The reign of Giants, the once strongest race that accustomed fear to many. However, sadly it all ended with the destruction of them all… Who were all tragically vanquished by the Inhumanes killing every last one of them, so the Inhumanes ventured upon during the great wars between both races that shook the whole wide world… not until a few hundred years after many claimed and had seen rare sightings of Giants roaming around the foggy forest that covered the most part of the eastern region of the Beast kingdom… blah, blah, blah…
"Sigh… it's raining, isn't it?" The blind Inhumane said while lying on his back on the only bed in Jared's archaized room hearing the splattering of rain drops hitting against the window above.
"… Yes." Jared replied sitting glued on the book he was reading on the desk under the flames of torches hung around his room; while most beings in the kingdom has modernized their source of light to glowing crystals, Lord Jared still stayed the same.
"How come you knew about that part of the ancient story? Because—" Jared questioned.
"I'm blind?"
"Not that. Because you don't look like someone who learnt the history of the ancient."
"Pftt… well, actually I listened to my uncle's boring stories at the pink river bank along with every other Beast beings."
Jared looked at him for a while thinking what he meant by every other Beast beings, isn't he, his uncle and auntie an Inhumane? Inhumanes living among the Beast beings? Though all the races not including the Inhumanes lived in harmony at the kingdom of the Humanes however not once outside of those walls had Jared seen such except well during his experience at the city of bounty hunters and no other.
He looked at the large hammer leaning in a corner strongly on the wall of his room and asked. "… Why were you kicked out from your Auntie's place?"
The blind Inhumane kept quiet. Jared looked at him for some moments then looked through the window as water droplets echoed around the room as it rolled down above through the only small squared window outside for it was a drizzling night.
"I wasn't kicked out actually, I ran away from her not to be held down while knowing of my revenge against the bounty hunters--by the way Lord Jared why are you living in this… small, enclosed compartment. Judging from my touches and smell in here you're far above all these, you feeling me? A Divine Humane for that matter? And where are your so-called underlings of yours? Tsk, tsk, tsk."
"—I gave them their freedom and besides I love to live alone." Jared answered immediately.
"Anyway, what book are you reading?" The blind inhumane turned his face to where Jared was sitting.
Jared ignored such question, closed and kept the book inside the desk's drawer then stood up, walked to a wooden cupboard near the bed, opened it and brought a mattress then flung it at the boy.
"Take use of that to sleep for tonight and I'll decide your fate tomorrow morning. Good night."
Jared walked to the exit door put his hand on the door's knob as he spoke without a backward glance at the boy laying still on the bed with the mattress coldly covering his full body.
"For your own good don't leave this room." He exited the house with a shut of the door.
After, the boy raised his upper body up held the mattress with a quick sniff. This smells like a young female's scent. Did he have a daughter or is he--?... Let's forget about him for now. It's about time.
He stood up with a stretch.
"The main reason why I came here." He swiftly carried the large hammer on his shoulder and ran after Jared, sniggering.
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At the belfry, the night sky shown a dense portion of broad band radiant light like a diffused varies of colored dots which was visible to every eyes there.
"I have a feeling that things will change after this…" Beth said while under the opened area of the belfry with a lowered face ignoring the dazzling gleams above.
Randall stared at her, thinking what she meant then looked down to her belly as Beth slowly covered it slightly embarrassed.
He gently raised her face with his viney-finger and affectionately looked into her eyes with a smirk.
"… I don't care, Beth, there's nothing that will separate me from you." Randall confirmed. She's pregnant for me and so what? He placed his hand on his chin brushing his growing beards while staring down to Beth's belly.
"Let's run to a far away land and settle just the two of us leaving only the crowned princess to rule." He joked.
Beth sighed with a turned, walked while staring up at the luminous dots, truly a sight to behold not minding the joking King, placed her hands on the wooden bars below and let out a sharp breath. What will everyone in the castle eventually say about a commoner pregnant for the Majesty and with everything going on, in and outside the kingdom, will I ever be accepted?! I'm never important than the situation on ground right now.
