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Chapter one hundred and thirty five: I won't explode
Author: Ernest Chibuike
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They were quiet for a while and afterwards Anastasia broke the silence. “You can keep lying to yourself but one day your true emotions will erupt and on that day, you will set the entire kingdom up in flames,” she said.

“You have nothing to worry about, none of that will come through because I have a will of my own, I won’t explode. Just give up trying to manipulate me because I am determined to follow this course the right way,” he answered. “What I don’t yet understand about you two is why you choose to be evil when there are great good you can do with your abilities,”

“That is because we cannot be like everyone else,” Anastasia answered. “Many of you runners are out there trying to play nice when deep down you want to rule the kingdom and there is a man who refuses to age seated on the throne,”

“You are still missing the point. None of this was about becoming king. Something happened to us and many of us were taken away from our families, friends and many other people we love and o
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