Book One

Volume 1

Ch. 3 Ignia

Pov.

-Ignia-

The battle raged on for thousands of years for us and only a handful of days in the outside world

Gaia was devastated but with the help of Oceanus and his army we managed to keep Gaia from being destroyed

And thanks to our brother Iapetus the guardian of the underworld (which is a place where the wandering souls that can not enter Heaven nor Hell are sent) we managed to keep many souls from entering heaven or hell

We sacrificed so much

But now it's finally over

"Kgh*" he grunts after I land my fist on his jaw

"Just give it up already" I huff

We were both worn out

I had to bring us back home before was too weak to do so

The moon, in which we were fighting on we just about ready to blow

"Sh-shut up!" he growls

"It's not over just yet" he pulls himself back up

"Don't be ridiculous" I close my eyes

In this state even a toddler was enough to hold either of us down

"W-we fight, for as long as there is breath in my body" he charges at me

"Kgh*" I grit my teeth as his fist slowly dug itself into my gut

I was too weak to step aside so I had to take it

"Grrh*" he growls as he brings his other fist in

I manage to block it with a fist of my own

Only his body was so fragile that the bones in his forearm arm rip through his elbow and his arm drops to his side

"Sh-shit." He stumbles back

His knees snap and he falls on his back

After falling on my ass I gasp for air as he does to same

"Agh. God, Damn you." He try sitting up but something else's snaps

"Shit!" He huffs

I suppose there goes his back

I watch as he flexes so hard the veins in his forearm explode

But that wasn't enough to stop him from trying to get up

He continues to struggle even though the same thing happened to the veins in his chest

They all expanded like water balloons before popping

"N-no, no, th-this can't be happening" he grunts before another vein on his neck pops "agh*" he gasps

"Just.. stop it" I huff

"Ghk*" his eyes widen "I-I can't" he says

"What?"

"I can't feel my body" he says

"I-I told you to quit it" I manage to stand up

"I can't move a single muscle" he looks at his fingers which he could barely manage a twitch but soon..

Even that he couldn't do

"D-does that mean…" his head rolls aside "I gave it my all?"

"Indeed.."

"Heh* great" he cracks a smile

I raise my hand getting ready to deal the final blow with the last bit of life energy I had left

I'll ultimately end up killing myself but…

It'll finally be over.

"Who would've thought, huh kid? Ghk*" he coughs blood all over his chest "Dying, up here. On the moon" he looks up at the stars

"It's over, don't say another word"

"yeah... yeah I know" he grunts

"You sure you wanna kill me? I'll come back, I always do."

"It'll buy us some time" I set a hand on his chest

"I'll be stronger and defeat you on my own then."

"Better hope you will"

"Tch*"

"Goodbye father" I finally say

"Heh*" he smiles "you know you've never liked calling me that"

"Go to hell"

"No.. I won't…" he says with his final breath

That's right. I can't die just yet, not knowing hell resurrect in a few years time

I stumble back before my body realizes the threat was finally gone and it gives out from beneath me

I woke up in my room.

My bones were completely healed except for my muscles, most of which were so sore every little movement was accompanied with excruciating pain

"Mgh-Mgh-Mgh*" I hear under the blanket

I painfully raise the blanked

"Morninf!" Tora smiles with a mouthful of dick

"You little- Ah!" I gasp painfully

"Hey! No fair! What am I s'posed to do now that daddy's gone?!"

"I don't care." I yank my shorts back on

"Please!" She tugs on my waistband

"Maaa!"

After going back and forth with her, mother finally walks in

"Ignia!" Mother jumps onto my abdomen

"Mmm-Hmm" I smile painfully

"You did it!"

"Y-yeah.. we did."

"Oh, sorry." She backs off

"You're fine."

She smiles

"You all did wonderfully. I couldn't be more proud."

"You know, I thought I'd never see that smile again, Ma."

"It's Isis, stop calling me that. You make me feel old." She frowns

After giggling around with mother for the first time in a very long time I was given the Crown of Othrys

The celebrations lasted all week. I honestly couldn't remember the last time we enjoyed ourselves this much

"Mgh… dammit" I grumble after finding I woke up to Aphrodite in one arm and Tora slumped over my abdomen

After I manage to sneak out of bed I bump into mother just outside the door

"S-sorry ma." I help her pick up the snacks she dropped

"I-It's fine."

I crouch down for her things as she struggles to do so

"Hey, you okay?" I ask after seeing her struggle

"It.. it hurts." She rubs her belly

"Right… I'll sneak with Oceanus."

She's pregnant.

Has been for a while now.

Only, wherever it is inside her has the same evil essence as father

It's why she halt its growth until I figure out how to replace it with esseance of her own

"I can't give birth to something like this, Ignia. We just got rid of your father. I can't let something like him back into this world"

"I know, and remember what I told you." I raise her chin. Just hold on a while longer."

"I'm not sure how long I have, Ignia."

"Mom, we've gone through this before, remember?"

She nods

"I'll speak with Oceanus. Sit tight until then."

