Yay! Another chapter finished! Thanks Xouls Rainez for your 'cure'! Again, I do not own Guilty Gear or any of its characters; they belong to Arc Sys Works.
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Sin Will Almost Always be followed by Demise
Morning came, along with the return of the awkwardness that started last night. Ky got up, and looked at his side, he saw Dizzy who was still asleep. He sighed and readied himself as a lot of duties were still unfinished.
He straightened and a flicker of pain showed in his face as his sore body protested while he moved around. When he finished his personal rituals, he approached Dizzy who was shifting in bed. He was about to sweep some strands of hair that hung over her eyes but he heard a loud knock on the door.
"I'll be there in a moment." Ky said with a sigh and looked at Dizzy with his very sad eyes. He went on with what he was supposed to do and gave her a soft kiss. He finally left after some murmurs which were muffled by the rapping on the door.
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He scanned the surroundings in search of an 'enemy' but found none to his relief. "Are you here Mom?" Sin said loudly when he peeked inside Ky's room. He carefully walked inside, still cautious of encountering what he despises the most. His lips quickly curled into a smile when he saw his mother.
Just like a kid, he approached her energetically then hugged her, and got a pat on the head as a reward. He backed away and upon seeing the paper that she held in her hands, he perked up.
"What's that?" he asked and Dizzy handed it to him. He read it slowly, all the while getting his tongue tied when he read words which were hard to pronounce. "Eh? The Jellyfish are coming over!?" he was quite surprised after he finished reading the quite lengthy letter.
"Yes and I suggest you stay here for a few more days so they can meet you." Dizzy smiled as Sin gave back the piece of paper. She folded it and slipped it back to the envelope. "They'll be happy to see you again."
"Ugh," Sin grimaced, the last time he saw the Jellyfish pirates was a sticky one. The girls ganged up on him and asked him so many questions, even to an extent that he got squished when all of them wanted to be near him. He shuddered at the sudden return of memories. He then grumbled, "Girls…" Dizzy raised a brow when she didn't hear what he said.
"You'll stay, right?" Sin kept quiet when Dizzy eyed at him, and he was getting uncomfortable.
"I… um," Dizzy was waiting for his answer and he continued to debate with himself. He looked straight at his mother's eyes and suppressed a sigh, "I'm staying." He forced a smile to appear on his face. "Oh, aren't you going to tell him?"
"It can wait. Besides he still has lots of work to do." This time it was Dizzy's turn to fake her actions. She beamed at Sin, the quality of her smile was unbelievably genuine, but the sadness it held did not go unnoticed by her son, but he let it off for he thought he might make the situation worse.
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Later that day, Dizzy stayed in the garden watering most of the plants and made sure that she was not to over-exhaust herself. Then a voice rang in her head, it was Undine.
"Hey Diz," she started as both of them, Undine and Necro, appeared on Dizzy's back. "You shouldn't be sad like that." Undine looked at her face then took the watering can from her hands then proceeded on watering other plants.
"What? Did that stupid human hurt you again?" Necro livened up in his usual I-hate-all-humans! way. "C'mon, let's beat him up!"
"Stop it Necro! You're not helping!" Undine intervened and poured water on him. With this, the two started fighting and Dizzy had to referee them.
"Stop it you two or I'll shut you out again!" Dizzy said, forcing her voice to sound authoritative. The two stopped and Undine continued to water the plants and Necro stuck his tongue out at her. "You two tire me." She sighed. Maybe I should tell him.
Dizzy arrived at the King's room a few minutes later without Necro and Undine. She went inside and saw Ky working on his desk, there were a lot of papers around him. She stood there not making any noise as she decided whether to tell him or not. Ky glanced up and saw Dizzy who was motionless at that time. His voice snapped her back into the real world.
"How long have you been standing there?" he asked as he pushed aside all his work and stood up to approach her. But Dizzy stopped him, thinking that he's too busy and she did not want to add up to his responsibilities as of the moment.
"No, no, it's okay. I'll come back later." She smiled as she was leaving but Ky caught her wrist and turned her around. She blushed as Ky wrapped his arms around her. "Um," Dizzy bowed to hide her face as she can't look him straight in the eye.
Ky knew well that both of them had been avoiding each other long enough and decided that it was about time that he confronted her. Was it really his fault? "You're here to tell me something, I know." He smiled as Dizzy raised her head.
"You know?" she was puzzled. How would he know that the Jellyfish are coming over after a long time of not doing so, unless Sin told him already, "Did Sin tell you anything?" she asked, still not looking at his face.
"No, that'd be impossible." Dizzy jerked her head towards him when he said that and saw his face that was somehow gloomy which turned cheerful for she looked at him at last. "But I know you're here to tell me something important."
