"How come you always hum this sound whenever you are cooking?" Lia asked Katy who immediately stopped."It's my mom's favourite song. She always sings it to me when I was a kid. Although I can't remember the wording, but the sounds are soaked in my brain, like a freshly boiled potato soaked in a grilled fish sauce" She grins."I've always missed the part of asking about your mom. It's been ten years since I came into the family and still, I've never bothered to ask even once. I feel very terrible!""Maybe heaven knows I never liked to talk about it. But since you are family, I Will tell you. My mom died in a car accident. My dad raised me, though it was the hardest thing he has ever done, I quote" She shrugs.She forces out a smile in a bid to hide the growing sadness in her voice."One indisputable thing was his love for my mom. He loved her so much that he swore by her grave never to love someone else. I thought that was silly, cos people love right? Growing up, I needed a mom figur
GOD REALM"I bring you news from earth" Zaiya reports to King Eer'an and the Queen, with her face bowed to the ground. The king gestures to urge her to continue. She gently lifts her face from the ground."It is true my king, the Prince Zula'an is in love. His heart has been taken by a mortal known as Dahlia Michaelson""Dahlia?" The queen asked in surprise. The familiar name pricked her interest. "Tell me more about this mortal" she demands."She is a mortal whose thoughts my powers could not explore to bring you more news, my queen. Her will is strong, she is unpredictable. Unlike every other mortal, this one is different" She explains with an unusual look."What do mean child?" King Ee'ran quizzed.Zaiya's description created an atmosphere of curiosity."When I got to prince Zula'an's earthly palace, I couldn't sense her presence. With my powers I surveyed the area. But not a single creature was found within, except the birds and horses in the stable. Suddenly this mortal came ou
"Wake up sleepy head!" Katy yelled. "What kind of lady stays in bed all day?""The rules remember?" Lia groans, clinging to the pillow even more. "Am coming to drag your lazy ass out of that bed! Get up before you find yourself in route sixteen" Katy yells again."Whatever!" Lia yelled back. "It's not even 9 o'clock yet?" She takes a glimpse of the wall clock and rolled her eyes."Am coming to get you, you better run!" Katy yanks the door open. Grabbing her by the legs, she pulled her out the bed. "You bloody cheat! Wake up or I will slam your head into the toilet seat and have you lick it with your tongue" she threatens. "For the love of God, have you no human sympathy?" She glares at Katy who jumps in victory. The door bell rings, Lia quickly runs to the door to get it. It was a man in his mid forties. On his hands were some delivery boxes."Miss Dahlia Michaelson?" The average, light skinned man asked."Yes?" She replies staring at his funny glasses. She suddenly felt the urge t
"Are you okay? Katy asked when she noticed she was absent minded. She has called her name severally but there was no response from her."Am just nervous, that's all" She replied. Katy was about to say another word but was hushed by what she saw next.As they drove further, she became lost in wonder of the most beautiful scene ever. The mansion was like Paradise descended on earth. "I thought such places only existed in fantasies" She exclaims. The limo stops and they alight in a large garage with lots of expensive cars parked in neat rolls.Liam stood by the door waiting for them, as handsome as ever. He wore a black dazzling suit, his charcoal dark eyes could be seen through his transparent silver glass. They were escorted by the guards to meet him. Liam stared in astonishment as she walks towards him."Hi" Lia said.But there was response from him. He stood, staring obviously at Lia who immediately cleared her throat to call back his attention."You look... different" he said
They whispered and giggled quietly until Liam's voice was heard on he stage."Attention everyone" Liam called from the stage with all eyes fixated at him. "He has an awesome charisma" Katy whispers to her."Focus Katy" Lia whispered back."Thank you ladies and gentleman for honouring to be here for this grand opening. But that is just the basics of why I invited you. Today is a special moment for me because, I will have to celebrate..." He paused, leaving some curious eyes staring in suspense. He searched for Lia in the crowd and spots her with Katy. As soon as he meets her gaze, he smiles and continues."Because I will have to celebrate it with someone so special to my heart, Dahlia Michaelson" As her name echoed into the air, every eyes in the part hall searched to know who it was. He invits her to the stage, although she was ignorant of what the whole thing was all about."Go on!" Katy cheered on.Lia nervously climbs the stage while a round a applause followed."Happy birthday
"With the look on your face, one could tell you had a great day" Katy said as soon as she walked into the house."Am glad you're not drunk, I was expecting a roar or something worse" as she removed her shoes, Katy noticed the diamond necklace around her neck."Oh my goodness! Where did you get this from?" Katy hovered around, touching and admiring her."Liam gifted it to me for my birthday""This is pure diamond Lia, one of the most, if not the most expensive in the world. This is the heart of the ocean sapphire necklace worth over 20 million U.S dollars" She removes the necklace and tried to crack it with her teeth. You better keep this safe or someone may pawn you alongside that pretty necklace of yours" katy advised."I wasn't going to wear it anyway, you know am not the bling type""Oh Lia, am so happy for you. He even gifted you a car too. What is it called again?" She tilts her head."And yet, I don't even know how to drive a goddamn car" she rolls her eyes."I will start your
