Boma was in the cafe to meet the protectors for councel about the horrible nightmare she just had. She couldn't overlook it because it felt so real. She met with the leader and narrated to him what nightmare she had. She was taken to the chamber of revelation, where it was revealed to them the arrival of Salvatore to the land of the living. It was a surprise to them both, wondering how that happened. "could something have happened to the stones of seal?" Boma asked. "It's strange that Salvatore is on earth, but we had no idea. We were supposed to feel his presence as a celestial being, but we didn't," the leader talking to Boma. "Only two things could be responsible for us not feeling his presence, it could be that he collected and destroyed the stones, but as it stands, I don't think that's possible and the other possibility could be that he arrived not as a celestial being, but ordinary being. Whatever the case, we need to be ready for the chaos that would follow his presence," the leader said.
A member of the protectors seek the leader out to have conversations, and he yielded his call while Boma waited around. A small girl around the age of seven kept staring at Boma from a distance. Boma caught her gaze on her but she quickly looked away, she smiled and also feigned doing something else. She looked in the direction of the girl and caught her staring again, she walked towards the girl, but she ran towards a room in the cave. Boma started looking around for her till she found her sitting on a bed, she walked towards her and sat beside her to establish communication. "what's your name," Boma asked, but she seemed shy to respond. "my own name is Boma, I'm pleased to meet you," Boma disclosed to her. "Does your parents live here in the cave?" Boma asked. The girl nodded in affirmation. "that's a start," Boma said. "You must be a very special girl, and you seemed to be carrying some burdens too" Boma added. The girl still didn't utter a word aside nodding or shaking the head. "I have been fighting a war that I was told is mine too, but I can't help but think that some people just needed me to fight the war, not because it's mine, but because I was in a wrong place at a wrong time," Boma told the girl. "sometimes our lives just wouldn't obey our wishes, but forced on us a destiny closer than we could reject, distant than we could understand and stronger than we could resist," she added. The girl just kept staring at her. Amanda!!!, someone called repeatedly. A woman showed up and saw the girl with Boma." What are you doing here?" the woman asked. The girl still wouldn't utter a word." who are you?" she turned to Boma with question. "I'm Boma, Are you her mom?" Boma asked. The woman nodded in affirmation. Boma smiled at the girl as her mom added, "I'm Moira" . "Do you have spiritual problems too?" Amanda's mom asked. "No, I'm actually," that's all she uttered before thinking the answer through. She wanted to regard the protectors as friends, but wondered if their relationship is for friendship or support. Instead of Boma finishing her response, she thought escaping it would be a better alternative, so she turned to the girl. "wow, your name is Amanda," she said to the girl. "I'm sorry Boma, but we have to go," Amanda's mom said to her. "Stand up Amanda and let's go," the woman ordered, but the girl never budged. Her mother repeated again in a more furious tone. But the girl instead kept her gaze on Boma, then the Cafe began to vibrate and cracks began to appear on the walls of the Cafe. "No, no, no, she's doing it again," the woman said in a scary manner, but Boma at first didn't understand what's really going on as the disruption continued, till Amanda's mom, Moira shouted for Amanda to stop." Is she doing this?" Boma asked in a very loud voice." yes, she's doing it, she's going to trap us in. The leader ran into the room and found Boma already ramped around Amanda as the vibration gradually subsided. Her mother busted into tears, unsure what else to do to save her only daughter. Boma continued to appease Amanda and the disruption stopped completely. Surprisingly for the first time in a very long time, Amanda talked, "I'm sorry Boma, I didn't mean to do that," she said with tears. "It's okay Amanda," Boma assured. The leader advised Moira against taking Amanda out of the Cafe before she's able to control her powers and she agreed to allowing her stay with the people who can help her control her powers. Moira approached Amanda and pleaded for making her angry without understanding her. "would you like to continue staying here?" Moira asked her daughter. "yes mom," she responded. Moira was so happy that she could hear her daughter speak again. She approached Boma and gave her a hug, "thank you for helping my baby" she said.
