Chapter 1

“ Gerald breakfast is ready and mind you if you don't come downstairs right now you'll be very 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 and, dashed 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 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 that he was being mocked and bullied even though his parents were very wealthy, what made it worse was that Gerald wasn't handsome at all. He had a big nose, was chubby, and was short with a big tummy. When he got downstairs he didn't wait to eat and dashed out of the house.

“ Good Morning mom and dad sorry I'll get something to eat at school. I'm already late “ Gerald said to his parents who were already seated at the dining table while rushing 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 near being late to school and 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 speed of driving so he could get to school earlier than them.

Gerald Halloway has lived in Seattle since birth and although his parents were wealthy that didn't stop his college mates from bullying him. He never for once told his parents about it due to his fears that It would make situations worse for him because those bullying him had wealthy parents too.

When he accelerated his speed driving from nowhere a round portal appeared on the road a short distance in front of his car and it looked like no one else could see the portal asides from him.

The portal was circular, it had something like clouds and smoke surrounding it. In between the circle the portal created, blue lights that could virtually blind any human eye appeared and he immediately began to hear someone calling him in a whisper but how he could hear it was a mystery to him.

“ Gerald! Gerald! Come forth, your destiny awaits you! We need you now “ the voice Gerald heard kept whispering to him continuously until he unintentionally drove into the portal.

When he drove into the portal, it seemed to him as though he was falling through space and then after a while, he began to fall faster that he feared he might die. He continued screaming with closed eyes till he landed on the ground close to the sea.

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 could see the sea and in the opposite direction was a forest but strangely he could sight a town at the end of the forest.

“ 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 so, therefore, he saw his reflection in the water and screamed very loudly out of shock.

Unlike himself that he knew, this version of him 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, and 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 said aloud 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, 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 sticks as though someone was stepping on them. After some seconds a girl whose hair was very long and 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 that 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 just 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 if 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 that 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 that 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 breeze began to blow and Gwendolyn immediately grabbed Gerald’s hands and dragged him even though he was way taller than her and they ran into the forest 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 as they ran.

“ Shhhh…King Nebeus’s witches must have noticed that someone was portaled 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 late and was sure his bullies would be waiting for him, he would have just faked being ill to skip school and maybe he wouldn’t be here now, he thought to himself.

“ Here, wear this right now, and I'll turn my back, you need to make it snappy because we need to leave now “Gwendolyn whispered to him as she handed over the clothes and shoes that she was holding to her.

Gerald quickly put on the black leather pants, and a cotton shirt in the middle of the chest area to some inches before his belly button was laced as though it was a shoe, he also had black knee-length boots on.

“ Make sure to tuck the pants you are wearing in the knee-length boot you are wearing. If you don't everyone would 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 just then, 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 she had black lipstick on, 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 and 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 kingdom 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.