Chapter 309 - Divine Abomination (1/2)

WINCHELL let out a long and deep sigh while looking at the huge egg that was born from his Red Flame.

Yes, it was an egg that probably the size of an ostrich's egg.

And yes again, it came from his flame.

Just for the record, I didn't lay an egg.

The process was hard to describe. When he was creating the guardian, he asked his Core to create a human-like flame, just like Sentinel, that would only follow one person--- Soleil, of course.

He didn't need a guardian since he was already capable of protecting himself.

Anyway...

If an ordinary human touched the egg, it would burn them alive. After all, the inside of the egg was filled with his flame. He didn't even know if the creature would come out of it would look like a human.

”Creating a guardian made out of my flame isn't as easy as I thought it would be,” Winchell, seated in front of the egg in a lotus position, said to himself. He brought the egg to the rooftop of the shrine. ”I plan to make at least five guardians. But giving birth to one almost killed me.”

Well, that was an exaggeration.

Still, he wouldn't deny that giving birth to one guardian was exhausting. Thanks to that, he wasn't able to spend as much time as he would like with Soleil. What a wasted opportunity when it was only him and his little sister in Mount Sola at the moment.

”Brother, did you just lay an egg?”

He flinched when he realized that Soleil was now squatting down next to him. The fact that he didn't notice her until he spoke crept him out. Was he too distracted or his sister just got strong enough to hide her presence even from him?

It's probably the latter. It has only been ten days since I taught Soleil how to use the Core of her heart to control the Red Flame that I lent her. But she already mastered it to the point that it seems like she owns the Red Flame instead of me.

To be honest, he wanted to teach her how to control the Black Flame.

But in the end, he decided to keep forbidding Soleil from using it. The Black Flame had a life of its own and he didn't trust it enough.

”Brother Wixx, are you alright?” his sister asked her worriedly.

He blinked when he realized that she called him by a different name. ”Who's Wixx? Why did you mistake me for him, Soleil Rosenberg?”

She laughed and flicked his forehead. ”It sounds cute, doesn't it? I rested in the shrine a while ago. To entertain myself, I read the ancient inscriptions on the wall. Apparently, the older gods refer to their rebellious children as 'Wixx.' I thought it suits you, Brother. It also sounds cuter than Winchell.”

Actually, he didn't find the pet name 'cute.'

But since Soleil looked happy, he didn't oppose her. Moreover, the fact that his precious little sister gave him a pet name was special to him.

”Alright,” he said while patting her head. ”You can call me anything you want, Soleil.”

”Thank you, Brother Wixx,” she said with a bright smile on her face. Ah, she seemed proud of the nickname for him that she came up with. ”Anyway, did you really lay an egg? Is it because you're the Red Phoenix?”

”I didn't,” he said firmly. ”It came out from my wings when I tried to create a guardian for you. But I guess since I'm the Red Phoenix, my ”child” came in the form of an egg first.”

”That's amazing,” his sister said excitedly. Good thing she didn't find the process gross or creepy. ”Are you saying that there's a life inside that egg, Brother Wixx? Is it going to turn out as a human or a phoenix like you?”

”I don't know yet,” he admitted. ”But since the process is similar to creating a spirit guardian, maybe it will also look like human just like Sentinel. I guess we just have to wait until the egg hatches to confirm it.”

”Maybe you should stay with it until it hatches, Brother,” she said seriously. ”We don't know what kind of being will come out of that egg. But staying with the egg while sharing your feelings with it might give it the same feelings as you, Brother Wixx. Wouldn't it be nice if your ”child” takes after you even in terms of beliefs?”

”Oh, that's a nice idea,” he said, then he gently placed a hand on the egg. ”I also want this child to inherit my unconditional love for you, Soleil. After all, my goal is to create guardians that will live and die only for you.” He snapped his fingers when he realized something. ”What if this kid comes out with only one personality?”

She scowled at that. ”What do you mean by that, Brother?”

”Aside from loving and adoring your forever, I want this child to hate the Black Serpent as much as I do.”

”Brother!”

”I've always known that you are smitten with the Black Serpent even in your past life, Soleil,” he said seriously. ”I'm sorry but I saw and heard it when the Black Serpent rejected you.”

Her face turned red from embarrassment. ”Y-You were watching?”

”You know that I have sharp eyes and hearing, don't you?” he said with a bitter smile. ”I didn't mean to witness that pathetic scene, Soleil. But when I was keeping an eye on your practice session, the Black Serpent appeared. You know what happened next.”

”I-I didn't get rejected,” she said, now her ears were also red. Moreover, this was the first time he heard her sister stutter. ”If you really witnessed that scene, then you should know that I was the one who turned him down.” She clutched her chest tight, and this time, she looked like she was on the verge of crying. ”I was the one who told Lord Kalel that we're better of as friends.”

”But he walked away with a nonchalant look on his face, Soleil,” he told his sister bluntly. He hated hurting Soleil on purpose but he had to do it to snap her out of her silly puppy love. He would support her if it wasn't the Black Serpent. But for some reason, he couldn't trust that man. ”You were the one who cried pathetically.”

The fact that the Black Serpent made his precious sister cry almost made him kill his fellow Beast God.

But then, he realized that he should be grateful that the Black Serpent rejected Soleil. He didn't want Kalel Moonchester to be his sister's husband. After all, he also didn't like Kyro and Yumi– that Black Serpent's parents.

Soleil sobbed and covered her face with her hands. ”You're so cruel, Brother Wixx. Do you really have to remind me that?”