The Kingdom of Grace

688 years later (April 1, 2010)...

Liverpool, England was known for their variety of bakery-cafes such as Laura’s Little Bakery, Bonbon Bakery, Anita’s Wicked Cakes, Dafna’s Cheesecake Factory, etc.. The people described their city as one of a lifetime, a city of discovery, and a city connects with its nature. Nearby the famous supermarket, Tesco, there is a small bakery cafe called “The Archer’s”, run by William and Elizabeth Archer who lived here for 18 years and has four children: James, Olivia, Annabelle, and Thomas. Elizabeth used to work for her family’s shoe company at the age of 15 until she met her husband, William, inside the store, they fell in love, got married, and moved to Liverpool to open the bakery-cafe William had a dream since he was a little boy. Inside their small shop, they serve delicious puddings such as Jam Roly-Poly, Sticky Toffee pudding, Rice pudding, Banoffee pie, Bakewell tart, etc.. She was wearing a Spring floral long dress with Sunflower patterns and light blue colour underneath her apron as her husband was the daydream of her physical appearance; as she walks downstairs to the base floor of the shop, her eyes caught on her husband’s daydream and begin to concern about his mental issues.

“Are you okay, dear?“, Elizabeth said.

“Of course, I’m okay, darling, I daydream about a married fitting woman I met in the last 18 years.“, William said after he awakens, kisses his wife’s hand, and pulls her closer to his chest. He leans on his wife to kiss her soft lips against his while holding her on the waist until they hear the doorbell rings as the three customers walk inside the shop. When they enter the shop, their expression is out of the world as glazing into the puddings display, and William welcomes the customers with a gentle smile.

“Hello, sir, and madams, welcome to The Archer’s. How do you do?“, William said.

“I’m bloody pleased this morning, good sir.“, said the generous madam.

“It’s lovely weather to smell the roses, and the wind is like a breeze of cold water.”, said the kind sir.

“This weather could be a little hotter than today, but it’s not too cold.”, said the critical madam.

“How do you do, good sir?”, said the generous madam ask William.

“Bloody well, too, my wife and I were busting our tails since eight o’clock, and as parents, we are always on our children’s tails and making sure they get the education they need to succeed in life. Anyway, my wife will take care of you today, and please enjoy our bakery display”, William said.

“Thank you, good sir, we’ll enjoy your delicious puddings.”, said the kind sir.

The customers walk up to the display where Elizabeth stands patiently until they are ready to order and answer questions they have.

“Hello, madams and sir, how do you do?”, Elizabeth asked.

“We’re bloody pleased, madam, and cannot wait to taste these dench puddings.”, said the kind sir.

“How do you do, good madam?“, said the generous madam asks Elizabeth.

“My day was quite busy, we were working non-stop since eight o’clock.“, Elizabeth said.

“Oh my, sounds like a busy day for two bakers in the morning. I think we’re ready to order, right, brother?“, said the generous madam.

“Right, sister, we’ll start off with three English Breakfast Teas, and then we’ll have half dozen Biscuits, and 3 slices of Jam - Roly Poly, please.”, said the kind sir.

She begins to brew three cups of English Breakfast Teas, moves on to grab the half dozen Biscuits to place them inside a box with her gloves, and then slice three Jam - Roly Poly, which they’re cut in sixths, and place them inside separate boxes.

They move down to the cash register where she rings up their complete order, and give the total amount of their order, the kind sir and madam split the total of 24.83 quids in exact changes, say their good-byes to the bakers, and then William walks to his wife and hold her waist gently.

“I’m zonked, dear. We should get a quick bite down to the sandwich shop near the supermarket, and then go check on our cheeky children. Hopefully, that builder fixes our roof today because I don’t need to explain any more about our roof having a big hole by our children throwing fireballs up in the air. We even offer him a builder’s tea before he gets a start on the roof, and I pray that the roof butchers brand new and pretend I didn’t see a hole in the ceiling for the last three days.”, William said before he kissed his wife’s cheek.

“You worry too much, William, and it’s not good for your health, especially if you’re constantly picking on small details like the other day, where Thomas was spilling small paints on the floor, and your temper got a little out of control. However, I understand they must not be careless about their gift, and it makes me worry about their gift exposed to the wrong people.”, Elizabeth said.

“You know I’m working with a professional counsellor to stabilize my mind from losing control, and the last thing I need is suicidal thoughts or losing my family. I know as long we believe in God and his Son, Jesus Christ, we can survive through the toughest situations, even if the entire world is against us because we’re born in a unique way.”, William said.

“In Jesus name, Amen, darling.”, Elizabeth said before she turned around to butcher her husband’s hazel brown eyes.

“Amen... I love you, Elizabeth, and no matter what my mind is saying, I’ll always listen to my heart and soul, and hearken unto the voice of our Lord.”, William said before he kisses his wife’s hand.

“I love you too, William, and I’ll be with you forever until death do us apart.”, Elizabeth said before she leaned to kiss her husband.

A few moments later, they switch their sign from “We’re open, come on in” to “We’ll be back at ten to three”, walk over to the sandwich shop, order two Cucumber Tea sandwiches and two cups of green tea, sat down for a few minutes to butcher the view of their flat, finish their meal before heading flat to check on their children. When they got inside the flat, William and Elizabeth were gobsmacked to see the amount of damage from the living room to the stairs; the living room has small holes every 2 inches apart and it was filled with mud, the kitchen area has mud all over the sink, its floor, and the table, and left tracks to the stairs. She can sense his temper has become a little anger, however last time he exploded his temper in front of his children, William went into a mental hospital for a whole week, and Elizabeth was running the shop by herself while her children did their best to help out. Slowly without making a sound, she held her husband’s arms and lay her head against his warm back, William doing his breathing exercise to remain calm as possible, and felt his wife’s soul through his arms with her hands.

“William, are you okay? I know we taught them to clean after themselves… I hope Olivia didn’t challenge James for another showdown, we had a conversation about misuse of their gift for immature games, and now... I don’t know what to say about this, darling.”, Elizabeth said.

