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Ophelia had voiced Morthos' concern and he just shook his head, "I'm not sure, my mom is the ruler here so she'd be the Lady, not the Lord, unless..." Morthos trailed off for a second, could his fears finally be realized? "No, no never mind, we'll figure it out once we're inside." He chuckled at Jax's question, "no, Fear isn't really my uncle, he's actually my godfather, so he's basically family. The one I got the books from was my uncle Damakos," Morthos had actually been surprised how easy it was to get his uncle to lend him the books, he seemed in an unusually good mood when he asked about a month ago.
He'd have to grill Roxas later about whatever he was on about, was someone following them? For now the guards were coming back and Morthos saw behind them Major, no not Major anymore, Colonel Fear. His skin was red like Morthos' but where Morthos had a more vivid red Fear's was much darker, almost like the colour of dried blood. His hair was jet black and was long like Morthos' was before he got his big makeover with Jax. He was wearing armour, a shield on his back and a khopesh holstered on his waist. "Uncle Fear, can you please tell your men that I'm your godson and to let us inside?"
Fear walked up to Morthos and squinted slightly, as if he wasn't sure he was who he said he was. "Do I need to get you your glasses old timer?" Morthos saw the guards tense up at this, and with good reason, when it came to his soldiers Fear was a no nonsense kind of guy. But Morthos knew what he was like when the uniform came off. Fear laughed and pulled Morthos in to a hug, "Morthos, good to see you, glad you've still got your same sense of humour." He turned to his men who were giving each other confused glances, they'd clearly never seen Fear in this good a mood before. "Men, this is my godson, son of Lady Rieta, and your young Lord, Morthos Xerxes."
The guards were unsure whether they should apologize, bow, kneel, so they instead just stammered and tried to do a combination of all those things. Fear turned back to the group, "now, Morthos and friends, come, I'll take you to the manor, you can introduce yourselves along the way." As they walked by Morthos said to the guards who were trying to apolozie, "look, you didn't know, it's fine, now as you were, continue guarding my town."
He'd have to grill Roxas later about whatever he was on about, was someone following them? For now the guards were coming back and Morthos saw behind them Major, no not Major anymore, Colonel Fear. His skin was red like Morthos' but where Morthos had a more vivid red Fear's was much darker, almost like the colour of dried blood. His hair was jet black and was long like Morthos' was before he got his big makeover with Jax. He was wearing armour, a shield on his back and a khopesh holstered on his waist. "Uncle Fear, can you please tell your men that I'm your godson and to let us inside?"
Fear walked up to Morthos and squinted slightly, as if he wasn't sure he was who he said he was. "Do I need to get you your glasses old timer?" Morthos saw the guards tense up at this, and with good reason, when it came to his soldiers Fear was a no nonsense kind of guy. But Morthos knew what he was like when the uniform came off. Fear laughed and pulled Morthos in to a hug, "Morthos, good to see you, glad you've still got your same sense of humour." He turned to his men who were giving each other confused glances, they'd clearly never seen Fear in this good a mood before. "Men, this is my godson, son of Lady Rieta, and your young Lord, Morthos Xerxes."
The guards were unsure whether they should apologize, bow, kneel, so they instead just stammered and tried to do a combination of all those things. Fear turned back to the group, "now, Morthos and friends, come, I'll take you to the manor, you can introduce yourselves along the way." As they walked by Morthos said to the guards who were trying to apolozie, "look, you didn't know, it's fine, now as you were, continue guarding my town."
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"This place used to be a beautiful forest," Morthos lamented as they walked along, "but now look at it. The trees are dying, the fog makes it impossible to see, I bet the Nentir River is all sorts of screwed up. Once we solve this demon problem you'll all get a proper look at my home." He sighed, he couldn't even think of the fact they were on a mission right now. Someone else could go through any official details they had, right now Morthos was on the warpath to his home town to find out if his mother really had left and to find a way to save her if she had.
The walk was quiet, which just made Morthos more weary, the forest was usually so full of life but now it seemed the animals had retreated. Hopefully they had retreated, and not had something else happen to them. After a bit of walking they made it to the front gates. the town was surrounded by stone walls tall enough to keep you from being able to see the town inside. There were two young looking men standing guard at the gate, looking somewhat nervous. The one thing Morthos took from their appearance was they were both human looking, which wasn't an issue considering the town was about 75/25 tieflings to non-tieflings. The real issue was Morthos did not recognize these men has he'd been away from home for so many years.
"Halt! Stand your ground, state your intentions!" The man tried to sound imposing but his voice cracked slightly partway though the sentence. Morthos held up his hand to his companions to signal he could handle this.
"Fear not, we come as friends. Your Lord has returned, no allow me and my friends entry." Morthos hated pulling the Lord card but it was probably the fastest way to get these guys to lighten up.
They looked at each other hesitantly, "the Lord is in the manor, he never ventures outside the walls. Whoever you are you're lying." At that point they raised their swords, this was not boding well, Morthos was more annoyed than scared for his life. He couldn't see his friends as he had taken a step forward to speak to the guards but he held out his hand to stop them aggressing.
"Look, I don't wanna hurt you guys, so tell you what. You call up Major Fear, get him to come down here, then if he gives you the okay we'll fight, deal?" One of them lowered his sword slightly, "do you mean Colonel Fear?"
"Ya, him, must have got a promotion or two since I left home."
