4 Chapter 4
Kali was currently hugging Mordred with both of her arms while glaring at her mother, aunt, and uncle. Mordred seemed indifferent to his current position and was chewing on Kali's dress.
"Mine!"
--30 minutes back--
Kore and Soren had finally caught up with Shiva along with their head maid inside of Shiva's residence. They had gotten lost since it seemed as if Shiva had redesigned the place once again.
When they arrived at the room, Mordred was sitting in El's lap while Shiva had run off to bring her daughter, Kali, to play with him.
The husband-wife duo made themselves comfortable and sat in chairs on the other side of the room. They had a clear view of Mordred and trusted El so they just let him be.
El would be the main one taking care of him when he was not being trained or tutored by them after all since both had high positions in Hel and could not always be around him. It was better to let Mordred get used to her presence now.
The quiet atmosphere was soon interrupted by the scream of a child. Everyone in the room turned to see Shiva had returned and was carrying a little blonde girl with a pair of silver buds on her head, who appeared 3-4 years old. She was currently struggling and trying to escape from her mother's arms.
That was Kali. She was not a succubus like her mother but was instead an SS rank False Dragon like her father. Due to her dragon lineage the girl who was supposed to be only 5 months old, looked as old as she did and the mentality of a 3 or 4-year-old as well.
Shiva had tried to get the girl to calm down and relax but it seemed like Kali was determined. Having grown tired of the struggling Kali, she simply set the little girl on the ground before offering a silent prayer to her nephew.
The girl immediately ran over to El and held up her hands as if saying 'hand him over! He is my doll now!' El did not put up too much fight and after giving Kali a small warning and showing her how to hold Mordred, passed the little Oni over to the little Dragon.
Kali immediately gave her cousin a big hug before she started smelling him This was a trait of most young weredragons. They would decide on who they liked based on appearance and smell while rarely taking into consideration personality.
"He is so cute. Is he your baby, Aunty?"
"Yes, he is. His name is Mordred."
"But how? Both you and Uncle are red. He is blue. I thought babies were supposed to look like their mommy or daddy."
"Onis are different. They can be different colors than their parents, just like you. You are a weredragon like your father but do not have the same colored horns or hair as either of your parents," explained Soren to the little girl.
The little girl nodded but it did not seem as if she was paying much attention. Her golden eyes were focused on baby Mordred in front of her.
"He smells so good. And his skin looks so smooth. He is mine from now on. Aunt and Uncle can have their other babies. I want him."
Everyone in the room looked shocked at the little girl's proclamation. No one expected her to actually try to kidnap and keep Mordred. Shiva was the first to recover and tried to let her daughter down gently.
"Sorry, baby. He can play with you every now and then but he has to go him with his mommy and daddy."
The girl tried to hide Mordred behind her body while glaring at the adults in the room as if they were the kidnappers in that situation. Kali was trying her best to look intimidating but all the adults just found her glare cute instead.
Shiva went forward and picked up both the kids before raining kisses down on Kali's face. The little girl tried to keep up her tough act but it was not long before she was giggling and laughing from all the kisses from her mother.
Kali had almost dropped Mordred but luckily, Shiva was prepared and caught the little Oni with her tail before passing him over to El.
The others stayed in the with the mother-daughter duo for a few more hours before leaving and making their way toward their own castle. Each Demon Lord had a castle within the district that they were in command of.
By the time the family had arrived at home, it was already late. Kore brought Mordred into their room where his crib was already set up. She made sure to change his diaper and feed him before rocking him and placing him down in the bed. She gave him a goodnight kiss.
Kore just finished when Soren entered the room after taking a bath. Kore went to wash up after him and returned wearing a thin nightgown before joining her husband on their bed. It had been a few months since they had 'battled' and she was eager to prove to herself that she had not gotten rusty.
Due to the pair being locked in battle, they did not notice that Mordred was still awake and could hear everything that was going on. Even if they did notice, neither would be worried. Most Demons had very little modesty when it came to family.
-- 2 years later--
A little blue Oni was sitting inside of a large library and reading a book. The child seemed to be 5-6 years old but was actually only 2. He had been developing rapidly as most Demons did. Not only did his body get taller and stronger, but he also became much smarter over the previous 2 years. Even though he was only 2, his mind was comparable to a 10-year-old.
Mordred was growing into a fine young Oni. His body looked like it was already developing muscles while his horns had started to grow and sharpen. Although they could not be called real horns yet, they were at least developing into them.
The book that Mordred was reading was the basics of magic. He knew that he would be unable to use magic for another 10 years but still enjoyed reading about it. The things that magic could do astounded him.
"Mordred!"
Mordred heard his name being called before he let out a sigh. He picked up his book and placed it back on the shelf before he walked out of the library and toward the garden. That is where he would find the one who called like she always did when she visited.
When Mordred arrived outside the garden, he was greeted by a sea of red, pink, and purple flowers. Neither of his parents was into flowers much so they just let his Aunt Shiva decorate and decide on the garden.
Shiva would bring in random different flowers of those 3 different colors before planting them all over without care. She did not even care how the garden looked to most as long as it was colored with those flowers.
Squatting in the center of the garden was a little girl with blonde hair and silver horns. She was picking different flowers that she found appealing and was making a floral crown with them.
Seeing his cousin so quiet surprised Mordred. The girl was usually a ball of pure energy and the way she had called him earlier proved that. Mordred looked around before noticing why she was so quiet.
Standing off to the side, was her mother's head maid, Lora. While her mother allowed Kali to do as she pleased, for the most part, she was also forced to take etiquette lessons from Lora and a few other teachers. Lora was the strictest and even had permission to spank Kali when she felt it necessary.
Mordred went over to his cousin before patting her on the head to let her know that he had arrived. Although he was sure she could already tell due to her sense of smell, she still enjoyed the head pats of her younger cousin.
"Mordred! You're finally here. I would have gone mad if I was stuck having to be my 'perfect princess' self for much longer."
"You will have to eventually. Remember, we start the group tutoring with the other SS ranks in a few years and your mother will definitely not let you embarrass her in front of the others, especially Satana."
Hearing the name Satana, Kali let out a grunt of frustration. Satana was the daughter of the Demon Queen, Lilith, and Kali's half-sister.
Lilith always tried to compare Satana to Kali so Shiva started having Kali trained so she would not lose out to her stepdaughter. This created a rivalry between the pair.
"Enough talk of her. I'm here to make you an offer. Both your parents are out of the city so I wanted to know if I could stay the night. My mom doesn't mind as long as you don't. And if you let me, I'll give you this."
Kali pulled out a book from a bag by her feet. Mordred was going to reject her offer before he saw the book. But once he saw it, he had to accept. The book she pulled out had a purple cover with many weird runes and symbols on it.
This was the 3rd part of the 7 part series about elementals and familiars, called [Unfamiliar Familiars]. The third part, which covered Darkness Element elementals and familiars was one of the 3 parts he was missing.
This series was ancient and most considered it outdated since it was missing somethings or modern versions had changed information, but Mordred found it all fascinating about the rare knowledge and beasts that could not be found in modern books such as Magma Falcons and Frozen Iron Golems.
"Deal. If you help me find the Water and Wind books and I will even be willing to call you boss in the future."
One of the few things that would make Mordred lose his cool was rare and ancient books, and his cousin knew this weakness of his. She had used it to get him to take the blame for some of her more extreme pranks in the past or bribe him for other things.
Mordred knew that she had been stealing them from the imperial library but did not care. It was not like he was stealing them so he did not care where they came from.
