1. WEB OF CONFUSION
Comfort POV:
I always have this feeling that there is something weird going on with me, I just couldn't put my finger on it.. but the feeling is there.. Unyielding.
Life was suppose to have ups and downs , but mine is like a well written plot just going on a straight line, no curves, no angles, just so damn perfection..
I had the perfect life,perfect family,perfect friends,perfect job, perfect boyfriend. my life was perfection in all sense and I mean that literally..
Like I said have always had my suspicions because it's felt too good to be true, I mean how could my life be that perfect, my life evokes jealousy from others and rightfully so..
How would you feel if everything you have ever known or felt, turns out to be just an illusion..
I mean your head playing evil tricks on you.. If this is a movie.. The script writer must be totally deranged.
You wake up each day, every waking feels a routine, and as you grow up, you get to have this wonderful life, the most loving parent anyone could ask for, The one's who would do anything to make you feel safe and happy. Perfect grades, perfect friends, perfect job and even the perfect fiancé,and on the supposed beautiful day of your life.. BOOM!! It has all been a dream.
I mean this only happen in movies and novels right?
What is reality? I know not anymore, is this even my new reality or am having another nightmare, how can I be sure this is the real deal and not the one I left behind.
This is driving me crazy or maybe I have gone mad. Everybody seems to be happy I woke up, I was told that I have been in Coma for Five years.
Two strange faces staring down at me with affection, their gaze filled with nothing but unfiltered joy and happiness.
"Comfort, Mummy missed you so much my baby girl, Thank you for not dying Love, thanks for fighting to come back to us, thank you so much for coming back to Mummy." my supposed mother said amidst tears, and the worst part is that I don't even feel anything for this people, if am really their daughter, I should feel it in my heart right?
I mean even if I can't remember them, their faces does not even seem like anything I have seen before, this feels so strange.. Anyone please wake me up from this nightmare already!!!
I feel numb, my head is spinning.. how could the life I just woke up from had just been conjured, it's feels so real and now I don't even know what is real anymore. This really sucks and if this is another conjured reality, I really am not in a hurry to go through this anymore, because I already know how this will end.. heartaches and most definitely Madness!
In this new reality I keep seeing this face, this alluring and mesmerizing grey eyes telling me not to give in, to fight it and not to believe all I see.. this is new! This didn't happen in my last reality..
I think this is a defense mechanism of me trying to cope, because I choose not to believe this is real. Seriously I don't even know what to believe anymore.
The face just pops up out of nowhere and disappears.
I think am really going nut.. I was referred to see a therapist, in which my parent immediately got one for me, I think they also think am acting strange or maybe I seem mad to them.
I don't even know anymore, I haven't really acknowledged them as my parent yet, the previous reality I had was still fresh in my mind.
I really don't know what cruel game someone is playing with my life, this is the most cruel fate that could be forced on anyone,who did I offend? where did I go wrong?. who is playing this cruel trick on me?.
How do you feel today? my therapist asks..
How am I even feeling., I don't know how to put it in words, but I know I have this feeling of dread.. this ominous feeling and I don't know what to do with it.
I feel lost I told her honestly. She told me I have to be honest with her, for her to be able to help me. but I don't know if that will be a good idea,just thinking of the whole thing in my head,anyone will think am crazy, I sigh loudly.
Why do you feel lost?
I feel like I don't belong here..
There is this deep feeling in my heart and soul telling me that this is not my world. I don't belong here I told her, she listens to me while scribbling some things in her note. I really don't know how this is going to help me but am willing to give this a shot, I mean I am going to give anything a shot if it makes me wake up from this nightmare..
I didn't tell her about the face that pops up in my head, that face that calls to me. I don't even know if am hallucinating it, yeah right I think we have establish on the fact that am going crazy.
The session ends with me still thinking this cannot change anything. but if this arrangement makes my supposed parent happy then am game, because they have really been kind and understanding with me even when I cannot even pretend to show any form of affection towards them.
I am like a Zombie, wake up, eat and sleep, nothing interest me, I don't know how to start this new life with this dread in me that I will wake up soon and not to the life I left behind, I mean who is writing a novel with my life..
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You cannot do this again Shira, Damien said glaring at me.
