2024-08-17 04:06:43Mary threw the jewelry box on the floor and held the necklace between her middle and index fingers.
"I said are you fucking stupid? This cheap thing is what you thought a classy woman like me would like? Tell me, Jeremiah, how am I supposed to walk around with this nonsense around my neck?" She asked aggressively and Jeremiah grimaced. "But you were singing how much you wanted it not too long ago, which is why I got it. What changed?” Jeremiah asked. “I did! My level has been upgraded, thanks to Paul, and even holding this thing makes my skin crawl. This is what I think of your stupid anniversary gift," she said then walked over to where the trash can was and threw the necklace inside. She smacked her tongue then returned to the couch to get her cardboard box of personal belongings and started heading for the door. "Mary, how can you be this cruel? Can we just sit down and talk about all of this? If not for me then do it for the years we spent together" Jeremiah pleaded but his words fell on deaf ears. Mary walked past him and opened the door. She was just about to walk out when Jeremiah said "My mom died" Mary froze. She looked at him and with a shocked expression, she said "What?" "My mom, she died. I got a call after I was thrown out of the resort and I was told that my mom had woken up from her coma but when I went to the hospital to see her, there was an emergency and she didn't make it." Jeremiah said and tears fell down his eyes. Not wanting to look weak in front of Mary, he quickly cleaned his eyes. "Mary, I know you don't want to be with me anymore but please just stay this one night. I don't want to be alone right now" Jeremiah begged. He wanted to hear what she was going to say but after a few seconds, he saw her sympathetic expression change to one of apathy. "Mary?" "Do you want to know a secret, Jeremiah?" She asked. "Secret? What secret?" Jeremiah furrowed his eyebrows. "I always hated your mother. She and her stupid coma always irritated me because if she wanted to die then she should have just done it instead of being a nuisance to me who had to go visit her when you couldn’t" "Mary, how can you say that?" "I mean it. I know that it's supposed to be sad that she's gone but I honestly don't care. Good riddance to her and I hope she burns in hell" Mary said and Jeremiah's eyes widened. "Goodbye Jeremiah and don't bother trying to reach out to me. The next time we communicate will be through the divorce lawyers" Mary said then closed the door. Jeremiah stood in shock at what he just heard. How could Mary tell him that she always hated his now mother and wished that she had died sooner? That was taking it too far. Jeremiah rushed out the door and saw Mary entering the back seat of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class that had been opened for her by a chauffeur then the chauffeur closed the door and went to the driver's seat. "Mary!" Jeremiah ran towards the car, calling out to Mary but he wasn't fast enough and the car drove off. Jeremiah's head started spinning. He went back into the house, filled with rage, and ripped the decorations he had put up then threw them in the trash alongside his wedding ring. He went to the bedroom to bring out their photo albums and tore every picture they took together to shreds. He was done. She wanted a divorce, right? Well, their marriage was over and he was done trying to get her back. Jeremiah went to the couch to sit down then he reached into his pocket and took out the paper Doctor Gabriel had given him. "What else do I have to lose?" He said then dialed the number and called. After a couple of seconds, the call was answered. ["Hello, who is this?"] said a calm and distinguished voice. "Umm, I don't know how to put this nor do I know if you'll believe me or not but my mother gave me this number and I'm calling to find out why," Jeremiah said. [“Did you just say your mother gave you this number?”] “That’s right” Jeremiah replied. Suddenly, all he heard on the other end of the call was silence "Hello?" Jeremiah furrowed his eyebrows. ["Pardon me but can you hold on a moment? I'll call you right back"] Jeremiah grimaced in confusion but still he replied "Okay" The person on the other end of the line terminated the call. Jeremiah stared at his phone, wondering what that was about. "Maybe I was right and there's nothing special about the number," he said and was just about to set his phone on the table when the number he had just called started calling back. He quickly answered and took the phone to his ear. ["Hello, you said your mother gave you this number to call, right?"] Jeremiah grimaced when he heard a different voice. This one sounded more regal and powerful. "Umm, that's right" Jeremiah answered. ["By any chance is your mother's name Lauretta Goodman?"] "That's right," Jeremiah said and heard the person on the other end of the line groan. ["One final question. Is your name Jeremiah Garrick?"] Jeremiah furrowed his eyebrows. "Yes it is, but how did you know that? How did you know what my mother's name and mine are?" Jeremiah asked with a suspicious look on his face. ["How wouldn't I know the name of my wife and, most especially, my son when I'm the one who named you?”] “What?!” [“That’s right, Jeremiah, I am your father”] "Dad?" Jeremiah's eyes widened. Jeremiah grimaced in confusion while also trying to comprehend what he just heard. “But, wait a minute, that doesn’t make any sense. I already have a father and he passed away many years ago so how are you—?