The second Jecain Myxom was born, an overwhelming sense of terror engulfed the room. As the doctors delivered him, their immediate decision was to "put him down", citing the potential danger he posed to the clan. Jade Myxom refused. Cradling her newborn son, she stared the doctors down with a piercing gaze from her bright amber eyes, challenging them to question her maternal instincts.
Jecain opened his eyes, unique eyes surrounded by an ethereal glow of white along the brim of his jet black iris. It was a phenomenon validating the doctor's fear, Jecain Myxom was born with the Myxote of Destruction. The Vantablack Myxote, a being known as a personification of pure Annihilation, a being responsible for the Umbral Reign era of the Myxom clan. His mother cried to the doctors with rage and desperation in her eyes. She knew the history of the Vantablack Myxote, but she didn't want her newborn son to die before getting a chance to live.
In the tense confrontation, emotions swirled within Jecain's mother. The doctors alarmed by his Vantablack eyes, insisted on taking drastic measures for the clan's safety.
"It-It can't be… it's a Vantablack. He has to die as soon as possible, if we kill him now..."
Jade, didn't want her son to be robbed of a chance at life, she clung fiercely to him, staring down the doctors who deemed him a threat. Red lights blinded her already blurry eyes as the pain from giving birth washed over her entire body.
"Y-Your majesty, don't be selfish. We can't risk that... that monster bringing harm to the clan. Empress I'll have to ask you to hand over the child, or..."
A doctor threatened, a syringe shaking in her hand. As patience faltered and fear rose, the ominous Myxom Security Service, or the M.S.S. was called in by a terrified Nurse. Immediately the sound of stomping was heard throughout the castle. Jade, immobilized by pain, desperately shielded Jecain as an M.S.S. soldier bursted into her room kicking her door down. Tears of desperation clouded her amber eyes, several M.S.S. soldiers in full body protective gear quickly flooded the room one after the other. Jade remained calm and smiled as she closed her son's eyes.
"Stand down men, it was a false al-"
"No it wasn't! Her child is the Vantablack, he needs to die, he needs to die now kill the child!"
The terrified screams of the nurse echo, her shaking finger pointed at Jecain as she steps away. Myxom Security Service began activating their Myxote powers in preparation to kill both Jade and Jecain despite them being royalty, the return of the Vantablack Myxom isnt something you false alarm about, and the M.S.S. know this. Jade, holding Jecain tighter, looked at the soldiers and doctors with disappointment. Her amber muscle fibers wrapped around her entire body as she attempted to transform into her Myxote state, but It didn't take long for the superior abilities of the MSS to quickly stop her transformation as a soldier steps forward and grabs Jade by the arm, sending an electric shock throughout her body. As she is immobilized, the Soldiers reach for the clueless Jecain. A tall bearded man with white and gold eyes stepped through the soldiers in white kingly attire.
"Hold on. Hold on. I absolutely refuse to believe my firstborn son is a Vantablack."
Jaxxon Myxom intervened. The MSS halted, saluting under his command and backing away from the paralyzed Jade in professional order. As Jaxxon laid eyes on Jecain, Jecain laid eyes on him, and the weight of the moment caused Jaxxon to collapse to the floor, using his shaking hands to catch himself.
Jaxxon mumbled under his breath, he started crying for the first time in decades while Jade looked down at him from her bed. She saw tears fall on the floor as Jaxxon punched the floor several times in disbelief, each time his fist came in contact with the ground the castle would shake, and the floor would crack at his overwhelming strength.
"Exuse me Emperor Jaxxon but... we told you that it was the truth. That thing is a demon and must die..."
One of the female soldiers mumbles. Jaxxon heavily side-eyes the soldier, his intimidating gold and white tear filled eyes immediately send fear down her spine. Jaxxon's eyes were bright with rage while still retaining the benevolence of an angel. Tears went down his face and veins rushed out of his forehead. As he reached up to Jade's bed to help himself stand, he looks at his wife with shaking pupils.
"Jade... it... it must be done."
Upon hearing these words, Jade lowered her head in disbelief, she seemed to be the only one who could see that her child deserved to live. As Jaxxon reaches for Jecain, Jade slaps his hand and pulls Jecain in once more. Immediately the M.S.S. raise their hands opening their palms preparing again to immobilize her. The doctors step back and Jaxxon wipes the tears from his face.
