He was just a little taller than her but he was slimmer. Blessing had more flesh than he did. Even so, by the pose they struck up now, he looked like a big brother, patting the head of a sister despite he was the one who lost his parents and not her.
"Geez, Bles... I'm the one mourning here. Why you so much of a crybaby?" Lekan chided.
Blessing did not say a word or two about that. Rather than protest the words, she snuggled in closer to him, wrapping her hands around his body and tighter like she was not ever going to let go of him. It had been a while and true to her words, she really missed him.
Lekan himself could not bear to bring himself to deny her of the hug that she was engaging in. After all, he himself could tell that he was beginning to get used to her presence now, after being gone for as long for so long.
He schooled in a boarding school while his friend attended a close by school. She was a day student and the only time when they did get to see , usually, was when he came back around for the holidays. Or when Blessing had decided to be so stubborn that she followed up with his parents on the day of his monthly visitation day in school. Only then did he get to see her and so, it was only logical that he would begin to long after her now.
He inhaled her scent.
She was a stickler for feminine perfumes and scents. The cornrows on her head, black in color and large. She was also fair complexioned and had round, firm but robust cheeks. Her chest was full and laden with succulent boobs beneath the magenta toned gown she had on. On her feet, a pair of black gladiator sandals while a little waist bag of the color of black was strapped to her waist. It hung a little by the abdomen.
"Yes... Yes... That's enough. Uhmmm..." Lekan said, gently pushing her off his body but the young miss did not seem to like the idea. With each push, she snuggled in close, until it quickly degenerated into a struggle between the two of them.
Struggling, Lekan was able to pull her into the room and used his leg to shut the door behind him. As soon as he did that, Blessing snuggled in closer now, seizing the moment until her hands were clad tightly behind his back and her eyes staring into his. She was only shorter by a head length of Lekan but still,, she was staring into his face.
Lekan exhaled, taken aback by the way she looked at him. And as soon as that happened, she tiptoed, bringing her face closer to his, licking her lips.
At this instance, time seemed to slow down as the two of them stared into each other, Blessing daring Lekan to continue and Lekan being dumbfounded on what was going on exactly.
"Urrhhhh..." Lekan cooed.
"Heheh!" Blessing chuckled now and then pulled away from him. "I am sorry. I have just missed you so much. And when I heard you were refusing to come out, I was really worried." She said and then turned around, walking to the edge of the bed.
Once she was there, she let herself down into it, tapping the sides of the bed with both hands as she cleared her throat. She shook her head also, letting the strands of the cornrows sway from over her shoulders, to her back.
"I... I'm okay." Lekan exhaled, sliding down against the door till he reached the ground. Once he reached the ground, he put his hands to the side of him, one knee bent upwards while the other leg, the right leg being stretched out long on the ground. "I am fine. I just... I j-just didnt... I wanted to get myself. And the house is not so conducive for that to happen right now."
Blessing frowned her eyes now as she took a cursory look around the room. "Your room is neater than most days today... Wait, what did you say?" She said, widening her eyes at him.
Lekan shook his head, facepalming now. "I didnt say anything." He lied.
"I am not deaf, okay?" Blessing looked at him sternly. "You said something. I just did not catch it, kay?"
"Well..." Lekan shrugged. "If you were listening then, you would know what I said. Instead, you were first inspecting my rom. Look, this is not your room okay? And i can do it anyhow I like, right? " He said.
'You are deviating, young man." Blessing emphasized, looking at Lekan with a hand on her left hip. Blessing pouted, eyebrows arched with her arms folded, showing off total defiance in her pose. She gave him the look that she was not buying any bullshit while looking unavoidably cute.
"Agh! Fine!" Lekan splayed his fingers, looking down. He put his left hand atop the knee of his left and then let his head hang down over his shoulders. "I said that I am not digging this place, okay? I don't think I like it, especially now that my Uncle Desmond is the one who was assigned to be my guardian."
"Oh!" Blessing sighed. "So, does that mean that you..." She shrugged her shoulders now. "Why does he have to your guardian? I don't think he is the best one for that. He is.. You know,... Not that I am trying to be rude but he is too self centered."
"Tell me what I dont know." Lekan sighed. "And to top it all, my parents only willed me a stupid ring. All of everything has to pass through the hands of Uncle Desmond." Lekan whined.
"What ring? I bet the ring must cost a lot on the market, right?" Blessing joked out.
But upon seeing the direction of Lekan's hand to the position of the ring, the smile on her face died out. She could not process it now. What parent would will their child an obstinate thing like that? It did not make sense to her, especially when the parents of such a child were really rich.
"Maybe it is something like a family loom. Something to help you along your stuff in life. A good luck charm or something like that." Blessing said.
