It was their first break and they all went to the cafeteria.
"I haven't been seeing Luce frequently in school". Jonie said.
"Maybe he is in the house waiting for his paralysis to heal". Hosea said and Dela smiled.
"Paralysis?". Collins asked as if he doesn't know.
"Yes. He tried to paralyze me, but I showed him who was the boss". Dela said and clenched his fist proudly.
"Really! How did you do that?". Collins asked.
"Well, Hosea taught me how to master my environment by making the time move more slowly than what a human being is capable of thinking of. All I needed was concentration and I successfully switched the food ". Dela smiled, proudly at his achievement. Layla only watched him and smiled. Jonie and Layla had sensed something unfavorable within them, it was like a bad energy was within their mist but they couldn't specify it so they just kept quiet.
" All you needed to do was concentrate right?". Collins asked and smiled.
" Yes, but why are you soo much into it?". He asked and Collins coughed.
" Oh, that is because I will need to concentrate to master my powers too. For I feel useless". He said and bent his head.
" You aren't useless, Collins. You haven't found what you can do yet". Hosea said and placed her hands on Collins shoulder and removed it immediately for she felt like something was draining from her. She looked at her hands and then back to Collins who was oblivious to what was happening.
" Thanks, Hosea. I'm looking forward to learning a lot from you". Collins said and smiled.
Hosea just smiled and nodded, she couldn't comprehend what just happened. How would touching Collins make her powers drain? Or was it a new power he has gotten? she thought and smiled.
" Dela, can I talk with you?" Lily was walking to the cafeteria when she saw them and decided to talk to Dela no matter what.
Layla looked up at her and then back to her food. She looked up again and their eyes met. Layla said nothing but her eyes told Lily to back off.
Lily too said nothing and waited for Dela to reply.
"Oh, so you still remember me? I thought you have forgotten about me a long time?". Dela asked.
"Oh, please not at all can we talk?" She asked again.
"Mm..sure". Dela said and faced them.
"I will be right back ". He said especially to Layla who was looking at him as if he had committed a crime. He needed to talk to Lily for a while, after all, she had been with him since they weren't around.
Lily looked at Layla and smiled then followed Dela out.
" Do you wanna follow them or what?". Collins asked. He saw how Hosea's gaze lingered on Lily and Dela till they were out of sight.
" Nothing, I'm just worried about Dela".
" Why? Lily is a nice girl". Collins said.
" You, won't understand what I'm talking about". Hosea said.
Collins narrowed his eyes. Could there be more about Lily that he doesn't know?
" What is wrong?" Collins asked. He was ready to hear what the vampires were up to and either to use against them or lure them into his side.
" Why are you suddenly interested in the vampires, Collins?". Hosea asked and looked at him with a suspicious look as the result of Collins's constant questions about them.
" I'm just curious, I don't know if they would come after me too". Collins answered.
" They won't dare do that okay, I will make sure you are safe". Hosea balled her fist.
" But you can give me information about them. It isn't all the time that you are with me and I'm scared ". He said and looked around as Layla and Jonie only look at him and looked away.
" You see, things like that are quite confidential and shouldn't be shared ". Hosea said.
" What are you trying to say? That you don't trust me?". Collins asked.
"Not like I don't trust you, but we are not supposed to trust anyone, not even the one we are guarding or anyone ". She said.
" Aww, you have just broken my heart ". Collins said and held his chest in a dramatic way which made everyone laugh.
Later on, Dela joined them.
" Hey, I'm here". He said and sat down.
" What took you so long?". Jonie asked.
" Were you taking plans on how to sell the nation?" Jonie asked again and Layla kicked him to keep quiet.
" No, we went on a judgment day". Dela said and everyone laughed.
He served himself and was about to eat when he got a sight of Aunt Maggie and tapped Layla.
" Aunt Maggie is here". He said looking in her direction. Hosea was soo fast that, she heard them.
" What could she possibly be doing here?". Hosea asked, standing up.
" I don't know, maybe is about the book". Layla answered as they all stood up and left Collins on there.
" Book? What Book will they be possibly talking about?". Collins asked himself and looked at them going. " Okay, I think I should be in action now". He said and left the cafeteria to the back of the school.
" So, now what should I even turn to..mmm..an ant will do". He said and transformed into an ant to eardrop whatever they were going to talk about.
***
" Aunt Maggie what are you doing here?". Dela asked as they were close to her.
" I came to warn you guys, especially you Hosea". She said.
" About what!". They gasped.
" About that boy, Collins". She said and they all exchanged glances.
" How did you know his name?". Hosea asked.
" The book". Aunt Maggie answered.
