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"Should we call Bai Ze?"
"No! You know how she is! We can't do that"
"But-"
The king's phone rang and to his horror and surprise, it was his son Ithaqua, he looked at the calendar in horror, as it was that time of the year he was coming to England to visit his poor Dad
A large chunk of backstory on to why I mentioned him now
He is, for those who know about him, the phantom god because there is little to nothing about him
The Wind-Walker's story begins in Babylon, when other beings and humans walked together the earth before the hunts
During those times, he was but the man he was today, a naive boy that had a big heart and cared deeply for his mother
Of course, like the seasons and time, everything changed
His mother, accused of heresy by the so called 『Lord of Babel』and was sentenced to be tortured by the 『Walking Sun』
He did not believed anything of what was said
But he saw the face of 『God』
His face, but it was not him, everything clicked then
Why everyone was nice to him, the praises he received that didn't seem directed at him, why nobody trained with him
They believe he was a messenger or the 『Eyes of God』
Yet he was not that
He locked himself in his house, searching for a way to get her back and punish the fake gods, until he heard about an oath
The Unspeakable Oath of the Unspeakable One
If one offers his body to him, he could grant you anything your heart desires... But once you die, your body will become his...
Desperate times need desperate solutions
He went outside the city and did the ritual, he was tempted to do it in front of the tower but that wouldn't give him enough time to do the ritual
The sign was painted in his blood, in front of the lake, book in hand with the spell ready, and his from his lips came the spell, praying secretly that he does not mess up the pronunciation
The rest is not important, or as we say, it's history
Hastur would give him power, enough to claim a seat with him in godhood but Helel had to raise an army in two weeks, if he did so, Hastur would fully support his rebellion
The task was certainly not easy but he had a plan, the prisoners, accused incorrectly, in the torture chamber and their families would certainly want the 『blood of Babel』
Besides, he had heard the tales of a dragon hunter of mixed blood, an outcast for his kin, who thought he was going to be the better of the two worlds but turned out to be a disappointed
If he managed both, then it was just a matter of time for his fall
Convincing the people was easy, convincing the dragon of white and red scales was another story, but thanks to his recently acquired godhood and promising him the total use of his wind and ice to annihilate Drakania, Helel had now a small army and a powerful warrior by his side
But during his raid to the torture chambers, he found her, his poor mother, her poor state only made his blood boil even more, and the winds show that
The God of Wind and Cold was out for blood
When Babel was destroyed, the was a total eclipse, and it was said that abominations from beyond helped in this event
Helel, now calling himself Ithaqua, let go of his mother, since his existence, or more like his face, made her suffer, but he did not released his brother from his grasp, he was going to suffer and made sure wasn't going to cause more for everyone else
At first they fighter.. a lot, primarily because Ithaqua decided to head north, to which his brother nagged about being to cold, in response he tuned it into a fox and threaten to make him his new coat, later on he kick him out of his cabin because he put poisoned herbs in all their food, rendering so much meat almost useless
But after so many centuries, like 1000 years, they apologized, in part because those centuries humble him, but they still fought from time to time
Hastur called them Cain and Abel in a joking manner but in reality it was more like Michael and Lucifer
Even Ithaqua is the reason why Lucifer exist! He was the one that tarnish the name of the Morning Star
"Hello?"
"Hello dad, I just wanted to remind you that the next week we are coming"
"Thanks for reminding me, it been a hectic month"
"If you need help we'll gladly help"
"No, no, you and your brother are our guest, I can bother you with that?"
"If you insist... Speaking about that... There will be some else with us"
"Who?"
"My boyfriend"
That definitely got his father happy
"So, who's the lucky one?"
"A Kreiburg"
"A Kreiburg?!"
They are the descendants of the Dragon hunter that helped Helel to destroy Babel, in fact, many Kreiburg appear to have a psychotic disorder that make them hear voices, it's not that... Well could be too... Ithaqua gave his hunter a blessing: he could resist extremely cold temperatures, control and even hear the whispers in the wind
"How can be so sure?"
"Well, his name is Frederick Kreiburg and..." The pale man was caressing his partner's head as the later was sleeping, Helel took one of the hands and also started to caress it, and as he did, white and red scales appeared in Frederick hand "let's just say their heritage never disappear"
"I see... Take care Helel, and say hi to Hesperus for me"
"I'll do, take care dad"
The ash blonde haired man carried the sleeping man to his own room where he cuddle with his partner in his bed until a phone rang
Judging by the ringtone, which was a piano song, it was definitely Frederick's, and if he had to guess, it was probably the pale haired man's family
They rarely called, since Frederick was not what they expected, with people attending his recitals for his face and family name. That, along side his mental disorder (which they commonly used to berated him), caused him to get disowned and kicked out of the house with barely any money, only enough to get a place in Paris, but Frederick ended up going to London
Helel met him while visiting his father and siblings, it was almost as if the fates wanted them together... Again
The story doesn't matter for now, what matters is after like one year, Frederick went to live with the twins, the last two years he didn't came with them to London because his father requested his presence and had to finish his projects
Helel just put it on silent, Frederick already gave him permission to silence it when they were cuddling, however, the god didn't stay for long, the winds were roaring like some sort of thing were making them angry
Once he was sure Frederick was comfortable, he prepared to go out for the night
Frederick knew he was some sort of forest ranger that worked night shift and was a programer but that was part of the truth
The God Ithaqua was someone mysterious but very mischaracterized
He was not a god that desired an offspring for his loneliness nor he was a yeti or big foot, but he was indeed the god that rule the winds and cold
Yet he was also the god of hunts, very appropriate for the guy that won godhood to extract revenge
His role was simply to make sure nothing out of the ordinary got out of control, and he had eyes and ears everywhere
"Hesperus"
"Yes, brother?"
"It appears this will be a busy night"
"It been really hectic these last days, wonder what happened?"
Both men disappear in the storm, that night was silent, for the wild hunt and it's patron deity were out, eliminating anyone who broke the 『masquerade』