Chapter 8

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"Now the last house for the day,"

Darrell said in front of a shabby looking building.

Then he knocks.

"Good morning ma'am,"

Darrell said to the old woman who opened the door.

"Good morning son," the woman replied weakly.

"Door service," Darrell said and gives the woman the bag on his hand.

"Thank you," The old woman said trying to take the bread from Darrell's hand and her hand mistankenly touches Darrell's hand then she feels something. "Come inside son you look tired," the woman said and touched Darrell on his forehead.

"Thank you ma'am for your concern but I'm okay," said Darrell looking at the woman strangely not knowing what the woman is up to.

"I know that you are not sure if you should come, but know that I mean no harm to a Cassel blood," the woman said to Darrell with a really serious look on her face.

Darrell heard this and became surprised.

"How did you know my last name?" Darrell asked surprised.

"Don't under estimate me and listen to me if you want to be safe," the woman said and held Darrell's hand.

"What do you mean?" Darrell asked confused.

"You have to come inside, hurry, I think trouble is near, come on inside and take refugee." The woman said still holding Darrell's hand.

Darrell starts hearing noises from behind him and then he looked behind him and saw strange birds flying towards him, out of fear, he hurriedly entered inside the old woman's house and the door closed by itself.

"What was that?" Darrell asked immediately he got inside the woman's house.

"You ask too many questions here take this pill this should ease you a little," the woman said giving Darrell a pill.

"I can't," Darrell replied looking really scared.

"Trust me," she said with a low tune.

Darrell looked at the woman and then at the pill, he then felt like he heard his mother's voice.

"Take it Darrell,"

Then he decides to take the pill from the woman, swallowed it and he immediately fell into a deep slumber.

"Darrell! Darrell!" Catherine which is Darrell's mother called.

"Mom! Mom!" Replied Darrell surprised.

"Darrell!" Catherine called and held Darrell on his face.

"Mom you are okay," Darrell replied with teary eyes.

"Yes son, you don't have to worry about me anymore," Catherine replied and cleaned a tear that dropped down on Darrell's left cheek.

"No mom, I miss you, I wish you were here with me," Darrell replied sadly.

"Son you have grown up so quickly, I have always been around, I never left; but you didn't know," Catherine replied still holding Darrell's face.

"I really love you, I wish I could have stopped that beast but I couldn't," Darrell sobs.

"Stop crying son, I want you to always be the man you have always wanted to be," Catherine said and cleaned the fresh tears that were dripping down from Darrell's eyes.

"Yes son, listen to your mother,"

Gerald which is Darrell's father cuts in.

"Dad, I can't believe this, you are also here," Darrell asked and embraced his father.

"I have always been around," Gerald said as he embraced his son. "I want you to be careful cause our enemies will try to get to you, but you must always prevail," Gerald adds.

"But how?, I mean, I couldn't save you when I got the chance, how now would I save myself?" Darrell asked confused.

"You must not give up son,"

Said Catherine.

"Your gift is inside of you, find it within yourself," Gerald said to Darrell and they start going apart. "Find it within yourself,"

Gerald repeats.

Gerald and Catherine both disappeared.

"Mom! no, don't go,"

"Dad! Mom!!" Darrell said crying out loud.

Darrell wakes up, he is sweating and breathing really fast.

"Mom!" Darrell called sadly after waking up.

"You really stayed in there for long," The old woman said to Darrell as she rubs an oil on her hands.

"Give me another pill, you have to give me another one," Darrell said angrily.

"No son, you have had enough," the woman replied and she walked towards the book shelf and brought out a book from the book shelf.

"But I want to see them again," Darrell said. He was still crying.

"Well then you will have to die with them," the woman said as she kept the book on her table and walked to Darrell.

"Okay, I don't mind," Darrell said less concerned.

"Mind you, know that the whole of Monaserus dies with you," the woman said now holding Darrell right hand.

"What do you mean?" Darrell asked confused.

"You are destined to save us all," the woman said looking straight at Darrell's eyes.

"I do not understand what you mean," Darrell said

"What you are is inside of you and cannot be unlocked unless you forget about your past and move forward," the woman said and pointed her hand to Darrell's chest.

Darrell took a deep breath and try to put the pieces together, he paused and thought for a moment before he spoke.

"You said those birds were after me, since they have missed me, it means they are going for my uncle next, you have to help me save him," Darrell said and stood up.

"That won't be a problem, here this is a mistletoe use it on the birds on your way out, don't look straight to the eyes of your foes and be careful," the woman said and gave Darrell a mistletoe on his hand

"Thank you, I hope this works," Darrell said now standing up.

"It will son and take care," the woman said.

"I need to know your name before I leave," Darrell said looking at the woman.

"Call me Melissa," As she said this, she immediately transforms into a beautiful young woman.

"Call me when you need my help I will always be of service to you," she adds

Then she disappeared into thin air.

Darrell stood there wondering where the woman went to and became startled.

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