Kalta stood in front of the large building Tarada had informed him the child had grown up in. The Orphanage looked pretty basic and there was nothing to show that it was a place that had housed a special child like an Espino.“Well, it is obvious the people here did not know the powers of the child they were taking in on that faithful night.” Kalta chuckled to himself as he walked in through the front gate of the orphanage.He was dressed in a grey matching suit and pants and had on a black hat to go with his aesthetics. He did not need anyone to tell him that he looked good and expensive. He could feel it and from the gaze of everyone who was staring at him, he knew he was probably the next best thing after sliced bread.“Good evening sir. It is way past 6p.m which is when the orphanage closes to outsiders. If you do not mind, can you come back tomorrow?” A security guard that was at the gate said to him.Kalta simply stared at the man standing in front of him and knew that he did no
"Are you trying to tell me that all of my life, I have been lied to?” Bethany asked, not wanting to believe everything that the woman had just told her.She loved her parents and her parents loved her too. There was really no way in hell they could hurt her like this. Her parents would not keep the truth about her origin away from her for so long."Sweetheart, I know you are hurt, but you really have to ask your parents some serious questions. I wish I could help clarify everything for you, but there is just so little I can see about you and it is so frustrating. As I had said earlier, there is a force blocking me from clearly seeing into your life." Elaine explained."Can you tell us more about this force? What it is and what it does do? How often have you seen it and can you quell it so you can see better into her life? " Adonis asked.He hated that they were now put in a very uncomfortable situation and yet, they had been put in a very uncompromising situation.Elaine shook her he
"So, what are you going to do now?" Adonis asked as they got to Bethany's house. He was not very comfortable with her still staying in the same house where she had been attacked.He would have asked that she come over and live with him, but he was so certain that Bethany's parents were never going to agree to that.They were still yet to agree that the attack at the home was more magical than physical. In fact, her parents were still insisting that the cops find the burglars who had knocked them unconscious and hurt their daughter. Unfortunately, there was no way they would be able to find them."I really do not know, but I have to find out if what Elaine had said is true. A part of me is certain she is telling the truth, but I love my parents so much and I do not want to believe they would keep as important as this away from me." She said her gaze on the floor.Adonis hated seeing her look so lost and defeated. The need to protect her overwhelmed him and he felt so guilty for everyth
Elaine stared at Kalta, wondering how to tell him that what he was asking for was almost impossible. There was no way there could be a reincarnated Espino. If there was one, she would know from the peculiarities of the stars from the night the Espino was born. She had seen nothing, felt nothing, and thus, it had to be impossible."Are you certain of what you are saying Lord Kalta? If there was a reincarnated Espino, I would have known about this. You are the first person to mention this." She said, not wanting to believe that it was true. All Espinos were dead and there was no way any one of them could reincarnate so easily without the stars signaling it."Are you trying to call me a liar, Elaine?" He asked staring hard at her.Elaine shook her head rapidly, not wanting to annoy him or give him the idea that she was disrespectful. As much as she did not really care about Kalta, she cared so much about her life.Kalta let out a breath to calm himself and took a seat on the sofa. It was
Adonis sat in Bethany's sitting room with his hands clasped tightly together. He was constantly tapping his feet and his nervousness was so open for anyone to see. She had told him to wait for her in the sitting room and that she had something very important to tell him. He knew it had to do with the truth about her birth, but he was so eager to hear it. It also did not help that he had been waiting here for the past twenty minutes and she was not picking up his calls.Mr. Blake shot him a glare and Adonis sat upright, not wanting to make the man think he was some weirdo. Well, he was, but this was not the impression he wanted to give to the father of the girl he liked the most."She is here." Mr. Blake said after a second.Adonis immediately raised his head just as her father had said. Bethany was standing at the bottom of the stairs, with the most beautiful smile on her face. She looked like an angel and he was so certain she was his angel."Hey, Adonis." She smiled at him, ignoring
"The Espino? What is that and how do we find it?" Bethany asked, her curiosity piquing higher and higher.Elaine let out a breath and knew it was time she gave these children a trip down history. "Alright fine. You both settle down. I need to give you both some history lessons."Bethany joined Adonis on the chair beside him and she stared at Elaine with eyes so eager and open to learning."Have you both heard of the Greek god, Asclepius?" She asked them."Yes, we have. Sometime during Art history class, I think." Adonis chipped in.Bethany nodded in agreement.Elaine nodded and continued with her lesson. "Well, I guess you all are familiar with the fact that Zeus had killed him off because he feared Asclepius was going to make every man immortal. Well, what a lot of people do not know is that Zeus had killed him for even more personal reasons, like the fact that Asclepius was having an affair with one of his greatest enemies, Ate.""Hey, wait. Isn't it like Ate one of the most evil fe
“What is wrong ?” Adonis asked her as soon as he saw the surprised look on her face. “This Orphanage, I know it.” She pointed at the name of the orphanage on the sheet of paper. “You have been to Los Angeles before?” He asked. "I grew up there in my early years, but I do not know so much about the place." She shook her head. "But yesterday, when my parents were telling me about my adoption, they mentioned this orphanage. They told me that this was where I had been adopted from and that there were a lot of weird activities in the orphanage as soon as I was brought in." Adonis stared hard at Bethany and did not want to follow the line of thoughts that were already appearing in his head. There was no way she could be the Espino. The universe can not be that evil to him. "Alright, I think you and this Espino girl might just be related. Hopefully, when we go to the orphanage, we can kill two birds with one stone; and get all the information we need to get about her and also about you.
