The next day came sooner than expected, and Jennet was in the living room, sitting on pins and needles.
"Are we going to leave soon?" she asked when her husband appeared from the kitchen, holding a bowl of pumpkin soup. She had been fidgeting since she knew she had to leave for Fantasy Realm."Yes," Hue answered softly as he took his place beside her. He gave her a sweet smile to assure her that everything would be fine. However, his wife wasn't as happy as he thought."How soon?" Jennet asked. Her anxious eyes gazed deeply at him as she waited for a response.Hue exhaled deeply. He placed the soup bowl on the table, took her hands and squeezed them. "Tomorrow..."Jennet's face sank. The news was disheartening. "That's too soon..." Disappointment danced in her wavering tone.Hue tilted his head while he eyed her and replied, "Kith told me that you will be giving birth the day after tomorrow, so we have to be there by tomorrow. IDelton said nothing. He took out a vial from the pouch. Holding it out, he directed a question at her. "What is this?"Susan eyed the vial. Then, she eyed him. "A cure to the poison that Alana drank," she answered calmly.Delton smiled. He put the vial back into the pouch. "You're too kind," he said. "Shouldn't you say, you have no cure?" A sinister tone mingled in his voice Susan inhaled deeply. She understood the malice in his tone. Then, she responded, "I have no intention to add more bad deeds into my account. Plus, someone like you knows best that it isn't nice to hurt others let alone to have the thought of doing it.""Well said," Delton replied with a smile. "Very well, thank you for your kind assistance. We will do the rest." He tossed the pouch into a small black hole that warp in the air.Susan nodded and she disappeared from the chair. Then, Delton disappeared seconds later....Back at the villa of the Hedo Coup
The day of the departure arrived at last, and Jennet was still asleep when the day came. She woke up from her slumber when she heard a loud bang from the outside of her room. No, the sound came from outside the villa! She lifted her head and squinted her eyes. Everything around her was bright as it was already the day. Then, she glanced to her side and found the spot beside her was empty. "Hue?" she called out for her husband. At the same moment, she spotted a few black figures flying outside the window. She flinched on the bed. Then, she hurried up, scooted to the corner of the bed and held the blanket close to her erratic chest. Her eyes widened in fear when she saw the figures appearing at the window again. "Hue!!" she screamed her husband's name. One of the mysterious and hooded dark figures, stopped when it heard her scream. It veered around slowly and saw her in the room. It flew closer to the window and peered inside, looking straight at her face. Jennet broke down into c
Horan was sitting leisurely on the chair, enjoying a cup of tea, when a message popped on the wall inside the Immigration Hall. The cup slipped through his fingers and shattered into millions of tiny sparkles in mid-air."Oh my..." he heaved a sigh. "They are coming earlier than expected," he whispered. Then, he, without averting his eyes from the wall, flicked his fingers. The shattered sparkles regrouped and returned to their normal form, then, they returned to his hand. 'My snails are going to go crazy...' he mumbled inwardly as he took a sip from the cup.Just as he surmised, the hall was in murmurs. At first, it was only whisperings, but as time passed, the whispering became louder as the snails started to talk among each other."They're finally here!!" One among the snails screamed as if the world would end. Following the scream, the other snails started to burst into tears and some of them wailed in fear. The Immigration Department was in chaos!Horan sighed deeply. He stood up
Fine creases appeared on Jennet's forehead when she failed to digest the explanation. She was utterly confused!Hue chuckled and kissed her head, "Don't worry, you can take as much time as needed to get used to my world. Take it easy, okay?""Okay," Jennet nodded. Then, she inhaled deeply when she thought she could take a break from tiring her brain to adapt to new things at once.Then, the couple continued to enjoy the scenery of the huge garden where tiny and sparkly flowers in the form of cute children, as big as a human palm, ran around. Their flowery heads bounced whenever they jumped and the ground would chime whenever their feet landed on it. The green and sparkly grasses took various forms, too. They turned into trees that lit up from every direction, turned into swings and a lot more; just for those tiny flowers to have unstoppable fun. Suddenly, a gust of wind came, sweeping up thousands of pollens into the air. It compacted in the air
Suddenly, she pushed her husband through the door and his body disappeared from her view. A loud voice, cursing madly, reached her ears but, she stood calmly by the door while she looked at her nails. Horan stayed silent before her, rendered speechless by her obnoxious act.Shortly after that, Hue's head emerged from the door. His face was as dark as a bottomless pit and he was dead angry. Saying nothing, he pulled his wife in and both of them disappeared from view.Horan stepped in after they were gone. The door dissolved in the air, leaving the Immigration Hall in dead silence. The snails in the hall prayed hard for their master to return in one piece while some of them were crying silently in their seats....Hue, Jennet and Horan stood beside a crystal clear stream where stones and pebbles of various colours lay at the bottom. Fishes of various species were seen swimming underwater and some other unexplained creatures that look part human part fish
