The First Manifestation

Before he could recover from the pain emanating from the punch, the man kicked him again, the man's hard boot gave the kick more impact, Edmund held his side where the kick had landed on him.

He was still groaning from the pain when he saw that the man who has kicked him was moving near the girl brandishing his sword before her probably to create more fear in her before killing, Edmund couldn't stand the sight of that, he was boiling within, with the speed of lightning he ran towards the man and gave him a kick which sent him flying, he bumped into a tree and the sword in his hand fell.

The second man was surprised, he couldn't fathom what had just happened but immediately he got out of his shock and he charged at Edmund wielding his sword high in the air with professionalism, Edmund picked the sword which had fell from the other man and ran towards him, he dodged the blow coming from the man's sword and aimed for the man's throat before he could raise his sword again, Edmund's sword had slit his throat.

His eye popped open in surprise and with his hands he clutched his throat, he fell down on his face and breathed his last. The man who had been kicked earlier looked in surprise and before Edmund could turn back to face him, he ran for his life. Edmund made an attempt to chase him but stopped when he saw that the girl laid sprawled on the floor, he ran towards her and checked if she was still breathing, he heaved a sigh of relief when she opened her eyes, then he realized she had pretended to pass out, he smiled at her ignorance, would that have prevented those men from killing her.

Edmund helped her up, at that point he saw her face, his heart missed a beat. It was dark but the moon shone clearly that night and Edmund could see her face was round and perfectly sculpted, her lashes were browed, her eyeball were alluring and her lips were rotund and succulent. Her dressing, complexion and well bounded hair from all indications showed that she was from a rich and influential family, the girl mouthed a thank you. Before Edmund could ask of her name and what led her into the forest, she passed out. It was also almost dawn and he knew his mother would be awake by now and would have been worried sick of where he went to, he carried the girl on his back and and begin the journey back home.

He reflected on what had transpired that night, he has made his first kill but that what fascinated him most was the speed with which he had moved when he saw that man about to kill this girl, he knew he couldn't do that ordinarily, his mother has said he had to clock eighteen before his powers could manifest but he wasn't Eighteen yet and he was moving at that kind of speed, he smiled was that just a preamble or what?

He was still engrossed in his thoughts when he realized he was nearing home, his thoughts drifted to what his mother would say when she saw him with the girl, they had no choice but to treat her and find out who she was and how she got herself in that precarious situation and considering her dressing her family must be a rich one, probably they could be lucky and her family might decide to reward him for saving their daughter.

He was tired of the kind of life they were living, he remembered those period of luxury he enjoyed when his father was alive. His stomach grumbled, he hadn't eaten much last night. He got home and true to his expectations his mother was already outside waiting for him.

" Where have you been and when she saw him and who is she?" she asked.

Edmund laid down the girl "we have to revive her first" he responded, Mrs Harry saw that the girl was unconscious and hurried inside to get some water which she poured on her.

The girl coughed out, spitting water at the same time, Edmund and his mother heaved a sigh of relief, and told Edmund to carry her inside, he laid her on his mother's bed and join his mother outside, he narrated how he met the girl, how he saved her but purposely left out the part where he had fought the two men who were after her life.