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Walter banquet was one of the biggest events hosted privately by any family; this year it was even more special as it marked the 50th year since the inception of Walter Empire, from a single storey 10 people business to its current form with 50,000 people employed across the many entities that the business was spread across and a HQ in a 26 storey building, that had become a landmark, in other words, face of the city itself.While the Walters busied themselves with the preparation of the banquet, they didn’t forget to assign some of their men with the task of hunting for the identity of the mysterious person who wanted to disrupt their peace, only Chris was the exception. He was not bothered with either task as he was run of his feet with Neil's problem. No one held it against him as they knew what he was preoccupied with; they knew they owed Neil and his master a great deal for helping them out of disaster last time. They, Walters were not an ungrateful bunch; they would pay back hund
Chris rested, closing his eyes as they flew; he kept replaying every message that was transmitted by his team to double check if he had missed anything. the journey that would normally take 10 and a half hour was covered by Chris’s men in 4 owing to the modified super speed of the chopper that they were flying in.“Boss, the reason for not receiving signals is not because this area is out of coverage of normal network.” One of Chris’s men, second in command under Night Mage, Mage 001 spoke as soon as their chopper entered the forest that was their area of interest.Chris opened his eyes and looked at Mage 001 prompting him to continue.“Boss, I am not sure how it works but master had previously mentioned it in passing. There is a technique with crystals to stop transmission of radio and electromagnetic waves.” Mage 001 spoke in a not so confident voice before nodding in confidence “But I can bet my life on the fact that there are crystals and a lot of them in the area we just passed.”
Chris listened and observed as he moved forward through the trees. The people on the ground didn’t seem to care about the ruffling of leaves on the trees; there was nothing odd about it as they were used to the wind caressing the leaves. In their carelessness, they missed the fact that there was no wind tonight.Chris made a mental note of areas where the guards were more concentrated and the loopholes in the security system around him. From the conversation of the guards, he learned that the security was heavier and more alert due to some of the prisoners escaping.He also learned that there was a shift changeover in the morning. This was the window they needed to break through their defences. He hid for a while and observed the guards for a while after noting their abnormal gait as they marched. He left with a smile on his face after he had watched enough.Chris moved stealthily towards his destination, the banyan tree where he had planned to meet up with his men once he passed the a
Everyone was waiting for him when Chris arrived at the Banyan tree; the old tree was so luscious with its branches spreading in all directions almost forming a flat ground for those gathered to sit comfortably and rest or do whatever took their fancy.“My Lord, you’re here?” Night Blade’s second in command stood as he saw Chris walking up to them. He too was dressed the same as them with the only difference being his mask where the detailing had gold in addition to purple and silver. Without the cape, in the darkness, no one could tell the difference unless they had enough time to take in the details of the face mask.Sadly, the widely known fact was, the cape less Demon Emperor was more dangerous than the one with the cape as anyone who had the luck (or bad luck) to meet the cape less Demon Emperor wouldn’t have a lifespan longer than a breath! How could one who was shocked out of skin in fear have the presence of mind to study the details of the mask?“Is the Commander General back?”
The next day, Chris and his team of 30 men set off as they planned before daybreak. Chris had studied the route to the liar in the center yesterday and hence the team didn’t chance upon any unexpected encounters. Along the way, Chris noted the natural sounds of the forest; he noted that the most common sound was the cry of the little cuckoo dove.He raised his hand with his hands fisted, a gesture that his men knew meant that they should be as still as water; They paused holding their breaths as they watched Chris taking out his little black device from his belt and tunning it for recording. He pressed the record button as soon as the little cuckoo dove started cooing. He nodded towards his men once he finished so that they could continue their onward journey.Their mission was clear and defined; the mages had two jobs while the martial artist had only one. The mages were responsible for identifying the magical boogy traps and shielding the rest of the team and maintaining communicatio
No one had the presence of mind to register the apparition that appeared and reported “Master, we have lost close to 50 million with the loss of these two fields.”They yelled collectively with anxiety written all over their faces “Hurry… hurry… bring him in.”The steward of the place along with a few guards scrambled to Chris and his men in.“Night Lord, our master welcomes you.” The Steward bowed low as he invited with a fawning smile.“Do I look like I need to be welcomed?” Chris laughed arrogantly as he marched majestically with his men into the inner hall. He was right and he had the clout, he didn’t need an invitation. He could blast his way in. He had just proved that to the clowns inside by arriving at their front door despite all the guards and contraptions they had set up.“Welcome…. Welcome…. Night Lord….” The man who looked like the leader of the group, the one who was previously sitting in the center at the breakfast table stood up with an exaggerated friendly smile as he
