"Where did the sword go," Dad asked as he held my shoulder checking if I was fine.
"I don't know"
"Zack, you went to the underground room didn't you?"
"Sorry"
I told them what had happened and I was harshly scolded. Mom checked my mana to see if there was any abnormality. There were no side effects, in fact, my power was enhanced.
"What was that sword anyways dad," I asked him, uncertain if he would answer or not.
"Uhhmm... It was the demon king's sword. Harbinger of death, Zalastria"Dad answered with carefreeness.
"Huh? What the hell did you say"
"Demon king's sword-"
"How the hell did you get the demon king's sword"
He had a confused looked on his face. It felt that he was trying to say that I didn't even know something this simple.
"Zack, let me explain," mom said. " Actually we were the heroes who defeated the demon king. Harry, me, Elza(Sherry's mom) and Noah(her dad) were in one party know as The Four Legends. We defeated the demon king in the last war and retired to the countryside after that."
(What my parents are heroes. Man, this is really shocking. I could imagine my mom being one but my dad I wouldn't have imagined it in my wildest dreams)
Although I was sad that they didn't tell me about it, I didn't express it. I knew that it wouldn't change anything as they had accepted me for who I was so I would also accept them for who they were.
"Sorry for not telling you" mom was feeling down thinking that I would despise them for not telling me.
"No, you don't have to apologize. In fact, I am very happy that my parents are such great people"
We all stared at each other and then burst into laughter.
"By the way son what is that black cat"
"Huh... Black cat? What black cat"
"The one behind you"
I turned around to see a black cat behind me. The cat was a little small compared to a normal-sized cat and had a small yellowish-white diamond attached to its forehead.
"I don't know where it came from"
I looked at mom and she was making a funny face. " whhaaaa! So cute nya" she picked the cat up and hugged her.
"Nya?!"
"Hubby can we keep it," She asked dad with begging eyes.
"It's fine I think" He could resist the pureness of those eyes.
"Ohh then we should give her a name"
"Zack you can give her a name"
"Then how about milli"
"I don't like it"
"Ohh is that s-"
(Huh? That was a female voice but not my mom's. Did the cat speak just now.....not possible.)
"I said I don't like it"
(What it spoke)
"What how can a cat speak, "I asked in astonishment.
"I am not a cat you dimwit. I am the evil sword, Zalastria."
(WHATT? How did the sword turn into a cat)
"What is happening here, "I asked.
"What you don't know. You used the chain of domination to make me your familiar"
"Chain of domination!!" Mom was shocked to hear that name.
"Yes chain of domination"
"How can he use a chain of domination when which can only be used by high ranking demons"
"I don't know but he did it unconsciously"
"But to even make a senior spirit like you a familiar is unimaginable"
"Senior spirit?" I asked not being able to keep up with the conversation.
"Yes, I am a senior spirit. Sometimes weapons or other stuff contain a spirit that makes it very powerful. It allows the wielder to draw out power from the spirit but that doesn't mean that the wielder has control over the spirit. Either the spirit is too weak to oppose the wielder or they have a mutual contract. For a senior spirit to be enslaved would be impossible for a human or even demons but god knows how you had done it."
"Then what was your contract with the demon king"
"I should be supplied with a fixed amount of blood daily or I would draw blood from the wielder."
I was a little confused.
"I know that you are confused because I appear good despite being an evil spirit. That's because you have light magic which is keeping me in check."
"But why did you come out of me suddenly when you were taking over me"
"Because of that thing inside your soul"
"The thing inside my soul?!"