When Ocean Meets Fire

Alice, Elena and Trisha fell asleep as soon as they entered Alice's room. Aliyah looked at them and smiled. Elgin looked at her and said, "We done many things wrong to make things right back in the kingdom." Aliyah said grimly, "They had that coming. By the way, the end was satisfying to me. The villains are dead and finally peace has returned to the kingdom at last." Elgin asked, "But how will my heart get peace?" Aliyah asked, "Why? What happened?" Elgin said grimly, "Jammy's face still haunts me. That guy trusted me with his baby and I threw him at the care of some sleazy guy whom I barely know." Aliyah said, "Jammy got what he deserved. He was a monster and whatever happened with him was his own reap." Elgin said, "But that monster wanted to change." Aliyah said angrily, "And change to what? The king of the elves? The same elves whom he and his brother betrayed and tortured. If I had let that happened, the Third War of West was inevitable."

Elgin said grimly, "You have always thought of the worst before. May be he would have denied the proposal and stayed in the Orc Valley and be someone's father and husband." Aliyah asked annoyed, "How can you forgive him after the crimes he has committed and also he tortured you by putting you in the cell." Elgin said, "Because I have the quality to forgive someone after they have lost the battle against me." Aliyah smiled, "But, Jammy never lost any battle with you because he never had a battle with you. You defeated his brother and Krymon, not him. He was happy with Hilda and in some ways we only helped him in making his way to the throne easier." Elgin said grimly, "They are all dead and I think there's no point discussing more about it. I just know that sometimes forgiveness is the best punishment."

Aliyah said grimly, "It only applies on honorable enemies not shameless dogs like Jammy." Elgin said, "Sleep well, Alice. Tomorrow we will get back to our old life." He formed a sphere around him and disappeared.

Alice woke up to the sound of Aliyah practicing with her sword. Alice rubbed her eyes and yawned. She asked in a sleepy voice, "Why are you practicing sword in my room? Go and practice somewhere else." Aliyah smiled, "You have no shame. Do you? Your mother is still lost and you are sleeping relaxed and happy." Alice said grimly, "What can I do. It's not in my hands to find my mother. Only God knows what type of monster has kidnapped her." Aliyah sighed, "Atleast we can try to find her. She's your mother after all. What kind of ungrateful daughter are you!"

Alice asked angrily, "Then, tell me what should I do? You didn't helped me that time to find me my mother. And now when I have returned from a disastrous and chaotic war, you are asking me to go on another mission." Aliyah sighed, "See, Alice. I have learned to cope up with loved one's absence way ago. But, I don't want your mother to become a liability for us. If she is in the enemy's hands right now then it's not rocket science that they will use her against us. They are devious and can go to any extent to harm you." Alice asked, "Then why are we still in searching phase? If they had to do anything, they have done it already." Aliyah said annoyed, "Go and eat your breakfast. We will talk about it when you are in proper senses." Alice said angrily, "Then, go and let me take a bath." Aliyah hummed and went away.

Elgin walked towards her and asked, "Why is Alice's so angry with you?" Aliyah said annoyed, "Stop eavesdropping every conversation." Elgin said grimly, "I was just doing my job." Aliyah said annoyed, "You are not a detective. And, Alice is passing through her transformation phase where she will have frequent mood swings and untimely burst outs. If she doesn't control it properly, then she will end up emitting excessive amount of blood magic and will unintentionally kill the people around her." Elgin said worried, "Then, we shouldn't try to anger her. I have seen what she has done that day. If she can injure and kill a powerful ogre like Krymon then only Mother Manaca can save the weak mortals."

Aliyah smiled, "That day won't come that easily. But, again anything is possible nowadays. We have killed more elves and orges than we have seen in our whole lifetime in these past months." Elgin said grimly, "I wonder what is Sophia doing right now? Poor woman lost her whole world in a moment and that poor soul didn't even see it herself." Aliyah smiled, "Thank Mother Manaca that she didn't saw anything or else she would have jumped like her mother." Elgin said grimly, "Don't say it like that." Aliyah smiled, "You love her. Don't you? I saw a strange attraction from you towards her. You didn't let that green fool kill her and even ran towards her at the first scream of her during her delivery. I'm pretty much sure you might have hold her hand like a husband." Elgin said angrily, "Stop scratching old wounds. If you had been a little benevolent, she would have been mine." Aliyah smiled, "My benevolence would have killed Sophia way before. I let that stupid Verona leave with her daughter."

Elgin said grimly, "But, it didn't changed her fate anyway." Aliyah said grimly, "She is a fool like her mother. She chosed wealth over respect and maybe in some ways she wanted to fuck Tammy. I have always seen her looking at Tammy with a lusty eye." Elgin said angrily, "Because she was young and any young girl would fall in love with those brothers. They had a mysterious charm around them always." Aliyah said smiling, "You should marry someone quickly and lose your virginity. I think it is affecting your life very much." Elgin smiled, "You are a virgin too. Don't forget that. And you cannot even change it because you are a ghost." Aliyah said, "If I wanted, I could have marry someone but I had a bigger and more respectful fate than being someone's wife."

