Isekai Kosmos: War For Existence

-There it comes! There it comes!-.

Two very peculiar brothers exclaimed in unison, radiating happiness in abundance.

Both of them, about ten years old, looked out the glass window which provided a pleasant view of the city. The brothers looked towards a man who approached with a smile on his lips.

Wearing leather armor with some bronze plates, somewhat cracked knee pads and a sword inside the sheath attached to his back.

-Dad is back from his mission! Get ready to receive him- said the human child.

-Yes- the feminine voice belonged to the sister of race: Demi-human. Clan: Feline.

The door handle of the front door to the house turned, indicating that someone was trying to open it from the outside. It made some noises and then the door was opened.

The same man the children had been watching entered the room. He was a human, an adult of about twenty-seven years of age, with slightly tanned skin from having spent several hours in the sun. He had black hair and eyes of the same color.

Once inside, the young man closed the door behind him and walked down the short hallway that corresponded to the distance between the door and the living room.

"Is there no one here?" The question he asked himself denoted some disappointment.

The young man was eager to be welcomed by his beloved children, as they had always welcomed him whenever he returned from his travels.

He sighed in resignation - they must have gone to play with their friends, it's a shame, I'm looking forward to seeing them so much-.

His stomach growled, remembering that the last time he ate something was the night before. Then he set out to go to the kitchen in search of something to eat - or why shouldn't I surprise her? Or in any case he would go surprise his beloved.

Suddenly, behind the sofa, he could see something wagging that seemed to be the dark-colored tail of his beloved daughter.

The man smiled with happiness when he heard his son, in a low voice, say a few words to his sister - Vetnaya, grab your tail or daddy will see it! -

-Lower your voice, you talk too loud Risso, dad will discover us- complained the adorable demi-human while she stretched her cat tail with her hand as if to hide it.

The human male, Name: Arudo, smiled softly.

He was grateful to have the opportunity to see his beloved children before anyone else. He coughed almost in an audible tone and lowered to the ground the large bag he had been holding on his back all this time. "It's a pity, I brought some nice presents for my children, it seems I'll have to give them to other children."

That phrase was the trigger for both children to go into high alert mode, deeply analyzing the situation.

The brothers looked at each other.

-Did Dad bring presents?- the boy thought seriously.

-Dad will give my present to another girl? I will never allow it! That present is only mine- the jealousy of a girl towards her father.

Vetnaya hated any woman other than herself or her mother getting close to her father. She has always made it very clear that he is the property of both of them.

-DAD!- They ran out of their hiding places heading straight towards their father who greeted them smiling.

-They are so predictable-.

It's not that their children are stupid, they grew up in Gignit and were educated in the town which now has an academy. Furthermore, Gignit's customs of teaching from a very early age continue as a tradition.

The reason why they act this way is simply because their parents allow them to be as spoiled as they please.

They hugged their father, completely forgetting about the gifts; now they only wanted to feel the warmth that he transmitted to them; they felt more than protected when he hugged them.

-It's only been five days, but I've missed you so much. You can't imagine how good it feels to be hugged by you- she separated from them, seeing how they both had some tears in their eyes -you are more valuable than any treasure-.

And the boys were so happy that their father had returned safely from his latest adventuring mission.

At any moment life can turn your existence upside down, that's why she took advantage of every little moment to show her children how much she loved them.

-Daddy- the girl called, wanting to get Arudo's attention -didn't you hurt yourself?- frowning her face when she saw a visible wound on her father's forearm.

As a demi-human, she has small fangs in her mouth, loose black hair, and blackish eyes with vertically torn irises. Currently wearing shorts, comfortable sandals, and a sleeveless shirt with a cat paw print in the center. And a few small hoop earrings in both ears.

Arudo had to deny it as quickly as possible, he didn't want to worry them. So he smiled and pointed at himself, proving that everything was okay -you know, your dad is very strong. It's very difficult for them to do anything to me-.

