A Strange Man Comes
12/22/1911, The Kennel, Terrigen Lab
“Good! Now STAY in there!” Kitsu, a member of the Royal Guard had snapped to the animal, a bulldog that had been the result of a Terrigenesis Process that King Agon wished completed before he had risked his son, the pup had been born with the ability to teleport, and because of how useful it was, they had decided to raise it to see how powerful it could become, there was just ONE problem.
The pup liked to explore via teleportation and no one was able to find it, at least until Kitsu had manifested, aby to track and link with any Fauna which was great for hunting little teleporting canines, most of the time, he was with his mother or the prince Blackagar, but honestly, she was getting tired of being nothing more than a Pet retriever, she joined the Guard to be a part of something bigger, like a family, not–
“Kitsu.” Sterilon, one of the most powerful Inhuman Telepaths in Attilan had said into their mind, “There was a disturbance at the Eastern Beach.” He had told her, confusing Auran, “The Dog likes to relieve himself there, but there was nothing last time–”“There is a chance that it could be a relic awakened, or humans have discovered us…” He had said to her.
“You are skilled with stealth,” He said from her experience in catching The Dog when he teleported, “Find what is there then please report back, I feel a mind, and it is resisting my intrusions there.” He said and hearing that, Kitus had gotten a bit excited as the Inhuman had went and headed towards the Beach to figure out what exactly it was that had come to their kingdon.
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12/22/1911, Eastern Attilan Beach, Attilan
Kitsu was coming down from the wall, curious at what was going on and she had seen that there was a boat wreck that had made her com closer, her ears picking up a heartbeat that made Kitsu cautious, walking over and starting to try and pick it up through the wreckage before seeing that there was a breathing man who was still alive somehow, “This is Kitsu, Sterilon.” the warrior said.
“I have found the remains of a vessel, one survivor.” she had told the mind reader, “Understood, Kitsu.” He told her, “Monitor the survivor until we arrive.” he had instructed of her, hearing that, Kitsu had went and sat down before him, watching the man, wondering if he would be strong enough to live, or if he would die… at least until she saw him get up, snarling like an animal.
“Hvar er ég?(Where am I?)” He had demanded, making Kitsu glare towards him, “Do you normally threaten those who save you?” Kitsu had snarled back, raising her pistol to his head, making the man chuckle at that as he had went and headed to a briefcase that he washed up, “Good.” he had said, opening it to reveal two picture frames, a Shoto that he had collected, and a hat.
“Who are you?” Kitsu had questioned of him, making the man glare before giving a bow, “John Howlett Jr. At your service.” He told her, making Kitsu nod, “Well then, Son of Howlett and Jr, I am Kitsu, Royal Guard of Attilan.” She told him, making John look confused, “Son of Howlett and–? No, Howlett is a family name, Jr. Is just what you call someone named after a parent, my father was the first John Howlett.” he said.
That had made Kitsu nod, not really getting it as he had looked behind her and whistled, “You’ve got some interesting folks.” he had said as Dal Damac, one of their watchers like Sterilon had floated down, curious at the sight of him, followed by other members of the Royal Guard, “Guardsman Kitsu! Why have you not restrained the invader yet?” her commander had said.
That had made the man glare at that, “He did not pose a threat and I thought–” “We will talk of this later, restrain him!” her Commanding Officer had said, at that, they had all heard a ‘Snikt’ which made them turn and see that the man went into a fighting position with three bone claws at each fist, his face scowling, “Restrain the Inhuman!” he had said and Kitsu reacted.
The bone formed blade at the end of her tail had went to attack him as he had glare, when all of a sudden, he had seemed to become a piece of fog in a humanoid form, his eyes glowing red, “I crash onto your home, barely surviving, and this is the reception I meet?!” he had questioned of them, but as hr had circled around, Kirsu had went and raised her hands in surrender while the others attacked.
As they did as much, Sterilon who had accompanied Dal Damac had went to try and control him as The Telepath had went and found his mind, “There!” he said, restraining him long enough for one of her fellow Guardsmen who was gifted with two heads and a large impressive form, took his cudgel and attacked the frozen man to know him out, down for the count, they went to take him away.
