Finally time to meet [Bernael/Invite]

The demonic human hybrid would just lightly sigh, floating in the skies of Makaii just staring around the deep red as his thoughts raced. He came here by the request of Nakiya for Atsuko but at this point Atsuko was gone and he had yet to actually talk to Nakiya much at all... it had been so long. But nonetheless he still found himself time to relax in this place even if it was a little lonely. He didn't stop training of course but for a very short time he seemed to just... stop, progressing in any way and it sort of felt like he hit a dead stop with his power for the current moment but perhaps soon enough he would be able to train himself passed this little hill, perhaps it came from his own lack of diligence.

Though soon enough, he would feel a very slightly familiar power... it had to be his aunt, they hadn't met much but the connection from telepathy as well as the connection from outright bloodline was there... not to mention they did in fact meet. All of that together made him pretty confident in that little idea as he would just slowly smirk to himself. He was finally going to see her again and that meant something could progress for at least his own family affairs. He always wanted stuff to happen and for now... it seemed like that would be the case! He was reverted for now, but of course he always had the power of a demon lord behind him in case anybody wanted to hurt him and his aunt... which he sort of doubted that anything like that would happen but it couldn't hurt to be careful!

With that, the Demonic Hybrid would move to meet the Queen about half way... wanting to get to her faster so he could see what was all going on! It would be a lot faster and a lot easier for them to meet if both were moving towards one another rather than Bernael just sitting there waiting for her. It was made all the simpler just by using Ki Sense to track her movement, trying to stay aligned with it enough for him to actually get over there in well enough time. But as soon as he saw her, he would slowly stop in his flight, smiling a bit as he looked her over. They were so alike... in looks of course, but bloodline was there too. It was no doubt from their looks that his father probably looked the same, from genetics and to what was passed on to Bernael from his father and mother. "Greetings, Aunt Nakiya, long time no see eh?" he would say lightly. It truly was nice to see another person that wasn't just some random demon he didn't know and probably would never get to know.

This was someone important to him... and he wanted to get more interaction with people like this but for now he was just curious about everything going on. What did she call him here for anyways, aside from to see Atsuko. Now that she was gone though there would be much to be addressed and seen to considering he was still here. "So, what are we going to do now? Going to teach me about my family line or something?" he would ponder on it for a moment, thinking hard to himself. "Or perhaps teach me how to be a noble here? Like that one time?" he was questioning a lot of things but that was because he had no answers... they would all come in due time but he was curious nonetheless. Especially since that time way back he was proposed the idea of earning land and being more than just a Demon Lord that he was now.. he'd be a true Lord of Makaii itself, a Makosian Noble in that regard.

The demonic hybrid would just smile over at his aunt, hearing what she had to say definitely brought a lift to his heart a bit. "W-Wait... my actual father?" the demon spoke in a pretty surprised tone, it was obvious he was eager but also nervous with his movements and how he talked, as they floated back towards the palace that Nakiya lived in and all of that. "But yes.. I have been quite comfortable and it truly is no problem. It was nice to know that she was okay... I originally thought she was dead and I fell into quite the sour mood. Just knowing she is up and alive is a sun peaking out of a cloudy sky I suppose." he added on to answer what she asked before. He felt a little interested in all of that but for now he had to think about what she was saying... about his father. "Y-Yes, this is something I have been desiring for quite a long time at this point. If it wasn't for my father being gone I guess I would still be a kid sitting around an average humans strength, living at home still." he wasn't lying either... he definitely wouldn't have left his home if it wasn't for the intrigue of learning about his demonic heritage. In fact... everything happening here right now was basically fulfilling his FIRST goal since leaving home.

"To be entirely honest, I would like to start with meeting my dad, even if he can't talk it would be an amazing opportunity for me." the boy would then just sigh, but he also picked up on something else about training him in martial arts which was certainly all intriguing... he'd have to take her up on it. "After everything with father though, I would love to go into studies and learn how to be a noble and all that, as for the martial arts... I'd love to learn more about it if it would go into my heritage even more. My entire purpose was to learn more about my demon bloodline from my family. That was originally intended to be good old dad but, hey, this is just as good" to be entirely honest... all of that scared him, would he even be good at taking up the next line of Demon Techniques? In technicality he would be the successor to his father in terms of bloodline so learning their family techniques was a must for him to carry on that lineage as well! It only required his patience like with Atsuko, most likely. 

