CHAPTER 38

Empephus looks at the clock.

Empephus: I need to be there in half an hour. I need to leave now

Genesis: Leave for what?

Empephus: I have a important party to attend.

Genesis: What's party?

Empephus(calmly sits): It's like a event where there's a gathering and people enjoy, drink, eat, dance, etc

Genesis: So is it a moment of peace?

Empephus: Yeah...and it's the birthday of the prince

Genesis: I think you need to go now. Don't worry about this place. I won't let anyone else enter except you

Empephus: Actually no one knows about this place

Genesis: How come?

Empephus: It's an underground laboratory...

Genesis: Why do you work secretly?

Empephus: It's just I like to do.

Genesis: Well in that case....

It goes and gets attached to his wrist..

Empephus: Hey!! get out of my hand

Genesis: If I stay with you, you don't have to fear

Empephus: I can't just carry something weird on my wrist and walk around hundreds of people

Genesis: Well then..

Empephus: You going to detach from me

It turns himself invisible

Empephus: How did you do that?

Genesis: Forgot dark matter? I just turned my refractive index with that of surroundings

Empephus: Well just don't pop out infront of everyone and exclaim, 'I'm Genesis'

Genesis: I just want to give you protection the way you want to give to your people

Empephus: Thank you, Genesis, for staying by my side and talk only when I ask you something

Genesis: Noted

Empephus goes up to his lab, resets everything and wears his formal

Genesis: Grey really suits you

Empephus: I told you not to talk until I tell you to do so

Genesis: I don't remember for how long I was on that spaceship.

Empephus: Sorry to be rude to you. You really don't remember anything...

Genesis: Nothing...

Empephus: It was my brother's suit. He bought for his marriage

Genesis: Marriage? What's that?

Empephus: It is a spiritual and emotional union between a man and a woman.

Genesis: Is family really so important?

Empephus: There are many reasons to get married.

Genesis: Where is he?

Empephus: He died, in a war

Genesis: I'm sorry to hear that

Empephus: That's the reason I'm making this protection so that no one else dies

Genesis: I can't express my feelings but you're really doing a good job.

Empephus: It will and with you, it surely will

Genesis: Well let me tell you something...

Empephus: What?

Genesis: You have exceeded your scheduled timings by 10 minutes

Empephus: Shit!!

He rushes to the party hall and sees that almost everyone were present, party music, people dancing, talking and drinking. Empephus searches for the royal family and finds them with other rulers with their families.

Quelin: So glad that you all could make it

Manus: We had to..after all birthday and marriage in the same month

Heam(ruler): No one would like to miss it

Laxm(ruler): And your kingdom. Mind-blowing setup.

Quelin: Hope you all love our hospitality too.

Empephus reaches to the king

Quelin: You're..late again but no issues.

Empephus: Sorry sir..I was just...

Quelin: You promised me that you won't be going to your lab for this whole week

Empephus: Did I?

Quelin: If not, now you will.

Laxm: Empephus, I have heard a lot about you. I wish I had you in my palace

Quelin: Don't even think of that. He is my boy

Genesis: What? Really?

Quelin: Who was that?

Laxm: Not me

Omda(ruler): That sounded so stupid

Genesis: Stupidity defines you

Omda: What is it?

Empephus: I think it's just someone playing with the microphone. Let me check it he..hee hey. I will be back within few minutes.

Empephus goes to a corner and breathed in sigh of relief

Genesis: You seem to be worried. Anything wrong?

Empephus: Yes...I had told you not to open your mouth unless and until I told to do so

Genesis: Is that your father?

Empephus: By that he meant that, 'he had taken care of me like his own child'

Genesis: Then what did your mom do?

Empephus: Uhmm...my brother and me were adopted by them

Genesis: Oh I see...you had gone through many hardships

Empephus: Don't open your mouth anymore