#THE_LAST_MINUTE_GROOM_S3
©Sir_Zach
EPISODE 81
Meanwhile, it’s been three days since Valen returned from the green land and had been busy drawing a beautiful necklace for his sister and the women in his life. Once he was done, he’d send them to Lu’s jewellery company and have them made into jewellery.
Unlike before when no one, except Kaylus dared to disturb him while he’s busy, Code 2 rushed into his workshop.
“I’m sorry, little Master, little miss has been kidnapped.”
Valen’s hand shook and the pencil drew a long line across the page. He lifted his eyes and asked calmly, “What did you say?”
“The little miss… was kidnapped from school.” Valen got up and headed out with tons of guards following behind him.
With his reaction, Code 2 couldn’t help imagining the kid to be Maverick. This is exactly how calm Maverick always was when something bad happened.
The Lu family was in a mess as they searched for Kaylus. Nobody knew how she was kidnapped. The Cctv footage around the School was deleted in a way that they can’t be retrieved but thanks to Valen’s system, it was an easy feat.
Valen got to know how his little sister was kidnapped, however, he couldn’t tell where she was taken to– the system couldn’t find the location.
While the family was met with a dead end, Valen started drawing to calm his angry heart. The Lu men and SINNERs were all out, searching for her while Valen was forced to stay back. The child couldn’t find himself having a peace of mind, so he channeled his anger into what he was drawing.
Once he was done, he realized he had been drawing a sword. He didn’t know why, but he liked the design, so he sent the drawing to a blacksmith who made a sword from the rainborite stone as per Valen’s instruction.
The next day, things were also the same, or even worse, because the child was still not found. Doyenne’s hideout was raided after the Cctv showed she kidnapped the child. But her place was empty and nothing was found.
At this point of desperation for the Lu family, a stranger, or rather, an acquaintance came knocking on their door.
“Diana?”
“Hey, long time.”
“When did you come back?”
“As soon as I heard that your granddaughter is missing. I have a hunch that she was taken by the sisterhood.”
“What do you mean? I thought the sisterhood was exterminated?”
“I didn’t see Doyenne’s body, nor the witches.” Diana explained.
“True,” Pink nodded. “So, what you’re saying is she was taken by Doyenne and the witches to resurrect the sisterhood?”
“Not hundred percent certain but there’s no harm in thinking that way.”
“Do you know their location?”
“I know of two. There might be more locations.”
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With Diana leading the way, the hideouts were found.
Arriving at a treehouse in the forest, the Lu men poured into the house, however, they were sent flying a moment later; dead.
Another batch of men ran in but met the same fate.
Valen was sitting in the car, watching what was happening. Suddenly, the system spoke in his mind.
[ You shouldn’t be sitting here. Your sword can ward off the magic. ]
“How?”
[ The rainborite stone is a neutralizer for all types of negative energy. With it beside you, you and your men will be fine. ]
Valen immediately got out of the car and rushed to Rex who was about to lead some men into the house.
“Uncle, I want to come along.”
“You can’t. You’ve seen how dangerous it is.” His gaze shifted to the dead men.
“You can’t go in either. You’ll only end up dead.”
“Let’s see about that.” Rex said but just as he was about to leave, Valen gripped his hand and whispered.
“The system said that the rainborite stone is a neutralizer against dark magic.” He brought the sword forward.
Rex glanced at the sword. It was a beautiful one. The black and stylish hilt got his attention. But when he pulled the sword out of its scabbard, he marveled at the gorgeousness of the thin crystal blade.
The blade was as thin as a normal blade spud be, but heavier. The crystal blade shone against the sun as it slowly changed colors.
Meanwhile, inside the house, Kaylus could be seen, sitting at the center of a huge circle. Doyenne was sitting in front of her and holding the child’s hands. About thirty women in black cloaks with hoodies, stood around the outer line of the circle, chanting with their eyes closed… except for the leaders of the witch who wore a red cloak with a hoodie; Lady Sabrina.
Suddenly, Lady Sabrina’s eyes snapped open and she looked in the direction of the door. The vision she saw in the past flashed past her mind. She felt an ominous feeling. But for the greater good of the sisterhood and their mission, this initiation has to be completed as soon as possible!
“Speed it up!”
She commanded and joined the others in the incantation. One more line… a few more words to finish the initiation…
Boom!
Bang!
The door was blown open and what followed were a series of gunshots. At first, the witches didn’t feel afraid because they knew that bullets don’t ki|| them. They ignored the $h00ting and continued after their initial pause. They just wanted to finish the incantation and once that is done, nothing can stop the sisterhood from growing even if the witches are ki||ed.
But unfortunately, their enemies won’t give them that freedom.
Seeing that the bullets wouldn’t do anything to them, Rex, Code 5, Code 2, and Code 10 changed their bullets to stone bullets in less than one minute.
Meanwhile, Valen swept forward with his sword, aiming for the woman in red.
Finally, Lady Sabrina couldn’t pretend that nothing was happening anymore. She stepped out of the way, just in time to avoid the sword lurched at her.
She and Valen paused to observe each other. This was the kid in her vision! She turned her head to look at Doyenne. She and the child were still ‘in the spirit’, oblivious to what was happening around them.
Right beside her, the witches were falling and running helter skelter from the bullets. It shocked her because bullets don’t ki|| them, so how come they are afraid and running?
Just then, she spotted a witch who was about to use her magic staff, but it failed her.
Lady Sabrina’s face could not be seen, so one couldn’t tell what her expression was. She lowered her eyes to Valen’s sword and she gasped.
In her vision, this was the sword!
Valen shook the sword and launched an attack at her again. The woman was ready to dodge again but unfortunately, she wasn’t the target. Valen was running towards her, but at the last minute, he changed direction.
