Daisy, who felt the tension radiating from Daniel stood up and slipped her hand into his, squeezing it softly. Daniel glanced at her and she winked and smiled up at him. "Let me handle this," she mumbled only to his hearing and he bobbed but at the same time knew that she will be wasting her time. He had always known his parents to be overprotective and a bit strict, the angry aura around them to him is not one that can be quenched without shouts and curses.
Daisy cleared her throat and made a quick cross sign. 'Can I do this? I should as I'm the one who pulled him into this shit' she thought and breathed in and out. "First of all, Good morning, dad. Good morning, mum."Daniel's parents made no sign as if they heard her and she sighed. "You both are mistaken, sir and ma'am. It was just a game we were playing." She patted her forehead and ran her hand through her hair knowing that her words made no sense to even her ears but yet hoped they would accept it.Ivan Anderson and his wife Ava, scrunched their noses and shook their heads.Ivan strolled to Daniel and stared into his terrified eyes. "Did you challenge the witch, Theodora? Did you?!" He growled and raised his hand to slap him but on second thought dropped back his hand.Daniel who already closed his eyes, waiting for the slap kept waiting but when it didn't come after several minutes, he slowly opened his eyes and lowered his head."You really challenged Theodora?" Ava asked and her eyes widened. She stamped her foot, rushed to him, and began hitting him. "What were you thinking? Do you know what you just brought upon us? Do you know that you just brought a death sentence upon us?" She babbled and glared at him still hitting him.Daniel kept his cool, knowing that pushing her would only worsen the case.While he took her beating, he decided to at least explain what happened. Clearing his voice, he dropped his gaze to them. "I didn't mean to, mum and dad. I just couldn't hold back from doing what I did. She kept talking about how she would end us all and I just couldn't take it anymore so I spoke out. I just wanted her to know that someone could stand up against her.""And that someone is you, Daniel?" His mum laughed not just believing her ears and walked away from him. "A mere mortal like you? What are you gonna fight her with? Do you even have mere combat power let alone supernatural powers?""He's just a big fool." Ivan cursed. "At his age, he has no sense. All he knows how is to eat, fuck and sleep. Nothing else! And you Daisy, you allowed him to do such?""I wasn't there when it happened, dad," Daisy explained, not wanting to be part of the curses."Where were you? And since it happened, did you tell us? What kind of a lady are you? One so good at just fuck I guess."Daisy sighed as tears escaped her eyes, cascading down her cheeks. "I was at home, dad. And how do you expect me to tell you such? I already lashed out at him. What else was I to do? Kill myself?" She sobbed and was about to run out but Daniel who knew that was what she was going to do next, held her back and pulled her into himself, caressing her hair.He glared dangerously at his parents and stamped his foot, about to walk out but a burst of great laughter suddenly resonated all over the house, halting his movements and the windows and doors began banging profusely, leaving him, Daisy, and his parents gaping at each other."Tears. That's what you all would get. Tears!" Theodora's voice resonated and lightning flashed. A blasting thunder rumbled and her laughter echoed but suddenly seized.Ivan and his wife flared up at that instant, breathing heavily and both rushed to Daniel with clenched fists, perhaps to hit him for what he just brought upon them but screams upon screams began echoing a few steps away from them and they glanced at each other."What might've caused that noise?" Ivan asked Ava."And how am I supposed to know that?" She asked harshly due to how pissed she was already and ran out. Ivan ran after her and Daniel and Daisy not wanting to be left out, followed too.All of them kept running towards the sounds of the screams till they came in front of their most treasured stream and their jaws dropped.The people of Hilton Bale have always cherished one of their streams. This was because although Hilton Bale was surrounded by a great sea and had so many other streams, that stream was the only good one. It was the only source of their drinking water. And so it has been for so many years. But how can they drink from it again at what it just turned to?Floating on the once sparkling stream were several corpses, more than a hundred. The corpses all had open hearts and just the blood from them was enough to turn the color of the stream to deep red or perhaps, Theodora herself did that."What happened here?" Ivan directed his gaze to one of the females sobbing so profusely on the ground and asked."They came to the stream to fetch water as we usually do and scooped a little into their mouths in all smiles but suddenly began screaming out that their belly was on fire. They were just three who were screaming then so the others thought it was a joke and kept drinking only for everywhere to suddenly darken and Theodora appeared in between them," she paused, blowing in hiccups and blowing her nose."Those that drank the water died even before she could do anything to them and the others who barely survived, she killed herself. My brother who managed to run while it was going on told me everything before breathing his last. He had ignorantly scooped of the water too."He also said that the witch Theodora kept murmuring he challenged me while killing the victims. Theodora killed them all and also damaged our stream. She wants all of us dead. She just wants to pull Hilton Bale down and your son here is helping her achieve that since he was the one who challenged her."Ivan turned to Daniel with eyes blazing fire and raised his hand to hit him but everywhere suddenly darkened and Theodora's evil laughter began echoing in waves."A father wants to hit his son?" Theodora asked in a voice like running horses and a great wind began hovering around. Series of lightning kept flashing and when it made like everything calmed down, she suddenly appeared, coated in a fire with a glistening crown on her head.The burning fire coming out of her lighted the whole arena and the people of Hilton Bale present bowed with their faces to the ground including Daniel's parents and lover who did even before others but Daniel refused to bow. He refused to show fear and clenched his fists. Glaring at Theodora, he made a quick sign and breathed in and out before taking a step towards her. Daisy noticed that he didn't bow and also felt his moving steps and shook her head whilst cursing incoherently. She raised her face a little and her jaws slacked. 'What does he think he is doing? Does he want to fight her? What the fuck is even wrong with him?' She thought and pulled him before he could go far but he refused to budge and flung he