Though, for the time being... he was going to focus on staying close to Nakiya as he would move into the palace with her as it seemed that was their destination for now. "A-Anyways... on our way there. Is there anything you can tell me about my father? Mother never really went into much about him for me to know..." but at that point he would shut his mouth, he talked her ear off enough for her to reply, he thought.

Twin brother... that very much was important as it gave insight to just how alike the two might look. Twins tend to share many genes with one another, more so than regular siblings from the same parents... no wonder he got his genetics and could confuse Nakiya with his mother if he didn't know either of his parents. Quite the curious little situation he found himself in but for the time being he would just keep his mouth shut while staring intently over to his aunt as she explained how his father was from a ruler and a price and all those different phases of life. But now... he was resting or something from all the things he was told... perhaps he would be able to truly meet his father some day. But as he listened and it seemed she was done reminiscing for now, he could see the smile on her face. Honestly the sight was quite good... to see people happy sometimes... so often people were moping and everything seemed quite depressing and he wanted to move passed that as soon as possible. 

"So dad carries himself in high regard? Well, did when he was a ruler. Sort of flaunting about with that form of power that demands respect? Honestly someone like me... can't hold that sort of form, let alone my body just doesn't seem to give off such demanding aspects. Suppose i'm more of a soldier than a commander, in that aspect." the demonic prince honestly didn't know what to say about any of it but he was heavily thinking about how his father was described as a Prince. A Prankster, carefree... Bernael honestly wished he could have such a life, the life of a carefree Prince but rather he lived the life of an outcast, and jumped straight into a Protector of Earth, but here he was in Makaii preparing to be trained as a Prince. Everything said, it sounded like it could take a while... did he really have that kind of commitment to stay in such a place, perhaps not but for now he would train for such a thing and do everything slowly but diligently.

"Sorry that dad was a pain though, i hope that i wont prove such a thorn with my young age and similar title. i'd prefer to be a helper than a nuisance." the boy would just give off a slow sigh as he thought it all over for the moment. "But... anyways, i look forward to seeing him for the first time to memory... i wish i could have precious memories of a young boy spending time with his father but i can't change anything that has happened, just look forward to the future before me i guess." though all of his words were cut off as he was met with a... closet? So odd, he waited for the Demon Queen, his Aunt, to go inside and do her thing first, not wanting to follow in if it was not his time just yet. But it would be quite the surprise to see her use a technique as a sort of unlocking mechanism to a seal type lock of sorts. Curious but not out of this world per say, sort of like the seal he had to witness underneath Kami's throne... but, that wasn't what he was focused on for the time being. 

With everything opening to her whim, Bernael would smirk and nod towards Nakiya as she beckoned for him to follow her. He was probably going to either way but this was more incentive that made him want to follow her. "You can trust me, i wont touch anything unless instructed to by you if you for some reason need me to." he'd just respond in a light tone as he slowly moved into the lab behind his Aunt. Though the first thing he was met with to his surprise was this elevator, noting the floor number, 66... this place was quite deep wasn't it? Or perhaps that's meant to be tall. All in all it depended on whether floor number was depth or height, like a bunker or a skyscraper. They were either on Floor 72, or Floor 60 beforehand but they went down nonetheless. Of course all of his assumptions came from him assuming that the F meant Floor, but he didn't care to ask just yet.

As the door opened up and both of them stepped out into the room, the Demonic Prince almost instantly noted the only thing in this room. "Father..." he'd mumble lightly to himself, sort of taking up a more serious look as he walked towards the tank, not in a fast or hostile manner but just taking a slow stride. His father really did resemble Nakiya and by extension Bernael, hell they all could be mistaken for a Husband, Wife, and their Adolescent Son if it wasn't for the actual relations between them all. Though, the eerie note did take that they were all family by some extension, as the Red-Headed Demon boy was staring at the Father Son bond between him and the tank at the moment, staring at his scales as he would slowly shift out of his shape-shifting to go back to his old, more demonic look with the streaks down his face, slowly looking down at his stomach and wondering if they were genetic or just some sort of coincidence.