"Jade... Please."
"Please what, Jaxxon? Hand you my son so he may be slaughtered? He is the prince of the Myxom Empire I refuse to not even give him a chance to live... You're going to kill your son because of a story from hundreds of years ago? I refuse to allow it." Jade cried as she caressed the face of her child, a brief smile crossing her features.
Jaxxon feared this, the persuasion of the one he loved, he sighed heavily, looked at the M.S.S. soldiers and back at Jade, as if ready to make a decision.
"Jade... as Emperor-"
"As his father, you are obligated to allow him to live, allow him to understand the difference between good and evil-"
"Jade, shut the fuck up. Now." Jaxxon looked over Jade with intense hate, it seemed that he had no mercy in his eyes anymore as his eyes glowed an ethereal white and gold.
"You're asking me to allow a monster to live simply because he is my son? As Emperor and Empress we need to be able to sacrifice ourselves and our children for grater good of the Myxom clan, do you not understand the power of the Vantablack Myxote? We can have another son... I can't allow our people, no... I can't allow the world to go through the age of the Vantablack again, Jareth was... Complete destruction personified. Such evil was only possible because of the Myxote he was born with." Jaxxon spoke with fury, spit flying out of his mouth as he rambled, trying to get Jade to understand, but she refused. Jade stopped crying and held Jecain close to her chest, she started to smirk slightly as her eyes went into a brighter yellow state.
"I truly was a fool for thinking you would understand. I hope you know, that power only amplifies your personality, Jareth may have been evil, but my son will not be."
"Jade wait, what are you thinking, this is treason stop at once!" Jaxxon went to grasp for Jecain but before he knew it Jade was gone.
"Find her. FIND HER NOW." Jaxxon screamed as he held a random MSS soldier by his throat, tossing them to the side and sitting in the bed with high face in his hands. The MSS immediately dispatched, searching for Jade and Jecain.
***
Jade teleported to a wet dark alleyway, Jecain still in her arms cradled close, completely silent, staring at the determination of his mother to save his life. Jade fell on one knee, her body winces and her glowing eyes flicker, but she endures it. Jade kept teleporting, she kept using the power of her Amber Myxote, despite just giving birth. Never before was this done, and she did it basking in agony until she was far from the capital, at a familiar cabin.
"Jade?" an old very muscular bald man with a large bushy beard, a metal forearm and purple eyes looked at the exhausted Jade. She had just teleported several times, on top of giving birth, she's not at all in a good state.
"Dad... please t-take, please protect my son" Jade ached, aiming to hand off Jecain to Her father.
"I'll help you I'll help you, quit actin' like you gonna die." Jade didn't move, so he went to pick her and Jecain up in a sigh.
Days passed before Jade gained consciousness, upon her aching she immediately started looking for Jecain, opening each door down the hallways calling his name as her legs were about to give out, Her Father grabbed her shoulder from behind.
"Calm down, you don't trust me?" Jade sighed in relief after she saw Jecain in her fathers arms, but the look on her fathers face was frightful, he was afraid of Jecain too.
"Why come here now of all times, you haven't spoken to me in years. I assume it's because of this boy." Jade looked towards the ground as a tear went down her face.
"He's different I can tell... He doesn't have to be like Jareth..." Jade cried, upon hearing these words her father looked even more upset now, he handed Jecain to Jade with haste as he exhaled.
"You are unbelievable Jade... Bringing the damned Vantablack here? And I guess you knew where I lived all this time, never came to see me. Too busy being a damn princess, you got some nerve girl-"
"They were gonna kill us dad, I'm sorry but please... I'll leave if I must but protect my son, he did nothing wrong."
Her father, Jonah, sighed heavily and shook his head. Then he smiled.
"I just wanted you to be successful Jade and you became the Empress of the clan, I'm proud. Sure I mean I wish I could've gotten some money or something but, it's the past. This boy, I'll protect him, I'll protect you too Jade, I love you both." Jade got up and hugged her father with one arm as she continued to cry.
"Don't hug me just yet, I'll protect you but what you did was wrong. If Emperor Jaxxon comes here himself, I'm not strong enough to beat him. What was your plan coming to my old ass."