Let me see you stop me, I told him laughing so loudly it seemed evil.
This is dangerous Shira, please I beg you don't do this.there is this frustration to his tone, I know this is coming from a place of love.I love him too, I mean I will do anything for him, my heart and soul belongs to him.
Do not be a spoilsport, this is so fun,I laughed again,so hard my chest hurt..
Stop drifting Shira, please stop drifting.. don't let go, he clung to me. holding me tight. my head feels light, he is getting hazy. his body is getting transparent. what should I make of this?
Please hold on, he said still clinging to my arm, fight it Shira, don't give in. he said holding on to me so desperately as if his life depends on it.
His eyes peered into mine with tears dripping down from it, his grey eyes seemingly boring into my soul is the last thing I see before I woke up screaming my guts out..
My dad and Mum rushed in to my room, they must have heard me screaming.
My supposed Mum held me, my dad standing over us with worry in his eyes. Baby you had a nightmare?.
I exhale deeply to calm my nerves. I just stared at them blankly, words has failed me yet again, I feel like I just saw something of significance in my dream but I can't seem to recall any of it as I woke up. I tried to think, try to remember but instead I feel a pang in my skull. It hurt.
My supposed Mum, maybe I should stop calling her that, it just feel weird to call her Mum but she and my supposed Dad have been so sweet to me, here they are both on my right and left side cuddling me to sleep. they said they will sleep in my room tonight, so they can chase away the nightmares.
Two weeks later, no more nightmares, no more grey eyes popping out of nowhere. I kind of missed seeing those mesmerizing grey eyes though even if it makes me seem and feel crazy.
I think I forgot to mention a tiny detail, am Fifteen. Hilarious right. in my past reality, I was a full grown ass woman. I am an old soul for goodness sake, now I had to regress back to fifteen. Apparently I was in an accident when I was ten years old, stayed in coma for five years.
Am supposed to start school soon, am not looking forward to it.
This past weeks I have really been fighting the idea of going to school, seems like a chore I don't want to partake in but my parent would have no word of it.
I finally decided to live this life and see how it pans out, What is the worst that can happen right?.
Hello class, This is a new student and she is joining this class, you all should lend a helping hands and make her feel welcome.
You should introduce yourself to the class, my home room teacher said facing me,
There I stood in front of the whole classroom feeling so awkward, I mean this is just so embarrassing, standing in front of all these kids, I know am also currently a kid but common am an old soul.
I could see some of the boys gawking at me, I know am beautiful. Even in my past life I was an head turner, the girls are looking at me with evil eyes, here we go again, I don't know why they always feel so threatened, it's not my fault that am beautiful right? that's rhetorical.
My name is comfort and I will be joining your class. That's the best I can do, we will get to know each other better later..
I looked up at our home room teacher, he is looking down at me as if urging me to continue the introduction,
Hello mister am I suppose to tell this bunch of kids my life story, That ain't happening..
I looked up with the most innocent face I could muster, Mr. Jack am done with the introduction, where would I be sitting?
Uhmn yes there is an empty seat beside Crystal , you can go take that seat, he said pointing to a dainty looking girl.
I walked to my supposed seat avoiding the eyes of my classmates, on a closer look the girl is so pretty, and she seem cool, we could be friends. Although I already promised myself not to get attached to anybody here, but I like this girl already.,She is just my type.
Hello, I said smiling at her and she responded with a bright smile.
Mr. Jack is giving some instructions to the class, am not really listening, this is not me being a spoilt brat but I will tutor this teacher.
I graduated with honors in my past life..
Hello cutie! It's a pleasure having you in my class.. my name is Darrien.
I looked up to see this very good looking guy, he even have a cute smile, oh! I didn't know you own the class.. spot the sarcasm.
Sorry I didn't mean to say this is my class, that came out wrong, of course this is our class. Just wanted us to be friends that's all..
It's fine, pardon if I sound rude.. am not in the best mood right now I said..
I have this party tomorrow night, will be pleased if you could come.
Okay Darrien I will be there, I think I need to let off some steam.
