'~WARSICK: A Never Ending Battle~' Skephalo Edition-Book 1

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Darryls POV:

We were about 10 minutes away from our destination. Zak had fallen asleep and was leaning against me. We were on a carriage now since we had docked the boat once we got to Greenough and got on a carriage. We were being pulled through a forest, to a cabin.

The ride was bumpy, I have to say. One of the carriages' back wheels hit a large rock, jolting me and Zak up. His head hit my shoulder abruptly. He groaned, rubbing his eyes before looking up at me. "Well hello there, sleepy head," I say.

"I'm not a sleepy head," Zak replied, his voice low.

"You were asleep for 2 hours and I didn't take one nap, so you kind of are."

Zak shrugged, ignoring my comment and looking forward. A few minutes later, we arrived at the cabin me and Zak would be staying at for a couple of days.

We both got out of the carriage, waving off the 2 guards. As they left, I turned back to face Zak.

He was stretching, his wings expanding out. I noticed something, though. Little patches of red were now on Zak's wings. "Zak, . . . why are there little red patches on your wings?" I ask. Zak looked at me, folding his wings back in.

"Oh, that? Oh don't worry, It's normal. If a royal from the Diamond kingdom marries a royal from a different kingdom, little patches of color that represents that royals kingdom will start to show up on the Diamond royals wings to represent the marriage, I guess."

"Oh, that's cool," I replied.

Me and Zak entered the cabin. It was warm inside. We were greeted by a nice fireplace and a cozy looking couch. There was a small table to the side of the couch that had a lit candle on it with 2 books. There was a small kitchen in the corner. On the kitchen counter, there was a basket of fruit.

The cabin also had spiral stairs since it was a two story cabin. Upstairs was a bedroom with a large bed with a very soft and fluffy blanket that was neatly folded. The blanket laid on the bed's white sheets. The room had a large window, potted plants, and even a desk with a computer.

"This place looks very cozy!" Zak said. "Mhm." Me and Zak soon settled, getting comfortable on the couch. That was when something sparked my mind. "Zak, can I show you something?" I ask, turning my attention towards him. "Sure, Bad." I looked at him for a second. I noticed that was the first time he actually called me by my nickname.

I grabbed his hand, pulling him up from the couch.
"Let's go upstairs. We need quite a little bit of room for this." I brought him up the stairs and into the bedroom. He sat down on the bed. "Okay, so, I have another form," I say. "What do you mean, Darryl?" "So basically, you know how I have demon horns and a tail?" He nodded. "And you know how I'm practically half demon and half human?" He nodded once more.

"Well, I have a full demon form that's nine feet tall, with wings too . . ."

"Really?" "Yeah." "Can I see?" Zak asked. "Yea, that's what I wanted to show you."

Zaks POV:

I watched as white mist began to surround Darryl's body. I didn't see much of his skin, but the little bits of it I saw, I saw it start to turn a dark gray. When the mist went away, Darryl looked like a whole new person.

He had dark gray skin, black hair, glowing white eyes, and large horns. He had on a black hoodie with one red stripe on each sleeve and a red rim around the hood. His pants were also black with a red stripe down the middle of them. He had on black boots and a checkered scarf around his neck which was a mix of dark gray and light gray. He had light gray gloves. Both his eyes and the inside of his mouth glowed a white. You could see his fangs, though. He had large black wings that were folded behind him and his tail seemed longer and a little larger than before.

He was super tall! Sure wasn't lying about the nine foot tall part . . . "Woah!" I exclaim. I didn't really know what to say. "Do you . . . like it?" he asked. I stood up, walking towards him. I looked up at him. "I love it! You look really cool!" "Thanks, Geppy." I didn't expect him to say the nickname he made up for me. Oh well. It was kind of cute anyways.

We had spent almost a week at the cabin. We had made smores, made a campfire, took walks in the forest, and a lot more. We had enjoyed the time, but eventually, we went back home to all the kingdoms. The citizens, servants, guards, and our friends seem to be happy to see us again. Me and Darryl would probably visit the cabin again soon. It was pretty fun there.

As the months went by, me and Darryl had wanted to adopt a child. Obviously we couldn't have a child, so adopting one was the next best thing. Who was going to rule the Blaze and Diamond kingdom once me and Darryl passed if we didn't adopt a kid? So, we ended up adopting a boy named Andrew who was 14.

Andrew was rather a respectful soul, not being one to cause a whole lot of trouble. He was outgoing and liked to paint. Andrew of course knew he was adopted but he didn't seem to mind it. Plus, he'd get to rule two kingdoms soon! But that was for when he was older. For now, he'd just stayed the prince of the Diamond and Blaze kingdom.

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