Daisy, Albert and Joe wang watch in horror, what's going on? They all had the same question on the mind but still they know all know they can't move to her, a blue light slowly fill the room.
"The energy is stronger this time" Joe wang said in panic "May Zhiang warned us about this"
"And she did tell us not to do anything,He's almost here, we can't stop him"Daisy piped in breathing hard.
" But she could get hurt, he trained may zhiang so I know"Albert shake his head and pat Joe wang shoulder.
" She's having a vision, and probably a dangerous one" Albert words made them both nod.
Amidst all the commotion, hope found herself in front of a wall her hand caressing it to get through it, it slowly opens revealing a large golden scroll in front of an altar, curious hope pick it and roll it down on it was a large word, written in ink.
"Only one color, but not one size"
"Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies"
Hope look up in confusion, she glance back at the scroll to read the remaining word but found it black, Suddenly she felt something pulling her backward, hope in shock try to grab onto the scroll.
But the force was too strong, she found herself giving in and slowly open her eyes, sigh of relief left the three who are in the room.
"I saw something.." she mutter to daisy "I told you about the nightmares right?" She lift her head.
The three nod " Now I'm sure someone is stopping me from seeing what's fully written on the scroll"the three duo gulp,if someone is stopping her then it means someone already knows about the chosen one.
"What do you mean someone is stopping you hope?,it might be something else"Joe wang manage to put out a word despite of his ravage pumping heart.
"I saw it again,same thing same words 'Only one color but not one size, stuck at the bottom,yet easily flies"
The three exchange glances 'The same word?'
***
"One color,I don't understand Owen what does this mean?is my baby okay?"May zhiang ask in a shaky voice.
"Yes my love the baby is gonna be fine, nothing is gonna happen to her,Donny what does this mean?"Owen ask the female witch, standing up from the circle.
" It's not for you to understand, it's for the chosen one Owen,the baby this child as a mark on her except for the mark of the protector"Donny also stand up.
" What's it?"Albert utter.
" Death"everyone became silent " The mark of death"
****
Daisy fiddle with her finger,just like the the words weren't complete they'd thought it was nothing but still knew a powerful force was stopping them and now hope words proved it right... there is a stronger person stopping them.
"Why are you guys staring at me weirdly?I swear I saw the scroll again and the words are the same ,it felt like i was getting sucked into a vacuum"daisy squeeze her hand.
" We all believe you,we all do"hope kiss her hand.
"so what does it all mean?Dad any ideas?" hope queried.
"You dreamt about an old man showing you the scroll and three days you got to touch the scroll and see the words in it"
" Yes but dad I'm not sure they're the same scroll,today it felt like I needed to save myself from something,fear,weakness were all overpowering,I felt nostalgic like the thing is a key to something In the past or future"She said.
" it's definitely your future and we've to figure it out"The quite Joe wang suddenly spoke.
" I didn't get to read the whole word,I think it's a riddle of some sort but we can't solve it without the complete words,this is so frustrating"Hope sigh deeply.
" Uhm..how about you start packing?"daisy stood up and put both hands on the tables "For the college trip"
"Really mom?!!" Hope jump neglecting her food " Thank you" she throw a kiss.
"Go now"daisy laugh, Hope hurried out "She needs it for distraction" Joe wang took a sip of his wine. " I think it's time to summon the old man, he's the only one we can trust after Donny's death"
"Okay but right now, I've got to help my girl pack"Albert step away from the dinning table.
"Me too"Joe wang drop the wine and followed Albert,daisy stare in daze at the place hope was just sitting,the same fear emerging again.
In a big furnished luxurious room a young handsome man with black hair dropping on his forehead, perfect shaped jaw,and broad shoulder sit on the bed in his white hoodie and jogger pant,his father in a grey suit beside him.
"Dad why do you think I'm not trying enough?I can't sleep it's like the illness is worsening"He scowl at his dad.
" Liu Yong, what're you dreaming about that's all I want to know"His face said curtly.
"Dad not Yong, it's Stuart I love the name my mom calls me"Stuart snort,Liu zhixin smile at his son.
"Liu Yong,You say you're having some strange dreams"he ignore Stuart irritation.
" Dad the insomnia thing is not helping,I feel terrible,I sleep for just 3hrs and a stupid nightmare wakes me up,it's not some, it's huge"Stuart snap " Just last night I thought it was getting better but a dream about a fucking scroll woke me up"
Liu zhixin urge his son to continue,staring attentively "it's gold and when I opened it I felt someone was there,no I'm sure someone was there,and the surprising thing was that when I started reading the next words became blank,the third and the fourth line dad"
" What was written on it son?"Stuart cock his head thinking deeply about what he saw,his eyes slowly grew and his lips stretch.
"I remember 'It's present in sun,but not in rain
'Doing no harm and feeling no pain'That is it Dad crazy words I tell you"
Liu zhixin phone rang,he stood up excusing himself to take the call.
