SWNOVELS Chapter Father And Daughter
'I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.'
0000 FATHER AND DAUGHTER 0000
"What did you just say to me?" Tharollin boom voice demanded immediately, his nose twitching upwards in a funny way as he stares angrily at the little girl. How dare she calls him a 'skull' man? Who does that? "Seriously why do people always ask me to repeat what I said when I know they heard me loud and clear, and skull man, your case is no difference, so stop pretending as if you don't hear what I said." Rae said not intimidated by him nor the angry look directed on her.
"Do you have any atom of idea who is standing right in front of you? Do you little girl?" Tharollin growled out the words as he tried to make himself look more fearful. Who is this strange little girl that is not afraid of him and talks back to him? "I would ask you the same questions little boy, do have any idea who this 'little girl' you just called me, is? Do you little boy?" Rae said growling out the words as the same way the skull man did.
That's it, the 'little boy' part angered Tharollin and he growled out, this time in fury. The caves around them shook, as some of the walls started falling off, some started cracking. And strangely enough, Tharollin found out he couldn't hurt the girl, and that anger him the more.
"I can see you have no fear in you little girl, you better run off before you will see the other side of me which you will hate." Tharollin found himself talking instead of killing her like he planned to do, he made sure his entire face showed a little bit of blackness in it so that it can scare the little girl out of here. It had worked before and has always worked, no one who has seen the blackness on his face will still stand on his or her feet, and this time around won't be different. Rae laughed out loud surprising Tharollin as she saw the strange blackness spreading around his light face, his dark eyeballs glowing brightly. She wasn't scared of the man standing in front of her like she was with Jason when they were at each other's throats, she actually find the man before her interesting, and something just seemed to draw her nearer to the man as if they had a connection. Why would she feel she had a connection to the strange man? Rae thought as she continued to laugh at his face that ought to be scary. Seriously speaking, is like he doesn't know who she is.
"Seriously, you think that your 'scary little face' will scare me? Well think again skull man because I am not afraid one bit." Rae said in between laughs. "Oh I mean to say skull little boy."
"Do not call me that, I am not a little boy, I am much older, very, much older than you think little girl." Tharollin said, who had given this girl courage to talk back at him without any fear in her eyes or body. Seriously, where is the fear he normally see on people when they saw him? Why isn't she afraid of him?
"I will call you whatever I want to, be it skull man or little boy, you just have to choose one of them and tell me, that will be your new name." Rae said as if it was a normal thing. Everyone to her has a nickname. Jason handsome boy, Jorkallun pretty boy, Sarah and Lolly will soon get their own share of nicknames. Tharollin deep voice brought her out of her thoughts.
"Do you know how many people I have killed just because they disrespect me? How many souls, how many heads I had taken off? Like I said before, run off before you see the other side of me little girl." Tharollin said with a warning tone as he stares at the stubborn girl sitting in one of the caves, the cave which belongs to his mate, Avonmora.
Rae got up to her feet and approach him, she stopped right in front of him and bend low to observe the human skulls on his attire. "So because you easily cut off people's heads and add it to your gallery of skulls makes you think everyone's the same?. Wake up little boy for I am not the same with them." Rae said and moved back a little to see his reaction, she wasn't disappointed. She has never seen this man before, it was as if he appeared out of the blue.
"Do not call me a 'little boy' again!" Tharollin yelled out with a raised eyebrows. Why couldn't he kill the girl babbling about? Why? By now she would have been dead, her skull added to the rest of the 'gallery' of skulls has she put it. "Of course little boy, I am very fond of obeying people instructions. That's my second name." Rae said with a matching raised eyebrows as well.
Tharollin breathed in for the first time he was here as he closed his eyes in anger, Demons could hold their breath as long as they want, but this girl has really pushed him. He was surprised when the scent of Rae aura entered his nose. It felt familiar to him like Avonmora's aura mixed with a little bit of HIM?
"Who the hell are you?" Tharollin found himself asking. Why does she smell like him and Avonmora. Something doesn't feel right.
"Now you are talking, I have been waiting for that question since, but from your tone of voice I see you don't know me. But don't worry, I will tell you who I am, my name is Rae, the granddaughter to Lillian Fey, the Witch Queen." Rae introduced herself.
"Why do you smell like me?" Tharollin demanded not getting it, if she is a witch, why then does she has the scent of his mate mixed with his. The scent was getting stronger now that he was breathing.
"Excuse me." Rae said smelling her clothes and looking at back Tharollin before rolling her eyeballs. "I don't smell like you skull man, go and look for someone who smells like you." Rae added sarcastically.
"Get out of here Rae or whatever you called yourself, I need to be left alone." Tharollin said in an annoying voice crossing his arms, seriously speaking, the girl is annoying him and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't hurt her.
