CHAPTER 2: KNOW YOUR SELF
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two female twin children kneeled down on one knee at a floating baby inside a personal genesis pod of the Zer Household with their hands on their chest

"Till the day, we die we will serve" Both voices resonate as they pledge their fielty, and so their life will forever be bound to their now master and only him

--- Krypton 5 Years Later---

before the light of Rao shines upon the planet Krypton, a cute young little girl walks down the hallway of the great house of Zer, her white frilly dress flutters as she walks with a grace that differs from how she looks, as her wavy snow-white hair then dances with the winds

"off we go to see my young liege," Celina said observing the view outside smilingly as another voice echoed within the halls

"you mean 'OUR' liege, sister," Cercie said pouting while folding her arms and puffing her checks as she *pouts

"oh my, did someone wake up on the wrong side of the bed?" Celina asked teasing her young twin all the while smiling cutely

"You Promised Me We'll Go See Him Together! yet you woke up and left me alone in bed..." Cercie pouted and frowned to intimidate her older twin but it seemed to have the opposite effect

"Good thing the household A.I. Æ woke me up otherwise-" she didn't even finish complaining

as Celina let go of the things that she held and rushed at her sister hugging her tightly while rubbing her face against her

"Awww ~ my little sister is sooo~ C.U.T.E!" Celina stopped her in the middle of her parade of complicated 10-year-old line of insults all the while giving her praise

which made Cercie, even more annoyed, and she started pushing her face away from hers as she huffed "Guuh... stop that what are you FIVE?" but it seemed to be effective as her anger evaporated evidently with her now relaxed posture

all Cercie got was a giggle from Celina as she responded "My, Oh my~ is my little sister ashamed of me~?" as she rubbed her face against Cercie even more vigorously than before which caused Cercie to frown even further, but she silently stood there accepting her sister's affection full heartedly

as then a few minutes went by and Celina finally had enough of her so-called 'CUTE SISTER BATTERY' now she needed her 'CUTE KAI-ZER BATTERY' and let go of her sister, who silently stood there as calm as a lake seemingly satisfied with a smile on her cute little face as her short wavy braided snow-white hair moved with the wind as now

Rao greeted the house of Zer within the land of Krypton

---Kai-Zer room---

"Is he awake? is he awake?" a happy cute voice resounded around

"shhh... don't abruptly move our liege sister you'll wake him up" another hushed cute voice reprimanded the other

"soooo CUTE~hehe~ look at his wittle face" the ecstatic cute voice still continued

"OLDER SISTER!" then another seemed to have enough of it and finally raised her voice

"uggh..mgmhh... *YAWN" The little boy sat up on his bed as he then rubbed his eyes sleepily

"G-mornin... Cercie...Celina... *YAWN" the boy said as his head wabbled left and right

""Good Morning, My Master"" both Cercie and Celina said professionally, bowing their heads

as then Rao greeted them with his presence with his light...

feeling the energy from the Star(Sun) of Krypton, Kai-Zer's felt his cells going frenzy waking him up completely and making him smile brightly infectiously affecting both sisters

"so what's the schedule today? Cercie?" he said cutely pumping his fist, but just as Cercie was about to say anything the door automatically opened by itself vertically

a woman in a long white sleeping gown then walked into the room unannounced Her dark-brown wavy hair bounced as she stridden towards the room, and her face drastically changed from 'cold' to a motherly warmth when she stood in front of the children

"ohhh my baby~" she said as she lunged into the bed hugging Kai-Zer "Good morning~" she stated as she hugged him tightly and kissed his face everywhere

"ahem!" a cough gaining the attention of everyone in the room, much to the dismay of the mother

"Dana, we have our duties to attend to," the boy's father said making the mother's eyes roll with annoyance evident

"hmph... that can wait" A wry expression then dawned on his face, while the twins and the child observed both of their interaction silently, trying their best not to get involved

"you know we can't do that Dana, General Dru-Zod your brother may get angry at you again, like last time saying, how you've gotten soft and weak" the father stated making the mother tick as her brow flinched hearing the word 'soft' and 'weak'

"KYE-ZER, Son of Seg-El, KYE-EL the 'discarded' twin of Jor-El 'The great Scholar', DO. YOU. THINK. YOUR. WIFE. IS. WEAK?! I the Daughter of Lyta-Zod! the 'Queen of the Battlefield' Sister of the 'Greatest General' Dru-Zod! WEAK?!" she stated as a vain appeared and her brow twitched stating a clear message 'Wrong answer and you're dead'

Kye-Zer just smiled and approached his fuming wife, and out of nowhere *kiss* he gave her a quick peck on the lips... front of the children who only rolled their eyes thinking how that couldn't be enough to calm her anger but surprise, surprise it only took a few moments of her confused expression then *puff her face turned red and all that anger turned in to embarrassment

"W-wa-WHAT ARE YOU DOING INFRONT OF THE C-Chi-CHILDREN!!" she shouted as she rushed out of the room as fast as she could

