《Magician's Monarchy》


 Oh, heavens what happened

    Ryan still had no no idea how everything went to shit hell.He had the best grades in high school. He had the Excellence scholarship for college which one in a million got for Quantum Mechanics / Physics on one of the greatest colleges on world with 4000 $ grant per year. He was considered a genius with IQ close to 170 with photographic memory.


    So what, With a letter from my current principal, i lost everything. He wrote to my college before my interview about exam malpractice. Boom . . . in return they send me an letter rejecting my my scholarship. My mom cried lake of tears with intense verbal abuse and my step-dad got that look which is of a bogus grin, which says so that''s your great brilliance. Cant complain him, I always made his kids look bad on the house.


    And the reason for all this, My best friend Eddy. F**k I still couldn''t believe he betrayed me. He practically begged me to help him pass the test. he is the one who went and got that new headsets from the market which is the size of the buds with transmitter outside our classes. I practically wrote his whole examinations along with mine and when he is caught and threaten yo be barred he exposed my name, which got him cleared for coming clean. Funny thing is he hasn''t even came to apologize. Fate, what else can i say.


    ''oh, how can it happen. that bastard ruined everything, is this how i raised him, mike'' my Mom burst in to tears.


    ''It is not your fault Martha. A bad apple is a bad apple, what can you do?'' my step-dad came with his support.


    It has been a two days i haven''t stepped out of my room. Thank the gods at least Izzy got some compassion to me, otherwise i would have starved to death. Izzy is Ryan''s step-sister.


    ''Ryan i know you are a genius, you don''t need some academic bullshit to be successful'' She encouraged me from time to time.


    Anyway i have decided to leave home, just waiting for the night fall. i had packed some clothes nothing else. It is good i saved up some money or it would have been hell. There is still noises coming from the hall.


    ''uf ..........'' i sighed, mom still making a fuss.


    i lie down on bed waiting for the house to quiet down. i don''t know how much time passe, i fell asleep. When I woke up, it is half past two. Great, I must have missed my bus to the city. I sill got up to wash my face and ready to leave. i didn''t see any point staying here anymore. I know i will miss my mom and she me. Of all the fuss she makes shows the love she has for me. But a guy got to do what a guy got to do.This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it.


    I sighed


    In fact i already talk to a friend from mine from a chat group. He is some running a website on on vintage products like old Chinese mugs and British watches, things like that. When I told him my problems, he asked me to go to him on the city, any way he needs some help running the business. Especially according to him "It''s growing".


    I was only happy to comply. I needed something now and he got me something there. I slowly sneaked out of the house and started walking to the bus stop.


    I was feeling crazy nostalgic while on the walk. I have never been away from my house.


    ''Huh . . . Life'' what else can i say.


    ''Oh ah . .. he'' suddenly i heard roaring laughter from the street.


    ''F**k, it''s that scum bag eddy'' like always he is carelessly partying with his rouge buddies. I don''t know what happened to me i started moving towards him in blind rage. i never acted like this before. it''s like some possession.


    ''You f*****g bastard. Aren''t you having the time of your life while destroying mine'' I roared at him while pouncing. I didn''t when i started hitting but when i realized he is already on the ground spitting blood. Next thing i knew was his buddies handling me. I was thrown on the ground after the barrages of their punches.


    ''Move away'' eddy told his buddies while he kneeled on me to punch. he started beating after beating. i was in in despair, the bastard ruined my life and if this goes like this he will take my life too.


    My emotions surged, i never felt anything like this ever, it is worse than i felt before, anger helplessness, loneliness all together.


    I yelled with all i got. Suddenly i could feel weight lift off me.


    Eddy is flying, I didn''t know what to think. He is certainly soaring through the air. I felt weird all of a sudden, everything seems different. Not seems, it is like a feeling, like the whole world is moving.


    What the hell, i was bewildered. It is like ''awesome''


    Ii could feel the wind, but there is no wind. it is air, it is moving minutely but i could feel it. Not just air there is water in the air, more like moister but i could feel it too. Not just that even the ground i was sitting feel like different like connected. i was mesmerized in the feeling while eddy''s buddies started responding. They started kicking but couldn''t find the mark it was like their legs are positive and i am negative, like a barrier of elements repelling them.