Boma returned home and found her mom on her bed, unable to sleep, " Hey mom," she announced her return. Her mom, Lindsey was so sad and frustrated with what just happened, "why are you doing this to me?" she asked. Boma went straight to sit beside her, "mom, what are you talking about?" Boma asked, unsure of her mom's feelings. " I heard you, cried out of your sleep and rushed in to your room to checkup on you, but you're nowhere to be found. Do you know how frustrating and suffocating that was, what are you thinking, leaving the house just like that without even thinking for a second how that makes me feel, Do you have any idea what it feels like knowing that your baby needs help, but you just couldn't be there because you couldn't understand what she's going through, even if you try," Lindsey claimed in tears. Boma couldn't withstand seeing her mom's weak moment, she hugged her and started crying as well. Her mom was depressed and defeated by her rattrap, she left her on the bed and went back to her room." Mom!!!, Boma called out, but was denied any further conversations by her mom.
Salvatore and Zagrima tracked down the mountain of the volcanoes into the nearby village without their powers. Who is Salvatore without powers, without controls, without torture? He would never have thought that the earth he so desperately wanted to rule would be a place where he was so emasculated. He thought the only way out was to find supernatural beings he had once empowered to return the powers to him, but to do that, he would still need a strong army as backup to get the powers and they're even mostly in Gestfield where he has so many antagonists, one of whom was Boma. So, he thought of Michael Campbell, a billionaire drug baron in the United States he let go from the underworld. They started looking around and arrived at a nearby village, they found a hut and entered. Inside the house were some men's clothing belonging to the hut owner, they got into one each to conceal their nakedness and spent the night. They set out on the road the following morning, but consumed by their thoughts of the situation they're in. Someone who should have been received by the agents of the dark as king, now living a life not even befitting of a slave. Suddenly, they heard a hoot from behind. A car just parked beside them, asked where they were headed. "Do you need a ride to the city?" the man driving the car asked. Zagrima wasn't ready to say anything, till he heard Salvatore himself responded, "Yes, we would love to get to the US." The driver busted into laughter," what, US? man you are nowhere near, you still have a long journey ahead of you. You are in Australia guys, unless your so called US is a street name and not a country name," the man argued. But I could drop you guys off at the train station though," the man promised." Get in," the man added, gestured with his head for them to enter the car. They boarded the car and alighted at the train station as promised . The man assisted them to check the train terminals for US bound trains, they boarded one and headed straight for Washington, US. Arriving at the US couldn't just alleviate there worries, because they still didn't have Michael's address. They entered a grocery store and asked the store keeper if he knew Michael Campbell and how they could get to him. The store keeper instead assessed the way the two dressed, he told them he had no idea who they were looking for and ordered the two of them to leave at once. Zagrima on the other hand was infuriated by the way his king was addressed, he threatened the man with a torture in hell after death, but the man looked at him disgracefully, he asked if they were comic actors or escaped from an asylum. Zagrima threw a punch at him and the store keeper brought out his shotgun instead and shot at the ceiling to show them that the gun was loaded. Even though the two were just seeing a gun for the first time after escape from the underworld, they've met billions of souls in the underworld killed by gun and wouldn't allow them to be added to the count, which would certainly jeopardize their mission to Earth, so the two ran out of the store instead, knowing they no longer have their powers. They continued walking around aimlessly till Mirabel sighted Salvatore from afar, she shouted his name and ran towards him. " You finally made it here, the king himself?" Mirabel asked. Salvatore was surprised to see her because her time was already up. Shouldn't you be back in the underworld already?" Salvatore asked in return. Mirabel was just all smiley that she escaped her return to the land of the damned, and since the person she had an agreement with in the underworld was here already in the living world, then it calls for jubilation." I was actually prepared to return three days ago, so I waited and waited but nothing happened for the past three days, but seeing you here speaks a lot," Mirabel said to him. Zagrima looked at Salvatore concerned already about the negative implications of their absence from the underworld. Since Salvatore entered into agreements with the souls, he was supposed to beat the celestial bell to return them once their agreements have expired, but he's nowhere to be found. Despite the glaring implications, Salvatore still didn't believe it's anything worthy of an immediate concern. He instead asked Mirabel for assistance in locating Michael Campbell. "what do you want with him, do you know he's a drug lord and a criminal?" She asked. "Exactly the reason why I need him," he responded. Have you ever been to Gestfield?" Salvatore asked." No I haven't, I do not know the place, but I think I've heard the name mentioned in the past. I think It is a small village, north of US ," she responded.
