Derek was dropped like a sack of potatoes on the floor. The pain jolted him awake. Obviously, Ivory still had grievances. Derek woke up feeling very drowsy."Hello there." He could hear the voice of a man but his eyes had not cleared up enough for him to see him."My Icey flower! did you have to be so rough with him? He is quite important you know.""He did not accept the invitation with a grateful heart. Putting him in his place was unavoidable." Devon said answered while pouting.Jiri laughed out loud, "Hahaha! Did you say: Putting him in his place?" He laughed out loud again."What's so funny?" she asked. Jiri signalled the shadower with his hand to explain. She bowed towards Jiri and then Devon, "My lady Repono! What the patriarch is saying is that person might potentially be the heir to the Thembeka family. He is after all the only known child of the missing Lord Levinack. He is by right a Repono of a noble family.""What!? I thought you said that was not possible." She retorted.
A hundred kilometres away, Erugard, Vera and Aaron had tried to open Zodiac gates but it was to no fruitition. The bombardment had caused them two airships and the shield on the last one was already reaching the point of being unable to hold on much longer. " Vera! order a swift retreat. We will have to retreat the traditional method."The three Writers flew up to the airship, but as the airship was retreating, Amaraa the shop keeper had just activated the last contingency plan. A transparent dome that blanketed the entire place appeared. obstructing the path of the Airship. The moment it went up, the ship crashed into it. Unfortunately, it was unable to break through it.The air ship had already received too much damage from the earlier attacks. Its shields crumbled and the airship started a sharp descent for the ground. As soon as Amaraa saw the airship hit the ground exploding like a smashed watermelon, she took her leave. She had done her part as instructed. She only hoped that th
A hundred Kilometers was not really troubling to Writers of that level and rank. Also, once they left the range of the runes he set in place, they would be able to open Zodiac gates and return.Meanwhile, at the exit of the prison cells. The pressure from above had disappeared with the loud explosion. "Oh shit! Derek. you had better still be kicking." Aesir said in worry as he held back Tiny that wanted to run to instinctively run in the direction of the explosion out of worry. "Let me go!""Tiny! TIny!! Tiny!!! you have to calm down." Aesir pulled her back. "Calm down! Calm down!! Don't worry am sure he is alright. Remember that you are carrying Maria. This is a task he charged us with. So don't worry and just do your part. That idiot is far tenacious than he looks."After hearing what Aesir said, she finally calmed down. In truth, Aesir was probably more worried than her. But somebody had to take a logical stance in times like this. Also, they had a problem right before them. Ellen
Derek's eyes opened wide in shock. He instinctively grabbed Maria and jumped into the Zodiac gate. They appeared on a beach. "No! NO!! NO!!!" Derek panicked. His hands were visibly shaking in fear and shock. He was confused about what to do. Maria was in his embrace bleeding through the holes that had now opened up in her body. "Whyyyy... whyyy? Why did you have to dooo that?" He stammered as he spoke. Choking back on the tears that were already leaking down his eyes onto her face, his fingers held her tight in his embrace as his mind scrambled for a solution. The others rushed over. "Wait! I can ... I can get you help." "Shhh!" Maria shut him up with a finger on his lips. Her voice was low and evidently, she was trying her best to talk, "After what I had been through, seeing you is beyond rewarding. You have grown so strong. I can feel the rise of your aura." She gave a gentle smile as her palm cupped his face. "Derek! I am not going to make it." His face leaned into her hand. "No
"Sorry for your loss. I understand, I can feel your pain." Hayaa comforted. Derek sat legs folded in the void. Losing Maria did a whole lot of damage to him. He had tried so hard. Practically giving it his all, but he had still lost her. Currently, he was confused about what to do. His mind was hazy with no sense of direction.Hayaa could feel that his mind was almost fractured from the hurt. There was no other choice, she had to take matters into her own hands. She decieded to do something she hadn't done before. At least his body was now strong enough to take some seconds of it.Derek opened his eyes. He was in an all too familier room. He had not been here in a long time, so long that he had nearly forgotten the feel of the sheets beneath him. He reflexively turned to his side and of course, she was there. Those amazing mountains were in his face to welcome him, but he was in no mood to appreciate their splendour. He turned away to the other side. At the moment, he really didn't wa
You see, Maria was not the person initially charged with taking care of you. Things just rolled out that way. The person tasked with taking care of you was actually my mate-VoweroAh! silly me. Of course, you don't know. You are still quite foreign to our traditions. Let me explain-Writers do not get married but like any other species, we are capable of mating. Finding a mate happens by the attraction of wavelengths. It is a sacred act that can only befall a writer once in a lifetime.Walter took another spoon of pie. Enjoying the flavour in his mouth, he nodded in satisfaction and continued.Lord Levinack was not really the kind of person that was plenty or abundant in the trust department. He didn't even let servants come close to you. But the conflicts that later led to the war were just starting to get really spicy and his attention was needed at the forefront.And so you were handed over to Vowero, his younger sister-whom was also my mate. But yet again, Vowero was Repono of the
Derek looked at Walter in surprise. Believing what the middle-aged looking man was saying was a bit hard on the ears. "She picked me!?" He asked for confirmation. Walter nodded. "Young Master Derek. There is a lesson to this story-one that I find myself learning over and over again till now." Walter stood up from the bed, "Come with me a bit, let's take a walk. Derek did not want to, but seeing as Walter was already heading for the door, he put the bowl down on the tray and followed after him.Walter made sure Derek had caught up with him before he continued. "Master Derek, let me ask you a question. If you had a neighbour and his dog pooped, let us say on your car. Is it your fault?""No! obviously," Derek replied."What about if you woke up and found a baby in front of your doorstep? Is it your fault?""That's another No!""Good! These things are not your fault, but no doubt, there are your responsibilities. You will have to clean the dog poop. After all, it is your car. You will a
As she laid in his arms, she was not a warrior and not the right-hand acolyte of the Warrior goddess of protection, nor was he her master or the heir to a noble writer family. They were just two people, a young woman bathing in acceptance of the warm embrace of her man. For a few seconds that felt like a lifetime, they both forgot about the rest of the world, about the tyrannosaurus corpse on the floor or that Bastet might be watching them. They just held each other tightly as both of their hearts came to a mutual understanding that from now on, neither was going to let the other go.Derek finally pulled back a little. He placed his lips on her forehead, "From now on, you are mine." She nodded subconsciously. Those words were like honey to her ears. He wiped away her tears with his fingers."What about Augustina?" She asked."That will not be a problem. Just let me handle her, okay?" He kissed her on the forehead again and she nodded."Right now, the most important thing is to get her