"Why are you all packed and ready? Were you expecting to appear like that?" I asked as I was confused as to why Gaia and the followers were like this.
"No son, I told them to be ready, As soon as you left yesterday and Gaia talked so more and he told about the reason you ca back, granted I am a little hurt that you didn't just co back to see and your father but I'm still happy you ca back.... But anyways, I knew you would be needing to leave as quickly as possible once you were finished so I had the little ones pack up and stay here until you arrived." Mom said as she held a smile on her face that was betrayed by teary eyes.
I sighed with guilt as I saw her. "I'm sorry mom, I felt like coming ho so many tis.... I just knew that without strength I would just get harassed and bullied like the old days. But now that I'm stronger and probably could fight on equal footing with so of the others I don't mind coming back to see you and..... Father." I spoke that last word with disdain as I gazed into the cave and directly at him, I saw as he seed shocked that I could but quickly he resud his scowl and exited the cave.
"Are you leaving boy who resembles Vexsus?" He asked , I felt that pent up anger inside start to well up again. Is he trying to piss off? Why does he keep saying this? There has to be an ulterior motive to him saying such a hurtful thing.
"Yes, but I have to ask, can you stop the facade already? I an You and both know that I'm your son. So why are you putting on this act right now? Is it becasue Aurum and the others did sothing while I was away? I know what they did to Grandfather.... Is that the reason you're acting this way? Are you trying to make leave sooner before they do the sa thing to you?"
The two dragons looked shocked at what I said before they looked at eachother for a brief mont before mom spoke again.
"Yes, Your siblings hold powers that they got from dealing with that awful Necromancer.... In return they used that new power to capture and send off your grandfather to be experinted on... Your father and I tried to stop them along with so of the others but..." She started to cry and couldn't continue as father stepped in while holding her.
"We lost.... I, lost. Your siblings were strong enough to fight off the strongest warriors of our clan. They did sothing to the losers, it felt like they ripped a part of our essence away, I don't feel like I'm complete anymore... Like sothings missing... Look I'm sorry for the way I acted yesterday, I missed you so much no matter how horrible I let you be treated when you were younger, you're still my son, and after I learned what happened with that traitor Lucan, I flew everywhere within our land to try and find you. Vexsus please just leave quickly before they co and take away your essence aswell...."
Hearing those words co from my parents mouths hurt , it angered , it depressed . I had so many emotions swirling around that I didn't know what to do until a soft voice was heard in my head.
*This is a teaser of what's to co, calm down my Branded, it will be ok. Take strength from this and do what needs to be done.*
I felt as a wave of calm washed over as it took away the more powerful emotions and in return I felt a strength surge in my body, it felt like when I used rage but I wasn't imdiately tornted by pain. My body felt like this power had been mine all along and it was natural.... Was this what Ira ant when she said I could use her powers fully? Is this the true power of Wrath? To feel Anger and Pain and Intense emotions but instead of succumbing, you enslave those emotions and burn them as fuel for power....
*Thank you Ira, I an it.*
I breathed out slowly as I looked at mother and father. "I will go have a chat with my brothers and sisters.... Gaia, help them pack their things, Mother and Father will be coming along to et their grandchildren after I get back." I was going to use Spatial blink to rapidly get back to the chamber but I was stopped by mom who hurriedly ran and hugged .
"Stop Vexsus! Just stay here for a mont. and your father wanted to spend ti with you before you leave.... Please?" I saw the sincerity in her eyes but I knew what I was going to do after all this was over. I decided that it was now going to only be and Gaia as the remaining children still breathing. The others signed their death warrants I was going to collect the bounty that was their souls....
"Fine mom, I'll stay for a little bit, but know this, I will not alter my plans to kill those traitors of the clan, I know I haven't been apart of this clan since well ever, but still to actually do sothing as horrendous as sending off grandfather for death and ontop of that to steal your essence away? That is unforgivable and they will better serve as a source for my strength to increase than to keep breathing out noxious air into the world."
She could only look at with yet another shocked look as her brain digested what I just said. After a few monts she could only whisper. "what happened to you my baby boy?"
I looked with a gaze filled with agony and sorrow as the sporadic mories of a year as nothing but a test subject and a gladiator, along with the still vivid mories of watching my precious babies getting killed by their mother raced through my mind.