Hearing Nakiya's next words however... sort of invoked a small shock in Bernael as he would dart his gaze to his Aunt. "Waking him... are you sure that's a good idea? You talked about him demanding so much power just by presence... is he a health and power risk? S-Should i be ready or something?" Bernael was trying to act the best he could as some sort of protector, worrying more about peoples safety than seeing his father in person and with all motor skills optimal. Though honestly he was just nervous... he wasn't just seeing his dad, he was quite literally going to meet his father face to face. The boy would slowly take a few steps back and stare at the tank. What was his father going to act like... was he even going to recognize Bernael as his son? And if he did... would he be proud of how strong his son had become physically... how much training he had gone through and the small tiers of power he had unlocked? Or was he going to laugh and call the boy a disappointment, was he one? Honestly he couldn't actually think straight enough to ask that question to be honest as he would slowly start to regulate his key more, wondering if that familiar feeling would calm him down. Nobody was around... he was the strongest solace for himself.

Bernael's sort of prepared look sort of dropped as he became a lot more relaxed. "Oh... I see. So I have nothing to worry about. Heh, I guess I just have a bit of memory from a nightmare I once had... one that ended in my father killing me under the power of the Makyo Star because my power wasn't big enough to handle his. So when I heard that, my thoughts shot to that outcome again and I thought I'd have to be on my guard the entire time... but that's a relief." the Demonic Prince would then look at the old King. He was still a bit unsure but most of it was just about how his father would react to him more than a fight breaking out. This was going to be his first interaction with his father, how could he not be a bit nervous.

This would all come full circle as he stared at the fluids drain from his fathers tank, the boy moving his thumb up to his mouth as he bit the skin a bit, in a sort of anxious light as he just stood still, the next moment bringing his arms down to sort of fold them in a cross. Part of it made him look angry but it was more for comfort than anything else... he was still part human and he had his mannerisms that calmed him down. But as soon as the King's eyes opened up even the slightest bit, Bernael felt a part of him churn on the inside in a more positive manner, his arms dropping to his sides as his own crimson eyes sort of folded into their odd, unnatural pattern. The demonic half of him was reacting a lot more than it was meant to.

But what triggered him more than anything was the mans scales forming and receding around as his power level was truly between transformations for a short bit. For now though, the man was at a base form of sorts it seemed, or at least he was on a more refined and mastered form of power like the transformation that Bernael himself uses at times that did nothing to change his body but rather just unlocked a very powerful controlled form. However that power much dwarfed completely by the Demonic Lord form that he had unlocked for himself and clearly anything that would come after would just further the distance between those two forms. Now was not the time for power comparison though as he would just stare towards his father who at first didn't even notice that Bernael was there... definitely not off to a good start huh?

Nope... definitely a bad start. The king wouldn't even look at Bernael to ask him who he was... he was rather going to Nakiya to ask who the boy was. What, was Bernael not good enough for him, was he a disappointment? What exactly made the man evade Bernael's gaze like that... well, he supposed it was time to get out with the goods then! The demonic hybrid would just stare towards the ground for a few moments, bowing his head to sort of give respect to his father before looking towards the man with a fiery determination in his eyes. "Well, I could have guessed that you wouldn't recognize me due to how long its been and how young I must have been last time you saw me, had you ever even seen me? Honestly I am unsure if you got to look at me or if you left and such before then. But even still, I didn't expect your first mentioning of me to be 'Brat'." the Demon Prince would just give off a smirk. Was he acting a bit too cocky? Perhaps not, that was for his father to tell but Bernael would slowly continue on again. "Hell, I'm not even sure if you know my name, or even remember that I exist but... my name is Bernael Adonael, son of Shiomi. Though perhaps you don't remember her either... sorry if this is a bit much to take in for the time being but perhaps I should just state it bluntly..."