You should be careful of that one, you see that girl sitting over there like a dolled up mannequin has been obsessed with Darrien for as long as I can remember, marking her territory as if she owns him, if she sees any girl around him, she will always threaten to make the girl life miserable, and believe me nobody wants to get on the wrong side of Suzanne, she is a demon, Crystal said and she seem very concern for my well-being..
Have I mentioned I like this girl.. we just connected.
This Suzanne girl does not scare me, I don't care for either Darrien or her.. I am only going to this party because I need to break out of my routine..
Crystal, I am going to this party and you are coming with me and that is on period.
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Comfort I think this is a bad idea, I want to go back home.
Ugh! Crystal you are such a scaredy-cat, common this is going to be fun, this party is a blast.. don't sulk, even my parent were elated when I told them I am going for a party and your novels are not running away you know..
Let's have some fun tonight okay, I said grabbing Crystal arm and into the house the party is being held.
Darrien parent are rich..
This house is fit for a king and am not even exaggerating.
Comfort you came, I looked up to see Darrien all smiles, he seemed genuinely happy that I came, yes I came.. Thanks for having me, this party is so cool..
Okay I need to say hello to my friends, enjoy the party and I will see you later yeah?
Yeah, see you later.
He is head over heels for you, Crystal said rolling her eyes,
Oh! common don't be dramatic.. almost all the guys in here are head over heels for me, can't you see them all drooling, and I am so loving all the attention, I needed this.
Common let's go have some drinks.
What's happening, why is my head spinning, I didn't even have any alcoholic drink..
I would love to but I am in a fifteen year old body and my supposed parent won't like it if I get home and they can smell alcohol on my breath..
Crystal left earlier to use the restroom, I think I need some fresh air..
I ran outside, something is very wrong..
Comfort why is blood coming out of your nose, I hear Crystal panicked voice drawing near.. I could feel myself falling and everything went dark.
Shira I need you back, look into your self.. don't give in..that beautiful grey eyes again, and who is Shira? Do I know you? You seem familiar..
I am..
I open my eyes only to see myself in a hospital bed.. I don't know why I had to wake up at that very moment that I feel like I needed to hear what he had to say.
Baby, you are awake, my Mom said hugging me tight, oh wait.. What is this coming out of my nose, is this blood., I stared at my hand feeling real scared now, this cannot be happening, my mum saw my reaction and started crying, baby don't be scared nothing will happen to you, I will not let anything happen to you, I promise.
No, no, no, no, This can't be happening right now, it hasn't even been that long I got here, This is how it starts, blood starts coming from my nose, two days later, blood will start coming from my ears also and then seven days later, I am going to die..
I start hyperventilating, I cannot help it, why is this happening to me, I have to get out of here,
Baby where are you going, you can't leave your bed, you are sick, I looked at my supposed mother,
what sort of joke is this..
Who is doing this to me? I now know why I have been having this feeling of dread, I ran out of my hospital room, and outside the hospital..
Everywhere is dark, and I feel the darkness hugging me.
Rage, yes this is the feeling I am having right now.. I suddenly have this urge to scream and I did, I scream so loud , blood came out of my eardrum..
I feel a surge of energy coursing through my vein,
what is happening to me…
Master you finally can hear me, I heard a giddy voice in my head..
ZoZo is that you.. I asked bewildered, I feel my head spinning again and I am once again welcome into darkness.
Master, oh how I miss you, Zozo said giving me a very tight hug.. I have been trying to talk to you for sometime now but you cannot seem to hear me, while I have to stay here watching some very not so interesting drama you have been engaged in.. bad bad master.
I opened my eyes to see my self in some dark space, the only thing emitting light is ZoZo..
ZoZo what happened, how do we end up like this.. where did everything go wrong..
Someone tried to f*ck us over, tried as I may.. I cannot seem to recall the person's face, the person is sure no ordinary foe..
This has been such an adventure,we will surely find whoever put us in this mess, but first we need to go back home..
I know you all are feeling lost right now, and this whole drama just took a very complicated turn..
I cannot believe I am actually the one who put myself in this mess, not intentionally though..
I just had no choice but to do it.. it's either that or I die, I remembered everything now, and I will explain everything later but right now I have to go back.
ZoZo channel me your energy, we need to go back.