-That's true- Risso seconded him, wiping away his tears, trying not to be noticed. The human boy had eyes and hair the same color as his mother, brown. He also wore comfortable sandals, knee-length pants, and a sleeveless shirt -also, Vetnaya remembers that dad is now a great SILVER-rank adventurer!- he hugged his father, looking at him with so much admiration in his eyes.

-That's right!- Arudo exclaimed, trying to sound and look as cool as possible. He didn't care in the slightest about how others perceived him. But his children were something entirely different, he wanted to be the target of both of their admiration.

He sighed in relief. “Oh, by the way! Do you want to see the presents I brought you?”

-YES!- they nodded with overflowing energy, it seemed that the eyes of both boys were replaced by large bright lanterns.

A drop of sweat fell down Arudo's neck, wondering if his children had really missed him. He pushed those thoughts aside because now he just wanted to see the happy faces they would both have when they received their gifts.

"Look," he said, taking two small, brightly decorated boxes out of his bag. A blue pearl greeted them from the front, where a small lock awaited its new masters to open it.

The children accepted the box with extreme happiness on their faces, in Vetnaya's case the joy was so obvious that it ran through every inch of her entire being that she could not control her features and her tail behind her was moving from one side to the other.

-It's locked- Risso broke the moment of silence imposed by the surroundings. Arudo was amused to see how his children did everything possible to open the box, obviously they needed the key.

Vetnaya extended her arm with her palm open towards Arudo. “Daddy, give me the key,” she demanded very seriously.

Arudo's shoulders twitched so slightly that it was impossible to notice. The reason? For a period of time so short, that the very second would be considered an eternity. Arudo swore that he would see his beloved wife, Katy, in front of him scolding him.

The movement of his body was like a reflex because seeing the girl was like seeing his wife, she was almost a clone of Katy only several years younger.

-Yes yes yes- he answered a little awkwardly -I'm sorry- handing her the key, then Vetnaya looked away, still annoyed, ignoring them.

"It reminds me of your mother," he said, while Risso could do nothing but nod.

-Yes, sometimes they scold me between the two of them... it's horrible- Risso feeling a shiver.

The boys were able to open their respective gifts, the only thing Arudo expected was to see the faces full of happiness of his beloved children. He could not contain his desire so he rushed to them hugging them - Do you like it? - he asked at the same time that the children nodded.

A thin chain held a small translucent sphere. Inside the sphere, with the naked eye, small particles could be seen floating aimlessly. It was truly beautiful, and it would surely be something incredibly magical to observe in the dark.

"What is this?" the little boy said in wonder, staring almost hypnotized at the floating, beautiful particles inside the small sphere.

-I bought it from a merchant who was dedicated to the creation and sale of unique jewelry- he pointed to his necklace -what's in there is fairy dust and I confirm that it's real- the boy was stupefied, amazed and other similar adjectives.

He didn't know what to do or what to say, this jewel could even be considered priceless. He hugged his father - thank you very much dad - the gratitude came from the depths of his being - you are the best -.

-And you, my princess? - he looked at his beloved girl - did you like it? - smiling shyly, he turned towards them so that they could both observe her in great detail.

She looked at them both with some shyness, waiting for the most sincere answer possible - how do I look? - her gift consisted of two pairs of beautiful earrings. Both pairs were already hanging from the girl's cat ears, two on each side.

Like the brother's necklace, this one was made of platinum, attached to the lower part of the earrings were also small translucent spheres with fairy dust floating from one side to the other inside.

-Vetnaya!- her brother called, marveling at the image of his sister. -You look like a princess!- He didn't say it to make his sister feel good or anything like that. But that was the impression she had given him when he looked at her.

It suited her too well, the platinum color of the earrings contrasted with the dark tone of her hair which helped to highlight it - you are very pretty -.

-And you, daddy- she called- what do you think?-.