The two men huddled together and whispered some things before the one said, "fine, we'll call him. But you all stay right here." They walked off and Morthos breathed a sigh of relief as they did before turning back to his friends, sorry about that, but don't worry, when Uncle Fear gets down here he'll know it's me and we'll get in no problem." The Colonel wasn't really his uncle, but most of the high ranking officials had been around so much his whole childhood they were basically like family.
One thing they guards said had bothered Morthos though, but he didn't want to interrogate them further. His mother was the head of house, meaning they should have a Lady, not a Lord, so who was it they were talking about?
The walk was quiet, which just made Morthos more weary, the forest was usually so full of life but now it seemed the animals had retreated. Hopefully they had retreated, and not had something else happen to them. After a bit of walking they made it to the front gates. the town was surrounded by stone walls tall enough to keep you from being able to see the town inside. There were two young looking men standing guard at the gate, looking somewhat nervous. The one thing Morthos took from their appearance was they were both human looking, which wasn't an issue considering the town was about 75/25 tieflings to non-tieflings. The real issue was Morthos did not recognize these men has he'd been away from home for so many years.
"Halt! Stand your ground, state your intentions!" The man tried to sound imposing but his voice cracked slightly partway though the sentence. Morthos held up his hand to his companions to signal he could handle this.
"Fear not, we come as friends. Your Lord has returned, no allow me and my friends entry." Morthos hated pulling the Lord card but it was probably the fastest way to get these guys to lighten up.
They looked at each other hesitantly, "the Lord is in the manor, he never ventures outside the walls. Whoever you are you're lying." At that point they raised their swords, this was not boding well, Morthos was more annoyed than scared for his life. He couldn't see his friends as he had taken a step forward to speak to the guards but he held out his hand to stop them aggressing.
"Look, I don't wanna hurt you guys, so tell you what. You call up Major Fear, get him to come down here, then if he gives you the okay we'll fight, deal?" One of them lowered his sword slightly, "do you mean Colonel Fear?"
"Ya, him, must have got a promotion or two since I left home."
The two men huddled together and whispered some things before the one said, "fine, we'll call him. But you all stay right here." They walked off and Morthos breathed a sigh of relief as they did before turning back to his friends, sorry about that, but don't worry, when Uncle Fear gets down here he'll know it's me and we'll get in no problem." The Colonel wasn't really his uncle, but most of the high ranking officials had been around so much his whole childhood they were basically like family.
One thing they guards said had bothered Morthos though, but he didn't want to interrogate them further. His mother was the head of house, meaning they should have a Lady, not a Lord, so who was it they were talking about?
When Jax slapped Morthos that shut him up right quick, and was exactly what he needed. She went off to confirm the mission was to be theirs and Morthos took a minute to just take some deep breaths and calm himself down. Jax came back and assured him she would do everything she could to help. It felt good to be close to Jax like this, which promptly ended when she realized how close they were and stepped away from him. "Right, I'm probably just overreacting, the posting didn't say she'd left yet, she's probably fine." At least he hoped she was.
"So, ley lines, not sure how much you all know but I'm just going to explain what's up with them because honestly, it'll help me calm down to talk about something I'm knowledgeable about." He took a deep breath to center himself once more before explaining. "So, ley lines are natural things and are all around the world. Some span continents while others are barely the length of a town, and they contain immense magical energy. when two or more lines cross it's called a nexus, SPA is built where it is because it's on top of a large ley line nexus. Some people can tap in to this energy to strengthen their magic, but it's very difficult, I tried once when I was younger and nearly killed myself. But, I do know a way to travel along the lines, at least from nexus to nexus, so I can get us from here to a spot near my hometown."
When he was done that he actually did feel better than he did before, "so, if everyone is ready I can actually do it from here. Like I said, the SPA nexus is huge." Once everyone was good he had them all gather around in what looked like a group huddle, with arms around each others shoulders, he of course made sure Jax was next to him so he could keep her close during this part. "So this is going to feel strange if you've never been the subject of teleportation magic before. Everyone experiences it a bit differently, but in general you can expect to feel like your body is being stretched in strange ways, see lots of strange colours, and you might get sick when we show up on the other end, I did my first time. So get ready, 5..4..." He didn't bother finishing the countdown, instead he initiated the spell and took them in an instant from the girls' home to the nexus near Dunwich.
"Sorry, I also find it helps if you're not expecting it. Once you're all feeling better we can..." He trailed off, he was just noticing the scenery was nothing like what he remembered. Everywhere was covered in a dense fog, he could barely see more than 10-20 feet in front of him. He did see the sign he was expecting though, pointing which way Dunwich was. He created a small fire in his hand which helped basically none but it made him feel better. "Okay, it's this way, stay close. Also, this mission won't pay as much as maybe it should. I'll cover the difference out of pocket if you guys want, I don't mind, I just want to help my mom."
"So, ley lines, not sure how much you all know but I'm just going to explain what's up with them because honestly, it'll help me calm down to talk about something I'm knowledgeable about." He took a deep breath to center himself once more before explaining. "So, ley lines are natural things and are all around the world. Some span continents while others are barely the length of a town, and they contain immense magical energy. when two or more lines cross it's called a nexus, SPA is built where it is because it's on top of a large ley line nexus. Some people can tap in to this energy to strengthen their magic, but it's very difficult, I tried once when I was younger and nearly killed myself. But, I do know a way to travel along the lines, at least from nexus to nexus, so I can get us from here to a spot near my hometown."
