In the afternoon.
Inside the couple's bedroom Graven bid farewell to his wife. "I'll return before dinner," he said and planted a loving kiss on his wife's cheeks.
"Okay, you take care of yourself and come back soon!" she said apprehensively.
"I will," he responded. "What are you going to do with the rest of the afternoon?" he asked.
"I will spend my time in the plant nursery and enjoy the different species of young plants there," she replied.
"Okay, that's a better choice than staying inside the room worrying about what Luke is planning nowadays... leave that to me. I shall find my brother soon and settle things with him," he said.
"Husband, please take care of yourself," she said worriedly.
"I will, I'll take my leave now," he spoke and disappeared from the room in seconds.
Laura breathed deeply. She brushed her hair and after putting her hair in a ponytail, she left the room and went to find her sister and mother in the flower garden.
Meanwhile...
Graven appeared in the forest outside the cave where Luke's coffin was located. He was shocked to find the trees and plants dying everywhere around him, animal carcasses were littering the ground in a different state of decomposition. "What the hell is going on here!?" he asked no one in particular.
He rose in the air and inspected the area up in the air. The damage was not that wide though, the area that was affected was only limited to the place surrounding the cave.
Graven's brows furrowed. He lowered himself on the ground and grabbed the bottle of oil from the pocket of his pants, he's going to rub them on his body, he can't wait to be inside the cave to see his brother's coffin and confirmed if he's fully resurrected now.
He opened the lid of the oil... suddenly... he heard a movement behind him, he spun around and his eyes widened upon seeing the guy's face who's wearing a black hooded cape. "B-brother!" he said.
"No need to rub that oil on your body, the coffin is empty. I'm fully resurrected now!" Luke announced his presence.
Graven's throat runs dry. He saw the coldness in his twin's eyes, the pain and betrayal mirrored in his soul. "Are you the one responsible for what's happening here?" he asked trying to start a conversation with him.
"Yeah," Luke shrugged. "I need all the life force I can get from this area so that my resurrection is finally completed," he explained. "Don't worry, just a few months from now everything in this area will return to normal as if nothing happens," Luke elaborated.
"By the way, I attended your wedding with Laura, I have seen the beautiful bride walking towards you, wearing a radiant smile on her face. I imagined myself to be her groom, sad to say, I'm not!" he blurted aloud his chest heaving in anger. "You come after my woman and worst you married her yesterday without thinking how I'm gonna feel after learning about it? What kind of brother are you!"
The brothers were facing each other, Luke displaying anger in his eyes. While Graven's eyes shone with compassion for his beloved sibling.
"Congratulation by the way!" Luke said, his voice hinted sarcasm. "How does it feel after marrying my woman? Are you happy now after betraying me?"
Graven sighed. "I'm so sorry brother, I got tempted. It's not Laura's fault, it's all my fault because I pursued her relentlessly, and I'll take responsibility for everything," he said.
"Laura's is not at fault? Really-? She jumped into your arms willingly!" Luke sneered.
Graven sighed. "I'll take any punishment from you after I come back. I just need to take care of something important first, until then, all I ask from you is refrain from hurting anyone. Please control your anger. We will resolve the conflict between us in a peaceful manner," he pleaded.
Luke looked at his brother, raw pain was leaping from his eyes. "What is there to talk between us? You blatantly betrayed me! Put yourself in my shoes and you'll know what I mean!" he shouted indignantly. "Thankfully, I was able to control my anger at the last minute before I unleashed death to the people attending the wedding on that farm. I know you hated it when innocent people died without a valid reason. I could have done it just to get my revenge and spite you... but then I know better... the innocent people don't have to pay for what you and Laura had done to me. It's not worth slaughtering them, to begin with..."
"Thank you brother for showing restraint," Graven said feeling grateful.
"You had willingly severed our ties being brothers in this lifetime by marrying my beloved woman, from now on you are no longer my brother. We go our separate ways, if we meet again I might not be merciful, so pray that we will never meet again!" Luke said and spit on the ground.
Graven was feeling sad and heartbroken. "Where are you going, brother?"
"You don't have to know! I'm no longer your brother so stop asking where I'm going and what is my activities in the future. None of your damn business!" Luke said in an irate voice. "Enjoy your wife!" he said, a smirk curled up in his mouth and disappeared from the area in just a blink of an eye.
Graven was about to beg for his brother's forgiveness and understanding but he suddenly vanished from his sight, he groaned.
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