William listens to his wife’s voice while finishing his breathing exercise, when he opens his eyes, the emotions around his body are spread around like the swirling tornado and took a deep breath before speaking.

“I’m okay… let’s go speak with our children before any more of their mess could lead to exposing us, and we have to move to another town. I remembered when my oldest brother got hanged after raped a young woman, my parents told me and my sisters to pack quickly, and we moved to the south of England until the coast was clear, and that’s why my father told us to be careful around other people, including those who are non-believers of our Lord.”, William said.

A sudden noise from the attic room caught their attention, he signals his wife to quietly walk upstairs to the attic room to see what was the noise, and when they come close to the door, hearing the voices of their children talking like mad crazy at each other, and William couldn’t help to listen before they open the door.

“I told you not to play fireball inside the flat, our mother will not like us to disobey, and father will kill us for destroying the flat, and send us to reform school for sorcerers and sorceresses!”, James said loudly to Olivia.

“No mean to par, brother, but I don’t think we’ll get caught, and mother and father won’t be flat until after four for a 30 minutes break.”, Olivia said.

The youngest daughter, Annabelle, put Olivia up to Olivia as a big role model, which her mother was worried about because the faith of Olivia’s ways could harm both of her daughters’ path to righteousness. Annabell taps for her sister’s attention, she turns around to see her little sister standing with her adorable puppy eyes.

“Big sister, are you sure mother and father won’t be gutted about us throwing fireballs?”, Annabelle asked.

Oliva likes to bend the truth in front of her parents because of her insecurity, however lying to her little sister isn’t easy, and worries she may pick up her habits, so with a little encouragement, she gives her answer in a way to feel anorak.

“Listen, Annabelle, I swear to God and everyone I love close to my heart that mother and father won’t gut about us throwing fireballs inside the flat. Now we must quickly clean the mess before they come flat, I say we do a simple spell to have everything butchering sparkle from this morning, and… Oh, mother, father, when did you come flat? We didn’t hear the door open until you were listening to our conversations.”, Olivia said.

It was a perfect time to open the door, their children were gobsmacked as they weren’t expecting them to return flat earlier, Thomas standing behind James, and Annabelle holding Olivia’s leg as they butcher in their parents’ eyes; Elizabeth couldn’t be more gutted that she had warned Olivia about her gift misuse for immature games and force James to join her little games, and William praying in his mind that he will do no yelling at his children, especially in front of Annabelle and Thomas, and resolve the issue as calming as possible.

“Annabelle, take Thomas to your room until we finish the conversation with your oldest brother and sister.”, William said.

“Yes, father. Come, Thomas, I’ll read you a history book of Italy.”, Annabelle said before she and Thomas exit the attic room.

Olivia and James were staring at each other to find a way out of the conversation with their mother and father for the third time this month, however, they can sense their father really angry at the behaviour mess, and their mother feels disappointment.

“James, will you explain to me and your mother what’s going on and why our flat butcher like a rough teen party?”, William asked with his arms folded.

“I know you have told us multiple times about no magic use inside the flat, however, it was mostly Olivia’s fault to challenge me into a magic showdown. Calling me names that I didn’t like to hear, and if I showed her my true strength in my magic, she’ll leave me alone about any more magic showdowns, but I realized I should haven’t offered to challenge her, and call you to deal with her behaviour.”, James said as he felt ashamed in front of his mother and father.

“I appreciate your honesty, darling, but next time, try to calm the situation or get one of us, okay. Come down to the cafe in 15 minutes, James, okay, and we can talk more about this after closing.”, Elizabeth said.

“Yes, mother, I’ll be cleaning the mess in the living, and then head to the shop to help out.”, James said.

As James walked out of the attic room to clean up the mess without the use of magic, William told Elizabeth he would like to speak with Olivia alone as a father to daughter, she nodded her head for understanding, kissed his lips, and joined with Annabelle and Thomas. The moment of silence was high inside her head, her father pulled a couple of chairs to sit down after a long day on his feet, and tried to convince her that her actions weren’t acceptable to his eyes, especially her mother’s eyes.

“Olivia… I’m going to be calm about what I was about to say, you must not be careless about your gift, especially when the world needs their warriors to save their village from entering the dark ages.”,William said.

“I understand your words, father, but I don’t see why we could fix everything with our magic, including fix our roof without paying the builder, it’s a waste of money.”, Olivia said.

“Darling, understand that our gift is supposed to be used for healing people’s wounds and fight against dark magic like “you-know-who”, which we must not say his name, or he’ll gain power, and try to take over our village. As for money, it’s the least problem in my mind, as long as my family is fed, warm, and surrounded with love inside their heart. Do you believe now that magic doesn’t solve most problems, even the simplest problems can be fixed with a touch of love?”, William said.

“Yes, father, and what do you mean a touch of love?”, Olivia said.

William gently grabs his daughter’s hands and butchers into her hazel blue eyes like her mother’s and see how similar they were when Elizabeth was a young lady in her parents’ flat in Ely.

“You and Annabelle remind me of your mother so much, it’s hard to think about how I react if something happens to either of you in the future, but I forbid from anything happen to my family in the name of Jesus, and with his blood cover our faith, we’re protected under his wings and God will slaughter the people who faith was following the evil… That’s what I meant by touch of love, you and I are connecting through spiritual instead of physical to understand each other, and how much we care as a family. Our business or other events will be placed aside because family comes first before other important things… Tell me, how was school today at Saint Mary Christian?”, William said before he let go of his daughter’s hands.

“It was interesting, Sir Wilson was on his fourth-day bender during mathematics class, and he was so pissed that he wasn’t able to teach him, instead we got a lecture on how he broke with his lady for another man. During Bible studies, we read Galatians Chapter six verse two, John Chapter 15 verse 12, Matthew Chapter 10 verse four, and Philippians Chapter two verse four; Ten minutes later, Sir Wilson busted in the classroom like a wally child, got on top of Madam Katherine to do a dirty dance, and the whole class started to pray to God and our lord saviour, Jesus Christ, that Sir Wilson will be healed from his pain, and the following morning, he won’t remember his ex-lady broke his heart in the name of Jesus.”, Olivia said.

