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A young woman and a little boy were seen walking along a bushy path on bare foot. It was dark and the moon was high, shining it's rays on them.
"Mama, when are we going to reach the big house you said we are going to? Will there be enough food and water to steal from the house? I haven't eaten since morning," the young boy with her said and fumbled with his worn out short that has so many holes in it and brought out a small cut dirty cloth, "Look Mama, this is where I will put some of the food we are going to steal in the house, it will last us some days," he added happily.
"Where we are going, son, there will be plenty of food for you to eat," the young lady said to her son. She was wearing a handmade gown with corsets sew together, her gown was filled with dirt, new and old ones. It has passed the road of stitches so many times.
They continued walking in silence until they came to a big house, the biggest house the little boy had ever seen in all his life. It was as if the building was almost touching the sky. It was guarded by several guards in uniform and blocked by a little brick fence wall with a large big door at the middle.
Walking closer, the little boy realized the walls were higher than he thought.
His mother's rough coughing brought his attention to her, he watched her bring out her old dirty clothes, which served as handkerchief and placed it on her mouth. "Are you okay mama?"
Spitting into it, she nodded her head and wiped her lips quickly and carefully so that her son wouldn't see the blood and began to panic.
"We are almost here, Storm, you know how I taught you how to walk silently, we are doing that now." She told him as they stopped some distance away from the guards. She turned and entered the bush, holding her son by one of his little hands and they began to walk quietly. Pushing some heap of dry leafs that was in front of them, out of her way. In front of them was a small tunnel and she entered it with her son. Walking silently in the dark tunnel until they came out in the middle of the compound, a garden, it was hard to spot the tunnel from it, very hard. Storm wondered how his mother gets to know about the tunnel which leads inside the beautiful building.
The dirty unkempt woman screamed out a name, which attracted the gaze of the guards inside and they raised their spear and swords, ready to attack when the door to the beautiful building opened and a man wearing an expensive robe on his naked chest and black shorts came out with his personal ten Ninja's.
The guards all dropped their weapons and bowed before the older man.
He recognized the dark skinned woman who had dared to call him by his given name.
"What is it, Phoenix?"
The woman smirked, and Storm stared at his mother, he didn't even know his mother had a name, a beautiful name. "So you still remember my name, Ariadne?"
"What do you want?" The important man asked.
The woman then pushed Storm towards him.
"I am tired of taking care of your son, you can have him all to yourself now," she said as Storm moved back to stand beside his mother.
The important man was quiet as he regarded Phoenix, "You've changed a lot, what happened to you?"
"You happened to me, Ariadne,"
"Do you need money? You've never come to ask me for anything before, I have searched everywhere for you Phoen-"
"Save me all this sermon Ariadne, I will take the money." Phoenix interrupted him.
"How much do you need?"
"100 coins, not silver, golden coins."
With his orders, a guard gave the money to Phoenix in a small bag who counted it. She turned to go and Storm followed her, his mother was a wonderful actress. The important middle aged man didn't kill them, instead, he gave them some money after his mother had pretend to leave him here.
"Where are you going?" She asked her young son, "You are staying here, that man," she added, pointing at Ariadne, "Is your biological father, you will be living with him from now henceforth."
"I don't want to live with him Mama, I want to stay with you," Storm said and to his utter surprise his mother slapped him hard.
"Are you deaf? You will stay with him." she told him in anger.
"I want to stay with you Mama, I promise I won't steal or trouble you again, please Mama, let me go with you."
"This is where you belong now, not on the streets." Saying that, she pushed him so hard that he landed on the ground. "If you know what's good for you, hold him or else I will kill him myself." she threatened Ariadne and turned once again to go.
Ariadne nodded his head once and two guards held until Storm who started struggling to free himself.
"Please Mama, I won't disobey you again, I promise, let me go with you." Storm pleaded, but his plea fell on deaf ears.
With his eyes filled with tears, he watched his mother go, walking past that beautiful giant door, not stopping once to look at him.