When he was done that he actually did feel better than he did before, "so, if everyone is ready I can actually do it from here. Like I said, the SPA nexus is huge." Once everyone was good he had them all gather around in what looked like a group huddle, with arms around each others shoulders, he of course made sure Jax was next to him so he could keep her close during this part. "So this is going to feel strange if you've never been the subject of teleportation magic before. Everyone experiences it a bit differently, but in general you can expect to feel like your body is being stretched in strange ways, see lots of strange colours, and you might get sick when we show up on the other end, I did my first time. So get ready, 5..4..." He didn't bother finishing the countdown, instead he initiated the spell and took them in an instant from the girls' home to the nexus near Dunwich.
"Sorry, I also find it helps if you're not expecting it. Once you're all feeling better we can..." He trailed off, he was just noticing the scenery was nothing like what he remembered. Everywhere was covered in a dense fog, he could barely see more than 10-20 feet in front of him. He did see the sign he was expecting though, pointing which way Dunwich was. He created a small fire in his hand which helped basically none but it made him feel better. "Okay, it's this way, stay close. Also, this mission won't pay as much as maybe it should. I'll cover the difference out of pocket if you guys want, I don't mind, I just want to help my mom."
"You know, ballet isn't really my thing but it was good, I enjoyed myself," Morthos said in response to Ophelia asking what they all thought. He laughed as Hargul jumped on his shoulders. "Ya you were great buddy, I think Ophelia has to look out or you might be upstaging her next time." Soon after Ophelia and Roxas left to their after party and Jax and Morthos were left to their own devices. Jax made a joke about her scar as she often did, "you look great even with the scar and you know it, sometimes I swear you're fishing for compliments." He stuck his tongue right back at her, two could play at that game.
She asked if he was seeing Mel again tonight, ever since that night at Bar+ he and Mel had been in a relationship. Nothing too serious as of yet but they were exclusive, so that was something. "She's working at the cafe tonight, I think I might go bug her before her shift is done." They went their separate ways, and Morthos did indeed go to bug Mel at her job. She worked as a maid at a maid cafe which meant bugging her at work was extra fun for Morthos.
After a few hours Mel's shift ended and Morthos walked her home. They had a quick kiss and Morthos started making his way back to his own house. Thinking about it, he realized he hadn't told Mel yet that he was nobility. He had mentioned that all tieflings were technically nobles but didn't say that he still had that power very directly. He shook off the thought, he'd mention it next time he saw her. He moved his attention to the mission board, it was on his way home so he figured he'd check to see if there was anything good.
Glancing over them all nothing was really catching his eye, then he felt a pull to the charity portion of the board. The missions listed there paid nothing or way less than what a mission of that caliber should pay. He was about to dismiss this board also when he caught a town name which he knew all too well, "Dunwich?" His township was fairly wealthy, he still had access to his funds, so why was this on the charity board? The request was clearly written by someone who was distressed. Apparently an archdemon had begun terrorizing the town, destroying their resources, and they couldn't take it on themselves. The ruling Lady was going to try to take it down herself, "no....mom..."
Morthos didn't bother reading the rest, he sprinted over to the girls' house and nearly knocked the door down trying to get in. "Mission. Grab Roxas. Hometown. Archdemon. Mom in danger." Morthos could barely string together a sentence due to being out of breath and also being very worried about his home. "We need to get there fast, train is too slow. Wait a minute, Ley Lines, yes yes yes, we're right near a nexus point, and SPA is on top of a huge ley Line Nexus, excellent." At this point Morthos was talking to himself, muttering his plans, he was clearly not in a right state of mind currently.
She asked if he was seeing Mel again tonight, ever since that night at Bar+ he and Mel had been in a relationship. Nothing too serious as of yet but they were exclusive, so that was something. "She's working at the cafe tonight, I think I might go bug her before her shift is done." They went their separate ways, and Morthos did indeed go to bug Mel at her job. She worked as a maid at a maid cafe which meant bugging her at work was extra fun for Morthos.
After a few hours Mel's shift ended and Morthos walked her home. They had a quick kiss and Morthos started making his way back to his own house. Thinking about it, he realized he hadn't told Mel yet that he was nobility. He had mentioned that all tieflings were technically nobles but didn't say that he still had that power very directly. He shook off the thought, he'd mention it next time he saw her. He moved his attention to the mission board, it was on his way home so he figured he'd check to see if there was anything good.
Glancing over them all nothing was really catching his eye, then he felt a pull to the charity portion of the board. The missions listed there paid nothing or way less than what a mission of that caliber should pay. He was about to dismiss this board also when he caught a town name which he knew all too well, "Dunwich?" His township was fairly wealthy, he still had access to his funds, so why was this on the charity board? The request was clearly written by someone who was distressed. Apparently an archdemon had begun terrorizing the town, destroying their resources, and they couldn't take it on themselves. The ruling Lady was going to try to take it down herself, "no....mom..."
Morthos didn't bother reading the rest, he sprinted over to the girls' house and nearly knocked the door down trying to get in. "Mission. Grab Roxas. Hometown. Archdemon. Mom in danger." Morthos could barely string together a sentence due to being out of breath and also being very worried about his home. "We need to get there fast, train is too slow. Wait a minute, Ley Lines, yes yes yes, we're right near a nexus point, and SPA is on top of a huge ley Line Nexus, excellent." At this point Morthos was talking to himself, muttering his plans, he was clearly not in a right state of mind currently.