What was the most blunt way to say it... he more or less said it clearly enough multiple times but this man just woke up from a sleep who knows how long and after so long perhaps he doesn't understand stuff as well without it being blunt. Though he couldn't tell just yet if that was the case but he would stare towards his father with a brutally truthful and sincere look on his face. "The blunt way to say it is... I am your Son." but with that out of the way, there wasn't much else to say from the Demon boy... aside from waiting to see just how his father, or even Nakiya would respond to what he said.

Hearing his fathers words sort of berated Bernael a lot, his heart sinking a bit as he knew one hundred percent that his father didn't even know who he was. He was just some 'strange kid' to the Overlord so he would just go on to explain everything else, finally revealing that he was Trase' own son. That was hard to reveal but the Demonic boy held nothing back in saying such a thing so bluntly to somebody who had been asleep for so long. Honestly though, the boy just felt good to get it off of his chest, even if Trase didn't accept it in the end or looked at him as some sort of failure, just coming all this way to even see his father and tell him that he was his son, that was all the boy needed in the end.

Just having Nakiya back him up as well made the boy's heart light up. But then the boy would sort of take a soft breath hearing his fathers words. At the very least... the man wasn't dissing the idea as a whole. He was giving Bernael a chance to prove who he was... and it was probably one of the easiest things ever to prove. His hand slowly went to his lower stomach, touching over his jacket as he thought over everything. Those dreams he had of the thing he once thought of as a simple tattoo... so much more, his mark of nobility that he had kept on him forever. And then meeting Nakiya that first time to see her own and then the boy showing her as proof of his Heritage. Such a thing went all the way back to his birth... and it was coming around to his first day meeting his father to prove his own Birthright.

Bernael's Birthright to stand among people like Nakiya and Trase... his Aunt and his Father. Of course he would never be as socially powerful as them, considering they were the Overlord and last Overlord... but still, being a Prince of sorts and related to them both was certainly a start for position. "You mean my Six Pointed Star, right...?" the boy would slowly pull off his jacket, leaving himself in a white shirt that he would just pull up just a small bit, showing the six pointed marking that was given to him at such a young age. Was he even a year old when that was placed on him? Probably not... but that didn't matter as he would just make sure to have sights focused on the star, slowly giving a good ten or so seconds before he would let the shirt drop, covering the star up almost as fast as it was shown, hovering down to lay in its normal position. Bernael would just give off a light sigh, thinking over everything and letting silence to engulf himself before it would finally be broken, starting off with a smirk across his facial features.

"There you go, Father... the mark you gave me some time before you left me. Never got rid of it and doubt I could ever do such a thing... for its my heritage symbol... and it proves my Birthright. Had I gotten rid of it before today I wouldn't be able to prove anything." but with a few more seconds... he would just breathe in and out.. something felt odd within his chest, as he would slowly heave in and out. His demonic energies were pulling at his heart as he would feel something emanating between him and his father. His father might not have felt it but something was certainly happening with the Demonic Prince. Perhaps so much demonic influence in both his blood and his surroundings was causing such a thing, as well as revealing his demonic mark to people of his Demonic Heritage. Most importantly he was showing it to his dad, the same being that's blood coursed through his veins.

That was when something struck within his heart. He had something to do right, perhaps it couldn't be for a long time, even if it was for a short while before his dad had to possibly go back in the tank, but he needed something that Nakiya could give him but he wanted from his dad for at least a small bit. His hair would slowly flow back into a dark blue haze, basically replacing the natural red hair color that his family possessed so far, he had a light smirk on his face still as his power level rocketed up. But his eyes would slowly widen as his heart slowly was struck once more, a slight pain in his head as he realized that his power wasn't stopping just yet. What was this pain in his head, his heart? Why was everything overflowing with hate and more anger towards... pretty much anything. Was the influence of his father that strong... was it Bernael's desire to be accepted by his father pushing him over this edge? Was he going to explode from too much flowing out of his body at one time. His normally purple aura would slowly shift into a deep red tinge, sort of shielding around him as his aura pulsated as he would hold onto his head. 

