Interworlder:Son Of Kings

chapter 5

Nicolas woke in an unfamiliar room, decorated in white and blue. Crawling out of bed he noticed his clothes were changed into a night gown. Walking in was an angel, familiar one at that. Bowing to Nicolas he spoke. "Good morning, Nicolas. Supro has sent for me to have you bathed and dressed."
"K." Nico made his way over to the angel. "Your, Gale, right?"
"Yeah... wait your that asura boy!" Panicked the angel. "What are you doing here under Supro?"
"He's my dad apparently."
"Your dad?!"
"Yep."
"By Allah, what had he done?" he sighed. " Let's just go..."
Gale bathed the boy and when drying him off he thought for a moment while brushing Nico's long hair. "I should cut your hair." Said Gale.
"Why?"
"Well if you're not going to take care of it you may as well rid of it."
"Fine."
Cutting away his hair Nicolas could better see his horns. His angel one treelike with empty branches while he looked to Gales which had leaves and blooming flowers. "Your antler's bare. Not happy?"
"I've been lonely."
"In time you'll get to enjoy the overworld. For now just smile and you just might get a flower."
"Cool."
Dressing Nicolas he brought him out to the throne room where Supro was snoozing away.
"Supro, sir?" said Gale to Supro.
"I'm up." Yawned Supro. Looking at Nico he sat up in joy. "You dressed him up all cute."
"I guess."
Supro stood up and picked Nicolas up. "Ready, Nicolas?"
"You pick me up a lot." Replied Nicolas.
"Well I'm excited to spend time with you."
Gale interrupted. "His tails gone, sir."
"You're right." Supro smiled. "I'll fix that."
Nicolas glowed for a moment then he felt funny. "What the..."
"There you go." He set Nicolas down. "Now you can fly."
Nicolas looked to see his tail wagging around. "M-my... t-t-tail..." he cried.
"Don't cry! I thought healing it would make you happy!"
"I am... happy." Said Nicolas hugging Supro's leg. "I missed my tail."
"To think the humans would do such a thing." Supro grabbed Nico's horn and shook his little head a bit. "You've got some horns on you for a kid."
"They never broke." Smiled Nico. "Is that bad?"
"Na. Just kids usually find a way to break them being reckless is part of their nature."
Nicolas noticed Supro's horns bare like his. Nicolas confused at why, Supro seemed like a happy guy. "Your antlers are bare..."
"Well... when your happy leaves, vines and flowers will grow on them, when you're sad they wither off..."
"Are you sad?"
"Pfft na, to be honest I wasn't but not anymore. No time to be sad now. You're here so we'll have fun together. Hopefully you'll get some buds in the least."
"Yeah."
Supro skipped over to the exit. "For now let's go to Eden."
"K." Nicolas ran over to him.
To the temple they returned to see other people there this time. Angels big and small. One welcomed them, an angel guarding the gate. "Glad to see you return to the temple." Bowed the monk. "And you brought someone with?"
"Uriel, this is Nicolas. He'll be going into eden."
The guard looked hard at Nicolas. "Is he an asura?"
"Yep. My son." Said Supro proudly. "He won the tournament so I found him thanks to it."
"Huh... that's quite the child then. You should ask Allah about him staying here."
"I will. Plus he's part angel and he's still young enough to learn to be one."
"Eden may be too much for him."
"Na, he's got this." Supro seemed confident.
"If he's in too long he might come out older than you."
"Nicolas how much do you know about being an angel?"
The boy answered quickly. "Nothing."
Uriel sighed. "Teach him some things then come back when he's ready. Also how'd you manage to get Past Pete?"
"He was snoozing away." Smiled Supro. Grabbed little Nicolas. "Well we're to square one. See ya Uriel." Supro flew off with the boy.
"Glad to see him happy for once." Smiled the Guard.
Back to the palace they went, in the courtyard Supro set down Nico and took a seat criss-cross. Nicolas confused sat down the same. "Um why are we here?"
"Well i thought it was a quiet place to start with questions. Ask away." Replied Supro sitting patiently.
Nicolas thought for a moment. "Why did the Demon king try to kill me?"
Supros face went blank for a moment. He wasn't expecting such a question for the boy. "Well you see um Asura's aren't exactly accepted by everyone. Not to sound like the bad guy but...your mother... she... she um... didn't want you... I know thats hard to hear that your mother doesn't want you and expressed it by attempting to kill you..."
"Oh... so Infra's my mother?"
"Yeah... she's changed alot over the years. As I told you she wanted to leave you with the humans. I thought because you're an Asura but now I think she just wanted to forget about everything I had with her... you're a living reminder of it and she hates me a lot for not telling her who I was... for having a child with her... for being with her..." Supro's eyes watered up. "Its my fault, Nicolas. I just... there was a connection, I could feel it between your mother and I. Guess she didn't feel the same... Im not sure if she was just messing with the the whole time..." He realized he was crying, quickly he wiped his eyes and laughed it off. "Look at me crying like a child. Sorry about that. Got a bit emotional." Tears of golds wiped away he smiled. "I'm alright."
