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Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 252
“Cleo?” Elijah ran to her and pulled her into a hug.“Elijah,” her body relaxed as she relaxed into his embrace. “I can't believe how much I missed you,” she said as they pulled away.“But you just called not too long ago to tell me you found–” his voice trailed as his eyes went beside her.“Uhmm yeah. When I found him, he knew I was supposed to find him. We were on our way back when he decided he was too tired to continue in the car. Opened my eyes, and we were in Quantum City.”“Oh, so telepathy?”The god ignored everyone who was speaking and stepped forward. He didn't stop until he was in front of Lexington.As he sized him up, Lexington's eyes lifted in curiosity.“God of the sea,” he finally spoke. His voice was just like Elijah had heard in his vision. Everything felt so real at that moment. He pinched himself and realized it was real. “Calm like the sea. Good for you.”He left him and walked over to Asher who spotted a smirk on his face. “Deceit!” He suddenly declared.“You've
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“Wow. Let me guess. Gods went crazy again. That would explain this,” Cleo said, looking around.“Yep. It was Darius. But let's not talk about him now.”“Call the god of arts and craft. He'll be able to fix your door, and then you can seal it with your strength. No one would be able to break it down, anymore.”“Uhmmm, that would be a little bit complicated,” Elijah said.“Yeah. We don't exactly know where all the gods are. But wait, isn't the art and crafts god the one that took Winnie the other time?” She turned to Elijah. “I wasn't around, but I can remember us speaking the morning after you found her.”“Yeah, he is.”“Good, so call him.”“I can't.”“Why?” Henry asked, confused.“He's no more.”“He's dead?”“You killed him?!Henry and Cleo both asked at the same time.“I didn't kill him. I just sent him to another plane.”“You did what? The same thing the king of the underworld did to me? How could you do that? Don't you know there's usually an offset of balance when you do something
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The door opened, and Elijah went in with Cleo.“Elijah? Is everything fine? I heard so many noises,” the nurse ranted as soon as they stepped in.“Everything's fine.” Elijah tried to calm her as Cleo moved closer to his unconscious mother. “Who is—” her words trailed as she fully saw Cleo. “Uhmm, that's the girl that came in the other day, go see your mother with Tobias.”“That's her,” Elijah said.“Oh.”Cleo smiled as she watched the unconscious woman. She wondered if Elijah could feel her fading away. If he did, he acted very calmly about it.That was why she couldn't afford to express sadness. She believed in him. He was going to piece it together before her lifeline on earth was exhausted.She grabbed her hand and kissed it. In the old days, they said the kiss of the beauty goddess prompted good health. She hoped that it could still be applied now.Satisfied with everything she had seen and done, she turned around to face the fidgeting nurse. “Thank you for taking care of her. No
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Colin Trust ended the call and returned his attention to his guest. “I just talked to Elijah. I'm sure he was shocked I called him.”“What did he say?” Dr Hill asked.“After you tell me what the deal with you and Elijah is.”The doctor sighed. He didn't believe he would ever ask Colin for help. But it was looking like he had lost his grip on Elijah.His connection to him was based on the fact he knew the last two herbs that were needed. That information he planned on giving out in exchange for something else.Now that it looked like he had lost that leverage, he was desperate.“Fine, I'll tell you,” he leaned forward in his chair, as Colin took one across him. “His mother is still very much alive. Sure she was in the building when it caught fire, but she managed to escape. At least up until just behind the building.”“What do you mean she escaped?” Colin's forehead creased as he regarded the doctor.“I thought so before. But then I realized she was simply not the kind of woman to leav
Life After Divorce: The Rise Of Elijah Crawford Chapter 256
“Where are you?” Elijah asked as he entered the restaurant. With the phone tucked in his ear, he looked around the tables.“The last corner,” Rhonda said.He looked in that direction and saw a hand wave. “Gotcha.”Ending the call, he walked through the path, until he got to the last table where Rhonda was seated, waiting for him.There was no smile on her face as she nudged her face in acknowledgment of his presence. “You're here.”“I am,” he said, sliding into a seat. “You look beautiful.”“Thanks.”She was still mad, he could see. He wished there was a way he could make her smile again. If only he hadn't arrived with more bad news. But it was time she learned the truth.“How have you been?” He asked.His question brought back the memories of that night. Everything about it had pissed her off. In the end, she hadn't been able to enjoy the party her sister worked so hard to organize.Instead, she had buried herself in work. She was beginning to notice some patterns in the financial re
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“Why won't you leave Rhonda alone?” Elijah questioned Asher who was munching on Rhonda's leftovers.“Because I like her?”“Why? Why do you like her? You've never liked anyone other than yourself. Your so called likeness for her would be detrimental to her because of how many people you've wronged. They'd target her to get to you, and you know it.”“Is that why you push Winnie away?” He casually asked.“What does Winnie have to do with our discussion?”“Because it's obvious you like her but you're too much of a coward to apply proper pressure to get what you want.” He shoved a chip into his mouth, and smiled sinisterly.“You're sick in the head, Asher. Leave Rhonda alone.”“I won't. I like her. Have always, and always will.”“No. You know what? I think you're going after her to piss me off. Be warned, Asher, you have nothing in common with her. She'll never accept you!” He rose to his feet, seething.“You pop blood vessels for no damn reason. Calm down, and let's talk about more import
