"Great, Lady. His Excellency will see you." The man who had pushed Klaus out of the way fell on his knees as soon as he walked into the suite. Klaus stomped back inside and grabbed the man by the nape, spinning him around with a jerk. He pulled the man up with that same pressure, bringing the man to the level of his face; the man's legs hanging in the air. Klaus eyebrows had knitted, and he had drawn his fist. It was quite obvious what his next line of action would be, and he was very obvious and intentional about it..."Don't hit him." Mira called at Klaus. Klaus was breathing heavily. It was as though his whole life depended on whether or not he made this man pay. But as soon as Mira called his attention, he withdrew his hand, dropping the man on the floor from the height. The man dropped on knees, almost cracking the bones that connected his knees. Mira slowly looked away from Klaus, who was slowly starting to calm himself down. As soon as her gaze rested on the man who had b
"What!!!" Zoe exclaimed, jumping on her feet. What sorcery is this!!! No one! Not a soul knew about the pendant except her. Not even her parents knew about it. Her grandfather had given it to her on his sickbed. It was said to be a gift of love and life. Up to this day, she still didn't understand what that was supposed to mean. And now, randomly and casually, the President of the USA had just asked for it. Is this some sort of game, or has she been held up in a sort of trance? Perhaps she is daydreaming or, worst, hearing things. "How? How did you know about it?" Zoe challenged, forgetting for once that she was raising her voice at the person she most revered. "Nobody knows about it. Not even my parents. I have never ever told anyone about it. I swear on my life! How, then, did you know? You don't even live here! You live like thousands of miles away from here! How?" Zoe demanded fervently, as though she would walk over to the president and force the words out of his mouth. The
"Zoe! Zoe!" Mira was on her feet, running to the unconscious body of Zoe, which was lying across the floor. "What happened to you? Zoe, please wake up." Mira was very scared. She shook the arms of Zoe. Perhaps that would help in jolting her back into consciousness. "Zoe. Zoe! Somebody call the doctor, please. Don't just stand there!!!" Mira spun around yelling at anyone and everyone around her. She didn't care who it was. Mira couldn't tell what this feeling of fear was. She had felt this only once before. That was long ago. When she almost lost Achiel. But now the feeling had resurfaced. Why is she having this strong feeling towards Zoe? She couldn't put the words together. "Great Lady," someone called out of the blue. Mira looked away from Klaus, whom she had been staring at to do something all along. Her gaze fell on the president this time. The president had a serious face. "Look, Great Lady," the president pointed out. The president was looking past her. She quickly l
Mira felt very offended that Zoe would hide it from her. How dare her! How could Zoe do such a thing?If Zoe was willing to hide this from her, does that mean that she has been right all along?! Does it mean that Zoe really feels something for Achiel? Does it mean that it wasn't in her head all along. If that was right, then does it mean that her dream about Zoe crowning Achiel. Does that mean that Zoe was trying to take her (Mira) responsibility and snatch Achiel from her?Mira was having a lot of ideas. She was becoming very furious. She was so furious that her tiny brows were curling up. "Your face, Mira. It's folding up." Zoe called Mira's attention. Mira had no idea that all the rage amplified in her head were being reflected on her face. "Uhmm... I'm just... I'm just speechless..." Mira was trying to find a perfect cover and an unfiltered lie. "I'm confused, too. What does this make us?" Zoe asked. "It looks like we used to be friends. Like very close friends. Like...""Be
The White Hall was teeming with several people. Those parts of the family who were hardly in touch were present also. Naturally, during every meeting, the important people from different families would attend the meeting. There were some parts of the family that didn't find the meeting relatable since they had no contribution directly to it. Also, it's a known fact that gaining a stance in such a competitive family is quite a task. Not many people would be willing to give it everything that it takes to be able to stand out. Only those who were directly connected to the family like Jones and Co were mandated to be in the meetings. But today, everyone was present. Even those who never found a reason to attend before. What was the occasion?!News has spread like a wild fire across all of Jade City that one of the Auroville family members had direct contact with the President of the USA. Following this strange fact, it was also said that during the course of the meeting that the man
"What!!!!" That was the resounding word that flew from one corner of the hall to the other. Everyone in the hall had said that word at the same time, so the pitch echoed and was reverberating. The hall suddenly was turned upside down by loud voices and serious arguments. It was as though everyone had been waiting to kick this off. Mira was shook to her bones. Everyone was stunned speechless by what Felix had just said. Where was this coming from? How did he even think of it? Since when has he been nursing the idea? It was so random. This wasn't even the occasion. They were supposed to be discussing something very serious in the family. What the hell is this?!No one had an answer to it. Doris's jaws were loosely hanging. She could never ever in her entire life had imagined that Felix would say such a thing. It took her by surprise, overthrew her, and mashed her into pulp!!!For a moment, it seemed like she was not in her right mind. Perhaps she had been simulated into a sort of
Almost everyone jumped on their feet following the unprecedented and impossible action!The hall went silent. It was as though there was no living thing in there.The only sound heard was the resounding slap that Mira had landed on the clear and spotless cheek of Zoe. "You should be killed, Mira!!!" A random voice came from inside the hall. No one could tell who the owner of the voice was. Everyone had his or her gaze spent on Mira and Zoe. The person who had uttered those harsh and cruel words was not willing to identify themselves either. The hall was silent again. "How dare you!" Mira yelled at Zoe. The jaws of the people dropped to the floor when Mira finally spoke. So many of the people in the hall, including Grandmother, had already concluded that Mira had lost her mind. That was why she must have stomped down to Zoe and slap her across the face. Zoe of all people. Zoe, whom they owe all their lives to!While they were all trying to knuckle under the fact that Mira must
Outside the hall, in a corner which was adjacent to the White Hall, there were three people present. Two ladies and a man. One of the ladies was on bended knees. The other lady was staring down at the lady kneeling. While the man was standing behind the lady who was kneeling. At first, it looked like the man standing behind the kneeling lady was trying to protect her. But on a closer look, it appeared that he was standing behind her because he didn't want a passerby to see the scene. Though this area was a secluded place where legs hardly thread, yet it was the right thing to take precautions. "Did you lose your mind for a moment?" Klaus, who was standing behind Zoe, snapped. Zoe, who was on her knees, tried to turn around to look at Klaus,"Don't look at me. Look at her." Klaus snapped. Zoe didn't know what to do. She couldn't turn to look at Klaus, neither was she brave enough to lift her gaze and look at Mira in the eyes. "Didn't I tell you to get up on your feet?!" Mira snap
~ 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