Noel woke up sweating, he was confused but just dismissed it as a dream, there was no way that could've been my real mother, but then why did it feel so real, he wondered, i can still feel her touch as if her hand is on my cheek, he can still hear the thunder rumbling and prickling sensation of the charged air and her lighting clad armour which now that he things about terrifies him, he had just ran and hugged somebody covered in lightning, but then again it okay cause it was just a dream right? Right?? Yet for some reason he could not let got of the thought that it might have been real, afterall he has experienced lucid dreams before but that was more than that. He got up and got out bed, he opened his door intending to go take a shower but as he reached for the knob he unintentionally look at his wrist and there it was.
The bead made bracelet was lying in his wrist but even though it was there and he could see it, he could not feel it touching him. When he tried to take it off he felt it tightening around his wrist causing him pain and so he gave up. Sighing softly, so it was real afterall. He was weirdly calm about it.He took a shower and went downstairs, Anele was in the kitchen wearing an apron, she heard Noel coming down. Here's your breakfast, she said. They sat down and ate breakfast in silence when he suddenly felt his wrist tingling. The bracelet was emitting soft blue pulses in short but regular intervals like a beating heart, subconsciously his breathing adjusted to match that of the bracelet pulses. He felt his chest tingling as if lightning was running inside him. Unknowingly his eyes started glowing blue, it was barely perceptible, he was confused but he tried to hide his confusion to not alert Anele lest she start asking questions and he didn't want to worry her.
He looked up at her with calm eyes when his eyes were suddenly drawn to chest and no, it was not a lecherous gaze. There was something subconsciously drawing his attention to her chest, in her sternum there was a pool of darkness in a spherical orb. He almost spilled his coffee, Aunt, are you okay, she looked up at him, yeah I'm fine why? She answered with a questioning look, don't I look fine to you?? No it just that in your breast, huh, she looked at him with a terrifying smile. No it just tha... It not polite to stare at a womans breast, especially if she's your aunt you brat. Don't flatter yourself you old hag I was worried about your health because of your age, he said shouting and immediately regretted his decision, he felt his bones go cold and his skin tingling as if ants were walking all over him. He looked up at her and her cool calm face seems even more terrifying than when she looks angry. What did you say you little rat, do you think turning 18 makes you a man now?? Do you wanna go for a spar?
He knew things were bad so he immediately tried to diffuse the situation, I'm sorry my young and beautiful aunt I didn't mean what I said I was just joking. He said as he stood up, picked his bag and backtracked towards the door. I'm going to school now he said, I'm just kidding you brat, she said with a small laugh, if it makes you any better I'll go see a doctor later. Yeah sure aunt, bye, he said as he opened the door. Before he got out he heard her say in a small voice, thank you for worrying about me. He smiled, got out and closed the door. Anele left alone in the house sighed softly, he's growing fast, a little too fast for my liking. His talent might even surpass that of big sis or even that little girl. She stood up and cleaned the table, she washed the dishes before heading to her room.
In her bedroom there was a black and large wardrobe, she touched the wardrobe mirror and uttered words in an unknown language. The front of the wardrobe turned into a vortex of pure darkness, she entered it and appeared in a large white room filled with all kinds of weapons. She changed into a black outfit that looks like an assassins creed costume designed for women, heeled boots with tight silky smooth pants, black leather jacket that seemed to designed for battle rather than fashion, black long hood and a black facemask that only covers her mouth and nose.
She got out of the secret room and disappeared in her own shadow as if by magic.She reappeared In the shadow of a tree a few hundred metres away from the Uber Noel and Charlize were in, of course the two of them did not know this. On their way to school, the Uber suddenly took a turn and went a different way, I didn't know this road could take us to school, said Noel. It doesn't, replied Charlize, you a shut-in so you wouldn't know but this road doesn't go anywhere near our school,she whispered. Hey where you taking us? She asked, the driver just kept quiet, take us back now, they said, hey take us back she repeated, suddenly Noel eyes glowed blue bit he didn't notice, turn back now! He shouted, the driver stopped the car and answered in a monotone voice, yes. Noel experienced a splitting headache after, everything became blurry he couldn't focus as all he could think about was pain, throughout the whole way his eyes remained blue unbeknownst to him. Charlize kept rubbing his head with a worried look, her hands were warm, much warmer than a human hand should be but they were comfortable, the pain lowered a bit but he could barely focus or he would have realised something weird about her.
