STELLARIUM(BOOK ONE)

Chapter 35: The Book Of Creeks

   Nebula asked, "Why didn't you come at the first moment? I heard you received a letter. Solstice wants you now." Nebula walked down the stairs with a book in his hands.

       Xander replied, "The letter never gave me a hint to come here. Apex did." His eyes stayed on the book as he spoke. He turned to Apex, "what's that in his hands?"

       Apex replied, "The book of creeks."

      It sounded fascinating, so he asked again, "what's it for?"

       "Coronation and other things. You are up next and so is Luna. We are not taking any chances."

        "I already spoke of this, Luna can't come here and in between she's the one responsible for Mara's kids."

       "You mean your little brother and sister, right? Also as for the decision of her coming that'll be in her hands or in the hands of Solstice. Do you understand?"

       Xander sees Solstice standing, he already held the book open. He dropped the open book on the stand, "Come on, we have to do this quickly. Step on the built stone."

       "Wait!" They all turned to the direction of the voice emission, it was Celeste. Celeste stepped closer to Solstice, "the young man should be tested to know if he'll have the heart to sit on the throne. That's the way from the beginning."

        Nebula supported his idea, "I said that before but I guess the courts are now divided and we have forgotten the norms that occupy the courts. Test him first, also the girl."

       Xander knew they spoke of Luna.

   Solstice replied to them both, "forget about that. That'll take a whole year and she's coming out this year, soon enough if I'm correct. My dreams don't lie." He stared at Xander, "Move to the stone. Now."

        Xander walked to the stone, he stood on it. Solstice read the words out loud. Apex placed the robe on him and Solstice placed the crown on him. He said, "I declare you Timekeeper and Watcher of the realms, I declare you the Executor of the realm courts."

        A lightning struck above the building, Xander felt the power fall on him through the touch he received from Solstice and the robe. It was Vexis's robe.

        He bowed and stepped down from the stone, Celeste felt dishonored but Xander couldn't care less about anyone now. He's registered as the merciless lord.

       Vexis received the signal at the laboratory already, in fact he watched the full coronation through a mirror on the wall. He wanted to stop Xander but he didn't. A lot of people didn't understand his decision, that was fine by him.

        He dropped the mirror, he said, "they gave it to him. Void, these people don't know what they are doing here. They didn't test his capacity against a seat, that's a fault."

       Void replied, "Listen I'm more than happy he's out of my way, now I can focus on the office and not the other things. Let's get back to work." Vexis stayed calm, of course the position meant a lot to him but he couldn't fight the person coming. It'll hurt him even more.

        Xander returned to Earth X and approached the laboratory without uttering a word to anyone about what happened. He moved till he saw Zephyr.

       Zephyr just sat there, unimpressed. He turned his face to his monitor like Xander wasn't there. He refused to look, Xander didn't look bad at all. In fact he looked perfectly fine.

       Xander noticed his energy and walked past him like he wasn't there. As he walked past, Zephyr saw him and stared at him till he was out of sight.

       Xander sat by his computer, he logged in and started some research about the returning person and Earth HZ. He continued till he discovered a new tune. Certainly it's a tape.

      He played the video, and he saw her. Her face, the video stopped and he fell into a quick vision. He saw her again standing in a room, it was locked up, it was white and silent. She stared at the wall till she sat. She said, "it's almost time."

       The vision ended, the only person he could see in front of him was Zephyr. He turned his eyes to his monitor again, he wiped his face with hands downward and exhaled.

        Still Zephyr stood there, he even sat across him silently. Xander couldn't even care less, the effect of the behavior.

        "I sent a text and you didn't reply?"

      "Zephyr, when you are ready to be mature about things then you can talk to me. Until then, have a good life. I'm busy."

       He felt insulted, he kicked his feet hard. Xander withdrew his feet from the front. He looked at him calmly. Zephyr pushed him away and shut the computer down. Xander took his hands and they appeared in his locked bedroom.

       Both of them hit the bed, Zephyr on top of Xander. The silence was intense, they both stayed calmly. Of course Xander could tell that he wanted a kiss from his lips.

        Zephyr leaned into his lips with a soft kiss, it started slowly. Suddenly a rush hit them both, they started kissing with severe intensity. Zephyr pulled away and smiled at him, "I'm sorry." His eyes went on to Xander's open chest, then back to his eyes.

          Zephyr stepped off, "take me back to the lab. I have work I need to finish."

          "Are you sure? You don't want me in you?"

     "I'm serious, take me back. I have something to do."

       "Alright then, walk through that portal behind you."

      Zephyr turned and noticed nothing, he faced Xander. Xander surprised him with another kiss, he pushed him through the portal.

        Zephyr found his body on Xander's chair.