He has to monitor her to know the reason why her aura has his and Avonmora's mix up scent. Something doesn't feel right here.
"You met me here first skull man, you should be the one getting out of here and not me. I also need to be left alone." Rae fire at him crossing her arms too like he did. "Get out of her skull man."
"You have been nothing but rude since I met you here, all high and mighty Rae. Why don't you get down off your self-absorbed pedestal and get the hell out of here like a good gir-"
The rest of Tharollin rant was cut off by the presence of the water man who appeared three caves away from them.
Like before when he had appeared, the first time Rae had stepped her feet in the caves and had hurriedly ran back when Selena had told her too, he realized that he came late, he had felt that pull once again and know the last mermaid has arrived at the cave, so he has to be very fast to catch up with the lady. What he wasn't expecting at all was to see his son having a word of exchange with the lady or young girl that has made him come.
"What is going on here Tharollin?" The water man demanded, thinking of a way to make Tharollin disappeared and leave him alone with the girl.
Tharollin and Rae both rounded on the water man, snapping out, "Shut up!" in nearly perfect unison then blinking and looking at one another in surprise.
Wait a minute, why was his father here?
"What are you doing here father? In the Mermaid Kingdom?" Tharollin demanded as he focuses on his father, he started walking towards him and stopped a few meters away from him.
Rae, on the other hand, was surprised when she finally noticed who she had said 'shut up'. A water being in the shape of a man and the skull man had just refer to the strange being as father. She wasn't afraid of the presence of the water being, she was rather mesmerized by it presence.
*****
Sarah arrives at Lillian frontage door and went ahead to knock on it. On the third knock, the door slid open to reveal Lillian who widened her eyes when she saw Sarah.
"Yes, who are you and how can I help you?" Lillian asked.
"Good afternoon ma'am, I am Sarah, Rae's friend and classmate at school. I am here to see if she is round, I need to talk to her ma'am." Sarah said as she introduced herself to Lillian.
Lillian felt the scent of a hidden spell when Sarah spoke. But she has a feeling the girl in her presence wasn't evil, but why is she using a hidden spell?
Sarah on the other hand, knew this was the real Lillian and not the fake one Tamara had turned into. She just know it.
"She left here for almost an hour ago to see someone. Jason was here and as soon he left, she said she was visiting someone and wouldn't waste time." Lillian said to her. "Come inside and wait for her, she will be back soon." She added as she opened the door widely for Sarah to enter.
Sending her a smile, Sarah entered the house and Lillian took her to a chair that was laced with magic. "You can sit here Sarah." Lillian said pointing at the chair and Sarah sat down. "Thank you Mrs Lillian." Sarah said.
Lillian made a sit appeared behind her as she sits facing Sarah. "So let's not beat around the bush, who are you? Why are you looking for Rae?" Lillian asked going straight to business.
"I don't get you ma'am." Sarah said.
"I know you aren't here to see my granddaughter, you came here for something else plus, there is a hidden spell on you which is hiding the real you. So if I were you, start talking to avoid my wrath." Lillian told her.
"I can't believe you are accusing me wrongly, I came here to see Rae." Sarah said. She has forgotten how powerful the witch is. "I can see I am not longer welcome here, so I beg to take my leave now. Tell Rae, Sarah asked of her, she will be in a better position to tell you who I am." She added and tried to get up from the seat and was surprised when she couldn't. Sarah tried and tried, but she wasn't moving.
"You see why I said you are hiding under a spell. The chair only gum those who lie. So speak up girl, who are you? Where you sent here by Tamara to hurt Rae?" Lillian queried. "Speak up now or you will force me to reveal your identity." Sarah tried to see if she could move or get up from the seat but she couldn't, she relaxed her body. She decided to tell the Lillian the truth.
"I was truly checking on Rae to see if she is okay and out of danger." Sarah said.
"And why will Rae be in danger?" Lillian demanded confusedly.
"I saw Tamara transforming to you, so I decided to quickly come and protect her." Sarah revealed.
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"Well thank you for your kindness Sarah, Jason came here in time and saw through the disguise of Tamara. I wasn't around when that happened, so he informed me and I came back and saw my look alike." Lillian explained. "That is one answer to my two questions, now who are you?"
"I am Sarah, a half centaur creature and a half.... mermaid just like Rae." Sarah answered surprising Lillian.
Lillian was shocked and surprised when she heard that.
"What are you trying to say?"
"You know what you heard so stop pretending." Sarah said.
"How do you know Rae is a mermaid? Who told you that?" Lillian demanded.
"We are related, I and Rae are cousins, I was sent here by my mother who is also an aunt to Avonmora, to protect Rae." Sarah replied. "And that is why I am here to see if Rae is okay and if you are truly the priestess or the Queen. "You are a mermaid? Does that mean there are many of you out there?" Lillian asked trying to process what she just heard.
