Brick: An Urban Paranormal

by Natavia

  The peots are the immortal version of the black plague, I thought. Urane disappeared when the door opened. Brick kneeled next to me, and watched my stomach in amazement.

  “It’s a star inside of you,” he said.

  His palm glowed, and he placed his hand on my stomach.

  “Why are your hands glowing?” I asked.

  “Communication,” he replied.

  Life can't get any better than this, I thought.

  Brick

  I climbed out of bed after Nabila fell asleep. Eagle and Odega waited for me in the room I kept Rudan and Casha. I pulled the nails out of Rudan’s wings, and he fell to the floor.

  “I need water,” Rudan begged.

  “Prisoners don’t get water,” I replied.

  Eagle tied Casha’s arms and legs together. She screamed and yelled at me for torturing her for three days.

  “Why are you doing this?” Casha asked.

  “I’m returning you back home,” I said.

  “Brick is the real traitor. I heard him talking to Rudan when he arrived here. Jonelius offered to let you two go in exchange for the human. Brick didn’t want to give her up,” Casha told Odega and Eagle.

  “Nabila is carrying my offspring, and nobody is greater than that!” I said to her.

  “She’s with child?” Casha asked.

  “You could’ve told us,” Eagle said to me.

  “What difference would it make? The planets are dead. Your only escape was Earth. Vada isn’t going to survive much longer. Those things are going to suck it dry. It’s one planet left, and I will go there to call a truce. It’s time for our kind to come together to get rid of the pest. Let me know now if you have bad blood against me. I will send you back to Vada too,” I said.

  “I’ll die in war before I go back, but we are brothers. You can’t leave us in the dark,” Eagle replied.

  I kneeled next to Rudan, and he looked me in the eyes.

  “I will never forgive you because you are not a gargoyle,” I said. It took a few days for me to decide what I wanted to do with Rudan, and I made my mind up. I squeezed his neck until his head turned to stone, and exploded in my hand like dust. I thought guilt would have tugged at my heart, but it didn’t—I was relieved.

  “Take her outside. Tundra is waiting,” I said to Eagle. Odega followed Eagle, but I stopped him.

  “You stay here,” I said.

  “What? Why?” he asked.

  “To look after Nabila. She’s stressed, and I can sense it. I won’t be gone too long,” I replied.

  “We fight together,” Odega said.

  “We are fighting together, but you won’t be fighting in a war. I taught you a lot over the years, and now it’s time to experience it. Risha and Nabila will help you,” I replied.

  “This shit ain’t fair, but okay. You saved me, so I won’t complain,” he replied.

  I went inside of the room, and kissed Nabila on the forehead. I gently grabbed her hand, and slid my mother’s ring on her finger. I looked at her one more time before I left out of the room. Risha stood next to Odega by the door.

  “Look after her, and my little brother. I know Nabila might be mad at me, but she will understand that this will affect her too if I don’t do anything,” I said to Risha.

  “I will be here with her,” she replied.

  “I somewhat like you,” I joked, and she rolled her eyes.

  Odega picked up Risha, and cradled her. He rubbed his fingers through her hair, and she closed her eyes.

  “She’s adorable when she’s not talking. I think I want to keep her,” Odega said.

  “She’s not a pet,” I replied.

  “Ssshhh, don’t tell him that! See you later, Brick. We are busy mating,” Risha said. Odega licked her lips, and Risha seemed to enjoy his affection towards her.

  “You will get the flow of women soon,” I said to Odega. I patted his shoulder, and walked out the house. Odega was still a virgin, and Risha was the first female he showed affection.

  Casha was tied to Tundra, and Eagle sat behind Casha on Tundra’s back. I spread my wings, and the medallion beamed. I shot into the sky in a ball of lightning. Tundra squawked as she flew behind me. We were headed into the sky.

  Planet Epallon…

  The last planet was slowly dying. Some parts were green, and other parts were hollow. Tundra squawked, and I turned around. Gargoyles flew over the trees circling us. A spear flew at me, and I caught it.

  “Leave!” someone said. Eagle spread his wings in attack mode. I signaled for him to drop his wings because we came in peace.

  “We come in peace!” I said.

  A woman gargoyle slammed into my body, and she fell on the ground. The tip of her sharp ear had a piercing. It was a soldier’s piercing. The rest of the gargoyles landed around me, and they were all females.

  “What are you doing here? Your planet killed our men!” the leader yelled at me. I studied my surroundings, and there were at least twenty of them. A few of them were carrying offspring.

  “I’m Midas, and I came to help all of you,” I replied, and she laughed.

  “Help us? You were the one who slaughtered us all! You left nothing for us!” she said. The hurt and pain was evident in her voice; I was the cause behind it. Eagle stood beside me with his arms up.

