Abril – Chapter 7

“ The box was left on the front doorsteps of Aerides just before dawn this morning. Four darkly cloaked entities power drilled a hole in your Air temple’s front yard by way of power rods. “ Provides Ignis while walking fully into the room to stand directly across from Augusta.

“ Uhm? ” Queries Augusta before allowing a few seconds of silence to then summarize, “ Another gemstone.” Then with a few more short seconds of pondering she further adds, “ Unexpected. ”

“ Your female Demon waif attested that the power rods had Time Scale markings at the pinnacle of each. She claimed that rainbows of light shot from the hole to beam a gemstone into the sky. Then that stone rocketed laser-like rays until it gathers that box from among the cloud-covered sky. ” Informs Ignis crossing his arms while surveying reactions.

“ Impressive if it did. “ Comes followed by a thinking hum to bring a sharing of the collected observations about the other gemstones. “ None of the other stones have done that. Never noticed any Time Scales either. ”

“ Uhm,” Sounds in delivering a nod of agreement as Ignis asserts, “ I doubt that last part. The part about the rays changing direction does not sound probable. ”

“ Why? ” Augusta inquires with leaning against the room’s metal wall.

“ She said the rainbows went up, and not in any other direction.” Ignis supplies.

“ So..the box? ” She further queries to understand what a gift box has to do with what happened between Alyssia and Jiro.

“ Maybe a second energy source. ” Claims Ignis in sharing thoughts. “ Possibly a separate teleportation beam. Those mostly abide as invisible energy when used. It is a fact that the natural procession of rising prismatic light rays could not do a 180. Also, the box was not merely dumped. The Demon female saw it hover while slowly levitating down to the top step of the front entry. ”

“ Really, a home delivery? ” Arrives inquiringly spoken by Augusta in hints of disbelieve while believing every word. “ And, Alyssia’s heart rhythm when relaying info… any rhythm change, and lying? ”

“ No lies. ” Informatively conveys Ignis as both Elemental Primes watch Timis peek into the room.

Then with a snap of fingers, Timis releases the hovering box from its Time stasis binding. It allows the gift box to fall unto the floor. Its only contents spill during the landing. Ignis and Augusta instantly observe the darkly bright blue book with an image of a measurement scale embedded in silver on its front. They stare at it while not noticing Timis disappearing.

“ As planned Tierra and I arrived to prep the Gregarious female to meet Astro. We were a mere nine minutes from missing the factual event. “ Adds Ignis as both immortals stare at the book on the floor.

“ It is the Haqikah or the Abril…Terran Libra, scales, balance. “ Cheerily interjects Tierra in providing more knowledge. “ I read it at Aerides. It is similar to the others. ”

“ Interesting for that is what occurs with the Demon siblings today, balance. ” Aquaes shares while coming to join his siblings. “ Paragrim`s non-quatrain writings said that the Creator’s Demon Oath could balance a species of Demoniacs. ”

“ But today is not about balance. ” Firmly announces Timis who is seen standing over the book as he materializes into the room.

The four others turn to look toward the Time Immortal. Each of them swiftly forms questions to be asked. But Timis lay a finger to his lips to hush them. Afterwards, he leans down to retrieve the book. He dusts it off before firmly holding it in his possession.

“ The entirety of Jiro and Alyssia Gregarious seems like a balancing. However, this entire thing of therapy with me is a ruse. A necessary cover-up to bind the aura and soul energy of two Mortals. It is known that any Mortal being bound by a life-death oath must freely and publicly give acceptance. The two must do this because the Time spell requires that act so that it be accepted by the universe.” Timis supplies while staring into the eyes of each Elemental Prime before quietly waiting for any responses.

“ What! ” Sharply questions Augusta seeming annoyed, “ What? You purposely deceived us? ”

“ No, I simply didn’t tell everyone what my part in all of this is. ” Defensively shares Timis while wincing at the harshness of his sister’s tone as he is continuing with truth sharing. “ I do keep secrets. I must keep endless amounts of secrets. ”

“ We know, ” Tierra understandingly adds to continue. “ And, none of us will ever have problems with your secret-keeping for Time is secrets and mysteries. ”

A silence, an unsettled silence as Augusta feels as though trickery exists in recent days. She feels a bit betrayed too but figures that her immortal family will have reasons for that too. Thus, in walking toward the doorway she disapprovingly hums, “ Uhm ”.

“ You do not understand, my sister. ” Timis states to further break the silence.

The sound of it seems like another occurrence of preaching, teaching and having her feel like an outsider. It has been over two millennia since her immortal rebirth. It additionally has been that same number of years that the preaching, teaching and more have been randomly regular. She usually turns to face whatever is happening but today walking onward abides.

“ Augusta…at best Demon DNA normally can be a maximum of 20-21 percent angelic. Yet, it is rare. That is true because one out of every 100000 impregnations between Demoniac and Angelicas conceive an offspring. ‘Ninety-some’ percent of those are stillbirths.”

