Darksiders – Death and Nereza – "Strength and Shadows"

"Hunter must be so disappointed…"

Location: Corinthian Apartments, Seattle, Washington
February 5th
10:10pm

"So… there's something else I've been keeping from you. The only reason why I didn't tell you was because I didn't want to hurt you."

"Hurt me? What could it possibly be about?"

"… Hunter."

Orange eyes through gaping holes could only blink at her. "Oh…"

"I'd see him sometimes."

"See him?"

"Yeah. In my dreams," She replied in a soft tone. "I'd see a… a young boy about… I don't know, 5 years of age? He's got wild black hair and bright green eyes. The three of us would always hang around, laughing and playing…"

"Melaena, that cannot be," Death said, trying his best to hide the melancholy in his husky voice. "You ought to know what happened: Hunter died before he was born."

The human cringed upon hearing that, hanging her head low. "I know."

Location: Private Chambers, Death's Realm
Before the annihilation of the Nephilim

As fast as her feet could carry her, Fury made her way to her big brother's realm. She broke through the front door and hurried up the stairs to where she knew her best friend would be.

And there she was: Leila Nereza sat on the master bed, leaning against the bedframe and gazing dreamily into the distance. She did not even notice Fury at the doorway. Not until she called out her name.

"Reza?"

Nereza turned her head towards to sound of her best friend's voice. Fury took that as the signal to enter the room. Upon close inspection, Fury could see that the shadow master had run out of tears. She lowered herself onto the bed next to Nereza and scooped up her hands to hold them in a gentle yet tight clasp.

Fury wished she could say something worth saying, but nothing came to mind at the moment. In fact, she was trying to fight back her own tears. However, Nereza told her something that she appeared to had been holding in for quite some time.

"We were going to name him Hunter."

A/N: Yeah it's a short chapter. Sincerest apologizes, but the next chapter will make up for it, I promise! :)