Zagrima who had been quiet for a while during the course of the interactions then instructed Mirabel," Take us to Michael." She weighed Salvatore's instruction with her hidden soured relationship with Michael that the two had no knowledge of, he thought appearing with Salvatore at Michael's door should outweigh whatever sense of betrayal he might have towards her. She decided to travel with them to Michael's base of operations in Los Angeles. Mirabel also lives in Los Angeles and in fact, she already took some deals from Michael before the relationship between them went south, but she never made it known to Salvatore about them knowing each other, let alone disclosed to him being on the bad sides of Michael. They got to the base and Mirabel talked her way in, being an insider in the past. "who are these people you brought here?" the last man to the entrance, Martin, asked. "They're here to see Michael," she responded. Martin looked both Salvatore and Zagrima suspiciously. "trust me, he'd want to see them,"she added." I'm not worried about them, I'm worried about you, because I don't know what he'd do to you when he sets his eyes on you. You really hurt him, you know? "Martin said. " But you never told us you two knew each other, not to talk of having history, " said Salvatore." It's not any of your damned businesses, you wanted to meet him and now you're here already, you should be grateful, "she responded. Salvatore and Zagrima looked at each other and they all entered. Michael was already informed of Mirabel's presence, so he already prepared himself to meet her again , but what he didn't know was the identities of her accompanies. They entered the room and Michael went straight for Mirabel's neck, squeezed it with the resolve of breaking her neck like a twig. Mirabel was expecting Salvatore to intervene in her rescue, but Salvatore just stood there watching as the drama unfolded. Michael equally thought that the men that came in with her would resist him, but nothing happened. He turned a bit to have a glimpse of the faces of the men, but he just couldn't believe it was the ruler of the underworld in his abode , "that's not possible," he said. "Salvatore?" Michael asked. "Yes it's me," he responded. "Is my time up?, I still have some years on my agreement, " Michael asked." Relax man, I'm not here for your soul, but I need your help," Salvatore responded. Michael was relieved by the response. He then shared his happiness at seeing him in the flesh. " How dare you two just watch as he almost sent me to the underworld, I brought you here but you couldn't defend me, " Mirabel contested." We thought you said it was non of our business, so what we did rarely was to give you the space to deal with your business, " Salvatore replied her, looked Zagrima in the eyes again and both busted into laughter. Mirabel left in annoyance, realizing she was already abandoned and no longer of use. Michael celebrated Salvatore and Zagrima's visit as his greatest guests ever with drinks and women as they discussed the main purpose of the visit.
It was a year and half already since Salvatore's arrival in L.A, he had become very influential in the drug business, raking in millions in dollars after severing his business with Michael's. Though he didn't have his powers, his exploits at getting away with anything was second to non, even Michael was starting to feel insecure. His thoughts were" how could I have inherited and have been doing this my whole life, and someone will just came from nowhere and suddenly am a second fiddle. Salvatore continued to grow his influence and used his money to prepare for reestablishing hell on earth. He became a force to recon with in the United States among drug lords. Most had no idea who he really was except Michael, but who would believe him that the great Salvatore was nothing but an angel condemned to the underworld to spent eternity.
Michael began to gather people he knew remained loyal to him and would not for anything betray him for Salvatore. They hold meetings and infiltrated Salvatore's men, but it wouldn't be so easy for them to cast Salvatore out, not while Zagrima watches. Even though Michael wanted everything Salvatore had, he never revealed to him his true intentions. He remain close to him, just so he could use that to his advantage. "If a tree wants to remain unbroken, it must learn to bend to the wind". Michael planned to go and see his parents in Wichita and informed Salvatore he would be traveling and he needed him to help look out for his family because they're not part of the travel. And Salvatore promised he had nothing to worry about. He assigned Martin to take care of his family and businesses for the two days he would be gone, so he accompanied Michael to the airport and waited till his plane flew.
