Babysitting a God

Part 7: Anger and Anxiety

~Kako, some days ago~ 

Kako always wanted to murder his brother.

Igneous was always the favorite child, brave, a natural born fighter, and an absolute jerk. Father seemed to favor him all the time.

Kako tried to ignore Igneous, really, he tried. Igneous was too loud and rowdy for Kako's liking, and he always expected Kako to train with him, even if their younger brother Nero was more then capable of sparring.

Now, Father had once again ignored him, putting all his attention on Igneous. That day he called them to a meeting and announced that Igneous would be crowned the God of Middle World on his 3,346 birthday, if he's actually ready to rule by that time.

This title would make him the next king of the Middle world. Kako was astonished that Father would make this decision so quickly, since Igneous was only 3,240.

Kako thought it over, and decided he could not let this happen. He just didn't know how to stop it. Not having a plan was not something Kako enjoyed.

Kako left the palace that evening and found a quiet forest area, out of site of the palace and any prying eyes. There, quiet turned to roaring thunder, and he let go of his straining anger and destroyed everything in sight.

Trees blazed and burned as raw rage licked at their bark. Grass incinerated immediately from the heat.

When he had almost burned his magic out, Kako relaxed, allowing any leftover magic to roll back inward.

This sort of stress relief wasn't new to him, but it felt as though something was off. As if something dirty was feeding his anger-

He sensed the strangers approach from behind before he heard them. Without thinking, he blasted magic at them, almost hot enough to kill.

It was Nero and Iggy.

Kako's magic hit Nero straight on. The boy instantly disappeared into a splash of water, but reformed quickly against a tree some paces away. Igneous was lucky, He barely got a scratch.

"Brother!" Igneous yelled at him, jolting away from the heat. "What are you doing?!"

"Go away!" Kako roared. Something about him here... murder was looking really good right now. Kako reached down and pulled up some magic. Magic comparable to a cyclone. He blasted another beam of magic at Igneous.

His brother rolled to the side and drew his sword out. "Stop, Kako! I can't- I don't want to fight you."

"Sounds like a good option to me!" Kako sent another blast towards him, "What's the matter? I thought you loved fighting. Let's go! Just you and me."

"Kako..."

"ARE YOU AFRAID!" He roared. Lighting flashed and thunder crashed. He was just so tired of everything and everyone. He just wanted to let it out, to hurt something.

A flame appeared in Igneous's eyes. Anyone sane knew not to call him a coward, but then again, it don't look like Kako had any sanity left.

Igneous spun his sword, the two ancient blades lighting on fire. Igneous stalked towards his younger brother.

"Igneous stop! Kako please, don't do this." Nero shouted, then winced as water dripped out of his stomach like blood.

It's too late for stopping Nero, Kako thought, as Igneous lunged.

~Kako~

"Are you ok?"

Cora is leaning forward, looking at me with concern. Just like Mother, always worried about me and my brothers.

I reach up to touch the collar around my neck. It burns at the touch, and I can feel it's magic flare up, then die out. No wonder I couldn't use my own magic.

"I'm good."

"Don't lie." Our eyes lock. Something in her eyes, something like fire, sparkles. I was not wrong, her determination is exactly like Mother's. I look down at my hands. Cora moves to the edge of the chair.

"Tell me about it." She urges.

"I-" 

I didn't like this. I'm not good at this, opening up to people. It's not something I do well. Not something I enjoy.

"No. End of discussion." I get up. I know I'm being stubborn, but I can't do this right now. 

My side starts to erupt in bursts of pain, but I make my way, as fast as I can, to the bedroom door and I slip inside.

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YEAH! ANOTHER UPDATE!

So a little bit on my life, I'm going to try meditating. Probably just 5-10 minutes a day, maybe 15 later.

Just wondering if anyone has any tips.

~Peace, my children~