Katie frowned, gazing up at the hotel. Gloria had told her that Karen and the other Sebastian had gone to get her, that had been 15 minutes ago. Something felt off.
"Hey Kel," Katie called. "Can you hold Morgan I'm going to check on my mom." Kel nodded as Katie now made her way towards her mothers room.
Something felt off. Katie couldn't place it but a feeling of dread was slowly overtaking her. Shaking her head she now chalked it up to nerves, she was getting married in a couple of days. As she gazed at her mothers room those feelings returned. "Why is the door open?"
Quickly sprinting towards the door Katie gazed inside and immediately screamed. Kellie, Karen, and Sebastian lay on the floor, barely conscious. What was even more alarming was the fact Kellie no longer was pregnant. "Mom!"
Kellie looked up at her daughter. The "birth" of her son had left the teen drained. Trying to focus through blurry eyes she reached a shaky hand towards her daughter. "Katie he took him."
Before Katie could answer Lilith, Merlin, Circe, and Baba appeared inside the room. Merlin seeing his daughter, immediately rushed to her side. "Kellie are you okay," he asked, squeezing the teen girls hand.
"What happened," Katie exclaimed. "Who did this?"
"Fukushu," Lilith growled. "I can smell his stench. He has come to avenge his clan."
"But we have made peace with his clan," Circe stated. "Tatsu and Shizen would not attack Kellie or take the child."
"He is acting as a rogue," Baba mumbled. "An act of vengeance for his sister Yomi. He has gone against his clans wishes now."
"If that is true than we have little time to spare," Merlin said solemnly. "Gather your forces Lilith, we shall have to do this together."
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Fukushu looked down at the child in his arms, frowning before gazing at the pocket watch in his free hand. Villar had given him specific orders, hold the child for one hour. Villar had said no harm was to come to the child during that time nor after. To ensure this Villar had sent Fukushu some assistance.
They were known as Voids. Grayish, muscular humanoids that were androgynous in nature. The timelines Villar had taken had given him access to the human population of those worlds. While Villar had taken their souls, the flesh had remained. Villar had taken great lengths to reshape those bodies into his soldiers. Loyal, strong, and dedicated only to him, the Voids would provide enough assistance to Fukushu to allow him to succeed.
"Lord Fukushu."
Fukushu turned towards a kitsune soldier, one of many who had defected from the clan to join him. "Report," Fukushu stated.
"My lord our troops have positioned themselves around the mountain," the kitsune stated. "We shall be able to delay any forces that make their way here."
"Very good," Fukushu mumbled. "You are only to delay them. Weaken them, yes, but do not kill. I shall face them myself."
"What of them" the kitsune stated pointing to the dozen Voids gathered nearby.
"A preview of what is to come," Fukushu smirked. "Tonight they shall learn of what is to come. Tonight the war begins."
"And what of the child," the kitsune asked.
Fukushu gazed down at the pocket watch, he had to hold out for 45 minutes. "We only need to hold the child for a short time. After which they may have him back."
"We are returning the child!?!?"
"Not without a fight my brother," Fukushu grinned. "Now prepare our brothers and sisters. Tonight, we start a war."