    I then wanted to shove them like i did to eddy, but don''t know how to do that. I can feel the energies, but i have no control over them. It sucks.


    And i suddenly felt dizzy


    ''ooh, this is bad if pass out, eddy''s buddies will finish me,'' but it was not on my hands.

 I am having a headache

    ''oh...'' i woke up with a blazing headache.


    ''What do we do with this'' said an aged female voice


    ''We has send them a message, right? lets wait" an young voice replied.


    She sighed ''This is troubling''


    I heard noises from other side of the door. ''Where in the hell am I'' Ryan wondered out loud.


    ''He is awake'' he heard the female voice whisper.


    Then the door opened. A man who looked on to his twenties and women in her late fifties entered. They both looked at Ryan like he is their nemesis. The young man walked to him looking intently with his brilliant blue eyes, which actually scared the shit out of Ryan.


    This guy, ryan couldn''t pinpoint what, but he could feel the power in that guys gaze, like it alone could obliterate him.


    ''Hello'' Ryan nervously said, which didn''t generate any reply


    ''Eh . . eh eh'' he cleared his throat and tried again


    ''Hello, my name is Ryan. Could you tell me where I am. Nothing, it''s just i should be in a hospital and this place doesn''t look like one''


    ''Hospital, why do you think you needed a hospital?'' the man asked


    "Oh, that,   you know before i passed out i remember being beaten up by bunch of guys. my jaws must be brocke" he stopped at this and passed his hand through his face. He didn''t felt any pain. he slowly pushed him self up checked himself on the mirror across the room and his face looked fine. No signs of abuse, not even a swelling which surprised him.This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source.


    "Eh . . ." He scratched his head looking like an idiot. "So looks like i am fine, so i should be going then." He tried to walk out through the opened door.


    Smack, the door suddenly closed. And it didnt looks like any window is open. Now he is really scared.


    What the hell, who are these people, he wondered to himself.


    "Ryan Rob Murdoch  , son of late David rob Murdoch and Martha lane Stewart" said the young man in the room and turned around facing ryan.


    "Yup, how do you know, who are you?" Ryan asked in a dilemma,he had half a mind to run.


    The guy ignored his questions and continued  ''Genious level student, ruined his life trying to help a friend'' he stopped at this and watched ryan closely. From seeing an unresponsive Ryan he asked "What happened last night out there''


    ryan suddenly remember last night''s incident  ''I don''t know'' he replied honestly


    ''Well that is a problem now, isn''t it?'' He narrowed his eyes


    ''I am not lying. yes, something happened but i dont know what?" He replied furiously "And i would like to leave" he added


    The young man chuckled ''Mercy keep an eye on him, will you'' with that he walked towards door and it opened, automatically. He closed it on his way out, while i was having my jaws to the floor.


    ''Take a seat'' the aged witch, Mercy told me


    ''Are you going to tell me something'' Ryan asked her.


    ''it is not my place to tell anything'' she replied


    I sighed ''at least tell me what this place is?''


    She sighed too ''Think of it as an outpost''


    ''outpost, gee that explains everything'' i replied sarcastically.


    ''Wait till elder brother returns'' she said


    ''Elder brother, who is that?'' i asked her quizzically


    "You just met him" she replied in even tone.


    My eyes almost felled off, what the hell is this women talking about. Ryan looked at her as if she is mad. Nope he is sure that she is mad. She looks old enough to his mother or grandmother as if we are talking about it and this crazy grandma is calling that young man, elder brother. God, what have i gotten my self in to.


    She laughed seeing Ryan''s expression ''Don''t believe everything you see OK. Looks can be deceiving'' she told him mysteriously.


    ''Who are you people'' Ryan moaned, suddenly the burst open and that seemingly young man walked in.


    "Come" he said in a hard tone and walked out. Mercy got up and walked to the door and eyed me to follow.