Origin Calls: Dark Blood (Calls of the Dead)

This book talks about a war which broke between Humans and the Spirit of the Dark Ancestry. Mainly talking about King Iser of the Zerian Kingdom in the middle of Africa, who refuse to give his son, Caiser (prince II of the Zerian Empire, possessed with dark blood) for the sacrifice to the Dark Ancestry so they can complete the ritual for them to be release from the Prison of the Dead. Will King Iser surrender after only 12 days left for the sacrifice. Maleficent (Mistress of Evil) also form part of the character in this book. No production of this book can be made without the allowance of the author.

CHAPTER 1 Humans of his kind are said to never exist. Only those who were present could believe that yes, they did somewhere. His face glows from bright to brightest as the rising delightful sun rays hit his soft gorgeous face. Everyone noticed. His shining golden crown with diamond sparkles was just a different tale to reveal.

He has a young heart that anybody could race for a taste. He has a smile that could make the moon rise above the dark ocean. His tears were sweet as drops of honey fallen from the blue paradise. An angel possessed with pure overflowing love that no one could dare to let it pass by. And his delicate hands were warm that fairies discover them perfect for a long nap throughout the cold winter. He has scrambled a portion in each and everyone’s heart among the Zerian Kingdom. Who was he? ‘’ Caiser, the youngest Prince II of the Zerian Empire’’. What a Prince?

As the moist morning breeze escapes the narrow valley, striking over the blossomed evergreen, down gardens of roses, only you can imagine how beautiful the morning smell might be. The wind blew smoothly and gently. You could tell as butterflies soar high up the universe.

Birds melodies were overhead near the kingdom’s jungle and so the maiden’s breathe taking voices as they serve breakfast to warriors before they began with their tasks of the day. As those melodies combined, a beautiful rhythm was just made. It was a buzzing kingdom full of peace and harmony. A flourishing paradise of love and enthusiasm.

‘’ Why does it look like someone missed something?’’ King Iser said as he approached his son Caiser who was busy enjoying the view up the castle’s balcony. Caiser like he didn’t head what his father just asked said he didn’t want to go back to New Guinea, unminding to turned and faced his dad. Unable to understood his son kinda confused, he smiled. ‘’ Uhm mm… do you want my heart to explode, you know dad doesn’t handle such jokes, right?’’ he joked holding son’s warm delicate right hand to join the view. He pulled his hand off his father’s firm hand and walked beside. He offered his father an apology and stated that it’s not what he thinks it is about what he just said.

‘’ My angel, I thought you were happy there. I sent you to Guinea to ensure your safety and happiness,’’ just after realising how serious his son was. ‘’ But you never asked me about that dad’’. ‘’ And you never told me about that my boy. What did you say? You were waiting for me to ask you, seriously?’’ he asked drowning in agony. Suspense rose in Caiser’s mind, so, he asked his father what he was hiding from him. ‘’ You don’t understand damn it! And you never will. I did everything in my power to shield you, ever since you abandoned your mother’s womb, I did, my boy. I battles for your life, your happiness, and do you know why, because you are my guardian angel, I love you boy. And is this how you repay me?’’ he stated with eyes flooded with tears. He couldn’t bare his father’s tears.

He could really feel his pain striking beneath his heart. So confused and unable to detect the mystery behind his father’s words. ‘’ I will never dare to depart form where I belong, ever again,” he said to his father struggling to ignore the pain with tears rolling down his smooth cheek. “Who are you? You are not my Caiser I knew.’’ ‘’ How could you recognise your flesh and blood despite keeping it away for more than sixteen years dad?’’ Iser repeat himself saying he didn’t understand. ‘’ And you are the only one who can make me understand dad, right?’’ he said reaching his father’s hands. His temper vanished him. He aggressively pushed his son away like his was some stranger from his worst nightmare. ‘’ Stop acting stupid like your mother damn it! Resisting to go back to Guinea will be such a damn decision you will ever regret your whole entire life. I’m sorry. But…I don’t know Caiser, I don’t know. You…you…you. Forgive me’’. He said out of devastation and anxiety. He turned and walked away, just then Caiser poured out something that left him indecisive. ‘’ If you are really concerned about my life and happiness, then you have no other choice but to let me stay where I can find one”

His son’s last words were roaring in his head. He went to the mirror, only to realised his tears turned bloody dark. And this was indicating his humanity was escaping him, offering an opportunity to his dark world to enter. This usually happened if he got upset to an extreme. But there’s no obstacle with no solution. He exactly knew what to do. So, he commented Benzeria to tell his older son Aiser (first prince of the Zerian kingdom) to followed him to the dark water pool. Benzeria was once King Iser’s enemy. He thought King Iser was the one who killed his virgin daughter Aurah and offered her heart to the Dark Ancestry as a present for the New Year Eve. He then later discovered that it wasn’t him but an unknown dark massager, who never returned from then. They searched, traced him but couldn’t find him. He still kept her bones in an old wooden coffin, waiting for the moon to rise on the middle to buries her. He has been wearing her amulet on his neck since the day she abandoned the inside world.

‘’ But I’m sure I haven’t done anything wrong this time dad,’’ he said after climbing off his horse; walking toward his dad who was just sitting in the pool with his face down. So scared his father called him to scold him. ‘’ You better not be boy’’. Just when he realised his father’s eyes had turned dark. ‘’ Dad, something going on?’’ he asked his father in fears. ‘’ Hell no!’’ he exclaimed as Iser tried to walked out of the pool and fell back. Aiser jumped into the pool to offer assistance to his dad, not minding his shiny loyal robe and boots. He walked him to the edge and told him to sit. Aiser ordered his father’s dark owl (Zailah) to go get a drink for his dad. Iser was breathing loud, looking pale and exhausted. ‘’

Your Majesty,’’ Feder, Iser’s assistant bowed as he saw Zailah, the dark owl landed on the window. Zailah flied to Iser’s thick golden wine glass. He could already detect the massage. He took a golden kettle containing pure black tiger’s blood and poured into the glass. Another golden potjie filled with leopard’s brain was on the other side of the table. After he warmed it up. He added two teaspoons to the drink. Zailah grabbed it with his firm claws and took it to Iser. After a drink, Aiser got more than he could ever imagine.

‘’ Dad, can you now tell me what happened,’’. Iser stood finding it hard to give an explanation to his son. ‘’ Not everything in life goes as you wish, son,’’ he stated unable to face his son. ‘’ Will I get the meaning of that?’’ Aiser asked kinda confused. Iser told his son that one day he will. ‘’ Who am I to you?’’ he asked his father rising in anger. ‘’ And where is that coming from? ‘’ You exactly know the origination of this dad. When is that day arriving for you to stop treating me like a fool and a walking dead who has no brain to be told the hell going on which his father’s pathetic life”? ‘’ Aiser!’’ he exclaimed angrily.

‘’ No dad, this is bullsh*t! I’m tired of that damn slogan of yours. One day I will, one day I will, when is that day arriving. You don’t give a damn about how I feel, not even my life dad. And remember I forgave you from keeping my brother away from me for more than 16 years, you never even hesitate to tell me that I have a brother, didn’t I?’’ he remarked with tears rolling down his cheek. Iser couldn’t handle his son’s frustration. He could really feel his pain that was burning inside him. He couldn’t even remember how tears get to his cheek but he had no choice but to tell him the reason he called him and this left Aiser lost in his own world, shocked and depressed. Even though it was hard to rang it out, life left him with no choices.

‘’ I understand everything son, and you know that I love you and care about you right? Aiser I’m doing all I can to keep you happy and not complicate you and put you in damn situations like you are in now, son, that the reason I kept some of the things from you. Some of these things will just drive you mad, and you know that I won’t be able to handle that! Aiser you are my successor, one day you will also have kids and you will discover the definition behind this misery” he tried to explained to his son but Aiser’s depression and the pain that was striking beneath his heart drove him into selfishness.

‘’ What’s the use anyway, I was so stupid to forget that you will never tell me anything. But have you ever thought that you kept an angel who could have understood me this whole entire time away from me? Have you ever thought about that? My brother dad, my brother!’’ he tearfully exclaimed, walking back to his horse to go and meet his brother, because he was vacationing in Honolulu, Hawaii the time he came back from New Guinea.

‘’ Aiser, son. Uhm…uhm…I’m sorry, but you have to keep your identity from him for a while,’’ he hardly stated, battling to face his son. Aiser looked at his sad dad so shocked beyond the maximum. ‘’ This time I think, I deserve an explanation, aren’t I?’’ he asked his father. Iser starred at his son, so ashamed and speechless.

Prince Aiser continued asking his dad to present him with an explanation but he insisted not to say anything. His father’s silence was driving him millions of miles deep into anger and frustration.

He nodded his head and angrily stated to his father who was just looking at him like a frozen statue. ‘’Don’t you think it’s enough dad, don’t you think so? Forgive me dad but this exhaustion is beyond the respect I owned you this whole entire time, didn’t you recognise me? I don’t think I’m the Aiser you knew, he’s gone,’’ he stated with his eyes casting the dark. He turned to walks away, just when his father gave him a warning that left him faded. ‘’ If you want to vanish your brother’s existence, then it’s fine, go ahead, reveal yourself to him. But, remember one thing, you will be responsible,’’ he sadly stated in tears. He turned and walk away.

Out there in the dark he was, sitting at the edge of the dark mountain, with his legs hanging freely unminding the icy wind that was blowing over them. Sadly, starring at the gorgeous moon that was floating above the universe. You could have noticed his glossiness as the moon light struck over his face and shoulder. His royal dark-velveted garment reflected back to the buzzing clouds sliding beyond the darkest blue. His eyes were dull and exhausted. You could tell by looking at the stream of tears that ran down his cheek. He felt the world he knew has fled him miles that could never be imagined. ‘’ My angel, if this is our destiny, why can’t we let it be? But one day, the sun will rise again and we will as well rise high above this dark misery,’’ he sadly smiled as he whispered beneath his heart upon his younger brother.

He appeared in his son’s room. He found him diving in the dream world. He pulled the blanket over his shoulder to ensure the warmth that could carried him throughout the cold night. Wishing his wife was there to strengthen their angel’s warmth. Another pain struck as he thought of his first son, who might have spent the night above the dark mountain. He felt dead and useless for hurting the only treasures he has left with. It was something he never thought he could ever do. He is a strong King dynamized with hopes and strength. So, he thought one day he might lighten the darkness. He disappeared to the dark pool, where he spent the night. But before he could sleep, he sensed something strange, was around, nobody knew what was it.

