In the present day, anyone over six feet would be considered tall. However, there was a time when a six-foot man was considered tiny. It was when the giants roamed the earth, and chaos prevailed over everything else.Rye, who has entered the realm hidden beneath the earth’s surface, known as the Hollow Earth, came across many depictions of stories on the walls. There were even statues of the likes of Gilgamesh who had likely come to this place during his quest for immortality very long ago.Rye’s path was full of bones of giants, monsters, and men alike. The smell wasn’t unbearable, but it was far from being pleasant.“These bones… if they fall in the wrong hands, they’ll use the DNA to create hybrids. I don’t want to waste my energy, but I can’t ignore this.”From the history that Rye learned, a lot of wicked things were done by those in power to gain military advantage over the enemies. Though there were no longer kings in the current modern society, the real power still was within
Akira roamed throughout the town and people meditating and practicing martial arts bare-chested when the temperature was extremely cold outside.One of the locals saw her and said, “A vampire is not welcome into our place. If you don’t want to hurt yourself, I suggest that you remove yourself from our sight.”“Ah, I apologize,” Akira quietly walked away. She didn’t explore too much and returned to Dahlia’s side.Dahlia was waiting outside a house.“Where’s Rye?” Akira asked.“She’s had some business to take care of,” Dahlia said, knowing that Akira didn’t feel that comfortable when around Rye. “What about you? You came back early. Did they not greet you in a friendly manner?”“What makes you think they’ll greet me like I’m their friend?”“Well, they’re the type that believes that strangers might actually be angels in disguise,” Dahlia said. “So, they don’t treat strangers poorly.”“Angels, huh… I never thought that angels were real,” Akira sat down next to her. The wooden bench was su
Once Mina’s body was sealed up as per Dahlia’s request, Akira thought she could leave. However, Dahlia still stayed in this town, waiting for Rye to return.“Where exactly did Rye go?” Akira asked. “Can’t we go and help her if she’s late?”“I gave her two days, so let’s be patient,” Dahlia said with a smile.“How can you smile in this situation?” Akira muttered under her breath. “I’m feeling very tense because the locals have been giving me cold looks. And they seem to have strange technology that can probably help them fight against vampires. Otherwise, they wouldn’t so blatantly show hatred and hostility toward me.”“The vampires have brought much trouble upon them, so it’s just cause and effect,” Dahlia said. “What goes around comes around. Even though you didn’t directly harm them, they still hold a grudge against all vampires. They can sense the danger you possess from your energy.”“My energy?” Akira raised her brows.“Your thoughts are negative toward them, and they can sense t
“I have cancer?!” Elizabeth’s mother, Dorothy, almost passed out from hearing the news straight from the family doctor of the Sterling family who had come to check upon Rebecca’s health and then ended up checking Dorothy’s health because she said she was having constant headaches. “It’s still in the middle stages, so it’s curable,” the doctor said. “You don’t have to worry. Just follow the treatment methods I suggest, and you’ll get completely healthy in a few months.” Saying that he wrote some medicine for her and then left. Dorothy began crying, and her grandchildren, Lisa and Roshan comforted her. “I wanted to grow old enough to see you two get married and have children,” Dorothy told them. “Now,I don’t think I’ll live that long anymore.” Her words made the children cry. Just then, Lisa remembered something. “Grandma, a few months back, I wrote an essay on cancer. Uncle Benjamin helped me write the essay. Let me bring that to you.” “Benjamin wrote it?” Dorothy shook her head. “
Dahlia reached the entrance to the Hollow Earth through which Rye had entered not long ago.The lightning strikes were still happening everywhere around her.Dahlia knew that the technology to create artificial clouds, rain, and lightning existed for a long time, but she didn’t know that it was possible to bring lightning down even without a cloud, and she couldn’t even comprehend the reason. It was too mysterious for her, which was why she had decided to go and see her friend.Dahlia rushed down the cave’s path without hesitation.In another realm.The battle between Benjamin and millions of fallen angels and demons was only growing more intense, as the demons kept receiving energy from outside the realm and were growing stronger by the second.Demons—the disembodied spirits and the dead offspring of the fallen angels—were used as chess pieces by the fallen angels who had telekinetic powers. They were having entertainment while making their children fight Benjamin however they saw fi
“When you’re not able to see each other, hear each other, smell each other… then you should try to feel the soul instead,” Ryan taught Benjamin and others when they were young and sitting in a big, beautiful garden where the stingless bees roamed and produced real honey. “Living beings are electrical beings at their core. Our words are electrical. Our thoughts are electrical. Our soul is electric. Many hidden things in our realm that your naked eye can’t see happen through electricity.” He then sent them a mental message. “I can speak directly to your mind with the help of electricity. Just by listening to good music, you can get your physical and mental injuries healed. Just by sitting on the grass, you all are interacting with the electrical charges in the earth. These charges help recharge your blood and make it flow as it should, which in turn heals your body from organs down to bones.“So, what I’m saying is… everything that happens in our world at its core is electrical-oriented
