Hades Kerbec's owner

Chapter 4 : First task

( Internal point of view : ? )

I didn't expect Damian to be able to walk right away, I remember him as a baby, when he was 1, he still couldn't walk despite all my attempts until I getting me ready to go to work, he stood up and then walked towards me, wanting me to take him with me to my work.

He's all shaking, his lips aren't moving so I can't understand him.

- What are you doing here... ? I ask him to try to get him to talk, he's all white and trembling like a little animal about to be eaten, I let out a sigh and put my hand on his head. He tenses up but doesn't move, I crouch down a bit to be level with him and stroke his hair to calm him down.

His breathing calms down slowly.

- You shouldn't get out of bed right now, you need to rest as much as possible. I explain to him before taking him in my arms, trying not to touch his wound too much, he lets himself go.

Then he closes his arms around me, as if to give me a hug. I take him back to his bed but he refuses to let me go. He continues to shake a little. I sigh and hug him too, gently stroking his back to reassure her.

Damian lets go of his grip on me and lets lie down in his bed, there are a few tears falling from his eyes, I wipe them away and he finally moves his lips.

- Are you my father ? His question petrifies me.

- This is not the time to talk about that Damian, your mother... needs more time, but yes. You are my son. I answer him, other even bigger tears fall from his eyes, I roll my eyes and take out a handkerchief to wipe his eyes, I forget that his cheeks look like a baby's. I put myself in his shoes though, he had to grow up without us, while we tried everything to get him back, but we failed.

All because of Ziggurat who dared to forbid us to give you love.

Once he's calmed down, I take a folder out of my blouse.

- Do you feel good enough to do a little exercise for me ? I ask him, he shrugs, I show him the test which is a simple quiz about Beyblade, science questions and how he feels inside, and another folder which is just a few short math exercises. Damian nods and is already embarking on the exercises. It only takes 15 minutes to complete everything, and he just...

- That's right, congratulations. Starting today, you will have exercises to do every day until you recover completely. Damian nods again and lays back in bed, I let him rest. As I leave her room, I meet my wife with two nurses.

- My turn to play. She whispers to me with a wink.

( Internal POV : Damian )

Lying in my bed, I'm a little bored... It's been a while since I've seen the outside. Suddenly, I see my mother come into my room with two nurses.

- Hello Damian. Did you sleep well ? She asks me.

- Yes... Could I go outside for a walk ? I ask her, she doesn't seem to agree, the nurses lift my blanket and one begins by removing my bandage first, she disinfects my wound. I moan in pain at the touch of the disinfectant.

- Ouch...

- Don't move like that Damian, I'm almost done. Said the nurse to me, finishing washing my wound, she placed a compress on me and redid my bandage.

- The wound is healing well, I think that in a few weeks we can leave it in the open air. She adds, the second then comes to place connections on me connected to a machine.

- What are you doing ? I ask them with concern. My mother comes and sits next to me to stroke my hair. She comes to reassure me.

- Don't worry, it's just a little exam to see your merger with Hades Kerbecs. We need to see what Ziggurat did to you. I just nod while I'm being examined, the experience Ziggurat put me through is still very present in my body. I still feel all the pain.

It's long and annoying.

The machine makes me feel tingles and I feel that it bothers Kerbecs, I hear him rumbling inside me very loudly, until I realize that the rumblings come from my empty stomach. I blushed deeply, wanting to cover my belly, but the nurses stopped me so as not to disturb the connections.

- Be a little patient Damian. It's almost over. My mother says to me, she continues to stroke my hair, I want to focus my gaze on her... She is my mother and I know nothing about her. The man from all earlier confirmed to me that he was my father, but now was not the right time to talk about it. How much longer will I have to wait... I waited a long time to know my origins, I knew that Ziggurat was lying to me about many things concerning where I came from. He told me that my parents had abandoned me, that I was an accident and that no one ever wanted me in this world. Only Ziggurat had agreed to take care of me as if I were his own son... I let out a big sigh, the tingling is more and more unbearable, I writhe a little in my bed wanting it to go away. stop, my mother holds me in her arms to prevent me from moving.

- It hurts… I groan feeling the pain skyrocket until chains come out of the ceiling, threatening to attack them, the nurses panic while my mother stays calm.

With my Hades Kerbecs in her hand, she makes the chains disappear from the ceiling. How could she do that ? I am the only one capable of controlling Hades Kerbecs.

- It was too early, you're much more affected than I thought. She mutters, she runs her fingers all over my head, until she finds the small scar from the operation that Ziggurat made me undergo on my head. My mother growls, I even hear her say.

- What an asshole... Remove the connections from him, the best thing is that he's still resting. Sorry to put you through this Damian. She tells me as she helps the nurses remove the connections on my body.

- Why are you doing this to me ? What are you trying to do to me ? I ask them, my mother sighs as she comes to put the blanket back on me.

