3rd Person POV
A Years Later
Barquile had rushed to the secret lab because he received a call from Azazel saying it was an emergency. Reaching the lab he entered and saw Azazel standing in the center of the lab lost in thought.
He rushed to him "Azazel, What happened?" Baraqiel asked but Azazel didn't respond. He raised his hand and pointed towards something.
Baraqiel followed Azazel's hand and found it pointing towards the Tank in which the Black Ball was stored.
He approached the tank but his feet came to a halt and he was shocked to his core seeing what was floating inside.
Baraqiel, containing his shock, continued to slowly approach the Transparent tank and inside was a very small baby floating in the center of the tank with its eyes closed.
The baby looked pale yet healthy, dark black hair, and two black wings on his back.
The black wings looked special as they were shaped like an angel wing but the edges were spiky like the Devil's wings.
It looked like a mix of Angel and Devil wings and instead of soft feathers like the angel wings or a Leathery texture like Devil wings, It looked completely metallic with sharp and menacing black metallic blades instead of feathers.
To Baraqiel, the child looked like a God of War itself being born and he couldn't understand what was going on so, he turned to his friend and his eyes demanded answers yet Azazel shook his head and replied "I don't know Baraqiel. I was working in the Gregory office when the sensors in the tank started to ping my phone showing some unusual movement inside the tank. I rushed back to the lab, but the black ball was gone and a baby with metallic wings was floating in its place"
"How can this be?" Baraqiel asked not sure of what was going on around him but Azazel walked towards his computer and started typing into the keyboard saying "Let's check the security footage, First!"
Azazel's display showed the security footage and started to run on all the available monitors on his desk.
Both Azazel and Baraqiel's total focus was on the security tape, observing the black ball's movement.
In the security video, the Black-ball suddenly stopped moving and floated in the center of the tank and it started to expand and a crack in a vertical line started to form.
Multi-colored lights like a rainbow started to seep through the cracked surface of the ball and it continued to crack until the mid-point and the ball's surface opened like wings.
Inside was a sphere of light, emitting different colors, and the wings took its place on the back of the sphere of lights.
Once taking its position, the small wings started to become more detailed and finally became the metallic wings that Baraqiel and Azazel just saw and the multi-colored sphere started to take the shape of a small baby.
The lights faded away and in the center of the tank was a small baby with metallic wings floating with its eyes closed.
The baby was only a few centimeters at the start, but it grew at an accelerated rate and so did the metallic wings accordingly and stopped when it reached the normal size of a newborn child.
Azazel's sight moved from the screen to the baby and walked next to it.
Baraqiel also followed his friend and both were staring at the child of unknown origin with different thoughts running through their heads.
Baraqiel signed and decided to speak up, breaking the silence "What now?" he asked to which Azazel replied "We wait for him to wake up" without taking his eyes from the baby floating inside the tank
"And then?" Baraqiel asked not knowing what his friend was thinking "I will raise him as my son" Azazel replied which surprised Baraqiel but also made him frown
"Are you sure about this?" He wanted to confirm why his friend suddenly wanted to raise this kid from unknown origin
Azazel shook his head and replied "I'm not sure, Baraqiel but, first, I tried to identify what it was, then I thought it was dangerous and tried to destroy it using different methods, then I decided to leave it alone because I couldn't destroy it nor find out more about it but, over these years, the time I have spent in this lab, whenever I got stuck in some project or faced any problems that need solution, I unknowingly started seeking the ball's companionship"
Baraqiel was baffled by Azazel's revelation but let him continue
"Just looking at the orb, swimming carefree inside the tank brought a calm to my troubled mind and it was something I couldn't explain with words. Every day I provide my energy to it, so maybe it's related to that?" Azazel raised a question to himself in doubt
Baraqiel on the other hand didn't know what to say as he also didn't know the fact that Azazel shared his energy every day
They acquired the Black-ball during the end of Devil's Civil War and it has been around five hundred years and he has been providing energy for a long time!
"Every day?" Baraqiel questioned, not understanding his friend's actions. Azazel nodded and replied "Ya, at first, I started giving my energy, in hopes for any change to take place but, later it became a habit of mine to provide energy on a daily basis. During this time, I unknowingly started to talk to the Orb about the problems or some random stuff that was on my mind. I didn't know what the Black-ball was at that time and it was like saying my problems out loud let me make decisions or finding solutions easier."
"Looks like you have unknowingly formed a bond with it" Baraqile finally realized it could be related to God's passing. After all Baraqile knew God's passing hit Azazel harder than what he shows outside.
"Maybe" Azazel replied but Baraqiel had a few questions in his mind which he decided to ask away "Will you reveal him to the world? And what if someone came looking for him?"
"Not sure, but I can't let someone take him away" Azazel replied with a newfound resolve and Baraqiel nodded.
Both continued to look at the child who was sleeping peacefully inside the tank.
"I have to get back to Shuri, Azazel" Baraqiel said and Azazel nodded understandingly and asked, "When is Shuri due?"
Baraqiel had a smile showing his happiness and replied "In a few months"
Azazel also smiled back and stated "Looks like we are going to become Fathers, Buddy" to which Baraqiel replied "I'm excited and scared at the same time, Azazel"
Azazel shook his head and confidently said "I know for a fact that you will be a great dad Baraqiel, so don't worry. Everything will be fine." Baraqiel nodded
"Make sure you call me when he wakes up" Baraqiel said to Azazel to which he smiled and replied "Sure, brother."
Baraqiel left the lab to go home while Azazel continued to look at the beautiful child who was peacefully sleeping inside the tank.
'Me? a father?' Azazel thought to himself and unknowingly a small smile formed on Azazel's face yet also thinking about his own father.
The End