The Heart Five

4: The Heart Five's List

“Axent, your loose and small clothing, your pillow (even if it is your weapon), and your levitating,” father sighs. “You know what, never mind. You look eccentric and I think it will really get the attention of the ladies (specially that hairstyle).”

“Thanks father,” Axent takes effort to raise his thumb.

“As for you, Zorg,” father pats him in the head. “Breathe-breathe, remember your training, inhale and exhale, this is nothing like agoraphobia, social phobia, xenophobia, and panic stage anxiety. Accept the fact that you are going to a HUGE,”

Zorg starts to tremble.

“IMPORTANT,”

Zorg drops his jaws.

“EXTRAVAGANT,”

Zorg turns pale.

“REAL ESSENTIAL BEING PARTY,” father talks while complementing us girls with a thumb up. “There is nothing to worry about okay… s**t…”

Foams start forming from Zorg’s mouth.

“Goddamnit, I'm really not cut for babysitting,” father face-palms himself, “Watch over this sibling of yours for me, okay?”

“Y-yes father,” I really don't know how to react. “W-we'll make sure that he won't dork-out.”

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This is a really huge event. Flying colors everywhere, Balloons and bubbles floating, some are on the rainbow-like floor, a lot of essential beings everywhere (mostly children), and a very colorful mansion… this could cause seizure. Zorg is already on the verge of having seizure too, but father is actually helping him by encouraging him… more appropriately now than before that is. I love father… he is really a big help with those glaring eyes coming from the essential beings. Of course, I cannot deny that in my previous incarnation I was corrupted. However father, he gave me a piggyback so that those essential beings giving the mean look avert their eyes. My other siblings kept themselves close to father while grabbing on to his scarf. His scarf has six straps anyway so it is more than enough for us. Dizane is holding one, I am holding one also, Axent tied one his leg so that father would drag him along while he snoozes, and Zorg, being literally a coward instead of just having the power to make mortals coward, grabs three straps for his own comfort.

As the hero who spearheaded the end of the war, father and his squad which includes the four of us are situated in front. Lord Xpir, who is eternally a homosexual, makes his wonderful, colorful, and meaningful speech. He talked about setting out their past issues and that the cause of the war is now dead and that we have to face a new beginning to embrace the second generation of this new empire, the Essential Core. While ignoring the mean eyes of those who have not yet set aside their own pride and prejudices, we siblings begin listing the potential list of viable mother candidates…

We waited until the first part of the program is over and then…

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“Mission Report: 391130,” Axent positions himself way above gathering information with the lens while floating and at the same time slacking off, “First adult lady identified… the name is Maozter Divix, essential goddess of happiness and captain of Green Kayak Division. I still don't know why Lord Xpir named that as such but that's not for me to scrutinize. Apparently, she has three orbs with her that turns into another decorated scepter.”

“Is there anything special about her?” I asked while walking around with Dizane.

“She’s good friends with father that's for sure, but I wouldn't recommend her.”

“Is that because she is fat?” I inspected her profile, “We don't want this to lead into racial profiling, you know? We are also not looking at body sizes and vital stats.”

“No I’m not saying that,” he replies. “The way she interacts with him is more of an aunt or a psychologist or better… something like a spiritual advisor.”

“Say what?” Dizane raises her eyebrow. “Well if you put it that way, then move on with the next candidates. Zorg is too scared to let go off father to actually help us right now. He's got a good vantage point to where he is with father while he is busy talking with his male colleagues.”

“At least he is helping with distracting father from us,” I grinned, “right sis?”

“That's for sure,” she grins back.

“Ladies,” Axent cuts their moment, “I'm still here working… gosh. Our next candidate is Capt. Zamel Rixia of the Pink Soles Squad. She is the essential goddess of love, how shocking to find out that LOVE was able to survive the war that grave, but that is LOVE. Anyway while you react positively, let me say that she is very good friend of fathers to the point that she even told him the color of her n-”

“Stop there,” I cut him short. “Where are you getting this information?”

“It’s all here,” he says. “The one who made these lenses was indeed paparazzi of sorts to know this kind of detail.”

“Is she a viable candidate for father?” Dizane asks while biting her nails.

