Chapter 95

**Tzalmon Point of View**

The late morning sun shone brightly while I leisurely walked through the busy roads of Tucson. My steps became lighter and leisure and I found it enjoyable going through the lanes of bustling streets.

Small and big, the businesses are opened for the day and vehicles are dashing through the flat and neat roads. The peddlers like me are taking footpath at the side of the road fast-walking to their destinations in hurry.

Some of the peddlers hired cabs using some application on their phone which I don't know how to use yet. If only I knew how to, I would've already hired and cab and would've already been in my office.

Thinking back to how daring and audacious my subordinates have become; my teeth nearly grinded themselves into powder.

Swallowing back the absolute betrayal from my own people, I walked slowly, making sure I don't bump into anyone.

Around me, a few people were giving me curious and admiring looks as I passed them. It has already been half an hour since I started to walk towards Thunders and I'm yet to walk half way more to reach there.

Thankfully, I have good memory and remember the directions well all this while, if not, I would've been hovering around the same street and still not realize it.

"Hey, look at him, isn't he absolute hotness?" Thanks to my good supernatural hearing, I heard a young lady from the other side of the road comment on me to her friends.

From the corner of my eyes, I noticed the group of girls looking at me with so much admiration in their eyes that one could easily pick the hints of desire in them.

Well, they cannot help though! I am Tzalmon Saccius Ebernus, the most handsome one in all the mystical realms.

"Hot is an understatement. Gosh! One look at him and I'm already dripping down there." Her friend commented back and goodness what unladylike these young girls are.

"I'm afraid one look from him can melt me like wax. For the first time in my life I've seen the perfect definition of tan."

"I know right! His skin is made for tan, so smooth, shiny; I wish I could touch him."

"Just look at his chiseled jaw, commanding fiery eyes, defined eyebrows and his whole muscular posture. He must be a model if not a Greek God."

I could hear their discuss faintly until I turned over to the next street. Even in such noisy surroundings, I was able to detect their gasps and irregular breaths all the while their eyes were on me.

While on one hand I was stunned by the culture shock I got from open and shameless discussion between unwed young ladies about am unknown man like me, I was also happy that the face and figure I was so proud of is still working on people.

If it is still working, why was Eblilis never affected by it?

I can certainly tell that I never saw any form of awe or admiration in her eyes even for a breath. Why was she not rattled by my looks?

A person, mortal or otherwise, will surely give into desire at some point of time if he or she is continuously in the presence of the particular subject in question.

Surely she was, is and always will be the only woman that was destined to me by the fates themselves. In that case, having good feelings is implied at some point of time. We had a son together and still I was never fortunate to be on the receiving end of those good feelings.

Why?

Unknowingly, deep in my thoughts, I've already reached the flea market that was only two streets away from Thunders. The loud voices of vendors broke my train of thoughts and several bumps into the passing people brought my focus back to the road.

This is the biggest market in the whole city which is always active. Apparently, the stuff here are cheaper with more buying options. With how packed the whole market is, I can tell why this place is so popular.

My eyes scanned through the stalls I passed by and saw many familiar and unfamiliar things put out to be sold. From a pin to ceramic pots, I saw a variety of items displayed for selling.

My steps got even more leisure I started to enjoy this little get away on the new land amidst the rushed life. I patted my pant pocket and when I confirmed that I have my money wallet with me, I strode towards a medium sized stall where these wooden figurines are sold.

The moment my eyes landed on those figurines, memories of Eblilis rushed through me yet again. I clearly remember how she used to pass her time in the castle when she was stuck there alone but making such wooden figurines.

Figurines of buildings!

And after Igses was born, she made several wooden toys for him all by herself. Looking at the wooden toys on one side of the stall, my eyes landed on familiar doll that she one made for our son.

A small floating duck.

My lips automatically curved into a small smile when the memory of how she used these wooden ducks she carved to bath Igses without making him throw tantrums.

That little guy loved these ducks floating around him in the bath tub which he was taking a bath.

"Welcome sir, is there anything you like to buy?" The vendor looked at me and asked politely. He must've noticed me looking at the wooden duck when he brought the cart of the ducks and placed it on the table before me.

"I see you took liking to the floating ducks. If you have kids and they are not really bathing-friendly, then these little companions will surely solve the problem." He explained.

"Pack them for me." I nodded and pulled out my wallet out of my pant pocket.

"All of them? There are twenty ducks sir." The vendor asked to which I gave a brief nod. He then happily went off to pack the goods leaving me to look around the stall.

"That would be thirty five but see you've bought the whole collection of it, I will charge you thirty only." I nodded and paid him thirty dollars before carrying the bag.

A couple of minutes later, I stopped at vintage store and bought a few items that reminds me of my home and my kingdom. After getting myself some cups and ceramics, I am currently strolling through a book store where it was written that the old and new books are sold.

It was not a very big store yet not a small one too. There are around nine large shelves filled with books and so I started looking for something interesting from the first one.

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma...

You can heal your life...

Anatomy of the spirit... What an intriguing title!

I pulled the book out to have a look at it. If it is about spirit, obviously it would interest me. Let's see what these mortals understand about spirit nature.

Putting the book in the shopping basket that was provided by the shopkeeper, I walked to the next lane of shelves and continued to look. The top most cabinet of the shelf is lined up with self help books both old and new.

The power of Habit...

12 Rules for life...

The 7 habits of highly effective people... Ah, this seems to be interesting.

I placed the book in the basket and walked towards the shelf where a board was hung on top of it with words 'World History' written on it.

From the time I and my people came to this world, we were pretty much immersed with learning the ways of life here and find Eblilis simultaneously that we did not have time nor thought to learn more about the world itself.

Seeing that the shelf doesn't just have the history belonging to only this country but countries of the whole world, I took my time and got myself fourteen books from this section.

I still have several books that I want to buy from other sections but seeing the basket filled to brim, I decided to come back again once I complete reading the current ones.

"Hey old man," My body froze as if it was stuck by lightening.

This voice...

"Ah, you are here again, girl!"

"Yeah. Were you able to get the books I asked for?" Eblilis!

This voice, this familiar voice that I can recognize even in my dreams;

The voice I've been craving to hear again;

The voice that belongs to Eblilis.

She is here. Eblilis is here.

The baggage I was carrying in my hands fell down and I ran through the lanes of huge shelves to the direction where the voice came from.

Through the space from the lined up books I saw a pair of familiar looking lips moving as they smiled. My steps halted for a second at the beautiful familiar lips that had never smiled before were now displaying a mesmerizing arc of rainbow.

This is really her!

I finally rounded the shelf and by the time I came to the counter where she was standing just a second ago, it was empty.

"Where is she?" I held the shopkeeper by his shoulders and asked in a hurried tone.

"Mister, what are you doing?"

"Where is she? She was here just a moment ago." I asked ignoring his baffled expression.

"WHERE IS SHE?" I demanded again as I looked around to see if she was still in the shop.

"She - you mean that young girl Acacia?" I nodded vigorously.

"She just went away." And the hell broke loose!

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Hello Sweeties,

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