Next New Age Abraxas 2:23-30
A warm expression wasn't necessarily a rarity for Toxicity, but it still caught the boy's attention whenever his mother offered up a genuine smile. She was often just as somber and driven as he was, and while he appreciated sharing the same straightforward communication methods as her, he sometimes wondered what it would be like having a doting mother. She mentioned a ceremony to be held once they all reached a year of age, which excited him. Meeting his grandfather? There was great promise there, an expectation for an awakening of sorts. Perhaps in meeting Archon he would finally be able to understand his own divinity. His mother then promised an open forum for discussion, and a freedom to voice any questions that might surface next. It didn't take long for the chimeric princess to voice her concerns, ephemeral but nevertheless present. Mauve masked features crinkled ever so slightly, brows furrowing as he glanced her way for the briefest moment. While he couldn't deny the tight, rolling sensation within his gut, he wasn't certain he agreed that what Toxicity said was explicitly wrong. He didn't enjoy the notion of punishing heretics, or potentially culling the unworthy, but that was not for him to decide. This was their duty as Abraxas', was it not? While he toyed with his own feelings, the boy found his attention locked on his paws and the partially eaten jerky in their grasp. It was then that his cousin spoke up, jaws actively working around the jerky he was also snacking on. The anxious parts of his personality struggled with the inherent impoliteness, working on blind instinct to react to the smacking of lips and crunching of food with a small wince. However, the question itself bore merit of its own. "I would also like to know how we will meet grandfather Archon." he quipped in a soft voice, lifting his gaze to blink balefully at his mother. Would the specifics of the process be passed along to each of the children for future generations to partake, or was it reserved for those with a higher rank like his mother? "speech" |