"Have you reached the house?" He said
"President,we did but ....we can't find the girl it's like she vanished into thin air"Sheng Xiao his assistant reply.
" How?"
" We locked her in the booth and then when we checked she was gone and shockingly the rope we used to tie her was there infact still knotted"
" I told you to take care of her not lock her in a booth, I'll be in the office soon,and that doesn't mean you stop looking for her find her"Liu Zhixin end the call,heaving heavily.
" Dad what girl?"Liu zhixin froze "Dad"Stuart grip on his father arm forcing him to face him. " What girl?"he asked again.
"It's my business Stuart, prepare your...."
"Please tell me,are you trying to get me married?"Stuart scoff at his own words.
" Stop the dramatic speech you're only seventeen,I care about you"Lui zhixin place his hand in a fatherly manner on Stuart shoulder "You heard what that crazy woman said,this is all connected to a girl"
"The chosen one"Stuart fake a swanning smile " F**k those are made up words,what magic?what girl? I live here with you and who knows where the girl is,maybe Taiwan or hell, it's hell"
" I live According to the present spare me and it's high time you let that mad woman go"Stuart stomp back to his bed, increasing the volume of the TV leaving his dad standing in daze.
"Liu Yong,whether you believe this or not magic exist" Stuart drop his head on the pillow.
"You know what,I'm gonna go prepare..." He groan as he stand up "for the trip the maids already packed my bags and my friends will be here soon"Stuart made a step, Liu zhixin Stop him.
"Don't you trust your dad, I'm worried about everything that's going on and you're going far away from us,I need to be rest assured that you're going to be okay"
" Tsk, we're rich, we've men,I've guards far and wide,my elder brother is a general,if that isn't an assured safe life then what is it?and it's not far away"he stop to take a breather "We're just going to another college to participate in the football..."
"This powers are unseen"Stuart nod,his mood waning off "Anyway talk to your mother before leaving" Liu Zhixin pat Stuart back and walk out.
Stuart clench his fist his gaze Still on his dad back, he'd lied,he drop his gaze sitting on the bed.. He'd lied to his father about the dream ,what he said was just the least important thing he was unconcerned about.
He'd insomnia and instead of his parents calling him crazy for his weird dreams from childhood they claimed it's something else... Visions,the Mad woman they'd brought to live with them just keep telling them crazy things that sometimes he feels like sending her to the asylum.
For his own sanity he want to stop the story about the magic in his house and to stop it was to lie about not having nightmares,but his dad persistent still let him say somethings he knows would just convince them that a magic fairy do exist.
This time he'd got a glimpse of who was really troubling him,the person was beside him opening a scroll, different from his but same color,it was a girl with extremely long shinning black hair she was in a blue gown.
He couldn't see her face but he felt he knew her,which is strange because he as never met any woman with such long hair.
"Pfft,how can I know her?and who the heck is she?Why is she troubling me?"He lament loudly.
"You didn't tell me I'm no longer needed,got a new girlfriend huh?"The voice a girl brought smiles to his face as his eyes held hers.
"Hey" He wrap his arm around her waist as she straddle him, his friend said an husky good day striding to his game room,his girlfriend pull Michelle leung."your hands off,Natalie" "Get your pawns of my girlfriend,go wear something the time will pass us by"Natalie sy,the Belle of the sy's of Average height,baby face,Long lashes,her body senescence than her age,continue holding Michelle arm, reluctantly Stuart get off the bed earning a quick pout from Michelle. "Nat" Jason li called from the game room before appearing,he was a tall straight out of the magazine handsome with broad shoulder like his friend and a always furrowed brow,she went to him to ask what's wrong making Stuart pull Michelle towards him again. "What's up?" He kiss her. "Nothing,you didn't answer my question earlier" Stuart chuckle. "You know you're the only one right?No girlfriends only you"He take a swift of her lavender oiled hair,Michelle was a beauty surpassing Natalie. Unl
Though she's well off,si jie didn't let it get into her head, She's one of the nicest person one could ever come across. "I thought I would die" Sir jie blurt out. " Why?"Hope ask but already knowing the answer. "You know why so don't ask,sis isn't home for the week and you know I can't just spend my days with lan yuan"si jie fake a yawn. " Why not? she's your governess" "I know but it's gonna be boring and that will absolutely be a free ticket for those men to visit" "Yeah right"Hope shrug understanding where Si jie is coming from "Will you tell me the main reason you're scared of the opposite gender now?"Seeing there's a chance Si jie tells her she press in. "No and I don't hate men dummy, I'm androphobic" Hope squint her face " It's the same thing buh relax I'm just kidding,let's just go" The two drag their feet out of the gate,the college bus halted and the two exchange look "What?" Hope was the first to speak. "You said 'let's just go'like you already knew the bus is he
