Jones wanted to hesitate out of caution. He didn't want to pick up the file that had just been pushed towards him, but recalling what had just happened barely a second ago, he couldn't nurse that ugly urge. He picked up the file immediately. "Go through it." Miss Zoe advised. Jones opened the file and went through it for a while. From his facial reactions, it was quite obvious that he didn't quite understand what the details were all about. As soon as he lifted his gaze to look at Miss Zoe, he was met by running words,"I know that you have a lot of questions." Miss Zoe started. "Not really. I'm just wondering how you got to know about Valion. I mean, I don't mean in general. I mean in relation to our company, Auroville." Jones finally let the words out. There were a lot of things going on in his head. How did Zoe suddenly know about Valion and in relation to Auroville? Did someone tell her about it? While he thought about this, he recalled that he saw Achiel and Mira coming out
As Jones walked briskly away from the manager's office, conscious not to trip, yet he couldn't help but trip on his own thoughts which were quite slippery and sticky, sticking out of everywhere in his head. Though when he was in the manager's office, he couldn't afford to zone out, but now that he was out of the office there was nothing stopping his adventurous mind from wandering to an impossible length it deem fit. There were two major things to worry about, but he had decided to exhaust his thoughts on the last details the manager had given him before he shut the door of her office. "The boss and his girlfriend, then that man?" He muttered, trying to create a perfect link to connect the thoughts flying around in his head. He was doing his absolute best to reach into the depth of his consciousness and see if he had a picture of the boss of Hoveland hanging around somewhere in his head. There were so many reasons for him to think about the new owner of Hoveland. But one of the m
Inside one of the best suites of the Valion Restuarant, Achiel and Mira were sitting opposition each other. Achiel seemed to have been silent for a very long time, judging by his facial expressions. Mira looked quite concerned by his silence and then suddenly was on her feet. Jumping on her feet, Achiel couldn't help but take note of her abrupt action. When he lifted his gaze and saw disappointment crawling up her face, he looked away. It was quite hard to tell what was going on in his mind, but it was rather evident that he was trying his best to keep himself in check. "I know I'm in no position to say anything." Mira started. "Then keep quiet." Achiel snapped at her. At his retort, she looked like she had been beaten with a club across her face. "I'm afraid that I can't keep quiet. You have been quiet every since we got here. I have done something wrong, which I regret. If I don't get it off my chest, I might get sick. I don't like seeing you this way." Mira spoke from the dep
Achiel didn't know what to say to her at first. He didn't think she was going to say anything close to that, let alone raise a question in that regard. When both of them visited Zoe, he had hardly paid any attention to Zoe. Though he had been allowed into Zoe's office, which he was now seeing as a mistake on his own part. He had wanted her to go to Hoveland so that Valion would be included in the benefits of the company. He figured out that that was the only way he could keep Mira relevant in the family and even create a higher ground for her. He was also sure to take note that Zoe didn't give him an eye. He did know that Zoe had an eye for him. All the ladies who knew him found him very attractive. He was a very handsome, no gorgeous man!That was why he would find it quite strange when other ladies who were not close to him would look down on him. Perhaps because they were blind. He was wandering in his head again and had to stop. Mira had just asked a very unusual question. How
The smile in his face washed away when he brought out his phone. He was standing at the front of Valion. He could see his car in sight but he didn't want to walk to it yet. He dialled Zoe's number.After he left Mira, he was beginning to have a concern. When he had followed Mira to meet Zoe, he had done so as a common person. He didn't follow Mira as the owner of Hoveland, and he made sure to stress it to Zoe to pretend as though she didn't know him. For all he knew, Zoe acted her part out very well. How the hell then did Mira find out a sort of chemistry between him and Zoe?His fears graduated. What if Mira finds out that he was the owner of Hoveland? No! That can't happen. No one should. No one should ever find out until he makes it official and announce it publicly. It wouldn't be long till he does that, but he needed to set a few things straight first. "Boss? Boss, are you there? Hello, Boss ---" Achiel was knocked out of his thoughts by the constant voice of Zoe, which was co
"You better have explanations that would give me reasons to spear your life." Achiel demanded cruelly as he stared in utmost rage at the elderly man kneeling before him. This time, he didn't care about the age of the man nor the fact that he might be discovered. There was absolutely nothing to worry about. He was distant away from the peeking eyes of strangers. They were in a secluded area that was shut out of the public sight. No matter what he did, it would be hidden within the confines of that hall.The elderly man raised his head and then dropped it again. It was evident in his face that he wanted to beg for his life, but he didn't have the courage to say the words. There was a lot going on in his head, and that was scribbled on his face. Yet, Achiel did not care. "I don't need to go over this with you again. If you remain mute, you'd force my hands to do the unthinkable." Achie hated that he had to threaten the man. If there was another way to go around this, he would have