-You are even more beautiful than your mother- she couldn't help but smile foolishly, Vetnaya acquired a certain taste for receiving compliments and flattery. They made her quite happy, although this is due to her mother who has the same tastes. The men of the house are in charge of drowning them in flattery whenever possible -I will tell mom that now I am more beautiful than her-.

-Ah, eh, daughter, please don't tell him that-.

Arudo looked too happy, he could see his children and to his joy they had loved the gifts he bought for them, and although they were somewhat expensive, every gold coin spent was worth it when he saw how the brothers laughed with happiness.

-By the way, is your mom still working?- Arudo asked as they both nodded.

-Mom said she would come today and take us out to eat- Risso.

"He said he wanted to eat at a restaurant today," Vetnaya added.

-I see- Arudo smiled happily -I would like to give her a surprise, even though it has only been five days I have missed her too much-. He looked at his children again -what do you say we go find mom and eat together?-.

The children nodded happily and both went to put on something suitable to go out. Katy likes to see her children very well dressed when they go out. She already prepared some nice clothes for the occasion.

Risso was wearing a burgundy collared shirt, khaki pants, and slip-on shoes, the collar of the garment unbuttoned, allowing the chain with the beautiful ornament hanging from his neck to be seen. Since the little boy's hair is of medium length, he wore it to one side. This made him look a little more mature than he really was.

Vetnaya looked like a real damsel, resembling even the upper class. Shirt/dress with long black buttoned sleeves. She buttoned the buttons located in the neck area, in this way the bow decoration that was fastened in that area would stand out. In the area from the waist down, linear and straight patterns of white colors were drawn to give a contrast to the outfit.

Loose hair, her ears adorned by the magical earrings. Her cheeks flushed, waiting for a compliment which was well received.

-So, let's surprise mom- Arudo couldn't keep waiting, he was so eager to see Katy, you could clearly see how much the man missed his wife.

They left the house and headed through the city, more precisely towards the adventurer's guild. Why? Well, Katy works there, more precisely within the guild, she is one of the few privileged ones who, despite not being an adventurer, can enter the guild.

All union workers who are allowed to enter are under oath that they cannot say anything or give details of what the interior is like to those who are not allowed to enter.

The smell of delicious food was wreaking havoc on the minds of the three of them, the sight of the delicious food made their mouths water. Vetnaya looked away towards a stall that was offering grilled fish, with that, her slit pupils seemed to have dilated and without realizing it she released a very thin thread of drool that fell from her lips towards the ground.

-No Vetnaya! - said Risso, pulling his sister along and forcing her to continue on her way without taking her eyes off the cooking fish - come on, walk, we have to go find mom first -.

-Please, just one- Vetnaya commented almost in a trance as she was pulled by her brother -a little one and I promise to behave-.

Arudo couldn't help but smile and laugh out loud, but deep inside, the innocence and joy of his children was his own. He couldn't contain all the love he has for them, he realized that he would kill for them and it didn't matter who or what.

Watching Risso struggle to control his sister filled him with joy -her instincts force her to go for fish- said Arudo as Risso just sighed, now holding her hand very tightly.

…

The guild could be seen and it was only a matter of time before everyone would be free to eat their respective lunches and take a short break.

The guild doors opened causing all the PORCELAIN rank adventurers who were in the area and even people who were not adventurers to crowd around and try to see inside.

A demi-human of about twenty-seven years of age closed the door behind her and gave a look full of disgust, she was hungry and decided to unload on the others.

-WE'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU- she complained -YOU CAN'T SEE WHAT'S INSIDE THE GUILD, MUCH LESS ENTER UNTIL YOU GO UP TO BRONZE RANK- the only thing she received were boos in unison and in chorus, while she left the guild greeting her colleagues outside.

-Katy!- the woman at the reception called -are you going out for your break?- she asked as Katy nodded.

-That's right, but first tell me something. Has Chief Marcos updated the PORCELAIN rank missions?-.

-You already did- answered the young receptionist -it would be a reference to Zombies-.

-Just that one?- Katy asked again as the young people nodded -I see, I hope you guys are ready because we have a dozen new PORCELAIN rank missions waiting-.