Morthos appreciated that Jax was trying to to insult his demonic side, even if he wouldn't have taken it personally anyways. "I'm sorry you couldn't save this one, but they have to want to be saved. If she wanted to pass on you'd probably have a hard time trying to convince her otherwise." He figured she was probably taking this hard, and she wanted to change the subject so he went with it. "I spent some time at my place working on some stuff. Had some dinner, did some soul searching. I was kind of wandering aimlessly and happened to find you," he chuckled then idly wondered if his attitude would put her off. Last she saw him he was barely functioning, now he was like a whole new person all chipper and what not.
Jax gave a light smile that didn't reach her eyes, "I know your right. I just hope she got what she wanted. Of course it's out of my hands now though." She watched him closely as he told her about his evening, seeming to be in better spirits since their last talk. She was happy about that. She laughed, "I guess the fates just have their plans. Well...do you want to come over for dinner or go out and do something. Platonically...um of course. Not that I needed to say that." She tried to not be awkward because she genuinely wanted to be friends.
"I'm feeling like a night out on the town is the perfect date idea, platonic date of course," Morthos just gave her a cheeky wink and laughed. Things could have been awkward but he was in a good mood and being with Jax just made him feel better. "I know a great place we can go too, I've always wanted to go but never wanted to go alone. Come on, it's this way," without really thinking he took her arm and started walking. After a few steps he let go, "oops, sorry, just got a bit excited there."
Jax gave him a teasing smirk as she shook her head at his cheeky wink. After a few minutes she was being dragged along with him to a mysterious location. She didn't fight his touch, still enjoying it regardless of what she told herself but when he let go she shook her head with him, "That's alright. Just don't let it happen again or taste certain doom!" She laughed, "So where are we going? I love adventures. Oh OH...is it a bakery? or an ice cream parlour?"
"You're on the right track with food, though this is a lot more fun." After a few more minutes of walking they got to the place, it was just called Bar+ and advertised having both a lounge with karaoke and private rooms if you only wanted to make a fool of yourself in front of your friends instead of a whole crowd. Just then though Morthos realized he had no clue if Jax even liked karaoke, "so, as you may know I'm a big dork. I really like singing so I've wanted to come here but I never had anyone to come with. Does karaoke sound fun? Would you prefer a room just us or the whole bar? Or we can go somewhere else, you know, if this isn't your kind of thing....." At this point Morthos was over thinking things and desperately needed Jax to bring him back to earth.
Jax got immediately excited when they arrived at Bar+ she had noticed it a few times but had never actually gone in. She squealed a bit, "Hell yeah it's my kind of thing! I love partying. I am so under dressed though. Ahh well I am gorgeous whatever I am wearing." She headed inside giving a wink to the bouncer, "Let's use the whole bar. More people always means more fun!" As they got inside she put her hands together then placed the tips of her fingers up to her nose, "Hmmm...what to sing! I am a RoXy fan but I also enjoy Goblin Black! Oh what are you going to sing?" She looked over at the bar and saw a few people she knew. She gave them a light wave then turned to Morthos, "Sorry. I always seem to run into people."
"Yes you do," Morthos said quietly at her comment of always looking gorgeous as they entered. She apologized for waving to some people but that barely even registered to Morthos, "don't worry about it. From my perspective you seem to know everyone, I'd be more surprised if you didn't see anyone you know. As for what I'll sing...." Morthos trailed off as he grabbed one of the tablets to scroll through the song list, "I'll see what catches my eye, you hungry? I have the strangest feeling you haven't eaten anything all day. You get some food first then we can have some fun singing."
Jax laughed at his comment then nodded enthusiastically when he mentioned food. She started pulling off her jacket as she headed over to the bar and ordered some food and beers before pointing to a table to the left of the main stage where a young witch was belting to Stevie Nicks. She sauntered over and threw her jacket into a seat as a waitress brought over a few beers. She pushed her hair out of the way and grabbed one taking a few chugs before nodding at Morthos before she took a seat. "Hope you don't mind I ordered nachos to share? I paid as well so don't bother asking her for the bill."
She laughed, sticking out her tongue, before she took another chug of her beer, "Hey...I was meaning to ask you. Does your family know any way to amplify controlling demonic energy? I have been trying to wrap my brain around growing stronger with my summoning but it's hard on my body to keep the demonic energy at bay. I've been reading a lot about it, and honestly asking the source is out of the question. I figured your family might know a trick or something...It's alright if you don't. I was just curious.."
"You know me, I'm always down to eat, nachos sound great. I guess I can't always pay for everything so fine, I'll allow you to pay, call us even on getting food." He drank some of his beer and thought about her question. "My uncle deals with that kind of stuff. He's not an exorcist like you, but I know his particular brand of magic lends him to the demonic arts. I'll see if I can get in contact with him to see if he can't help you out." Morthos didn't particularly like his uncle but he wasn't going to tell her that, if it meant helping Jax he'd put up with his uncle's unpleasantness. "I also have something I wanted to ask you, do you think we could maybe do some combat training together? On our mission I realized if I can't cast magic I'm pretty screwed. I'm not weak, I just have no technique." Glancing at the tablet he saw there was still a few more people to go before they were up so there was time.