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“I think I forgot to bring some salt for purification. Do you think you could please get me some, John?” Elijah asked the man, because he wanted to be alone long enough to actually use his powers to heal William Carter’s heart.“Gotcha,” he said, and turned towards the door.When the door shut behind him, Elijah breathed out in relief, and proceeded with the real procedure. He took the gloves off so he could place his hand directly on the old man’s chest.The moment his bare hand touched his chest, the light in his ring came on. It started to glow more than usual. A scowl etched on his face at the surprising development. It was almost as if the ring was warning him about a danger ahead.“Or it’s just trying to trick you so you can let your guard down, and not go ahead to heal Mr Carter. If you prove everyone wrong and actually heal the man, it proves you’re able to control your powers, instead of it controlling you,” a voice in his head said.He nodded his head, and decided to proceed
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Elijah pulled away from her, and took one last look at William Carter. He had returned to the way he was before he started the treatment.“I'm sorry,” he muttered, turning around.“If anything changes, call me,” Lexington said to Winnie.Before he turned to leave, Winnie walked up to him, and pulled him into a hug. “Thank you for bringing me home on time,” she whispered before pulling away.“Anything for You Winnie,” he said, and turned to meet the curious stare of Elijah.Without saying another word, they walked out of the house.As they got to the compound, Lexington turned to Elijah.“Did you drive here? If you do, I'll ask someone to bring your car. You're coming with me,” he said.“Why? I can drive myself,” he argued.“No you can't, and you know it. Do you even have any idea about the gravity of what you've just done? If I were you, I'll take the help I can get and not argue about it.”He walked to his car, and angrily entered into the driver's seat.Elijah sighed. Lexington was
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A crowd gathered at the streets of Quantum City to watch the elites light up the place.They were all grateful to have been invited to the fundraising of Colin Trust. It was rare to be invited to these events, or that the events were even held in public.Amongst the people in that crowd weird Cleo and Tobias.Tobias was waiting for the signal he needed before he did what he prepared to do. As he turned his head around, he came face to face with Laura Anderson.She drew closer, and stopped in front of him. “The least you could do was answer my calls, you know? My mother was dying in the hospital, and I needed your help. I know about everything done to Elijah, so you can't even use that as an excuse. I just needed to talk to someone,” she said, tears in her eyes.Cleo was ready to go off when she turned and saw Laura Anderson. “You're the one that has a crush on my boyfriend,” she said before Tobias could respond.Laura painfully tore her gaze from Tobias, and turned to Cleo. “So you're
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Lexington knocked at Elijah's door at seven in the evening, and the door was immediately opened by Cleo.“Hey, you came,” she said, stepping aside so he could go through.He found Tobias, and the god in the living room, but Winnie was nowhere to be found.“Where's Winnie?” He asked.“What do you mean, where's Winnie? Isn't she supposed to be with you?” Tobias asked.“No. She texted that she would be spending the night here, and I told her I'd pick her up for the fundraiser this evening,” he replied.“Are you sure? Because I'm pretty certain she received a call from you shortly after you left, and zapotec out to receive it.”“Wait a second,” Lexington took a step forward. “You're trying to tell me you haven't heard from her since she stepped out to receive a call?”“She said you wanted to speak to her. When we heard her car drive away, we assumed she was going to meet up with you,” but as Cleo said it, she began to realise the situation was not as straightforward as it seemed.Lexingto
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“Leave me alone. Just go away,” Elijah muttered over and over again, as he scraped the walls of his cell with his fingers.It had gotten dark, and everytime it was dark, the voices got louder and more menacing.“Elijah?!” The most off-putting of all the voices sounded.He knew who he belonged to, but he couldn't quite place it. His mind was too disorganised.“Leave me alone,” he begged.“Why? You don't want to be reminded of your sins? I thought you were a self righteous prick!”“I didn't do it,” he shook his head continuously. “I didn't. An accident. She did it. She caused it.”Darius laughed. “But no one that matters knows. In the papers, you're a murderer. You need to see the paper stands, and the news on the city's projector screens. They're all carrying your face and your crime. Maybe you should have publicised your healing abilities. If you had, the, would have been more inclined to support you.” he laughed maniacally.“I'm innocent. I'm innocent,” Elijah repeated.The more he s
