Darius, Lucian, Thea, Max, and Ophelia were anxious beyond words. They stayed back in the Shadowland until Lord Agamanan and his witches could come down there.
After 45 mins, Lord Agamanan hastily came with a few witches. They were flying in there by the demons, who are all anxious to help their Lord.
"King Darius, Queen Thea, Master Lucian" Lord Agamanan greeted them respectfully.
"Lord Agamanan" they all greeted them as well.
"I need you to try and find the traces of the portal, where Assorthan pushed Lord Lucifer and Amber. I want you to retrieve them as fast as possible. We don't know in what kind of troubles they are in" Darius asked Agamanan.
"It's been more than half an hour King Darius. I don't think we can trace their exact location. But I will try my level best to trace them" Lord Agamanan promised Darius.
Lord Agamanan doesn't want to make false promises to King Darius. So he told him the situation as it is. Even he is Anxious about Lor
"Damn, you are romancing in the middle of the ocean" Lucian teased Lucifer.Lucifer simply rolled his eyes. Amber's face became beet red."As if you are the one to speak," Lucifer commented drily.Ophelia and Thea snickered behind them."Here" Baraka brought towels for everyone to dry themselves."Thank you," Thea said with a smile."My king, Odhan is here" a Sentinel bowed respectfully."Okay, you can go" Darius sent the sentinel away.Baraka's heart skipped a beat. She wants to go see him badly but is scared to ask them so.Darius observed the sad look on Baraka's face and smiled with understanding."You can go and look after him if you want" Darius offered to Baraka.Baraka's face instantly lit up with happiness."Thank u, thank u king Darius" she said and rushed towards the palace.Everyone looked at her retreating figure."Where is Assorthan" Lucifer asked."He escaped," Darius said
Everyone was deep in thoughts after what they heard from Odhan. Suddenly Eugene remembered something before he was found by the Lord in his room."Can I have the permission to speak my lord" Eugene spoke up?He got the attention of everyone in the room."Yes, you may" Darius spoke up."Just before Lord Assorthan found me in his room, I saw a glimpse of a door like thing behind the portrait of Lady Theodora. I became suspicious, but I didn't get a chance to look at it. Lord Assorthan noticed what I was looking at and became enraged and that's when he became adamant about what I saw there. But I don't know what he wanted me to say. Moreover, I am not about to reveal the real reason" Eugene revealed.Everyone's ears perked up with interest. If what Eugene telling is right, then there might be something hidden behind Theodora's painting."Do you mind if we go and check it now?" Darius asked Odhan."Not all King Darius. Please feel free to check
When the angel turn her head and finally revealed her face, everyone remembers her differently.Lucian remembers her as her mother, who gave birth to him and somehow was taken away from him all those decades ago.Darius remembers her as the mother of Theodora, wife of Norcia a dark creature who was a slave to Assorthan.Lucifer identified her as Mother destiny, the one he and Althea met when she was little. Althea called her as mother by mistake."Mother destiny" Lucifer whispered with shock.She looked at him fondly."Yes, dear Lucifer. I am mother destiny" she said with a soft smile playing on her lips."But how come you are trapped here? When did you come from heaven?" he asked her with surprise.Her eyes became distant as if she is thinking something."Do you remember how Althea called me mother when she was little?" Mother destiny reminded him.Yes, he remember that day pretty well. That was the day Althea tied h
"Come with me mother. You don't have to stay here anymore" Lucian begged mother Destiny.She looked at him with resignation, as if whatever she was about to tell him will hurt him."I cannot son. As soon as I keep my foot in that tunnel, the water will drown us faster than we can cross it. It will kill not only me but also all of you. I finally came to know my sons and daughter are living a happy life. I cannot kill them with my one single decision" she said sadly.Lucian looked torn and a light mist of water can be seen in his eyes.She looked away from him, from them towards the sky far away from them."Look at that" she pointed towards the sky far away from them.They all looked in the direction she is pointing towards."What do you all see" she asked.All they could see was a clear blue sky. Too clear without a single cloud and only a few fishes. Wait, fishes?"Are they fishes in the sky?" Darius asked with shock.
After their encounter with mother destiny, all four of them walked back towards the exit of the palace."You can go Eugene" Lucifer sent away Eugene.Eugene bowed to them and left in another direction."What do we do now?" Lucian asked.Even Darius and Lucifer feel like, they are at a dead end. They cannot leave without finding Assorthan. But he is nowhere to be found."We don't know. We are not even sure if that arrows worked on him or not. He became lethargic after a few minutes of being hit. We don't know if it's because of the arrows or his poison" Darius murmured.A maid rushed towards them hurriedly."King Darius, Lord Lucifer, Master Lucien" she addressed them bowed deeply."Yes?" They asked in unison."Your breakfast is ready. Please, if you follow me, I will show you towards the dining room" she said looking at the ground."Sure, lead the way," Lucifer said and three of them followed the maid.
Lucifer entered his room and noticed Amber sitting on the Window sill under the sun. She is so lost in, she didn't noticed him.Lucifer looked at her for a moment before interrupting her."Hey," Amber is startled by the sudden voice and jumped a little.Lucifer is Amused by her jumpy behavior.Amber looked at Lucifer with confusion. That's when she remembered Baraka's request."We don't have many rooms to accommodate everyone. Would you mind sharing with another person?" Baraka asked rather hesitantly."Not at all. We will be okay" Thea assured Baraka.Amber came into the present and asked Lucifer."So are you my roommate?"Lucifer looked at her quizzically."Roommate?" he asked with confusion."Oh yes..." Amber understood that he don't know anything. So she explained Baraka's request to Lucifer."Oh," Lucifer said quietly.He approached Amber and lifted her in his arms bridal style."Hey," she
"Ouch" Ophelia stumbled back with the impact of colliding into someone.Lucian caught her on instinct. But now his eyes adjusted to the steamy surroundings and he could clearly see Ophelia wrapped up in just a towel. Her body slippery with water and her hair too is wet.Ophelia is shocked to see Lucian standing there."What are you doing in my room?" She glared at him after she recovered from her initial shock."I should be the one who should be asking you the same question," he said amused.He is not at all disappointed by her presence in his room. Moreover, he is excited. She started to squirm in his hold."Let me go" she snapped at him."This is ridiculous, don't you think? You are the one who collided with me, standing in my bathroom with just a towel wrapped around you. Now you are also the one who is angry that I am enjoying you in my arms" he teased her, but did not let her go.Ophelia is growing impatient and embarrassed.
Darius, Lucian, and Lucifer met outside their rooms exactly after one hour freshly showered and changed."You guys heard too?" Darius knows they must have heard about Assorthan too. He just want to confirm before continuing."We did" Lucian and Lucifer answered in union."So what do you guys think?" Darius asked the other two."We should go and talk with Odhan before deciding anything" Lucifer suggested.Odhan is the prince and most will be the next Lord of the Shadowland. He would know about that place as well. He might help them if they decided to go in search of his father."Good idea" Darius and Lucian agreed. Three of them made their way towards the room where Odhan is resting.A dark guard who was guarding Odhan's door immediately opened the door for them.Odhan who was resting on the bed, tried to get up into a sitting position."No, don't get up. You can lay down" Lucian said when he saw Odhan fighting against his pain.