CHAPTER 2 At dawn Aiser came back to the castle. Everyone bowed as he passed by. He walked straight to the room where his brother was. Actually, it was the prince’s room. Caiser was already awaken, doing his diary entries. So, he just stared at him through the door frame behind the golden door’s certain. He walked to his dad, who he found looking through the window behind his throne. ‘’Dad’’. Iser turned in surprise. ‘’ If only you can permit me,’’ he said to his dad to allowed him to stepped up the stairs. Iser made it clear to his son that he didn’t need permission to what belongs to him. At the last stair, Aiser starred at his father’s sad face, he then hurried to cuddle him tightly. ‘’ I will be a coward to go against the only person who ever loved me,’’ he stated in tears. He felt the warm forgiveness from his son’s heart. He then said to him that there’s no decision without a consequence. They walked down stairs to the breakfast table. The guards pulled the chairs to let the King and son sat for breakfast. The maids served the King and Prince rare antelope flesh, dipped in a warmed barbeque flavoured porcupine blood sauce, flesh vine’s leaves and two golden coffee mugs filled with warm pure ox blood. One teaspoon of sugar was added to enrich the taste. That was their daily breakfast. A warm sandwich and a tasty coffee were served for Prince Caiser. In addition, baked chocolate muffins and six pieces of uncooked turkey livers were set aside for King Iser and Prince Aiser. The table was full of delicious different foods and drinks, surrounded by guards, assistants and other important guests of the day.

Prince Caiser arrived at the table. Prince Aiser stared at his brother enthusiastically, so confident that one day he will get to know that they are one flesh, one blood. King Iser also stared at his sons soaring in ecstasy seeing them smiling for the first time in their adulthood.

‘’ Rare meat and blood, with him, any reason?’’ Prince Caiser smiley asked his father, curious to know why they were having the same breakfast with Prince Aiser whom he didn’t knew that he was his elder brother. ‘’ He is part of me,’’ King Iser answered smiling again. Caiser couldn’t really mind, so he continued enjoying his breakfast and let the elders had their conversation. He couldn’t even notice his brother who has been looking at him the whole entire duration at breakfast.

After a delicious breakfast, Prince Aiser followed his father to the dark green kingdom’s jungle. ‘’ Why did you change your mind, to betray me?’’ Iser asked his son who was approaching. ‘’Haven’t you felt betrayed by me before? I do. Dad, insisting not to listen to you, wasn’t that called betrayal?’’ he seriously asked his dad. ‘’Damn me, how couldn’t I have thought about that. You were right, my Aiser I knew is gone and his imposter is just perfect,’’ he stated smiling. He hugged him again.

Prince Aiser asked his father if he could take a vow. Iser accepted his son’s request and he just received shocks of the day when his son asked for his permission to be his younger brother’s guard. It was a wonderful shocking request he never expected from his son. He cuddled him tightly again and kissed him on his glossy forehead. He poured ‘’ Request accepted’’.

Nature flourished his heart and soul. He always felt completed surrounded by nature. So, Prince II grabbed an opportunity to explored the kingdom’s paradise. Only you can imagine how beautiful life in paradise might be. His enthusiasm grew bigger and bigger that he forgot he was the only human in the blossoming evergreens. Sniffing here and there, enjoying juicy fruits, some brought to him by jungle fairies. The wilds followed him everywhere from behind and front. Above was an old dark vulture soaring excitedly to ensure a perfect shade for the Prince to unmind the harsh sun. His royal dark mantle was floating on the ground, sweeping whatever on its way. Some fairy found it perfect for a ride and a peaceful nap.

After a long exploration, prince Caiser couldn’t hold the exhaustion, even on top of the black leopard. So, as the sun paved its way to set, the Prince stole a nap. Just when a horrible nightmare stole his nap too. Whereby he saw his mother being crowned as Queen of the Dead in an unknown dark kingdom. The dead bowed before her. He overhead her name ‘’ Maiser’’.

Maiser was the Queen of the Zerian kingdom, married to King Iser but she was believed to be dead a decade ago when the war broke between the Dark Ancestry and the Zerian Empire. They wanted Queen Maiser to removed her Prince II pregnancy for the sacrifice because the unborn was possessed with dark blood that the Origins wanted to complete the ritual so they can be freed from the Prison of the Dead. But King Iser managed to won the battle. And the Prince II (Caiser) was grown up but the Dark Ancestry wouldn’t stop until the ritual was done. So, they created an Underworld Kingdom and appointed Darker to rule for the time being. Darker was a human but one night, Chief of the Dark Ancestry visited him. He confronted him to sign a deal with his soul. He promised him if he did so, he would rule over the Zerian but in one condition which was to confront King Iser to give his son for the sacrifice.

An announcement was overhead above the Zerian Empire and beyond that Prince Caiser was nowhere to be found. It shocked everyone, especially King Iser and Prince Aiser. King Iser ordered Zailah, the dark owl to begin with the search. He also commented his guards Benzeria and Analder to search in the jungle. Feder used the dark mirror to locate him. Prince Aiser used his dark vision to locate him and so in a blink of an eye, he vanished and arrived exactly where his brother was laying. He found him surrounded by wilds but he didn’t look ok. A drop of blood fell out of his nose but Prince Aiser couldn’t notice it. Just when the drop of blood fell to the ground, floating on a green pasture, King Iser sensed its smell. He disappeared and landed where the drop of blood was, but couldn’t found him there. Prince Aiser already took him back to the castle.

‘’ Bo ndate, upanga wa matumaini!’’ he angrily exclaimed with his eyes casting the dark calling upon his father’s Sword of Hope. He then cut himself in the middle of his hand and drained his son’s blood from the green pasture. He disappeared to the dark pool. He raised his wounded hand upon the dark pool. The dark marble of his son’s blood dropped above the dark water from his wound. An image of his son could be seen and so he learned that he was in bed, leaning on his elder brother’s chest, looking pale and exhausted. He couldn’t even remember how tears rolled down his cheek. ‘’ They are back again. The first call has arrived’’ he whispered beneath his soul.

Just when he drained the marble back into his wound, a sudden shadow over casted. The dark pool frozen. No one could tell how the sun vanished from view. An unpredictable dark snow started falling as the dark clouds scrambled over an innocent blue. Fears paved its way above the Zerian Empire. You could tell as warriors, maids and children starred at the darkening universe. One could have felt their hearts pounding to an extreme rate, deeply sinking down the ocean of fears.

He felt danger approaching. But feared nothing. He was a soldier who was always prepared and ready to handle the uninvited. Enormous cracks appeared above the ground as the massive series of vibration stroke from beneath. For sure someone was departing the underworld kingdom. The kingdom only the dead knew existed. An extreme flaming dark magma escaped the underneath world, shooting straight high above the ground as a giant dark mushroom hatching from a compressing crust. A non-notifiable dark human like creature was floating on top with his wings hanging freely like a ten decades dark vulture landing upon a buffalo’s carcass. Even though dark smoke was flying around him, his long curly black hairs could be seen moving freely as an unpleasant stormy wind blew upon them. One couldn’t forget to mention his shining dark robe that was running down his feet. He was like a dark bride angel rising upon boiling hell. Just when Iser recognised him. He was Darker, King of the Dark Ancestry from the unknown underworld kingdom. The magma downed and form a stream toward King Iser, burning whatever on its way. Darker rode along. ‘’ Iser Naldo Naidalio II, Ruler of the Zerian, father of the possessed Prince Caiser Naidalio II. Don’t you think the sun has rose enough? Have you ever thought the moon might have brighten enough? How about the universe that might have smiled enough?’’ he seriously questioned walking toward Iser, unminding his dark robe and wings that were floating above the ground smashing everything on their way. ‘’ My son will die in my arms, but over my grave,’’ he angrily answered with his swollen flesh darkening, one could have noticed his breathing thick dark veins that were networking all over his whole body. Bloody veins that were conquering his darkened red eyes was just a different record. ‘’ Are you betraying your father?’

‘’ I despise him. He never existed to me. I won’t give a damn, not even in my wildest dreams.’’ ’’He is out there, worshiping you, hoping you might have overhead his calls,’’ Darker stated walking passed by him, observing beautiful nature nearby. King Iser asked him if wasn’t too late. ‘’ Don’t you think is a brilliant idea to ask yourself that question?’’ he replied capturing his dark vision to confirmed that Prince Caiser was in the kingdom. He saw him lying in bed accompanied by his brother. ‘’ Keep dreaming. I’m sure the end will awake you,’’ Iser stated. ‘’ You have 288 hours to decide. Isn’t that plenty of time?’’ he smiled and vanished from view. He gained what he wanted, which was to ensure that Prince Caiser has returned after the past 16 years.

Prince Aiser noticed the sudden shadow but couldn’t really mind. His imagination was on his brother whom his life was becoming a bit delicate. Poor Caiser couldn’t feel the world around him. He was still trapped in the valley of dreams. The Zerian Ruler’s mind was spinning. He felt captured in a world he never knew. He undressed and walked into the dark pool, with his eyes pouring out blood, drowning in a mysterious depression and sadness zone, imagining what the future was holding for his son who has become the Dark Ancestry prey once again.

CHAPTER 3 Half of the given hours has vanished and for sure only six days were left to go. The Dark day was moving closer. Hours were faster than a flash striking up the blue. King Iser could sense blood on a race upon his kingdom. Calls after calls were head. Misery after misery were noticed.

The seventh day was a target for another mysterious call. On that darkest night of the seventh day, the Dark Spirit of the Evil Origin drove Prince Caiser to the Red River. Darker accompanied him and confronted him to drink from the Red River if he wanted to know where his mother was. He rose his hand above the reddish flowing water and magically generated an image of Prince’s mother. ‘’ She is out there pleading for your assistance. Her eyes are forever flooded with tears dust till dawn, hoping his only beloved son might arrive for her rescue. We are talking about twenty years of Queen Maiser, your mother herding the dead out of her will beyond an extreme. Twenty years of pain, twenty years of depression, twenty years of sadness. Don’t you think it’s time for her to live a life she deserves? Isn’t time for her to enjoy the beautiful view of the golden sunset, feel the delicious sweet smell of the morning coffee, sniff around the garden of roses and waking up in daddy’s arms every morning forever, isn’t time yet?’’ he questioned crossing the river by the dark smoke bridge he constructed with his dark power, walking toward Prince Caiser who was drowning in tears so lost and confused.

Because he was still carrying his son’s blood and even though he was paying a visit into the dream world, he felt danger approaching toward his son. He woke up and disappeared to his son’s room only to discover he wasn’t there only his elder brother who was deep asleep due to the hard day, stress and depression. He appeared to the dark pool, drop his son’s blood marble upon the dark water again so he can trace him. He felt imprisoned in a living nightmare cell when he saw where he was. He called upon the Sword of Hope and disappeared to the Red River to rescue his son. His arrival came as a present surprise to Darker. Because he never expected it to happen.

