Beginning Of The End

We just had our dinner, and it is a few minutes after nine o'clock. The sitting room candle chandelier was lit, which give the room an ominous atmosphere as the shadows of the chairs and people were soft and merged together to form weird shapes. Mom just asked me the most important question I've ever been asked my whole twelve years of existence.

"Are you ready to start going to the magic school?"

"Uhmmm" I couldn't utter any word. Damn, she's so scary when she's like this.

"You better give me an answer young man. And remember, your answer determines what I'm going to do with my fists."

'Then why are you asking me!' I thought. Before answering;

"I-I'm not r-ready yet"

As of now, I know I've made the biggest mistake of my life with that answer.

"..."

"Mom?"

"..."

She's just staring at me with a stoic expression on her face.

"Mom. I know many things kids my age don't, and I like science and technology more than magic,"

"..."

Damn, she's still doing it.

"Knowledge is power!" I ended it with that hoping to get an answer.

"..."

"Honey, I suggest we allow him to choose what he wants to do concerning this matter" Dad chimed in.

"... Ok! Ok! Since that's what you want to do I won't stop you. I just want what's best for you, son. And I don't want you to end up like me." Mom said in a soft tone as she put her hand filled with callouses on my cheek.

"I understand, mom. But will you give up being an inventor for magic?"

"..."

"Hey! Everybody should come over here. Rose is about to give birth." Dad spoke up to lighten the mood.

"P-Please as for the school issue: I will follow Danton wherever he's going." Ben said as he ran to my Dad.

'Damn! Ben, you just had to bring the school topic back up.'

I walked over to Rose and glanced back at my mom to see her face, but she was.... smiling?

"You guys should give Rose a bit of space." Dad said as he set down a bowl of hot water and a cloth made of wool.

Ben and I shifted like the old skunk wanted as mom came and hugged me from behind and whispered behind me.

"I wish you'll actually become an inventor like me! I really do, but the troubles you will face in life will set your path for you." From her voice it could be heard she was about to start crying.

"..."

I couldn't give a reply to what she said because I couldn't understand it.

"Arrrrr... arrr... arr..."

Rose barked, but her voice filled with pain could hardly call it a bark.

"Easy girl." Dad tried to comfort Rose at this critical moment of her life.

Then I saw Dad turn around after he cleaned them and I saw a small puppy that has two heads and grey fur. But wait two-heads?

"What the hell?" I asked because the thing in front of me isn't supposed to be possible.

"She had Siamese twins!" Ben said with his expression of piqued curiosity showing on his face.

"They're so cute!" Mom said as she saw them move they're tiny paws.

My dad moved his hand to the head of the puppy and an orange light covered their body as he said:

"Deception 1st symbol: Give Skill – Separate"

The orange light dimmed out and what we saw made our eyes bulged out and mouths wide agape as one was white and the other black; the conjoined twins became separated.

"Dad! That was awesome! How did you do it?" I asked with keen interest.

"You'll... soon find out" Dad said with a pained expression as he dropped the puppies.

"But right now let's name the puppies." He immediately changed his countenance to happy with a smile.

"I know! Brundlehuff and Grumblestiff." Mom said. Making me realize how we got our surname.

"..." No one had the strength to oppose, until Ben suggested his own name.

"H-How about Bernard and Benald?"

"You just modified your own name!" I said angrily.

"But I don't see you suggesting any names Mr. Smarty-pants." Ben replied, in a sardonic tone as everyone looked at me.

I could feel a bulge grow on my head as mom and dad laughed their hearts out. Ben just insulted me, but I won't insult him back or else I'll just look like the stupid one. So, I'll just think of a better name.

Firstly, I don't know they're gender, so I'll have to pick a name that fits for all genders. Secondly, they're names shouldn't correspond with regular human names. I got it...

"They're names shall be... Zeus and Hades!"

"..." Everyone was silent.

"That's a pretty dumb name." Mom spoke with a hint of disappointment in her tone, but mom of all people said 'it's a dumb name'?.

"Zeus and Hades it is." Dad congratulated me for some reason and said that I should take care of them like how he takes care of Rose.

We chatted some more about the puppies as Rose was breastfeeding them.

Dad came and sat with me on the couch, while mom and Ben were creating a hypothesis close to Rose about how Rose and her puppies are different from normal dogs.

"Zeus and Hades huh!" Dad started of with that and continued,

"You know, life won't go the way you will it because you're unique, and I know you already know, and that's why you're running away from magic."

"I don't know what you mean." I feigned ignorance because dad has never spoken to me this serious before.

"The first puppy has lightning-type magic and the second has fire. And Zeus and Hades don't exist in any of the stories of this world." He looked at me and studied my expression as he spoke.

"I read it from the books in the house and some of your secret journals." I said with a straight face, showing no change in expression.

