Victor stared at the figure seated on the throne, draped in a black cloak that had a hood covering its face. Its skin colour on its exposed hand was black and the tapped its fingers with a rhyme on the arm of its throne.
"Who are you? Where am I? Am I not supposed to be dead?" Victor asked multiple questions without waiting for its reply. He felt something he hadn't felt in more than a decade. He felt fear towards this entity seating on the throne.
"Little human, you shouldn't ask multiple questions, else how do you want me to remember them all?" A voice resonated from all the angles but it originated from the entity seating before him.
Victor looked at the entity and let out a sigh, what was left to worry about when he was already dead, he thought.
"Ah, but you should feel the need to worry human, as you know you are dead, but death is not always the end, I can make you wish for death even after death, but yes do not worry, I am not here to cause you more pain, rather I am here to grant you another life for keeping the oath you made while I was present a few years ago in a castle while you watched the most important person die." It replied.
"That brings me to answer your question, I am Erebus, Lord of the dark and Ruler of the dead, the grim reaper as some of you call me, but I am truly known as Death. You are in my domain young human and like I said before I want to grant you another life." He said.
Victor stared in shock and looked at the entity to see two dots of red light burning in its hood, he thought and said "You can grant me another life but why, why give me another life for me keeping my oath, what is it that you truly want with me?"
Erebus stared at him for a while as his laughter sounded through the hall as he stepped up from his throne and walked towards Victor, in one step he was in front of Victor and the scenery changed as they watched a young man battle against an army and then the man knelt down and screamed to the earth for help from the lord of darkness willing to sell his soul to win the war.
"I have plans for you agreed but your perseverance all this years just to kill your brother but still not resent him after his death makes me admire you human, you have drawn my curiosity from the day you made an oath to death on the day your mother died, but you impressed me by forgiving your brother before he died." Erebus said to Victor.
"And because of that I want to take you as my child, it has been millions of years since I have been impressed by a human, so I would grant you a new life as you desire but into this man, who has sold his soul to me, I would grant you power to wield magic beyond humans, the ability to reach the level of the gods, making you my apostle, so what do you say my child?" Erebus said and stretched forth his hands.
Victor gazed at the hands and took it and said, "I only have two conditions."
"Do tell young one" Erebus said.
"First, I don't want to my siblings to die a stupid death and secondly I wish to know about my mother, did she reincarnate, if so I wish for her to live well in her new life." Victor said.
"You wish for only these things and nothing for yourself, should I think you are foolish, young one?" Erebus said with his tone filled with surprise.
"I will become your child, the son of death, even Death won't mistreat his son, would you, father?" Victor said with a smirk.
Erebus' laughter boomed in the air.
"You are smart one, my child, very well then, you will live in this man's body but when you awaken your powers your appearance would change bit by bit to resemble me, after all a son of mine should share my looks." Erebus said and took of the hood, and a very handsome face was revealed, surprisingly Victor looked exactly like him.
"Father, what kind of power would I have?" Victor asked.
"Darkness powers of course and a little bit to command and summon the dead, and your name shall no longer be Victor, from now your true name will be Vesper. Off you go now son, I would visit you from time to time and unlock the seals I place within you, a mortal body needs to be nourished properly before accepting divine powers." Erebus said as he waved his hands.
Vesper felt a suction and he woke up, opening his eyes he lived from birth till he saw himself in a battlefield, as a sword pierced through his heart and he fell.
Opening his eyes he found himself in a room, a lady with black hair was seated beside him on a bed sleeping, apparently she was watching him and fell asleep.
Vesper remembered the words of his father the Lord of Death, and looked at his hands his skin a little pale but smooth, he looked in front of him and saw a mirror his hair was black and so was his eyes, his body was well toned and he could not help but let a wry smile, even the body was perfect, he wasn't going to lack women this time around.
He looked at the young lady by his bed, and he remembered who she was, his little sister, Aurora, she had admired and followed him until she was grown, after their mother died giving birth to their youngest brother, Vesper had cared for Aurora more than anyone else.
Aurora woke up as she felt movements and then opening her eyes she saw her brother staring at her with a smile, she lunged at him as she cried.
"It is fine Aurora, I am fine, I won't make you worry for me anymore I promise." Vesper said as he consoled the young lady who stained his bandages with her tears.
Then a man walked in and said, "Young lord, his majesty wishes to meet you."