"You must love her a lot."
"Well you're living proof of it." He stood up. "Well enough with questions how about we head on to the academy?"
"Sure."
Supro took off into the sky toward the academy when he sat Nicolas still on the ground. Waving him up Nico shook his head and shrugged. Landing he asked. "You coming?"
"I can't fly."
"Sure you can, I restored your tail."
"I don't know how to fly."
"Oh. Well that's a different story." He thought to himself. "Can you bring iut your wings?"
"Yeah." Out came Nico's mitch match wings.
"Young but i think there matured enough to fly, how old are you?"
"10."
"So you should be getting your big boy feathers now. Lets try."
Nico looked at his wings. "Are you gonna drop me?"
"Well it works but you should learn how to take off."Supro extended out his wings dendong himself forward a bit he explained. "Bend forward and extend out your wings."
Nico did as he said. "Okay."
"Then move your wings downward and you bend them like arms giving you a maximum boost."
Nicolas did as he explained and he flew upward a bit but fell back down to the dirt. "Ow." Standing up he tried again.
"Your tails like a fin use it to stear as well as tilting your weight."
"Okay." he shot up and fell again.
"When up there flap your wings or glide by extending your wings, simple really."
"Trying again." He flew up and when about to glide his wings vanished and he fell again out of exhaustion.
Supro caught him and smirked. "Tired already?"
"So much work to fly."
"It'll be second nature in time. Your lacking the stamina to fly. Probably due to your starvation and lack of practice. Did Indra not teach you?"
"He tried but no tail so there was no point."
"Oh right."
Nicolas tired snuggled in Supro's arms. "Supro?"
"Whats up?"
"Do you think I'm a monster?"
"What? No, you're my son and thats what matters. I don't care what you are."
"Really?"
"I swear on my pride as an angel. I'm really glad I found you, your an asura but I can't blame you for what you are. It not like you chose to be one. Plus you're fun to have around. You and your little horns."
"So what now?"
"I almost forgot to ask the Allah's council about keeping you. We'll head there now." Supro took off with the boy in arms.
"Who's Allah?"
"My boss. He runs everything. Usually his counsel will take care of things for him."
"Oh."
"I'm sure me being king they'll cut me some slack."
Walking in to a Parthenon. Inside were sculptures and row of angels. They a stood and bowed to Supro, he bowed back. "Welcome, Supro. What brings you here?"
"My son brings me here. He's an asura."
The counsel muttered amongst themselves. One stood and spoke clearly. "Supro you've lead the angels for many centuries but this is a disgrace to your name. You know full well Asura's are illegal. How long have you kept this from us?"
"A decade."
"So its still young, easier to rid off. If you can't bring yourself to bring it here and we shall dispose of it."
"Can't I keep him, just a boy." Nicolas clinged to Supro.
"Who will grow into his prime with time eradicate just as Asura did in the past."
"So cranky." Interupting was a powerful voice waltzing in, his image a blur, figure undefinate. Everyone dropped to their hands and knees but Nicolas. He looked up to the figure.
"Are you going to kill me?" Asked Nicolas to the figure.
Reaching down it pet the boys head. "If I wanted that you'd already be dead."
"Allah, please forgive me. I'll take full responsibility for anything the boy does, let him live." begged Supro.
The counsel argued. "Asura's are a threat to the kingdom's!"
"Calm your selves. The boy hasn't done wrong to us. He isn't Asura. Asura was a sinful beast born from hatred and pain. A weapon to be abused. Nicolas here seems a pure boy. What do you desire boy?"
"I want to see Mr.Gon again." Nico replied.
"See his intention isn't hostile, quite sad really. You must truly love Mr.Gon."
"He was the first person to not judge me..."
"Supro rise." commanded the figure.
Supro stood tall and replied. "Yes, my lord."
"He is your son correct?"
"Yes."
"And the mother?"
"I-Infra, sir."
"The lord of demons... Making Nicolas a rare breed. You must be the one."
"The one?"
"Get tid of the boy.." Kneeling to Nicolas he held the boy's cheek. "Behave yourself little monster. Your potential is exponential, use it for others, you're neither demon nor angel, you're what you make of yourself." Vanishing into thin air it left the room silent.
Supro looked to the cold floor ignoring the counsel, picking little Nico up he set him on his shoulders.
"What was that figure?" Nico asked.
"Allah, god of everything. Angels serve him, I serve him. My job is leading the angel community and army. Maintaining order and such."
"So he's powerful."
"Super powerful he made everything. He rules over all."
"What about the underworld?"
"Iblis watches over it. Betrayed Allah so he was cast away from the overworld along with his followers. Today their the demons."
