AEON: (rise of the god of war)

CHAPTER THREE.

Ayita was busy spreading some linens on the rope when Aeon sauntered into the compound, he had an apologetic look on his face while the lady saw him and rolled her eyes, she knew people like him. He would always cause trouble no matter what.

“What are you doing here?”

“Are you still mad?” Aeon asked as he helped her spread the linen on the rope, “I can feel your aura from here”

Ayita rolled her eyes, “so?”

“Aren’t you scared you will be found out one day?” He asked the question that was in his mind, “that Magnus would not spare you if he finds out you have been hiding it for years now”

Ayita stopped what she was doing, “how did you know?” Her voice was laced with a lot of worry. How did a stranger know a lot about her?

“I just know it, like it comes in my head and I when I say it I get to know it’s right”

“Where are you from exactly?” Ayita finally asked, “you know showed up at the market and no one knows you”

“I also don’t know me at this point Ayita, so I can’t tell you anything about me”

“What country are you from then?”

“Will you even believe me if I tell you?”

“Tell me”

“America”

A look of confusion flashed across her face, “could it be that you are really sick? Like mentally sick?”

Aeon began to cackle, he knew she was not going to believe anyways.

“Come, i will show you to my mum and show you where to sleep”

Aeon was skeptical about this, “won’t she complain? I mean you are bringing a man home”

“Persians are hospitable people”

Ayita’s mum just came out of the temple of Ahura Mazda when her daughter and that boy walked up to her.

“Mother, i have come to introduce Aeon to you”

The woman looked over at him, she had an expressionless look on her face.

“You are the one who caused chaos at the market right?”

Aeon gave a weird smile, “you have a good memory”

“Don’t cause too much trouble Aeon, Magnus won’t spare you the next time” after talking, she patted his back and walked away while Aeon turned to Ayita.

“She is a nice woman”

“Yeah i know” an eye roll followed, “tomorrow will be a long day so let’s get some rest”

This piqued his interest, “what is happening tomorrow?”

“Grand tour of Magnus, it seems you Came at the wrong time”

“That man sure has a lot of thing he does”

“Yeah, he does”

They both walked out of the temple and into the yard while Ayita began to gather some stuff around and Aoen stood looking around, the whole ambiance of the house was welcoming.

“We should do something about your energy or Magnus bane is bound to find out tomorrow”

One thing she learnt about this man was to believe him, he knew almost everything.

“What do you suggest I do?” This time she was really interested, getting caught by Magnus was the last thing on her list right now.

“I don’t know yet, I will think of something”

“Hmmmmm” Ayita continued her work but she didn’t say anything again….

*****

With a goblet of wine, Magnus stood at the pinnacle of his palace while the happenings around him did not go unnoticed by him.

Becoming the strongest man in Persia was not something that came easy, he had to take things by force and take advantage of the naivety of the people and this was how he got to the pinnacle of his life. Now everyone in Persia worshipped him and called him a “god” what more could he ask for?

“My lord” a sensual voice filtered into his ears and a scantily clad woman came up to him with a sleazy smile on her face, “why do you look so stressed out?”

Magnus Bane was a man who was heavily and well built and aside from his ruthless behavior, he had a pretty face which made it easy for the ladies to fall for him without any effort but the only thing he needed them for was to satisfy his desires and nothing more.

His hand traveled to her face and the cupped her neck,

“I saw how you were ogling at that boy”

Her breath hitched and she tried to move away but he held her in a firm grip.

“My god, I….” Her voice trailed off, even if she succeeded in saying what was in her mind, he would not forgive her. Magnus never forgave his enemies.

“Make sure you say hello to our ancestors when you

meet them”

Before she could comprehend what he was trying to say, he released some energy from his hand which gripped her neck and the lady began to cough and scream. The more she coughed, the more the pain intensified and in a few minutes she was lying lifeless on the ground.

The guards who were nearby immediately took her away while Magnus Bane turned his attention to the world in front of him again and the thoughts of a certain someone continued to linger in his mind.

This was the first time he was meeting Aeon and he was already giving him trouble? Just who was he?

“My lord” the general interrupted his musing, “pardon my interruption”

“What do you have for me general?” The Magnus inquired, “I hope you have come with good news”

“There is no information about the boy my lord, everyone whom I have asked said he just appeared at the market today. He neither has a family or anyone in Persia”

Now this piqued Magnus’s interest and he turned to the general, “that lady that came with him, she said she was his relative and he was having mental issues”

General Zander bowed, “they must have lied my lord, he is not someone who is known around here”

“I see” Magnus muttered to himself while stroking his chin, “there is more to what the eye sees then” an evil smirk appeared on his face, “where does this girl live?”

“Somewhere not to far from the hill of Tarish, my lord”

“Good, we will start our tour from there”

“Yes my lord” the general bowed again, “I will make the preparations” then he hastily walked out of the place while the look on bane’s eyes intensified, tomorrow was going to be a good day.

*******

The sound of the loud trumpet woke Ayita up and she hastily ran to the window to see who it was. Her heart jumped to her mouth when she saw Magnus' carriage riding slowly towards her house. Was he starting the tour from her house? Her house was like the last house.

Her mother who also heard the sound came running to her room.

“Magnus is here” she announced, Ayita could feel a hint of fear in her mother’s voice.

“Why?” She asked, “is he starting from here?” Shs was also scared, more of the fact that her energy was still bursting through her fingers.

“He has never come here even one for the grand tour”

“Make haste and pay homage to your king” a loud

voice announced.

“Quick, let’s go”

The two of them rushed outside and knelt in front of the carriage, their foreheads almost touching the ground.

“We are glad to have the god of Persia grace us with his presence” Ayita announced.

Magnus came out of his carriage and took slow steps towards them, his boots making heavy contact with the ground.