Bethany's voice trembled with confusion and pain as she asked, "Were these the names you used before leaving Los Angeles?" Her parents avoided her eyes, and she immediately sensed that something was wrong. Overwhelmed with pain and confusion, she felt her world unraveling. The reality she had dreaded was now unfolding, and the life she once knew seemed no longer her own.All she had wanted was a meaningful relationship with the boy she liked, without their lives falling apart. Her confusion stemmed from her parents' decision to change their names, leaving her feeling as though she had been living with strangers her entire life."Talk to me, why don't you?" She yelled, frustrated that they were keeping her in the dark."Bethany, like we mentioned yesterday, there's a lot you don't know, and we didn't want to overwhelm you with too much all at once," her mom explained."Fine, but I'm ready now to hear whatever it is you've been hiding," she said, her curiosity peaked."Can we sit down
Bethany looped her hand around the crook of Adonis' arm as they walked down the path.It was winter now and though the roads were filled with snow, her life was filled with joy. She was happy, more happy than she had ever been. With Adonis in her life, she had had beautiful experiences and she wanted those experiences to continue. Well, today another beautiful experience was set to occur and she did not know how to react to it."Do not worry. You would not miss me too much." Talina replied back to her raging thoughts."I would definitely miss you. You have been in my body since I was a baby, how do I live without you?" Bethany said to her."You have Adonis now and now, your body is sitting enough to function on its own. Most importantly, it is time for me to get the rest I have so desperately wanted." Talina replied in Bethany's head."Are you okay?" Adonis squeezed Bethany's hand. "I am just asking Talina if it is necessary for her to leave my body? I am already used to having her
Adonis ran up to Bethany's parents to ensure they were safe. If Bethany was going to give herself up for her parents, he may as well ensure that they do live and that her sacrifice is not in vain. He could never trust Kalta. The blood-sucking demon could decide to kill them even after having Bethany and it was the more reason he wanted Kalta dead.Just as he was about to take them somewhere safe, Bethany's mom whispered in a very weak voice, "What is that bastard going to my daughter?"Adonis immediately spun his head in the direction of Kalta and his body grew weak from the sight before him. Kalta's lips were buried deep into Bethany's neck, drinking her blood. "Kalta!" He yelled and stretched forth his hands, this time around ready to bring down the entire palace and the world way if he had to. Everything in the direction of Adonis' hands began to freeze, traveling so fast that there was barely any time to react to the ice cold that took over everything. But not Kalta. The power
A strong rush of adrenaline filled Adonis as he ended the lives of the death agents in the place. His entire being was filled with anger and hatred, he found his anger depleting as he sniffed life out of the death agents, so he continued to sizzle them to nothingness, completely ignoring Kalta. Talina felt super proud of Adonis, especially now that she saw a strong possibility of them winning this battle. She knew that with most of the death agents out of the way, killing Kalta would be easier. The moment she saw Kalta stand up from his throne with a death glare in his eyes, she immediately activated her shield. She knew how sneaky Kalta could be and she was not ready to risk anything being around him. "Kalta, you better give up now. Your men are retreating and soon enough, you will be left alone with no protection." She yelled at him."You know, I can never give up, but be certain that you will never see your parents ever again." He said and balled his hands into fists and began t
Talina saw the fear in the eyes of the death agents and wondered what was going on. The ones around her had all stopped in their tracks and were exchanging looks with one another. She immediately swung her head in the direction where this fear was emanating from and found that more than half of Kalta's men had been frozen to death by Adonis's magic. "Great job!" She praised him and took on a defensive stance at the rest of the death agents. "Come on. I can't wait to kill all of you." "You all have the chance to leave here with your lives intact. Do not allow a coward like Kalta to ruin your lives." Adonis warned the rest of the death agents who were standing by the other side contemplating if they should fight him or not.The death agents exchanged looks among themselves and stared at one another weighing their options of of living or fighting to their certain death. Kalta saw the decision his men were struggling to make and knew that if he did not do something really quick, this b