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12/22/1911, Holding Cells, The Royal Palace
The House of Agon and the Guardsman had watched as the man had awoken, looking at them, “Do not attempt to escape, these cells have been designed to contain teleporters, ghost walkers, and others such as yourself.” he had said as the ma went into a meditative sitting position now, “Where am I?” he had asked of them in curiosity, looking at her tail and the other variations they had.
“This is Attilan.” Agon had said towards the man, “Now tell us, how were you able to have abilities like our people?” he had asked, making John look around, making the Royal Family and the Guardsmen watch him, “Am I a prisoner here?” he had asked, looking around in curiosity, “We will decide upon that when you have answered our questions.” Rynda had said to him.
At that, John went and sat down, “I will answer your questions when I have been fed.” he had said, making them glare, but he had simply gotten into a meditative trance, already humming as he had waited, “Watch him.” Korath ordered of Kitsu who had nodded, complying to do as much, sitting and watching him as they were left alone to with only each other's company right now.
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12/23/1911, Holding Cells, The Royal Palace
The Royal Family were stunned while Kitsu was only impressed with his hunger strike, “I ate only a grain of rice for a day for three months while training in a temple, a day without food isn’t a challenge for me.” he had told them as Kitsu had picked up a apple and opened the door, making the Royal Family outraged as she had went and tossed an apple from yesterday into his cell.
John had grabbed it and took a slow bite from it, watching them, “My name is John Howlett Jr. named after my father, John Howlett.” he had told them, “I had my abilities since I was Twelve or so, they just came when I– when I saw something I shouldn’t have.” John had said, making them curious at that, “Anyways, I had my claws for a long time, and my… other ability came when I turned into my twenties.”
That was when another of them had appeared, “Is this the intruder?” Phaeder had asked, making John curious as they had approached, “We will need a sample, to see if you are one of us.” Agon had said, all of them curious at the stranger who glared, “And you will release me when the tests are completed?” he had asked, making them look at each other before Agon nodded.
“You have my word, as King of Attilan, that we will release you, on the condition you never tell anyone about us.” he said, making John nod, “I have no dog in your game, you can have your little secret.” he had told them, that seemed to make them slightly relieved at that as the queen turned to Auran, “Watch him, do not let our guest out of your sight.” Rynda said as they let John Howlett loose.
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12/24/1911, Terrigenesis Lab, Attilan
Phaeder was interested in what he was already getting from the samples, there was no Terrigenesis, none at all! Something like this was incredible and it made him want more to search and discover, right now, he had thought when he realized that The Dog had escaped back towards the Prince’s cell, making Phaeder groan as he wondered where the Stranger was right now.
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12/24/1911, Market Place, Attilan
Kitsu was walking by John who had went and looked at everything there, how some of them were mutated heavily while others had looked like him or were looking like average people, at that John had a thought in mind, “Why do some of you look like that and others look like humans?” he had asked and hearing that, Kitsu had shrugged, “It is Terrrigenesis.” she had told him.
“The Genetic Council determines who would be able to pair with each other, we are bonded, our people reproduce, and if The Council determines, they are able to go through Terrigenesis.” she had said to him, “I remember when I went through, I was Seven–” “Is that common?” he had asked of her, making Kitsu shake her head, “No, my parents wished for me to go through it, parents consent is needed before the age.”
That had made the man curious, “And what is the age?”he had asked of her which had made the woman think, “It is Thirty One.” she had said to him, surprising him at such a high age when he had noticed something that was there, Kitsu noticing too and liking it with a smile as he had went and touched it, “This is beautiful.” he had told her and she had smiled at that before looking to the merchant.
“How much?” she had asked of The Man, one of his heads spoke then, “Three Dren for you, Guardsman.” he had said, making her smile as the Inhuman took out the currency and gave it to him, “Here.” she had said to him, making John a bit surprised as he had lifted the pendant and looked at the design, “Thank you,” he said, “This is a lovely early Christmas present.” he told her.
