The Mist

[congratulations, host has successfully evolved. You are now the embodiment of childhood fear itself. All stats have increased to 15.

Hidden Quest completed: Reach level 10 and successfully evolve.

Rewards: +100 Fear points, +1 skill card, shop tab, dimensional storage.

New main quest activate: reach level 20 and survive the next evolution.

quest reward: ??????]

The instructors were all knocked away by the force of the shockwave. They stood up and brushed themselves off. "they were able to stop the aura, That's good." Said instructor washum

" yes, but they weren't able to stop the shockwave. I hope that didn't cause any trouble outside." Said another instructor.

"that was a lot of power for a little guy" said another.

"thank you guys for coming to assist. That shockwave would've been a lot more powerful when it reached the outside, if it was just me up here." Said Tyler

"you are quite welcome Tyler but what got me interested was the God energy coming from the building. The gods haven't appeared in any form in the mortal realm since the Demon war. And I felt it odd that they would start now." Said instructor washum

"God energy you say. Is it those two shadow creatures." Said Tyler. He had never met a God, so wasn't familiar with what Gods energy felt like.

At that moment the golden bubble that surrounded the five in the middle of the room, dissipated. Mack and Voricks eyes stopped glowing and they put their wings and arms down. " how were we able to do that?" Asked Vorick

"You can do so much more then that. All you have to do is ask your system. You haven't actually thoroughly explored the system. Skills that you unlock are just ways for you to channel the power. The system was designed to allow you access to the power in stages, every 10 levels you get access to more power this is also your evolution points." Said One of the entities

" what happens when we reach level 100" asked Alex with an exhausted look on his face.

"You'll be as powerful as you're allowed to be in this realm" said the other entity

The instructors caught what the entity had said. As strong as they were allowed to be. They were all wondering, what exactly the entities meant by that. "that means we would have to ascend in order to get any more powerful. Which means leaving this realm." Said Mack

" yes, you would have to ascend to the God realm in order to have full access to the power you already have" responded the entity

"Who are you and why did you help" asked Tyler. He along with the other instructors we're starting to get a little nervous by the words of the entities.

"Where are our manners? my name is Xander and this is my brother Caden" he said gesturing to the other entity.

"You don't look like angelics" said instructor washum " you look more like demons"

"that is the drawback of having a body that's made out of baby brothers black mist. Obviously, this is not our physical forms. Gods are forbidden from appearing physically in the mortal realm. So we must find other means. We're not like our newborn brothers and sisters that are in your realm"

"You called him baby brother just now" said Tyler "how is that possible. And are you saying that these three are A type of God"

"Look what you did dummy" scolded Caden "now we have to tell them. Dad isn't going to be happy"

"Don't call me names, stupid" said Xander

"Oh, it's ok if you call me names, though" said Caden

"Guys" Vorick said trying to get their attention "i'm kind of curious as to what you meant by that as well. Because both of his parents ran a Temple. And our parents are monarchs. You guys lived hundreds of years before they did. Which would make what you guys said impossible"

"unless your parents weren't really your parents" said Xander

"I guess we should start off by saying that Zhao is our father. In order to turn us into what we are he had to replace our mortal fathers DNA with his own. How does a mortal child that hadn't started puberty do that you might ask? We don't know. He won't give up his secrets." Said Caden

" so let me get this straight, The God of youth replaced the DNA that was Alex's fathers with his own? Is that what you're saying?" Asked Vorick

" you're close, but you three were created a bit differently than we were. You see, we were already born and awakened not to mention completely mortal by the time he replaced the DNA with his own. You guys were born with his DNA. You weren't conceived, you were planted in a mortal womb like seeds."

"Does that mean that our mothers arnt our real mothers" said Mack. He was trying to wrap his mind around this whole thing.

"Correct" said Caden

"Then who are our true moms." Asked Alex in an exhausted voice

"the primordial goddesses" said Xander "the creators of all realms"

"Let's say we are to believe you" asked tyler "why would The primordial gods go to this extent. Seems a bit below them In my opinion."

