WAAAAHHH!
The room was silent as the eyes of the people in the room fell on the newborn baby that was crying loudly.
A man about 6 feet tall that had jet black hair and fierce, scarlet eyes had an ecstatic look on his face as he was jumping up and down in joy but soon fell down because he was exhausted. This was the first child he had and he was nervous that the baby wouldn't be born healthy. The nurses and even the doctor chuckled while looking at the scene because the man, contrary to his looks, was a big teddy bear. Beforehand, they were trying to calm him down saying that the baby was going to be born healthy but he still looked a bit nervous.
*Swish*
The doctor pointed a finger and willed particles of water to coalesce into a larger water sphere and covered the baby's body with it. The water acted as support for the baby and was a good way to clean off the blood on the body after pregnancy. The doctor flicked his finger which willed the water blanket carrying the baby towards the nurses to clean it off.
"It's a boy! Congratulations Sir and Madam." The doctor looked at the boy with a smile since this child was the first born of the Fujin Family's General Commander. He had delivered many generations of children of the Fujin Family since he had served them for countless years and many of them became big figures around the continent. He also hoped that this child would be no different.
The man who was on the ground hurriedly stood up and held the child in his arms not minding that his clothes would get wet. He looked at the boy who had big, round black eyes and smiled. His eyes shined as he looked proudly at the baby boy in his arms.
"His eyes are just like yours Alice." The man walked over to his wife on the bed while cradling the baby is his arms.
"Let me see him Shin." Alice placed both of her hands out to receive the baby. She cradled her child as she smiled at him weakly. Childbirth took most of her energy since she worked hard pushing out her baby. With the help of magic to lessen the burden she would have fainted after giving birth. Alice stared at the baby boy with a loving look in her eyes. She smiled since, like her husband, was worried that the baby wouldn't be born healthy. She placed a finger on her child's cheek and caressed his face. She couldn't help but pinch his cheeks since they were chubby. The boy opened his eyes slowly while looking at his mother with a blank face.
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"What should we name him, Honey? Since he's a boy, you should name him." Previously, Shin and Alice had an agreement that if a boy was born, Shin would name him and if a girl was born, Alice would name her.
"Let's name him Apollo." After thinking for a while Shin decided to name him Apollo. He picked this name for his son since he wanted him to grow strong like a god. The Fujin family produced many strong warriors that joined the Imperial army and even Shin himself was a General of the Imperial Army.
Shin pulled a chair to sit on next to his wife's bed and started playing with his son.
"Hey there little Apollo. Can you say daddy?"
Apollo cooed and continued to stare at his father blankly.
"Oh, you know that he can't talk yet." Alice giggled as she looked at the father-and-son combo and couldn't help but smile warmly.
"Hehe.. Anyways Alice, get some rest. Childbirth took a lot of energy out of you. Let me hold him."
"Let me hold him for a while longer." Alice didn't want to separate with her son yet so she held on even though she was exhausted.
"Haha. This gives us a chance to talk Shin. Let's step out for a bit."
Shin was startled for a second. His expression quickly changed to a serious one when he heard this voice and nodded.
"Alice, I'll be talking to Father for a bit outside. Don't push yourself and sleep when you get tired. Let the nanny take care of him while you sleep." An old man that looked no older than 80 years old walked out with his hands behind his back. Shin took his leave while trying to catch up to this seemingly frail-looking old man.