"I know I just... I had nowhere else to go. I'll teleport like I did last time, anything to protect my sons Iri" Jade smiled as she caressed her son's face, the action made Jonah smile for a brief moment.
"Alright, I'll help, should it come down to it... what's Iri again?"
"Iri... Iri means birthright, how could you forget." Jade says laughing, but Jonah's stern attitude wasn't faltering.
"You never came to your mother's funeral, that's something I won't ever forget. I'll let you stay here, protect you and Jecain for as long as I need to, but that, that was fucked up Jade, real fucked up." Jonah walks off into another room, leaving Jade with her son and her guilt.
***
Months passed since Jecain was born. Jonah slouches on the couch watching the news while curling a massive weight with ease. Jade looked from the kitchen to watch the news also, still physically and emotionally drained from what's occurred months ago. Jonah sits up and turns the volume on the TV up.
["-seems like war with the Cryomon, Gla'Keel and Perma clans against the Myxom can't be avoided, as winter approaches, they continue to ready themselves for war."
"Thanks Nikol, and speaking of the Myxom clan apparently the former Emperor, Jaxxon Myxom, is now publicly conspiring with the Perma clan. As we all know Jaxxon barely escaped the Myxom Revolt with his life, and it seems he's been found, behind Perma clan borders. Here's some footage from a speech he gave 3 days ago."
"Thank you, thank you... Ahem. Hello People of the Cyromon clan, Gla'Kiel Clan, Perma Clan. As you know My name is Jaxxon Myxom, the former Emperor of the Myxom clan. You should all know that I was brutally betrayed by my own people, and chased away from my throne by Umbral Supremacist, disgusting Myxom terrorist that carry on Jareth's legacy, they have control over the Myxom Empire and planed on reviving Jareth himself, and I'm telling you today that they have successfully revived the monster, using my wife as a sacrifice."
The crowd is filled with sounds of gasp and screams, however Jaxxon cuts them off swiftly
"Calm down people, understand why I was the Emperor of the Myxom clan. My holy Myxote allows me to have a connection with heaven itself, I'm an angel and yet the Myxom clan has completely betrayed me... This betrayal opened my eyes to the demons that I was born among, I was chosen by the angels to purify and destroy the Myxom clan from the inside, I know that now."
Many Perma clan members begin to cheer, frost flows through the air at their radiant energy
"That is why I am here today, forming this alliance between you all, with our combined power, we can obliterate the demons that are the Myxom clan! This alliance is blessed by god, we are chosen by god, by heaven, to exterminate the vermin! From this point on, now known as The Godsent. We cannot loose, we are the Frostbound Alliance, and we will save the world! Slaughter the Myxom demons, Slaughter the Myxom demons, Slaughter the Myxom demons!"
Cheers can be heard as the allied Frostbound clans cheer at Jaxxon, their hatred for the Myxom clan is clear. Jaxxon chants as the video is cut out and switched back to the original reporter.
"This video was taken inside Perma clan borders, a Myxom clan member would have never been allowed behind their walls, due to their long history of war with eachother, that is, unless they had something meaningful to offer. It seems that the major cyrokenetic clans have risen up against the supposed, 'demons that are the Myxom clan.' It's looking like the end of the Myxom Empire may be coming soon."
"Well said Adam. As we all know the Myxom clan hates the cold, so this alliance will most certainly be devastating for them, however we have a live call from the new emperor of the Myxom clan, Emperor Jokai Myxom!"
"Hello and thank you for having me Nikol. Hello everyone I am Emperor Jokai Myxom, and I must clarify that everything Jaxxon has said was fals-"
Jokai's video buffers before disconnecting.
"Weird, seems that we lost connection with Emperor Jokai... well, I'm Nikol Equemseskar and you're watching Worldwide Kepler News!"
"Next on Worldwide Kepler News, the Vexian alien race, has apparently made an alliance with our people! We will be back after this s-"]
Jonah cuts off the TV in shock.
"Dad Jaxxon doesn't actually think the world is gonna believe that BS does he?"
"I don't know, we already aren't favored by the masses, and people believe bull shit a lot easier if you throw god into the mix. I couldn't care less though, even if there is a war we should be safe here." Jonah sighed as he typed slowly on his phone one letter at a time.