"I witnessed the darkness that this world harbors, I lived through suffereing that I would wish upon nobody but my worst enemies, even then they would have to do horrendous things to make go that far. The things I witnessed mother... It scarred my very soul, I'm not ever going to be the sa as that fragile runt that you knew, nor will I carry the sa emotions as back then, I lived through horror and that horror attached itself inside and changed forever."
Her eyes started to well up again with tears in her eyes as she hugged tighter. I could feel her sobbing as I felt wetness on my shoulder. I shouldn't have said that to her... I should have just kept that to myself and said so other nonchalant answer.... But I can't take it back now so the best thing to do is try and distract her from it.
"Mom.... Hey, listen why don't I help you guys pack up and I can tell you about a few of your grandkids huh? I can't wait till you et them, OH man and I can't wait till you et my family, the ones who I bonded with in the dungeon after almost becoming a slave? Yea those guys, but wow especially this woman called Kitsoma, I an from first sight my heart bumped like a rabbit, I an she is so smart and funny and loving, Even my children have taken to calling her mother...."
I went on and on like this for a few minutes as I just gushed about how my life was with my family and how excited I was to have my parents et them. In the back of my mind I could still see the worry in their eyes but just like they were putting on a face and trying to move past it for my sake just as I was for theirs. This went on for a few hours as I followed them inside and looked around the ho that I left years ago.
I ca upon a room that had an assortnt of books and other magical things and that's when mother ca in and sighed as she saw looking around. "I started collecting these things from the few trusted rchants that have been allowed to trade here. It's not much but after you.... I started to train magically in the hopes that and your father would have another brood.... But unfortunately after what your siblings did..... Sothing inside stopped."
As disturbing as that was to imagine.... I still was upset that my mother was denied sothing that she wanted, any son worth their salt would be upset. I gave her a quick hug and went over to check a few of the books. A few of them was actually intriguing with nas like [Magic basics for dummies], [Earth Manipulation of the Ancients], [Circulation of Inner Energies].
Those things were funny to see but once I gave them a quick look through they were actually quite detailed, For a beginner in magic the dummies book would prove quite effective, aswell as the circulation book because that would be OP for any magic user.
After leaving that room I opened up a space bubble that was big enough for a them to pack together quite a few things. Mother went out and grabbed a few seedlings and cuttings from her garden to plant at the new place, Father brought along so weapons to train my kids with, He was adamant and even had a gaze of excitent at training younglings again. and Gaia watched as our parents beca giddy with excitent as they talked to eachother about what they wanted to do once they got to where my family was now living.
We left the cave and I gave them a hug before I told the followers to take my parents and wait outside the village as and Gaia walked towards the chamber to get to work on the last thing I will ever do with this village.
As we were walking down the stairs to the chamber Gaia looked over at with worried eyes. "Brother? Are we sure this needs to be done? Couldn't we just leave them alone just this once?"
"Gaia, I know you an well but think about what they did... They essentially killed our grandfather and sterilized our parents, they need to atleast be beaten to a pulp, but hey if I go overboard and kill them then hey no big deal and I gain a nice snack."
He just looked at wide eyed. "Are you really going to eat them!!!"
"Duh, why would I waste a source of empowernt? I know it's A taboo to eat your kin but hey two of them hold Sins and I plan on collecting them all and becoming strong enough to fight off the Shadow Eaters. I don't see the problem since I never considered them family since the beginning anyways."
"Yea.... I guess your right but don't expect to partake in the snacks though..."
"Yea yea now hush we're almost there."
Once we stepped past the golden doors I was surprised as Necro was there smirking as he was already looking my way as he felt coming back here.
"I see you were told what really happened here.... Well I think that's my cue to leave then."
"Don't fuck with my family anymore Necro.... OR I'll be coming for you and this ti I wont hesitate..."
"OH I know little dragon, I know all about your special lifespan burning trick, don't think you're the only one who has a trick or two, hehehe, toodadlooo, till next ti boys and girls!" Then with a wisp of black fog the figure disappears and all that's left is the siblings all together in one room.
"Focus up brother, it's ti for a Reunion."
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