Eclipse: House of the Daemon
Ni-hao! This is ‘A Critical Point.’
A sudden thought spurs T-Bone into action. Abi visits Callie with a gift. It seems that acquiring a rarity isn’t the only piece to the puzzle of the Rose Gate. And, Razor and the parasite make a scene.
Author’s notes: Yes! I’m unblocked! Well…mostly. If it seems a little disjointed, it’s because I know what I want to write beyond this. So, it might feel a bit rushed.
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Eclipse: House of the Daemon
A Critical Point
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“…My mother…”
“…she’s alive.”
T-Bone runs over the creases of the letter with his claw. “This is mom’s handwriting…I can’t believe it…”
T-Bone reads over the letter again. “I have other family…but who? It was just me and mom…and we are Woren?”
“Woren?”
T-Bone sucks in his breath, a sudden thought hitting him.
“It can’t be…”
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“Where is she?”
“None of your concern.”
Lian glares at Dark Kat, who smiles. “I want my daughter.”
“So you can have this impromptu family reunion? I don’t think so.” Dark Kat says.
“What do you want?”
“Like I said. Two Worens are better than one.”
“You wouldn’t!”
Dark Kat smiles. “Your son’s impulsiveness is all I need.”
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“That fool…he’s only following a piece of the legend. His idiocy will be his demise.”
“I dare you to say that to his face, Nanami.”
“Be quiet.” Nanami, a young, slender she-kat, immerses herself into an old book.
“And, let me guess…the pieces to the Legend of the Rose Gate is listed in that book.” Ohtori crosses his arms.
“Yes…an old spell book actually. There’s only one other copy that I know of.” The blonde flips gingerly through the pages. “And, should I be asking you how you intend to fool your employer?”
“Former employer. By the time he realizes anything, it’ll be too late.” Ohtori smiles.
“You better be right about that. We’re staking too much on this plan.”
“Are we? All you want is the Dragon Sword, another piece to the puzzle…and, we all know where that is.”
Nanami smirks. “So we do.”
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“How is he?”
“I don’t know…he hasn’t emerged from that room.”
Felina sighs as Razor leans up against a wall. “I wish he’d tell me what’s going on! All I know that it has to do with his mother.”
Razor’s eyes widen. “I thought his mother was killed.”
“I thought so, too! But, now he gets that letter, and…” Felina glances away. “I’m sure it was a shock to him.”
“I can’t imagine that.”
“My mother died when I was little…so I know how it feels to be without a mother.”
Razor looks at her. “Really?”
Felina nods. “She acquired that disease called Erebus. You either live or die with it.”
“…I know. I survived.”
“You did?”
Razor nods. “It was a miracle. I still don’t know how I lived.” Razor turns to Felina. “But, now, I suggest we give T-Bone his space. He’ll be all right.”
“Okay. Where will you be?”
“The tavern. So if you need me, I’ll be there.”
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“Abi! How nice to see you again!”
“You, too!” Abi embraces Callie in a light hug. “Here I am, trying to get my doctorate, and you up and get married!”
“Among other things.” Callie smiles as she puts a paw on her stomach.
“How far along are you?”
“I’m entering my seventh month.” Callie motions for Abi to sit down.
“I sure missed a lot…”
“You were the one that wanted to go to Avalon.”
Abi sits back in her chair. “Yes, so I can finish my thesis. I want to be the curator of my father’s museum someday.”
“I admire your ambition.”
“What about yours? Aren’t you working on that novel?”
“I try to write in between my daughter’s kicks.” Callie smiles. “But, she’s been so active…”
Abi chuckles and reaches into her bag. “I have a gift for you?”
“Hmm?”
Abi takes out a worn book. “I found this book during my travels through Avalon. I got it as a wedding gift, but now it looks like a kitten gift. It’s a spell book.”
“Wow! I love old spell books.” Callie happily takes the book. “You can always learn from them. Thank you so much!”
“You’re welcome.”
“So, where are you going now?”
“I don’t know…I really don’t want to return home until I finish my thesis.”
“Why not stay here? I could use the help here soon.”
“Do you think your husband will mind?”