‘’ No, it’s not, and it will never be,’’ King Iser stated shadowed by the dark. ‘’ You are digging your son’s grave.’’ ‘’ I rather be, than throwing him in your bloody hands.’’ The fight broke. Just in time Prince Aiser felt his fathers breathe. Only you can imagine how he felt when he found himself alone in bed without his brother. His dark vision led him to where he was. They spent the cold night on the green pasture at the edge of the Light River on which his brother drank to gain his consciousness.

Even though he fought bravery, Darker was stronger than he could ever imagined. He pulled him to the ground into a huge aggressive burst that awaked every living upon the kingdom. Like a meteorite shot from space, he was laying exhaustedly in a wide pit. A massive dark cloud of dust stroke around the pit as if there was a volcano eruption compressed underneath the crust. ‘’ Give yourself a break. It might be too late,’’ Darker angrily warned him and flied away. King Iser disappeared to the dark pool.

The same night Darker over head the Dark Ancestry cries. The dark bloody day was moving closer. He felt a series of Dark Spirit electro-magnetic waves pulling him on the dark dry zone. It was painful and uneasy to handle. He sent his Dark Walker for blood hunting on the outside kingdom. The curiosity of who might have been victimised might have given a heart attacks, because only the moon and stars might have known that, they were the only one awake on that bloody night. The Zerian Kingdom was casted by the shadow of death. Breathes had fled. Dreams were shattered. Visions were faded. Life presented a living nightmare upon the Zerian Empire.

The next morning, the day presented what it had prepared. The sun rose reddish and the worst terrifying part was some nobles and peasants who woke up dead with no blood nor hearts. No one could have understood that mystery, because only teenage maidens were sent to where there’s no return. The horrible news reached the whole kingdom. The habitants began feeling restless and unsafe. King Iser called upon his people and tried to comfort them. He encouraged them to stay calm and made it clear that he might not has the solution but promised to try harder. ‘’ I’m not gonna stop, until whoever did this get what he deserves. This is my kingdom; my people and I will be a fool to let peace and joy vanishing from this kingdom in my presence. I will go to any extent to keep the Light River overflowing, even at the cost of my life. Be prepared, there is a war calling upon us. The river might be flooded with blood, there might be a funeral to attend but there is one thing we need to remember; there is no war without a survivor. And who ever that survivor might be, he or she will know that; blood had flowed but it hasn’t gone in vain. I’m pretty sure that each and every one of us knows that it hasn’t been a good idea, and it will never be, to let go of what belongs to you,’’ he confidently stated and walked away in tears.

Darker watched the whole speech through the invisible mirror over the dark fall. And he came to realise that King Iser is one of the rare creatures that cannot be easily handled. So, he formed an alliance with the underworld darkness.” Your majesty, accept my apology. I have failed you again,’’ Darker stated bowing before God of the Dead, who was sitting on his dark throne, guarded by two monster dark owls. Their huge old dark feathers were laying everywhere. They seem overloaded by decades and one could have noticed their bloody flesh where feathers had abandoned.

The god stood, spreading his wings down like an old sick broken wing’s vulture battling with its breathes. His eyes were as dark as polished coal. You couldn’t bear to look at his rotten melting face sweating brownish blood exactly like a burning ten decades old zombie you met in your horrible worst nightmare. By taking a closer look, you could have noticed that his dark royal garment was made of human’s flesh, also served as a veil because one could hardly see his entire head. The garment was pretty long, you could tell as he stepped down stairs from his throne toward Darker who was still on his knees, ashamed to rose his face to look at his god, who was actually his biological father in sand of time.

An old scary maid as tall as him was standing beside the last stairs few inches from Darker. She was holding a beast’s skull bowl with human’s hearts. Her long dark gown was looking old and earthy. On the other side, a similar characterised maid was standing with a human’s skull filled with blood. Was it the god’s breakfast? Nobody knows but they do. ‘’ He is torturing me son and you can see I’m exhausted. Son, shield me. Don’t let them categorised me as a fool by appointing you. Please don’t,’’ he said placing his long bony fingers on the heart’s bowl. For sure he couldn’t need a fork, his long sharp nails served as one.

‘’ I refuse to fail the only person who ever loved me. I promise at the end, I will serve you with an overflowing bowl of dark blood,’’ Darker stated confidently, even though he was chained by fears. ‘’ I want that prince pure blood. I want to have a taste of his juicy fresh. I don’t need to remind you that his heart’s is the only key out of this damn hell detention,’’ he stated looking at Prince Caiser filmed through the dark steam mirror realised from a huge potjie with boiling human’s bones. He reached his son’s right hand to make him stood. He then grabbed his drink and walked away. ‘’ You failed him again, didn’t you? No, at the end you will serve him with an overflowing bowl of shame, pain and pure misery. Believe me, he will feed on his own flesh and you, hell will burry you alive. I dare you,’’ Maiser angrily poured out with her twinkling beautiful eyes filled with tears, walking toward her underworld husband looking beautiful as usual. She might be secondly married into the Dark Kingdom but her beauty and pure heart would never vanish from her. Her glossy angelic smooth face could be reflected in the dark. Her golden- diamonded tiara and her beautiful red-velveted royal gown was just a different tale to listen to.

‘’ Why, are you afraid, is fear scaring you? You are my guardian angel and you will forever be. And want or not you will bear me an heir. The day will come and I will be honoured to have your inside taste,’’ he said licking her delicate hands and fingers. He kissed his neck and walked away smiling. She was left alone sadly looking at her son displayed through the dark steam, thinking and fearing what the end would present to her son. Her tears dropped on her beloved husband King Iser’s ring that was on her necklace. Just when her tears dropped on it, King Iser’s ring warmed. He then felt her heart beat and pain. ‘’ Forgive me my angel for not being there for you, but I will make sure that your whole flesh and soul returned to me and our princes. They need you know Maiser, more than you could ever imagine,’’ he tearfully stated rubbing his balmy ring.

Caiser questioned his father the meaning behind the horrific incidence. Because he could hardly give his curious son an explanation, in agony he exclaimed not to ever asked him about anything regarding his people nor kingdom. The prince walked back in tears. Even though it hurt seeing his son in pain, he had no choice. ‘’ I’m sorry my angel, I’m sorry,’’ he emotionally whispered.

Midday Caiser had a mysterious vision that led him into confusion and fears. He felt dreaming but at the same time it seems real. The prince couldn’t believe that he could see what other human kind couldn’t. He discovered that among the buzzing crowd; there were some dark scary aliens like creatures who presented themselves in a human’s nature. As far as he could see, they had no shadow as real human does. It was the strangest vision he had never experienced. Yes, he had lots of horrifying visions in dreams, like the one he saw his mother but not in day light.

While enjoying the fresh moistly air exhaled by the blossoming evergreens, through the widely opened window, the same vision his son had fell upon him. His eyes turned dark as he raised his right arm above the kingdom. Dark veins could be clearly seen as they paved their way around his arm. It’s like there was a magnetic attraction between his hand and the ground. All of a sudden, among the buzzing crowd some started experiencing heart attacks as King Iser struggled to form a fist. The yelling, shouts and screams could be head everywhere all over the kingdom. Decomposing corpses lied everywhere as the king finally formed a first. Another pain was there as he tried to returned his human soul.

‘’ Oh, my prince, I’m sorry I didn’t know you were here,’’ Prince Aiser smiled to his brother and magically called upon the dark vulture to shade his brother who was shaded by the sun on the castle’s balcony. Just when he realised, he was bleeding. ‘’ No!’’ prince Aiser exclaimed as he catches his falling brother who was looking breathless, sweaty and pale. King Iser felt it. When he arrived, he found his son under treatment. ‘’ He had a terrible vision, but I refuse to understand. Ever since he was a young boy, I haven’t detected vision power in him, there is something going on,’’ Feder confusedly stated looking at King Iser who looked worried as if Feder says his son’s gonna die. ‘’ But if he had a vision, it’s pretty clear that it was something beyond his imagination, big and scary. Will you be able to examine him again and see exactly what it was?’’ Benzeria curiously questioned. ‘’ Or maybe it was another call from the Origins,’’ Analder added. King Iser finally stated that yes, the Dark Ancestry were back. He also apologised for keeping such a significant matter from them.

‘’ What are you talking about, is there anything I should know?’’ Prince Aiser disappointedly asked. All the four looked sadly worried, especially Iser who knew what would happen if he tells his devastated son the truth behind closed doors. And the worst part was that, it was a big secret he had been hiding from his son for approximately three decades. He couldn’t bear to ruined the enthusiastic relationship that was delightfully growing between him and his son, no, not again. ’’Excuse us, Your Majesty,’’ Benzeria stated, also on behalf of Analder. They touched Prince Caiser’s soft hands and walked out. ‘’ Dad, what the hell is going on,’’ Prince Aiser angrily asked his father with his eyes pouring out. Just when Feder also requested for an excuse.

‘’ No, don’t look at me like that son. It’s nothing serious. You know… it was just a prediction. There’s nothing to worry about. Feder will take care of everything and I promise your brother will be fine. Didn’t you trust me anymore?’’ he emotionally confronted his son. They cuddled, and Aiser told his dad that not even death would have broken the trust he held for him. But for how long the father would have kept such a secret from his son? What had the future dropped between them, when Prince Aiser uncovered the truth? The end had an answer.

Aiser left the room. He then called upon the Sword of Hope because he knew that his son had the same vision due to his blood he was carrying. He wounded him on his forehead and rose his wounded hand upon his wound so he can inject his blood back. ‘’ Feder!’’ he exclaimed. ‘’ Take care of him” he ordered him and walk out.

CHAPTER 4 It was almost sunset. He couldn’t bear the world he was in, so, millions of miles deep in depression, he went for a walk in the jungle. While trying to take a smile with some wilds, he discovered an entry to an unknown world where he learned that his wife was still alive but married to Darker. He also saw how his son is being hunted and displayed in the dark mirror. ‘’ Finally, we meet again. I have been waiting for your arrival,’’ Darker happily stated. He tried to casts his dark power, only to realised that he couldn’t. It was pretty clear that his power only functioned on the outside world. Darker has been herding him all along. The entry he discovered was a trap so he can make him pay for killing his massagers and to get him out of the way for once and for all. Could that mean the prince’s life was at stake?

‘’ And this will make no difference. One that cannot be defeated still exists out there. I don’t release water but pure live semen unlike your father. You are a product of dark water and dead blood. A dead ape trying to play games with humans. You are a corpse in a burning grave,’’ he angrily stated. Darker knew what would hurt Iser the most, his only weakness. He reached his hand and disappeared.