“What annoys you the most when you work?” Selena was asking all the three maids, while holding a bundle of cash in her hand. “Whoever gives me the best answer will get these 10,000 dollars!”Delle, Amber, and Kathy looked at each other once.“Uh, it’s probably when I take the laundry out of the dryer,” Kathy said, “and the socks keep dropping. It’s honestly so annoying, ma’am.”“You should use your brain, Kathy,” Amber laughed a little mockingly. “I use a laundry basket, so that nothing falls on the floor! Or, maybe, using your brain well is impossible because you drink too much caffeine all the time!”Kathy glared at Amber, trying her best to not flip out. “What about you then? What annoys you the most while working? Why don’t you answer that?”“Well, it’s obviously seeing your face when I’m working,” Amber answered, making Selena burst into laughter.Kathy couldn’t keep a straight face anymore. “You little!” she started smacking Amber’s butt. While they were wrestling and quarrelin
Veronica had always wanted to prove herself by getting a decent-paying job, so that her family members would give her some respect and don’t just treat her like a forever-child. However, hoping to get a job proved infinitely much easier than actually getting one that she believed she deserved. She used to love playing drums when she was young, but she didn’t pursue her interest to become a rock star because she didn’t want to leave home and go on tour all the time. It was too much work, she believed. Why work so hard when she could already go on a vacation once or twice every week? Most of her friends usually took over their family businesses and became doctors, lawyers, or started their own companies with the money they took from their parents. But what should Veronica do when she didn’t even really know what she was truly passionate about? She didn’t like being a producer like her father. Though she was interested in becoming an actress in the past, her mother was against it, sayi
Selena had been busy talking with many businessmen from all across the country. The people from the film industry also came to the Sterling villa with bouquets and gifts.Some gifted her luxury cars, while some others wanted her to act in their films, so they were showing their call sheets and asking for her movie dates.They were willing to pay her as much as twenty to fifty million dollars per movie.Selena, however, didn’t reckless sign on every movie she got. Out of the dozens of stories that came to her, she only picked two so far.And she was quite happy with her current situation.To show her gratitude to Uzza, she came to her and gave a key to Uzza who was in the kitchen with Delle.“What’s this?” Uzza asked.“One of the movie producers gifted a private jet as advance payment for agreeing to do his movie,” Selena replied.Delle’s eyes enlarged very much. “A-A private jet? How much does that cost, ma’am?”“32 million dollars,” Selena casually replied. “This is just the start. I’
“How did you feel when you first saw Veronica? Tell me the truth,” Uzza was questioning Akash while he was watering the plants in the backyard.“Obviously…” Akash was about to say something, but his husband-radar sensed his wife coming up from behind, so he said, “when I met her on our first date, I became pregnant.”Uzza spit out the corn kernels in her mouth out of shock. “What?”“Pregnant with love, I mean,” Akash added.“Why are you exaggerating?” Veronica pulled Akash’s ear. “When we first met, I smelled his hands first. They didn’t smell like curry, so he passed my first test. And then, we talked about other things.”Akash shook his head and giggled helplessly.Seeing Akash blushing, Uzza could see that he was in love with Veronica more so than Veronica was in love with him.Veronica then climbed on Akash’s back and hugged him from behind.“What are you doing?” Akash complained. “Can’t you see that I’m working?”“Work while carrying me. As a man, you should be able to do this muc
Kathy wanted to visit the mansion of the president to meet the president’s son, but she couldn’t go alone, so she took Amber with her. Samuel welcomed them, but Amber didn’t like the atmosphere and told Amber she’d go back. Kathy didn’t force her cousin and let her leave.Kathy then explored the mansion with Samuel, which shocked the maids as Samuel hadn’t done such a thing before. What if Samuel’s daughters and wife were to see what he was doing now? What if Andrew were to see?Andrew, on the other hand, was very busy. He worked with some media companies and celebrities and had them leak news on trafficking of women and children. He also had some sexual scandals released to divert some of the attention.The public thought that it was the work of the media companies at first, but as the news channels began to give credit to Andrew Sehla the president, everyone wondered if Andrew was behind this.As if living up to the people’s expectations, Andrew made some politicians and celebrities
