Chapter 97: untold tales"Tess." Regal knocked softly on Tess's door. He tried to go in a few times but she had it locked from the inside."Don't hurt yourself alright, be good." He said and left reluctantly after a long time of contemplation. Tess walked into her room, locked the door behind her and slid down with her back against the door. She felt the devil with her manifest once more. The first time was when she got a call from a strange number after her journey to the US, a few days after her divorce to Ruben. The caller behind the unknown number told her he had information about her dead mother, hearing this, Tess's ears piqued and he garnered her interest. Her father had never said much about her mother, she only knew her mother was no more and buried 6 feet in the cold ground at a gated fancy mortuary. Tess honored his invitation and went to the location they agreed on. There, Alpha the caller behind the unknown number told her the mystery surrounding her mother's backgrou
Chapter 98: The birth of a new Avis."Avis has returned. Avis has returned." he said. His words garnered everyone's attention and they stopped. Watching him in confusion with their body dripping with blood and sweat. "What is he talking about?" "Has Alpha gone mad? It seems he couldn't recover from Avis's death even after so long." "Get down here and repeat that again, I will split your head into two if you lie to us, how does a dead person come back to life?" "Like this." Tess said, walking into the war grounds calmly. She was dressed in a flowing red gown and a red silk veil covered her face. The light material of her gown flowed with the win, complementary to the blood stained ground. Everywhere she stepped was stained with blood and the air similarly reeked of blood. They all went quiet, they couldn't see her face but with one glance at her almond shaped eyes and the familiar shape of her head, they all fell on their knees. The new members of the underworld were confused but
Chapter 99: " if it's war, we will fight" Regal stopped in his steps and turned back in a controlled manner. A little hesitant to see Tess's tear streaked face. He had heard her even though she tried to muffle her tears. "We're leaving." Tess said, with one hand on the door frame, the other held her dress up. "Leaving for where?" Regal asked. "The village of the stants." Tess replied. "How about here? They are vulnerable to attacks now that Don is dead, his subordinates will definitely seek revenge even though he signed a death agreement." Regal said seriously, the usually playfulness was wiped from his face. The urchins were a big deal in the underworld, a newbie openly slaughtering their men in the course of doing his duties was a slap on their face and even with the death agreement, they would find other ways to seek revenge from Tess. "Hmm I thought about that too. I decided to make a mercenary group of them before I leave." "What?" Regal's eyes widened in shock. The peop
Chapter 100: Renovation of the village Link didn't dare let his gaze longer on Tess for too long. He dropped his eyes, still on his knees. "Also, gather the people, I want to address them. It's about time for the village to have a name and run like any proper village with a leader." Tess said. "You mean–""Precisely." Tess replied with a soft smile. "The village with run as a proper village with I as the leader. This would prevent the people from being preyed on by other villages and earn the village a name in the top places of the underworld." Tess had just said a bunch of sweet stuff the villagers desired for a longtime. It would be like a dream come true for them. A dream unattainable. Links knew Tess wasn't bluffing. Actually, he didn't know but it was registered in his mind like so. He had this inner notion that Tess was capable of so much more than they can see on the surface. "Yes leader." He said with a bow. "Also have men paste posters on the walls of the streets, I am
Chapter 101: Training daysLinks sent a scroll to all of the neighboring villages as Tess had ordered and although he was scared at first, the progression of the village made his heart harden like steel. The previously dilapidated buildings were rebuilt with the help of the burly men that previously threatened people for money, adults, youths, teens and children came together to help with building and those versed in vegetation worked on the farm. Tess didn't disappoint, she emptied her pockets to import building materials and food from the nearby villages to feed the people of the village of syzygy while they worked hard to rebuild the village. They worked hard, all day and night and finally, their hard work paid off. The streets were looking lively, pretty and colorful with the raised buildings and lights used to illuminate the street. In comparison to the depressing, bushy and rough roads, the difference is akin to the distance between the sky and earth. Tess spent her days train
Chapter 102: WARTess continued to refine pills throughout the day without taking any rest. When she eventually came out of her room, she had charcoal smeared on her face and her eyes were a little misty. Regal was just outside the restaurant practicing swordplay when he saw Tess descend the stairs. He rushed to her side quickly. " Do you need something?" he asked carefully. Tess gazed at Regal, her eyes traveled to the red patch round neck from her actions earlier. Guilt ridiculed her heart. "No, nothing." She replied, looking away from the spot. "Here." She handed him a small porcelain jar. "Mmmh? What's this?" Regal asked, confused as he shook the jar beside his ear to discern its function. "Tch, silly. It's a powder ointment, apply it on your neck and the scar will disappear within a couple of minutes." Tess said with an eye roll. "Oh oh, thank you." Regal beamed a smile. "How is the training going?" Tess asked, wiping the smile off her face, she turned dead serious. Tess'
Chapter 103: WAR 02"Sure but how did you manage to get so much information in such a short time?" Tess asked with an eyebrow raised. "Haha I have my sources." Regal rubbed the back of his head awkwardly. Tess had her suspicion but she decided not to probe further into the matter. "First, the soldiers will be divided into two teams, based on their training, the shadow assassins and the war men. The strongest war men will be on the front while the ones falling behind in strength will be at the back, preventing any invader that breaks the formation from going in any further. "" What about the arrows? Irrespective of strength, it would clear them out in minutes! " Regal took to his thinking stance, his fingers caressing his jaw softly. " About that, watch out." Tess said with a sly smile. " Not fair! " Regal whined, his nose scrunched up cutely. Tess had the urge to pinch his cheeks as she does with Luke. She closed her eyes and muttered to herself. "Self control, self control."
Chapter 104: War 03Tess left the meeting room yawning. Regal tailed behind her, monitoring her expression for hints. " What? Why are you following me?" Tess said with an annoyed expression but her voice had a hint of laughter to it. "Nothing, nothing, I was just observing. The preparation for war has begun, where are you going?" Regal scratched the back of his head and smiled sheepishly. "To sleep." Tess yawned again. "i-" Regal stood to the spot, he watched Tess back as she strolled in, dragging her body tiredly through every step. He shook his head regretfully and returned to prepare for war although the thoughts of wearing the colorful vest made his skin itch.…In the outside world, it has been a week since Tess disappeared.Ruben looked like he had aged several years like a withered flower but the twins looked rosier in contrast to Ruben. Luuk had told Luke Tess went on an emergency trip to the underworld and instantly, a bright smile crawled up the little lad's face.Luke spe