"Where is the way to the rooftop?"Alves stopped as soon as he saw the lad. The lad who had been expecting to see him spun around at once. He had excitement, struggling with anxiety stalking his timid face. "His Eminence. Come with me, I'll show you to the place."The lad turned around and started to lead the way. "I appreciate your proactive nature, but just point me in the direction. I want to be alone. On a more serious note."Alves called at the lad, but this time, it wasn't authoritative or how it used to be. This time, he looked to be a little lax and gentle. It was quite hard to tell what he was up to. The lad who had slowly turned back to him to watch him speak wasn't sure of what to make of his sudden reactions too. It was a random change, which he couldn't imagine. He wanted to wait for a while to check out what might be the possibility, but the urgency in the face of Alves gave him no choice. "Alright. Please come with me."The lad said. Alves didn't hesitate. He foll
Alves wasn't sure of what to believe. Of course, he had a lot of questions, but he didn't quite know which of the questions to build upon. He looked to be awestruck and confused simultaneously. His eyes would dance in their sockets, and he would try to link the sight to the brains. "Mia..."He called the name again and again as Mia kept on walking towards him briskly. Even though he knew that it was just a matter of time before she got to him, yet he felt like..."What are you - how did you know that I am here?"Alves asked as soon as she got to him and stood right at his front. She was looking him right in the eyes. Alves found it quite weird. There were a couple of things to read to that. And she seemed weird, too. "Mia... How did you figure out that I would be -"Alves couldn't carry on with the words. He felt flesh in his lips. It happened too quickly that he couldn't react at once. Things like this would happen to him often. He should be used to them, yet he couldn't help him
Turning his body, Alves realised that he was in a lying position. His mind zoomed through what had happened. The moment he moved his body to the other side of the bed, there came a hurrying footstep from beside him. "Oh my God, Alves. Oh my God, you are alive."The voice sounded very familiar. It was Mia. Alves tried to sit up at once, but he felt pain in his stomach."You can't do as you wish right now. So you better lie down and don't hurt yourself any further."She said to him while walking closer and closer. From the tone of her voice, Alves couldn't discern. "Stop!"Alves reached out his hands all of a sudden to make her stop. Surprised, Mia halted, gawking at him. She looked to be confused, trying to figure out what had gotten over Alves. Alves, on the other hand, was trying to understand what was happening. The last thing he remembered was that he passed out. But before he passed out, the man who had disguised as Mia had vanished. COULD THIS BE HIM DISGUISING AGAIN?He was
"Where the hell is this fool?"Alves had searched all through. He had searched through the forest, the Palace, which was said to be his hideout. And he couldn't find who he was looking for. "Shouldn't he be waiting to receive me?"He was offended. He was standing in the garden, at the edge of the pool where Mia had left him the other day. "You came back so early."A voice came from behind him at once. He knew who the owner of the voice was at once. He turned around to face Akulia, wearing a tough and mean face,"Don't you know that you are obligated to me and shouldn't wander around?"He asked the question with disgust in his voice. "Didn't you have a lot to take care of in Grimming Hills?"Akulia answered a question with another. That got Alves enraged. "Do you want to die? Since when did you ask the questions?"He was facing Akulia. He didn't leave the position where he was. But his eyes had travelled miles. "Now you will keep quiet while I answer the questions.""Oh. Okay. Co
"He could go as far as duplicating. This means that not only could he take the form of others, but conjure as many people as possible."Grandma took a quick pause, and Alves snapped at the chance,"You mean the first set of people that I fought in Huthi were conjured by him too?"Grandma nodded slowly."He had realised that he couldn't take you on, man to man, and he would go round the corner. Till he had his way."Alves wanted to interrupt the old woman again, but this time, she seemed to have more to say,"It was wise and discerning of you to return to your kingdom. If you hadn't, I would have sent Akulia to come and get you. In short, that is why I am here."Alves didn't bother to interrupt her anymore. He could tell that she wasn't done yet. "So, it's advisable to resume the training. You shouldn't stop until you have met with the Supreme Majesty. At the end of that road, you would be able to get answers to all the questions you have."She pushed her hand up his body and stroked
"What the hell..."Alves' jaws dropped when his eyes registered with the brain what was right in front of him. There were a couple of elders not far from where he was. Akulia was still standing beside him, but he was more worried about what was ahead of him. He turned quickly to look at Akulia,"How is this possible? How does this make sense?"Akulia didn't answer his question in the first place. Instead, he pretended as though he didn't understand what Alves was talking about. "Talk to me. What is happening? Why is he here?"Alves' voice held a great amount of concern. He sounded sceptical and on an edge. Like someone who had been put on a spot. "Perhaps you should ask him."Akulia answered. As much as the word sounded like an insult, there was a manner at which Akulia had delivered the words. Alves turned away from Akulia to look at his front again. He took the first two steps forward. He pushed a lump down his throat. There were a couple of elders at his front. And they were
Hit! A hit came like a wave from behind Alves. The force with which the hit came threw Alves over his head in a somersault. Alves landed on his face, his nose crushing against the hard surface of the big log of tree ahead, which he had collided with. His nose cracked, and he had a ringing in his head at the contact. He could wonder how the man had gotten to him even though he was running with the speed of the wind. But that was the least of his worries at that moment. While he was even on that ill state, he could hear the whooshing and incoming zoom of the throw of the man's heavy arms. The creature. Bang! The creature descended with full force, knees down, hands drawn, and arms swung. But somehow, Alves had retrieved himself from that position. He was no longer there. He had pushed his body to the side and had evaded the ruthless attack. He didn't have much time to get back on his feet. The man was charging at him again. It was as though the creature just wanted to make an end t
While Alves tried to savour the moment of victory, he heard rumblings and heavy footsteps ahead of him. There were several creatures walking towards him. Several humanoid creatures. He didn't need to be told. He knew that all the humanoid creatures were the elders who had transformed to the essence of their Ris. "It seems like this will be a little interesting than I imagined."Alves took giant steps to the front as the creatures approached him. And immediately he took those steps forward, he heard an activity from behind him. When he turned quickly to look at his back, the flying creature which he had broken its legs and arms was no longer in the print of his foot. He made a weird sound in his throttle and then looked away. Turning to the front, the humanoid creatures had arrived at his front. One had the head of a lion and the torso of a rhino. Another the head of a wolf and the torso of a bull. Alves wasn't really interested in what they looked like. Immediately, he got a gri