Alive bond

The plan

The Dark Queen was a difficult woman to communicate with. Her limited understanding and her short temper were her main flaws. Luckily for all the Shadows she didnt participate actively in the political life. For unknown reasons she had withdrawn in the last few millenia and Haures was basically their ruler. But he still was the Queen's second hand man so he had to report to her. An obligation that didnt turn into a habit.

So,as the years went on the Queen had become more and more suspicious of her subject's methods of ruling and thus she contacted regular surprise visits. Haures was always able to throw her off track and make her believe that things were going according to her wishes and beliefs. In reality,after her withdrawal,many laws had been modified and unesssarry cruelties had diminished.

This was an other surprise visit but gor the first time,Paimon was afraid. He trusted his brother to handle the situation smoothly but he also knew the talent of their Queen to detect behaviours driven by emotions.

Right now all three were sitting in the grand living room. Haures,with the excuse that he didnt feel comfortable,didnt sit next to the Queen. After all,there was always the danger of her detecting two energy signals from his body.Paimon decided to sit in a chair in the corner of the room so as to hear the conversation but also hide his reactions.

-As you can imagine, I'm here because the recent turn of events has created some problems for us.

-Most of which i have dealt with already.

-No you havent. But dont worry. Im not angry. In fact I' m here to give you the solution to everything.

-I'm not sure i understand,your Majesty.

-With Thanos....unable to perform his duties,i was concerned that souls wouldn't be able to turn back into universal energy and we would have to deal with a lot of lost souls. However,as it turned out,a "soul guide" is no longer necessary.Souls have learned to return to the void all on their own.

The Queen was so excited but Haures was so shocked he couldn't speak. And she was quick to see this.

-Why the silence Haures? I thought you would be happy to finally be rid of that "project" i assigned you. I know it was difficult for you and i dont blame you for attempting to.....separate yourself from him,at times. But your devotion and dedication to your work not only has earned you my respect but now your freedom from that extra unpleasant responsibility.

Paimon wanted to intervene. The Queen was torturing his brother. That kind of behaviour she was talking about was true,but old. She was referring to Haures's first reactions when he was first tasked with the care of a baby Shadow. A behaviour he later regretted.

-There is something,my Queen,i still dont understand. Even if Thanos is no longer needed,he is a Shadow. What happens if he is reincarnated?

-Yes,unfortunately due to my delay,i can not detect Thanos's energy which he is already inside a carrier,which is uncommon,taking into consideration his royal blood. However,there is a solution. When he is born,Haures,i want you to bring him to me.

Things were not looking promising.

-But,how?I dont even know the carrier.

-You will find him or her. I have confidence in your skills.

-And what do you plan to do with Thanos,once he is reincarnated?

-Evaporate his energy,of course. I already told you,we dont need him.I will make sure he is never reincarnated again.

-I will do what is within my abilities your Majesty. Now if you please,i happen to have a very busy scedule today.Im sure,we will communicate more frequently from now.