Mystical Mutant {Editing}

Chapter 78

NO ONE's POV 
Raven called Zane with telepathy, they rushed as he arrived "Thank goodness!" she exhaled, "we need your help!" Ash said, "It's Fiona" Iceberg chipped in. They narrated everything to him. 

Zane bowed his head with squinted eyes. "She screams when frustrated, growls and swears often. It's scary," Cyan said.  

Fiona was sitting with her leg crossed, she stared at them knowingly "What is Zane doing here?" Raven looked at her sides like she was asking if she should say, "Monthly checkups?" Raven shrugged with a fake smile. 

Fiona glared at them, "I'm fine." Zane observed her for a while, he slashed his wrist with a knife, Fiona's eyes followed as it trickled down, "blood" she grinned in excitement. 

Zane signaled her to come, she moved her feet slowly, mesmerized by the maroon color. Zane waited to get closer then injected her with a green liquid. Fiona hollered, staggering for some minutes. 

"Fiona!" they hurried to help, "no, she'll be fine," Zane blocked them. After a while Fiona stopped and raised her head "What happened?" she stared at their pale faces.

"You're nice again!" Ash burst into tears and hugged her, Fiona hugged back in confusion. 

"Take a seat," Zane motioned, "the Glorindian state of a salvin is unstable, you need to stop," he said. "Why?" she darted, "It can be very dangerous during a blood moon" he replied. 

Fiona recalled what happened the last time she received unimaginable strength in her Elevana body. "I must get stronger if I want to end this," Fiona thought.

"I don't have a choice," she answered. 

LOUIS' POV 
I've been immersed in my work for two years since Fiona made her decision, the guilt of leaving the kid in the hands of an artificial intelligence hunts me every time. 

I remembered the days of my childhood, my Mom was focused on her restaurant, Dad was too hard on me but Nicholas was there to cheer me up. This boy has no one.

It dawned on me that I've been stupid all these years. I hope it's not too late to make up for my mistakes.

...

I knocked on his door, "come in" he said, I opened the door slowly and walked in, he was sitting on the couch with Mint.

Phoenix gasped and dropped his controller, he stood up with his head bowed "It's good to see you, Louis," his whole body quaked at my arrival, it will be a lot harder than I thought. 

"Hi, what are you doing?" I said, "A-about to turn off the television," he stuttered. I paused for a while "Can we talk?"

Phoenix forced a smile then sat at the other end of the chair. I inhaled and darted to him, "I-I'm sorry. I blamed you for something that wasn't your fault. I was being immature and foolish" His eyes widened with his mouth slightly opened.

"I failed in my parent duty, I'm sorry," I said. Phoenix froze "It's okay," he faked a smile. I nodded then got up, "feel free to talk to me anytime." 

I knew it was not so easy for him to open up, I came to chat regularly even when he was feeling awkward. I scheduled time to pick him up from school and take him to places he liked. It took him three years to fully get comfortable with me. 

FIONA's POV 
I returned from my daily training session in the afternoon, I squinted at Louis hiding behind a tree and Phoenix parading in the garden "What are they doing?" I said internally.

"I know you're here Dad!" he half-yelled and darted "Gotcha!" Phoenix shot him with a water gun. Louis held his chest dramatically "Oh! You got me." I chuckled at his bad acting then shook my head.