Jax listened intently to him talk about his uncle, her interest highly peaked, "Oh that would be awesome! I would really appreciate any help I can get." She paused listening to him ask her about combat training. She took a sip of beer, trying to hold back a mean smile, "I can help with you with that. My training is tough though, if we spar expect some heavy bruises and sore muscles." She laughed lighting knowing full well that her training was insane for an average person. She knew Morthos could handle it, but she also knew that he would have to work his ass off to get to her level. She was about to say something when a young blonde woman walked up, smiling at first at Jax then at Morthos, "Hey...sorry to interrupt you guys. My friend over there," she pointed to a another girl with blue skin, gills and coral coloured hair, "thinks that you are super cute and was wondering if you would be interested in taking her number." Unlike Jax's previous drunken stupor she remained calm and gave Morthos an encouraging smile.
Morthos was about to respond when a blonde girl came up to give Morthos her friends number. He looked over at the other girl, a merperson? Morthos wasn't entirely sure, he gave her a wave as she was looking at them expectantly and she covered her face with her hands. He turned his attention back to the girl in front of him, "well I'm flattered, I'll gladly take her number." The girl handed him a paper with the number on it as she ran away giggling back to her friend. Morthos quickly texted the number saying it's the red guy you think is cute, my name's Morthos, what's yours? He out his phone away, he'd respond when he got home later. "Well that was unexpected, what were we talking about? Your ridiculous training regimen? I won't say no to the challenge, I'm serious about getting stronger."
Jax watched as he took the mermaid's number and then proceeded to text said girl. Jax's reaction was a long chug of beer and long inner monologue about how this was what she wanted. When his attention was back to her she gave a cool smile, "Eh, not surprised. Girl has good taste. Anyway sounds good. I go to church in the morning but I'll meet you at the SPA gym at about 5 if you want to do some sparring. I go early with Hargul because there is usually less people around. We can train on evenings though to. Whenever you have time. Don't forget water and gym clothes. Oh..." She gave him a wicked smile, "Looks like it's your turn to shine. Mr. Super cute!" She teased him lightly, mimicking the other girl who approached the table.
"Sounds good, and you're up after me so I hope you're ready," Morthos got up on the stage and the song he chose was one he didn't particularly identify with anymore but at one point he considered it his theme song. The song was Monster by Skillet. Morthos is decently good at singing so he pretty much nailed it, as he sang he couldn't help but think of how his outlook had changed to make him not think this song was about him. Really Jax had made him realize that he wasn't some kind of monster, he was just different and he should embrace that about himself. When he was done he got off stage and sat back with Jax, "your turn now, I can't wait to hear what you've got planned."
Jax screamed and hooted as Morthos nailed the song. His rasp coinciding perfectly well with the beat. She enjoyed the song, jamming along when finally the nachos came. She ordered another two beers and started to booth dance as she ate. Suddenly the song was over, with the crowd going crazy as Morthos walked over. Jax gave him a thumbs up, "You nailed that! Damn, you can sing to! Man of many talents." He responded and she shook her fingers, taking another sip of beer before she licked her lips, "Oh you will see." She scooted out of the booth and smacked Morthos on the arm before she sauntered up to the top of the stage, taking the mic and giving the room a smirk. She set her boots in adrenaline pumping through her veins as she grabbed at her pony tail, pulling away the small band to let the tangle of red hair fall down her shoulders. Suddenly she began to sing Dead Posey's, "Don't Stop the Devil." Her voice was definitely an alto, the voice gritty and a bit scratchy but all around good. She hit the notes with confidence swaying slightly to the beat. She couldn't dance worth shit but Jax could definitely sing. When the song ended she let go of the stand letting it hit the ground as cheers went off. She raised a fist then walked over to the table, "The performing arts are not really my thing but damn that is fun! We should do a duet or something!"
Morthos found himself munching on the nachos and cheering for Jax when she was done. Did she pick that song specifically for him? Nah, definitely over thinking it. Jax mentioned a duet, "ya that does sound fun, and I know just the song. If you don't know this one then I'm not sure we can be friends anymore." A bit of time passed and it was their turn up again, the song Morthos picked was a classic, Don't Stop Believin'. He really enjoyed being up there with Jax just having a good time. When they were done people cheered and they went back to their table. Morthos was having a great time, he even ordered a couple of shots for each of them.
Jax watched as he picked a classic, whilst munching wildly on nachos. She gulped, "Of course I know that song. See we are destined to be best buds!" Jax and him got up there a few minutes later, singing there hearts out. She didn't want to admit it, but she was having a great time and as selfish as it was she was thankful that Morthos could help clear her mind for awhile. After they had sung a few more songs and finished off the plate of nachos they left the bar walking towards home. When they hit the street that would turn off towards both of there homes Jax turned and gave Morthos a warm hug, "Thank you for tonight. I really needed a friend, also remember tomorrow. See ya at the gym at five. Be ready." She pulled back giving him a smirk before she, punched him lightly in the shoulder before she headed off home to Ophelia's empty bed and Hargul's snuggles.
"Hey, what else are friends for if not showing you a good time. I'll see you tomorrow...I'd say at the ass crack of dawn but I think at this time of year the sun isn't even up until closer to 6." Morthos laughed and they both went their separate ways, as he walked home he checked his phone, the girl from the bar had responded, her name was Melanie but she preferred Mel. They didn't talk too much, but she seemed like a nice enough girl. As soon as he was home he set an alarm to be up early and fell asleep. The alarm sounded what felt like a minute later, but Morthos got up and did his normal morning routine to wake himself up. He found drinking a few glasses of water really helped. He gathered up what he needed for some intense training with Jax and made his way to the gym. If he was going to master this new magical technique he was working on he also needed some fighting ability.