"You must be in good in counting to realize what just happened by just glancing at the corpses." Theodora smirked and her face suddenly darkened. She stared at him and shook her head. "You were not even afraid to touch and kiss my burning feet and didn't even bother to ask yourself why you're still breathing even though you're inside a raging fire. How pathetic."Daniel's face reddened at her words and at that instant a force left his body. He suddenly let out a yell and ran out, while caressing every part of his body due to how hot he was feeling. He kept running, not knowing where he was going and not so far from the people, he saw a swamp and jumped into it just to cool his skin.While in the water he began gasping for air as he couldn't swim out of it and began sinking but a bright light suddenly skyrocketed him out of the swamp and threw him a few steps away, leaving everyone stunned apart from Theodora who had a blank expression."I brought you out of that swamp because I don't
The huge males holding Daniel left him as they sighted the stones in the hands of the people and ran into the crowd. The people created space for them and also gave them stones.Daniel detecting that he has been released, tried to run away, knowing that staying back would be the death of him but the people seeing through him fast enough, blocked him and formed a circle around him leaving him in the middle."Our hero wants to run." A female amid the crowd uttered teasingly and they all cackled and, began throwing both huge and little stones at Daniel, causing bruises all over his body.They stopped after a while and the huge males as if knowing why the people stopped, strolled to Daniel and stared deeply into his eyes."What did Theodora tell you when she stooped before you?" One of them asked, glaring at him."Nothing. She only picked up my head and dropped it back after staring at it. She didn't say anything," Daniel replied and spat out blood. He has never been a male to lie but at
The people of Hilton Bale stopped tossing stones the moment Daniel dropped dead, and with lowered heads, walked out, heading to their respective homes in sadness and pain. Their minds were crowded with thoughts of what they would do about their drinking water, which brought fresh tears to their eyes."See what you all did to him!" Aggrieved, Daisy wailed, swerving around with a scowl on her cute face. However, her eyes widened, and her jaws slacked when she found not even a single soul around the vicinity again. Everywhere was silent, and only the growls of animals and the singing of birds were heard. The sky was already dimming little by little, signifying that it was almost dusk, leaving her heart banging profusely. She stared back at the breathless Daniel, whose face had become so white with tears flowing freely from her eyes."What do I do now? He can't die this way. There must be something that can bring him back to life. There must be something!" She babbled in tears, her heart
Daisy sighed in understanding. She would've said the same if she was in Daniel's shoes. 'But then they are still his parents' she reckoned and went mute thinking of what to say to get him to change his mind.After a while, finally feeling she just came up with something, she wiped off the sweat on her face and stared into his eyes. "I know you're so angry with them right now but they are still your parents and they are the only people you have... except me anyway.""I know they are my parents and the only ones I have but I have you like you already said and I also have your parents so I'll be fine that way till when I decide to visit my parents again.""I can't let you do that." Daisy shook her head. "I can't let you keep an enmity with your parents. We have to go to your them. And you need to apologize to them. After all, you're the one in the wrong here not even them. Besides, what would they have done anyway? What if they tried to save you and the people pounced on them as well? Ha
Theodora appeared in her chambers looking not so good. She ran her hand through her hair and hissed, looking around her chamber as if she was looking for something. But seemingly not seeing whatever it was, she gritted her teeth with a scowl on her face and removed her robe and underwear before sitting down on her bed while fidgeting with her fingers.She lowered her head in between her knees and after what seemed like an eternity, suddenly stood up and began pacing about, her face blank and her eyes so cold."What was that light that skyrocketed him out of the stream?" She tilted her head and scratched her hair. "What was yet that other light that brought him back to life and healed him? I know I'm not behind all that. But if not me, who then? "This is just so confusing. And the fact that I can't grasp my hand on the answers to them is pissing me off right now. Gosh!" Still pacing about while babbling, she placed a finger into her mouth and began suckling on it as if in thoughts and
"Daisy! Daisy, wake up! Please wake up! You can't die this way. You can't die by my hands! Please wake up!" Daniel sobbed and cupped Daisy's cheeks, trembling vehemently as he ran. After a while, he stopped running, glanced down at her and pecked her on the exact spot she was bleeding from before continuing running.A golden glowing little light unknowingly to him flowed out of his lips the moment his brushed on her skin and fazed into her.While he moved in tears hoping to get to her house fast enough so that he could treat her with herbs from her mum, he never knew that her injury was already healing up and a force from him was reviving her. Just as he was a few steps to her house, Daisy blinked open her eyes and stared around not remembering where she was. It took her seconds before she began recalling everything that happened and she touched the spot that she felt was where she slammed her head but couldn't find any injury. Jerking up immediately, she tried to move only to reali
"What do I do now?" She asked staring around and having nothing else in mind walked out. Daniel and her parents at the sound of her footsteps turned and stared closely at her."What's wrong baby? You don't look good."She sighed, strolled to him, sat on his laps, and placed her head on his chest without saying anything but yet her breathing was so raspy."You are not saying anything baby girl. What's wrong? Talk to us.""Yes, sweet daughter. Talk to us. We are here for you so speak up.""There's no water to prepare food and I'm so hungry right now. I've not eaten since morning."Mr. Robert and his wife exchanged glances without saying anything. They already heard of what happened while they were coming back from their stroll and they ain't ones who put blames on people for their mistakes so that's why they didn't get pissed at Daniel when they saw him.Everywhere became so silent as no one had anything to say. Several minutes passed and Daisy began groaning in pain. She started rubb