Chapter 10: The Artificial Mage
Zen looked at the request board with bored eyes.
So far almost three weeks have past since he, Percy, and Ash has come back to Cait Shelter, and Ash joining with a red guild mark on his right shoulder. Wendy and Carla were both stunned by seeing Zen bring him there, but accepted him with open arms, and were quite taken with his cute stature, though Carla won't admit it, you can see it in her eyes.
Anyways, Zen was looking at the request board. It held about 15 jobs in total, all under 100,000 jewels sadly, but non had caught his eyes yet. It was then his eyes catch sight of one that just felt…odd to him as he looks at it.
Mage needed!
Much can't be said, but know it's important
10,000 Jewels plus bonus reward
Zen didn't know why, but this one stuck out to him a great deal. He took it off the board and went over to Roubal, who was talking with someone else from around here. The old man then notices Zen and turned to the young mage, a smile on his face.
"Good morning Zenith," he said, "what can I do for you today?" Zen held up the request he plucked off the board.
"I'm taking this Job Master." the old man inspects the paper. He too felt the job was odd, but didn't say anything about it.
"Alright, I'll let the client know…and your new look suits you well young child." Zen smirks as he left the guild hall, bidding his friends and ward goodbye as he and Percy departed.
After the incident with the Balam Alliance, he changed his looks greatly. His long braid was no more and he dyed his hair full on silver, matching his eyes, but you could partially see his roots if you look closely. His outfit consisted of a white short sleeved shirt and a black and white short sleeved jacket with with a hood and strings with a metal eaglet attached to the ends of them. The only thing that mainly stayed the same where his pants and shoes with his chain on his pants.
"Thanks Master, we'll be back as soon as we can." and with that, the two Cait Shelter mages were gone as they trekked to Clover.
"Hey Zen," Percy asked his partner as they walked through the West Woodsea, "why'd you pick that job anyways?" Zen, who had his hood on, ultimately shrugged.
"I honestly don't know, it was the only one that didn't sound boring and the pay wasn't so bad." in all honesty, he felt something when he saw this job, but he wasn't about to tell his best friend this yet.
"Oh, I see," Percy says.
The two continued on their path in a comfortable silence, till the cat brought up another topic.
"So, Zen, how's teaching Ash goin'?" the boy grins widely.
"He's making amazing progress since two weeks ago." Ash has been doing great in learning speech and reading, something of which he rathered enjoyed greatly. "And he has started to learn magic as well since last week all thanks to Natsu.
Speaking of the Fire Dragon-Slayer, he's been adamant on getting the boy to come and stay with him for some reason. But, to Zen's amusement and Natsu's charging, Ash wanted to stay with the Sage Dragon-Slayer, probably due to him being the first person he saw.
Anyways, Ash's magic has been more stabilized thanks to Natsu's flame he ate, and he has gained control over some of that fire, but needs much more work before he's able to do a Dragon's Roar. So far he's only able to get a puff of fire out of his mouth, but he'll get there eventually.
Back to the present, Zen and Percy finally reached Clover Town, and Zen took a look at the request to see where exactly they have to go for the job.
"So, what now?" Zen gave his partner a glance.
"We have to take the train to Oshibana, then take a carriage close to the base of Mt. Hakobe." Percy raised an eyebrow.
"Why there?" Zen looked over the flyer once more.
"Says here it's where he lives actually." Percy nods in understanding. "Now then, let's get moving then, right?" Percy pumps his fist into the air.
"You know it!" Percy flew over to the train door, but Zen stayed behind, "don't tell me you're getting skittish on me." Zen shook his head rapidly.
"N-no, I j-just don't l-like t-transportation anymore." Percy rolls his eyes, but then gets a devious idea.
"Hey is that Erza over there!?" Percy shouts, pointing behind Zen. Said boy turns around faster than you could say 'Fairy Tail'.
"Really, where!?" he looks all around, while Percy grins. The calico cat quickly grabs hold of the back of his slayer and flew him onto the train. "Hey, no fair, you tricked me!" Percy chuckled.