Augusta stops at the door, she abides there with not crossing the threshold. In that second she looks back at the others. She has listened and is interested but feels unchanged about the deception.

“ So you understand how odd it is that Jiro was born.” Continues Timis with teaching. “ But, then Aylssia was birthed. It could be wondered how but then one Gregarious male in every generation impregnates a pureblood Mortal Angelic female. That has been occurring since before the known recorded history of Demoniacs. ”

“ A fetish,“ Chuckles Ignis while laughing into, “ Kinky. Gosh, those guys have passion indeed.”

“ Possible,” Chimes in Aqueas. “ But, you must remember Sinnie Gregarious-Nyx has no Angelic in her. Phenomenal powerhouse female Demon that is a royal, pure Nyx. She is Alyssia’s grandmother.”

“ That is precisely important.” Exclaims the Time Immortal as he pushes into telling more. “ Sinnie adds to the Gregarious family by gifting Psiae ENOS DNA coding. A rogue molecular component that would not be active in Ayssia if it had not connected to another such impossibility of Succubea INOS DNA coding. That comes via the Gregarious males. ”

Timis watches each of them as he shares even more. “ Now calculate the massive amounts of Angelica DNA in a Demon family. That nudges two dormant NOS DNA splicings into being active. ”

“ And, puff… an Oath. ” Proclaims Ignis while walking over to the metal wall to order drinks from the food dispenser. “ A pot of cold Lemniod tea with five glass cups.”

“ You are not serious? ” Queries Tierra in stepping toward Augusta to help provide inclusive feelings “ Timis, you told us eons ago that those entities are primordial. None of them can survive this universe. You have made that clear long ago.”

“ No.” Augusta intensely eyes Timis, eyes him with feeling hurt within not caring of all that is mentioned. Staring at him while protectively crossing her arms over her chest saying, “ Do not ever deceive me again. Simply tell me I don’t have all facts. Do not break trust again. You hurt me. You may not hurt me for I do only truly trust you in all that is this immortality. ”

“ But, I had to brother, I had to. “ Swiftly begins as an explanation from Timis. “ She has had control of you when she wanted it. I will never allow that ever again. You are my DNA. My bother, my sister, mine, my only one remaining of five. And, no one may manipulate and wield you. It is dangerous. It is unlawful. Our Creator disallows it. It broke my heart to know that you succumbed to such a lowly creation.”

The heart hears it. Augusta floods with overwhelming mixed emotion but says nothing. Her eyes dazzle with watery pressure and her body shiver. The actions twenty-some years ago held danger. That abides clearly stated by everyone during the years that followed that day of connecting with Alyssia Gregarious at Argos`s Colosseum. And today, now, it fully becomes understood that it profoundly is a deed most evil. A primal deed that only a powerful Demon could create.

‘How could she, the Air Prime, allow that? She allowed that sin, that wrong, that danger. How dare she, how..dare…she? ’ This possesses the thinking as the tears in her eyes trail on her cheeks while a feeling of being lost and harm done makes Augusta’s body limp.

“ I am so sorry,” Sincerely pierces the moment while emotional pain owns in the wholeness of what has happened since that day long ago. Of what did occur. And then the understanding of what her immortal siblings had to do to protect their Prime family.

“ We forgive you, sister, ” Lovingly comes mentioned by Tierra as she warmly hugs Augusta.

“ Always, sister dear, “ Adds Aqueas as Ignis then chimes in with, “ And, let us now have some tea while we wait.”

“ Indeed, waiting for Astro to deliver the two Demons to the Library Of Ages. “ Happily announces Aqueas beginning to pour tea into cups after Ignis sets the tray of Lemniod tea on the table.

“ Argos is to take over the caretaking from this moment onward. So, we each may return to daily life. ” Convey Timis.

“ Sit, sit, let us sit. ” Directs Ignis, who waits for his sisters to sit and then he does so too.

“ Ya know, that parable came true. ” Inserts Aqueas while becoming comfortable on a chair to begin drinking tea from a cup. “ Alyssia has forever changed the fact that a species of Demon does truthfully love. ”

“ Living proof that a Demon does. And, that is what the Creator’s Demon Oath concerns.” Convey Tierra with a tired sigh.

“ Yes, love abides in at least one Demon. ” Summarizes Augusta in not drinking any tea.

“ Indeed, our little Oath loves herself, Jiro, her parents and various others too. “ Timis shares in listing a few facts to clarify what is accomplished. “ That includes you too, Augusta. ”

“ Maybe but in all honesty, it was more about lust than love. ” Augusta injects into chat to be owning part of her share of things. “ My lust infecting her. ”

“ You, oh you…according to Angelic law the Gregarious siblings are Demoniacs and not Angels. ” Supplies Timis as he quickly drinks his cup of tea.

“ Yes, Timis but they are more Angel than most Demons could ever be. And, I must be triumphant in owning my portion of all this, thus lessons being learned.” Claims Augusta as the room becomes silent with everyone drinking the tea before farewells are said.