"希望" The word brighten on his skin and daisy squint knowing the pains he must be feeling "Xiwang, it means hope" Daisy could only inhale and exhale to keep her rapid breathing in check, she had the same mark infact they all do when may zhiang came, it was the dragon scale choosing who's going to be the protector of the magic guardian. It'd all come as a surprise to them then because such thing as never happened before and may zhiang at that time wasn't pregnant or chosen one, so how come?. The mark had stopped when May zhiang died and not in her wildest dreams had she expect to see this same mark on someone else, someone much younger, she'd scent him, his intentions before he came in, she'd known he was here and that could only sum up to the fact that it's because of the scale. But now she didn't know how to explain to the innocent young man, No! she didn't want to be the one to explain so as usual she hope Albert would arrive soon. "That's why I'm here....for answers" As soon
"Oh I'm sorry hope" Si jie apologized standing up to turn off the alarm "I sleepily set it to 3am....hold on what're you doing there?" hope turn to her friend " Why are you glaring?" "Because you just..." She stop herself"Just go to sleep and please don't make this kind of mistake again"She turn back to the window and to add to her dejection there was no longer the Moon in sight,Sir jie crane her head to see what got hope attention but quickly lower it when she saw hope turn to walk to the bed and drop on it like a pillow. "Babe are you sleep walking?" Sir jie ask worriedly. " I'm not"Hope yell " Go back to sleep please" Si jie wondered what she could have done to make her friend angry "I'm sorry" Hope groan in reply. Stuart stood in daze when he saw there was no Moon in sight again,he pull his hair. "Darn,I was close...too close" he mumble to himself. "Close to ejaculation?"Jason piped in, Stuart roll his eyes "You should have slept with mich...." "Wi
"See those ferns, pineapple bushes..." "I love the sunset here, see how glowing everywhere is and the sand"Si jie sit on the ground playing like a kid, hope turn akimbo, taking some sand into her palm"Those tall palm trees are beautiful" Si jie and hope sleep on the sun gleam on them and the abundance of sand surrounded them,excited them. "Wow the sand is rough on my skin" Hope half smiled "It's stinging"She chortle, Si jie turn to furrow her brow at hope. " What's happening hope?" Si jie,belly knitted, her fear making her breath come out ragged. She saw hope surrounded by circles of light like in trance hope stood up and came face to face with an old man in a white robe, bald head with a big smile on his face. **** Daisy raise her finger to lift the candle but it remained where it was, she palm her face, she's used to this trying out the techniques hope taught her. She was a human, Albert was a human but from the first time they cradled hope their lives
Michelle and Natalie crept behind her scouting the vast island "There's no one there,is this some kind of a sick joke?" Natalie chirped. "Shoo, quiet down, the girl is a crazy kind" Michelle warned. Si jie ignored the two girls and ran with all her might back to the their guest house,open the door with her shaky hand and lock it behind her. "Where is it?"She rampage through hope bag and start to wail when she didn't find anything, depressed she check a small pocket opening at the backpack then felt something drop into her palm,she bring it out,herself and the talisman radiating. "Si jie,there are times when I don't feel like using this thing" Si jie recall hope telling her,she do what hope usually does and delved back into the memories. "Why?" "You're always up for why?"hope pout "I feel too confident sometimes,it kills but I do become over confident I won't lie" "That's unreasonable and reasonable in some ways"Si jie shrug. " I'm just trying to tell you this bland brain diet
"First it was the amphithere whatever and now the moon Goddess, oh I hate you dad" She mumbled, stepping back. " Hail the pure precious stone of hope" Hope couldn't help rolling her eyes heavenward, 'stone of what?!'She thought 'are this animals nut? okay rephrase that are this things nut?' "We're sorry goddess"She almost went deaf from the noise in her ears "We're sorry queen" The ground began to shake underneath their feets, spinning around, hope guards went up. "The draco's are coming allow us to protect you goddess" " Protect yourself because I'm leaving"Hope scream and dash to the entrance of the cave. " Please forgive us deity" 'oh c'mon'Hope lost her balance and roll out of the cave,Her body succumb to weakness and acheness as she stood up,she limp through the valley and half when she saw some student. She hid behind a tree, puffing hard,she squeeze her eyes shut and open it,her eyes swollen with tears she noticed the mist around her,strong but comforting the ur shie
"What?"Stuart mutter in surprise. "How?did you guys say anything to her?" " I wouldn't want her gone for anything else, she as been of great help to our family but we looked for her everywhere, she's no where to be found" " Her room,she could be hiding" "We checked,she was conducting a spell when she disappeared into thin air,her candles are still lit same as the blue daggers and it won't off no matter how hard we try"Liu Zhixin sigh dejectedly. "Ned said we can't find her" " Brother is home?"Stuart heart flutter in excitement. " No,I called" "Oh" 'hope isn't here anymore'Natalie and Michelle story session resurfaced "Dad um...can I ask you about something?" "Go ahead" "Who's hope?I mean the girl who's she exactly?why and how does she have the power to help me recover?"Liu Zhixin got strucked like lightning by the question,Jang Lau never told them anything except the girl as some kind of power to save stuart. "My nightmares....I see her in my dreams" "What? Stua