Lia and Katy walks into the store and goes straight for the shopping cart. "I will go East" Katy said facing the other side of the store, while Lia went the other way. "Hmm? Why are there just tomatoes everywhere like this plaza has some tomato history in their foundation? She huffed. "Or maybe I picked the wrong side" she said when noticed she was in the tomato section.She goes ahead to look for Lia who had been busy trying to take her favourite salad cream from the rack."Is this what you are looking for?" Someone asked from behind.Lia turned to see a handsome blonde guy standing next to her. He hands her the salad cream and smiles."Thank you!""My name is Shane" he said staring at the beautiful young Lady."Dahlia" she replied "That's a beautiful name, I have a sister with the name Dahlia" he smiled. "Nice to meet you though" he stretched his hands for a handshake. "Beef or chicken?" Katy asked from behind, but adjusts when he sees the young man with her. "Why is he holdi
As the evening drew near, she gathered a few clothes. She would miss Katy, she thought as she gazed endlessly at a picture on the shelve before she finally closed the door behind her and walked to the road where she boarded a taxi. The distance seemed quite longer compared to the first day, her nervousness whispered into her ears. "We are here ma'am" the taxi driver said calling back her attention."Oh! Right, thank you!" She alights, grabs her box and walks towards the door. As she stepped into the living room, she was greeted by a cold silence. Only a faint noise from the dinning area was heard. She goes in search of him and hears some voices conversing quietly.She tiptoed to the direction and watched as he conversed with himself."This should be here i guess? No! A little bit farther will do" he resolved, pushing the flower vase to and fro, until he finally found the right position for it. "Perfect!" He exclaimed. "But what if she doesn't like the flowers? Should I make it purp
The maids escorted her into her into the Queen's chamber and bids her wait, as they goes to tell the Queen of her arrival. As she waits, she reflects on Zaiya's words. She couldn't help but wonder what she did wrong to have deserved the cruel fate of death."Maybe i should stop now" She thought. Before she could think further, tears streaked down her cheek. "Why didn't you warn me of your father's plans? Would you have had me die before you do?" Lia asked rhetorically. Still she thought it was for the best, maybe he didn't want her to feel insecure and haunted."Dahlia?" A gentle voice called from behind. She turned to see the queen standing close to her. Building up her confidence, she tried to suppress the tears and pretend nothing was wrong, but her confidence failed, her tears ran even more. "Nobody said it would be easy" The Queen comforted, sensing her fears and doubt."I know what transpired between You and Zaiya. Your conversations""You do?" Lia asked surprised."Yes, I
Zula'an had entered the world of void where his mind, strength and weakness were being tested. He meditated, fought his darkness, cultivated his abilities and searched his flaws. As he drank of the up-flowing waters, it was revealed to him, the future regarding his reign, the dangers ahead.In one of the revelation, he saw Dahlia's death. She was stabbed by a flamming sword.The thought of seeing her hurt troubled him greatly that he could no longer focus on what was ahead of him. He tried to resist the thoughts as they were his deepest weakness. Only when he survived this tests and come back victoriously, could he truly protect her from whatever it was that he saw. Still, the thoughts persisted, haunting and testing his limits. Sensing this would happen, he had meditated for a long time to clear his mind of her; now, it was all back in a flash. His mother did promise to keep her safe after all. With this, he found hope and calm.Just when he thought thinking about her were his g
She dreamt of that endless moment of having him by her side when she wakes up. Fluttering her open, he was gone, like he wasn't there in the first place. She recalled how they made love. His scent persisted all over the room. The thought of it endlessly interfered with her present reasoning, but she didn't seem to care.She leaps on her bed excitedly, and constantly Pats her hands on her reddened cheek. The rest of the day seemed hopeful, he had promised to be back in a while. As time rolled by, boredom slowly crept it's way into her. On earth, she had places to go, like the movies. But out here, She had no one to mingle with. Her supposedly little sister would do anything in her power to see her gone forever.She paced to and fro, trying to get busy. She opened the door to her room and closed it. She did that over and over again, until she got bored and moved on to the next plaything she could find. She approached an object which seemed like a large mirror, and peered closely at
