—as is the green-robed man of many powers.

Well, he can get everyone else.

And the fight can proceed. Even with the accelerated healing, the damage it sustained from Epic's assault plus what Scion and Eidolon are dishing out is clearly weathering the monster down.

And after a few more minutes, the monster pops again.

Where - 

Uh, nowhere, apparently? He doesn't seem to have anything nearby.

And he has to get Eidolon's permission not to take everybody there -

"Looks like he's in vacuum somewhere release the oath -"

"You are released from your oath. Is that sufficient?"

Nod.

He'd been worried Eidolon wouldn't.

Ugh. 

Ugh. 

"I don't think I should follow him but I can if we want."

"Do you have a plan for what to do once you're there? We... will need some time to get a respite but if we can destroy it..."

"I don't have a plan for how to destroy it unless Scion can do it." Or you could stop creating them - how does that even work - why would someone do that - Maitimo hadn't noticed -

"If Scion could do it—well, we'd at least have more time to plan on how to get rid of him."

Nodnod. "He's really sad. - I read his mind."

"...sad?"

"About the other one dying."

"...I'm disinclined to care," his artificially echoing voice muses. "How much do you object to trying to restore what damage that monster did cause around the world?"

"- yeah of course."

Possibly they should care since they need Scion to not destroy the world. He doesn't say that.

"We should return. I'll be expected for disaster relief soon, but we have a while before my absence is noted. Door."

And the portal appears back to Cauldron's base.

He steps through, a little shakily.

The other heroes and Cauldron are already there. They look ragged and gloomy, not talking. When Epic and Eidolon walk in, Alexandria says, "So you managed to convince Scion."

"Yeah."

"How?"

Are you alright?

"I think I need a little time to decompress. Convinced Scion by asking, I didn't do anything clever."

"Is there anything we can do for you? Your efforts probably saved a lot of people today."

"We'll get the rest back. Once the peal finds us."