Chapter 118

Author's point of view...

A heavy silence hung in the air as Micheal got up in a sitting position. Tiger stood beside him and helped him up.

The story behind this all was so intriguing that it took quite a while for Micheal to decide if he wanted to tell his son about it.

Taking a deep breath, Micheal spoke about the ancestral chest, passed down through generations which is said to hold the key to a power that could shape destinies.

As Tiger listened intently, his father's voice carried the weight of the past. "It all started with your grandfather's greatest action"

Tiger strode near and say on the chair beside the bed,

"Your grandfather, was a brigadier, had once stood tall in the army, respected and admired by everyone. Everything was going fine until one day when he came home desperate and panicked. He urged us all to leave the house immediately telling that some people will come looking for him and they might harm us. Actually he was betrayed by his own trustworthy colleagues