Finally, the pain would be released and be filled with pleasure as his power stopped rising, his hear flaring into a bright shade of blue, his eyes still as red as they could be, shining brightly as his hands would twitch, the clawed gauntlets that now covered his palms shining as the red aura would start to fade out, the form finally calming down as he would breathe a bit heavier. This power... it wasn't anywhere close to those people he had been seeing around but it was a definite start. Maybe he could show his father more than just the star... the power of a King was a good start to going towards the Overlord status right? "Father... I wanted to ask you if you could teach me how to be a demon for the time you have with me. I'd love for my Aunt Nakiya to help teach me but there's something about you being here before me... that makes me feel like perhaps a son needs to learn something from his father before he goes to professionally learn." the boy would state bluntly as he stared at his hand, clenching a bit afterwards as he hoped his father would accept the request before he had to go off with Nakiya to learn how to be a Prince.

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(Thought that, since I was sitting on this trans for a while with 'easily unlock-able' status, I may as well get it when meeting his Dad~)
[Unlocking 'Demon King (x21)']

Although he was experiencing some sort of power high, Bernael's spiky blue hair and his entire demeanor was a lot more calm than it probably should have been. Most likely it was from meeting his father however, the boy knew that Trase... his father... didn't leave him because he wanted to, nor because he was being a bad parent. It was for protection and the Demonic Prince would just nod firmly to his fathers words. Though, the boy had to feel a little disheartened from his dad retreating a bit from the power spike that Bernael was overcome with. Perhaps it was all from the time his father was away, he left and then was awoken to his son after all these years... must be pretty hard to react to in the first place.

The boy would sort of close his eyes and relax his head into the hand that was place on his head, accepting the one on his shoulder to boot. Bernael almost up and hugged Trase right there, or nuzzled his head into the mans hand as he ruffled the blue hair, but he held back to just relax and enjoy probably the first bit of Parental Love he had gotten from his father that wasn't from his years as an infant. But the Prince didn't have to make a move to hug the man, sort of going wide eyed as the man pulled him into a hug. Overcome with some sort of joy, the boys eyes would wince a bit more, not knowing how to react other than to bring his arms around the mans waist to hug his father back, not as tight as he could in a sort of worried thing of letting out too much power, but it was a firm hug nonetheless.

As Trase spoke though, it really did make Bernael wonder how much he had scoured across the world to search for any signs of his father. But the one place he didn't look was 'home', to his race at least. Of course the boy couldn't have dreamed to go to Makaii without the help of his Aunt and as such, he had to thank her for pretty much everything that got him this far, even if she didn't make him progress to get this strong, it was certainly something. "My mother... didn't teach me it, no. She encouraged by progression though so I must thank her for at least that. Aunt Nakiya... taught me more how to be embrace my Demonic Blood than ever in all my years of life... so, even if she says no, it is partially from her help." he'd smile over at his Aunt. She taught him how to embrace his Demon Blood and search out for 'home', Makaii... she taught him how to open up the portal through his heritage and to embrace it, to come and stay here for the time being. 

"Ah, yes... Father, whenever you need to go back I do understand, I just want to spend as much time with you as I possibly can. I've about spent the last year scouring the Earth for you... I can't pass up this opportunity." he thought on what he said for a moment and it did sound weird... especially with how much demonic energy was running out of his body and through his veins at the moment. It really seemed like the Demon Boy was all but ready to be a Demon right there but... alas, he was not. "Hmmm, as for what I mean. I guess... even though I've progressed in power so much to be like this. All I really know is... where we come from and, how exactly to get here. Aside from that I know nothing. That's... actually why I started to adventure to look for you to be honest. I was confused with my power and knew nothing about it... even now, while in this form I have no idea whats going on aside from a power surge that I can tap into!" he was getting long winded for explanation and would just sigh as he looked at his own body.

