The Guardian Of The Sacred Stone

" Gerald breakfast is ready and mind you, if you don't come downstairs right now you'll be late for school, " Gerald's mom called out from downstairs to Gerald who was upstairs getting ready in his room.

" I'll be right down in a sec Mom, " Gerald answered from his room loud enough for his mom to hear... He took a last look at himself and put his necklace inside the shirt of his school uniform.

After that, he grabbed his school bag and car keys before dashing downstairs. If there was anything he hated the most, it was going to school late.

He didn't want people in school to notice him any more than they already did because he was already an object of ridicule in school, where they mocked him for bearing an ancient name and being a nerd.

As if it wasn't enough, he wasn't only being mocked, but he was also been bullied even though his parents were very wealthy. What escalated the bullying and ridicule was that Gerald wasn't handsome at all.

He had a round face, thick lips, and a big nose. Although his blonde hair was a beautiful sight to behold, it didn't stop students in his school from mocking him.

He had a chubby physique which made him look short and to crown it all up he had a big tummy. When he got downstairs he didn't wait to eat and dashed out of the house.

" Good Morning Mom and Dad, I'm sorry, because I'll have to skip breakfast this morning, I'm almost late for school. But I'll get something to eat at school. " Gerald said to his parents who were already seated at the dining table he rushed outside to get into his car.

Mr. and Mrs. Halloway just chuckled and shook their heads at his behavior because they already knew that was how he behaved whenever he was almost late for school and they wondered why.

Gerald got into his car and zoomed off. On his way to school, he began to think about how he would avoid his bullies in school and accelerated his driving speed so he could get to school early.

Gerald Halloway had lived in Seattle and his family was wealthy but he never for once told his parents how he was being bullied in school due to his fears that telling them would worsen the situation for him because those bullying him had wealthy parents too.

As Gerald accelerated the car so he could arrive at school early, a radiant light suddenly emerged on the road ahead of him.

The light dimmed to reveal a swirling mass of white smoke, with blue lightning crackling in the center like thunder clouds.

Gerald was taken aback by the sudden phenomenon because he had only seen a thing like this movie, however before he even had the time to react, a soothing voice whispered in his ears.

" Gerald, Gerald, Come forth, your destiny awaits! We need you now, " The voice kept saying.

The voice was hypnotic, leaving Gerald blank and in a trance, which caused him to drive straight into the portal.

Gerald snapped back to his senses as he passed through the swirling mass, he immediately felt weightlessness hitting him.

His vision became blurred and he could only feel as if he was falling through space itself, the intensity and pressure of the fall accelerating rapidly.

Gerald began to scream from fear and desperation, he didn't want to die in a mangled mess.

As he screamed his lungs out, the falling sensation suddenly disappeared or became as though he was never falling in the first place. Then he began falling with speed again. He continued screaming with closed eyes till he landed on the ground.

After he was sure he landed on the ground thinking that he may just have fallen from his car, he was shocked to see an entirely different and strange environment from the one he knew when he stood up.

He saw a vast sea and turned his gaze around in the opposite direction. He could see a vast forest and a small settlement could be seen on the far end of the forest.

" Sea?? Where Am I? " he mumbled still in a state of shock and tried to dust the sand and dirt on his uniform away but when he bent down to do so, he was directly staring at the water. Therefore he saw his reflection in the water and screamed out of shock.

Unlike himself that he knew, this version of himself that he saw on this water was the direct opposite. He now had blonde hair, forest-green eyes, a fine chiseled face and jawline, and Arbs that he could spot even though he was putting on his uniform.

Most of all he was now tall with eyelashes as long as though he was a female, he was now a true definition of handsomeness.

" I look handsome? " he asked himself subconsciously with uncertainty and surprise while clutching his face and body as he looked at the water. He was baffled at his sudden transformation.

" This is unbelievable, am I dreaming? " he asked himself aloud again and turned to take in his current environment; this was all strange and fascinating to him.

First, he was driving to school, when he saw a portal appear in front of his car, and then boom he found himself in a strange land and environment looking very different from how he knew himself to be.

He began to hear the rattling of bushes and the snapping sound of twigs as though someone was stepping on them.

After some seconds he spotted a girl whose hair was as white as snow, had a perfectly shaped oval face and striking blue eyes. Not to talk of her perfectly shaped body.

