😈 Tales of a Cambion (Book 1) 😈

Epilogue: Space Between 🤗 🫂

After another hectic day at school, it's time for the students to head home. At Sullivan's abode, Iruma and Ryūko are playing a game with their grandfather while Opera is busy preparing dinner for five. Isabelle on the other hand is sitting at the dining table looking at a picture of her, Damien (in his demon disguise), Kattrin, Alexander, and Emilia (the one taken during Party Day at the Battler Festival). She waved her hand over the picture as Damien's demon disguise disappears to reveal his true human form.

'When will I ever reveal my secret to everyone I trust?' Asked Isabelle to herself mentally before she was interrupted by her housemates' voices.

"Hey, Isa, wanna play with us?" Iruma called out.

"We got one more joystick for you." Said Ryūko.

"Thanks, guys, but I'm not in the mood for game night right now." Said Isabelle as she head to her room.

The Suzuki twins looked at each other in worry.

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After everyone was done eating dinner, Isabelle headed outside to get some fresh air. She then sat on the same rock she and her housemates used to practice for Execution Cannonball, looking up at the moon in the night sky.

'It seems like forever that I haven't felt this content with my life. For as long as I can remember, I have always endured endless bullying from both humans and demons. My friends in Babylus never had the chance to ridicule me because I hid my dual heritage from them. But what will they do or say if I blurted it all out? Will they still be friends with me? Or will they discriminate me and leave me alone?' Thought Isabelle solemnly as a tear escaped from her eye.

"Isa!" Her thoughts were interrupted when Iruma and Ryūko approached her.

"We thought we'd find you here, Isa." Said Ryūko.

"Is there something wrong?" Asked Iruma.

Isabelle sighed before saying, "I have been keeping this a secret for as long as I have known you two. I'm gonna tell it to you but can you keep this a secret from Azz, Clara, Lavande, Acheron, and pretty much everyone else in the school?"

"Our lips are sealed." Replied Ryūko.

"I'm not really a demon." Said Isabelle. "I'm a cambion. A half-human, half-demon."

The twins were surprised when they heard this, especially Ryūko. Their housemate a cambion?

"You're a half-demon like me? Why didn't you tell us that? Does Grandfather and Opera know about this?" Asked Ryūko with astonishment in her voice.

"Yes and we didn't want to tell you guys because I was afraid that you'd leave me. And after you showed your powers during that fight, Ryūko, I was unsure if I could tell you guys or not." Replied Isabelle forlornly.

"Hold on. If you're a cambion, what about your dad? He's a demon, right?" Said Iruma.

"Not exactly." Said Isabelle as she showed her family picture to her housemate. She then waved her hand over the picture again to reveal her father's true form, before continuing, "Remember the time Officer Henri told about that human and his demon lover? They were my parents."

"Really?" Asked the Suzuki twins in awe.

"Yes. You see, just like your parents to you two, my grandparents and my dad had a strained relationship and they only love him conditionally, meaning he needs to prove himself worthy of their love." Answered Isabelle, "This really took a toll on my dad's well-being that he did something that sent him to this realm."