Master, I have no energy left right now, I used up my juice right now connecting back to you and making you remember yourself.. you have no idea how long I have been trying to make you remember, I have gone through quite a lot of lives now with no progress.. I started making progress in your last life, how else did you think you were able to remember what happened.
I need some days to recharge and then you can channel my energy so we can finally go back. I miss home, this has been a nightmare, now leave my space, I need to rest.
Fear. Is the worst human enemy and most times fear can also be a good thing to feel if it's in moderation.. we need to feel fear sometimes but most times it can also be our undoing.
I never felt fear.. I am someone I would call fearless. I have power, alluring face and body that could bring any man to its knees.. I have peoples respect and fear, I have a very powerful family, so I never felt the need to accommodate fear in my heart.. I thought it to be for the weak and powerless.. Now I know a little fear would have done me a whole lot of good, scratch that, but at least I could have been more careful.
My name is Shira Kigan.. I am the only daughter of Jekuza Kigan.. the most powerful man in the land of White haven.. he is revered by all that hear his name, I have two brothers and they love and adore me albeit too much.. they make me indulge in any of my whims.. I can do no wrong in their eyes..
One week that ZoZo said she need is finally over, am finally going to my real life, and I have tried to heal their daughter soul, her parent has been real nice to me,it's the least I could do.
I will also miss Crystal, wish I could take her with me but I know that would be a very bad idea..
ZoZo, I think it's time, let's do this.
Yes Master, come into my space.. the next second am in her dark space holding her hand.. I miss all these, the surge of energy in my system.. this feeling of being electrified, it feels so good.
Shira POV:
The first thing I see is Damien face, he is sleeping beside my bed and holding my hands, how I miss this man, my hands reach out to caress his face.. he look so peaceful sleeping, he stirred when my hand touched his face and then his eyes peered open.. the surprise on his face when he saw my eyes open is heavenly..
Shira! You are back.. he hug me so tight, I can't breath.. I think he is going to crack my bones.. I get you are happy I am back but there is no need to be overly dramatic I said with an eye roll..
You don't know how worried I was Shira, I keep trying to pull you back but you kept drifting, I tried everything I can, your brothers also tried using their powers but it was tricky.. we realized if we try to forcefully pull your soul back.. your soul could get damaged.. you are the only one that can pull yourself back.. I didn't stop trying though.. I miss you so much, he said giving me a kiss on my cheek..
Oh! My adorable friend.. come here let mommy give you a proper hug, and like a flash he is my arms and we cuddling each other.. I could act like the recent event didn't shock me but it did..
Don't do that to me ever again Shira, never disappear to where I can't see your face or hug you again, my soul cannot take it.
Believe me I don't want to ever feel that way again, my body over here lying still like sleeping beauty while my soul is moving from one body to another aimlessly and I couldn't even remember where I was, who I am..
It was so distressing.
Hello Sister, heard you are back from the land of the dead oh ye wandering spirit,how was your trip to the land of the doomed, sleeping corpse.. hahaha that was funny..
But nobody is laughing fool, is that how to talk to your sister that you have not seen for a while..
Oh stop with the melodrama, I see you everyday on this bed, although you always lie still like a statue.. you were so cute like that, very quiet, lying still like a log of wood, hahaha oh my! Am evil., but you got to admit that was hilarious.
Shut up fool, why are you always like this.. I forgot for a moment how sick you are in the head..
What were you expecting Shira, were you expecting some tears, cuddling and stuff..you are not a kid anymore..
Come here you fool, I know you are dying to give me a hug.
You know me so well sister, I miss you so much I thought I would go crazy.. you gave everyone quite a fright, I thought I lost you. We only find comfort in the fact that your body still had life in it.. we knew your soul was just roaming and you will someday find your way back.
Oh! Brother don't get me started on all the ordeal I had to go through, if not for the fact that am not of weak spirit and mind, I think I will be traumatized..
You don't need to think about all that now, we surely talk about it later, all good thoughts for now okay..
You have snort all over my cloth now, why do I have cry babies all around me..
Sorry dear, my emotions just ran wild.. am just glad you are back.
Where is Alfred, I have not seen him since I woke up, does he not care about his sister anymore, or did he not know I have woken up huh..
Well, Alfred is not around for now, he went to Grimly kingdom for some meeting, I couldn't go because I had to look after you.. but he should be back in two days.
