Some Answered Questions

“What the heck!? You never told me that my father was a demon!” Zeke exclaimed.1

“You never asked,” said Raphael.2

“I’m tired of that cliché, give me a real reason you have never told me.”3

“I am going to refer to my first answer.”4

“For love of- UGH!”5

A fire was crackling as the evening sky was waning into darkness. The illumination cast shadows on his face. His expression was dour and thoughts raced through his mind. Raphael had already explained everything to him, and he was waiting for Zeke to finally accept it and to piece it altogether.  When a look of astonishment crossed his face Raphael knew that it had finally occurred to him. 6

“AHA! I get it. My dad was a demon monster that had  an illegitimate love child with a prostitute.”7

Raphael slapped his forehead and said, “no, your wrong. Your father Shi’look Tatarraan was an imprisoned demon, that Judas freed a thousand years ago. He wished to become a human so that he could help Judas. He then gathered troops together for the army, much like the ones we have been killing lately. He later fell in love with a woman, not a prostitute, named Phileese. She was an intern, not a two cent whore.”8

“How do you know all of this? Where you alive back then?”9

“Well, there’s a lot about me you don’t know about.”10

“Please, do tell me Raphael,” Sonyia chimed in. She hadn’t said anything since they had started discussing these matters.11

“I would rather not my dear lady.”12

“Hmph.”13

“I am older than both of you combined, but my true identity you will find out later.”14

“So if my father was a demon, does that mean I am a demon too?”15

“Yes, you are, and since you are part human you are even stronger. That is why you were able to beat Dimitri, and your father. That could also explain why I was so surprised as to you beating Dimitri.” 16

“Fine, I will except that. Let us turn in for the night.” Zeke stood up and walked over to his bed. Sonyia sat down beside him. An awkward silence crept over them as they sat there.17

“Yeah… so that was awkward,” she said.  She crept forward Zeke, and kissed him on the cheek.  He smiled, and then pulled her closer to him. They kissed for several minutes, until Zeke felt his tunic ripping. 18