Kalta's blood boiled as he realized it had been a full day and Bethany and Adonis were not at his palace yet. Bethany was supposed to be back here, begging him to release her parents and willingly offer her heart and her blood to him. He stared at her mother who had been in the trance-like look for hours. She had definitely made the connection and except if Bethany did not care about her parents, she was supposed to be here. Well, there was nothing a little more pain could not guarantee. He thought and squeezed his arms at the woman’s body. She let out a loud yell of pain and Mr. Blake fell to the floor and clasped tightly to his hand. "Please, have mercy on my wife. You have put her in a lot of pain already." The man begged. "Well, your daughter does not think I have put her in enough pain. All of these would kindly end if your daughter comes here now. It is all in her hands." He chuckled and tightened his fist harder on the woman's body. The entire palace of Ice and soul shook w
Talina stared at the tiring look on Adonis face and knew that if they were going to face Kalta like this, they might just be finished in seconds. She knew Adonis was powerful, but he had yet to harness and master his powers and if he wanted to defeat Kalta at his palace, then he needed to put some more effort in. The problem however was that they had no time and her body was already getting weaker from the Kalta was sending her way.She tried to convey her disappointment to him, but the pain rolling off her body did not permit her to talk. Bethany was in so much pain and it was taking a toll on her."I am so sorry," Adonis said as he rushed to her. He hated to see her in pain and it was weakening him in ways he could not explain. It was the more reason he could not channel his energy in the right direction right now. "You'd better be, because if those weak blows of yours are what you want to win Kalta with, then I am sorry to tell you, but we would be toast as soon as we enter into
Kalta watched the man beg him a thousand times to have mercy on his wife. He could see the love between them and it reminded him so much of his love affair with Talina. *Fifty Years Ago*He had been a low-ranking death agent and as it was usual for death agents of his rank, he was bullied and sent off to silly assignments. On this day, he was returning from an assignment when he came in contact with some powerful witches. He had not been scared of them as he was a death agent, but when they launched an attack on him, he knew he had to fight back. Unfortunately for him, his powers were no match for the witches. He was on the brink of death and was getting ready to breathe his last when he saw a swift flash of magical energy swizz in. The witches were confused by her sudden appearance and she used that to her advantage, taking a swift blow at them. Before the witches could make sense of what she was doing, she had sent them all to the ground. “Who are you?” He asked when she offered
Adonis fluttered his eyes open and was welcomed by the cool sweet ambience that was the fairy's house. There was peace in the air and everything was happy. He could feel the happy energy emanating from this place and he wished he had known this place sooner. He sat up and touched the wound on his shoulder. It was almost completely healed and he could use his arms as he wanted. “Ah! I see you are awake.” The fairy walked up to him with a smile on her face. "Yes, I am. Thank you so much for helping my wound heal." Adonis answered, his heart swelling with gratitude. “Kid, you should not thank me. You should thank Talina. But no matter what, ensure that the death that pursued you in here doesn’t follow us as well.” She warned. Adonis swallowed at the woman's word. It has never been his intention for anyone to be hurt because of him and he was certain he would be out of their village as soon as possible to avoid Kalta from hurting these kind hearted people. "I promise, no harm would c
Kalta stormed from one corner of his room to the next. This was not how he had imagined any of this playing out. He was supposed to kill the Espino and be the strongest being in the world.He was supposed to be celebrating his victory at this point, but here he was with no Espino. To make matters even worse, Adonis was with her and he knew Talina hated him enough to want to kill herself just so that Adonis would get the power he so craves. "No, I would never allow this to happen." He yelled and ran a hand on his study desk, throwing off a couple of books seated there. He let out a breath and slumped on his chair, knowing that much, if not all, of these was his fault. If he had just plunged the knife into her heart earlier while she was still bound to the floor, he would not be going through this. It was too bad that he had allowed his emotions to cloud his sense of reasoning."If only you had been decisive enough, Kalta. If only you had kept your head in the game, none of this would