" She is beautiful " He whispered in awe and was grateful that she didn't hear him say that. He watched as she ran towards him with clothes in her hands.

She wore a long floral dress that had puffed hands and a corset that was interlaced in between her two breasts down to her belly button and boot that had short heels. She was indeed an epitome of beauty.

If he wasn't mistaken, this was how those who existed in the olden days dressed, does this mean the portal took him to the time of the olden days? he thought to himself.

" Good you are here, Mother said I should give you these to wear. Be fast so no one may spot us here, Magic of summoning is forbidden here so it's not good if anyone sees you here like this " the young lady said as she stared into Gerald's eyes, it was clear she was checking Gerald out.

" And you are? " Gerald asked her, giving her a questioning look. She smiled as she looked at Gerald and this made her dimples become pronounced.

" I am Gwendolyn of Bashkor and I know your name on earth is Gerald Halloway. You look a lot different and handsome from when I normally see you whenever Mother sends me to come to your world to check on you. I remember vividly that you had brown eyes, but now that you are here it's green. I guess your true self suits you more " Gwendolyn answered with a calm demeanor.

Gerald opened his mouth to say something but Gwendolyn interrupted her.

" I know you have a lot of questions but let's save them for when we get home. Mother will answer them all for she is the one who summoned you, " Gwendolyn said to Gerald who just stood there dumbfounded and utterly confused.

All of a sudden, a heavy wind began to blow and Gwendolyn immediately grabbed Gerald's hands and half dragged him even though he was way taller than she was and they ran into the forest which Gwendolyn came out from.

" What's going..... " Gerald wanted to continue with what he wanted to say but Gwendolyn used her free hands to cover his mouth and stopped him.

" Shhhh...King Nebeus's Mages must have noticed that someone was portalled into this world " Gwendolyn finally whispered after she and Gerald hid behind a huge tree in the forest.

" And what's wrong if someone portals into this world, " Gerald asked in a whisper with fear.

He instantly regretted what made him leave the house since he was already late and was sure his bullies would be waiting for him.

He began to think that he would have just faked being ill to skip school and maybe he wouldn't be here now.

" Here, wear these right now. I'll turn my back. You need to make it snappy because we need to leave now " Gwendolyn whispered to Gerald in a tone of urgency as she handed over the clothes and shoes that she was holding to Gerald.

Gerald quickly put on the black leather pants, and a cotton shirt after he took off his school uniform. he also wore the black knee-length boots which Gwendolyn gave to him.

" Make sure to tuck the pants you are wearing in the knee-length boot you are wearing. Also, tuck your shirt into your pants. If you don't, everyone will know you are a stranger here and that'll be very bad " Gwendolyn instructed Gerald.

" This dress code is outdated " Gerald mumbled as he looked at Gwendolyn who faced the opposite but still did as she instructed.

" I'm done, you can turn around now " Gerald whispered to Gwendolyn who immediately turned around.

She wanted to grab his hand for them to continue running but, Soldiers with armor as though they were out to fight a war surrounded them. Gwendolyn held Gerald's hands possessively when the soldiers surrounded them.

" Surrender him to us, he is charged with the crime of trespassing into our Kingdom, " An elderly woman with blonde hair who wore a black floral gown that had a high waistline and black lipstick on her lips said. The aura emitting from her was eerie and dark.

As the elderly woman took a good look at Gerald, a look of recognition flashed across her face and she gasped with her face immediately hardening.

" Get that boy!!! " The elderly woman yelled as she commanded the soldiers. The soldiers immediately charged toward Gerald and Gwendolyn.

" Never!! " Gwendolyn yelled and whispered something after taking out a cloak to cover herself and Gerald. They disappeared immediately the cloak touched both of them.

The elderly woman whose name is Ophelia sneered with anger.

" So the prophecy was true? The time King Nebeus has been dreading has come, I need to warn him, " Ophelia thought to herself.

" Find that boy in the whole seven kingdoms no matter what!!! He won't be in hiding for long. Find him!!! " Ophelia being the head of witches for King Nebeus the usurper of the Gorkazur kingdom commanded the soldiers and they all scurried away to find Gerald not knowing what awaited them.

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When Gwendolyn covered herself and Gerald with the cloak, they disappeared or more like teleported , and appeared in front of a cottage on a hill. Gerald was at a loss for words to express his thought so he just turned around to take in his present environment.