  “We were brainwashed for a very long time. We thought we were protecting our water from the enemies. We were slaves to our kingdom,” Eagle said.

  “Why is there a peot on the bird’s back? Peots don’t belong here! They will kill the rest of what we have left,” the leader said. I had a small vision of her past. She was the daughter of the planets leader who was killed by a soldier from Vada. Her name was, Keeja. The women were what was left of the planet, and they were who Jonelius planned to attack. Keeja picked up a branch and sharpened it with her teeth. She hurled the sharp stick at Casha, and it pierced through Casha’s heart. Casha fell on the ground, and she was still hog-tied. I pulled the stick out of Casha’s chest, and healed her wound. The females gasped when they saw the glow of my hand.

  “Are you the son of Urane and Neoth?” Keeja asked me.

  “Yes,” I replied.

  “We knew of you, but we didn’t think of you as a prince, Midas. Prince Midas wouldn’t betray his kind. Neoth protected us against the peots. Why did you heal that one?” Keeja pointed at Casha.

  “She’s our hostage. Her brother shall surrender, or she dies, but she can’t die now. I was taken from my parents when I was an offspring. I was raised as a soldier on Vada, and so were the others who are still there,” I replied. Keeja kneeled in front of me, and the rest of her clan followed.

  “Forgive us,” she replied. I looked back at Tundra, and she nodded her head at me.

  Casha yelled, “Monsters! All of you are creatures that don't belong on the same planet as us! Vada belongs to us. You are a traitor!” she spits in my face, and I wiped it off with the back of my hand. Tundra took her wing and smacked Casha into a tree. She laid on the ground knocked out cold.

  “Jonelius is going to send his soldiers here in a few days. Grab the little water you have left, and follow me to Lacas. Who else is left?” I asked.

  “It’s just us, but the pregnant ones cannot fly for a long time. Their mates left to get water, but I think Jonelius caught them,” Keeja said.

  “The pregnant ones can ride on Tundra,” I replied.

  “Let’s get the rest of our water,” Keeja ordered her clan.

  “She’s amazing,” Eagle said.

  “She’s braver than you,” I joked, and he chuckled.

  “Do you think we will make it out alive? It’s us against Vada,” Eagle said.

  “We will.”

  “The other gargoyles on Vada are too loyal to Jonelius. They won’t side with us,” Eagle said.

  “They won’t have a choice after they realize Vada will eventually die,” I replied.

  “Did you tell Nabila you loved her before you left?” Eagle asked.

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nbsp; “No, because I look forward to returning home, and telling her. That’s why I will make sure we survive from this. I will heal as many as I can if I have to,” I replied.

  “Get em’ tiger,” Eagle said.

  “Please don’t say that again, bro. I mean NEVER because Odega wouldn’t let live you that down,” I laughed.

  “I don’t speak human, so you can’t knock a soldier for trying,” Eagle said.

  “Don’t worry; I’ll hold a class for you when we get back to Earth,” I replied. Eagle’s smirk disappeared on his face.

  “I’m not going back after this. Earth is too challenging for me,” he replied.

  “We still will be brothers. I’ll come every day,” I replied, and smirked.

  “Bring me some Henny when you do,” he said.

  “You know about that though,” I laughed.

  “It’s good human water,” Eagle replied. I was ready to respond, but I let it go.

  I told everyone to follow my light in the sky. Lacas wasn’t an easy travel. I grabbed a tree size barrel of water they kept hidden in the woods. I used a lot of strong vines to tie the tree down to my back. The gargoyles stared hoping I didn’t drop it because it was heavy, but I couldn’t feel it on my back. The signals in my wings brightened the forest. To help guide them through the dark sky.

  Planet Lacas…

  “This is Neoth’s and Urane’s tower?” Keeja asked as she looked at the temple.

  “Yes, and this planet will be your new home,” I said.

  “What about the rest of the planets?” she asked.

  “I will find a way to fix it,” I replied.

  We stood at the top of the tower that overlooked the dead forest. Keeja was a younger immortal, who took over her father’s position because of her survivor skills. Her father taught her everything she knew before he was killed. She wore her locs into a long braid, and her eyes were hazel. Her skin was light like honey, and she had piercings in her ears. Her skirt was ripped from her shrinking to human form, and the top was torn into shreds which showed parts of her breast. I ripped a piece of fabric from the wrap around my waist so she could cover up.

  “I will fight with you,” she said.

  “You will stay here,” I replied.

  “I must come. My father died protecting us, and I will avenge his death. I don’t have anything to lose,” Keeja replied.

  “Your female followers depend on you for survival. You are still their leader, and a leader should listen if it saves the tribe. We are up against alot, and your skills are good, but you need more practice. The spear you made entered Casha because she was still. Your aim is off, and it might not catch a moving target. I will not let a female go to war,” I replied.