Jax gave a light smile that didn't reach her eyes, "I know your right. I just hope she got what she wanted. Of course it's out of my hands now though." She watched him closely as he told her about his evening, seeming to be in better spirits since their last talk. She was happy about that. She laughed, "I guess the fates just have their plans. Well...do you want to come over for dinner or go out and do something. Platonically...um of course. Not that I needed to say that." She tried to not be awkward because she genuinely wanted to be friends.
"I'm feeling like a night out on the town is the perfect date idea, platonic date of course," Morthos just gave her a cheeky wink and laughed. Things could have been awkward but he was in a good mood and being with Jax just made him feel better. "I know a great place we can go too, I've always wanted to go but never wanted to go alone. Come on, it's this way," without really thinking he took her arm and started walking. After a few steps he let go, "oops, sorry, just got a bit excited there."
Jax gave him a teasing smirk as she shook her head at his cheeky wink. After a few minutes she was being dragged along with him to a mysterious location. She didn't fight his touch, still enjoying it regardless of what she told herself but when he let go she shook her head with him, "That's alright. Just don't let it happen again or taste certain doom!" She laughed, "So where are we going? I love adventures. Oh OH...is it a bakery? or an ice cream parlour?"
"You're on the right track with food, though this is a lot more fun." After a few more minutes of walking they got to the place, it was just called Bar+ and advertised having both a lounge with karaoke and private rooms if you only wanted to make a fool of yourself in front of your friends instead of a whole crowd. Just then though Morthos realized he had no clue if Jax even liked karaoke, "so, as you may know I'm a big dork. I really like singing so I've wanted to come here but I never had anyone to come with. Does karaoke sound fun? Would you prefer a room just us or the whole bar? Or we can go somewhere else, you know, if this isn't your kind of thing....." At this point Morthos was over thinking things and desperately needed Jax to bring him back to earth.
Jax got immediately excited when they arrived at Bar+ she had noticed it a few times but had never actually gone in. She squealed a bit, "Hell yeah it's my kind of thing! I love partying. I am so under dressed though. Ahh well I am gorgeous whatever I am wearing." She headed inside giving a wink to the bouncer, "Let's use the whole bar. More people always means more fun!" As they got inside she put her hands together then placed the tips of her fingers up to her nose, "Hmmm...what to sing! I am a RoXy fan but I also enjoy Goblin Black! Oh what are you going to sing?" She looked over at the bar and saw a few people she knew. She gave them a light wave then turned to Morthos, "Sorry. I always seem to run into people."
"Yes you do," Morthos said quietly at her comment of always looking gorgeous as they entered. She apologized for waving to some people but that barely even registered to Morthos, "don't worry about it. From my perspective you seem to know everyone, I'd be more surprised if you didn't see anyone you know. As for what I'll sing...." Morthos trailed off as he grabbed one of the tablets to scroll through the song list, "I'll see what catches my eye, you hungry? I have the strangest feeling you haven't eaten anything all day. You get some food first then we can have some fun singing."
Jax laughed at his comment then nodded enthusiastically when he mentioned food. She started pulling off her jacket as she headed over to the bar and ordered some food and beers before pointing to a table to the left of the main stage where a young witch was belting to Stevie Nicks. She sauntered over and threw her jacket into a seat as a waitress brought over a few beers. She pushed her hair out of the way and grabbed one taking a few chugs before nodding at Morthos before she took a seat. "Hope you don't mind I ordered nachos to share? I paid as well so don't bother asking her for the bill."
She laughed, sticking out her tongue, before she took another chug of her beer, "Hey...I was meaning to ask you. Does your family know any way to amplify controlling demonic energy? I have been trying to wrap my brain around growing stronger with my summoning but it's hard on my body to keep the demonic energy at bay. I've been reading a lot about it, and honestly asking the source is out of the question. I figured your family might know a trick or something...It's alright if you don't. I was just curious.."
"You know me, I'm always down to eat, nachos sound great. I guess I can't always pay for everything so fine, I'll allow you to pay, call us even on getting food." He drank some of his beer and thought about her question. "My uncle deals with that kind of stuff. He's not an exorcist like you, but I know his particular brand of magic lends him to the demonic arts. I'll see if I can get in contact with him to see if he can't help you out." Morthos didn't particularly like his uncle but he wasn't going to tell her that, if it meant helping Jax he'd put up with his uncle's unpleasantness. "I also have something I wanted to ask you, do you think we could maybe do some combat training together? On our mission I realized if I can't cast magic I'm pretty screwed. I'm not weak, I just have no technique." Glancing at the tablet he saw there was still a few more people to go before they were up so there was time.
Jax listened intently to him talk about his uncle, her interest highly peaked, "Oh that would be awesome! I would really appreciate any help I can get." She paused listening to him ask her about combat training. She took a sip of beer, trying to hold back a mean smile, "I can help with you with that. My training is tough though, if we spar expect some heavy bruises and sore muscles." She laughed lighting knowing full well that her training was insane for an average person. She knew Morthos could handle it, but she also knew that he would have to work his ass off to get to her level. She was about to say something when a young blonde woman walked up, smiling at first at Jax then at Morthos, "Hey...sorry to interrupt you guys. My friend over there," she pointed to a another girl with blue skin, gills and coral coloured hair, "thinks that you are super cute and was wondering if you would be interested in taking her number." Unlike Jax's previous drunken stupor she remained calm and gave Morthos an encouraging smile.
