Chapter 33

'No one has seen tomorrow. Who knows whether tomorrow will come or not and that's why I'll turn my every tomorrow into today'




❤️❤️❤️  A Man Called Storm (Part 4) ❤️❤️❤️




Rumi stared at her before returning her gaze back to Storm.

"You don't know anything Gwen, but you are not far from the truth," Rumi said and looked at Gwen once again. "I don't want to hurt you but do not let me change my mind."

Gwen snorted at that but didn't say a word.

Storm left the grave, neared the horse and gestured with his hand towards Gwen to come. Reaching him, Gwen climbed the horse as Rumi approached them.

"Will you come again?" Rumi asked.

"Of course I will. You've grown into a beautiful woman Rumi," Storm said, causing Rumi to blush a little. "I will see you again." he added and climbed the horse, then returned his gaze back to Rumi. "Don't forget to bath Warlord Emera as promised, I will be coming to check up on him."

Rumi watched as they left the compound. Her eyes darkened. Speaking out a spell, two male appeared in front of her going down on their knees and bowing to her. "Go and clean him up." she ordered the two male who stood up their feet and went to do as she said. "Today is his lucky day." she added softly.

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"So what are you and Rumi discussing?" Storm asked on their way to the palace.

"Nothing much, she was just threatening me and I told her about our wedding." Gwen answered him.

"Really? You told her? You do know that you and I are not even married," Storm said, his voice cold but it didn't faze Gwen one bit. She was used to it.

"Yes, but I only said that to see her reaction and it was worth it. You needed to see her face," Gwen said laughing out loud.

"Don't ever say that again."

"I won't promise you that, you know me better than anyone else. I will definitely say it to another person I don't like," Gwen said pretending as if she didn't hear his warning or his growl. "But on a more serious note, I think she is in love with you."

"Gwen....do not say that forbidden word to my listeners and it isn't my business if she likes me or not. She will get over it, eventually, like you did."

"You saw it, didn't you, the love she has for you? It was as if she was waiting for you to come and sweep her off her feet, but you did the exact opposite. It's not every day you see a lady waiting for her dream man only for the said man to push her."

"I don't know what you mean by that Gwen, but if you must know. Rumi and I are just friends." Storm told her. "But I am not here for anyone. My father is dead and was brutally murdered and his killers are roaming free and I am here discussing this rubbish."

"I understand Storm," Gwen said, going from being playful to her serious state. "And I know for sure that the killers will be brought to book."

Throughout the remaining ride back to the palace, neither of them exchange words.

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Kudarma Kingdom:

Emperor Dean's Palace:

Emperor Dean was seen cleaning the sharp edge of his sword on the clothes of one of the headless bodies which belonged to a servant. The servant had brought him his lunch and half way through his eating, his teeth wrestle with a stone.  He spat it out to the ground and he sent for the servant who had brought him his food.

"Didn't you check the food well before bringing it to me?"

"I am sorry my Emperor, I didn't know, it won't happen again," the male servant said bowing his head in respect.

"Go and call me the one who had prepared the food and those who followed her to prepare it. Now!!" he yelled out the last part and the servant quickly went to call the head cook who then called others that followed her in preparing the afternoon meal with her.

"You sent for me your highness," the head cook said fearfully.

"Were you the one who had prepared today's lunch?" he demanded coolly.

"Yes your highness, I was the one," she said.

"Have you suddenly go blind that you couldn't see the difference between a soup broth and a stone?"

"I am sorry your highness,"

Emperor Dean could only nod his head. "So you want to remove my beautiful set of teeth?"

"I am so sorry, I promise, it won't repeat itself again," the head cook said, still apologizing.

"Right, you won't." He didn't get to finish his statement when he made the sword of one of his guards remove it from its sheath and fly towards him. Holding it in his hands and swinging it around expertly he returned his gaze to the head of cook and others. "Right, you won't." he repeated the words again and smiled at their faces and went on a killing spree.

Once no one was standing he gestured with his other hand to the guards there with him. "Take their dead bodies and feed them to my dragon's." he ordered and left for his room.

Waking up this morning, he hadn't set his eyes on Kira but he was not bothered. She might be training with the warriors or better still the two brothers.

He entered his room, close the door. He didn't bother to lock the door, no one in his or her right senses would enter without any invitation. He went to his bed and laid on it.

According to what he was told, today is his brother's burial and he wasn't feeling remorseful about it. He had killed his brother and well.....it was good and this is just the beginning of what that will befall on Ashland.

He didn't know when he slept off.

He saw himself in a waterfall and to his surprise, the moon was out and shiny.

What the hell? Why was he here? Where the hell is he anyway?

Emperor Dean thought as he stared around him in confusion and then returned his gaze back to the waterfall in front of him.

"It took me months to finally get into your mind," a voice said behind him, startling him a bit as he twirled around to face the owner of the voice.

He saw a cloaked figure and couldn't see his face.

"What?" he asked, trying to make the cloaked figure speak to know if the voice belonged to a male or a female.

"Well, with a little bit of help," the voice said again and this time, Dean couldn't differentiate if it was a male or a female. The figure spoke in multiple voices, children's voices.

"Who are you?"

"You don't need to know who I am Dean. Storm is back, he will be a pain in my butt, so I  just need you to do something for me," the cloaked figure said.

Dean laughed out as if what the cloaked figure just said was funny.

"Do you even know who you are speaking with? Do you know who you are standing in front of?"

"The question should be this way Dean, do you know who is standing in front of you? I made you fall asleep and brought you here, shouldn't this show you how powerful I am than you? In here, I can control you," the cloaked figure said. "I need you to do something for me."

"You can't order me."

"Oh yes I can. I can."

"I will hunt you down when I wake up."

"Oh you won't even remember this dream so keep quiet and listen carefully to me. This is what I want you to do...."