Then, she looked away, towards the huge garden or it could be considered a forest in the human sense, and saw a house further inside. Around the house, there were lots of lights illuminating it. The area of the house loomed in dark blue with mists and fogs, and a cool sensation all over. The feeling was the same as in the early morning. It was so beautiful and no eerie feeling came out of it.Jennet found herself venturing into the forest and reached the house which was a huge mansion. The place was surrounded by flower hedges, and the flowers took the form of little children. Those flowers were playing around and, a translucent being, with the appearance of a mermaid, was looking after them from the river bank near the mansion that circulated its compound.When Jennet reached the place, the flowers dashed away and hopped behind the trees and bushes, hiding from her. From the bushes, they eyed her and she could see all sorts of flowers. The mermaid dissolved into water and was no long
Hue brought Jennet to his mansion which resembled a castle. His wife gaped in awe when she saw the magnificent house at a close distance.From the gate, and on each side of the paved road that went straight to the entrance door, there were rose gardens. In the rose gardens, there were fountains and in total, there were four large fountains around the mansion. The large fountains shot water into the sky and formed one crystallized water net above the mansion. From afar it looked like a massive umbrella. The crystallized water net dispersed lights that created Aurora Borealis and the aurora's majestic colour lit up the entire place. The roses glowed in different colours and the paved road glowed in warm white lights, all of it was easy on the eyes. The nearby trees glowed a soft light blue colour, the leaves glowed a soft light green colour, and the grasses on the ground glowed a soft light yellow and green colour. Veils of mists mantled the surface of grasses and leaves. From afar, th
Hue woke up from his slumber when somebody whispered in his ear. He lifted his head and saw a silhouette waving at him. He made a hand gesture at the silhouette and then glanced to his side; where his wife was sleeping soundly on her side.He kissed her cheek lovingly but when he noticed her frowning in sleep, he held his breath. Then, when she didn't make any other movements and snuggled with a pillow, he smiled.Then, he put his feet down and the moment his toes met the surface of the water, the surrounding morphed slowly, beginning from the water under his feet; turning into floors. Then, the lake and the mountains disappeared and were replaced with chairs, a dressing table, glass walls, a balcony, a swimming pool and so on.He looked around as the place morphed completely into their bedroom; just like the one they had in the Reality World. Then, he stepped out of the bed and went out to the balcony. The entire mansion had morphed into their forest villa. Everything was completely
"I am Jennet Lockhart!" claimed the silver-haired woman. Delton furrowed his brows. He had no idea a foreign woman had the gall to make such a claim. He had just returned from the palace and heard of something bizarre from the emperor who was reluctant to divulge the truth. His mood deteriorated after the meeting."Can you prove your claim?" he asked coldly."My ring!" she said loudly. "Hue gave me a ring as proof!"Delton glanced at her finger. There was no ring."I'm sorry, but I don't think you can play around with such a claim," he said. "Lying will add more bad deeds into your account.""I'm not lying," she slapped the bed. "I am Jennet Lockhart. Get my husband here to verify this claim!"Delton exhaled. "I'm sorry but it's improper to call upon him to verify your claim. Have you looked at yourself in the mirror?"How could she claim she was Jennet Lockhart when her appearance differed greatly from hers? This woman must be desperate to get away from her punishment.The woman we
'Apologies for not helping much...' added the spirit.Delton sighed. "Never mind."He turned around and gestured at the reapers to leave the place....After visiting the nursery, Jennet asked to go out for a date.Hue smiled. "I love that idea. Where do you want to go? The gardens?"He was about to get bored and she proposed such an amazing idea to kill time. He was grateful that they clicked.Jennet smiled. "Is that a great place for a meaningful date? We have not gone on a proper date before. I want it to be a proper full-day date!"Hue responded after pondering, "I guess going to the garden is great. Unless you have a place in mind.""I do have one in mind," she said. She gave him a side glance and then smiled widely, "Can we go to the market again? Just the two of us."Hue's face dropped. "The market? Again?" Disappointment was clear in his voice.Jennet leaned closer. "Please, honey. This one time, please..."Hue scratched the back of his ear, contemplating. "Uh, can we go to a
Many hours ago...After spending some time gazing at Hue's sleeping face, Jennet went to the kitchen for a drink. As she quenched her thirst, a gust of wind blew hard, knocking on the back door to the yard.She glanced as she placed the glass on the counter."That's a strong wind..." she murmured and approached to close the ajar door.'West gate...'She froze. She furtively eyed the vicinity. Her heart skipped a beat and goosebumps crawled her skin.Although terrified, she stepped out slightly and looked around; just to ease her feeling.The backyard was mantled in darkness with the twin moon hiding behind thick black clouds.Thud, thud, thud, thud...Jennet flinched and looked up. The sound of footsteps came from upstairs and, strangely, she felt it wasn't her family members.She hurried inside, locked the door, and rushed upstairs. But, the hallway was empty. However, the door to their bedroom was slightly ajar with the lights dimly lit.Jennet furrowed. 'I remember switching on all
