He squeezed me even tighter and kept saying how much he missed me, which shouldn''t be normal since we''ve only met once but it is far from being the strangest thing that could have happened. I used this opportunity to once again take a good look at him, broad muscular shoulders and long light-brown wavy hair that were soft like silk and yet as hard as wood bark. A few blue scales could be seen on his neck but that is the only thing that tied him to the Dragons. He and I don''t share any similitude other than the color of our scales, otherwise, nothing between us could make people think we are related and even I still doubt it, but ..I can just feel it.


    |A bit ... too tight brother.|(Freya)


    |Oh sorry, Just figured out I wouldn''t hurt ya with just that, very sorry sister.|(Apocalypse)


    He let go of me but still put his hands on my shoulders and looked at me in the eyes, they were shining with excitement as if he was a little child who was waiting to get a present. A small playful smiled bored his face and for a while, he just stared at me. His eyes became gentle and a walked further into my mind, sometimes stopping himself and looking with awe and warm eyes the towers of ivory and gold. Delight bloomed on his face and in few whispers he kept saying in an ominous language.


    |Oui ... c''est comme ?a que ?a devrait être.|(Apocalypse)


    |What is it brother ?|(Freya)


    |Ever since I''ve come ta this world I have been disappointed, Human mages are just Neet, Tha magus only know ta use their magic ta make things blow up, tha warriors can be torn apart just after a single mistake. Most of tha nobles are corrupted and tha plebs are ready ta sell their family ta make some money. A religion encourages tha execution of those who are different. Tha grandeur of fantasy isn''t here, it''s just plain boring reality where everyone hates one another. I''m happy ta see that both tha Vermillion and tha Dragons are not tha same as tha other races.|(Apocalypse)


    |I don''t understand what you are saying, brother.|(Freya)


    |That''s normal, ya and I did not grow up in tha same places. Let''s forget that dear sister and let''s talk.|(Apocalypse)


    he held out his right hand to me and waited, A bit reluctantly I grabbed it.


    |Since you are able to transform into a Dragon already should I assume you are my big brother ?|(Freya)


    |What are ya saying ? We are twins.|(Apocalypse)


    What ? This is not possible, Dragons can only lay one egg every hundred years and Dragon twins never happened, it''s absolutely impossible. But I can''t wrap my head against the fact that I do not feel as if he was lying. I still denied the fact and told him.


    |Dragons can''t have Twin.|(Freya)


    A wide smile crept on his face and he burst into a merry laughter. He pointed at his scales and then made hand signs to show his size. I could see his teeth peak behind his lips, sometimes they would look human but when they collided they would sharpen.


    |My dear sister, ta think ya still think ya and I are just Dragons is both sad and funny. Mom would be amused I guess but dad would be crying if he knew.|(Apocalypse)


    As he said that his gaze became serious, a hint of sadness could be seen in them but it quickly disappeared and the gentle look he had on his face when he came here reappeared. What he said made little to no sense to me, it is true that some people call him a Vermillion but if he is my twin brother that means I too would be a Vermillion. Then that means my mother would be a traitor and my father would be one of the enemies I''ve sworn to fight against when I became Mercy and that also means that I am one of the Doomed children ... I thought it was just a fairy tail the Dragon used to tell children.


    That''s one of the reason Forgiveness is always held up in her room praying for the goddess'' forgiveness. Or at least that''s what grandfather told me, but the Vermillion have disappeared so why would the children of doom appear now. Especially given the fact that he is too weak for someone who would have trained five hundred years while the Dragons only grew in power since they could sleep as they seemed fit for the last five hundred years and thus grow in power so how could he be the one that''ll bring the end of the Dragons ? And why should I be one of the children ?If you come across this story on Amazon, it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it.


    |Ya seem troubled, sister, I do suppose it means ya know of who ya are now. Only this way will ya be able to transform completely into a Dragon. Well then, dear sister, is there something else ya wish ta ask me ?|(Apocalypse)


    |I would prefer not to ask them now, brother, I''ve gotten the answer to the question I already had.|(Freya)


    He closed his eyes and nodded.


    |Then shall we profit of this little reunion ta speak with each other ?|(Apocalypse)


    |I''ll gladly accept dear brother.|(Freya)


    We walked and talked about many things, he told me about the place he grew up in, a place further than the furthest star in the night sky, a place where building made of glass and rock touch the sky, a place where liberty used to be a policy but the people where going backwards and returning to a close-minded society. He told me about the friends and the family he had there and also about those he hated. Then he talked to me about the family he made here, how it saddened him that his love was mostly born out of lust and how he realized that no matter what he does it couldn''t be helped. He told me that I was the aunt of the cutest little angel, or whatever it is and that her name was Julia.


