141: Monster

[This novel follows no historical facts because fuck history.]

Micronia is a small boy at the age of 10, he received this name from his family because of his small size and agile movements, compared to his brother he is an ant while his brother is a tree. Micronia is not very proud of his size, but when he saw the size of the two Gods that saved his and his brother's life, he was a little bit intimidated by the fact that they were both bigger and stronger than his father. His rags were dirty from fleeing from that monster and he felt cold, suddenly all the cold went away as a thin golden barrier surged out of nowhere and protected them from the cold.

"Hi." The God with two different eye colors sat on the same ground, which turned into white marble as he sat down as if the ground saw itself unworthy of being touched by this God and decided to turn into the purest thing it could, white marble. "Can I ask you some question little one?" Zagreus decided to approach the child with a fatherly aura, after years of taking care of Amando (he misses him already, that little God of Love...) he mastered the art of calming a child down and getting information from them! A small, spheric yellow orb materialized in front of his fingers as Zagreus took out a caramel candy and showed it ro the kid. "If you answer truthfully, I'll give you this~" Zagreus's words were sweet, but did not look sweeter than the caramel candy he was holding.

Micronia didn't know what that was but he assumed it was something akin to food only God consumes, so he would certainly take this opportunity! "Yes, I will..." He whispered and had to block a little the view from the other children so they do not see the food God was offering him.

His brother principally couldn't get this... He already got on his nerves and was bad enough to him, if he gets to eat food from the Gods themselves he will certainly use the power that comes with it to bother him even more, or worse... Kill him.

Because you see, his brother hates his existence to his very core of being.

Why?

He doesn't have a clue about why his brother hates him so very much.

Maybe because his mother and his mother are not the same women? Or maybe because his father doesn't care about him more than he cares about his brother? Or maybe it is the fact that he is faster than his brother... He doesn't know specifically why, but he needs to keep this from his brother and do not let him get it.

Micronia quickly touched Zagreus's hand and took the candy from his hand, faster than he could think about it being a bad idea, he already had it on his hand, hiding it from the others. The other four were curious about what he just got, but they did not dare approach as God approached him, so he wanted to talk to him and not the others. "I-i'm sorry, please forgive me-" Micronia was about to throw himself into the dirt to beg for his life pathetically when he felt a hand on his shoulder and the smile of the God that left his face. "It's okay. Can you tell me what happened to you...?"

Micronia slowly explained how they were in their city-state, his father was part of the council and considered of high position, he had two wives and married them both, he had his first son, Macronia, a strong and handsome boy who was taller and even stronger than the kids of his age, and 3 years later had his second son, Micronia, a weaker and paler child compared to those of his age. Both brothers couldn't get along because the older picked on the younger and hated him, and the younger hated the older for hating him... One day, the city-state was attacked by a creature that he couldn't describe because he did not see it, he only heard it roar and the fire it caused, burning everyone in their home.

He left.

He ran.

That was what he was good at, but he was also followed by his older brother who somehow survived and decided to seek him and follow him for some reason. He didn't know what to do so he ran, the other three children were found and ran away too, following his brother because he was taller and looked stronger. They soon found another group of children, they followed an older boy, older than his brother, who kept them together and they ran away. This boy later gave his life when the monster chased them down, running in the opposite direction they ran into so they could escape... That was surprisingly heroic.

"And how did that monster looked...?" Zagreus asked carefully to see if the mention of the monster or the try to get the boy to see memories of a traumatic experience would trigger anything, Zagreus focused on the boy's expression who turned from confusion to fear, it seems like he finally remembered the memories his mind wa suppressing. "I-it looked like a lion... With goat horns, a snake for a tail, and it breathed fire..." Klein, who had his eyes closed suddenly opened them and whispered: "Chimera..." As Zagreus nodded his head, his long hair sliding down his left shoulder as his head moved, making the boy pause.

He was 10 years old and just got shocked still by Zagreus's beauty.

-Scene Ends-

Author Note:

Well, new chapter!

And fun fact about myself: I had my gay awakening when I was 10.

Yep.

I am different. I'm not like other curious boys...