"How could he do that?!" Lucien groaned, standing in his bedroom of the cottage in his garden, Xavier sitting on his bed, watching him pace back and forth. "Just leave with someone he hasnt seen for years! Leaving you-!!" Lucien yelled, glancing over at Xavier. Xavier had tears dripping off his face, looking down at the floor. Lucien quickly hugged Xavier, saying, "hey, it'll be okay. I promise, you'll always have me with you." He smiled, Xavier looking up at him, cracks had formed in his right cheek, black fading around the cracks. Lucien gasped, standing up, pulling his phone out. "Im calling your father." Lucien said. "No-! He'll kill him-!" Xavier cried. "No no, your face-!" Lucien motioned to the cracks, Xavier quietly going over to a mirror in the bedroom, looking at the cracks. "What..?" Xavier mumbled, looking terrified.
"Xavier-!!" Azathoth said worriedly, rushing into the bedroom, Xavier sat on the bed, a bandage over the cracks. Azathoth gently cupped his hands on Xavier's cheeks, Xavier looked concerned. Azathoth removed the bandage, the cracks growing. "Shit..." Azathoth mumbled under his breath. "Lucien, come in here please." Azathoth called, Lucien stepping into the room. "Now, you two mustn't tell any other person." Azathoth warned, sighing as Lucien sat beside Xavier. "When Xavier passed away, that day i went through something like this..way faster...it's basically uncontrollable rage...after losing someone you love." Azathoth explained, Xavier looking nervous. "I dont..I dont know how to reverse it...more and more stress will add to the cracks..soon you will just..shatter." Azathoth said, looking at Xavier's cracks. Xavier looked terrified, Lucien taking his hand and holding Xavier's. "It'll be okay Xavier, why dont you stay at my castle, ill keep you safe." Lucien said. Azathoth sighed, "why did this even happen?" Lucien and Xavier looked concerned, Lucien speaking up, "Norixx abandoned Xavier." Azathoth froze, then gritted his teeth in anger, "what..?" Azathoth muttered, his eyes glowing. "Hey hey-! Its alright, i can handle my angels just fine." Lucien said firmly. Azathoth's eyes stopped glowing as he sighed, giving Xavier a kiss on his forehead. "Take care of my son, Lucien." Azathoth said as he disappeared into stardust.
Lucien brought Xavier back to the castle, showing him to a guest room. Xavier had adjusted to the change, bringing his things to the guest room.
Norixx laid in his old bedroom, scrolling through his phone at the texts from Xavier. Xavier had texted him a few times after he left, Norixx not responding. Tears welled in his eyes as he thought of Xavier.
