The answer to everything I have wanted to know was right in front of my eyes, and was making out with my mom. I didn't know how to feel.

I looked at the characters closer. As Andi has screamed, they weren't in the practising mode. This was something new. Usually when someone, was it either mom or one of my classmates, fought creatures in this room, they were simple things that usually only had two modes: fight or flight. The people in front of me didn't care that we were here, looking at them and their almost planned story arc.

"Stop", I said the most confidently I could muster. I touched the guy's shoulder. Just on impact, both of them detached themselves from each other. They stood up emotionless, like a robot.

"That man... Louis... He's like my mom's boss or something, or at least he reminds me of my mom's boss. They are like-" I raised my hand to quiet Andi. I walked around the man and looked deeply into his eyes. He was almost the same height as I was, maybe a bit taller. He had blonde hair that looked almost dirty. Still, he had charm that I couldn't pin point where it came from. He looked like the person you could tell your deepest worries and he would say he could protect you. Most important thing for me was his light blue eyes, ones that I have only seen on me, him... and Serena.

I tapped the man's chest couple of times. "Tell me your name, age and relationship with Medusa." I laughed to hide the beating on my chest.

*"Louis Antoni Braun, Perseus, 21-years old by the time of connection breaking." The voice that came from that things mouth was monotone and strange. "Lover to Medusa for one year, month and 4 days." Even tough a word lover was funny and gross sounding, I didn't laugh.

"Who the fuck he is?" I walked closer to Andi. She was literally shaking. I didn't want her to have a complete meltdown, I knew this whole day has been mind blowing to her, but I wanted to know more. What was he like? Did he laugh a lot? Did he had any other kids? A new family? Did he know I existed? Andi at least knew him and wasn't afraid of him, which I guess was a good thing. She seemed to be afraid of everything she saw.

"Like I said, he's my mom's boss- family friend, or maybe a work aquaitance. They are are good friends. They work in city hall- They, he- He's a big deal- " Andi sounded like I broke her. So I was alone.

I tapped on the chest of my mother's younger version. "If a child was born to Evalyn... Medusa in April of 2089, would Perseus be the only possible father to that child?" Even if the thing in front of me wasn't my actual mom, it felt like this was the moment my mom finally talked to me, and finally would talk to me like I was old enough to know these things.

"Perseus was the only person of male sex Medusa have been romantically connected." I wanted to punch that creature and I wanted mom to feel that. I didn't know how it would have created, so I just stared those empty eyes that wouldn't look back at me. Why didn't she just talk to me?

"Edan, Can we have a... break?" Andi's voice sounded like a whisper. She tried to put her arm on my shoulder but I pushed it away. I was fine. I started walking towards the door. She was the one who was having a breakdown because she was like related to me or something. I just heard I wasn't a lab experiment, like my old bully said when I dumbly beliaved Serena was my actual mom.

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I was so deep in thought I didn't notice I was outside. I looked around me, when Sonia grabbed my hand, and forced me to stop. She looked at me like she was trying to read my mind. "What happened there? Tell me everything."

Smiled even tough I wanted to scream. "Well, I now know who my dad is, so now we both aren't fatherless anymore."

Sonia raised her hands to sign several times, but lowered them when she didn't know what to say. "There's something else there, isn't it?"

"He's in Ashphodea I guess." I didn't know Sonia's could get any better. At the same time, I got an idea. It might be a stupid idea, but it's the only idea I had right now. "Which means I need to go to Ashphodea."

"Did you suddenly forget who we are? You cannot be serious. You can not just waltz into Ashphodea." I wanted to argue back, but I literally didn't have any good counter arguments. I just had to go. Sonia could try to stop me.

The thick air that was forming around us was thankfully cut by Andi who ran to us. "Edan! Sonia!"

"What?"

"We are cousins! isn't that amazing? Your dad- No, my dad was your uncle. Medusa is my aunt. Isn't that... Wow!" When I looked at Andi, I could see the family resemblence. Our hair was the same colored dark brown, and our cheekbones were stark. Meeting Andi started to feel like faith.

"I guess mom has mentioned his brother. At least in memorials." Andi looked like her head was filled with ideas. She was finally going to be useful. "There's a possibility that I have thousand cousins. Mom never tells me anything anyways."

"Edan... Could we- You probably want to see Louis, right? Could we cover for each other?" That was the best thing Andi has said. "If you can convince my mom, that i was alright, I can do the same."

"Sure, go get yourself killed", Sonia signed next to me.

"Let's do this. I'll cover for you if you cover for me."

"Should we have a cover story?" Andi started walking back and forth. I was worried she is way too neurotic to lie. Sonia wouldn't lie for me so I had to count on Andi, which I hated. If mom found this out, I would be the only one that will be punished.

"I will figure out something. You can say anything too. Sonia will help you.* Sonia looked like she wanted to murder me.

"Oh yeah, I'll tell them you are in your room and are sulking like a baby." I ignored Sonia, who sounded a bit too serious.

"I'll promise you. I'll make a good cover story." I tried to walk away but Sonia grabbed my hand.

"You are so annoying, you know that?" We both laughed. " You have your knife. Use it. Even to your dad if needed." I took the knife out of my pocket. Milo and Sonia had given that to me as a birthday present. Even tough it was small, it had several heads that you could use to cut almost everything. It was great when you don't have another choice.

I looked to the ground. "I don't want to leave you alone."

Sonia punched me playfully. "I have other people I can talk to, dumbass. It's you that I'm worried about." Sonia took something out of her belt and put it around my wrist. it was a bracelet with a black circle on it. "If I need you to come back, the circle turns red. The other side of this is in my work room."

I nodded and hugged her tightly. At the same time I gave her the keys I stole from mom. I was maybe impulsive but I wasn't dumb. I couldn't bring it to Tartaros.

I turned to Andi. "I hope you find everything you are looking for."

"I hope- The same to you." That's the final thing I heard from Andi before I started to walk towards world I wasn't allowed to see. The world where I had a dad.