Elgin smiled, "No one would have married you anyway. The males called you a man in a woman's body. A transvestite." Aliyah laughed, "This title is an honor for me." Elgin said, "I have sent Elena and Trisha to their homes. Should I go and meet Cindy? I don't know but I feel I need to talk with her. This abstinence is suffocating me." Aliyah said, "You don't need my permission for that. Go and meet that dumb brain if you want." Elgin created a sphere ball around him and disappeared.

Elgin landed near Cindy's house and took the shape of a squirrel. He climbed on the fence and jumped inside the compound. He looked around and saw a male servant was banging the female cook. He looked at them and smiled. He quickly climbed through the vines and reached near Cindy's room window. He saw that she was sleeping peacefully hugging her teddy bear. He slowly opened the window and went inside. He quickly took the form of a mosquito and slowly landed on Cindy's cheek. He touched her cheek and smiled.

He mumbled, "Only if I wasn't an elf, we wouldn't have to stay so distant." He slowly landed on her lips and kissed them. He then slowly flew outside and then landed on the balcony where Tom Dicky was having tea. He was here to discuss something important with Mr. Watwell but after hearing that he is not at the house right now, he decided to wait for him. Elgin looked at him and mumbled, "This guy looks familiar. But, I cannot recall where have I seen him before." A young boy walked towards Tom and sat beside him and said, "Dad. I don't think it is necessary to wait for that prick. He is only useful to us if he agrees to our every word." Tom said angrily, "Concentrate on his daughter, Cameron. If you manage to woo her and get her to fall in love with you, then automatically Mr. Watwell will be forced to obey our every word."

Cameron sighed, "Only if that bitch leaves that rogue Rocky, I can make her fall in love with me." Tom smiled, "Don't worry, son. I have made the arrangements for killing Rocky tonight. After his death, you can easily make yourself acquainted with her and slowly make her yours." Cameron and Tom laughed. Elgin looked at them and flew away. Elgin entered Alice's house and transformed into human again. Alice looked at him and asked, "What happened, Elgin? You look quite distressed." Elgin said grimly, "Distressed is a very small word for my condition, Alice. I'm actually very scared." Alice asked, "Scared? Why?" Elgin narrated the whole incident and Alice smiled. Elgin asked a little angrily, "Why are you smiling?" Alice said, "They are bad people, Elgin. Incidents like these are quite common amongst them. This Tom Dicky guy that you are mentioning is an old criminal and has many charges of murder and felony on him. Mr. Watwell knew about it very well but yet he made him his confidant. The other guy Mr. Lloyd is a man of betrayal who betrayed his former friend and with Tom's help killed him. Cindy is just unlucky to be Mr. Watwell's daughter."

Elgin said angrily, "But, she is lucky to be my love." Alice asked, "What you gonna do?" Elgin smiled, "It's time to become a part of Cindy's life now." Alice said grimly, "Don't get too infuriated and take foolish decisions." Elgin said, "Don't worry, Alice. I will keep that in mind." He disappeared. Aliyah came running inside and asked, "What the fuck what Elgin talking about?" Alice said, "Haah?" Aliyah said annoyed, "Why does all the mad people come in my life only?" She closed the door loudly and went away. Alice looked at her and mumbled, "I should be the one asking that question."

Rocky was slowly walking through an alley. He was smoking and was walking in a drunken state. He was abruptly tripping and raising up and again tripping. He slowly walked towards a small dumpster and mumbled, "Let's sleep here tonight. Going home won't be possible in this state. He threw his cigarette and lied on the floor and soon fell asleep. He soon got woken when someone kicked him on the face and he abruptly looked upwards and saw four guys in police uniform standing there. He rose and said, "Yes, officer. What's the matter? Why beat me?" One of them punched him in the chest and said, "We will help you to sleep. Forever." They took out steel batons and started beating him mercilessly and soon Rocky fell on the ground and the four thugs took him by all fours and threw him in a river.

Elgin was standing on the bridge in the form of a dog and as soon as they threw his body in the river, he jumped and rescued him. He touched his head with his head and chanted a mantra and soon all the memories and knowledge that Rocky possessed transferred into Elgin's brain. He then transformed into Rocky and then looked at Rocky and said grimly, "I wish I had an another option, buddy. Killing someone unreasonably is not my favorite thing. But, today it's not about me or you, but it's about love and loyalty. Maybe I will always be Cindy's stranger but that identity satisfies my love, then so be it." He strangled him and when he assured that he is dead, he threw him inside the hole which he digged for him. After throwing him and burying him, he extended his hand and took an oath, "Your friends will be my friends. Your enemies will be my enemies. Your family will be my family. I will fulfill all your duties and solemnly protect your loved ones. I will take care of Cindy better than you." He bowed before him and then flew in the air and searched for the four thugs. When he found them, he flew towards them and landed in front of them and whistled, "Hey, morons. You haven't killed me properly."

The four thugs looked at him and ran towards him with steel batons in their hands. Rocky dodged the attacks and kicked them and punched them and then threw them over the shoulder. Rocky chanted a mantra and two chains emerged from the grounds and started strangling them. Rocky picked up a baton and hitted it on his head and then on his leg. He then striked his face and then slowly walked towards the road and fell on the ground. People came running towards him and picked him up and took him to the nearby hospital....