I cannot wait that long to see his face, I guess I will face time him later.
I have to go now darling, I have some meetings with the head of the coven about the sorcerers that went rogue.. will fill you in later, make sure you take your bath before I came back so we could have dinner today, you really stink, Damien didn't you tell her she smells bad and there you were cuddling with her..
Get out of my room fool.. you are the one that stinks.
Truth hurt love and you know I cannot lie.
Damien tell this fool to leave my room before I kill someone.
Lance enough with those teasing, your sister just woke up, don't be mean.
Okay am going now, see you later.. doll up for big brother okay.
Doll up my foot, get going already will you.
Don't miss me too much okay, wish I could cancel the meeting and stay here with you but we have scheduled this meeting for sometime now, and since Alfred is not around, I have to be responsible, see you in a jiffy love Lance continued..
Close the door behind you fool.. too much blabbing, my head is already spinning.
I thought he will never leave, he must be very happy you have woken up,I have never seen him that disoriented, he is trying to hide it but it shows, Damien said.
Of course, am his little sister after all, it's only right for him to be happy I woke up.
You too get out of my room, I need to freshen up, do tell one of the maid to come help me out.
Alright dear.. I will be in the grand room when you are done, I bet everyone is eager to see you again.
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Damien here you are, I thought you said you will be in the grand room.
I came to fetch you since you were taking your time, everyone is waiting.. you look spectacular like always dear.
Oh are you not such a gentleman Damien, I answered chuckling..we really do have so many catching up to do.
Yes of course, and catching up we shall.. but for now everyone is eager to meet you,let's not keep them waiting for too long.
Here comes lady Shira and Sir Damien of the house of Green vine..the door man announces.
Oh brother, you are back! I thought you would not be back until later, I said delighted to meet my brother Alfred..
I couldn't wait any longer when I heard the news that you are back with us.. I had to rush down to meet you, Alfred answered. hugging me so tight, I think am going to break.
I miss you so much sister, the whole of white haven misses your presence and we were sadden by your absence.. the flowers almost wither without your nurturing.
We all welcome you Lady Shira of white haven…we are glad by your safe return, everyone in the room echoed in unison.
Thank you so much all of you.. I appreciate your kindness, and I will continue to do my best to nurture the garden, I will try my best not to ever abandon you all again.
(All at the table) We are most honored by your grace.
You all should eat and be merry for Lady Shira is back home, Alfred announced.
Brother will you stop with all these your grand words, it's enough.. if you continue like this I will not be going to bed anytime soon, I said feeling tired already.. I had expend a lot of energy coming back home and I have not really rested since I got back.. and now it seems to be taking a toll on me.
Everyone we appreciate your warm welcome and well wishes for our kind and lovely lady Shira but as we all know she just woke up today and she is yet to fully regain her energy, so she will like to retire to bed soon, Alfred announces, since he could feel how weary I am.
But before then there is an important person I will like to introduce to you all.. you all meet Duke Pellow of Winsburough, I know the name sound unfamiliar but I will explain in details tomorrow at the meeting hall..for now you all should eat and merry while I tuck my little sister in bed, kindly excuse me and Lance.. you all have a great evening.
As we all walked down the hall, I could feel the delight radiating from the three people who matter the most to me in the whole workd. My brothers and Damien who is my soul mate.. The only recourse through the ordeal I had to go through is me not remembering any of them.. I would not have been able to stay sane otherwise.. I might have gone to extreme length to make sure I am back as soon as I can.. I cannot see my life without this people in it, no wonder I was feeling so sad and lost.
We gave our goodnight hugs and we all separated to go to our various room, they all agreed to not bother me again and let me rest early.
Damien was reluctant to leave me alone, but seeing the stern look of my brothers and my tired face, he decided to let me be.
Goodnight Shira, I shall be the first face you see when you wake tomorrow morning, he said kissing my forehead, he can be a little extra sometimes and I love every bit of him for that.
I am lying down on my bed, overwhelmed by all recent events, it feels like a dream but this is a good dream.. I am back home to where I belong.
ZoZo come out let's cuddle.
Yes Master, I thought you will never ask.. I actually need a lot of cuddling, I have been lonely for so long.