“We surrender.” They echoed in unison with the exception of Song-Yun; he had a resentful and unwilling expression. Few of the timider ones ran off to get the prisoners before the god of destruction made another gesture.They gasped in horror as they passed the corridor that was littered with the bodies of their men. They thanked their lucky stars for giving them the good sense to yield before it was too late; their feet sped on their own towards the area where the prisoners were held.They hurried inside and rushed to untie the chained prisoners who were in no hurry.“Now you know fear...” Night Blade smirked without showing any fear although he was lying on the ground with all his limbs dislocated and hanging in a frighteningly scary manner.“You knew….” The guy who has untying him asked as he looked into Night Blade’s confident fearless eyes, he didn’t have to ask the rest. He could see the answer in the man’s eyes.“My lord doesn’t hide behind us; he leads from the front… He never l
“Please…. Please spare us…. We were following orders…we ….we never tortured your men….we…” The timider ones from before all fell to their knees begging for mercy.“One chance, cherish it well…” Night Wing raised his hand in a gesture to stop his men as he opened his mouth. Everyone looked eagerly at him.“Who is your leader or sponsor?”“Me” The man who was in the leader’s position before stepped forward before any of the men could speak.“Wrong answer” No one saw anything other than Night Wing keeping his blade back in his belt and the man’s heading rolling on the ground. They didn’t even see when or how Night Wing moved or did what he did…“If I say, can you protect my life after I leave here?” One of the men asked hesitantly.“I can leave you an intact body to take to the underworld.” Chris spoke as he stared at the man.The man stood on the spot thinking for a minute before making up his mind. He had seen the body parts of their men scattered in the corridor. He knew that this was
Chris and Emile made their way through the reception hall, toasting guests at each table, in the order of the closeness of their relationship. Adrian, Neil and Night Wing took their roles seriously as they blocked the drinks for Chris. Emile had her supply of fruit tea that Abbey religiously re-filled for her; No one knew why, nor did they think much into it as this was Chris Jnr’s arrangement.Chris and Emile had just reached the table where Grandpa Holston was seated when Chris Jnr slowly stood up from his seat and walked towards them, holding little treasures hand. The rest, along with Bruno in the lead followed with excitement as they knew that the fun Emm mentioned before was about to start.“Thank you for coming and blessing our special day with your presence.” Chris raised the toast towards Ron and the rest; he didn’t even spare Grandpa Holston a glance. It was not in his nature to grin and bear grievances.“It was our pleasure.” Several associates including Ron hurriedly joined
Chris and Emile moved to the cake-cutting event with the reminder from little treasure. Cake cutting had a little twist, contrary to the norm where the bride and groom feed each other with the first cut, Emile fed the piece she took to Little treasure while Chris fed Big treasure before letting the two treasures feed them.Although it wasn’t planned and neither big treasure nor little treasure were ready for the surprise, both husband and wife knew each other’s thoughts the moment they looked at each other; they didn’t need to plan or coordinate for such flawless action. The action from the duo that followed also wasn’t planned nor coordinated, it was their norm, the duo would always feed daddy and mommy with their little hands in reciprocation from when they were old enough to grasp things.While the shadow guards took it upon themselves to deliver cake to each and every individual that attended the reception, Chris and Emile personally hand delivered the ones for family and relatives
Once all the guests were seated comfortably according to their table arrangement leaving the seats in the front vacated for family, Augusta as the coordinator for the wedding, announced the entry of the bride and groom, in all its grandeur while the DJ set the background scores for the romantic entry of the bride and groom.Emile’s favorite symphony floated through the air as she and Chris made their grand entrance, once again wearing a couple set; they had changed out of their traditional wedding attire they wore in the morning to a champagne-colored gown and suit. They walked in, Emile holding onto Chris’s arm with a blissful smile, like a pair of immortals strolling through the mortal realm as they walked through the hall to the center, followed by their little tails also wearing a mini version of their set. The adorable little dolls had their heads held high, a proud smile hanging on their faces as they followed in their parents’ footsteps.The bridal entourage followed behind with