“As long as you learn something from school, your teacher will be healed in Jesus name, Amen, darling… Now, do me a favour, promise me that you won’t go careless about your gift, they’ll hang us for not being human, and our Lord created us for a reason, and most people who have the worst mind can deceive you until you’re no longer needed. My oldest brother was naive about his gift, your grandparents warned him multiple times of exposing his gift to the public, however, there was a young woman, probably at least your age, got raped by his poison mind, the government capture him and place him in jail for three weeks, and they decided to hanged him, and came after us for six weeks.”, William said as he touches his daughter’s blond hair.

Oliva got a chill on her spine after her father explained what happened to his brother, wondering if she ever did the exact consequence as her uncle, then she’ll leave the world with Annabelle and Thomas heartbroken without an older sister, and put her family in danger by the government. She nods her head for understanding, hugs her father, and he kisses his daughter’s forehead gently, and butchers into her eyes as she holds her father’s waist.

“Finish cleaning the house for James, I need him to help me and your mother run the cafe until closing time, okay, and then try to do your homework before dinner.”, William said as he held her cheeks.

“Yes, father.”, Olivia said.

William opens the door for Olivia, grabs Elizabeth to head back to the shop, and then James grabs his apron from the kitchen’s closet, and follows his parents to the bakeshop, while Olivia finishes cleaning up the mess, and her younger siblings are having fun reading history books of Italy and Roman.

Three hours later, William counting each cash register drawer to make sure there wasn’t over or short amount of money, James and Elizabeth were sweeping the floors from every inch until the dirt is no longer on sight, and as she sweeping the floors, James follow her with the broom pan to sweep up the dirt and ask her a question.

“Mother… are you mad at me?”, James said.

“No, darling, I was not mad, I was a little disappointed today when our flat was destroyed by a couple of misbehaviour children who don’t listen to their parents and have to be sent to reform school.”, Elizabeth said as she continued to sweep the floors.

“I know father has mental health, sometimes he likes to be alone in the wilderness, but I can’t convince Olivia to stop her childish ways.”, James said.

“Sometimes it takes tough love to get through her thick head, however, your father making a commitment to go see his counsellor every two weeks, and think about going on a vacation as a family… I understand how you feel your sister’s behaviour, love, and all you could do for her is pray because when you pray, your answer will be resolved, okay.”, Elizabeth said.

“Okay, mother… How did you and father meet?”, James said.

“Hmmm, it was in 1986, I was working with my family’s shoe company in Ely, your father came inside to butcher for new non-slip shoes for his culinary arts classes, luckily I was the one who showed his selection of non-slip shoes, he asks questions about my personality, and at the time, I didn’t know if I should trust him or he was a human warrior like me, and then suddenly I tripped over the seat, and your father caught me on the ground with his back facing down. We gazed at each other, began to go out to the movies or restaurants; six months later, we got engaged, and 18 months later, we got married and moved to Liverpool to begin your father’s business.”, Elizabeth said.

As soon William finishes counting the cash registers, he checks on his wife and son on the cleaning, James asks his father for a private conversation, Elizabeth sees her son and her husband walking into the office, and cracks the door a bit.

“What’s going on, son?”,William said.

“I’m worried about Olivia, father, she’s becoming more immature and I try to lead her the way of life, but she doesn’t like to listen.”, James said as a concern.

“I understand, she’s in her fantasy world, usually when you two were small as Thomas, we didn’t let your imaginations stop until eight years old. Annabelle didn’t like to imagine as a young child, she wanted to read history books of different countries, which we thought was odd at first, and then God showed us a sign that her career dream was to become one of the most famous historians who discovers the mysteries of our world. Olivia… one time, she told me that her career dream was to become a book author in fantasy or reality, which we were happy with her choice, but worry about her actions lately.”, William said.

“Mother told me to pray over her soul, which I did earlier when I was cleaning the mess in the living room. She’s distracted by a football player who sleeps with multiple cheerleaders and they all have his child under the age of 17.”, James said.

“What football player hitting on your sister and how did you know about this, James? Why didn’t you tell us about this?”, William asks his son.

“I told mother about this, and I didn’t want to tell you yet because your mental health could cause a scene in front of Annabelle and Thomas. I warned her before about this guy, his soul was darker than a black stone, he doesn’t care about the cheerleaders he slept with or whether they get their education after high school, and I did have a fight with him once for my sister.”, James said.

“I see, which reminds me, was that the football player who threw a large rock through the bake shop’s window, and I chased him down, and turned into a frog for a week?”William said as he butchers into his son’s eyes.

“Yes sir, and all the cheerleaders were desperate for his return, went crazy the next minute, and then tried to kill each other with sharp pencils.”, James said.

“I see… we’ll finish this conversation another time, son, and let’s help your mother finish cleaning, so we can eat dinner.”, William said before he gets up from his office chair.

“Father? How did we do today at the bakery-cafe?”, James asked.

“Bloody good, we almost made 6,300 quids today, that’s approximately 2,000 quids more than we did yesterday, which makes me feel bloody chuffed, son.”, William said as he pats his son’s back.

Before they lock the doors, William wipes down the countertop twice, while James sweeps the floor again, and Elizabeth mop the floors until it reflects toward the lights, and they locked their doors, switch the sign from “We’re open, come on in” to “Sorry we’re closed, come back tomorrow at eight”, and then head back to the flat. Inside the flat, Olivia was in her bedroom writing her diary after two hours of cleaning the mess she mostly made along with James, her feet swollen like a football, her hands were red like hot lava, and her legs fell asleep like its own mind.