Jade looked worried as her father's words faded into a loud ringing noise as an overwhelming sense of fear struck her soul, only brought back to her senses by Jecain dropping his food. Jade grasped her head before she went back to feeding Jecain.
"I sure do hope so..."
***
3 years passed now, Jecain wobbles around his playpen looking for something to eat, but his actions drowned by the loud argument between Jade and her father.
"I'm telling you it's time to train th' boy for combat"
"Jecain is three years old dad, I'm not going to train him for combat."
"So what if he's three, he's already able to walk and talk, he's clearly advanced"
"You can't let a kid think they have all this power, he's not mature enough, and those mumbles aren't him talking."
"He a smart boy, eventually yuh gonna have to loosen up a little war is close-"
"HE IS THREE, WHAT DO YOU MEAN LOOSEN UP HE CANT EVEN FORM A SENTENCE"
"Watch your mouth around the kid, and more importantly watch your mouth around me, you're under my roof, I'm not taking any disrespect, you hear? I've taken enough disrespect from you over the last 20 years." Jonah looked at Jade with an overpowering gaze as his eyes gleamed purple, and Jade nodded her head. Jecain didn't care about anything that was going on, he was too busy scrambling for food, as if he was used to the arguments.
"I'm sorry, but y'all caint hide out here in the woods forever, war is coming. He's gonna have to learn about the outside world, you won't even let em watch the news, he's not a prince and you aren't an Empress, not anymore." Jade walked over to Jecain, then looked back at her dad.
"The entire world wants my son gone and all he's ever done is acted like any other child, he's done nothing wrong, if he goes into the outside world, someone somewhere will try and hurt him, his own father wanted him, and still wants him gone. You cannot tell me how to raise my son. What mother has their baby watch the news anyway? Just sit back and be a grandfather, this is my child." Jonah started to laugh, and Jade looked confused and pissed at the same time.
"You really think... you really think someone can hurt that boy? Did you forget that Jareth was two moves from conquering the entire fuckin' world? With nothing but the raw power of the Vantablack Myxom?" Jonah turned to the kitchen and grabbed one of the knives out of the knife block, with incredible speed he threw the knife at Jecain, Jade couldn't react fast enough, as her her senses are dulled, however black wind surrounded Jecain and the knife faded into the stripes of black wind as it dissipated. Jecain reaches for an Apple as if nothing happened but Jade looked furious.
"Never throw knives at my son to show me anything ever again"
"Ha ha, but you see right? The boy is a.. a beast! He's not even directly using his power, it protects him automatically, I've never seen anything like this outside of the Barrieré clan. He could protect the Myxom clan from..."
Jade placed her face in the palm of her hand in disappointment.
"Look I have connections Jade. He can receive the best training in the world, and be safe from the world." Jade looked disgusted with her father, she grabbed Jecain and started walking off. She turned towards him before leaving.
"That's what it is. You're still thinking about your military days aren't you, let me get something straight dad, my son, will NOT be used as a weapon. Fuck this clan." Jade proceeded to walk into the other room. Jonah whispers to himself with a sigh.
"That's not what I meant… dammit"
***
For a couple years now, Jonah has been secretly teaching Jecain the ways of the world, and how to use his power.
Jonah throws the ball at Jecain fast, but Jecain catches it easily. Jonah smiles, impressed. Jecain holds the ball, and begins to ponder.
"So we have two souls?"
"Yep, see the Myxom clan have to forge a bond with our other soul, in order to really unlock our true potential"
"Did you unlock your true potential?"
"Yes, me and the Purple Myxote of Gravity have been good friends now for... well over 40 years... I think"
"What does it do?"
"Well, it's in the name, they used to call me 'The Millennium Force' back in my day-"
Jade appears from behind a tree, with a look of disappointment in her father.
"What's the meaning of this?"
Jonah turns his head quickly towards Jade as the ball hits him in the face, Jecain laughs at Jonah but is ignored as tension between Jonah and Jade grows quickly.
"Oh come on now this again? me and the boy just playing catch."
Jecain's laughing slowly fades while looks at Jonah and his mom begin to argue again.
"Catch? I saw how you threw that ball dad, I'm not slow."
