Phoenix Coven - Chapter 53
#54 of Phoenix Coven - Book 1
Chapter 53
Anthony and Alak'ai
Lilylake Estate - Ganjour Lock, Vhaldaria...
At the same time...
Cailus stepped out of the Rolls-Royce convertible sedan that had ferried him to the lakeside manor house called Lilylake Estate - His second house that he used as a residence on Vhaldaria. He was here for three reasons: One, to throw off the Moon City PD on Tarion III. Two, to begin and plan an attack on Mel'Andrea since Silva was now out of his control, meaning he had most likely failed miserably in his task, and three: To check up on his soon-to-be-18-year-old clone that he had raised as his son from infancy, who he named Anthony, who was only three months away from galactic legal adulthood. However, to make sure he and his son would not look like identical doubles and give him an edge above others in strength, stamina, and endurance, Cailus took a few liberties in altering a few of Anthony's genes to give his son a distinct appearance: Anthony's DNA was mixed with that of Pete's when he was created, giving him a strong and lean build, as well as Pete's incredibly fertile, virile sex drive and libido when Anthony had gone through puberty. Anthony's fur was very unique due to the mixed-DNA, colored the usual Doberman black, with brown fur on his chest, groin, inner thighs, and the end of his muzzle. Anthony still retained some of Cailus's looks, though: The fur on his back, elbows, knees, and ankles was slightly longer and thicker than the rest of the Doberman fur on his body, as well as retaining his fox-like tail. Also, he had dark, red-colored fox markings on his head and body in certain places, with black hair on his head as well that Cailus allowed his son to grow out and wear in a topknot. Anthony also was given emerald-green eyes, instead of Cailus' electric blues.
However, even though Anthony was his test-tube modified clone, he didn't share Cailus' views at all. To be honest, Antony's attitude, philosophies, and moral compass were basically a double of his brother, Ryan's. This not only infuriated Cailus to no end, but also led to many fights with him and his son, which ended up with Anthony getting more than a taste of Cailus' unique "Parental Discipline."
The reason Anthony was here on Vhaldaria was so he could attend a private school in Kestrel's Capitol: Knighthood Academy. The school wasn't terribly far from the estate, only fifteen kilometers. Anthony was ferried to the school daily via private car, and had gotten very good grades so far, as well as praise from his teachers. The problem, and reason why Cailus was here, was the school's concern about Anthony's welfare. After his son had basically "snitched" on him and his activities to the School's counselor four years ago, which led to Cailus using his influence to have said counselor removed from his position, the rest of the school's faculty and staff had starting to become suspicious of Cailus, along with filing several petitions to the Kestrel Government for Anthony to be emancipated and taken out of his care. All those petitions ended up being denied and crushed, and Cailus eventually leveraged the school further to get them to stay out of his affairs by threatening to have Knighthood Academy's funding cut and the school blacklisted in the education system, both of which he was more than capable of doing.
As Cailus walked into the main hall of the estate, he saw Anthony standing there with one of his local friends and fellow students: An amphibious great-white shark with hints of ocean blue in his skin color with copper colored eyes named Alak'ai Fisher. He was only one year older than Anthony, and only went by Alak, though. Alak, who had become Anthony's lover, was five inches taller than the dober-fox he adored, and unlike the dober-fox, who had a lean but chiseled build, Alak had a buff, bulky, and sculpted build. Something that the shark needed for his day job as a lifeguard at Ganjor Lock, the nearby lake that inspired the house's name. Cailus had even overheard Anthony whisper to Alak that he was "as buff, strong, and sexy as Mark." After doing some research, Cailus found out who they were referring to: Mark, under his alias of MarkShark, was another amphibious great-white shark down to the colorings, with a well-built and sculpted body, from his arms and chest, to his abs and glutes, all the way down to his legs and feet. He was not only a popular Earth coastal lifeguard and bodybuilder, but a risqué men's clothing model as well, posing for tame, yet sexually-teasing photo shoots in garments ranging from fine suits and stylish casual garments, to more revealing things like swimwear, undergarments, and even skimpy athletic wear.