Olivia’s Diary

Apr. 1, 2011

Dear Madam Diary,

I ask myself these questions every day: why I’m always troublesome for my mother and father? How can I approve of my father without making his mental health worse? Why did my oldest brother have to be an honest hero while I’m a good villain in front of our parents? Not only I got into trouble with my parents, but during school, Sir Wilson was on his fourth-day bender, couldn’t teach us any equation, we got a lecture on his broke up with his ex-lady, I butcher at my friends, Jessica and Harry, and I whisper “I think he’s still pissed and probably never got sleep since he broke up with his lady”. I thought my day could get any worse, well I saw my crush, the football player Jackson, with another cheerleader, against the lockers, placing his hand up into her private area, and I thought of James’ warnings about his flaws. What if my brother was right? Was I under his spell to not see his true colours? Should I tell the other cheerleaders about his flaws? Right now, it’s confusing and if he did play with my heart, I’ll turn him into a frog-like father when he chases him down after throwing a rock into our bakery. To be honest, I wish I was like Annabelle, reading history books every day, 24 hours non-stop, and maybe he wouldn’t talk to a genius unless he used me for his homework and exams to pass high school. Father and I have a conversation, he’s extremely worried about my future, and if I don’t stop using my magic for immature games, I would end up like his brother, and break my family’s heart. He taught me the meaning of a touch of love, which I understand why he’s pressuring me to become a role model for Annabelle because his fear was losing his children over kidnap or rape or his mental health issues. God willing, I promised father that I’ll be more responsible with my gift and I forbid harm to come to my family, my friends, or my village, in Jesus name, Amen. Have a good night.

Love

Olivia

Olivia hid her diary underneath her pillow, and read her spellbook until her brother and parents returned from the bakery shop. A few moments later, a sudden noise came from downstairs, hearing the door unlock, and the voices of her father calling his children’s names; Annabelle and Thomas rush downstairs to greet their father, mother, and big brother James, while Olivia remains in her room to avoid more troubling for her parents tonight. William was impressed with the cleanliness of their flat, and even fit the ceiling perfectly exactly this morning, however, the previous builder who fixed their ceiling was both a job and the tiles of the roof were skew-whiff. Elizabeth was proud of James and Olivia cleaned the mess without her assistant, usually, her children would ask her to clean their big mess, and her husband warned her not to clean up after their mess.

“Mother, father, and big brother James, how was your day at the bakery-cafe?“, Annabelle said with her angel tone.

The young Annabelle was wearing her Lily Flower pyjamas dress with sunflower patterns as her father pats her head.

“As usual, little Annabelle, our business was booming non-stop since we opened.“, William said before he kissed his daughter’s forehead.

Elizabeth had prepared for tonight’s dinner from yesterday, a classic fish and chips with a New England Clam Chowder soup. As she pulls out the dinner onto the countertop, butchers at William relax on the couch with James, Thomas, and Annabelle as they listen to the history of Italy.

“Who would like to eat Fish and chips along with a bowl of New England Calm...?“, Elizabeth said before she was interrupted by her children.

"Dench!!“, the children said as Annabelle quickly closed her book and Olivia rushed downstairs to enjoy a delicious dinner.

The night is the most beautiful discovery in the sky, the moonlight shines through the window of Olivia’s and Annabelle’s bedroom as their mother chat with them for a bit, and then say their good-nights, and before bedtime, they say a nightly prayer to be grateful for their lord and his son protecting them and no harm is done on themselves or each other. Annabelle slides next to Olivia, places their hands together, closes their eyes, and says their nightly prayers.

" Dear Heavenly Father, we come to you to thank you for watching over us in our troubles and happiness. We ask in the name of Jesus that no harm will come to our family during the night or day, and we couldn’t survive in this world without you, heavenly father. In Jesus name, Amen.“Annabelle and Olivia said together.

“Come, Annabelle, I’ll tuck you in bed, okay.“, Olivia said as she walks her sister to her bed.

“Okay, as long as there are no monsters underneath my bed or in the closet, big sister.“, Annabelle said as she tucked in gently.

“I promise there are no such monsters underneath the beds unless you’re being haunted by spirits.“, Olivia said.

“Mother told me that if a spirit was haunting me, I could either help them lift themselves into the heaven’s gates or cast a vanishing potion to send their spirit into the Netherworld.“, Annabelle said.

" Of course mother will tell you about the spirits of limbo, and it’s not good to be where your spirit is stuck because of your past thoughts. Now let’s get some rest, okay, and goodnight, heavenly dreams, little sister.“, Olivia said before she walked to her bed and got underneath her blanket.

“Goodnight, big sister, heavenly dream.“, Annabelle said before she closes her eyes.

James and Thomas say their nightly prayers, tuck in Thomas nice and gentle, and then walk to his bed, and get underneath his blanket.

“Goodnight, big brother.“, Thomas said.

“Goodnight, little buddy, heavenly dream.“, James said.

“Big brother, why do we say heavenly dream?“, Thomas asked.

“Well, if we say sweet dreams, it could be either a nightmare or paradise, however, when we say heavenly dreams, we’re dreaming of heavenly things without the fear of a nightmare, okay. Now, let’s try to sleep before we both become zonk in the morning.“, James said before he closes his eyes.

“Okay, big brother.“, Thomas said before he closes his eyes.

William and Elizabeth were awakened to read their Bible verse in Ecclesiastes chapter three verse 11, after reading the verse, they closed their Bible, and chatted for a bit while laying next to each other as William placed his arm around her waist and Elizabeth held his hand.

“Darling, do you believe she’ll change her ways soon?“, Elizabeth asks.

“It’s hard to say, however, I think I got through her head, and hopefully, in Jesus’ name, she can grow out of her immature games.“, William said before his wife turned around to kiss his lips.

“Amen… Goodnight, William, heavenly dreams.“, Elizabeth said before she turns back around and closes her eyes.

“Goodnight darling, heavenly dreams.“, William said before he closes his eyes.

As the entire village of Liverpool rests for another day, the creatures of the night, risen from their slumber, are tortured by the leader of dark spirits, the evil lord, to slaughter any human or warrior insight to join their club of horror.

Ten past three…

The silent night is still upon peace inside the village, the trees were dancing into the rhythm of the wind, and the howling sound of the unknown was roaring like the mighty lion. James was mumbling words in his sleep as he envisioned being outside the village during the nightfall with his clothes on from earlier during school, and suddenly a young princess appeared out behind the trees, and James was speechless that she was the most fitting person he ever witnessed with his eyes. The princess approaches his way and bows down as a polite way to greet a higher status other than royal bloodline.

