SCARS - CHAPTER 23&24
(THE GOLDEN PENDENT)
“What f_cking condition,she has four minutes left Alessia!!!!” Queen Lazebel cried.
“A little favour and I’ll save your daughter”
“Fine! name it and consider it done” Queen Lazebel gave up.
“Unbound the prince” Alessia suddenly said and the queen’s mouth dropped open.
“I can’t…”
“Then your daughter dies” Alessia turned about leaving.
“Wait,I will” Queen Lazebel gave in.
“Good” Alessia smirked and began performing the healing.
*****
Ella and Yorkoo teleported far away from the market. Yorkoo kept staring at Ella,his facial expressions was filled with endless questions.
“What. Why are you staring at me that way?”Ella asked munching on an apple she got from the market.
“What actually happened,I mean to the Princess?” Yorkoo asked.
“Oh please stop giving such stares like I murdered someone. After all she deserves every bit of it” Ella rolled her eyes.
“What powers do you posses? I remember you told me you don’t have powers”
“Haven’t you heard change is a constant thing” Ella said.
“Do you care for some” She asked giving him an orange.
“No thanks I’m fine” He replied.
*****
Wizards Coven
Yorkoo appeared in the coven and the wizards bowed.
“Welcome young master” They greeted but he refused to respond.
He walked straight to his father’s oracle and knelt down.
“I wish father was here” He sighed sitting on a rocky chair.
A loud thunder was heard and the sky turned pitch dark. Rain poured out from the dark clouds.
“Who’s Ella and how come she has a venom? She told me she had no powers but what she did to princess Charlotte is convincing enough. She lied to me” He said to himself.
“I’ll find out who she really is” He assured.
*****
CHOLA EMPIRE
Queen Lazebel paved around the room humming a war song. Her eyes were filled with fury. A soldier stepped in.
“Her majesty” He bowed.
“Did you find the culprit?” She queried.
“Yes Her Majesty”
“Who’s she?”
“Her name is Ella,she lives with her father in the south. Her dad is the popular soothsayer in the south” The soldier said.
Charlotte walked with anger written over her face.
“So Adams daughter has venom,hmmm interesting. You may leave” Queen Lazebel instructed.
The soldier left.
“Mom what do we do now?” Charlotte asked.
“Adams get prepared!” Queen Lazebel said folding her fist.
Charlotte smirked devilishly.
**********HUMAN WORLD**********
MORNING
Fransisco was still curled up in bed snoring. Khole pushed the door of his room and badge inside.
He stood up immediately.
“Good morning sleepy head” She teased him sitting on his bed.
“Gosh,Khole where’s your manners? How can badge into a male’s room like that. What if I was…” He paused.
“What if you were what? What are hiding,oh please stop pulling my legs. Better start preparing for school cause exams are starting today” She reminded.
“Yeah I know,so can you exit now” He ordered.
“Really Cisco,like I should…”
“Khole just leave,pest!” Fransisco said yawning.
“Alright fine I’ll leave” She was about leaving when she saw the pendent on his study table.
“OMG this looks so cool” She admired it and lifted it up.
Immediately Francisco sighted her with it,he rushed and tried snatching it but she hid it behind her back.
“Khole stop give me back!” He pleaded.
“Nope I won’t. I love this please let it be mine” She pleaded.
“Big sis it can’t be yours, it’s not ordinary” He mistakenly said.
“It’s not ordinary, meaning?” She demanded an explanation.
“Just give me back please” He pleaded with puppy eyes.
“How did you get them cause this will cost a lot of money” She asked suspiciously.
“I got it from a book” He said.
“Lies, I’m showing mom bye” She ran out of his room.
“Khole stop!!!” He cried but she was already out of sight.
“d@mn!!” He hit his fist against the table.
*****
CHOLA EMPIRE
Prince Ampah laid unconsciously on his bed. Alessia entered with a tray containing different fruits.
Immediately she got in,he shaked his body and slowly opened his eyes. His vision was blur at first. When he saw Alessia by his side,he smiled.
“How are you doing?” She cleaned his forehead with a wet towel.
“I’m fine” He replied faintly.
“Where am I?” He asked surprisedly.
“The palace of cause” Alessia replied.
“What palace are you taking about?” Ampah asked shocking Alessia.
“Shhhh” She placed her finger on his lips.
*****
CHOLA SOUTH
Ella was in her father’s compound playing with a white dove. She seemed to be engrossed in a discussion with the dove.
Adams kept coming out repeatedly to check on her and how hilarious she acted.
“Dad isn’t she beautiful?” Ella chuckled lifting the dove up.
Adams only smiled and then a tears dropped from his eyes. His wiped it off and forced out a smile.
“It’s near. I don’t why I feel this bad aura around me” He mumbled.
Neighing of horses were heard from far away. Adams sighted them and called Ella.
“The palace soldiers. What are they doing here?” Adams asked confusedly.
Ella stood glued to the spot. It’s obvious they were coming for her.
“Do you know anything about this?” Adams asked curiously.
“I’m sorry” She replied sadly.
Adams swallowed hard as they approached his compound. They came down from their horses.
“Adams Cliff and your daughter Ella Cliff,the Queen seeks your presence” A soldier said.
“What for?”Adams asked.
“Follow us” They said and dragged them roughly.
**********HUMAN WORLD**********
Khole came downstairs for breakfast neatly dresses in her uniform. The pendent was dangling on her neck chain as she walked to the dinning table.
Francisco saw it and and his face turned red.
“Khole give me back my pendent” He requested calmly.
Khloe brought her tongue out.
“What’s going on” Mandy asked.
“Mom Cisco spent his savings on buying this pendent so I ceased it seems he doesn’t know what to use money for” Khole said rolling her eyes.
“It’s a lie,I got it from a book” Cisco defended.
“This worths millions of dollars and someone can’t possibly keep it in a book. Cisco you better start talking” Mandy demanded.
Fransisco kept mute for sometime.
“Arghh my chest” Khole held her chest and started coughing.
“Mom my..my chest….arghhh” She fell on the floor and started foaming.
“Oh my God. Khole stop this” Mandy shaked her daughter who was convulsing and producing foams.
Fransisco dragged the pendent out from her neck.
Immediately she stopped convulsing.
TBC…