The underworld life presented him sorrow, pain and sadness. Millions of times wishing he could turn back time. He felt trapped in a nightmare dressing like a daydream. Even though he couldn’t bear the pain, he forced himself to smile. His Maiser’s glossing face, smile and those bright drops of her tears pressured him to. ‘’ Why? What have I done to deserve this from you?’’ he emotionally questioned his lovely wife, who was just silently looking at him with her eyes filled with tears. She was sitting on a dark throne sixteen metres away from him upstairs on the royal altar.

‘’ Where were you when it happened? You let them tortured me, Iser. I couldn’t hold the exhaustion. I called for assistance; thought you would have shown up. But no, it all happened and it’s done,’’ Maiser emotionally stated to Iser who was just shaking his head multiple times. ‘’ Get him off my sight,’’ she ordered. ‘’ No, you are not my Maiser. Where is my wife you damn bastard, where is she?’’ he angrily questioned biting his down lip, so anger to kill Darker, but he couldn’t due to heavy chains he was overloaded with. ‘’ She despises you. She is cold, but don’t worry, I will melt the snow. Oh, not to mention the heir she will present me soon,’’ Darker whispered to his ear.

‘’ You are dead. Your d*ck has decomposed,’’ he protested. Darker hand him a firm punch that shook his brain. Iser raised his bleeding face and splashed bloody saliva into Darker’s face. ‘’ You will be buried by that terror.’’ He confidently stated. He then turned to Maiser and made it clear that he would never let go of what belongs to him. The dark warriors lift him up and paved the way to an execution ceremony. ‘’ Forgive me honey, but I will make sure that your death won’t sink in vain. There will be a pay day.’’ She emotionally whispered to herself. ‘’ I miss you my angel,’’ he smiled as he overhead her voices beneath his heart due to the strong connection they had underworld.

‘’ Father I have found your cure,’’ Darker stated bowing before his father. He showed him King Iser on the execution altar of the dark temple. A lengthy dark python was sucking blood from his heart. He was pale and exhausted. Only you can imagine the pain he drowned in. His eyes turned dull. His flesh dried. Maiser watched and there was nothing she could do. Streams of tears could be seen flowing from her eyes, so lost and hopeless. She then walked away, because she couldn’t bear to watch what was happening.

At sunset, he gained his consciousness. He wasn’t the father he always knew. He went above the dark mountain balcony, viewed the golden sun set and fled to the Red River in tears. He recalled Darker’s words and that time he really needed her mother than before. As usual, he was guarded by nature. Sadness struck everywhere he passed by, you could as fairies tears dropped.

That night the moon appeared fully bright that Benzeria thought of burying his daughter Aurah. All of a sudden it grew reddish. Everyone wondered. Aiser ran to his brother only to realise he wasn’t there. He then rushed to his father but he was nowhere to be found. An announcement was made. Another terror risen. Feder tried to trace the king and son in the dark mirror but he only managed to locate the prince. The warriors spread and so Benzeria and Analder joined the search. Feder went to Zailah, the dark owl only to learned he had turned blind. His temperature risen and he couldn’t feel his breathe.

Feder took him to the panic room. He placed him in the dark bowl filed with wildebeest furs. A boiling potjie realising dark steam was set aside. He looked into the steaming potjie with his eyes widely opened and then into Zailah’s dull eyes. Just when he discovered King Iser was held captive in the underworld kingdom prepared for execution. He kept it to himself afraid if he happened to tell them, that horrible terror might have murdered them. He went to his throne and found his shadow there. Feder’s smile could tell there was still hope. ‘’ Return to your shadow. It’s not time yet’,’’ he murmured.

An angry howling huge dark wolf scrambled the jungle as the moon climbed high and high up the universe. Those who knew well said, it was Prince Aiser searching for his brother. It started sniffing on the green pasture until it came across Prince Caiser’s crown. Its dark brown eyes turned dark as it cast its dark vision to see where the prince was. Some sad fairies and an old dark vulture accompanied it to the Red River.

Because he couldn’t be able to bring back his human’s soul until the moon sets, fairies helped him carried his brother to the Light River. He guarded him the whole night in the dark jungle. At dawn, Caiser woke up but with a bundle of confusions.

CHAPTER 5 After taking his brother back to the castle, he went searching for his father. Just when he met his mother on the search. He couldn’t believe what he was seeing. He felt dreaming. It was very hard for him to believe that his mother who died two decades ago was still alive. He sometimes thought it was a trapped set for him. Maybe the unknown who took his father knew that he would come search for him. He was indecisive. It was hard for him to understood his sight. Maiser tried to stop his son from searching his father afraid he might discover the entrance to the underworld kingdom just like his father’s did. ‘’ There is no life after death, and there will never be. You are long dead. There is nowhere this can be possible. Where is my father you damn witch?’’ Aiser aggressively protested with his hand covered in dark flame anger to kill her. He wanted to get her out of the way so he can continue with his mission. He didn’t want to broke the promise he made to his brother that he would make sure that their father get home before dawn disappeared. Maiser has no choice but to fight back in tears. She was afraid she might hurt her own flesh and blood. Anyway, she managed to send him back to the kingdom. Darker accompanied him.

‘’ Why are you punishing yourself for something that has vanished? What you are fighting for is long gone. It has faded from existence. There’s no returning back you b*tch,’’ he angrily stated after he felt betrayed by her. Her anger drove her into doing the unexpected. ‘’ What you have been seeing is just my flesh but not the real me,’’ she angrily stated. Her eyes turned green. Her feet left the ground as she floated above the green flame. Her hands were straight down getting ready to shoot. Darker couldn’t believe what he was seeing. He never knew that Maiser possessed her mother’s powers. He wondered, why didn’t she use them to save her husband. He knew that her power could have destroyed the entire underworld army.

‘’Maleficent; she is still alive,’’ he murmured in fear. He knew that if she was dead, her daughter’s powers could have vanished. ‘’ You betrayed me.’’ ‘’ You are a damn walking dead,’’ she angrily said and hit him to the ground into a massive quake that scared everyone in the kingdom. But Darker managed to escape as the dark dust covered the whole area.

She disappeared to the kingdom. But before she passes the kingdom’s gate, her mother Maleficent disrupted her. ‘’ He is my son’’ Maiser stated in anger after falling to the ground. ‘’ My grandson,’’ Maleficent aggressively stated to her daughter. Maiser said there was nothing her mother could do to stop her from seeing her son whom she sacrificed herself to save him. ‘’ Will see about that. None of this could have happened if you have listened to your mother,’’ she reminded her, hitting back dark thick rocky spikes her daughter was shooting her with, angrily walking toward her. She grabbed her daughter by her neck and disappeared to the Red River. She warned her not to ever think of coming near her grandson again.

As they passed by the Red River, they saw her facing the reddish flowing stream. They silently pulled their sword out and walked toward her. ‘’Your Majesty,’’ they stated in shocks, dropping their sword and helmet as they bowed to honour her. ‘’ Benzeria, Analder, I have missed you,’’ Maiser sadly stated. ‘’ But….’’ ‘’ It’s a long story,’’ she disrupted Analder. She begged them to take care of her kids, Prince Aiser and Caiser and the whole kingdom.

She also promised that she will be back in no time. A huge crack appeared on the ground. She then smiled and disappeared through the crack, back to the underworld kingdom. Hopes raised above the whole kingdom as the news about Queen Maiser spread. Regardless of bringing shocks and confusion, many believed she was their guardian angel, the only candle that would lighten the darkness. Enthusiasm glossed everywhere but one could tell there was a little sadness roaming around like a lost lamb. They knew King Iser was a warrior who had survived plenty of unimaginable wars. The only existed king who would have died serving Justice. A man who could fought unarmed. A man who had a tongue that had never failed, if he poured out something, consider it done. He was the Ruler who made the nonexisted exists. In regardless of that, they were still worried about him.

‘’ Did you hear that?’’ Benzeria asked Analder who was busy smiling at the parrot that was ecstatically jumping on his firm hand. He asked after hearing deep strange screams like there were some jungle gorillas stuck in hot lava. He eventually raised his left arm as an alert to the warriors who were behind them. They all stopped in silence with their eyes widely opened. Hands on their waists, ready to pull out their swords. You could tell their ears were as well widely upright like an elephant sensing danger from a distance. A parrot started behaving strangely, as if Analder’s hand get uncomfortable all of a sudden. It then flied away screaming multiple times. All the wilds began fleeing the surrounding area, where the warriors were silently standing. For sure something was not right. A sudden warm air approached followed by a scary shadow. Just when trees started shaking violently. Yes, they just predicted right; danger was approaching. Prince Aiser sensed something. You would have believed when they said; like father like son. There’s no tree without a trunk. Isn’t that a fact? Who ever said it wasn’t?

‘’ Look out!’’ Analder exclaimed, on the run toward some unimaginable horrifying creatures, that were angrily approaching, ready to attack. They were huge dark human kind creatures so thin that one could have counted their limbs. You could tell their lengthy spiky tails and tongues were taipan headed. Their face was exactly that of humans, except the reddish thick oval eyes. Skins so soft as a new-born infant, you could tell as swords scrambled them in pieces. And those long bony fingers and sharp nails, were a different story you would have cried to listen to. Blood splashed everywhere. The screaming of pain and the battling of life was an unbearable terror. The creatures became many, rising from both directions. The warriors could hardly control them. Maleficent arrived for their rescue. When Prince Aiser arrived with Feder, the battle was over. Some warriors could still breathe, including Benzeria and Analder. For sure they needed immediate aid. One creature was taken to the castle for further investigation. Darker couldn’t hold the devastation after seeing what Maleficent had done to his warriors. So, he constructed a plan to end her.

‘’ Hey, buddy. Can you hear me? Who that saved you?’’ Prince Aiser curiously asked Benzeria, so anger to know the person who had saved them from those horrible hell creatures. ‘’ It all happen so fast; I couldn’t remember my prince. Oh, it might have probably been your mother,’’ he remembered because they met her that day. The same day Prince Aiser met her. The prince protested it wasn’t her, it was just her holy ghost. He couldn’t get rid of the idea that his mother died couples of decades ago. Benzeria then insisted by saying it was her, she touched her flesh. He added that she also commented them to take care of him and his brother. ‘’ No, that ridiculous. That was just pure evil spirit who wants to frame us. And I’m not gonna let that happened,’’ he angrily stated. He continued saying he won’t risk breaking the promise he had made to his brother. ‘’ Feder do something. I want to see the unknown angel who saved my people,’’ he said and walk away.