“Greeting, younger sorcerer James, I have summoned you inside your dream to warn you about the dangers of invasion coming to your village.“, the young princess said.

James saw her wearing the golden yellow dress with green vines patterns and wearing an amulet of nature he knows from listening to his mother’s myth stories, although he doesn’t believe any stories his mother told him. As confused as he is, James respectively bows his head to respect the young princess and says, “It’s nice to meet you, your highness. First of all, I like to say you’re fit… beautiful… beautiful lady… I have never seen it before. Secondly, how did you know my name and my gift?“, James said.

“I thank you for your kind words, but please heed my words, there are dark soldiers running through the dimension of space to invade your flat.“, the young princess said before she butchers the sky.

“No mean to par, your highness, my flat has been protected under the ancient sorcerers and sorceresses for millions of years, and God forbid from happening, but how is it possible for those spirits to travel in dimension space during daylight?“, James said curiously.

“I believe the leader of the dark forces found a way to break through the protective shield and sent in his secret agents to possess people already. I’m not sure what was the purpose of sending his secret agents inside the village, but I fear his plan could cause humanity to lose its lightness forever.“, the young princess said before she turned around behind her to butcher out the unknown intruders.

“The protective spell was made to prevent dark spirits from entering our home without permission from the human soul, and I still don’t understand how the leader can outsmart our Lord in heaven with his plan.“, James said.

“I see, I… forgive me, I must go, we will see each other again and may the heavenly father be with you in Jesus name, Amen.“, the young princess said before she leaned to kiss his soft lips for a moment.

When James opens his eyes again, the princess disappears out of thin air, and then he senses a sinful wind in his surroundings. As he tries to find a way out of his dream, several dark spirits appear out of nowhere inside the flats and block his path in the form of a circle.

“Who are you, dark spirits?!“, James shouted.

“We have no names, boy, we’re many spirits, and I’m afraid your journey ends now.“, dark spirit #1 said as he and his companions laughed loudly.

James begins to feel fear inside his heart, takes out his Christ cross his father gave him for his sixth birthday, and shows them the power of Christ.

“With my lord by my side, I will perish my enemies with his words in Jesus name!“, James shouted to vanish the dark spirits from the Earth.

“Who’s going to save you when we drag your soul into the Netherworld? Not your sibling, not your sweetest mother, or your crazy father, or your so-called friends, child. Come and join our club, we’ll grant your desires and you won’t feel like the underdog of your sister’s mishap.“, a dark spirit whispers close to James’ ear.

James thought if he joins with them, his sister won’t dare to challenge him ever again, however making a deal with followers of evil could lead to several consequences than toward his own actions against his family.

“Before you could take my soul, I will say no deal to your bloody offer, and I’m legging it out of here.“, James said before he took a couple of steps back and headed for safety.

Unfortunately, James fell over the road and into the pit of nothingness, screaming for help, the dark spirits laughed as they knew he was going the direction they wanted him to be. Deeper and deeper into the pit, James couldn’t see light from 10 ft above the ground, and continued to scream until he heard voices calling names. After 30 minutes of dreaming, James finally awakens in fear as he sees his family worried sick about his health. William gives James a glass of water, while Thomas, Annabelle, Olivia, and Elizabeth comfort James in his bed, calming him down his breathing.

“Are you okay, love?“, Elizabeth said as she holds his cheeks.

“Yes, mother… I met a beautiful princess in my dream, she says our village is going to be invaded by dark soldiers, kiss my lips, and vanish out of thin air while I was confronted and chased by these spirits.“, James said.

“What does big brother mean dark soldiers, mother?“, Annabelle said.

In Elizabeth’s mind, she couldn’t explain to her younger daughter about dark spirits, she wanted her imagination to run free away from the unknown source of darkness, and she told Olivia to take her sister into their bedroom and sleep together to keep each other comforting. Annabelle grabs her mother’s arm as she was a little frightened because she didn’t want to leave her big brother after witnessing his screams, and her parents kiss her cheeks and try to calm her down.

“Shhh, it’s going to be okay, darling, your father and I promise no harm will come to you or our family, okay.“, Elizabeth said as she butchers into her daughter’s eyes.

“Okay, mother… Goodnight, big brother, goodnight, little brother, goodnight, father, and goodnight, mother. “, Annabelle said as she held her sister’s hand.

“Goodnight, my angels, heavenly dreams.“, William said before he kisses his daughters’ forehead.

As Olivia and Annabelle went back into their bedroom, James helped Thomas to tuck in with him, their parents bid them goodnight and heavenly dreams and closed their door slowly. As their children fell back into sleep, William and Elizabeth had a discussion about James’ dream and whether or not these dark soldiers could invade their flat village, but their most important job is to make sure their children survive the invade no matter what, and decided to check around their village tomorrow morning after the children go to school.

April 2, 2011 (twenty to three)

Saint Mary Christian School, one of the most popular private schools, has more than 900 students and 40 teachers, their school uniforms for the students is a white shirt and black or navel pants, or for the young ladies, they have the option to wear long or short skirts. Their school hours are from eight to twenty-past three for Pre-K to 12th grade; they also have the 13th grade for special children who are over 18 years of age and need lessons about being a warrior or unique gift. The teachers have released their students for the special announcement in the school gym, however, the words they speak aren’t normal, and Olivia and her friends, Jessica and Harry, along with Jessica’s younger brother, Aurther, was walking toward the exit to meet up with James, Annabelle, and Thomas, as they were chin wagging.

“Have you seen the way Sir Wilson was dressing? Literally, he was wearing one of the dark priest clothing during mathematics and didn’t bother to dress code that goth student for wearing his unhappiness symbols around his hands and neck… Is it weird all the teachers are standing in the hallway when they should be heading home?“, Oliva said as she felt strange energy from the teachers staring at them.

“I noticed too, mate, Sir Wilson wasn’t teaching any mathematics today or saying our morning prayer too. I say there’s something odd happening to the school, and I don’t like these teachers staring at me, it gives me the feeling of discomfort in my soul.“, Harry said as he was butchering around the school to stay comfortable.

