The Jinns Amongst Us

Chapter 79

"I don't know what to say.. uhm..." said Afreen while being surprised as well as shocked. "Saying yes would be nice." said Jason. "Of course, yes, sorry, it's.. I.. lied to you all, and you're offering me a place, it's.. I really don't know if I could thank you enough." said Afreen.

"You can repay your appreciativeness through work, if you wish, and also.. I was a little tough on you, I'm sorry." said Dr Prameel. "It's fine doc, you did your job, sorry, is it okay if I call you doc?" asked Afreen.

"Of course, call me doc, if you wish, I am after all a doctor." said Dr Prameel. "Or you can call him father in law? right Jason?" asked Elias teasingly towards Jason to which everyone chuckles.

"Dude.." said Jason while knocking his shoulder on him. Soon, they begin to draw closer towards Afreen's house in which Afreen soon begins to feel saddened by her departure, but is left with happiness so that she could join them again once more. "There is it, my home." said Afreen as she glimpses on reaching her nearby home. "Wow, Afreen, that's a nice house, looks huge." said Max.

"Thanks Max, but that's not mine, it's the one next to that, over here." said Afreen to which Dr Prameel stops the vehicle as Afreen soon starts taking in her things with the help of her friends.

Soon as she's dropped, Dr Prameel along with the crew bid their goodbyes and proceed onto other's homes just as Afreen waves till the very last moment they become out of sight to which she takes in her bags and proceeds forward.

"Back to my sob old home, jeez." said Afreen as she walks towards the house and as she remembers having snuck out of house, she climbs onto the balcony of the house using her Jinni abilities with her bags and manages to sneak in the room through the window when suddenly the person whom is already inside spots her awkwardly.

"Hey, Nashat, what? what are you doing in my room?" asked Afreen. "s**t, you've escaped, you've escaped!" yelled Nashat as he runs away from the room in terror. "Escaped? what are you.. (looks at the weird drawings done on the walls) oh... shit." said Afreen realising it was a bad idea to leave an illusion version of herself to maintain cover.

Meanwhile, Khayun is seen racing towards Ayntac Educational Centre entrance in which he finally reaches along with Ali as well. "We're here, wait, why are we here again?" asked Ali.

"Just a quick trip, come on, I'll explain you on the way." said Khayun as he steps out of the vehicle after parking along with Ali and races inside while seeing the decorations being held for the upcoming event.

"What the hell is going on here?" asked Khayun. "Oh.. it's children's Day." said Ali. "What day?" asked Khayun. "Children's Day, you know, like independence day, or Republic Day and such, it's a kind of tradition, woah, those are some really nice decorations." said Ali while stepping inside the Institute.

"But they're teens? I mean, we are teens? why are we celebrating children's Day of all days?" asked Khayun. "Well, it's not like we are celebrating for being children, it's just a break, that's all, you know, when we put things aside and have fun, we do this yearly on my school, but this is the first time I'm seeing this on a institute." said Ali while Athina who finally notices them having arrived approaches them. "You're here, finally, great, and who is this?" asked Athina.

"Who are you?" asked Ali.

"Ali meet Athina, Athina meet Ali, it's more of a tag along situation soo.." said Khayun before getting interrupted by Ali. "Hey! I'm not a tag along, you are the tag along, you just..." said Ali before getting interrupted by Athina.

"Guys, guys, just stop.. alright? okay, I spoke with Dr Clarissa, she waited till you come, but then.. she sort of went to run the show, and told if you ever come this way, to make sure you join, and then talk about the rest.." said Athina.

"The show? what? what show?" asked Khayun.

"There's no time to waste, come on." said Athina while walking away holding Khayun's hand to which Khayun holds Ali's hand. "Hey! what are you... I'm not even supposed to be here.." said Ali while being dragged.

"Can't do anything kid, just tag along for the ride." said Khayun as they are led into the auditorium by Athina while all of this is being closely watched by Abdullah Afzal, who becomes heartbroken when he sees the love of his life holding hands with his so called friend.

"This isn't over, not by a long shot.. I'll get you for this Tim!" said Abdullah Afzal sneakily while walking away from the hall.