" Hope is safe?". Dela looked at Aunt Maggie with narrowed eyes.
" Of course it is safe. No one expects the three of you can touch it. But that is not why I'm here . I want you to be very careful about that boy". Aunt Maggie said.
" But Collins is just a helplessly supernatural who doesn't know what his powers are capable of doing ". Hosea defended.
" So you mean to tell me you didn't notice any bad energy in him?". She asked.
" No!". They all said.
" Wait, did the book say something different?". Layla asked.
" The book hasn't said anything just, but there is an atmosphere surrounding him that I couldn't understand. Kelly is looking into it and we will find out soon, but in the meantime please be careful about him.. Trust No One". Aunt Maggie said and disappeared.
They all exchanged glances again.
"Does this feel weird to you?". Dela asked Hosea who just chuckled and they left. But Jonie was still suspecting something. He kept quiet and did his investigation himself.
Collins transformed from an ant to a human.
"So, that was Maggie. I must say that she has become more beautiful. So she is suspecting me right? Let's get her out of the picture". He snickered.
"And oh, the book. What book were they talking about, and why is it related to only the three of them. And wait..why does it look like I remember that, Jonie boy". He said, not knowing Jonie was watching him in his invisible self.
"You wanna take someone out of the picture? Hmm.. then watch your head as you sleep ". Jonie said and went back to them.
***
"Seriously? You asked us to skip school for this?". Aziz looked at Luca who glanced back at him as if he had done nothing wrong.
Luca had refused to go to school that day and had called king and the rest over only to make them give him a body massage.
"Is anything wrong with that? After all you guys are my maids and..". Steve stopped him from going any further.
"Speak for them only, I'm not your servant and I will never be". He said and hissed.
"If you are not, then why are you here when I called you?" He asked.
"That is because I got nothing important to do, if I had anything important to do I won't have come here. Besides I'm even busy ". Steve said and took a novel and begin to read.
"Wait till I become the king of the coven. I will place you in a place that you will never like". He snapped and Steve shook his head.
"That is all that you know how to do". He said and Luca frowned.
"All done". King said and stood up.
"Hey, you are not done?". Luca yelled making Steve shout at him.
"Will you shut up with your stupidity? What again is there to be done..uh...then go and get it for yourself and stop pressuring people". He said, giving him a dirty hiss and focusing back on his book.
"I haven't called you". Luca said.
"I didn't say you call me, is just soo complicated and annoying..so you better stop fooling around like a two-year-old child". He said.
"Luca, is okay we are done ". King said.
"Shut up over there! Are you backing on my orders now? Do you want me to tell my mother?". Luca threaten.
"I didn't say that, I only mean I'm not your maid I'm your mothers, maid, okay ". He said and disappeared.
"That small thrush, he vanished on me!". He groaned in anger.
"Anyway, Aziz I need to go to the washroom ". He said and looked calm at once.
"Luca I'm sorry but I'm not your maid also, I'm truly tired, bye". He said and also vanished.
"Don't you dare turn to face me, for I'm not going to do that"? Steve smiled and returned to his novel.
***
THE KINGDOM OF PURE MAGIC
King Ziah organized a meeting to discuss the success of their training soo far. He invited Cecilia and she came.
"I must say, his guardian done a great job which needs to be rewarded". One of his advisers stated.
"Yeah, has the daughter of the great underwater Kingdom she supposed to do that and she just did that together with her brilliant sister Layla," another person said.
"They are just so, good. But they are even the last borns and they are this wonderful ".
"Yeah, they are even the last born and they have been built with such powers and strength ".
"They have done very worry for letting our Prince learn soo many things within a jiffy. I'm also proud of them and same to the devil son..he is very good.. no wonder Almighty God brought him to light". Another person complimented them.
King Ziah and Cecilia were very pleased with the good feedback the people were giving which means that it was truly the time to start everything and to get what belongs to them.
He looked at Cecilia and winked at her, she smiled and looked back at the people who were still busy throwing good things on Layla, Hosea and Jonie for their success in making Dela soo powerful within a minute.
"I'm glad that you all view things from the same perspectives as mine and his mother. Since he had learned a lot, I believe is time he visits his home and to be familiar with us before the great battle begins ". King Ziah said and they all gave cheerfully clapping.
"And also, I hope everyone is ready to welcome him peaceful into his own bosom, if that is yes then we are very grateful to your support and time. but I will like if we all train hard for the coming battle". Cecilia said, she had become the Queen by force, since she was the mother of the great Prince. Her decisions are taken into consideration and they are abided too.
"Yes, that is all".
"Nice one". They said.