“Or maybe something’s happening to our town… Madam Katherine, how did you get in front of us? We apologize for walking into you.. is there something we can help?“, Jessica said as they stop in front of Madam Katherine.

“All students must report to the gym for a special announcement. No student is given to leave the school area without a good reason.“, Madam Katherine said.

“Jessica, why is she wearing the clothing of death? I thought we are supposed to avoid making direct contact with followers of darkness.“, Author whispers in his sister’s ear.

“We’ll find a way to exit, okay… I hope Olivia or Harry got a plan because I can’t tell any bad truths to my teachers.“, Jessica whispers to her brother’s ear.

“Don’t worry, mates, I got a plan… watch this.“, Harry said before he walks up to Madam Katherine.

As his eyes meet the deadly eyes of the unknown Madam Katherine, he takes a deep breath, and follows his plan to get out of the school area.

“Madam Katherine… you such a lovely teacher, I must say.“, Harry said.

“Smith, you better have a reason why you and your friends aren’t heading to the gym for the special announcement.“, Madam Katherine said as she butchers into Harry’s soul.

“Well, madam, we were heading to my friend’s parents’ bakery shop to help out as their little helpers.“, Harry said calmly.

“Really? Is that your reason why you are all leaving the school area?... very well, it breaks my heart you won’t be there with your other classmates in the gym. Hopefully, I’ll see you all very soon, and enjoy the rest of your lovely day, children.“, Madam Katherine said before she steps aside from their path to the exit.

Olivia and her friends say their farewell to their teacher and saw James, Thomas, and Annabelle outside the exit, however, Author saw Annabelle as his whole face became a hot lava blush, and his sister was curious about his crush with Annabelle.

“Well, well, what took you all to come to meet us at the exit? Did Harry howl at the young ladies?“, James said before he laughs.

“Bloody funny, mate, we got stopped by Madam Katherine, and I got us out by a good excuse.“, Harry said to sound smart.

“Sounds interesting, we got stopped by one of the assistant principals in the school, and I told him that if my younger siblings don’t get flat soon, they’ll scream at your ear through the special announcement, and no one can hear you speaking.“, James said.

“Come on, we shouldn’t stand around the school area, let’s leg it toward our flat, okay.“, Olivia whispers to avoid attention in the hallway.

When they exit the school, they all could sense stronger negative energy above their heads, and witness the dark clouds moving in from the east. James signal Olivia and the group to leg it toward heaven’s clouds by the supermarket, which is four miles away. While Jessica holds Aurther’s hand as they legit to the supermarket, Olivia holds Annabelle’s hands as they leg it to the supermarket and Aurther glimpse on her eyes as she felt his energy, and turns around behind her.

“Big sister, he’s staring at me like I’m his sweet angel. What should I do?`` Annabelle whispered to her sister.

“When we get into our flat, you could speak to Aurther about your feelings for him. I think you two will make a great couple, although his interest in marine animal biology is a little weird.“, Olivia said.

“I think his interest is pretty cool. One time, he showed me a photo of his mother and father who went to the dolphin’s territory as teenagers.“, Annabelle said as she was blushing.

“Butcher at you, Annabelle, you’re blushing, which means I was right about your crush with Aurther… we’re almost there to the supermarket, let’s move it, and I see Harry was waiting for us, along with our brother who sweats like a crazy homeless man.“, Olivia said.

Harry beat everyone within five minutes after challenging James to race to the supermarket, James couldn’t resist a race challenge, and he needed the challenge to awaken his physical energy instead of thinking endlessly about his life. Sweating quickly like a waterfall, the group stay away within five inches forth as they walk to the Archers’ flat to report the news to their parents before danger comes searching. James unlocks the door, opens the door, Annabelle and Thomas run upstairs to butcher for their mother and father, however, James could sense something wasn’t right and follows them to his parents’ room. Olivia screamed for her parents multiple times, but still no answer, Harry went upstairs in the attic to find Olivia’s parents, and Jessica slips onto the living room floors after she took a couple of steps, and saw a letter on the small table.

“James, you better get down here, Jessica found a letter!!“, Olivia shouted before her brother came downstairs with Annabelle, Thomas, and Harry.

“I wish you could keep your tone at the lowest point, please and thank you.“, Harry said as he rubs his ears.

“Say who has werewolf ears from his mother’s side, I’m glad you shout, Olivia… this writing belongs to mother, I wonder why she wrote us a letter.“, James said as he read the letter from his mother.

April. 2, 2010

Dear sweet angels,

Your father and I stayed up last night after James’ vision gave him a nightmare, we fear that there will be a greater battle between the heavenly father’s angels and the leader of the dark forces’ soldiers. We decided to check out our village to see if anyone saw unusual activities from young children or adults… If anything happens to us or if you sense a strong negative, quickly pack your items lightly including your bible, spellbook, and our spellbooks, which is inside a safe box at our bedroom, along with 16,000 quids for your safe travelling. James, Olivia, if you reading this letter, promise me that you both protect your young siblings; Thomas likes to listen to six chapters of his art gallery history book and Annabelle likes to listen to four chapters of her history book before the nightly prayer. Our sweet angels, your father and I love you so much that we couldn’t stay blind from what’s happening in our village, and we couldn’t bear to lose any of our unique children. Head toward the west over by the River Dee, every night place a protection spell to avoid dark spirits coming inside your dreams, and pray for the lost souls, including us. Until we reunite someday, whether you feel lonely, butcher up at the night sky, the dawn sky, and the sunset sky, and we’ll feel your presence with us as you’ll feel our presence.

Love

Mother

James folds the letter back into thirds and places the letter inside his backpack, and grabs Olivia to the side of the living room to avoid frightening Thomas and Annabelle that their mother and father may not come back alive.

“Olivia, I want you to stay with Annabelle and Thomas, go pack up lightly, and I’ll escort Jessica, Harry, and Aurther to their flat, so they can pack their items. As soon as we return, we need to run to River Dee, and camp there for now, and figure out what we’re going to do from then on.”, James whispers.