❤️❤️ Separate Ways (Part 1) ❤️❤️"Take him inside and give him to any of the servants, they should bathe him and wear him any of Fred's clothes, they are almost the same height and prepare a room for him to sleep, I will see him by morning." The important man ordered and went back into the house.Storm cried and didn't struggle as they carried him inside.He was bathed and wore expensive tunic clothes that reached the ground. The female servant who had bathed and dressed him, took him to a big room, where a king size bed was seen in the middle."This is where you will spend the night young master," the servant said and put on the oil lamp. "Good night," She left when the young boy didn't make any movement.Storm tried to stay awake but couldn't, the bed and beautiful scent from the room was alluring to him. He falls asleep immediately when his head touches the bed. Tomorrow morning, he's going to plan his escape from here. Luckily for him, his moth
❤️❤️ Separate Ways (Part 2) ❤️❤️"Any question you have will only be answered after your payment, so if I were you I would pay very fast, pay your money to my treasurer, Rumi." Juno concluded her speech and smiled with delight as the young men started paying and going back to their line.Once Rumi collected their money, she turned to look at Juno who nodded her head once and Rumi left them, running inside the building."Don't worry, she went to bring the book my late great great grandfather wrote," Juno assured them and waited one minute, with no sign of Rumi. "What's wrong, please she will be out." she added and true to her words, Rumi came out, running towards her with empty hands. "What is it?" she asked once Rumi was closer."I couldn't see the books at the place you kept it.""Go back and check it, check under my bed," Juno said and Rumi left to do as said. Juno faces the young men once again, "Do you believe me when I say someth
❤️❤️ Separate Ways (Part 3) ❤️❤️Emperor Ariadne was quick to close the door behind before any of his personal assassin's and guards saw it."You have to calm down son, please," he said and placed a hand on Storm, startling the young boy with his touch, the metals started falling down. "It's okay, everything is okay, you still have me.""You shouldn't have let her go home last night," Storm said, trying not to get angry at the important man in front of him, "Please take me to where you saw the body of my mother." he pleaded and Emperor Ariadne did just that.He led Storm to the place where he had traced the blood, a burnt body lay there. The people who were once going around their daily activities, ignoring the burnt body, were seen gathering around.Storm went over to where the body lay, bent low and started inspecting it, after a while, he stood up and faced his father."That's not my mother," he said to the surprise of
❤️❤️ Separate Ways (Part 4) ❤️❤️They soon arrived at the palace and were welcomed with open arms by the palace guards who recognized them."Where is the Emperor?" Warlord demanded immediately he get down from his horse."He is in his inner chamber my Lord waiting for you, he personally asked me to bring you to him once you arrive." A guard replied to him, bowing his head slighting in respect."Lead the way," Warlord said to the guard and then turn to face his daughter, "Juno, you will stay here and do not cause any trouble for anyone, please," Juno nodded her head and he turn his gaze at Rumi, "Watch out for your friend, make sure you both don't get into trouble, but in case Juno doesn't listen to you, you know what to do?" Rumi nodded her head and smiled at him. Warlord Emera went with the guard."You greeted my father but not me, am I now too small for you guards to see? Don't forget you all passed my father school who then spoke with the Empero
❤️❤️ Separate Ways (Part 5) ❤️❤️Storm was quiet."Tell me, don't be scared, I won't do anything to them anything." Juno assured him with a smile."All of them, but they started it first," Storm said, pointing at the servants making herbs."We received orders from the Empress herself to torture this smelling street brat and then, she gave us permission that we can hit him as we like pissy miss," the head woman making the tea herb said with a smirk. They are all acting base on the instructions on the Empress, that boy hasn't seen it all, his is just the beginning, he will wish for death soon."Oh, I see, the Empress again," Juno mused and went over to meet her, "Sorry again, what did you say again?""I think you heard me perfectly well," the woman said, crossing her arms around her."Not about the Empress giving you a go ahead to punish this cute boy, but about the last two parts.""You mean the pissy miss?"