An adage says everyone portrays the trait of larceny when the house is scanty. Martin already had his own agenda of disengaging his boss in his absence, and he's doing it without being suspected or challenged. He went to the warehouse to evacuate 50kg of drugs to deliver to Tamayo, leader of Michael's arch rivals, but he couldn't leave alone without being monitored moving such amount of drugs. Two other men had to leave with him to assist with the transaction. Immediately the two men realized where Martin was heading, they tried to talk him out of it, but it was already too late. The two men were forced out of the car onto their kneels and their hands tied to their backs. " why are you doing this, Martin?" Wayne asked. " You guys are fools if you think I will sit back and watch while someone amass wealth with our sweats without even caring what happens to us or our families. Must we continue to live like this for the rest of our lives," Martin asked. "I have no issues with you guys, if only you promise to stay with me on this, you're either with me or against me," he added. Wayne would rather keep himself alive, rather than have it cut short carelessly, but the other man, Damon refused to shift grounds. Martin tried convincing him to his side, but he just wouldn't budge. But before he could realize what a stupid decision he's making, three bullets already infiltrated his chest through Tamayos men. His body was taken immediately by the same men into a boat and dumped into the middle of the river. The drugs were taken away and they returned to their base. Martin thought of how to dethrone Michael without having to risk so much, so he decided to hold Michael's family hostage before his arrival from Wichita. He went to the house and brought the kids and the wife together, " I want to take you somewhere to enjoy yourselves before Boss gets back, I want him to return seeing you happier than ever," Martin said. "But we could still enjoy ourselves within the house, and since he isn't around, it would be ill-advised to go out," his wife opined." I just want to show that i cared about Boss's happiness which ultimately is his family,"Martin responded. Five of Tamayo's men already in hiding incase of resistance or rejection. Immediately Martin realized the Michael family wasn't going to yield to his request, he called out the men in hiding and they killed the men on guard at the house. It was then the family knew what Martin was really preaching was betrayal and not loyalty. They were taken to Tamayo and confined in a room. "Live will always throw at you the measures of what you can handle, but what you wouldn't be able to handle will only come ones". Michael was out with some friends of his also into the business of drug trafficking. He's been trying to close a deal with them for a while, but his complete dominance among the dealers in Los Angeles never allowed him to look elsewhere till he now plays second fiddle to Salvatore. The deal went well for him as planned and even went to a brothel with the guys after the deal, because he was able to rake in millions of dollars and equally entered an agreement with some other dealers for supply. He was in a jacuzzi with two other ladies when he remembered his family, "pass me my phone," he instructed one of the ladies, pointing at it. A lady picked it up with the intention of passing it to him, then the phone slipped and dropped into the water. He got it out quickly, but the phone was already affected. He became annoyed and sent the ladies packing. He reached for the towel, dried himself up and jumped into a robe. Michael head out of the brothel into his car for a spare phone and had to switch his lines. He called the home line, but nobody was picking it up, not even the maids. He called Martin to confirm what's happening in his home, the phone rang and was answered. Michael didn't wait to confirm who was on the other end of the call before he herangued about not being able to reach his family. " You are really what they said you are," that's what he heard as response. "who is this?" he asked. " where's Martin?" he added. "you sure knows how to ask questions, but too poor to respond if the same questions were thrown at you. I will answer your question, because it might be the last answer you receive in a very long time," he said. It's me Tamayo. You always believe so strong in yourself that things happens within the range of your nostrils, yet you had no idea that the servant you entrusted your business and family to, works for your enemy. We have your family and secure their release will surely costs you, I'll be in touch," Tamayo said and ended the call. Michael hit the phone on the floor driving it pieces yards apart. He picked another phone and put a call through to Salvatore who had no idea his family is in danger." So much for, you had nothing to worry about, I had no idea what you meant was that my family will be good as dead once I'm gone," Michael's first statements to Salvatore during the call. "what are you talking about?" he asked. "I left my family under your care and now they've been kidnapped by my own trusted assistant," He responded." who would do that to you? "Salvatore asked." It's Martin, the son of a bitch is conniving with Tamayo to bring me down, "he answered." Don't worry my friend, your family will be rescued, "Salvatore promised. Michael dropped the call and decided to head back to Los Angeles.
