Leo and Kyrian stood under the tree watching solemnly as the funeral ended and everyone got into their cars to head for the reception at the Jones Family Mansion. Leo couldn't help but notice that Helen car was being driven by David but he chose not to give it much thought.'We aren't married to each other and she's a big girl. She can do what she wants' he reassured himself in his mind as he watched her convoy drive away."Mr Dubois tell me what makes you think your side can come out on top in the coming events?" Kyrian asked as soon as there was no one else left in the private cemetery which belonged to the Jones Family."That's a tricky question but I don't feel obligated to answer it" Leo replied him not willing to give out information about their strategies to the enemy."If we were playing chess and Helen Jones was the Kinh?, what chess piece do you think you would be? Because there can't be two kings on the same side of one chess board" Kyrian asked again but Leo already knew h
Leo sat on the edge of the roof of the Jones Corporation building. His eyes were closed and he sat cross legged in a meditation position. His little talk with Kyrian had proved to be very eye opening and he needed time to think about it. He felt his phone vibrate in his pocket but he paid no mind to it as he was fully concentrated on on keeping his mind blank at the time. He knew who was calling, it was Helen and he was not ready to face her yet as he had just realized that her grandfather killed his parents and the rest of his extended family. Kyrian had told him a lot of things which he wasn't even sure he believed but needed time to think everything through before he acted. His feelings were in a mess and he wasn't going to make a decision while he was still upset so he wouldn't regret it later. He sat there for the next few hours with his eyes closed and his phone vibrating every five minutes before he finally opened his eyes back. He pulled out his phone from his pocket
Helen sat in silence as Leo drove at insane speed through the city streets. He was focused on the road and she could see how hard his hands were clenching the steering wheel.The silence and tension inside the car was so thick that you could cut through it with a knife. David was seated at the back seat with his hands and feet tied together. She watched from her seat as Leo ran a red light and almost ran into an oncoming bus without even blinking an eye. They were on the freeway now and Leo was going even faster now. She put her head back and listened to the roar of the car's beautiful engine as it raced through the city. RRRRRRRRRIIIIIING! Leo's phone rang from his pocket and he slowed down a little to pull it out of his pocket and pick it while she listened to the conversation without turning her head. "Hello" "Yeah, I just found out" "You should have told me sooner" "I need you to try and delay it" "You can do that?" "I'll be eternally in your debt" "What's the lo
"Hah, that was crazy" Helen said as they walked slowly back to the car."Yeah I wish I didn't have to blackmail her about her affair but we were given no choice" Leo sighed with a soft smile as he opened the door for Helen to step into the car."How's our little prisoner doing?" Helen said as she looked into the backseat."Sleeping peacefully I hope?" Leo said as he walked around the car to get into the other side."Peacefully? With that large bump on his head I'm sure he's going to wake up to the chorus if angels singing" Helen laughed as Leo started up the car.They were both quiet for a minute as Leo drove out of the spot they parked in and left the Bronx mansion behind."Thank you Leo. It really means so much to me that you are still by my side" Helen said to him with a soft shy smile and he smiled back in reply."What are we going to do about your ex boyfriend in my back seat?" Leo said as he sped along the freeway back home."I'm thinking of paying Lex Bronx a little visit tomor
Melissa and Baron Ax sat in the conference room quietly as the announcer called the latest rankings for net wealth value at the annual conference. The number one as usual was whoever was the head of the Jones Family and no one was surprised to see Helen's name at the top of the list.Baron had heard about a lot of Leo's adventures and he was beginning to worry that he'll actually lose to someone who had not even a penny to his name less than a month ago.Melissa could feel Baron's worries and she also was uncertain about whether or not he might win the bet. She had cut ties with Leo and her partnership with the Jones Corporation was only in name now as they had stopped operating as partners. She believed she had picked the right side in this war but somewhere deep down she was still thinking about all the numerous possibilities of failure."We would like to stop the listing to announce the arrival of the head of the Jones Corporation, Miss Helen Jones and the CEO of LD Allied, Mr Leon
"We have to go on the offensive Helen" Leo said as he and Helen arrived back at the mansion. "Offensive? They are attacking us from multiple fronts, how do we know which side to attack first?" Helen sighed as she plopped down into the sofa."We don't. We just hit the side which will hurt them the most and when they all come running we snuff them out at the root" Leo said as he poured the both of them a drink from the bottle of brandy on the table."Which side will hurt them the most then?" She asked as she collected the glass from him and downed it in one long sip."Who else? The stupid false god. If we take him down the rest of them will go down way easier."The false god? I thought we were going to go after Damon and co to get at him?" Helen asked in confusion."I know but I don't think we have the time to do that now. I'll try to find out it's location from Kyrian and see if I can stop it before any harm to anyone" Leo said as he pulled out his phone and began texting Kyrian."I d
Leo parked his car a long distance from the entrance to the Red Fruit Mangrove and proceeded to hike slowly into the forest. He was nervous and jumpy and his eyes kept on skittering from left to right as he expected monsters to jump out at him at every turn.He watched the beautiful red fruits dangle from the branches of the trees and felt an almost arcane attachment to them. He knew to they were poisonous and that was common knowledge but he was from the Divine Clan and was immune to poison so he had nothing to fear from the fruit.He reached up and plucked one of a tree and stared at it intently for a while before biting hard into it. He didn't know if he had to peel off the back or lick through the skin but he didn't want to think at that moment as he let his mouth savor the taste off the fruit. It had a silky and sour taste that almost made him spit it up but he didn't dare remove his teeth from inside the fruit. He sucked on the juice for a few more seconds before forcing the fr
Leo wondered around for a few hours inside the Red Fruit Mangrove dodging strange supernatural creatures and escaping from close death situations. He was at his wit's end and he was about to call of his search and go home to prepare a defense from an unknown enemy with unknown capabilities."What on earth am I even looking for. I knew this was a bad idea" he whispered to himself as he skipped over a camouflaged snake in the green grass. He was allergic to toxins but getting bit by snakes was never a nice thing to go through.He was about to quit his search when he noticed a single tree which was fifteen times as large and tall as any other tree in the Mangrove. In the CCTV images of the place the tree was called The Big Red Ben but as he looked at the marvel from under he couldn't dare call it by such a ridiculous name."Well even if I'm not supposed to climb other trees I'm sure this has to be the most special tree in this entire forest and since this mission seems to be a dead end I