Everyone went back to their rooms to rest and change before the reception banquet, which was also the continuation of the wedding extravaganza with no expense spared. With all the guests housed in Royal Lux, the hotel was closed to outside business, other than the ones that had a pre-booking and couldn’t be changed to another date.“Where’s Christian?” Daniel turned to question Ceilier as soon as he reached their room; It was not that he didn’t notice that Christian wasn’t with them, but the truth of the matter was that he didn’t get a chance till now.“He went off with the Walters.” Ceilier twisted his lips awkwardly as he replied in a low voice.“That bastard…” Daniel gritted his teeth as he muttered under his breath before turning his attention to Emile. He waved his hand, instructing Ceilier to step down before walking up to Emile and taking a seat facing her.“What’s wrong?” Emile asked in concern as she saw Daniel staring at her with knitted brows.“Nothing ….” Daniel shrugged be
“Senior Master Walter, the ride for returning to the hotel is ready.” One of the shadow guards from the team who were assigned to the Walters and Burkes announced as he stood respectably by Adam’s side.“Um…” Adam nodded as he took the treasures and Bruno with him “Lead the way.” Adam walked forward holding Big treasure and Bruno while Elizabeth held little treasure’s hand. No matter how uncomfortable she was, little treasure put on a brave smile and walked forward, as though she was heading for the gallows. Both Adam and Elizabeth feigned ignorance although they were laughing in their heads; she looked too adorable!Adam purposefully left Little treasure to Elizabeth’s care even though he knew that she would be uncomfortable. His intention was well meaning; to give them a chance to get to know each other better. He just didn’t expect the extent of aversion he saw in little treasure’s subtle actions; there was not just aversion but also fear mixed with guilt which Adam never expected;
The groom kissing the bride, captured in the backdrop of the rising sun, was too magical to say the least; Other than the younger generation of the Burke and Walter household who were causing a ruckus by whistling and cheering, all the other guests were mesmerized by the magical moment that was unfolding before their eyes.“Wow! That was so magical.” One of the guests exclaimed as she turned around with a dreamy expression, stretching her hands; no one could despise her excitement as this was the thought in the hearts of most of the people who came to attend the wedding; the finale of the wedding was too mesmerizing for even the most grounded and rationale minds.They would never forget this magical moment for the rest of their lives; the moment they witnessed nature proclaiming the fulfillment of a man’s undying affection and loyalty; the moment they witnessed the groom and his bride finally attaining their happily ever after, despite all the odds that fate had stacked against them.A
“Mommy, you better take care of your man from here on…there's only so much a little girl can do…” Emm’s bell-like voice rang out as she advised seriously forgetting that her mouthpiece was still on “It was hard work, but we got him here for you.”Everyone burst out laughing as they heard the childish reprimand, leading Emm to wince in embarrassment as she hid behind her elder brother biting her tongue.“Uff….uff…” Chris Jnr cleared his throat like a little adult to attract everyone’s attention before he continued “As you have witnessed, our daddy’s journey to his happily ever after has been anything but smooth; whether it was our mommy’s blindness to recognize his unwavering affection and love….”The laughter from the crowd continued while the bride shyly lowered her head, but not without glaring at the flower boy who suddenly became talkative. Emm didn’t have any solidarity with the bride as she covered her mouth and giggled.“or whether it was the judgmental eyes of the world around
“You could never do what he did…”“What did you say?” Daniel asked in shock; he had heard what she said even though it was a whisper; he just didn’t want to believe it. He didn’t want to believe that Emile had recovered her memory. If she didn’t why would she say that?“How can you arrange so many hot air balloons? Such an extravaganza wedding would need the coffers of the king opened.” Emile giggled as she turned around to face him.Daniel stared at her face for a long time trying to make sense, trying to discern if what she said was purely based on the wedding arrangement or whether there was a hidden meaning in them. But before he could process this line of thought, the ceremonial bells rang leading everyone to take a closer look at the hot-air ballon in the center. Although it was one that could hold 35 people, there were currently only about 25 people including the celebrant and his assistant.“That is actually a priest not a celebrant.” One of the guests in Daniel’s basket, who h
Almost all the guests in the hotel woke up in the wee hours of the morning as they had all arrived to participate in the youngest Walter’s wedding. All of them without exception were filled with excitement regardless of the reason for their excitement.No one knew the exact location of the venue, as other than the name, Church in the Sky, Mossel Bay, there were no details of how to get to the venue. All they knew or were told when they asked for location details was that transportation for them to be taken to the venue was arranged for everyone attending the wedding.Cars were lined up one behind the other, at the hotel entrance, picking up the guests as they arrived at the entrance and heading for the venue. Daniel, Emile and Christian lined up at the back of the line as they arrived.“What are you looking for?” Emile asked in confusion as she saw Daniel looking around.“Grandpa is here too. I was looking to see if he was around.” Daniel shrugged “He could come in the same car as us.