"I-ImORaL!, Kai-Zer don't forget to meet me in the training ground later!" she ran while hiding her face with both of her hands and a rare moment occurred for the first time as the father gave a satisfied and loving smile

but it came as it went, back to his cold and calculative expression he then turned to his greatest creation his 'son' twisted with his father's action of discarding him for his (twin)brother making him into a desperate monster broken and beaten inside, and out, he girt his teeth absorbing all the hatred, anger and humiliation before

finding historical records of the ancient Kryptonians and learning of their unfathomable power, so in years he experimented with his bloodline and genes searching for answers and compatibility, fueling his desire to best his brother(twin) consumed him inside out, but clearly these five years something grow into him seeing his successful creation

he who didn't believe in the power of Rao, and the Church of Rao now seeing his child and his wife something broke and filled him with unknown motivation to move forward his former 'blind' self now sees the light and he wants nothing more than to keep that light shine bright on that night he 'cried' his heart out as his wife listened and comforted him

even now he watches in the shadows as more and more movements behind the curtain wall, and now he is waiting for his countless 'opponents' next move and sees from there where it will go

"Father?" a childish voice snapped him out of his stupor, soon his gaze softened as he looked at his 'son' "I'm fine son," he said as he rubbed his head "Today is the start of your training..."

with innocent determination filled with the hopeful expression his son had expressed he gave a wry smile as his tired expression lightened a bit, which made him remember how he was before

"Now I'm off to see your mother... hopefully she wouldn't be as mad as she was, well if she was I'll just calm her down with my magical fingers"

he then turned to the twins, with his cold and scary expression "Your duty?" he asked

""is to serve"" they replied with their head low he nodded and left the room

*phew~* Celina gave a sigh of relief while wiping her sweat, while Cercie just stood there stiffly

"You both okay?" Kai asked and both sisters stiffly replied "Yes!" with a wry smile on their faces

"that's good" he innocently responded and smiled infectiously relaxing and comforting them

"Then my lord, this is your schedule for today" Cercie then enumerated his list for the day while Cecila readied his constituent for the day

--- Later (TRAINING GROUNDS) ---

with the light of Rao shining upon them, the house of Zer was bustling with activities, the training ground was no different, with the personal house 'knights' using this area for training

a pair of mother and child gained the attention of everyone as they gave them space for their daily practice and today is no different, with both of them in black skinsuits for training

"Well then son! today's training is all about control" she said in a happy and proud tone which made most of the bystanders surprised as Kryptonians aren't known for their expression of 'feelings' and are leaning more to the side of pragmatism where logic and calculations reign hold in the society

where weakness and uselessness are discarded and left to rot

the term "EMOTIONS DONT MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL THEY ONLY MAKE YOU WEAK" runs true in their society

"Control?" the child asked tilting his head to the side

"yes...you will first learn 'CONTROL' you must control your senses and never let it dictate your actions... let it be your guide but never let it move you," she said in a cold serious tone with her eyes devoid of light and emotion

seeing the seriousness of his mother Kai-Zer, nodded with a frown on his face and asked "So what must I do mother?"

she smiled at him clearly proud as she folded her arms below her well-endowed chest, giving more emphasis on the suit on her

"Take a knee" she stated

Kai-Zer didn't ask and followed her instruction she puffed her chest indicating that his actions made her even more proud and happy "Close your eyes" she gave another instruction

"and breath..." to which he inhaled and exhaled" slowly" he followed

"tell me what do you see?" she asked "Nothing" he responded to which she nodded

"Now tell me what do you hear?" she asked

"ummm... the 'knights' are training clashing their spears? bashing their shields? and swinging their swords? the noisy voices, I hear the wind blowing the branch of the tree and the flapping of the Nightwing" he started to sweat as she paced around him

"I hear the footsteps of the servants on the porch carrying somethings" She nodded at his answer

"Now tell me what do you feel?" she asked another question

"It's cold... air passing against my skin... the ground is hard, and Rao's light making my body feel its energy?" a replied in the form of a giggle from his mother

"That's right child... all your answers are correct, but it's still lacking, regardless you're a Kryptium in the rough and needing polish" she answered with a motherly warmth smile "Now stand, my child"

he nodded and took her words in his heart "You need to know yourself, my beautiful child" she stated as she caressed his cheeks

"and here we will end our lesson for today, tomorrow you will meet your uncle as my promise to him, to quit his nagging about how you should learn from the best of the best" she stated as she rolled her eyes clearly annoyed

"Uncle?" he asked

"my brother General Dru-Zod" to which she replied folding her arms again "Don't take every word he says in your heart? Understand?" she said while frowning "Son do you understand?"

"yes Mother I understand!" he puffed his chest and placed his fist in the area of his heart while smiling to which his mother rubbed his hair smiling lovingly

all the while his father watches upon them with a smile high above his office

---Somewhere in krypton---

Somewhere in Krypton, a man in a skinsuit underneath a labcoat in a laboratory of the scientist guild watching various holograms pressing and monitoring something

as he then wrote something on another hologram a voice sounded behind him

"Jor-El, you're still here?" which snapped him out of his focus

"yes, yes my beloved brother Zor-El I'm still here" he replied he replied monotonously while ignoring him ultimately

"why are you watching the planet is something wrong?" Zor-El asked his brother

"No, no, nothing at all just... curious that's all, I've been seeing visions lately after all" Jor-El replied to his brother which made Zor-El's brow raise

"Is that so?" Zor-El just shrugged afterward "Maybe you need some sleep or faith in the Church of Rao after all he gives us his blessing" he stated more like a joke than the other

which Jor-El just sighed and walked out of the room, then after no one else was 'alive' inside a small signal was caught by the computer, but was quickly snuffed out as it came then a buzz on the screen occurred

'file error' 

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