Secret Friendship

"You do not understand Madel. I'm an immortal, she is a mortal, we can't be together." Tristan felt something tightened in his chest. That simple sentence was learned from a bitter experience. His father has always told him that but he did not listen.

"When we first met, I was so in love. I still am. I did everything to make her mine. I would have given her the world, the sun, the stars everything."

"What happened?"

"My father killed her and eliminated her clan." He said bitterly.

"Because of that I never returned home. I searched far and wide to look for my beloved again. Hoping that she will reincarnate. Hoping that I will be able to protect her the second time."

"she died because of you again?'

"She died from an ailment after we got married."

When he mentioned "married" a thought suddenly dawned on Madel.

It was forbidden by God to take a different species as a mate. It started a long time ago after the Sons of God came down to the planet. There were 200 of them. They assumed the form of humans and lived in planet Rosetha. Not long after, they were captured by the human's beauty. Being an immortal, they did not have gender. It was their choice whether to assume the body of a male or a female.

Because of their ability to transform into whatever form they like, they easily won over the hearts of the humans that they tried to pursue. They transformed into a beautiful woman or a handsome man to entice their beloved human.

Immortal's does not feel love nor the desire to copulate. But transforming into a human with flesh and blood, the sons of God became vulnerable to emotions, love and lust. It was a lesson that will be learned the hard way. The flesh is weak.

The union of sons of God and human caused unimaginable chaos. They gave birth to shape shifters (acquiring the ability of Sons of God to transform into anything and characteristic of human to have flesh), shadows (Acquiring the sons of God's true form but instead of light they bore the semblance of darkness), giants (acquiring the sons of God's height, but not that much) and different species.

There were almost 30 different species that was formed because of their union. Some looked like monsters, some just are entirely new specie. They are collectively known as evil species.

Evil means not having the complete set of instruction on the DNA that is required in a certain specie for it to be clearly categorized. The union of Sons of God and Humans created a new set of genes that was neither true to humans nor immortals. Half of the chromosomes (normally 46 in humans) came from the humans did not matched the number of chromosomes present in Immortals (normally 77). The unequal distribution of chromosomes led to the creation of different species with different morals.

"You did not know that it was prohibited to mate with a mortal?" she asked.

"well I thought that my father was bluffing." He said while holding his neck.

"God prohibited the union of different species ever since that time that shadows were created." She said tactlessly.

"I thought it was a myth okay. A legend about our origin. Who would have thought that it was true." Madel gave him a frowning face.

Tristan on the other hand still imagined the suffering of his beloved wife because of him. When they mated They should have "known" (linking of RS gene) each other. As her RS gene linked with the RS gene of Tristan it should have created a certain connection between their cells allowing it to recognize some of the fluids (such as semen) coming from him as her own. But it did not happen. Instead the cell responded oppositely. An auto immune response happened. The cells linked in RS gene were targeted by the immune system. His wife slowly died without any hopes of getting better.

She developed tumors, inflammations, and deformities. She died in so much pain. Tristan tears fell upon imagining her sorry state.

"from that day forward, I chose to love her secretly."

He would wait for her reincarnation and secretly protect her. Madel was deeply touched with his story. If Tristan acquired one thing from the pure gene of humans, it was probably the ability to love truly and eternally.

"If you think that your status in life is a hindrance to love someone, try being me for a second Madel." He said in a serious tone.

"He is a gay Tristan" she smiled bitterly. It was hard enough to know that your best friends love the man you love, but it was even harder to fall in love with a gay. While his caring, his sweet smile and his touch can make her heart flutter, it can also give her uncertainty and ambivalence.

Tristan and Madel's secret friendship was built on their need to express their self. They were sure that they were not in love with each other though.

Before Madel came back to the physician hall he gave the gift to be delivered to Evony that day. It was her birthday and Tristan made sure to get her something special. Epeoiny (birds with the size of a hawk with white feathers) came to pick the package and delivered it to Evony.