11 Chains of the heart.

"SELINS" Benelix shouts towards the carriage in the distance that is approaching.

Selins is riding her husbands carriage with the six horses that he has prepared to push the carriage. Selins couldn't hear Benelix shouting her name in the distance as her mind was still muddled about the events that had happened to her earlier.

Memories of Belus holding his kids for the first time, the joy that was on his face knowing that he has become a father. The happiness they shared together as one big family becomes embedded in her mind. Sadness strikes at her heart when she thinks of these joyful moments.

A great tremor overtook Selins body, tears raced down her cheeks. Selins could not hold the heartbreak any longer as her grief poured out in a flood of uncontrollable tears. "Why must the God's do this to me" Selins said in a heart broken tone.

"I need to look for my two son's, i have to they are the only legacy that Belus has" Selins said as she was sobbing.

"SELINS" Benelix shouts out once more as he could see the tears on her face the closer he got to her. When Benelix sees the tears on the face of Selins, lighting strikes his heart as he becomes more worried and looking around at to where is Belus, only the worst of thought crossed his mind as he sees Selins tears falling from her face.

Selins wasn't paying attention to her surroundings as she was in a deep state of thinking, she couldn't believe if anything that had happened earlier was all a hallucination or reality. Selins remembers being attacked on the hill, she was forced to transport her two boys away to safety with the transportation stone her father had given her ten years ago. Belus was choked to death infront of her, yet when she awakened from her unconscious state she was in the same spot as she was before. Selins cloths were torn off amd the stone has been used.

"Where are my boys, was anything real earlier or was it a hallucination. I don't know what to do anymore, my husband was killed infront of me, when i awoken from my unconscious state i couldn't find his body. I have to find my boys first please be safe Zena and Kenlus." Selins thinks to her self in a heart breaking way.

Selins decides to head to the nearest town in the area to see if anyone had seen her two boy's.

"SELINS" Selins hears a shout, the shout sounded familiar to her. Selins looks around only to spot Benelix pooking at her with a worried expression on his face.

"Be Ben Benelix," Selins tears start bursting from her face as she spoke to Benelix in a stuttering voice.

Selins stops the carriage immediately as she sees close to her. Selins runs towards Benelix, she stumbles on her foot causing her to fall. Selins immediately gets up from the ground not caring to wipe the dirt off her clothes or face. Selins leaps into Benelix arms hugging him like never before, Selins tears burst while dhe is gasping for air to breath.

Benelix gets taken back as Selins hugs him, Benelix feels his shirt getting wet from the tears bursting out of Selins. A stabbing pains starts to hit him as Selins continues crying.

"Whats wrong Selins" Benelix asks worriedly.

Seljns hears Benelix question, she couldnt help herself in bursting more tears as she remmbers the earlier events.

Benelix doesn't hear a response from Selins, he become more worried as he sees Selins bursting into more tears than before.

Benelix grabs onto Selins shoulders pulling her away from him, he starts shaking her shoulder as if trying to wake her up. "Selins i asked whats wrong why are you crying?" Benelix asks Selins again this time you can hear the sadness in his voice.

"HE'S DEAD, HE'S DEAD, THEY KILLED HIM" Selins screams

Benelix face turns a shade of black, his lips start trembling, the hands holding onto Selins shoulders start shaking. "Whos dead Selins, WHOS DEAD" Benelix said in a trembling voice.

Selins takes a look at Benelix, feeling the tremblings in his hands. Selins trys to bring out the words from her mouth, she finds it hard to let the words come out.

"Talk Selins, please" Benelix said in a pleading voice.

Benelix knows the answer to his question, he doesn't wish for it to be true. Benelix kept on asking about who had died as he was hoping it be anyone else but Belus.

"It's Belus" Selins said in heart breaking way.

Selins drops on the ground, tears start bursting as she covers her face with her hands.

Benelix becomes at a loss for words he tries to speak, it's as if he had lost his voice. Benelix feels his Adam's apple drop down, unbearable pain enters his heart as he finds out that the person who he had called a brother is dead.

Benelix and Belus were raised in the same orphanage. Benelix had an affinity towards magic so he didnt have it as rough as Belus had jt in the past. They both becomes friends when Benelix saw that Belus never give up and when ever he got knocked down he would stand back up no matter what, it was Belus determination that Benelix admired the most not power but the determination he would exude.

Benelix thinks of the past he had with Belus, the times they would get in trouble together, have fun together, build homes with each other. All these events of the past start to flash in Benelix eyes as he thinks of the person whom he had called brother.

"Im sorry Belus for i have wronged you i should have told you everything" Benelix thinks to himself.

Selins stops crying but the sadness can be still seen in her eyes, she looks up at Benelix as she was still on the ground "I have to find my boys, that is the least i could do for him to make sure his soul rests in peace" Selins said in saddened tone.

Benelix looks at Selins who is still kn the ground, he helps her stand up and looks her in the eyes while holding onto her shoulder. "Kenlus is with me i found him on way heading toward the capital" Benelix said as you can still hear the sadness in his voice.

"WHAT, Kenlus is with you. WHERE IS HE, WHERE" Selins said in a trembling voice.

"He's in the carriage sleeping I'll get him for you right away" Benelix said.

Benelix heads towards the carriage when he feels a hand tugging at his shirt, he looks back and sees Selins stoping him.

"No, don't wake him up, i want him to sleep peacefully tonight before i tell him the news of his father" Selins said in a soft tone.

"Knowing that he is safe and sound reassures me but i still have to find Zena no matter what. Benelix i hope you can take care of him until i get to the capital, my heart won't rest easy knowing that Zena is somewhere out there." Selins said to Benelix in a pleading tone.

"Selins no worries, but as for taking Kenlus to the capital that won't be possible i will look for Zena with you or else my heart won't rest easy that is my newphew we aren't strangers here we should look for him together. There is a town near by called Ruther we can ask the brand of temple of Heavens that is there for help." Benelix said as he was thinking about somthing.

"That is a reasonable, we can head towards the town right away i still have the elders badge from our branch so they will definitely help" Selins said as hope can be found in her voice.

Selins gets on her carriage and Belus did the same they both wanted to get to Ruther town as soon as possible. The faster they get news about Zena the better as they would know that he is alive, the longer it lasts them not finding Zena the more likely chance it will be that he will die.

Zena is a young boy only at the age of seven he should affinity towards magic, his coming of age ceremony was going to be held after he turns nine.

"Zena please be safe, i have to find you to make my heart rest at ease, same as for your father's soul could rest in peace, I dont want him to have any regrets in this life or the next" Selins thinks to her self.

Benelix travels closely with Selins carriage as both were headed towards Ruther town.

Benelix feels his heart aching from the pain of having his newphew not being found. Benelix didn't ask to many questions about Belus death, he understood that something's can be asked at a later time as of right now the top priority is to find Zena.

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