ZoZo is my familiar, we are both connected… She is me and I am She. A huge part of me will die if She dies.. she is the extension of my powers, only those touched by the goddess can possess a familiar and that has been a generational gift from my maternal family. A chosen woman in all generation will be bless with the gift. My mother had a familiar and she pass on the gift also to me.. and if I birth a female child in the future, she will also possess a familiar.
Zozo is so much more than my familiar, she is this safe space I know I can always go to. She always recuperate in her dark space and she can also come out to the outside in any form she wants, she knows I currently need a friend right now so she came in her human form.. she has facial resemblance to me.. just that her eyes are green and she has a body of a ten year old.
Master, I cannot stay out in this form for too long but I can hug you till you fall asleep.
I cannot feel more content been able to hug Zozo, I feel so relaxed as I slip into the land of dreams.
Shira POV:
I wake up this morning feeling some emotions I can not quite put into words, I am glad to be back but this tingling feeling of dread is back.. someone is after my life, I cannot forget this unknown person's threat of destroying everything I hold dear.
I know in this life no matter how good or easy going you might be, everybody will surely not like you, I cannot say I am good or bad because I know some people might find me Unbearable most of the time even my family.. I have been someone who does whatever I feel like, but what I know is that I am not evil.
In this world everyone has a talent that made them special, I have the talent to jump bodies and suppress the owner's soul while I am in the body.. it was a strange talent to most people who find my talent undesirable but I never for once thought so, i have other gift but this is mostly the one I find more interesting, I have always been curious of people's way of life outside this world.. I had wanted to understand how they live and how they could be content with living such an ordinary life.. I have control of my powers, I mostly jump into the bodies of terminally ill people and most of them if I could I heal their soul, I do.
I confess I got so obsessed with my curiosity, I might not have put into consideration how disoriented this people might feel when I leave, to not remember anything of your actions is a feeling I now know might be quite upsetting.
Damien was not happy with my constant leaving my body to possess other people body and he never hide his discontent, but I have always been the person to do whatever I wanted, I felt it to be fun.. living other peoples life even if it's for a short while, humans might be ordinary but their way of life is quite interesting.
After so much badgering from my brothers and Damien, I decided to put a pause to the body possessions until that faithful night, I had no choice but to do just that.
Now the questions remains who might be the person able to suppress my power and that of Zozo enough to attack me and most definitely might have won, what's worse is my inability to remember the person's face, just the feeling of deep hatred coming from the person's core.
Zozo can feel when someone has evil intentions, if the person soul is corrupt and most definitely if the person want to harm me, but for the person to come so close and Zozo did not notice until too late, shows how powerful this entity is..
I guess it's time I pay a visit to the old man, Elder Elser is the oldest person in the kingdom, he has the talent to see things others cannot.. we all refer to him as "Old man", and he has been a great support and help to me and my brothers ever since we lost our parent, whenever things become unclear, he is always there to guide us.
He might have an idea of what I can do.
What have you been thinking about, that you did not even hear me come in, I hear Damien voice so close to my face, I did not even realize when he got that close..
Why are you here so early in the morning?
But I told you, my face will be the first one you see today, I am here this early to make sure that is true, I am sure either Lance or Alfred will be here any moment now, Damien replied.
So now what had the entirety of your mind this early morning?
Nothing much, just thinking on how I will sort this unknown threat that is lurking around me, I said sighing loudly.
You don't have to bother your pretty head about it this early in the morning, we just got you back and I will do anything to keep you safe, you know that right? You know I will never let anything happen to you, we will take care of this in due time okay.. he said petting my head..
I look up at his face, his eyes has always been something that has the power to draw me in, I love when he pet me, as if am some kitten, it relaxed me.. I closed my eyes and released the breath I did not realize I was holding..
Thanks Damien, of course I know you will always be there, I never doubted that ever, am glad you are in my life, am really favored by the gods.
Hello Sister, how are you feeling this morning? I hope you are well rested..
Trust Lance to walk into my room without knocking, yes Lance am feeling better and well rested.. Knock next time before barging into my room.
Sister, why do I feel you woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.. kindly shake off all those negativity, I don't want no cranky attitude around me today please..
