Chapter 8 Chapter eight
“Doctor Jones…..!” Selah screamed while Reno quickly rushed to call him. Dr Jones ran in and began to press her chest but she coughed up more blood and the machine lines began to straighten. Selah clutched her chest praying under her breath, while Reno starred at the machine wide eyed.
“Stop..! He commanded in a booming demonic voice. Startled, Dr Jones backed away and almost knocked down the machine. Reno took a deep breath and took Emma's two hands in his. He gently closed his eyes and his lips began to move slightly like he was talking to something quietly.
Suddenly, the entire room illuminated with a eeire blue glow almost blinding everyone present. Streams of blue energy flowed from his body into hers. Selah eyes widened in shock and she quickly stepped forward to stop him but a great force blasted her away, sending her crashing into the wall.
“Your highness, you can't use the divine healing ability on someone else except yourself. The consequences are severe!” She shouted a warning weakly. But Reno was far from hearing, his frozed in place and his lips paled.
The blue eeire went off instantly and he fell to the ground immediately, blood steeping steadily from his nose. “Quick..! Take his highness to another room and place him on oxygen.” She commanded urgently. Dr Jones didn't move an inch. “Are you out of hearing? Take him and give him oxygen now! Did you want him to die and bring the entire wrath of hell upon us?
But Dr Jones still didn't move but instead rushed at her and kicked her hard on her knees making her fall to the ground whimpering in pain. “Have you gone insane? How dare you defy me..!?” She screamed at him. She turned to the other doctor “get me the soilders…!” But as the doctor turned to go, they were instantly surrounded by gun men who pointed guns at them.
“What is the meaning of this?...”she asked beginning to get scared. Dr Jones laughed and slapped her across her face. “Finally…. I've gotten back my lost throne after years of trying. That is the repercussions of having a weak ruler… hahahaha…” he laughed and kicked her.
“You fool..!” She shouted and lunged at him. “Bind her” he ordered his men who tackled her back to the ground and bound her hands together with a rope. “So… beautiful Selah…, I'm going to give you two choices to redeem yourself because everyone in this city has been won over to my side and any rash move, they'll all turn against you…..”. He said and paused.
Looking at Reno’'s pale face, she sighed deeply. “What do you want?” She calmly asked. “Be my mistress and I'll have mercy on you and not leave him to die. Your refusal, I'll kill you and leave him here to die with his little lover.”
“You have two minutes………”
“What.! How dare you think of such? Remember Gozo your father is my father's brother. We are related by blood and this will bring unquestionable consequences on us.!” She screamed.
“One minute left, and….we are not, and will never be blood siblings. Your parents lied to you for years” he scoffed. Boiling in anger, Selah's eyes turned red “i agree to be your mistress, take the prince and place him on oxygen now..! And so you know, if the prince dies here under your watch, Hell will never spare you.
“Good..bring her to my chambers with me. “You.!” He pointed at the other stunned doctor “take the stupid prince and place him on oxygen. And oh.. dear Selah, we don't have much oxygen tanks left so we can't afford to waste precious oxygen. I give your prince two days to wake up or I'll cut off the supply” he said wickedly and turned to leave.
Like lightening, she kicked him with her free legs making him fall to the ground. She turned with same speed and used her tied hands to punch the guy holding her, kicking him away. She tried to run away, but she felt the cold nozzle of a gun on her neck.
“Smart move girl, i really underestimated you.” He kicked her knees from behind and she fell hard on them, making them dislocate instantly.
“Take her and lock her in the dungeon”
IN THE KINGDOM OF EXILED DEMONS
“We need a concrete plan to get our men into the hollow fast before Emma wakes up” liriah said pacing up and down in Rexy's office but surprisingly, he remained unraffled his eyes transfixed on a spot.
Suddenly, pius bursted in forgetting the courtesy of knocking with excitement visible written on his face. “Are you in your right senses Pius?” Rexy snapped at him irritated and he quickly bowed in apology.
“I'm sorry Lord Rexy but the news I'm about to break is very good and will help our plan move to the next level” he blabbered happily but this irritated Rexy further.
“Then be out with it.!” He shouted. “Yes my lord. The news is, Selah was sabotaged this afternoon and the hollow rulership fell into the hands of a common human..”
Hearing this, his eyes lit up instantly with excitement. “A human is now the ruler of the hollow? Hahahaha…this is very good.! Did you know the greatest weakness of humankind?” He asked, happily scanning the faces of Pius and liriah but they shook their heads.
“Its money..! Money, a mere worthless paper. Who did the rulership of the hollow fall into the hands of?” He asked Pius.
“Dr Jones symore..”
On hearing this, Rexy and liriah bursted into a loud and funny laughter. “Jones? A mere mortal that can't even differentiate between the physical and spiritual?” Rexy mocked and laughed louder.
He was so confident handling Jones will be a piece of cake because some citizens of the hollow weren't humans but demons and had some supernatural abilities. But Gozo, Jones father was adopted by Selah's grandparents from a human orphanage so his lineage are humans.
Rexy's face turned serious again “let the game begin. Tomorrow, we'll take an offer Jones can never resist right to his doorstep. That impudent mortal will be out of the way in no time.”
Liriah's wrinkled face broke into a smile too “we'll conquer the hollow and make it one of our achievement and a slave under our Kingdom.
“Hell you're next.!”