Kars held his infant daughter to his chest, he had ran out of her mother's corpse to feed her with. The infant was hungry again. He did not have a human woman that could act as a nursemaid for the infant. Not like many human women would want to be the nurse for a baby such as this.
The little girl did not cry loudly, she made soft mewls. Kars knew he had to find some way to feed his offspring, otherwise this whole experiment and life would be over. He had felt a growing connection to this child soon after she was conceived. The connection that grew and made him go visit her mother to check on the woman and the baby. But, now that the mother was dead and the baby was all that was left, he had a strong sense to protect this small and precious life. For some reason, his other ambitions seemed dull compared to this beautiful life he held in his arms. Small hands gripped at what little fabric was around his neck. Her soft mewling made him pay attention to her again.
What did he have to feed her with? What could he do to sustain her? His second in command, Esidisi came into the throne room right as Kars sliced his own finger open.
"Lord Kars, what are you doing?," the Dark skinned man asked in concern for his old ally and master. The red eyed man placed his bleeding finger to the lips of his infant daughter, "Making a sacrifice so she can survive." Esidisi Wondered what made his master think of such madness. He would have gladly found a human to force into feeding the child, even though he did not understand exactly why Kars was so find of such a small and weak creature. The infant was a distraction, was she not? But the small life that clung to his master had some value, if not miniscule, as she had their race's genes in her tiny body. The blue eyed pillar did not even know if his master had named this child yet, if at all. He could have left her nameless, like he did to the young one of their male wards.
To Esidisi's surprise, the child started to suckle her own father's blood. The blood her father was sacrificing to her in order to keep her alive and hopefully, to keep her strong. The dark skinned pillar slowly walked closer to the pair as to not disturb them in such an intimate moment. He had seen his master's face soften as his red eyes regarded the infant with adoration. The infant drank as much as she could before becoming full, Kars was careful as he handled his offspring. Like he was scared such a small and delicate creature would break. She was smaller than normal pillar babies. It was a combination of two factors, being a hybrid, and being torn from her mother's womb before she was ready to be born.
"Sleep little one.," the ruby eyed man spoke softly to his infant daughter as his eyes leered over to his ally to warn him against being loud. Esidisi got the message quickly, he would not disturb the infant. The small baby's breathing go deep as she fell asleep against her father, comforted by his smell and heartbeat, the man hummed softly as he held his hand on her to support her as she slept on his chest. He was acting tender compared to how he usually was, his fathering instinct was strong for him to take care of and protect his offspring. The white haired man squatted on the floor just to observe the pair in front of him. The child resembled his master much more than she did her mother. The child had the same skin tone, plum hair, red eyes, and three horns his master did. She looked so peaceful, sleeping in the arms of his master like that.
"Is there something the matter, Esidisi?," Kars asked quietly and lightly caressed the baby girl in his arms. The dark skinned man answered his master, "Lord Kars, You don't have to feed her your own blood. I can find a human more suitable for-" "No, Esidisi. I will feed her my own blood.," the man said, "If we act too soon, the Hamon warriors will find out about her. Humans are unreliable and a human woman would not be able to make what she will need to survive. My blood will have everything she needs."
Esidisi looked at the child after inching closer, the soft sleeping face held a small smile when Kars ran his finger along her cheek. "Have you named her?," Esidisi asked quietly. "I have. I chose the name her mother liked, (y/n). It may be a human name, but it fits her.," The Godlike man spoke softly as to not wake his child. His large clawed fingers ran over the tiny body slowly and carefully. The white haired man studied the small creature that had now invaded their lives and ranks. Just by her birthright, she was a higher rank than Esidisi. "Is there anything else that you wanted to say, Esidisi?," The godlike man asked his subordinate, "Or are you just here to see my daughter?"
"I found more Hamon users in the surrounding area. Shall we exterminate those tonight?," the white haired warrior inquired. Kars looked to his subordinate, "Is that even a question? We will exterminate them. Wamuu and the other will remain here to watch her." Kars rose from his seated position with the baby girl in his arms. Esidisi lowered his head in respect for his superior, "Understood, master Kars." The plum haired man carried his daughter softly to a safe room for her to sleep in. He laid her down on a a bed that he had made for her. The sleeping child was so precious, Kars was hesitant to leave her alone with his warriors, but he needed to kill those Hamon tribes in order to protect her. He kept reminding himself of that. This was for her and retaliation for them trying to kill her.
Kars left his child alone to find the two who would be looking after her. Wamuu and the other were sparring when he found them. The sun had just went down and they had left the safety of the shadows once it was dark enough to spar. "Enough, you two. I have an important task for you.," The man spoke and got the attention of the younger males, "Esidisi and I will be going to exterminate nearby Hamon users, I want you two to guard my daughter while I am gone. She has already been fed and put to sleep. Just make sure she is safe."
