Road Through Damnation
Chapter 14
Fast Forward 1
Anna had begun to realize her son was growing at a faster pace as compared to children his age. He also seem quite intelligent to her and quite adapt in the skill of mana circulation.
Anna knew it was only a matter of time until she found out the reason for her son’s fast growth because she was now scared inwardly. Drew’s gazes were becoming too intense now, and Anna felt like Drew was looking right into her soul making her always think twice before she acts when she is with Drew.
“God please help me take care of this child because he is more of demon than I was during my childhood. I just hope he does not inherit the bad side of me because it can be really bad.” Anna prayed in her heart as she felt Drew gawking at her.
But Anna did not know Drew was studying her and trying to be like her. Drew had been with Anna for the past 6 months. And during those 6 months he had grown to rely on Anna like how a baby cub would rely on its mother for safety.
Drew had also learned a bit about this world and how it functioned as a whole.
This world was bigger than Jupiter 10x and the inhabitants here have not been able to explore every part of the world.
(A.N Author here with his own comment on this issue, it is quite normal because we humans have not even been able to fully understand this blue planet of ours and why it is so unique when compared to others.)
Magic is everything here and without it you will be treated as trash all your life until you get a breakthrough. This breakthrough grants the person the ability to level up.
(A.N Let us just look ahead.)
My mother is stronger than most people in this world.
This was all the information I was able to gather by listening to both Anna and Raven mumblings as they went on with their daily life. The third piece of information was quite difficult to believe at first but as I watch her during this first 6 months of my new life, I had to accept it. She could run faster than lightning now and did not even make noise when breaking sound barriers.
Also, Drew had watch her fight a monster before and according to what Raven was saving, that monster was close to gaining sentience and also close to ranking up into the demi-gold rankings.
It was a normal day like every day until I heard an earth-shaking roar which frightened me to the core.
“ROOOAAAARRRRRR.”
“ROOOAAAARRRRRR.”
“ROOOAAAARRRRRR.”
The roar ranged 3 times in my ears, making me piss all over myself. I remember talking about being self-reliant and shit along those lines but right now I forgot all about those thoughts because I was about to get fucked really hard.
“I needed my mummy now.” I mumbled in an innocent childish way and all I got was a laugh from Anna and some words which calmed me down greatly.
“Do not worry my dear son, mummy would protect you with all her strength and besides this lion is just an A-rank monster with an Earth manipulation ability. I can beat it with my eyes close.” Anna opened her eyes as she chuckled with thought of Drew being scared by that lion whiles she was around.
Anna stared at the lion for a few seconds and charged right at it. She had decided not to use her swords because she felt it was unnecessary. The lighting speed charge ended with a dropkick which cost the lion two of its canine teeth. But Anna was not done after performing the dropkick.
She managed to land on her hands whiles she was in mid-air and coated her left leg with the earth around her. She sent the lion flying with just a kick of her leg.
“Oh, it seems the pussy cat is a pussy after all.” Anna laughed at the flying lion and dashed right at her. When Anna managed to get behind the lion in mid-air, she sent a fist at the back of its head.
“POW.” Was the sound that registered in the ears of Drew. Drew now could not see his mother. So, he only followed the sounds they made which was even now proven to become even difficult.
The lion at this moment felt its life was in danger so it decided to do what every living organism would do when they felt their end was near and that was going + ultra.
“YEEAAAHHHHH.”
The lion stood up again but this time it had coated itself with a thick miasma and was using that miasma to heal its wounds. Anna had been unforgiving in her assaults and right now she was looking at the lion in amusement.
Anna knew she could still beat the lion even if it coated itself with diamonds because she knew her fists made dents appear on the surface of the hardest mineral on this planet. So, a small miasma and earth fortification would not save the lion.
“DREW MY BABY BOY IT SEEMS WE WILL BE HAVING LION MEAT THIS DINNER. OH, STUPID ME, I FORGOT YOU DO NOT HAVE STRONG TEETH LIKE MUM.” Anna shouted in an affectionate tone because she was a bit far away from Drew but that did not mean she was not looking at him.
This time the lion charged at Anna but she just side stepped it and gave the lion a hard knock on its head.
“ROOOOAAAARRRR.”
Was the only sound the lion could make as it felt its skull separating gradually. The lion moved away from Anna after it received the knock and stared at Anna intensely.
“Oh dear, do not look at me like that. If you do so I might kill you without batting an eyelid.” Anna said in a sad voice. “Please try to take 3 of my punches.” Anna looked at the lion sadly as she voiced out her request.
As soon as she completed her speech Anna charged in again, this time it felt like the wind was supporting every movement. Clenching her fist with all her strength she punched the lion hard on its guts instantly killing it.
“And I thought this bad boy here could take 3 shots from me. How sad to have died before you broke through. How pitiful?” Anna paid her sincerest condolences to the lion and placed its death corpse in her storage space.
“Drew we are going to have lion meat today so please try and behave and do not give mama those stares whiles she cooks okay.” An
Road Through DamnationChapter 15Fast Forward 2Drew POVI have been in this world for a year now and loss all hope of going back to planet earth. I know magic is here but still the lack of technology was a minus for me. Look I am a person from the 21st century and an African to boot.I have become used to a life where technology makes my life easier and helps me solve my problems. But on a second thought, maybe just maybe because I am living in this backwater place access to technology has become a bit difficult.Because, I had come to learn that this planet is way bigger than earth and it has not been fully explored yet so maybe just maybe there might be some technological ruins. Or I might find someone who is just like me.I do hope I find someone who is a reincarnate just like me. Despite my concerns and issues, I have here I must say I have grown stronger and tougher too.The constant fights both Anna and Raven had with monsters help me immensely. It helped me think of mana as a
Road Through DamnationChapter 16Getting Schooled.“Drew my dear son, I have something very important to tell you.”“Please mother what is it.”‘Huff, Anna relax you gotta tell him eventually. So, just relax and disclose these information to him.’“Drew it is about your father and your bloodline.”“Okay mum, I am all ears so please go ahead with the information you wanted to tell me about my father.”“Thanks, Drew sometimes I wonder if you really are a kid. Your mannerism since birth has been one of an adult man.”“Yeah, yeah mum, this is not the first time you are telling me this so can you like get to the information you wanted to disclose.”“Okay Drew, the first information is your mother was a queen and your deceased father was a king.”“Already figured that out mom, how you always act and carry yourself makes it obvious you are royalty. So, I am not slightly surprised by this revelation.”“Drew are you really a year old?”“Yes, mom and I also need to know the other information.”