"We'll have a lot of work," the woman said with a sigh.

Katy walked forward with the sole objective of going home, looking for her children and going to have lunch with them -I hope my children are ready, I don't want to wait- her stomach growled -I'm too hungry-.

Ten years ago, the Gods had heard one of her wishes, smiled at her and blessed her with what she had dreamed of. Having two children! A boy and a girl! And they even fulfilled a fantasy she had, that she could bring siblings into the world, a human and a demi-human.

The parents were so blessed, Arudo wished with all his might for his wife to give birth to a half-human girl while Katy prayed for a child without her features to be born. Their dreams literally came true and now they were both parents of a boy and a girl, a human and a half-human.

The little girl, daddy's darling. The little boy, mommy's darling.

Katy thought about that for a few moments, how happy her life was.

She had two wonderful children and a husband who, despite her being a semi-human, loved her madly, even more than he loved himself. It was impossible to doubt the love he had for her.

-Haaaaaah, my honey, I miss you- she thought out loud as she walked through the shopping area -I wish you would come already... hu?-.

She tilted her head as she saw her children in the distance walking towards her with a man acting as their guardian. Her eyes sparkled with happiness, her beloved had returned from his mission.

When they were close enough, husband and wife melted into the most passionate of all kisses. The love they showed each other was so great that everyone in the area began to applaud and whistle, causing their children to not know where to put their faces due to embarrassment.

-Mom, stop it- they both complained -we are ashamed-.

They went to the children's favorite restaurant, here they could eat whatever they wanted.

Risso decided on a nice plate of steamed potatoes with plenty of meat. And as expected, Vetnaya preferred to go for the fish. With a smiling face she looked at the huge plate of fish that would soon rest inside her.

Arudo decided on grilled meat with mashed potatoes and Katy on grilled fish with white rice.

While eating, the children talked among themselves about things they liked while the parents talked about something much more serious.

-Katy- called Arudo, trying to hide his shock at the recent news as best he could. -Is everything you've told me true? Did a Tzegua really appear?- he said in the lowest possible voice.

-Yes- Katy nodded in affirmation -and unfortunately she has already killed some men who apparently were unable to resist her beauty and face her, you know, the Tzegua is one of the natural enemies of men. It is somewhat difficult to face her as a man-.

-It's a shame- Arudo added, "the Tzeguas cannot be taken lightly, not even if the one in charge of facing them is a woman. Has the guild master made any move regarding the case yet?"

Here Katy's face changed completely from one that only denoted fear, sorrow and worry to one that showed much more joy and even relief -The master sent a message to our Governors explaining the case, apparently it was their request to create an exclusive and special mission only for adventurers-.

-I see- said Arudo praising the decision the governors made, with this many casualties would be avoided as women have a greater chance of emerging victorious against those considered the natural enemy of men -it is not a bad idea to send only female adventurers to take charge of a threat of such caliber. The control of a Tzegua is almost inefficient against a woman, working as a team they can subjugate her-.

Arudo felt real pity and sorrow for all the men who may have already died at the hands of the deadly creature. He looked at his wife - as always, girls solve things that are impossible for us.

Katy smiled back at him - we complement each other, we need each other to move forward.

-You are my complement- said Arudo -you are the love of my life-.

Katy totally took it as a cute and flirtatious compliment, kissed her lover on the cheek and decided to change the subject. Her man is back and she was looking forward to doing many things.

A little blushed, she approached Arudo's ears, whispering certain words that were not suitable for children -you know, I'm planning to give special permission to our children, they can stay playing with their friends until a little later- discreetly and seductively she used her tail and wrapped it around her husband's muscular arm -and while they play, we could play in our bed, is that a good idea?-.

A furious blush ran down Arudo's right cheek, passing over his nose and ending on his left cheek. He looked at his beloved smiling at him with a crimson-colored face -it's a great idea, you don't know how much I want to make you mine-.