How could he describe it more. "To be honest, until only a couple years ago I didn't know how to tap into even the basest of power. Not even once have I transformed under this 'makyo star' that Aunt Nakiya told me about that's a real rush. There's so much to do, so much to see... so much to learn about Demon's even if I have come this far. I understand if you can't really, TEACH me that but, I guess I just want to learn about us, as a Family... our passed, our history... with the both of you" he'd look from Trase, and then over to Nakiya again with a smile

He really couldn't thank her enough for all she had done for him. "Ah, that's fair enough... I've never really worried about a disguise since I've learned how to shape shift. At least, in depth clothing ones, its so much easier to just change my physical anatomy until I look like a different person. But I can certainly understand needing one for him to go out there... we'll make sure you're all safe though pops~" he'd chuckle before standing back a bit. He didn't want to get in the way of Nakiya and Trase for whatever would need to be done for a 'disguise' of sorts to be all prepped.

Bernael thought on Nakiya's words for a few seconds before nodding with a smile. "Yeah, that is true enough. A Prince's training would probably go over all the normal stuff and even then some" he was happy enough with that idea, he just needed to think of the restrictions his father would have and how much Nakiya would give him what he wanted already. Honestly, his Father shouldn't have to be put through anything like what Bernael wanted anyways, considering just spending time as father and son was good enough for the boy. What she said next however sort of made the Demon Boy curious as he stared on and thought about the idea. It was an odd one for sure but he supposed it would be the best way for the two of them to stay together without his dad being discovered. Honestly it sounded like a perfect plan the more he thought it over.

Shortly after as well, Trase also chimed in with his acceptance of the idea in general, talking about the Fighting Style of the Demons. It felt a little bit odd... his current School Style was all about a holy wave that was used in a Demon War to combat said demons. Now he was going to be learning a Royal Demon combat style to go along with it? Those were two dangerously close sides of the same coin and the Prince didn't know how he was going to balance himself out with them both but he knew he could probably do such a thing, in time of course. For now he was focused on his path to demonic heritage and those arts that his family wished to train him in. "Ah, yes I am fully okay with this. It will help my father conceal himself among the masses without a hint of suspicion, while still being able to spend time with us as we go into all of this. However, I am unsure how we will go about disguising him, as such?" the Demonic Human was curious as he looked at them, wondering deeply about how they could change his father, depending on the attire he would wear or perhaps form he'd take up? The ways they could disguise themselves were plentiful and the boy knew it as such.

Though, how the two others interacted slowly showed the boy... a bracer? What was that about anyways, a simple bracer would block his wrist, not his body. Surely she meant to pull out a cloak of some sort, and pulled off only the bracer, correct? But alas that wasn't the case and Bernael grew only more curious as Nakiya messed around with the bracer and did something to it. What happened next could only be described as a Shape-shifting transformation like the kind Bernael did, but perhaps less skill related and more technology related. "Well, it certainly did work... he doesn't look anything like the Trase he was before, though that family red hair sure is a dead ringer~" the demon teased as he looked at himself as well. "Guess I should make myself look less like someone from the streets and more like royalty if I'm going to be traveling with the Queen and a Guard huh..."

The demonic prince thought he looked pretty good naturally, but he wanted to change himself around a bit more as well to look morel like a Demon Prince, or a royal in general. "Here goes nothing then" with that, he'd start to use his shape shifting ability to change his looks around, more or less disguising his clothes and appearance to be more formal. Underneath it all he still held the transformation, not turning it off just yet as he always did his best to maintain the power for a long time before letting it go every time he found something new. Even then however, he would start to use Ki Suppression until even his transformed power level was dropped like a stone to about fifty-thousand. That sounded good for a Royal Demon, right? Not too strong but not too weak.

"Alright, this seems good enough for me. I'd be ready to head out with you two at any time. You guys probably know your way around this place leagues more than me. So I'll make my way wherever you two wish to take me for this... bonding time." the boy was ready and held himself with a dignified posture, more like you'd see out of school history books for Kings and Queens of ancient Earth Lands far before the age of capsule corp and technology, a more primal and long lost era. 

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[ST-1] [Shape Shifting]: Taking on the form above.
[ST-3] [Ki Suppression]: Suppressed to a solid 50k PL, maintaining transformation under disguise