The Fire and The Storm - The Nexus of Kellaran #2 novel Chapter 2

Part 1

Chapter 2

“You will not be able to raise normal children, even if you stay mortal.” Neela pointed out to Mark. “They will be half elven and half human, and with your unique properties, they might just be the first of a new race. Furthermore, they will be the sons and daughters of the Prince and Princess of Hilia, Keys to The Just Alliance, keys to the nexus, two of the most powerful spell casters on the planet, and two of the wealthiest and most famous people alive. Those circumstances will prevent your children from having anything like what you would consider to be a normal childhood, and you may as well face that right now. But that does not mean that their childhood will be any less wonderful and healthy, simply because their parents and their lives are exceptional. The same will be true if you become divine.

“The mortals here right now are the only ones that know that Quewanak is now a god. The same can be true of yourselves.”

“You’re right.” Mark nodded. “There’s no way we can give our kids a normal childhood while living the way we are now. So after the nexus is completely over and dealt with, we’ll retire from all this royalty and government for at least twenty years while we move somewhere simple and raise some kids. Then after the last of ‘em get married, then I might consider becoming a god, and not before.

“As for all those dependencies, after you revealed them I did stuff that you said ‘left your visions of the future in tatters’. And you said that all our Candidacies would wax and wane with time and events. So there’s a good chance that none of that is valid anymore anyway.”

He turned to Amirgath. “It seemed you were the quickest at evaluating someone’s Candidacy last time, and I don’t see that having it done by our own patron god matters. Why don’t you give us all another quick scan right now, and see what you think.”

Amirgath did so with a quick glance at all the mortals present, then sat back on his haunches in surprise, before grinning in satisfaction. “All of your Candidacies are absolutely assured, including yours, Grakonexikaldoron! All of you will Ascend within the next two years! It is so absolutely certain that the dependencies can no longer be discerned. I am certain that this indicates that we will win this argument, and convince you to do your duty as you should!”

“Well you’re wrong then, because I’m still just as convinced that I won’t do it! Besides, it could just as easily show that someone else will figure out how to do it and to teach it. And besides all that, I’m still improving so quickly as a mage and a wizard and a warlock, I might be able to find another way to assure our victory over the demons.”

“No.” Falgaroth chuckled. “Your candidacy is assured; you will Ascend within two years. I think that what the new findings show is that the solution Visinniria, Glup, and myself have thought of will work, and that it will please all of you. A solution we thought of by working together while the rest of you were arguing, I might point out.

“Amirgath, would you and your faction be satisfied if Mark took two months completely off, including being out of contact with everyone, and then made his attempt to become divine, and to teach it to these other Candidates?”

“We would be well pleased with that.” Amirgath nodded.

“Excellent.” Falgaroth said as he turned to Mark, and swished his long blue tail with a graceful motion.