Chapter 85~~ Karma ~~Lumberville, Dhemistaria…Bang! Bang! Bang!A short spark flickered from the point of contact. Ian withdrew the hammer and wiped the sweat on his forehead.He was squatted in a roofed carriage, clad in an old brown vest and black leather trousers. His black boots were thick and almost touched his knees.He had just attached the first hinge to the upper part of the door, a task that took him longer than expected due to how sweaty his hands had gotten. He had risen up early and felt the urge to fix the carriage that had laid dormant in the stable ever since he came to this realm. If he could fix it properly and train the horse diligently, his mum and sister would no longer have to waste money on public carriages: and their safety while traveling would be more steeled.Oof… With a short exhale, he picked up the second hinge and placed it firmly on the door and the inner carriage wall. He nailed each side with three nails and rose to his feet with a grunt.“Ugh! Tha
Chapter 86~~ Convictions ~~“K-Khelian?” Amelia stuttered, her steel blue eyes sizing him up just to be sure she wasn’t seeing things.Ian had mixed feelings. Was he to be elated to see her after a year had passed? Was he to be mad that she never even bothered to reach out to him? He couldn’t see her due to the large margin in their status. No one would allow someone like him into the royal palace. He felt she knew this and should have at least sent him a letter or whatever means of nonverbal communication that this realm used.Howbeit, his sentimentality got the best of him. He couldn’t be more happy to finally see her after all these while. She was like a second Kira to him.‘She’s even gotten prettier. Heh… What’s Derek doing here though? And why are they standing so close?’ he kept staring at them blankly, lost in his thoughts.“Khelian? Are you okay?” Amelia asked, noticing how weird his gaze was.Ian snapped out of his thoughts with a chuckle, “It’s nice to finally see you agai
Chapter 87~~ Worth ~~With a short squeak, Amelia got off the bed and nimbly made her way into the bathroom. She came out about fifteen minutes later and sat in front of the dressing mirror. She dried her hair in haste and applied a few creams on different parts of her body. She stood up and sauntered towards her large wardrobe that almost occupied half the length of the wall.She opened it and began to search across the many gowns and dresses hanged in the wardrobe. She took a pause and looked behind her. She could tell from the veil curtains that it wasn’t dawn yet.Sigh… She resumed her search and brought out a plain emerald gown. She put it on easily and checked herself out in the mirror. It had short sleeves and stopped right above her knees.“Hmph…” she hummed, realizing how long it had been that she’d dressed this casual.She turned a few more times to get satiated with her look. Though the sun was not out, she could clearly see her reflection on the mirror; just like the mir
Chapter 88~~ The Offer ~~Sizzle!Recurrent sparks flew here and there around the workshop, while a continuous banging emanated from another part of the underground room.Ian was clad in a pale brown top, brown leather trousers and fur boots. He also had a black apron on and a helmet fitted with a visor.Crouched he was as he welded two iron frames together with a classic MIG welder, birthing sparks that flickered in all directions. With full concentration, he welded the parts from top to a bottom.He raised his helmet with a sigh and cleaned the sweat on his forehead. He dropped the welder and carried the welded parts to a table in front of him.Bang!It landed heavily on the table, rattling the other tools around it. It was the frame for the fuel tank of the bike they were building and it wasn’t far from what Ian had designed. Metal work wasn’t his expertise so he gave himself a nod for still making it look this good.About two meters to his left was the black haired Kurt, beating
Chapter 89~~ Deal ~~Amelia nodded, “Yes. Karen told me the kind of work you do and I don’t think it’s a safe thing to do at all.”“But no one is willing to do what I do, to listen to the plea of the less privileged,” Ian shrugged.“She mentioned that too and I’ll see to it,” Amelia assured with a nod.Ian’s brows twitched, “Not to sound stereotypical, but that is what every noble, every Elite says and yet they have nothing to show for it.”Amelia, who was about taking a spoon full of soup took a glance at Ian after his statement and dropped the spoon. He looked really serious and perturbed about the matter, “I see it’d take more than words to convince you.”‘Well, obviously, yes,’ Ian held himself from saying it out loud.He nodded in silence.“You just have to trust me on this. Moreover, it is also the reason why I’m offering you a job at the palace,” she lifted her brows.Ian had his eyes half closed, “At the palace? What job could you possibly offer me at such a place?”She smile
Chapter 90~~ The Request ~~A woman walked into a pub in Knoxville at dusk. Her pale white skin was a little wrinkled on the face, her eye bags were black and heavy. Her thick black hair was scattered over her head like a crazed person. But as she entered in her draping black cloak, she put on her hood and dropped her head.She headed straight for the counter and knocked twice on the wooden slab.The chubby, middle-aged bartender took out an order before attending to her. He was bald with full brown beards. His appearance alone gave a foul taste to the woman’s tongue and she almost retched in disgust. One could say she had gone crazy since nothing seemed awful about him.“How may I help you?” the bartender asked with caution. Her mysterious appearance made him feel an eerie ambience around her.“I’m here to see the detective,” she answered in a strained cracked voice, as though she had been sobbing for days.His eyes narrowed as he sized her up. Then he sighed, the ‘detective’ was mu
Chapter 91~~ Coincidence ~~The Royal Palace, Prime city, Dhemistaria…‘Who would have thought searching for just one kid would become such a hassle?’‘It’s been four hours since I left that poor woman in her house and she’s probably still waiting in hope that I’d return with her son tonight. When in truth, the boy is nowhere to be found. I’ve searched every nook and cranny of Prime city and the environ villages, but he still remains a ghost. I can’t even feel his movement through space; I know I might not have perfected that ability but it feels like he’s nonexistent. Like he’s a ghost.’“Ian? Are you listening to me?” Princess Amelia snapped her fingers at his face and he jolted back to reality.He rubbed his temple with two fingers, “Sorry, you were saying?”She folded her hands to hold her breasts up and taut, “What were you thinking about?”“Tch. Nothing important. You don’t have to worry about it,” he answered casually while drifting his eyes across the room from edge t
Chapter 92~~ Deeper than it seems ~~Hum!The five strange men hummed and moved around the caged boy in rhythm. The moonlight beaming from the only window in the room, casted a spotlight on the boy. He was furled up like a hedgehog, his head swaying from side to side as he seemed to have lost consciousness. The movement of his head was in accordance to the men’s humming.Ian's fingers were trembling on the shelf's wall as he watched from the dark. He was more curious and not even close to being afraid, but the eerie aura exuding the men felt like he was placed before a chained beast, gnawing at him ferociously, trying to break free of its chains and devour him.Though he had fortified his mind, his body kept reacting to stimuli.‘What is this place? Who are they? What do they plan to do with him?’ Ian's head ached from the multiple questions running through it, which he couldn’t answer.Two minutes into the humming and mysterious walk in a circle, five pillars of blue translucent lig