Chapter-8: The Big Market.
It was morning and everyone woke up but on this day, there are no birds on the branches of the tree and there are no children who used to come for sweets from Hero. His mother and father, both were standing in front of many soldiers with their general. They had worn an armored dress and their heads were covered with a golden helmet, only their eyes were visible. The general was on the horse, he also had the same dress but he had a red feather of a bird on his helmet. Hero does not know about them because he was sleeping.
Time was passing and he realized that there was no sound of birds. He quickly removed his blanket from his body and saw many soldiers with their general on the horse. They were standing inside his house boundary and all the villagers were looking at them. General took out one stick which was wrapped with a piece of paper. He unwrapped that paper and started reading.
"This is the order of the king to inform you that you have been chosen for the commander of his army so you have to come along with us."
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Hero was looking at him.
His mother had a bowl filled with water on her hand. He took that bowl and washed his face. He was ignoring all of them because he does not like what he just said to him. It was like he wants to buy something from the market.
All the soldiers were looking at each other because he was ignoring them all. The general got angry and told him that he had to go along with him. He looked at him and ignored one more time. The general told him that if he refused to come along with them, then they would hurt his mother and father.
… Hero thought that he was not going to do that but he was wrong. All the soldiers point their spears at them and their pointed spear starts shining for the attack. Joseph and Mary both get scared and in fear their heartbeat increases and Hero hears those heartbeats.
"You had ruined by morning but don't dare to do that."
Meanwhile, cold air starts blowing and trees start making sounds. All the soldiers noticed that the ground was shaking, when they looked down, they saw that the ground was actually shaking. All the soldiers are scared and the horse starts shouting and jumping. Suddenly, from nowhere black clouds came and started covering the whole area. Villagers were also getting scared because they had never seen something like this. They all knew that this was all happening due to him.
Suddenly, all the spears separate themselves from soldiers hands and start floating in the middle of the air. All the spears aimed at their soldiers.
…
"Ok… sorry. We are going. Leave us." In a fearful voice.
All the spears fell down on the ground, they quickly took that spear and ran away from there with a message that he won't come along with them in that palace. All the black clouds disappeared and everything became normal. His mother asked him to come inside.
After some time, they had prepared all the food items which they had to take to sell in the big market. But they don't have their cart. Meanwhile, Isabella reached in front of them sitting on his cart and that car was without a horse but it was moving. Mary looked at her son with a frustrated face because he had used his power again. She doesn't like when her son uses it to show off his powers. He snapped his finger and all the food items were placed on the cart without anyone's help.
"Ok… mother."
Isabella requested Uncle Joseph to go along with him. He doesn't have any problem if she goes along with them. He agreed. Alice also put all his drums on the cart which was made up of wood and all the drums were filled with milk. Alice asks Angel to come along with her because her school will start after some days.
They all gathered at one place.
Some of the carts were pulled by bulls and some of them were pulled by horses but there was a huge includes and their horses and bulls weren't able to pull them with that much load. Hero also reached there and his cart was moving without horses and bulls. He stepped down and rope from Alice. His friends Jack and Daniel were behind on their carts. He tied each cart with another and all the carts were going to be pulled by his cart. He grabs the rope in his hand and starts pulling. Hero was pulling all the in that inclined. Angel was surprised to see that because till now she heard about him but now she is able to see him. Alice told her that they used to go on every seventh day to sell their items in the big market.
After some time, they crossed that mountain and there was a decline, he threw that rope towards Isabella and ran towards the end cart. She blinked her eyes and Hero was pulling the rope which was tied up with the last cart. Angel was shocked to see that.
"No need to shock." Said by Alice.
Now, everyone was on the ground and his cart was moving without a horse. Angel saw a path which was going towards the left but they had to keep going straight.
"Alice… is this shortcut?"
That time Alice's father was in the cart, he told her that the road will take them to a stone table village. Angel knew about that village, her mother told her that village is made on the mountains like a staircase.
Finally, they reached the Big Market. Hero quickly steps down and starts pushing his cart. He stopped his cart in front of his shop and without wasting time, he snapped his finger again and all the food items appeared in their places.
"Hero!! Stop doing this." Said by his father.
Angel found that her friend's shop was opposite Hero's shop. She looked to her left and right, there were only shops. People were selling clothes, sweets, crockeries and birds. Whole market was full of crowd, small children were eating sweets while walking and some people were asking the price of clothes in the shop. She also saw a board, which was full of pictures of people and wanted was written on the board. She noticed one big tree and people were sitting below that tree to protect them from sun rays.
"Alice that tree?"
"That tree is known as the echo tree, if anyone wants to announce something, he used to stand below that tree and that tree echo his voice. How? No one knows."
The whole market was full of crowed till evening and now all of them start packing their bags because they have to go back to their home. They all were putting their bags back on the cart but Hero felt something. He looked around but there was no one.
… Everyone tied their ropes with his cart and again he felt something. It was like someone was watching him. He uses his power without anyone knowing. He looked around and saw three females, who were floating in the air. He was staring at them. … Three of them were very beautiful and had beautiful dresses. They were also staring at him.
"Hero… let's go." Said by Isabella.
He was staring at them and he sat on his cart and snapped his finger and many lamps occurred in front of all the horses and bulls. Joseph was looking at his son, he knew that he had seen someone but he did not want to create fear in everyone's mind. But he doesn't know that his son can feel them.
He knew that three of them were following them all. His restlessness was increasing, Isabella noticed his facial expression.
"Hero… everything is ok?" She asked.
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"Yes." In a serious voice.
All three of them decide to attack him. They all came towards him and they were about to grab him but something pushed three of them behind. Lamp which was in front of Joseph, started moving.
"Stable." Said by Hero.
He stood on the cart and pointed his first finger towards all the carts and many lamps occurred.
All the carts were covered with floating lamps and they all were wondering about his behaviour. Those three females were shocked to see that because they had never faced someone like that. One of them found that the boy was still looking at them. They all decide to go from there. They all disappeared from there and he took a long breath. Angel was noticing everything. That time he was looking towards the sky.
"Alice… is he able to see those things which we can't see?"
"Yes. Without any problem."
Those three females were floating in the sky and talking about him.
"We had never faced someone like this."
"Yes, she is right."
"Who is he?"
While talking, they saw a cart pulled by two horses. There was a man with his wife and daughter. They were going towards the stone table village and they were all alone.