"Bath time, little Nox," grinned Shauu, of whom slowly reached for a now terrified fox-wolf, boy child.

"No," he wailed in an adorable manner as his person darted away whilst mentally calling upon the shadows nearest his person to hide him from all eyes. Although such a thing was effective with his friends when playing "Hide-And-Go-Seek", it was not as much with the Chosen.

These beings who were called as such were seven females with the features of either a Metallic Undead of some sort, or a Metallic Beastwoman. Either way, they were each a servant of the Ageless, and by proxy, his wife Sarah and their son Nox. Which simply meant that they were each a glorified Nanny towards the child, as well as a handmaiden to the other. This chore was also piled on top of their other duties, which was to keep an eye on the children of Terra whilst their Lord High God was working elsewhere.

In the mean time, they were now tasked by their Lord's wife to bathe their child and dress him appropriately for the arrival of the Ageless. This caused their persons to curtsy once more as they each turned as one towards the hybrid child, who then proceeded to run after the affirmation of the words "Bath Time". Yes. Even a child of Terra dislikes baths, as it would cut time in his, or her, playtime. Not to mention it normally meant he would have to go to bed soon, and did not wish to sleep just yet. Therefore, he ran with condensed shadows all about his small person.

"Nox," sang Sia as she darted ahead of his small person down the hallway which was lit by emerald coloured flames along the sides, "We can see through your darkness, hon. So be a dear and jump into my arms." To which she opened her four arms in order to receive the child. Of whom then turned around to flee back the way he came from, but skittered to a halt when it became apparent that the way was block by the other Chosen with their own arms open.

This led to him using a tactic which always worked, and caused the shadows to vanish from around his head. Once it did so, Shauu and Sia shout something unintelligibly as the child's eyes became large and full of tears. Of which was directed towards the larger group of females, and instantly group around his person. Whereupon they did lift him into their eyes and pet his head and body whilst speaking to him that everything will be alright; that no harm will come to his person as long as they were near.

To which he did close his eyes and smiled whilst shouting a , "Yay," as he vanished from their grips.

"Damnit," cursed Sia as she came upon the group of very confused Chosen, who then asked what just happened, "Nox's adorableness is infectious, but when he's on the verge of tears? It's monstrous to the point where you become helpless to his whims."

"It's one of the curses Karma placed on him," chimed in Sarah, of whom sauntered over with a bemused look about her person, "Ageless has already explained it many times before, but Nox is a reincarnated being from some backwater world called Earth. However, instead of being from a more knowledgeable time period about such things as magick, and the like, he was something of a bully who did not have access to such books.

"Which led to why he's so adorable," her own lips pulled up towards her eyes as she wrapped her arms around her body as this was spoken aloud, "He still has to go through the trials set by him, and since he's already gone through one other life, his mind already knows what works and what doesn't."

"Which means?" asked Shauu who was still very confused by what the Wolfwoman just said.

"It just means he's forever cursed by 'Adorableness' until he reaches the age most suitable to go to school, where he'll be considered handsome. Well, that's what those two promised, so in the mean time, you'd best catch him before his father comes home."

*****

"Yay," crowed Nox who sat upon a metallic chair with floral patterns etched into the entire structure, outside in their more personal garden, "I escaped!" Who then slumped into the piece of furniture with a joyful chortle.

Unbeknownst to his person, however, someone with nine tails was approaching his person from behind. Whereupon they did lean over to ask, "Who did you escape from?" Of course, this did startle his person greatly, and caused his throat to release a scream that would have alerted everyone to his position, if a paw did not keep his small maw from opening once the being inquired as to what the boy-child meant. "It's okay, Nox," came a frantic, but sultry voice as he was then lifted into the air. Whereupon he was rocked gently as little beads of tears formed in the corner of his own eyes.

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This led to him calming down somewhat, as his lightly tear filled eyes stared upon a cream coloured Kitsune female with a voluptuous pair of mounds upon her chest. Of which caused the smaller of the pair to frown and pawed at them for a few moments, much to the surprise of the other. "Too big, Miss S," squeaked Nox as he looked about his person for two specific others, "Where's Mia and Maya?"

"Hi Nox," cried out an identical pair of Kitsune girl-children in white dresses. The pair of them had the fur colour of bright yellows, pinks, and blues. Of which caused many to believe they rolled around on a painter's tray full of such colours when they were simple pups fresh out of the womb, and have never been able to remove such stains.

In any case, these two whine up at their own mother, who happened to be the same one who carried Nox, and begged her to place him down so that they may play for a while. This led to her trying to explain to their young minds that she desired to ask the hybrid a few questions, but after glancing upon the features of the boy-child, did she come to find that such things would not be possible. Therefore, she allowed the trio to play whilst under her own supervision, whatever good that may be.

The first sort of "play" that the trio began with was simply rough play which led to an exchanging of scents, as well as the burying of their noses into each other's fur to become more acquainted with one another. This then led to the twins chasing after Nox as he showed off his ability to use the shadows to his own advantage, as well as a way to expose only bits and pieces of his body. However, such things quickly tired out his person, and led to him flopping onto his front within the grass.

Yes. The pair did mew with some distress as this occurred, but calmed down when it became apparent that he was simply tired after showing them what he could do. This led to the pair allowing his head and body to lie upon their laps as they regaled his person with what they had been up to since they last spoke. Of which was during the party with Denna and "Uncle Bones", whose true name was Brutus, but as he was a skeletal Lich King, they referred to him as such.

Ah, but such things had to come to an end, as the Chosen did descend upon their positions, much to the shock of the trio. Of whom then clutched at one another when it became apparent that they intended to toss Nox into a bath which had been prepared for his small person. Yes. Even the girl-children were loathe to step into such a thing, as it would lead to their play time being cut short.

Of which led to an idea being proposed by the cream coloured Kitsune with the large chest, "Why not let the three of them enjoy a bath together?"

"Miss Sakura," drawled Sia who was none too amused by the appearance of the female who appeared just as it became apparent that the Ageless would be arriving soon, "Need I remind you that it is a bad idea to allow males and females to bathe together when they are far too curious for their own good?"

"Bah," waved the one called Sakura, "They're simply children. Besides, you can always set a watch to make sure nothing... explicit occurs." This led to her grinning as her mind went to another place entirely. Whereupon she imagined her and the God King performing such deeds that caused her maw to drool slightly from the right.

This led to Sarah, of whom witnessed all of this from the garden's doorway, to hurl a metallic chair in the other's general direction. Where it did slam into the Kitsune, knocking her face first into the ground. Normally, such antics would cause the twins to cry out, but after being exposed to such things for several cycles since their birth, did they simply not care anymore.

"Take the trio to the baths, Sia, Shauu, and make sure to scrub them clean. The Ageless will be arriving soon, and everything must be perfect, understood?" In so saying, did the Wolfwoman turn away from the scene and stalked back inside just as the Chosen pair did lift up the hybrid and his female friends as they headed off towards the baths.