"All's fair in love and war my dear friend, now come on, we have a job to do!" And with that, Percy drags Zen onto the train.
At the run downed home, the Homunculus named Kai was sitting in a room. The room itself almost resembled a library, but there was a bed and a window with a seat under it which he sat at, and a desk with pencils and a chair waiting for when needed.
He didn't know why, but his father(or rather creator) wanted him to read all the books here. Not that he minded, but rather was bored with the prospect of just reading everyday.
After his 'birth' he was taught to read, write, and bathroom hygiene-which in hindsight was really weird, and all the other things he needed to know. But regardless he got everything down on his own as he sat on the window seat as he looked at his book, but...his mind drifts off as he looks out the window.
He wanted adventure, freedom, to feel alive. Instead of just sitting here and all day 24/7 and read books about history, and man were there a lot of them.
His father was another case altogether. In Kai's mind he was rather…somewhat deranged, looking at Kai as if he's nothing more than an exhibit on display. It also made him wonder how he came from a guy like that in the first place? He may never know, but you could see a slight resemblance. Maybe he was better looking in his youth.
At first the man cared and nurtured for him like any father would, but lately…it's been more frequent and way too affectionate. And that's not the weirdest thing. One day when he went downstairs for dinner, he discovered his father wasn't alone.
Kai was hungry, so like any normal preteen his supposed age, he traveled down the stairs. It was then before he came to the kitchen he heard voices.
"Is the project done like you said it was Zacharias?" Kai froze in his spot as he heard an elderly man's voice speak to his father.
"Yes Hades, it's been done for the past few months, and he's learning at an amazing pace." He could hear the love and pride in the man's voice, but he also felt…sorrow.
"Good, very good," the man known as Hades said, "when will he be ready to join Grimoire Heart and our ambitions?" Kai breath silently hitched hearing that name.
'Grimoire Heart,' he thought, 'I've hear that name before, but where…' it then occurred to him. One of the most recent history books talk about them and two other guilds that make up what is known as the infamous Balam Alliance. 'A dark guild!? But what is father doing with a dark guild?'
"He's almost fully mature enough despite his looks, but he's still a child," he tried to reason, "he has to have a life of his-" Hades pounds his hand onto the table and Kai already knew it was cracked under the elderly man's might.
"We agreed on this. I lend you the supplies, and you give me the most powerful creation on Earthland." Zac wasn't hasing it.
"But Hades, he's a child, he's alive like we are, can feel what we feel, and wants to know-"
"He's nothing more than a tool and you know that." Kai's breath catches hearing that. Was he a tool? "He doesn't even have a real soul and you know it." Kai's eyebrows widened considerably.
A soul?
Does…does that mean he'll never truly be fully human?
Having felt he heard enough he quietly makes his getaway and closes his door and locks it tight, leaving his room silent.
Kai then falls to his hands and knees, tears streaming down his face.
'Why,' he thought, 'why can't I be like everyone else?!'
Kai shakes that memory away, but he wondered, how does one acquire a soul? Does it involve magic? Rituals? Blood? He honestly didn't know, but he would find that answer one day, and he swore to it.
The two were walking down the path to where the client lives through a rather dense forest.
'Odd,' Zen thought, 'I feel a…familiar sense here…?' he looked around him. This sense was familiar, but it was hard to tell where he remembered it from. Due to the fact he grew up with some of the world's most powerful people, he knows a powerful presence when one was near, even if they were try to hid their own presence from others around them.
Percy saw the look on his partner's face and asked him, "Zen, what's wrong?" the silverette looked at his feline companion.
"Oh, it's nothing Perc, just thought of something," Percy didn't look convinced, but he stayed silent…for now.
They continued onwards in silence through the calm forests. Then, another 30 minutes later they came to a rather large slightly rundown home, but Zen could feel two people in the house itself.
One however was...off.
He put that thought away for later, right now they had business to attend to.
-Z-
Zac rubbed his temples at the migraine that plagued his mind as he sat in his basement. The Balam Alliance was driving him to almost drinking and already turning his hair grey. They demanded his son for their goals and wanted him immediately.
