Hamilcal teleported out, and Alkanphel
could sense that his Second Zoalord was still uneasy. Hamilcal
would learn to trust in his own work soon enough. The
Proto-Zoalord named Masaki Murakami was dead. The only small
remnant of that man that remained was the part of him that cared
for his son, Alkanphel had seen to that. The boy Kenji would
need a new name as well, since he was also no longer what he had
been before.
Kenji Murakami was a human child, and
Imakarum’s son was no longer any such thing. Teleporting back
into Hamilcal’s laboratory, Alkanphel once again considered what
he would rename the child. Looking through Imakarum’s memories
of his life as Masaki Murakami, Alkanphel found a thought that
the man had often had about his son. Murakami had often thought
of the boy as his last link to his wife.
A living memory, as Masaki had put it.
He had never said those words aloud, but they were often in his
mind when he thought of the boy. And even more so now. When
Imakarum had seen his son’s face for the first time, Alkanphel
had clearly seen the thought that he had had. The boy’s face had
reminded him so much of the woman’s that Alkanphel had almost
had to telepathically pull his Twelfth Zoalord back.
A memory. It was an interesting thing to
consider. As he thought more about the matter, Alkanphel decided
on the name that the boy would have from this day forward.
"You are no longer what you were, child.
You are the son of Imakarum Mirabilis. You are Ingriam,"
Alkanphel pronounced, gifting the young Zoalord with his new
name.
Young Ingriam did not have a purpose
within Chronos as yet, but as a Zoalord he would still have a
use. He was still only a child, but Alkanphel had seen from
Imakarum’s memories that his son was not one to be
underestimated. The human Kenji Murakami had been clever,
resourceful, adaptable, and above all things loyal to his
father. There would still have to be some modifications to the
boy’s mind of course, since he had been raised by Masaki
Murakami.
Alkanphel decided that there was no
reason to delay such things. Pulling Ingriam’s mind into his
own, Alkanphel began to make the changes that he desired. The
boy’s loyalty to his father would be preserved of course, but
added to that would be loyalty to Chronos and to Alkanphel
himself. Ingriam’s will was preserved, as well as all of the
desirable traits that Kenji Murakami had developed over the
course of his short life.
Once he was finished, Alkanphel
teleported to Cloud Tower to oversee Hamilcal’s interrogation.