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Authors: A.L. Bridges

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Cole, that isn’t your child.” Cheza says.

If a head could explode from mixed-feelings, then mine would cause an explosion on par with a supernova. The good news is that I don’t have a kid. The bad news is Cheza had a child with someone who isn’t me.

(Not to mention that the baby was more than six months old and you’ve only been gone for fifteen)

My chest tightens and I start seeing stars. I’m not even aware that Cheza is saying something to me until she starts shaking me.


COLE! BREATHE!” Cheza shouts as she smacks me. “The baby isn’t mine either; it’s Katie’s sister’s son that I used to occasionally babysit!”


Oh, thank gods! For a moment there I was thinking that you had a baby with another guy and that there was a possibility that you had cheated on me because that baby is too old to have been conceived after my death!” I respond while semi-chuckling. Cheza gives me this look that makes my ass cheeks tighten involuntarily.


Yes… about that… do you ever consider that feeling when you are the one doing the cheating?” Cheza says with a terse tone.


WITH THREE DIFFERENT WOMEN!?” Cheza screams. “One of which I’m positive that you met only after you had regained your memories.”


Cheza, I never cheated on you with
those
women!” I defend; is it just me, or was my intonation a little off there?


What do you mean
those
?” Cheza asks with a very homicidal looking gleam in her eyes.

Shit. The end is nigh for Cole Treyfair.


In my defense, I had no idea who you were and I was sharing a bed with Kita.” I explain.


Well I guess that I can’t be too mad when I slept with five other guys, but in my defense, you were dead!” Cheza says with a slight amount of hysteria. I’m not too sure how I feel about that…

(Master, you are missing the most important detail! Was it five guys at the same time?)

I feel my face fall; I’m not sure if this is a question I want to know the answer to, but I’m asking it anyway.


At the same time?” I ask while I avoid looking at her face.


ASS!” Cheza screams as she slaps me. “What, do you think I became a giant whore while you were gone!?”

For some reason, the first thing that pops into my head is a fifty foot tall naked Cheza… the second thing is a whorish Cheza that caters specifically to giants… Cheza’s right though; I am being an ass. I should apologize…

(All of them. At the same time. And the bedpost too)


Well I think that it’s a possibility!” I exclaim.


That probably wasn’t the right thing to say,’ I realize after Cheza breaks my nose and storms out of the room.


Having girl troubles?” Hel asks; she must have come in while Cheza was leaving, which I was unable to notice because it is a little hard to see through my involuntary tears.


Yeah a bit, although it is mostly just my stupid mouth. Is there something that you needed ma’am?” I ask.


Well I just wanted to thank you for your help. With this insurrection quelled, the last remnants of my father’s plan have gone up in smoke. I was able to get you reinstated at the University of Washington so you can finish your degree, if you’d like. The Agency has already taken care of your social security number and your death certificate so that you are officially alive.” Hel replies.


Wait, what about Loki and the war?” I inquire.


Nobody seems to know where my father is, but the war is nonexistent now. It seems that Chezarei can no longer be used for my father’s plans because her blood has become diluted.” Hel explains.

It seems that I inadvertently protected Cheza simply by giving her my blood. I feel kind of lost now… the only thing that had been on my mind before I died was protecting Cheza, but that isn’t even necessary anymore.


What about the vampires and the werewolves? Weren’t your brothers sort of like their kings?” I ask.


Not exactly; they ruled over or controlled those they created, but vampires and werewolves have been around longer than my brothers and I. Both have their own hierarchies and tend to govern themselves. The ones that my brothers created have freedom now so they’ve just assimilated into the existing structure.” Hel explains.


Speaking of your brothers, why were they so easy to kill? Jormungandr was supposed to be a god according to the mythos, but Cheza easily killed him with a couple of ice spikes. Apep was similarly easy to kill for a god.” I mention.


Fenrir and Jormungandr weren’t gods, just a type of demigods. I would be the same if I hadn’t been promoted to this station by Odin. As for Apep, his defeat ages ago caused a drop in status so he wasn’t a god.” Hel answers.


Huh…” I reply. So what do I do now?


I guess going back to school wouldn’t be too bad of an idea… is Jason going to be coming back to school with me?” I ask.


No, he will have to remain in the Underworld because he is still technically dead.” Hel informs me.


Oh…” I reply quietly, feeling guilty.


Jason will be able to return to Midgard eventually; even I’m able to return to Midgard for one day in exchange for every year I spend in the Underworld because my body is half alive.” Hel explains. Well, that explains how she met Jason’s dad and how Jason managed to be born on earth.


It’s about time for you and Chezarei to return home. Bring the winged girl with you; she doesn’t belong here anyway. Consider this a parting gift.” Hel says and approaches my bedside.