Feder performed a quick surgery on a creature. He removed its heart because he wanted to do an investigation. The main reason was to finds out its descendance. ‘’ Who massaged them?’’ that was another significant question that was spinning in his mind. Its eyes were the key to uncover an unknown rescuer. After removing the heart and one right eyes, he disappeared to the dark cave. He squeezed the heart’s blood into a wooden bowl. An empty dark potjie was set on fire aside. He then added two teaspoons of blood to the potjie. A heavy dark smoke exploded from the potjie. He then poured the dark smoke into another bowl and inhaled some. His eyes turned greyish as he casts vision of the creature’s origination. A stream of bloody tears could be noticed running from his eyes. Just when he discovered that they were sent from the underworld and so he learned that Darker was still arrive out there. Terror conquered his whole heart because he knew that Darker was coming for Prince Caiser again.

After a moment of being lost in his imagination, he then added an eye to the bowl. While visioning, he immediately thrown the bowl on the floor and fall to the ground. Like he saw an emperor of the dark’s holy ghost that once visited him in his horrible nightmare. But the sudden smile could tell what he saw was something pretty great even though it has shocked him at the same time. ‘’ Impossible, but we buried her. I have touched her soft skin the day of her funeral. I saw her coffin rolling down her grave. She was inside that coffin. She was inside, dead. Maleficent was dead. She was gone. Completely gone,’’ he said to himself after discovering that Maleficent was the one who came to rescue the warriors from the underworld darkness.

‘’ They were right My Prince, your mother is alive,’’ Feder said to Prince Aiser who was viewing the beautiful kingdom’s natures above the castle’s window behind his father’s throne. The prince asked him to tell him what he meant by saying his mother was still alive. ‘’ Come on, there’s something you need to see’’. Feder paved the way to the dark mirror and so Prince Aiser followed him. ‘’ Maleficent? Granny is alive? It cannot be. Wake me, this is not real. I’m dreaming,’’ Aiser confusedly stated after seeing her mom’s mother in the dark mirror. And there was no way he could continue rejecting the reality. What he saw was real. His mother was alive. He couldn’t bear the fact that he fought his mother who was just trying to protect him as usual. ‘’ Yes, I knew that soft voice. I could remember that cry, that beauty, I knew that tears as they fell to the ground and I could really feel her heart pounding out of fear, but I was completely confused. I thought I just felt that way due to this damn depression I have drown in. We need to find her. Help me find her Feder. Help me,’’ he tearfully begged Feder.

It was such a heavy burden placed up the poor wizard. He knew well that if he happened to tell Prince Caiser the horrible secret behind closed doors, everything would be turned into ashes. He was stuck between heaven and hell. ‘’ Promise me that my son will know nothing about this,’’ King Iser words roared in his brain. He was always a man of his word. He had never broken a promise. That was the reason King Iser loved him like he was his father.

Now that Darker knew her mother was alive, Maiser abandoned herself. Her dark power over casted her. She decided to vanish the whole underworld kingdom from existence. For the past couple decades of pretending, all was unfolded. The whole underworld happened to know the secret that was behind her pretention. Her true colour came out. She would stop at nothing to shield her sons and her kingdom from the darks.

God of the Dead couldn’t hold the mysterious pain and suffering any longer. His strength kept descending. His skin kept getting drier and drier. Life became miserable more than a burning hell that accommodated him. But there was still hope in him, and that pressured him to hold up. Within two days left before the oblation, he confidently tried to stay breathing so sure his son would surprise him within those forty-eight hours that were left.

CHAPTER 6 ‘’ You are not welcomed here,’’ Darker groaned, stopping Maiser from entering his kingdom. She then asked him if he had forgotten who she was to the kingdom. Darker confronted her about her deception. ‘’ You played me you damn bitch! I did everything in your favour coz I loved you. But you know what, that was just a concrete encouragement you have added to my mission. And I’m just grateful for that,’’ he emotionally moaned. He added comforting Maiser not to worry. It won’t cost her anything, but reminded her that someone would. He stated with Prince Caiser image in his mind. ‘’ You won’t dare to touch my son,’’ she tearfully exclaimed. He wasn’t that a fool to forgot reminding her about how her mother, Maleficent ruined his father’s life. Killing his army was just an addition to that. He swore to return the favour.

‘’ Will see about that,’’ Maiser seriously stated. Darker tried to stop her again. Maiser handed him what he might have forgotten. ‘’ I’m Maiser Darker Apollionera. Darker Apollionera’s wife. Don’t you dare forget that you’re still my husband. This is my kingdom. They will continue bowing before me. You’ll keep watching them worshiping and glorifying my name. And the end will respectfully present what each and every one of them deserves. You gonna watch them vanishing one by one. It’s so unfortunate; no one will arrive for their rescue and especially not even you Daker Apollionera. How pathetic?’’ she remarked. Her words were like snow that they egregiously frozen him. He felt powerless. How sad was for him to watch a scavenger walking into his kraal? Only you can tell. Regrets chained him. But it seems it was too late.

When Maiser arrived, it was too far late and there was nothing he could do to save her husband. It seems she found him departed already, from where there’s no return. She could hardly handle her husband’s departure. She felt her life diverging into pieces every second she looked at him. If tears could bring him back, she might have cried a river. But he seems forever gone.

All the pain and sorrow that had scrambled her life, was an infinity game that she thought would carries her till death. But she stayed strong to complete what she just started. The war has just begun.

That night was the first section of the ritual, before the day of the oblation. You would have believed that angels are real. The mirror reflected her beauty. Beauty and the Dark was the tittle that could suits at that moment. Even though she looked pale and exhausted, her shape could still reveal who she was. Her husband’s death left her shattered more than a broken window. She sometimes thought she deserved it all. She reminded herself the day she abandoned him. The day she left him shattered. The day she vanished her Iser’s world he always knew. She couldn’t really forget the infinity pain she drowned him. The river he cried begging her to come back, it was a tale of misery she couldn’t finished. Terrifyingly, her second husband Darker constructed a huge plan for her. He couldn’t bear seeing her destroying his kingdom. Over my grave, he swore to himself. So, he decided to vanished her from existence. Would that have been a precious favour he owed Maiser? It might have been, she couldn’t handle the world around her. One guessed.

‘’ Mind if I walk you down the aisle,’’ Darker requested as he entered the door. Still poked by her beauty. But he couldn’t really care that much even though he couldn’t bear losing her. ‘’ What different will it make? You know well what we have is pure illusion. Don’t you think you are making things hard for yourself?’’ she questioned starring at the dark mirror. ‘’ You should have asked yourself that question, don’t you think so? Or do I have to reminds you about who you are to me and to this kingdom? Hopes I won’t be your daily reminder about this,’’ he stated licking all over her neck. He bitted her and licked her blood up. Only he knew the reason why he did so. He sniffed her neck up the face and kissed her glossy forehead. ‘’ How delicious? I’m waiting for you outside’’.

They all went on their knees as the King and his Queen stepped down stairs toward the altar. Darker human’s flesh royal garment could be noticed floating on flesh meat which was served as a red carpet to the aisle. Nobody knew from which species that flesh originated. All they could tell was that the red carpet was of pure flesh fabrication. Believe me; if you were present, you might have believed that the underworld universe is a present of unimaginable surprise. The world of dark fantasies, dreams and imaginations. A non-unique world where blood is a tasty morning coffee. A flaming zone where pain and sorrow are served. You might have died believing. Thanks to your absence. You are saved. But who knows? You might grab a trip down there one day.

Before they climbed the stairs to the altar, a maid offered Darker a small piece of King Iser’s flesh. Just when he swallowed, he was then given a bowl of blood to drink. The reason was for him to clean is throat before an important speech he was going to offer to his people. It seems this was a habit. It was always done before the King begun with his speech.

‘’ Our souls are bonded to flowing blood, rare flesh and bare bones. Our visions are lightened by darkness. We all live in terror of infinity pain and sorrow. But the day has almost arrived to vanish this terror. Believe me…’’. Darker speech was cut short as Maiser unexpectedly sensed and stopped a lengthy dark flaming spear that an unknown among the crowd aimed at her. She then pressured more of her dark power to turned it over. She faced it directly to where it came from. Just when she received a shockingly element of surprise. An unknown was none other than her husband Iser Naldo Naidalio III. ‘’ Finish him off, he never loved you. All you had with him was a living illusion,’’ Darker commented Maiser after realising that his plan of ending her life failed. And just came to learn that Maiser was more powerful than she could have imagined. Did she believed what she was seeing? No, she didn’t, because she perfectly knew that her husband was dead. She saw them taking him away chained to a five attached human’s skeleton mat. Even though she was afraid, she gets a hold of herself and aimed the flaming spear straight to her husband’s chest. Just when she realised it wasn’t really him after he fell to the ground and returned into his shape, just when his soul abandoned him.

‘’ You know nothing about me,’’ she stated looking at Darker, drowning in devastation. Her blood skyrocketed beyond the maximum. Darker smelled death on a race among his people. He raised in fear as she stared into Maiser’s eyes turning form bright to dark grey. ‘’ You all betrayed me!’’ she exclaimed in anger with her hands freeing dark grey smoke, taking some stairs down the aisle. The war conquered as she raised above them all, aiming at whoever was present. You could have noticed dark grey icy thick spikes being realised from her hands. An uninvited horrible death scrambled. What considered a happy occasion had turned into grief and mourning. For sure, there might have been a funeral attendance. The innocents were victimised.

‘’ Maiser stop!’’ Darker murmured in fear. He couldn’t bear to watch his people dying. He was to be blamed. He tried to stop Maiser from killing innocent people but he couldn’t. ‘’ Maiser! Enough!’’ he angrily exclaimed casting the dark to face her. And that was the only way she could have stopped her. He darkened the auditorium. He then grabbed Maiser and disappeared with her. ‘’ You gonna pay for this you damn bitch,’’ he angrily stated staring at his warrior as they removed the corpses from the auditorium. His father watched everything through the dark mirror. Maleficent couldn’t be left out so she kept herself behind scene through the Green Fall.

At sun set, a huge crack could be seen appearing on the ground. Six dark veiled man raised out of the cracks carrying King Iser’s body. They climbed up the dark mountain. Down was a widely opened dark pit. They said that, that pit was served as a grave pit. Is where all the dead of the Zerian Kingdom were thrown. At each and every full moon, the dark pit guards were sent into the pit to collect the bones of those who were thrown in. Those bones were then taken to the castle.

