Amenza

Chapter 26

   He gets to the top of a hill and sits down. He sets down the flowers. "I miss you."

   Ophelia walks up to him. "What are you doing?" She asks. "Huh? Oh. You know how, last night, I told you some people with us died? That was today two years ago." She sits next to him and rests her head on his shoulder. "With all of this stuff happening, with your friends and all, I'm just glad you're back. You know, I was really worried both times you were gone." She tells him.

   "Well, at least my chances of dying were lower at Viper's Tower." He jokes. She laughs with him. They sit in silence for a moment, when Amenza starts humming. "What song are you humming?" She queries. "Oh, just a song from the other dimension. It's called Voglio Passare il Resto Della Mia Vita Con te." 

   "What does it mean?" She asks. "Nothing important." He smirks. "Crap, I just forgot something, I have to go." He says as he stands up. "Bye.." She mutters as he walks away.

   Amenza walks into the flower shop and Cheruson is already there working. "Hey Amenza, here to work?" She asks. "Yeah, I haven't got anything to do, but be with those muttonheads all day." He puts on his apron. "So, you ready for school?" She asks. "Ieyr yes."

   She looks at him confused. "You.. know of the deity Ieyr? The deity of power and prosper?" He rubs his neck. "I just recently heard about him. Do you know his story?" He asks. "Do I ever? I know his entire story!"

   Eons ago, the deity of creation, Aton, made the world. He made deities, and those deities made deities. Ieyr was born as a grandson to Aton. His mother was Ytmera, the deity of Honesty. His father was Iag, the deity of resilience. He was born with the traits of his mother and father. When he was of age, he got tested for what he would be the deity of. Well, it showed as he was the deity of Power and Prosperity.

   They shunned him because he was the deity of two abilities.

   He was sent to the mortal realm. He lived a full life, and he did and saw everything. He lived in peace until Aton came to the house he lived in with his wife and child. "So, grandson, this is what you've done with your life? You've stooped down to the stance of the mortals?"

   Aton towered above them all. "Grandfather Aton. No, just Aton. You banished me from the realm of the deities! I am no longer one of you!" Aton got angry. "You dare speak that way! You are selfish!" He yelled down. "Selfish? Untrue! All of you in the realm of deities are selfish! You see to it to punish all others for your gain! Especially you and Antiwa!" He accused. 

   "I banish you--" He's cut off. "Banish me? You already banished me to the mortal realm! There isn't anything you can do!" This crossed the line to Aton. He clapped his hands, and his wife turned to gravel. "ᚨᛜᛖᛁ!" He rushed over and grabbed his son. "It'll be OK, ᚨᛗᛖᚾᛉᚨ." He heard Aton clap again, and his son also turned to gravel. "NO!"

   He turned to Aton, but he was already in the clouds. "Damn you!" He threw sand at the sky. Ieyr had fallen into a depression. Then, one day, he got up and left his house. He went all the way to the Great Altar of Aton. He punched it, and it started cracking. Aton appeared. "What do you think you're doing?"

   "I'm being petty, how about you?!" He went in for another punch when his vision started to get dark. "For your punishment, I banish you to a magic circle. You will have to wait for eons until you can come back. You will have to curse anyone who has awakened you. I hope to see you again once you have learned your lesson."

   "Wow.." Amenza comments. He puts down the watering can. "Yeah. I learned all about Ieyr about eight years ago." She informs him. "What were the names of his wife, and son?" He asks. "No one is sure, as they can't be translated. They're in a language not from here." She polishes a vase. A customer walks in, and Cheruson gets to work. 'If what Pers said was true, Ieyr is a part of me..'

   Later, Cheruson closes up shop. "Cheruson, I have a question." Amenza starts. "Where is the Great Altar of Aton?" She looks up at him. "Well, people believe it to be at the Wilfmun Farm in Rigalpu, but no one is too sure. Anyway, I have to get going. Have a good night." As she walks out, his friends walk in. "Hey Amenza, where did you get off to?" Alexandria asks.

   "I came here to work?" He informs, in a somewhat questioning way. "Alright. We stopped by that tailor. His name was like Weya?" Amenza looks up. "I forgot about that guy." Amenza comments, as he takes off his apron. He stretches, and the girls go up into the attic. "You good?" Jason asks, politely. "Yeah, I'm fine. Just remembered something. Anyway, I'm gonna go out for a walk, I'll be back." He walks past his friends. and Pers flies with him.

   He walks on the sidewalk, as Pers sits on his shoulder. 'Pers, you said you saw the eyes of Ieyr, and you spoke to him, correct?' The bird squawks in confirmation. 'He lives inside you, somehow.'

   Amenza thinks as he walks, then he walks past an alleyway. He hears screams coming from them. He looks and sees King Cas beating up a guy, along with his two bodyguards. Amenza starts to transform, and so does Pers. Amenza turns into the Amenza from Whinter's Charter, while Pers turns into an eagle. He walks into the alleyway with his companion on his shoulder.

   "What do we have here..?"

   King Cas and the bodyguards turn to the purple-haired boy and his eagle. "Amenza, wasn't it?" The teen nods. "This isn't any of your business. Leave before you get hurt." One of the bodyguards threatens. The cracked mask turns into a creepy smile.

   The bodyguard leaps and punches him in the gut. Instead of the purple-haired boy getting hurt, the bodyguard is, and he falls to the ground. He kicks him in the gut and keeps moving. "Peck out his eyes." The eagle nods and does so as the bodyguard screams in pain. 

   "Who's next?" He asks, creepily. He slants his head. The other bodyguard comes up, and his hands are engulfed in a red flame. "Weak." Amenza's hands are engulfed in a larger, more aggressive flame that's black. Amenza zooms, grabs the person's head, and starts burning it before he smashes it into the ground. He jumps onto his back and uses it to propel himself in front of the king. The flames disappear.

   Pers lands on his shoulder, as he swallows an eye. "Leave, now."

   The king does the smart thing and runs. Amenza grabs the unconscious man and puts him over his shoulder. They teleport to the hospital. "AH!" The lady at the counter is shocked. "I found this man in an alley getting attacked. Take care of him." He lays him on the ground and walks out, and Pers transforms back into a sparrow. 'That's the best food I've had in a while.'

   After a bit, he changes back into the redhead boy everyone loves. He enters the flower shop, and everyone is asleep. He just falls asleep at the table, fully clothed.

   Soon enough, Monday rolls around.