    I told him about my life, how I grew up pampered by everyone even after I became Mercy. At that point, he started to pet my head, surely to comfort me but it seemed to please him more than me, I let it do it all the same since it also puts me at some kind of ease. I also told him about what the Dragon continent looked like but when I mentioned how the land was dead he whispered "ya vraiment de la pollutions partout ... sigh c''est triste". Even though the words were ominous I could still make sense out of it for some reason, it was not filled with sorrow but sadness could still be perceived.


    Vermillion are called the children of the earth so it must be normal for him to care about its well being, thinking about that I always felt sad that the land was dead too ... I guess it gives value to what he said about he and I not being only Dragons though it could still be a coincidence.


    We talked about everything, little worries and what made us laugh. I had so much fun I had forgotten the risk of being discovered by someone. Something I shouldn''t have forgotten since it immediately came to bite me in the butt. I felt it ... someone entering our connection, another mind was connected from afar I was able to see a gigantic castle of gold and red, many wildlife could be seen hanging around the magnificent trees that grew near the building.


    |Oh merde ... depuis quand les chateaux font la taille de gratte-ciel ?|(Apocalypse)


    [Oh shit ... since when are castles the size of skyscrapers ?]


    While he was in awe I was scarred, of all the people it had to be grandfather. he stepped into my mind with a scowl on his face and stood in front of us, he was so mad I could already hear the scolding he would give me at home. Apocalypse noticed him and his eyes gleamed with a serious light that made me uncomfortable, all that playfulness he previously had plastered on his face had disappeared to let place to a dignified and strick looking warrior.


    |Grandfather I assume ... what are ya doing here ?|(Apocalypse)


    |Do not talk to me scum, I am here to take your sister back.|(Diligence)


    |Scum ? For someone who would lock up their own daughter for five hundred years, ya sure have a big mouth.|(Apocalypse)


    |Do not utter a single word, I do not want someone who slaughtered an entire continent to give me a lecture about how to raise my own daughter !!|(Diligence)


    I looked at my brother and found no regret nor denial in his eyes, nor did he utter anything to prove my grandfather wrong. No, he just said.


    |My name is Apocalypse Satan Seraph Amael Vermillion, surely ya know what it means gramps.|(Apocalypse)


    It''s horrible, how can someone admit having done that with such a straight face. Why would he even kill all those people, what could condemn such a monstrous act ? I don''t know who to trust anymore, grandfather, who lied to me about my true origins but raised me or should I trust my brother ... who does not deny being the perpetrator of a genocide ? I stood still, looking at my brother and with a trembling voice, I asked.


    |Did you really do it ?|(Freya)


    His eyes fell on me and I saw it, the green eyes which gleamed with joy before were dead serious and seemed to be filled with pride.


    |I did, and I''ll do it a thousand time more if it means I could get Julia out of their hands.|(Apocalypse)


    |LEAVE, YOU MONSTER !!! GO AWAY !!|(Freya)


    He looked a bit surprised but he quickly went away, as he went back into his mind and before he faded he looked at us and said in a sincere voice that held no anger or sadness. It was as if he was made of stone that had suddenly been given life.


    |I see that ya are more sensible than I thought sister, I hope ya stay that way keeping a leash on me when we will get our work as guardian will be important. I do not regret what happened but I do understand tha fact that because of things like that us Vermillion can''t live among tha other races, therefore once we have won this war we shall retreat and never get in contact with another country. And ya grandfather, I do not know why ya took Freya in and raised her but something tells me it was not out of love for yar family so bear in mind ... shall anything happen ta her ... I''ll gut ya out.|(Apocalypse)


    And he disappeared into the nothingness of his mind.