Peter Parker said in the movie spider man" sometimes doing what's right, we have to be steady and give up things we wanted the most, even our dreams". Though Salvatore went to his home city to seal some deals imperative to his mission to be the greatest drug lord, he had to forfeit the rest of his mission to avert an imminent threat to his family by returning to Los Angeles. Salvatore ordered Zagrima to take some men with him to Tamayo's warehouse for the rescue of Michael's family. "They say one good turn deserves another". Salvatore tried balancing the help he had received from Michael in the past with rescuing his family. They arrived at the warehouse and first surveyed the whole area, they were able to ascertain the location of Michael's family and then lunched an attack, turning the warehouse into a battle field. After several bullets exchange, Tamayo's men were suppressed, leaving three alive and others dead, but Tamayo and Martin weren't found in the compound. The one's still alive were interrogated to spit their whereabouts but once there's no tangible response, they executed them one after the other, till the last one snitch on them, disclosing Tamayo and Martin's location. The family was rescued and taken to Salvatore to ensure their safety. Michael got home but found no one, he was so saddened for his mistake of not being able to see beyond Martin's disguised loyalty. He equally couldn't shake the scary reality that he might lose his family. The whole place was a mess and Michael couldn't stop the distressed tears already tired of confinement within the corners of his eyes, as they rolled down his cheek. He left his house for the warehouse, but the two men that went with him to Wichita advised against going around not well guarded, since they had no idea what the enemy had in motion for them. He adamantly checked the warehouse, but it was already cleared out. "when you live by the sword, you should also be well prepared to die as such" Salvatore was prepared for battle already, but was in need of assistance. He had nowhere else to turn but to Salvatore, so he left for his house. He passed through the securities and straight into the main building. Salvatore was there playing pool game with his men when Michael came in. "My friend, please come in, you are very welcome,"Salvatore greeted." he continued, "did I tell you how sorry I was for the tragic incident that betide your family? Please have my apologies." Michael was too weak to exchange much conversations, but rather went straight to his purpose of presence. " I need your men to assist me in getting back my family, " he requested." You see, my friend, you need not worry about your family, "Salvatore replied. He signaled to Zagrima and he left at once. Michael didn't know what's going on, as he was engulfed with the thought of his misfortune. Daddy!!!, his two kids called out. He raised his head to the call and in front of him was his family already. They all ran into his arms in tears, as he stood down to receive them. He first couldn't believe his eyes, because he couldn't believe he'll find them there. He excused his family and approached Salvatore, "I'm sorry for what I said on the phone. Thank you for rescuing my family,"said Michael. Salvatore smiled and saluted Michael in return. He and his family were about to leave when two of Michael's trucks and another two of Tamayo's trucks parked before him. He exited the car confused what his missing trucks were doing there. Salvatore stood beside him and said, "You my friend are a lucky one." Michael approached the trucks to check them and inside were his stolen properties and money. He was so thunderstruck at how everything giving him worries just kept falling in place one after the other. Salvatore's men came out the truck with a bloody Tamayo and Martin. "How?" Michael asked Salvatore, but he just smiled and winked at him. Michael approached the men holding Tamayo and Martin, he set his two eyes to meet that of his two enemies, "you just couldn't help yourselves," he said to them, grab the hockey bat some of the men were holding. He turned to the men and ordered them to take his family back into the house. "you heard the man," Salvatore approved. He waited till they were in the house, then turned to Martin, "how dare you threatened me using my family," he said, hitting Martin severally and hardly. "I entrusted you with my family, but you turned around and put them in danger for your own selfish interest," he added. He hit and hit him again and again, disfiguring his face head and body with the bat, blood flows out of his body. Martin laughed bizarrely at Michael's comments, "It seems your greediness has made you lose the true definitions of selfishness in the corners of the dictionary. I practically grew everything you have today with you, but what did I get in return, more work and intimidation. You can do your worse, but I don't regret everything I did to you, I'm only sad that I involved your innocent family and it all failed," Martin bared his grievances towards Michael. The utterances didn't sit well with Michael who definitely wanted a sorry Martin, he hit him across the head with the bat and Martin was out. He then turned to Tamayo." I've known you always to be a ruthless bastard, but what I did not know is why you went after me," Michael addressed him. "Don't think for a second that this is over, I'll get out of here and make you regret ever looking down on me," Tamayo replied. Michael stretched out his hand towards Zagrima who placed a gun in his hand. He stared Tamayo a bit longer in the eyes, ruminating what more pains he could inflict on Tamayo. He remembered his family might continue to be in danger as long as Tamayo breaths. " No you won't get out of here and I will make sure you're not remembered after you're gone," Michael said to him, pointed the gun at him and pulled the trigger to release six bullets into his body. The two men were taken out of there immediately. Michael and Salvatore shook each other's hands, he called out for his family, returned into the car and head out of the compound. "What did you do with Martin?" Selene asked her husband. "He'll be kept away where he'll never be able to hurt you again," Michael responded.
Salvatore thought to himself, it's time to stop being human and start being the king. He gathered all his men and asked if they'll love to move with him to Gestfield, they all agreed, so they packed everything and headed straight to Gestfield that same night.