Chapter 5

• Albina Point of View
• Candles – Check
• Flowers – Check
• Water – Check
• Songs – Check
• Orchestra – Check
• Kevin – Uncheck.
• I did not get any message from Kevin if whether he reached the decided place or not. Uncle Odell said there would be one more worshiper this evening who is still new to all the prayer things.
• But it's okay. If the God is My Lord, then anyone would be very glad to be his worshiper.
• "Rae, I understand your beliefs but don't you think this is going overboard?" Cassie commented from the other end of my bedroom. I gave her a glance and shook my head in answer.
• "No." I answered her back in a hurry.
• I'm very busy right now and have been setting up a prayer time with Kevin and Uncle Odell so we can discuss and come up with some good traditions together.
• Now that it is confirmed that My Lord is actually a God of Evil Death, we need to hurry up and come up with a series of rituals, customs and traditions.
• At first, when use to trespass his building to lit a candle in from of him, the way he used to get angry at me and the way he use to behave a little rudely with me, he used to growl and groan a lot.
• I thought he was a God of Animals at that time. But I was wrong when I saw how he used to get irritated with cats. It took a lot of trials and errors and immense amount of determination and observation to come to a conclusion that he is indeed a God of Death.
• The way he dangerously says that he kills people and the way he kills them is enough proof that he has taken birth to kill all the evil forces on this earth.
• "At least tell me who this God is! I can't allow you to be stupid and go offer yourself innocently to some psycho man." Cassie asked pulling the scarf from my hand and made me sit on the bed beside her.
• I sighed and checked my wrist watch to see that I still have few minutes to spare before going for a tradition summit.
• "He is 'My Lord'. I can't spell his name because it is rude to call a deity with his name." I informed her patting her shoulder.
• I smiled at the confusedly angry looking Cassie and held her hands in mine reassuringly. "You don't have to worry about me Cassie. I don't think anyone can do bad to me when I'm under the wing of My Lord. Now, I will be going and will return back home by nine. I will text you once I reach back home. Don't tell Zinnia or Tuyen about my whereabouts. I can't yet reveal to anyone about the reincarnation of a Deity. It's not safe for My Lord."
• I patted her shoulder once more and slung my bag over my shoulder along with important papers I had prepared for My Lord and his worshipers.
• It is not safe for anyone to know about My Lord yet. What if the evil that is threatening to stop My Lord from doing good for us comes to know about the reincarnation?
• I cannot allow this to happen until I find a way to restore his past position and powers. It is very important to keep My Lord safe and secure right now.
• Just as I stepped down from cab in front of My Lord's office building, I received a call from Kevin. "Hey Kevin, are you there yet?"
• I heard muffling sounds from the other side and realized he is still on road, maybe stuck in traffic.
• "No, Rae. Mr. Mancini is not ready to stay for the ... for –" He trailed off.
• "Summit, Kevin. A tradition deciding Summit." I produced the word he forgot. I understand why Kevin is a close employee to My Lord and Uncle Odell. Damn, he does the given work so perfectly that sometimes I get jealous of him.
• What if in future My Lord prefers Kevin over my prayers? If Kevin puts his heart, mind and soul into it, he can be a President to all the devotees like me.
• He is that dedicated!
• "Ah yes, summit. He went to meet someone in a pub and I'm here searching for him." I pouted at his information.
• Why can't My Lord come out of his human mindset and act like a God? I had already explained him n number of times that a God has to believe in himself and only then can his devotees can put their faith in him.
• But then again, I can't blame him for being a human. He has been born as one so it will take some time to instill the idea of his correct position in his mind. And that is the reason I'm rushing to find out ways to get his powers back.
• "Kevin. He is not in a pub. He is somewhere in the office building." I answered him when I heard the gasps of running Kevin.
• Poor man, must be running all along.
• "What? Did you find him?" He asked and the rushing sounds from the other side seized.
• "No Kevin. But I can feel him. I can feel the cool breezy prickling vibrations from the building. He is somewhere in the building. I can feel him like Cerberus can." I closed my eyes and took a lung full of air from outside the building.
