Enemies Above & Below
Portland, Oregon
1:30 PM
Pigeon University
The day was beautiful outside, and the nearby trees swayed from side to side from a passing warm, gentle breeze. The birds chirped and sang together or by themselves. Clouds overhead and in the distance were large, white, and puffy.
Albert took a moment to look up at the sky above them and wondered if Kinowa was passing by overhead. Her palace didn't stay anchored to one spot in the sky but traveled with the clouds.
Indigo and Albert sat on the bleachers on their campus track field, talking about what happened the other day when he stormed out of his home.
"I want to start by telling you that I am sorry for how I acted, Indigo. I was a part of something not too long ago if you want to know why I acted that way. You know how I have that egg in my bedroom, right? The one I'm keeping in the small aquarium."
"Yeah, I know the one. It's kind of hard to miss. Why? What's up with the egg babe." Indigo said.
"You see, that egg is my child. And a Lamia is the mother. You probably don't know what a Lamia is, so let me--"
"I do know what a Lamia is, Albert. They're female monsters that are half women and half snakes. They come from Greek mythology. But given everything I know about you and your mother, I am more inclined to believe that Lamias like angels are real."
"Wow, Indigo, I didn't know you had all of that information. That's cool of you, babe.
As I was saying, I acted the way I did with you guys because a few nights ago, I followed my mother to a location outside the city. She traveled with a friend to a biker bar that's a front that hides a big secret. Beneath the bar, there's a long tunnel that goes so deep; it probably stops at Earth's crust. At the bottom, there exists a civilization where non-human creatures and humanoids live and thrive in harmony. I didn't get to see much of it because I was following my mother. But believe me when I tell you that the size and scope of this underground civilization is massive."
"I'll take your word for it, babe," Indigo said, holding his hands and caressing them.
"I followed my mother and her friend into a black palace where non-human males and few females were socializing. My mother reconnected with an ex-wife of hers, a Lamia, who calls herself Mya. I think Mya is the leader of that underground civilization. Then I saw my mother and her friend begin having sex, then Mya got involved and double penetrated my mother with two clitorides that she shapeshifted into functioning penises. The way she maltreated my mother and filled her with so much cum that she, uhm. I don't think I can finish my thought."
Indigo saw that what he was remembering was affecting him terribly. She grabbed and held him closer to her. She rested her face in the crook of his shoulder while softly caressing the back of his head.
He continued.
"I tapped into a power exclusive to half-angels like myself and had sex with Mya. The power was both exhilarating and intoxicating and more than I could bear. When it was time to go, she handed my mother the egg she laid. This is the same egg I have under a heating lamp inside the aquarium."
Indigo cupped his face in her hands and looked into his eyes. She could see that he was hurting, both from what his mother did behind his back and behind him. She leaned in closer and kissed him. He cupped the side of her face and kissed her temple and traced his lips down until they were against her ears and spoke again.
"If this is going to work, we have to be honest and upfront with each other from now on. That means no more fucking around behind each other's backs. If you ever get the desire again and I'm not around, just talk to me. I know my mother won't say no to you,"
Indigo nodded and smiled at him. "You were traumatized; I understand now, babe. That's why you acted the way you did. I promise you never to do anything else behind your back. But you also must promise me that if you and your mother go off on one of your little dark sex adventures, consider taking me with you. it's not fair for you and her to go off to God knows where and have the times of your lives."
Albert wiped tears from his eyes with the back of his hand. "I will, but on the off chance that there are men there, I won't take you with me. Don't even ask me. My mother has been with different men in her inhumanly long life, more than I dare not ask or think about now. I can't do anything about that issue. But I wouldn't be able to bear the thought of seeing another man or gang of men ravaging your beautiful body."
"You're the one with the beautiful body, baby," Indigo told him, grinning.
"Your mother told you why I did what I did. I didn't do it to hurt you, Albert. I did it because your mother is, for lack of better words, extremely hot and sexy. Maybe that's just the effect of hanging around a fallen angel. Plus, I've always had this fantasy of being with another woman. I suppose this doesn't make me as straight as I thought I was. Still, there's one thing I'm not comfortable with, at least with the idea."
"What's that?" Albert asked her curiously.
"This means that you're a father. You have a child with an ancient Greek daemon. A Lamia. How do you feel about that?" Indigo said a bit mournfully.
"I wasn't expecting to come out of there with an egg. I didn't even think I could impregnate such a creature. But how do I feel about it? I mean, what can I do besides raise what comes out of the egg into a proper child."
"How does your mother feel about you knocking up her ex-wife?" Indigo asked, twisting and pulling on her hair with a finger.
"I never asked her, but I think she's indifferent about the whole thing,"
***
Two abnormally large ravens perched on top of the main campus building overlooking the track looked high and low for something.
"I found him," said the left raven sharply. "He's talking with his female partner."
"About what? Can you make out what they're saying," said the raven on the right.
"He just revealed to her that he sired a hybrid child with the Lamia."
