Jaakuna had remained to himself for a majority of the past minutes. Although, as Shion would force his hand by raising hers and making flames dancing in it, he saw the body of a ram appear before him. It was a man with four arms crossed over the built chest of fur and flesh, and the head of a ram towering over it huffing smoke and fire, eyes glowing like the flames of a forge. 

There wasn’t anything that Jaakuna could say to all of that, not really, anyway. He had figured that there was something special about him; maybe he had always known. 

He couldn’t place exactly when he figured this out, but it was probably some time after they all were in Nabudis and experienced their worst realities at the hands of Lola. He had forced it to the back of his mind and chose to forget about it because he didn’t want to accept that he was somehow the only person that could defeat Zodiark. He wanted to remain in ignorant bliss for as long as he possibly can, so maybe that’s why he made certain decisions before the day before last. But no matter what he did or how long he stalled, there was no running away from destiny; he knew that now. But that didn’t make stomaching all of this any easier.

And now the eyes of everyone—Wesley, Nadeline, Grant, Keiran, Savayna, and Emiri—were on him. They were doubtless curious about his reaction to it, but he had none; not at the moment, he didn’t. It was all too much. He even had Belias questioning what he had to say to all of that. Usually, his Esper had something to say one way or another, but perhaps it was out of respect for Jaakuna to respond on his own that hindered the Gigas from saying anything in retort. 

Shion had said that it was his weapon and that she had been holding it for him. The first thought that came to him was how long had she been in possession of it? Was it just recently or did she have it this whole time, waiting for the right time to unveil it? If she truly was holding onto it for him, then why reveal it now? Why not give it to him when he needed it? Why didn’t she give it to him when Zodiark—

[color=crimson][i]Instead of asking me all of these questions, perhaps you should ask her.[/i][/color]

As always, Belias knew exactly what to say without actually giving any specifics. 

He let out a sigh, having the attention of everyone. It was like any sound or movement he made grabbed their full attention. Needy much? He shrugged, approaching Shion. He knew he couldn't take it just yet. “[color=ed1c24]Shion..[/color]” Jaakuna said after nearly five minutes of silence. He looked at her blue hair, then her eyes. Eventually, after almost a minute, he then looked to the sigil in her hand. He was tempted to take it from her hand right then and there, but this wasn’t something he could do without knowing some things. “[color=ed1c24]I want to know something. Did you just obtain this or were you holding onto it this entire time you’ve known us? If you just had it, then I will gladly take it, but if you had it this entire time, then why wait until now to present it to us? I want—no, I [i]need[/i]—to know before I take this from you.[/color]” Jaakuna backed away one pace as if to resist the temptation of grabbing it by mistake. He just simply let Shion answer.