Chapter 341: Stolen daughter
3rd person view
So Craig pulled Emma along with him to Marella's home after the news. As Hecate track his child down, he went to Marella to consult her for advice.
"Oh, so this time it's you, not Perseus." Marella said "And why is your sister here?"
"Well she's been through this before and she also knows about everything, so I thought that she's the best person to bring along." Craig answered
"I've been through it only once." Emma grumbled "A child between me and my own student. She was cute but really money consuming."
"Well I suggest you go home, if it's your child, the first place they should go to would be your house." Marella advised "Even if it's a child between you and another woman, your child will try to find your location and will come to your house."
Craig can then feel his communication amulet ring and he then picked it up to hear a call from Perseus.
"Yeah, your daughter, Amora, is here. And she's hugging me very tightly as she's crying into my chest." Perseus informed him
"My sister wasn't enough for you, huh, you stupid bastard!" Craig retorted "Where's the royal spatial mage?"
"I'm at my house preparing for my trip to the underworld, so uh, I'll be waiting."
"Wow, I'm coming along for the drama." Marella said as she went ahead to finish her glass of wine
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1st person view
So I'm taking over narrating the story. So long story short, when I arrived back home, got my mom to wear some armor and her her a bow in case danger happen when we go to the underworld, I then open the door to see a crying girl who gasped at the sight of me as tears flow out of her eyes.
She's about 175 cm tall, look to be in her mid 20s, have orange hair and blue eyes. I feel like I know her but at the same time, it's like I've seen her somewhere before. But she's a celestial human, I don't know anyone who fit her description.
"I'm Amora Silver and I'm-" she tried to introduced herself
"Ok, stop there, Amora...? Orange hair? Professor Steel's daughter?"
"Yes, that's my birth father." she nodded nervously
"And so how is your last name, Silver? You marry my son or something?"
-Or you marry her- Dabria suggested
-That's so messed up.-
-Maybe alternate you is messed up, who knows. Desperation, maybe?- Ace guessed
-Listen to her for goodness sake- Diana scolded -She's crying.-
"I'm sorry, it's just-" She then just hugged me and cried into my chest which I just use my amulet to contact professor Steel."
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"Ok, you done crying?"
"Sorry dad, I didn't mean to." she apologized
"I'm sorry...what now? Dad?"
I can then sense that Marella and the 2 Steels siblings arrived at my door. Damon head to open it with professor Steel bursting in.
"Ok before you continue to accuse me that I'm stealing your daughter, you, Amora, explain to me why you just call me dad?"
"Wow, the drama is getting better and better." Marella commented "Cordelia, you guys have alcohol, right?"
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So we then sat on the couch and ask her about everything. So in her timeline, Albert became a vessel for Eros' master which proved my guess of us being potential vessels correct, anyway we lost the fight, my bonds died and most of the people I know and love died.
I was alive afterwards as the universe is thrown into an apocalypse, Amora was entrusted to me after professor Steel's death and I raised her as my disciple as I created a rebellion with forces around every world to go against Albert.
And right before she came here, the alternate me and the rebellion had a last stand against Albert, I died as a result while taking Albert down with me, but even if Albert is lost, his minions still overwhelmed the rebellion and killed every single one of them.
In a last ditch effort, Amora, my student/daughter sacrificed her life force to use forbidden magic to come here to escape and at least try to protect this timeline frim the same fate. Not gonna lie to you, this is the most cliché shit I heard to this day.
< My alternate future self didn't have to use forbidden magic, maybe I'm just build different. >
"When I was younger, you were adamant on me not calling you 'dad', but you were less stubborn along the way." she laughed as she wiped her tears "I'm sorry."
"Mom, please don't cry along with her, I do not know how to deal with this."
"This is an emotional story, why would I not cry?" Mom replied
"Well at least I know that I'll survive Styx, that's for sure. Can't believe I raised you myself, I actually applaud myself for doing a great job...ok this is great, but underworld and-"
"Hold on there, young man." Mom ordered "Let's go to the underworld next chapter and resolve this now."
| What the fuck?! |
"Yeah, I can't believe I actually trust you with my daughter, frankly, I'm surprised." Professor Steel commented "So uh, thanks kid, you make me proud."
"Yeah, me neither. Marella, alcohol please."
"You know you can't handle alcohol." Eliza scolded me "No...don't give me that look...Lia!"
"Yep, that's 2 on one, so no" Lia backed Eliza up and denied me alcohol.
"2 on 1 have never stopped me before."
-Let's do these kind of joke some other day.- Dabria advised
"Ok, look Amora, I hope I'm not too cold and make it look like I'm avoiding you. But currently I need to get to the underworld, I need to bathe in Styx and I can't bring you along, when we come back, we can spend more time together and resolve this problem. And no, you should not help us in any form, so you should stay with your birth parents for now."
"But dad, I'm um- I'm very shy and I barely know anyone here. And I kinda don't want to meet the younger version of myself."
"Do you want to live with Eliza instead then, since she's going to be home alone for a few days? Professor Steel can come visit with your mom, your lifespan that is left isn't that urgent and short, right?"
"No, I have a few decades left in me, I'm a black core and a celestial." she answered
-Ok, guys, we'll go get the others and then we'll go to the underworld. Dabria, get Thanatos to help open us a portal quick after I gather everyone.-