Phoebe held her breath as she stared at the creatures who were doing nothing or doing nothing as of yet as they tilted their heads and blinked at her.
Two triangular horns each, white eyes, two noses each, hairy long-like spear ears that hung with two big round earrings and a silver shackle hung around their necks like they were bound, red bodies, all set of teeth, elongated and hideous bumps on their bodies which were a shrunk and dry skin, long tongues like the serpent; dancing in and out of their mouths and elongated claws and their lower bodies, missing!!!.
"AHH!!!". She screamed with every energy, she could muster, springing up with full force to run off.
" She sensesss us, Eldomore. Let's get her". The second ugly creature yelled. Their eyes glowed in monstrosity and when the second creature was about to make a move first, it felt something obstructing it from proceeding in the girl's direction.
"What Felmore?". Eldomore questioned on seeing its partner halt.
Felmore stared at the girl, who was running away and then at the space that wouldn't let it move.
" I move not, something thick, stop me moving".
"What?". Eldomore asked as it proceeded to move forward but felt something too.
" Felmore, try run back and come here again".
Felmore the ugly creature, moved backwards on the command of the first creature, moving back to see nothing obstructing him and then it moved at a fast pace, trying to move past the invisible obstructing wall before it winced in pain.
"AHHH!!!, it hot, hot. My legs!!!". It screamed out loud in pain.
Eldomore narrowed its eyes at the said hot invisible wall, that had now inflicted pain on his partner. It had at first, the thought of the human world was beginning to affect their bodies but now, it was truly convinced, it had to do with that girl.
It was already shocking that a mere girl like her without energy and protection scented around her, could sense them with her physical eyes. No, she mustn't be mere, something must have been special in her or something was wrong somewhere.
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Horace and his entourage made their way into a grand residence; a mega-mansion that spans tens of thousands of square feet, a lot of space to fill.
Its estates are adorned with gold to plush pads, dripping in diamonds; surrounded by stunning landscaped gardens and its mere sight would scream of offering luxurious amenities and materials in abundance.
An eye-catching swivelling sculpture was centred in the middle of the large mansion, with two grand waterfalls and tons of heavily guarded men dressed in black.
When Horace had stepped out of the car, a huge man came up to him with a bow to request the car's key which was tossed at his face by the rude Horace, who strode without a care to the entrance of the house and when the huge man turned to the blonde man, who was busy strengthening the paper bags, he shrugged to the huge man while walking away from the man, who did nothing but enter the parked SUV car. He was already used to the attitudes of the rude and spoilt wealthy.
Inside the luxurious grand mansion, three women sat on a plush couch around a coffee table with portfolios of pictures, selecting pictures; one after another and dropping them only after they had placed a comment on them.
One stood out from the two, slender and tall and with elegance; she gently sipped from the cup of tea as she watched the other women, dropping one comment or another on any raised photo, which she watched quietly.
With beautiful pale and flawless skin, she wore an extremely long gown that defined her as an empress of an empire. She had very dark, lustrous eyes and long curly black hair that slid down the couch, which she had let loose.
With a serene fave, high cheekbones and full pink lips that gave a slow smile; that gave off her conniving personality and slender long fingers wrapped around the teacup and one could easily categorize her in her early 30s.
" What do you think, your highness?". One of the women asked.
"What do you think?". She threw back a question at her.
"Maybe we should wait for him to choose from the girls?".
" Mmmm". She hummed in approval. "Thank you for this but the meeting with the others would shove a way to cut the chase. What do you think Andrea?". She questioned the woman, who had thrown a question at her.
Anything you seem fits, your majesty". Andrea offered a bow to the slender woman.
" Good, have the pictures packed, it appears he is home. And uh Sofie? Could you be a good girl and have the head maid, dish out the food?". She said to the younger woman, who sat beside Andrea.
"Yes, your highness". The young lady said as they both stood up with the packed portfolio of pictures to leave the room.
The slender woman watched them leave, dropping her teacup and reaching out for the certain photo left behind, on the table.
Horace with Kian who was trailing behind him walked into the mansion, to have the maids quickly bow their heads in greeting and raised their heads only when they were sure, he was out of sight.
Horace with Kian met two women; one older and the other, younger whom they recognised as the queen's assistants.