Halwright: Great Hall.
Magic filtered the air, every nook and cranny of the great hall was filled with the waves of magic that flowed off Ben, but his cousin was no pushover, he stood tall and proud before Benjamin as if nothing could hurt him, Ben snapped his fingers and the enchantment placed on everyone was removed, he further mass teleported everyone out of the hall then, leaving only his cousin and himself within.
"Powerful as always, master of the neo beasts, the witch of fury and verve, may thy soul not taste your fury." Yamil taunted Ben as he circled him but Ben remained in his spot as his aura became deadly by the second, Yamil was putting up a valiant effort toward the prince but he knew he could never beat Ben, they were not equals as before. "Who sent you cousin?" Ben questioned as his eyes never left those of his cousin, just like Ben, Yamil's beauty was radiant, like any Syre he was indeed beautiful but also a snake.
"What, can't visit my favorite cousin to say hello." The violet haired boy replied with a smirk but his answer was a lie and Ben knew it. "I can't imagine why you would visit me of all my siblings, you hate me and have always sided with Kaiser, so your false affection and sweet words won't work on me." Ben snapped his fingers and deflected several spears aimed at him from behind. "You'll have to do better than that." He commented as several weapons appeared in front of Ben and he launched them toward his cousin.
Yamil made a portal appear and it swallowed all the weapons but what Yamil didn't account for was the minefield at his feet, the moment he stepped on the ground multiple explosions erupted around him shaking the hall violently, the boy had been flung around by the explosions, he now hovered in the air as his arms healed. "You've gotten sloppy." The prince commented yet again as Yamil's eyes turned to grey catslits but he immediately shook it off when he healed completely.
"So you do have the mana of a Syre." Benjamin stated with a wicked grin at his lips. "That doesn't concern you and it seemed you need a bit of convincing before I state what I came for." Yamil retorted as a staff appeared in his palm and he lunged for Ben, before he could even come close to Ben, Zen a neo beast from Drac's regiment appeared and kicked the witch away, Yamil broke several walls before settling down to one that wouldn't crumble. "I have no interest in fighting a royal with no sense of self or a dream of his own, a lapdog and scapegoat when needed, you're too pathetic though powerful." The witch called out to his cousin who appeared a distance from him.
Yamil's eyes held mischief and power, a likely combination given who his parents were but he was still a nuisance, as Ben stood in front of his cousin the barrier outside resonated with his magic, it suppressed the abilities of any who were inside, mainly his cousin but not him, Yamil's chest began to glow as several runes appeared on his body, he was trying to fight back the suppression which only made it worse. "Stop fighting, you're only making it stronger." Ben stated calmly as golden glyphs began to appear on his cousin's body.
"Let go of me, Benjamin!" The violet haired boy yelled but Ben rolled his eyes but never let go. "What do you want Yamil?" He hissed toward the boy who was no longer struggling. "I'm here for Avian, his father and uncle want him." At the mention of the name, Ben flung his cousin across the room. "Zen break every part of him." He ordered the beast and immediately Zen was attacking the witch, Yamil tried his best to dodge the eight foot beast but these were his cousin's creatures, they were a lot more tougher and stronger, and with his suppressed magic he couldn't do much.
His leg was snapped and broken, along with both his arms. "Ventus." He mumbled and threw the beast to a wall but within seconds it was on its feet and crashing him onto the concrete of the walkway, Zen didn't stop his assault, again and again, he slammed Yamil onto the ground until a small crater was formed, the witch lay bloody on the ground, he was indeed broken, seeing as Yamil was down Ben moved them to his workroom, he healed his cousin's upper half so that he could speak.
"With the formalities out of the way, now we can talk, how dare you come here and mention the name of my child, the child I alone struggled with when you all wouldn't help me." Ben hissed toward his cousin, his anger was justified and Yamil knew it. "We were ordered not to help, the angel court was already in bad shape, and a brewing battle was already there with the witches, if any of us had intervened it would've ended badly." Yamil argued but Ben scoffed.
