Immortal:Rise

Chapter 2. Calm

A crack appeared in the dark blue skies. A white  feathered eagle with a shining pearly torso appeared from the crack. Its beak appeared to be sharp and steel-like. Its red eyes shone piercing through anything they looked at. It massive body enabling it to carry a couple and some load. Its sharp talons could pierce the toughest of steel and it wings, which had shades of black flapped in the sky. A single flap caused waves of air currents to flow and its speed almost a hundred kilometers per hour at average.

On the back of the eagle was a couple. The man had long white hair falling on his back. His green eyes scanning the surrounding every now and then. Besides him was a lady with jet black hair and grey eyes. Her beauty was completely unmatched. She wore a black mage robe and on her arms was a child not more than a day old. He seemed to take after his father's eyes and his mother's hair. The couple appeared calm but there was a hint of worry and sadness deep down in their eyes. The woman looked at her husband who was holding her by her waist standing next to her. He pulled her closer to himself as she giggled breaking the silence. With a single flap from the bird, one could cover around ten meters. Though the couple remained unperturbed even in the midst of the turbulence. The man's features were calm like he was in deep thoughts. He then went to speak on.

"We should..." They both paused as they looked at each other. The spoke at the same time. "You go first" they both spoke simultaneously and fell silent again. The wife could not help but giggle once again.
"What should we do about his bloodline. They will definitely try to trace us using it. I think we should seal his origin source. With that even the immortals will never find him. The others went on separate universes so as to buy time. It will take almost five years to have it sealed," the man said. His wife sighed and could not help but swallow the lump on he throat. She fought back tears knowing the sin they were going to commit to their son.

"You know if we do so he will forever be at the bottom of the foodchain. Is this the life our son will live? I called him Alaric to mean powerful ruler. Is it going to be all wasted without any cultivation?" The lady asked no longer able to fight back her tears.
" Hush, Melissa, you know it pains me just like you to have to do this to our son. This is a crime I will never accept forgiveness. Please don't make it harder than it already is. We will bear the burden together with our son I promise," the man Jayden spoke. 

They had separated with their friends since it was easy to track the high amount of immortal blood in the larger group at one place. Also it was going to be easier to vacate with just a small number.  Melissa looked at her husband's stern expression and knew that though he was hiding it, he was hurting just as her if not more.
"I just can't watch my son get bullied in the future," though they had decided that they were going to seal his origin source to weaken his bloodline, she still pressed on to remind herself what was going to happen in the future.

The couple finally arrived in the city and were stopped from entering. Since they wanted to lay low, the had to follow the rules of the martial world and these included prohibation of flying in the city. Also beasts were not allowed in the city. They alighted from the eagle and the objects on the back all disappeared in Jayden's storage ring.
"Alright Meryl, go and roam the world. I will occasionally visit with little Alaric," Jayden said patting the eagles beak. Meryl let out a screech and flew away into the skies. The guards at the city gates allowed them to get in after confirming they posed no threat.

They walked at the edge of the road not bothering to pick a carriage. This was the place Jayden had always prepared his safehouse where he would settle with his family one day. The house was located at the far end of the city. The city was not that large but it still was not small either. The stalls were selling all kinds of fruits and vegetables. There were jewelry shops and hotel inns. The city was calm and there was little noise. Everyone minding their own business. Some people walked in pairs and other groups.