Hel kisses the tips of her index and middle fingers on her right hand, and touches my Haglaz rune. There is an intense burning sensation, but it isn’t nearly as bad as it was when I first received the Haglaz. I look down at my right pectoral and see that the H-shape has a second bar in the center that is parallel to the first one.


This should allow you to port to the Underworld from anywhere, except from other pantheon’s domains. That is the reason that your triskele doesn’t work here.” Hel explains.


Thank you ma’am.” I reply.

Hel gives me a curt nod and leaves the room. I spend the next five minutes getting dressed and then Jason, Reyna, Cheza, Naia, and Nahid re-enter the room. Cheza just stands there, glaring at me with her arms crossed across her chest, before Jason speaks up.


Well, it’s been real, CT. Next time you come back, I’ll show you around Niflheim; it’s pretty much the Hollywood of the Underworld.” Jason says.


Definitely! Thanks for your help Nahid.” I say.


It was thanks to you that we were able to catch Saquib so just consider us even.” Nahid replies.


Naia, since you apparently aren’t supposed to be in the Underworld, you are coming to live with me.” I say. Cheza’s eyes narrow in response, but Naia looks rather pleased.


Why does he get two winged harem members…” Jason grumbles.


You had better not be including Lila as a ‘winged member’ or you’ll be on the receiving end of a left hook in about five seconds.” I tell him.


What!? Pfft, no! I wasn’t including Lila! I was talking about… SMOKEBOMB!” Jason yells as he flicks all of his fingers out in front of his face, and runs out of the room.


Idiot… alright you three, hold on.” I say to Reyna, Naia, and Cheza while holding out my right arm. Naia and Cheza grab on, but Reyna looks reluctant.


Don’t worry; I can take you down here to see him anytime you want.” I whisper to Reyna.


Who said this has anything to do with Jason!? Maybe the mere thought of touching you repulses me so much that I don’t want to do it even if I have to stay in the Underworld!” Reyna snaps.


Whoa! Is it really necessary to hurt my feelings in order to lie to yourself?” I ask.


I’m sorry…” Reyna replies quietly.


Apology accepted. Now I’m making up your mind for you.” I say and touch my right shoulder blade.

 

 

 

 

Chapter 11: WILSOOOON!


Oh my! There is so much color!” Naia announces when she sees our front yard.

If this is her response to Arizona, her mind will be blown when she sees parts of this world that are actually colorful. I walk up to the front door of the house and stop. Returning home from the Underworld feels weird… I feel anxious for some reason… well, here goes nothing.


WELCOME HOME COLE!” Sara and Tia shout as I open the door. I step inside and they both rush over to hug me.


COLE! WHAT IN THE HELL HAPPENED TO YOUR ARM!?” Sara screams.


Eaten by Apep so I made a new one.” I explain quickly.


Who is this?” Tia inquires.


This is Naia, I met her in the cage we were being held in; she has amnesia and doesn’t even remember what she is. Oh, and she’s invisible unless she wears that bracelet. She’s going to be staying here for a while.” I inform them.


Based on your description, I might have an idea of what Naia is. Let’s sit down and have some lunch while we talk about it.” Sara suggests.


Alright; I’m going to go change my clothes first.” I say and head towards my room.


I need to get going; if I leave now I should be able to make it back in time for my afternoon classes.” Cheza says as I head towards my room.

She must be going to ASU now. I walk into my room and see that it is almost exactly as I left it. I start changing into a clean t-shirt and cargo shorts when I hear whispering.


Chezarei, have you told him yet?” Tia asks.


Told him what?” Cheza asks, sounding slightly annoyed.


About Jarrett.” Tia clarifies. “Chezarei, you have to tell him!”


I don’t have to tell him anything!” Cheza expounds. “Now I have to go or I’m going to be late.”

My stomach bottoms out as I hear the front door slam shut. Is this how Tom Hanks felt when he finally got off of that island in
Cast Away
? And I don’t even have Wilson to help me through it…


Hey Airi?”

(No, you may not call me Wilson, Master)

So much for that plan.

Maybe I’m just jumping to conclusions… or maybe this is a situation that calls for crying in the fetal position while hugging a volleyball. I lie down on my bed and stare up at the ceiling for a little while. I guess that my relationship with Cheza is over; not all that surprising considering that it has been over a year. It’s not like I can even get angry with her; after all, I am the one who told her that I wanted her to be with someone else. It’s my fault that things are like this, but I never expected that I would come back from an explosion… Wait a second, how did I come back? My body was destroyed and yet here I am, living and breathing. A knock at my door interrupts my thoughts.


Cole? Are you alright?” Naia quietly asks as she enters my room.


Hey Naia… yeah, I’m fine… just thinking, that’s all.” I respond.


Something tells me that you are not telling me the truth…” Naia says as she sits down next to me on my bed.


Things are just a bit different now that I’ve come back.” I reply.

Naia doesn’t say anything in response, she just sits there with me. After about five minutes, I decide that we should go get lunch so I start to get up.

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