While Kane and Rasmus looked at the paintings of the Celestials on display, Joie and Anastacia remained silent in the living room. With a cup of tea in both of their hands, the two women took their time drinking from the hot cup.Joie took her time to observe the young woman. She stared at her features and looked in her eyes to see the emotions that are displayed in them. She can sense her confusion and her bewilderment. She can sense how much the young woman wants answers as she is new to the world of Sorcerers.She knows how Anastacia is feeling, for she had been in her place before. So she patiently waits for her to feel comfortable about everything. Forcing the young woman would lead to a sense of discomfort, and they wouldn't want that.They know they needed to earn her trust, unlike Kane who grew up with the Sorcerers and the secrets of the Celestials.As a child Kane was already aware of his powers and responsibilities, while Anastacia only knew so little.At first, it was hard
All of them thought their friend would escape the grasp of death. They really thought that Elly would be saved from the burns, aches and pain which he was suffering from. But then, they realized that they were wrong.Not only that, but another innocent man became a victim of what was supposed to be their burden. Seth Orion, the son of Redenor.Aiziah couldn't bear the pain anymore. She was holding on to her emotions for so long that it felt like she was about to burst. "I can't take this anymore!" She screamed out loud as she ran away from the scene. Her heart racing against her chest as her lungs burn from being breathless.She thought everything would be fine. She thought what the flower from the desert gave them was the cure.She thought the Celestial's actually looked down on them with kind eyes and saved their friends... but they were wrong.Have the Celestial's they had been serving been playing and toying with them all along?Did they even care for what they felt? What they des
Joie's voice grabbed Kane and Anastacia's attention. Rasmus, who's standing right next to her chimed and chorused along with her, asking the two inheritor's of the Celestial being's powers to make a move so that they may begin their journey towards the Fortress of Khalantrophe."Kane, Anastacia." Rasmus called this time around. "Let's go, now. If we slow our pace, the cold winds will be unbearable and we'll be taking too much precious time... I just---" The tall Keeper paused, then shivered when the cold winds brushed against his uncovered skin.'Why didn't I bring a jacket or a hoodie?!' Rasmus closed his eyes as he felt goosebumps trail from his neck down to his back. He was so cold that he was gritting his teeth and his body was shivering all over.Kane noticed this and was forced to hold on his laughter. Rasmus was shaking so hard, he looked like a shaking tree from afar.Kane looked behind his shoulder and called for Anastacia. "Hey, Anastacia... Let's go?"Anastacia blinked a fe
Aiziah and Zebedee went straight to the Orion's residence where Elly and the son of Redenor laid in bed. Both men were motionless --- their breaths so soft that little to no air can be felt when Nathaniel placed his finger an inch away from their nostrils.Seth's skin was beginning to turn blue, while the sunburn on Elly's body went from a light shade of pink to a darker shade of brown.Redenor asked Nathaniel to boil some water. Something they often use to treat the area where the telson of the slitch punctured. The basic and first step before they could apply any herbal medicine. The Sorcerer turns off the kettle before it whistles; he can hear the water bubbling, and it sounds so agitated it almost drives him a little mad.Nathaniel feels hypersensitive today, like his skin is very dry from the sun and his eyes have been open for too long. He doesn't know how to keep his lips closed without swallowing every few seconds.Even though he drank a glass of water in more ways than he can
"I thought help would never come." Redenor said quietly. He was about to sleep, but then Dane opened the door, bursting inside with good news."Me too..." Zarahbih, his wife, chorused.Nathaniel was the one who talked to the two first, Anastacia and Kane that is. He told them about what happened at the Fortress of Khalantrophe. How it was ruined and the kind of monster attacked and destroyed the castle walls.He never missed a single detail of what happened the next day as well. The aftermath of the attack. How no one was left, and how much blood was spilled inside the catacombs where the Bane was placed and was supposed to be guarded and protected.Timothy, Jacqueline and the two inheritors of the said power listened. Horror and terror can be seen on their expressive faces."Supreme one... the bane of the Khalantrophe led you to this place?" Kane was the first to ask."That's correct." Nathaniel answered and waited for the next questions to be asked. But the questions never came, and
Before life, there was a pair who loved and cared for each other as they lived amongst the stars. The Khalantrophen and the Bull. Khalantrophe and Great Witch. The two of them were powerful on their own, but when they fell in love... they became the powerhouse of the Celestial beings.But before they became a pair, they were the loneliest out of all the Celestial's in the stars.Khalantrophe had thousands of followers, subjects, servants, all men and women loyal only to him and willing to die for him. He was the wisest of all, and could solve any problem in front of him. But he was missing something and his heart grew tired of being alone.The mysterious being had always wanted a pair.And then, he crossed paths with the Great Witch. The Celestial being was made of all the unsung melodies and forgotten dreams there ever were, of Heartbreak and Desire, of laughter and beauty and perfection.Khalantrophe was smitten almost instantly.The water and the earth were a harmonious match. The
The door is opening, and Landon rubs the sleep from his eyes. He's confused, disoriented, and he fumbles for the door that separates their kitchen from their living room.. The living room is too quiet, and he can hear the birds outside. The sun is just up. It was 6:47 in the morning. Everything looks as though it's reflected in gold tinfoil, the trees standing tall in the Land of the Sorcerers were still twinkling like gold. He wonders a little if this is what it always looks like at dawn. He spent so much time outside the Land of the Sorcerers that he had forgotten what his own homes looked like. He almost forgot how beautiful the Land of the Sorcerers was during sunrise.He sips the coffee on the table and assumes it was made for him and winces. It's bitter, and he’s sure his mother — Tahani was the one who made the strong brew.He stands up, unsteady at first, then makes his way to the kitchen, fingering his hair and straightening his clothes. He's just getting his cereal out whe
The light was dim at best, the feeble orange glow of the night lamps was barely enough to see by. The first thing Levi Shaldan does is to check that it's a body, and not a corpse, that he's just stumbled on. The second thing he does is to check if the little one was actually breathing.Levi Shaldan —the Benevolent ruler had just created a monster beyond belief, a titan whom he named Atlas. He felt pride knowing he had something powerful enough to threaten the remaining Celestial on the stars. Someday, he will bring forth his creatures of terrors up there and finally end the reign of those beings.He will dethrone them someday. And he will end the tiring circle of life they had created. He planned to make things right. To create a new Earth. But then, on his way back to the castle he called home, Levi Shaldan stumbled upon a little girl. The little one looks even worse under the harsh glare of the fluorescents, bruised and bleeding from at least a dozen shallow cuts on her upper bod