Chapter 260: *Pushing his luck*
Caleb chuckled and said to him, "If this kid is only 33 years old and has already reached Stage 3 of a Warrior Spirit, then take my word for it, his intelligence is surely far beyond our comprehension."
He added, "Until Elias comes back, and seeing how bad the situation is there, I will follow your command."
Mykael nodded and came to pat his shoulder before opening a portal and saying, "Let’s go back with them then. This Lan family is really fascinating; I can’t wait to learn more about them."
Caleb’s always impassive and almost austere face instantly lit up, and he walked through the portal without waiting.
Mykael shook his head helplessly, and instead of following him, he closed the portal and warned his son that he would arrive in a few minutes; he wanted to check something first. He went to Colin’s room, which was still sealed so that no one could enter, and when he went inside, Colin was still sleeping.
He approached to check if he was fine, and Colin, probably feeling a foreign presence, immediately woke up with a start.
Mykael grabbed the ice pick that was going to lodge in his right eye and let the other ice picks stab him, saying, "I see that you have recovered well... You know, Colin, you really have to learn how to wake up normally without trying to kill everything that moves around you; otherwise, you will never find a partner."
Mykael had told him that in a teasing tone, and when he saw the ice pick that was still near his eye disappear, and when he felt that the ones he had let stab his body had also disappeared, he finally looked at him and saw that he was still very pale. He frowned and asked him, "Damn it, Colin, you should have told me it would exhaust you so much."
Colin chuckled and said as he stood up and walked over to him to check that the wounds he had just inflicted on him were already closed, "Would it have made a difference? And did you really believe me when I told you that I would only need a few hours to recover after rendering a God helpless for a period of 10 to 15 days? Nothing is free, and you know it."
Colin did something he rarely allowed himself to do, but he felt so exhausted that he leaned against Mykael’s body, who curiously didn’t push him away as usual.
Then he said to him, pushing his luck a little bit, "As for finding a partner, I’m not worried because the only one I want is an immortal God who is already used to my abrupt awakenings."
He heard Mykael sigh and felt himself being lifted into the air. He quickly placed his arms around his neck and looked at him wide-eyed. Mykael laid him back in the bed and said as he sat down next to him, "But what am I going to do with you?"
Colin leaned against the headboard and said with a sad smile, "Don’t worry, I know very well that you prefer women, and I always knew it. Besides, you have always been very clear with me that nothing will ever happen..."
He added, avoiding his gaze, "I’m sorry. I know I annoy you with my feelings, but I’ve already tried to move on, and I can’t, so..." He swallowed before continuing, "So, if you want to dismiss me and send me back to the mortals, I’ll understand."
Mykael then took his chin so that Colin would look him in the eye, and he said to him, "Rest, Colin, and I can assure you that I don’t intend to get rid of you."
Mykael released him and got up, but when he wanted to leave, he felt a vine around his wrist. He turned his head toward Colin with a questioning look, but he immediately frowned when he saw that there were drops of sweat on his forehead. He heard him ask in a weak voice, "Can you stay until I fall asleep again?"
Mykael easily broke the vine that had just been wrapped around his wrist and disappeared immediately. He reappeared at once near Axel, who widened his eyes upon seeing the holes and blood on the white t-shirt of his father. But Mykael didn’t give him the time to come back from his surprise and asked him hastily, "I need Ashton’s remedy against the mental fatigue; do you still have some?"
Axel, who saw that his father’s wounds were already completely closed, breathed a sigh of relief.
Even though he didn’t know why his father needed it, he could see that he looked very concerned, so he made five of them appear and gave them to him without questioning him.
His father said to him before disappearing again, "I’m sorry; I’ll explain everything to you later, and I’ll be back as soon as I can."
Axel didn’t even have time to tell him to take his time when he was already gone. He looked at the others, who were looking at him in surprise, and he said to them, "He will come back as soon as he has finished dealing with something."
Mykael went back into Colin’s room and saw tears rolling down his cheeks. He swore; Colin obviously didn’t expect him to come back, so he sat back down next to him on the bed and handed him one of the remedies that Axel had just given him, saying, "I just left to get this for you. It’s a remedy against mental fatigue; I think you need it badly."
Colin wiped away his tears and said to him nervously, "Damn, this is super embarrassing. I really thought this time I went a little too far and you were mad."
Mykael took off his t-shirt, which was soaked in his blood, and immediately put on another one. He then looked at Colin and ended up caressing his cheek. When he saw that Colin was getting paler and paler, he put his arm around his shoulders and brought him closer until he leaned on his chest.
He knew that this situation was also his fault because even if he had always been clear with Colin that there would be nothing between them, he couldn’t put the necessary distance between them for Colin to move on.
And on second thought, he probably didn’t want him to move on; it was very selfish of him, but he liked keeping Colin around him.