He would not have that. While Kaitain, or Kai for short, lacked a soul, he was a living being like they were, and he too could feel human emotions…but not fully. He just hoped that someone accepts his request.
It was then a knock sounded on his door, but not like the booming one that someone from a Dark Guild does, but rather gentle in touch. He smiled. Finally, his son would be able to live his own life.
-Z-
Zen and Percy stood outside the front door, waiting for someone to open it, but they've been waiting for a few minutes and no one has opened up yet.
"I don't think anyone's home Zen," Percy said. The boy gave the calico cat a deadpanned look, a sweat drop rolling down the side of his head.
"Ya think?" They were about to walk away, thinking they got the coordinates wrong, but then they heard a click from behind them.
They turned to see the door start to open to reveal a middle aged man in a white lab coat, his face stern.
"Are you the mages that accepted my job request?" Zen nods.
"Yes," he brings out the request flyer and shows him it. The man inspects it all over till he nods approvingly.
"Good, come, we have things to discuss." The Feline and mage looked at one another, having a feeling they came for more than they bargained for.
-Z-
Zen and Percy sat across from the now named Zacharias Rengong at the man's dining room table. He offered them both tea and they kindly accepted the refreshments as they began to talk.
"Now, why did you ask for our assistance Mr. Rengong?" Zac sighed.
"Well, recently I've created a magical source of great monumental power that has the abilities to wield Quadrality, Fire, Wind, Earth, and Water." Zen was highly intrigued. "But the Council and my colleagues saw it was a fool's gambit, and cut me out from my funding and research."
"That's horrible," Percy said before taking another sip of his drink.
"Yes, it is, but thanks to some…questionable people, I was able to continue the project and recently it has been completed." the Cait Shelter Mages raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean by, 'Questionable Means'," Zen asked taking a sip of his drink himself, and having a feeling he knew just who the man was talking about.
"I enlisted the help of dark mages," Percy did a spit take, while Zen nods, knowing he was right all along.
"What!?"
"Yes, but worst I asked for the entire Balam Alliance help," now it was Zen's turn to do a spit take, before ultimately yelling out himself.
"WHAT!?" Zac sighs.
"Yes, one of the best, yet worse decisions on my life." The two's shock turned to confusion. How could it be the best and worst thing in his life!?
"Explain," Zen says.
"The project required a single sperm cell from a willing male, hence me," Zen thought about what he was hearing. He read something like somewhere before, but couldn't remember it, "But, it requires one other thing, a Philosopher's stone." Zen began sputtering when he heard that.
"B-b-but that's impossible!" He told him, "the one thing to make it right requires a…"
The Philosopher's Stone, often referred to as the Sorcerer's Stone or Bloodstone, is said to be one of the most (if not the most itself) powerful items of Alchemy to date. It has the power to change lead to gold and create the fabled Elixir of Life, which allows the drinker to live long past their intended age. But, in order to make it, one needs a…
"Willing Sacrifice." Zac finished. The silence that filled the room was so thick, you could slice it with a butter knife. Percy then broke the silence with a question.
"How the heck were you able to get a willing sacrifice?" Zac looks down, sorrow filling his eyes.
"That's a tale of years before its creation, but unbeknownst to everyone there was one other who worked with me on the project, and gave themselves as the willing sacrifice."
"Who sir," Percy asked.
"My Wife." Zen and Percy's eyes' widened in unabashed horror at that thought, "the tale begins years ago, months before the stone was created…"
14 years ago in the current house, two people sat at a table. Zac was younger looking and his hair was a prominent brown, no stands of grey in sight. Across from him was a woman. She too had brown hair and eyes, and a average figure.
However, she was currently in tears. They had received news from the doctor saying that she couldn't have any children whatsoever, no matter how hard they tried.
"Eve," Zac began, comforting his wife, "it's okay." she looked at him, her eyes flaring.
"No, it's not! We can't have children of our own, and what's worse is that we've been cut of our funding to gain our true goal." She cried into his arms.
"It's alright, but with this project maybe we could get what we want." Her sobbing slows upon hearing that as she looks into his eyes.
