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
"On your knees!" He commanded, and Tiny knelt before him. As he went behind her, digging his hand in her hair and observing the gem that was embedded there, she couldn't help but capture the portrait on the wall. It was one she had missed seeing so much. The portrait had in it a man sitting on his throne, with a woman standing at his side and two children about the ages of five sitting at the man's feet. It was a portrait depicting a happy family. if only it was, as it showed.The woman in the portrait had an unmistakable resemblance to Tiny, she even had the afro. She closed her eyes as she felt his fingers on her scalp. There was once upon a time she looked forward to his pats on her head. When father and daughter had a stable loving relationship without the pollution of benefits and hate, a time when the smiles on his face once he saw her were of love and appreciation.Yes, she remembered, when her world totally tumbled.Tiny came from a specie of water people. They usually lived t
"Welcome Madeline, we have been waiting for you!" A voice whispered and she turned about to the sound of the voice.There stood a very tall slim woman. She had on a white crop top that revealed her very slim waist leadingdown to her white blouse. She had a pair of glasses on, and she smiled sweetly to Madeline."Where I'm I!?...And who are you!?" Madeline asked."Follow me! I'll explain" she said, gesturing to Madeline a path that opened up in front of them.Madeline frowned and at first did not want to, but still followed behind the woman taking gentle steps.Through a yellow path in-between trees that surprisingly had both carrots and cabbages growing on them, to a hut on a hill side. Madeline followed, while her eyes examed her environment with nothing but wonder and surprise.At the small hut, the woman entered, and then she gestured for Madeline to follow. Although she did not want to, she had no choice and followed.Madeline thought that her sense of reality was warped because
Aesir willed and his sword acted as an assist as it went straight for the bird's other wing.*Caw!*The eagle screamed in pain. Manila ran straight for it. And mounting it's back, she delivered a crushing blow to its neck.*Caw!* It screamed again. However, she did not stop for a bit and after the fourth blow, the eagle passed out. Derek and Aesir stared at her in surprise as she slowly stood from the eagle's back. She made fierce eye contact with Derek and then looked away. Aesir turned to Derek with a brow up, and Derek raised his hands in surrender, "what I'm innocent. I swear!" "Of course you are." Aesir smiled and walked away.Manila began work immediately. The plan was to use the bird as a distraction for the scorpions so that they could pass.The best way to do this would be for them to make sure that the beast could no longer pick up flight.Manila was unsurprisingly skilled at this. She cut out the feathers of the beast.Aesir and Derek also joined her and helped. Soon eno
"Exactly! So if you can't solve them, why bother about them? Yet, before you lies a problem that deserves you immediate attention which you can or at least try solving. But you are too concerned with the rabbits in the wild to realize that you should first deal with the one on your plate." Priestess Ada adviced.She smiled and walked away, "Don't forget, listen as a passerby and it will flow naturally." Madeline watched the back of the old lady leaving as the words she had just spoken played again and again in her head. She sat crossed leg once more as she continually told herself to let go. Her eyes closed tightly and suddenly the thoughts as expected came once more.This time around, she decided not to quiet it or silence it. Rather she let it flow naturally.At first she couldn't help but be swept up in the thoughts and the different scenarios they played. Some even ended in tragedy. And this made her ache in worry. This was a disadvantage of over active thinks. A disadvantage t
Derek could not help but look at them and observe them. These were not like the scorpions he knew from earth. For one, they produced webbings from their tail end. Also, there seemed to be very organized and particularly busy.Some of them were bigger, but those big ones were few. And from the looks of it, they monitored the activities of the smaller ones. These creatures were hard at work building it seemed."Scorpion colony! We will have to navigate round them." Manila spoke."Navigate?" Aesir asked, "how far are we talking of?"She pointed to the hill far in the distance. "That far? But that will take at least an extra day off our schedule." Derek added."Yeah! It will. But it will be far better than to have those things have our scent. Cause ones they do, they will follow us for a very long time." Manila advised."Hmmm. Is there no way to distract them?" Derek asked."Well, there are a couple of ways that could work. However, we don't even have the necessary materials to make tha
