Erity Gremory ( Discontinue )

you lose some you win some

The underworld :
The old mansion garden :
After the incident, Erity runs to the only place that he can find peace and when he finally makes it there, he collapses while having hard time Breathing as result of exhaustion and the emotional turmoil .his eyes hold a lot of tears but never one of them fall but his heart was bonding in his chest. His mind full of images of the people laughing at him and of the last Bridge between him and his snickering faces of his family broken that his young mind long for. His body enter shook stage and his vision became blurry and he became paler by second
Suddenly gentle arms bull him into a hug and his body exits the shook stage temporarily and he looks to the gentle face of Zekram Bael the Ancestor of the Bael clan and the oldest and most influential devil alive .

His troubled mind stopped working after he registered that but his body acknowledged the foreign warmth of the hug and clutch into Zekram clothes like a life line.
A couple minutes later his mind processed everything and fear over took him of him disrespecting the oldest devil alive as he tried to free himself form the hug to salvage the situation but Zekram held him stronger and started to raffle his hair and with grandfatherly voice he said " It is okay no one will hurt you "
Erity stiffened but unconsciously leaned to the hug then he heard Zekram voice again " It is all right to cry let it all out " And like all hell break loss his tears fell non stop as for the first time in his life someone tell him that .
After 15 minutes his tears ran out and he finally calmed down and he looked up with his red buffy eyes to old male sympathetic eyes.
Erity fidgeted and looked down " Sorry about you clothes Zekram sama " He said in shy Voice with bow
Zekram smiles at the young boy manners " You don't need to worry about it little one " With a soft movement of his radiant hand the stain of tears in his clothes disappear " You see ? "
The little boy eyes Shine with excitement " Wow conventional magic!!"
The older devil was surprised by the kid's knowledge but smiled non the less " You are right little one " As he looked at one of the garden seats and gestures to him seat besides him but Erity remembered the situation and looked worried and said "sorry about my outburst Zekram sama" While bowing but again Zekram soft voice was heard " No need to make that face little one and you can just call me grandpa Sairaorg already call me that" But unknown to Zekram he brings a sense of hope to boy heart and his dream of family back as Erity look up and took place a long side Zekram.
"Who do you fail young one" Zekram asked
"Better but still feel Like humiliated rat " Erity spoke truthfully with down casted face
Zekram sighs at that " You know doling in the past never bring any good so what do you plan to in the future " Zekram asked with critical eyes
Erity paused at the question but then he said " I want no I will become stronger no the strongest then everyone and to never suffer similar fate ever again " His determination burn with every word and eyes shine dangerously
Zekram face was stunned but quickly became serious "And how do you plan on doing that, right now you are no different then any human child" His voice no longer of the loving grandfather but of the most influential devil alive and his eyes pour into the little boy soul testing his Determination but his answer was return with Confident smile " Grandpa did you ever met strong human before " He said excited while looking back into older male eyes.
Zekram wondered about the question and the now found confident he answer "yes I did I mat a lot of very strong magicians and exorcists and even some martial artist " Then then his eyes widen
Erity smile widened and confirmed the older thought saying " Yes just like them born with nothing but they rise in power I shall follow their foot steps and surpass them " As he looks at the sky.
Zekram could not help but laugh like a mad man in the first time in years and when he stopped he smile back at the boy "you are truly are something else and for that you have my full support" And both of them shook hands and chatted of some time then Zekram had to go back to the party before someone notice his absence
The party Hall an hour ago:
After the crowd stopped laughing they got back to their usual activities minus Zeoticus who was deep in thought " That disgrace not only continues to be the black dot in the Gremory history but dare to make us the laughing stock of all noble devil in our own house . We must cut our loss short but that only will save as much face in the underworld and will not bring back the clan rise to power" But his thought was cut by the sound of fighting between his daughter rias and the third son of the Phenex riser fighting over the poster of a female hero in a popular anime as the fighting continued a smile Grow in Zeoticus face and he make his way to his old friend Lord Phenex too fast to witness the poster get cut in half
Zeoticus pov :
I make it to Lord Phenex and his wife chatting with my wife ah just perfect
" Ah Lord and Lady Phenex is good to have you here with us " I said hidden a grin
" Zeoticus we are old friends no need for formality" He said while shaking my hand
" Royal You are right my friend so will you be up for some drank of old time sick while the Ladys cutch up together " I said but my eyes said an other story
Gating my hint he agreed and we got to my office
" So what you up to this time " He said with knowing eyes
" Nothing much just gating this friendship to the next level and unite our clans" I said with grin after sip of my drank
" Oh I see what you are going for. So how about a toast of the Engagement between my youngest son and your only daughter "
" No it is a toast of the engagement between your youngest son and my youngest child rias. Doesn't this sound better " I said with evil smirk
His eyes widen and he laughs " Oh satan this keeps gating better and better cheer!!! "
" Cheer!!! " I said back after couple drinks we get back to party .
" Our discussion must stay secret even from our family for the time being " As nodded and each one of us took his way with smile
Zekram pov :
After my encounter with Erity I can say that he is more special that even his name gave him credit
As I enter the party again I see Royal Phenex and Zeoticus Gremory talking while looking at their riser and rias their respective children with big smile and I noticed the connection ' so this your game Zeoticus it doesn't matter I already get my hands at the most wild card ' I thought as I approach him
" Hello Lord Zekram I hope everything was to your standard " He said with a fake smile
" No worries Zeoticus tonight is really went beyond it but my time here end " I said as I keep it my poker face .
No one pov :
Each of The two mens left in their respective ways breaking the heavy tension between them
'Zekram you regimen is about to end to make way to my own' thought Zeoticus with smirk
As Zekram enter his wagon his trusted knight welcome him " Hello my Lord how was the party "
" Do you know what the difference between chest and Shogi " Zekram ignoring his knight question as he asked
The knight surprise but answer " I sorry my Lord but I don't know "
" It is that in Shogi you can use the enemy pieces against him " He said with evil grin
Note : any ideas for the peerage is welcome