"Yes there are many. My mother is the sister to Selena, the goddess served by the Mermaid Clan when they were still alive here. I mean how could you all have thought that there will be no more mermaids out there, outside, in the Sea." Sarah said.
Lillian was speechless by that revelation, Sarah is a mermaid, Rae is a mermaid, and she said her mother who had sent her is also a mermaid, not to talk about the 'many' she just mentioned. Does that mean her sister lied to them all about Rae being the last mermaid? What does she gets by sacrificing Rae at the gate of Darkness?
So many thoughts run through Lillian's mind.
Sarah tried again to get up and was surprised when she did. So Lillian wasn't lying when she said the chair only free one if spoken the truth.
"Well, since you have known the truth, do not tell Rae or anyone yet." Sarah said as she stood up, she doesn't feel like sitting anywhere again. "Why shouldn't I? I feel like Tamara lied to us all after she had killed the Mermaids."
"Because I have to know the reason why she is doing all thes-" What Lillian said registered in her head. "Lied to you all? How? What do you mean by that?" Sarah demanded, she only know the Mer-folk clan were wiped out unjustly and she was sent her to look for Selena and her search landed her to Rae.
"She said the last mermaid will be born and she will be used to close down the Gate of Darkness." Lillian said
"Oh, I know that story, she even frozen my aunt, I was the one who had told Rae the story."
"But she lied to us and said the 'last mermaid' will be born, and Rae isn't the only mermaid remaining, which shows that she lied right to our faces and we believed her." Lillian said. "I doubt if the gods are even aware of the lies." "Maybe they aren't even aware of what is going on right now." Sarah chip In "I have to know what she is up to because she isn't the only one planning something evil." Sarah said. "Tell Rae I checked on her." "You are going now?"
"Yes ma'am, I have to be on my way home, my grandmother would have come home by now and I need to help her do something." Sarah replied.
"Okay, thanks for your information, I will tell Rae you came." Lillian said getting up to feet and leading the way back to the door. She opened it as Sarah stepped outside.
"Thank you ma'am, tell her I will see her in school tomorrow."
"Will do just that." Lillian said and with that, Sarah left the premises of Lillian.
Locking the door, Lillian went to sit in one of her chairs, pondering what Sarah had said.
What does she mean by 'she isn't the only one planning something evil'.
She has to keep an eye on her sister from now henceforth.
***
Jorkallun transformed into his human form before he landed.
He entered the dark cave, and started walking, he could see perfectly well. Coming out of the opening, various beautiful houses of different types stood before him. Different shapes and colors of Dragons flew around him. Jorkallun changed back into his dragon and flew towards the castle. He found his father talking to one of the guards and he descended transforming back to his human body. Greeting his father he went straight to the point.
"Father I need to talk to you, privately please." Jorkallun said.
Vermitrax dismissed all the guards around them, once they were alone he turned to face his son.
"What is it son?"
"Do you know the whereabouts of Selena, the mermaid goddess?" Jorkallun asked.
"No one knows of her whereabouts son. She only appears to those she has a direct bloodline with." Vermitrax answered. "Why are you asking about her?"
"Nothing father, I just want to know if you know her whereabouts. So a direct bloodline related to the goddess can call out the goddess?" Jorkallun asked to be sure he heard well.
"Yes, but Avonmora was frozen so there is no direct bloodline to use in calling out Selena." Vermitrax explained.
Well, no one knows about Rae being Avonmora's daughter and Selena grandchild. Maybe, they could use Rae in calling out Selena.
"Anyway." Jorkallun started to say. "I have met someone so special to me father."
"Rae?" Vermitrax guess.
"Not her, I told you I see her like my little sister. This one is different, her name is Sarah."
*****
"I came here to see if I could gather any thing to use with my plan." The water man lied.
"Now is not a perfect time father, you can go and come back later, I want to be left alone." Tharollin said.
"Okay I will leave, but who is the girl behind you?" The water man asked looking at Rae. She was the one who he will use to close the gate forever. "Are you hurting her Tharollin?" He added with a pretended worry voice coming closer to Rae. "And how is it your concern who the little girl is or if I hurt her? You should be leaving and not asking who she is." Tharollin said. "And stop going towards her." He added suddenly feeling protectively over Rae and he doesn't want his father to near the little girl who is as stubborn as him.
"Hey do not speak for me, I am not dumb skull man." Rae said going towards them and stopping next to Tharollin, before fixing her gaze to the water man who had stopped in his tracks. "And you watering face, why do you think he will hurt me?" Rae asked and eyed Tharollin before staring at the water man. "Between your son and I, who do you think will hurt each other, uh watering face?" Rae asked the water man whose mouth hung open. Definitely, she is the mermaid he is searching for.