Me doing the eye roll, I almost forgot Lance can be a pain.
Anyways Sister you need to tidy yourself up, brother want us in the meeting room in an hour.
Alright then, you both should leave my room, if not am not sure am getting ready anytime soon, you boys should kindly inform my maid to come help me get ready on your way out.
Alright Sister, we will get off your hair, just don't be late, if you are not ready before the one hour hour time is up, trust me to barge in here and bundle you up to the meeting room.. don't dare me Sister.
Humph get out already brother!.
Damien let's get out of here, before she eats me up, am not ready to be anybody's breakfast.
As I walk into the meeting room, I could see everyone is already here, my brother Alfred is seated at the head of the table and my brother Lance is seated by his left, Damien is sitting beside him and I can see my vacant seat at Alfred right side.. all the elders all around the table. I could feel all their eyes on me as I made my entry, they must have been waiting for me.. I quickly sat down as I mutter some apologies.
My brother Alfred stood up and cleared his throat, I sense he is not pleased that I got here late, he usually does that clearing of his throat when he is not pleased with something, but I acted like I didn't notice.
Since everyone is now here, I would like to address the reason we are all gathered here today, firstly am grateful to the gods that my sister Shira is now back here with us, and with what she told me regarding the incident that happened it is obvious that there is an enemy within, and I am going to get to find that entity no matter what..
Moving on, there is someone in our midst today, Duke Pelow of Winsburough, I know most of you do not know him, he is a friend and an honored guest, you all should treat him with courtesy and respect as you would accord my family through his stay here.
I am surprised to here that Pelow is actually Alfred's friend, he is not one to make friends or form a special relationship or connection with anyone outside his family, he has been a wary person ever since we were little, even got worse when our parent died, this is a welcome development.
Master there is something about this pillow guy, I can't read him, I don't like him, I heard Zozo murmuring in my head, Zozo his name is Pelow and not Pillow. Master that was intentional, I hate when I can't read someone that means I wouldn't know if he is a good or bad person, just be careful of that one, don't get close to him, we can't take any chances not when there is a fat chance someone is after your life and the person might even closer than we think.
Zozo no need to be paranoid okay, just because you can't read him does not necessarily mean he is an evil man. it might just mean he is a powerful person, but I will do well to heed your warnings.
You better and advice your brother to be careful, I don't know why he is bringing in strays. I sometimes don't understand your brother, sometime he can be real foolish.
Let's not get pissed at my brother okay, am just glad he is starting to open up to other people.
The meeting went on for quite some time, apparently there have been some issues with the kingdom while I was gone. There had been conflict between other facets of this world..
We are divided to Three parts, The first being the White haven Kingdom, our ancestors has been the most powerful in the land, we are blessed by the heavens, we are more spiritual than the other sorcerers, I can't refer to us as spirit being because we have blood in our veins but we are quite close and a being such as myself who has been touched by the goddess can live a very long life, that is why the death of my mother came as a very big shock to us.. the only reasonable explanatory reason for her death may be that she expend all her energy for some reason and that must have been a very great foe, that can warrant her dying for it.
Anyways that's a story for another day.
We rule over thirteen cities and we have a lot of powerful men who are willing to die for my family.
Secondly, is the Grimly Kingdom.. we have a friendly alliance between us, they are also powerful but not as powerful as us, but they surely have some talented people. Their royal family have a special blood as well, Damien is the prince of Grimly Kingdom.. he is heir apparent, nobody here knows he is the prince of grimly kingdom due to reasons best known to my parents. they told us to keep it a secret, he had been staying with us ever since he has been five years old.
Thirdly, is the Moving Mountain Kingdom, they are the least talented, they are like the witches in the land of the humans, the witches in the humans are born to the land when they die in the human world.. although in a very special occasions some grow powerful enough to be accepted into the Grimly kingdom but that is quite rare.. most times they are beings in the moving mountain who hate bred in their heart due to the fact that they feel they are being neglected and disregarded and they dive into experimenting with dark powers which is forbidden. Thr punishment for that can be quite severe but some of them still go ahead anyways.. they are the ones tagged as rogue sorcerers, the ones that are successful with their experiments can be quite powerful but at the expense of their soul. They never learn..