Walking into the queen's chamber, she tried to lighten up her countenance to avoid suspicions, but she could only hide her expression, not her heart."You sent for me, my queen!" Zaiya bowed with her face to the ground. The queen urged her to rise immediately."I have watched you grow as a child under my care. You were nurtured as a royal born and have always dinned from the table of royals since childhood. Such privilege and favour can only be given to a child of my own blood" She paused for a while, studying Zaiya's face carefully."Thank you for your immeasurable kindness, My queen. You have bestowed such great honour on me since birth. I shall continue to be a humble fealty to the throne as long as i live" Zaiya bowed again"I presume you know your fate child? Every immortal does" Zaiya nods in affirmation."What if I change your fate? You know it's not too difficult for me, I'm the fates queen""As a child, I was born with the fate of steel and bloodbath. Meaning I was destine
"I might as well give you a trophy" He raised her up on his shoulders and sat her up on the floor. 'This is a resumption from were we abruptly stopped before, my lady" He lustfully gazed into her eyes for a while and continued. "I want to have you so badly" he whispered into her ears. She was stiff and had her eyes fixed on a particular position. He trailed her eyes to see the queen standing a little distant away from them. She cleared he throat and looked away like she saw nothing."I hope am not interrupting anything?" But that was not his concern, whether she was interfering, he wanted to know if she saw or heard anything, he embarrassingly asked."Di... did you hear anything?""Even a deaf man could hear that" she mocked intentionally, gesturing her maids to leave them alone. 'But am not here for you' she turned to Lia who tried to smile to curtail the embarrassing situation. "I guess the prince must have told you about the occasion by tomorrow's noon? I know just the right outfi
Liam stood by the edge of the snow bridge, it was his favourite spot were he sought rest whenever he was in a melancholic state of mind. As she approached him, just a few step away from him, a feeling of alacrity rushed over him prompting a bright welcoming smile. "How did you know I was here?" He asked, surprisedly."The queen was worried. She sent me here""I was just fed up watching the pretense. Am sure am not the only one fooled by that quasi courtesy of hers""You let your anger ruin my first royal dinner, how are you going to make up for that?" Lia asked with a fake frown. He brushed a stray wisp of her hair aside and looked into her eyes playfully."How about I kiss you, that would do the magic right?" "I wouldn't know that. What if they execute me for making out with prince charming by the road side" He laughed briefly and stopped to gawk into her eyes."I'm really glad you are here with me" He leaned in to her kiss her, but stopped abruptly. "Someone is watching" he wh
The whole kingdom were gathered to celebrate the return of the prince. On the high tables were seated Zula'an and his father."The ladies seems to be far from this fine celebration" The king said, trying to start up a conversion with him. He looked way with cold indifference. His last conversion with his father proved fruitless. "Your mother and i think we should give you a chance, I believe you will make the right choice""That is so generous of you, My king!" The tone of his voice seemed rather unbelieving and mocking. He knew his father, the king would never let her be. He never cared for his feelings. He could spell out his father's character simply by looking at him. For a moment, he thought he did saw an element of care in them, Or rather, his mother's inflicted element of care. He still didn't care. In his heart, he was just a man who has never cared about his opinion. Too bad, all his life he has looked up to him, trying to follow the footstep of the great king until the
For a moment he regretted ever bringing her to the kingdom"We were happy before I brought her here to face all this humiliation" he clinched his fist with a bitter expression."I have seen the mortal to her chamber. She seems smart and preceptive. Something tells me she would make a great queen someday" The queen smiled, walking towards him. She was shocked to notice his expression which had a touch of both anger, sadness and frustration. She thought of something to calm his fears and worries. It was her worries too. She could feel them like a sharp blade pierced into her marrows. That was her greatest gift and curse as the fate's queen, to see and feel the pain and tragic end and also joy of others even when they do not feel it. She also was the goddess of love, so loving was inevitable. Tightening her arms around him, she whispered something into his ears."I have to tell you this, even if your father will hate me for it. I can't stand to see you like this after seeing those sm
Suddenly the statues begins to transform, kings after kings, until the ice palace was filled with exceptionally beautiful men and women dressed in all white flowing robes. They looked like teenagers, young and fragile looking. Liam was most surprise why they all had to wake up without being called upon. And Lia, she hid behind him, engulfed with fear although they seemed too harmless. Liam immediately bowed his head to the ground, along side Lia who hurriedly did the same. One of the kings stepped forward and urged him to rise. They conversed in strange languages, all staring at the unfamiliar woman with him.She also noticed something strange, they talked with such a loud voice, yet their mouths do not move? She quickly understood why, he had told her something about the mind to mind communication done by powerful beings. Now she was experiencing it. Their voices were smooth and their skin were flawless, he had thought Liam was an angelic and perfect display of beauty. Seeing t