Randall walked up to her. He put his hand gently on her waist then the other hand lightly rubbing her belly also staring at the radiant dots of many colors.
"If nothing last forever. I, Randall will make something out of nothing to be with you forever." He seriously voiced as the calm wind blew against the bleeding heart and her lover.
"You and your rhymes…" Beth softly uttered as colors of the stars above reflected her eyes then a streak of light sailed by.
Beth still doubted herself thinking she wasn't good enough to be by Randall's side officially, not knowing everyone in the castle including Wren heretofore accepted her as the Queen of the Humanes.
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"Kyaaa!" Back at the Humane's castle a loud voice was heard from the princess's room. Suddenly three blue caped Royal guards barged in as they saw a messenger who was sent to the princess from the Aurora clan on the floor shivering, sweating and slowly crawling back to them while staring at the shaded corner behind her.
What happened?! And why's most of the crystals in the princess's room not glowing?! One of the Royal Guards wondered scanning the princess's room, appeared bedim only a few glowing crystals shone dimly around the room.
"There's… there's—it is right there!" The lady exclaimed reaching the armoured feet of the Royal guards.
They all looked, noticed a shadowy figure walking towards them. They immediately went on their guard.
"Hey! What have you done to the princess!" Sensing the only unknown presence there was only the mysterious figure as it slowly approached them.
"Stop right there this instance! Or we will be forced to use our abilities on you which you won't survive!"
The shadowed figure suddenly stopped.
"Huh?..." It spoke then walked to the dimly shone crystal slightly revealing its face. Everyone in the room eyes widened as the shivering lady on the floor gazed into the blazing blue eyes of the shadowy figure piercing through the shades then fainted.
Suddenly, the three Royal guards in blue caped bowed their heads and greeted.
"Hail, princess! We are sorry we didn't know--you are the one standing right in front of us!" As the blue caped Royal guards lowered their eyes, they spotted many scattered hair locks on the floor knowing the worst had happened! And moreover the princess's vigor had change only because of an… haircut?!
"Huh, is it by reason…" Wren leaned forward as her emotionless face shone more brighter then raised her hand on her bald head. "I cut my hair?... indeed. I'd change in appearance..." she softly uttered as she slightly tilt her head gazing at them in a haunting way.
They all looked down just after staring at the princess's face in fear. Is this the way of her grieving over the Divine Humane of strength?! But she looked different entirely!
"No, my princess, you looked just the same!" The Royal guard at the center answered loudly and boldly.
Wren snuffed. "Well. I don't need my hair for now. Weirdly I kinda feel free."
She dropped her hand with a sigh. If they're behaving like this, what expression will my Father reveals when he sees me...? I don't care. She exited the room leaving everyone dumfounded then she stopped half way without looking back.
"Wake her up, I earlier heard from her, lady Luna is no where to be found."
"… Yes, your highness!" they all answered with a bow as she left.
"Gosh, Lady Luna is missing?!" One of the Royal guards whispered as he raised his face.
"Where did she go to?!" the second questioned the third one in a low tone.
"No one knows, why asking me?" The third one turned to the fainted young lady on the ground then lowered his armoured body by bending his armoured knees as he slightly poked her.
"If I don't ask you as the most senior, who I'm I going to ask, then?" the second revealed in a low tone.
The two Royal guards in blue caped standing looked at the fainted lady on the floor.
"Let's ask her then." The third one concluded.
Then the third one squatting looked back the way to the princess. Judging from the way she speaks and reacts she must have loved Lady Luna. But the princess… the atmosphere around her seems overwhelming yet in a bitter way. Nonetheless in every one's eyes she's beautiful as ever, if not the prettiest there is...
