“Where the fuck am I?”
Everything was dark apart from the gold platform Veekay was standing on. Occasionally, something would blink in and out of existence, like a miniature shooting star, but otherwise it was all just dark. But despite Veekay not being able to see far, he could almost sense that this weird place wasn’t very large.
“Shush, child.”
“Child? Who are you calling child?” Veekay snapped. “Whoever you are, send me back at once!” He didn’t care if he’d angered some sort of deity who wanted to devour his soul. Veekay had a job to get ready for and whoever had kidnapped him was getting in the way. This bastard didn’t even have the decency to wait until Veekay had armour on. He was practically nude.
“Shush.”
“No! Don’t tell me to shush! Tell me what’s going on!”
The voice laughed. A slither of light opened up above Veekay and steadily got larger. Something was staring down at him. Something with antlers. Something Veekay somehow recognised.
“Silly child.”
Veekay was getting annoyed now. He hated being messed about. It was one thing to randomly kidnap him, it was another thing entirely to hold him hostage, refuse to answer questions then be a cunt and talk in mysterious ways.
“Fucking talk to me, you fucking bastard!”
Again, the voice laughed. “And I thought a noble Rethavok like you, a Ksa as well, would be much better mannered.”
“You get good manners when you DON’T FUCKING KIDNAP VOK!” Veekay shouted.
Suddenly, the white light got brighter, nearly blinding Veekay. He shielded his eyes, but as he did so, the light vanished.
Something landed behind him. Something heavy. Veekay twisted round, only to be pinned down by a set of massive claws.
“Let me go!”
“No.”
Veekay tried to resist, but the being was not going to let go. He had no choice but to relent.
“What the fuck do you want then?”
The being was huge. But their features were shifting. As if it was in the middle of changing how it looked. The antlers though remained in place. Whatever it was, it was changing into a vaguely Rethan form.
“I just want to speak to my son.”
“Your what now?”
“My son.”
Veekay blinked.
“What?”
“You are my son.”
“… Pull the other one, it’s got jingle-jangles on.”
The being tutted, then let go of Veekay, standing up straight. Its body started changing again, back to its normal self. Its normal self consisting of a humanoid being with hoofed feet, two sets of arms and enough armour to drown a dozen Banikans. Once it had finally finished shifting, Veekay realised who he was talking to.
“You’re… Stasis…”
“Yes. Stasis. Kenos. Lord of Nothing. King of the Vacuum. Emperor of the Void.”
Veekay tutted. “You’re not my father.”
“I am.”
“Come on, I’m just some dumb being on an insignificant planet in the middle of nowhere. There’s no way you’re my father.”
If Stasis was insulted by Veekay’s lack of belief, he wasn’t showing it. Veekay considered that maybe it was a bad idea to piss off one of the most powerful beings in the universe, but really, what could Stasis do? Kill him? Would be pointless. Torture him? He was trained against torture. Ignore him? Would be doing Veekay a favour.
“I am your father. I took advantage of the fact that your mother Kayel Theanon can create viable children with any partner and she produced you, alongside those four horrible Time Drakes.”
Veekay shrugged. “So why have you dragged your own kid here? You want to teach me a lesson or get me to join your side or some pointless piss like that?”
That seemed to make Stasis react.
“Well… yes. I would love to have you by my side. You are my son, after all. The first child I have had in a very, very long time.”
“So why have you come and found me, twenty five years later, rather than visiting me as a hatchling, or as a kid?”
“Because, as a child, you would not have understood.”
“That’s retarded and you know it. You’re a bad father.”
“Then let me make it up to you. I can offer you unlimit-”
“No. No fucking way.” Veekay stood his ground. He didn’t care. Stasis was nigh immortal and omnipresent. If the fucker was too lazy to visit him in the last twenty five years, he probably didn’t really care now. “I have a life, a life of my own, that I’ve built up. I have a job, I have a partner. I’m supposed to be getting a promotion today. I’m happy.”
Stasis sighed. “You… have a point. I’ll let you go live your life. But one day, everything else will grow old around you. You won’t die. You are as immortal as I am. Will you come to me then?”
Veekay shrugged. “If everything and everyone I care about is dead, then sure. You can have me.”
The Lord of Nothing seemed satisfied. He smiled briefly, then clicked his massive, clawed fingers. In the blink of an eye, Veekay was back at home, as if nothing had happened.
“I suppose it’s a good thing that one of the things I care about is immortal…” Veekay grinned as he put his armour on and got ready for work.