  “My skills have kept me alive,” she said.

  “These soldiers train every day without sleep. I know because I trained with them. They will snap your neck like a twig, Keeja. Do I have to disable your wings in order to keep you alive?” I replied.

  “You are a healer,” she said.

  This young goyle is hard headed, I thought.

  “I heal wounds to prevent death. A snapped neck won’t heal. You will die instantly,” I replied.

  “You are worse than my father!” she called out as she walked away from me.

  Father? I’m going to be a father to a little one. I need to hurry, and get back to Nabila, I thought.

  Casha sat in the corner tied to a statue. I kneeled in front of her, and she turned away from me.

  “You might make it out alive,” I said.

  “I hope you fail,” she replied.

  “I know, but I won’t. You are like your brother. I should’ve paid attention, but I was blinded by the hold you had on me,” I said.

  “I still own your heart, and you know it,” Casha wept.

  “I might hate to see you go because you can’t control who you are, but you know where I belong. You drained me from my strength, but Nabila gave it back. I will serve her for eternity. I belong to her, and intimacy from you doesn’t mean shit compared to that. In human terms, I just fucked a bad bitch and got caught up,” I replied. I walked out of the tower and headed to the forest. I had to prepare the rest of the clan for plan b.

  Nabila

  “S o, let me get this right. Brick stormed his black-ass out of here in the middle of the night?” I asked Risha. She stood at the kitchen stove stirring a pot of grits. I wondered why she was in a good mood because Risha didn’t cook breakfast.

  “He left you with a ring,” Risha said. I glanced at the unique ring on my finger, and my heart melted. The diamond was the huge, and it turned to different colors because it was a mood ring.

  “I know he’s coming back, but what if he gets hurt?” I asked.

  “As big as he is? Chile, please. Do you want bacon and eggs too?” she asked.

  “Yeah, put the grits, bacon, and eggs on a sandwich with cheese,” I replied. Odega burst into the kitchen sniffing the air.

  “Don’t touch shit until it’s done,” I warned him. Odega didn’t have the patience for food. He took it whenever he wanted to. He lifted Risha’s skirt, and touched her bottom. He whispered something in her ear, and she dropped the spatula.

  “Wait a damn minute. How long was I asleep for? What’s going on?” I asked.

  “The special human taught me a few things under the stars last night. I must say it’s better than training on Vada,” Odega replied.

  “He’s a baby Risha,” I said. She cocked her head to the side and placed her hand on her hips.

  “Baby where? This is a grown damn man right here. His dick is bigger than huge. Trust me I know he ain’t a baby,” she replied.

  “Odega was born three years ago on his planet. It only takes one year for them to become an adult. He’s a baby in the immortal world,” I replied.

  “Let me tell you something, princess bird queen. Odega is a full-grown man on Earth. I don’t understand or speak alien terminology. His eggplant is longer than my leg! So, he’s more than grown enough. He’s overgrown, southern grown and everything else in that department,” Risha complained.

  “You show a woman affection behind closed doors, but you have to control yourself around others. It’s a respect thing,” I said to Odega.

  “Listen here, Mother Goose. Let this man explore his inner-creature. Who are you to judge? You got knocked up by one, and became his wife at the same damn time. Let me be great, shat,” she said. Odega pushed her against the counter, and licked her nose. He reached behind Risha, and grabbed a handful of bacon.

  Ohhhhh, he’s slick. He knew what he was doing! I thought. He kissed Risha’s cheek before he left out of the kitchen with a mouth full of bacon.

  “He’s soooo damn nasty! I love it. He hung me upside down last night, and stuck his long tongue inside of my vagina. It touched my heart. I don’t blame you anymore, Nabila. I wanted to carry his Falcon baby after the orgasm he gave me,” Risha said.

  When will I go into labor? I need a drink with no chaser. Why did Brick leave me to babysit? I thought. My stomach moved again as it glowed through my t-shirt.

  “Your baby will be an adult in a year?” Risha asked.

  “I think so, but I don’t want it to be that way. I want to do things with her,” I replied.

  “What if she doesn’t because you were human when he planted her inside of you right? Y’all couldn’t use a condom?” Risha joked.

  “I don’t think condoms come in their size,” I replied.

  “I guess you have to wait and see,” she said. Risha lifted my shirt, but she was nervous.

  “I can see her. She has wings, and they are pretty,” Risha said. She pressed her face into my stomach, and placed her hand over her eyes to block out the light. Risha was being too dramatic, but I thought it was funny.

  “Their world reminds me of Peter Pan’s. It’s beautiful, and it seems unreal, but it isn’t,” I said. She pulled away from me to make my sandwich.

  “You wouldn’t know because Bri
ck is that one ghetto cousin that’s disrespectful to everyone at the cookout,” Risha said.