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❤️❤️ Separate Ways (Part 6) ❤️❤️

"Wasn't that the name you called my mama the night we came here?" Storm asked, this will be the second time he was hearing such a magnificent name.

"Yes, it is, and that's your mother's name, so are you ready to listen to the story?" Storm nodded his head, "Once in a very large kingdom lived two brothers who lived side by side with their aged father, an Emperor, they were both gifted. The elder brother has the four elements; Fire, Water, Earth and Wind, so powerful that he was called the god of elements, while the second brother was a mentalist, the strongest of all elements. One day, the younger brother met with the head priestess of Myrina who has come to deliver a message to the old Emperor. They are like the seers who can see what the future holds. Their love story started secretly. A priestess of Myrina is not allowed to marry or get pregnant if not their powers will be taken away from her and she will be sentenced to death and her head will be left hanging on the wall for all to see and to serve as lessons to the rest Myrina. Phoenix was different, her skin color was different and just like how different she was amongst the Myrina, so was her strength and visions, but then again you can't escape your destiny," Emperor Ariadne said, taking a slow breath.

"So what happened?" Storm asked.

"A lot happened, my son," Emperor Ariadne replied to him in a sad tone.

"Did they discover that she was having feelings for the younger brother?"

"Yes, they did eventually, it was the elder brother who informed their father and he forced the younger son to get married and forgive Phoenix which didn't sit well with the elder brother so he left and when he returned he was a different person. And since the younger son has a stronger element, he was chosen as the next Emperor, but his elder brother didn't agree so there was a lot of fight and in the end, both brothers came to an agreement to divide the kingdom into two so that more death wouldn't occur. He then set strong Samurai warriors at the gate he'd build so that those people who had choose to stay on my side won't trespass."

"What about Phoenix and the rest of the priestesses?"

"Well, he took them, including Phoenix, who now serve under him."

"From your story I know mama is Phoenix and you are the younger brother."

"So intelligent, you guess right my son."

"But how come mama got pregnant with me?"

"Well, we continued to see each other secretly, then one day she stopped coming. I searched for her everywhere and I couldn't go beyond the boundary so as not to enrage my brother, I stopped searching for her  when I couldn't find her. I heard from a source that now he has become a god, I don't know how he did that, he even made all his Samurai warriors invincible. I, on the other hand, kept on practicing our ancestors fighting skills, the Ninja's move, and Warlord Emera had made sure every guard learned it, but there are certain moves which are meant for us, it's a secret move passed down from a father to his son."

"But how did you lose your power?"

"Nothing escape your thoughts, son," Emperor Ariadne said with a grin. "Well I don't know, I woke up one morning and found out I couldn't lift up a metal without hurting myself, the priestess told me forcing it would kill me, so I stopped using it."

"But I thought you said your brother took every priestess of Myrina to his kingdom?"

"Yes, but one day, two returned, old and blind, how they found their way into my kingdom still surprises me, I mean, they are blind but it looks as if they could still see. My brother took their eyes away."

"What was their offence?"

"For helping Phoenix sneak out to meet me."

"Enough of your story Papa, who was that girl that saved me?"

"Oh you mean Juno? She is a troublemaker but she is strong too."

"She is strong and what's the word you use to describe girls with such a face?"

"Pretty, beautiful, gorgeous and a lot more, if she isn't troublesome, she will have a lot of suitors when she grows up."

"I will like to see her again,"

"You like her?"

"I don't like her but she saved my life."

"I will let you visit her,"

"Thank you,"

A knock interrupted their little discussion.

"Who is it?" Emperor Ariadne asked.

"Your highness, the cloth maker is here,"

That pushed Emperor Ariadne to his feet and together with Storm they left the room to meet the cloth maker. He left instructions for his room to be cleaned before he returns.

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Warlord Emera House:

"I have told you not to cause trouble for me Juno, please tell me the part of your ear that is closed,"Warlord Emera said as soon as they got down from their horse.

"Father, I did nothing wrong, I was trying to help him, if I wasn't there in time, they would have injured him, right Rumi?"

The other girl nodded her head. She hardly speaks. Six years ago, one evening, Juno came across her on the road. The girl was crying and was looking dirty and hungry. Juno then brought the girl home and fed her. They discovered the girl had a big wound on her head and couldn't remember who she was or where she came from even after they treated the wound. Her father, with the help of the Emperor, took her to the whole kingdom but no one could identify her. So Juno gave her the name 'Rumi' and she was adopted by her family. Ever since then, the girls have been close.

"Whatever, I won't be taking you to the palace again, and I won't allow my little daughter to blackmail me again." Warlord Emera told her with a raised voice.

Juno didn't say anything, she left her father angrily and when Rumi wanted to follow her, "Don't follow me," Juno said to her in anger and ran out of the house.

"Come inside dear, and hush your voice, we have a visitor," Juno mother, Grace, said. Like her daughter, she has blue hair which was mixed with black and brown eyes.

Even though Warlord Emera knew very well that his daughter could take care of herself, he motioned with his head and five guards ran after her.

"What visitor?" Warlord Emera asked, returning his gaze back to his wife.

"One of the blind seers is here, she can't accept anything I offer her until you return."

"Oh, let's go," Warlord Emera said and followed his wife, Rumi, following them behind them.

As soon as they walked in, the blind seer stood up from her seat and started sniffing the air around her.

"What is it, seer?"

"I sense an evil aura here," the seer said, "I don't know where the scent is coming from, get me salt and grind me some onions." She added and Warlord Emera with his wife quickly left the seer to go and get the things she said.

"If you don't want to get killed, you tell them you didn't smell anything," Rumi said, her voice thick and scary.

"That voice, I know that voice, what are you doing here and why are you in this family?" The seer demanded.

"I am here to wipe out this family, I am waiting for a perfect time to do th-"

"I won't let you harm them, I am going to tell them who you truly are, judging from your voice you are a child." the blind seer interrupted her.

"A child who can hurt you." Rumi told her, "First of all I will feed you with my venom to paralyze your voice."