"R-Really?" he nods.
"Yes, once it's complete we'll have a child to call our own." She smiles through her tears. But they were caught in a snare.
"But, what do we do? We've been cut of our funding, and it won't last without the proper treatment." Zac sighs.
"I think sweetie, it times we approached…darker means."
Not so long from then, they consulted The Dark Guilds, and they spoke to the Balam Alliance. They agreed to the tearms which the two state, under 2 conditions.
One, they work on it themselves, and have no help what so ever from them.
And two, the item would be used for the uses of the Balam Alliance when it's done.
Reluctantly, the two agreed and their work continued from then on for the next six months without trouble.
But sadly, tragedy struck.
"Eve, answer me!" Zac had tears streaming down his face. One minute they were about to have a nice dinner, the next his wife collapsed to the ground, her red. "Eve, don't leave me!"
Thankfully he was able to get her to a doctor's in less than an hour, but that didn't help. They told him that there was nothing more they could do and estimated she had a few more months to live. Turns out she had a magic drain sickness that happens when the victim is under extreme stress and hard work.
Zac cried at his wife's prodicument, but made a promise to her to continue on their project so their dream could come true.
Days turned to weeks, and weeks into months, till Eve was nearly at Death's door. She laid in her bed as she looked at her husband's loving face.
"Love," she began, "h-how close are you?"
"I'm nearly there," he told her, his hand holding hers tightly, "I'm missing the key component in the project, but to make the fabled Philosopher's Stone." The stone was the thing that gave their project life and it's power, but…
"Y-you need a willing sacrifice." Zac nods gravely. He had everything set and ready, even the conduit which the stone was to be forged from, but a Sacrifice was needed. "T-Then t-take me." Zac eyes widened in horror.
"No Eve." He told her, but she didn't care.
"Zac, I'm dying, and there's nothing else you or anyone can do," a tear fell from her eye, "please, do this for us," she begged. Zac was torn. He wanted nothing more than to fulfill the dream he and his wife had together, but he didn't want to lose her in doing so. "Please Zac… for me?"
-Z-
A Day later she was lying on a table, he body wearing nothing more than a sheet as items surrounded her. Zac walks up to her side and gave her a look of pure sorrow.
"Are you sure you want to do this," he asked once more. She looks at him, fiery determination in her eyes.
"Yes." Zac nods and lifts a dagger.
Before he hits, Eve and one prayer before she went on.
'Be safe and kind, follow your heart and lead others to do the right things, and always know, I will love you.' The Dagger struck and she was no more. Zac weeped for the lose of his wife as her essence seeped into the stone.
But…
Unlike the books said, instead of turning a luscious red, the stone turned…pure black.
The two mages had tears streaming down their faces at the tragic story behind the stone's creation.
"H-how sad!" Percy cried as he blew into a tissue.
"Y-Yeah," Zen sobbed, wiping the tears away, "b-but I have t-to know, j-just what d-did you two m-make?"
"We made-"
"Dad?" The three heads turned to see Kai, tears streaming down his face as well from the story. Zac sighs seeing his face. Meanwhile, Zen and Percy froze in their crying and gave the man a look.
"DAD!?" he nods and directed Kai to his side.
"Yes, now sit Kai, I have something to tell you and him." The boy did as told and both 13 year olds looked at the old man.
"Now, what did you two make," Zen asked once more.
"We made the boy sitting next to you Zen, a Homunculus." the two boy's eyes widened in total shock at hearing that. Percy, on the other hand, was confused.
"What's a Homunculus," he asked. Before any of the two boys could answer, Zac beat them to it.
"A Homunculus is somewhat an Artificial Human Being, born from a man alone, but can have a mother if desired. Kai has my blood and his mother's running through his veins, and even before his birth, his mother and I loved him, and I still do to this day and your mother from where ever she is." Kai couldn't take it anymore and broke down. He didn't care if he was in front of other people, but the emotions he was feeling were overwhelming.
It was then a comforting hand places itself on his shoulder. Kai looks over to see Zen, a sad smile on his face.
