The next morning.Benjamin and Ulmer came out of the airport and took a taxi to the Helix company, a government organization which was funded for research on the human genome.“You think this place holds some secrets?” Benjamin asked Ulmer.“Yeah, I met the CEO of this company a month back during the science fair, and she gave off very bad vibes,” Ulmer replied. “I don’t know what she is yet, but I think we can start things from her. She might hold some information regarding what we’re looking for.”Benjamin knew that Ulmer was currently working as a teacher at a local school, even though he was also the emperor of Syslon, the city of systems, at the same time. “You seem to have realized that the images they show in books are all just theories.”Ulmer sighed. “Yeah. They give us the double helix for the DNA structure, but there’s no proof for that. Nobody really discovered its true shape because nobody has seen it. They say that our genome is like computer code, like an AI code which
“Actually, we do, but after meeting you, I’m having second thoughts about meeting her,” Ulmer said. “I feel like I can keep looking at you forever.”The receptionist blushed very much. “You can have my number if I can have yours.”“That won’t be a problem at all,” Ulmer said, “but first things first, we’ll go upstairs and meet your boss lady.” Saying that both Ulmer and Benjamin went toward the elevator.The receptionist was still blushing and did not care if they had the appointment of the CEO or not.As they were going up in the elevator, Benjamin said, “If your wife heard you say those words, what would she do?”“She’s a soft girl, but I think she’ll still pluck my hair out and count them right before me,” Ulmer replied with a straight face.“Mm,” Benjamin tried not to smile. “Then why did you flirt with that receptionist?”“It’s just some old habit of mine,” Ulmer breathed out a sigh. “I dated a lot of girls online, so I’ve gained that experience.”“Don’t let that receptionist fin
Marilyn wanted to rip off Benjamin’s genitals, but Ulmer’s knee reached her cheek first. And Ulmer’s knee kick sent her flying into the wall. Her cheek and jaw bones cracked, but they were repairing fast.“Urgh…” Marilyn didn’t like how she was easily beaten. (I’m one of the few awakened blood suckers in the world! I can even see the fastest bullet in the world in slow motion, and yet I couldn’t see that bastard’s kick coming. These two men are definitely not ordinary. They are not vampires, but they are much stronger than I thought. But are they stronger than my master or not? That’s the big question.)“I can hear your thoughts very clearly,” Benjamin said. “We aren’t here to kill you trash now. Just give us the information we want, and we’ll let you live for now.”“Krgh,” Marilyn gritted her teeth. Normally, she would be the one who would toy with her prey, but now she felt she was on the receiving end of her enemies’ mercy.“Who is your master?” Ulmer asked her. “If you’re afraid to
“You can remove your mask and talk with us, Mr. Crowley,” Benjamin said, shocking not just the woman but also Ulmer. “Let’s not wait until the night falls.”Ulmer had seen through this woman’s mask, but he didn’t think this was a man posing as a woman. “Wait, does that mean her breasts are fake.”“They’re not fake. I just changed my gender when I was young and have been living as Alexia, that’s all,” Alexia Crowley said, regaining his composure pretty quickly.“So, they are fake!”“They’re not fake!” Alexia barked for a second but then smiled. “But if you’re interested, I can show them to you right now.”“No thanks. I don’t want to poison my eyes,” Ulmer replied quickly.“Haha, aren’t you quite a rude one,” Alexia laughed angrily. “Anyway, what brought you little shits here? Do you think you can beat me just because you managed to intimidate Marilyn? She’s just one of my underlings. I have created dozens of vampires like her. The difference between her strength and mine is like the di
Alexia was driving in her car. Benjamin and Ulmer were in the back.Alexia was looking at Ulmer through the mirror, making him feel a little uncomfortable.“What are you looking at?” Ulmer asked. “Do you want me to pluck both of your eyes out?”“I was just wondering why you have the ladies’ perfume on,” Alexia said.“It’s not for the reasons you might be thinking!” Ulmer quickly said. “I just don’t like strong scents, so I use my wife’s perfume since she likes the smell. It has a soft fragrance, so I don’t mind spraying some of it on myself. That’s all.”“That’s unfortunate,” Alexia said.“You are one sick pervert, Alex,” Ulmer further said. “Are you sure you don’t want to get treated in a mental hospital? Or do you want me to electrocute your brain and set the neuron pathways straight?”“My brain is working just fine,” Alexia retorted.“No, it’s not. You are wearing a mask and living a life full of lies,” Ulmer blurted. “And you say, everything is okay with you?”“I wasn’t born bad,”
“What brought you here, brat? Did you finally grow the balls to come and face me?” Rakir asked.“I’ve given my word to my dad that I won’t take my revenge on you,” Benjamin replied.“Huh, you people who call yourselves the followers of the Most High are all so dull and boring. I’m responsible for your mother’s death, and you say you don’t want to take revenge on me?” Rakir asked. “I’d say that’s bullshit. I’m sure your blood is boiling just as you are looking at your mother’s killer. Well, I didn’t put my dagger in her heart directly, but I am responsible for her death. She was messing with our business way too much. She wasn’t careful unlike her husband, I mean, your dad.”Benjamin frowned.“You may be the mighty werewolves who have no weaknesses like us vampires, but you’re not all powerful,” Rakir continued talking. “You don’t have the strength to fight forever, though I did hear some stories of previous sovereigns fighting for many weeks straight. I don’t trust that nonsense becau
