" AHHHH! "
The fox jump from his comatose state with a sharp pain all over his body. All he wanted to do was rest for a few hours after the battle he had with Nezha.
" Where am I? Am I dead? "
โMerlinโ!?โ
Celeste mustered her strength to fight back her own pain and contractions to kneel at his side.
โMerlin!โ
Sheโd shake his shoulders and even tried to sit him up. The guy had the worse timing.
โWake up, idiot!โ
" I brought him home. . . . "
A small smile before he completely knocks out. She was exhausted and injured but still alive.
Her son was the complete opposite. Not a single scratch on him, but he was asleep too.
โMerlin?โ
Celeste muttered out upon looking at him. She noted all of the injuries heโd retainedโEasily understanding that it was her son who had done this.
As instinct, she stood up to head towards him but immediately trembled while clinging to her stomach.
" Celeste. . . . .? "
In a weak and tired voice as he struggles to even walk straight. Parts of his fur were burnt and unable to move correctly.
It seemed like the monkey did a lot of damage to the wizard.
Upon having to just had her visit, sheโd been trying to hold back.
As of now. .
Shes taking her seat at the table and shakily trying to sip her tea.
Her twelfth cup.
Celeste was shaking as she took a few short breaths and hardly noticed her beloved walk in.
Coming home with tired and battle damage muted stepson, the fox try to mustard up all of his energy to make it home.
His partner is going to ask a lot of questions. This is definitely going to bring out the spirit due to the amount of emotional stress she's going to takeโ
" There's has to be away for him to believe meโ "
Saying to himself as he was making his way back to his bedroom with Celeste waiting.
The fox explained everything and discuss and what's time to tell Nezha the truth. Even if he gets mad or not.
<< He was always around him, playing and holding him. If he wasn't with him, then his father was clinging onto his mother.
It was the ideal, happy family. . Just them.
Thinking of those fond memories, Nez' didn't realize that he was dripping tears down his cheek.
He would never believe it even if he tried.
The boy kept his gaze down to his feet--The flame on his head was trying to rise but he was trying to supress that emotion from him.
His father wouldn't just leave him without saying something. They were always attatched. >>
" Nez. . . I'm telling you the truth. Remember how sick your mother was and your grandparents had to take care of you?
The reason why is because she was cursed due to her heart being broken. . . . And if you don't believe me, then you could ask your mom. "
Hard to believe him since, you know. . The guy is sleeping with his mother.
Of course heโs going to say that.
Nezโ rolled his eyes and kept his fist together, squeezing them to fight the urge to not tackle this guy.
Merlin now entered the monkey's old room. The fox look very nervous yet scared to tell him the truth.
He knows this it's going to end up very badly.
" Okay. The truth about your father. Sun I believe. "
He sighs heavily.
" He's gone. He abandon you and your mother withoutโ
The chimp cannot be lied to for this long.
Knowing how a inspiration Nez's biological father was to him, it would break his heart knowing the truth.
He might resent not only the fox for practically stealing his mother. . .but Celeste as well for not looking for him.
โ
The clear silence was enough of an answer for them.
No trace of their father, even from the known place heโd be. Training day and night, hoping that forced evolution would be the key.
Nez took a bite of his apple all while picking up all that heโd dropped.
" Where the heck have you been? Your mother and I has been worry about you? "
Now he started to realize do things he expose in front of him. His mother's pregnancy and them being a couple officially. The chimp hasn't really accepted these things knowing thatโ
Nezโ rubbed his fist in silence, making a clicking sound with his teeth as a response.
He refused to look at him.
His muscles tensed after shaking off the pain in his knuckles before picking up an apple from the floor.
His brows furrowed as his strength grew the more heโd look at him.
Disgust.
This guy really did replace his fatherโs place quickly, didnโt he?
Replacing him with a new kid?
Heโd slammed his fist near their face, leaving a hole into the wall before letting him go.
Merlin was struggling to escape the chimp's grasp. But with his stick the unable to be in his reach due to the takedown, the fox needs to think of something crafty.
" Get your hands off of me!! Before you get yourself hurt!! "
Pregnant? Wife?
Heโd drop his late night snack and immediately lunged towards him with extreme speedโAlmost as fast as a flickering flame.
Soon enough, the fox was pinned against the wall. Nezโs fist was raised, aimed to make the strike.
What did this guy to do his mom!?