❤️❤️ Separate Ways (Part 6) ❤️❤️"Wasn't that the name you called my mama the night we came here?" Storm asked, this will be the second time he was hearing such a magnificent name."Yes, it is, and that's your mother's name, so are you ready to listen to the story?" Storm nodded his head, "Once in a very large kingdom lived two brothers who lived side by side with their aged father, an Emperor, they were both gifted. The elder brother has the four elements; Fire, Water, Earth and Wind, so powerful that he was called the god of elements, while the second brother was a mentalist, the strongest of all elements. One day, the younger brother met with the head priestess of Myrina who has come to deliver a message to the old Emperor. They are like the seers who can see what the future holds. Their love story started secretly. A priestess of Myrina is not allowed to marry or get pregnant if not their powers will be taken away from her and she will be sentenced to
❤️❤️ Separate Ways (Part 7) ❤️❤️The ground beneath the blind seer cracked open a little and a black snake entered inside her feet.Grace and her husband returned and saw the blind seer scratching her head vigorously, but then stopped as she started breathing heavily."What's it great seer?" Grace quickly asked, bringing the onions she carries in arms closer."Take those back, I did not sense anything, I think I am getting old," the blind seer said, shifting backwards from the onions. "I will take my leave now Lord Emera," she added and without waiting for another word, she quickly left the house, running."Rumi, what happened?""I do-n't kn-ow, fa-th-er, she sta-rte-d be-hav-ing stra-nge-ly al-l of a sud-den," Rumi stammered and a shrug shoulder."It's okay my dear, go to your room," Warlord Emera said and she left them, entering the long passage that led into her room.Juno returned almost immediately and started off towards
❤️❤️ Separate Ways (Part 8) ❤️❤️"I don't understand you," Juno said in bewilderment. What does the dwarf mean by that? What darkness is the dwarf talking about?Storm eyes were moving around the market. The market women were minding their business, selling it seems odd that no one stared at their direction, not even once.They didn't react when the old dwarf was pushed down, neither did the market women react when Juno pushed all the Apples away, jot a single gasp escaped from their mouth. Something was off but he brushed that feeling away."You won't know Juno, but in the future, you will remember these very words and that's when we shall meet again. Thank you," the dwarf said with a smile, showing her crooked color and sharp teeth. "And I don't really need the apples my friend. I just needed to talk to you." she added and left without looking back at them."Wh-o w-as th-at?" Rumi asked as she stared at the dwarf leaving.
❤️ Revelations (Part 3) ❤️ "This confirms everything then. We've to play our own game.""If Edgardo is Fred, don't you think he would be listening to our conversation right now?" Kira said to them. "He will be watching us.""No, he will be concentrating on the conversation he is having with Dean and not on us." Storm reply. "Just leave Fred to me.""Will you kill him then once he revealed himself?" Phoenix asked."Nope, I won't. Don't worry, mother. It's me and Fred. Dean is not the issue here." Storm answered. "Kando, make sure when you are fighting look out for Uncle Emera here and Morgan and yourself too, I hope your brother can take care of himself also. Just be careful. Promise me you will do that for me?""I promise you Storm. I will watch them like my life depends on it." Kando promised. "If that will be all, I should start going.""Knowing Fred, he's going to tell Dean about your visit here, so come up with a tangible lie." Storm told him."Noted." Kando nodded. "Another thing
❤️ Revelations (Part 2) ❤️ A cough startled mother and son and they turned towards the direction the cough was coming from. Adaoh was seen coming out from Storm's room and Empress Rose didn't hide her shock. "Are you staying here? Won't you go with them?" "I will go, I know where they are heading to so I will meet them." "Why didn't you follow them?" "My two daughters are dead and buried here and you are still asking me a senseless question." Adaoh said with her hands in tight balls. Empress Rose opened her mouth to retort something back to Adaobi but Morgan spoke first. "I'm sorry for what my mother said. She didn't mean any of that. She is just surprised to see you here." Morgan quickly chips before his mother will say something and escalate the matter. "I'm sorry." Taking a deep breath. It's okay. Like I said I know where they are going so I will meet them. I just need to spend some time with my dead daughters," Adaoh said and stared pointedly at Empress Rose. "You would ha
❤️ Revelations (Part 1) ❤️Without wasting time, Storm ran up to meet him.With his free hand, he dodged Storm's attack and flew away from the spot holding onto Kira, both of them dangling mid-air. "Kill all of them, spare no one!" he ordered the five Edgardo's he had created. And he disappeared with Kira.The five Edgardo's fought against Kando, Cando, Emera and Morgan.Taking a deep breath he didn't chase after them, instead he bent them and picked up one of the swords of the undead armies, they were not dead he could sense it. Fred had put them in a deep sleep, but they are not his problems right now. The metal liquid once again entered the sword and without wasting time, he killed the five Edgardo's by cutting and burning their bodies afterwards he destroyed the tracing paper painting they came out from.Dragging a chair from the table, he turned the chair around so that it was facing the palace gate. He crossed his legs, closed his eyes."Won't you go after him? He took Juno with