"O-okay…" she said shyly but she remembered that she had to make it quick so as not to hinder him. She broke the embrace that they were in and knew that Ky didn't like what she did, "The Jellyfish Pirates are coming to visit us a few days from now, May sent me a letter." Ky nodded and returned to his desk to continue his work. But before he did, he said,
"I'll prepare a banquet for them." he looked over his shoulder and saw Dizzy nod so emotionless. He heard her say her farewell as he paced towards his seat. He turned only to gaze at her back that was moving farther and farther away. Ky opened his mouth to say something but it was too late; she was gone. After a few moments of staring at the pile of papers in front of him, he muttered something under his breath whilst burying his face on his hands.
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Sin thought of things that he'd like to do during his stroll in the huge corridors of the castle. He had nothing to busy himself with since his Old Man left him again and he promised his mother that he'd stay, so he didn't have the luxury to pursue the said man. The young lad groaned, it's so boring since he can't complain at Ky for the king was busy. At the least he knew when to be a nuisance.
Then, the image of his mother returned to him, the eerie smile that was too good to be true paired with her eyes which tried to betray their real emotions. The visage was too much to take, he shook his head and told himself to forget it, but to his surprise Dizzy passed in front of him; her sadness evident in her features as she held on her bulging stomach. He stopped at the intersection of two great halls; he didn't even bother to call her. He looked over his shoulder to see where she came from and noted that she probably went to the king's room. His face turned sour and his visible eye flared with anger as he stomped off with the intentions of interrogating somebody.
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Ky's head shot up as he heard a loud crash and the doors to his room swung open. He stood up and swore that this rudeness was intolerable. "What is it? Don't you—" His eyes grew wide as he evaded a flagpole that charged at him. "SIN!" he said quite angry at his son's impudence, adding up to all the stress that he was able to accumulate ever since the sun rose.
"Tell me!" Sin demanded but Ky did not have any idea of what he was talking about. The young boy took a step not lowering his pole that was pointed at his father's face. Annoyed at Ky's reaction, he insisted again, "Tell me why she's sad!!" Now it's all clear. No wonder Sin came all the way to his room with a very dramatic entrance and a bad temper, now he knows.
"I," Ky didn't know how to put it in words that his son would understand, how to explain the complicated events that unraveled themselves lately.
"I what?" Sin was reaching the limit of his patience. "You're always like that, making Mom sad!"
"You're wrong! You don't understand!" was Ky's quick retort.
"How the damn hell am I supposed to understand when you don't even explain a thing?" Sin lowered his flagpole to give way to the older man to speak, but there was only silence. He cocked his head, carefully eyeing the other, and waited for him to talk. His feet shifted under him as they were getting sore from supporting his weight. "What, you're not going to talk?"
"It's not that simple Sin…"
"I'm tired of this." Sin marched off infuriated as he didn't get the explanations that he needed. He heard Ky call him back but he did not heed and shouted in return, "Ya' know, half of my family sucks!"
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"Sin?" Dizzy called to him but there was no reply. She stepped into his room and found nobody. She sat down on his bed, soothing the soft duvet when pain shot through her body. She twitched at the sudden flooding of ache into her senses. She forced herself to stand up and grabbed a blanket as she made a dash for it; her free hand clutched onto her stomach and her breaths were transforming into pants.
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Work was almost done, if Ky was concerned. He had finished the papers on the table and processed another meeting with his advisers; it was another hectic day for him. Ky was walking with his knights in one of the halls leading to the meeting room when he was captivated by the sight of the moon that hung over the beautiful night sky together with newly risen stars. The sky was still tinged with red as the sun slowly set into the horizon.
"Lord, shall we?" one of the knights reminded him that his men were waiting; he followed. The knights saw his slumping shoulders, his hands being placed on his temples as well as the rubbing motion they did. There was something wrong with the monarch, and they knew what, but they did not speak any word of concern for him. Was it because they didn't exactly know what was bothering him? Or did they want to leave him alone? Most probably they didn't want any lightning magic run lose in the halls and strike them, and so, they kept quiet.
The conference went smoothly and it was rather disturbing for Ky that his human advisers didn't argue with Doctor Paradigm and the gears. Peaceful as it is, he concentrated on what needed his attention and put aside whatever family problems he had; it's duty over personal concerns for the time being. Almost perfect if you ask him, but a knight who unsightly busted into the room destroyed the flawlessness. The knight bowed quickly in embarrassment, then strode hastily to reach the King. He whispered something to his ear, making sure that nobody else heard it.
Ky's eyes grew wide, but his face did not show any shaken response, nothing but the stoic mask he wore everyday in front of the public. "I'll be there shortly, continue on your search. Certainly she must be near the castle, tell the others." He replied calmly and the knight bent low again, and left as fast as he could. Ky bit his lower lip, hoping that nothing bad has took place…
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Ky arrived at the wide field near the castle walls. Sin was there who intercepted him at the very instance that the boy saw him. "Have you found her?" Ky said panting altogether.