“They went in without your, Lord Rakir,” Alexia poured blood wine in a glass and gave it to him. “Do you think they will ever get out? I mean, they are strong, but the labyrinth beneath this castle is so big that anybody can get lost in it.”Rakir smiled. “If that guy really gets out, then he’s capable of breaking this continent itself into pieces.”Alexia’s eyes widened. “H-He’s that strong?”“He’s not just strong, idiot,” Rakir sipped on the blood, and it helped ease his nerves. “He’s the strongest being on the earth that has a flesh form. In the long past, there were the sons and daughters of the fallen angels who were called the heroes of their times, and there were also giants who were thousands of meters tall. Maybe, they would have been as freakishly strong or even stronger than Benjamin. But even those heroes of the past were nothing in front of the great ones who were the ones who taught humanity everything, from how to make a weapon to how to put on makeup. Their knowledge a
“Are you crazy?” Ulmer barked. “How could you just agree without even knowing what they’ll demand?”“As long as it doesn’t go against my conscience, I will try my best to finish it,” Benjamin replied. “But in return, undo the spell you put on Rebecca and everyone else.”“Unfortunately, we can’t magically undo what we did,” Azazel replied. “What do you say, Armaros?” he looked at another fallen angel.“Indeed, the enchantment that Semjaza used is quite a powerful one that disrupts not just the flow of time but the sense of the mind itself,” Armaros stated. “I’m afraid even I don’t know how to fully resolve it. After all, while we used to be in heaven, we didn’t know all the secrets there were. What we know is very little compared to what’s up there.”Benjamin clenched his fists. “If you can’t fully resolve it, can you at least weaken the spell?”“That, we can do,” Armarso said in a bit of a happy tone.“Hey, Benjamin,” Ulmer quickly intervened. “Do you really believe their words? They
Benyamin and Rebecca came home in the Porsche.Rebecca looked happy, but Benyamin looked even happier. He was putting on a fake smile as Rye and Uzza were watching from the balcony.He waved his hand at them while Rebecca wasn’t watching.“The nerve of this guy….” Uzza’s jaw hardened. “Please tell me that Maara told Dahlia of the situation here.”“If Dahlia comes and sees what’s happening, all hell will break loose,” Rye opined. “She won’t just talk with him. She will destroy him.”“Yeah. I can see that. Dahlia is very kind in general, but when she gets angry, no one can stop her,” Uzza said.“If she sees Neel like this, she won’t just get angry. She’ll lose her mind. It’s hard to predict what she will do.”Uzza glanced at Rye. “Anyway, what was that back massage all about? Did Benjamin change his mind and give up on Rebecca?”Rye sighed deeply. “I wish that was the case, but he’s so fixated on the 40 day challenge. I was sitting on top of him at some point, and his lips didn’t even b
Louis and Bella were having talks with the Queen’s cafe owner.The star-studded cafe buzzed with a low, melodic hum—the clinking of spoons against china, the murmur of conversations in English, French and many other languages, and the soft jazz drifting from a hidden speaker.Rain pattered lightly against the window, blurring the city lights into impressionistic streaks of color.Benyamin, his dark hair slightly damp from the drizzle, seemingly was captivated not by the view, but by the woman sitting across from him as she told him funny stories from her past.“I’m telling you the truth,” Rebecca said. “The pigeon Elizabeth bought ate the whole croissant right off the table. I’ve never seen anything like it. Elizabeth thought the maid ate the croissant when she wasn’t looking. It led to an argument, until Elizabeth saw the pigeon go for another food item.“After that day, she let the bird go, but that bird would return to Elizabeth’s window for food. She didn’t feed that bird at all,
In the end, Rye didn’t kiss Benjamin. She got up from him and walked away.Benjamin still lay down on the bed.Rye’s scent was still in the air. It was also on his clothes. It was intoxicating, for sure, and he was finding it hard to fight the fleshly feelings that were stirring in him.Benjamin was not even thirty years old.He was near if not at the peak of his manhood, and it wasn’t easy to control the urge of a young man to let a woman’s scent affect him.On top of that, it had a familiar scent.All this made things quite difficult for him.Benjamin didn’t even move for a couple of minutes. Only after his body temperature and heartbeat went down, he got up from the bed.But before he could leave the room, Riley entered the room and shut the door.“W-What are you…” Benjamin was startled.“Hi, slickie,” Riley grinned with shyness and excitement as she approached him. “Can we have a quick, honest talk?”“No, we can’t,” Benjamin said. “Open the door, and let’s talk outside.” He was wa