"It's alright, I never got a good chance to know my mother either, she died 10 years ago to protect me. And hearing about yours reminds me of the sacrifice they made for us, no one else, just you and me." Kai smiles at hearing that.
"T-Thanks…I-I n-n-needed that." He sniffed. Zen smiled widely.
"No problem, happy to help someone in need." Zac smiles. Despite them just meeting one another, they were already growing close with each other.
"Now Zen," Zac began, getting all their attention, "time to discuss the main reason why I requested your help."
"Of course sir, ask away." Zac gestures towards Kai.
"Take my Son, and take him with you to wherever you came from." The three males looked at the only adult in the room with blank stares before shock laced their faces and they all in unison shouted…
"WHAAAAT!?" Zac, not surprised by their outburst, nods.
"Yes, I fear for his safety and I want him as far away from here. I don't know what they'll do to me once they find he no longer is here with me, but I don't care, all I care for is Kai's future and his well being." Kai's eyes widened at his father's resolve. Now he understood why he was acting more affectionate in the last few weeks.
Zen grinned widely. "You can count on us Mr. Rengong. Kai can come with me and Percy to our guild Cait Shelter." Kai looked at the mage. So he was going to a guild then…well that's a win win, he always wanted to become a mage himself.
Zac gives a grateful smile. "Thank you young man, now you all must hurry, they're due to arrive in a matter of days, and I advise you, do not take any mode of transportation for spies could be lurking about." They nod.
"Alright sir, you can count on us to handle this job."
"Great, now, we must hurry."
-Z-
In less than an hour, the group stood in front of the home. Kai wore a black backpack on his back as he looked at his home once more before he left it probably for good. Zac was standing in front of the three, seeing them off on their travels.
"I wish you all luck on your journey. It'll be a three day trek from here to your guild Zenith," he said.
"We understand sir, and thanks again for the kind hospitality you gave us." Zac waved him off.
"It was no problem young man, now, hurry along now." Before they were on their way, Kai gave his father a large hug, a small stream of tears running down his face.
"Thank you…for everything." Zac looked surprised, but it melted into a warm loving smile as he returned the hug. Zen and Percy smiled softly at the heartwarming sight.
The two parted as Kai began to back away from his old man.
"I hope we meet again one day, dad," he said, "and please, be careful." Zac nods and Kai walks up to Zen's side.
"You ready?" The grey skinned boy nods.
"As I'll ever be." Zen grins.
"Great, let's get going then." The three walked down the path and waved goodbye to Zacharias as he watches them disappear into the forest. The wind picks up around him as his lab coat billowed in the soft winds.
"I know you're watching over him my love," he said, a loving smile spreading across his face, "and I can tell you he'll do great things one day."
The three males were walking down the dirt path in silence as Kai takes in the lush scenery around them. Zen couldn't help it and chuckled at Kai's interest in everything around them. Said boy looks over at the other and gives him a look.
"Why are you laughing?" Zen looked away innocently.
"Oh, no reason." Kai didn't buy it, but he would play along as of now.
"Fine," he then had a thought, "anyways, who else do you know is at your guild you're close to?" Zen thought before smirking happily.
"Well, there's the youngest and newest member, his name is Ash. He uses Fire Dragon-Slaying Magic," Kai nearly trips hearing that. This guy knew a Dragon-Slayer!? "He looks about 5 in age and you can't miss him from his fiery red hair.
Next is my best friend Wendy Marvel. She's so nice and kind, though a bit shy. She's also a Sky Dragon-Slayer," Kai's jaw dropped, this guy knew two dragon-slayers, "she has long blue hair and cares for anything around her." Kai noticed two things. First, Zen's cheeks were somewhat red, and two he could hear the adoration in his voice…that meant…
He grinned like an idiot.
"Oh Zen~," Kai began in a sing-song voice, Percy catching on quickly, Zen slightly unnerved by it, "I take it that you care a lot for this Wendy girl, and like her more than just a friend?" Zen's face went pure crimson has he quickly jumps back from Kai's side.