Meanwhile within the walls of the Humanes. Fork of lightnings flashes at the southern part of the night sky then Abbey thundered to the ground in form of lightning just in front of a large house secluded from the various houses around the kingdom of the Humanes then the lightning on his body was swallowed up into the ground, a moment later a woman with long red manned hair opened the door just before Abbey could enter she blocked his way. He was amazed to be stopped by his wife from coming into his own house. Abbey looked at his wife with a lowered eyelids with not too furious face.
"... Racheal?..." His voice alone made the night sky rumbled with lightnings just above his house.
Racheal didn't say a word but stared into his husband's black iris without moving a muscle and not at all intimidated.
"Where are you coming from yet again, darling?" Racheal spoke out. Abbey sighed then looked away as the rumbling above surcease.
"I was—"
"In a meeting with the Divine Humanes after sparring with the princess." Racheal completed his words.
Abbey eyes slightly opened then looked back at her. She shook her head in disappointment.
"Were you surprised? Since every time I asked, that always will be your answer, so no need to be," she gave way with a folded arms. "You can come in, your child is waiting for his dad all day."
Abbey stroked his ponytail to his right shoulder with a cough and clasped his hands behind his back then went in thinking he'd scaled through this one.
While inside Abbey's home. "What happened at the child's institute of thought today, son." Abbey smiled with a stretched hands to his child playing with wooden toys around his beautiful home. A place where most Humane dreamed of living. Well furnished with colorful walls, furniture and dazzling tiles that affixed the floor in a remarkable way.
"Daddy!" his son jumped to where his father was with a hug affectionately clutching his little arms around his father's neck. Then Abbey broke the hug, "I took first yet again in my test!" His son cheered. "… And… Dad I was—" his voice suddenly slackened.
"yay, that's my son." Racheal said with a clap from behind wishing to brighten up their son's sullen look.
Abbey glanced at her then back to his son.
"You got bullied today." Abbey perceived, his son lowered his face unable to meet Abbey's eyes as his toes curled up.
"… I'm sorry dad, did I make you angry again?"
Abbey sighed as he gently dropped his son. "No… Daddy's just sad. You and I know how strong your potency is. You could have return what ever hit they gave you a thousand volts."
"I know, I know I'm strong. I only allowed it thinking of not hurting them." His son responded still in his discomforted self.
His father puts his hand on his blackened hair and joggled it a little.
"And how do you know you are stronger, son." Abbey asked lifting his right eye brow.
"… well, because their hits doesn't hurt at all." His son said solidly with a big grin while raising his face to his father.
Abbey evilly smirked back to his son with a thought. That's my son.
"—Alright, Harrison, that's enough Dad and son time. Could you give your dad and I a minute, we need to talk."
Harrison looked at his mother. "Alright, mom." He left happily and sat down to continue playing with his wooden toys.
Abbey glared to his wife, Racheal returned the glare as her jaw pushed forward.
"… What?..." Abbey asked, suddenly she leaned forward and gave Abbey a kiss in his lip. Abbey was about going deeper Then she leaned back.
He blinked, She stopped half way, why?
"What ever you're secretly doing behind our backs could you let I, your charming wife know. I came to know the late meetings in the night with the Divine Humanes, was all a lie to take me off from the late night arrivals or the very early in the morning excuses. It all seems suspicious, Abbey, I can't stand and do nothing exactly not knowing what my husband unexplained outings are. Sometimes I wish you could trust us more by openly putting us in your plans and telling us particularly what your burdens are." She earlier came to know her husband was lying all because she indirectly asked every Divine Humanes about the meetings but to her biggest surprise they said they never had such.
What is he hiding from us?
"… I never told you I had burdens." Abbey leaned backwards.
"You never did." She leaned forward, stroked his ponytail on her husband's right shoulder then placed her warmth hand on his left cheek. "But I know this, Abbey. Your thirst for more power."
She looked into Abbey's narrowed eyes yet again searching for the truth within those narrowed eyes of her husband.
"Those secret meetings of yours… is it abominable or for the greater good?"