Felix Short Story (2 parts)

[Skylos]

There it was in front of him. Groaning, he looked at it again, hoping he had seen it wrong. No...It still read...January 1st, 1470...His 100th birthday.
Felix Pantech was not any normal human. He still looked as though he were in his middle twenties. His hair was a dark brown, almost black, and his eyes were the same shade. He was the kind of guy who wore the same colors, black and white, everyday.
Felix loathed this day due to the fact that he knew that his existence was getting longer...and more boring than ever. Even though he was a lucky resident of the Prime Universe, which is the Universe that was created before the rest, he still found that with all of the technology and things he could do, he was still bored due to the fact that he had lived 100 years and had done everything. He also had no family and lived alone. It had been that way for 80 years now...
Felix sat at the table and brooded over the day. He didn't feel like moving from the spot. Waving his right hand, he levitated the cereal bowl he had used for breakfast over to the sink, where the sink cleaned the bowl. That was another thing about Felix. He had a slew of powers at his disposal which seemed to be the only thing that keep him dying of boredom...
Felix heard a knock issuing from the front door to his apartment. Groaning, he reluctantly arose from his chair and looked at the screen to the right of the door. He sighed. The person visiting him was none other than the only person who ever spoke to him, Faios. He admitted her in and gave a weak smile. Faios had pale grey eyes; Her parents named her Faios since that is the Greek word for grey. Today she was wearing a white skirt and blouse with a yellow neckerchief. Her long brown hair was in waves and fell to her shoulders. Smiling, she entered and led Felix into his living room, where they sat on a sofa. All of Felix's rooms were painted white, and had either black, white, or grey furniture. "Having a good day?" She teased him. Felix gave a fake, evil glare at her. "Oh yes...It has to be the best day of my life actually." Rolling his eyes and crossing his arms, his gaze fell to the floor. Faios chuckled and handed him a wrapped box. "Only open it when it's the time you were born."
Felix rolled his eyes. Restraints on presents... Now he had to wait for six o'clock in the afternoon to open it. He put it to the side. It really did not look good in this room because it was the only thing that was not the three colors mentioned before, but red. Felix arose with Faios. "I have a surprise for you." She said cheerfully. "Come, we're going out now." She seemingly dragged him out of his apartment. He groaned. "But I don't like going out..." That was probably because no one else really liked him. Felix was 100...but looked twenty-five or so. Everyone else thought he was either a demon, or some experimental result...He was not popular. Felix got into Faios's car on the passenger side and Faios began driving. "Where?"
She typed the coordinates into the computer. "It's a secret." She grinned. A few minutes passed. "Couldn't we have just teleported? It would make things go quicker." Felix said. "Oh hush...Driving will become a lost art if we rely on teleporters so much." "But it's so slow..." He moaned. "Couldn't you speed up a little? The speed limit does say eighty...so you could go ninety..." Faios then grinned. "No thanks...I'm just going to go as slow as I can..." Felix then groaned once again. Today just wasn't his day...
They arrived to a temple that was to the Quad Powers of Dawn, Dusk, Twilight, and Phantom. "Why here?" Felix inquired. He had come here quite often whenever he did get out. "Easy," She started, "I know you like coming here so I'd like to be celebrating with you here, where I know you'll be happy." She smiled. Felix hinted a slight smile. "You're very thoughtful..." Felix walked in with Faios. The four alters were in the back, in a circle, and had the phases of the moon them: Full on Dawn, New on Dusk, 1st on Twilight, and Last on Phantom. "Why do you like it here?" Faios inquired. Felix sat on the Twilight alter. "I feel at ease here. The book here taught me most of my powers...It's as though this place was built for me."
Faios noted a large tome in the center. It hadn't been taken by anyone...since everyone avoided this place. "There's also an aura in the air...That is like dad..." Felix said, solemnly. Faios smiled. "Perhaps there's a part of him watching over you. I may never have known him, but he must love you so much as to leave a part of himself behind for you." Felix smiled. "...Thank you Fai...You have done so much for me for the year I have known you." Getting up from the alter, he hugged Faios, softly. Faios smiled "It's because I...well..." He smiled, over her shoulder. "Say no more...I love you too."