With his sword pointed in front of him, he pierced it straight into Doyenne’s chest from behind.
“No!!!!!” Lady Sabrina screamed.
Valen turned his head in her direction. His lips curled into an evil smile and pushed the sword deeper.
Doyenne opened her eyes and coughed out blood. Kaylus fell to the side in a dead faint.
The fight around them was coming to an end as the five men that came in with Valen were almost done ki||ing the witches who couldn’t resist their deaths.
The moment before Doyenne’s death, she spotted a figure by the door… Lady Diana!
Oh, they were betrayed by the enemy they cornered. If she had known things would have turned out this way, she would have ki||ed Diana with her hands. She would have ki||ed Jeslyn’s son when she had the chance.
If only… if only she could turn back the hands of time…
Doyenne slowly started to change. From the young and beautiful lady she’d ever been, to the old great grandma she actually was!
Everyone who saw her was shocked, including Diana who had no idea that such sorcery existed. She knew that there was something strange about their Doyenne who never seemed to grow older than thirty. But she never had an idea that she would be this old!
So, young men had been sleeping with such an old woman… Blargh! Diana puked.
Doyenne fell to the side and left the world with lots of regrets.
“Nooo!” Lady Sabrina cried again. She saw this coming, but it was a scattered vision. It didn’t show that they’d die on the day they tried to initiate the new leader. It didn’t show that everyone would die like this… the vision only showed her that Doyenne would be ki||ed with this sword, but…
Valen ruthlessly pulled the sword out of the dead woman. With the weapon dropping blood, he started heading in Lady Sabrina’s direction.
The woman immediately tried to vanish, but her powers won’t work. She tried to launch an offensive attack with her staff, but it failed her too.
She made up her mind to abandon everything and run away but before she could move an inch from her spot, a crystal bullet pierced into the space between her brows.
At that moment, just before her life flashed past her eyes, she finally understood why they became weak.
Rainborite bullets, and Rainborite sword!
But it was too late, just knowing this was of no use to her.
After everyone was ki||ed, Diana entered the room and started pulling off the witches’ hoodies to see what they looked like. She had been curious for years.
Taking off their hoodies, she gasped. Some of them were actually men! And the women were as ugly as hell!
What the hell is going on?!
“So, the witches actually had Wizards. In other words, the Half-heart members were defrauded. They were made to believe that men should be h@ťěd, yet men had been around them for decades, acting like them and giving them ‘divination’. What exactly were the founders of Half-heart into?” Rex shook his head.
The story is unclear and unfortunately, no one can answer that now. The founders are long dead and those who came after were just chasing clout.
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*Two months later….*
It was just another beautiful and peaceful morning for everyone. The sun was right where it should be; balanced as it smiled on the world with shining brightness against the morning sky.
Who would dare feel sad on such a day when even nature was filled with glee?
The flowers around the Lu mansion danced to the soft and calm music of the gentle breeze brushing past them.
The maids had sweet smiles on their faces as they swept away the pruned flowers to give the front yard the elegant look it had always had.
The blue pool sparkled against the sun, competing with sparkling diamonds against light.
Even the trees welcomed happy birds that wouldn’t stop singing about the goodness that morning brought.
What was the occasion?
The college entrance exam results will be out today. So, everyone was happy for Valen. Even though they don’t know his scores yet, the family felt it was already something excellent for a child like him to reach this level at such age.
The family was going to throw him a small party against his wish. Everyone will be attending. Brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, Aunties, Uncles, Grandma, and Cousins.
Piper flew over from SIN City with her husband, Brian and their son. Kimberly came with her husband, Damien and daughter. Inspector Fin came with his wife, Beverly and their son. Matt came with Lolita and their daughter. Not to forget Rex and Celestine, brought their kids, Tatiana and Aiden.
Rex said his brother had two kids, so he got Celestine pregnant, twice, within three years and he’s not remorseful about it, rather, extremely proud and rubs it off everyone’s face, like right now.
Everyone was sitting around the large sitting room, drinking and eating snacks while waiting for the results to be broadcasted on the news.
“Are you people practising a strict three–in–a–family tradition? Look at me and my brother for example. We have two kids! Two kids! A boy and a girl,” he pointed from one person to the other. “What is keeping you all from adding another member to the family?”
The ladies rolled their eyes, while the men snorted at their behaviour.
“My wife is a public figure. I don’t want her to get fat like the last time, she almost ripped me apart.” Brian shivered when he remembered how Piper made his life difficult when she was pregnant with their first baby.
“My sister-in-law is also a celebrity… My wife is too,” Rex snorted.
“Since when did it become a competition?” Kimberly raised a brow.
“The second branch of the Lu family needs lots of members. Take a look at the first branch. Although I can decide to bomb them all one day, it’s still fun to have a big family, right?” he kissed his wife who rolled her eyes at his cheekiness.
“Oh brother Rex, you’re very active. Give the family twenty more children. We’re very sure our dearest Sister-in-law is up to the task,” Lolita suggested and everyone laughed.
“I pass the opportunity to Jeslyn, she’s very strong,” Celestine replied and picked up a snack to eat.
At that moment, the sound of a car was heard in the compound.
“Who is that? Did you invite anyone else?” Damien asked.
“No?” Everyone answered.
“Who is there? Check who that person is. Send them back if they came from Valen’s company. That child is not working today!”
“Yes, Young Master!” a guard bowed and walked away.
A moment later, Valen, in his pyjamas, bolted down the stairs and started running towards the front door. Everyone was shocked at first but later, their minds immediately registered something they didn’t dare to believe.
They all rushed to the door.
Lo and behold! Maverick and Jeslyn standing beside the car!
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Note!!! Just know that the story must end any how, I can’t satisfy everyone…..