CHAPTER 10- VISION

Deep in the forest, north of Kemptsville, a tauricus stood over looking a mass of dead bodies it had just slaughtered. Heat waved emanated from its flaring nostrils and it scanned the area to see if it had missed anything.

When it looked satisfied at what it'd done, it shot up into the air and disappeared through a portal. The lucky ones who hadn't been killed resurfaced from their hiding to behold what had become of their camp.

One of them who seemed to be of high ranking walked around surveying the damage." What will we do now Optimus?" Another person asked the man." We'll have to find the timestellar, only he can stop this" the leader said before they all left together.

Back in Zuke mansion, Kian's eyes had gone wide open. He had a vision in his sleep. And he could hear people calling out to him for help. He sat up and tried recalling the details of what he'd seen." A tauricus. Who could be behind this? Unless it was a corrupted one"

He quietly got out of bed, careful to not wake Lexi up. He got dressed and placed a soft kiss on her forehead then left the room.

Lexi woke up not long after and stretched. Looking around, her hand went to Kian's side of the bed only to feel it empty. It was faintly warm meaning he left not long ago. She stretched her body again.

She looked down at the sheets that were now sitting around her waist and realised her nakedness. Her cheeks turned red as she remembered the previous night and the hot session they had. She got off the bed and walked to the dressing room. She wanted to take a shower before going downstairs. She was about to grab a towel when she passed by the mirror .

She walked back and looked at herself and was shocked at the number if hickeys Kian had left on her body. The vivid red marks stood very clear on her porcelain skin. " I can't believe he did this to me. And I enjoyed it, ooohhh!" She squirmed in her head as she held her face in her hands.

Without wasting a moment she left and took a quick bath. She put on a nice blue dress and went downstairs. The first place she thought of going was the kitchen since she was feeling hungry.

She saw no signs of Kian or Lucris on her way. When she got there, she turned on the food processor. " Exit, make me a light breakfast" she said to the machine." As you wish Madam Zuke" the machine responded and started making the food.

She sat on a chair close to the counter and waited patiently for the food but she could hear movement and the rising and fall of voices up in Kian's study . She wondered what was going on there and decided to check it out .

" Exir, automatic serve" she said to the machine and left. She took the stairs and walked steadily towards Kian's study. The voices got clearer as she neared and could see that the door was left slightly open.

She pushed the door and peeked in. She saw Kian and Lucris in a deep conversation and decided to leave when Kian suddenly turned and looked at her, freezing her in her position." Uh...I'm sorry if I intruded, I heard voices from downstairs and just-" " It's alright Lexi. I think you already need to hear this. We keep no secrets in this house." Kian said motioning for her to come inside. She walked towards the two men who towered over her like trees and looked at their faces.

" What's going on ?" Lexi asked ." Madam Lexi,...." Lucris started. "Master Kian had a vision in his sleep." "A vision?" She asked, confused." Yes Lexi, a vision, meaning another task has arrived at my doorstep. There's a rogue tauricus out there and it's going on a rampage, killing everything in its path. I don't know for sure exactly what it wants because it's not targeting specific places bit just roaming and killing anyone or thing it meets" Kian explained.

" I don't understand, what's a tauricus? Never heard of a creature like that " Lexi said burrowing her brows." We'll... I think Lucris would do better at explaining all of this than I would " Kian admitted, scratching the back of his head and looking at Lucris.

Lucris got the message and began." Alright then, if I must began from the very start, I suggest we sit" Lucris said. The two nodded and they sat down, Kian and Lexi on the armchair and Lucris on an office chair in front of them.

"Shall I begin?" Lucris asked looking at Lexi since she was the only one who didn't know the story. She quickly nodded smiling and Kian just stared at her and the eager expression on her face.

Lucris nodded as well and took in a deep breath before starting." The Tauricus is a creature far more advanced than we know currently. It is comprised of a bull and a man as relate to a minataur in ancient Greek mythology believed to be the keeper of the labyrinth."

It was then Lexi began to get really interested since she had never heard such a history before. She was never taught or even seen a book about such a past. Most the books in her country were about the country and its past as a reigning kingdom.

" How far back is this Lucris?" She asked him." It's just about forty three thousand years ago" Lucris replied and saw the awe written on her face." If I may cobtinue-" " Please do" she hastily said." Some hundred years past, inventors needed machines that would help them fight in wars and serve as protection on a day to day basis around their walls, since shields and other forces weren't that reliable.

One of them however, while while walking through the forest witnessed a gruesome fight. It was between a peridoc bull and a monochrome jaguar.

He obviously thought that the jaguar would win, but things took a turn and he couldn't believe his eyes at what the outcome was.