"What, that's ridiculous!" he began, rapidly, "I don't love her and you two can't prove it!" if possible the two's grins widened even more.
"We didn't say you 'loved her'," Percy told him. Zen began sputtering diligently, steam coming off his head.
Seeing as there was no way to avoid the tease, he might as well trust them with his secret.
He sighed as he cooled down, but pink still tinted his cheeks. He then told them, "Alright, I'll come clean…" he whispered something.
"What was that," Percy asked, a paw up to the side of his head. The tint deepened.
"Fine, I love Wendy Marvel!…happy?" he asked them. They grinned and looked at one another. Despite Kai not knowing this Wendy girl, she must have him wrapped around her little pinky finger without knowing it.
"Oh yes, and now I have more blackmail material!" Percy cheered. Zen paled as he stared at his partner, shock written on his face.
"What!?" the cat gave a cheshire grin.
"Oh, I found some things…like your secret journal." Zen turned sheet white at the horrific scene.
"..." he couldn't speak from the horror known as Percy.
"Now, let's get going!" and with that note, the three pressed onward.
Zac was preparing for the worst.
He knew that they wouldn't take well to what he has done in the slightest at all. He burned all his research papers and buried any ancient books on magic he had in his home in case his son ever found them again.
In a few days they would come to claim Kai, but they would be too late for he was, hopefully, forever out of their grasps.
Little known fact he did some experiments with his son's magic energy and his blood, and the results were rather shocking to say the least.
The least shocking was that his son could control the three Quadrality Elements through his magic, but now came the most shocking. His son could control natural disasters. Like Tornado's, Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Volcanic eruptions, Hurricanes, etc.
He also had some sort of magical protection around his being, emanating from the stone in his chest.
If that wasn't enough his total raw magic power could put a Wizard Saints' to shame if he wanted to.
He was glad he got his son away when he did, other wise he suspects that no one could stop him when he gets older. Kai will fight for his own beliefs now, for those he care for, and hopefully, the ones he'll love.
And Hades was wrong in retrospect. Kai did have a soul, one of light that he'll be damned to see turn black with darkness and evil.
"Come on, we're almost to the capital you two," Zen told them. The trio of mages were almost at the capital of Corcus, one of the most safest places in all of Fiore. There they would spend at least a day or two until they were sure it was safe enough to travel once more.
With Zen already having a large target on his back, they really didn't need another one.
They walked through the bustling streets of the large place, looking at shops, stands, and other places.
It was then Zen took in Kai's current attire, and he had a thought to himself. If Kai's going to become a mage, he's going to need a wardrobe change.
"Kai," Zen began, getting the other two's attention, "I think we need to go shopping." the grey skinned boy raised an eyebrow.
"Why's that, we're stocked on food and other supplies already thanks to my dad." Zen shakes his head.
"I didn't mean that. I meant that if you're going to become a mage, you need the right attire for it." Kai looked down at his clothing.
"What's wrong with what I have on already?" Percy sighed.
"Your current out fit isn't suited for combat, or for the types of magics you have yet to fully understand and learn about. Plus it also helps a person feel like one of a kind," he finishes, both he and Zen striking a pose.
Kai sweat dropped at the action, but then thought about it for a moment. They had a point, he only had these clothes and they weren't combat suited. And he would like a different set of clothes for once as well.
-Z-
They three were in clothing section of a clothing store in the capital, and Zen was trying to help Kai find the right clothing that suits him best. So far they've tried about 3 outfits and nothing has worked so far.
"I give," Kai finally said.
"No, I have a good feeling this time," Zen told him, pushing a pair of clothes into his arms and pushing him into a changing room, "now try those on and let's see how they look on you." Kai complied.
"Fine, but if these don't work we're leaving," Zen rolls his eyes.
"Fine, but just hurry." Kai closed the door and changed while Percy and Zen both sat outside of it, waiting for Kai to finish.
