It was around the time for Hearth's Warming. And Lumina had decided to have a little chat with Abyss over their respective children. "To be honest, I didn't think you'd ever want to willingly speak with me." Lumina said as Abyss sat down. "Especially considering the fact I'm the woman who Aether chose instead of you."
"I wanted Aether to be happy." Abyss said with a shrug. "And if I could not give him that happiness, I saw no reason to chain him. Contrary to what you might think, I hold no resentment towards you."
Lumina nodded slowly. "Good. Looks like we won't be at each other's throats after all."
"So it seems." Abyss said with a smile. "You've certainly raised a fine son in Burst Stream. Just like my Blitz."
Lumina promptly frowned. "Burst is nothing like your son. But I don't believe there are bad children. Only bad parents."
"What are you implying?" Abyss asked with an offended look. "I may not have given Blitz the luxury of having two loving parents to raise him, but I've provided him with all I have!"
Lumina raised her hands. "Whoa, take it easy there! I'm not saying that Blitz is less of a person because he was raised only by you. And if you got that notion, I apologize. But just HOW did you raise him? Just what about Aether did you tell him that's driven him to wanting to become 'worthy' of being his son? Aether has already accepted Blitz as his son. So just what did you do to him that's driven Blitz so far to the edge?"
Abyss slowly stood up. "From the moment Blitz came into this world, he became everything I had wanted from Aether. The child I could never have naturally with him. And so, I made Blitz's happiness my priority. Blitz would always ask about his father, and I would indulge him. I told him many times of Aether's feats. Blitz wanted so badly to be like Aether. Who was I to deny him that?"
"You're terrible." Lumina said sternly. "Can't you see you're the reason why Blitz is so horrible? You've been enabling him by yielding to his wishes! Can't you see what's becoming of him? Or what he's already become?! Mark my words Abyss, your son is no hero! No matter how hard he tries, he'll be NOTHING like Aether! Because he ISN'T Aether!
Abyss stared coldly. "Neither is Burst. And yet he's the one who resembles Aether the most."
"Because he isn't deliberately trying to become him." Lumina shot back. "He isn't trying to "live up to Aether's legacy" or "become a worthy son". Burst just wants to be a good person, and live happily. To live his own life. It's no wonder the two of them aren't trying to kill each other from all the times they've met! Can you really say you're happy with how your son is acting?"
Abyss stared at Lumina in silence. "I.....I need to go." Abyss teleported back to her house, and picked up a picture. In it were herself, and a young Blitz Surge. Abyss looked sadly at the picture. In specific, Blitz's smile. "...What happened to that smile I used to see?" Abyss then sunk to her knees as she held the picture close to her chest. "Was I the one who took it away? Or did Blitz give it up?"