"Do you know why my parents arranged my marriage with Mael, it was to bring peace between our races, and I achieved that peace, but it was never enough for any of you ungrateful snakes." Ben exclaimed as he finally calmed down to look at his cousin, he was just how he remembered him. "I was just sent to get him, Kaiser and Mael as you know are working together along with the Rahuls, my mother wants a seat at that table, this act is the good faith Mael demanded, but I guess you already knew that." Yamil relayed as he looked at his cousin, how could one being be so powerful.
"The moment you mentioned my son's name I did." Ben replied with a sigh and nodded to Zen who vanished. "He's Mael's son Ben, you can't keep him from his father." Yamil argued but Ben was amused by the argument. "Do you really think Mael is that noble and capable to raise my child, do you even know how Avian came to be." The witch asserted as his eyes shifted from his cousin to the candles lit around the workroom. "I do not." Yamil replied with subtlety knowing any wrong word would be his undoing.
"Before Mael and I were betrothed, he had a girl he loved, devoted his entire life to, she was an archangel and he was the future king, they had planned their lives already, but when the alliance between him and I was made known everything changed, Mael was forced to be with me and not her, the angel king wanting to find a permanent solution for his son's lover, he tried to kill her, of course, Mael intervened but the king found another way, he had his wife curse the girl, what they all didn't know was that she was pregnant with Mael's child." Ben explained as if reliving each and every memory.
"She came to me after she was cursed, the only witch who could help her, and I did help her, I siphoned the curse away and hid her in my dimension where no one could find her, later on, Mael found out what had happened and fought with his parents, because I held no love in his heart he demanded that I bring back his love and that he would protect her, I let him have his way and for a time he did protect her, the queen however found out that Mael was rarely with me but with his lover, this infuriated her, somehow the woman had grown fond of me, when it was time to birth the baby, Mael's lover requested I be there so I could name her child, it was an honor I could never forget." As Ben explained Yamil noticed his body was now healing, Ben was letting him free.
"The birth went smoothly but Mael was bitter about my presence there, he never showed it of course, I named the boy Avian, a suitable name for an angel, the next king, Goddess willing, the birthing place was attacked just then, as I held Avian in my arms, I couldn't have foretold what happened but Avian's mother knew, from the shadows the queen appeared along with her guard, they restrained Mael and put him to sleep, the queen wouldn't hurt me but she did hurt Avian by placing a curse in his blood and killing his mother, I could only watch as everything unfolded, if I interfered a lot of things would've gone wrong, the downside of being a seer, you have to let fate take its course for the better." Ben sighed as he now held a candle in his hand, Yamil had been completely healed but could not move.
"So that's why no one ever speaks about the night of woes." Yamil mumbled looking at Ben who nodded. "The King ordered Mael to kill his child if he wanted the throne, I had taken it upon myself to raise Avian, as his mother had entrusted him to me, Mael in his sorrow came to me and eventually fell in love with me for a while but he was never satisfied, he wanted more, and the throne, so he went after Nico and got him, he tried to kill Avian as well but I placed him in my dimension where he could never touch him." Ben concluded as a pentagram with seven glyphs appeared on the floor and he placed the candle in the middle.
Yamil finally realized the truth, what no one knew happened that night and one of the major secrets between Ben and Mael. "So you see, if Mael now wants Avian it's because he felt him, felt him move for the first time." Ben asserted looking at his cousin. "You found a cure." Yamil gasped within his words. "Indeed." The witch replied as a little boy with cobalt blue eyes and silver almost white hair walked into the room. "Avian you know you shouldn't be up." Ben scolded but the little boy whined and made grabby hands, Yamil looked at the child he looked just like Mael but it seemed some of his features weren't of an angel at all, he had striking resemblance to a demon but he couldn't place which one.
Ben snapped his fingers and the pentagram lit up. "You won't remember anything I've told you but tell Mael and my brother that if they ever send another to get my child or even breathe his name, I will rip their souls out of their bodies and shred them into oblivion." Ben exclaimed as the portal he opened swallowed up Yamil and closed with no trace of the witch.
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