Daniel chuckled sitting unfazed by what Hank had just said. He needed his answers and could only resort to means like this to get the truth from a lie. At its best, his plan could only enrage Hank, but not break him. “You idiot, I was just messing with your head a little,” Daniel said mid-laughter. He covered up his anger with laughter to blend in with the emotion of the moment., Hank leaned closer to him, giving Daniel deaf ears to his final show of surrender, “Don’t try it, because you won’t survive it. The shits I have in my head will suffocate if you even try to spend a minute there.,” he pinned his hand on Daniel’s chest. “Fine. I will see what I can do about it if only you would understand me and let us get going after we are done here.” Daniel yielded with a frown but was still adamant about not releasing Hank. Hank was starting to get disturbed and scared. ‘The police will be here soon.’ Hank thought to himself. He tried to control himself on who the police would
“Why are the police here?” Daniel questioned at the top of his voice, glaring at Hank, “Why the fuck are the police here?”Elijah plastered an elfish grin on his face and charged at Daniel with a takedown to his side. He thrust a right hand into Daniel’s face, and then returned his face with a jaw breaking left. Daniel tossed him off away from him, but before he could get back to his feet, Elijah charged with another spear to Daniel. He continued to land repeated punches to pattern Daniel’s face while the siren of the police got closer. “We have to go now,” Hank said with an intonation and fear creeping in his voice, as he tried to pull Elijah off of Daniel. Elijah resisted, throwing Hank away from him, as he refused to give Daniel an breathing space however possible. His fist tightened after each successive punches with each one creating a lasting effect than the previous one. Hank fidgeted for a while, and would not want the police to meet him there, “that is enough, let us get
“You have to circulate the entire area right now,” Richard said with a touch of hurry in his voice, lockng eyes with the detective. “This is not your turf, tell me exactly what is going on or else none of my men will do nothing,” he answered, still remaining stubborn and unyielding with no sign of backing down.His words put Richard in an even more difficult position, as each second passing only spelt danger for Elijah. It only meant that his chance of redemption is sweeping past him faster than he could imagine. “You have to trust me, please.”He resorted to pleading if plain asking would not work out as he planned. However, sooner did his worst nightmare come upon him like a tsunami with no control. “Trust? Hell no!” the detective retorted with no time wasting, his upper lips curling into a sneering smile, “Let me ask you a question, Mr. Morgan,” he continued with his lips relaxed and his attention solely fixed on Richard in a sterner manner. “This is no time fo
It took Elijah and Hank with the rest of the crew two hours to finally shake off Daniel from their trail, and finally make their way to the city where they can get help. Hank decides to lead them to his hideout for a while until Elijah can reach Richard, however, shaking Daniel off their trail is the least of their problem, as Daniel immediately hires a rival thug group to fish out Hank and his men. “Son of a bitch,” Hank cursed out as he hid from the search of the men rummaging through his hideout, which happened to be an apartment but with an underground basement that contained all sorts of weapons. “What is it?” Elijah asked, sneaking behind Hank. “Look over there,” he redirected Elijah’s attention to the silhouettes that reflected on his window. “Who are they?”Hank wanted to ignore Elijah’s question, but he was the key to his wealth, “I don’t know yet, but they are not from me.” “So, you guess that Daniel sent them?” “Let us wait.”Hank could see strange faces
“ What are you both doing here? They are looking for you? The police!” Cory said ,his voice very low and Hank held his hand dragging him to a dark corner where no one was going to see them.“ Who are all these policemen working for?” Hank threw the question at Cory but he avoided Hank's gaze which meant one thing; he knew something about what was happening since he was the one who kidnapped Elijah at first.“ I know nothing about it” Corry denied and Elijah sighed.If only Cory could tell them who the policemen were working with, it would be a great help to them.“ Just tell us who the fuck they are working with!” Hank was running out of patience. He just needed a way to survive all this problem so he couldn't help but raise his voice at Cory.“ Hey,” Elijah stepped in and held Hank's hand indicating he should step back which he did, his face looking pissed off.“ Hey Cory,” Elijah called, looking straight into Cory's eyes, though Cory tried avoiding his gaze.“ Just tell us who these
“ I am no longer your brother-in-law, remember? I already divorced Hayley” Elijah stated the fact calmly making Daniel laugh.“ Sorry, my bad” he apologised with a smug smile on his face. Elijah felt irritated by Daniel's smile but he wouldn't want to complicate things because any slight mistake from him, all his plans would be ruined and he might end up dying, so he had to keep calm to avoid ruining the whole plan.“ I knew you would want to escape so I sent Cory to deceive both of you here. It was so much fun, I thought you're a little smart, Elijah but now I know that you're totally brainless” Daniel mocked. Elijah folded his fists inside his trouser. It took the last strength in him not to throw his fist into Daniel's cheeks and burst his lips.“ Now that you deceived us and led us here, what are you going to do? Extort money from me?” Elijah asked but Daniel moved closer to Elijah and whispered.“ Sorry brother-in-law, I already have enough money so yours isn't needed, I just wan