Madeline nodded her head in understanding to Chief Sasha's words."So what does this have to do with aura?" Madeline asked."Well! Every thing." She picked up another stone from the ground, "according to your definition of aura, then aura is this object in your hands. And has stated earlier, it weighs you down over time." Chief Sasha turned and threw the stone into the water, then she turned once more and slowly released her aura, "However, if you understand that all it is, is an extension of your body, then behold the weight is gone. After all, your hands have always been attached to the rest of your body and you don't hear them complaining."Those words suddenly stroke difference to Madeline. She felt like she was at a state where she wanted to understand. In fact, the enlightenment was just Infront of her, however, it was a yard bit out of reach.She even sat on the ground as she tried to think hard on Chief Sasha's words. However, for the first time in a while, her brain was una
"huh!?" Madeline could not believe what she was hearing."Don't worry! I am not as weak or fragile as you think. I am sure you noticed that we are a small tribe. Yet, we have survived for so long with terrible neighbors such as the Kaka tribe. Although we rarely bring out our full force, we are definitely not weak." Chief Sasha smirked a bit.Madeline nodded and then she commanded the Cerberus to attack. The beast used one of its paws and a heavy blow landed on the chief. *Bam* Some where within the carven, Priestess Ada was attending to a pregnant woman when she heard the boom of the attack. She raised her head and sighed, "So the the training has started."She pretended not to hear it and continue with the pregnant woman in front of her.....Meanwhile, Madeline was panicking. There was a lot of dust and it was difficult for her to see what had happened. As far as she was concerned,she had crushed the chief."Chief Sasha!" She called out in a low tone. Afraid that her eyes might m
A few hours later, Derek ,Aesir and Milan said their good byes as they started their journey to the Gaka tribe.However, before they did Priestess Ada had come to see Derek one more time."Please take care of yourself properly Repono. And if there is absolutely anything you need, do not hesitate to contact me. I maybe far from you, but some of the things I can do will very much amaze you."Once she said this, she touched behind his ear and Derek clearly felt another radio rune added to the one he already had.Radio runes were special but not ominipresent. One had to be within a certain range for it to be used.Derek knew that If she was giving him one, then it meant that she was sure of reaching him as far away as even the Gaka tribe.A sudden realization hit Derek. One that he had not thought of before. Priestess Ada was a Familiar. Which meant that she could also weave runes.He remembered his experience at the cave when he first came and the one that had happen during the fight aga
"And what might the main dish be?" Milan asked with raised brows. Chief Sasha did not exactly know how to have this talk with her daughter. But she knew that she had to. "Erm... Milan how old are you now?" "I am nineteen now!" Milan replied, "but in a couple of months, I'll be twenty." "Oh! That's nice. That's around the same age I was when I had you. Oh, how I remember it like it was only yesterday. That was the happiest day of my life. You were so little and so adorable. Your butt was not this big and chest this full then. It was all so..." "Mother!!!" Milan stopped her. Her cheeks had become red from embarrassment. "Just go straight to the point. Please!" Chief Sasha laughed a bit, "okay! I understand you are a big girl now." She sighed and then laughed some more. Apparently, she was still rolling down memory lane. "So tell me. What do you think about that Master Writer?" Chief Sasha asked. "Huh!?" This question had taken Milan off guard. "What do you mean mother?" "I mean
Meanwhile, back at the mountain that belonged to the Waka tribe, Derek sat crossed legged in a cave assigned to him. This cave was by far a better one than the one he had and his friends had been sharing on first arrival. Also it was decorated appropriately and it even had a bed in the middle made of several animal fur. Derek had already given out instruction that he would loved to be left alone for a while, if not the entrance to this place would have been crowded by people. With rumours of the tribe having a writer as a guest, every body wanted to meet him. Also, tales of his marvelous feat from the battle earlier in the day had reached their ears.He was as good as a god to them at this point. At the entrance of the cave already lay all sorts of gifts for him. However, Derek was not all that interested in playing messiah at the moment. He just had too much on his mind. Too much problems that needed his attention. One of which was the pressing matter that both his women were mis