Checking on Emily

After a short rest, the two siblings get out of bed and, with a snap, clean themselves up and repair the damaged to the house. Khalus looks to his sister, "So, I suppose mother will be arriving shortly? I'm sure she wants to get it over with."

Neelah nervously bites her lip, "I, uh, haven't convinced her to do it just yet. You know how prideful she can be. She didn't even want me to help you, had to do it on my own."

A look of confusion comes to Khalus' face, "She didn't send you? I sent her a prayer begging for help, even going so far as to offer to free father. She was content to let me rot."

Neelah shakes her head, "The only reason I found out is because I overheard her telling Aunt Hinsa about the Muse, ordering her to prepare the realm's defenses in case Desiree attacked. When I confronted mother about your situation, she told me to stay away from the mortal realm, that you were trying to trick us into going to war with the Muse, but I know you and I know you would never pray to mother for help unless you were absolutely desperate, not even as a trick." She caresses his face and kisses him on the lips. "Don't worry, brother, I'll convince her to do what must be done." She fades to mist and vanishes.

Khalus gets dressed and teleports to Emily's house. When he arrive, he sees a large blue tarp over the damage in the roof. He looks through the window to Emily's bedroom and sees the beautiful girl asleep in her bed. He teleports inside and tries to gently wake her, "Emily." He whispers, "Emily, it's me."

Emily stirs and her eyes slowly open, "Huh? Wha-- Khalus!" She jolts out of bed and gives the trickster the biggest, warmest hug he's ever experienced. "I thought you were dead!" Tears roll down her face.

"Not dead. Just trapped in a living hell." He wipes the tears from the girl's smiling face. "That smile. Oh, how I've missed its warmth."

"There was footage of the fight on the news. Someone recorded it on their phone. Thankfully, it was too dark to make out faces, but everyone is freaking out. There are so many conspiracy theories about superheroes, aliens, and of course, government experiments gone wrong." Emily explains. "I saw Desiree on TV at the music awards, looking alive and well, and thought for sure she had killed you. I went to the club to find Tonya, but the place was abandoned. What happened?"

Khalus gives her an account of the past week, not leaving out any of the dirty details.

Emily takes a moment to absorb it all before responding, "....You had sex with your sister? Like....right before you came over here? And you're planning to have sex with your mom? That's....I don't really know how to comprehend all that. I mean get why you needed to do it...sorta, But does this mean we're not....?"

Khalus takes her hands in his, "I want to be with you more than anything in this and any other world, but I do have an obligation to my family and realm, even if most of them want nothing to do with me. I always keep my promises, but I understand if this is too much for you to--"

Emily kisses him lovingly on the lips, "You fought a god, nearly died, and spent a week demeaning yourself in slavery to her, just to protect me. So have sex with as many family members as you want, hell, have sex with whoever, because I'm not ready to go that far yet and I know it's in your nature. I don't care because I know I have your heart."

"You do." Khalus kisses her deeply.