A/N: The chapter ahead is raw, which means not been proofread yet nor edited.1****
Watts opened the door with his sister's name engraved on it.
Voltage went in, carrying his daughter in his arms who passed out after crying so much again. Her arms were around his neck and she's still sobbing.
When he was about to put her down the bed, her hold on him tightened.
"Daddy... Stay..."
"Okay."
So, he sat on the bed and gently rocked his body from side to side, as if Elektra is not a grown woman but a baby.
"Leave her to me. I got her." He told Watts who nodded and left.
"My baby girl is very strong like her Mommy," he said as he kiss her forehead. He wiped her tears away.
"My babies...are gone."
"They are forever in our hearts."
Elektra's lips trembled. He buried her face on his chest and sang her a song until she has fallen asleep. When he's not needed anymore, Bartholomew went in to take care of his wife.
"The kids?" He asked before they switch places.
"Sir Ohms told them to sleep, so they're sleeping."
Voltage rolled his eyes on the back of his head, but maybe it was better so the children can take a rest, too.
"You should, too. Rest, son. Your wife is a lot to handle, especially when she's emotional."
"Yes, D-Dad. Thank you."
Voltage nodded and gave him a smile before leaving. He found his wife waiting for him outside. They shared a tight, long embrace in the middle of the hallways to charge themselves.
And just like that, they moved on.
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The Ki'zaar woke up beside Azarese. The space between them is empty, the Prince is gone. He got up and looked out the window. The sun is up. A lovely day, but the atmosphere in the villa is gloomy and stale.
Priedo came to attend to him. When he's good and done, they left the room to look for the Prince. As told by Priedo, the Prince woke up early to play. He's been running around the house and would sometimes ask for company. Now, they don't know where he is but he's still within the area.
On their way to the living room, they came across with Ohms Xirquit. His hands were full and seemed in a rush. He's in a good mood, his face looked so refreshed.
"Good morning. Breakfast will be served soon. By the way, your son is playing with the little chick in the backyard," he said as they pass each other by. They didn't expect him to greet them. He's really in a good mood, because he would've passed them by.
"Valerian?" The Ki'zaar called out now that they're at the patio. He scanned the area, the woods, searching for his son.
"Daddy!" Prince Valerian emerged from the bushes.
"My little dragon, look at you!" The Ki'zaar huffed and walked to him. Solana emerged next to him. They laughed at each other and ran to the Ki'zaar. The Prince hugged his legs. He gave them both head pats, brushing the twigs and leaves on their hair.
"Look at you both, very dirty."
The Prince giggled, "It's okay, Daddy! I will take a bath later! Can we play more? The three of us will build a house! We will play house!"
'Three?'
The Ki'zaar made sure his eyes aren't fooling him, but he can really see two kids in front of him and around.
"Let's go, Valy!" Solana pulled him away. Prince Valerian waved his hand to the Ki'zaar and went with her.
"Did you hear him, Priedo?" The Ki'zaar watch his son go, "He said three, but they're only two."
"He must be in the phase where he creates imaginary friends, Ki'zaar. We have Earthling studies for that. It might interest you; and there are more about children's wellbeing."
"I must see it then. Later."
"Yey! Our house is done! Let's go in!"
Solana went in first to their house made of woven branches and leaves. Prince Valerian went next, and then their third playmate.
"We can do better than this magic. Do you want me to?" The third playmate proposed.
"Really? You know how to build a house with magic!?" Solana's eyes twinkled.
"Of course! He's the best!" Prince Valerian praised very proudly while clapping his hands.
"Lady Solana! Prince Valerian! It's time for breakfast!"
The three looked at each other and exclaimed, "FOOD!"
They ran back to the mansion. The Ki'zaar welcomed them with his arms crossed.
"You two got dirtier."
The three chuckled, the third one is invisible to his naked eye.
"Daddy! It's you again!"
Prince Valerian left the two behind and jumped to land in the Ki'zaar's arms. The Ki'zaar accepted him with a smile and spin him around.
