Nielu [The Ultima Manhunt B1]

Chapter 10 - Missed Opportunity?

A/N - warning — May contain swearing. This whole book may contain it.

"Yeah, and it doesn't help that Blade's an Ultima." Melissa states.

"You know it's not his fault, he got the curse from you, Aaron." Lucinda says, defending Melissa.

"I know. I just wish he didn't have it. Then, maybe we'd have a slight chance at going home." Aaron says.

A grayish black haired woman with caramel eyes walks in with Zianna, a raven haired woman with sea foam green eyes beside her.

"Mom." Aphmau acknowledges. "What are you doing here?" she asks.

"We'll leave you be." Melissa says and drags Lucinda with her, as the two walk out. "We're gonna get food." she adds, as Aphmau gives her a nod in reply.

"I'm here to see you!" Sylvana tells her.

Aphmau rolls her eyes as she folds her arms across her chest. Blade is on the floor playing with the few toys Melissa had found as a means of distraction for the two boys. Max sits across from him and uses his hands to bat playfully at a toy train.

"And?" Aphmau asks.

She keeps herself from looking down at the two boys playing as Aaron keeps a steady eye on them. Max looks a lot of Melissa and Fenrir with his brown hair and dark golden eyes as well as tiny wolf ears and tail that swayed back and forth.

"And I can't say hello to my own daughter?!" Sylvana asks, aloud.

"Sylvana, you can say hello to Aphmau but try to keep it down." Aaron says.

He sits on a chair at the dark oak dining table and watches Blade and Max play. While he knows both of them can talk, they don't talk when there are strangers in the room; something that is starting to become puzzling.

"Dada?" he hears Blade ask.

The one year old is staring at him, instead of the toy train Max is playing with. Sylvana hears him and quickly whips her head around.

"Aphmau—" she gets cut off by Aphmau.

"—don't." Aphmau says and shakes her head.

She watches Aaron pick Blade up and set him on his lap.

"What is it buddy?" Aaron asks.

The one year old only responds by poking Aaron in the chest and tilting his head. He can only speak a few words but not actual phrases just yet. Aaron smiles and pats his head, feeling the fluffy wolf ears that rest on the mob of black hair.

"I'm fine, Blade." he tells his son.

Blade hugs Aaron as he sets him back down on the floor, where he slowly walked over to where Max is and falls down.

"Is he yours?" Sylvana asks her daughter.

"Who, Blade?" Aphmau asks as Sylvana nods her head.

"Yeah, he's mine and Aaron's son. Max is Melissa's son." Aphmau replies.

Sylvana hums as she walks over to where Blade is and sits down across from him. Blade tilts his head as he stares at her. She notices a red bandana across his eyes and doesn't ask questions instead she pulls the one year old into a hug.

Blade lets out a startled cry as she keeps her grandson in a bear-like hug. Aaron and Aphmau laugh as they both run over to free their son from his crazy grandmother.

Sylvana lets her fingers dance across her grandson's stomach, tickling him mercilessly. She smiles as she hears him laugh loudly.

"You know, I thought she'd react differently to him." Aphmau comments.

"Yeah." Aaron agrees.

The two had stepped back and let Sylvana tickle their son as they listen to his beamingful laughs.

"Stop!" they hear Blade laugh.

"Never!" Sylvanna tells him, as she continues to tickle him.

She tickles him never-endingly on his stomach as he squirmed to get away. In the mist of his squirming, his back collides with a chair leg as he starts to whine.

Aphmau runs over and scoops her one year old son in her arms. His whines didn't stop, even in the comfort of his mother's arms. They only stop when he falls limp which worries Aphmau and Aaron.

The two share a worry look at Sylvana.

"I was only tickling him!"Sylvana shouts, in defense.

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"What else do you need me to do?" Derek asks.

"I need you to hunt the Ultima down. Shouldn't be too hard, considering you know him." Victoria replies.

"Of course I know him, he's my son! I'm not going to kill my own son!" Derek yells.

"If killing your son is too hard then killing your grandson might be easier." she says.

"...wait...GRANDSON?! AARON HAS A SON!?!" Derek yells. "Of course...the child Aphmua was pregnant with just so happened to be a fucking boy!" he curses.

"So, will you do it?" Victoria asks.

"Fine. But if Aaron or Aphmau find out what I did...I'll have no choice but to kill you myself." Derek responds.

"Then, don't fail, Derek Lycan." Victoria smirks.

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"He'll be fine." Lucinda tells the worried parents.

"Thank Irene." Aphmau says in relief.

Blade lets out a small groan as his parents rush to his side. "Mama? Dada?" he whispers.

"We're here, buddy." Aaron says.

The one year old tilts his head and Aphmau smiles. "You're going to be okay, Blade." she says.

"Just rest." Aaron tells him, as he nods and drifts asleep.

Aphmau kisses her son's forehead before walking out of the room. Lucinda waits by the door as she watches Aaron pat Blade's right shoulder before walking towards the door.

Once he is outside the room, he is met with his friends and Melissa's worried expressions.

"Kid, turn on the television now." a white haired man wearing a pair of sunglasses says, in a demanding-type of voice.

Aaron immediately grabs the television remote and turns it on, dropping it not a second later as he falls to his knees.

"Breaking news, Rachel Lycan was executed just moments ago. The manhunt for the remaining members of the Lycan Family remains intact. If you have any information, please feel free to contact your local Guardian Force Officer." the newscaster says.