“What’s Christmas?” Kitsu had asked and hearing that, John had chuckled, “An old holiday that my people enjoyed.” he had said and hearing that, the Inhuman was quite curious on what the celebration was as the two of them had continued to walk, giving John the tour of The city, or at least the unrestricted areas as they had enjoyed the company of each other right now.
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12/25/1911, Kitsu’s Home, Residential Area
John had woken up on Christmas day and in response to that, he had been preparing a Christmas Meal for Kitsu that she had smelled, “What is that?” she had asked and hearing that, the man had smiled, “This is a Christmas meal, I always made one when it becomes Christmas.” he had said and hearing that, the Royal Guardsman had raised her eyebrow at that, “What is Christmas?” she had asked,
“It’s a religious holiday, one that we had celebrated with togetherness and gifts to those that we care for.” he had said and hearing that, the Inhuman was curious at that as she had seen that the picture frame was at her seat, “Why is this there?” she had asked, picking it up and opening it, “It’s a present.” he had told her, “I would have given the shot or the hat, but I don’t think you’d like that and you have enough weapons.”
Kitsu had looked at the picture, it was of two older men with a woman and a child, “This is your House?” she had asked him, “If by House, you mean Family, then yes, my father, mother and grandfather.” he had told her, “Why would you think I would like something like this?” she had asked of him, making John shrug, “Because one way or another, I will be leaving this island.” he said.
“Might as well leave a footprint if this shall be the last place I step onto.” he had said, making the Inhuman speak, thank this would not be, but that was when Phaeder had entered, “Guardsmen Kitsu! John Howlett Jr.!” he had said as if they were friends, “It is good to see you! I had some questions about your people.” he had said when the two saw what he was dragging in.
“Why did you bring The Dog?” he had looked around, excited at the sight that was before him, “Well, since you are currently occupied with our guest, we are making sure that The Dog is not as rogue as he wishes.” he had said, making them curious as he sat down, “So then, how many of you are there?” he had asked, and Johnwas a bit confused on why he wanted to know but was willing to comply.
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12/26/1911, The Terrigen Lab, Attilan
The geneticist had went and checked the data of the subject, seeing that there was a grafting of the sample he had received from John, it was coming nicely, with his genetics and of those from the Changeling as John had and this Damian fellow had called them, as he had looked at his clone, he had seen that there was one of The Vinatos’s latest new mothers.
“You are… of the House Amastheno, correct?” he had asked, pressing a button to hide the clone, “Yes, I wanted to ask you about something that I had heard once, that there was a procedure you were working on?” she had asked, making the Inhuman pause, “What procedure would that be?” he had asked, seeing that she had brought her child here with her.
“The one that you based off of the Surgeon Supreme’s process, the one to enhance the genetics of our people before Terrigenesis is done?” she had asked, her child squirming while Phaeder had looked at her, “I had only theorized it, there is a chance that the procedure would only deviate and make her as dangerous as The Plague.” He had warned towards her.
That made her pause, “How– how high of a chance is that?” she had asked, making the Geneticist think, “To become as dangerous as Alveus? 1 in 1,000,” he had said towards her, “To become more powerful then she would have become? 1 in 10.” hearing that, her mother placed the child on the table, “Do it.” she had said to him, making the scientist smile as he had looked at her.
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12/27/1911, The Eastern Attilan Beach, Attilan
The two of them were on the beach with a pile of stones that were between them, John taking a stone and skipping it across the water, the two of them watching as they had skipped further and further as they had remembered what it was that the Royal Family had said, that they were going to give him a skiff and let him leave, and that this would be the last time that he would be here.
The Inhuman had felt a but sad at that, he had been an interesting companion, and he had skipped another stone, John had looked to her, “I must say, YOU were the most pleasant thing about my time here.” John told her, making Kitsu look in surprise, “What? You were the first one to greet me and the others all treat me like I have a disease.” he had said to her as they had looked to the ocean.
“To be fair, I was assigned to you,” she had said to him, “But you are one of my most enjoyable assignments.” she had said, making the man smile at that as The Dog had teleported between them, licking the dogs before he had went to go and lick them, “Hello there… I am sorry, but what’s his name?” John asked, “He has no name.” Kitsu said, there was no need.” she said, making John wonder as he stroked his head.
