"Welcome strangers from the other realm of life, I believe your journey was smooth?" A giant man dressed in flowing robes that were two times his size asked.Considering the fact that his head was almost touching the upper part of the cave and we had to look up to answer showed how huge he was. My rough mental calculation claimed he must be up to 18ft tall. He had a slightly crooked rod with a ruby gem as the artifact adorning it."Believe me when I tell you it has been traumatizing and why the fuck did you have to let those birds attack us? is that your definition of hospitality?" Cass scrunched his brows in anger.The riddle man pointed his rod at Cass and threw a fireball at him which Cass ducked early enough to prevent a third-degree burn. A fireplace magically appeared where the fireball struck, right behind Cass."Well, what can I say? I'm an old man with a weird way of showcasing my good intentions." He flashed a smile at us and his eyes glinted with misch

"What does man love more than life, hate more than death or mortal strife that which contented men desire, the poor have, the rich require, The miser spends, the spendthrift saves And all men carry to the grave?" Romulus fanned himself and muttered, "think wisely before answering, it is bound to get tougher."I cracked my knuckles while racking my brain. One moment I felt like I knew the answer and the next minute my doubting Thomas's side gets activated. I really can't say which one I prefer. What is making my head spin are the transitions but at this moment, my brain cells have been randomized or better still-- frozen."Nothing?" Cass whispered with his hands covering his face."I didn't get that?" Romulus's voice thundered across the cave in a bid to get Cass to man up."I said nothing, I don't know." His slender fingers ran across his tousled hair and he began pacing around and staring at every other thing but for me."You sure you have absolutely nothin

Paranoia only creeps up on me when I'm scared of the unknown and to be honest, I definitely didn't bargain for this bullshit!"What password?" My heart sank instantly! Time kept flying fast when I didn't want it to move an inch and when I wanted time to get accelerated it would crawl its butt slowly like a snail. This is unbelievable!"Are you now convinced Romulus is a scammer? He never told us about a frigging password." Cass' fingers trembled in anger. He looked like he could kill Romulus on sight."How about you keep quiet and let me think!" My voice thundered and Cass blinked back in surprise.I was beginning to feel infuriated about the incessant and endless whining. Throwing blames around is a stupid thing to do at the moment. We need to be smart and think of a way out of this challenge. My blood boiled while I thought of what to do.Cass stepped forward and peered into the guards' faces. "Let me pass." He compelled.The guards frowned in sync,

For a brief second, we let the silence pass on with the chilly wind of awkwardness that blew past. The stormy cloud had returned to a normal evening chilly weather and the entire Castle became silent and peaceful. But here we were, silently anticipating and wondering if we had successfully convinced the dualistic god and if he would help us out. I glanced at my wristwatch and saw we had less than two minutes to secure the ancestral gift and return to the portal in time.Lord Adam cleared his throat. "You are a young brilliant mind which I appreciate but you have to learn to cultivate the art of patience.""Patience? I'm on a time ultimatum, I can't afford to be patient at this crucial time, Lord Adam.""As a god, emotions don't appeal to me. Logic and reasoning are key alongside the right dosage of patience. As a future heiress, you need to learn that." His voice went an octave higher like a lecturer about to school us."People die daily so what difference will a

#Los Angeles##Festive period##Marshalls dynasty#Consequences be damned!!!♥Elena's POV♥It is a beautiful day outside, the streets are jam packed with tourists from all over the globe. They are gulping can beers, sinking their incisors into the thick succulent thighs of roasted chickens, chasing beads, and giggling around.They are all wandering around on the vampire walking tour of Los Angeles. The naive human faction assumes the festivity is just a myth hence their costumes, fake elongated fangs, and red paint dripping from their necks and hands. They look just how movies have painted vampires to be, a figment of their writer's imaginations. Well, it is all part of our city's charm but we the supernaturals are quite familiar with the truth.The hurricane flight we had from the other realm landed us directly in the middle of the universal studios Hollywood where the human population was more rampant. I think the smell of the busy