Below the hill was the town he could spot after the forest they had just telepathed from. This place was strange for he thought places like this only existed in movies.

He could see the city walls and gate. The kind of buildings that existed in this new world he was now in were cottages but still within the city walls was a very big castle which he guessed would be the abode of the king.

But this cottage he was in was outside the city walls on a hill, beautiful flowers were around the cottage and it helped beautify the surrounding. All of a sudden Gwendolyn appeared from nowhere and grabbed his hands.

" Let's go, mother, is inside waiting for us, " Gwendolyn said and they went into the cottage. wooden chairs were what was in the sitting.

He could also spot a fireplace which was linked with a chimney and he couldn't wait to see the room they would give him to sleep in. This was like an adventure and dream that he wished he would wake up from.

The chairs gracing the room were made of wood and it adhered to the entire ambiance of the room, giving it an old eerie feeling but it was still okay for the kind of people inhabiting it.

There was a woman with long grey hair sitting on one of the wooden chairs backing them. She turned immediately she heard the sound of the door closing and immediately walked over to Gerald placing both of her hands on each of his shoulders as she looked at Gerald with her eyes becoming watery.

" The color of your eyes is just like the prophecy foretold, you are indeed the last Guardian of our sacred but lost stone, " the woman with the red hair said sadly, she looked young due to her appearance and physique, but by mere looking at her grey hair, one could tell that she wasn't young at all.

" Look you got me mixed up with the person you're searching for, I'm not from this world I don't even know where I am. A portal appeared and I unintentionally drove in here, I'm no guardian of any lost stone you got the wrong person. This isn't even how I look, I'm ugly fat, chubby, and short. I don't know why I look like this now so please send me back home " Gerald said, relieved that he could finally let out what was on his mind all this while since he arrived here.

The grey haired woman smiled because of what he said and felt it was only natural that he felt scared and was in a hurry to go back.

So she took his hand and led him to one of the wooden chairs where a wooden table was situated in the middle of the chairs and they all sat down.

" I am Calanthe of Bashkor, leader of the supreme ladies of the light and we have to protect any guardian of our sacred stone. We fought alongside the other dead guardians against the forces of the darkness. With You and I being the last of our kind, you were entrusted to me before your parents died on the battlefield " Calanthe said and paused before continuing her explanation.

" I tried to keep you safe, but king Nebeus who usurped the throne through his dark powers and armies kept sending his Mages to track me, so I decided to use all my powers to send you to another world in a disguised form so that even Nebeus Mages won't get a hold of you for they could only recognize you by the color of your eyes which is said to be the color of our Sacred stone " Calanthe finished explaining and looked at Gerald who looked like he had more questions to ask.

Calanthe nodded her head for him to go on with his questions. All this while Gwendolyn just sat there relaxed on her chair in a carefree manner waiting for the chit chat to be over so they would discuss the next course of their plan.

" What is this sacred stone and why I'm I the last guardian of this stone you are talking about? Gerald asked Calanthe who just smiled in return.

" It is said that the Sacred stone is like an emerald which is green and helped extinguish the darkness in this world, it also helped in uniting the Gorkazur Kingdoms. For it is said that only the guardians know how to use the sacred stone to unite the seven kingdoms of this empire and vanish the dark lord. You are the last guardian and true king because your father used to be the king of this kingdom but King Nebeus came unaware one night and massacred many which lead to war " Calanthe said and paused before continuing.

" Your parents died in that battle. After the battle, a prophecy was given that the last guardian of our sacred stone would kill King Nebeus and unite all the seven kingdoms once more and since then king Nebeus and his Mages have been searching for you to kill you, " Calanthe completed.

" So I'm the last guardian? " Gerald asked again to be sure although he had no reason to trust these women they looked harmless to him.

" Yes, you wield stronger powers than this world can comprehend all you need now is to learn how to control and use your powers, I have already lost my powers by portaling you here, " Calanthe said and Gwendolyn immediately jerked up from her chair in shock.

" Mother you what? but when I asked before you summoned him you told him it wouldn't cost you your power! You assured me, " Gwendolyn said angrily as she looked at Calanthe.

Gerald just sat and watched the whole scene unfolding before his eyes, he began to feel guilty knowing that it was because of Calanthe bringing him here, that she lost her powers.

