74 Chapter 2 - Journey Begins (1/2)
”Run this by me again, you two are actually siblings?” Kenji said in utter disbelief.
Grey and Gold Beans nodded.
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”And are those even your real name? Like come on Almanac, you named your own CHILDREN Grey and Gold Beans?”
The handsome wizard laughed, little wisps of his golden mist swirling as if to mirror his amusement.
”Heavens no! 'Grey' here is actually called Anabel,” Almanac said gesturing to the stunningly beautiful girl bound in drab grey clothing and with a look that made her always appeared halfway through reading a dictionary. Her hair bound in a librarian's bun and her belt hooked with various the machinations of a scribe reinforced that look until the teenager appeared an old lady cursed to forever appear young, or the like.
”Met her mother when she came to me at night - a succubus who didn't realise I was well aware of how to prevent my soul from being siphoned. Well, we hit it off, had a kid rather unexpectedly, and had to hide her in a library for most of her early years. You'd be surprised how many nobles attempt to steal away a half succubus girl, even as a kid. The Church wasn't very helpful either, but I think it should be rather safe for Anabel to go on her own way now,” Almanac shook Grey's hand stiffly, patted her on the head and that was that.
”I like being called Grey, Tenko named me that. It's nice,” Grey said in a static tone and her eyes squinting as if yearning to stare into a dusty old tome.
”Well, sure. Also, 'Gold Beans' here was normally named Arthur, but I admit naming him after those golden eyes of his is rather fitting,” Almanac said, ruffling the golden-haired elemental boy. A body of pale grey stone, teeth of bright pearly white marble, with real solid gold eyes and wispy golden hair the boy was one of the odder races that Kenji had met.
”I met his mother on a quest, an Earth spirit to be precise. Well apparently she had a thing for humans, one thing led to another, and I woke up after a week-long honeymoon to a stone child and a note,” Almanac shrugged as if that was a normal way to spend a week. ”While Grey is great at magic, learning and studying being her specialty, Gold Beans is a little more unique. He can control 'magic' in a more fundamental sense, to steer others' spells through the air or even within their own body. To say he would make for a great arcanist would be an understatement of the century, although, without the same dedication as Anab-Grey, I do worry he might not do so well at school.”
Sighing dramatically, Almanac's stoic uncaring nature crumbled as real worry shone through.
”It's alright, the Wizard College is a well-defended area very much outside of the Church's influence. They'll be just fine,” Kenji said while he held Almanac's powerful shoulder, the two children looking at Almanac as if for the first time.
Then the fallen angel floated around the corner, and suddenly Almanac's sudden concern made a whole lot more sense. Kenji pulled away, the two kids who's eyes had shone with wonder now withered back into distrust.
Almanac continued the act all the same.
”Dearest Alutha, my poor babes are going off to a faraway place. Could you console me in this trying time?” Almanac pleaded of the heavenly fallen angel, with black wings, silver armour etched with the tapestry of a thousand battles and a razer sharp sword taller than she was floating behind.
The two had been...dating? Yes, Kenji supposed that the right word, they had been dating for several weeks now. While initially arriving to help in Tariak's defence against the aggression of the King of all Fae, she had stayed awhile at the people's beckoning, and awhile longer at Almanac's own.
”About consoling, I have news,” Alutha said with rosy cheeks and pulled out a cream white egg the size of her head. Behind it fluttered a tiny little crow black wing, and letting go the egg bobbed and weaved in the air.
”What's this...darling?” Almanac whispered, having gone paperwhite.
As soon as the egg touched Almanac's hands, silver cracks spread across its surface. In the next moment blinding light pierced the shell, and when everyone could see again they found a little black-feathered birdman looking up at Almanac with angry falcon eyes.
”Father, I have hatched. What is your bidding?” the birdman baby said with a voice deeper than a blacksmith and a stiff back that somehow made Kenji feel as if this baby had experience serving in an army.
”You guys do you,” Kenji said, as he pulled his fiery red hair from obstructing his golden eyes, and made his way towards the exit. ”Just wanted to pop in and see how you were doing, gotta catch up with Tenko now, lots of quests to be done and all.”
”Kenji please - take this one with you, I can't afford the tuition for three!” Almanac pleaded, the bird boy staring at Almanac and then Kenji in turn. Kenji actually flinched when the angel-human hybrid looked at him, although Gold Beans happily plucked the baby from his father's hands.
”Hello,” said Gold Beans, his hands glowing softly with holy light.