Short Stories

Mumskall: Be Lucky I'm Not Following My Orders. pt7

Iskall blinked a few times. They had to be dreaming... They had long pointed ears, the freckles on their face had turned a greenish blue color, and around their robotic eye there was a light blue scar-like line that started from the center of their forehead all the way down to where their beard started, their pupils were now pure white, and their teeth were a bit sharper than earlier. Iskall looked down at the sink they were leaning on, only to see that their hands were a dark blue with some green undertones. "Oooooh!~ Nice om-umb-ubre..." Scar sighed, "That looks cool! It's kinda like me!" Scar put his hand out for Iskall to look at.

Starting at Scar's elbow, it faded from Scar's normal skin tone to a light greyish blue then to a darker blue, eventually ending in a pair of sharp claws, which was really the only difference. "Why... Did it do this...?" Scar shrugged, "I don't know, but it was a funny surprise! I mean, at least you know look like one of us!"

Iskall could feel their ear twitch, "Why do you keep saying 'us'?" Scar hummed, "Well, I mean, there are different kinds of Fae, you are just one of them. There are a lot of other creatures that classify as Fae, well to humans at least. One of them is Elves, which is what I was before becoming a Vex! Though, that does remind me, what do you think Grian is?" Iskalls face instantly twisted in confusion. "He... He's an Avian, right?" Scar laughed a bit, "He's a Harpy! Though everyone just refers to him as an 'avian'. I mean, technically they're not wrong but, whatever..."

"He's a Harpy? But he doesn't look like one..." Scar hummed, his tail twitching out behind. "You've only ever seen a drawing of Harpys, have you?" Iskall slightly nodded, causing Scar to chuckle again. "That's why. Most humans see harpies as a, let's see if I remember correctly, 'monster with a woman's head and body and a bird's wings and claws'. I mean that's close to what Grian is, but not quite... Because he isn't a girl... And he's able to hide his bird features..."

"Ah, I see... I think..." Scar shrugged, grabbing Iskall and dragging them back to the living room. Once there, Iskall's face planted onto the couch, just wanting to go back to sleep. "I'll leave ya alone so that you can sleep! See you in the morning!!" And with that, Scar left Iskall alone in the room. The Fae's mind raced, they still couldn't comprehend that most of their life was a lie... As they thought, Iskall heard some shuffling. They sat up to look over the couch, only to see Mumbo. God, they looked like a mess...