Chapter 152 8: Family?

Zell was shocked by the sudden changes in the old man; he shot from the other side of the table and began to hold him down, huge palms grasping his shoulders, almost breaking them as his bones creaked loudly.

'Eh? Why is this old man so crazy?'

"Tell me the name!" Baal's voice wasn't angry but rather seemed desperate and hopeful.

Ball's old body began to change slightly, maybe because he lost his focus or became emotional, almost doubling in size with bulking muscles filled with thick veins.

'Let's tell him. Otherwise, I might die.'

He pushed the old man back for a second before taking a slight leap backwards; the wonderful fairy magic forced the table and chairs to the side, so they wouldn't be damaged as Ball stepped forward quickly.

"My lover is called Tessa, and her mother, Alizée!"

Ball stopped for a moment before he seemed to think; although those names were in "that" book of his wife, he didn't want to assume, so he needed to confirm.

"Does your fairy lover have golden eyes, green eyes, blue eyes or silver eyes? What colour are her wings and the fairy radiance?"

'Fairy radiance?'

Zell wasn't sure what the fairy's radiance was, but just as he was about to ask, Baal answered.

"The fairy's radiance is the glow they cause when casting magic or fighting."

Bang! Zell was suddenly propped against the wall; Baal didn't want to take any more time; he needed to know if it was related to his wife!

No matter what the fortune teller said, how could he easily trust the words of another, especially when it concerned his most beloved Evelyn, the most mysterious and powerful woman he had ever met?

"Tessa has silver eyes, wings and radiance... Her mother, Alizée, is more of a demon feeling though... like you, she bulks up and is very powerful and fast..."

Suddenly it was like time stopped; the small dining room also ceased moving, as if controlled by the sudden change in Baal's mind; he blinked a few times, releasing Zell, turning back to the small mantle with a picture of a cute woman, less than half the height of the current Baal, with soft, fluffy silver hair, radiant silver eyes, like a new moon and fluttering silver wings.

"Zell, you shouldn't call me master or Baal anymore." A solemn voice came from the old man's lips, his face hidden from Zell, so he thought he was angry with him for some reason.

"Ah!? Did I do something wrong? Tell me! Don't stop being my master!"

A moment passed while Zell felt uneasy; most of the things he learned about metalmancy were only for the first few stages, novice, beginner and intermediate; if he wanted to move further, he needed the help of this man who either created the technique or perfected it.

'Haha, this kid looks so evil and mean, but he's got such a cute side!'

Baal stopped toying with the boy, turning around with a very serious and solemn face before suddenly it turned into a huge smile; his face became radiant as if thousands of years of stress and pain had vanished into thin air.

"Gyahahahaha! Call me grandpa, you stupid boy!" The laughter seemed to resonate with the entire room as the china plates twanged with a high pitch, the silverware cluttered, causing a song-ling melody from one of those children's movies from Zell's childhood.

He half expected a candle or teapot to start singing to him.

Zell half understood but wanted to confirm properly; he didn't want to be wrong and feel like an idiot later.

"Do you mean that Tessa is somehow related to you?"

Baal's body flashed like magic, appearing beside Zell, grabbing him in a headlock and ruffling his soft black hair before Zell fought back this time, causing the old man to smile with appreciation.

'Not far from equalling a demon brute's level of strength... good, for a former human is very good!'

He began to wonder what would help this boy improve better, then considered what gifts to make for his new family members; Baal always loved the idea of having girls because his family was all males, bulky, muscular and violent.

'I am so happy! There are so many years to make up on... Will they accept me? Is Evelyn still mad  I sent her away?'

Baal didn't consider infidelity once because of their sacred vow, fairies despised lies and liars, and thus, when she married Baal, they forged a two-way vow that unless one of them died, it would never wither, a small yellow bell flower was imprinted on his inner wrist, still golden and in good health.

Should either party betray the other, it would wilt and eventually cause the one who betrayed the other to fall sick, no longer able to live a normal life due to their vows.

'Such a wonderful woman, I am too lucky; she took care of our baby girl and even her children without my support, all the while never straying...'

Then his joy stopped for a moment, the image of his best friend constantly taking girls into a hotel or inn during their travels together. Zelgan was unable to keep it inside his pants...

Now a boy almost identical to him is dating his great-great-granddaughter!

"Boy!"