Lekan shook his head, looking at her even as a weak chuckled escaped his lips. Blessing really did not know how to admit that things were bad. She would often try to find out what good could come out of a worse situation. And right now, she was dong the same thing again. Unless that in this case, there was no reason enough to back up her optimism. It was a useless case and she had to see for herself.
"I bet that it has a note, telling you on how to use it." Blessing said, looking to the shelf where the ring was.
"Sure, miss. Knock yourself out. The note is there." Lekan gestured to the shelf once again.
Blessing nodded her head, standing up from the bed. As she did, a tinge of indecision flashed across her face, before she was able to get herself moving. She took brisk steps, walking to the shelf and then picking up the piece of paper from beneath the ring.
Holding it to her face, she read out the line on it, only for worry lines to pop out all over. "I don't get this. Is this some kind of joke?"
"I thought you said, it is a good luck charm?" Lekan laughed.
Holding it to her face, she read out the line on it, worry lines popping out all over. \ "I don't get this. Is this some kind of joke?" She asked, examining the note in her hand. Curiously, she looked to the back of it but saw nothing of note there. Not even a squiggle or something. It was all empty and then it portrayed to her that the meaning was as vague and empty as the back of the note. It just did not add up, no matter how she looked at it. A ring from the dead father and then it had a note, something like a user instruction, speaking of power? Was this some kind of fairy tale where there was an inheritance of power passed from parents to children? She reasoned, she had read many fictional books but then she had not imagined that she would come across anything like this in her wildest dream. Master the power? Was what was written but it did not make sense. Master what power for what? What power could be kept in a ring like this? It did not even have the quality to be somet
For a moment or two, the room was silent. The only persistent sounds being Lekan's slow breathing and the confused panicked breaths for Blessing. It continued for s long as long as could be and if what happened had not happened, it would have been the most magical. However, a strange occurrence had happened, none of them could therefore sense the magic in the air It was alien to them, their minds pounding with all sorts of fear and thoughts. Lekan could just barely stabilize himself now. What he had seen, he could make no sense out of it. What was it? It was startling or maybe it was because of the fact that he had been mourning his parents. Perhaps, that had to be it for he could not understand what that visage was. Blessing would never slap him so then why was that? He did not want to think that there was really anything that was beyond the physical in the room. He did not even want to think that way because he was not sure. But still, he could not just override the thought t
"What….. You think you can just come and hug me to death…" Lekan winked. "Hell, no, I will tickle you to the beyond. Muhhahahahah!" Blessing laughed. A cheery one. Then pushed and kicked. Lekan followed, using his hands to wedge off her legs in an attempt to gain on her. A wild smile on his face as he worked with his hands. The issues of the time before totally forgotten. At least, for now. "Okay, okay... stop, stoppppp..." Blessing laughed, shaking her arms and her legs in a fit of laughter. Lekan did ease up now as he saw how she vibrated. He leaned backwards and she jerked then, shaking her head as she kept on laughing. "No... no... hahahah... " Blessing laughed. "Stoppppp." "I didn't do anything now, did I?" Lekan replied with an ear to ear grin on his face. "I was only leaving you alone." He laughed at her. "who knew you're such a scaredy cat?" "Heheh... it's not that!" Blessing disagreed. She hugged her legs with a coy smile on her face. "Its just... I don't trust you,
The gate to house opened just then as a man wearing ashgray trousers, black sneakers and a white vest stepped in. The gate was black and towering, having a fence topped by electric wiring with a notification that read 'stay away; high voltage' His hair was short, black in color and seemed to be a bit dishevelled at the moment. Opening the pedestrian door a bit longer now, a lady wearing some skimpy gown of yellow stepped in, wearing an amused smile on her face. She had cornrows on her head, the color being black and yellow. She had her complexion to be tanned and a mole just below her left eye. The gown which she had on was spaghetti in style, two crossing strands of material which looped at back of her neck and then a set of those material threads looping at the back two. The length of the gown was just by her hips side and on her feet, she had high robed gladiator sandals of brown color, holding a purse of yellow close to her body with the left hand. She put a hand forward, that
"what's happening?" Dorothy said, looking back at him. "I'm coming... Just need to check on something " He said and then raced his way forward to where the sounds of sobbing were coming from. First things first, Desmond sighed to himself, he had to make sure that everything was alright. He was been worried about the one who he had to take into guidance now. While it was understandable that the boy had lost his parents and thus would be have fits such as this, he was really worried that he may have let that get to the person who had come in to visit. When he was leaving the house, earlier, he had been frustrated. It was not too long since he had to leave his own house and his own life to come here, in the status of a guardian to the son of his late brother. It was not long enough and so, it was normal that people would be watching him. After all, he had been the brother who had not been seen around the family since the time that his brother had decided to cut ties with him. Based o
