GothVerse

Chapter 172 (SwapDream)

Karma and Oneiro go to see Ordeal but Oneiro soon realises he needs a long overdue chat with his twin

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SwapDream

Ordeal was tired and his brother wasn't even here yet, cuddling his small familiar who strangely hadn't grown in a while. It had certainly been a surprise to be gifted such a rare item such as a familiar egg, few having the magic or ability to have familiars as even the species could dictate how the bond would form. He had even heard that some thought of familiars as 'gifts from the Deities themselves', even a few thinking they were a sign of great character, unable to hold back a snort when he thought of anyone telling that to his twin.

He gently pet Luna's ears, slightly worried how tired they were lately and wondering if he should feed them more of the milk that Oneiro had dropped off last time but Luna oddly enough didn't seem interested, all the information on kitsune he could acquire were saying they could grow very slow so perhaps this was normal..

At least that is what he wanted to believe from all the information he had been able to gather by himself but he could admit the sources weren't that reliable, having asked his friends for help gathering information when they went out.

They were oddly enough rather enthusiastic and was a bit confused why they hadn't dropped by more often, wondering if they were just busy with work.

Luna liked to pop out of nowhere and jump scare Ordeals friends, rather jealous when attention was put off him but it was also in a Kitsunes nature to be playful in this regard, always making sure to do this without his monsters knowledge.

He was taken out of his thoughts when he felt his brothers magic, knowing they had wanted to pop over again and thought he could perhaps ask them for help, knowing it was safer to do so then it would have been mere decades ago.

He still recalled the manic laughter, the burning magic that was almost too much and truly wondering if his brother was still alive or if the apples had gotten rid of any shred of sanity and taken over.

"We are here~"

Oneiro called out, placing Karma down who was off like a shot to go look around and likely see how many pranks were still left by Hearth, his own familiar also leaving him in the dust seconds later with Thanatos also vanishing like a ghost likely up to some mischief.

"I feel so loved~"

He muttered under his breath in amusement but wasn't truly upset, this was exactly the confidence he wanted to see in his child and he wouldn't begrudge his familiar for wanting to meet their own twin again. Nix meowed loudly on his shoulder and he huffed at the bossiness before putting the food items he brought into Ordeals kitchen, hearing a 'poof' noise in another room but there was no sounds of screaming so he let it be.

He walked into the living room a minute later and wanted to laugh at the utter chaos, Karma having accidently although he wasn't too sure of that with how smug they looked a prank that added a dash of glitter to the room with Ordeal just looking done with it all.

He did look worried when he spotted Luna though, the kitsune about half Sol's size and not energetic enough in his opinion. It was practically impossible to tire out his own familiar, pretty much perfect for keeping up with Karma and keeping watch over them but Luna looked to be asleep already in the larger kitsune's fur.

It seems a chat would indeed be needed with his brother, the pictures not doing it justice and wondering why they were still holding their magic back. That talk would be later though, right now it was time for a brief catch up and less serious chat, grabbing out the Familiar book for Ordeal and laying it in their lap.