CHAPTER 4

　　He thought the important man was joking when he had promised him back in the room, but now he realized he wasn't.

　　Taking one of his little hands in his, Emperor Ariadne led the way outside and climbed a black horse which was decorated with golden and silver armour, carrying and putting Storm in front of him. The neighs from the horse alerted the guards who opened the huge gate for the Emperor, "So which way, my son?"

　　Storm filled with happiness, pointed at the road which he remembered he and his mother taking and soon they left Ashland and entered the small kingdom of Altamon, the people of Altamon, seeing the horse and knowing who it belongs to, cleared the path for them, it was only then storm realized the important man wasn't alone, some other horse riders who are guards were at their back.

　　He pointed at a small house built with wood and Emperor Ariadne stopped his horse.

　　Storm didn't wait as he jumped down from the horse and ran towards the closed door, opened it and went in. He didn't notice the blood on the door nor on the floor outside the house.

　　When he entered the one room he shared with his mother, his happiness was gone from his face, no sign of his mother, he saw a lot of blood on the floor, and the room was scattered.

　　Storm noticed the important man behind him and placed his hands on his shoulder.

　　"Son, they found the dead body of your mother , someone killed her," Emperor Ariadne said with sadness. "She was murdered."

　　"She left me and now she is gone, why would anyone want her dead? She is the only thing I have left in this world."

　　Emperor Ariadne wanted to rebuke him for saying such words but kept his tongue on check because the little boy wasn't far from the truth, he wasn't part of the boy's life, yet.

　　Storm was angry at his mother for leaving him behind and not taking him. He was also angry at himself for allowing his mother to trick him.

　　Storm was so angry that he noticed the changes in the room.

　　Emperor Ariadne noticed and his eyes nearly bulged out of its sockets, the little boy had his mother power.

　　Every metal in the room levitated in the air.

　　Emperor Ariadne was quick to close the door behind before any of his personal assassin's and guards saw it.

　　"You have to calm down son, please," he said and placed a hand on Storm, startling the young boy with his touch, the metals started falling down. "It's okay, everything is okay, you still have me."

　　"You shouldn't have let her go home last night," Storm said, trying not to get angry at the important man in front of him, "Please take me to where you saw the body of my mother." he pleaded and Emperor Ariadne did just that.

　　He led Storm to the place where he had traced the blood, a burnt body lay there. The people who were once going around their daily activities, ignoring the burnt body, were seen gathering around.

　　Storm went over to where the body lay, bent low and started inspecting it, after a while, he stood up and faced his father.

　　"That's not my mother," he said to the surprise of Emperor Ariadne.

　　"And how do you know that?" Emperor Ariadne asked.

　　"The shape of her hands and besides, her left thumb was cut, she has no left thumb and this lady here has, which means this is another lady that was killed to make me believe she is my mother." Storm explained to the surprise of Emperor Ariadne.

　　"You are very intelligent, son," Emperor Ariadne said with pride in his voice.

　　"As someone who claimed to have known my mother, shouldn't you know that this lady isn't the one."

　　"That's mean Phoenix is alive but has been kidnapped," Emperor Ariadne said, ignoring his son statement and faces his guards, "Half of you should comb around in every part of Altamon, check if you will see any trace of a bandit." he ordered and carried storm in his arms and went to where his horse is, he climbed on it and place Storm in his previous position, "Bury that woman and close the door, but my Royal deal on it, that should warn the people of Altamon not to trespass into the house, it now belongs to the Emperor." saying that, he kicked his horse and started heading back to his palace with his invisible assassin's.

　　Reaching his palace quickly, he sent for his Warlord.

　　Warlord and his daughter with her friend, Rumi, followed him to the palace, he was riding his horse while one of his warriors was leading the horse his daughter and Rumi were on, on his foot.

　　Juno had persuaded him into allowing her to follow him.

　　"I just want me and Rumi to see how the palace is... again" Juno whined.

　　"No, you are going to cause trouble in the palace, go and help your mother in the kitchen."

　　"I am going to tell mother that I saw you at the traven with your friends telling them you want to take in another wife,"

　　"But it wasn't me who had said that."

　　"I saw you giving that friend of yours a go ahead which means you supported the idea, didn't you?"

　　"No, what do you expect me to do at that mome- wait a minute, how do you know of all these, where you at the traven that night?"

　　"Yes, I and Rumi were outside, watching you through the traven window and luckily for us, you and your old friends were sitting beside the window. Just know the moment another woman walks into this place, this house, she is as good as dead, I will kill such a scoundrel in such a way, that the Creator will end her system of reincarnation. You don't want your wife, my mother, to know you supported your friend in having a second wife and bringing me and Rumi to the traven."

　　"But you both came there on your own free will,"

　　"On what proves father? What proof do you have?"