Daniel realized he had struck a cord in Hank’s bone, and decided to walk in like nothing had just happened. He refused to be distracted about his purpose for coming, and only went straight to meet Elijah. He ordered Gusto to set Elijah back at the table, to have a real discussion with him. Hank and the rest of the crew, like always, had to excuse Daniel to have his moment of privacy with Elijah. “So you are now drinking with my men,” Daniel said with a fake smile stuck to his face.Elijah knew what mind games Daniel was capable of, and refused to play into his traps. He kept mute for a while, and every time he decided to say something, the only thing that crossed his mind was the hole in his feet. “Your men?” Elijah scoffed, holding a firm stare on his face, “nobody is loyal to you, don’t butter yourself up.” Daniel sucked in a reasonable amount of air and tutted, “still mad about the hole? Poor boy, this is something beyond your reach, and as a great wise man once said, d
“I have asked the wrong questions all theses while, thinking it was the right thing to do,” Daniel began his questioning, after noticing Elijah’s reluctance to bend to his wishes, “a wise man said, ‘only a fool will do the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result’, is it right or wrong?”Elijah remained silent, unsure of where Daniel was driving at. Just like before, he chose stealth over hastiness. “Am I a fool or what?” “If you call yourself one, then you definitely are,” Elijah muttered, letting the cat out of the bagDaniel responded with a light chuckle, and took another sip from his beer, “well, I am definitely one, I guess.”Elijah shrugged, making no comment on Daniel’s following words. Daniel rose to his feet, and traversed the four corners of the warehouse, and finally settled at the only window that provided illumination to the warehouse, aside from the light bulb hanging down the ceiling. As the rays of sunshine splashed on Daniel’s fa
“This shadow is something that would set me free from the emptiness I have felt right from the very beginning of my life,” Daniel continued, desperation set in his voice, “don’t think you can play anymore of your tricks on me, because it will not work.” “Then fire on. You are better off shooting me now, like you did the other day, no matter how hard you try, I won’t say a thing.”Daniel steadied his revolver on Elijah, and grinned elfishly, “Who is the heir of the West Empire?” he asked, ignoring Elijah’s bold faced stare.At this moment, the question did not catch Elijah by surprise, knowing fully well from the crumbs that the integrity of his identity has been compromised. He braced himself for what would seem like his final moment. The Truth. “If I told you who it was, your mind would still be mediocre enough to doubt it, let us just leave it at where it is now,” Elijah said, displaying no iota of fear or trepidation. “It is not my mind that would doubt it. It is only
Elijah chuckled louder with a muffled voice, “You got the wrong guy, and your foolishness finally knows no bounds,” he muttered, and yelped in pain as Gusto pinned his head harder to the table.” Daniel stroked his chin, slightly taken aback by Elijah’s sheer confidence amid challenges, or maybe he was not challenging enough for the supposed heir.He lifted his finger, and asked Gusto to return Elijah to his initial position, and then continued dropping nasty body shots on Elijah, tearing him apart rib by rib, until Elijah could take no more of each punch, and then fell to the ground. “I always get what I want, Elijah, and it is either you do what I want or you suffer the worst death imaginable,” Daniel said, lowering to Elijah’s eye level. His haughty eyes glistening with rage inflicted more pain on Elijah’s mental personality than every one of his punches combined. It was only the beginning of Elijah’s nightmares, as their mind continued to traverse through a dozen unimagin
The last thing Elijah wanted to hear was having to let go of Haylee. It was his worst nightmare coming true, given the attachment he has grown for her, and the feelings that have started to develop for her.He refused to imagine what would happen to her if he decided to save himself and sign those papers, it would make no difference. He nudged the feeling, choosing pain over temporary comfort. “You better kill me now,” he said in a muffled voice, with his face stuffed through the hard mahogany wood of the table, “I am not signing any of those.”The tussle of signing and not had been going on for four hours, and neither of the men was ready to yield to the stubbornness of the other. Elijah seared into his, an unending desire to see the Greene family burn to the ground, but first, with the fall of Daniel Greene.Daniel landed another strong punch to Elijah’s face on the table and shook off the pain he felt on his knuckles. He’d never had to punch anyone in the face, except Elijah. Hi
“What were you doing just now,” Daniel said, trying to get a mental picture of how fucked he was. “I can never be stranded.” “You… you are pretty fucked,” Hank scoffed and chuckled aloud.Daniel thrusted his fist into Hank’s gut, “Maybe you just answered my question, you fool. I always get what I want.”Hank’s eyes were filled with rage, as he was restrained by the people he called his men, his eyes darting at Gusto and only thought of a way to make him pay for his betrayal. As threats flew across the warehouse, tensions got high, and only the toughest of minds can get it done. Nobody knew what to expect next, including Daniel, his fear was something he’d thought to be simple, but his history with Elijah always outsmarting him at every turn of the way would not let him have his peace. Daniel took a full six minutes to strategize his next point of action, strolling outside the warehouse, leaving Gusto and his minions with his captives, with Elijah not showing any sign of yieldi
Two officers walked into the Greene mansion with their noses tingling. it was an alien occurrence in the Greene mansion, as they seldom visit, only on occasions where something foolish has been done, just like every other situation.Daniel had not returned home when the police visited the mansion, pulling by a relaxation bar first, cooling his mind and gathering his thoughts. His emptiness was starting to grow without limits, knowing no bounds as he downed bottle after bottle, hoping it would take the harsh truth of reality away, and possibly renew him. “A complaint has been filed that Mr. West has been missing, or to be more specific, has been kidnapped by a member of your family,” one of the officers said, his eyes darting around the luxurious grandeur of the mansion. It was Dorothy who happened to attend to them as she was the one with the least duty, aside from staying home and being the home dog. She was at first confused by the request of the men in uniform, “there is no
“T-the police?” Daniel said with a stammer, his eyes wide open like he had just seen a ghost or heard the screams of a zombie. “The police were here?” All eyes turned to Daniel with his sudden reaction to Dorothy’s information, and the unusual fear skittering all over his face. Haylee in particular, squinted her eyes, and could not but imagine the worst. “You got a problem with it?” Haylee deadpanned.He regained his composure, and cleared his throat, “Why would I? I don’t even know why they are here.” His words betrayed his voice, but it did not matter, as long as he was able to fool them. “Why were they here?” Mrs. Greene asked, facing Dorothy with sheer curiosity. “Someone made a report that a member of this family kidnapped Elijah,” Dorothy answered, her eyes still obvious that she was keeping out more details than she ought to reveal. “Ridiculous! Who made such a report?” Daniel retorted immediately, looking sideways. “I don’t know about that I was wonderin
“ 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