The first to get upstairs was Roshan followed by his sister Lisa. Riley and other youngsters were right behind.When they looked through the open door in the nearest room, they were all shocked to see Rye walking on top of Benjamin’s back and massaging him.Selena and others also saw what was going on, and the situation turned from a completely serious one into a jovial one.“Haha, what a cute, romantic couple,” Selena laughed heartily.Riley, however, didn’t like what she saw. She wished she was in Rye’s position. She wanted to be the one walking on Benjamin’s back. She couldn’t hide her jealousy which leaked through her eyes right now.“It’s been a while since we’ve done that,” Shawn whispered in his wife’s ears. “Shall we do it tonight?”Elizabeth laughed a little in response.Rebecca did not stay there for long. She walked away, and Benyamin followed her.“Are you feeling jealous of them?” he asked her.“Why would I? They’re lovers. It’s something obvious that they’d do that,” Reb
A long silence filled the hall of the Sterling villa.The only person who was able to smile other than Rebecca and Benyamin was Lisa who was just excited that a wedding was going to happen. She could invite her friends and show off.“A-A wedding?” Selena’s heart hammered against her chest.In the past, Rebecca did not want to reveal to the outside world about her marriage. But now, she wants to announce to the whole world about her marriage?And that, too, when Selena’s fame was rising higher than ever?What was she supposed to tell the guests at the wedding if they were to ask questions about Benyamin?Should she tell them that her son-in-law was a pizza-delivery guy?Just thinking about it sent shivers up and down her spine.“Don’t make this a never-ending debate, Rebecca,” Selena’s voice grew thick very much. “I didn’t like that you married, but you promised me that you wouldn’t hold a function and publicly announce your relationship with him.”“I never promised anything like that,
Shawn brought Benyamin into the villa.With hands in his pockets, Benyamin looked confident and comfortable, as if he didn’t fear anything.“Why did you hit Riley?” Jacob asked him. “For a man to kick a woman in the gut… something vulgar like that…. I never dared to even put such a scene in my movies. What are you thinking when you kicked her? What are you trying to prove?”Benyamin coldly looked at Riley, and she ran and stood behind her mother.“Look at him trying to threaten Riley in front of all of us,” Fiona blurted. “What more proof do you want? Kick this bastard out of this building!”“Why did you hit her?” Jacob asked Benyamin, but he didn’t respond.“Tell us the reason,” Rebecca stepped forward. “Why did you do it? If you haven’t done anything wrong, why are you hesitating?”“I’m not hesitating,” Benyamin replied. “That woman attacked me, and I defended myself. That’s all there is to it. If I really wanted to hurt her, I would have easily punched her nose and broke it.”Selen
Fiona caused a lot of noise and attracted the attention of everyone in the villa.She told them how Benyamin kicked Riley without any conscience, and it enraged Riley’s brothers, uncles, aunts, and dad.Selena was also quite upset by it. “I knew he’s trash, but he stooped to another lower level now.”“He wouldn’t have hit Riley without a reason,” Rebecca backed Benyamin. “First, ask her what she did.”“Are you doubting my daughter?” Fiona glared at her. “You think your husband is a saint or what?”“Whoa, hold it,” Selena intervened. “You don’t talk to my daughter in that tone.”“Why? She’s a princess who rules this country?” Fiona snorted.“One of her hair strands is much more important to me than you and your whole family put together,” Selena replied without hesitation, leaving Fiona and her family members stunned.Benjamin was on the first floor, watching the proceedings. (It’s her obsession over her eldest daughter that has made my life difficult in this villa. She’s obviously not
In the dorms.Maara was swinging the nun-chucks and was hitting two tennis balls against the wall.Benyamin was in the same room, lying on the bed, with his hands under his head. “When are you going to get married, Maara?”Maara didn’t say anything.“You should find someone suitable for you in this city,” Benyamin opined. “Then you won’t have to go back to Sciocidad. That place is pretty boring, isn’t it?”“No, it’s not boring to me,” Marra replied. “It’s where my friends and family are.”“Tsk, you’re boring,” Benyamin openly stated.Maara hit the tennis balls at an angle so that they flew straight toward Benyamin’s face.However, he caught them both with one hand.“Are you butthurt by what I said?” Benyamin smirked. “You are tall and dark. You won’t find a suitable mate in Sciocidad, so you should find your partner here among the commoners. I was telling you what's good for you, but instead of thanking me, you are getting angry at me.”Maara turned to face him. “I can’t feel it, but
George came to Rebecca who was sitting in front of a piano she hadn’t played in a long time.“Will you help me with learning the piano?” George asked her politely.“I myself am relearning it, so, no,” Rebecca replied, “uncle.”George laughed. “I’m your brother-in-law, not your uncle.”“Both are fitting,” she retorted, “in this case.”George found it embarrassing and frustrating that she wasn’t giving him any face even though he was just trying to be friendly, albeit with hidden intentions. “Do you know what happened to your sister’s husband?”“Akash left, it seems,” Rebecca said.“Yeah. But the shocking thing is that Veronica isn’t crying,” George opined. “Even enemies will shed tears as they’re parting, but… how come your sister isn’t shedding a tear? I didn’t know her heart was so cold.”“It is good that she’s not faking her crying like some others do,” Rebecca replied, startling George.“I-Is that what you think? Now that you put it that way, I don’t disagree.”Just then, Fiona arr