“Okay, but it doesn’t mean we should leave mother and father out there alone, I mean, they’re our parents… a family should stick together no matter what and our mother told us to leave them behind while we run for our lives, James.”, Olivia said as she tries to calm herself down.

“It’s going to be okay, remember what father told us as young children, our heavenly father will watch over those who are lost or love, and so as his son cover them under his wings, there will be no harm comes to them or their families.”, James said as he hugged his sister.

Olivia wiped her face off from tears fallen down her cheeks, James grabs Jessica, Harry, and Aurther, and they vanish using the teleportation spell before Annabelle questions Olivia about their mother and father. Her little sister was waiting for her answers as her puppy’s face grew bigger and bigger, and let her know that their mother and father were on a secret mission, and not sure how long they’ll be gone for. Thomas gets really lonely if James didn’t return less than 30 minutes and play chess games, so Olivia told them to pack up their items lightly including a Bible, a spellbook, and any other important items they need on the journey. Olivia packed her Bible, spellbook, a few of her clothes and pyjamas, and four sets of her diary journals, including her current one; Annabelle packed her small Bible, spellbook, a few of her clothes and pyjamas, and five history books including Italy, Roman, Russian, London, and four ancient kingdoms; Thomas packed his small Bible, spellbook, a few of his clothes and pyjamas, two history books of Iceland and Paris, and two art gallery history books of Africa and Japan. An hour later, the dark clouds spread from the school to the half of the village, Olivia was worrying about her brother and friends as she kept Annabelle and Thomas company with the game of chess until they heard a loud boom from the living room, and they ran downstairs to see what’s going on.

“James, What happens to your shirt and pants? All of you butcher like an animal attack and scared your soul.“, Olivia said as she was gobsmacked.

Jessica’s and Aurther’s shirt has a tear of five inches long, Harry’s shirt was completely gone and half-naked without a shirt, and James’ shirt and pants were torn six inches wide.

“Sorry, we ran into problems, I haven’t seen Sir Wilson in three years, and his expression completely changes when he appears in front of us. To be honest, black shouldn’t be his colour in clothing, especially if he tries to get a lady that won’t leave him for richness. Anyway, told us to return to the school’s gym for the special announcement, and we took a refuse option, and then the dark soldiers appeared in our path, and we had to fight them.“, James said as he tried to catch his breath.

“You should see how James was killing them with his blade and fireball spells, mate, and I was killing them more with my claws and teeth, I bite them where they’re no longer moving. After we made it inside Jessica’s and Aurther’s flat, we heard whispers coming from upstairs, and we saw their parents under the siren’s spell and their souls were taken away from their body. Aurther almost got us killed if he hadn’t screamed for his parents, the sirens ordered them to kill us, and then we teleported out of there and went to my flat.“, Harry said.

“Thank you for blaming my brother for our deathbeds, I don’t appreciate your words, mate. No mean to par, Harry, your mother is the reason why we butcher as animals attack us for no reason. We were on our way to his parents’ flat, and then we saw a violent battle between a full wolf and a powerful sorcerer. Suddenly, we ran into another group of dark soldiers, and I decided to blast them with an explosion spell, and their bodies were turned into ashes, however, his parents saw us and were trying to kill us. I’m not sure what’s the worst death, his mother drinking my blood and eating my flesh or his father’s forbidden spells.“, Jessica said.

“Bloody hell, mate, so not nice, I demand an apology right now!“, Harry said as he raised his voice.

“Alright, calm down, you two, we’re safe for now… How’s the sky butchering?“, James said.

“Not too good, half of our village is covered under dark clouds, and I fear that the entire village will be too in the next hour, including us.“, Olivia said calmly.

“We’ll be okay, I’ll quickly pack and then we quietly sneak to the village exit, okay.“, James said as he held his sister’s shoulder before heading upstairs to his bedroom.

“What did your mother write in the letter, mate?“, Harry asked as he scratched his ears.

“She says head toward the west to River Dee, and I’m not sure why she wants us to go to River Dee.“, Olivia said as she was confused about her mother’s directions.

“Maybe she knows that rivers are part of the natural world, and any natural magic can withhold dark magic from overpowering for an extended amount of time.“, Jessica said.

“It’s true, the natural world can withhold dark magic from overpowering, however, how long until they lose its magic, and we’ll fall under the darkness spell.“, Harry said.

“You two could make a great team of lawyers, however, without the extra surprises, Harry, and please go pick a shirt to wear from James’ closet, he’s still upstairs.“, Olivia said before she placed her hand on her forehead and nodded her head in embarrassment.

“I don’t know who she’s talking about, Jessica, and I’ll go butcher for a shirt, Olivia.“, Harry said as he walked upstairs.

While Olivia and Jessica waited in the living with Aurther, Annabelle, and Thomas, James packed up his Bible, a few clothing and pyjamas, his parents’ spellbook, and his amulet of truth, which his father gave him as a gift when he was three years old. As soon as he was ready to go, Harry came in and saw James butchering speechless, and felt discomfort for not knocking his door.

“Sorry, mate, I forgot to knock before I entered… Do you have a suitable shirt I could wear right now? Otherwise, your sister is going to chinwag non-stop about me being shirtless.“, Harry said.

“Sure, mate… here, try this one, I haven’t worn for a couple of months, and it sure fits you okay.“, James said before he was facing the wall to avoid watching Harry.

Harry puts on the shirt, butchers at the mirror, and it fits perfectly on his body and walks out of James’ room to show the ladies his new shirt. James nodded his head in disappointment before he exited the room, and heard laughing coming from downstairs in the living room. Olivia, Jessica, Annabelle, Thomas, and Aurther were laughing at the fashion show that Harry decided to place at the last minute, and as James walked downstairs quietly, Thomas caught his brother walking quietly downstairs and ran up to him.

“Big brother, you took forever, and Harry gave us a fashion show to keep us entertained.“, Annabelle said as she sat between Olivia and Aurther.

“Well, at least you didn’t see what happened earlier between me and Harry, and what’s with Aurther’s blushing face. Did someone has a crush on a special lady?“, James said as he witnesses Aurther’s face got redder and redder.