Morthos was about to respond when a blonde girl came up to give Morthos her friends number. He looked over at the other girl, a merperson? Morthos wasn't entirely sure, he gave her a wave as she was looking at them expectantly and she covered her face with her hands. He turned his attention back to the girl in front of him, "well I'm flattered, I'll gladly take her number." The girl handed him a paper with the number on it as she ran away giggling back to her friend. Morthos quickly texted the number saying it's the red guy you think is cute, my name's Morthos, what's yours? He out his phone away, he'd respond when he got home later. "Well that was unexpected, what were we talking about? Your ridiculous training regimen? I won't say no to the challenge, I'm serious about getting stronger."
Jax watched as he took the mermaid's number and then proceeded to text said girl. Jax's reaction was a long chug of beer and long inner monologue about how this was what she wanted. When his attention was back to her she gave a cool smile, "Eh, not surprised. Girl has good taste. Anyway sounds good. I go to church in the morning but I'll meet you at the SPA gym at about 5 if you want to do some sparring. I go early with Hargul because there is usually less people around. We can train on evenings though to. Whenever you have time. Don't forget water and gym clothes. Oh..." She gave him a wicked smile, "Looks like it's your turn to shine. Mr. Super cute!" She teased him lightly, mimicking the other girl who approached the table.
"Sounds good, and you're up after me so I hope you're ready," Morthos got up on the stage and the song he chose was one he didn't particularly identify with anymore but at one point he considered it his theme song. The song was Monster by Skillet. Morthos is decently good at singing so he pretty much nailed it, as he sang he couldn't help but think of how his outlook had changed to make him not think this song was about him. Really Jax had made him realize that he wasn't some kind of monster, he was just different and he should embrace that about himself. When he was done he got off stage and sat back with Jax, "your turn now, I can't wait to hear what you've got planned."
Jax screamed and hooted as Morthos nailed the song. His rasp coinciding perfectly well with the beat. She enjoyed the song, jamming along when finally the nachos came. She ordered another two beers and started to booth dance as she ate. Suddenly the song was over, with the crowd going crazy as Morthos walked over. Jax gave him a thumbs up, "You nailed that! Damn, you can sing to! Man of many talents." He responded and she shook her fingers, taking another sip of beer before she licked her lips, "Oh you will see." She scooted out of the booth and smacked Morthos on the arm before she sauntered up to the top of the stage, taking the mic and giving the room a smirk. She set her boots in adrenaline pumping through her veins as she grabbed at her pony tail, pulling away the small band to let the tangle of red hair fall down her shoulders. Suddenly she began to sing Dead Posey's, "Don't Stop the Devil." Her voice was definitely an alto, the voice gritty and a bit scratchy but all around good. She hit the notes with confidence swaying slightly to the beat. She couldn't dance worth shit but Jax could definitely sing. When the song ended she let go of the stand letting it hit the ground as cheers went off. She raised a fist then walked over to the table, "The performing arts are not really my thing but damn that is fun! We should do a duet or something!"
Morthos found himself munching on the nachos and cheering for Jax when she was done. Did she pick that song specifically for him? Nah, definitely over thinking it. Jax mentioned a duet, "ya that does sound fun, and I know just the song. If you don't know this one then I'm not sure we can be friends anymore." A bit of time passed and it was their turn up again, the song Morthos picked was a classic, Don't Stop Believin'. He really enjoyed being up there with Jax just having a good time. When they were done people cheered and they went back to their table. Morthos was having a great time, he even ordered a couple of shots for each of them.
Jax watched as he picked a classic, whilst munching wildly on nachos. She gulped, "Of course I know that song. See we are destined to be best buds!" Jax and him got up there a few minutes later, singing there hearts out. She didn't want to admit it, but she was having a great time and as selfish as it was she was thankful that Morthos could help clear her mind for awhile. After they had sung a few more songs and finished off the plate of nachos they left the bar walking towards home. When they hit the street that would turn off towards both of there homes Jax turned and gave Morthos a warm hug, "Thank you for tonight. I really needed a friend, also remember tomorrow. See ya at the gym at five. Be ready." She pulled back giving him a smirk before she, punched him lightly in the shoulder before she headed off home to Ophelia's empty bed and Hargul's snuggles.
"Hey, what else are friends for if not showing you a good time. I'll see you tomorrow...I'd say at the ass crack of dawn but I think at this time of year the sun isn't even up until closer to 6." Morthos laughed and they both went their separate ways, as he walked home he checked his phone, the girl from the bar had responded, her name was Melanie but she preferred Mel. They didn't talk too much, but she seemed like a nice enough girl. As soon as he was home he set an alarm to be up early and fell asleep. The alarm sounded what felt like a minute later, but Morthos got up and did his normal morning routine to wake himself up. He found drinking a few glasses of water really helped. He gathered up what he needed for some intense training with Jax and made his way to the gym. If he was going to master this new magical technique he was working on he also needed some fighting ability.
I like that her feet are in the water and her other hand is mostly behind her so you really only had to draw one.....what the word for hands and feet? I wanna day appendage but that’s not right. Anyways, my sarcasm aside very nice drawing
As Morthos wandered the streets he found himself actually feeling pretty good about himself. His chat with Edwin had him thinking about Jax and thinking that he was more okay with her not feeling the same way he did than he realized. Maybe one day she'd come around, but for now he was actually just happy having someone like her in his life. In the moment when Jax had ended their friends with limited benefits relationship he felt devastated, but now with some distance from it and time to think he was happy to let Jax do what she felt she had to, at least for now. Ever since he'd met Jax Morthos had been feeling more confident in himself, and his life was a lot better now. He had a few good friends and that was really all he'd ever wanted in life.