“ [“Look son, I know you have a lot of questions you want answers to and I’m more than happy to answer them but not over the phone. I’d like for us to meet in person. Just tell me where you are and I’ll have my butler arrange everything”] Jeremiah furrowed his eyebrows. “Your butler? You have a butler?” He asked and his father chuckled. [“Of course I have a butler. It’ll be impossible to manage all my affairs without his help, but you’ll know more about that later when we meet. Please tell me where you are and preparations will be made to bring you over here”] “Umm, I live in Bakers View” Jeremiah replied. [“Okay. Kingston will start making arrangements to fly you over here. For the meantime, how are you fairing?”] Jeremiah became dejected. “Not very good. I’ve been getting one bad news after the next and I don’t know how much more I can take” [“I’m sorry to hear that, son. I can only imagine how hard your life has been growing up and I apologize for not being there for you all these years. Now that we are reunited, I can carry out my fatherly duties which start by sending you a little money to get yourself something that’ll cheer you up a bit”] Jeremiah jolted and panicked. “Oh, Umm, I didn’t really call you to ask for money or anything like that. You don’t have to send me anything—“ Jeremiah said but his father laughed. [“Don’t be ridiculous. As your father, it’s my duty to make sure you’re okay and moving forward, I promise that your days of lacking are over. If you don’t mind, can you tell me the bank you use?”] “Umm, Polaris Bank” Jeremiah replied. [“Got it. Just sit back and I’ll send you a little change for the night”] The call ended and Jeremiah grimaced, wondering what just happened. What did the man he just talked to mean about him being his father? Who was he and how did his mother have his number? A lot of questions went through Jeremiah’s mind but he wasn’t given the chance to think about them when his phone chimed and vibrated. “I have a notification?” Jeremiah asked himself then looked at his phone’s locked screen. It was a message from his bank. He quickly unlocked the phone and checked what the message was about. [Credit alert] [Acc: 2XX…55X] [Amt: $50,000,000] [Des: Power Mogul…] Jeremiah’s eyes widened and his jaw dropped. “What the hell am I looking at? Did I just receive fifty million dollars?”
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“Harassing him? It’s the exact opposite! I’m the one being harassed here! Can’t you see me on the ground with my clothes ruined? What more evidence do you need?!” He exclaimed but none of them cared for what he said. “Yes, he is. You know how all these beggars behave when you refuse to give them money.” Paul said with a mischievous smirk. “Beggar?” Jeremiah frowned. How dare they call him a beggar? He might have been poor for many years, but he had never begged anyone for money. Not even once in his entire life. They should apologize for insulting him in such a way, but sadly, they continued to ignore him. “We’re terribly sorry for allowing a nuisance like this to inconvenience you, sir. We’ll deal with him expeditiously” the first security guard said. Paul grinned. “Thank you. I’m glad I can always count on hard-working men like yourselves to do a good job protecting the peace of the real customers” “Your kind words are greatly appreciated, sir,” the second securi
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They looked at Jeremiah and gulped as sweat covered their entire face and neck while their bodies trembled in fear. They remembered all the insulting remarks they had made to him and also going as far as laying their hands on him and trying to beat him up. What a massive disaster this was. “What do you want me to do with these two, sir?” Anthony asked Jeremiah. The hearts of the two security guards started pounding in their chests as they realized that their fate was in Jeremiah’s hands. Same Jeremiah who they had just immensely wronged. Suddenly, they both went on their knees and groveled at Jeremiah’s feet. “Hey, look at what’s going on there!” “Why are those security guards bowing to that one guy like that?” “Who do you think he is? Maybe someone very important?” The bystanders stopped what they were doing and watched what was happening where Jeremiah was. “I am terribly sorry for laying my hands on you, sir. I didn’t know who you were and had been convinced
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Once they got to the castle, the first person Jeremiah saw was Christabel.“Young master!” The maid bowed her head. The memo about Jeremiah not wanting to be called “My Lord” or “Lord Crimson” when spoken to had passed around the estate, so everyone who saw him addressed him as “Young Master”“How was your training?” Christabel asked.“It was fine. Finished a lot sooner than expected” Jeremiah replied as Christabel quickly greeted Obadiah who was right beside him. “That’s great to hear. You really must be an excellent learner” Christabel smiled and Jeremiah, who always appreciated the compliment, chuckled. “What were you about to do?” He asked her. “Nothing at all. I was just walking around, hoping that I would run into you” she blushed.Jeremiah raised a curious brow.“Any reason why you wanted to run into me?” He asked, still oblivious to her feelings towards him. Jeremiah had thought that the interest Christabel showed him when they first met was a result of Headmaid Elizabeth
