Alive bond

An unexpected tragedy

The last few days were chaotic to say the least. I had to personally communicate with Haures,the leader of the Shadows to arrange a meeting. I lied saying that i simply wanted to go over the treaty one more time. It wasnt a very convincing lie but he agreed. He sounded a bit nervous which was expected. My spies informed me that Thanos,his baby brother,was out on a mission. It has become something of a legend, Haures's overprotectiveness of Thanos.

The strange thing was that the older brother,Paimon,was also away. The mission was top secret,the only thing the spies managed to find was that it was a scouting mission. Since when the Grand Prince go to such missions? No doubt he was searching for Angelica. This girl must be very important to be hunted down by the entire Upper Class of the Shadows.

It was the day before the meeting. I was at my office going through again the details of the meeting when suddenly a guard came busting through the door without even asking. Normally i would be angry but the poor man was pale as if he had seen the sky trade places with the earth.

So i let him speak with trembling voice:" Your Majesty,something terrible has happened. They are such bad news that im not sure you should be informed of this by a simple messenger"

-Well,since you have come all this way,you might as well tell me. What happened?

-The report came a few minutes ago. Our spies from the Shadow Realm inform us that Thanos,the youngest Prince,has....died,your Grace." The last part barely came out of his mouth as if the fact would become a lie if he didnt say it outloud.

But it was said. And if the reports were indeed true then... No,it had to a mistake. Haures wouldn't let anything happen to his beloved baby brother. If Thanos was indeed dead then Haures's mental stability was hanging by a thread. This had to be confirmed before she was starting to panic.

The shock must have been clear on my face because the messenger politily asked:"Would you like me to leave you alone,your Majesty?"

-Yes,if you would be so kind. And leave the report to my desk also.

He placed the report gently on the desk and left quietly and once he had done so i started reading the report. It said that Thanos was away on a mission to collect a king's soul personally in a remote universe but he was detected by his son who tried to fight him. The boy,of course, didnt stand a chance and quickly Thanos was prepared to collect his soul as well but suddenly an arrow struck him at the chest out of nowhere. The archer was incredibly skilled and the shot came from outside the room. The shooter was not captured but the arrow was poisoned and given the fact that Thanos had to take human form to fight the young prince,he was vulnerable. He died a few hours later.

Something didnt feel right. Thanos was a very responsible Shadow ,why would he risk his life to fight a mortal? And who was that dared to try and kill a Shadow? He needed to call Paimon. Maybe the report was written hastly. Maybe Thanos was simply injured.He had survived kidnappings,diseases and many more,surely he wouldn't be taken down by a simple arrow? The irony. Wondering if the Shadow of Death is dead.

She decided to call Paimon instead of a meeting or a hologram-call.

She dialed the number and the phone started ringing. He took longer than usual to pick it up which was not a good sign.

-Good evening,your Majesty. In what way can i assist you?

-Spare me the pleasantries and the irony. I called about a serious matter. I'm sure its only rumours but it is heard that your brother...isnt well these days,to say the least.

He didnt answer. I only heard him sign and then move the cellphone away from his ear. And thats when i heard them. Screams. It sounded like someone was being tortuned. And in way he was. I could recognise Haures voice. So it was true,Thanos was dead. That was the only thing it could make the proud First Prince of Shadows to scream like someone was tearing his heart out of his body.