(Two months later)
Tsukimi stood before the king in what some may say anger and appreciation. Tsukimi had built some decent muscle from the training and most of his skills had levelled up from the sparring with the king.
Tsukimi now knelt before the king who was practically glaring at him. Although he was used to this, he was still afraid of the pressure he exuded. The king now sat upright from his resting posture and picked a scarab walking on his knee and ate it. " My king, my training ends today," said Tsukimi with his head held low.
The king gave a sigh which made Tsukimi squirm." Look Tsukimi, I may be your king but I am your father first and for most. If you don't want to be affected by my miasma, you have to accept me as your father," advised the king.
" Okay...father.. I'll give it...a try,"said Tsukimi trying to look him in the eyes when the sight of the man sent dear down his spine.
" What matters is that you tried. Taro, bring them," ordered the king.
The door to the right side opened and in came the king's right hand man ( Tsukimi's trainer). He had with him two daggers on a pillow and a chained six eyed dog." Since you have finished your training here, I will be giving you some useful items. Here we have the bone daggers crafted from the bones of a bone dragon I killed. The dog is a hell hound I got from the king of the underworld when I married his third daughter. One crazy woman for sure. They will help you for sure," the king said reminiscing.
" What's his name?" asked Tsukimi patting it's head.
"I never gave him one," answered the king.
" Then I'll call you 'Grim' ," said Tsukimi rubbing his scaly belly as he noticed the expression on the king," I got a question, how many people you loved have you watched die?"
" More than you know my son. I want you to promise that will become strong enough to end me," requested the king with a sort of pain in his eyes.
" Easy, I will be your end old man," declared Tsukimi as he smirked.
The king smirked and they both looked similar down to the last eyelash. He said," You are my son, I will be waiting kid. Keep all you own safe down to the end of time," advised the king.
" You got it," said Tsukimi.
" Take this," the king said throwing a skeleton key," Use that to open a sub space to store your future undead army. You will certainly need it."
" I will take your word for it," said Tsukimi putting it in his pocket.
" You will also be going with Taro, he asked to join you to keep you safe," the king said.
" Why me?" asked Tsukimi.
" My prince, please accept me as your first sword. I wish to be your knight," Taro requested in a low dark voice bending a knee.
" I see no reason to refuse. Let's go Taro, to see my future," said Tsukimi holding out his hand.
Taro, a ghoul knight. He had pale red eyes that appeared weaker than Tsukimi's. His skin was charcoal-black. He had long fangs and thick armour that removed no sound. He carried no weapon since he was connected to the realm's weapon room. He took the arm and stood up. Tsukimi smiled at him remembering the brutal but fun sparing session with him. Tsukimi then walked to the edge of the realm which was apparently the main door into the throne room. He cut himself a bit with the daggers and let his blood drip on the chains. The chains broke and the door opened slowly to reveal a swirling vortex. He raised a fist in the air before walking through. " Tsukimi, I'm sorry for what is coming, you will need power to survive," thought the king.
" Taro, keep him under control," ordered the king.
Taro turned and did a salute before walking through. The door closed and the chains reappeared. Taro appeared in the basement and was in shock. Tsukimi beckoned him up the stairs and ran up quickly. He swang the door open and jumped into the hallway. Shana was in the hallway and Tsukimi spooked her to a point she threw a kitchen knife at him. He was unable to react in time so he braced for impact. Taro ran in katana in hand and parried the knife. He then pointed it at her. Grim ran in and growled at Shana." What is going on here?" asked Shina walking into the situation," Taro, what are you doing here? And what's with the freaky dog?" she asked.
" Sister Shina, I swore allegiance to our brother here, and that is his gift from father," explained Taro, " Sister Shana, don't you owe brother Tsukimi an apology."
" Apology? What did you do?" asked Shina glaring at the meek sister.
" He spooked me when he came in and I may have thrown a knife at him," explained Shana.
" SHANA! I just can't. Are you okay Tsukimi?" she asked.
" Yeah I am," said Tsukimi scratching behind Grim's ears.
" Good, Aurora( Tsukimi's personal maid),please get him ready for the test," requested Shina as a beautiful spectre maid appeared from the wall.
The spectre looked mostly like a ghost but had a more physical form. Her color was the same as an actual aurora.
She led him away as the others were about to have a chat." Wait, did you refer to us as brother and sister?" asked Tsukimi.
" Yes, I am the nineteenth son of the monarch of the dead, Taro Akoronish Tombbreak, your elder brother," he explained.
" Why am I always told these things late?" questioned Tsukimi.
" It seemed unnecessary," said Taro.
Tsukimi gave a sigh and went with the spectre in exasperation. The siblings entered the living room and discussed." So it is him?" asked Shana.
" Without a doubt, he has the same abilities as father. I believe with enough training from Celine, he can become someone amazing. Only problem is that I don't know how to handle his other abilities. If you can remember you unlocked your mother's powers through her training and I was never there to observe," said Taro in a disarray.
" I don't think he is ready to know more about our mother yet," said Shana sadly as a ghoul maid placed cups of tea on the coffee table.
" Oh, I'm sorry," said Taro reflecting about his actions.
" It wasn't your fault. No one could have stopped our mother," said Shina.
" Could we change the subject please," requested Shana.
" Oh, sure," said Taro.
" What are your thoughts on Tsukimi's current power?" asked Shina.
" With what he has now, he is setting a new record for sure. He is twice your strength when you were his age and still rising. Let's see how his power shall rise when he has a taste of his first corpse," explained Taro with a smirk.
The twins smiled at the revelation.
(twenty minutes later)
Tsukimi came back with his maid and a new outfit. He wore a pair of black jeans with dual sheaths for his daggers. A white shirt covered by a sleeveless red jacket. His hair was styled to have some spikes and covered part of his face to give of gloomy feeling. Another maid brought in a white blindfold. Shina put it on for him and called it ' an Angel's veil blindfold '. With this his eyes looked blue. It was to mask his red eyes from those who might get the wrong idea. The good thing was that he could still see clearly through the blindfold.
He called over Taro and opened his sub-space. Taro took a bow and walked through. It closed and he put the key away. He was leaving when Shana asked why he was not having breakfast. He refused saying if he stayed any longer Grim would rip her face off. She instantly moved back in alert. Once they were on the street, Tsukimi challenged Grim to a race. Grim barked in excitement and developed a red aura. Tsukimi also developed a dark purple aura. His decayed any and all substances including the road while Grim's aura was practically burning everything it came in contact with. The two took off at top speed. They were like blurs on the road that picked up wind in their speed. They arrived at the location in less than two minutes. It was a stadium called ' Poseidon stadium'. He stood before it and said, " This is where my life starts for real. Let's go Grim!"