Indenture

Chapter 10

Han ran back to the top of the stair case, ignoring his back which ached from hurting it earlier when he fell.

"Celestia?" He called with a hint of hope in his voice as he looked around but to his dismay, she had gone along with the demon.

He fell to his knees as he gazed at the empty space ahead of him in dread before releasing a defeated sigh, his eyes trailing down to his folded legs.

"Stop being dramatic, son."

Han's head snapped up so quickly, he almost got whiplash.

"Mother?" He uttered in shock but the older woman gave him an unimpressed look.

His mother shared the same dark blue hair and brown eyes but the features on her face were sharp compared to his soft ones.

"I gave you one simple job to do and you decided to complicate things." She scolded causing him to inch back in slight fear.

"W-What are doing here, mother?" He asked and she rolled her eyes over his stutter.

"I'm here to help you get out of this mess." She mentioned before offering her hand to help him up.

He straightened up to his full height and looked down at his shorter mother who finally let down her angry facade.

"Celestia is still alive. I can sense her presence." She softly spoke, her hand moving up and hovering over his bruised cheek.

Han didn't possess the power to heal as he was too young in his angel clan to gain it. His mother and father were more than four centuries old while he had just reached one hundred and sixty years but in the human world, he would be sixteen while his parents were over forty.

Han relaxed as he felt the warmness emit for his mother's hand and heal his small wound.

"Thank you, mother." He tilted his head forward to bow in gratitude and his mother smiled.

"I really wish to help you with your mission but the clan leader's aren't allowing me. All I can tell you is the location of Celestia and Zerro." She explained.

"Zerro?" The name seemed familiar as if he had heard the name before.

He did hear Celestia call the demon by his name, Zerro but that wasn't it. He had heard of this name from some place else, before he had arrived on earth for his mission.

"They're in the north side of the forest, just near the back of her home." His mother explained and Han smiled.

"I won't let you down, mother." He assured her but he could see the gleam of worry in her eyes.

"I'll be watching from above. If you get hurt again, I'll be by your side in seconds." She held his hands in hers and gave them a light squeeze as a sign that she was serious.

Han moved forward and brought his mother into a hug and she returned it, her eyes shutting as she gave her son a tight hug.

"Be careful."

"I will."

Those were her last words before her presence vanished from his arms. Han took a moment to get his thoughts together before he walked towards one of the many windows that revealed the scenery of the town from high above.

"Where have I heard that name before?" He questioned to himself.

It was as if the answer was in his mind but also wasn't. He had heard the name before? He couldn't be any ordinary demon. He had to be a higher up. Maybe even royalty...

"The former Prince? That's him? Prince Zerro?" He whispered in disbelief.

A sense of worry struck the male as he recalled the reason as to why Zerro had lost his high position.