Hue and Jennet were downstairs when they heard loud bangs coming from upstairs.“What is that?” Jennet glanced in alarmed, half-jumping from her seat. Hue rose from his chair and assured her to sit comfortably. “I’ll go and check,” he said.“Be careful, honey.” Jennet sat down, hoping nothing bad would happen.Hue went upstairs and realised the loud bangs had come from their bedroom. He grabbed a hanger from the laundry basket near the stairs. In his grasp, the hanger morphed into a sabre.“Gomi?” he called.‘Yes, master?’ replied a voice in his head.‘Do you sense something off?’‘Apart from the spirit is ill, nothing else.’Then, Gomi’s presence vanished from his mind. Hue didn’t think much of it because he was sure Gomi and the rest of their familiars were unhappy after the twins placed them under restrained orders. In Fantasy Realm, restraining orders were considered a major distrust of the master towards the familiars. But, if the familiars were innocent, they could refuse to s
Hue woke up when something buttery and toasty hit his nose. He unfurled his eyes and saw the Smell Folk dancing in mid-air. Their dance was very graceful and beautiful, unlike usual. It seemed as if they were celebrating something that was long forgotten.He sat on the sofa and tied his long hair into a low ponytail. Yawning, he placed the bolster on the sofa bed and approached the kitchen.Standing at the entrance, he eyed his wife, whose back faced him. She was donned in the pink apron he uses when working in the kitchen. She was placing sunny-side-up eggs on a plate."Honey, I thought I would be making breakfast today," he said.Jennet turned around and smiled brightly. "I was up too early today. So, I thought of making breakfast for us since you always made it.""Why didn't you just wake me up?" he asked."You were sound asleep, and I don't want to rouse you from your peaceful sleep."Hue scratched his head and covered his mouth to yawn. "Is this your roundabout way of asking forgi
The turtle inhaled deeply. He broke into a smile. "Yes, of course, because some of the stuff I sell needs the good deed.""Oh..." Jennet nodded her head. She was confused but she had nothing to ask because she had no idea what to ask. The more she delves into the sensitive case, the more she gets confused about everything around them.After the conversation, Jennet and the twins took their time to see all of the stuff on display. The vast majority of the items were human's everyday stuff and were broken. For example, the quills without nibs, shoes without soles, cups without handles, bows without strings and the list just went on.Jennet came across a hilt, the only one among thousands of items on display. She felt a strange sense of Deja Vu as if she had seen it before."That one is notorious and dangerously powerful, but had a sad story..." The turtle gave an intro.Jennet glanced and asked, "What happened to it?" She was interested.The turtle inhaled deeply. "He was once a powerf
Jennet rolled her eyes at them. "Arro, that is not nice. Please don't blatantly harm others.""But, he disrespected you. I can't let that slide."Jennet knocked his head gently and said, "Young man, you can't do that. It was my fault he got mad. I nearly stepped on him due to my carelessness. It's understandable why he talked harshly with me.""But-""That is enough. Let us continue shopping." She stopped him before he could speak his mind. If she said nothing, he would take revenge on her behalf.Arro hesitantly responded, "...Alright."Then, the twins walked ahead of her as she followed them from behind. She heard them talking, enthusiastically, about the festival that was going at full throttle.Jennet smiled and enjoyed herself looking around the place. Suddenly, someone brushed past her and something pricked her arm."Oww!" She gasped in pain. She looked down and noticed blood bleeding through the fabric on her left arm. Grimacing, she pressed her palm onto the cut to stop the b
"Can we go to the market again?" Hue paused, reeled his hand and turned on his heels. His brows knitted at what he heard from his wife. They were in the room, making the bed. "Why? Have you forgotten that you fell ill after our first visit?" He tried to pound some sense into her head. He hoped she would cancel her plans. Jennet clasped her hands to her chest and begged, "Honey, I just want to go shopping!" Hue raised an eyebrow. "Shopping?" It was a wonder how loosely humans think about their safety. Humans love to break the rules and never learn their lesson until it is too late. Jennet nodded. "I want to bring some gifts for my family." Hue exhaled and then sighed. "Honey, I don't think that is a great idea." "Why?" "Well, in my opinion, it's best to buy the gifts in the human realm. Get something that is more of a human thing because everything here is not normal to humans." "Then, how are we going to explain about our kids to my family?" She dropped the bomb a
Hue smiled as he crawled out of bed and stood before her. He took off the hair band that tied his long mane and it flowed free, dispensing a pleasant scent."Keep your eyes on me..." he said with a smirk."I am keeping my eyes on you," answered Jennet brazenly.Hue, locking his gaze on his wife, popped open the buttons on his shirt from top to bottom. His movement was neither slow nor fast. Then, his flawless skin came into sight. His sexy abs and sturdy pecs glistened under the light from every corner.Meanwhile, Jennet said nothing, but she gulped silently. His abs that she had not touched for weeks were within her reach. She was itching to run her fingers all over the perfect specimen! Hue tossed his shirt away but halted from taking off his trousers as he gave her an alluring gaze."You like to see me getting naked, right?""What do you mean?"Hue tilted his head to the side. "Well, I see you're drooling an