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❤️❤️ Separate Ways (Part 2) ❤️❤️

"Any question you have will only be answered after your payment, so if I were you I would pay very fast, pay your money to my treasurer, Rumi." Juno concluded her speech and smiled with delight as the young men started paying and going back to their line.

Once Rumi collected their money, she turned to look at Juno who nodded her head once and Rumi left them, running inside the building.

"Don't worry, she went to bring the book my late great great grandfather wrote," Juno assured them and waited one minute, with no sign of Rumi. "What's wrong, please she will be out." she added and true to her words, Rumi came out, running towards her with empty hands. "What is it?" she asked once Rumi was closer.

"I couldn't see the books at the place you kept it."

"Go back and check it, check under my bed," Juno said and Rumi left to do as said. Juno faces the young men once again, "Do you believe me when I say something about my late great great grandfather?" at the nod of their heads, she smiled, "You shouldn't, number one lesson, is not to trust your enemies when they offer you their friendly right hand. There is no book, next time please pay close attention, like, how can a very young girl like me know about the book my late great great great grandfather had written when it's not in the market, think with your head and not with your anus."

"So what about our money?" one asked, coming out of his line.

"Gone, just forget about it."

"First of all, you lied and took our money, that silver coin I gave to you, I have been saving it and you are telling me to forget it and that it's gone? You are going to give me back my coin or else I am going to beat you black and blue if you don't give me back my money, you are just a little kid." he threatened.

"Give us back our Money," the others said in unison.

"Come and collect your money." Juno told them and before any of them would do something, the booming voice of Lord Emera was heard.

"Stop!!" he walked towards them as the young men quickly composed themselves. "Juno, go inside, right now," he told his daughter.

Snorting loudly at them, Juno turned and left.

"I know she tricked you into bringing out your money, right?" at their nods, he continued. "I am sorry for that, I will pay you back your money," he apologized to them. "So follow me, let me show you where your training will begin."

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Emperor Palace:

Ariadne took him to the palace dining table where Storm saw three children, two boys and a girl who seem to be the oldest of them.

Storm noticed the girl was staring at him with hatred in her eyes, he pushed his eyes off hers and concentrated on other things, like the chair he was sitting down on, a chair made of gold, and the decoration of the dining room.

Ariadne sat down, his three children were seated on his right hand side and he made sure Storm was seated on the other hand. He clapped his hands once and the maids started bringing in food and water. Dishing out their food in their separate plates, a female servant was given a spoon which she used to taste the rice and soup, then tear some part of the fried chicken, this is to make sure no poison was inside the food.

Everything was new to Storm who couldn't tear his eyes away from them.

"You can eat your food," Ariadne said to Storm who nodded his head and began eating. "You look too skinny son." he added and watched in amazement as Storm quickly finished eating his food. "If you still need more, you can have mine."

Without wasting time, Storm quickly took Ariadne food and cleaned the plate. Only when he finished eating did he drink water.

"Thank you Sire," Storm thanked and noticed the stares given to him by the other three who hadn't touched their food yet.

At that moment, the Empress walked in majestically with her personal maids and halts when she saw Storm.

"What is this black demon doing here?" The Empress demanded angrily.

"He is here to eat Rose." Ariadne replied to her.

"He is not welcome here, and you allowed this black demon to eat on the same table with my children, do you want him to kill them for me?"

"Stop this Rose, he is my child and I won't allow you to insult him like he has no one."

"But it is true, he has no one, if he does, where is that whore of his mother, where is she? Are you even sure he is your child? I want to see the face of the woman who had birthed this ugly child." Empress Rose mocked. "Reca, Morgan and Fred, up to your feet and March to your rooms, I will bring your food to your rooms, go now, I don't want you to bear this black devil." she ordered and her children obeyed her, leaving the dining room one after the other.

"Rose, don't insult my son, he has my blood running through his veins and this should be the first and last time you refer to his mother as a whore, I won't tolerate it next time, don't push me to the wall." Ariadne warned her, raising his voice at her, when he returned his gaze back to Storm, his anger was gone and he smiled at him. "Come, let's go and check on your mother," that moved storm quickly, standing up to his feet and didn't hide his joy.

He thought the important man was joking when he had promised him back in the room, but now he realized he wasn't.

Taking one of his little hands in his, Emperor Ariadne led the way outside and climbed a black horse which was decorated with golden and silver armour, carrying and putting Storm in front of him. The neighs from the horse alerted the guards who opened the huge gate for the Emperor, "So which way, my son?"

Storm filled with happiness, pointed at the road which he remembered he and his mother taking and soon they left Ashland and entered the small kingdom of Altamon, the people of Altamon, seeing the horse and knowing who it belongs to, cleared the path for them, it was only then storm realized the important man wasn't alone, some other horse riders who are guards were at their back.

He pointed at a small house built with wood and Emperor Ariadne stopped his horse.

Storm didn't wait as he jumped down from the horse and ran towards the closed door, opened it and went in. He didn't notice the blood on the door nor on the floor outside the house.

When he entered the one room he shared with his mother, his happiness was gone from his face, no sign of his mother, he saw a lot of blood on the floor, and the room was scattered.

Storm noticed the important man behind him and placed his hands on his shoulder.

"Son, they found the dead body of your mother , someone killed her," Emperor Ariadne said with sadness. "She was murdered."

"She left me and now she is gone, why would anyone want her dead? She is the only thing I have left in this world."

Emperor Ariadne wanted to rebuke him for saying such words but kept his tongue on check because the little boy wasn't far from the truth, he wasn't part of the boy's life, yet.

Storm was angry at his mother for leaving him behind and not taking him. He was also angry at himself for allowing his mother to trick him.

Storm was so angry that he noticed the changes in the room.

Emperor Ariadne noticed and his eyes nearly bulged out of its sockets, the little boy had his mother power.

Every metal in the room levitated in the air.