All of a sudden while Gwendolyn was still brooding over her Mom's lost powers,the door of the cottage was blasted open by a powerful wind that pushed Gerald, Gwendolyn and Calanthe off their chairs.

When they all looked up to see who it was, Gerald recognized that it was the woman with the black lipstick. Calanthe rolled her eyes when she saw Ophelia walking in with the guards of king Nebeus.

" Well, well, well!! Calanthe! I should have known you were the one from the beginning,because you are always fraternizing with the enemy " Ophelia said as she looked at Calanthe, Gwendolyn, and Gerald with disdain.

" It depends on who you think is the enemy because the last time I checked you and your king are the enemies " Calanthe retorted as she and Gwendolyn stood in front of Gerald ready to fight if Ophelia and the guards attacked.

Ophelia let out a wicked laugh and shook her head,as she took a step forward,so did calanthe and Gwendolyn take a step backward while sneering at Ophelia and her entourage that she called guards.

" I can recognize the last guardian even by the aura that emits from him but this girl, " Ophelia said as she paused and pointed at Gwendolyn "I don't know her who is she, " Ophelia asked Calanthe who in return glared at Ophelia, and didn't answer.

" She is my mother. Do you have a problem with that? " Gwendolyn said with both hands rolled into a fist as she tried to look intimidating. But Ophelias again let out wicked laughter.

" Is this a joke or what, a leader of the supreme ladies of the light bears a child? " Ophelia said, letting out another laughter and this alarmed Gwendolyn as she turned to Calanthe who looked calm and not bothered about what Ophelia was saying.

Gwendolyn was now having mixed feelings because she was confused,she didn't know if she should believe what Ophelia was saying or not.

" If that is what Calanthe told you she lied to you. Before any lady joins the supreme ladies of the light, her womb is taken out as a sign of loyalty to the noble course. So there is no way Calanthe can bear a child " Ophelia explained with an evil smirk.

Gwendolyn's eyes widened after hearing that and looked puzzled like she was weighing her options if she should believe Ophelia or not, but Calanthe remained calm and unphased by what Ophelia said.

" And how do you know all this? " Gwendolyn asked Ophelia, not sounding confident like she had when she told Ophelia that Calanthe is her mother.

" Because I was once a supreme lady of the light and... " Ophelia wanted to continue talking but Gerald, who had been silent since and observing them all, interrupted Ophelia because he was tired of Ophelia trying to play with Gwendolyn's emotions.

" Enough!!!! " Gerald yelled out of anger as he walked to stand in front of Calanthe and Gwendolyn. When he yelled a strong wave of energy emitted from him and pushed Ophelia and all her guards down.

They all were surprised, including Calanthe and Gwendolyn. All their jaws dropped in surprise as to the kind of power he wielded, if he could do this without even knowing how to use his powers or awakening his powers yet, then that means he is as strong as a God.

When Gerald raised his head after yelling they were surprised at what they saw.

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When Gerald raised his head his eyes orbs were glowing green as he was breathing fast with his hands in a fist due to his growing anger and Calanthe had to hold his hand to calm him down.

Ophelia and king Nebeus's guards just sat still on the floor they landed on when the wave of energy that emitted from Gerald pushed them down.

When Gerald calmed down his eye orbs stopped glowing, they glowed because he used his powers, so apparently, they'll glow anytime he uses his powers or his emotions are triggered.

" Oh my!! He is more powerful than we comprehended " Ophelia said, still in a state of shock as she looked at Gerald. She motioned for the guards that came with her to attack.

They stood and charged toward Calanthe and Gerald but Gwendolyn immediately stood in front of them and closed her eyes when she opened them her eye orbs began to glow blue.

Gwendolyn raised her hands sideways on each side with her palms open as she tilted her head back a little trying to gather strength and water in a circular form began to form on her palms, she kept forming them till they became big and she immediately threw the water balls at guards who charged towards them to attack.

The guards fell and due to the rate at which the water hit them, it snapped their necks, therefore they died instantly.

After that Gewndolyn channeled all the water in the house and made it to form a sharp ice stake she cajoled the ice stake with her hands and wanted to send it to pierce directly through Ophelia's throat but Calanthe stopped Gwendolyn.

" Stop Gwen, Ophelia was once my sister and I believe she still has some light in her even though she has turned to the dark path. I'll spare her and send her back with a message to her king " Calanthe said as she walked towards Ophelia who was still sprawled on the floor.