This was done because they believed that if you burry a human body with its flesh, that person’s holy ghost will return. The theory of the underworld kingdom started there. When King Naldo Naidalio II, second ruler of the Zerian Empire was present, he failed to listen to his father King Naldo Naidalio I. His father tried to tell him about the theory but he couldn’t listen. So, as a result, the kingdom was cursed. It was believed that it was the reason why King Naldo Naidalio I committed suicide. And it was said his holy ghost was still there.

So, one dark night, King Naldo Naidalio II’s holy ghost came so visit his son, King Iser Naldo Naidalio III in a dream. He then explained him about the curse. He also warned his son about the dark blooded son that he would bear. And that he would be the only solution to the curse. But encouraged him to fight for his son. He shouldn’t let the Dark Ancestry took him away because he would be a Guardian Angel that will protect the kingdom from all darkness. At the begging Iser didn’t believed his father. He only came to believe when he realised that her wife has given birth to a dark blooded baby boy. Fortunately, he managed to save him in the first war when the Dark Ancestry demanded for his son’s blood.

So, after the bones are delivered to the castle, that was the time people began with the mourning of their loved ones. Not only the members do the grieving but the whole kingdom. At dawn, caskets were then transported to the cemetery were the burials taken place. After the burials, a black ox was then slaughtered. Only members of family usually eat that meat. The ox’s blood was served as a drink for the family members.

As the dark veiled men threw King Iser’s body in the dark pit, Maleficent rescued his son-in-law from falling into the pit. She took him to his secret dark cave for an immediate treatment. She only gave him a dark portion to held him at that moment. Only the water from the Light River could help him. He could only drink that water when the moon was in the middle. King Iser was a person who was blessed with an infinity luck. Where ever he was, fortune accompanied him. That night the moon was on its full phase. Others had tried to save their loved ones with the same procedure but their body has decomposed. The moon failed them. But they lived with a strong believe that if the moon didn’t rise, that’s meant that person’s death was considered as a clean death. He or she just died a normal death. Benzeria’s daughter Aurah couldn’t be brought back to life due to the absence of her heart that was removed and there was no other way it could have been replanted.

CHAPTER 7 Feder was still busy examining Zailah. Just when he felt his pulse. That was a sign that King Iser was still breathing out there. He rushed to the dark mirror to see him again. He learnt that he was with nis mother-in- law. But he couldn’t spread the news, fearing there might be a possibility for him not to survive. His life was still at the edge. He went to his knees and started praying for his king. Just when Prince Aiser entered. ‘’ You haven’t told me the descendance of those creatures and I was hoping that might have been the first thing you could have noticed me,’’ he stated wondering why Feder haven’t told him yet.

‘’ Forgive me my Prince. I couldn’t be able to locate their origination. But I promise to keep trying,’’ he suspiciously stated. He couldn’t reveal their origination to the curious prince. The consequence might have been egregious. ‘’ I think I know you better than yourself. Feder, is there something I should know?’’ he asked him out of suspicion. Feder questioned the Prince if he lost his trust in him. ‘’ I wasn’t that a fool the day my brother got sick because of some stupid damn vision. I knew that you guys were hiding something from me, as you are still now. Am I not worthy of the truth?’’. ‘’ You are. And you will always will,’’ Feder handed him a serious reply. The prince asked why couldn’t he uncover the truth then. Feder answered it wasn’t the time. Prince Aiser felt insulted by the wizard.

‘’ This is my kingdom! Knowing what’s happening in this land form the first section of my expectations. Try not to taste my passion. Now tell me the entire hell that’s happening here and not just that, even that happened before I entered my mother’s womb,’’ he remarked losing his temper. Feder still insisted not to unfold the truth so the prince asked him about his mother’s dairy. His mother’s dairy always strangely appeared in his dreams. So, he wanted to ask if it really exist.’’ I don’t know what you are talking about,’’ he murmured in fear.

There was a time when King Iser was egregiously sick after the first war with the Dark Ancestry. He thought it was time for his departure. So, he gave that dairy to Feder and begged him not to hands it over to any of his son until they became ruler or grown enough to explore what was inside. The dairy contained everything regarding the kingdom and its people. They said Queen Maiser started authoring that dairy ever since she was a young girl. But she hides it from her parents. Unfortunately, one day her mother discovered it and ordered her to burnt it away due to horrific things it contained and forbidden to be known by the Zerian people. Especially the new generation. But the princess couldn’t burn it. So, she buried it in the mountain cave where no one could find it. When Prince Iser felt in love with her, she gained his trust and shown him the dairy.

Things got really worse when Princess Maiser started experiencing horrible nightmare whenever that dairy was in her room. Prince Aiser stole it from her and made it like it disappeared. But one dark night King Zerianus, Maiser’s father discovered it. And there was a story that King Zerianus died because he was haunted by his great grandmother’s ghost that was spelled from his daughter’s dairy. The dairy was then taken to Zaind, the wizard that came before Feder and he managed to broke the spell. And they said that Zaind died breaking that dairy’s spell. The Prince was then authorised to keep her dairy after the spell vanished.

Handing the dairy to the prince was the biggest mistake he could ever done in his entire life, he thought. An extreme betrayal was just an addition to that. But he deserves the truth, he thought on the other hand. It was such a heavy burden placed upon him. He felt stuck between heaven and hell. ‘’ Before dawn, you have to make sure that dairy is in my hands. And don’t forget, that it’s where it belongs,’’ the prince protested in anger. ‘’ My lord, where are you?’’ he emotionally questioned looking at Zailah, who was still lying in an unstable condition. So desperate.

‘’ Hey? Can you walk me to the garden?’’ Prince II asked his brother who was sitting in the dark in the store room. His brother really scared him, and a bit wondering how did he found out that he was in there. ‘’ No, you are not ok my Prince. Don’t you think it’s such a brilliant idea if you just ask me to take you back to your room?’’ he joked, faking a smile. So worried about his brother’s well-being. He was still looking weak. ‘’ Yeah, but I think you know nothing about brilliance. But don’t worry, you are about to explore it. Just help me grab my mattress, a pillow and pave the way to the garden yard. Your brilliance will start there. How brilliant?’’ Prince Caiser threw the joke back into his brother’s face. ‘’ You are so silly,’’ he smiled. It was such a wonderful smile and joke he ever had with his brother for the first time. Every moment he was with him, he felt his mother’s presence. He felt his delicate warm hands as he held him to the garden.

‘’ How do you describe the galaxy up the universe?’’ Caiser asked his brother as they walked to the garden. ‘’ It’s beautiful, bright, coloured in ecstasy, delightful and if you keep starring at it, it will shower you with enthusiasm,’’ he stated gazing at the smiling bright sky. Aiser asked his brother if he was sure he would spend the night in the dark blossomed garden as he spread the mattress over the greenish lawn. The moist fresh garden air made him felt alive again. The rising moon was just a cherry on top of a cake. ‘’ How horrible? Enjoying the universe view with a stranger. Haven’t you head there is a good reward out there for whoever manage to stole a prince or a princess from its kingdom? In a far… far away city.’’ He joked as they lay on their back starring at the constellation hanging up space. ‘’ It will be my pressure for that stranger to take me to the far… far away city,’’ he smiled.

They starred at the stars till the moon reached the middle, just when Prince Aiser felt something strange around. ‘’ I’m sorry, but I need to get you out of here’’. ‘’ But….’’. ‘’ Don’t ask. Just trust me,’’ he whispered looking around so worried and curious to know what was going on. His brother’s safety was his first priority. After taking his brother to his room, he came back to the garden so anger to know what was happening. He sensed something strange was around. His greenish eyes could be noticed in the dark as he tried to casts his dark vision so he could clearly see through the dark forest. The moon light was blocked by tall trees and shrubs. He walked toward the grave yard. While looking around like a starving wild cat, he noticed a strange man in blacks appearing as a holy ghost turning to its grave. He seems scared. You could tell as he looks around like a followed weirdo. Something was in his hand. It seems like it was a twenty decades old magic book. You could have noticed that he bowed down and started digging near King Naldo Naidalio I’s grave. Did he come to bury the magic book while they are all asleep? One might have asked.

‘’ That won’t be necessary,’’ he stated behind the dark forest after finding out that the dark man was Feder trying to bury his mother’s dairy beside his grandpa’s grave. Feder couldn’t believe that it was actually the Prince. He was kinda scared because he couldn’t know where the voice was coming from. So, he asked who he really was. ‘’ I’m exactly what you are seeing. How do you think about me? That I’m a fool, a clown who goes around entertaining whoever he meets or just an uninvited guest who just shows up from nowhere to ruin this damn kingdom full of mysterious secrets and lies? I gave you all my trust and respect. I admired you as an important part of my family. You are just like my father who served me as his toy that he can play with at whatever time he felt like it. And by the way, what does my mother’s dairy contain that you don’t want me to know?’’. He asked diving in agony.

‘’ Thank you for assisting me with my grave digging. I really appreciate that from the bottom of my heart my prince. What you are seeing here is nothing but a talking dead. Your father gonna kill me, if he finds out that I gave you this dairy. And don’t pretend like you don’t know. For years I tried pressuring him to reveal the whole truth to you. I have been always afraid it might be too late. And yes, I know it is now. Too far late than I could have imagined. You know your father more than I do, right? His stubbornness, was the first thing that vanished all my efforts. I hope you haven’t forgotten who am I in this kingdom? A pathetic wizard who goes around healing patients and help where necessary. And only where my powers might fit. The truth is finally in your hands my prince. Even though I’m gone, I hope my foot prints will still be noticed in sand of time. You have done it right. I deserve it all from you and your brother. You have that right to hold all the hates and resentments for me. I just hope one day you will forgive me. Just remember one thing; your brother’s life, must always be your first priority. And believe me; the end will fill this kingdom with an infinity overflowing enthusiasm’’. He emotionally stated handing the dairy to the prince. He then walked away and disappeared back to the castle.

He was a prince possessed with a pure heart, love and kindness. Feder was like a great grandpa to him. He could feel all his pain and sorrow. There was no freaking way he couldn’t have asked anyone to tell him about his father. He knew him unconditionally, from the bottom to the top. He knew who to blamed. His father. How regretting? All he could focused on at that moment was constructing a valid reason about where he discovered the dairy. And only if Feder didn’t set up his mind to tell the King the whole truth about the dairy discovery. But is my father such a horrible psycho just to kill a man who just handed over a simple dairy to his son? He thought to himself. He would find out about it anyway. That if everything didn’t work out.

CHAPTER 8 The prince went back to the castle. Sitting back in the corner of silage storage was a brilliant idea he had come up with. So quiet and peaceful to scan through his mother’s dairy. Every single word in it reminded him of those wonderful moments they enjoyed together as a family. Millions of times wishing he could turn back time. How desperate? The smile faded as he scanned through an entry about the Dark Ancestry. It was a tale of terror. He felt trapped in a cage of dark dreams. Streams of tears could be noticed flowing down his cheek as he learnt the truth about his young brother. ‘’ How could you daddy? How could you?’’ he sadly whispered.