As Veronica handled Akash roughly, punishing him for his farts, he yelled at her and told her to do the exercise herself to understand how tough it was, but then Veronica did five sit-ups and made them look so easy. She didn’t have any abs, but her abdomen looked very beautiful because of the skin folds and the type of dress she was wearing.“See? It’s so easy,” Veronica hissed at him. “Now, do just like how I did. Don’t inhale while getting up. That’s why you’re farting like a pig. Breathing is everything. Without that you won’t be able to execute any exercise with control.”“O-Okay,” Akash helped her get up. When he saw Rebecca and Benjamin at the door, he was so embarrassed he went to the other end of the gym.“You have come far, Veronica,” Rebecca was proud of her sister. She used to teach her little sister all the time, and now it felt nice to see her teach Akash how to do different exercises.“Haha,” Veronica laughed like a gorilla and looked at Benjamin, “do you want to learn f
While Benjamin and Rebecca were about to go separate ways, Elizabeth came over to them.While smiling a bit awkwardly on the surface, she asked, “Brother Benjamin, my bank card is having some issues. Can you please pay for the piano? I’ll pay you the money soon as my bank issue gets resolved.”Rebecca’s eyes slightly widened because she had seen Elizabeth trick so many people with the similar tactic. In fact, Rebecca herself had fallen prey to this move a few times long ago.“No problem,” Benjamin took out a card. It was a platinum-coated card with the symbol of ‘W’ on it, made with diamonds.“Wow, are these real diamonds?” She was shocked. “What kind of bank gives these cards? I would like to have this, too.”“It’s a secret bank known as Eternity Bank, so it won’t be easy to get you one card, but I will try,” Benjamin told her.“Thank you. You really are so kind,” Elizabeth smiled happily. “May I know the password for this?”“It doesn’t have a password.”“Oh…” Elizabeth didn’t quite
Once Benjamin walked out of the room, Rebecca met him and asked in a low voice, “What did you tell him?”“I did what I could,” Benjamin shrugged. “I’m not sure how to handle this type of a situation, but I think it’s something he has to change from the inside. No matter how much we say, he won’t change unless that spark of change comes from within.”“So, we should just create an atmosphere that will make him self-realize and then get rid of his bad habit, huh.”“That would be anything but easy, though, because we never know what works and what doesn’t.”“You are right, but we can’t just give up on him. Even though I don’t like Elizabeth, I can’t ignore her kids who grew up right before my eyes,” Rebecca replied. “I told my brother to not give them mobiles when they’re young, as they might get addicted to games, which they did… But now, they are in that age where hormones will make them want to watch new things. If we let them get out of hand, they will be ruining their careers and thei
Benjamin closed Roshan’s eyes and showed him some of his memories.When Benjamin went to door-deliver pizza, a man was kicking his wife out for cheating on her. He married her even though she was a single mom, but just four months after their marriage, he found her cheating on him.There was another instant where Benjamin found the same girl on the same day in two different places, sleeping with two different guys, and she even asked Benjamin to fuck her on the stairs between the floors. She seduced him, but Benjamin scuttled away from her.After showing a series of troubles he came across on his job, he then showed the challenges he experienced every evening when Rebecca came to pick him up in her Porsche.Even though Benjamin was her husband, he would try to court his own wife by giving her flowers, or sweets, or a special pizza he personally made. He would praise her, saying he had never seen her use the rear-view mirror for applying lipstick like he had seen many other women do it
George saw Rebecca alone, waiting outside Roshan’s room. He used this opportunity to come up to her.“What are you doing here, Rebecca? Did Roshan cause some trouble again?” George was folding his sleeves. “Let me teach him a lesson.”“Stop!” Rebecca hit his shin bone with her foot. Because of her footwear, he cringed in pain. “Why do you assume things? I’m standing here just because I want to. Nothing else.”“You expect me to believe that?” George harrumphed. “You are such a bad liar. The day you brought some random guy into the house and said you loved him and married him, everyone else might have believed your words but I didn’t. There’s no way someone like you who’s so capable can fall in love, much less marry a pizza-delivery guy. Compared to him, I’m so much better!”“You are wrong, George,” Rebecca calmly and confidently replied. “Benjamin…” she lightly smacked her own head. “Ahem, I mean, Benyamin is a billion times better than you. He doesn’t bend his spine for money like you
Rebecca knocked on a door.“Who is it?” Roshan asked from the inside, a hint of anxiety in his voice.“It’s me,” Rebecca replied. “Open the door. I’ll just have a quick few words with you, that’s all.”“A-Aunt, I don’t want to talk to you right now,” Roshan replied. “Please go.”“I’ll talk with him,” Benjamin told her in a low voice. Rebecca then walked away and stopped at a certain distance.A minute later, Benjamin knocked on the door.“Hey, I’m Benjamin,” he said. “Can I talk to you?”“No, I’m busy right now,” Roshan answered.“It’ll only take a minute,” Benjamin persisted. “I won’t bother you afterward.”“Tsk,” Roshan, annoyed, walked over to the door.Benjamin knocked on the door again.Roshan quickly opened the door with a hostile look. “What?”Benjamin smiled and stepped closer and put his arm around Roshans’s shoulder. He then shut the door from behind him and even locked it without looking back.“W-What are you doing?” Roshan nervously asked.Even Rebecca, who was outside, co