“He won’t. And, besides, you haven’t meet him yet.”
“All I know about him is what I got in your letters. He’s the Lord of these lands, right?”
“Yes, he is. So will you stay?”
Abi thinks for only a minute. “All right. Thank you for the invitation.”
“Well, it’s the only way to get some extra help!”
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“That was very noble of you…giving your friend some space.”
Razor says nothing, choosing to drink his milk. He was ringing up quite a tab in the tavern.
” How come that decision was easy, but choosing the right she-kat is not?” The parasite continues, oblivious to the looks Razor was getting. “Why you are considering being with that loathsome creature named Kandi instead of Eboni is beyond me.”
” Will you shut up?” Razor mutters under his breath. “Kats are starting to look.”
” Let them look! And, lay off the milk, will ya! You need to be on your guard to counter that…Fury.”
” What was that?”
” You heard me. Fury, succubus, Harpy…they’re all the same! You should choose the Fellpool…my little Dragon Prince.”
Razor slams the glass he was holding down onto the bar, getting some more looks. “Don’t call me that!”
” Why not? Aren’t you ro…”
” No, I’m not!” Razor slumps a little. “Not any more, anyway.”
” Why not? Maybe then, I could have all the Firebright bugs I could eat. Do you know how many varieties there are? With their own degrees of crunchiness?”
Razor holds his stomach. “Stop it! You’re making me sick.”
” Good! Maybe then, you’ll see how much Kandi makes me ill!”
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“*Cheer up, Kandi! At least you’ll be able to have some with Razor before you kill him…But….*”
Kandi sighs a little, walking into the tavern. “*And, Eboni’s not going to make it any easier…Huh*”
Kandi notices Razor at the bar, and smiles. “*Well, well…All alone and no Eboni in sight…*”
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“As Eboni so eloquently put it once, you’re not thinking right.” The parasite rambles on, aware that Razor was tuning it out. “Why you would want to throw away a nice friendship like that is beyond me…It’s akin to us.”
” What? The way I remember it, you came to me, not the other way around.” Razor sits his drink down.
” Fine talk to the one that saved your life…and, tone it down with the milk!”
” I will not.”
” Okay…now you’re being belligerent.”
” Yeah, yeah.” Razor looks up to see Kandi walking to him. “Oh, hi…You’re all right?”
” I’m fine.” Kandi smiles at him.
” What’s up?”
” Well, I was a little lonely.” Kandi tosses her hair behind her shoulder. And, since we’re not going to MegaKat anytime soon….”
“Huh?”
Kandi leans in close to Razor and smiles. “How about a kiss? Since we are more than friends…right?”
” Oh, no you don’t!”
Kandi leaps back as the parasite gains control of Razor’s left paw and clasps it firmly across his nose. Razor leaps to his feet.
” Let go!”
“I will not!” The parasite tightens his grip. “That creature is probably wearing poisoned lipstick…and I’m too young to die!!!”
” I beg your pardon?” Kandi shouts, insulted, but to no avail. Razor, with the parasite firmly clasped to his nose, stumbles out the tavern. Katizens really start to look.
” Let go of my nose!”
” Not until you say Uncle!” The parasite says. “I’m doing this for your own protection!”
” Oh, yeah?” Razor goes for his sword with his free paw. “If you value your home you’ll release my nose right now!”
” Okay, okay.” The parasite surrenders and releases Razor’s nose. “You didn’t have to become violent, you know.”
” Why you little-”
“He’s going to kill me!”
” You bet I am.”
” It’s not to late for a truce…right?”
“Yeah…yeah.” Razor hears a motorcycle gearing up. He turns to see T-Bone getting on it. He runs over to him.
“Where are you going?” Razor shouts over the roar of the engines.
“To MegaKat!” T-Bone reeves the engines. “Dark Kat is there, and he has my mother…and sister.”
“Sister? What sister?”
T-Bone spins his wheels, the motorcycle kicking up dirt. “Sorry, Razor…but this is my fight.”
“Wait!” Razor calls after him, but T-Bone is long gone.
“…I’ll kill him for what he did to us.”
To be continued…
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