The wind blew smoothly. So gently than a warm rising overnight valley breeze. Their wings hanged freely through an opened delightful atmosphere as they paved the way to the Light River. Maleficent led the way. He was lying unconsciously. He couldn’t even feel the icy wind that was blowing over his face. They placed him upon fresh water. Hanging freely as they watched him drowning. They flew away. And only the river knew what it has to be done.

Maleficent had a special connection with her daughter’s dairy. She felt pain and sorrow roaming upon it. She flew to the kingdom before tears dropped on it. It was believed if one of the prince’s tears dropped on the dairy; the curse will return. As he flew across the kingdom, she noticed lamp-light through an opened window. And she just arrived on time. ‘’ Granny…?’’ the prince murmured. As he turned to look at her, his tears drop on the ground and disappeared. The book was saved and so the kingdom. She grabbed a minute to stared at her grandson. Wishing she could move closer for a hug. But it wasn’t the right time. She sadly flew away.

He has to be hundred percent sure about what the book was saying. There was only one way to confirm. Cut through his brother’s flesh while he was still deep asleep and see what colour of blood would flow out. And he just did that. The book was right all along. ‘’ Nooooooooooooh!’’ he tearfully exclaimed in anger. Everyone’s sleep was cut short by his scream. Even the jungle’s wilds were victimised.

We are talking about sixteen years of living in darkness. Sixteen years distanced away from his brother. The same years of living lies about his mother’s death. Years of loneliness. A decade and a half year living under the same roof with his selfishness father. How deceitful? What would be done with all the hatreds and resentments that just grew inside him? How could he have understood that his father did all that to keep them happy? It was a complicated tale of terror. He got lost in his imagination with his brother lying on his pounding chest. He couldn’t even remember how he ended up in the dream world.

Chapter 9 Another beautiful morning approached. Only you can imagine how deliciously the morning breeze smells as it hits upon the moist blossomed evergreens, down the garden of roses. Beautifully addictive as usual. The sun rose above dark mountains. You could have noticed enthusiasm flourishing. As usual, maidens and birds’ melodies raised an overwhelming rhythm. It might have taken eleven hours fifty-nine minutes describing how beautiful the morning was. But you couldn’t have ignored the fact that it was the eleventh day. The last day before the darks conquered. The enthusiasm was cut short into sadness as the princes passes by. Their hearts still held the history of what happened in the day that was about to arrive. They all looked at Prince Caiser. So desperate in terror. Prince Caiser noticed. The children happily offered beautiful perfumed flowers to Prince Caiser as he passes by. They forced themselves to smile.

Prince Aiser placed a heavy burden upon him. He knew his younger brother wouldn’t forgive him for keeping him in the dark after discovering the whole truth about him. But he had no choice. His brother’s happiness and wellbeing left him indecisive. Ruining the little happiness his brother had was something he couldn’t give a damn. He just understood how hard was it for his father to keep such a secret from his brother for all those years. But he couldn’t forgive him for hiding it from him. Are you telling me he was kinda selfish?

‘’ Why are they looking at me like that?’’ the prince confusedly questioned his brother. ‘’ You haven’t feeling well the past few days. And they have been feeling sad lately… so worried about you. That’s why they are presenting you those faces’’. He replied faking smiles where necessary. Finding it hard to looked straight into his brother’s eyes. But the prince wasn’t that a fool not to detect that something was going on. He turned to look around as they walked. He noticed how strangely his brother, Benzeria and Analder started behaving all of a sudden just when he asked why he was getting those sad faces.

‘’ Is there something I should now?’’ he asked again. ‘’ Yah... So, you didn’t know? That tomorrow is your special day. Only few hours to go before the baby boy is born’’. He erased the conversation with his brother’s birthday that was only eighteen hours to go. Even though it was planned to be the prince surprise, he unfolded it to erase the confusion and terror that was rising in him. And he just got him. He managed to bring the smile back to his face. How beautiful? ‘’ You need to attend secrets lesson Aiser. Coz you still need to learn keeping things to yourself. That was supposed to be a present surprise for the prince. Now look at what you have done. It’s all ruined’’. Benzeria joked. They all smiled. Prince Aiser commented Benzeria and Analder to stay behind watching over the kingdom. Even though they were a little worried letting him dive in the jungle alone with his brother, they agreed to stay behind. They knew Prince Aiser was strong enough to take care of himself and his brother.

Maleficent knew what was coming. She knew her grandson’s birthday would turn into griefs and mourning. The delightful stream of overflowing fresh water might be flooded with blood. Lights might be occupied by darkness. And for sure death would scramble. But as far as she could imagined; enthusiasm might flourish again. Even though only the end knew.

She needed her grandson’s blood. Only she knew what to do with it. Darker will come for me. She thought to herself. Wilds and fairies followed them around. Floating in ecstasy as the princes explored the kingdom’s paradise. They all knew how special the coming day was. It had been years since they enjoyed Prince Caiser’s birthday. What if they say they only celebrated his birthday the day he first saw the universe? The day he inhaled his first oxygen molecules out of his mother’s womb. How memorable?

Maleficent learned her grandsons were roaming in the jungle. She gave a white thorny rose to a fairy and ordered her to hand it over to the younger prince. The moment the prince accepted the rose; he would be poked by the thorn. She knew he had a blood that can not be dried up or evaporated. It would keep floating on a green pasture. What if I say it might have stayed there for years? And that if his father couldn’t sense it. It’s not that easy to forget that King Iser sense his son’s blood where ever it dropped. How impressive?

After they have left, for sure they would leave the blood drops behind. Maleficent would than make a cut in the middle of her right hand and drained up her grandson’s blood. Her plan was a complete success. Even thought she knew it would be all along. The princes couldn’t detect anything. The fairies assisted with their magical power to heal the prince’s tiny wound.

Prince Aiser curiosity isn’t something to forget about. After a deep cogitation, he remembered. Only granny used to give his brother white roses. And he could remember it well that she once gave it to him the first day he was born. He wasn’t surprised. He knew she was around. ‘’ Here you go. Better now?’’ He smiled handing over the rose to his brother after removing the spiky thorns. They happily continued with their exploration like nothing happened.

After sensing his son’s blood, he rose out of the river. And so Zailah, the dark owl gained its consciousness. As usual he thought his son was in danger. So, he appeared to where the blood dropped, damply naked. He sniffed the pasture and he just learnt that yes; his son’s blood dropped there. Just when a male fairy creature appeared holding a long dark royal robe. He handed it over to King Iser. Even though he was kinda unsured about what he was seeing, he accepted the robe and wore it. ‘’ Thank you,’’ he whispered to the creature. It then bowed before him and flew away.

While Feder was busy with his writing, Zailah landed on his desk. He knew the meaning. The fascinating news about the king spread all over the kingdom. Everyone felt safe again.

‘’ Maleficent?’’ Iser confusedly whispered as he watched her spreading his wings to land. ‘’ Hello, Iser? I have missed you”. ‘’ How possible? We buried you in the Green Pool. You were dead. Completely dead’’. ‘’ Why should I deny that? It’s impossible to escape death. That’s a question pounding in your brain, right? How lucky am I? Coz I think, I just did. I couldn’t depart from this world without completing what I just started. I knew; they would be back for my grandson. And you were just a coward to sent him overseas. Tomorrow is your son’s birthday. Isn’t it? I know you won’t be that stupid to forget that it’s the same day marked by the Origins. The sun will rise reddish again. The dark shadow will over casts. The Light River will be flooded with blood. And in that same day, you might lose…’’. ‘’ My son?’’ he emotionally whispered.

‘’ My daughter. She is still out there. Overloaded with pain and sorrow. Doing all she can. Hoping the end will present her with enthusiasm. I regrated nothing. By letting you marry my daughter. I trusted you. And always will. I will die a free fairy. Knowing that my daughter. My grandsons and this kingdom are in good hands. There is a shadow of blood on a race. So be prepared’’. She remarked and flew away. Her words of courage, pain and sorrow left him shattered. He smelled his son’s blood around him just when Maleficent landed. For sure he knew Maleficent drained her grandson’s blood. There was nothing to worried about as long as she was in the kingdom. His sons were safe. They could explore the jungle as long as they preferred. So, he disappeared back to the castle.

Midday, the weather got warmer. Maleficent grabbed such a refreshing moment to cool herself in the green pool. Darker accompanied her. ‘’ Hello, my angel? I have missed you’’. Darker smiled. He walked towards her. Slowly but surely. ‘’ How kind of you? Coming to visit me’’. Maleficent smiled back. Walking out of water. Covering herself with her damp dark smooth wings. Because he found her naked, sitting in the pool. As she walked towards him; beautiful as usual. Her soft skin. Bright eyes. Those dark black hairs. They reminded him the time they enjoyed together. ‘’ Your beauty fooled me’’. He hissed. ‘’ How pathetic? An animal like you deserves nothing. You are the definition of burning hell’’. She hissed. Touching him everywhere. He couldn’t hold the pressure. His feeling got stronger and stronger that he thought of making love before she killed her.

He grabbed her back through her wings. Licking her smooth delicate neck and started kissing her. Overwhelmed by pressure. As they kissed, Maleficent grabbed his neck. Scratched her with her spiky nails. And squeezed her grandson’s dark blood into his wound. Just when Darker pulled out his dark kirpan and stabbed her. ‘’ You just gave me an easy and quit death. You’re a coward. Nothing but a walking dead who goes around forcing his own daughter to sleep with her. How shameful? I will be waiting for you in hell you damn bastard. I will be waiting for you there’’. She remarked fighting with her breathe. Dark green blood could be seen flowing out of her mouth. Darker let go of her. She then fell to the ground. Still holding the kirpan in her tummy. The news that Maiser is his daughter shattered him. That he regrated stabbing Maleficent. She couldn’t bear seeing the woman he ever loved dying. And the fact that they had a daughter. He then hurried to save her. But the fairy pulled out the kirpan. And she just exhaled her last breath. Darker screamed for help. But it was too late. She was gone. He kissed her forehead. Laid her on the green flowing stream and sadly flew away. When Conall, the male fairy arrived it was too far late.

Maiser gain more power all of a sudden. Just when he realised her mother must has departed the outside world. She knew Darker did it again. And the power he just gained means that time; she was completely gone. She cried and cried. Wishing she was there to protect her mother. The fact that she departed without seeing her smile for the last time; was just an addition of oil to flames.