" it's because of the demon realm" said Xander " the last time the Minor gods helped us win. Without them we would've lost. This time they are hoping for the victory to be swift and clean and to achieve this they needed a new tactic. So they came up with a plan to creat a new type of god. Ones that don't need to work hard to rank up. With the help of our father, they were able to create these beings, our brothers and sisters. They created special vessels so they could exist in this realm. Ones that grow and develop like humans but will stop before they start puberty. The only catch was they needed a human host in order to develop properly. That was also a way to get them into this realm without Drawing a lot of attention to them before they're ready to deal with it"

"and you think they're ready to deal with all this now" said instructor Washum "regardless on their situation, whether we choose to believe this or not, they our little boys"

"babies to be exact." Said Xander " and you are correct, this is a lot to process. Godlings or not they are babies. Born without the knowledge of anything beyond this realm. They were designed that way so they can feel emotion and empathy."

"if we are gods then why don't we have more divinity than we do? And why does it cost us life essence to use it? Why isn't it replenished? Asked Mack

"so many questions" smiled Caden as he ruffled Mack's hair "to answer your last you can use both mana and your divinity. However, here, Mana thrives. And will be replenished naturally or by cultivation. In the heavens mana does not exist only divine essence and God's are able to replenish this naturally. Divine essence does exist in this realm, but it is in such small quantities that it's impossible to replenish it naturally. You would have to seek out divine sources to replenish your divinity. And that's always a risky business. You don't know who you might upset. It costs you life essence as a deterrent so you don't use it willy-nilly. I hope that helps. Our time here has come to an end. We will see each other again, little brothers. You are safe here amongst these mortals, they may not treat you the best because you're different but they will help you grow strong. If you are ever in trouble, you could always pray to your mom and dad. As for the rest of you, I would advise against treating these guys poorly. You don't want to piss off the primal forces of this world." With that the two sunk back into the mist as though they had never been there. Everybody did notice one thing, however. The mist was not going away. It was still there like a dark pool. They also noticed that the mist was leaking from Alex's eyes ever so slowly. Like wispy tears flowing down and feeding the pool of mist at their feet. It made him look like a weeping child.

"Quick question bubby before you fall over from exhaustion. Would it be possible to turn off the mist?" Asked Vorick

Their was silence for a minute before he responded. " I can't get rid of it"

"Why" asked Tyler

"It's alive" he said groggily. Just then two night panthers walked into the room.

"Ahh good heavens" said one of the instructors "mystic creatures…."

"Boy, you made your mist a sentient creature" said another

" seems like multiple sentient creatures in one" said another

The two night panthers who were pitch black in color with yellow eyes and 4 foot tall from the tip of its ears to the bottom of its paws walked up to Alex and nuzzled his chest. "You look exhausted young master" said one of the panthers

"Welp I'm going back outside where things make sense" said one instructor as he walked out the door. "Mystic creatures who can talk. What's next talking trees" they heard him mumble as he walked down the hall.

"I'm not….." he yawned real big "...tired"

"Yeah right" said Vorick with a giggle

it was at this point that Alex noticed that Mack and Vorick was only about 2-3 inches smaller then him. " did you guys grow?" He asked in confusion.

Mack wanted to break the news to Alex gently but Vorick had other plans. "Nope, you're even younger now than you were when we first got here"

Alex, not really believing Vorick, Opened his system, what he saw made him want to cry. "How am I only 6 years old physically. I should be 9 after my punishment. How am I younger"

" These two seem very smart for Mysticals. And solid." Set instructor washum as he poked the panthers with his finger. Much to the dislike of the panthers. "two characteristics, most mystical creatures do not have. Normally, you can tell that a mystical creature is made of mist. And they don't normally have a will of their own or speak. They typically are mindless creatures with one purpose. this is absolutely fascinating. How exactly did you do this? Is it because you're god spawn"

"if you are done prodding me, mortal, perhaps it would be a good idea to get my master into a pull up that fits him in his current physical age before he sprouts a leak" said the panther

" Fascinating. It's even concerned for its creator." He said

Tylor walked over to the chest of drawers and opened the very bottom drawer on the left. inside was a package of pull-ups that had been unopened until now. These were the smallest size of disposable pull-ups that they had on the market. If Alex had gotten any smaller, he would've had to wear traditional disposable diapers. After pulling one out, he walked over to Alex and sat on the edge of the bed. " come over here, Bubba" he said, waving the boy over. Alex walked over slowly and stood in front of the man. He was so tired he did Not realize that he had been naked the entire time. Tyler noticed all the scars all over the boys body even as private area wasn't spared. " you know, I had originally come over here to spank you for what you did to my son earlier, but after seeing all these scars…." he paused, while brushing his hand across the scars on the boys, chest and belly. "... I just wouldn't feel right." Tyler continued to rub the scars on the boys body. " who would be so mean as to harm a child like this? Is this why You have to wear pull-ups Bubba?" He asked as he help the sleepy boy into the garment. Lucky for the boy the garment fit. " you're lucky Bubba. that was the smallest size they make. If these didn't fit, you're only option would've been diapers"

Alex sighed to himself. he decided to answer the questions. " bandits, and slave traders and my former owners did this to me?"