“Rise” his terrifying voice filtered into their ears and they immediately stood up, his eyes traveled around them and settled on Ayita who was looking away. She didn’t want to have eye contact with him or he may know her secret.

“What level of magic are you on?” He asked her mother.

“I have given my magic to the core my god” she answered.

“And you?” He narrowed his eyes to Ayita who was silently praying for Aoen to come out. How could he still be sleeping despite the sound of the trumpet?

“My lord, I….”

“She has not mastered any level yet” Aeon’s voice resonated in their ears and his face came into view, it looked like had been awake for a while now.

The guards rushed towards him but Magnus halted them with his hand and turned his attention to Aeon, Ayita heaved a sigh.

“How do you know her level of magic? You are not even related to her”

Ayita froze again, did Magnus have someone follow them? She bit her lips, up until yesterday her life was normal.

“Are you here to steal more magic from the people?” Aeon inquired, his hands akimbo.

The fact that Magnus didn’t get angry with him surprised all of them, who was this boy?

“Why did you lie that he was your relative?” He turned to Ayita, “why?”

“I….”

Aeon butt in, “I made her lie, you can speak to me”

“Come” Magnus gestured to her, “ now” his voice was calm and full of evil and Ayita had no choice but to stand up. Her feet almost failed her but her mother supported her.

When she got to where he was standing, he bent to her height and peered into her eyes.

“Level two magic?”

All of them froze, especially her mother, she didn’t even know Ayita was already on level two.

“You were hiding it?”

“No..I” she was already fidgeting.

“Cease her,” Magnus ordered.

“My god” her mother began to beg, “please”

“Quiet” Zander thundered and pushed her to the ground.

“What do you think you are doing? Aoen also thundered and shoved him off while helping the woman up before he turned his attention to Magnus again.

“You can not take her”

Magnus scoffed, “and who will stop me?”

“I will”

“Don’t be a fool” Ayita whispered to him.

A smirk appeared on Magnus’s face, “stop me if you can”

He gestured to the guards and they began to take Ayita towards the carriage amidst her mother’s pleas but it fell on deaf ears.

“I said let her go” a thunderous voice echoed and and everyone froze including Magnus and aeon himself. He didn’t know his voice was that authoritative.

Also he could feel his hand begin to twitch and he was unable to control it, his hands were shaking terribly and before he could say a word, the two wheels of the carriage came off and it came crashing down which made all of them surprised.

“What is happening?” Ayita muttered under her breath but that was just a tip of the iceberg. A sea of sand erupted from the ground and began to hover around them while the screams of his men filled his ears. Magnus used his own energy to shield himself from the attack And by the time the attack was over, only Magnus Bane and his general were standing. The rest were groaning in pain on the floor.

“What did you do?” Magnus bellowed as he ceased Aeon by the neck.

“Will you let her go or I should beat you to a pulp too?”

Aeon didn’t know what happened but he was not going to flinch in front of this Man. Everything was happening so fast and none of them could comprehend it.

Magnus smirked and he released an amount of energy from his hand which bound Aeon.

“Be my guest”

With a wave of his hand, the three of them disappeared and Ayita’s mother broke down in tears, this was too hard for her to bear.

***

By the time Aeon opened his eyes, he was tied in a room and a few guards were stationed around while Magnus was pacing up and down. He had a worried look on his face which was a thing of worry for everyone. How could someone with no magic abilities do the kind of things Aeon did a while back?

“Are you scared?” This was the first thing he asked and Magnus stopped walking and turned his attention to him.

“Who are you?” This time he was serious and everyone could feel the aura emanating from him.

“Why don’t I ask the questions?”

A mighty slap turned his face away and blood trickled down his mouth, “you don’t dare speak to me like that” Magnus thundered, “I am your god and you have to worship me”

Despite the pain he was feeling, Aoen couldn’t help but smirk, “I can see and perceive fear from you Magnus, you are not what you claim to be”

Another mighty slap landed on his face again, this time he spat a lot of blood out of his mouth.

“I can kill you now and the chapter of you will be over”

“Something tells me you can not kill me, try if you please”

Aoen didn’t know how he got the nerve to say these words but something deep inside of him kept giving him the courage. Ever since he came across Magnus a day before, he didn’t have any iota of fear for him and this was something that suprised him even more.

Now Magnus was enraged, how dare this delinquent? Who the hell did he think he was ro come to Persia and threaten him?

“Try it” Aeon cajoled again, more than Magnus he wanted to know. He was curious of what would happen if Magnus succeeded in killing him, would he return back home or his life would be over? Was this some kind of game and he was the main character in it? A lot was on his mind but he didn’t look intimidated even in the slightest, if his guts told him not to be afraid, he was not going to be afraid.

“You are a fiesty one, aren’t you?” Magnus said after a while, his voice contained a sense of ridicule.

“Let me see you try, Magnus”

“Very well then, I will have the pleasure of watching you suffer until you breathe your last”

There was a snake sculpture which was wound across a piller near him, Magnus filled it up with some magic powers and muttered a few inaudible words which made the snake to immediately come alive and began to crawl towards the tied Aoen.

“Let’s see how you save yourself”

Aoen was quiet, he was watching the every move of the snake and when it crawled on his body, he instantly found a connection with the energy surging through its body.

“men rā mey shenāseye?” Aoen was suprised that he could speak the language and at that moment, the snake stopped moving and brought out its tongue close to aeon’s ear and it was like they were both communicating much to the consternation of Magnus and his guards.

The two of them were talking in hushed tones until the snake crawled down his body and before anyone noticed it, it bit the nearest guard and vanished into thin air leaving the soilder screaming.

“What did you do?” Magnus asked.

“I told you, you can’t kill me” Aeon answered, his voice filled with pride.