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12/28/1911, Kitsu’s Residence, Residential Area
The two of them were enjoying a meal, John’s last meal with Kitsu on the island, as he had enjoyed it, the man had looked towards the woman that was before him, “Kitsu…” he had said towards her as she had stood up and walked away, John, seeing this had went and followed after her, “This is my last day here and–” “You know The Genetic Council, the people in charge of us, they decide if we have children?”
That had caught him off guard, unsure what she was getting at as Kitsu had went and headed towards the bathroom there, “They compare the mates, even after they have approved of a union, and see if they would produce a child that is… safe for Attilan, someone that wouldn’t destroy our kingdom like the prince would be able to.” she had told him, making John surprised.
“Some of us are fine with it, some of us are rebellious and try to find ways around it…” Kitsu had told him, taking a deep breath as she had spoken the next part, “And some of us don’t care and want to be happy.” she had told him as they had both headed towards the inside of her bedroom andKitsu had sat down, “I lost my entire family because they tried to leave and were executed by the Council for it.” she had said.
“Since then, everyone has treated me like a troublemaker that they can only trust with caring for The Dog and other menial tasks.” she had told him, making the man curious as he had approached, “You are one of the few that has actually respected me, one that didn’t treat me like a pet sitter.” she had said and that had made the Mutant smile as he had went and leaned down.
“If you are going to leave, then I will want more than an old photograph to remember you by.” she had said as John had leaned over her, “Then I will be happy to give you something to remember.” he had said as they had went and gently pressed lips together, making both feeling the joy and connection there as they had went to have the last night together with each other.
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12/29/1911, The Western Attilan Beach, Attilan
John had looked at the skiff that was there, he had turned towards the group that was watching him go, “Leave, and know that you may never speak of us and will never be able to return to Attilan.” Agon had said and hearing that, John had nodded, “Fine, I have to work on my empire anyways.” he had said, making them cautious at that, “Empire?” Quelin said, ready to order Sterilon to stop him.
“He means a financial one.” Kitsu had said towards them, remembering the lesson as she had smiled towards John who had went and returned it, “Where’s that Phaeder fellow?” he had asked, making Korath snarl, “Dead, took his own life.” the Inhuman had said, making them all seem to spit at the mention of him as John shrug at that, “Must have been bad.” he had muttered.
“Are you leaving, John Howlett?” The King had asked and hearing that, John had nodded before giving a deep bow, “As you wish, sire.” he had said and that was when he had started to go and get started on as the man had went and then started to set sail, “I hope that you have a pleasant life!” Kitsu had shouted out and hearing that, the man that had come to Attilan had grinned and blew a kiss to her as he left.
“Sterilon…” Agon said, making them look to him, “I am repressing his memories as we speak, my King.” The Telepath had said, “As far as he knows, he was rescued by the nearest humans and will never think of it once until he is on his death bed.” He had said, making the others all think on that as they had watched one of them leave with one of them knowing that they had something he left behind.
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12/29/1911, John’s Skiff, Atlantic Ocean
John Howlett had went and taken a breath, thinking as he had looked to the canvas that was there, “We’re away from Attilan, you can come out now.” he had said and hearing that, Phaeder had went and come out from underneath the Canvas and looked around, “Haa…” he had said, “When did you know?” he had asked of John who had went and leaned back, their course stable.
“I smelled you when I had went and entered this skiff, so why did you fake your death?” he had asked of him, making Phaeder sigh, “I had done a genetic experiment that they were not happy about, thus I made a clone and then–” “Clone?” John had asked, unsure of that word, “Not important, anyways, where are we heading?” he had asked of the Mutant who thought.
“Well, if we split the food, we’ll be able to make it back to The United States and then– wait, why are you wanting to leave that little village?” he had asked, making Phaeder chuckle, “Sterilon had gotten to your mind I take it?” he had said, looking at the trunk he had brought with his pilfered goods, “Don’t worry, we’ll have plenty of time to talk while I work.” he said and hearing that, John could only remember a name, “Kitsu.”