The White Chronicle

Chapter 17 - The Return

The dew drops slowly as the kids play around the pool of Mebuyan. It was misty like all the days before but Hel felt something is different in the underworld ever since Mebuyan left. Come strolling Masiken walking slowly with his hands on his head. Hel tends to the children and waited for Masiken to get nearer to the pond. Hel tries her best to hide her smile, she master her powers over the dead souls can now command the dead to her whims.

Masiken shrugs off the thought he had and proceeded to walk toward Hel. He was swarmed with the children asking him to carry them to lull them to sleep. He humors the children and conjures ghostly hands to carry the kids and sway them to sleep. Hel sees this and smile "I see that you are getting better as treating the kids, I guess you are now ready to become a father?"

Masiken pauses and blushes. "That is nothing Hel. I did that just to make sure the kids are put to sleep."

Hel asked Masiken to sit down and watch her perform her magic. Masiken followed her and sat down. Hel then excited claps her hand. She focuses her energy then separated her palm from each other. A dark and green colors flow from her hands then she carefully stretch her hands toward the nearest soil. "Arise!" she yells for her magic to follow her command; she stretches her hands and out flows the magic towards the ground she is pointing to. Specters of warriors and men arise from ground. They brandish their weapons and yells for Hel to take them to battle. "Pretty impressive huh?" Hel asks as she summons more of them but the rowdy warriors started to shout and cry for battle and glory scaring the kids by the pool.

The kids started to cry and this got Masiken and Hel worried. Hel stops casting her magic and the specters disappears in an instant. The two of them hurried and tend to the children. "Ugh, I was already manage to make them sleep and now they are yelling for Mebuyan" Hel tells Masiken as the both of them hurried to make the kids calm again.

Once the kids settled down and the two of them decided to take a rest. Hel asked Masiken how good was her magic; since Mebuyan left she was training nonstop to develop to be ready when Mebuyan returns. Masiken is happy and impressed, he comments that more practice is needed and then she can to rule her rightful place. Hel's smile was wide. She was happy that atleast someone can appreciate her strength but she also feels sad. Once she completes her training here, she must leave and uphold the bargain that his father and grandfather made – for her and her family.

"Masiken, once I become the queen of the dead on my realm, would you visit me there from time to time?" Hel asked. She wants the answer from him. She knows that he will visit her there but there is nothing sweeter than coming from his lips. "For sure Hel, I will visit you there." Masiken turns his head and moves closer to Hel. He placed his hands closer to hers. She looks Masiken at his eyes; she felt that his voice, his eyes and his smile gives her the impression that he is not lying.

Hel moves her pinky finger to Masiken hands. Masiken returns the favor by leaning closer her to her. Hel felt this is the right moment. She looks into Masiken eyes deeper than before, she holds her hands. Masiken closed in, his lips ready to meet Hel's. She closes her eyes and just wants to feel the moment. He does the same and closes his eyes. He grabs Hel's hand and doesn't want to let go.

"Boo!" a figure appears behind them. Hel and Masiken were so into the mood that they didn't notice this person and the both of them something sinister reeks from this person. Hel and Masiken leap out of their place. Masiken unleashed his staff and Hel summoned her horde of specters.

"WOAH! Chill out guys! I am sorry for disturbing your love affair." The man puts his hands up. He is wearing a kimono and a lot of sake is tied on his waist. "Who are you? " Hel yells at the man. The specters began to rally and are now raging for a fight. Masiken also demands the man to identify himself and how did her reach them here. The man began to laugh and demanded that they lower their magic and weapon. Hel and Masiken don't buy it as they see the shadows from this man seeping out from him.