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Jeremiah repeated the imprint spell wordlessly, making sure he imprinted squishiness to the pebble in his hand.Watching closely, Obadiah observed that there was no ounce of mana spoilage, as expected, showing how much Jeremiah had grown as a mage in just the span of an hour.In fact, Jeremiah had improved so much so quickly that the shaman couldn’t help but feel amazed— making him wonder if Jeremiah was the fastest mage to learn and improve their magic in the history of mankind.Jeremiah finally finished the spell with a calm exhale. “Alright, young master. Let’s see if it worked” Obadiah said. Jeremiah nodded then raised the pebble to a good height— holding it between his thumb and index fingers just as how Obadiah had done before— then he gently applied pressure.Without putting up a fight, the pebble compressed into itself and a proud smirk appeared on Jeremiah’s lips. “Congratulations, young master, you’ve mastered the basic form of the imprint spell.” Obadiah said.The point
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Obadiah couldn’t believe what he had just witnessed.Did Jeremiah really just cast a spell without reciting the words? Which in the world of magic was known as a wordless spell.For years, mages had made fun of movies, shows, and books for inventing the idea of wordless spells because to them it was impossible to achieve the feeling necessary for casting a particular spell without reciting first the words. It was as if a mage’s body—capable of performing a feat as inconceivable as magic—was still limited by the need for words to activate it.So, for Jeremiah, a complete novice, to be able to accomplish what every other mage in the history of mankind couldn’t made Obadiah feel like it was a dream."Obadiah quickly walked up to Jeremiah to get a closer look while the young master went down to pick up the pebble he had just imprinted on. Do it again, young master," Obadiah said, wanting Jeremiah to drop the pebble once more so he could see up close whether the spell had truly worked or
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Jeremiah looked around for a pebble he could use to do the Imprint spell and soon enough he found one.It was the same size and nearly the same shape as the one Obadiah had used in his earlier example— which he had purposely chosen because he didn’t want an excuse for why he failed the spell to be because of something as silly as the build of the pebble.He walked over to where it was and picked it up.Seeing the pebble from the distance, Obadiah said “That’s a good one, young master.”“Thank you, teacher” Jeremiah smirked and then returned to where he used to stand— at which time Obadiah had already found another pebble to use and teach Jeremiah the spell properly.“Do you remember the spell I used to make the imprint, young master?” Obadiah asked. Jeremiah shook his head.“Sorry, teacher. I was confused about what you were doing so I didn’t pay attention until it was too late. Please show me again” He said bashfully.Obadiah smiled.“It’s fine, young master. That’s what I’m here fo
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Jeremiah looked at Obadiah and saw how tired the shaman was— making him feel bad because it was the result of trying to help him.“I think we should call it a day for today, teacher,” Jeremiah said.Obadiah exhaled and looked at Jeremiah— feeling lightheaded and a little dizzy. “I think you’re right, young master. I’m completely spent and need to rest” Obadiah said then lowered his head and chuckled. “Looks like I didn’t follow your advice and ended up overexerting myself”Looking at the shaman more intently, Jeremiah groaned.“Are you sure you’re going to be okay, really?” He asked— slight worry in his tone.Obadiah looked at Jeremiah with a confused grimace and asked “What do you mean, young master?” “Last time you looked this tired, it took a couple of days for your body to return to normal. I’m just a little worried that I’ve caused you to regress to that state once again” Jeremiah said, a concerned look on his face.Obadiah’s eyes blinked multiple times.Yes, he knew that Jerem
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The staff was a few feet away from the shaman, and staring at it, Jeremiah realized that he had never seen Obadiah be more than five feet away from his staff, which makes a lot of sense because a tracker-blocking spell has a small area of effect.Obadiah must have created an artifact that has the tracker-blocking spell permanently active so that he doesn’t have to waste time and mana casting the spell himself.As long as he was within the perimeter of the spell's effective range he should be fine because the moment he stepped out of it— accidentally or intentionally— he would be pinpointed by Dark Emblem and they would sure as hell come for him. “It’s those bells on the staff in case you’re wondering,” Obadiah said and Jeremiah’s gaze focused on the jungle bells“Anyway, while concealing myself from their tracking spells, I cast my own spell to hijack their communication channels— which I helped create, hence why I can do it— and I listen for any news on if they have figured out my l