“Yes… I have a special lady… if only she could see me… Oh, bloody madness, I think there’s something wrong with my heart.“, Aurther said before he placed his hand on his heart.

Annabelle sat quietly like a doll as Aurther was butchering at her eyes, and she began to blush too, and then their sister was butchering each other, and imagine their first date as a couple. Harry butchers James and pretends to vomit on the ground as he sees his friends daydream, and James nods his head in embarrassment for Annabelle’s tortures from Olivia and Jessica.

“Okay, enough daydream, cupids, we got to leave this village.“, James said as before opening the door.

“Is it me or anyone else getting sick from strong negative energy?“, Harry said before he sneezes twice.

“God bless you, Harry, and it’s probably from you not having a shirt on for a while, so stop complaining and let’s go.“, Jessica said as she walked to the outside with Olivia.

“screw you, mate… Alright, I’m going, don’t threaten me with your blade, mate.“, Harry said before he quickly exits the flat.

James was ready to kill Harry with a silver blade to design to weaken the werewolf’s strength until Harry kept his mouth as he exited the flat, and James walked with Thomas outside before locking the door.

“I found the exit to the village and there’s no one to stop us.“, Aurther said.

“Lovely, brother, we should all leg it to the exit and continue until we get far away from the village.“, Jessica said.

“Sounds a great plan and we should leg it right now.“, Harry said before he took off speeding to the exit.

“Bloody hell… wait for us, Harry, you speedy roadrunner from the classic cartoon.“, Olivia said as they all caught up to Harry.

“Ha, ha, I’m the speed of light, and no one is going to stop me… Holy Mary… Madam Katherine?“, Harry said before he stops five inches away from Madam Katherine.

The entire group stopped behind Harry and saw Madam Katherine and Sir Wilson blocking their path to the exit, and Harry began to think of a way out.

“Children, we suggest you turn around and walk back to the school’s gym for a special announcement or we’ll call reinforcement to take you back.“, Sir Wilson said as his hands behind his back.

“Sir Wilson? I’m surprised you didn’t screw with Madam Katherine to get back your ex-lady.“, Harry said before he and the group laughed softly.

Immediately Madam Katherine and Sir Wilson were laughing along with them until their laughter became more demonic and the children stopped laughing.

“Um, Madam Katherine, Sir Wilson, is everything okay with you? Sounds a little spooky when you both continue to laugh.“, Olivia said as she holds Annabelle’s hand.

“No worry, Archer, we were laughing along with you all because it sounds bloody interesting,″ Mr Smith said earlier. Secondly, my ex-lady was dealt with her punishment and I enjoy tasting with Madam Katherine if you know what I mean, but anyway…“, Sir Wilson said before he got distracted and lost sight of the children.

“Nicely done, commander, you let those warriors get away, now we have to make the report of their escape.“, Madam Katherine said before using dark magic to pull out the radio.

“It’s not my fault!!! If only someone should have kept them inside the school, and we wouldn’t do the extra work!!!“, Sir Wilson shouting.

“Keep your mouth seal, commander, or you’ll end up in his lady’s shoe if you know what I mean.“, Madam Katherine whispers in his ear before licking his neck.

“I don’t think he’ll miss that so-called lady, as her soul was due since she broke up with him. You, on the other hand, need some attention after this… you, me, hotel, and dropping off our clothes, and get dirty.“, Sir Wilson said as he grabbed her waist and pulled her close to place his hand near her private area.

“You better give me attention after this… now if you don’t mind, I’m going to make a report to the wicked witch of the west about these children.“, Madam Katherine said before she turns on her radio.

“You mean, the unwanted witch of the men… again, why she was chosen as his personal assistant, dear.“, Sir Wilson said as he holds her waist and listens to the radio.

Madam Katherine laughs softly before she reaches their leader’s personal assistant, and reports of their invasion in Liverpool.

“This better be good news to my ears. What is it, second commander?“, the dark witch said through the radio.

“We report that the success of invading Liverpool is complete, but there’s a group of children who escaped from the village, and we’re not sure where they are heading to.“, Madam Katherine said through the radio.

“So you let these children escape?? You know, he was going to kill any soldier who can’t do the job properly. Until then, keep an eye out for more innocent souls, and take a group of them to go after these sneaky children. Dark witch, out.“, the dark witch said through the radio.

“What a dumb witch, literally, she suppose to help us located these children, and then told us to go search for them with a group of us. What if they kill us 30 seconds after we saw them again?... This is madness here, and what is the reason why we’re invading this petty town?“, Sir Wilson said as he went around in a circle with his hands pulling the hair.

“Ask that dumb witch because she convinced our leader to come to this town and fetch him, two sorcerers, he wants to keep as his pets. He is supposed to come down to the gym to give his speech about his future plans for the world and blah blah blah… How about we skip the ceremony and have some fun inside that flat? I promise I won’t bite too hard on your sexy chest.“, Madam Katherine said.

“Oh, don’t show mercy toward me, lead the way, my lady.“, Sir Wilson said before he slaps her tail.

Madam Katherine and Sir Wilson walk inside the unknown flat, they have taken their clothes off, lay in the uncomfortable bed and enjoy intercourse unnatural sex, while the rest of the dark forces patrol the village for any sign of innocent. Millions of students are unaware of the gym gone dark and screaming as they saw dark smoke flowing down to the ground and stamped to the exit. All the exits were blocked by a spell to prevent students from escaping, and the dark smoke entered the students’ lungs. Within minutes, they all lay on the ground and slowly became unconscious, where their body system shut down and went on sleep mode. After the dark smoke knocks out every student, the dark witch enters the gym with a group of dark soldiers, smiling at the students’ unconscious and butchering the hot football players, including the cheerleaders. She burst into laughter and order the soldiers to place the students on the chair with their hands and feet tied tightly, and as the soldiers carrying two students at the time, she contacted her leader to move forward with his plans, and the whole village has completely gone silence with no life, no breathing clean air, and no light shines through the unholiness that only knows sins.