- I'm trying to put you back on the right path Damian, I promise to remove the effects of Hades Kerbecs before they destroy you.

- But Kerbecs is my bey, she and I are linked by perfection, she belongs to me... I answer her. My mother lets out a sigh, looking at Hades Kerbecs.

- I think Ziggurat forgot to tell you about something important... But not for the moment, I want you to be cured before explaining everything to you.

Before I can ask her more, she claps her hands twice and other people come into my room with a large amount of food, burgers, fries, a plate of vegetables, a plate of vegetable noodles , a bottle of water and a big bowl of tiramisu.

- Here, eat. This is all for you. You have to regain your strength or you'll never be ready for training. She says before leaving the room, without me being able to speak to her. To believe that she doesn't really want to bond with me but she offers me all this to eat...

I emit a sigh and still honor her meal. The food is really delicious...

( Internal POV: Lenae )

- Madam, wasn't that a bit too much...? One of the nurses asks me, I blush a little.

- No, it was necessary ! He needs to regain his strength and then, I find him too thin for my taste. He needs to eat, I didn't cook for nothing. I answer her by returning to my work, I take this opportunity to help my recruits in their training. However, what I discovered on my own child disturbs me enormously, Ziggurat cut open his skull to implant the powers of Hades Kerbecs, making him a real monster. But Damian, was never intended to use the powers of Kerbecs.

Ziggurat only used our blood link to give him powers that belong to me, he used my flesh and my blood to try to accomplish the plan he wanted to impose on me.

- I swear to smash it on the ground. I groan as I kick one of the gigantic spinning tops helping with practice.

- Be careful Madam, you will all be broken. Complain some of my recruits.

- Hey, if you have time to judge me, you have time to practice ! Come on, give your best efforts, a new tournament will soon take place and I'm counting on you to put the package. I answer them before going to lock myself in my office. I search through my drawers for games, puzzles or paint to keep Damian busy.

I manage to find a large puzzle, it might occupy him for a while.

I have to take care of Damian, he has to get out of this, or he'll end up in prison for the rest of his life.

I take the puzzle and go to bring it to Damian in his room, when I open the door of his room, I see him eating his tiramisu. I'm surprised, he ate almost everything without exception and just finished the tiramisu in one last big spoon.

- That's good, you ate all the dishes. With that, it should give you energy. I tell her, I hear him hiccuping as she rubs his belly.

- Yes, but it was a little too much for my stomach, I'm going to need a little time to digest everything... Is it still not possible for me to go outside ? He asks me again, I press a remote control to open a window in his room, then I place the puzzle on the floor of his room.

- You need to go for a walk, I understand... You've been locked up here for a week. Alright, can you get up? I ask him, he nods and quickly stands up. However, he threatens to collapse, I come to help him stand up.

- Come on, follow me. I tell him keeping my hand in his, I guide him through all the lab, he sees my recruits there training at Beyblade and we finally reach one of the exit doors.

Outside, Damian thinks he recognizes the landscape.

- This place... It was where the city of Hades was, wasn't it ? He asks me, the wind blowing in his face as he looks up at the sky.

- Yes, but I've been living here for a long time... I could see the city from my bedroom window, I could even see it fly away in the sky...

- If you were right next door all this time, why didn't you come and get me? He interrupts me, his question surprises me, he squats down to look at the horizon.

- Ziggurat... He told me that my mom abandoned me when I was only 2 years old, and in of all of them, Ziggurat was the only man who was accepted to take care of me, that if he didn't hadn't been there, I would have ended up in an orphanage and I might not have had the chance to be adopted... I agreed to follow Ziggurat because he raised me, but I always wondered if...my parents really rejected me, and why ? And there, I learn that all this time, you were right next door...

- Damian, it's not true what you said Ziggurat, what does he know first ? Ziggurat is known to be a manipulator you know, the proof he used you...

- Whose fault is it ? He retorts me with contempt ; who abandoned me when I was just a baby ? You are my mother aren't you ? Your husband confirmed to me that he was my father and that you were the one who gave me life, I'm right, aren't you ?

I grit my teeth in anger, he don't understand... He don't want to understand.

- Yes it's right. I'm your mother Damian, but there's a big part of the story you don't know. I didn't abandon you, that's wrong, I would never have done that. It's more complicated than you think...

- So what is the truth Mommy ? He shouts at me ; If I can call you that, why weren't you there for me ? Did I've been a horrible kid ?

- No it's wrong. I tell him, trying to contain my anger : the story is more complicated than that... I forbid you to tell me that you were a horrible child and that I abandoned you. That's not the case, you don't know a lot of things, but if you want to know everything... I lost your guard, that's why I wasn't there! You were taken from me, do you realize ? To me a mother, my baby was taken away from me. And my baby was you !

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