Chapter 2 Different from his kind

In the busy streets of the capital of Jaliv, a dark shadow in a form of smoke stood far from recognition in a dark alley. His black eyes scanned through the crowd for a while and after spotting what he needed, he dispitated into smoke then vanished.

"What do you have from him?!" a groggy voice echoed in what seemed to be like a hall. Jet black silk curtains hung majestically in dimly lit room by torches of golden fire, at the high end of the room stood a throne conjured in giagantic scales of golden and purple from legendary serpents that once existed in the begining of time. Beside it stood a man of about six feet tall with golden hairs that fell gracefully on his shoulders. His silk black robe was embroidered with gems, powerful gems that managed to keep his sanity at bay. He had a bracelet of black diamond with emerald pearls on his right wrist that kept tightening at any change of emotions in him.

He was Ethy, the lord of Soul lands.

"He's back with his friend from centuries ago." replied a shadow

"Mmmmm, keep an eye on him, there must be something....something's not right." he said with conviction. 'Till date he had failed to overcome the effects of the battle yet the perpetrator was sane and okay! How was that possible? Something fishy was going on and he was not to rest untill he found out why.'

For everyone who knew Zeyn, he wasn't the type to end his grudge so easily, despite having been locked for so long, there had to be something....they could do, something to trigger him once again!!! This thought brought a sinister smile on the creepy man's face then he turned and sat on his throne majestically. Half of his face, the left part had been scared with a mapping of patterns but that didn't hide his handsome traits one bit. His light green eyes shone with mischief and hatred, luckily his well donned nose had survived being scared while a quarter of his lips to the left was no more as it had contoured with his scar. That didn't stop him from smirking though, it was a very annoying smirk that one really wanted to rub it off his face even if they had to disfigure his face in the process.

"If we did it before, we could do it all over again...hahahaha" his eerie laugh broke out through the room sending tremors of chills down the spines of his surbodinates. However his laugh died down when a memory flashed in his mind.

In a Distant memory

'No...no.....no, you can't do this.. I've.... I.....don't leave me... I'm begging of you. This.....it's all my fault, I'll die in your stead, just don't go. I'm sorry I failed to protect you, am a coward. I accept all these wrong traits on me, I'll improve..just don't leave. Please please,please!!' A young man wailed desperately and pitifully, his eyes were blood shot from pleading with the lady in his arms who had breathed her last. Regardless of being super natural beings, there was this moment that they too couldn't overcome as it was in the hands of a Being greater in all aspects than them.

The Being that created them.

All the people around could only look on and do nothing to help or basically, they wouldn't dare go near someone like him. This was the most dangerous phase in the lives of creatures like themselves but things like these were daily occasions however not this time...it was so different. They failed to foresee this change.....if only...

It was so livid in their memories as though it had just occured.

Zeyn opened his blue eyes with a startle and his breaths came in short. A tear escape his eyes that seemed to have become so lifeless that had one wondered whether he was really alive. Gently, he wiped the tear from the corner of his eye. His kind were afraid of him but what they didn't know was that he was most afraid of himself than any of them. But would they understand? No, they'd never understand and more unbelievably he became the legend that wrecked havoc on their realm. It was a terrifying apocalypse.

Rising from his bed, the sartin sheets fell off his body gracefully when he stood up and walked to the balcony just across in his room to the right. He stared at the heaven lifelessly. There were no stars and this showed how disappointed that being was with him. "I'm sorry!" he whispered, after all that was all he could murmur.

Though lost in his thoughts, he didn't fail to notice the arrival of a messenger. The slightest change in the current of the breeze informed him, he wasn't alone!

"What is it?"

"My master asked me to come on his behalf to congragulate your release and also..." the creature made a deliberate pause as if waiting for any sign of repulsion.

"What?"

"It's.....that..." it was hesitant!!

"Better cut to the chase,I won't be kind to let you continue disturbing my peace" Zeyn felt irritated.

"He offers to help you just In case you need to avenge."

"I've seen enough blood, don't need more!" he was firm in his answer

"We could revive the dead!" it threw it's trump card at him.

"Coming with a heavy price, no?" Zeyn raised his eyebrows making the creature unceremoniously shudder in fear

"Your strong willed, of course my master would love to have your spirit." Why play mind games when he already knew their agenda.

"Scram!!" His voice wasn't loud but it's calmness was what made it dangerous.

"Ehhhh" The creature never expected to be spared.

"Go away, I want to be alone!" Zeyn's voice was too calm. This wasn't good. The creature vanished it had to report to its master.

"What's wrong?" Xafir asked casually when he heard Zeyn talk.

"It's the devil" he replied.

"He came?!" Though his face remained calm, his insides were in a trumoil. That 'thing' came to his territories!!

"He has an offer for me."

"Are you considering it?"

"I don't want to."

"You better not. Nothing good comes out of associating with him."

"I know better." He sighed deeply. "Why are you here?"

"You were restless, had to check on you!" replied Xafir.

"Yeah...am restless. I feel like I could loose it anytime."

"I understand. Tell me when it becomes more unmanageable, we'll see what to do then."

"Will I be locked up again?" Zeyn was curious.

"No!" he'd never do that again, even if he begged for it.

"Even if I ask for it?!" Zeyn was hell-bent on knowing.

"Yes. I won't lock you up again." Xafir declared with conviction and was getting pissed.

"But it wasn't that bad down there!!" Zeyn kept poking his buddy.

"Says the man who refuses to get out of bed." Xafir retorted.

"Hahahah, you humor me." Zeyn was in high spirits again.

"Learnt from the best."

"Indeed. Hey, why don't we go drink the night away?"

Xafir just walked briskly out of the room only to have Zeyn follow closely from behind, his hair cascading to the floor behind him

"I thought you'd reject my invitation."

"This is my house!"

"But it's my idea to drink."

"It's my wine!!"

"Hmmppp so petty!!" Their bickerings came to an end as they both went to the winery in hope of drowning themselves in it.

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Slowly, another day drew in, the sun rose behind the Efron mountains that boarded the south of Jaliv lands. In a small town next to the boarder, the lash vegetation, the chripping birds and the rays that seeped through the dense trees fell onto a small condon house.The house was filled with tension as the lady of the house was having difficulties with her labor, it had been two hours now but there was still no progress.

"My lady...you have to be strong. Let's do this one more time. Push!!" An old lady encouraged the little lady that lay on the bed in a pool of his own sweat, her tear glands had been drenched and all she did was try her best to hold on. Enduring the pains, she gritted her teeth and exerted more pressure. "My lady..the head..... I see it,your doing great!!" She exerted more pressure as she felt her insides being ripped apart making her scream in agony.

"I can't do this!!" she cried "it's so painful, I don't want this anymore. stop the pain." she weakly begged.

"My lady, don't give up yet, one more push and it'll be done." She had already lost lots of blood ,if this continuesd, she was bound to loose her life.

Determination flashed in the youngladies' eyes as she fought to catch on with her ragged breath, 'this was her baby, she just couldn't give up on him!!', hence exerting the last of her life's force, she heard something snap and next was the wails of a baby...her baby....her son. She smile but exhaustion washed over her as she fell into an abyss of darkness.

Will she be able to return from it? Yes!! she had to, her son was waiting for her!!

In a study room in the same house, a male servant came to congragulate the young master for his son had been born.

"Mmmm" was his curt reply as he faced the rising sun. He couldn't let his emotion show, never.…..but this time, a smile and alone tear adorned his pale face. "Thank you Harid and am sorry!!"

He was going to make his son different from his kind

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