Glass Pearl - NaLu, Gruvia, Gale and Jerza

Chapter 8

Mika was sitting on the couch, her hands fidgeting on her lap - a habit of hers when she is anxious. Silver paced around the living room, his eyes on the ground. He was anxious too. Anxious and afraid.

"It will be fine." Mika said to Silver, though it sounded like she was convincing herself than him.

"It will be fine." She muttered again.

Silver didn't answer. He kept on pacing - waiting for their arrival.

"What if-" Mika asks, her voice cracking. Silver turned his head to meet her glassy eyes.

"What if they know about her Gray...?" Her voice was quiet.

Silver heart beat increased.

"No." He said loudly, surprising Mika. "They don't know."

Mika nodded slightly and went back to fiddling.

'But what if they do know about Gray?' Silver wondered. 'What if, they ask him in return for their merchandise or their lives?'

He shook his head.

No, he couldn't think about this. He doesn't know the powers of the members of Tartaros. They could have a mind reader, if that was the case, then Silver himself would give Gray away.

So he stopped thinking about his beloved son.

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Gray... what is it that Silver and Mika are hiding from Tartaros? What is the actual truth?

Well, you see, Gray is a special demon child. He is powerful, really powerful - but, he is not aware of it. Normal demons inherit the magic used by one of their parents. Not Gray. He was inherited both magic types from both his parents.

He possessed Ice-Make magic which he inherited from Mika.

And he possessed Ice Devil magic which he inherited from his father, Silver.

Normally, inheriting two powers shouldn't bring much trouble. Gray, however, possessed both magic of the same element. Therefore, he could merge both types together. But, like I said before, he is not aware of all this.

How come, I hear you ask.

When Gray was young, he showed signs of inheriting both types of magic. When Silver consulted a trusted friend of his, she said that it was dangerous for Gray to possess such strong magic at a young age.

So they decided to seal it and unseal it when he was older.

"Can this seal ever be broken?" Silver had asked.

"No," she had replied, smiling. "It cannot."

But, it wasn't true.

Well, to be fair, she wasn't aware that strong emotions can break the seal.

But it can.

Strong emotions such as anger, hate, fear et cetera can cause the seal to break. But, Silver and Mika didn't need to worry because Gray almost never felt these feelings.

Or so, they hoped.

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There was a sharp knock on the door. Not too loud, not too soft - just right. There was just one knock, indicating that the person outside had no hurry to come in. That they would wait all day if necessary.