*****

The wedding happened in a few weeks time. Felix and Faios tied the knot and began their lives together. Faios, being the daughter of a swordsman, gave Felix lessons in swordplay. Felix had not been the best at first, but months of practice, combined with his powers, put him at a Master's level. Faios was amazed at Felix's skills and mentioned to him about traveling. "Felix...That tome you read...Can you move through Universes?" Felix nodded. "...Yes. It was the last thing I learned how to do from the tome." She smiled. "Let's go somewhere! There must be an infinite amount of places to go!" Felix grinned. "Alright! It sounds fun. I've been here in this Universe far too long."

Now this story seems fine and dandy and would be lovely if it just ended here with a “happily ever after”. This is not the case, sadly. Perhaps I should start with the beginning?

Felix Pantech was not a proper human. Felix was born from two Dimension Gems: the Light and Darkness Gems. These two gems never found a guardian. They lost hope and became impatient. Finally, they took on human forms. Their names were Aduro and Acerbus, respectively. They began traveling together and found that they did not want to part company. Aduro and Acerbus decided to fuse together, and to look for the other six Dimension Gems. They fused into what you know as Felix Pantech. The gems looked long and hard, but never found any of their brethren. That is why Felix settled down.

[Skylos]

Felix was very embarrassed. "How the heck did I forget?!" He smacked his forehead as he stood in front of the couch. He had never opened the present that Laios had given him for his birthday. It was not his fault, of course. Would you remember your presents if you had suddenly gotten engaged on your birthday? When Laios had gone out shopping one day, he grabbed the box from behind the couch and opened it. Inside was a robe made from some unknown material that didn't really feel like thread. The robe was Felix's two favorite colors; white and black. The body of the robe was white, and trimmed in black. The belt and sleeves were also black. Quite happy with this present, he put into his wardrobe and pretended that it had been there for months.

Today marked the day that Felix and Laios would leave for their tour of the universes. Knowing that taking money with them would be utterly pointless, the two packed as much supplies as they could. It would probably suffice for a week, but it was only a vacation anyways. They could always restock back at home as well. When they had finished packing, Felix charged up his power over light and darkness and held Laios's hand. He then stepped as though he were stepping through to another room, and suddenly they were in an open field of someone unknown world. This was only the first of many adventures the two went out on.

It was some time later that Felix and Laios were returning home that a joyous thing happened. Laios had twins; a boy and a girl. Felix and Laios were quite happy, but knew that their adventuring would have to end now. The two named them Tranductus and Chara respectively. Felix had become a father and now had a tough time for himself for the next years. He was quite glad when the twins had become old enough to travel. Laios was protective at first, but then was delighted in the thought of traveling the dimensions again. Better yet, they had their teens with them. This is where the story takes an unfortunate turn.

On Chronos, Felix and the family were looking around at the many different types of magic when a sudden storm rocked the area. Felix shuddered when he felt a power that was beyond anything he had ever felt before. The sky looked like it was filled with cracks, which then shattered like glass. An entity that couldn't even fit into the dimension loomed overhead. Its power shot across the globe, destroying all in its wake. Its stone blue eyes fell to Felix and his family. It so happened that Felix and the twins were the strongest beings in the world at that time. The creature gave a swipe that was like a category five hurricane. Laios and Chara were able to push Felix and Tranductus away just as it was nearing and they fell to safety. Laios and Chara were grabbed by the creature and taken away.

Felix was horrified and engaged the creature. He stood no chance and was quickly defeated. Tranductus was the only one left standing. The creature was now leaving. Its final words told Tranductus that his family was all still alive. To avoid being taken at the last minute, he grabbed his father and warped him and himself back to Prime. Felix was badly wounded, but fortunately, Tranductus had been well versed in healing, using his light powers. Felix slept soundly until he was jarred awake hours later. His mood was all over the scale-- Regret, sadness, anger, small. Tranductus tried to comfort him, but he found he was unable. It wasn't until he told his dad that the creature seemed to have every intention of keeping them alive that hope returned to Felix. It was then that Felix and Tranductus made their resolve. They would do anything within their powers to save their family. They went their separate ways.