“ Yes sir,” Hank stuttered and began to narrate how it all started and how Daniel shut at Elijah.“ Who is that bastard called Daniel?” Grandpa West asked, his fists folded and his eyes blazing with anger.“ He was Elijah's brother-in-law when he was married to the Greene family” Hank narrated.“ Hmmm, the Greene family, that name rings a bell” Grandpa West said and faced a man beside him who is obviously the butler of the West family.“ Find out everything about the Greene family, I will make them pay for training a bastard like Daniel” Grandpa West said and the butler nodded and walked away with two other men. “ Grandpa West, please take a seat, Elijah would be fine” Hank suggested and the old man thought for a while before taking a seat beside Hank.“ And who are you Elijah?” Grandpa West faced Hank who was nervous because of the old man's aura.“ Our relationship is a complicated one, sir” Hank muttered and the old man only nodded. Soon after about an hour of waiting, a docto
With the help of Bishop Leo, Elijah was discharged from the hospital and was taken to his villa to shower and change his clothes, as they would be visiting the station to see Daniel.After bathing, Elijah dressed casually as usual and left the villa with Bishop Leo and Hank.“ Are you sure you want to go to the auction? I can go in your place” Bishop Leo asked because he was worried but Elijah said nothing other than flashing him a reassuring smile. After ten minutes of driving, the car halted in front of the police station. Elijah alighted with Bishop Leo and Hank as they made their way inside the station.Many eyes were on them most especially Bishop Leo because he is the most wealthy man in Georgia but no one knows that he is working for Elijah who is the richest in the country.“ You're here” the detective who went after Daniel with Richard shook hands with Bishop Leo and led them to the cell where Daniel was kept. On getting there, Elijah was shocked to see Mrs Greene and Hayley
“ I won't kill you Master Xi'an, instead, I will make it fair. We would participate in a sword fighting, whoever wins, kills the other” Elijah said, making Isabella gasp as she stood up and walked towards him.“ What are you doing? Now is your chance to end him, why are you trying to kill yourself once again?” Isabella was extremely worried.“ Did I ever tell you that I can't die if death isn't natural? So put your mind to rest, this will only make it a fair game” Elijah smiled.“ Kelvin, let him go. He needs to clad his sword with Lotus flower poison, so he can kill me once again” Elijah said in a mocking tone which made Hank and Dracula burst into laughter.Once Kelvin let Master Xi'an go, he disappeared from the board room. All this while, Elijah held Tim so that the members of the board meeting wouldn't know what was going on.“ Don't tell me you hid back time?” Isabella was surprised.“ Yes I did. I practised my powers so much that there is literally nothing I can't do” Elijah sm
“ Hey, Grant. Don't faint just yet, I am not done.” Elijah smirked and walked closer.Everyone was surprised including Hank and Dracula, but Isabella was more surprised than anyone else.Her eyes were as wide as an orange and her mouth parted which refused to close.“ He is not the one, he is a ghost?” Nora stuttered as she spoke but Elijah turned towards her.“ I see you survived from death after what Isabella did to you right?” Elijah smiled but she shifted back.Before Elijah could turn to Isabella she fainted on the ground which caused him to chuckle.“ I guess she is the most surprised one” he muttered and walked towards her.“ Hank,” Elijah called, snapping Hank from the surprise mode he was in.“ Yes…yes young master”“ Get me a bottle of water” Elijah ordered and Hank took one bottle of water from the table, handing it over to Elijah who fetched some into his hand before sprinkling it on Isabella's face.She woke up almost immediately and the first person her eyes met with wer
THREE MONTHS LATERIsabella came down from a Lamborghini Aventador which was driven by Hank while Dracula was her assistant.“ What is on my schedule today?” Isabella asked as she walked into West Empire, her heels clicking on the marble floor as she walked.“ The board members called for a meeting today” Dracula replied looking at his tablet while Isabella nodded.“ Okay, just let me know when it's time for the meeting “ Isabella replied and the trio walked into the elevator leading to the top floor. On getting to her office, she sat down in the swivel chair which belongs to Elijah.She kept touching the chair and table and it felt like Elijah was in the office with her.“ I know you're missing him, but you need to move on” a voice said inside Isabella's head.“ Yeah, I need to move in as prove to him that his Empire is in safe hands” Isabella nodded her head and almost immediately he became business-minded and focused at the same time. She took the telephone to place a call cr
