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Chapter 27“Then why did you egged him on if you knew he’s bound to act like that?” I asked, swiftly avoiding the glare directed on my way as I explored my new surroundings, not waiting for his reply. The fountain was consisted of hundred little cherubim placed next to each other, arrows in their hands and at their point, water flows out creating little splashes on the pond below. I slowly walked around the fountain and came face to face with an ancient wooden door, intricate design and symbols surrounding the golden knocker which was also fashioned into a little cherubim whose hands are bound; Wide windows framed the front while the russet tiles on the floor reflected the harsh sunlight. “This is like a castle,”“It is, but we call it, Autahvuwns Manor,” Aeon mused before marching up the door. He motioned for me and I followed him, a step away. Aeon’s hands lingered over the golden handles, his hands skimming the cherubim as he hesitated. “Why are you not opening it?“I am afraid o
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Chapter 28I walked closer to where Caelum stands, noticing his blood shot eyes, his black travelling cloak shimmering with golden dust, his dark brown curls glinting as the dust fell from them. I glanced down to see him holding some flowers in his hands. He inclined his neck to the side, blinking his eyes before he held out his hand, letting the flowers float around me, magically suspended as though it was held by some twine. I am still shocked at how the flowers float around me that when he speaks, I jumped slightly for his voice is full of sadness, “This is an act of responsibility for I have willingness to become better. Humans call it an apology,” His sad stormy eyes stared at me with remorse, yet his face remains emotionless and handsome. I took the flowers one by one and asked, “What’s this flower?” “Hyacinth,” he gave me a small smile before dragging himself out of the room, his form weary . I caressed the flower, settling down on the chair. I pushed the curtain slightly
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Chapter 29CAELUMMy head felt like it is splitting in two. I breathe out, trying to shield my face with my hand only to let it out, grinding my knuckles on my forehead as I groaned. I stared up at my reflection as the great circular mirror looms above me – My hair sticks out in every direction imaginable as though I have been electrocuted by lightning. I sat up and blinked for a couple of times to get rid of the blurriness brought by a couple of hours of sleep, startled when certain visions flashed beneath my eyelids. “Whoa! What was that?” I threaded my fingers on my hair and tried to pat them back into place, “What did I –?”I saw myself holding out a hyacinth flower to Rubin, saying, “An act of responsibility for I have willingness to become better; humans call it an apology,” I watched as the hyacinth flower floated around her, making me slap my forehead at the memory as the scene shifted.She was looking down at me, her eyes worried. Where are we? I gaze at my surroundings
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Chapter 30CAELUMThe field dissolves back to the front doors of the Manor, the gloomy sky looming above us. I pushed open the door and quickly headed to the kitchen, my thoughts still in disarray as I snatched a bottle of water from the fridge. “Oh! You’re here…I am about to finish.” Rubin stated as she stirred the pan and tossed the egg on a plate. I settled down on a seat and observed her as she makes her way to where I am sitting. “Here!” I was surprised when she gave me a cloud shaped sunny side up.“I taught her how to do that. I’m glad she easily caught up with everything. ” Aeon mused, nodding at his student who is smiling wide.“Great to know you are being fond of her.” I stated at him before poking the egg with my fork, a little bit dubious. After deciding that the egg is not harmless, I gave it a little bite and take some toast from the centre of the table, spreading raspberry jam on it. “Food here on earth is just brilliant! I haven’t tried all of these and I intend to
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Chapter 31 RUBIN“What is that?” Aeon asked me as soon as I finished pinning the paper on the cold cupboard – I mean, fridge. “Just some important – stuff.” I shrugged my shoulder and wearily observed him as he squinted at the paper before taking it off, “Hey!” I tried to snatch it away from his hands but he was way too tall. He began reading, “One, a cupid has a mission to be done here on earth hence the gods should allow her to complete it. Oh, there’s no problem about that. I allow you to proceed,” he smirks before reading the next one. “Two, A cupid has a wish to be one with the Gaeans and experience everything the earth has to offer consequently, the cupid should be allowed to spend some time outside. Oho! That will be a little bit of a challenge considering that I have to observe you at certain times but it can be plausible – I’ll see to this if we could,” He huff, checking the paper again, “Three, a cupid has a desire to feel precious and loved, therefore she asked for leis
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Chapter 32RUBIN“It’s far too late – the factory closes at 6 pm and they are currently in a meeting about the product. Let’s go down and check the stations while they are gone.” I raised a brow and tried to see pass the darkness only to sigh, following him out of the room. I was quickly intoxicated by the scent of something so fragrant, wafting in my nose, as though it was the very air we are breathing in. “What is a factory and what products are you talking about? And what’s that smell? It’s intoxicating.” “Oh, I’m sorry, it definitely slipped my mind that you are ignorant of this mundane terms. Well, a factory is a place where certain products are produced, developed or processed. In this case, this factory is purely dedicated to making chocolates and other sweets – what you are smelling is cocoa, the main ingredient for making chocolates.”My mouth widened as Caelum led us inside a room where big whirring things circulates the dark fluid from the transparent glass. The process
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Chapter 33CAELUM“That’s called—Lu-Le...L”I rolled my eyes before saying, “Lorry.”“Yeah! I know that it’s called lorry. You don’t have to say it for me.” I nodded my head once again, my head pounding as I felt another rush of annoyance corrupting my mood – I shouldn’t have insisted for her to read those books. “Where are we going anyways? We’ve been walking for the past hour and I am tired.”“ Do you think I’m not?” I sarcastically said, glaring up at the cobblestones that leads out of town. I have decided that we should trek a little way out of town for I wanted to show her the country side before heading at the farm outside the town. It seems that it was a terrible idea considering how sweaty we ended up with as the sun glared down at us.“That’s a scarecrow, am I correct?” I nodded, noticing the river that runs out of town by the town entrance, a few kilometres from where we are. The great oak tree looms over us and I smiled, it seems that we are a little bit closer than I tho
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Chapter 34CAELUM I squinted my eyes and noticed Carlos, pulling his trousers up from his waist as he struggled with the basket of grapes, balancing it on his hips, “Mon signore! Grande. Migliore uve – very very supple!” He said between huff and puff, stumbling as he beckon us down at the bench, facing the stomping place. Rubin sat and her eyes widened when Carlos put the basket of grapes down at her feet, “This are the best harvest so far, try it, rufina!” Carlos held out a piece in front of her face and Rubin takes it, popping the grape in her mouth. “Hmm,” She takes another piece and Carlos claps his hand, “This is like our grapes back in Eros. How did—”“Eros? Where is that place, signore?” Carlos looks at me, his sweaty face full of curiousity. Shaking my head, I asked for him to direct us to the stomping place. The ladies are already there, cheering while Zita held out some clothes for us to wear. I threw the shirt and shorts at an unsuspecting Rubin who sneered as it hit her
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