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“You're a murderer! A monster. You've claimed you save lives. You claim you can't fight the urge to be a messiah to ailing people. Look at you now. A murderer!”“Leave me alone! Leave me!” Elijah closed his ears, and dropped to the ground in a ball.He rolled from one end of the room to the other, trying to wade off the voices in his head.Still, they didn't relent. The more he tried to keep them away, the more they laughed and mocked him.“Do you know how many people you killed?” Another baritone voice began in a singsong tone.“Not one,” one shrieked.“Not even two,” another thundered.“Not five either,” a third chirped.“So many!” The first voice screamed and broke into a feat of laughter.“No, I didn't mean to. It was a mistake. A setup. Please. Mercy!” He begged, and cried.“No, you did! You put on the ring when you knew how blood thirsty it was. You wanted this. Craved it, because deep down, you're truly a monster!”“No I'm not!” He screamed back.“Yes you are!”“No I'm not!”“Y
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They were driving along the highway when Avery turned on the radio and began to sing along to the music being played.“You haven't changed that much,” he said, as she sang.Despite the volume turned all the way up, she could hear him clearly.“It's the curse of being a star, my darling.” She continued singing loudly, pulling a head shake out of his head.He didn't care what she chose to do. The only thing he was happy about was the fact he had managed to get the sixth herb. Despite every setback be had to face, it was just the remaining two left.His thoughts became bothered as he wondered what they were going to be. He assumed if he hadn't seen it yet, it was because of how life threatening they were bound to be.He didn't care though. No matter what it was, he planned on doing it just to see his mother up and about again.She had spent so much time being unconscious, she probably didn't know how the world worked anymore.“Why aren't you singing? You just achieved a major feat. You s
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Avery shot forward, and dropped to the ground beside him.“Elijah!” She smacked his chest.“Move!” He screamed at her. “It's just the ring. It's trying to control me,” he explained.“Oh,” she looked reluctant to leave him alone, nervously twisting her head from side to side. “Is there something I can do to help you out? Tell me, and I'll do it,” she asked desperately.“Just move, Avery. Move please,” he pleaded.“Okay,” she rose to her feet. “But I'm not moving far away. Just in case you need my help.”He sighed and rose to his feet. She was stubborn, but it was understandable. She just wanted to help.“You listen to me,” he spoke through his bringing the ring to his face. “You're not going to keep doing whatever the fuck you want to do. I'm going to get that herb, and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it!” With every word he spoke, his tone grew higher and higher, until the veins on his forehead formed a poll of creasing mass.With a determined stride, he pushed forward an
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Elijah drove to a stop in front of the Trusts mansion.“There's a way we can play this off without alerting Colin's boys. But if you want to go the badass route, then we can just walk in.”“What way?” Elijah asked, his trouble sensing tingling.“With your tongue shoved down my throat. They'd think we're in heat and just want to make love. Without any questions asked, they would open the door and let us in.”“No!” He said, immediately she was done.“Okay, Mr God. Chill with the outburst. It was only a suggestion. It's either that, or we go in together. If we do, there's a chance one of them might recognize you and report back to Colin. Are you willing to risk that?”“I'm already here. I don't care if anyone recognizes me or not. All I want to do is get in there, take the herb, and get out.”“You say it like it's that easy,” she said, withdrawing her legs from the dashboard. “Doesn't it take a whole process? Or are you willing to risk the ring working against you?”“The ring feeds on vi
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“We will have to return to the exhibition one after the other, though. Just follow my lead,” Winnie said.Elijah blinked multiple times as he tried to wrap his mind around Winnie’s enthusiasm. She had the biggest smile on her face, as if she had been waiting for this day all her life.“Are you ready?” she lifted her head, her gaze darting between Elijah and Avery.“I don’t know what exactly you’re trying to do. But I’m bored and down for anything, so let’s do it.” Avery shrugged. “That’s the spirit!” she pumped her fist, then turned to Elijah. “You?” she asked, eyeing him gently as she waited for his response.“Do I have a choice?”“No!” Both Avery and Winnie screamed in unison.“Fine.” He threw his hands into the air in surrender. They stood aside, as Winnie stomped her foot on the ground twice before storming towards the exhibition room.“It’s not just me, right? She’s really enjoying this.” Elijah observed out loud.“Yeah buddy. You got yourself a show girl. In other words, a dra
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Elijah thought about it for all but twenty seconds before he shook his head, rejecting the idea. “No. I absolutely cannot use Winnie that way. If I have to wait until the day of the fundraiser, then so be it.”“Look, I get it. Winnie is special to you. She’s the one you love, or whatever. Regardless, this is your best shot. Colin knows that you’re a god.”“What!” he raised his brow, temporarily startled?“I had to tell him about us, because he pretty much figured out the basics. Anyway, that’s not even the case right now. If you don’t find a way to sneak into the house soon, he’s going to set you up so bad when the time comes, I’m afraid you may not be able to escape the ambush.”He let her words sit in his head for a few minutes. His biggest enemy at the moment was time. By all indications, Colin planned on using the next weekend for his fundraiser. This would make it exactly one week from today. In a way, he could admit Avery was right. He had to move fast if he wanted to thwart C
