A Shadow Of True and Heart

las Alvest

sh

ck leather office chair while resting my

hallway, rushing down to th

alone? A king requires his r

The door creaked as he closed it while I moved towards the small bar parked

sit on one of the many empty c

ool across the bookshelves, rubbing my forehead i

while still bowing his head. "He wants to speak to you, sire. "He whispered and I collected the

e called several times. There's no argument in that, but since I've switched

ved himself loyal and wor

been working on the students' fil

logy, brother. My ship has been ambushed on my way back

h tension in my voice and

y them. I fear we may not be left powe

lds, Frederick Harlow might just wi

h over the cave? " I rolled my chair in a circular motion to calm

out the guards..." He stuttered before regaining his speech composure. "I already told you, those guards are useless. They claimed to be outnumbered by

e must seal off the cave and ti

od news: I have two Benders i

t. Hurr

voice, "and I have anoth

urved, "w

the beach. I'd be arriving in about a

uments and tucked them into their perspective folder,

pack some of the paper works and a laptop to the bea

request is accomplished, sire. Should y

ros. You've been loyal all these while. Fuck some pussies or asses or get f

ing to offend you, I plead for

one is ver

We may have a long year ahead of us, and I need all

ach. On getting there, my sight catches Ale

nded. He took a short glance at m

fu

him off. "You are a brother to the king, Alex and it isn't possible for a correct-minded king

s up. "Thanks, your highness.

sort." Alex smirk before he jabs his hands against the sand to create a force of repu

ng the sunlight radiates a glow on my skin while I pou

ny sun, reflected its wonders on the disturbed sea on which a wave danced back and forth on it continuously, dangling the can

each scenics, working on my laptop and oftenly sipping 'tainted' to cool

Fuck you once again, Lucas." He's the best of

a tight hug after he's ordered his men and slaves to leave while Fulg

r to the

, si

lous brother of mine c

deepest to show the slightest bit of care. Plus, they are weak creatures rambling

d with a smirk on my face, am

yes, "that's yo

to you King. M

out of my lungs or boiling the level of Oxygen gas inside my blood or forcing my br

ucas opened it and bowed like the gentleman that he's not for me to enter. I disappear to the bar to pour us Tainted

self. "Who did you offend? This is a lot of paperwor

work on the students' files ever

ve you your gi

he blood. My eyes closes briefly to feel the refreshment. I can feel my bending

d and needed to be tormented, she turne

efore my face turned red. "Wha

t easy,

er than I a

all this about?" I'm sti

king from the blood bags too much. I need you at your fullest strength with all these brut

n a meeting with all the Lords." He

one. I cannot take the risk of carrying them from their kingdoms, leaving it unwatched at this time

ting smart,

ch

o leave, having dropped his cu

are you

ind out facts jus

m to be so active. That's my

urope. Perhaps, he'd me out." Lucas must have noticed the cease on my forehead. "He's here to get a slave in the Mass mall sinc

n!" I shout as he w

I'd be mad at you. I mean it." Ju

employed to keep an eye on one of our mysterio

ortured her once again but she's not flinc

r as a human. She was a being from old-time and while I had no idea of what sh

men and while surprisingly, she gave herself up for capture, she had never fought back. Sh

d to rot in there without retaliating. Just now th

eed. I've never had to lock a human or another creature in the same cell with her si

and annoying and that's just the perfect example needed to get under the

res

ding before me. The creature is alas triggered and she's shown her

ere's a urgency inside me that needs me to catch up with her before the creatu

e emotions but it remains re

aking place, my being froze for a moment at the frightened hum

chest. I felt eclectic and plea

et its thud increases as hers increased more by the seconds passin

, the c

a glass vase from down the stairway

r me as my powers wer

d your assignment." I say with

muttered, "when she grows strong, you sh

main the strongest and most powerful being in thi

s of my hearings, becoming inconvenient alrea

uck ar

ore for now. However, I say before I command