❤️ The Final Battle And Victory ❤️Empress Rose screamed first when she saw the undead armies walking towards them. She saw her granddaughter and wanted to run and grab her away from the armies behind her but Morgan stopped her and shook his head."Can't you see what's happening mother? She is the one leading them." Morgan told his mother. "I think Storm is right, Fred is not who we think he is." he added a second later, letting go of his mother when he was sure she wouldn't run to meet his niece.The roars of the dragons above them made Empress Rose scream again and she fainted. Morgan who was beside her caught her before her body would reach the ground. Carefully he laid her down to the ground.Emera ran towards the room he had been staying in the Palace to fetch the sword. The sword given to him by Storm wasn't with him."So what do you plan to do? Kill all of us?" Storm asked. He was staring at each of the paintings besides Fred.Fred chuckled. "For you, yes. For the rest of them,
❤️ Unveiling The Truth (Part 2) ❤️The silence that followed was deafening that one could hear the sound the crickets were making far away."Impossible!" Empress Rose yelled out standing up, almost pushing the content on the table. "How dare you accuse my son of that? My son can never and will never be who you are referring to." she added in anger, directing it towards Storm."Fred is Edgardo." Storm repeated, not backing away from Empress Rose's angry glare. "I had a doubt at first on the night those assassins attacked me when I first came here that night and you killed one of them, the one I had let go. I could sense you close, your scent, but when I checked in your room you were there which made me think probably someone wanted to deceive me, so I give it to you, you are very good at hiding who you truly are." he added with a smirk. "But then again, what fully gave you away was when I and Edgardo fought back then in the cave and I noticed the mistake you made, just a single mistake
❤️ Unveiling The Truth ❤️Kira was confused. What other war Storm was talking about? The war they just finished had made her lose her two sisters."I don't understand you Storm, care to explain more?" Kira voiced out her thoughts. "What war are you talking about?" She asked.Storm turned to face her. Kira could see his eyes were red and puffing from crying. "The toughest war is coming Kira believe it or not, I can sense the change of the atmosphere. It's not good at all." he told her. "You said you want to fight, well then, sharpen your sword and get ready my love. I will be needing all the help I can." He added."I still don't get you Storm, the war is over, we fought and won so there is no need to start another war." Kira stated."I never said I was the one who will initiate the war Juno, but you will get to understand soon." Storm stated and without explaining any further more, he left her presence and headed for his room.Kira still could not understand what Storm meant but she wi
❤️ War And Death (Part 5) ❤️"I am so happy for you Gwen," Kira said to her with happy tears as she watched Gwen trying to hush her baby and was succeeding. It made her imagine she was Gwen and that was Storm's child with her. "I know you can do it, Sis." She added.Gwen smiled in return."She looks like you." Phoenix noted as she leaned forward to stare at the child in Gwen's arms. "She will be so beautiful when she grows up.""Thank you Auntie." Gwen uttered kissing her daughter on her forehead. "You can carry her if you wish." she added and gave her child to Phoenix who took her from her arms with care. Gwen still couldn't believe she has now become a mother. Two days ago she didn't think she would birth her daughter. If she was told back in the Garden of Edenis that she would meet Kando and have his child she would have laughed at that person face. Seeing Phoenix smiling down at her child glads her heart. She felt weak."I feel so weak Juno." she whispered at Kira."You will be fi
❤️ War And Death (Part 4) ❤️The Borderline of Altamon:The fight was frieced as Kando and Cando fought their way to meet Emera. Making sure they injure as little as they can, they almost got to where Emera was when unfortunately for Kando, he got blocked by Morgan."You know I can use this opportunity to kill you and tell Storm and Gwen that you died on the battlefield," Morgan said to Kando, killing one of the men that was from Kando's side in one swift move, "Actually that's a good idea." he added a second later."I don't have time for this nonsense. If you think you can defeat me then you don't know what you've signed up for." Kando told him. "Have you forgotten what I did to you when you tried this your stupidness or should I do that again? I bet you your mother is not here to help you get up and there is no wall behind you which will stop you from flying away from here forever." he reminded Morgan. "Focus on these ones you are managing to win and stay out of my path." he added a
❤️ War And Death (Part 3) ❤️"Pregnant?" Cando asked in shock and Kando nodded his head. "Who is responsible? I mean when did she leave here? When did I kidnap her? Was she pregnant when I brought her here? Who is responsible?" Cando rushed at his questions. When had he forcefully taken the girl his brother loved from Ashland?"I'm responsible for her pregnancy." Kando admitted."What if she had put the pregnancy on you? What if Morgan is the father." Cando told him. Maybe she did that to keep him by her side."No, it's not possible. The pregnancy isn't for Morgan. It's my child." Kando said. Morgan seeds wouldn't have formed a child within two days, it's highly impossible. Besides, Gwen would have told him if she slept with Morgan like she mistakenly did with Storm. "It's my child Cando." He affirmed"How do you even know that when, I don't know, her stomach is still flat?""That's where you are wrong, Gwen will give birth to my child soon. I just hope and pray it should be when the