"What do you mean?" Henry asked over the speaker. "Wait a moment, how did it happen? What made his eyes glow. It didn't glow even when I took him to the Ouclux empire for a short visit. It was supposed to happen naturally, but it didn't. What did you do, crazy Owen!!!" Henry yelled over the speaker. Mr Owen stopped dancing, and his face grew yellow. "I might have slipped my tongue. It was a mistake, Mr Henry." Mr Owen begged. "What did you say you crazy bag of shit!" Mr Henry was so nervous over the speaker. "I mistakenly mentioned that he is the monarch of both worlds." "You did what?!" Henry's voice screamed horror. "I'm sorry, Mr Henry. I didn't mean to. It was ---""Why are you still alive?! You should be dead by now! Count yourself a walking corpse! Did you know what you have just done?" If Mr Henry was there with him, it was hard to say what he would do. "You have been demoted to the pit of hell! Your level is reset to level one, You crankshaft!" Henry screamed. "No, pl
The hall was teeming with people already. All the family members were present. Even Grandmother. Grandmother was settled down in her spot. Her facial expression looked really grave, and her eyes held a shade of darkness. It was evident from her reaction that she was still suffering from the rage, which had sprouted deep inside of her several moments ago. If this was a random occasion, she wouldn't have made herself available. But Miss Zoe of the great Hoveland has just called out of the blue that she would be coming to the White Hall at once. Who was she to ignore the request of the honoured and highly revered Miss Zoe?Jones had come to tell her about the proposal of the inclusion of Valion into the contract given to Auroville. She already had a heads up, but she couldn't quite be sure if Miss Zoe was coming to stamp the same thing. Though when Jones had randomly came to her when she was mad, she didn't take him quite seriously, but now that Miss Zoe had called them that she was on
~ THE THIRD DIMENSION ~A stream of golden light was descending from the sky at an insane speed. Its velocity was beyond the speed of the lightning. It was traveling in a wave and twirl. It kept going and going. When it zoomed past a mist of cloud, the details of the stream of light broadened. Earlier, it appeared as a golden stream of light, but now there seemed to be a hint of blue overshadowing the light. The blueness was like a hue around the golden light. Although the hue was not harsh yet, it was never to be overlooked. Suddenly, the stream of golden light collided with the peak of a bamboo tree. When the collison was made, a blinding light traveled from that place to the end of the whole forest. It was as though the whole place was enveloped in a white brilliance. After a short while, the light died out. When the light died out, there was a lanky and tall man seen standing on the tip of the peak of the bamboo tree. It was as thought hebhwd grown out of thin air. The body
The towering God of Cosmos stood tall and mightily behind Achiel. Mira still couldn't find the appropriate way to react to it. At first, she thought that he had disappeared with Achiel, but they were still there. Her eyes must be blurring out following the great shock. Suddenly, she noticed the God of Cosmos moving his hands here and there around the room. Mira's eyes followed the directions of his hands that went to and fro. In each direction that he waved his hand, a portal appeared. He waved his hands in five places, and five portals appeared. There was a portal that had been cackling all along. It was through that portal that Achiel wanted to take Mira to the kingdom. "Choose one." The God of Cosmos said out of the blue. "Huh?" Mira was startled by the instruction. She thought that the God of Cosmos had referred to her. When she lifted her gaze slowly to take a quick peek at the immortal being, she realised that she got it all wrong. He wasn't talking to her. He was talkin
"I can't believe that it really worked as you said." Mira added, awed by the scene that was unfolding on the screen of the phone. "But for how long will he function? I mean, how long would it take for the clone to disappear?" Mira asked. Her tone and voice showed how genuinely concerned and interested she was. She seemed to be clueless yet was fighting for all the intention there was to know. "You didn't have to ask the same question twice. Either way, I'll answer you." Achiel corrected, smiling at her. She should return the smile, but her busy mind wouldn't give her a break from the tumbling thoughts. "For as long as we want." Achiel answered. Mira's brows furrowed when he said those words. The confusion was scribbled on her face. It was way too glaring to be hidden. "We?" Mira finally asked the important question. Achiel sighed as he looked away from the screen of the phone. "I know that all these are strange to you, but you need to grow on the fact. It's something that you