As he was walking he found himself by the church where Jax got her blessings every morning. Speaking of Jax, he was pretty sure he saw her rounding a corner away from the church. Morthos jogged a bit and rounded the corner after her to catch up. Upon getting close he used mage hand to tap her right shoulder and stood on her left side. "Hey there good lookin', what are you...oh." He started with a cheery greeting but when he saw the look on her face he could tell something was up, "what's wrong? Something go down at church?"
As he was walking he found himself by the church where Jax got her blessings every morning. Speaking of Jax, he was pretty sure he saw her rounding a corner away from the church. Morthos jogged a bit and rounded the corner after her to catch up. Upon getting close he used mage hand to tap her right shoulder and stood on her left side. "Hey there good lookin', what are you...oh." He started with a cheery greeting but when he saw the look on her face he could tell something was up, "what's wrong? Something go down at church?"
A new place had opened while they were away, it was called Red's and the food looked really good. As he was sitting and checking out a menu he heard a familiar voice, "hey there good lookin', glad you like the duds I picked out for you." Looking up it was the elven guy who helped at the store when Morthos did his makeover, Eddie....no, Edwin. "You don't mind if I join you, do you?"
"No, go ahead, I'm alone tonight, feel free," Morthos wished he wasn't alone tonight but that's how it was. He was sure Jax was busy with something at the church anyways.
"Oh same for me, my boo is out of town for a few days visiting family. Where's the cutie who came shopping with you? You guys were cute together."
Morthos sighed slightly, trying to keep himself from sounded downtrodden, "she's busy with something else tonight. And we're not together, we're just friends. She made that abundantly clear," he mumbled that last part, but Edwin still heard him.
"Oh honey, I could tell from when you were in my shop that she's in to you, with good reason too. Just don't give up on her, girls are complicated."
Morthos didn't really want to get in to it with Edwin, luckily a waiter came up to take their order which was a welcome distraction. The rest of the meal went off without relationship talk, they moved to something Morthos was much more comfortable with, magic. Edwin was skilled with illusion magic. Morthos was a bit familiar with that type of magic, his ghost sound ability was a form of illusion magic, and illusion magic paired nicely with charm magic which his mother was quite adept at.
"How come you never used a glamour to change how you look if you didn't like the looks people gave you? I could even do one for you"
Morthos had considered something like that before, just to make him look more like a normal person, but he never would have really done it. "I guess it's because I'm not ashamed of who I am and where I come from," Morthos said to Edwin, trying to articulate exactly how he felt, "my people were nobles. We hailed from a great and powerful empire, I'm proud of that history, and if other people don't like how I look they can deal with it. I kinda just figured that out recently."
"Well I'm glad you're feeling better about yourself"
Morthos smiled, he was feeling better, talking with Edwin had really cheered him up, "thanks for sitting with me Edwin, I'll pay for dinner. Don't you protest or I'm never shopping at your store again."
Edwin just rolled his eyes in an exasperated way but smiled slyly, "oh alright. But I'm getting the bill next time, maybe a double date when that girl figures out you're a great guy."
"We'll see, I know where to find you," Morthos paid the bill and they went their separate ways. After that Morthos just kind of wandered the town, not sure where he would go next.
"No, go ahead, I'm alone tonight, feel free," Morthos wished he wasn't alone tonight but that's how it was. He was sure Jax was busy with something at the church anyways.
"Oh same for me, my boo is out of town for a few days visiting family. Where's the cutie who came shopping with you? You guys were cute together."
Morthos sighed slightly, trying to keep himself from sounded downtrodden, "she's busy with something else tonight. And we're not together, we're just friends. She made that abundantly clear," he mumbled that last part, but Edwin still heard him.
"Oh honey, I could tell from when you were in my shop that she's in to you, with good reason too. Just don't give up on her, girls are complicated."
Morthos didn't really want to get in to it with Edwin, luckily a waiter came up to take their order which was a welcome distraction. The rest of the meal went off without relationship talk, they moved to something Morthos was much more comfortable with, magic. Edwin was skilled with illusion magic. Morthos was a bit familiar with that type of magic, his ghost sound ability was a form of illusion magic, and illusion magic paired nicely with charm magic which his mother was quite adept at.
"How come you never used a glamour to change how you look if you didn't like the looks people gave you? I could even do one for you"
Morthos had considered something like that before, just to make him look more like a normal person, but he never would have really done it. "I guess it's because I'm not ashamed of who I am and where I come from," Morthos said to Edwin, trying to articulate exactly how he felt, "my people were nobles. We hailed from a great and powerful empire, I'm proud of that history, and if other people don't like how I look they can deal with it. I kinda just figured that out recently."
"Well I'm glad you're feeling better about yourself"
Morthos smiled, he was feeling better, talking with Edwin had really cheered him up, "thanks for sitting with me Edwin, I'll pay for dinner. Don't you protest or I'm never shopping at your store again."
Edwin just rolled his eyes in an exasperated way but smiled slyly, "oh alright. But I'm getting the bill next time, maybe a double date when that girl figures out you're a great guy."
"We'll see, I know where to find you," Morthos paid the bill and they went their separate ways. After that Morthos just kind of wandered the town, not sure where he would go next.
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