The vermillion haired male's attention was caught by this, he was eager to see the child before. But Esidisi made him stay away. This was his chance to see his master's baby! The blond and Vermillion haired males knelt before their master, Wamuu was the one to speak. "We will make sure nothing happens to her, Master Kars.," the blond warrior spoke. "Good. Be careful, infants are delicate.," Kars spoke as he walked away join Esidisi in their task for he night. Wamuu rose after Kars walked away. The blond was curious about the child like his younger sparring partner. He has reservations about having an infant in their group, but his master wanted this child so he could not speak against it. The blond warrior decided to not spar any more and go to actually see the infant.
The two were quiet as they creeped up to the room that their master used as a bedroom. The warriors peeked in and saw the little creature laying in a little makeshift crib, the vermillion haired male eased in closer as Wamuu tried to get him to come back. The scarlet eyed warrior looked down at the sleeping child. She was so small. She looked so delicate. He leaned down and started to sniff at her, she did not seem to have developed her own scent yet. The vermillion haired warrior lightly touched the cheek of the infant girl. The little cheek was soft and warm.
The older warrior came in and pulled the younger away from the sleeping infant. Wamuu peered into the crib and saw red eyes meeting his green ones she was no longer asleep. They must have woken her up with their scuffle. The baby's face started to contort as she began to cry. The cries weren't loud, just mewls. The young warriors were panicking before the vermillion haired one picked her up as gently as he could and held her. "Crying. No crying.," the vermillion haired warrior said as he tried to calm the infant. The infant would not stop crying. They had no experience with children! Wamuu knew that the child was not hungry, she must have been scared to wake up and not see her father. The blond warrior looked for something that would have the scent of his master on it, hoping that it would calm the baby down.
Wamuu heard the cries die down and looked being him to see the infant was suckling on the younger warrior's finger. The youngest warrior's eyes were watching the infant intently. "What did you do?," Wamuu asked and the other warrior took his finger from the infant. The girl began to cry before he let her grab and suck on his finger again. The two warriors walked out of their master's room and to the common area, they sat down and regarded the youngest member of their group with curiosity. The vermillion haired male seemed to enjoy having someone younger than him. Even though she did outrank him by technicality.
Wamuu was intrigued by how much she resembled his master. A tiny female version of his master. The other warrior was happy with poking at her chubby cheeks. The vermillion haired male held the child away from Wamuu when the blond male tried to take her to have a turn holding her. "I outrank you. I want to hold the little master.," the blond male said as the vermillion haired one stuck his tongue out at him. They heard a gurgling from the baby. They looked down as soon as she mimicked the one who held her. A small pink tongue poked out from her baby lips. Wamuu and the vermillion haired warrior started to snicker. This was adorable. Perhaps having a baby in their group would not be such a bad thing.
The vermillion haired male still refused to let go of the baby. Wamuu was getting annoyed at the younger warrior, his green eyes locked with the scarlet ones of the other. The little squirming baby in the arms of the vermillion haired warrior cooed at the two. The vermillion haired warrior shot his ribs out to push the older warrior away. "You dare? And around the infant?," Wamuu asked, demanding an answer from the younger. "She isn't treating me like garbage.," The vermillion haired male said cooly. Tensions rose before settling, they could not fight here and potentially hurt the infant. They would have to fight later to get it out of their systems. The plum haired infant snuggled into the chest of the one who held her. "What kind of power will she have when she grows up?," Wamuu asked, "Would she have Lord Kars' magnificent blades or something completely new?" "Small.," the vermillion haired male said softly. Wamuu looked to the companion, "You were not even listening."
The smell of blood told them that their masters had returned. Kars found the two sitting on the floor with his child being held by the younger. The godlike man took his child from the young warrior, "Was she any trouble?" "No lord Kars, no trouble at all!," the two said as the baby began to coo at them. Kars held the child against his chest, "Then you can watch her when I am busy." The plum haired man walked away with the cooing baby in his arms. She was happy to see her father again. He smelled odd, but good. The little baby smelled the patch of red liquid on the skin of her father before licking it. It was sweeter than what her father gave her. Kars chuckled and petted his daughter's tiny head with a gentle hand.
The distant sounds of the sparring you warriors brought a small smile to his face. This was a life fit for a god like him. Followers that adored him and a child that he could adore. The baby babbled and gurgled at her father as he carried her back to his own room for rest. The baby girl clung to her father and suckled his finger after he gave it to her. Her own tiny hands gripped his large one. "You're safe as long as you stay with me, my little treasure.," He whispered to the baby that was staring up up him with her little red eyes. His most precious, the one he loved the most.
In the months to follow, the others of the group would slowly grow fond of the little girl. Her tiny hands grip their fingers they hold near her. She had a habit of trying to grab Esidisi's nose ring and she would cry if he squished her tiny cheeks and tummy too much. The youngest warrior was very fond of her, when he was not resting or training, he was trying to get a look at the child or trying to play with her. The infant seemed to be most comfortable with Wamuu if her father was not around to care for her.
This was a big change for them. But this little baby might just be the change for the better they wanted, the next step in their species evolution.
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