In the changing room Kai looked into a Mirror, and admire the way he looked. He adorned a skin tight red sleeveless shirt with yellow swirls decorating it. He also wore a pair of dark navy blue pants that were a lot like Natsu's, albit longer and tucked into a pair of boots on his feet. And on his feet were black combat boots with dark grey laces on them and reached up to his lower calves. Zen also gave him some red leather combat gloves, due to the fact he would be learning to properly fight under said mage. Though, he already knew how to fight, he just hasn't said anything yet.
He stepped out, a confident smile on his face as he showed Zen and Percy his attire.
"So, what do you think?" They both looked at one another before grins spread across their faces and both gave him thumbs up in agreement.
"Lookin good Kai!" they both told him. The grey skinned boy gave a sheepish laugh and rubbed the back of his head.
"Thanks guys, and I think I'll be taking this outfit." they nod and proceeded to check out where Zen paid the clerk and they walked out of the shop, Kai in his new clothing.
They then proceeded to having fun the rest of the day, eating at a nice restaurant with good food and decent price for them. They went sight seeing and saw that they were in the middle of building something.
They had a feeling it's uses were going to be for a very large event in a matter of about…2 years at most.
Kai never felt so…alive. For his rather short life he's been cooped up in his home and lived in a test tube for almost 13 years of his life. Now, now he felt truly human, and all these emotions, he felt he was truly a somebody.
Zen smiled at seeing Kai enjoy himself for probably the first time in his life. He felt sad to hear how his story began with the death of his mother, but now he could be happy, live his own life, do what he wanted to do, and see what he wanted to see.
The group retired to a small, but nice, inn for the night. They three were relaxing in the baths of the inn, and surprisingly they were the only ones in there as it was completely empty of any other males.
"Ahh~," Kai moaned as he soaked in the hot water, "this feels so amazing." Zen beamed.
"I know, I just love the baths and how they make me relax." Percy nods.
"You know it," he says.
-Z-
Later they were in a two bedded room for the night, both dressed in nightwear. Zen was looking into a tome of his while Kai lyed on his bed looking at the ceiling. Percy was already out like a light a snoozed away on one of the pillows on Zen's bed.
Kai looked over and saw his friend reading the book, and was rather interested in it.
"Hey Zen," he began, "what'cha readin'?" Zen looked over at Kai.
"This is a tome I received from a misson months ago for completing it. I'm learning a magic called Gate that allows me to teleport from destination to destination with ease, and to any place I so desire." Kai looked amazed at hearing that.
Now he wanted to learn his own type of magic, but where did his affinity for it lie? He'll find out soon enough, and he'll become powerful, but not for himself, but for those he cares about, like his dad, Zen, and Percy. And soon he would have more to protect when he joined Cait Shelter, and he couldn't wait.
His life has finally taken a turn, and safe to say, for the better of it.
Trey: Zen decided to take an off day today to hang out with Kai, so without further ado, let's get onto the answers to questions many of you may have!
Kai. His character just came to me actually. I was watching Fate/Stay Night and looked at Illyasviel and remembered she was a Homunculus, so I thought why not give it a go, and out pops Kai. Also, his appearance is somewhat based off of the Homunculus from Summoner's War, powers different, but appearance wise the same. His main method of Magic is the four elements(like from Avatar: The Last Airbender) and Calamity, which stem to all sorts of natural disasters. He'll be able to use minor elements like ice, lightning, etc to an extent, but the other four will be his main ones.
Black Stone. There's a reason why the Philosopher's Stone turned a luscious black instead of a blood red like in history, but the reason why and purpose will be disclosed later on.
And yes, Zen finally admits his feelings for the Blue haired Sky Dragon-Slayer, now all he has to do is it say it to Wendy in a way she'll never forget.
Also, Zen has some secrets he writes in a journal, and Percy stumbles upon it, and what he found in it were shocking, to say the least. Found out his likes, dislikes, love interest(Wendy) and how he truly feels for her, and hobbies, one of which made him go into unabashed shock then a major laughing fit.
Also, Percy has his own catchphrase, 'You know it!'. Don't ask, Happy has his own so why not let Percy have his own?
That's all I can think of for now, so remember to ask any questions in either the Reviews or PM me, and don't forget to Follow, Favorite, and Review, and I'll see everyone next chapter.