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"What do you want?"Kie turned in bed to avoid Samantha."Keep whining in bed. We can't wait forever."Samantha left after that. Kie reluctantly turned back,"What's that bitch saying?"He grunted, then suddenly remembered the vision he had overnight. He sat up,"No way that made any sense. Samantha's still pregnant?!"He scoffed, shaking his head. Then he noticed again that Malisa was not in bed with him. He remembered, how he bickered with her before they both returned to the palace. He had told her to go to her chamber that he would crash in Elonaise's vacant room for the night. Since either of them would agree with the other."How stubborn can she be?"He climbed off the bed. He looked around. The room wasn't in its best condition. He didn't have much time to wonder."How many hours sleep did I have that it's morning already?!"He argued, getting dressed uTwo days later. Palace of Agranah. "My Lord, A strange man seeks to speak with you."A guard hurried in and bowed before Kie. 'Twas one of the few guards which had escaped and returned to serve him. They were loyal folks who had sworn on their lives to serve Agranah to the end of their days, irrespective of whoever the leader was. "Did he say why?"Kie helped the guard to his feet. Samantha who was in an earshot, stealing a glance at the scene, seemed impressed by Kie's gestures. "He would neither speak, nor budge. But he seems restless. At your words, I'm sure he would come running in.""Go bring him in."Kie nodded him away and the guard hurried out. "What did he say is the matter?"Malisa asked, walking away from the royal business she was attending to. Only Hannibal wasn't in sight. Each of them was getting ready for tomorrow's coronation, and they would do all they could to make
Evening. Men were beginning to arrive at Agranah. A lot them. Men, women and their children. The streets and corners have been tidied up too. And those which were yet to be tidied up were under the process at the moment. A man suddenly whistled at a set of displaced mates and the mates began to converge at the corner behind a hut. As soon all the men were present, the leader of the group started; he was the same man who had challenged Kie and Hannibal the previous day. "Enough men and women have returned to Agranah. And tomorrow is the coronation of the Ostler. I heard that the occasion would be held within the palace walls since the population is not huge yet."He picked his tooth with the dirty finger of his index,"Tell me what you know about the coronation and the Ostler. How do we stop him from becoming the King?"As soon as he opened the space for contributions of ideas, men started throwing in their points,
The D-Day. "It's an honor to have the populace join us on this day to celebrate the coronation of the new king of Agranah. A man who had gone through several levels of pain before arriving at this height. A man who had once been a part of you and is quite acquainted with all you have been through. A man who understands what it means to be ridiculed and cussed at, yet kept fighting and struggling. Till he was able to seize the power from the usurper after paying a huge sacrifice. And now is bestowed upon with the title that does befit him."Hannibal paused for a moment. He hadn't thought that the speech would be that long. That wasn't actually how he'd thought twould go. But now, he could turn to Kie who was royally dressed,"Shall we give honor to the King of Agranah, Kie Azholophased, as he grace us with words from his royal lips."The audience who had converged in the throne hall put their hands together as Kie stood up from his throne. M
Same. "What did you do to my daughter. What did you??"He kept punching him. Kie didn't fight back. "Stop this, Elonaise. How dare you hurt my son!!"Mara had almost made it to him, but Hannibal was faster. He got a hold of Elonaise and pulled him away from Kie. Kie's crown had dropped and broken a edge. "You too, how could you stand by and watch your sister be abused by this fool!!! Couldn't you had broken his jaw even if she is too blinded by love to see it?!"Elonaise struck Hannibal's cheek, taking it out on him. Samantha stepped forward,"You also know that he's my brother?!"Elonaise turned to her,"Is it true that you're now a witch?!"Samantha couldn't answer the question. She threw her face down instead. Elonaise shook his head then turned to the crowd who had been in awe of the strange activities. "All of you can return to your daily activities. When it's time, you'l
Later that day. Within the walls of Agranah."The witch wants to see you."Malisa called at Kie who was lying in bed. He was in the royal chamber of Wealene. But Wealene wasn't in sight at the moment. Only Kie was, and Malisa, who had just walked to the door when someone had knocked. "Tell her to go away. I don't want to have anything to do with that b--"The door was pushed open by Samantha anyways. She strutted in. She obviously didn't care whether or not Kie wanted to talk to her. "Give us some privacy please."Samantha turned to Malisa as soon as she stepped in. Malisa didn't care,"Who knows what might happen again. I can't leave him with you anymore, so just go in and say whatever you want to--""Should I make you?!"There was an edge to Samantha's voice now. Like she didn't give a damn what Malisa's opinions were. Malisa grunted,"Witch!!"She stepped out and closed the doo
Same. Outside the Palace Walls. "Hail the God-king, Hail!!"Wealene mocked, bowing in scorn to Xerxes who was still tied to the two poles outside the walls of the palace. Xerxes had his face to the earth, he looked weary. He was hardly fed, yet he tried as much as possible to keep the aura of a God. "You must feel so refreshed to be here under the open sky where you can talk directly to your fellow gods."Wealene stopped talking, tuning his gaze,"Yes! It just hit me. Why don't you call your fellow gods to come down and save you. Or isn't it quite a smear to their sacred names and pedigree that their colleague couldn't save himself even though he claims to be a god?!"He paused,"You know, maybe it's because I'm bored out of my mind. Maybe because I want to see the magic of a God. How about you give us a good show. I bet you, many people would come to watch and you'll be popular in no time. What do you t
Evening. In the woods of Agranah. "She should be somewhere around here."Samantha stopped under a big oak tree. The shades of the tree were generous enough to hide her from the scorching rays of the unbelievable sun. Twas evening, but the sun seemed yet to be in its prime, probably obsessed with its duty. "But I can't find a trace of her."She complained, looking to her left and right. Then back to the front. She made her eyes glow suddenly, in an attempt to trace the tracks but she got nothing. "How could she be hiding from me. How am I supposed to cultivate my powers if she keeps going off the grid? Do I have to submit myself to some random Sorceress who might take advantage of my vulnerability?"She grunted, leaning on the trunk of the tree. "I refuse to be discouraged. I must seek her till I get wearied. Till the day is folded and night takes a fancy of the mortal realm."She went down on her butts
Agranah. Wealene's Chamber. "How do you feel now, father?"Malisa helped her father up. She handed him the goblet filled with concoction. He took a long gulp of it, not allowing the bitter taste to ruin his motivation. "Like shit. But it's a relief that I won't die. Let that choad just wait till I recover, he would wish he didn't know me."He tried to lie back down, after handing the cup back to his daughter. She looked inside the cup,"There's still some portion left. It'll work together.""Malisa?"Wealene called, after getting comfortable. "Yes father?"His face housed a thin smile,"How about you be a good daughter and take the remaining portion for me."She rolled her eyes at him,"Why would I ? Was I the one who was bitten by the dick of a God?"She tried to laugh stealthily but he caught her. "So, now you're against your only father?"