Somehow the energy wave that emitted from Gerald weakened Ophelia a lot and now blood was dripping from her nose.

" Tell your king that the time of his reign would soon elapse and that is very near. The light will finally prevail again " Calanthe smiled while she told Ophelia the message.

All this while Gerald marveled at what he saw Gwendolyn do to those soldiers, he thought it to be cool and awesome. He also wondered where the energy came from to stand up for Calanthe And Gwen because he was someone who couldn't even stand up for himself before.

" Alright off you go " Gwendolyn said as she motioned for Ophelia to leave. Ophelia staggered away but before then she said.

" We will come back for all of you with full reinforcement, then we will see who has the last laugh, " She said through gritted teeth and then finally staggered away.

" You heard her, they'll come back for us so hurry and pack your things " Calanthe instructed Gerald and Gwendolyn. Gwen stood with her hands folded on her chest and refused to move.

" But I don't have any clothes here, " Gerald reminded Calanthe.

" You think I'll summon you here and I won't prepare for your arrival? Gwen will show you where the belongings we prepared for you are " Calanthe said and turned to go back to her stuff too but Gwendolyn's question stopped her.

" So you are not my mother? " Gwen asked Calanthe who heaved a deep breath, while Gerald stood curious to hear Calanthe's explanation.

" Of course, I'm your mother, " Calanthe said as she turned to face Gwendolyn and Gerald. She was disappointed that Gwen would even believe what Ophelia said earlier.

" But she said supreme ladies of the light can't bear children or did she lie about that too " Gwendolyn snapped at Calanthe with teary eyes.

Calanthe sighed and said, "Indeed, supreme sisters of the light can't bear children, Ophelia didn't lie about that, she used to be a member of our coven ".

" Then how are you my mother if you can't bear children? Gwendolyn asked almost in a whisper, on the verge of breaking down in tears, scared that Calanthe truly might not be her biological mother.

" Before I got into the coven of the supreme sisters, I had a lover who was a demigod of the sky and sea, his name was Philip, he promised to marry me and so we got intimate and I became pregnant " Calanthe paused, and cleaned the teardrop that fell from her eyes for she hated remembering this because it was heartbreaking for her.

" After I took in, he abandoned me. I woke up one morning and he was nowhere to be found. After that I went far away to Dale kingdom in other to conceive you because it was when I was pregnant for you I first realized my powers and knew I had to join the supreme sisters, so I didn't want anyone to know I was pregnant "

" When I gave birth to you, I left you in the care of a seer that took me in and cared for me at Dale kingdom, she was the very seer who prophesied about Gerald, she also said your destiny and Gerald's are intertwined, how? I don't know but I intend to find out. On the night she died during the battle, she hid you in a secret room in her cottage, after the battle and I came to you both I found her dead laying in her pool of blood "

" It was from then I began taking care of you and also Gerald because all my fellow supreme sisters of the light died and also Gerald's parents. It was that time I portaled Gerald out of this world because Ophelia and Nebeus kept tracking us and it was difficult to fight while carrying two children. So please don't believe Ophelia " Calanthe said and left to pack her stuff while cleaning her eyes. Gwendolyn went the opposite direction to get her belongings too, feeling stupid for believing Ophelia.

" Wow, that was epic " Gerald mumbled to himself and exhaled as he stood with his hands akimbo. He felt touched when Calanthe talked about taking care of him and Gwen.

" Are you coming or not? " Gwendolyn called out to Gerald from the room she was in and Gerald immediately went to meet her.

Gwen and Gerald gathered their belongings and came out of the cottage waiting for Calanthe to come out. Calanthe came out of the Cottage a few minutes late with her belongings packed in a backpack made of leather or animal skin.

Also, she came out with a sword that was in a black leather back sword strap scabbard holder and tossed it to Gerald who surprisingly caught it with ease. Gwen and Gerald looked at Calanthe with one of their eyebrows lifted.

" That sword belongs to your late father, you'll need a lot of effort and training to unsheathe it, but for now, let's get out of here to a safe place, " Calanthe said as she walked towards the back of the cottage.

Gerald tried to unsheathe the sword to see if what Calanthe said was true because the happening events so far were surreal. Immediately he touched the hilt of the sword which is the handle of the sword. The unexpected happened.

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