Rise From The Shadows - 3 Chapter 3

“I knew something was up when you hid us in another room,” claimed a gracious young face. With tears running down her smooth fair face, she raced towards me and pulled me tight in her embrace. “I didn’t know you went through so much. Argenteus convinced me that you ran away after your father’s death. I trusted him because he was the closest person I had left after Frigus passed. I’m so sorry, my dear.”

I hugged my mother silently. As much as I wanted to cry, I couldn’t. I felt betrayed by everyone around me. I even just came to know of my siblings that share a murderer’s blood. I would have asked her to turn back time, but she was already weak enough after the whole fiasco happened and she had to stop time in order to make it before the prime minister did. It’s sad how no one uses their time wisely and directs it to her these days…

“Yongnian, move over, you’re not the only one who hasn’t seen Taes in decades. The grandparents also want to see her.” announced my grandmother, Goddess Chea.

“Chea is right, but before we get even more distracted, what are we to do with Argenteus?” asked my paternal grandfather, while stepping up to the huge water bubble that was stuffed with a God.

“I suggest we take away his position as prime minister, all his property, fortune, etc. and banish him from Canada and the United Kingdom, that is unless the rest of you would like to sentence him for life.” Argenteus’s mother suggested. Although she was his mother, she couldn’t bear to hear about his evil deeds. He not only cost her her firstborn son, but also her only granddaughter. Had she defended him, I would have been astonished, as she has always been a woman of equality. After all, she is the Goddess of diversity.

“Loss of assets and life sentence preferably,” Goddess Chea agreed.

“Too bad death sentences are illegal. Agreed,” my mother pouted.

“Proceed,” both my grandfathers agreed simultaneously.

“So it’s confirmed, he will spend the rest of his life in prison and all his assets will be given to his family members.” I finalized and accepted, although I hoped for a harsher punishment upon him. When it was time to move him, I called out, “Water release.”

“God Lefu! Goddess Chea! God Proelium! Goddess Yongnian! Taes! You all want to turn against one of your family members? Your flesh and blood? Don’t be so harsh. How about I give up my position and everything will be good?” he pleaded, slowly walking backwards, as though about to escape at any moment.

“Look him up Taes.” Grandfather Proelium ordered.

“Gladly!” I exclaimed, waving a hand goodbye, “Box, form.”