• The auspicious aroma of My Lord cannot be mistaken to anything else. Only he can smell so auspicious and powerful. The tickling in my nose when I took a huge whiff of auspicious aroma of My Lord is the proof that he is here.
• Air only tickles in my nose when he is somewhere around.
• Breeze only smells auspicious when he scented it with his magnificent presence.
• My skin only prickles at coolness when the Cold deadly stare of My Lord is on.
• He is here and I can never be wrong when it comes to him.
• "But –"
• "He is here, Kevin. Like I said, I can feel him. And by the way, if My Lord wants to stay away from the summit like you claim, then there is no better place than to hide in the same place we are because if he went missing, the only place we can never think of searching is the place we currently are." I gave him the most logical reason I can come up with.
• If he can't trust his dedication to My Lord, then logic can do well.
• "Alright, You go and stay in the arranged room, I will get Mr. Mancini." I nodded my head impressed by his determination.
• I smiled and reached the large office room which is usually used for board meetings. The room was filled with instruments and people who play them. There are small baskets of different flowers and a basket of candles as well.
• Uncle Odell is already here on my request to be a part of the summit. After all, Uncle Odell is a father like figure to My Lord and he is important in guiding us.
• "Hi" I waved at Uncle Odell who smiled at me and waved back. Although he is such an prominent person, he is very humble and kind which is more than enough for us to know that he is indeed a Goder-God.
• "Hello dear. How are you feeling?" He asked me kindly, giving a fresh cup of coffee to me. I took it gratefully and jumped in excitement.
• "I'm great, Uncle. Today is the day we make new rules and new customs. I already thought of few things, but first I want to know what are My Lord's likes and dislikes." He smiled at me and told me many things about My Lord.
• By the time he finished, Kevin walked into the room along with My Lord who was looking a little annoyed.
• Don't worry My Lord. There is nothing a good prayer cannot heal. You are going through a lot Human – God transition, I know. And I know how to cure your tiredness too.
• "My Lord." I bowed to him. I found his hand tightened into a fist, popping out the nerves on his hand. "I'm glad you are well My Lord. I request you to please sit on the worthless human made chair and increase its worth." Saying, I led him to the huge throne like chair I got for lease for a day for him.
• It will take some good time to make a throne for him so I got one for lease from a drama company for now.
• He gritted his teeth and sneered at me with a dark look. I wonder who made him so furious that he is not even enjoying the pampering of his devotees.
• If I get hold of that person who is the reason for his bad mood, I will curse them with all the merit I have receive from doing good things in the name of Lord.
• Kevin seems like finally took a breath of relief and sat beside Uncle Odell while I sat in front of My Lord on a small stool.
• "Uncle Odell, you said there is a new person adding to our summit?" I inquired because we should start the evening prayers in auspicious time only.
• "He will be here soon, dear. You start with the prayers and he will join us soon." He reassured with a weird kind of smile targeting My Lord.
• Why is Uncle smiling at My Lord in that way?
• "Alright. So My Lord, first custom that I had come up with is, food offering. Uncle Odell has said that you used to like lemon chocolates when you were a kid. So, sour things being your favorite taste, people who wants to please you and get blessings from you will offer lemons or lemon juice without any sugar or honey. If you drink everything they offered, then it is implied that they are blessed by you." I said which made My Lord cough out loudly.
• W-why... why is coughing like that?
• Did I say something wrong?
• He looked pale and his eyes widened with a strange spark.
• Oh... oh, now I understand! His mouth must be watering at the mention of sour things!
• Stupid Albina, of course he would love fresh lemons!
• I smacked my head and nonetheless pulled out a tumbler from my bag which is filled with lemon juice. I offered him the bottle and looked at him expectantly. I want to be the first devotee to please him and get his blessings.
• "Come on, My Lord. Drink it!" I waved my hand to drink the content in the bottle. His face paled even more and he looked at me and the bottle several times without making a move to drink.
• What happened?
• Did he not want to bless me?
• Is he displeased with me about something?
• What have I done to displease him?
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