Chapter 49: A New Benefactor!!!
Back in the Chimitra continent, in the part that used to be separated from the human world, the Emperor sat down with a bored expression on his face.
He looked around with almost nothing to do except the anticipation of good news.
Shortly after, a servant rushed in, and as he came to deliver news, he discovered that the emperor was silently alone.
On noticing the servant's presence the Emperor jumped from his seat, he couldn't hold back his desire to ensure that the throne has no other competitors and that the threat to his life had vanished.
He wanted to be the only one who would sit on the throne for all eternity.
"Did you find the woman and her child? Have you killed her?" The emperor asked with a little bit of excitement.
"My Lord, Emperor Wang, we have searched the entirety of the Chimitra continent, but we couldn't find her anywhere, we will extend such search to the Khumalo continent, however, we have reasons to believe she has died or is simply non-existent."
"In the human world we sought after the abilities of a rumored group of powerful humans called witches, they had the ability of divination, after they started their process of divination, what they found was that only her spirit roams the earth. We at this point believe that, if she is dead then her son is likely dead".
The servant finished with a bow, the Emperor looked pleased,
"This is a piece of wonderful news, finally something to celebrate. I learnt the elemental battle for supremacy would be coming up in a year and the elemental level competition for elemental schools comes up in a month"
"Announce to every important figure and noble to be in attendance, let's watch to see any rising young elemental, I need powerful soldiers and people with promise, there are many schools hosting this competition, I should attend my sister's school nonetheless, I've been mocked on how average the school has been but no matter what, I'll see for myself"
Emperor Dabill Wang finished speaking with a jubilant expression, as he had an extremely self reassuring smile on his face and he then waves his hands, indicating that the servant can leave,
While that www going on, suddenly the ground vibrated and a figure emerged from the ground, The scene was frightening and fast.
Upon seeing this the
Emperor stood up and gave a bow,
"god of the earth element"
A man appeared in dull yellow clothes, he had an ethereal look of some sort,
"Why did you leave your slumbering chambers? Did something awaken you, my lord?",
The Emperor asked to which the god smiled,
"Naturally, hearing my greatest challenger is dead prompted me to come out, I will be watching these events with you, I will go back to slumber in two months, after all a god's slumber is a good way to nourish the nation and also ensure the safety of the said god"
Emperor Wang smiled alongside the god, he didnt mind his presence in fact, he felt safer having such a powerhouse beside him, he immediately sent for housing preparation to properly entertain and comfort him.
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Clara had been laid on the bed for three days, she had been treated with the best of advanced medical techniques and machines, one she couldn't afford but desperately needed.
The tycoon was beside her bed ensuring that she was properly taken care of and that she had recovered.
After three days of being unconscious, she slowly opened her eyes, she felt the excruciating pain from the sides of her body,
it was riddled with bedridden pains. Her mind was also so much calmer compared to when she appeared at the court.
She saw a strange man sitting by her bedside in a piece of an expensive suit, she remembered this man coming to meet her at the passageway of the court.
"Who are you?"
She asked a little bit confused,
the man looked at her with excitement,
"You're finally awake, how do you feel? Is there any pain? How is your body responding to treatment"
Without giving Clara time to respond, he rushed to get the nurses.
Clara was still in a daze as the nurses approached, by that time the man had gone home to change, he hadn't left her side in three days ensuring she had the best of care.
The nurses came to her side a little bit excited, there was another one beside the excited nurse who was envious of her as he looked at her with disgust but kept her feelings hidden, while the other was truly happy for her.
"Miss Clara, you're finally awake!"
Said one of the nurses, excitedly. Clara was still trying to process everything,
"Please tell me how I got here and who that man is, I don't have the money to afford this place l..."
The woman stopped her with a hand gesture,
"You need to relax," she said with a smile.
The jealous nurse suddenly butt in as if she had been trying to hold on to not moving her tongues but it seemed impossible for her,
"Mr. Thomas brought you here by himself and paid for your medical bill, he even stayed by your side for three days and you are here spurting nonsense, the likes of you don't deserve good things",
She said that hastily, and in anger before leaving, unable to control her emotions.
Both Clara and the other nurse were shocked by the outburst, they watched her as she walked away,
"I'm so sorry for that, she usually is not like this. We treat all patients equally.." The Kind nurse said, a bit surprised by the outburst of the other nurse.
Clara smiled,
"I've received better insults in my life, so it's no bother, please when will I be able to leave? I need to see my son"
After hearing that, the kind nurse looked at her with pity,
"Your health has just stabilized, you were extremely malnourished, and you still need a few days to replenish lost nutrients, please wait for 5 days and already your stay has been paid for... "
Clara didn't even have a place to go anymore, after being forcefully manipulated out of the orphanage home, she lacked a job and a place to stay, she intended to bid farewell to Lancelot
Jr and travel far away, but somehow, her plans changed and a kind man had paid for her treatment after she passed out.
She drifted off to sleep after a while, in two hours, Mr. Thomas returned to her side, she was turning on the bed uncomfortably as a bad dream enveloped her subconscious.
She frowned and was held by Mr. Thomas who stroked her hands gently to help her out of her daze.
She woke up and saw Mr. Thomas beside her,
"Are you okay?" He asked with a bit of concern, Clara nodded before looking Mr. Thomas in the eye.
"Mr. Thomas, I don't believe we've met, but you went through all this trouble for me, I don't even have a way to repay your kindness..."
Mr. Thomas reached for her hands after stroking her arms,
"When I came, I wanted to see you for two reasons, one was I wanted to ask you to be my girlfriend and the second was I wanted your help in taking care of a new business venture I just established.
"l trust nobody better than you, and you may not know me but I've watched you silently over the years. You are one of the best personalities I've ever met"
Clara was shocked at this stage and gently retracted her hands, she had never been asked out before, nobody cared enough to give her attention or even go as far as asking her out, she never had any graceful movement or a trait about her that was appealing, instead, she was always working, uncaring of her outward looks.
Although she wished to have a love partner and perhaps a husband, she never saw the possibility, and now not only was she getting one, but a huge whale at that, a business tycoon, and on the side, she would be getting a job.
She needed time to process and with him holding her hands, it became all sweaty from anxiety, she didn't want his hands to be stained.
This was her train of thought, but Mr. Thomas was thinking she was going to reject him.
"This is the address of your new apartment, please stay there, even if you're going to say no to my proposal" Mr. Thomas then stood up and left. He couldn't bear to be rejected by her.
Clara felt like crying,
'He didn't even give me time to respond' she felt even more pain than those that arose from her bedridden state.'
She got up from bed and tried to rush after Mr.
Thomas, then she felt the sharp pain from her hand, precisely her elbow pit as the needle connecting it to the drip was tugged at by her sudden movement.
Her sides also screamed at her as the pain overwhelmed her body, she silently laid back while enduring all the barrage of painful exposures that her body was going through.
She managed to sleep after enduring so much of it.