The ambulance sirens pierced through the night’s air as Elijah was rushed to the best hospital in Georgia.Isabella, Hank and Dracula followed closely behind the ambulance, their faces etched with worry and fear, most especially Isabella. She just couldn't accept the fact that Elijah died in her arms. She refused to believe it.As they arrived, the best medical team from different hospitals in Georgia were already present in the hospital waiting for the arrival of Elijah. He was quickly taken into the emergency ward, leaving the trio waiting for the news anxiously. Thirty minutes felt like an eternity as they paced back and forth in the waiting area. Isabella sat in a chair, her hands and legs shaking against her will. Sweat clouded her forehead as he kept biting on her quivering lips.Finally, the doctor walked out of the emergency ward, his expression somber. Isabella stood up from the chair she was seating and rushed towards him, her eyes locked with his, pleading for answers.“
“ Look around Uncle, your disciples are all dead and you will be the next” Elijah smirked as he took slow steps towards Master Xi'an.“ Not so fast, Nephew. My disciples might all be dead but I think you will be the next, I am not dying but you're the one dying” Master Xi'an said as he took his sword from its sheath.It glittered amidst the collision with the sunset.“ Nice sword you have there,” Elijah smiled, but his smile disappeared almost immediately as he positioned himself, ready to charge towards Master Xi'an. Isabella, whose heart was beating faster than normal, wanted to join Elijah in the fight with Master Xi'an but Hank stopped her from going.“ It's his fight, don't get involved” Hank gave her a reassuring smile before taking her to a small house where they stood waiting for the fight between the two relatives to take place. Isabella kept rubbing her two hands together, praying earnestly to whatever god she believes in to help Elijah win the fight... Master Xi'an a
MASTER XI'AN’S TEMPLEMaster Xi'an came out of the temple to the field where all the soldiers were gathered.“ It's time to march. The battle font!” Master Xi'an shouted.“ Yes, Master!” The soldiers chorused before marching with Master Xi'an and Nora behind them As they marched, Master Xi'an had a smirk on his face because he had something to rely on that would surely kill Elijah.“ I am sorry Nephew, but you're dying by my sword” Master Xi'an said inwardly. After ten minutes of marching to the alley where the battle would be taking place, they already met Elijah and his men there. They were standing with a blank expression. That's number one rule in winning your enemies; they shouldn't know your next move or your expression on what you feel at that moment.“ Dear Uncle, have you told your disciples the truth?” Elijah stepped forward with a mischievous smile on.“ Uncle?” Nora's eyes widened in shock. Never in her wildest dreams would she have thought that Master Xi'an is
Dracula did as Elijah told him. Surprisedly, it didn't take long before his father agreed to help Elijah with hope of nothing in return.Dracula kept asking his father repeatedly, maybe he would change his mind about helping Elijah but he never changed his mind.He assembled all his men, as they all prepared for the mission, with their guns in their hands and their faces void of emotions. MASTER XI'AN’S TEMPLEOutside the temple were hundreds of men with their swords in its sheath. They stood in a straight line with master Xi'an as their leader.“ Today, we will take our fate into our hands! We must kill the Lord of the Seven Heavens if not, doom would be brought to the Earth!” Master Xi'an shouted so that the people at the back would hear him.“ We must kill him or he will kill us, I understand!” Master Xi'an shouted.“ Yes Master!” They all shouted in unison. “ Do not move, stay until I give further orders” Master Xi'an said and walked out of the field with Nora behind him.“
After much struggle, Rose kicked the bucket when the poison had affected all her system. Her body turned black because of the poison effect. Almost one hour later, Kelvin and Tristan got back from school only to find the house empty.They were surprised because usually, their mom would already be preparing dinner for them before they got back to school, but she was not in the sitting room, nor was she in the kitchen.“ Mom?” Young Kelvin called but there was no answer.“ Kelvin? Where could Mommy be?” Young Tristan was already afraid.He loved his Mom so much that he would always stick to her wherever they went, so not seeing his mom made his heart skip.“ Hey, don't cry. We will find Mom soon” Kelvin was trying to stay strong because of his younger brother, Tristan. “ Tristan, stay in the sitting room while I find Mom “ Kelvin said and placed Tristan on a sofa before running upstairs to his mom's room. He stood on his toes to open the door and when he did, the sight that gre
“ What? My late wife? How did you know about it?” Mr Ramos started to stutter.“ Why won't I know when you have a son here?” Elijah smiled pointing at Kelvin who stepped forward.“ Why would you say something like that? We both worked hard for this company, it belongs to us both but now that she's dead, it belongs to me” Mr Ramos shouted angrily.“ It doesn't belong to you, Father, because you killed my mother all because you want the company to yourself and want to bring in Gregory and his mother” Kelvin said, his eyes blazing with hatred as he spoke.“ What are you talking about, bastard! Why would my father kill your pathetic mother?” Gregory stood up from the ground and rushed towards Kelvin, but Elijah held his wrist tightly, not letting him take another step further.“ What do you know?, bastard!” Mr Ramos walked towards Kelvin and landed a deafening slap across his face.“ You can slap me for all I care, but I won't let a murderer reap where he didn't sow” Kelvin gritted his te