"Aight Jade you need to get something clear, as long as y'all are under my roof, I'll be training the boy. I don't care if he is your child, this is my house that you're taking refuge in. You done went and got too comfortable up in that castle but this is the real world, you hear?"
Jade rolls her eyes and shakes her head in disappointment
"Are you seriously pulling that card right now? I have nowhere else to go, they would kill us... do you know what it's like outside of this forest, or have you not turned on the news in the past half decade."
"Yeah I do, and that's exactly why we can't have some ancient weapon sitting here doing nothing, what if they find us? I can't fight like I used to, and you're frail as shi- heck"
"So you're planning on having my five year old son fight an army? That's a perfect step in the wrong damn direction"
"Oh please, when I was 5 I was fighting for my life every damn day."
"Here we go again."
Jecain interrupts the argument with watery eyes
"Momma I wanna save both of you if I can..."
Jonah smiles looking accomplished while Jade shakes her head and sighs heavily.
"Fine. Dad you better not push him too hard, he's five, give him five year old training, he's a baby."
"I'm not a baby, I'm five and a half now" Jecain interrupts with his open hand and a pouty look on his face, Jade and Jonah both laugh.
***
Jade sits on a patio chair in the backyard while Jecain, who is now seven, spars against his grandpa. Jonah easily puts him on the floor and directs him to get back up.
"Remember our clan's power Jecain, the video I showed you. Use your vantablack muscle fibers to make your hits harder"
Jecain stumbles as he stands up, looking pretty irritated. He balls up hand and black muscle fibers envelop his fist, he looks surprised and Jade sits up from her seat in worry. Jade shouts from the patio:
"What's that? Nah I think we're done for today."
But Jonah shrugs it off.
"Alright son, hit me with it, I can take it."
Jecain, still irritated throws a punch at Jonah, at the last millisecond Jonah dodges the punch, realizing the power it had behind it, he sighed in relief as the punch went on to send a shockwave throughout the woods behind them, rippling through the trees as the birds evacuate chirping as they fly off. Jecain looks at his fist in awe as he smiles, the black fibers retracting back into his body.
"Wow G'pa, I did it!"
Jonah pats his head with a proud smile, rustling his fingers through Jecains wooly hair.
"Yeah ya did, but that was a bit stronger than your average punch, I'ma bit too old to be tanking hits like that."
"Really? Stronger than average?"
Jecain bask in glory, but his joy is short lived as Jade rushes over to him and grabs his arm, dragging him towards the cabin. Jonah sighs and shrugs, as if he predicted she would do that.
"I said that's enough, come on, time to wash up."
Jecain pouts as he's pulled into the house, but suddenly Jade stops walking. Jonah's eyes widen in sudden fear, a chill engulfs the area after a gust of cold wind blows past them. Jade looks back at Jonah with the same fearful look on her face as the sound of marching gets louder and louder with each passing second...
TO BE CONTINUED...
Bonus Information
The Myxom clan are each born with two souls, one as their own, and another, known as a Myxote. The first soul, the soul of the Myxom, isn't completely powerless. Every Myxom clan member has the ability to manipulate their muscle fibers, capable of using them to increase their strength and defense. Like their eyes, their muscle fibers vary in color depending on their Myxote. When in the Myxote state, the muscle fibers take over the entire body, increasing the strength of the Myxom, changing their appearance and increasing their abilities, however once you enter the Myxote state, the second soul is released into the body, so it's important to establish a good connection with your Myxote if you wish to use its power. There are several different kinds of Myxote, like the one Jecain possesses The Vantablack, being seen as the Myxote of pure Destruction. There are Myxote such as the White Holi Myxote, the Myxote Jecain's father, Jaxxon Possesses. This Myxote is known for having a connection to the Overworld, specifically Heaven, and is seen as a good omen to the Myxom Clan, and the opposite of the Vantablack. The strongest Myxote, the Grey Myxote or the Boundbroken Myxote was only seen once in Myxom history. Capable of Creation and Destruction, the Grey Myxote used is often recognized as god by not just the Myxom clan, but several other clans respect and fear its power. There are several kind of Myxote, some being the Crimson Sun Myxote, Safron Energy Myxote, Blue Bolt Myxote, and others. Some higher class Myxote have the ability to freely manipulate their muscle fibers able to extend their limbs or create weapons, but this ability is extreamly rare.