“No, she's not.”

“NEEEEEEEEEEEEEXT~”

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“Looks like you are doing well,” Suxil Zelvok, god of justice, captain of Gray Papa Squad, and holder of a tri-orb boomerang, shakes hand with his closest friend, Gazbleir. “The speech you made after Lord Xpir’s was quite moving.”

“It’s my way to tell everybody that it's the Rebirth System’s fault that this war began.” Gazbleir replies with a big sigh, “I never would've thought that we can call them our children, these hatchlings.”

“They are the second generation according to our dear old mother-father figure,” he shrugs his shoulders. “I always wonder why we, non-rebirth fans, got to live longer than the others.”

“Wisdom comes with age, Kevin,” Gazbleir sighs. “Look at Raxion Cazus… at one point I really can't see him as a god of wisdom, let alone wearing something so shiny with his captain of the Gold Ultimatum Squad. Even his name is quite better than the rest of us.”

“You are calling me Kevin again,” Suxil sighs. “I know that my name is too cool and difficult at the same time but there are other hard to pronounce names there. I guess you are right though… we survived long enough that we were able to put an end to that war. Again, I'm sorry for your loss. However, you said in your speech that these children aren't their predecessors. I believe that is the case too that's why you were able to adopt even the trauma that caused all of this.”

“They were corrupted when they were young. It was all after they went into the rebirth system that essence beings were able to exploit us and turned us against each other,” Gazbleir looks over at Zorg watching the party from the terrace as he looks down. “We were also able to rule out who among the essence beings remained loyal, thanks to Xilvas giving up one of her eyes.”

“I was there too and I helped strengthening her essence of fidelity with my justice to protect us from the defects with Robax's Counsel Force Field.”

“We are able to shield ourselves here but we need to fight back outside,” Yxede butts in. “We may have locked ourselves to safety but we left the mortal world vulnerable to having gaps with their essences. We let the defects affect their daily lives and left multiverse out of balance. But I knew you were working with that as well with Razelli and Leozena planning on mobilizing a secret raid.”

“You've heard of that too Yxede Cazgat Mimi, god of leadership,” Gazbleir gives him a bro hug. “I reckon you'd be here. I was also waiting for that issue to come out.”

“Your orange hair does give you a different vibe,” Suxil grins. “Long time no see pal.”

“Long time, Kevin,” he grins.

“What nickname did Gazbleir give you again? Uh Mikey, Michael…”

“It's Myco,” Yxede sighs. “Honestly, I'm also not used to the nicknames. Anyway guys, let's go meet up with the gang. Uh where are your kids?”

“Playing around over there,” Suxil signals his children back to him.

“And you?”

“One of my kids is there at the terrace,” Gazbleir looks over at Zorg, “one of them is way up high floating way up there,” he looks above and sees Axent relaxing in mid-air, “two of them are walking together at the party somewhere down below.”

“Must be tough…” Yxede grins.

“They're very intelligent… except maybe for him,” Gazbleir goes to pick up Zorg. “But they're all close like siblings nonetheless.”

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“We've found quite a few candidates,” Dizane smirks. “Zenphea Palx Omro, pearl goddess of beauty, is one of them. Also, Zirack Xenode Felafel, blue-green goddess of willpower, is another good candidate. There is also Semcaxa Dezlar Xerxes, emerald goddess of judgment, who is also a promising one for me.”

“I'm intrigued about this one though,” I looked at her from afar, hiding in plain site from my observant father's view. “She seems to be stalking our father that makes me conclude that she's got a crush on him.”

“Who is it?” Axent lands down looking to where I am looking at. “She is indeed a good candidate…”

He doesn't realize that young girls are looking at him quite differently. I just didn't mind since he is indeed a handsome yet a weird sibling.

Dizane nods as well, “She does look interesting though but we'll have to test all of them~”

“Of c-course,” Zorg whispers to us as soon as he reconnects with our private conversation. “I saw her too… while father was talking with his friends.”

“Welcome back, Zorg. Miss Stalker over there wearing a catlike hood is Krozel Poxi Velvet,” I grinned. “Just like our sapphire sister, you Dizane of Fear, she too is a sapphire goddess… but of jealousy~”