Outside the Shangri-la tower, there was a scary type of quietness. The level of quietness was really something that could never have been envisaged by anyone. The reason was that there were lots and lots of people who stretched from those premises of the Shangri-la to several kilometers away in a long, broad, and single file. For all these numerous people that have different tastes and have subscribed to different notions and beliefs, to be this quiet, it was something that could never be overlooked. The quietness didn't come of its own accord. Instead, everyone was staring seriously at his phone. Those who were not staring at their phones were looking at the large billboard that was etched into a corner of the tower. Everyone was staring keenly at the screen that was accessible to them respectfully. But what was happening on the screens of all the phones and the billboard were the same thing. Everyone gasped at the same time. On the billboard, there was a lanky man who looked
Klaus's question attracted a lot of reactions. His words were weighty, and not one person was willing to look to the other side. "Klaus!" Zoe suddenly called at him. Klaus took a glance at her. When he saw her, he looked a little tipped off. For a sheer second, he had forgotten that Zoe was here. In the grand scheme of events at this moment, Zoe was the least important person around when it came to status and class. It was already a wonder that she was present here. Perhaps if she didn't have a feather, she wouldn't be here either. Even Klaus has his. "Don't be offended by my choice of word." Klaus plucked his gaze from her and turned to the whirring camera first before paying attention to the people present. "Pay close attention while I explain this. After this, the couple would be invited in to be celebrated and tied." Klaus's composure had tuned."Although it would totally be an honor to do this even though we are not worthy." Klaus's tone suddenly changed. Something strange
On the floating peak of Shangri-la, there were numerous people settled down on high-end chairs made out of the purest red gold ever refined. The skin of real-life wild cats that were hand woven were sewn about the chairs, serving as resting pads and the main places where the bum would rest. There were several men of dignity positioned in thoughtful patterns across the space. The sight was so beautiful and opulent. Each of the dignitaries present at that place had a red feather at the top of their hats; each person had a hat on. irrespective of whatever you are wearing, there was a hat to match, and on top of each person's hat was a red feather. The invite!The red feather was the pass for each of the persons that was present on the Peak. The feather looked very rare. It looked to have been plucked from the wings of a Phoenix or several Phoenix.Although the color was red, yet there was this subtle highlight of yellow that made it seem as though it was multicolored. But the truth w
About 19km away from the Shangri-la Peak, there was a flood of heads. An ocean of bodies standing in the way, making shuffles at occasional periods. The ginormous number of people stretched from that position up to the front of Shangri-la Peak. It was as though the world was about to end, and everyone had come out of their houses. It was even scarier than that. The whole city had come to a standstill because of the crazy number of people occupying all the roads and places.Voices, echoes, and screams were flying around. But one thing each of the people on the street shared was the urge to move forward."Has the wedding started?" A random person asked. "I'm not sure. The Peak is not floating yet. As soon as it starts floating, I'm sure that'd be a sign?"Two strangers were explaining to others who were surrounding them. "Get out of my way!" A lad sent a flying punch into the face of the last person to speak.Before the victim could react, the lad had run forward, pushing his way t
"It's you. It's really you." Laura repeated the words in an attempt to be emphatic. She had done it also to convince herself that she was in her right mind and was not seeing things. Achiel remained where he was standing as though he could not move. "How... How did you find me?" That was the tenth time that she had asked that same question. When she had received a message from godofcos claiming that he was outside her house. She had come running outside. Getting to the door of her apartment, she had seen Achiel standing there. The man from the store!!!She had been trying to engage him in a conversation, but the man had been staring at her all along. Standing there like a statue. But then suddenly, he replied her abruptly. Ever since then, he had gone mute again. She was really confused and didn't know what to make of this situation that she had earned herself. Achiel was trying to make things less weird between the both of them. If he went fully into talking to her, she might
Achiel was still standing where he was, staring at his phone. But the noise coming from distance was getting louder, and he couldn't ignore it any longer. He looked away from the phone, from the chat scene, in the direction of the noise. The group of high school students were still there. He wasn't ready to be concerned with who they were. Instead, what they were doing was something that he couldn't ignore. There was a lad who had been forced to be on his knees, while a group of bigger boys hit him repeatedly. Achiel had seen this at first but brushed it off because he was trying to gift Lauretta. Although, earlier, things were not alarming amongst the group compared to now. He started to walk towards the scene. In a matter of time, he was already close to the group. "Are you still going to keep talking?" One of the three big boys said to the victim, hitting him on the back of his head. "You will report to the principal again, won't you?" Another guy slapped the victim across t