"O-okay." She nods

I made my way up to the throne room where I was supposed to meet up with Cronus and Oceanus strongest of my brothers after myself of course

"Hello, brother." I hear Oceanus greet me as the doors closed behind me

"Oceanus" I nod "I see you have healed rather swiftly. Can't say the same for you Cronus, my dear brother" I smile

The three of us fought real hard against father Oceanus joined the fight after seeing us struggling against dad

But after Oceanus was taken down Cronus and I were forced to fuse with mothers potara earrings

"Tch*" he looks away "you're one to talk" he grumbles through his teeth

"Please take your seat so we may begin Ignia" Oceanus says

I smile widely "Yeah yeah" I pull my hands behind my head as I walk over to the throne

"To start things off everything will remain the same only, now that fathers gone Oceanus will be in charge of Beta and I of the Alpha" I say

"What?! You're dropping me to Delta?!" Cronus jumps to his feet "you can't do that!" he grabs my shirt

"Last time I checked this crown means I can do as I please" I keep a straight tone

"I'm stronger than him," he points at Oceanus "and I am second born. I should get Beta!" He growls

"Though that may be so you aren't nearly as level headed as our younger brother"

"Nghk* you little" he grumbles

"Besides that, you are no different than our father. We can't risk letting you in charge of the Beta division" I add

"Is that what you think? Than maybe I should kill you right now"

"Enough" Oceanus steps up "Ignia you shouldn't have said that, and Cronus you shouldn't threaten tour King"

"Yeah…" I smile

"Shut up!!" Cronus growls

I raise my hand catching his fist completely canceling out his punch before it did any damage to the planet

"That was a cheap shot I thought I taught you better."

"Nghk*" he grits his teeth

"Whatever," he backs off

"Are the two of you done?" Oceanus asks

"Yeah" Cronus slams the door behind himself

Oceanus sighs "well that didn't last very long"

"It's fine, let him be" he's still angry after what went down with father

After he ripped us apart from our fusion Cronus got fatally wounded and got knocked out of the fight

Anyways..

I wonder, if there is a way to extract that negative energy from mothers child than I might be able to extract it from father as well

"Ignia?" I hear Oceanus

"S-sorry" I stand up

"Is there something on your mind?" He asks

"Well" I think "mother... she's pregnant"

"Y-you got her pregnant? Already?"

"Nghk* n-no you idiot" I grit my teeth "it's fathers"

"Oh… you sure?" He asks "I haven't sensed anything inside her" he says

I sigh "yeah I didn't sense the baby at first either" I say "but it's there and it could be as full of hate as my son" I say shamefully

"Acnologia?"

I nod

"Then what will you do?" He asks

"I'm not sure" I admit "but there should be a way to somehow extract all that negative esseance"

"Hmm* if there is a way you think we can do the same for father?" He asks

"That's why your my second in command, kid" I smile seeing he thinks as I do

"Heh*" he smiles "then that's it then huh?" he asks

"Yeah that's the plan, since we can't really kill him we should at least try to rid of that hateful essence"

"That'll be impossible since his body naturally produces that kind of energy"

"Yeah, but sealing away most of it can make it possible to tame him"

"You want to tame our father?"

"If I succeed I will teach him to control his energy. He'll be a threat no more"

"I see brother." He smiles "This why you are my king"

I smile

"I'll set off to find him at once"

"W-wait you're going?" He asks

"Of course, I'll probably be able to find him much faster than even the two of you. No offense"

"You've earned the right to say that, brother." he chuckles "but you are a king now, you can't recklessly set off to Gaia on your own"

I sigh "This is something I, myself must do"

He sighs

"I understand" he nods

"I want you to be in charge while I'm gone"

"You sure? You know Cronus will be against this"

"yeah I know" I sigh "but as he is, I can not entrust him with everything"

"Right" he sighs, knowing I was right

"Tomorrow morning I'll be off"

"Understood"

"Alright then rest now my brother you'll have to take my place for quite a while"

"Yes, My Lord" he bows his head

I walk out finding Aphrodite sitting on a bench with Coeus in her arms

"Ouu bebe" I lean in squeezing the baby's cheek

"Leave us alone, hmph!" Aphrodite turns around

"Whaaa?!" I try getting a look at the baby "what you mean?!"

"I took him from mom, since you don't wanna be with me" she pouts, swatting my hands away as I try taking Coeus

"Aw c'mon don't be like that" I frown "he's my brother too you know" I try taking him but fail again

"Fine" she turns around "only if you go to the beach with us" she tilts her head

"Yeah, I don't think I-" I back off

"Ohh c'mon!" she jumps in front of me "don't be like that big bro" she leans against my chest trying to use her charm to change my mind

I sigh

"Alright, give me the baby" I open my arms

"Yay!" she happily hands him over

"Ima get ready then!" she skips away

"Aw your sisters a headache huh Coeus, baby?" I ask the kid "yes she is" I nod his head forcing him to agree with me

You know sometimes I wish father held me like this

"Want to see papa?"

"Aba" he claps his hands

"Hehe* don't worry he shouldn't be THAT dead" I giggle

I stand up straight taking a deep breath before

"Kai Kai" I teleport us to the moon

I look around

The moon used to be full of wild life just like the Earth below, but after bringing the fight with father up here everything ended up dying and the whole thing was about to blow if mother hadn't manage to control it's core

"Ahhbba" I hear Coeus

His body was slowly turning to dust as mother said it would

"From dust you came. To dust you will return." I crouch down beside him

Mother has never hinted at what kind of beings they really are

Besides their complete immortality to the mortal world

"This is papa" I crouch down beside him

After so many billions of years that I spent dreaming of this day I still wonder how the hell I actually managed to defeat a being like him

"P-pa-papa" Coeus mumbles

"Nghk* what did you say?"

He giggles innocently slowly raising dads chin

Out of all the first words he could think of

"W-wait.." Coeus raises fathers head revealing his Mangekyo

These eyes..

-to be continued