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" Now gather in a circle" Ikem said as he let go of zephyr who joined his siblings to form a circle.

After they formed a circle, Ikem bent down and started writing a language he didn't understand around his kids. Each time he wrote something down he looked at the book in his hand to make sure he got it right, it took about a minute for him to finish writing down the word.

Blood red roots stretched out from behind Ikem as it morphed into a small red blade, which he handed over to his daughter Ripple as he gestured for her to cut open her palm, an expression of fear came over Ripple as she looked at her father with questioning eyes.

Ikem stretched out his hand to fumble her hair while speaking in a calming tone " There is no need to be afraid girl, daddy will never do anything to hurt you"