Murasame vibrated with power in her left hand, while Excalibur shone brightly in her right. Holding both, she knew all that Shelly knew.
Jessica's heart broke as in the space of two heartbeats, she relived all of Shelly's pain. Jessica's betrayal and abandonment after what the Other inside her had forced her to do with Sheldon and the rape she'd suffered because of Aecus. Having her soul ravaged by Amenadiel, and then giving birth to an unwanted child. There was joy as well, but there was so much more pain. Tears filled her eyes as Shelly's knowledge and experience washed through her. Even with Shelly unconscious in this form, all of her knowledge was laid bare to Jessica.
She knew how the android tried to fill the hole Jessica once held, and while Jessica felt relief to understand how much Shelly still cared for her, she also knew the ragged wound her leaving caused.