"My little dragon, you should bath first. You're very dirty,"
"Can I take a bath later after eating? My teeth will get dirty if I bath now and then eat!"
Lord Feryzen, standing beside the Ki'zaar, clapped his hands happily, "That's right, Prinsiaze. You're so smart! Ki'zaar, let's just wipe the dirt on the Prince so he will still look presentable."
"Thank you, Uncle!"
"I agree. Let's go. Girl, come,"
Solana flounced to the Ki'zaar's side and hold his hand. When they entered the Dining Room, Skadi Eira, who got bored in flying and decided to finally join their circle, is already sat at the end of the table, opposite to the Ki'zaar's seat.
"Oh, it's Auntie Skadi! Hello, Auntie!"
"Mommy!"
Skadi Eira looked at the kids and waved her hand to them, "Yo. Wazzup?"
Solana let the Ki'zaar's hand go and climbed her mother's lap.
"Solana, let's sit altogether!" Prince Valerian.
The girl looked up to her mother and she nodded, "You're heavy, so go."
"Mommy, that's not a nice thing to say!" Solana pouted while going down.
Skadi Eira only smirked to annoy Solana, then shifted her eyes to meet the Ki'zaar's suspicious stares.
"What? Do you wanna fight?" She hold a wine glass and froze it. The Ki'zaar looked at it shortly and then back at her face.
"You look familiar. We just met, but I am feeling upset. Feryzen, who is it?"
Lord Feryzen bowed his head and answered, "Ki'zaar, she is Her Divine Almighty, His Equal," he introduced, and the look on the Ki'zaar's face is new for them to see. A slight change on the muscles of face, contorting into a scorn.
There are things that the Ki'zaar knew that Lord Feryzen didn't. The Lord's knowledge about history is limited; but the Ki'zaar is allowed to know everything. Before when their continent is still one, a Ki'zaar teaches his heir about the world's history and their history by showing him their records. That culture is strict; but that doesn't limit the others from craving for knowledge.
As an Elder, Lord Feryzen did whatever he could to learn. That's why when they made it on the Other Side, he strived to get on the good side of the Earthlings. Aeventually, he became a renowned professor of the Academia, giving him access to libraries and the like.
"She is also a friend to the Mi'zaar," Lord Feryzen smiled, thinking that it would please the Ki'zaar but it didn't.
Just then, King Liorei arrived with Princess Lorreign from Watts's Office. When they saw the Ki'zaar and Skadi Eira staring at each other eye to eye, and now they're looking at them, the tension sparked stronger.
But Princess Lorreign ignored that, smiling from ear to ear now that she's seen Solana.
"My sister! Solana!"
She let the King's hand go to run to Solana, who immediately cowered and hid behind Prince Valerian. Princess Lorreign was forced to a halt.
"So...lana?"
"Mommy, the mean Auntie is here! I'm scared!" Solana cried out behind the Prince. All eyes went to Skadi Eira who's chilling as she eat her frappe.
"What... M-Mom, what is she saying? A-Auntie!? I'm her sister!"
King Liorei walked beside Skadi Eira with a furrowing eyebrows.
"What did you do?"
Skadi Eira sighed and grinned at them, feeling sorry for their stupidity and shallowness.
"Mothers knows best. I just did what's best for my silly Eggo. I don't want her to get acquainted with..." She looked at Princess Lorreign from her head down to her to, "---that. Urgh, it's just so weird. I don't want my Eggo to get the same habit."
"What?"
King Liorei turn to his daughter, and the Princess looked so clueless. It's making her cry; Solana, her sister, is taken away from her!
"I-I don't understand, Mom. What did I do?"
"Ugh, don't call me that. It's offending me. I'm not your mother and will never be. What did you do? You should ask your mother. Her mother, what did your freaky daughter do?"
Franchetti Xerene was frozen into place, with sharp and cold gaze against Skadi Eira.
"What's going on? What is it? What about my daughter, Xerene? SPEAK!"
"Don't raise your voice to my wife," Voltage Xirquit calmly said, but it was stern.