"I never wrote anything about Zeus, the God of Lightning and Hades, the God of the Underworld." He finished and smiled, waiting for me to come up with another lie.

'Tsk! This prying old skunk.'

"I know you're not doing it on purpose, and you're afraid you can't control it, but that doesn't mean you should deny its existence, son." He stood up and walked towards mom.

Suddenly, I felt a suffocating pressure that could kill me, but I could withstand it, somewhat.

Mom fainted and Ben could even withstand it better than I could for some reason.

'Rawwrr'

Rose stood up and barked at the direction my dad headed towards then ran ahead leaving her cubs in my hands.

"Ben. Take my wife upstairs and Danton follow him. I'll be right with you guys to open a portal for you guys to escape."

Ben bit his lip until blood could be seen drop, then carried mom and sprinted upstairs under the intense pressure.

I followed suit but stopped as I got to the stairs and turned back to see who dad was about to face. They are seven, and they all wore a white cloth that seems similar because of the design on it but different due to the fact that it is sewn different for each of them, except for one who just wore black. Each of them has bandages on their face and the location of it varies the way their clothes vary; and for the one wearing black, he is wearing a weird black mask. Because of the bandages, I couldn't make out their faces.

"I thought you guys were going to arrive sooner." Dad said with a smile on his face.

'Why is he smiling?' I thought, as I heard one of the intruders that was the shortest and has the most muscular build answer;

"Oh! So you knew! Did the Overlord miss us?"

"..."

"Don't worry we won't be long in ending your life."

"I'm not gonna kill any of you, but I'll make you regret choosing to follow 'him'." Dad finished, then his casual house cloth changed to the battle uniform that was always on that armour stand in his study room and Rose grew three times her normal size.

In the next few minutes, everything happened so fast that my eyes couldn't keep up but one thing I could see well was the numerous amount of daggers, swords, steel bars and axes and a bunch of other weapons in my dad and Rose's body.

Although, it was obvious that the intruders were also greatly injured, that wasn't my problem. The intruder holding that is wearing black and has a giant sword hasn't joined the fray and I could feel he wasn't on the same level as the other intruders.

"Danny! Your dad has opened the portal. Let's go!" Ben shouted from behind me after he dropped my mother at the other side.

Then it hit me.

'Dad won't win. He isn't taking this fight seriously.'

"Dad! Fight back!" I shouted at the top of my voice.

"Dad! Please... fight back!" I was already crying and the desperation in my voice could be heard.

Ben started dragging me towards the portal above the stairs.

"Ben, what are you doing?! Let go of me!" but he kept on dragging me. I used all my front to resist, but I could only reduce the speed at which we were moving due to Ben's immense strength.

"Dad! Fight back! Please." I shouted at the tip of my voice.

Rose was already lying on the floor, dead, and my dad was kneeling on the ground with the different weapons piercing through his body.

"Danton, you never had a problem making friends, you only didn't have any because you like reading books about my past. Your life from here on out is going to be filled with pain as different forces seek your power. Meet people that will always stand by you no matter what. But, I say this to you as the only way to console you for all the troubles you will go through trying to protect the people dearest to you: you might not win every time but just never lose." Dad said with the brightest smile I've ever seen him make.

"Stupid old skunk! Get off your lazy ass and fight!" with tears running down my face I shouted.

"Wipe that stupid smile off your face! Please! Fight back!"

The man with the giant sword ran towards my dad and jumped up and came down like a comet with his sword in front.

"Ne...ver... lose" Dad struggled to speak and raised his hand to my direction, then suddenly, I felt a surge of energy coursing through my body.

[Analysing : 10%]

[Analysing : 50%]

[Analysing : 100%]

[Analysis Complete]

[Outer seal has been lifted by analysing the power signature provided]

[All sealed powers are partially unlocked]

I heard a female voice speak to me and I could also see a box floating on the air, and it asked:

[Do you want to activate Omega Eye? Y/N]

I just thought of yes, and it made a sharp sound to notify my decision.

[The Inner seal has locked some uses of skill : Omega Eye]

[The Middle seal has locked some uses of skill : Omega Eye]

I was dumbfounded but immediately snapped back to reality as the meteorite like descending intruder was about to stab my dad's back.

"STOOOOPPPPP!" I shouted at the man as Ben already passed through the portal while holding the collar of my shirt.

"Tell Vera I love he--"

'Stab'

The sword passed through my dad's back. I watched him die, and swore vengeance at the intruders, but I could only get the name of the one that dealt the final blow using Omega Eye.

[Name : Constantine]

[Job : Black Candidate (Chess King)]

[Level : 98]

[HP: (locked)]

[MP : (locked)]

[Magic Type : (locked)]

[Grade : (locked)]

[Skills : Black Drop Meteorite, (locked)]

As I was about to enter the portal I said his name filled with spite and anger as I faked a smile and spoke;

"Constantine. We shall meet again, and I shall repay you... a million-fold."