Cheeky Brother

"Hey!!!! I'm patient, show some concern."

"I actually did, otherwise you would have been a pulp."

"You got powers right, I should also visit this magic portal, get some cool powers."

He gets up from his bed, stretching and asks, "Can I get some clothes? These hospital robes aren't that comfortable."

Junia opens her portable bracelet, takes out a ring, watch and bracelet.

"You can choose the one you like."

He picks the ring.

"I guess the money will be on my brother's tab cause these look expensive, are they even gonna fit."

"You don't have to worry about it, they will automatically be your size and just take the ring as a gift from me. I'm your brother's long time friend."

He looks at the ring with a mysterious smirk.

"I guess then I will accept it."

He goes through the catalogue of clothes within the ring, at last chooses a black hoodie, black t-shirt and black trousers with sneakers.

"Ok, I'm all done, show me the way."

Me and Junia walk forward toward the portal. I occasionally check back on him to make sure he is following from behind. Azrael was following us but his gaze was all around.

"He is too damn adaptable."

Junia gets closer to me and hushes, "don't you think he is awfully cooperative and taking this lightly. I mean if I was at his place, I would cry all around or at least be awfully surprised. His reaction is nothing of that sort, he accepted his predicament quite easily."

I let out a small chuckle, "I mean it's not like he could do something else, if you thought he would be depressed then you are dead wrong he was never the type of guy who would sweat about things he can't control. I mean his brother told him about it, why won't he believe me haha ...."

"I don't think it's that simple, Arc." She probably murmured something but I couldn't hear it.

"You said something?"

"Nothing."

When we arrive, Azrael strides his way within the room, his eyes still wandering around.

I request the fellow workers here to give us some space, Junia goes to inspect the condition of the portal, to be alert in case of an outbreak.

Azrael stands in front of the spatial portal, staring at it. A few minutes later, a large amount of cosmic energy comes forth engulfing him.

Before I could make a move, he pushed his hand in my direction stopping me from going further.

Afterward, he stretches his right hand, the energy which engulfed him condenses itself, above his forefinger in the form of a small hole, which appeared by destroying the very fabric of space.

Shortly after the hole collapses, Azrael's forefinger also gets consumed, which after a few minutes heals itself.

"Ahahahahahah..."

"Holy, you finally lost your brain. Wait! Maybe you're a masochist, you enjoy getting beaten up."

I make an expression as if I'm thinking very deeply even nodding my head.

"No!! Unlike you I have quite the sane mind, I laughed cause this is fun…"

Seeing him laughing so heartily felt good, he never considered anything 'fun' before.

"Good for you."

"Yeah! And you are forgetting someone."

Puzzled, I asked, "Who?"

"Edith, you dumb dumb it's well past 4pm. You wrote this in your diary how could you forget it"

Seeing the shit eating smirk on his face I really wanted to beat him…Oh wait I did.

*Smack*

Screaming he glares, "Ahhh.. you!! Forget it, about going home after a week. I need to satisfy my curiosity first."

I was taken back but I knew how he was, So, It didn't really matter.

"Ah and before I forget, what's your power level?"

This was my turn, smirking. I said, " I'm on planetary level with absolute control of my aspect."

His face slightly darkened, "You are kinda disappointing…. you are the peak strength of the planet for 'f' sakes."

I clenched my fists ready to give another beating.

"You don't think this clearly well above universal level phenomenon will only have planetary threats, do you?"

"I know but getting stronger isn't that easy, it's just been 5 years since we started harnessing the cosmic energy, if you think it's that easy why don't you do it."

He ruffled his hair, " I'm a teenager you old man, you should be the one solving problems I will create, fighting for a better....my better future."

The fact he said that with a straight face really irks me.

"I will go get Edith, enjoy your meal."

"Don't tell mom and dad about me, I'm gonna give them a surprise."

There was a faint smile on my face.

"Finally you said something about them, took you long enough time."

"They are my parents too, I won't just forget them. Just that there was no need for concern as you were with them."