"You must be in good in counting to realize what just happened by just glancing at the corpses." Theodora smirked and her face suddenly darkened. She stared at him and shook her head. "You were not even afraid to touch and kiss my burning feet and didn't even bother to ask yourself why you're still breathing even though you're inside a raging fire. How pathetic."
Daniel's face reddened at her words and at that instant a force left his body. He suddenly let out a yell and ran out, while caressing every part of his body due to how hot he was feeling.He kept running, not knowing where he was going and not so far from the people, he saw a swamp and jumped into it just to cool his skin.While in the water he began gasping for air as he couldn't swim out of it and began sinking but a bright light suddenly skyrocketed him out of the swamp and threw him a few steps away, leaving everyone stunned apart from Theodora who had a blank expression."I brought you out of that swamp because I don't want you dead yet. And I'll sound this as a last warning. Don't ever plead with me. I don't listen to pleas and the word 'sorry' pricks my skin and hurts my ears. They detest it just as much as I do so don't ever say it to me or else... Well, you all have already seen what I'm capable of doing. I don't think I need to say what I'd do.""Does that mean you will stop the killing?" Daniel shouted and rushed back to her but kept a good distance between them."How many times do I have to say this? Your deaths have already been written in the sands of time and nothing can change that. You all will die and you little Daniel will die last since you dared to challenge me. I'll have you watch all your loved ones die till you finally join them."Daniel sighed and lowered his head. He ran his hand through his hair and began closing the gap between them until he was in the fire with her but just like in the first time he wasn't harmed by the fire. "Allow the fire to hurt me, Theodora!" He wailed, tears dropping from his eyes."Your people will die before you. So even if you pierce a knife into your belly, I won't let you die. My words must surely be fulfilled."Why can't you just take me and leave the people? Yes, please take me instead and leave the people. I challenged you so take me and leave them. Please."A hurling force jerked him up immediately he said please and crashed him against so many trees until he finally landed on the ground. "Ahh," he cried and coughed out, spitting out blood.Theodora disappeared and reappeared in front of him, halting the movement of Daisy who wanted to run to him and with a snap of her finger, she sent her crashing back to where she initially was. "The next uncalled action from you would be sending you to the afterlife. Read my lips."Daisy shuddered and laid face down on the ground. She raised her shaky hands above her head and began muttering faint words that sounded like 'please.'Ignoring Daisy, Theodora turned back to Daniel who was still on the ground and cleared her throat. "I take no instructions from anybody, but I give instructions to everybody! Today is just your drinking water that got damaged, believe me when I say tomorrow might be worse!"She squatted to Daniel's level, her legs spread apart, revealing her black shiny pant and cupped his cheeks, bringing his left ear to her lips."My heart is as black as the pant you saw. I love satisfying the sweet words of people and as such, I'll think about your request. Till we meet again, little Daniel." She breathed and vanished even before he could say anything.The sky brightened back immediately she left and the stream dried up, leaving the corpses on mere dry ground. The people gasped out at what just happened but having a pressing need and anger at heart, ignored it and rushed to Daniel who was still groaning in pain while reminiscing on what just happened.His dick made a quake in his brief when his thoughts got to how savory Theodora's thighs were and he unconsciously licked his lips.He closed his eyes just to allow his mind to create a fantasy world for him but suddenly got jerked up by two males who began walking out without even saying anything to him.Just that rough action of theirs made him yank open his eyes as he began striving to free himself from their grips but failed woefully. They held him so hard and were almost restricting his airflow.The males glared at him and clenched their fists, holding him more tightly."Where are you both taking him to?" Daisy asked and rushed after them. She got to them and tried to free Daniel from their grips but they kicked her away."Today, we will burn him alive! We can't live with someone who caused the deaths of numerous people!" One of the males growled at Daisy and the whole other people nodded in agreement, trailing after them.Daniel glanced back at his parents who had traces of tears in their eyes for help but they lowered their heads and turned their backs on him. They shook their heads and began walking home. "Daddy! Mummy!" He wailed but they ignored him and kept walking till they were out of sight.Daisy stood up from the ground in tears and ran after the people, breaking her way through the crowd till she got to the huge males.She tried once more to free Daniel from their grips but all her attempts were futile. Obviously, she was no match for them."I did what I did for you all" Daniel, having no other option said. But the people only roared in disgust."You caused the death of our people!""Yes, you did!""We need to kill you so that she will let us be!""Yes! Getting rid of you is the best! No one ever told you to challenge her! You just wanted to be a hero! Fool!" They picked up stones and raised them above their heads.The huge males holding Daniel left him as they sighted the stones in the hands of the people and ran into the crowd. The people created space for them and also gave them stones.Daniel detecting that he has been released, tried to run away, knowing that staying back would be the death of him but the people seeing through him fast enough, blocked him and formed a circle around him leaving him in the middle."Our hero wants to run." A female amid the crowd uttered teasingly and they all cackled and, began throwing both huge and little stones at Daniel, causing bruises all over his body.They stopped after a while and the huge males as if knowing why the people stopped, strolled to Daniel and stared deeply into his eyes."What did Theodora tell you when she stooped before you?" One of them asked, glaring at him."Nothing. She only picked up my head and dropped it back after staring at it. She didn't say anything," Daniel replied and spat out blood. He has never been a male to lie but at