Sin was more than pissed to see his straight face. "Damn it! Don't you even care!?" Ky narrowed his eyes and walked past the young lad and stared at the nearby forest. Getting angrier for his father's action, Sin grabbed Ky's shoulder. "Hey-" but felt a sharp sting on his hand as he saw Ky's arm was still raised; his father's patience was at its limit.
Sin's eyes narrowed and told Ky with his trembling voice, "I've been looking all over the place but I couldn't find her! Why didn't you do something quickly!?" his hands fell to his side and he clenched his hands into fists. "I don't want to lose her again…" his voice grew quieter this time but was met by a snap.
"Why do you think I feel less of what you are feeling right now?" Ky gritted his teeth, while controlling his temper so as not to burst at Sin. "Go and look for her again. I'll search in the woods. Follow if you want."
Ky left and was trailed by knights who reported about their recent attempts of finding Dizzy. Sin just watched them disappear into the darkness of the night and into the forest.
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After a few minutes of exploration of the place, Ky sighed as he wiped of the sweat on his forehead. Looking past the shadows with the faint light that his lightning magic gave him, he swore that he will kill himself if something bad happen to her again. He continued marching over the mushy ground and a cry of a child made him panic. He analyzed where the sound could have come from and followed that direction until he saw a knight in his defensive position as a shadow before them adamantly refused to be touched.
"Dizzy!" He shoved past him, and laid his eyes on his wife who embraced a blanket that was tainted with blood. As he drew near, the light made clear her facial features, tears lined her eyes and she had sweat all over her face.
"K-Ky," she mumbled weakly then rocked what she held in her arms as a cry again resounded in the air. Ky inched closer but Dizzy still refused to approach him. He stood there, waiting for her to close the gap as he observed that she's repelling him,
"Tell everyone that she has been found and I want everyone to return to their posts." He ordered his subordinate.
"But Sire-"
"It's an order. And don't worry about us, it'll be alright." The knight back-pedaled a bit before swerving and jogging into the dim. Now, only the two of them remain. Ky sighed while he kept the light as it is so Dizzy was visible to his sight.
"I'm glad you're alright, I was worried." He took another step and Dizzy remained still as she stared at his feet. "Let's go, Sin must be worried-sick as well." He sheathed his sword and the lightning disappeared, the moon gave its glow and illuminated the place.
"I'm sorry." was all Dizzy could say when he had her in a cuddle. He looked down trying to discern what Dizzy held in her arms. "It's a girl." He smiled and scooped her into his arms, knowing how weak she was after giving birth.
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Sin paced to and fro edgily as his parents haven't returned yet. Even though the knights told him that they were okay he still can't make himself relax. He was concerned for Dizzy but not that he wasn't worried about Ky. He jumped when he heard Dizzy's voice calling his name and ran up to them, stifling his tears from falling.
"Mom, you're okay!" he was more than happy of seeing her, as he thought that he might lose her again a few hours ago. Ky let her on her feet as his arms also felt sore, the burden doubled the strain he got from Sol last night.
"I want you to meet somebody." Dizzy smiled at her son whose face contorted into a confused one. Sin was sure that it was his parents and he who stood there near the entrance, so who will his mother introduce him to?
Ky laughed; his son was still a child. Dizzy told Sin to come closer as she showed him what the blanket she held hid from sight. "This is your little sister." Dizzy spoke gently.
"What is that!?" Sin placed his hands over his mouth for he could not hold his astonishment in. What he saw was a small creature with blue eyes barely open and its soft pink skin reminded him of his when it is slapped. "What's going on?"
Ky moved closer as he took a good look at his second child, "What should we name her?" he gazed happily at Dizzy, who in return beamed at him. At this, Sin felt a weird thump in his chest, and he sensed something weird about what's going on. He continued to watch them as they brimmed with joy, joy that seemed to exclude him. But still he smiled; the happiness of his mother is more than enough, mixed sensations whirled in his head.
--I don't know how Dizzy gave birth to Sin (or if it's really her), so I'm speculating here. I guess she wouldn't like anybody to touch her offspring, like an animal following its instincts.
--I also think that a small group of knights know about her existence and her relationship with Ky, so there.
--Working on or working at?
--A night is too long, that's for me. Hmmm… Anything else?
--Sorry for there was none of Sol action, I've had too much of 'deus ex machina' (spelling?). I feel like I used him in that sense last chapter, oh well.
--Ahaha, what happened? What's with this angst? Sorry people, about the drama and the mood; they're overshooting my plans!! Oh did I really have a plan? O-O okay, thanks for your reviews, they encourage me to do this stuff, so keep 'em coming!
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