"Did she just ask him to come to her private Manor?" Someone asked amongst the people. "Wasn't that what we will all heard?" Another snapped. "What could it be, though? Why would she possibly want to meet with him privately?""What do you think? Of course, to scold him! Do you think the old woman would watch some son-in-law destroy her family! I bet she wants to threaten him to death.""That doesn't sound right. I don't think Grandmother is capable of something like that." One of the people arguing suddenly burst out laughing. "When did you join this family?! I'm not sure if you know what that old woman was like when she was young.""How do I make you understand this?" The slender blonde talking took a pause for a while as though she was trying to sort the words out. "Do you know Mrs Marie? The woman who was kicked out with her family? Now imagine, times hundred of her. Multiply her by hundred. That was how hot-headed, active, and intimidating Grandmother was when she was about t
Achiel allowed her to have enough time to jump on her feet. When she was back on her feet, she looked a little jumpy and weird. She turned around to hurry away. "What were you doing?" Achiel finally called at her, and she stopped. Though Achiel already took a guess that she was eavesdropping, yet he felt the need to make her understand that he knew what she had done. Though he couldn't say for sure why he had asked the question, yet he found no reason why he shouldn't have asked. She was reluctant to turn to face him. Achiel made it easy for her. He decided to walk to her, stopping right behind her. "Are you going to talk, Miss Rachel?" Achiel could still recall her name. Even though he had only heard her name mentioned once. "So what if I was eavesdropping?" She spun around with a glare at Achiel. "Who knew what you were up to? Are you trying to tell me that I don't have the right to know what you have come to do? Grandmother's safety is my priority. It doesn't matter how petty
In the chamber of Grandmother, Jones and Doris were standing like they were statues. Grandmother was lying in bed with her eyes shut. At the manner at which Jones and Doris were staring at her, it was hard to say whether or not the old woman was really asleep. "Grand---""Don't!" Doris snapped at Jones, who was about to call the old woman. Jones gave a weird stare at Doris for a while. Doris mouthed something indistinctly. The two seemed to be having a hard time creating a conversation with the old woman. Suddenly, Grandmother moved in bed. A light of hope gleamed on the face of Doris, and she took a step forward. She waited a few seconds."Grandmother, would you love a cup of tea made from ginseng? I have mastered the art of making the best tea for your health." Doris said. Suddenly, the weary eyelids of the old woman were lifted to reveal her silver eyes. Doris and Jones put their heads down in fear. "I am not sick. Who told you I am?!" Grandmother snapped at Doris. Doris lif
Achiel was driving in a car and was over the phone. His brows were knitted, and his jaws tightened. From his facial reactions, it was quite obvious that he was very pissed off. His phone was pressed to his left ear as he stared into the less busy road, waiting for the call to be answered. "What did I tell you in the first place?" He yelled at the receiver as soon as the call went through. He waited for a while for the receiver to speak. "What do you mean? If I found her there, would I be calling you again?" He snapped, the rage spreading across his whole face. He gritted his teeth. Whatever the receiver had said must be annoying him even more and more. "Shut the hell up and don't say any other thing! Be rest assured that I will not give you a dime for your service if I don't find her as soon as possible. I have no idea how it is so impossible for you to keep her with you. Where am I supposed to look to find her? I don't even know what her hobbies are!!!" Achiel eventually hung th
Mira was not even looking at Achiel. She didn't spare him a gaze! She was busy trying to pull out the scalp of the blonde who had just cussed at Achiel.Achiel, on the other hand, remained standing there, watching in shock. Of course, he had set out to search for her, but he could never in a million times had thought that he would meet her here. "You don't even know him! How dare you call him a pauper?! Do you want him to buy your whole family and feed them to the lion reserve?!!!" Mira was extremely fiesty, turning the neck of the blonde, and she kept twisting the long hair.At this point, Achiel realised that he had to step in at once. Those who were around didn't care if the two ladies were stabbing each other. They looked to be very invested in the performance of the artiste. And a few number of people who had a little interest in the fight held their phones in their hands, filming the fight for tiktok. Achiel quickly ran to the ladies. It was quite a hassle trying to decide w
9.am. White Hall. The meeting had started, and everyone was present. All families, grandchildren, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, and great grand children. Just like the day that Grandma celebrated her birthday. Everyone was present except the grandmother. Since the old woman was not present yet, there was a room for each of the families to set arguments rolling. But neither of the families seemed to be interested in giving a life to any sort of argument. Instead, they all had one thing in common. They would all occasionally look at Achiel and Mira. Achiel and Mira were seated in the space where Madam and her kids would in the past. Grandmother had suggested that because the space wouldn't be left empty. The cornered glares from the families started a little subtle when everyone was gathered. The glares were not intentional and were hardly maintained in the first place. But at this moment, it didn't seem like it mattered to the families anymore. They were all looking directly at
Achiel was very worried. Mira didn't know a lot of things. Mira was naturally a scared person. She doesn't like being put on a spot. All her life, she was exposed to mockery, and her mind had become so feeble that she would fold under the slightest pressure. What would she say? How would she help herself from this situation?Achiel began to regret why he didn't help her understand some of these situations. Though the truth was that he also had no idea that the meeting was about them. If he had known, perhaps he would have thought of a sort of way out for the both of them. But this had caught them out of the blue. It was scary and concerning. The last thing he wanted was getting kicked out of this family. He still had a long way to go. He still had a lot of scores to settle. He had a lot of things to achieve, too. His mind became buggled. It felt like there was a chaos of information trampling upon one another in his head. At one point, it felt like his head would explode any momen
The shock wave that travelled across Achiel's face was way too alarming that he feared that his skin would melt away from the fierceness of the concentrated heat. He was more than lost in this situation. Ever since strange things have been happening to him, he could never have imagined that he would one day be made to feel like a fool like he was feeling at that moment. All he could do at that moment was look away from Mira to this strange middle-aged man. When he heard gasps flying around the hall, it was at that moment that he recalled that he wasn't the only one in the hall. There were still so many members of the families who were as confused as he was. Including Grandmother. The strange man helped Mira get up on her feet first. Naturally, if a group of henchmen had escorted their leader to a place, they would step out at once, but this set of henchmen remained standing there as though they were very protective. As soon as Mira got up on her feet, all the henchmen dropped 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