"You were a slave" he asked. The other adults in the room gasped at this.

"Dad saved me and punished my last owner. I've been with the Royal family ever since." Said Alex as he was hoisted up into Tyler's lap. He was so tired that he laid his head on the man's shoulder. He tucked his arms in and quickly fell asleep to the man's rhythmic pats to his bottom. The man held the poor boy for awhile.

" I think we will take our leave And assess any damage that may have occurred outside. We will send someone over to repair the windows as soon as possible. I will see the three of you in class tomorrow. Yes" said instructor washum

"Yes, sir and thank you for your help" said Mack as he and Vorick hugged him and the rest of the instructors before they left the room.

A little while later Tyler had decided to lay Alex in his bed and covered him up. That's when one of the panthers spoke up. " there are a couple of strangers inside the front door. They are too scared to move at the moment. They entered as soon as the other adults exited."

"can you describe them?" Said Mack

"they seem to be children, though one of them is much older than he looks"

"that has to be Dillon" said Tyler "he's the house boy. The other one is most likely Landon. Hes the number one that will be in charge. You can let both of them in." Since Alex was asleep the two panthers looked at Mack and Vorick for confirmation. Too which they nodded. A few minutes later they heard the sound of feet running down the hallway. Dillon was the first to enter the bedroom, followed by a boy who was slightly taller than Dillon "Mr. Tyler, come quickly, theirs a werewolf in the foyer" said Dillon as he latched onto Tyler.

"Their was also an owl and crow on the railing of the balcony" said Landon

"That many mystics." Asked Tyler

" there are different ones and different different parts of the house" said One of the panthers

"W..what's a m..mystic" stuttered Dillon

"for lack of a better way to describe them….. their nightmares" said Mack

"and why are they here?" Asked Landon. He was currently being eyeballed by both the cats.

" you have Alex to thank for that" said Vorick "the mist and mystics are permanent"

"that answers the who part of my question but not the main part of why" said Landon

"not quite sure why he created them. most likely it was A subconscious thing. He poured his divinity into the mist which ended up giving it life. At least that's the theory." Said Vorick

"Divinity as in god stuff" asked Dillon

"Yep" said Mack as he went on to explain everything that happened. Both Landon and Dillon were in awe at the fact that the three of them had gods for parents.

"do you still consider the king and queen as your mom and dad?" Said Landon. He started to feel like a side dish because the two Panthers on the bed hadn't stopped looking at him since he entered the room.

"of course we do" answered the twins "they may not be our blood parents, but the queen still birthed us and raised us to this point." Mack noticed the staring contest between Landon and the cats and decided to ask them about it later.

" you guys have already met Dillon. He is one of my employees that I have assigned to this facility. You are to treat him with respect. His job here is to clean and cook. He is not your personal servant, and you are not to order him around. The only thing he is required to do for you is change your diapers and cook your meals anything else is at the discretion of the number one in charge. This here is Landon, he is the number one in charge of you three until the first ranking battles next month. You are to give him your upmost respect. He busted his ass and proved himself worthy of this position. What he says is gospel. I instructed Dillon To let you know of the areas that belong to the number one. You are to respect his privacy like you would your father. I do apologize that it has to be this way. I wish that you could just be normal cadets but father still does not trust you completely. However, father has alleviated some of the rules. You can now go anywhere on the campus as long as the number one is with you. As for you mystics, you are also to respect the number ones wishes. If he does not want you guys in his areas, then you are not to be in his areas. If you refuse to listen to him, he can punish your master. Do you have any questions before I leave you?"

" I have one question Mr. Tyler" asked Dillon "how am I supposed to clean the floors if I can't see them?"

" that is a good question" said Tyler "unfortunately i can't answer that one. You will have to ask Alex once he wakes up, which may not be till tomorrow morning. He was pretty exhausted after his evolution."

With all the questions answered Tyler decided it was time for him to leave. He decided not to spank the twins. Because he did not feel like they actually deserved it.

With Tyler gone and Alex most likely down for the night this left the twins, Landon, and Dillon at the dinner table. " so how do you think class will be in the morning?" Said Landon as he tried to break the ice.