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
They remained hugging for another couple of seconds as though they would not let each other go. Things got weirder for the children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Then, slowly, Mr Owen pulled away from Grandmother, who still wanted to keep holding unto him. "It can't be." Mr Owen muttered as he took another closer gaze at Grandmother. At this point, it was obvious that he was in realisation of a certain fact. "It can't be you, is it?" Mr Owen's face was struggling to keep a certain emotion, ranging from a smile to a confused counterpart. "It's me, Leonard. It's me." Grandmother said excitedly like a teenage girl who had just met her celebrity crush. There was a drop of saline liquid trailing off her left eye. "Oh my God, Lauren. It's you. It's you, Lauren!" Mr Owen said excitedly, hugging her again. One after the other, the spectators could not remain standing. One after the other, they started to sit back down. This made absolutely no sense to them. At this point, mos
"Is that crazy fool high on a pile of smoked cow dung?!" A voice rang across the hall in the speed of light. "What does he think he is doing? How dare he pull that man in such a way!""Even if he is haughty, is there no limit to the pride of his heart? He would do such a thing to a grandpa? Someone who is like times five of his age and even more?""Isn't that man supposed to be his father-in-law of some sort?! Is he being rude to his father-in-law like he was to his former mother-in-law?"The hall had been plunged into an unforseen chaos in the blink of an eye. Moods were quick to be swept off the realisation of the couple's acceptance into the family, to something much more controversial. Each of the family members who had something to say about this situation was sure to raise their voices so it could resound in the ears of the old woman. Since this family could not stop Achiel from becoming a part of the family through marriage, they would seize all of the opportunities they get
When the door of the hall was pushed open again, all eyes went in the direction. "Stay cool." Achiel muttered, hardly looking at Mr Owen. Achiel understood that everyone would have a question each about what the hell had just happened. He had randomly pulled this man away in the rudest and most random way!From the point of view of the people, Achiel was a nobody and had just insulted a significant and great figure. Has his thoughtless action caused the family a great connection with the Ouclux empire?Everyone couldn't help but wonder. Achiel, on the other hand, didn't have a problem with the other members of the family. He couldn't possibly answer all their questions. So, he had his attention invested in the only person whose questions he had all the answers for. "You don't have to say anything at all. Just keep a warm smile on your face as though nothing happened." Achiel whispered at the man who was walking very close to him. "And do I also need to stress that you have to pla
"Grandmother, please do not take this to heart." Pascal urged, bowing right in front of Grandmother. No one could say for sure how he got there. Earlier, Pascal was several feet away from where Grandmother was, and now he was standing right in front of her. As sudden and random as that seemed, not many people could worry about something so insignificant. Everyone had their gazes still lingering on the door, which had been shut behind the old man who had just left the hall. The atmosphere was tense, and no one knew what exactly to expect , especially from the old woman. They could only hope that things would not get rather complicated. "I don't know what got over him, but I believe that he was not in his right mind. How dare he speak of our mother in such a lowly manner?! So what if he has once worked with the Ouclux empire! Does that give him the right to casually use cruel words on you?! Now that I think of it, I want to ---"Grandmother glared at him, and he stopped talking. So
Everyone gasped as Jones's fist made contact. But when they realised that it wasn't what they thought, they got drawn to the situation more curiously. Jones's fist had made contact with Achiel's left palm. Achiel's palm was hovering over his face to stop the punch of Jones. Jones couldn't really tell how that was possible. Jones had been taking boxing classes for the last six months. He knew how to take his opponent by surprise, and he had never missed his target. But not this time. When he had thought that he would at least hit Achiel just once in the face, somehow, this bastard has stopped the punch! How?!Achiel looked really unbothered as he pushed the fist of Jones down. Mira, who had flinched at the try, sighed in relief that her boyfriend was not hurt. "More disappointing." Achiel muttered, sighing in exhaustion. "Isn't Auroville supposed to be a civilised family?! I had no idea that the family members trade punches in the family hall." Achiel took another pause. "Well, I
"Come back here! Hey! You dipshit!!!" Pascal roared after Achiel. Not for a second did Achiel turn to look at them. How would he possibly do so? He had walked out of the hall with his woman. Felix and Jones immediately left the hall after Achiel walked away. Felix was quite faster than Jones. He was the first to get to the door. He pushed the door open and saw Achiel getting into a Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita. His eyes bulged at the sockets for a few moments. Achiel? Driving this kind of car? How on earth is this possible? Did he take on a loan, or did he steal it? Felix couldn't help bring himself to a sane conclusion. Even Jones, who had been working for the family for years, has been driving one of the modest designs of the Toyota company. If he had gone beyond that, it would tell on his bank account. Naturally, the majority of the sons and sons-in-law of the Auroville family didn't have much money of their own. Most of the money they claimed to be their networths were some of the
"Who's that? Miss Zoe?" Felix asked, trying to close the pace which had been created when Jones walked away from him. Jones couldn't pay attention to Felix. He hadn't prepared himself properly before he answered the call. Out of excitement and fear of keeping her call waiting, he had answered the call immediately. But that had been at the expense of a constructive and thoughtful opening remark. "Sorry, I was running over the words. Good morning, Miss Zoe." Jones finally got a grip. He listened over the speaker for a moment. "Oh wow. Right now?!" Jones's face suddenly became serious and concerned. There was a shade of worry lurking in his face. "Okay, Miss Zoe." Jones said firmly then dropped the call. Jones looked quite troubled as soon as he dropped the call. His reaction and facial expression were of utmost concerns to Felix, who was now standing before him. "What is the matter? Did you just finish talking to Miss Zoe? What did she say? Did anything happen?" Felix bombarded h
~ 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