"Like Mr.Gon?"
"Who?"
"Indra."
"Oh he is a different story. He's a cambion."
"Your mothers a demon and I an angel. 2 beings of similar orgin but different abilities. The academy will teach you more about it."
"When do I go?"
"Well I have to enroll you first then you can go. Allah said youbhave to go..."
"Lets go."
"Right?" He picked Nicolas up and flew off to the acadamy.
Meanwhile in the Underworld Infra lord of the angels wondered down to the prison. Standing before a cell she peered in, looking at Indra slouched on the corner. Beaten and bloody.
"Now tell me where you sent the child and you can leave this damned cell. Iblis is pissed as well, you keeping that monster here..."
"That 'monster' is your son." Coughed Indra as he stumbled to his feet.
"He was a mistake. Councel wants him dead. Now he's known he'll be hunted. What the hell were you thinking bringing him here?!"
"He was suffering. Hated and abused by the humans. 10 year-old boy treated like a monster. He didn't know what he was, they cut his tail... damn humans are monsters."
"You're a human."
"I know, I seen what they do to eachother. Raping and murdering, enslaving and scapegoating. Such liers. I'm also one. I lived with them before our stupid father came back and brought me to this hell. You know you're just like him."
"What?"
"Finding love without saying who you really were to them. Then threw it away like it never happened. Some search their entire lives for what you had and you threw it away. Ever wonder how they felt, how the child felt?"
"Don't act like you understand! I had to!"
"No you didn't, you chose your duty over your heart. I swear demons are heartless."
"Damn you, Indra! Just shut up and tell me where he is!"
"Fuck off." He spat.
"Do you want death?!" She clung her hands onto the bars of the cell.
"Its not like anyone would care anyway. You're my only family left. Besides Nicolas."
Infra paused. "Nicolas... You mentioned that name before."
"You asked me it."
"Oh... I should've named him myself."
"Yeah, to late now. He thinks you want him dead."
She sat down in front of the cell. "I can't go against the councel... not now. They know about him now. Know he's mine... and Supro's."
"Exactly." Smiled Indra. "Supro seemed happy to see Nicolas."
"You did this on purpose."
"He's in overworld by now."
"With Supro... thats good." She stood up and turned away from Indra. "I don't want him dead but the councel won't ignore him... or my crime."
Indra returned to his corner. "He's a good kid."
"Then I'll fix this." Then vanished.
In the overworld Supro flew Nicolas over to the acadamy. Walking in angels looked to Nicolas in confusion. Setting the boy down he clinged to Supro's hand.
"They're all looking at me." said Nico.
"Their only confused. They don't understand you're an Asura."
"It's 'cause I'm a monster..."
Supro stopped and kneeled down to the boy. Grabbing his little horn. "Don't say that. You're not a monster."
"Then what am I?"
"My son of course." He smiled. "Don't think so low of yourself. Your an asura but that doesn't change that your a good kid."
"Will they hate me?"
"Of course not."
"My mother hates me."
Supro grabbed the boys cheek. "Don't worry about her, you have me. Just father and son. Sound good?"
Nicolas nodded.
Walking into a temple there stood a massive stained glass window shining light onto an alter where an angel sat peacefully.
"Hey Dina, how you doing?" said Supro casually walking up to him.
"Same as always, learning." replied the angel. Noticing the boy he asked. "Well you brought an asura with you. You know how illegal they are?"
"Yeah."
"Hmm. Where'd you find the thing?"
Supro grabbed his little horn. "This is Nicolas, my son."
"Since when did you have a child?"
"Since a decade ago."
"And the mother?"
"Infra."
"Oh...wow... how'd that happen?"
"Long story."
"Well he's half royal you so he'll need the same training you got. I'll have to make preparations."
"So when should I bring him by?"
"What does he know?"
"Um..." Supro looked to Nico. "You can bring out the sword right?"
Nicolas brought out the golden sword. "This?"
"Its just like mine just miniature." Smiled Supro.
"Well your the only angel in him so it'll be just like yours instead of a mix of 2 angels." added Dina.
"Its incomplete."
"Yeah he hasn't mastered it but what else can he do?"
"Umm... I'm not sure." He picked Nicolas up. "What else can you do?"
"Demon stuff." said Nicolas.
"Oh and he can't fly just yet."
Dina sighed. "Well come back when he flies. That something you can teach him. I'll do the rest."
"Thanks, Dina."
"Yeah whatever."
Supro grabbed Nico's hand and walked him out. Nicolas hugged his arm. "You have alot of friends."
"He was my teacher once."
"Cool. Now lets fly!"
Supro picked him up and flew off back to the castle. Holding the boy in arms they landed in the courtyard.
"Ready to fly?" Asked Supro.
"Yeah!" Taking off Nicolas flew up quick and back down to the ground quick.