APOLOGETICS

There was a knock on the door and Titus' mother went to answer it as her son was still grounded, then smiled widely when she saw Alexa then said,"Oh Ms Alexa, it's such a pleasure to meet you again, I'm sorry for any confusion caused earlier."

"Oh it's okay it's just..."She began.

"Mommy, who is it?"Asked a little girl.

"You have a daughter?"Alexa asked.

"Actually they're twins, a boy and a girl, and an older boy who is in boarding school, why?"She asked.

Alexa looked at her silver eyes then tears started streaming down her cheeks as Alexa asked,"Do...any of your biological children have lights?"

"Thanks be to Allah the all do, they are able to control quarks, like my husband."She said.

Alexa had to wipe her tears, how could someone be so cruel?

She remembered what her mother went through as the woman asked if something was wrong then she said,"It's complicated but, I think your children are in danger..."

***

A giant...huge, eagle like monster opened its claws and was about to snatch half a whole herd of sheep when blocks of ice grew to hold its talons.

The Roc shrilled then flapped down, throwing the sheep into the air with a single flap and tearing grass of the ground and fleece off their bodies.

The sheep vanished into thin air and the Roc immediately knew it was tricked as it saw the sheep several kilometers away on another hill, this was a trap.

It stopped flapping as that had proved futile, then started scratching the nearly indestructible ice with its beak, but then a white flash passed by its neck which was immediately sliced open.

The bird of prey shrilled with its last breath then fell to its side causing a massive tremor.

I looked at Alex angrily then yelled his name.

He said calmly,"Something like that doesn't deserve to live."

"Why not? And who made you the judge?"I asked.

I switched off my Hex as he spoke,"It has dessicated entire flocks of sheep, killed herds of cattle and caused farmers to commit suicide, do you want me to continue?"

"I don't kill monsters unless absolutely necessary, I was going to take it somewhere else?"

"Where? The Amazon Jungle so it would eat literally everything in two hours? Or to the Congo for it to crush the entire land mass by just one step?"

"Please, just let me handle my things, I'll call you if needed."I said concealing my anger and placing emphasis on the ' if needed '.

He shrugged then went back into the mansion, and I had to hydroteleport back as well as I was in Brittany, France.

I opened the fridge then started searching happily for the juicy steak I had hidden from the kids the previous night, come on, I had to enjoy the sweeter things in life.

I realized it wasn't there from the door but just wanted to check for confirmation.

I couldn't sense it anywhere...in the region, but searched just to be sure.

I was searching below the trash can when I sensed Alex appear and say,"I gave it to the kids when you were gone."

"What the fudge?! Why the heck did you do that?!"I yelled.

"It was childish of you to hide food, from your own family."He said,"I sensed you doing it."

"Can you please stop being the judge of right and wrong? You aren't very good at it and I hid it for a reason, I was...I don't need to explain to you."I said.

He tilted his head then said,"Then just stop doing wrong and I wouldn't have to make it right."

"Would you just stop it already?!"I yelled, my eyes glowing,"You came back and I thought you changed and you did, into something just as bad, now you think you're better than everyone else and have the right to be king over us, why don't you just go back to Khala Wathamba and take the throne then?!"

"Felix, calm down."He said calmly.

"I hate it when people say that to me! You would have known this if you hadn't betrayed your family and got what you deserved, sometimes I wish you never woke up."I yelled.

He widened his eyes then nodded and snapped his fingers and everything he had ' corrected ' went back as it was before, then he vanished.

I sat down, grumpily eating the frozen steak, then burned it in my hand to reheat it and ended up melting the plastic bowl.

I yelled, I was such a mess.

I took the Roc to a forest near Stone Henge and before I could leave, it blew me away then destroyed the well beloved tourist site and I was awestruck.

' Was he right? No! No! Think quietly, Felix, this is just a phase. ' I thought to myself.

I then realized, Alex did kill many Rocs at that moment...adults, not the elephant sized chicks, maybe that was intentional?

No, he's just trying to get to you.

***

Alexa told everything she learned to Emilia, as her name but she didn't seem to be buying it.

Before Alexa could speak again, Titus' dad appeared then yelled,"What lies are you spreading to my wife?!"

Emilia was obviously offended, but she kept a calm expression as she said,"Alexa was just telling me of some... interesting things she learned from her husband about your past."

"Well they're all lies and you don't have to believe them, sweetie."He said.

"What's your problem Mahmoud? Why are you so keen on getting rid of me?"Alexa asked.

"Because your husband is a parasite and I hate all that he stands for."He hissed.

' I guess I see where Titus got it from. ' Alexa thought.

' Oh really? Why don't I just liquefy your brain then get rid of your body? ' He thought in her mind.

Alexa frowned then said aloud,"If you hurt me, Curtis will get you back but Emily, why don't you ask your husband for clarification, to find out if what I said was true."

Titus' father's expression changed as his wife turned to him then asked him about if everything was true, he was silent.

She asked again, this time trembling then he held her wrists then said,"Please believe me, I..."

She slapped him across the face then yelled,"How could you?!"

He looked at her sadly then said,"I'm sorry."

"You used me and her sister-in-law then tried to kill her husband, who are you?"She asked, hurt.

He couldn't speak then she went upstairs and he ran after her, only for her to come down with her asthmatic son, crippled daughter and adopted son, and luggage then she tried with difficulty to leave but he begged her not to go, she screamed when her hand started burning from his emotions then Alexa just interjected then side kicked him in the belly then kneed him in the head then went with his family to her car.

He sat on the floor, then yelled in fury and a massive shockwave erupted from him, exploding the house.

He looked at his prosthetic leg and at his knee, which was where his real leg ended, Curtis did this to him, all of this.

***

I, at that moment, realized all the problems Alex had actually solved...for my sake.

I couldn't believe how stupid and childish I had been.

I had to find him, but he was nowhere in my Water Vision range.

I went to Maame and she was already angry at me and had to beat me up before showing me where he was.

I went to the grave then called,"Alex, I know you're in there, please come out."

There was no response, but I could totally sense him within it, with his heart and brain beating normally.

I then said,"If you don't come out in three seconds, I would be forced to use the secret weapon on you, one, two...three? Okay."

I vanished then instantaneously appeared, snuggled right besides him in the coffin.

He yelled,"What the heck are you doing?!"

"Coming to apologize, you were right, I was being childish, I don't know why I just...go overboard sometimes and I'm sorry, now will you come and please fix everything I broke?"I asked, doing my own version of puppy dog eyes.

"Stop it! You're too old for that! Please? Aww, but you are so cute!!! Ugh, fine I will!"He said.

I smirked then said to myself,"It works on him too."

We appeared home and at that moment, the living room wall collapsed as someone was thrown through it...