After seeing Anthony and Alak, Cailus facepalmed as he started to walk past towards his study, clearly showing his stress. "Anthony, please not now. I don't have the energy, nor the patience for another one of your protests..."
Alak quickly moved in front of Cailus, blocking the door to the study, the shark flaring his gills. "Then you damn well better make time and find the energy, sir! Now!"
Cailus growled loudly in irritation, turning to Anthony. "So, you are now employing your friends to do your fighting for you?"
"He's only here to support me, father! Unlike you, I actually like to fight my battles in person!" Anthony snarled, venom in his words.
Cailus shot Anthony a clear glare, slowly walking up. "You had better show some respect, young man! Also, make one more quip like that and I will give you a punishment that will leave you reeling for your defiance!"
"Don't tell me: You're going to backhand me again?" Anthony said with malicious defiance and sass. "Try it! I dare you! But just fair warning: Alak has a camera on him, recording this whole thing, and I intend to mail the video straight to the magistrate's personal office!"
Cailus, now triggered, not only backhanded Anthony once, but twice! "Then go ahead! Send you little video! In case you forgot Anthony, I not only have great influence in the Kestrel government: I basically own it! Now start behaving right, or there will be much worse consequences in store that will make a simple hit across the face seem like a heavenly paradise!"
Anthony held the side of his face for a few moments, looking at Cailus with an enraged, murderous leer, baring his teeth. Then, Anthony completely snapped, charging at Cailus, screaming in outrage, proceeding to punch, kick, and attack him physically with martial arts! Cailus was unprepared for this sudden assault, taking a lot of Anthony's physical blows!
"I DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THIS FROM YOU!!" Anthony screamed. "NOT FROM YOU OR ANYONE ELSE, YOU FUCKING TRIGGER-HAPPY, VINDICTIVE, SICK-MINDED, ASINIGN, MURDER-CRAZED, MASOGINISTIC BASTARD PIG!!!!"
Now it was Cailus' turn to come unhinged. He grabbed one of Anthony's legs mid-kick with both hands! Then, with a loud, furious yell, Cailus quickly spun around hammer-throw style a few times before letting go, sending Anthony flying across the room and into a six-foot tall glass door-covered bookcase! Anthony impacted the bookcase with a loud crash of shattering glass, falling onto his stomach as shards of the doors rained down all around him! If the bookcase had not been tethered to the wall, it would have fallen onto Anthony, contents, and all!
"Hey!" Alak shouted, walking up brisky at Cailus with a fist wound-up for a punch, pulling up his right shirt sleeve. "What the hell is wrong with you?! You can't treat your own son like that-"
Cailus quickly countered, grabbing Alak's arm and throwing him over his body like a rag doll, slamming the shark down onto the floor, back-first! The shark left an indent in the tile from his impact!
After Alak was left lying on the floor stunned, Cailus caught his breath, and some control over his rage. He wiped some blood from his nose as he walked up to Anthony, grabbing him by the hair, lifting him off the ground and off his feet, using his topknot like a handle!
"Anthony Richard-Thaddeus Foxmoore, that is enough from you..." Cailus growled quietly in an outraged tone as the estate's hired security ran in, hearing the commotion and restraining Alak. "I have worked my ass off not just for you, but for everything_you have that I have given to you! So far, my patience has been steadfast... But over the last four years, you have worn it_dangerously thin young man! Now, after this latest outburst, you clearly have much more you need to learn. More than that blasted academy is teaching you... I will only say this one more time: I willnot tolerate your protests anymore, nor will I tolerate you or_any_ of your friends trying to assault me! I've given you chance after chance in these matters! Now, you force me to take drastic measures." Cailus turned to the head of security, who was present. "Nivio! Call Chad! Tell him that I am sending both my son and his aquatic boyfriend to him for domestic conditioning, effective immediately! Find a transporter for this job as well, I do not need any more complications..."