Soon, as they all take their respective seats, with Ali having gotten his own seat despite being not invited, the show begins to start, as a projection is being played with Dr Clarissa herself approaching as the narrator.

"Hello everyone, thank you very much for coming, wishing you all a very happy children's Day, it is such a amazing to see such a wonderful crowd today.." continues Dr Clarissa while Khayun leans into Athina to ask something.

"Is this a show? or some kind of movie projection?" asked Khayun. "I don't know, she seemed pretty insistent on making you join, it was supposed to start two hours ago." said Athina. "Seriously?" asked Khayun. "Yeah." said Athina.

"Guys, can you back up? I'm.. I'm in the middle, it's kind of awkward." said Ali to which Khayun and Athina both back away to their seats as the show continues with a massive slideshow of a story while Dr Clarissa prepares herself to narrate.

"Now, with further ado, Long before the time, Ceylan revealed itself to be the centre of Trade for the Indian Ocean, a jewel of it, it is rumoured to be.. a vast continent named Lemuria, the world of Nagas, a fictional creatures of both human and snakes, but don't judge, it's history, at least that's what I think.." said Dr Clarissa to which the crowd chuckles.

"Moving on, this world was a beloved crown upon the world, a piece of paradise itself, guarded by the ancient Nagas who vowed to be the guardians of Lemuria by themselves, never to be seen or heard by any man or woman, but one day, the continent fell, it began to.. flood over mysterious causes, some say it was a curse, given to the selfishness the Naga possess over their jewel, others say, it was the Jinns, another race of beings that sought to took over Lemuria from them, but ended up destroying completely..

Or it can be weather issues, who knows right?" asked Dr Clarissa while Khayun leans back again towards Athina to ask something, but gets backed away by Ali who is watching it with eagerness.

"Anyway, the continent was lost, it drowned, it sank, or.. just went missing I guess, but a part of it, a heart of jewel, residing as the kingdom of Naga itself survived, it is what came to be known as Ceylan centuries passed, but how? who discovered it? we shall see." said Dr Clarissa as she pins in the other video in which describes about a warrior who seems quite similar to be part demon and part human, almost like Khayun was with Tim.

"Ages past since the fall of Lemuria, Prince Vijaya, and his army of men, went on a voyage to find this vast continent lost to mankind, while they did find it, it came at a very cost, a cost that took nearly 5 years of their lifetime to rebuild and restore a home for themselves within the Island of Ceylan, but.. things took a sudden turn of events when they saw pirates residing within the Island as well. Fearing for their lives, they went on to fight them, but due to their low amount of forces, they seemed lost, and retreated when the very thin forces they have with a depressing thought of being abandoned.

That is when, a Jinn, another exceptional being forged in the flames of hell and heaven approached him and offered his assistance. Although their friendship started out as a rivalry, with the jinn having forced many deeds the prince did not like to, in the end, they both developed their personalities, and soon fought side by side as brothers in bind.

This not only evoke passion within his own men, but also within the pirates themselves, who put aside their misdeeds and took arms against their own kin after joining with the Prince's forces themselves.

This turn of events went on to the point where Prince Vijaya almost gathered half the island with his army, and went onto to strike the heart of the island, the Watered Castle, now occupied by the pirates and their associates.

As they went into to look, they found themselves shocked to see the entire kingdom lingered with pirates, whom were all holding the very exceptional creature the tales mentioned earlier, the Nagas, as their prisoners, their slaves for them to feast and torment on, as they are all under their mercy.

Feeling mourned over Prince Vijaya's own mother, who lost her life due to s*****y, he set out the armies he could gather and went out on a full invasion, battling down the pirates in a effort to save the Nagas from being enslaved.

Soon as blood is dried, and the battle is dusted away, the Queen of Nagas herself, Quveni, thanked him for his brave deeds, and blessed both him and the Jinn, for saving them and giving back their freedom, but that is when things took a surprising turn of events.

The prince, wished them all for a better life, but he wanted more, more than we he could ever hope for within his own kingdom in which he was cast out.