The Uber kept receiving phone calls during the whole way but nobody paid it any attention. He stopped infront of the school gate, shouldn't you go the hospital? Charlize asked, no I'll be fine, besides we have a test today don't we? No we don't, she answered. They got off and Uber drove away, when it was about 30 metres away from him,his eyes turned back to normal and the headache started to recede slowly as Charlize kept rubbing his head, they went inside the school gate and headed to class. The Uber driver suddenly woke up, confused, he almost hit another car. What happened? Where are those kids?? So many missed calls, what going on?? You don't have to worry about that anymore, he suddenly heard a femanine voice at the backseat and his mind went blank.
Noel and Charlize were in class oblivious to everything, Anele appeared in a dim lighted room that appears to be an office. Two men were talking facing each other, one of them was an Afrikaner and the other seemed to a coloured, they were dressed formally in suite and seems to be discussing something important. Next to the Afrikaner man who seems to the owner of the office stood a dark skinned lady in a suite. You seem to be quite busy, they suddenly heard a womans voice in one corner of the room, all three seemed tense as non had sensed the intruder this entire time. Anele stood out of the shadows, the woman took a defensive pose to shield her boss. To what do I owe the honour of esteemed guest. Cut the crap Bekker, Anele retorted as she threw a head to the floor, it was the Uber driver. What gave you the balls to send your goonies after my kid? Do you perhaps think Denaro can protect you? I don't know what you talking about miss Anele,Bekker said.
The people in the room suddenly felt a tremendous amount of pressure barring down on then, the desk and windows cracked, a cup on the desk shattered to pieces. Next time you try something like this again,I will kill you, and neither Denaro nor the association will protect you, keep that in mind, after she said that, she disappeared in her shadows. All three people in the room were sweating, Bekkers hand could not stop shaking. I guess the mission was a failure, said the coloured man, I will take my leave then, I will report to the boss what happened here and don't worry, he will understand it was not your fault. With that monster around, getting to the boy will not be an easy task, he continued. Bekker stood up, shaking the mans hand, thank you, he said.
After the man left, Bekker was sitting in his chair with his elbows on the dest and his hands clasped under his chin. The black Reaper huh, she's more terrifying than rumours say, he said softly. Yes, replied the woman next to him, even I couldn't sense her presence even though she was standing right infront of me, she said with a shaking voice. If she wanted to kill me I wouldn't even know how I died, and that spiritual pressure, it beyond anything I have ever experienced. Even the rank two falcon I met at the table mountain did not give me this much sense of danger. I think we should reconsider the offer from Mr Denaro, she said. That will be hard, he's not a man who take kindly to being turned down, they both released an exasperated sigh.
Somewhere near the coast, in the top floor of a tall building in a very well decorated room, a man was kneeling down on one knee and infront of him sat an Italian gentleman who seems to in his early thirties. So what news do you bring?? The gentleman asked. Sir the mission was a failure, the kneeling man said, Bekker failed to capture the boy, this man was the same one that was talking to Bekker in his office. Denaro, the Italian gentleman suddenly laughed, of course it was a failure, there was no chance he could do it with her still alive, he said. Then why go through the trouble sir?? To gauge her reaction of course, replied Denaro, and now I do. Sir I believe I should mention that she showed up in Bekkers office, said the man. So how was she like, asked Denar. Terrifying, extremely terrifying, replied the man. More than me?? Asked Denaro. The man kept quiet, he laughed a little, I see, so that strong huh, although he said that, he still didn't believe he would lose. Shaking his wine glass a little then he took a sip, things are about to get interesting, he said with a small smile.