The people of Hilton Bale stopped tossing stones the moment Daniel dropped dead, and with lowered heads, walked out, heading to their respective homes in sadness and pain. Their minds were crowded with thoughts of what they would do about their drinking water, which brought fresh tears to their eyes."See what you all did to him!" Aggrieved, Daisy wailed, swerving around with a scowl on her cute face. However, her eyes widened, and her jaws slacked when she found not even a single soul around the vicinity again. Everywhere was silent, and only the growls of animals and the singing of birds were heard. The sky was already dimming little by little, signifying that it was almost dusk, leaving her heart banging profusely. She stared back at the breathless Daniel, whose face had become so white with tears flowing freely from her eyes."What do I do now? He can't die this way. There must be something that can bring him back to life. There must be something!" She babbled in tears, her heart
Daisy sighed in understanding. She would've said the same if she was in Daniel's shoes. 'But then they are still his parents' she reckoned and went mute thinking of what to say to get him to change his mind.After a while, finally feeling she just came up with something, she wiped off the sweat on her face and stared into his eyes. "I know you're so angry with them right now but they are still your parents and they are the only people you have... except me anyway.""I know they are my parents and the only ones I have but I have you like you already said and I also have your parents so I'll be fine that way till when I decide to visit my parents again.""I can't let you do that." Daisy shook her head. "I can't let you keep an enmity with your parents. We have to go to your them. And you need to apologize to them. After all, you're the one in the wrong here not even them. Besides, what would they have done anyway? What if they tried to save you and the people pounced on them as well? Ha
Theodora appeared in her chambers looking not so good. She ran her hand through her hair and hissed, looking around her chamber as if she was looking for something. But seemingly not seeing whatever it was, she gritted her teeth with a scowl on her face and removed her robe and underwear before sitting down on her bed while fidgeting with her fingers.She lowered her head in between her knees and after what seemed like an eternity, suddenly stood up and began pacing about, her face blank and her eyes so cold."What was that light that skyrocketed him out of the stream?" She tilted her head and scratched her hair. "What was yet that other light that brought him back to life and healed him? I know I'm not behind all that. But if not me, who then? "This is just so confusing. And the fact that I can't grasp my hand on the answers to them is pissing me off right now. Gosh!" Still pacing about while babbling, she placed a finger into her mouth and began suckling on it as if in thoughts and
"Daisy! Daisy, wake up! Please wake up! You can't die this way. You can't die by my hands! Please wake up!" Daniel sobbed and cupped Daisy's cheeks, trembling vehemently as he ran. After a while, he stopped running, glanced down at her and pecked her on the exact spot she was bleeding from before continuing running.A golden glowing little light unknowingly to him flowed out of his lips the moment his brushed on her skin and fazed into her.While he moved in tears hoping to get to her house fast enough so that he could treat her with herbs from her mum, he never knew that her injury was already healing up and a force from him was reviving her. Just as he was a few steps to her house, Daisy blinked open her eyes and stared around not remembering where she was. It took her seconds before she began recalling everything that happened and she touched the spot that she felt was where she slammed her head but couldn't find any injury. Jerking up immediately, she tried to move only to reali
Tremendous thunderstorms resonated all over the arena followed by a series of flashes of lightning as a great downpour descended on the little village of Hilton Bale. The morning cries and howls of animals blazed all over as the sky released a great downpour on them. From a distance, running footsteps could be heard followed by heavy panting and screams. Cries of pain were so high in the air and blood kept spilling and splashing in it like a massive downpour. The whole arena was in great havoc as a female who had a deep scowl on her face scattered and destroyed things without mercy. A malicious aura surrounded her as she did things eyes ain't supposed to behold. In swift movements, she yanked off the heads of several mortals both young and old from their shoulders and took out their hearts, drinking their blood and eating their hearts so sweetly with a grin plastered on her face as if it was fresh red wines and bread for body rejuvenation."Spare us, witch! We did nothing to you!" O
"Power is the best feeling in the world." Theodora soliloquized and permeated into her huge castle without unlocking the door. She strolled to her chamber and fazed in with an evil grin on her face. She stared around her flower-decorated chamber as if seeing it for the first time with admiration and smiled. The room alone screamed great power, dark magic, and authority. Ancient books and scrolls filled one part of the room followed by herbs. The scent of her chamber was enough to make anyone keep sneezing. But then to her, it was the best scent ever.Hung on the wall all over her room were dark uncompleted portraits which emitted a dark smoke like the one coming out of her body. Some of the images in the portraits had just heads while the sketch of their bodies were missing. Some had the sketch of the bodies while the heads were missing. Some were just hands while others were hearts and the rest were different parts of the body of both mortals and animals. There was only a full
Morgan Marguerite sighed, tousled her hair, and shrugged off. "You know I had no choice, Theodora. There was no way I could've saved you and saved myself. You should be thankful that I gave my life in exchange for yours.""Yea, whatever," Theodora scoffed and rolled her eyes. "Save me the preaching and answer my question. Why are you here?""Ain't you overdoing your torture on them? Isn't it time for you to move on with your life and let the past be in the past?""It isn't, mother. I'm not yet satisfied. I'll never stop till every one of them dies.""I feel it's time to move on, daughter. Get a life of your own. Get a man. Make babies. Be happy and forget about the past.""Don't tell me that shit!" Theodora suddenly yelled and a great thunder rumbled. "I lost you! I lost father! I never felt motherly and fatherly love and you're asking this of me..." She paused, blowing in hiccups and with just a stare at the mirror hung on the wall it shattered."I know how you feel daughter...""No,