CH 22-Pawn's freedom.

Two days later.

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Rain slowly opened his eyes, raising himself he looked around.

Rain: "It's...my room, .... *looks at the door* Mom, Kenny? anyone here?"

Slar: "SIR!"

Solar rushed into the room, jumped on the bed he hugged Rain.

Slar: "YOU ARE AWAKE! THANKS, GREAT LORD! YOU ARE OK!"

Rain: "Slar....I... I missed you too, Where's everyone?"

Slar:" *Sobs* they are gone to your school, Miss Riz said something about, "meeting that dragon bitch", I don't know much tho."

Rain: "That .. dragon... You mean my HEAD MISTRESS!?"

Slar:"... uh... Probably? *shrugs*"

Rain: "So...*sigh* I've gotta Wait, huh?"

Slar: "Probably, but ARE YOU HUNGRY? I CAN MAKE YOU ANYTHING JUST SAY IT!"

Rain: "Hold your enthusiasm, I need water."

Slar dashed to the kitchen and returns with a crystal glass with water.

Rain:"..... why is water radiating light?"

Slar: "It's a special water From the springs of Azur!"

Rain:"..... *takes a sip*..... it doesn't taste like water."

Slar:" Water doesn't taste like anything."

Rain: "Well I need THAT water that tastes like nothing."

Slar: "No, this is good for you."

Rain: "Slar I need normal water, please."

Slar: "No sir, you need this."

Rain: "I said give me the fuc.... freezing water."

Slar: "Huh?"

Rain: "n.... nothing.....[did I almost cuss at him?]"

Rain was oblivious, as if suddenly his temper was, REDUCED.

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6 hours later.

Riz, Ashley, Kenny, and Jude walk inside the house.

Jude:"*Sniff sniff* Aye Slar, what you cookin'?"

Slar Dashed to the door.

Slar: "SIR RAIN HAS WOKEN UP!!!"

Everyone: "WHAT!?"

They all run to his room, surprisingly only four people running could make a noise like an army marching.

Not even waiting to open the door Kenny just RIPS THE WHOLE DOOR OPEN.

Kenny: "RAIN!!! HOLY THANK GOD YOU .....uh .."

Rain was changing clothes, and was .... naked.

Rain:"....*blush*"

Ashey, Riz, Jude, Kenny:"....*blush*...."

Jude: "Damn that's the floor, whi made it Mom?"

Riz: "I had special architecture design the whole-"

Rain: "GET OUT!!!!!!!"

Rain Roared, this time his voice had a slight weight to it.

They all disappeared faster than a mother going to buy milk.

After a minute he walks out.

Ashley, Riz, Kenny, Jude... all looked at him they had no words to speak, Riz walks to him and hugs him, she hugs him so hard he could feel his lungs leaving a little bit of air.

Riz: "You are back."

Riz spoke sweetly, her voice was so tender and Motherly Rain could swear he almost gasped from emotions.

As soon as he got a little warm from Riz's touch Kenny pulled him to her Embrace, she not only hug him but began to spin, his whole body felt like he was in a centrifuge.

Rain: "KENNY WAIT! SLOW DOWN! SLOW DOWN!"

Kenny stops spinning and kisses him on his cheek he could feel the moisture on his skin, but it was not from her lips, but from the tears in her eyes.

Jude and Ashley were eager for a hug, but not desperate, and hence waited for the right time.

Kenny: "What happened? What happened to you?"

Rain: "I.."

He was about to say but then, his mind began to search, what will he say?

Rain: "I ..... *sigh* I'm an idiot...."

Jude: "We are aware of that, but what happened? you stopped eating, you stopped going out."

Rain: "I got addicted to talking to an... I only remember it very blurry, but, I felt like I was hypnotized."

Jude: "That.... sounds awful."

*Suddenly a Cat boy entered the room..., it was Cran.*

Cran: "Can I go back now?"

Rain:".....Who are you?"

Cran: "A hostage."

*Ashley quickly grabs Carn and runs outside.*

Ashley: "I'm going to drop him home!"

Rain:"*Turns to Riz* A Hostage?"

Riz: "You can ignore him he's not important, what's more important is, an EXPLANATION."

Riz's voice gets heavy.

Riz: "WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING ALMOST KILLING YOURSELF OVER A FUCKING APP!?"

Kenny: "MOM!

Riz: "Shut up! I WAS ALMOST DEAD WHEN I SAW HIM LOOKING LIKE A CORPSE!"

Rain was silent, if he couldn't answer her questions, he also couldn't reply in his defense.

For a while, there was complete silence.

Suddenly Slar runs inside and yells.

Slar: "MA'AM! Big B is here!"

Riz: "What!?"

Not even waiting for Riz to walk to the door Big B barges inside.

Big: "We need to Talk, NOW."

Seeing her attitude, Riz snaps.

Riz: "YOU DARE TALK TO NE LIKE THAT IN MY OWN HOUSE!"

Big B is unfazed as she looks Riz right in the eye and speaks.

Big B: "A Week ago our Crown Princess and her friend died, and after a few more students died, .... and just yesterday you stormed into the Academy and kidnapped... *turns to Rain* one of the students..."

A vein forms on Riz's forehead as she speaks in a low, cold, husky voice.

Riz: "THAT student is my son, I can take him home with me... WHENEVER. I. WANT."

She spits out the last of her words.