Skadi Eira teased them, "Ooohh, he's rubbing it on you, loser. So sad."
King Liorei glared at her, "Shut up."
Skadi Eira only smirked to provoke him more.
"Are you really not going to tell me? Are you hiding something from me? About my daughter?" King Liorei scoffed in disbelief. When he looked at Lorreign, she still have no idea about what they are talking about. What could it be? She's been doing good all this time. She hasn't done anything that would tarnish her image in this world.
But when Ohms arrived and Skadi Eira started clapping...
"Now, now! The reason is here! A reunion for the estranged lovers! I mean, siblings! My, my tongue slipped. I need another drink like this."
Ohms, who ignored them completely and is on his way to his seat beside his mother, stopped from his pace to look back at Skadi Eira with fury in his eyes.
"What did you just said?"
Skadi Eira's face looked more devilishly smug and mischievous, "I am saying that you, and your beautiful sister Lorreign, are estranged lovers. Are you not? Oh wait, he didn't know yet, right?" She pointed King Liorei, "---Now he know."
Franchetti Xerene slammed her hands against the table and stand up.
"Let's go."
She pulled Ohms away who didn't budge.
"And what about it?"
Her eyes widened at Ohms who fearlessly faced them. He removed his hands from his mother's grasp.
"We did. Lorreign and I committed an incestuous affair. We kept it a secret to this day. She's the one who ended it. Yes, we fucked. We kissed and all the likes. Now, what about it?" He admitted fiercely as he walk to Skadi Eira, then stops.
She looked up to his face with a grim expression.
"I said it myself, so what now? I won't let some dumb bitch step on me, when I'm a lot better than you. A stupid bitch who can't properly do her duties as His Equal. Maybe it's your fault why He died, too. You're utterly useless and can't even do a thing. You're so fucking lazy and slow that you failed to save Him, and a fucking idiot. You must be the reason why that Deity was banished, too. A foul play, a dirty play you did. Did you, Daro, and the Matriarch bullied her? Did you fool her? Hmm? You picked on the wrong person. Joke's on you. Whether you're a Deity, a God, or what-fucking-ever you are, I'm not backing down against someone who's so stupid and an idiot!"
It ticked every button of Skadi Eira and threw an icicle to Ohms, but Ohms caught it and sent it back to her like he's throwing a javelin. The icicle shattered before it could land on its master.
"I don't know what you're talking about. Banished Deity? My fault? I don't even know her, so why are you bringing her up in this!?"
"And why are you the one who's got to bring up our past!? Who the fuck are you to play with me!?" He suddenly grabbed Skadi Eira by her collar. They gasped.
"Who are you and how dare you!? You think I won't be able to handle it? You think I'd be scared of Gerson Liorei!? You think I'd be so ashamed!? SHE SHOULD BE, BECAUSE I WON'T. What she did to me before is much worse than what's happening right now. She's the one who ended it, and was fine about it while I was going through hell. It's her time to shoulder the hell I went through before, so hit her and don't bother me. I won't stand up for that bitch. And if you mess with me again, I will make you regret it. And if you hurt my son just so you can get back to me, I'll do the worst possible shits to yours. Do you understand?"
"Stop it, Ohms! Let her go!"
Franchetti Xerene pulled her son away from her and forcefully removed his grip from Skadi Eira. He let her go, but by pushing her so hard that she's sat to her seat again.
"She fucking ruined my happy day, Mom! I was happy and excited just a while ago---but this idiot ruined it! You're fucking lucky I'm busy stitching fashionable clothes for my son. I would've fucked you right up otherwise."
He shrugged his mother's hands off of him and walked out of the room. The Ki'zaar suddenly chuckled, and they couldn't believe him. What was the reason? Why did he do that? Was it intentional? Or was the scene funny to him?
"Let's dine, Feryzen. The show you prepared for me is worthwhile. My little dragon, he must be scared,"
And with a grin he's trying so hard to hide, he went to his son and comforted him. He dart his stares to Skadi Eira, then he mischievously smirked at her.
Oh, it's truly worthwhile.