Gothic Throne roomAmanda's POV~Being forced to my knees by the guard behind me, I couldn't help but wonder who exactly was sitting in the darkened throne like area up the flight of stairs. The room was dimly lit by the candle chanderlier hanging by a chain from the ceiling along with a couple of golden multi-fingered candle holders with red candles in them, periodically distributed across the room."Hail my Lord!" The person in the black hooded garment, who had led me hailed the one on the throne. The voice sounded somewhat familiar, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. "Hail, oh Great one!" The other people in black hooded garments arranged in a straight line with us in the middle, responded in reverence as they worshipped the one on the throne. "What the hell is going on?" I thought as I tried to fathom just where I was and to whom I was bowing. "You may rise" a deep resonant baritone echoes through the cavern-like throne room. Everyone gets back uzp to their feet and the
Amanda's POV~"Free from Xander?" I thought. How in the world is that gonna be possible? Did this guy have any idea what he was getting himself into? Xander is the f*cking Alpha! Ain't nobody gonna be able to beat him."Free from Xander?" I asked, before chuckling a bit. Was this some kind of cosplaying show? Perhaps I was on movie set. I looked around in case there were any cameras. "They are probably all hidden" I concluded. There's no way any of these could be real. From the weird looking set to the bold confrontation of the Alpha. This all had to be fake. There could be no other explanation. "You find what I said funny?" He asked with a smirk on his face. "You guys, cut it out" I said laughing. I felt relieved, almost as if a huge boulder was taken off my shoulders. To think it was some sort of acting all along. "You almost gave me a heart attack" I added as I then looked at Cruella. On seeing her visage, I was a bit confused. Her face looked pale, almost as if she had died ten
Amanda's houseAmanda can be seen on her bed with her mom sitting beside her and giving her a hug. There's an IV drip in her hand and she looks around, totally unaware of how she got here or what had actually happened. The discrepancy between what she had experienced and what she was seeing now immediately conjured up a headache.......Amanda's POV~"Mom?" I called as her hands were still wrapped around me."Yes sweetie" she responded as she broke off the hug and used her hands to caress my face. The look in her eye said it all. She was mortified. She was literally just trying to compose herself and not break down in front of me. "Where are the kids?" I asked as soon as I remembered them. Having seen something as horrific as I did, I suddenly placed a lot more value on life than I did before. I couldn't help but think about them now when I had witnessed first hand how volatile life was."They're asleep, upstairs in their room" she replied. "Pheeew!" I heaved a sigh of relief as soon
The next morning at Amanda's house, Amanda feels quite alright as she gets ready for work. She is to take the kids to school first and then head over to Xander's place for work. Her mom kinda slept in probably because of the stress she faced last night. So Amanda didn't bother waking her up and instead made breakfast for her and cleaned up the place.......Amanda's POV~"Alright, I think we're all set, right?" I asked as the kids all nodded affirmatively in response. I looked around the house and everything seemed perfect. "Hold on here kids, let me go see Grandma." I said to them as I went upstairs. I got to her room and knocked just a little, so that it wouldn't wake her up if she was still sleeping. Opening the door quietly, I walked in. She was still fast asleep. "Mom" I muttered as I sat on her bed beside her and using my hand, caressed her cheek. She seemed so peaceful and tranquil as she slept. "Sleep well, okay? Ill be back soon" I said as gave her a kiss on the forehead and
Later that day at Xander's house, Amanda can be seen chopping up some green chilli as other kitchen staff can be seen carrying out their regular duties. Some of them are frying, others are busy mincing meat and the like. So generally, the kitchen is bubbling with activity. Judging from Amanda's gaze though, it's clear that she's not even paying attention to what she's doing or what's happening at all in the kitchen, as her eyes can be seen staring into nothingness. Amanda's POV~"Twen...ive....illion, twen...ty five mill....twenty fi...." My mouth kept muttering subconsciously as my mind drifted off to what had happened earlier today at the bank. I was still trying to absorb the shock. It all made no sense from what happened last night to this shocking news today. I didn't know what to think. ".... Amanda? Amanda?" Someone called, startling me. "Ye....yes?" I answered as I turned to look at the person. It was Madame Louise. "Oh Good morning" I greeted her with a smile. I had
*** The criminal underworld *** It's night time and the elusive underworld where criminals, mobs and gangs operate begins to approach dawn as the civil world heads into it's dusk. At the front of a night strip club, the streets are swarming with monsters and drug dealers selling crack and heroine. The booming sound of the night life saturates the night air. Meanwhile, across the street, Luthur can be seen taking a little stroll on the side walk as he caresses his locket subconsciously.......Luthur's POV~Here it was again....the bustling night time. This had become my home for so long. Tonight was quite special though. For some reason, I couldn't take my mind off my wife and daughter, probably because tonight was the exact night she was born. I thought about my actions introspectively as I walked slowly along the sidewalk."Was what I did right? Would she understand me? Would she forgive me if I should return?" These questions plagued my mind. I couldn't help but think abo
Three years ago>>>>>>> Luthur can be seen waiting at a corner of a street in a black van. He and the Serpent Mafia had linked up to do a bank heist. They particularly needed his expertise since he was one hell of a driver. Little did they know that he had plans of his own.......Luthur's POV~Radio: ".....Sweet summer sunshine! Sweet summer love!....It's crazy how much I think about you, this Love's from above...I said.....""Sweet summer sunshine! Sweet summer love!......Damn, this song hits hard" I said as I sang along. I was getting a bit nervous. "Why in the world are they taking so long?" I thought as my fingers being fidgety, tapped along to the rhythm of the song. I had never really done a bank heist before though I had taken part in worse missions. I wasn't really nervous because of the heist but rather because I was about to do a heist of the money from the heist masterminds themselves. Yup, I was gonna steal the money from the thieves. Just as I was waiting for them t
Thirty three years ago>>>>>>>>>>In a huge training ground in the forest, giggles and excited screams of toddlers and little kids saturate the atmosphere as the kids run in excitement, chasing each other through the forest. It's all part of an endurance training program for the kids in order to create a team of elite combat veterans. Among the children running is a set of four kids, one of which is young Luthur. He seems to find it difficult to catch up with the others, panting heavily as he runs out of breath ............Young Luthur's POV~"Come on guys," I paused to pant, "You're too fast" I whined. I really despised hunting training. It just showed how inferior I was to the other kids. I strived everyday, trying to make it into the royal guard. Hmph, the royal guard......that was probably the most prestigious honor a member of the pack could receive...to get to be a member. The pack had rules that drove each village to pass their promising kids through rigorous training to make s