Big B: "You better behave, ... do you have any fucking idea what sort of attention you stupid stunt attracted, huh!?, THE FUCKING ROYAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT IS SUSPICIOUS OF NOW...., I pressure I had to endure to keep them off the hook, only because I needed to talk to you in person, WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING!!!!"

Riz:".... *turns to Kenny & Jude.* Take Rain to his room."

Nodding both of them leave along with Rain.

After they were gone and it was only just Riz and Big B, Riz speaks.

Riz-"My son was sick, and in critical condition, all I did was take him to the doctor for treatment."

Big B: "Then Why did you send him away, huh? he could've stayed."

Riz: "My son, My DECISION, what do you want, SAY IT AND FUCK OFF."

Big B: "I want to know who is killing the kids in the Academy!"

Riz: "Whoever is killing them it has nothing to do with me."

Big: "I don't believe you, you criminal scum!"

Riz:"... You tiny ....fuck..., I was here! Go check the camera of my bank! I was there all the time!"

Big B:" As if you couldn't order your thugs to do shit for you!"

Riz: "I Didn't order anyone to do anything!"

Big B:"....I'm watching you...., I swear to God I'll put you and your bitchy sister to jail before I die."

Saying so Big B left, Riz was enraged, how could someone just talk to her like that in her own house!

Ashley:"GET OUT OF MY FUCKING HOUSE!"

Big B:"FUCK YOU!"

Ashley:"FUCK YOU!"

It seems Ashley have returned too, screaming at her door she Yells at Big B as she leaves in her car.

Walking back in Ashley looks for Riz.

Ashley:"The fuck she was doing here!"

Riz:"...*scoffs*.... Royal Investigation Department is watching us..., I say we lay low for some time."

Ashley:"Royal Investigation Department..... oh, that's.... a little troubling."

Riz:"..., I wanna hear more about the your days back in he cult."

Ashley:"where did that came from?"

Riz:"That little fuck said she'll make sure both of us are in Jail...., So I wanna re-account our crimes."

Ashley:".... fraud..., ..... assisted Murder.., Murders... and... bribery, You?"

Riz:"*Clears throat* Murder, extortion, fraud, robbery, tax Invasion, smuggling."

Ashley:"The AMOUNT I'm which we have done the crimes..... i say life imprisonment... is not impossible."

Riz:"...Is it avoidable?"

Ashley:"... If, we have good lawyer, and some good will up our pockets."

Riz:"What do you suggest?"

Ashley:".... hmm... Let's just open a charity hospital."

Riz:"Nice Idea...., wait that was not what I wanted to ask you!, I wanna know the shits you did in that cult!"

Ashley:"Ohhh, that?.. wait first you tell me what happened in that room with you and Rain?"

Riz:"I don't know!, i heard voices, suddenly the doll fell and after sometime i could see Rain's face getting normal, as if he was gaining life on his own."

Ashley:"...And that's when that Cultist bitch said he'll be ok for some reason."

Riz:"And we took her son hostage as assurance..."

Ashley:"But I still don't understand how Rain is suddenly Ok, that doctor too was CLEULESS."

Riz:"Your turn, what you did in that cult?"

Ashley:"Like I told you before, I kept bringing people, and in return, was promised prosperity for my family."

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Riz:"...*Frowns*..... I suddenly wanna go to a church."

Ashley:"....Me too."

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In the evening, Rain called his friends, in a video call he was talking to them through Jude's Laptop.

Glenn& Eric& Ethan:"WHAT THE FUCK!!"

It was not a easy conversation, they yelled at him for hours, in the end he said he was POSSESSED.

Somehow the topic ended Nicely.

Glenn:"So... when you coming back?"

Ethan:"Yeah Man, It's not that fun."

Eric:"*Nods*"

Rain:"I gotta ask Mom, You peeps know I can't do anything on my own."

Glenn:"Somehow I'm not surprised, I wouldn't mind if your mom tied a GPS on you, might actually come useful because you are far too stupid to leave unsupervised."

Ethan&Eric:"*Nods*"

Rain:"Ouch...."

As such their conversation went, not much to be expected from teens.

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Ashley's POV.

I'm currently sitting in the living room, swiping through dating apps I'm literally swiping "Yes" to all profiles, this is something i have been doing for a long time, At this point I don't even look at the picture of the person.

Ashley:"Fuck, Am I really gonna be a romanceless rich woman...like, what's wrong with me?...., I'm rich, Buff, good job, .... I'm good looking........"

*runs to bathroom and looks at mirror.*

Ashley:"Uh.... Not ugly tho..., so how come I get no boys!"

God! i deserve love too...,Like I know Rain, Kenny and Jude are just like my kids..., but I want kids too! i also want to have sex!

*Ping~*

Ashley:"Huh...."

I check My phone, there is a notification..... it's from that dating app.....

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*gulp*

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Notification:"You have One match."

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Ashley:"....I...."

I clicked on it, he's name is Charlie..., and then there came a option to send a "Wave" without even knowing it my thumb landed on it....

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Will he reply?

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Ashley:".... WILL HE REPL-"

*Ta-ting~*

Charlie:"Hello~(⁠｡⁠･⁠ω⁠･⁠｡⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠♡"

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He.... ... Replied.... and...alse sended a e...e..emote...it's an emote?, WHATEVER...uh... how...do i reply.... wh...what do I reply....uh...

Ashley:"KENNNNNNNNYYYYY!!!!!!!"