Our Demonic Spawn

12

Cal huffed as he tossed the last corpse onto the wagon. Zeli sat atop the wagon and boredly stared at the cadavers. Troian snapped and pointed to the incinerators. Zeli told her to buzz off, causing Troian to state her rank. Zeli didn't give a singular flying fuck, so Cal stepped in to diffuse the situation.

"Wait." Ajax strutted down the hall.

"Wait on what?! We need to burn the bodies and your subordinate won't-"

"That's right." Zeli cut Troian off. "He's my superior. Not you." She smirked at a fuming Troian.

"She's not a subordinate, but an equal." Ajax spoke. "And I need to check something first."

Troian was arguing with Ajax, but he simply ignored her. Ajax brushed past the annoying woman and picked up one of the corpse's arms. Ajax pulled down the sleeve to observe the tattoo on the wrist. Ajax muttered a curse and turned away. He signaled to burn the bodies as he left us.

I chased after Ajax and called him back. He stopped and arched his head back while groaning. I rolled my eyes and forced him to face me.

"Speak."

"Excuse me?" He raised a brow.

"Please?"

"I need Nyx." Ajax stated and gestured for me to follow him.

Ajax slowed his pace, so that I could fall in line with him. We walked in silence as we searched for Nyx. We eventually found her with Onyx and Haze. Haze had dibs on Yu and refused to allow Nyx to hold him. Ajax cleared his throat to capture their attention.

"Nyx, we need you."

Haze took that as her cue to kidnap my son. I couldn't even call out to her since she launched herself into the air. Onyx followed after her leaving Nyx alone. Nyx gestured for me to hug her.

"Nyx, I investigated any connection between the perpetrators. I spotted a tattoo on the original assassin's arm, so I went to check the others. They had the Tabo Tattoo." Nyx went rigid at his words.

"What's a tabo tattoo?" I asked.

"It's a symbol for radical angels. They believe in the total annihilation of the demon species. They are anti anything demonic or hellish. Just the thought of a light angel being tampered by the darkside is enough for execution." Nyx explained.

"They live in a remote area and name the surrounded areas a part of their kingdom. They consider themselves royalty, but know better than to question the legitimacy of the crown... that includes your mother." Ajax continued.

"Who are these idiotic assholes?!" I yelled.

"They're..." Nyx and Ajax shared a look. "Our family." My jaw dropped. "On our mother's side. They were the reason our parents were hunted down and ultimately killed." Ajax stated.

"They knew we weren't killed because they never recovered the bodies when we were younger." Nyx sighed.

"I don't think they're aware of your identity. They just know that a former "dark" angel impregnated the princess and deem the child a curse." Ajax ran a hand through his hair. "They won't stop until he's dead because they want to preserve the purity of the light angels. They're also anti-hybrid anything. These people are radicals, Ken."

"How do we stop them?"

"We need to come to a resolution with the leader."

"Diplomacy isn't my first thought." Nyx crossed her arms.

"Not my preferred action. Though, I fear a hostile attack will galvanize more wannabe members and copycats. It'll inspire more to attack that child's life."