Feyah, god of the dead who was also Darker’s father was undergoing a heart surgery. He almost died due to heart failure. His old heart was removed and replaced with one of his dark owl’s. The surgery went well. But fate has other plans for him. Maiser looked at him behind a beast’s flesh curtains. Wishing he could be dead. He is to be blamed for everything. She promised to avenge her mother’s dead and the warriors who died in the attacks by the unimaginable creatures that he and his son sent to destroy her kingdom.

‘’ Sorry for interrupting, I just brought your lunch,’’ Maiser stated placing a human skull bowl with flesh rare meat and a dark bowl of blood on Feyah’s desk. ‘’ This is your kingdom. I don’t think is necessary to ask for what’s belong to you,’’ he stated with his deep voice poking a piece of meat with his lengthy spiky nails in the bowl. Maiser stared at him in anger. Her eyes flooded in tears. Just when he swallowed, he started acting strangely like he was experiencing another heart attack. Heavy bleeding could be noticed from his eyes and nose. His veil fell off. ‘’ What have you done?’’ he murmured in pain. ‘’ Exactly what you deserve. Your son killed my mother. And I think you are just a perfect match for returning the favour. And now you gonna experience the real hell. This is the moment I have been waiting for. The pain you are feeling now is nothing compare to what they felt’’. ‘’ You betrayed us. You have done nothing you damn bitch. My son will finish what I just started’’. ‘’ Will see about that’’. She hissed looking at him like he was decomposed dog.

Father! Darker exclaimed running toward him. But Maiser created a barrier between. She would like to see him in pain. Watching as his father died slowly in egregious pain. And there was nothing he could do to help him. ‘’ Father, nooooooooooooh!’’ he exclaimed in pain. ‘’ Haven’t I told you? That he will feed on his own flesh and there will nothing you can do? I just served him with his own heart’s flesh. And this is for murdering my mother, daddy. How pathetic?’’ she stated vanishing the barrier. ‘’ You’re damn bitch. You are just like your mother’’. ‘’ Deal with it’’. she stated and walked away.

Dark clouds over casted as the jungle mourned Maleficent’s death. It would be an infinity sorrow and sadness. There would be no one to replaced her. She was the only one. A kind hearted fairy possessed with love. Peace and harmony. The only fairy that could have protected the entire jungle species. Her death left an enormous huge gap that couldn’t be filled. The rain might have poured. Disaster might have struck. Just believe; nothing could have vanished it from existence. Instead, it would keep thickening. ‘’ Her flesh might decompose. But her soul will never abandon this jungle. Her shadow will guard us till the end. She will always be our Sword of Hope’’. Connell emphasised. A little hope grew in them.

Maiser’s arrival brought shocks among the fairies. They all believed she was dead decades ago. And how she was alive while her mother was dead? It was believed they shared the same soul. If one died, they all died. But no. That time; it was all an element of surprise. What a theory? They diverged, forming a path to let her passed for her to paid the last respect to her mother. Her eyes were pouring out continuously. She bowed in front of her mother’s coffin and raised her right hand. Connell took her kirpan. Cut through her hand. She squeezed blood over her mother’s face. She then stood and set the casket in green flame. All the fairies bowed as the coffin burnt.

Just when they overhead strange deep screams approaching. The same creature that attacked the warriors in the jungle conquered again. Maiser created a barrier in between. As the creatures tried to pass the barrier, only the splashing of blood and crushed flesh could be noticed. Darker watched over the dark mirror. So, frustrated that his evil plan to destroyed the fairies failed.

After the incident, each and every fairy grabbed Maleficent’s ashes and started spreading it all over the jungle. Her horns were non-flammable. They were placed over steady water in the green pool. Actually, it was said to be Maleficent bath tab. Green light casted as they drowned. And the pol was forever sparkling with green light. When ever they needed help, they went to pray at that pool. It was titled Temple of the Jungle. Another secret of that pool was spread. No rain drop had ever dropped in that pool. And only the jungle species could go near that pool. That include her daughter Queen Maiser. Grandsons Prince Aiser and Caiser. And her son in law King Iser.

Before she left the jungle. She created a fault on the ground and pushed the creature’s blood and flesh into the fault. The fault was then closed. The jungle felt safe again. Enthusiasm continue flourishing. The same night Iser took his younger son to the green pool to pay their last respect. A dark wolf was seen coming to the pool after King Iser and his son Caiser left. They all knew it was Prince Aiser. The wolf drunk from the pool and walked into the dark jungle.

CHAPTER 10 That day night when the moon was in the middle; they grabbed an opportunity to bury their loved one’s bones. That include the peasants and nobles who woke up dead with no blood nor hearts. And the warriors who died in the creature’s attack. Benzeria also grabbed a moment to bury his daughter Aurah in peace. ‘’ Who am I? A good for nothing warrior who goes around making empty promises to his daughter. My angel, I have failed. How can I be so deceitful to my own flesh and blood? Where was I, when it all happened? What an important task was I doing that worth than you? I’m nothing. An absolutely nothing. Just a pathetically selfish creature. These were supposed to be my damn bones laying in this coffin. But don’t worry. I was just about to depart. Here I am my angel. Here I am’’. He tearfully smiled. Pointing a dark kirpan to his chest.

‘’ Believe me. She won’t welcome you’’. Prince Caiser seriously stated bowing beside him. Holding a white rose that his granny gave to him while they were exploring the jungle. ‘’ She is out there pleading for your assistance. Stuck between heaven and earth. Holding herself. Hoping his father will serve her with justice by the end. She is anger to go in peace. But not in pieces. What you are doing is pure cowardness. Go, out there. Find his murderer. And only she can go in peace. She will ride on clouds of enthusiasm through her journey to heaven paradise. Please, don’t ruin that for. Please don’t’’. He smiled. Starring at the moon that was hanging up the universe. Remembering how they felt in love with Aurah when they were younger. Wishing he could turn back time. His eyes drowned in tears. Benzeria dropped the kirpan and emotionally cuddled the prince. Prince Caiser picked up the kirpan. Wounded himself on his left hand and squeezed blood on a white rose’s petal. He then placed the rose on the chest of Aurah’s skeleton. Benzeria closed her daughter’s coffin. They covered her grave with sand and walked out of the grave yard holding hands. King Iser was still worried about his son’s life. He felt time rushing toward the end. But he was ready for whatever was coming. Ready more than ever. At whatever cost, he will stop at nothing to save his son. And if that was his destiny, he would take it as it was. Without fears and regrets. He promised not even death will stop him from saving his son. If not, even death would have stopped him. What else could have? Absolutely nothing. Who said it wasn’t? Darker came to realise that Iser will not give up on his son. So, he thought forcefully he will. He organised a war to destroy the whole Zerian Empire. ‘’ The time has arrived. The day we had been waiting for has finally approached. Blood will flow. And whoever might die in this war. His death won’t drown in vain. They will all remember. That we fought. We tried. Tomorrow before sunset, all will be completed. They gonna pay for killing my father and my people. So be prepared’’, he stated in tears. His father’s death vanished the world he knew. Multiple times blaming himself for not being the for him. And the fact that his own granddaughter killed her. Knowing that he was his flesh and blood. How could they keep him in the dark for years? He also came to learnt that Maiser knew all along. And on the other hands it was more complicated that he would fight to sacrifice his own grandson. Didn’t he have a heart? Killing an innocent creature and the fact that they shared the same blood. How horrible? Maiser couldn’t just sit quit and watch. She constructed a huge plan to destroy the underworld. And now that she gained her mother’s powers, nothing would have stopped her. Absolutely nothing. He discovered that Darker has already sent some of his warrior on the outside kingdom. So, she decided to show him the other side of her he might have not known. It turned out that the soap that was distributed for dinner was mixed with their god’s blood. At twelve o’clock midday night, a sudden disease attacked the whole underworld kingdom. And there was nothing they could do to stop an infinity death. Darker tried by any means to stop the disaster but it was too late. He knew it was his daughter’s doing. You will pay for this you damn witch. He swore to himself. At dawn Aiser confronted his father for keeping him in the dark for all those years. There was a huge argument that broke into a fight. They landed in the middle of the jungle. Aiser turned wild into a dark wolf. The fight broke between the king and the dark wolf. Iser fought with patience. So afraid he might kill his own flesh and blood. He used his extreme dark power to defeat him. He flew to the Light river only to discovered it was flooded with blood. So, while they were fighting with his son, Darker found it perfect to begin the attack. The sun turned reddish. The dark Shadow over casted. Feder tried to use the dark mirror to kill them all. But Darker arrived in time and managed to stop him by killing him. And so, Prince Caiser found the dairy and learnt the truth about himself. So, he rushed to the flaming pit and begged for his brother to stabbed him with his sword and let blood flowed out of him. More than ready to hands himself to the Dark Ancestry. Maiser demolished the whole underworld kingdom. Nothing was left for remembrance. Iser tried to stop darker from further destroying the kingdom. But darker seems stronger than him. The crack opened on the ground as Maiser arrived on the outside world. A massive quake occurred. The castle diverged apart as an opened fault struck. And that was beyond her power. He flew back to the underworld and generated a magnetic dark wave that she used to pull back the darkness warriors and creatures back to the underworld. She then struggles to flew back before the fault closed. Aiser tried to saved his brother from falling into the fault. But Darker managed to defeat Iser. He used his power to push Prince Aiser away. He then threw a sword and stabbed Prince Aiser from the back. 34 Prince Aiser couldn’t bear seeing his brother dying without knowing that they were siblings. So, before his brother fell into the flaming fault, he ran to sacrifice himself to accompanied his brother into death. As he reached him for a cuddling, he stabbed himself to a sword that was hanging through his brother’s abdomen. Thunder struck as Iser called upon the Sword of Hope. He raised above the kingdom and threw the sword straight into Darker’s chest. He was weak that after aiming the sword to Darker he fell back to the ground and so did Darker. As the princes fell into the Fault, Conall, the male fairy arrived and dived into the flaming pit to save them. Just when Maiser arrived to the outside world. She pulled the sword out of Darker’s chest and let the dark blood flowed through him. And that was the reason Maleficent injected him with her grandson’s blood. She knew what she was doing. How successful? Maiser felt dried inside. Ready to die with her sons. Just when Conall raised out holding them. Maiser used her power to push Darker into the fault before it closed. The fault then closed. And there was a happy ending. Maiser ran to her husband. They grabbed a moment to kiss. They thought they would never see each again. But at last the end presented them with infinity happiness. All the pain and sorrow vanished. And the new world just began for them. The two princes finally found their happiness. And the whole kingdom lived happily after. Iser climbed up the Dark mountain and watched as the golden sun set with victory.