Side Story 1Trip To Circle 1.(A.N I would still use Drew as his name in his former world.)“Drew so when will you being going to Circle to swap your phone for a better one?” Kwadwo a friend of Drew asked him.“Looking at the weather now, I think going today is the best day. Afterall, I do not want to go there while it is raining cat and dogs.” Drew replied to his friend while staring at the sky. The atmosphere looked clear and devoid of any black cloud. Drew’s phone had also told him about the atmosphere at Kwame Nkrumah Circle to also have the same weather, so he was ready for his trip.“Okay fine but listen to this advice I am coming to give you.” Kwadwo said while holding Drew by the shoulder and staring him in the eye. It looked like Kwadwo was serious about what he was going to say.“Okay go on I am all ears.” Drew responded nonchalky at Kwadwo’s serious expression.“Okay listen; The first advice is do not trust anybody, everybody, and anything there. Everything you think about
Side Story 2Trip To Circle 2After laughing to his heart’s content Drew began changing for his trip to Kwame Nkrumah Circle. He chose to wear a white chase deer top and khaki shorts. He wanted to look as simple as possible and make it easy for him to ran if he fucks up along the way to the market.“Now let’s get this new Samsang S23 which has been making waves on the internet and even better I might even get a the S24 which is not out yet. Hehehe just kidding.” Drew laughed at himself for harboring such thoughts. But it also did not seem impossible because that was the magic Circle had in its possession.Drew decided to go to the market by public transport which was called ‘Trotro’ locally. Drew did not like taking such cars because the drivers did not obey basic road rules. The rule they normally broke was the don’t drink and drive rule.Drew felt, that rule was kind of a nursery rhythm for the drivers, so it was kind of considered normal when the rule was disobeyed by them. The dri
Side Story 3Trip To Circle 3Right now, Drew was walking among a plethora of different traders shouting their wares at the market. There was so, much chaos and confusion going on here. There was no system of order in this marketplace.There were traders who were shouting their wares out to entice customers, they were traders who were also dealing with their customers and there were some customers who were even fighting with the traders because they felt cheated. Cries and shouts of children could also be heard as they were played around.Surprisingly animals were also being sold here without medical authorization. It was like everyone was left to their own free will. Drew had been abroad a couple of times, so he knew that, in abroad they scrutinized the animals they allow on the market. This was to prevent spread of diseases, but it seems Ghana was indeed a free country.Drew just shook his head trying to forget all the mess in his head. He breath in deeply and continued to march onw
Side Story 4 (Last Chapter)Trip To Circle 4‘I do not know for how long I passed out. But as soon as I opened my eyes a stench stronger the dung and urine of both human and animals assaulted my nose.’“Where the fuck is this place and why is it so dark? I asked no one in particular.” Drew was currently locked up in cells because of the allegation of theft which has been charged against him and because of the way he landed in front of the station. That jump and run made a lot of the officers’ shudder with slight fear.When Drew realized where he was, he thanked God and anyone who would listen to his prayers. He was glad he was not dead yet. He knew he was lucky to escape the incident without getting hit, slapped, or kicked. He was really grate to all the Supreme Beings out there.“Lucky for me I was locked in the cells. I just need to call the officer and give something small to clear up this stupid case. I still want to stand for presidency so having a clean record is the best.’ Drew
Chapter 17Getting School 2“Yes, I was reincarnated here.” Drew replied Anna’s question with a sigh. He knew sooner or later the truth would be figured out by Anna so he decided to come clean himself and see if he can earn some benefits from telling Anna the truth.“So, you are not among us, like you are from a different plant? Like a planet which is not ours it is not even from the unexplored continents in this world of Axumen but a different world?” Anna asked Drew again to see if her son would deny her claims but to her surprise. Drew shook his head up and down gently to accept all her claims.Drew knew it was hard to believe for any normal reasoning human being. If Drew was in Anna’s shoes, which he cannot fit inside for now. He would have found this situation a bit dramatic and out of a story because it only happens in story books.Also, the fact that Drew is an alien is something which can cause massive confusion in this already confused world when found out. Drew is sure he wo
Chapter 18Getting Schooled 3Anna and Drew were now behind a board in the house. Anna felt this was the right time to ask her son questions, she had been wanting to ask him all this time around.Anna wanted to ask her son how he was able to pull of some stunts as a kid. One such example of stunt Drew pulled was when he managed to awaken his mana circuits in just his first month.Also, how Drew was able to speak the language of this place with relative ease. Anna questions were many, but she decided to wait and ask her son patiently.Yes, Anna was ready to put all her plans aside for Drew. She was ready to forget about the whole revenge fiasco and just live a normal life if Drew wanted. She did not want anything to happen to her last and only son. That there was what motherly love could do. Anna was ready to give up all her dreams just to please her son. “Mom, my past life honestly is not a good one to begin with. I had committed a lot of atrocities against innocent people. I had lo