The Two Worlds

Chapter 16

Cal's POV:

He looked at his book, and flipped through the pages. He closed his eyes. He was glowing slightly. His eyes glowed pure white. Kinda like him in his godly form. And when Magnus was the book of the dead. Suddenly, the pages stopped flipping. His eyes stopped glowing. He looked at me again.

"This is your last chance, Cal. Tell them or I will..." Inpu said, menicalingly. I looked at him with wide eyes.

"Inpu! I told you! I can't, so then you can't! It'll mess up the timeline!" I yelled.

"He's bluffing," said Khonsu. I glared at him. He raised his hands in defense.

"You can't blame me for being curious, Cal." he said, wisely.

"Cal. It was bound to be told, eventually..."

"Not like this, Inpu! Shino will tell him!" I yelled. I held a sword up to Shino's neck. I glared at him. What the fuck is he doing?! I thought, angrily, He can't just go around threatening people... especially my kid. I watched his movement closely. Any wrong move, and his head will be on the other side of the room.

"Not if he knew what was best for him..." Inpu said, menicallingly. Shino nodded at him.

"Of course! I won't say anything!" he said, a little terrified. He lowered his sword. Then he looked at me. I continued to glare at him. Watching his movements closely.

"Cal... It's either you tell them. Or I will..."

"Here's an easier way to think. You can drop the bomb on them all. And get rid of this annoying nagging feeling at the back of your head. Finally admit something that you'd never admit any other time."

"OR. I can tell them. And you will forever have that annoying nagging feeling at the back of your head. And never be able to admit something like that."

"Inpu. I don't think you're helping in the least bit..." said Horus.

"I'm thinking of the Pro's and the Cons of doing this. It's just up to Cal to pick the right one." Inpu said. Until I finally made up my mind. I looked at him.

"Fine I'll say it..."

"Had a feeling you would say that." We both looked at the other three. They looked at us with curious looks. He chuckled lightly. Then he looked at me and nodded. Then he looked back at the other three.

"His father is Xylo..." I said. They all looked at me with wide eyes. All except Inpu and... Shino?

Wait... How did he know?! I thought, utterly confused. I gave him the most confused look. It wasn't Inpu who told him. Inpu haven't known him for more than an hour or so. He couldn't of had the chance or time to tell him all of this. Especially with Xylo around. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Inpu smirk in amusement. The others look at Shino too. And I saw Shino look.

"I could tell by his aura." he said, shrugging slightly. I then understood everything. Everything from how he got here. To how he knew his god. He did this on his own. With his aura readings. I thought. I'm surprised he's not Inpus kid... That would have made a lot more sense with his knowledge and stuff. I looked at him calmly. Smirking slightly too.

"That's how you knew where to go. Which one to take. By my aura. My aura leads you here..." I said.

"I've always been able to sense people's aura. That's how I was so good at being a vigilante. And that's how I knew I could trust you. All of your aura's say you're trustworthy people. People who wouldn't back stab me. Your aura says more than you think, ya know."

"Wait, Wait, Wait. Hold on. I'm a little confused. Explain this to me. So how did Xylo's aura tell you that he was your father? This makes no sense to me... I get that '' said Horus, utterly confused.

"How the hell are you the child of Horus? It would have made more sense if he was the child of Thoth. But ya know. Beggars can't be choosers" said Inpu, shrugging.

"What the hell is that supposed to mean?!" growled Horus, glaring at Inpu.

"Just means that sometimes you're not the brightest one in the bunch. No pun intended..." said Inpu, wisely.

"I know I'm not as smart as Thoth, but still. I know things. I mean, why aren't you the child of Thoth, hm?" Inpu looked at him confused.

"You're the child of Anubis. You said it yourself, earlier. You were known as the walking encyclopedia." argued Horus. Oh god... Here we go again. I thought. I was a little annoyed. I sat down, and decided to watch the fight happen. Shino was kind of confused by my actions. I motioned for him to come sit next to me. Khonsu decided to stand behind us, with his arms crossed.

"Why are we sitting? Shouldn't we be getting out of here? I mean, I'm here for a reason. Plus I need to get back to my 'original' world. I have people back there that I 'm supposedly supposed to watch."

"Give them a moment to go through this again. If they don't stop in like 5 minutes, I'll intervene." I said, calmly.

5 minutes later:

"Cal, it's been 5 minutes! They're still not done!" said Shino, annoyed. While he was waiting, he started pacing. Just like me... Geez this kids confusing. I thought, standing up. I walked towards Inpu and Horus. I then stood between them.

"That's enough. We have more important things to worry about." I said.

"You're right Cal. We need to get Shino back to his world. And get you to go with him." said Inpu, nodding.

"There's a problem though.." siad Khonsu, walking up behind me. I lowered my head, remembering. Everyone looked at us confused.

"What do you mean?" asked Inpu.

"Me and Khonsu made a deal... and..." I drifted off, looking at Khonsu.

"Cal cannot leave here."

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN MOM CAN'T LEAVE HERE?!" yelled Shino.

"He can't leave here. We made a deal. And a deal." shrugged Khonsu.

"I can't just see my mom after many years, then leave him behind! I just got him back. There has to be another way!" begged Shino. Shino looked at me with a begging look. I looked at the ground. Khonsu shrugged and looked at Shino with an apologetic look.

"Sorry Kid." said Khonsu.

"It's for everyone's safety, Shino. Please understand..." I said, apologetically.

"I can't, Mom! I just got you back! I can't lose you again!" yelled Shino, crying. He fell to his knees. He was sobbing so hard. Inpu stood behind him. He kneeled down, and rubbed Shino's back. I raised my hand towards them. My hand started glowing.

"I'm sorry Shino. Please fulfill your responsibility, and protect Artemis. I'll see you when you get back. Hopefully..." I closed my eyes, and sent them back to the real world. My eyes started to collect tears. I lowered my hand, and let my tears fall.

"Cal?" said Khonsu.

"Leave me alone for a bit, please..." I said, looking at them. They nodded and left. I fell to my knees, and sobbed.

"Why..." I mumbled to myself.

Rikku's POV:

While I was waiting, I just couldn't stop pacing. My anxiety was heightened by a long shot. I couldn't sit still long enough to calm down.