Belinda was returning home with her family, wishing Stork was returning with her. Stork was spending the day visiting with his uncle He needed to learn everything he could about his father, RaNul.
Stork was moving to a local inn. Laird MacLean and Alpha Parks insisted that he stay either at the compound, or at the MacLean castle. Stork refused. He had to find and face his father. He needed to deal with RaNul.
Stork thought of his wife and her tearful goodbye the day before. "Stork, please be careful. Come home to us."
Stork kissed his wife and then watched as she boarded a plane with his brother. She would be safe at home and he had to deal with a demon.
The next day, Uncle Stuart called and they talked. As Stork sat and listened to Conor and Stuart, he grew more and more curious about the man that fathered him.
Stork needed to confront this demon, but had no clue how to summon him. So as he sat in his suite, he decided to send and see if RaNul answered. The room shimmered as the deep red demon appeared. Stork stood face to face with his birth father.
"Son, I've been waiting." RaNul stated. He already knew what Stork's intentions were, but he was not worried. His son was demon, before the night was over, he would join the dark side.
"What do you want with me?" Stork asked.
RaNul smiled, "Renuz, is there any way to greet you sire, father."
Stork merged and his demon came to the forefront. "Father, I'm here. I have no need for you. What do you want?"
RaNul smiled. "What do I want? I want you to learn your true heritage. I want you to join your real family. You are Nemyra, son, not vampire. We will leave your son with its mother for a few years then I will need you to bring him to us."
Renuz smiled. He recognized the name. it meant "demon seed" and that was definitely what he was.
"So father, what do you really want?" Renuz questioned. Stork allowed his alter to take control. He knew that to destroy this demon they needed to learn as much as they could about him.
RaNul smiled. He knew Renuz was testing him. The vampire probably thought he still had control. It did not matter, before he was done, the vampire Stork would be destroyed. Renuz would travel to the Americas and tae his son. Sadly the boy had more vampire blood than demon, but he would adapt.
Renuz liked this feeling. For years he lay dormant allowing the vampire control. For once he wanted to see what it felt like to be free, uninhibited. His father, RaNul, could teach him. First son, let me teach you how to use disguise. Vampires use glamor, demons wear disguises. You see where a vampire has a human side and a vampire, we have many faces. We can appear human, change genders, and even evolve into an animal form.
We are not truly beast, but for a short time we can fool unsuspecting humans. Renuz was fascinated. RaNul taught his first lesson. "Think of a winged beast. Close your eyes. Imagine that that beast is you. RaNul smiled as his son transformed into a dragon. "Now open your eyes,. Renuz did and was surprised to see a magnificent dragon staring back. Closing his eyes once again, Renuz transformed once more into the handsome man he'd become just days before.
RaNul laughed. "Son, welcome home." Renuz hugged his father. RaNul could tell that he was weak. He needed to feed. "Come, let's hunt. So for the next three nights, RaNul taught his son the intricacies of demon kind. Renuz learned that like his vampire fed on blood, he fed on fear.