Baal's voice was stern again, causing Zell to shudder, his shoulders still in agony from the previous grab.

"Yes, sir!" He answered like those cadets in the army movies he sometimes watched, almost saluting too.

The hulking demon, power equal or superior to a demon prince, turned towards him, the room trembling with his fierce power, almost forcing Zell to kneel on the ground.

"Tessa, my cute granddaughter, did you sleep with her?"

A flash of anger shot through his mind!

"Ah!?"

How could he say she begged for sex every night after he popped her cherry? Or she never leaves his bed and is practically a sex addict without this old man killing him.

"Well?"

Zell looked around, trying to find the door to escape. He didn't want to break his student-teacher relationship because he bangs his granddaughter every night!

"Don't worry; I won't hurt you as long as she's your only woman, hahaha!"

Ball's voice sounded kind, but there was an eerie sensation like he already knew the truth! So Zell just gave up, no longer trying to escape and faced the hulking demon grandad face-on!

"I did! She begs for it every night, and I love her very much, but she isn't my only woman!"

Zell almost shouted in desperation; to die not at the hands of the demons but his potential grandfather-in-law was terrifying!

However, the pressure faded, and the hulking demon returned to his normal self before sitting down like nothing had happened, taking a sip of his tea, looking at Zell for a few moments, and then sighing as if he knew something.

"It's fearsome, right? The fairy's bottomless lust!" Baal looked like a small old man; even his hands trembled as he thought of the first years with Evelyn.

"Boy, make sure you eat a lot of vegetables and protein, or that girl will milk you dry... Like Evelyn, fairies are a very lustful race, almost equal to the succubi and other sexual races."

'I don't want to hear about an old man's sex life!' Zell retorted in his mind before sitting back at the table and continuing to read the documents.

He noticed that since coming into this room, his hair had grown so much, almost double the previous length now down to his ankles, although he seemed to have no visible beard or stubble due to the black scales covering his demon form.

"Gyahahah! I can see the embarrassment on your face, don't worry. You should be returning soon, although time doesn't pass on the outside. You've been here for almost a year studying."

"What?" Zell exclaimed in shock.

Suddenly his hair and the weird moments when he studied the documents felt like time leapt or jumped, and he would suddenly know information that should have taken weeks or months.

"How?"

Grandpa Baal pointed to the glowing silver clock, constantly radiating silver light. However, the hands of the clock didn't move; before Zell could ask more, Baal spoke again.

"You see, in the past, Evelyn and I were on opposing sides; this small magical cottage was created by the pair of us, but mostly her. She is such a wonderful genius of a woman. Her magic would cause the time to flow differently when either I or she was inside."

The powerful fairy magic caused Zell to be amazed; how did such a wonderful race get conquered by the demons, he wondered.

"Because of that, we would set the time inside to different durations; sometimes, we would spend a decade here without returning, haha! How else did the fairies known to be less fertile than even elves conceive our cute daughter?"

"Ah, I see... But time hasn't passed much outside, right?" Zell wanted to make sure as he began to prepare to leave; although this time with grandpa Baal was comforting, he knew there were things to do; he couldn't grow soft now.

"About 20 minutes. To them, it is like you went for a long shit, so don't worry." Baal said with a very crude way of speaking, "I'll probably be able to enter earth in 6 months, depending on the deal with that goddess; say hello to Invida and Evelyn for me, okay?"

He paused for a moment, watching his new family member walking away, a little angry the damn fortune teller didn't speak about him and the others.

'She got me good, but since I gained more family and an amusing disciple.... let's forgive her.'

"Also, treat Tessa well... Since you're like him, I bet you're aiming for Alizée too.... be careful; she's more demon than fairy... she might crush your oversized member."

Zell began to open the door, the small city starting to fill his ears before a gentle voice from the old man sounded.

"Zell, you are welcome to visit me anytime; think of me as your grandfather, things those girls cannot understand; I can help you, don't think you're alone. Now you have me, gyahahaha! So go and let me see another new family member's face in the future!"

It seemed that Baal wanted to see his great-great-granddaughter give birth, which made Zell smile wryly; no chance would happen anytime soon. But he felt a strange warmth, grasping onto the pocket watch of his father's, feeling the same sensation that his father made him feel.

"Ah, I'll do my best!"

Zell popped out, the instant he returned, a flurry of messages from his concerned women and friends began to pop up in rapid succession.