Lekan whistled as he moved from the ironing table to the wardrobe now. It was just some hours since Blessing had left. Actually, it was another another day, although with the difference of not more than 12 hours in between. Compared to other times, his mood was improved now. He moved to the wardrobe and whistled, putting a finger to his lips as he paused, trying to remember what he had wanted to get in the first place. Shirtless with only a pair of trousers, black on his lower half, Lekan nodded his head harmoniously to the rhythm of the music booming out from the mini music player speaker which was on the table. As if lit by inspiration, he opened the two doors of the wardrobe and then pulled out a shirt from the one with the hanger compartment. He held the shirt and then looked at the vintage styled design of it for a few moments. And after he was done with the observation, his head still nodding to the boom of music, he tossed it to the Queen Sized bed which was behind him. After
“Ha!” The girl in the black jumpsuit roared as her feet bounced off the ground. Landing a few steps to the right, she smiled, her white skin reflecting the light and warmth. It revealed the radiance in the heart of this young girl. She held her two hands in front of her. Her blonde hair wafting softly from side to side even as the wind teased it. Her feet were placed, the right in front while the left was placed behind it. Just a little bit. “How long do you think you can really hold out against me? I am the Queen of the Combat Facility.” She smirked. The person whom she was speaking to frowned, his bushy eyebrows knitting closely at his forehead. He breathed hard, fisting his hands as he stared daggers at her, unmoving while his eyes loooked left and right. The place where the two combatants stood was one of a kind. It was a circular platform which had just three pillars at adjacent ends. The ground was lined with circular carvings. And right at the center of it was the insig
The taxi screeched to a halt in front of the campus of the school and Lekan heaved. It was a relief that he could actually get fresh air to breathe, fresh air which was not the same air that his Uncle Desmond would be breathing. He felt a strange rush of emotions well up in his body just then, as the Uber driver looked back to him and then informed him about their ride destination being reached. For a moment or two, he did not answer, neither did he move. He just stared up ahead, looking at the Uber driver who wore a blue baseball cap, white vest and black jeans. There was an aroma of scented mints in the car and the air conditioning was doing a good job in delivering the extra chill in the air to it/. Lekan took in an inhalation of air, allowing the mint scented air to settle against his lungs. It was refreshing in a way, he wanted to stay but then again, he could not stay. He had come down here because he had something which he wanted to do. And also because of the fact that being
His vision was not like this. The future had changed. Lekan realized that now as he stood with the Mana blockers in tow. He locked eyes with Blesing who continued with her spell, unbothered by the fact that he was hee. And the strange creature of a woman that he had grown to be familiar with, in the red flowing gowns seemed to be urging her on. Whatever Blessing was doing, the woman in the red flowing gown seemed to need it quite urgently. He could not shake off the bad feeling about it. And the sensation that's why was his opponent. The feeling that he had had to fight her in a distant future. A future which a snow repeating itself for him, His vision waived now. The things he saw changed in a blink. In this time, he saw himself on the ground and a council which held over his head. They deliberated one thing about him and how to ensure that the timeline changed. {See the prologue} It felt very familiar to him. And this time, Lekan could not deny that this happened. Understand
Lekan got out of the building. Frost things first, he would get to make sure that blessing was alright, then he would make sure that the Bureau was set right. He did not want to run. Not away from it. He had been running for far too long and look what that led him to? What if as I ran away, more things started to happen to innocent people? People like Keder, the Bureau stealing her life and youth from her. The anger started to boil in him that he did not know when he started to run towards Blessing. The latter continued her spell as more and more mana started getting sucked into it. ‘ Just then, two people landed down from a building. One Of them having purple tattoos on her back faded off into nothingness. While the other one pumped his legs towards Lekan. Itw as Frank and Lekan. In no time, Frank caught up with Lekan and with strong hands, he hoisted him from behind. “What?” Lekan gasped out. His arms locked up from behind his back.. By the time he turned backwards, he
Just like it started, in the suddenness of the day, it ended. Relief swept across the ranks of the system bureau in one accord. They could all sit back and take in gasps of air. They had one priority while trying to ascertain what they were up against. They Had one thing which they had to do. And thaw was what they carried out all diligently. The safety of those who weep with them. THose who did not know what it meant to be system holders as they could not effectively fight back. Those who needed to be helped just because they did not have a system to start with. This was the priority of the higher ups in the actions. Only fighting back when they had no chance. All hope had been cast on monsieur Dayo and the actions he had been doing at the Research Facility. The research which had kept him busy back then, the same thing which had made him invulnerable to any threat which came from the council towards his being. It was in this moment that he would prove his mettle and hsi wor
