iʼm sorry I didnʼt come earlier. I was caught up in so many problems… And even now, friends are waiting for me to help them.”

”Son…” His mother cried softly, nodding. ”I see… Heheh… I always knew you were special, my dear… So your father left us to protect us? So we wouldnʼt become targets of his enemies…”

”Yes…” Frank nodded, exhaling slowly. ”Thatʼs the truth. Now… I have to do something about all of this. I have to… become many.”

”Many?” Kamei tilted her head. ”Huh?!”

Frank touched his heart. A clone of cosmic energy emerged, then another, and another, and another.

Dozens of Heart Avatars materialized. He sent them soaring into the city to rescue as many people as possible and slaughter any monster or foe in their path.

He also sensed Heart Avatars from Kireina and a white-haired man wielding a sword—was that Susanoo?

”Weʼll be fine here,” his stepdad said firmly. ”Go, son. Youʼve got a city to save.”

”No,” Frank shook his head. ”Come. Iʼll show you a safe place where Iʼll send everyone else I can rescue.”

He opened a portal and guided his family through.

It was his Cosmic Realm, Genesis—now fused with his Heavenly Domain—forming a vast cosmos filled with countless smaller realms.

Among them lay a large, inhabited realm perfectly safe for humans.

He teleported the entire house inside and provided them with food and supplies.

”W-Wow…”

”This is amazing, what is this?!”

”Woooow!”

”Itʼs like an inner world of sorts,” Frank explained. ”Okay, I have to go now… A lot more people will arrive soon as I rescue them and send them here, so please, if you can…”

”Of course, weʼll take care of them,” his stepdad said with a nod.

”Leave it to us!” his mother declared. ”Go, dear! I… I believe in you!”

”Yeah!” Kamei nodded fiercely. ”I… barely understand whatʼs going on but yeah! Go for it! Ugh, my phoneʼs broken though…”

”NO MORE PHONES!” her mother and father said in unison.

”Okay, okay… geez, sorry…” Kamei sighed, finally acknowledging how her phone addiction had contributed to this nightmare.

Frank gave a soft smile and approached his sister. He kissed her forehead and pulled her into one last tight hug.

”I love you, Kamei. Take care,” he said.

”I love you too, oni-sama!” Kamei hugged him back with all her strength.

Then Frank leaned close to her heart and whispered, ”If something ever happens to me… and I can no longer return, I will leave Mom and Dad to you.”

”Eh?” Kameiʼs eyes widened. ”W-What are you talking about…”

”Here.” Frank infused his power into her. Kamei felt something awaken deep inside. ”This is my last gift as your elder brother.”

”Brother wait!” Kamei cried, but Frank had already teleported away. ”Ah…”

She stared in stunned silence at her hand. A strange rune glowed there, shaped like a galaxy with a brilliant star at its center.

Kamei didnʼt fully understand yet, but she knew her brother had entrusted the familyʼs safety to her if the worst came to pass.

She was still just a girl, but she wasnʼt a coward.

Kamei nodded, brows furrowing with resolve.

”Please stay safe, Frank…”

Still, in her heart, she prayed desperately for his return.

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