My power is multidimensional, has various different facets, isn't merely a one and done deal like Shuten's and Guen's are. Out of an even group of warriors, it's likely that one will resemble the other, often even just the opposite of another's power to create a balance. Shuten and Guen balance each other out, even as they bicker, there's a balance cast that I've seen.
One with a dragon's claw for an arm, the other with a dragon's claw for a leg. Opposites that even our group out even if just a little. I didn't come fully prepared to know the extent of my powers, just had to deal with the immense adjustment seeing far better than I was used to. It took time, but my power when leaned into is far more powerful than just seeing far.
And Zeno isn't one that doesn't try, whether it's to be the kind of support he finds others' need or whether it's something else. He's close to my age at the very least, and he spent plenty of time around me. Just quick healing's probably much more similar to seeing far, just the beginning of a fuller power.
Just, I didn't know what it could be. I had a guess when Zeno looked as young as ever when we said goodbye, an idea that maybe there was more to it than just healing, but looking young is something that doesn't need to be tied to being a Dragon Warrior. After all, plenty of people remain relatively youthful even as they age.
Just, when I got to Heaven, I was reunited with Guen, Shuten, and King Hiryuu, those I knew went before me. My wife still on Earth, that feeling of being apart from someone you love, who knows you better than you've ever felt known. Few have even drawn that close to me, became people I couldn't bear parting from.
And while my wife and our children grieved, so did Zeno. And it was a shock just to see him, as time seemed to flow slower than any river. Zeno was still alive, and he looked just the same. Age hadn't touched him, instead he looked as young as the first day we met. And that feeling, that idea that his power is so much more than quick healing hit me all over again, but especially as time passed and Zeno didn't change.
Seasons passed around him, and even at times, he tore himself apart, just to come back stronger than ever all over again. A puzzle that couldn't stop putting itself back together again, and even still he met a woman who took him in, who had no idea he even is a Dragon Warrior.
Instead, she cared for the Zeno that was starving, the Zeno that was broken yet outwardly looked mostly fine, the Zeno that came to her worn down and beaten down with life. And she filled up his days with friendship, with love, with just being there for him.
And it had felt like centuries though it hadn't been that long yet that we had even seen Zeno's genuine smile, the one straight from his heart that flows through everything he does. I wish his smile would always be as happy as it is with Kaya down there.