She saw him. This was not like the threat that they had just faced down but it was still a threat for them. She glinted in anger as she started to run now. Ignoring the call of the other girls as they realized that the other demon had vanished as well. Thai was not their fight, at least, until they received further instructions from Monsieur Dayo on what to do next. His body scaled through the broken down side of the walling of the class snow. With her body still in drive now, she drove her hands to the stomach part of the demon. With quick succession ,she dealt multiple mana blocking blows there and then. The diamond screeched and the result was concluded immediately. It fell down with a thump as it revealed her to the people in the classroom now. And to the one she was looking to see. ‘Lekan!” Blessing called out with excitement in her face. “Blessing?” Lekan turned around with surprise in his eyes. He was hardly taken aback with many things. He knew that something would
Earlier on…. When he got the summon from Monsieur Demas, Dayo knew it was pretty serious. It wasn't something to be taken lightly. Especially when they had just crossed a milestone now. The unveiling of the Bureau would just be out there. This would be a major setback, if they did not handle it well. And so, he let go of the grudge he had with Monsieur Demas. After all, beyond their conflict and personal interest, they still had a duty to the System Bureau. They had to fly its flag and answer the summons against anything which was out there to bring it devastation and destruction. And this summon was just one of them. He braced for combat., literally. Donning his costume as what they knew of him as The Switch. He had to be ready for just anything and that included what he wore. This time, things would be different, Msnier Dayo said to himself even as they poured into the System Bureau. They would not have to depend on him alone in the combat of whatever they had to face. This
His words brought courage to all of them. Even Lekan himself could not help but feel fired over the words that he spoke. Perhaps, now, the perspective n of Donald by the people of his special class would change now. Change for the better, no doubt. The demon lady is frustrated. She shook her head, stomping her legs as her four arms slapped down on her waist now. “ Oh No! I hate this. Don't you play tricks o0n me>” he growled out as the decoy which she held in her hands now faded into nothingness. It was not the prey she wanted. And it infuriated her. “wEe need space.” Donald mentioned now. “Helen, your turn.” he called out. Immediately Helens dropped down to the ground. She slapped her hands flat out on the floor and then with a chant, her eyes went dark. All blacked out. “Shadow domain.” Dark circles appeared on the ground. They grew instantly with the demon lady with in the center of it now. The circles expanded instantly, merging into one gigantic black shimmering cir
The moment he got to know about the invasion of demons in this place; the first thing he did was to find a way to reach Leslie. He pretty much was trying to find his way about things in this place. And the only one who had shown the willingness to show his way around was none other than Leslie. Frank heaved as he held his right arm. It has healed over the time since the last time he had to get physical with anybody. And thankfully, there had been no cause for him to get involved with any fight. That is, he assumed Lee Min must have learnt his humility and then stayed to himself afterwards. He smiled to himself over this thought now. In the time past, he never did see himself as someone who would have to avenge anybody but now, it was becoming sort of his motto. Not like he was complaining about it. After all, the responsibilities of a King were numerous. And he had to exact them with the proper justice that was needed for each situation he found himself in. “What do we do?” HE
Power in the hands of chaotic beings is just a lower sample of hell. The demons surged about, numerous in their numbers as they screeched and roared. The unlucky humans who got up in their paths were gobbled up, eaten and then regurgitated as pieces of bones and blood. Fear gripped the ranks of the Bureau. In all their times of weidling systems, they never did expect to run into something like this. It has always been about fighting humans. Humans who would go against the way of things of the Bureau. Those who would flaunt the order of things. Those who would would want to thwart the general agenda of the Bureau. Never about things of this proportion. Never about misshapen beings that looked like a hybrid of several creatures. Black with wings, baleful eyes of red with poor patchwork of muscles over long bones for the ones who walked. Those ones measured several meters high, even as much as 8ft tall. The ones who flew were the smaller ones. Having the likelihood to apes, flying
Helen sighed, patting the black crop top she had on. The action brought focus to her belly button,the size of a water drop, externally. . It was slightly larger than normal. A phenomenon which was referred to as ‘dodo’ by his country's people. Oftentimes it was used as a term for light hearted mockery. But sighting it on her, the confidence at which she exuded even with it being exposed, it triggered him sexually. He loved her personality. The way she carried herself even though she knew she was not the best. But still had some air of confidence, as well as a bit of empathy. The fact that instead of leaving outrightly with him, she stayed behind to let him clear his head was lovable. Unlike someone who knew. The person of Lady Beatrice. She cared very less whether you’re anted to be teleported or not. As long as she had you in mind to transport, that was what she carried out. Consent or not. “You.” A raspy voice sounded now. It had a tone that spoke of humor and at the same time m