King's Heir (A Dadmare fic)

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"Thank you."

Just like that the king was gone, Outer staring off where the god once was. Error let out a whine, upset and a bit angered that his dad left. The child looked to Outer, shorts dripping wet along with his shoes. "Why did daddy leave?"

"Your daddy had to deal with something..." Outer smiled gently, "But we can hang out."

Error shied away, he hardly knew Outer so this was gonna be a little hard for him. He shook the water out of his clothes, picking up his jacket and scarf and bringing it to Outer. "Don't let these get dirty!"

Outer jumped, taking the clothes carefully. "You got it, is there anything you want to do while we wait for your dad kiddo?"

"Do you have any bookies?" Error perked up. Outer chuckled, this kid could only be Nightmare's.

Outer nodded, "Yeah, I got books, what kinda book do you want."

"Daddy was reading me a book about a Demigod! H..Hercules!"

Outer raised a brow, Nightmare really read those kinds of books to his kids? Well, he shouldn't be surprised. The kid seemed well educated for his age, perhaps Night knew what he was doing. "Well I don't have that story but I might have a better one."

Error's eyes lit up in excitement, "Can you read it to me? Please!"

Outer chuckled, snapping his fingers and allowing the book to appear in his hands. "Of course I can."

"What's it called?"

"It's the story of a woman named Arachne." Outer smiled, watching the kid sit in front of him. "Ready?"

Error nodded excitedly.

"Alright. Long ago in ancient Greece there lived a woman named Arachne, she was a fair woman and an excellent weaver who was able to fashion beautiful tapestries. These tapestries however brought hate to the gods, chastising them for their flaws and weaknesses. The lady was arrogant and prideful in her skills, she believed she was the best of the best so she bragged and gloated.

She spoke, 'I am the greatest weaver in all of Greece, perhaps even the world. I'm greater than the Goddess Athena herself!'

She made the mistake of challenging the goddess and Athena came down to accept her challenge."

Error perked at that, "The Goddess won didn't she?"

Outer smiled at Error's hopefulness for the goddess, smiling gently. "Athena was defeated."

"No!"

"But the mortal had the bad luck of winning against the goddess. Outraged, Athena turned the lady into a spider!"

Error lit up, "She turned her into a spider?"

Outer nodded gently, "She did."

"But why?" Error questioned, confused but interested.

"Those gods had a high sense of pride, they believed they were greater than mortals." Outer hummed, "Your father is very different from those gods, he is caring and considerate for lives that aren't his own. He's honestly one of the best gods around besides Life."

"Life?"

Outer smiled, "I'm sure you'll meet her eventually."

Error nodded softly, somewhat excited, "Do you have anymore stories Mr. Outer?"

"I might."

~'~*~'~

The god's eye wandered the empty plane, looking for the source of the noise. It was so loud now and while the negative energy fed him, it also made his soul twist. His hand twitched in his pocket and he finally saw it... well them.